Ah sorry I haven't updated in four days! I thought school wouldn't get in the way…and it doesn't. I've just been distracted lately so sorry! You can say I have a one-track mind. Now we're here with chapter 37. Going pretty fast but still not fast enough. But I won't rush it so no worries whatsoever. Well on with the fic!

"So how did you convince Hiro-san to paint your posters Tohru-chan? You're getting me quite curious," Hana said.

"Let's just say that your rumors are true. He does paint beautiful pictures of Kisa!" Tohru exclaimed which made Hana laugh.

"So it was true. But he must be a sweet boy to do such things. As they say, love can make a person do crazy things," Hana said.

"But I don't find it crazy. Well drawing pictures of Kisa is true but what really happen was that, I talked some sense into him about holding his regrets," Tohru said telling the truth.

"You're such a good person Tohru-chan. You're always willing to do the right thing," Hana said solemnly.

"Well I just know that doing the right thing is always a good thing. But what surprised me more is that he's even going to do a portrait as well!" Tohru said which made Hana's eyes expanded as big as saucepans.

"Well this is a first since I've heard such a thing. Which gives me an idea but I won't tell you just yet. I need to make the appointment and we'll be all set. So be ready for me to summon you," Hana said seriously.

Tohru just nodded and didn't say anything else.

It didn't take long for Hana to summon Tohru. It actually was only two days before she actually called Tohru. Tohru didn't mind since waiting was always something that she couldn't stand.

"Um, I'm going now!" Tohru called out to whoever was listening.

"Bye Tohru-chan!" Kana called out followed by a grunt coming from Mayu.

When Tohru got to Hana's house, Hana wasn't there for she had a morning engagement to attend.

Megumi led Tohru to Hana's dressing room like he always did but this time, he handed her a kimono that seemed to have a tear in it in one of the sleeves, on the back where the design was, and near the back of the hem as well. It was rather shameful for it was a rather nice kimono. Simple but nice. It was a white kimono with a golden obi. The design had a cheetah on it getting ready to kill. It even seemed to sparkle in the direct light.

"Hana has instructed you to wear this," Megumi said.

"Ano, but why? There's some holes in it! But wait was it my doing? Oh no, I don't want Hana-chan to see it! I might get in trouble!" Tohru yelled out frantically. Megumi finally managed to calm Tohru down.

"Relax Tohru-san Hana knows that kimono is torn. But she clearly instructed for you to wear it. She should be back any minute now. You can ask her then," Megumi said. "So I suggest that you will go change now. I'll wait here so I can tie your obi."

Tohru just nodded and went to change. It was making Tohru feeling down since it was torn. When she came out Megumi did the honors of tying the obi.

"Don't feel bad about the kimono, Tohru-san. It just needs a little bit of repairing and it'll be good as new. So no worries are neccessary," Megumi said tying the last of the obi knot firmly.

"I guess you're right. But who can be so irresponsible to let a precious kimono get torn?" Tohru asked.

"Well it's not Hana's. She borrowed it from her old okiya. One of the apprentice geisha-to-be accidentally torn it by snagging it on a nail. That's the hole near the hem. The back one had the same problem. The arm one, well I don't really know but she must've snag that as well. I don't know the whole story really," Megumi said.

Just then, Hana came in the dressing room.

"My oh my, looking nice as always," Hana said fixing her hair a bit.

"But Hana-chan, why am I wearing a torn kimono?" Tohru asked worriedly.

Hana nodded her head to Megumi and he left the room but returned a few moments later with a sharp knife.

"Well you remember Hatori right Tohru-chan? Well we need to get you to the hospital for a visit," Hana said taking the knife from Megumi.

"But I'm not sick and I don't seem to have any sustain injuries," Tohru said examining herself.

"I know that, which is why we're going to cut you in the places where the rips are. We need to get you to see him for a special visit but he'll only see you as a patient. Now lie flat on your stomach for me please. So I can cut you," Hana said making Tohru face down at the floor.

