Note: Thanks so much for the awesome reviews, guys! I LOVE YOU ALL! I really hope you like the direction I point this story in next... YAY CHAPTER 11! Time for some plot twisty-type-things… I hope… Enjoy! Review?!

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Chapter 11: Surprise, Surprise!

After swimming enough to be thoroughly exhausted, Izzy and I laid down on our towels to tan. Even being in anime-world didn't make us less determined to do girly things every once and a while. Shigure had long ago gotten bored and gone back to the house, as had Kyo. Tohru had gone a while later, saying she needed to make lunch. Yuki was still there with us and the three of us had a nice little conversation going on.

"I'd have to say my all time favorite food is chocolate," I said determinedly, finally knocking aside taquitos and Chinese food and selecting a winner.

"Does that even count as a food?" Yuki asked.

"Of course it does! It's a miracle food!" I declared. Izzy nodded her agreement.

"Yuki Yuki! Guess who's here, guess who's HERE!" a slightly annoying childish voice that could only belong to Momiji suddenly called out of nowhere. He hopped excitedly over to us, bringing Haru with him. "We heard you were at the lake house, and we decided to come along too! Isn't that great?!"

Haru sauntered over to Yuki and sat down next to him.

"Hello Haru, Momiji," Yuki said in a slightly exasperated way.

"Who are your friends?" Haru asked.

"Yeah, yeah! Who are they? They're CUTE!" Momiji said, hopping up and down. His animal really wasn't hard to guess, I figured. He was always hopping around.

"I'm Isabel," Izzy supplied, her teeth gritting a bit at giving the formal version of her name. "But call me Izzy."

"And I'm Melony," I said to the towel, always shy and reserved.

"I'm Momiji Sohma, and this is Hatsuharu Sohma!" Momiji said happily. "We're Yuki's cousins, right, right?!"

Haru sighed. "How have you been, Yuki?" he asked.

"I've been all right, Haru," he replied.

"Are you two related, huh huh, are you?!" Momiji asked us, hoping around and sitting between us. It was a miracle he hadn't fallen over and revealed the secret by now.

"Yes, we're sisters," Izzy said, her eyes trained on Haru. I remembered that she'd had a crush on him, too. He did look pretty cute.

"Are you two taking as good of care of Yuki as Tohru-san?" Haru asked suspiciously, looking us over. "Just because you're pretty doesn't mean you're good people for Yuki to be hanging around."

I blushed. "It's not really our job to take care of Yuki. He's taking care of us, more or less. But we're hoping not to be a burden," Izzy said, inching closer to Haru. "How old are you… two… anyway?"

"We're a grade below Yuki here!" Momiji supplied happily. We both pretended to be surprised that Momiji was that old.

Haru was looking between Yuki and I with a strange expression. "Mhm… yeah… I get it…" he said strangely. "Be a good friend to him," he said, cupping my face in his hands and bringing me to look him in the eye. "He deserves that."

"O-okay, of c-course," I said, my face on fire. He grinned.

"You're cute when you blush," he said, pecking me on the cheek. I blushed even more.

"Haru, leave her alone," Yuki sighed, looking at me apologetically. I panted as he released me, falling over backward. Izzy looked like she wanted to worm a kiss out of Haru, too, but didn't know how.

Momiji hopped over and kissed Izzy on the cheek, just like he had to Tohru, smiling. "I didn't want you to feel left out," he said.

"Er… thanks," Izzy said dryly.

"I want to share your room, Yuki," Haru said.

"Can I sleep in Tohru's room? Please?!" Momiji asked.

"No, Momiji," Yuki said.

"But Kyo's a meanie!"

"Momiji, we'll figure it out, okay?"

Momiji smiled. "Okay!"

"Are you ready to go back to the house, Melony-san and Isabel-san?" Yuki asked.

"Yep!" Izzy said, hopping up. I tried to follow suit, but tripped on my towel and fell over. I laughed at my clumsiness.

"Here," Yuki said, extending his hand with a little smile. I took it nervously and let him help me up.

"Thank you, Yuki-san," I said, brushing myself off and hurrying to catch up to Izzy, Haru, and Momiji, who had already started walking. Izzy was saying something to Haru, who smiled, and said something back.

"It would seem your sister is a bit of a flirt," Yuki said softly beside me.

I laughed. "That she is," I responded. "In a lot of ways… we're quite like opposites… and yet we're the same in so many others…"

Yuki nodded thoughtfully. "If Haru liked her," he mused, "He might leave me alone."

I gave him a questioning look, partly surprised that he was being so open, and partly keeping the sham I had no idea what he was talking about.

Yuki blushed and shook his head, "Sorry, I was thinking out loud."

I smiled, watching the strange trio before us walk up the hill, Izzy laughing, Momiji bouncing, and Haru smiling. Events certainly were getting more and more interesting.

End note: Ugh… I really think I mucked Haru up… he's hard, because he's so SERIOUS, and then there's his black side. I tried to get a good go at his mysterious personality, but I just don't know… so sorry if he's a bit OOC. Review, and chapter 12 will come sooner!