Disclaimer: I dun own Fruits Basket! Though I do wish I did, it's just so good ^_^

A/N: Hehee! Have a looky at the reviews; we have some of the characters submitting their thoughts on the story! (eg. Bianca - monkey, Lisa - sheep) How kind of them to make a true appearance ^_^ And I just found out that I've been spelling Izzy's name wrong, Gomene Nezumi-san, I blame spell check! It told me to put an 'le' on the end! I promise it will be right from now on, please forgive me! Anyhow, here are the names again.

Names:

Ushi-san (cow) - Claire

Saru-san (monkey) - Bianca

Neko-san (cat) - Belinda

Inu-san (dog) - Stephanie (Steph) (hehee that's me!)

Hitsuji-san (sheep) - Lisa

Hebi-san (snake) - Jessica

Tora-san (tiger) - Natalie

Usagi-san (rabbit) - Ann-maree

Nezumi-san (mouse) - Isabel (Izzy)

Inoshishi-san (wild boar) - (oops, no one got the Inoshishi ^_^")

Tatsu-san (dragon) - Carissa (Tatsu is another name for dragon, I'm more use to this way of saying it instead of Ryuu, Okay?)

~ Oh and I'm treating these like episodes. A story will start and end at different scenes but it also continues on from the last chappie. It's sort of hard to understand but do you get what I mean? Anyway, I'll try to get more characters in this chappie (Including Claire and Izzy). It's just so easy to write about Belinda and of course I can't forget me, I'm the author after all!

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I don't know if this is chapter 2 or 3, so I'll just call it the next chappie!

Baka Hebi (Stupid Snake)

"I'm going out to buy some more medicine," Hatori announced at the door, putting his coat on. (by the way, this takes place at about 12pm, okay, just thought you'd like to know) (Oh, also Tohru had to go out shopping before and Kyou, Belinda, Yuki and Izzy went with her)

"Ah! Tori-san! What a fabulous idea, a shopping trip!" Ayame screamed happily, "Ne Gure-san? Why don't we take the girls along?"

"Nani? Gomene Aya, I wasn't listening," called Shigure who had been talking to Jessica, Carissa and Steph.

"I said, 'Ah! Tori-san! What a fabulous idea, a shopping trip! Ne Gure-san? Why don't we take the girls along?'" he screamed just as dramatically and happily as before. (Geez, who the hell does that! I swear he's a mad man!)

"That is a fabulous idea, how 'bout it, wanna come?" Shigure asked the three girls.

"But whose going to look after the others while we're gone," asked Hatori who knew it was useless to argue with the two.

"I'll call someone to baby sit," Shigure said as he walked to the phone.

Ten minutes later Hatori had greeted Ritsu and Hatsuharu at the door, seeing as Shigure had to change out of his kimono (it's not like he'd go out shopping in it!) and Ayame was too busy deciding what to buy at the shops. Just then Claire came downstairs to fetch some food for the others; they had been in Tohru's room all morning just talking (about who knows what) and keeping an eye on Bianca.

"Oh, Claire, I'd like you to meet Hatsuharu, Haru for short. Both of you are the cows, am I right?" Hatori introduced them.

"Yes that's right," Claire confirmed.

"Uh, Hatori-ni-san, I was just wondering...is there...anou...is there a monkey?" Ritsu asked timidly.

"Hai, there is, she's just..." Hatori was unable to finish his sentence because of loud singing coming from the next room, accompanied by 'thumping'. Everyone at the door made there way to the dining area to see what was happening.

"Ten little monkeys jumping on the bed, one fell off and bumped his head. Mama called the doctor and the doctor said 'No more monkeys jumping on the bed'," Bianca sang, unbelievably on tune (though in no means melodious), while jumping up and down on the table/kotatsu (oh no, the poor table!). Everyone watched in astonishment at the scene. "Nine little monkeys jumping on the bed, one fell off and bumped his head," and with that Bianca jumped off the table, knocked her head and lay unconscious on the floor. Hatori walked over, shaking his head in disbelief, picked her up and headed for the bedroom to put her back in bed, as well as to check her for a concussion.

