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{A/N: I usually don't post these but I am asking, does anyone want to be my beta-reader for this? If so, either leave a review, or just PM me okay?}

Tohru's POV:

Oh my god! My head is pounding! Aspirin or Tyneol? I look at the clock and see it is almost 8:30 am and I need to take Momo out, okay that'll be easy. I am about to get out of bed before I feel something holding em back. Oh yeah Momiji held me as I slept last night… and we confessed about being in love as well. Shit okay, breathe and unwrap arms, all we did was sleep right? I look down panties are on, okay just sleeping. Now I turn on the shower and begin the process all over again, remembering every little detail as the head ache dissipates with the ever blessed warmth of water.

I look around dressing in a baby blue tank top, putting on make-up over the worst of the bruises and rewrap my ribs underneath. Tugging on a skirt, it is also baby blue with a tartan pattern and it comes with white strappy heels- Rin snuck them into my things when I wasn't looking- Momo walks in completely dressed and ready to go shopping like I promised her. I grab my purse and coat, tell her to get her coat and then we will go. Momiji, still in his pajamas, walks down the steps and into our view. He offers us the Porsche, the Mercedes Benz or even the chauffer limo. I shake my head for a moment and ask Momo what she wants to ride in. She smiles and whispers the name of the Mustang. I laugh and ask for the keys for the 1968, Mach 1 Mustang. Momiji just looks at me and hands over the keys.

"When did you know I have a Mach 1, 1968 Mustang? Ohh, Momo you really like that one huh?"

Momo nods and I smile her grabbing the keys and going to the Parking Garage and finding it in there. I laugh, it is pink with white racing stripes and a little bobble head of the dog character K.K. Slider form the game Animal Crossing I think…

"Onee-san, let's go!"

"H-Hai, yeah we should," I open the doors and we get in, "so, Momo-chan, where do you want to go?"

"Hmm, well how does the Mall in Tokyo sound?"

"It sounds good to me Momo. Where do you want to go in the Mall though, is my question?"

"Anywhere, I mean Onii-kun gave us the credit card, and us Sohma's are rich after all!"

"Hai, let's go! We are off!"

We laugh and Momo turns on the radio and we listen to it for a while on the rainy roads out to Tokyo. Sitting in companionable silence Momo asks.

"T-Tohru, are you going to leave Momiji after a while and go back to Kyo-kun?"

I cough and shake my head rapidly. "N-Never! I can't stand that man Momo!"

Momo looks at me with wide eyes as I clench the steering wheel. She looks at me and I sigh.

"What he did to me and your brother's pride is unforgivable…"

"Tohru, what did he do exactly. I am old enough to know, Momiji told me that if I can muster up the courage to ask you what I want he won't get mad about what it is."

"He-He, I- well, are you sure you want to know? If so I will tell you the version I had to tell Hatori… If you really want to know I will tell you a secret only Hatori-san knows."

"I'm not going to lie, I am scared, but I want to know, if I am gonna watch Momiji hate him, then I gotta get a good reason why I should too."

"Alright Momo, I'll tell you."

I take a breath of Concrete Jungle air and begin again.

"It was a week after we moved to America, Kyo got a job and it involved a lot of mental and physical strain. He came home after I got off of work as a house cleaner maid. Kyo then yelled at me for not having dinner already made and on the table. I ducked because he swung at me and then he yelled more. He called me his stupid bitch, and how I am nothing but a fancily dressed whore."

Momo looks at me, with teary eyes and just nods, I continue.

"He then watched me run away into our room and apologized saying he loved me and he never meant to do that. I just looked at him and nodded. The he did it the next night and I forgot to duck. I had a bruised cheek and he just looked at me smug. I swore because it hurt, I think I said that hurt asshole. I was upset and picked up a habit from him and then he hit me again, on my ribs, I ran away again and then locked the door. He later knocked on the door, yelling, then pleading and finally he bought me chocolates and two dozen red roses, and made up then finally a month ago he cracked and beat the holy hell out of me, I was lying on the floor, screaming and yelling, I had yelled so loud that a neighbor called the cops, they were going to press charges but I shook my head and said it was an accident and I spilt hot oil on me and fell down the stairs. The cops were skeptical but had no choice to believe it. Then finally three days ago he left and I came back on the red-eyed midnight flight back to Japan. Then I was free from all the pain he caused, because your brother still loves me…"

Tears spill over my cheeks and I just sit still and think thank god I am free.

"Tohru, it will be okay, soon it will be just a memory, a sad one but still a memory. We love you, we love you…"

I nod and wipe my eyes, good thing I don't have any more bruises on my face. They are faded out. I look good still and I smile. I give her a one armed hug in the car and smile; she nods and lets me keep driving to the Mall. We get there and I park. As we walk in they have a large ornate Carousel. I let Momo on and stand waiting for her. Another woman who has a daughter about Momo's age looks at me and smiles.

"You have a pretty daughter Miss."

"Oh! She isn't my daughter!"

"Really? Could have fooled me, so are you the Step-mother or the Dad's girlfriend?"

"None she is my roommates little sister!"

"Oh wow, that explains why she said Momiji would be laughing."

"Yeah, he is a good roommate and brother to her."

"Oh, so he is a man? I thought, well no matter, they are coming back, heh power to the women I suppose! Bye now!"

She waves at me and I smile and wave back. Momo then says she is Hungry so we stop at a small pizza pace in the mall and eat. We smile and make small talk. Then we go shop for some clothes and we have a fun time. I found a cute dress I plan to where around the house and Momo bought me a nightie for her brother to see me in. It made me blush terribly. It is a deep magenta pink, with black lace, and it has a corset, which would be good to help brace my ribs at night. So Momo says… and I want to have it longer, so she bought the one that comes to my knees. I am embarrassed! I can't believe she had me buy it but it is very practical since it can be adjusted to brace my ribs so that I don't have to where bandages all night and it won't leave weird marks on my chest in the mornings. I haven't heard from Kyo since he came to the Main House, and I honestly don't want to see him. I am hoping he never got me pregnant, only a week will tell. I have to go get a pregnancy test with Momo and I take it in the mall, it comes back negative so I sigh in content and continue. After walking around the Mall and shopping for a solid amount of 6 hours. We get a call from Akito who says that we need to leave the cellphones on because when Momiji called and we didn't answer he freaked out and had her call us in a violent frenzy. So she just wants to chew us out and then leaves us to get home to Momiji soon. As we walk out the Mall doors. Just as a man grabs at my ass and I jump Momo just keeps walking as I sighed swearing softly. We make it to the car and load up the stuff we bought. On the way home I had Momo call Momiji and tell him to 'calm down before he gives himself an aneurism.' Seriously. His laughter was echoing through the rooms of the House. Momo didn't quite get it but Akito did and she laughed so hard that she was crying and was going to relay the message through the people at the Main House.

While driving through the Tokyo traffic I have to swerve to miss a pile of broken glass. I swear and keep driving, almost asleep. Soon we make it home to the Main House property and yawn. Getting out of the Mustang I yawn and hand the keys to Momo.

"Momo, you know how to drive back to Momiji's right?"

"Well yeah but I haven't gotten to before soo."

"I don't care as long as we make it home in one piece. I will change into my nightie in the passenger's seat so I can go right to bed after setting everything down."

Momo nods as I go change in the seat, while she sets everything down. I walk right passed a worried Momiji as his eyes bug out of his head. I laugh and crawl under the sheets falling asleep as I hear Momo give the Ok from down stairs. Sleep, it is amazing… the best.