Thanks to everyone who reviewed! The idea for this story actually came along while I was reading other fanfiction and wondered why no one every did this cross-over before. shrug I dunno, anyways, here's the next chapter. Kinda short. Any ideas for crazy situations to get "Rosuto" in with the Sohma family are welcome!

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Gwen walked through the city just a mile or two from the house where Envy was. She looked around, anxiously. I am so dead, I am so dead, I am so dead…. She thought. Truth is gonna kill me…

Truth, the demigod who control the gate, was Gwen's boss. Her family was cursed to give him the eldest daughter of the previous gate keeper to serve for two hundred years. Gwendoline Cole was a cursed being, forced to make sure the homunculi don't cross the line with their sceams and that the good guys won. And most of all, she wasn't supposed to let people cross over to other sides of the gate.

This was bad.

She looked down alleyways for the black cat Envy was no doubt still in the form of. He couldn't use his powers on this side of the gate.

A black cat burst out of the trashcan she looked in, caught quickly by Gwen's tattooed hand. She managed to get a hold of the cat's hind left leg, parting the fur to look for the oroborus that Envy should still bare. Seeing only pale skin, she let the cat go with a sigh. Where had he gone? In a non-human form, she couldn't track him with her usual methods. She'd just have to do it the old-fashioned way….

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Kyo walked up to the front door, sweaty from his run around the woods. Even though he wasn't technically in training anymore, he insisted on keeping himself fit, determined to beat that damn rat someday.

He stepped inside but was immediately met with the loud yowl of a cat as his foot landed on the creature's furry body. He jumped back, pulling his foot away. Envy turned and hissed at him, cursing him with all his might, yet unheard.

"What the hell?" Kyo asked.

Tohru appeared, "oh hello Kyo," she paused, seeing Envy still hissing at the orange-haired youth. "Um…did something happen?"

"Yeah, I accidentally stepped on it. Where did it come from?" Kyo demanded.

"I'M A HE! A HE DAMN IT!" Envy yelled at him.

"This is Rosuto, I found him earlier and wanted to keep him," Tohru said, petting the cat on the head gently. "It's ok, he didn't mean it."

Like hell he didn't, Envy thought resentfully, but calmed down at Tohru's gentle petting.

Kyo scowled, "It's a stray, right?" he asked as she scooped Envy up into her arms. He didn't resist, he simply nuzzled his head against her arm. That petting thing felt good, he thought.

"Uh-huh!" She grinned.

"Hm…"

Tohru paused, "Don't you like him? I thought you'd be happy to have a cat around the house."

"Uh…" Kyo said, realizing his mistake, "It's not that, I just…"

"Oh don't worry about it," Shigure said, coming up from behind.

The three of them looked at him, surprised by his sudden appearance.

"Male cats are naturally territorial, it makes sense that Kyo might not like having another male cat around," he explained with ease, petting Envy on the head.

"Oh," Tohru said sadly, "I guess I can't keep Rosuto…."

Envy perked up. This was bad. He found a place where it was fairly possible that Gwen would eventually find him and change him back, (seeing as she always felt too guilty about manipulating his powers later, no matter how big of an enemy she was) and now he was getting thrown out?

"No, it's ok!" Kyo said, trying to cover up his previous reaction. He could tell Tohru would cry if she were told to throw the cat out. And her crying was what killed him….

"Really?" Tohru asked.

"Really?" Shigure echoed.

Kyo sighed heavily, "Look I don't care if you keep it or not, as long as it doesn't try to bite me or nothing."

I swear……I'm a HE you mangy human! Envy thought.

Kyo noticed the resentful glare but ignored it. "I'm starving, is there any rice balls left?" he asked going into the kitchen.

Tohru smiled as she followed, "yup," she looked down at Envy. "Hungry Rosuto?"

"Not really," he tried to say in his bored meow.

Tohru didn't get the message, "Well, I don't think we have any cat food, so how about I just give you some fish, ok?"

Envy shook his head. This girl was going to make him sick. She was cute, sweet and firmly believed that Envy meant well no matter what he did. He supposed he could exploit this later, but still. If she knew his true nature, he was sure she wouldn't be acting this way.

Tohru set Envy down and put a bowl of fried fish in front of him. He ate it, not really hungry, but purely out of motivation to not attract attention or make them ask questions. As much as he hated Gwen, and as much as she was the enemy she was his ticket home. She was no doubt looking for him right now, so if he stayed in one spot and waited with these people long enough, she'd probably find him a few days. Two weeks tops.

He hoped.

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Gwen sat down on a park bench with a sigh. She wasn't going to EVER find Envy this way. She checked her black pocket watch, the eleven hands spinning at inconsistent rates around the twenty-three notches. The long thin one didn't move at all. She was either stone cold or this stupid watch Truth gave her was broken.

Leaning her head back she looked up at the darkening sky. This was bad. This was REALLY bad….

"Excuse me," a voice said from behind.

Gwen paused and turned around to see a tall man with long colorless hair smiling at her. She blinked, at him, not sure what to make of him.

"I don't mean to be rude, but are you lost, miss?" he asked her.

"No," she sighed. "Just looking for someone…." Her voice trailed off but she forced herself back to the present. "I'm sorry, I'm Gwendoline Cole."

"Somah Ayame," he replied, taking her hand and bowing deeply. "But are you sure you're alright? It's not safe for a young woman like yourself to wandering around alone at this time of night."

"Oh I'll be fine," she replied with a light wave of her hand.

"Hm, well…if you're sure," he checked his watch. "it seems I better be off too, I'm on my way to surprise my younger brother Yuki. Care to join me, Ms. Gwendoline?"

"Oh, no thanks. I'm have to find someone first. But thank you for your offer."

"Well if you ever want to visit me, here's the address to my shop." He handed her a card from the pocket of his red cloak.

She looked at it in surprise after he left. Pocketing she sat back and sighed. Now what?