"GOMENASAI!!!!!!" Ritsu began screaming in that Ritsu-type way, "IT'S ALL MY FAULT!!! IT'S BECAUSE SHE'S A MONKEY!!! I'M SO SORRY!!! I DON'T DESERVE TO LIVE!!! GOMENNASAI!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S ALL MY..." he stopped abruptly due to Shigure who had poked him in the side. (I know Ritsu wasn't told that Bianca was the monkey but I find it quite obvious that if he saw a girl jumping on the table singing that song, with what's been happening recently and the rumours of the girls running through the family, that he'd assume that that girl is the monkey ^_^)

"Well then, our babysitters have arrived, Bianca's being put back into bed, they've been introduced to each other and all seems well. So I guess it's time to leave now," Ayame said, appearing out of nowhere.

"So you're also a cow?" Hatsuharu asked blandly.

"Yeah," Claire answered back, though with more expression than Haru. (Claire: YAY! I was finally mentioned ^_^) (Steph: Hey! Get off the computer, I'm typing.)

"I see..." then the two were lost in deep conversation. (I promise more exciting stuff later on, remember that they only just met and introductions are almost always boring!)

"Hehem! Don't you think it's a good time to leave, like 'now'," Ayame pressed impatiently.

"Yes I agree," Hatori...well...agreed, "The sooner we leave, the sooner we get back." With that they left.

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Tohru, Yuki, Izzy, Belinda and Kyou could be found in 'Coles'. It was very crowded due to a '50% off everything closing down sale'. Bumper to bumper down every isle and just enough room around you to outstretch your arms.

"Don't worry I'm almost done," Tohru told the four as she pushed the trolley down the last isle. "I just need to pick up some more milk, some cheese and yoghurt."

"We're alright. It's just that there's hardly any space and what if..." Izzy told her just before the *POOF* came. A man had tripped and fallen right on her, the cloud of smoke confusing and scaring everyone in the isle.

"AHHH!!!! FIRE!!!!!! FIRE!!!!!!" They all screamed, pushing and shoving at each other out of the way in a wild frenzy, trying to leave the store.

*POOF*

*POOF*

*POOF*

'Oh no!' Tohru thought, as she was being pushed and shoved around. The screaming was deafening and she was being pushed out and away from the spot she was at (as well as the store) by the flow of people.

"KUSO!!!! We'll be squashed!" Kyou screamed while dodging between legs.

"Izzy climb on my back! I'll try and get us on a high shelf or something!" Belinda yelled and a small black mouse climbed on her back.

"Where's Yuki?" Izzy called.

"I dunno, he was walking near Kyou and Tohru! They'll have to get out themselves, if we stay any longer we'll surly get crushed!" Belinda began climbing up the shelves.

"Where is everyone?!" Kyou yelled out, still dodging feet.

"Baka Neko, look where you're going! You're on my tail!" Yuki screamed angrily, trying to move in case of any incoming feet.

"Kuso Nezumi! Don't you scream at me! Now where the hell is everyone?" Kyou manoeuvred (in other words, moved) out of the way of more arriving feet and getting off Yuki's tail.

"Kyou! Yuki! Quick, get up here!" Izzy cried out.

"OK!" Kyou cried back, making his way over.

"How am I meant to get up there?" Yuki asked loudly.

Kyou made a face of disgust, his conscience debating against his will; who wants to leave the mouse and let him be squashed. Though of course, in the end, his conscience won.

"FINE THEN YOU WEAK LITTLE RAT, GET ON MY BACK!" Kyou screamed in frustration. 'Stupid conscience,' he thought. A surprised Yuki reluctantly yet gratefully climbed on his back and they made their way to Belinda and Izzy.

