A/N :hey there. here is the new chapter for totems. I'm glad that its done this well so far. enjoy and let me know what you think! oh and to all you who wondered if the girl from the first chapter would be included, well i guess you'll have to wait and see!


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Bea Felt herself trip and go down. She silently cursed her over sized feet and the high heeled shoes. Anyone with a tiny bit of sense could have seen this coming. Her in a pair of fancy shoes, plus her walking around and you had a guaranteed disaster. She hit the water with a resounding splash, and gasped and spluttered. It was cold, really cold.

"Oh my gosh, its cold!" she cried out. Wiping the water out of eyes, she looked up to see Momiji staring at her. He looked unsure as whether he should help her or laugh. He did both, as he held out a hand to her.

He hoisted her up and helped her exit the fountain. Looking around frantically, Bea saw that there was no one around to see her embarrassment. At least that was one thing she could be thankful for. She felt foolish, and pulled away from Momiji. She attempted to move backwards from him, but stopped when her ankle gave way.

Momiji quickly steadied her again, and sat her down on the ledge of the fountain. He took a look at her ankle, and found it quickly swelling. Gently her removed her shoe, and set it off to the side.

Bea watched him slowly check her foot, and felt even more foolish. Here she was unable to walk, and they were alone. After he set her shoe next to her, she picked it up and looked at it silently. The stupid shoe was at fault here. If she hadn't been wearing it then she wouldn't have tripped. Then again, maybe it was her clumsiness that helped.

Momiji stood up once again, and sat down next o her. His shirt was damp from helping her up, and his coat lay on the ground. The lights made him glow and his eyes shine. "I don't think that you'll be able to walk on that foot very well. And you'll catch a cold if we stay out here to long. Lets head back to the car." Bea nodded, and made to stand up. Before she was able to, Momiji was in front of her. He scooped her up, putting his coat around her first.

She tried to protest saying, "No, I'm to heavy…" but he cut her off.

"It's fine, and you can't walk anyways. Just relax." so she did. Bea sighed and closed her eyes as she leaned against him. He wasn't quite as skinny as she had guessed, and he carried her without a problem.

She breathed deeply in his scent and felt drowsy. Unknowingly she fell asleep before they had even reached the car.


Momiji set Bea's sleeping body down gently in the car. He didn't want to wake her, but he also was not sure what to do, as he had no clue where she lived. After quickly checking her purse and wallet, he found no address anywhere. Sighing he said aloud, "Hotel please." the car lurched slightly as the driver obeyed. Momiji pulled Bea closer to him, and rested her head on his shoulder. She was still very wet, and he felt the cold water seeping through his jacket. Her skin was flushed slightly, but he didn't think she would get sick.

The street lights flashed past the windows and the gentle humming of the cars engine filled the background. Momiji heard Bea sigh lightly and she snuggled deeper into the coat. he put an arm around her and tightly held her. He wasn't sure why but she intrigued him. After having met her earlier that day he hadn't been able to stop thinking about her. Was it just the fact that she vaguely reminded him of Tohru? No, that wasn't it. Although she did, there was something else about her.

He wasn't sure himself why she seemed so different but he planned to find out. The car slowed as it pulled in front of the hotel sometime later. After the door opened, Momiji climbed out, and lifted Bea out as well. She didn't stir, and he carried her into the warm lobby. The manager looked flustered when he entered, and Momiji asked him to send a maid up to the suite. Without another word, Momiji went to the elevator.


Bea was warm. That was weird. The last thing she remembered was being very cold. Oh well, at least she was warm now. She snuggled deeper into the fluffy blankets. They were quite nice, and the cool sheets felt smooth. The pillow she hugged was large. The bed was too…okay, what?

Bea sat up suddenly. Nothing like this even somewhat resembled her own bed or the one she was borrowing at her cousins place. For one thing, both those beds were small, only singles. The one she found herself in was a king. And these blankets were huge and warm while she slept with usually a scratchy quilt. The pillow she clutched to her chest was three times thicker than hers at home, and much better than the cushion she had been using for the past two weeks.

Looking around, Bea also realised that this was not her room, nor could she ever recollect being in a room as large and elegant as this before. The final thing she realised as she let go of the pillow was that she was no longer wearing her clothes, but was now wearing a large t shirt that definitely did not belong to her.

