A/N: Yee! I'm back with chapter 3! I'm so surprised that people like this…it's shocking 0.0 Thank you to the anonymous reviewer PS. Ha ha anyways the suspense is killing me so let's get on with it, Ride Destiny!

Disclaimer: I do not own Honda Civics.


Chapter Three: Honda Civic

A head covered with a bright blonde top of hair rested on a pale hand as he sat outside of the high school at a table. The rabbit back pack lay close to him on the table with homework and a couple of text books lying nearby. His eyes were focused on a certain brunette as she walked out of the school alone and looking quite anxious. Without moving he looked at the person sharing the table with him and found him to be buried in a text book.

"What's wrong with her, Yuki?"

The gray haired third year looked up at the sound of his cousins voice. It still shocked him from time to time when Momiji would speak, because he had gotten so used to the little boy voice and now suddenly- BAM! Man voice. But, pushing the surprise aside he answered his question. "I don't know."

Removing his head from his hand he rested his arms together on the surface. "I think something's wrong, she looks sick."

Yuki turned around to look at where Momiji was staring, and was not surprised to see Tohru walking slowly toward the sidewalk. It was after school, so it was strange that Kyo was not with her. As far as Yuki knew the former Cat had put going to the dojo on hold for a while so that he could focus on graduating; a very smart choice in Yuki's book, but of course he would never tell him that.

"She was acting strange yesterday," Yuki said as he turned back to his book. "She was really…jittery? No, more like… irritated."

Momiji gave his cousin a questioning look. "Irritated?" He asked in disbelief. A nod from Yuki and Momiji got up quickly.

"Where are you going?" Yuki asked as the former Rabbit jogged after Tohru. He did not turn around with an answer, so he assumed he was only going to ask her what was up.

"Tohru!"

The brunette stopped and turned around, standing now on the sidewalk and headed in a different direction than home. She smiled uncertainly when she seen the happy blonde. "Momiji-kun, hi."

He stopped next to her and smiled. "Hey, I was just wondering where you're going." He looked down at her, now a whole head taller than her, and was not shocked to see her panicked expression.

"Oh, I'm going to the store!" She said, looking behind Momiji as though she were hiding. "I wanted to buy a few things for myself."

Momiji nodded as he watched her look around in a paranoid manner. Was she avoiding someone? "Tohru, why are you looking around like that?"

She stopped immediately and smiled at him. "It's a nice day!" She said with her mask-of-happiness. "I want to look at all of it!"

Momiji looked at her as though to say 'yeah right' and she let a sad expression creep over her face.

"I was just avoiding Uo-chan and Hana-chan." She said sadly, knowing it would be impossible. "They want to know something but I don't want to tell them…"

Momiji suddenly felt an awkward vibe coming from her. He wondered if he had done something wrong, but then remembered that yes, recently he had done something…

…wrong to her.

He blushed as he turned away, trying to keep the thoughts away of the past…memories. The 'recently thing he had done' occurred about a month ago, and he still felt guilty about it…

…but how did she feel about it?

"Tohru," He began as he turned back to her. "Are you upset with me because of…that?"

Tohru looked away and blushed. When she spoke she did so in a small voice. "No, Momiji-kun, I'm not upset with you."

I need to get to the clinic. She thought to herself. If she did not make it on time they would close and she might never know! Well, she'd now when her stomach started to protrude, but what if it didn't? Then she would have made her friends worry for no reason.

So she looked up with a smile brighter than the sun. "Momiji-kun! I would never be upset with you!" She smiled more when he gave her a small grin. "But I do have to go get stuff from the store."

With a wave and a quick goodbye she set off to find out the truth.

"Well?" Yuki asked from behind his book as Momiji returned and sat down across from him. "What did she say?"

Momiji shrugged and sighed. "She just told me that she's avoiding Uo-chan and Hana-chan because they want to know something she doesn't want to tell them…something like that."

Yuki peered over the book and raised an eyebrow. "Doesn't want to tell them something?" Nod. "That's strange; she tells them everything from what I know…"

"She didn't tell them about the curse." Momiji reminded him with a yawn, thus resurfacing their fear that something was definitely wrong.