"Phew, that was close," Izzy sighed, watching the frenzy that lay before them.

"You got that right," Belinda agreed.

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"Ayame, it's time to go," Hatori ordered in frustration.

"Hai Tori-san, demo I haven't had enough time to look at anything good," Ayame began whining, trying to persuade Hatori.

"Isn't three hours enough time in the same shop? I have to get back and give Bianca this medicine, nothing seems to work on that girl, they just make her go delirious."

"I agree with Ha-san this time. No offence, but after the first hour, the same shop gets quite boring," Shigure said exasperated. These days, Ayame has become a bit uncontrollable, always wanting his way.

"Aww, but..."

"No 'buts' Ayame, we're going," Hatori told him firmly.

"Hai, I'll just go pay for these!" and he pranced towards the counter.

"Okay, I know I'm hyperactive but this guys confidence is over humanly possible!" Jessica whispered to Carissa and Steph who giggled quietly at the comment.

"Nee, what's so funny?" Shigure asked happily.

"Nothing," the three girls said together, big smiles still planted across their faces.

"I'm done!" Ayame called and came, once again, prancing towards them, three large bags in each hand, "Could someone help me carry these, they're just so heavy."

"Aya, what did you get?" Shigure asked in astonishment.

"You bought them, you carry them," Hatori said at the same time.

"Aww, but they're heavy" Ayame complained.

"You're carrying them!"

"Hai."

With the argument over (well, not exactly an argument, more like a debate), they made their way out. As they walked they saw a crowd of people at the front of 'Coles' and an announcer on a stand. "There is nothing to worry about. It was only a false alarm," he shouted over the all voices. "It is safe to return to your shopping!"

"I wonder what happened?" Carissa said to herself.

"Yeah," Jessica agreed unknowingly, watching the number of people slowly deteriorating back into the shop, "Huh?"

"What is it?" Steph asked.

"Oh, I just thought I saw a couple of cats running out the store over there, but...it was probably nothing."

"Okay."

"Shall we take the stairs?" Shigure asked playfully.

"Aww, do I have to carry these bags down all those stairs? Can't we take the elevator?" Ayame whined.

"You can take the elevator if you want," Hatori told him.

"I think I will. Nee, does anyone want to come with me?"

"Huh? Me? Aww, but I want to slid down the rails," Shigure pouted.

"Hey why don't you go Jess? You're a snake too. Go with ya double!" Steph suggested with an evil smirk (*wink* *wink*, *nudge* *nudge*) (GO ME!).

"Really, you'd go with me? Ureshii desu! Totemo ureshii desu!" Ayame cried happily.

"I swear I'll kill you for this," Jessica whispered threateningly to Steph, then made her way to the elevators with an overly happy Ayame.

"I don't think it's good to leave her alone with him," Hatori stated worriedly.

"Don't worry! She's a big girl, she can handle herself," Carissa reassured then went off playing with Steph and Shigure who had already started sliding their way down the stairs on the hand rail.

"I hope you're right," Hatori stared worriedly in the direction of the elevator.

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"What floor do we go to?" Jessica asked.

"I think it's the third," Ayame answered.

"That's not very reassuring," Jessica whispered to herself.

"Hmm? Did you say something?"

"Uh, no nothing."

They stood in silence (WOW! Ayame silent! This is a first!) as the elevator began it's decent. Jessica leaned against the wall and began tapping her fingers against it impatiently. She looked up at the numbers as each one highlighted indicating the floor it was currently on. 'Come on, hurry up!' she thought. She felt uncomfortable with this strange man. She had only known him for like...let's see...(Oh no! I forgot how long it's been! I know, I'll just make it up! Yeah, that's what I'll do; I'll make it up.) five days. He seemed strange, far too confident and a bit perverted from what she'd seen so far. Though, right now, he seemed quite composed. Just waiting patiently for them to reach their stop, holding the six, overflowing bags and watching the doors.

