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Chapter 26

A small rabbit with red beady eyes sat on top of my head. He smiled, stroking my brown hair with his tiny pale paws and nose. "M-Momiji?" I pulled the rabbit off my head and looked into his eyes.

"Hallo! Est ist mir!" He said in a different language, surprising me.

"Was that German?"

"Ja! I said hello, it's me," he laughed.

"So you're a zodiac?" I asked the rabbit, placing him down in front of me.

"Ja, can't you tell?" He smirked as a poof of smoke filled the room.

I let out a startled gasp as Momiji stood with his back to me, fully naked. "S-Sorry!" I shrieked, looking away. I felt the deep blush spread across my face as Hatori sighed in the background, handing the zodiac his clothes.

"Momiji, I'm curious on how old you are." I smiled, turning back around when he had changed.

"He is a year older than you Tohru. Kyo and Yuki are the same age as you too, so Momiji is a year above." Hatori replied for him.

"W-What!?" I yelled, jumping back. "I thought he was younger than me!"

"Nope, I am one year older than you!" Momiji laughed, poking my nose gently with his index finger. "It's nice to finally meet you, Tohru!"

"How does everyone know who I am?" I grumbled, wanting to know the reason since it was bugging me somehow.

"Becuase Akito spread around that no one is to hurt you. Plus, you are the very first outsider to learn about the zodiacs yourself."

"Oh..." I said, realising what he was saying. "So there really are twelve zodiacs?"

"Ja! How many of the twelve have you met so far?" Momiji asked as Hatori settled himself back down against the table.

"The rat, the tiger, the sheep, the dragon, the dog, the rabbit," Momiji grinned when I said his zodiac. "And the cat!"

"Y-You've met Kyo!?" Momiji gasped, grabbing my hand.

I nodded, confusion sweeping my face.

"How did you meet him?" Momiji urged me on, raising his brow.

"H-He saved me."

"But how did he save you!?" Two little rabbit ears poked out of his head as his face drew nearer to mine, making me nervous.

"He-"

"Momiji, do not push the matters any further. Akito has told everyone not to ask about Tohru Honda's past, and you know that." Hatori said, attracting our attention.

"I know, sorry Tohru." Momiji sulked.

"I-It's OK!" I patted his head, standing up. "I-I think I'd better head back."

"That's fine, if you need any help then come find me." Hatori said, looking up at me.

"I will, thanks for having me Hatori. See you again, Momiji!" I waved him off before walking back through the gardens.

It took me a while to get back to Shigure's since I got lost a few times, ending up retracing my steps and going around in circles. Once I managed to find the familiar house, I opened the door to a room filled with shouting and loud noises.

"S-Shigure..?" I called through just as a plate was thrown past my head. "Ack!" I ducked as another one came my way, just missing my head. "What's going on!" I crawled into the room, finding Yuki holding a pile of plates and Shigure panicking over the mess of his house.

My eyes trailed over the person standing opposite, his bright orange hair sparking a memory of mine. "K-Kyo!?"

Shigure's house stood in front of me. A cool breeze blew around the tree's, rustling the thin branches and leaves.

"I guess I'd better get it over and done with," I sighed, ruffling my short orange hair.

I slid the door open with a flick of the wrist, walking into the house. "Shigure! Are you there?" I called out to the perverted dog, not getting an answer. "Hello? Anybody home!"

"Will you please lower your voice?" Yuki said from behind me, making a vein pop.

"No, I'll shout as loud as I want!" I yelled, raising my voice just to annoy him.

"What a way to greet me." Yuki growled, walking away into the kitchen.

"H-Hey! Where are you going!?" I shouted, punching one of the paper doors.

"Ahh!" Shigure ran down the stairs at the noise of the paper splitting. "Kyo!" He examined the door before sighing, pulling out a roll of cellotape from his pocket. He ripped off a piece of the sticky material and taped it over the hole.

"It's not my fault, blame Yuki!"

Shigure chuckled, slipping the tape back into his pocket. "You always make an entrance don't you Kyo?"

"I s'pose. Have you seen Tohru around?"

"Tohru? As in Tohru Honda?" He asked with a quirked brow.

"Who else?"

"She went out for a walk not that long ago." He said as Yuki walked out of the kitchen with a stack of plates in his hand.

"What are you gonna do with those-" A plate shot at my face, knocking my head back. "YOU DAMN RAT!" I picked up the table by the leg and threw it at him; causing the the cups and cover on the table to break into pieces on the floor. He ducked, letting the table crash into the wall as Shigure had a panick attack at the state of his house.

"Stop it! Both of you!" Shigure cried, trying to scrounge his good items from our battle.

"SHUT UP, SHIGURE!" Yuki and I said in unison.

"Don't copy me!" I yelled, ducking one of the plates.

"Shut up you dull cat, you are ruining Shigure's house." Yuki glared, throwing a pair of plates.

One hit me in the head while the other shot out the room, making a crashing noise.

Quiet footsteps came from behind, drawing my attention as a sweet voice said, "Kyo!?"

Posting Date: 11th November 2012

Symm: I'm so sorry I didn't update yesterday! I was over my nan's all day since my cousin's were over. They all decided to 'play' fight and my 3-year-old cousin was jumping on my back and legs, so now I'm aching all over O.o They're mad! All of them!

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