Finally here! Sorry, it took so long! I had some internet troubles and computer troubles. Computer troubles being my sisters got a new computer and my other sister screwed up the old one that had all my stories on it…I lost every story…T.T please, enjoy!

Chapter 7

Ruto sat with her eyes closed. Kyo was blabbing about something and she didn't really care about. The sound of a punch rang in her ears.

She shot her eyes open just in time to see Kyo hit the floor with the bastard standing over him. Something in her snapped. School or not, she couldn't sit for something like that.

She smirked as her fist made contact with Jomisho's face.

Tsuta gasped and grabbed Ruto's arm. "Ruto! You shouldn't hit your father like that!"

Ruto gave a low laugh. "What's with you idiots?" she asked, ripping her arm from Tsuta's grasp. "I am not your daughter, I will never be. Why you can't get that through your thick skulls is beyond me."

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"Why do they have to fight?" Tohru asked Yuki, as the bell rang.

"I don't know, miss Honda. Maybe some people weren't meant to get along." Yuki replied, gathering his books.

"I disagree," Hana said, walking out of the classroom with her friend and the prince. "Their electric signals are perfect. Clashing together…it's like heaven."

"Be that as is may, if they're going to yell like that in class, they're going to get more trouble. Miss Tumashi and the stupid cat are probably going to have to clean to the classroom all week." Yuki said, as the three continued down hall.

When they rounded the corner, the first thing in sight was a giant crowd.

"Isn't that the principal's office?" Tohru asked, inching closer.

The door flung open and the crowd spit, reviling a very pissed looking Jomisho. He had a bloody nose. He marched past Yuki, Tohru, and Hana.

Tsuta followed short after. She didn't looked mad, infact she looked almost petrified.Yuki watched her until she was out of sight.

Ruto exited the room next. She had her hands in her pockets and she looked fine. No blood, no worry. Yuki watched her as she past them, not stopping.

When she was go of sight, Kyo came running out of the room. "Hey, have you guys seen Ruto?"

Tohru gasped. "Kyo, what happened to your lip?" Kyo touched his lip and looked at the little drop of blood.

"It's nothing. Which way did Ruto go?" he asked impatienly.

Yuki pointed down the hall.

Kyo nodded and ran off.

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"Ruto, how could you say that? We love you." Tsuta said, tears building in her eyes.

Jomisho stood up. His nose was bleeding. He narrowed his eyes at Ruto. "How dare you hit me? I am the father of this family, you will listen to me."

Ruto didn't say anything she didn't even look at Jomisho. She turned and looked down at Kyo. "Damn, Sohma, I thought you would be able to dodge a shot like that." She said, extending her hand.

Kyo blinked at her for a second, then took her hand. She pulled him to his feet.

Shigure watched, from his corner. His cousin had a popped lip, but nothing major. He would probably have said something stupid, but the situation didn't call for it.

The principal ran in and gaped at the sight. One of his students was bleeding from him lip and a huge man he didn't know had a bloody nose. What was his school coming to.

"What's going on here?" he asked.

"Nothing much," Ruto said, sticking her hands in her pockets. "That guy just clocked Sohma here. I vote you get him arrested."

Jomisho growled deep in his throat. Ruto smirked at him and gave a teasing growl; that sounded more like a purr. "What? Motor up your ass?"

"Do I need to call the cops, sir?" principal asked Jomisho.

"No," Tsuta said, putting her hands up. "I'm sorry for the distrubence. We just had a disagreement."

"Not a disgreement!" Jomisho yelled. "That little punk needs to watch his mouth when he speaks to my wife!"

"Better then what you do to her." Ruto muttered loudy.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Jomisho asked Ruto, through clutched.

"What? It's not like I'm implying that use your wife as a punching bag or anything." Ruto said, rocking back on her heel. Before Jomshio could say anything back, Shigure stepped forward.

"How about, we all settle down, Kyo and Ruto apologize for arguing in class, and we all go home. Surely this can all be resolved." He said, in his not-so-perverted-but-serious voice.

Jomshio opened his mouth to say something, but the principal beat him to it. "That is a good idea. Miss Tumashi and Mr. Sohma can both go and apologize to Miss Yamachi."

The bell rang, signaling the end of the school day.

Ruto took her hands out of her pockets, streched, then dug them right back in. "I beieve that's another word for, 'leave'." She told Jomisho.

He gave her one last growl before swinging open the door. A crowd had formed outside of the room. It parted ways when Jomisho rampaged down the hall. Tsuta followed like a lost puppy.

