A/N: An update, yay! Enjoy.

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Yuki's enlarged orbs blinked while Kyo shook with restrained fury, his brows twitching furiously; Shigure's expression showed only mild surprise, though if that was what he was really feeling or not, no one in the house knew, but himself.

"Ms. Honda, let me make sure I understand this correctly; You and Hatsuharu-san...are going out?"

Tohru's beaming face, bright eyes, and jovial countenance was enough to answer the question. "Y-yes, we are."

Next to her, indifferent as ever, Hatsuharu leaned against the wall, hands in his pockets, a nonchalant look on his face.

"What of Rin? Have you forgotten about her? Is she suddenly not important to you anymore?" Shigure seemed almost as if he could care less. Eager brown orbs scanned some papers that were drafts of his next story. The dog's reading glasses were perched on his nose and he fiddled with the rim, holding it in place as if afraid they would fall. His voice sounded distracted, yet at the same time faintly curious.

Stormy eyes decreased in brightness, turning a dark grayish-blue. The cow Zodiac had been prepared for this question, but it was still upsetting. His tone was rough, words sounding harsh to Tohru's ears.

"I still love Rin. I always have and always will continue loving her forever." This made the riceball droop sadly. "But, I can no longer wait for her to decide her own feelings. Either she wants to be with me or she doesn't. And it is clear by now that hanging around me is the last thing she wants." The only girl in the house cheered up at this, but instantly felt bad because of her sisterly affections toward Rin.

"So, in other words, your using Tohru to get over your ex-girlfriend?" The angry words left the mouth of a seething cat. Kyo looked like he wanted nothing more than to beat the living daylights out of the black and white haired Jounouchi.

Yuki, though not pleased himself at the sudden turn of events, could not help but be slightly offended by the accusation. He knew Hatsuharu well enough to know that he was not that kind of person, and wouldn't allow the orange-haired feline to judge the bull so harshly.

"Just because your a dishonest two-timer who lies about being in love with Kagura simply because your scared of your own emotions, doesn't mean that everyone is that sneaky and underhanded. Haru-san is not like that at all. Could you do us all a favor and quit making up lies fueled by your own jealous hatred?"

Instantly the enraged neko's temper shifted to the rat. "Are you asking for a fight?"

Shigure, wanting to save his poor house from any further damage, inturrupted, or rather prevented, the impending fight with one question directed at the cow.

"Thats all well and good, but what exactly are your true feelings for Tohru? Do you really love her, or is this relationship based purely on lust?"

"Of course I love her. Do you even have to ask?" He gave the onigiri an impassioned look, and the ardent expression brought the heat instantly to her cheeks.

"Well there you have it. Now, Tohru, my little flower, how do you feel towards Haru-san?"

Her cheeks flushed even more at the question. Fiddling with her hands due to nervousness, the girl realized that everyone was staring at her. Yuki with gentle curiousity. Kyo with barely contained impatience. Shigure with a calm demeanor.

Lowering her head, she mumbled something softly, unintelligably.

"Yes, Ms. Honda?" Yuki said kindly.

She raised her head and looked anywhere but at Hatsuharu.

"I said that, um, I-I l...lo-love him."

Yuki and Kyo's hearts dropped to the floor. Their hurt expressions cut Tohru like a knife. She grabbed Haru's hand and squeezed it, as if attempting to acquire a small amount of his strength.

Once again, Shigure was the one to break the tension. "Okay then. It seems to me that these two really, truly, deeply love each other; and anyone who dares to get in the way of such passion will have to answer to me!"

He recieved a good head pounding courtesy of Kyo and Yuki for that bold, yet foolish declaration. And even after that, he still had enough courage to say that he was telephoning Ayame to tell him about the, "Lovely Young Couple," and got twin death glares for it.

Properly deterred, the wounded novelist decided to go back to work and retired to his room.

A tense, awkward silence followed his exit. Kyo was glowering at the ground. Yuki was standing absolutely still, hands behind his back, head bowed, expression obscured by his gray bangs.

Haru simply gazed at them peacefully. If he was feeling even the tiniest bit guilty, it never showed.

Tohru was waving her hands around frantically, looking from one sohma brother to the other, a panicked expression clearly shown on her face. She was murmuring, "Um, um," and trying to think of something to say to both of them. Unfortunately, Kyo turned and stormed out without so much as a glance at her, and Yuki followed after a moment, giving her a brief, unreadable look before he left.

Hatsuharu sighed.

"Yuki-kun is mad at me. I feel terrible, but I can't do anything about it. Think he'll ever forgive me?"

Immediately, Tohru's sunny, reassuring demeanor came back, full blast.

"O-of course he will. He is just hurt and upset, but I am sure that he will forgive you. He just needs time to think about what has happened. This is a big surprise to him after all."

That didn't seem to cheer him much.

"He was my first love. Oh, poor Yuki-kun, how can you bear the thought of me with another lover? It will be a long time before he gets over the pain of lost love. The ache of heartbreak doesn't dull quickly."

The onigiri sweatdropped and laughed. Some people never change.