author's note.

Hello there! Rawr, I still am sick, but I had to write this chapter for you guys. I wasn't feeling too good yesterday so I actually went to bed. I don't know if I've told you guys about this in other authors notes, but I am sort of a cross between an insomniac and nocturnal. Haha, anyway. I don't really like sleeping and I don't need too much sleep. I could go on 5 hours of sleep, but I do sleep in sometimes. But, I got woken up because I had to go say goodbye to my Aunt, Uncle, and cousins who left for New York today. It was fun to see them, and I might be going to New York for Thanksgiving. Can you Macy's Day parade? XD Haha, anyway, I'm really not feeling too good and I had big plans for this chapter, but it turned out medeocre. I hope you guys all like it, though.

disclaimer.

I don't own Fruits Basket. I'm too sick to come up with any kind of funny thing here. XD

dedication.

To my grandparents.

After the yacht party, Momiji had decided to lay low for a little bit. Sometimes partying was fun, but that had just been insane. And, he had been too busy worrying about Evelyn to actually take in the full effect of it. Not that he was sorry about that, he loved Evelyn and he was just glad that she was alright.

It was a Friday night, eleven o'clock to be precise. Brad and Jared had taken a whole week to go on a vacation to New York City with some other people from the dorm building. They had offered an invitation to Momiji and Evelyn, but he had declined. One night partying with those lunatics was enough, but a whole week, no thanks.

A few cartons of empty Chinese take out were loitered on the ground. Momiji and Evelyn had ordered in and were now on the sixth movie of their all-night-long movie marathon. They had already watched "Gone With The Wind", "Titanic", "Die Hard", "Ocean's Eleven", "The Godfather", and now they were watching "Casablanca." They had gone to Blockbuster and each picked out twelve movies. Whether or not they were going to watch all of them this week, well, that was yet to be discovered.

Momiji flopped over on his stomach, looking over at Evelyn and flashing a smile. She was perched on Jared's bean bag chair, hugging her knees to her chest and intimately watching the movie. Momiji smiled, yawning. He knew that he was lucky to have met her, that he had found that girl that he loved. But, he still had that thing in the back of his head that still felt guilty. He was harboring a deep secret, one that she didn't know.

He had managed to keep the fact that he was a member of the zodiac a secret so far. He had made up excuses, or avoided all together, holding her or embracing her…as painful and tempting as it was. Momiji yawned, settling down into the bed and continued watching the movie.

A pound at the door interrupted Momiji's concentration. He looked towards the door, then at Evelyn. "Who is that?" She asked. Momiji shrugged, yawning once more. If it was one of Jared or Brad's ex-lovers, he really was going to try and get a dorm transfer. Momiji opened the door, not bothering to look to see who it is.

"Hell—oh." Momiji blinked, looking at the site in front of him. Kyo, Yuki, Tohru and Haru stood in front of him, his jaw practically fell to the floor. What the hell? What were they doing here? Momiji felt completely and totally confused.

"We came all this damn way down here, are you gonna let us in?" Kyo gruffly inquired. Momiji blushed, and frantically stepped back, cracking the door open more to let his friends come inside. He looked over them, happy to see that they hadn't changed much. Kyo had a bit of a scruffy beard growing, but it was just stubble. Yuki looked terribly tired, but other than that, they were just as he left them.

"Nice dorm you got here, squirt," Haru brotherly-like teased. If Momiji would have been any other moment, Momiji would have returned the tease. But, right now, he was nervous. Evelyn was here, and if they said anything that embarassed him or even mentioned that there was something, err, 'different' about him, it could be all over.

Momiji kicked one of the cartons under his bed. "Thanks." He said, sitting down on the edge of his bed. He caught Evelyn's glance, and she nervously looked up at Momiji, not standing up from her seat on the bean bag chair. Momiji didn't blame her, he would be equally as nervous, if not more nervous, if the roles were switched.

"Hello, Momiji." Tohru waved from behind Kyo. A diamond engagement ring glittered in the dim light of the dorm when she chipperly waved. Momiji made a mental note to question about it later. Right now, he wasn't going to say anything.

"Hello Tohru." Momiji awkwardly replied. Evelyn felt a little nervous sitting down on the ground obviously, because she rose to her feet and took a seat next to Momiji.

"Aren't you going to introduce us to your lady friend, Momiji?" Yuki asked. Momiji directed his glance towards his relative. Yuki looked so exhausted, and Momiji didn't blame him. Yuki was studying to be a doctor at a college in Japan, but he was still living at Shigure's house. Yuki had had a few girlfriends, but Momiji knew that he still was longing for Tohru.