"Have you gone mad Hana-chan?" Tohru asked flinching her head up.

"Don't you trust me? If you're too nervous for me to cut you, then do it yourself. Here I'll have Megumi mark the cuts so you know where to cut exactly," Hana said motioning Megumi to get one of her charcoal sticks to line her eyebrows.

Megumi made 3 lines where the rips were marking it hard enough to see, but soft enough for it won't leave too much of a mark. Tohru couldn't help but laugh for the charcoal stick was really tickling her.

"Don't move so much or else I'll make a mistake," Megumi said. Tohru tried her best to hold the tingling sensation she was feeling.

Finally half of the torture was over. All was left was the actual cutting part. Tohru gulped as she held the knife against her leg. She squeezed her eyes so hard that it felt as though she were about to sprain her eyes. Tohru bit her lip for she was rather scared about cutting herself. It was as if she were about to commit suicide but was too scared to do so.

"Tohru you can't close your eyes! You might make a mistake!" Hana said grabbing the knife from Tohru who felt a moment's relief that is until Hana said, "I'll just do it for you're making it a days worth of a job for some simple boo-boos."

"That's too shallow Hana-san. He wouldn't even see it since it's rather small," Megumi said.

"Megumi I know what I'm doing. If you keep interrupting me, I'll make a mistake," Hana barked.

"Maybe I should do it," Megumi argued trying to grasp the knife out of Hana's hand.

"No I can do it," Hana said fighting back.

As each of them played tug-o-war of the knife, Tohru just watched them sweat dropping for it was rather cute how they fought like brother and sister. But Tohru then broke out of her thoughts when she felt a sharp stinging pain against her leg.

"Owwie," Tohru squealed. She looked and saw the horror on Hana's and Megumi's face.

"Ano, did you cut it wrong?" Tohru asked trying to see the back of her leg which was difficult for she was in an uncomfortable position.

"Well Megumi wouldn't let go of the knife and when he did let go, it slipped out of my hand and swiftly cut you perfectly. We're shocked that it came out just right," Hana said feeling relieved.

"Ano, I'm sorry for arguing Hana-san. Please forgive me," Megumi said bowing in shame.

"It's alright Megumi. I'll let your cut the other two cuts on Tohru, because I know you want to," Hana said winking at him and Megumi blushed like crazy.

"It's nothing like that," Megumi said feeling rather flustered as he grabbed the knife. Hearing Hana's words made him rather shaky but Megumi did his best not to make a mistake.

"Ah, I'll do your back one first," Megumi said calmly. "So um, I'm going to need you to take off your kimono, since the cut is on the lower back." His face looked sunburned from blushing when he said his last statement.

Tohru hesitated and looked at Hana for any help at all but Hana only said, "Well do it Tohru-chan, or I'll be angry if you don't cooperate with us."

Tohru felt rather shy and embarrassed as she slowly took the top half of her kimono off revealing her pale back. She shivered slightly when she felt Megumi's hands touching her as he sliced her wound. She bit her lip and held her tears in. This one hurt rather quite a bit.

"Ano, this seems to be a rather large cut," Tohru said.

"Well we need to make it realistic as possible and that's how big the rip is in the kimono," Hana said. She put a towel on the two freshly cut wounds so it wouldn't bleed so much.

"Oh dear. How are we going put your kimono back on without you bleeding all over it?" Hana asked.

"You can put a bandage on for the time being and explain that you didn't want her to ruin the kimono as much as it is already. It's already torn but staining it might be dreadful," Megumi said.

"I guess that makes things easier," Hana said appearing with a first aid kit and put flimsy gauze on Tohru's cuts doing a poor job but was able to withstand it from not seeping through the bandage.

"I'm done Tohru-chan, you can put your kimono back on," Hana said cleaning up her mess.

Tohru groaned as she put the kimono on for the cuts were making her rather sore. Although the pain wasn't quite over yet.