Feeling on the verge of freaking out, Bea took a quick breath in and tried to calm down. What had happened yesterday. She remembered leaving her cousins, walking, and that afternoon she had met…Momiji Sohma. Looking over, she saw a blonde head poking out of the covers on the other side of the bed. Feeling faint, she slowly crawled out. Careful not to make any noise she searched the room. Seeing what she was looking for, her clothes, she grabbed them, and went into the bathroom.

She ran through what had happened yesterday in her head as she pulled the large shirt over her head, and pulled on hers. No, nothing had happened, she was sure of that. She pulled on her jeans as she remembered falling into the fountain. After that, she had been carried by Momiji because she had twisted her ankle. A quick look told her that it was still slightly swollen, but it didn't really hurt. She looked at her reflection and winced. Her hair was tangled and messy from falling asleep with it wet. Her makeup was smeared around the eyes, but not too bad. It must have been waterproof.

She washed the remaining makeup off, and rinsed her mouth. Feeling a little better, she quietly left the bathroom. Momiji was still barely visible among the blankets, and he seemed to have spread out across the whole bed. He reminded her of a small child, spread out among pillows and stuffed animals.

She looked around the room, and saw the dress sitting across a chair, where it must have been laid to dry. She saw the dreaded high heels, as well as her flats. She went to the bedside table where the clock showed it was eight twenty three am. Looking in the drawer, she found a notepad and pen. She didn't want to just leave, but she also didn't want to face him when he woke up. She scribbled down a quick message, as well as her cousins address. With one last look at Momiji, she left the room, and shut the door behind her.


Momiji rolled over, and fell right out of the bed. Shaking himself, he got up, and made his way to the bathroom. Afterwards, he splashed cold water on his face, before he remembered Bea. Quickly returning to the room, he saw no sign of her. Her clothes and shoes were gone, besides the dress and heels. The side of the bed she had been on was crumpled, and the pillow lay on the floor. He took a quick look around, but still did not see her anywhere.

He went over the phone, when he saw a note on the bedside table. Picking it up a saw a message in a curly handwriting. Momiji, its twenty after eight right now, and I just woke up. I have to go. Thank you for helping me last night and for the meal. this is my cousins address, and I am staying with her right now. I'm sorry I left before you woke up, but I needed to leave. Bye. Bea. Momiji stared at the note for a moment, then looked at the address scribbled at he bottom. It was almost ten o'clock now. Making a decision, he quickly pulled on some clothes, and left this room, still holding the note.


"You know, normal people would bug and pester someone who walked in at nine thirty in the morning after not showing up all night and not calling, but I'm not going to. Instead I am going to give you a friendly reminder that I am letting you stay in my home out of the goodness of my heart and without alerting your mom who will have my head when she finds this out. That in mind, is there anything you want to tell me?" Bea looked over at her cousin Christie. Her long brown hair was pulled into its usual ponytail, and her glasses were slid halfway down her nose. They made her eyes look huge on her small face. Christie was twenty three, but was the size of a ten year old. She lived on her own, and was not close with the rest of the family. She was often called Mouse.

"Mouse, I am not telling you where I was, and although I appreciate you letting me stay here, we both know that nothing will happen to you because of it. Now please calm down and go eat some cheese or something." Christie stuck her tongue out at Bea and walked away. He apartment was small and cramped, but Bea liked it. Pictures covered the walls, and all of them were ones Mouse had taken herself. After she had moved away, she hadn't kept in contact with most of the family, but Bea always sent her letters.

When Bea had decided to come further west she had asked Mouse if she could stay with her. Mouse had agreed easily. Although she was often very quiet and kept to herself, Christie was close with Bea, and loved to tease her.

Bea sat in the small room that Christie had lent her. She was shuffling through a stack of papers when Christie called to her. "BB, door!" Bea frowned, and put down the papers, and climber through the maze of a room, and to the door. She had just left the room, when Mouse was at her side, excitedly grabbing her arm.

"Oh my gosh! Where did you find this one?" Christie said in a hurried whisper. Bea froze temporarily, before running to the door. Through the open crack, she saw a blonde head, with large brown eyes peeking through.

"Hey Bea!" Momiji said happily, with a grin like a child who had found their lost puppy.

"Mom...Momiji?" Bea said shakily. Momiji came through the door, and closed it behind himself. Christie came on Bea's other side, and looked back and forth between the two. Bea wasn't sure what to say. She hadn't actually expected Momiji to come to her cousins place, but she had left the address. Making a quick decision, she grabbed Momiji's arm, and pulled him back out the door. She shouted to Christie who looked shocked, "I'll be back in a little bit." and she shut the door behind her.