These chairs are so uncomfortable…

About thirty minutes later Tohru sat nervously in the waiting room of the clinic. It was very small and had hardly anyone there; the only other occupant was a woman with long brown hair and a scary angry expression that matched her tramp-like clothes perfectly. Everything was white; the walls, chairs, plant holders, pens, clipboards, doors and all of the uniforms. Ironically it seemed so pure when you were supposed to go for cases like Tohru's…

"Okay…" Tohru sniffed at the dentist office-like smell and wished she had just taken another at-home test. They were ninety-seven percent accurate, so why should she doubt that she was pregnant?

"Tohru?"

Oh, good lord, someone knows me! She turned around toward the entrance and nearly choked when she seen the short black hair paired with an all black outfit with a pair of pants and t-shirt, and black shoes.

"Isuzu-san?"

Rin nodded and sat down next to her. "What are you doing here?"

Panic sunk in and Tohru tried to make up an excuse. "I was feeling a little sick and-um I just want to make sure I'm fine!" Okay, so it was not a total lie, she was checking to make sure she was okay, which in her book right now meant: not pregnant.

Rin nodded. "Why didn't you just go to Hatori?"

Panic again. "Um, well I didn't want to bother him, and this place is pretty convenient and-" She stopped and looked at the former Horse in confusion. "Wait, why are you here, Isuzu-san?"

Rin looked away, a blush creeping up to her face. "I'm here because I'm getting something that I don't want Hatori to do." She looked over to see a question filled expression on the girl and so further explained. "You know, something that they do…" She shyly pointed a finger down to her 'area'.

"Oh!" Tohru exclaimed in comprehension. That would be awkward…

The door to the back suddenly opened and both girls looked over expectantly. They watched as the assistant scanned the name with a humorous grin.

"Honda Civic?"

Tohru blushed immediately. Yes, she had used a car as a fake name. When Rin looked at her with surprise she just nodded, bid her good day and scurried off in to the back.


"Stupid kid…"

Down the lonely sidewalk heading home the hot-headed carrot top kept his gaze low to the ground. He was very upset, not only with the 'damn kid' Momiji, but with himself. He had seen Tohru mopping around school all day, looking scared out of her mind when anyone would address her, and he had done nothing but watch. What kind of a man was that? And even after school when she was alone, he had not the courage to walk up to her and ask her what was wrong…

…but Momiji did.

"Damn." He mumbled to himself. Was he losing her to Momiji? Not that she was his to lose, but it sure felt like it should be that way.

He mindlessly kicked a small pebble, sending it rolling far up the cement. Even now…I can't tell her… Even though the curse was long gone and everything seemed okay, he still couldn't tell her that…

…but he had the courage to do something else.

He shook his head and tried to shake the annoying fluttering away. Unfair, that was the only word he could think of to describe how he felt about everything. The curse was gone, yes, but did it really matter when that person was so emotionally out of reach for him? No, it doesn't matter…


"Ten weeks?"

Tohru sat staring wide eyed at the doctor; a short middle aged female with long black hair and a very small nose. She had just been informed that yes, she was pregnant, and ten weeks at that. She allowed her eyes to slowly shrink back to their normal size and looked down at her stomach with a strange expression.

Wow…so it's true, it's really, really true… She looked up suddenly with a smile, though anyone who knew her would see that it was her fake one, and thanked the doctor for her trouble. She hopped off the bed and continued with the process of leaving the clinic.

Thirty minutes later she was almost home; the woodsy area clear up ahead. She sighed, relieved and scared now that she knew for sure. Almost three months pregnant and she had not discovered it until now. Do I tell him…? Should I consult him before I make any decisions? Yes, it was the right thing to do. Every father should know that they have a child, and it would be wrong of her to keep it from him.

"Okay…" She whispered to herself as she walked down the path leading to the house. "I'll tell him, he needs to know…"

Later that night and after dinner Tohru sat in her room, thinking about how to break the news to him. Deciding she should use the time wisely and study, she did so until there was a sharp knock on her door.