"We're more than halfway there. Just one more cut, and we'll be done with it," Megumi said grabbing Tohru's wrist gently. They both blushed and covered their embarrassment by not looking at each other in the eye.

Megumi was shaking as if he were hypoglycemic or had Parkinson's disease as he pushed the sleeve of Tohru's kimono up showing her bare forearm.

I'm finally being able to feel Tohru's touch. But I must be concentrating or I might mess up.Megumi said inside of his head but wasn't paying attention that he accidentally made two curves on Tohru's forearm.

"Ah! Megumi you weren't being careful!" Hana scolded. "There's only supposed to be one curve not two! How did you even mess up?"

"Eh? I'm so sorry Tohru-chan!" Megumi said in a panic.

"Ano, it's alright, I kind of like it. It looks like a heart you see?" Tohru said holding her bloody forearm shaped like a heart.

"Well how are we suppose to explain how there's two curves instead of one?" Hana asked holding her head as if she had a headache.

"We'll just cut another curve. They won't know the difference once we return it," Megumi said.

"But what if they do figure out that rip wasn't there before?" Hana asked.

"We'll say it was already there," Megumi said already cutting the kimono.

"Well whatever. Well now that's done and over with we'll be leaving shortly and when we get there Tohru-chan, I want you to pretend that you fainted from seeing the sight of your blood. So that can be our explanation," Hana said but didn't speak too soon for when Tohru saw how much blood was coming out, she fainted.

"I guess that worked well enough," Megumi said.

"Well I'm going to need you to carry her to Hatori's clinic," Hana said which made Megumi blushed since he'll be holding Tohru so close to him.

"Well let's get going now," Hana said heading out the door.

Megumi looked at Tohru sprawled across the floor and picked her up gently. Fortunately she was tiny and light so Megumi had no problem carrying her all the way to the clinic.

"Hatori-san! I need to see Hatori-san and fast!" Hana screeched pretending that it was something tragic. A nurse recognized the famous Hana and quickly rushed to find Hatori. As they waited, Hana took off the bandaged through the rips for she didn't want to go through the hassle of taking the whole kimono off and wouldn't have to explain how the bandages were already there. She gave them to Megumi who threw them away.

Just then another nurse said, "He'll be with you in a jiffy but follow me please." And with this she led Hana, Megumi, and the still fainted Tohru to a room.

"Hana-san? What may I ask of your presence here today?" Hatori said walking in like nothing was no big deal.

"It's terrible Hatori-san. You remember Tohru-chan right?" Hana asked as Hatori nodded his head. "Well I don't know how or when, but it seemed as though she fell and cut herself in various places. I think she was walking around and tripped and landed on something sharp. But I don't really know!" Hana said over-the-top-drastically.

I think you've over done it Hana-san Megumi thought to himself giving Hana a look who shook off his glare as fake tears came down her face.

"Oh if she has wounds, it'll ruin her career in becoming a geisha!" Hana dramatically said.

"Well if you will set her on this table, and I'll have a look at her," Hatori said looking at Megumi who was still carrying Tohru.

I can't tell if this is a regular hospital or not. What is this, a pet clinic? I swear I heard a dog barking in the waiting room. He's treating Miss Tohru as if she were a sick dog. Megumi said in his mind.

As he lifted Tohru bridal-style, he gently placed her on the table and said, "Are you just a doctor or do you treat animals as well?" Megumi asked.

"I'm only a doctor but some people get screwed up and think I'm a vet so that's why I get animal patients as well," Hatori said checking Tohru's pulse.

"But what about vaccinations? Do you get those mixed up?" Megumi asked.

"Nope. I'm not stupid and brainless idiots like some cousins of mine," Hatori said bluntly. "Now where the cuts that you need to show me?"

Hana pointed at the Tohru's lower back, back of her right leg, and her left forearm. "These are the only ones I can find."

"Well I'm going to need your help to take off her kimono so I can see the wounds clearly," Hatori said.

