A/N: OMG GOMEN NASI!!!! I am so sorry for this very late update college work sucks and I've been working on other stories too so I am so sorry yet again…. (begs forgiveness)

Chapter 7 The Parent teacher conference.

It was about 5:30am on the day of the parent teacher conference; Yunari and Kyo were the only ones up in the Sohma household at the time. Kyo was in the garden training and Yunari had gone for a run around the forest.

She had come to the edge of the forest where a line of houses resided and where Nanashi Hikage lived. The young reporter had awoken very early for once opening her blind just in time to see the young Sohma jog by.

"HEY YUNARI-SAN!!" Nanashi yelled almost falling out of her window. Yunari saw her and jogged backwards to stand under the window although she continued to jog on the spot. "What are you doing around here?" she asked.

"I live just on the other side of the forest." Yunari answered back. "Hey about the other day-" she began

"Just forget about it." Nanashi sighed. "You wanna come in for a sec; looks like you could do with a drink?" Nanashi ran downstairs and let Yunari in through the back door.

"What about your parents? Don't they mind?" Yunari asked as Nanashi got herself and her house guest a glass of milk.

"Nope my mom died when I was born and my dad stayed at the station all night…He's the head police detective of this area so he often stays at the office, so it's just me most the time unless my brothers come to visit or one of my other annoying siblings."

"So do you have a large family?" she asked looking around the large kitchen.

"Yeah I do, I'm the youngest of seven."

"Seven!" Yunari burst out in disbelief, Nanashi laughed.

"Yup there's Kazuki and Kohaku, they live on the other side of town together; they're really close but it's what you get for being identical twins. Then there's Mai she lives in Tokyo with her husband, then Manami and Hinami they go to different colleges somewhere I forget; they're twins also but not identical. Then there's Kiku he just turned 19 and got into some fancy college in Tokyo so lives with Mai." Nanashi smiled as she listed her family. "It's just me and dad here."

"Nana'-Chan?" Nanashi growled as a mans voice came from the front of the house. "You up yet?" he asked as she walked into the kitchen surprised to see two people stood before him.

"Yeah I'm up dad…and stop calling me Nana', if you insist of shortening my name it's Ashi'. I don't need reminding that I'm the seventh child of this family."

"So who's this early morning visitor?" Her dad asked staring at Yunari.

"That's Yunari, she's new to school and lives near by; I saw her running and invited her in for a drink, you going to be able to make the conference?" She asked as she made him a cup of tea.

"I'm sorry I have to go back into the office although your brothers said they would go." With that Nanashi almost dropped the cup.

"WHAT!" she yelled. "They can't go to my school! Have you seen what those two are like in public?"

"Nanashi, they aren't that bad." Her dad sighed as he helped himself to some toast.

"You didn't see them at orientation, I was so embarrassed." Nanashi turned to face Yunari who was just finishing her glass if milk.

"Who's going for you? Are you even going? I mean you've been at school for three weeks almost is there any point?" Yunari laughed at Nanashi's style of asking questions; even this early she was in news-reporter mode.

"Yeah and thinking of that I best be off, everyone will be thinking where I got too. Thanks for the drink." Nanashi walked Yunari to the back door and waved her off as she sprinted away into the forest.

"So who was that, she looked familiar to me some how?" Nanashi's dad asked as she walked back into the kitchen.

"Yunari, Yunari Sohma she joined school recently; she seems okay." Nanashi shrugged. "Anyway I'm going to get ready for school, don't forget to eat today okay dad?" Nanashi's father nodded and told her stop acting like his mother as she walked back upstairs.

When Yunari returned everyone was up and having breakfast, she quickly had a wash and changed into her uniform then rushed a breakfast to catch up with the others as they walked to school together.

"Hey Nari?" Kyo began as they walked, "Is Hatori going for you? To this stupid conference." Yunari nodded.

"I believe so if he isn't too busy."

"HEY SOHMA!" Everyone turned to see Nanashi on a black bicycle her bag over her shoulders much like how the boys carried theirs. The Young news reporter slowed down so she peddled beside the group. "Hey Honda-san you live with the Sohma's too?"

"What? No, No I just walk with them…" Tohru began to rant in her typical way.

"No need to lie, Yunari said that 'everyone' will be waiting for her meaning a mix gender in the house or else she would have said that the 'guy's' would be waiting for her considering the older man you like with is only 27 and more like an older brother then guardian." Nanashi smiled as she peddled along listening to her walkman one headphone behind her ear so she could still hear the conversation. (A/N: Nanashi owns headphones that go over the ears…like Yoh's from Shaman King or just old fashioned Headphones considering everyone has ones that go in the ears…and for those that don't know a walkman is an old name for a tape player, although hers is still more like an mp3)

"You seem to have a good perception on things Hikage-san." Yuki said as they walked through the school gates.

"Yeah I get it off my dad, and don't worry Honda-san I won't tell anyone. I would hate to see the Yuki fan club girls kill an innocent." Nanashi went to lock her bike up as everyone made their ways to their class.

