Kyoko turned over in her bed after she stopped crying long enough to climb down the ladder her mother had brought her back to her bedroom where she had been held up for a few days. "Kyoko you have to get up." Thoru spoke softly the young girl grunted in response. After a while Kyo came back and tried again

"Alright we gave you this weekend but its Monday and you have school in two hours you need to get up." He said firmly.

"Go away" she grunted while keeping her head under the covers.

"You have ten minutes to get out of bed and start getting ready or I'll do something drastic."

"Yeah right" Kyoko shouted as her dad shut the door to her room. True to his word ten minutes later he returned and flung an over energetic Neko on to her bed. "Ugh" the teen grunted as the six year old fell on to her stomach.

"Sissy wake up!" The like boy shouted as he kept rolling her body off the bed till she fell on to the floor.

"Ahhh" the scream could be hears down stairs where Thoru was making breakfast

"What was that?" She asked her husband as he reached in to the fridge grabbed the milk carton and took a swig

"Neko waking up Kyoko." He said casually as he put the milk back as loud footsteps could be heard coming down the stairs, as Kyoko rounded the corner in to the kitchen she began shouting.

"You know there are better ways of waking people up that don't involve throwing a six year old on top of someone and having them rolled out of bed." As she continued to talk she took the half gone orange juice bottle and combined it with some cranberry juice and shook the combination vigorously. "God damn it, if I had two hours why are you waking me up now?" She asked as she carried the bottle out of the room

"Because Momiji warned us how long your primping takes!" Kyo shouted at his daughter as she marched her way back up the stairs. Once hearing the shower running Kyo sat down at the table waiting for breakfast to be served. As Thoru set the dishes on the table Neko ran down the stairs in his elementary school uniform.

"So what did we learn on Friday?" he asked as his son sat down.

"Don't climb the trees" Neko said sounding disappointed. As a load bang followed by another and the sound of load music came through the floor. "Sissy sounds mad." The little boy said slightly afraid.

"No, she is just all bark and no bite." Shigure said as he walked through the door "then again she is you daughter Kyo so maybe we need to make sure none of the furniture is close by." He said with a laugh.

"Shigure what are you doing here?" Thoru asked as she brought the last of the plates out.

"Akito wanted me to check on Kyoko since no one has seen her since the party. "

"Well she is fine, she is getting ready for school. Do you want to join us?" Thoru asked as Kyo moaned in frustration.

"Oh yes of course, it has been some time since I have been able to enjoy your wonderful cooking." The former dog said as he sat down at the table. As the meal continued on there was no sign of Kyoko ,"My she has been up there for a while." Shigure commented as a car pulled up in front of the house.

"Riku!" Neko yelled as he bolted to the door towards his unsuspecting cousin.

"Neko!' the young man shouted as he was talked back in to the car by the six year old. As he stood back up he placed the boy on the ground next to him and straighten his uniform. "Where is Kyoko? We need to get going, since we have to take a car."

"I am Coming, I am coming" came her voice as the music shut off and she began to walk down the stairs.

"What are you wearing?" Kyo asked as he spied his daughter about to walk out the door,

"The uniform" she said, the skirt its self-had not been altered as it lay pleated at mid-thigh but the shirt was another thing the fabric had been laid over and sewn to a bustier, leaving both the central tassels and details identically were they would have been but closer to the body. Her shoulders bare other than the fabric that laid on the upper part of her arm; she carried with her a lamb skin jacket on the tag it read Dior.

"No that's not the uniform we gave you."

"I had it fitted. Did you really think that I would walk out of the house in that as it was? I have an image to maintain and as such the agreement was that my image would not suffer for attending the school. Do you really think that the reporters are going to leave me alone because I am going to school?" She stated as she walked towards the town car and got in placing her Nine West glasses on to her face.

"You know she is right." Momiji said as he walked up next to the car "The school agreed that they would not interfere with her image while she was at the school." Ducking in to the car, Riku quickly joined

"I thought you weren't coming till later?" He asked Momiji

"Well I figured it would be better if I was there to help the school with the paparazzi. After Friday they are going to be a little crazier than usual." As the car pulled up towards the school, it was hard not to notice the crowd in front of the line of officers.

"What the hell?" Riku said as Momiji shook his head.

"Okay so it's time to be her" Kyoko said as she placed her sunglasses on her face as Momiji gestured for Riku to step out of the car as he did he was blinded by the flashes as he reached in to his bag to flash the officers his school Id. As he walked through the barricade he was greeted by several of his friends

"Riku is it true she's here?" One of them asked as he rubbed his eyes

"Yes Isao, just wait and see" As he spoke Momiji stepped out of the car also with shades on why didn't they tell me about them? Riku thought as he waved for the officers to clear a path. As the first glimpse of her black heals could be see the group went wild. The soft click of her heals drowned out by the bombardment of questions; "what have you done recently?" "Miss Sohma do you have anything to say to Adam?" "What prices will you be preforming at the Tokyo opera house?" "Miss Sohma how is your voice?" Each slightly different but all basically asking the same thing, How are you, and can you speak?