"Hmm, is something wrong?" he asked, now looking at her; she hadn't realised she had been staring.

"Oh, nothing," she half forced a smile to suggest that it really was 'nothing' and divert his attention back to something else quicker.

"Okay."

She looked up at the numbers as they passed each level. 'Almost there. Just one more to go...huh'

"AHHH!!!!!!!" they both screamed as the elevator came to a sudden halt, unbalancing them causing them to crash to the floor.

"What just happened," asked Jessica a bit panicked, rubbing her head.

"I think we got stuck," Ayame told her, seemingly unconcerned.

"WHAT!!! THE ELEVATORS STUCK!!! HOW ARE WE MENT TO GET OUT!!!"

"I dunno," was his reply.

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"I hope she's okay," Hatori told himself.

"Don't worry Ha-san, what could go wrong?" Shigure happily told his friend, stopping in mid slid and causing a pile up with the other two girls.

"Are you all okay?" Hatori asked as everyone picked themselves off the floor.

"Yeah, we're fine," said Carissa while brushing herself off. "Come on you slow pokes!" she got back on and began sliding again, Steph and Shigure at her tail. Hatori just sighed, 'So childish,' he thought.

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"Aww, come on Jessica! Just one!" Ayame whined loudly.

"Not on your life!" she screamed back.

"But I'm sooooo bored, please!"

"No, I'm not trying on one of those stupid dresses! Where the hell did you get them anyway? The 1920's, they're so puffy."

"Aww, come on! PLEASE! Just one."

He had been chasing her around the small elevator in an effort to make her wear one of the clothes he had bought. They had been stuck for so long and he had gotten so bored that he got the crazy idea of her modelling for him at his store. Though he couldn't wait and wanted her to try one on now.

"Why not?" he held the dress in front of him as he ran, failing terribly to catch her (She is actually a very fast runner! ^_^ Very fast in my opinion, loves sports, but back to the fic).

"Get away from me you sick psychopath!" she screamed then tripped.

"Please!" he had finally caught up with her only to be badly beaten up by the angry girl.

*POOF*

"I don't know why I even gave in to coming with you," she yelled at the snake, which she held tightly in her hand and shaking it.

"Because you're a kind and generous person!" he told her with a smile (can snakes really do that?) (hey hey, there's my line! What he said is my usual answer at school if someone asks why they came with me to my locker or the canteen or something like that! I'm such a suck up). "I know! Now that I'm in snake form, I can squeeze into the intercom thing over there and get out to tell Tori-san to save you and my clothes!" (by the way, the intercom, if that's what it's called, for emergencies has malfunctioned. Just thought you should know. It also makes it more interesting, you'll see).

"Isn't it a bit too small? Even for a snake?"

"No way! Just kind of smash the front or something so I can get in."

"How am I meant to do that?"

"I don't know. Why don't you use the fire extinguisher just under it?"

"Okay," and within two minutes the front of the intercom was broken and Ayame had began squeezing through.

"Uh oh, I think I'm stuck," he said, unable to move backwards or forwards.

"Here..." Jessica began trying to pull him out but with little success. All she got was a painful scream from the snake.

"Hey that hurt," he tried turning his head passed the wires only to achieve in electrocuting himself. "Oww, that hurt," he cried to himself, at least he thought he said it to himself. (you'll find out why soon)

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"Kuso, how the hell are we meant to get our clothes?" Kyou screamed, still in cat form. The four were hiding in a storage room a few shops away from 'Coles' where they stored all the supplies (but no clothes of course! Hehee!).

"@&#% (remember the rating, I can't have swear words and if I do it's in Japanese, the only 'bad' words are 'hell', 'idiot' and 'shut up', all pleasantly supplied by Kyou. If you want to know the word, just count how many symbols there are and guess what word it could be that has that many letters, it's not that hard!), I can't believe we just left our clothes on the ground! They'll probably be taken away!" Belinda cried in disbelief.