With a low whisle, Ruto turned to Kyo. "You know, Sohma, how 'bout we work on our stupid project tomorrow. Since you know where I live, you can come over in the morning." She gave the principal a smile before exiting the office.

She saw Yuki, Tohru, Hana standing in the middle of the hallway. She already had to deal with Kyo and his smart mouth, she didn't want to deal with Yuki's kindness, and she just didn't want to deal with Tohru.

She walked right past them. All she needed to do was get home and sleep.

When she exited the school, she saw Jomisho's car speed away. With a sigh, she continued on her way down the street. That is untill she was almost knocked over by a running Yankee.

She smirked at Ruto as she continued running to school.

Ruto shrugged it off.

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Kyo ran out of the school building to see Ruto round a corner. He started after her, but was stopped when Uo appeared out of no where and punch him in his face.

He fell to the ground. Dazed and confused, everyone was hitting him today.

"That's for chapter 5!" She yelled.

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Ruto saw her house. She was going to make it. Once she was safe behind that door, no one could bother her. She smiled, she was home-free!

Someone grabbed her wrist, spinning her around. She looked Kyo's face, now—in addition to his popped lip—was a black eye.

"Damn, Sohma, what the hell happened to you? I can't wait to see what happens to you over night." Ruto teased, pulling her wrist free.

"Shut up." Kyo said, crossing his arms over his chest. "Look, I wanted to know if we could start that stupid project now…so we don't have to work on it over the weekend."

Ruto looked him for a moment. "Uh-huh." She said, turning. She started walking toward her house. Maybe—if she was lucky—he wouldn't follow.

She had no luck, "Hey," Kyo said, falling into step with her. "Does that mean yes or no?"

"That would be a no." she said, walking alittle faster. Kyo kept up her pace as they started up the stairs to her door.

"Cousin Ruto!" someone yelled from the porch.

Ruto stopped dead in her tracks. It took Kyo a second to register that she stopped, so he stopped a few steps ahead.

Standing in front of Ruto's door were two guys. One tall, one short. From the fimilar things about them, Kyo guessed they were either brothers or father and son.

The short one looked like a rebel type. He had on a black shirt with cut off sleeves. Many necklaces…kinda like Haru's. He had dark orange hair that was long in the front and short in the back. He had a black band on his forehead; that flowed behind him.

He had a black band, also around his right upper arm. He had brown eyes that almost seemed red. He had grey pants and black shoes.

The taller one looked about twenty. He had short little orange hair and the same color eyes as the short one. He wore a white button-up with a black tie. He had black perfessional pants and black shoes.

They were both smiling.

Kyo looked back at Ruto. She didn't look happy, she didn't look mad, she looked…annoyed.

"Come on, Ruto open the door! I gotta pee!" the tall one shouted.

Ruto sighed and walked past Kyo. "Uncle Keiji, I thought I told you to come on Tuesday."

The tall one (now known as Keiji), pouted out his lip. "Come on, what kind of niece are you? We have been waiting for you to come home for ten minutes! I have to pee really bad and you haven't introduced me to your boyfriend!"

Ruto's eye twitched. "One, I told you to come Tuesday. Today—I believe—is Friday. Two, you should have gone to the bathroom at your own damn house. The fact that you have to piss is only keeping me in this spot; just to watch you suffer. Three, I do NOT have a boyfriend. Sohma is just following me like a kitten that needs a home."

"Hey!" Kyo yelled. Ruto smirked at him and shrugged.

"Cousin Ruto, I don't wanna be here as much as you don't want us here. I can be out in the town finding hot girls." The short one said, sticking his hands in his pockets. "And Dad's right, you should introduce us. Boyfriend or not."

Ruto sighed and turned to Kyo. "Sohma, this is my cousin Hide and his dad, my uncle, Keiji." She gestered to Kyo. "Perverted cousin, stupid uncle, this is my classmate."

Keiji smirked. "Has my lil'Ruto found a sinffigant other?"

Ruto growled and started to walk toward the door. "Sohma, you can stay for now. It looks like it's gonna rain."

Kyo looked up and it, indeed, look like it was gonna rain. He could stay for awhile...wait! Stay? In Ruto's house? Well, maybe he'll get some of the project done…

But, if this is how her uncle and cousin are he didn't want to know how the rest of the family was like!

End of chapter 7! Thanks to Darkmoonphase, Kumacat, Harulover91, Sakuto16, and the wonderful Momma Moose for reviewing and being helpful!!

To come, Kyo learns what that particular Friday is in Ruto's family, He meets Ruto's grandmother, and finds pictures of Ruto as a child with her parents. All to come to Chapter 8! Later!!.