In all honesty, hell has truly frozen over. Its been over what 1 yr at least since I updated. Which SHAME ON ME!
Honeslty, I was going to write a new fanfiction but Honw horrible would it be to leave this one dead. So here I am 1+ yrs later. With what I pray to be the continuance of a story that should have never been left in silence.

P.S. i missed u all

Oh and... I probably should attempt to sleep XD i haven't yet and its almost 6am lolz! FML

Disclaimer...No own fruits basket.
Roka and Yumi are orginal characters
Im super sleepy and oh ya

!CHAPTER 2!

"It's strange really, even during the holidays the place looks so miserable. So forgotten. Mother, I'm so sorry I left you alone in this place. I wish I could have visited more often. But it'll change now. I promise I'll be here every week to spend time with you. Rain or shine I'll be here."

"What a passionate goodbye," she thought. Her eyes scanned the name.

"Yuki Sohma...That sounds like I've heard it before. So sad, he died so young. Around the time I was in school. Poor boy. I wonder if we ever attended the same school."

She stared at the stone with her head cocked to the side as if something new would appear on the granite rock. Something giving her an answer. She then looked down at the small pieces of memorabilia and flowers. Several pictures of the young man with friends were framed and placed delicately among the dying roses and calla lilies. One picture in paticular had caught her eye. A picture of the young man, a red headed boy, and a girl. A girl who indeed looked quite familiar. She leaned closer towards the picture and gasped.

"It can't be."

OOOooo0oooOOO

"Hatori," Kyo spoke after ending his hastened phone call with Hatsuharu, "If you could go back and undo anything that has happened in your life, what would it be?"

Hatori looked down at his hands contemplating an answer. So many months had passed. Years in some cases. If he could go back, what would he do? While his mind ticked away at the question, one thought forced its way to the front of his mind.

"I would have never let myself fall in love with Tohru." He spoke quietly.

Kyo stared in disbelief at the words that had been uttered. "It's true then..." Kyo said scrambling for the appropriate words. "How long Hatori? How long has it been since you told anyone what you've just told me?"

Hatori felt guilty. It was wrong of him to have loved Tohru the way he had. Shameful that he would take away such a beautiful soul from to boys who shared the same emotion just as deeply for his selfish gain. He had loved her though. Every bit of her just stole his breath. The way she smiled, moved, talked, the way she carried herself and prided herself in her work. She was his personal piece of heaven. When she had become broken, she wasn't useless. He believed she could be fixed. He put his heart into loving her even more to make up for the ache and hopelessness she felt. He felt even more guilty knowing that he couldn't save her. Not even from herself.

"Hatori..."

Hatori's head snapped up and he looked lost as he came from a daze.

"I understand. Honestly, I do." Kyo said lost in emotion. "I loved her too. With all my heart I loved that girl. Yuki did as well. Nothing can change the fact that she was made to be loved. Even if circumstances had been different, she may have moved on without any of us. That's the beauty of life. It's full of 'What ifs'."

Hatori felt the slow fall of tears escape down his cheeks. He had tried so hard not to cry over something he couldn't change and faced each day as an opportunity to protect the one thing he could keep.

Yumi's giggles broke the awkward silence as two pairs of feet thundered down the hall. Yumi screamed in delight as she slid into the kitchen narrowly avoiding a chair as she attempted to come to a halt. Roka, however, had not stopped in time and slammed into Yumi knocking them both to the floor. Their laughter filled the room before Roka took off once more in the opposite direction expectng Yumi to be right on his heels.

Yumi however had noticed the solemn expression upon Hatori's face. "Why are you crying Tori?" She asked placing her tiny hands on his. "Are you sad?"

Hatori wiped his eyes and forced a smile. "No Yumi, I'm not sad. I'm just really happy to know more of the family is coming. Those were happy tears. Now run along. Have fun."

Yumi looked seriously at Hatori as if trying to break his composure. However, she knew defeat and bursted down the hallway in hunt of her new friend.

"She truly is amazing." Kyo said with an awkward smirk on his face. "Who would have thought that we'd have our own mini Tohru to keep locked away in our family."

Hatori sighed and stood up. "Sadly, one day she'll leave too." He walked over to the sink and began to rinse dishes before placing them in the washer. "She's growing up so quickly. I'm afraid she'll be grown up and out the door if I sleep too long."

"Nonsense." Kyo said helping Hatori place the dishes in their racks. "She's got an eternity before she will be an adult. Each day will be a lifetime of memories." He said smiling.

The doorbell rang and Hatori dried his hands. Kyo followed wiping his hands on his jeans as they walked into the main entrance. Hatori swung the door open and was overwhelmed with long comforting arms as he was swept up into a hug.

"How did you get in with no troblem?" Kyo half barked as Haru released Hatori from his grip.

"Didn't you just climb over too?" Haru questioned.

Hatori and Kyo both chuckled and shook their heads. At the rate things were going, none of the young Sohma's would be getting in the compound. "I guess someone better write a note telling them to call one of us." Hatori said, feeling the tension finally lift. It was such a comfort to know that people were finally returning. But at the same time, he was afraid that with the return of some, the return of painfuly memories would come as well.

OOOooo0oooOOO

"Sohma...Sohma...Sohma...Ah HA! Here it is." Tohru said flipping through the yellow pages. She had finally remembered working for a company owned by the Sohma family. That was her job in highschool. She scribbled down the number and adress on the back of the photo she had taken from the grave yard.

It wasn't far and Tohru ran as fast as her legs willed her body to run as she headed towards the tall buildings that covered the city. Rain had started to pour again and her pants became soaked as she splashed through puddles running past shoppers under the safety of their umbrellas. She skidded to a halt as she found the address she was looking for. "This is it. This is where I worked." She pushed her way through the revolving doors and stopped in the grand foyer dripping water onto the lavish tile floors. "This can't be it. This can't be the place I worked."

"Can I help you?" A tall handsome blonde gentleman asked walking towards her. His boyish features still remained present on his maturing face.

"I'm looking for the Sohma family." Tohru said trying to catch her breath. She felt so close to something. As if she had a piece of a puzzle she was ready to put into place but needed just a little more guidance.

The man looked her up and down in slight confusion. "You do understand there are many members in the Sohma family. You cannot expect to run into a building and find all of them."

"But I've worked here." She said dying for some sort of useful knowledge. "I know I've been here."

"That's very fine indeed, however without a first name I cannot help you." The gentleman said shoving his hands in his pockets. "Have a happy holiday." He said walking past her towards the exit.

"Yuki Sohma..." She said turning around. "I'm looking for someone who knew Yuki Sohma."

Momiji stopped in his tracks.

"Please... I know this may sound strange, but I have to find someone who knew Yuki Sohma." Tohru said in desperation.

Momiji turned around to face the woman he could have sworn was just a remarkable look alike. "Tohru Honda..."

Tohru looked in surprise. "How do you know my name?" She asked suddenly fearful. Had this been a former employee? He looked much younger than she did. Who was this man?

"I know much more than your name Miss Honda. I knew Yuki Sohma as well." He said looking her in the eye. "The question is, how do you?"

Forgive me if it was Short I didn't want 2 chapters to blend as one so i had to stop somewhere.

Review and let me know what you think. Till Next Time
Adieu