"But that's preposterous!" Megumi said in outraged. "That means you'll see her naked."

"I'm a doctor don't forget. I'm only doing my job and I'm only taking the top part off so don't get all steamed. I won't harm your little girlfriend here," Hatori said making Megumi's head steam.

As Hana helped Hatori take the top part of the kimono off, she said, "I think might've fainted from seeing her own blood. I don't think she can handle the sight of blood."

"It may be possible," Hatori said examining Tohru's back while Hana blocked her front so no one would see her. "Well it's a deep cut. It'll need some bandaging and some disinfectant. But she'll be fine," Hatori said taking a small bottle of disinfectant and pouring it onto a small rag. As he gently placed it on Tohru's lower back, Tohru woke up and let out a shrill that could be heard from miles!

"AH! That hurts!" Tohru cried. "Ano, where am I?" After calming down, Tohru finally was able to recognize her surrounds even though she didn't know where she is.

"You're at Hatori-san's clinic. You fell and cut yourself in various places and then you fainted. Do you remember?" Hana said having a look in her eyes that read 'don't blow our cover now!'

Tohru got the message and said, "I fell? I don't remember. I remember fainting but I don't have the slightest idea of what happened."

"Well you probably suffered another one of your concussions. This should be a new record for you. It's been awhile since your last visit here," Hatori said bandaging Tohru's cuts.

"Ano, arigato for bandaging me up," Tohru said feeling rather ashamed.

"Will there be any scars whatsoever?" Hana asked worriedly.

"Well the cuts on her lower back and on her leg will heal nicely. But I'm afraid the one on her forearm might leave a faint scar. It looked pretty deep. But it shouldn't be too noticeable. If you look at it closely, it looks like a heart," Hatori said wrapping Tohru's forearm up.

"Well I won't be worried about that. In fact, it might add something to your look," Hana said smiling.

"Well you should be fine in the next couple of days. Change these bandages once a day but be sure to put this antibiotic on it so it won't get infected," Hatori said giving some extra bandages and a bottle filled with liquid.

"Ano, arigato gozaimasu Hatori-san," Tohru said smiling. He gave her a small smile although it was really hard to tell.

"Well thank you for helping us on short notice. Um Tohru, Megumi? Wait for me outside, for I have a few things to ask to Hatori," Hana said shooing the teenagers out before they protested.

"I still don't get why I had to cut myself just to see Hatori-san. It doesn't really make sense. And that hurt a lot as well," Tohru said covering her bandage on her arm with her sleeve.

"Well I would tell you but Hana-san doesn't even tell me the personal things. You should ask her about it," Megumi said. He looked up the sky and asked, "Nanji desu ka?"

"Well telling by the sky I say it should be around 2 or so," Tohru said. "Why do you ask?"

"Eh no particular reason. Just trying to say something interesting," Megumi said. Before Tohru could say anything, Hana came out with a smile on her face.

"Why are you so happy?" Megumi asked.

"Oh nothing really," Hana said still smiling. "Let's go home shall we?"

"Ano Hana-chan? Is there a particular reason why I had to go see Hatori-san today? Because it doesn't seem like nothing special happened," Tohru asked curiously.

"Well I figured to beat Kagura and Rin by a landslide is to do your mizuage early. So I'm setting up candidates asking some of the Sohma family," Hana said walking rather fast.

It took a moment for the words to sink in before Tohru and Megumi exclaimed in unison, "WHAT?!?!?!?"

"Oh dear, I think I have a lot of explaining to do," Hana said giggling like a child.

kimchee: A lot of suspense I see.

Megumi: Of course you just had to leave a cliffhanger!

kimchee: I'm the author. I'll do what I want. Besides I like seeing how you're reaction was about this.

Tohru: Ano, what's a mizuage?

kimchee: Eh heh heh um ask Hana for I'm not going to tell you. Or better yet ask Megumi!

Megumi: Don't make me hurt you.

kimchee: Well gotta run. Until next time!