Knock, knock, knock.

She looked up from her bed where she lay on her back reading a text book and said "Come in." To the person behind the door. With a slow creak the door opened and she peeked over the top of the book to see the bright orange hair.

"Kyo-kun?" She sat up quickly and let her text book fall to the side. He walked in and closed the door behind him with a blank expression on his face but a nervous body language of stuffing his hands in his pockets and tensing up.

"Hey." He said, his voice matching his body in the nervous area. "Uh, are you busy?"

Tohru looked at the text book beside her and decided to use it as an excuse. "Yes, I'm studying." She gave him an honest smile. She was not lying exactly, she had been studying.

"Oh," A disappointed look spread across his face and he turned around and opened the door again. "I'll just leave you alone."

Oh, no he looks so upset! "Kyo-kun, wait." The words were out of her mouth before she could stop herself.

He turned around with the door still open and raised an eyebrow. "What?"

"Um," She looked down at her lap and fiddled with her skirt nervously. "Can I…talk to y-?"

"Honda-san?"

Tohru looked up to see Yuki step up behind Kyo and peer in with a smile. She immediately thanked the interruption and smiled at him. "Yes, Yuki-kun?"

"Excuse me." Yuki said as Kyo stood aside and Yuki walked in. He looked at Tohru and could feel a glare coming from the former Cat behind him. "I was wondering if I could talk to you alone."

Tohru nodded and Yuki turned around and gave Kyo a look that said clearly 'please leave'.

Grumbling something about 'stupid rats' and 'giant mouse traps' Kyo turned around and walked out of the room to give them privacy.

Okay, just ask her straight out… Yuki cautiously stepped forward with an awkward smile. "Um, how are you today?" He asked with a shaky voice.

Tohru smiled and simple replied. "Great! And you, Yuki-kun?"

Yuki gave a nervous laugh and said "I'm just fine, but I think you're lying."

Tohru tilted her head to the side and gave him a quizzical look. "Lying?" Oh no! He can tell that there's something wrong! What do I do if he asks?! He's going to ask I know it!

Yuki took another step toward the bed and folded his arms self-consciously. "I wanted to know, Honda-san, if what happened between us…is it…bothering you?"

Her face immediately turned tomato red and she looked down at her lap, remembering exactly what he was talking about. It had happened about three months ago…

"Hmmm, hmmm ah! So refreshing…"

The bathroom was all steamy as Tohru took a very much needed hot shower. It had been a very long day and she was thankful to hop in and stand under the soothing stream of water. She was already pretty much done, but did not want to get out just yet, imagining how cold it would be when she did.

"I really shouldn't waste water…" She said to herself. Deciding it was not a good idea she turned the water off and began to ring out her hair.

This happening while somewhere down the hall a Prince was getting hungry…

"I already had dinner… but my stomach is growling."

Yuki stood up from where he had been sitting at his desk and made his way for the door. He knew everyone should have been asleep by now and so decided to stay quiet as to not wake anyone. He quietly opened the door and tip toed down the hall way.

Suddenly all the lights went out and he was plunged in to an immediate darkness.

"AHHHHHHH!!"

Yuki snapped his head in the direction of the scream knowing it had been Tohru. He could not see anything and so put his hands out in front of him as he felt around for the wall. His hand made contact with a doorknob and he heard her quiet sobs on the other side. He assumed it was it her room and so turned the knob and entered.

Tohru grew wide eyed when she heard the door swing open and then Yuki's voice close to her.

"Honda-san? Why is it so hot in your room?"

"YEEEEK!" Tohru backed away from him and clutched a small towel around her that only covered so much of her bare naked body. Her legs hit the toilet and she fell backwards, the towel slipping out of her grasp and coming off…

"Why are you screaming so-?"

The lights turned on suddenly and the whole bathroom filled with light. Yuki immediately looked down and saw the whole thing, every inch of her nudity.

Tohru turned completely red and snatched the towel up and tried to cover herself while panicking. "Yuki-kun! Get out get out get out!!"