III

The Parent teacher conference was done alphabetically and one you were done you could leave for the day. Saki Hanajima was first from the gang, then Tohru who had Shigure turn up since her grandfather was unable to attend since he threw his back out, Kyo was next and everyone was interested to see that Kazuma-sensei had come…well some people considering they had heard his father was coming and Kazuma looked far too young. Yuki's mother had changed the date of the conference because it was unsuitable for her on that day which upset all the fan club girls who had been looking forward to seeing the 'princes' mother. Yunari was expecting Hatori but he was running late so Uo ended up going before her.

"I wonder if everything is okay at the main house." Yunari began to ponder as time went on.

"YUNARI!!! HIDE ME!" Nanashi came running down the hall looking terrified. "I have to get away from them." She panted trying to catch her breath again.

"Get away from who?" Yunari asked.

"NANA-CHAN!" Suddenly the colour from Nanashi's face disappeared as two tall young men came walking down the hall, they both had short black hair one had the parting to the left the other to the right. They wore identical clothing just in different colours and called for their lost little sister at the same time. The twin with the right side parting noticed her hiding behind Yunari.

"There you are. Nana-Chan why did you run off like that as we talked to your teacher?" He asked her arm around his twins' shoulders.

"Because you were doing the…the thing you two always do." She hissed still stood behind Yunari.

The brothers looked at each other then back at their youngest sister.

"What thing?" They said in sync.

"Just go! Go home the conference is over. Go!" Nanashi ordered.

"But father said we were to look after you."

"Yes he's worried that you are not eating and doing your homework because he's never at home to make sure you do."

"So you're coming to our place tonight."

"I am not!" Nanashi growled, "I've invited Yunari here over." She quickly made up an excuse.

"You have?" Yunari said looking over to her. Nanashi elbowed her in the ribs. "Yes that's right I am…Hi I'm Yunari." Yunari held out her hand to the twins stood before her.

"Did you hear that my dearest brother." The one with the right hair parting known as Kazuki asked looking sad.

"Yes I did my dearest Kazu' our little sister had abandoned us, she no longer needs the support of her brothers."

"Oh please earth swallow me up whole." Nanashi moaned as her bothers preceded their act.

"See my brother she is ashamed of us." Kohaku continued cupping his brothers' hands with his own.

"It doesn't matter Kohaku, even if the world was to abandon you I will always be by your side." Kazuki answered back placing an affectionate hand on his twins' cheek.

"Kazu…"

"It's like watching Ayame and Shigure…" Kyo and Yuki stood stunned at the behaviour before them.

"I feel so sorry for you." Yunari whispered to Nanashi.

"Thanks."

"Sohma?" Mayu-sensei came out of her class room to see if Yunari's guardian had arrived yet, oddly Hatori was still not there so she Yunari thought it best to ring him. She left Nanashi with her brothers as well as Yuki and Kyo (Tohru had been dragged off somewhere with Uo and Hana ages ago).

"Sohma? As in Ayame Sohma?" Kazuki asked having picked up the name from Mayu.

"You know Nii-san?" Yuki asked the twins who were now stood next to each other arms by their sides.

"Nii-san? You mean you're Aya-Chan's younger brother?" Kohaku stared at the young 'prince'. "Yes I see the resemblance!"

"How do you two know my brother?" Nanashi sighed this was the last thing she wanted.

"Well Aya-Chan makes costumes for us…" Kohaku answered.

"…We're actors." Kazuki continued.

"Yes and don't you two have work today?" Nanashi butted in trying to get her brothers to leave.

The twins thought a moment then looked at each other.

"I think Nana-Chan is right my dearest brother."

"I think she is."

"Perhaps we should go; we are the lead rolls after all." Kohaku nodded and within minutes they were gone. Nanashi sighed in relief and sat down in the hall.

"So what play is it your brothers are doing Hikage-san?" Yuki asked interested that they knew his brother and that he had never heard of Nanashi of class 2A having siblings.

"Twelfth-Night…"

"Isn't one of the leads female?" Yuki like anyone who had listened in English class knew of the famous play by Shakespeare.

"Yeah Kohaku always plays the females… he's more 'uke' then Kazuki…" Yuki and Kyo stood speechless as she plainly implied her brothers were in a relationship like it was nothing.

"Yuki, Kyo it's such a pleasure to see you…" The Cat and the Rat slowly turned round to come face to face with Akito clad in black as usual, he smiled and embraced them. "I was told this was where I could find you."

"Akito!" Yunari had stepped out the classroom her phone still in hand; Mayu was stood beside her confused on who this young man was.

Akito turned to address the Sohma's sensei. "You must be Yunari's Sensei. It is a pleasure to meet you." Akito bowed politely. "I am Akito Sohma the head of the Sohma Family; Yunari's guardian was unable to make it today so I thought I would come in his place, Yunari and I are…very close. I hope this isn't a problem?"

"Well…erm… I don't see why it would be a problem." Mayu stepped to the side to allow them into the class room, Akito smiled as he followed Yunari in and Sensei slid the door closed.

A/N: Again I am so sorry for the late update.

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