"Hey, remember, we had more important things to think about at the time," Izzy told her.

"Yeah, like what?"

"How about, STAYING ALIVE!!!"

"Hey, calm down. We can get out of this, don't worry too much," Yuki tried to calm everyone down.

"Kuso Nezumi! What would you know!" Kyou said angrily, advancing upon the little grey mouse.

"If you kill me you would have to explain to Tohru what happened, what do you think she would think?" Yuki slyly told Kyou.

"Hell with you," Kyou screamed in disappointment as he slumped into a sitting position.

"What do we do then?" Belinda mewed sadly, her sandy cat form (KAWAII!!!) sitting on a chair next to the little black mouse who was squeaking unhappily at their situation.

"Well we could try to get our clothes while we're still in our animal forms and hope for the best, or we could wait until we change back and run around the shop naked while looking for our clothes. It's either one or the other." Yuki said knowing, of course, which they'd pick.

"I'd have to go with the first one," Izzy answered.

"I agree," Belinda said after her.

"What are you all looking at me for?! It's not like I'd agree with the second one!" Kyou shot.

"Right then, let's get going!" Yuki encouraged.

Izzy climbed on Belinda's back who then jumped down from the chair and began walking out. Yuki looked at Kyou questioningly.

"You are so gonna walk," Kyou said smoothly, glaring at the grey mouse before following on behind the girls.

Yuki sighed and followed in pursuit, having to practically run just to keep up with the walking pace of the two cats, looking a bit envious at Izzy's free ride.

The store door. The people outside. The moment of truth. Each of them hoping not to transform in the middle of the crowded centre they began sneaking their way back to 'Coles'.

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"Oh no! Where did they go," Tohru cried desperately, "It's all my fault, they should have waited outside or something."

Turning the corner to the isle she had last seen them she noticed a pile of clothes on the floor. Everyone passing just seemed to ignore the fact that they were there. Tohru quickly ran over and picked them all up making sure none were missing.

'Oh dear, they don't have any clothes! What if they transform back and have to...' a sob escaped her throat, 'What do I do?' she thought anxiously.

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"Look out!" Kyou cried as loud as he dared, pulling Belinda by the tail out of the way of a pram and under a bench. "You could've gotten hit!"

"Arigatou Kyou," she said, when he had let her tail go.

Kyou blushed. He had never really gotten a 'thank you' before. He hid his face in the shadows of the bench. "You're welcome," he replied.

Yuki looks suspiciously at Kyou, shook his head and turned away. 'There's no way...' he thought.

"Yuki, how are we gonna get passed that food court?" Izzy asked, jumping off Belinda's back and standing next to him.

"I don't know."

As they were about to enter 'Coles' a large number of people had come out of nowhere and they had to run so as not to get trampled. Then next thing they knew they were on the wrong level (though only one level down).

"Baka Nezumi! We were almost there! How'd we get here anyway? Oh! That's right, we were following YOU!" Kyou began getting angry again.

"It's not my fault that you just had to get chased by a little girl yelling 'Koneko' and that we tried to save you. So it's not my fault that 'you' ran here." Yuki replied.

"SHUT UP!"

"You started it."

"I SAID SHUT UP!"

"Would you both be quiet! I'm trying to think," Izzy told them off, her small black paw holding her chin in thought. "I know! The next trolley that passes, we jump onto the bottom, catch a ride passed the food court if we're lucky and get off and under the next bench! Okay?"

"Hai!" everyone agreed.

"Here it comes..." Izzy said, "Now jump!" and that's what everyone did. All went well and they were catching a ride through the food court, although...

"Oh no, it's slowing down."

"It's stopping."

"What do we do?"

"Just wait. They may keep walking."

"No! They've really stopped."

"Quick. Follow me." Izzy told them as she began making her way passed the many legs of the chairs and tables as silently as she could. Dodging passed people's legs as well.