Kyoko very faltering her gaze that was hidden behind her designer sunglasses began walking, she looked almost annoyed, Riku thought as he watched her walk away from the line off officers with Momiji one step behind her and two guys in suit behind him. As they neared the building the vice principal meet them at the door. "Miss Sohma it is an Honor" the teacher said bowing, Kyoko true to her form slight dipped her head in response as she followed the adult in. why did I ever think this semester was going to be easy?

The class was abuzz with talk of Kyoko as a few of the girls came up to Riku's desk and asked "so Kyoko is she really your cousin" Riku plastered on his most charming smile which he had inherited from his father.

"Yes she is my cousin" the girls that had surrounded his desk turned bright red and ran off in to the other side of the room to talk with their friends, just like the prince, the teacher Mrs. Hashimoto thought as she watched the screen unfold.

"Please if everyone will take their seats" she stood up as the class began to sit. As they did she could see the vice principal open the door to the class and wait for everyone to take their seats. "Now I know there is a lot of excitement about our newest student. But remember she is here to learn just as you are so please give her time to become adjusted." As she neared the end of her speech the girl in question came around the corner. Standing in front of the class Kyoko didn't even bother to bow as she went to take her seat followed by two men in suits. "Principal what is this?" She asked as he men took their places on in the front of the class room by the door and the other near the back by the window.

"Miss they are my security team. Since the school doesn't have adequate security, my family has taken the liberty of providing me with some body guards to protect me."

"What you must be joking"

"I am afraid she is serious." The vice principal said as she calmed down the teacher.

"I assure you they will not disrupt the lessons they are just here to keep me safe." Not that you really need them Riku thought as he rolled his eyes at the scene. Not even ten minutes and she is disrupting class.

"Alright that's enough" the vice principal interjected after another ten minutes of Mrs. Hashimoto and Kyoko going back and forth about the security in the room. "We promised her parents that we would look out for Miss Sohma's safety while she is here. So please begin your lesson." The vice principal stormed out as the teacher glared at Kyoko who returned the glare rather pointedly. As the lesson went on the class seemed to be more interested in the battle of wits that their teacher and the new student were having. Finally as the class was nearing its half way mark their teacher snapped.

"I know you haven't been in the country for much in the last few years but Miss Sohma we respect our teachers in this country."

"I know but I also know when I am being singled out." Kyoko said calmly as if she knew this was going to happen

"To what are you inferring?" She asked annoyed.

"Simply that you made up your mind as to what kind of person I was before I stepped foot in this class."

"I would never" the teacher was highly offended as Kyoko rolled her duel colored eyes.

"oh but you did, but the sad thing is that it's not me you have a problem with." The class held their breath as Riku rolled his eyes well I knew this was coming he thought as he read ahead in the lesson plan rather board of this verbal volleyball that his cousin and teacher were playing.

"And who you think I have a problem with?" The teacher asked crossing her arms in front of her chest

"My mother."

"Your mother?" The teacher shuddered as it could visibly see that she was shaken.

"Yes, my mother Thoru Sohma or as you knew her Thoru Honda. You see we did some digging in to the past all of the staff here before my parents decided to send me to school here."

"Well why would you do that?"

"For my safety, you see a few years ago there was a situation involving me and someone from my father's past."

Kyoko had returned home to teach at a summer work shop, she had once attended.The family was still siting around the table after having just shared their first meal together in several months. "Happy birthday" Thoru placed the cake in front of her daughter as she sighed.

"Mom my birthday was a few months ago you didn't have to" she said shaking her head as she blew the candles out, before anyone could cut it four year old Neko stuck his hand into the side pulling out a chunk of cake and began licking his frosting covered hand.

"Neko!?" Kyo shouted as he watched the toddler in his lap ignore his father and continue to eat his cake.

"It's okay dad" Kyoko said as she was laughing and pretty soon the whole family was laughing as well. But soon Kyo stopped laughing all of a sudden as the hairs on the back of his neck stood up and looked up on guard.

"Kyo?" Thoru asked concerned as she watched her husband stand handing over the toddler to his big sister and began to walk away

"Dad?" The orange haired teen looked around in concern as she watched her father become very rigid.

"Get inside the house. Lock the door and don't unlock it except for me." He said sternly as he disappeared out of site. After an hour he returned but still looked bothered. "It's fine I just thought I saw someone". Kyo said.

The incident was all but forgotten until a few days later. Kyoko was walking towards the Opera House; lost in the music coming from her head phones she didn't notice the figure that had started to follow her. Later that night as she was returning home she felt someone following her. Turning around she found a man who looked slightly disheveled, "Can I help you?" she asked.

"Kyoko Sohma?" he asked his voice agitated

"Yes? Can I help you?" She asked as she began to back away and attempted to pull her phone out to call for her dad to come get her

"It's not fair" he said not looking at her, he seemed on edge as he reached in to his pocket and began to step forward

"Um I have somewhere I have to be" Kyoko said nervously as she backed herself in to a wall with him still advancing.