"Oh, yes!" Momiji said, the blush returning to his cheeks. "This is my girlfriend, Evelyn," He said, turning to her. It felt good to say it, his girlfriend. Everyone that he had introduced her too already knew that she was his girlfriend. Momiji turned his gaze back to his friends, inwardly smirking at their looks of surprise. "This is Kyo, Yuki, Haru, and Tohru."

"Hello," Evelyn smiled. "Nice to meet you."

Momiji glanced over at the television, reaching out for the remote control. He paused it, knowing quite well that him and Evelyn were probably not going to be getting back to their movie anytime soon. Now that Yuki, Haru, Kyo, and Tohru were here…that basically eliminated their 'night of relaxation.'

"So, I think that we should take you all out for dinner," Tohru offered, standing up and smiling. "I mean, uh, if it's alright," She blushed.

Momiji looked to Kyo, Yuki and Haru. They all looked bored, tired, and basically about as jet lagged as Momiji probably looked when he first got here. Momiji wanted to say, 'No, I think that we should talk about why you're here first of all.' But, he didn't. It'd be nice for them to meet Evelyn and get to know her, anyway.

"I think that would be nice," Evelyn nodded, smiling. Obviously she had taken a liking to Tohru, as Tohru had to Evelyn. Well, they were possibly two of the most important girls in Momiji's life, one being his best girl friend and the other being his actual girl friend. "We can eat at my family's resteraurant, then we won't have to pay. If you'd like." She said, with a smile.

Momiji nodded. "That sounds alright." He glanced out the window at the dark sky and nodded. He slid a jacket on over his shoulders, looking to Evelyn to try and possibly deliver a message to her through his glance, but that wasn't working out so well. She was already heading out the door, chatting with Tohru.

Momiji went to walk out the door when Kyo stopped him. Tohru and Evelyn were already headed towards the stairs, so Momiji stopped. Even though Tohru could be a bit spacey at times, she would keep an eye on Evelyn, as Evelyn would for Tohru. "What?" Momiji asked, his glare apparent now that the ladies had left the room.

"Oh gee, you're still a brat. Big surprise." Kyo rolled his eyes. Yuki rolled his eyes.

"What are you doing here?" Momiji questioned. No use for small talk. Small talk was annoying in the first place, but now that their stay was becoming more and more lengthened, Momiji was growing more and more suspicious.

Haru exchanged a glance with Yuki and Kyo and then looked towards Momiji. "We're worried about you." Haru said plainly.

Momiji almost collapsed. They were worried about him? That was not possible. All through high school, they all had been his friends, but even Haru had treated him like he was still below them. Momiji had probably brought that on himself, acting so immature and naïve and feminine when he was supposed to be as manly as Haru. Now he was probably equal with all of them, but still.

"What?" Momiji said after a few moments of thick, awkward silence.

"Things haven't been the same since you left," Yuki said. Now it was time to talk, but Momiji was still not sure if they were telling the complete truth. "First of all, Momo misses you. She says hello, but for obvious reasons we couldn't bring her. Hatori says hello as well, but you probably have been talking to him," Yuki continued. Momiji blushed, looking away for a moment. He had been speaking to Hatori, but not as much as usual.

"But most of all, Akito has been acting really suspicious lately. We told him we were coming," Yuki continued, pausing for a few moments. "And…and he tried to get us to take you back with us."

Momiji smirked, leaning against the bureau. "Big surprise, I'm sure that Akito isn't happy with me being here," He said, rolling his eyes. "And I appreciate the concern, guys. But I can't and I won't leave. I like it here, I have friends. I have Evelyn." He said.

It was silent, and no one made any move to change it. Momiji looked towards the door. "Now, if you excuse me, but I think that we are letting Tohru and Evelyn walk around an unfamiliar city by themselves." Momiji said, waltzing over to the door and opening it.

That did it, because within a few moments, Yuki and Kyo were rushing through the door…with Haru following behind them. Momiji smirked, walking with them. Even though he was looking forward to this somewhat, he still was worried about what they said. Knowing Akito, it was never good to underestimate what he could do.

Momiji shook it off, following them onto the elevator. He flashed a loving smile at Evelyn, who returned the gesture, but then began talking to his relatives. If she could handle his insane family, then she was definitely the girl for him.