"SORRY HONDA-SAN!" Yuki yelled as he immediately covered his eyes and backed out of the doorway. He heard the door slam shut and immediately ran to his room, forgetting he ever wanted anything to eat.

Tohru clutched the towel to her body, surprised Kyo and Shigure seemed to be still sleeping. He had seen her…butt-naked. "Oh, I'm so embarrassed…"

As she slipped out of the memory she felt her cheeks growing very hot and kept her eyes glued to her lap.

"So, I take that as a 'yes'." Yuki said as he too kept his eyes glued elsewhere.

"Um, no it's…" She tried to begin, but the embarrassment was still present. Clearly she was more concerned about being pregnant and had not thought about that incident until now that he had brought it up. But, if she said that it was not bothering her, he may demand what exactly was bothering her and she just could not say it…especially when it had nothing to do with him…

"Honda-san?"

Tohru looked up and tried to keep the blush away. "Yuki-kun, it's not bothering me, it's just that…" She thought quickly of what to say and then carried on. "It's embarrassing when I see you cause I know you've seen…well, all of me."

Now it was Yuki's turn to blush. "I'm sorry Honda-san, it was dark and you screamed so I was checking on you…I really thought it was your room."

He looked at her to see her trying to hold in laughter. Suddenly he couldn't help himself and began to laugh as well.


"Oh no…"

Tohru stood by her bed, fully dressed and ready for school. The night before had ended in laughs and she was thankful for that. It had taken her mind off of her condition for a little bit. But, at this moment the snap back to reality was gurgling in her stomach.

She slapped her hand to her mouth and dashed out of her room and in to the bathroom, not bothering to shut the door all the way as she dropped to her knees and lost last nights dinner in the toilet bowl.

Her whole body shook and she could feel that there was more to come. How much longer of this…? She pulled her hair back to avoid getting any of the sick in it, and then felt two hands over hers. She looked up and was surprised to see…

"Shigure-san?"

He smiled weakly at her, still wearing the robe that fits his lazy personality so very well. He gently pushed her hands away and held her hair back for her. "Someone's going to need mouth wash after this."

She tried to smile but felt the rest about to burst out and so turned her mouth back to the toilet and emptied the rest. She coughed a bit and then shakily got to her feet and flushed the sick down.

The former Dog let go of her hair and she now gave him a small smile and ran one shaky finger across her chin. "Um, thank you." She said awkwardly. "I must have eaten something wrong at dinner…last night."

Shigure raised an eyebrow at her. "Four nights in a row, Tohru?"

"Um, well Kyo-kun said he…" She trailed off, not sure why she was about to bring up the fact that he had gotten sick too.

Shigure shook his head in disapproval. "Brush your teeth and rinse your mouth, you're going to be late for school."

She watched as he turned around and left the bathroom, wondering why he had come in to help her.

Out in the hall Shigure ran in to Kyo leaving his room with his book bag over his shoulder. He gave him a knowing look that Kyo immediately took offense to.

"What do you want?" He grumbled with a matching glare.

Shigure sighed and loosened up to his normal cheerful mood. "Our little flower has gotten sick again…poor girl."

Kyo shrugged and shoved his hands in his pockets. "I think it's something in the food, I got sick earlier and a couple days ago too."

"Oh?" Shigure said with a mischievous grin. "If it was the food, then would it not make sense if Yuki-kun and I were sick too? Which we are not, by the way."

Kyo took a hand out of his pocket and scratched the back of his neck. "Well, maybe Tohru and I have sensitive stomachs."

"Maybe not." Shigure said as he turned around to make his way down the hall.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Kyo asked, stopping his cousin before he could walk away.

Shigure turned around and gave Kyo another one of those knowing looks. "Oh," The former Dog said as he raised his eyebrows slightly….

"I really think you know, Kyo."


A/N: This one is kind of a cliffy, so so sorry . . Now Momiji is a possibility since something happened between him and Tohru… oh naughty, naughty! I had to clear Yuki because he's dating Machi and yeah, I don't want people thinking he's a cheating bastard and Tohru's the other woman and all. But, I promise that next chapter will clear the mystery, kk? And if I break my promise I'll make that chapter extra special!

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