Next morning at Shigure's house
Yuki walked downstairs and sat down across from Shigure who was reading the newspaper with a smile on his face.
"Why are you so happy, dare I ask?" Yuki asked.
"Good news! Hatori called, Akito said it's ok for her to live here," Shigure said happily.
"Really? What's the catch?" asked Kyo walking in from outside.
"She has to go and talk to Akito…alone," Shigure said. "Calm down! It's just a talk! He isn't going to kill her." Then Tohru walked in with breakfast and they all ate and went off to school.
At school
"Haru! Have you seen Maya?" asked Momiji in homeroom.
"Nah, I don't stalk her. She can be sick sometimes right?" he asked.
"Yeah, ok," Momiji sighed and took his seat.
Later in the halls"Momiji, have you seen Maya?" asked Yuki.
"Nope, Haru thinks she sick," Momiji explained.
"Ok thanks, see ya later," Yuki walked away.
During EnglishThe teacher walked to the ringing phone. She looked upset and nodded saying "uh huh" a lot. She hung up and addressed the class.
"Yuki, Kyo, and Tohru, someone is in the office to pick you up. Before you go though I want to address the class on a student. Maya Sohma (she called the office and told them to change it back to Sohma) has fallen out a two story window and her mother has died, by Monday please bring in five dollars. I would like us all to get her something," the teacher sighed and motioned for Kyo, Yuki, and Tohru to leave.
The three walked out into the halls. They were silent all the way to the office. But sitting down in the office with Haru and Momiji wasn't whom Yuki expected it was Hatori. He looked very upset, which was to be expected when someone falls out a window. Momiji was in tears, even Haru looked upset.
"Shall we go?" he asked Momiji when the trio arrived.
Momiji nodded and followed everyone into the car.
At the hospitalMaya was lying in a clean hospital bed. She had a machine hooked up to her to monitor her heartbeat, IVs attached to her right arm, and Shigure who wouldn't let go of her hand. She looked very peaceful, just lying there. She had a bunch of scratches on her face and arm and a bunch of bruises.
Momiji ran over to the side of the bed and sat down on it next to her. "Is she ok?"
"Well, yes. She broke her arm and a couple of ribs but other then that she's completely healthy," explained Hatori. "Physically."
Maya stirred in her sleep.
"Has she been sleeping the whole time?" asked Yuki.
"No, she was awake for the X-ray," Shigure said.
"Did she tell anyone anything?" asked Haru.
"Nope, but someone saw her fall out the window, that's how the police knew what happened," Hatori said.
"They wanted to wake her up and ask her but the doctors said no," Shigure added.
"Is her mother really…dead?" asked Tohru.
"Yeah, it was suicide," Shigure whispered.
"They think she pushed her out the window," Hatori said.
"I was already interviewed," Shigure said quietly.
"What did you say?" asked Kyo.
"Everything I knew about what was going on in her life," Shigure answered.
They had been so busy talking they hadn't even noticed Maya had her eyes open, was fully awake, and was listening to eve word.
"You think she'll be mad?" Shigure asked.
"No."
Shigure looked over at Maya who had whispered the answer.
"She's glad she still has family that look out for her well being," Maya added. Shigure smiled warmly at her. "Sorry I wasn't in school like I said I would be Momiji," Maya said.
"No, it's ok. I'm just glad you're ok!" he smiled.
"How do you feel?" asked Hatori.
"Well, my arm doesn't hurt anymore, but it hurts to breath," Maya told him.
"Which is to be expected went one falls out of a two story window, through a tree and lands on concrete," said Shigure.
"Well, yeah," Maya smiled and laughed a bit. "Why isn't everyone in school anyway?"
"Hatori took us out so we could see if you were alright," explained Tohru.
"Yeah, but if they try and feed me hospital crap, I swear I'm gunna scream..." Maya said sarcastically, that made everyone laugh a bit. "So when do I get to go home with you guys?"
"You have to stay here over night and you can go home in the morning. No school until next week though," Hatori explained. Maya sighed.
They talked for about an hour more and then Shigure went out to get them lunch. They ate and talked some more. Finally Maya started to doze off and so they left her to sleep in peace.
