Alicia's Diary

I must admit, I was happy when I moved out and began living in my own house. I was sick of living with the perverted dog, the snobby rat, and the dimwitted girl. I had become quite lonely though, so I started to look for others to move in with me.
Oh, my mistake. I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Alicia Maxwell. I've lived in Shigure's house for two years no but I moved out last month. Too many people, too many problems - the house had been suffocating me.
So, as I was saying, I was looking for others to move in with me. My only requirement was that they had to be Sohmas who didn't piss me off. That took Shigure, Yuki, Tohru, and Akito (like he'd stay with me anyway). Oh, just a little note on Shigure, I don't hate or dislike him like I do the others. I just can't stand him fiddling around in my underwear drawer or sneaking into my bedroom at night etcetera. He was really starting to get on my nerves with that, which is probably what drove me to leave.
Two weeks ago, Kyo moved into my house. I always felt a sibling-like attachment to Kyo and I knew he was being harassed by Shigure now that Momiji had spread word around of Kyo's relationship with Haru. I asked Kyo to come stay with me and he accepted without a second thought.
Later that week, Hatori also moved in. Akito's paranoia led him to believe Ha'ri was planning to overthrow him so he kicked Hatori out of Sohma house. With nowhere else to stay, Hatori was grateful for my hospitality. I was grateful he agreed to stay. Having a doctor around the house was a good thing for someone like me. I hit my head on stuff a lot and I bleed easily too... not to mention my poor immune system. For me, it was like having an angel move into my house... a very quiet angel but an angel all the same.
Things have been going fairly smoothly, if I do say so myself. I never imagined that I could stay in a house with Kyo and not hear the phrase "YOU DAMN RAT" shouted three times a day. It was quite a relief.
Shigure occasionally comes up for a visit. He just comes to sit down and chat for a bit and sometimes he mooches a meal off of us but he more than repays us for it. On the way out, he always slips a check into my bag. He told me it's for taking care of Kyo. I suppose I should thank him for doing so but I never find the appropriate time to say it. Oh well, one day I'll say it.

Sometime last week, I caught Kyo out on the porch with Haru. Hatsuharu walked home with Kyo every day but this time he stayed to chat for a bit. Kyo was a bit upset when I discovered it all though. He sent Haru home right away.
"Dammit, I didn't want to get caught. You gonna make fun of me too?" he grumbled, sinking into a chair at the kitchen table.
"No, of course not."
"Really?" Kyo blinked, his lop-sided head propped up with his one hand. "You won't make jokes about... well... me 'playing the wrong side of the fence'? You won't tease me by constantly asking what base I last hit with Haru?"
"No, no. I'd never. Can't really say I totally understand, seeing as I'm straight and all, but I used to get crap like that because I was so late in hitting the dating scene that people thought I was 'in the closet'. Let me just say this, Kyo - anyone who teases you for being who you are is a dumb ass. You got me?"
"I hear you. Thanks," he murmured with a slight smirk.
"But I will ask three things about your relationship with Haru."
"What?" he sighed, thinking it would be some cruel joke.
"First of all, does he make you happy?"
"What?"
"Well, does he make you happy? I wanna know that my precious little buddy has someone who loves him dearly and can make him happy," I giggled slightly.
"Yeah, he does, I guess. Next question?" Kyo blushed a bit.
"Why don't you invite him inside? I like Haru-chan's company too ya know."
"Well I... I guess I was afraid of getting teased," he admitted awkwardly.
"Invite him in next time... and if you feel awkward with me around, I'll leave."
"Nah. You're ok."
"Well thank you," I smiled again.
"Your last question?"
"Well... this one might seem like teasing but I'd like to say this now, even if it is way in advance."
"And what you want to say is?"
"If and when you guys 'do' anything... please keep it confined to your room and leave some kinda marker on the door to let me know to stay out, will you?"
"WHAT THE HELL MAKES YOU SAY THIS CRAP RIGHT NOW!?"
"Kyo... I'm not trying to annoy you or tease you or anything like that. I just figure it's never too early to lay down the rules," I said calmly. "You understand, don't you?"
"Yeah... I suppose I get it," Kyo nodded. "After all, if Haru was with someone else, I'd doubt his ability to control himself myself."
"But being with him yourself, you've noticed a higher level of self- control?"
"Not necessarily," Kyo went to the fridge and pulled out a carton of milk. "He just hasn't gone Black yet."
"You think he might?" I asked curiously.
"I don't know. He might, I guess... if something ticks him off."
"Kyo... with the relationship you have with him now... could you fight him anymore?"
"I think so," Kyo opened the milk carton and began to drink from it.
"Kyo, if you're really worried something like that might happen, I must insist you meet with him only in the presence of someone who can stop him if he goes Black."
"Like who?"
"Me... maybe Yuki," I nodded a bit.
"THAT DAMN RAT!? NEVER!"
"Ah, might I assume he's teased you about your relations with Haru?"
"Yeah," Kyo sighed.
"Alicia," Hatori walked in. "There's a man at the door who wants to speak to you."
"Okay," I got up. Before leaving, I placed a soft hand on Kyo's shoulder and said to him quickly, "Yuki's a dumb ass for saying whatever he said to you."