"It's not fair that she's gone and you're here!" he screamed as he pulled out a knife and moved to stab her. She lifted her arm to protect herself, and once the knife connected with the skin she acted on instinct. Within a moment she had pushed him away knocking him down and began to run as fast as she could. Breaking the heels she had been wearing she kicked them off as she saw the man following her, as he reached her again this time Kyoko struck before he was able sending him flying against the iron fence across from her then she turn and flew down the street the precinct that was down the block from where she was at.

"Please you have to help me I've been attacked!" She yelled as several officers came to assist her. She was rushed to the emergency room as the knife that was still in her arm was embedded into her bone. As the Doctors swarmed around her Hatori appeared.

"Hatori what are you doing here?" she asked as he picked up her chart and examined the x-ray

"I am here to make sure you get the best care your parents are talking to the police and Akito is contacting some personal security for you and your family for the time being." He said as he looked at the wrapping on her arm and deciding that it was unfit removed it and began rewrapping.

"Why what's going on? " She asked as an officer walked in to the room followed by her father who looked angrier than she had ever seen him.

"Clear the room." The officer said as all of the other doctors except the former dragon left. He continued to examine Kyoko as her father stepped forward.

"Dad what's going on?" Kyoko asked as she stared at her father who was visibly shaking in rage as he concentrated on the bandage around her arm.

"Will she be okay?" he grumbled ignoring her question.

"She will, we have to be meticulous with cleaning it so it doesn't get infected but the most damage done was a small chip in her ulna thankfully the doctors here where able to remove all of it. She will have a scar but a plastic surgeon can make sure it's as unnoticeable as possible." Hatori said as he walked out to discuss what kinds of medication they were going to give her to fight off infection.

"Dad?!" She said a little louder as he turned "dad!" She shouted as Kyo began to walk out of the room. But when he opened the door Kazuma was waiting there, frustration on his face.

"You have to tell her" he said calmly.

"Grandpa?" Kyoko called to the older man who came over and gave her a hug as she trembled in his arms.

"That's just it little one I am not your biological grandfather." She just staring at her father as he gripped the door way knuckles white as he trembled with rage that he had forgotten he was capable of. "She has to hear this story from you Kyo." The martial arts master turned and spoke to the back of the former cat.

"I already knew that." The teen stated calmly as her father turned around pale a questioning look on his face "I am fifteen not stupid." She said bluntly "I did the math years ago I figured it out when I was ten."

"Then why didn't you say something little one?" he asked as he moved to sit down in the chair by the bed.

"Cause if figured dad had his reasons, besides it's not like I really care. You've always looked after all of us, and mom and dad were always happy whenever you were around. So I just went with the flow. I won't tell Neko he can figure it out for himself when he is older. But what I want to know is what does that have to do with this situation?" Sighing Kyo began to tell his daughter everything from his mother's suicide, his father's anger, the bet with Akito, and how Kazuma took him in. "Okay a little confusing but I think I understand but what does that have to do with this?" She asked lifting her bandaged arm in front of his face.

"Kyoko the man who attacked you was my father." He said shame filling his voice.

"What!?" She shouted.Looking over at the man she considered her grandfather the elder simply nodded his head yes as Kyo took several deep breaths, trying to calm the rage that had built up once again.

"A few days ago I thought I saw him in our yard. I chased him off and alerted Akito that he was here. When I wasn't locked in to that room he went crazy. At our wedding he sent us letter that basically vowed to make sure we understood his pain. We hadn't seen him since graduation." Kyo took a long breath and stared at the floor.

"How do you know it's him?"

"On our way over here the police ran his prints, he is wanted in a couple of cities for embezzlement. I don't know how he found out about where you would be or what roots you take home but you're not walking anymore and before you leave I am going to make sure you can defend yourself." He said as Hatori returned with her release papers.

It's been two years and there is still no trace of him, I'd like to see him attack me now. The scar on her arm burned at the memory Funny even with the best plastic surgeons there is still a scar. She sighed as she continued speaking "So you see Mrs. Hashimoto, or should I call you Miss. Kinoshita? Hmmm it says here" as she pulls out a file and begins to read from it. "Minani Hashimoto formally Kinoshita. Vice president of the prince Yuki fan club, huhh. According to my information you really hated my mother."

"That has nothing to do with..." Minani began but was quickly interrupted.

"Your right this should have nothing to do with me. So why don't you do us all a favor and give up. If you should be mad at anyone be mad at Riku after all he is Yuki's son" Kyoko said calmly

"Don't bring me into this!" Riku shouted as the bell rang for break the students burst out of their seats as their teacher collapsed in to her own. Kyoko approached the desk and quietly spoke.

"The next time you try to single me out I won't be having this discussion with you." She warned as her security followed her out of the room. Riku watched as all of the class swarmed her asking why their teacher had a problem with her mother and what did it have to do with Riku. She giggled as she put her forefinger up to her lips and said "It's a secret."

Riku laid his head on the desk as he groaned. Why me?