Next MorningMaya woke up around nine in the morning. Visiting hours were from ten in the morning to eleven at nigh on the weekends. Today was a Friday. The nurse came in and asked her if she wanted breakfast at nine thirty, Maya shook her head no. Then at ten minutes to ten the doctor said she would be released at ten thirty in the morning.
The doctor and Maya were still talking when Hatori came to pick her up. All three of them talked for about ten minutes and then Hatori went to sign her out while a nurse gave her her clothes back so she could get dressed.
When Hatori came back she was sitting on the bed, in her school outfit (which was what she was wearing yesterday morning when she fell) with her arm in a sling. She stood up and walked with Hatori out and into the car.
"Thank you for picking me up Hatori," Maya said softly as she looked out the car window.
"It was no problem," Hatori said, driving.
"I'm not getting in the way of anything you had to do today…am I…?"
"No, not at all Maya."
At Shigure's houseThe house appeared to be empty, of course. Yuki, Kyo and Tohru were at school.
"Shigure?" called Hatori once he and Maya stepped inside.
Shigure walked down the steps, "Welcome back," he smiled warmly.
"Shigure got your stuff from your house for you," Hatori said.
"Really? You didn't have to!" Maya said.
"No, no. I did, other wise you would have gone to get it and wouldn't have allowed anyone to help you," Shigure said smiling.
"Thank you," Maya said. She gave Shigure a hug and looked up (while hugging him) and said, "Thank you very much," she smiled.
"It was nothing really, but you're welcome all the same," Shigure said (after the hug) blushing the lightest shade of pink you could possibly get.
Shigure made tea and Hatori, Maya and Shigure talked until one. Then Hatori said he had to go and left.
"Maya I have some work to do," Shigure said.
"Ok, I'll be outside reading ok?" Maya asked.
"Yeah, what are you reading?"
"Gone with the Wind, I borrowed it from the school library."
"Ok, I'll be upstairs if you need me."
"Ok, oh Shigure?"
"Yes?"
"Where did you put my things?"
"Up in Tohru's room."
"All right thanks," Maya stood up and followed Shigure up the stairs. Shigure went into his study and Maya got her book and went back down stairs and sat out side to read.
She was very tired, for some reason, and she didn't/couldn't read for very long. In about a half an hour Maya was laying on her side sleeping, her book in front of her.
About an hour later (1:00 pm) Shigure came down stairs and saw Maya sleeping (for half a second he thought she was dead). He went upstairs and came back with a pillow for her and let her sleep out side. Then he went back to work (after, like, fifteen minutes of watching Maya sleeping…).
Same day, but now it's Yuki, Tohru, and Kyo at school(2:20 pm, school's out)
"Yuki!"
Yuki turned around to see Momiji running at him.
"Can I come with you? To Shii's house? Please?" he asked, almost begging.
"Momiji, don't you think Maya'll need her rest? She might be sleeping right now for all we know," Yuki said.
"Oh, I didn't think…"
"When do you ever?" asked Kyo interrupting.
"All the time!" Momiji whined to Kyo.
"Stop whining you damn kid!" Kyo yelled.
"Yuki, Kyo's yelling at me!" complained Momiji.
Yuki sighed.
"Yo! Orangey, stop picking on little kids!" yelled Tohru's friend Uo. Tohru, Hana, and her were walking over to them.
"No! He deserves it! He whines too much," Kyo retorted back.
"You deserve to be yelled at too but you don't see me yelling!" yelled Uo.
"What the hell are you talking about, you're yelling right now!" Kyo yelled back.
Uo was about to yell back when Hana softly said, "Well Tohru, this is where Uo and I leave you. We shall see you on Monday, perhaps earlier."
"Right," Uo said and started walking away.
"Damn Yankee…" mumbled Kyo.
"Are you done…?" asked Yuki.
Kyo grunted and started walking home.
"Bye Tohru!" said Momiji.
"Bye!" Tohru said as she and Yuki started walking home.
I love Shigure! He's my favorite! hehe hope you liked it! review please!
by: Arianna