Monday:

"SCHOOL TODAY, KIDDIES!"

Shigure was going up and down the hallway banging a pot at five in the morning. School was starting up again for Kyo and Yuki, while it was Yumi and Ren's first day.

"C'mon! I made breakfast!" Mai yelled from the kitchen.

Ren groaned and sat up in bed. Rubbing her eyes, she looked beside her and smiled. Yuki had the covers pulled over his head, trying to block out his cousin's rude awakening.

"Good morning, Yuki."

Her soft tone caused him to pull back the covers a bit so he could see her. She only giggled at the glare on his face. She had found out that Yuki was not a morning person and she thought it was quite amusing to see his reactions to things until he was fully awake.

"Good morning," he grumbled, stumbling out of the bed.

Ren giggled at him. Hearing her from outside, Shigure stuck his head in.

"Did I miss something that would have been fun to watch?"

Yuki pushed Shigure's head out of the door way as he walked past him on his way towards the bathroom.

"Keep your dirty thoughts inside your mind instead of flying out of your mouth."

When he had disappeared in the bathroom, Shigure turned to the young girl with a grin on his face.

"Adorable, isn't he?"

She just shook her head and smiled.

Kyo and Yumi

"Damn Shigure and his enthusiasm," Kyo muttered, turning over in his bed.

His face met a curtain of blonde hair.

"Eh?"

Propping himself up on his elbow, he leaned over his fiancé to see if she was awake. Her eyes were closed and she was breathing steadily. As he went to shake her awake, the blonde turned to him.

"BOO!"

"THE HELL!?"

Kyo tumbled backwards off the bed and onto the floor. He could hear hysterical laughter filling the room.

"You think that's funny?"

"I think it's HILARIOUS!"

Getting up, he walked over to her with a huge smirk on his face. The laughter stopped as Yumi's eyes widened. As Kyo lunged at her, she jumped off the bed. Heading towards the door, she was stopped by an arm that wrapped around her abdomen and pulled her into the person behind her.

"Gotcha."

Kyo started tickling her and she couldn't help but laugh till tears came to her eyes. After a little while, he stopped and leaned his head on her shoulder.

"Go get ready for school," he whispered in her ear.

Sticking her tongue at him, she dashed off out the door.

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An hour later:

Arriving at their high school, the four teenagers ran into three girls at the gate.

"Oh! Yuki and Kyo! Who are your friends?" a girl with long brown hair with ribbons in it asked.

The girl seemed to have a very bubbly personality, which was expressed by the smile on her face. Her companions looked somewhat intimidating compared to her. The blonde was tall and stood with her hands on her hips, while the dark haired girl stared at them with a somewhat blank face.

"Oh, Ms. Honda, this is Ren and Yumi Tomimoto. They are now living with us," Yuki smiled at his classmate.

"Hi! I'm Tohru Honda. These are my best friends Arisa Uotani and Saki Hanajima. I hope we can all become really good friends!"

The bell rang at that moment so they all had to run to get to class on time. Throughout the day the Tomimoto sisters learned that Tohru had lost her mom a couple years ago and that she had camped out in a tent on Sohma property. She had stayed with Shigure, Yuki, and Kyo for a year up until mid December. She had recently moved in with Hana (Saki). Tohru promised she'd be checking in often at the Sohma residence, as she knew the secret. She was incredibly excited to meet more zodiac members in the Tomimoto family.

The group ate lunch together every day and got to be really good friends. They even got used to the frequent Yuki and Kyo like arguments that randomly popped up between Ren and Yumi.

Valentine's Day:

Before anyone knew it, the girls had already stayed a month and it was Valentine's Day. Mai and Ren were up very early in the morning. They had decided to make homemade chocolates. Mai had asked Yumi if she would like to participate also, but hearing that Ren would be doing so, she refused. Instead, she went out to the store right after that and bought chocolate to give out. After they had both finished the chocolates, Ren heard someone in the living room. Going in there, she found Yuki collapsed on the table still half asleep. She held onto the wrapped chocolate she had in her hand.

"Yuki…"

He looked up at her and gave her a small smile.

"Good morning. You were up very early this morning. Are you alright?"

"I was just making this. Happy Valentine's Day."

Yuki blinked in surprise at the gift. Standing up, he took it and smiled at Ren.

"You really shouldn't have-"

"Oh! But I wanted to. You've been really nice to me and I really like it here," she objected," Besides, I wanted to beat all the girls at school by getting my chocolates to you first."

Smiling, Yuki kissed her forehead.

"Thank you."

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Kyo opened his eyes to come face to face with a nicely wrapped package. Sitting up, he looked around for Yumi, but she was nowhere in sight. Picking up the package, he read the tag. It was to him from Yumi. His goofy grin appeared as he got up. Walking out of the room, he ran straight into her. She had been coming to wake Kyo up before they were late for school.

"Oh!" she laughed as Kyo grabbed her before she went flying backwards, "Good morning, Kyo."

Kyo tapped the gift in his hand before looking Yumi in the eye.

"Hey…thanks."

She winked at him before pulling him out of the room.

"C'mon. You're gonna make us late for school."

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After the teenagers had left for school, Mai sighed. Shigure stuck his head into the kitchen and looked at her seriously.

"I heard that. What are you upset about?"

Blushing, she faced him with a smile on her face. Walking over to him, she gently pushed his head out of the kitchen as she exited. He looked at her curiously as she motioned him to follow her to his study. Once in the study, he saw a homemade chocolate heart with a bow wrapped around it sitting on the table.

"Oh, Mai! Did you make this for me? You didn't have to! It looks amazing!"

Blushing madly, she hid her face in her bangs.

"I felt I should. I mean…you let me and my cousins into your home without any complaints. We…we really do like it here, Shigure. Thank you for everything."

With a small grin, Shigure reached out a hand and touched Mai's cheek. He leaned in close to her so their faces were almost touching. He noticed that she was holding her breath slightly, barely breathing from the proximity of their faces. A strong feeling was building in his chest as he looked her in her sparkling blue eyes, which were wide with nervousness. At that moment, there was only one thing he wanted, but was unsure of doing.

"I'm glad you all came. Femininity was just what this home needed and you wonderful ladies brought that."

Stepping away from her, he saw an emotion cross Mai's face. He wasn't able to define it as it passed before he could take good inspection. As he watched her, she crossed to the door.

"Uhm…well…I'm going to go out for some groceries. We've run out of leeks and miso, despite Kyo's distaste for both things. I also have to pick up some milk, too."

"Uh…Mai…"

"And I guess we need salt and sugar. Oh! And we need tea. I can't forget that. I'll be back later."

"Mai!"

With that, she was soon out the door after grabbing a jacket and slipping on her shoes. Shigure sighed and sat behind his desk. He rested his head on the table and started poking the table dejectedly.

"Way to take a step backwards, Shigure. You should have just kissed the girl. Gah!"

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Author's Note: I know, it was more like a filler chapter. I'm sorry! At least it is summer and I can update more. I've been thinking about it and could you all please help me out? If you want to see something in the story happen, now is your chance to speak up and request it. I can't promise I'll do it, but if you suggest something I'll take it under consideration and maybe put it in the story :). Sound good? Thank you for reading! Remember, this story is mostly for fun so please, no flames. But the helpful suggestions I've been getting really mean a lot. Thank you so much!