Chapter One- Secrets Revealed

"Yuki-kun..." quietly called the Onigiri.

The Nezumi turned about to face her, smiling, he answered, "Yes, Honda-san?"

"I've, err, got to tell you som-" Tohru was cut off.

"Honda-san, is it alright if I go to school? I have student council duties to attend to," Yuki paused, but at no answer, he lightly kissed her forehead, said, "I'll see you there." and walked out the front door.

'That kiss...' she thought, heading back to the kitchen to make up some breakfast for Kyou and Shigure, '...that kiss started this whole mess...'

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She'd taken the test, Arisa's orders, once a month ever since she'd lived with the Sohmas.

...she passed this month.

"What...!" exclaimed Uotani in shock.

"This is quite the revelation," said Hanajima, a hint of worry in her monotone.

Tohru sat quietly for a moment, the spoke, "Uo-chan, Hana-chan; you have to believe me. Nothing like that could or would happen at all!"

Uo gazed off, "I always figured that Orange-Top and The Prince were up to no good, letting Tohru into their home..."

"No!" cried Tohru, "I swear it, neither of them would or did do that!"

Hana glanced at her, deciding to play it on. "Tohru-chan; things like that don't just happen on their own. Which one was it?"

"I'm serious." said Tohru, almost angered that her two best friends wouldn't believe her on such a touchy subject.

"Hey," said Arisa, suddenly looking thoughtful, "don't you need to tell the head of that family about it or something?"

Tohru shuddered, reminiscing on Kana, Kisa, Isuzu... all of them hurt for their love, by Akito...

However, when both Uotani and Hanajima started looking at her strangely, she replied, "I suppose I should tell Akito-san..."

The Onigiri turned on her heel and walked toward the exit of her school.

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When she reached home, Shigure's house, she did not proceed to Sohma House; she instead went into Shigure's study (or library), and looked for a book on the Juunishi. She needed to see if she was going crazy or not.

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And hour later, after finding a sufficient book, Tohru dropped the book, and said quietly, "That explains a lot."