"EEK!!!" cried a woman as she felt fur against her leg. She looked under her table to find the four staring in shock back at her. "MICE!!!! AND CATS!!!!! UNDER MY TABLE!!!!!" she screamed then fainted (what a drama queen).

"RUN!!!" Izzy cried. The cats ran as fast as their legs would carry them, Izzy on Belinda's back and Yuki, once again surprisingly, on Kyou's back.

"BAKA NEKO!!!" Yuki accused the orange cat.

"IT'S NOT MY FAULT! SHE MOVED HER LEG!" Kyou defended himself.

"EVERYONE JUST SHUT UP!!!!!!!!" Belinda screamed at the top of her lungs.

There was a frenzy at the food court. Screams of disgust at the thought of 'dirty animals' around the food they were eating. Workers were frantically trying to catch the four, though failing miserably. Both cats looked behind them to see how the workers were fairing.

"LOOK OUT!!!" Izzy and Yuki screamed together.

Kyou and Belinda looked just in time to jump onto the incoming table but had to separate due to a worker standing at a ready at that table. Kyou dodged to the side spilling plates of food all over the floor, whereas Belinda jumped on the man's head and onto the counter at 'Donut King'. She ran down its length, dodging the hands that threatened to grab her; and Izzy hanging desperately onto her scruff. Kyou and Yuki were having just as much trouble. Another man leapt in an effort to catch them but ended up on the ground face down with Kyou running over him (stupid guy). Then they saw them...nets. They swung on Kyou from both sides and he dodged them both in one swift, agile move, left to right.

"Baka Neko, look out!" Yuki whispered in his ear.

Kyou turned just as the net was thrown at him from the front, but it ended up knocking him forward. Another net came down and he rolled out of the way, squashing Yuki in the process. Getting back on his feet, he continued the frantic escape. "Baka Neko! You almost killed me!"

"Belinda! Watch it!" Izzy cried as the third net came down. It was tiering dodging in and out of chairs and tables, jumping through gaps and just plain running. She was puffing so hard and her heart was beating so fast that she thought she'd be dead by the end of it all, but they had to get away.

"I have you now little koneko," a man ahead smirked.

Belinda quickened her pace and past right through the man's spread legs. He lunged with the net and hit another staff member.

"You idiot! The cat! Not me!" she screamed.

Belinda turned her head to see what had happened. "BELINDA!!! LOOK OUT!!!" Izzy screamed. Too late... *BANG* Belinda lay on the floor shaking her head in an effort to gain some composure. Izzy also on the floor next to her. A man (there are far too many male staff members!) came up and caught them both with ease. He tied the end and placed the net over his shoulder.

"Oh no! Izzy and Belinda were caught!" Kyou cried, "We've gotta save them!" He used the next person's head as a wall to push off to the side and in the direction of the girls. Kyou ran over the man who had fallen earlier and jumped onto the 'Donut King' counter. Rushing across the length of the counter, he then jumped onto another head and leapt onto the closed net that contained the other two. Exposing his claws, he slashed open the net and fell to the ground along with a very tired sandy cat which had a black mouse on its back already.

"Come on Belinda. You gotta run!" Kyou urged.

"But I'm so tired," she complained. (Belinda: Honestly, I don't tire that easily. I do cross country, constant heavy respiration and exercise, no rest for 2 hours! Come on!!!) (Steph: Belinda, it's my story and I'll do what I want. I have to make it interesting somehow! And why are you on my computer anyway? GET OFF!!!! I'm typing!)

"I said RUN!"

"But..."

"RUN!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Alright," she got up and ran with the last of her strength. The man who had caught them had finally realised he had lost his catch and fetched another net. More and more staff members approached the scene, nets at a ready. The two cats stopped. They were surrounded (this kinda reminds me of a western).

"What do we do now?" Belinda whispered next to Kyou as the people advanced.

Kyou's ears were pulled back, his hackles raised and a low growling escaped his throat. The little orange cat now looked quite intimidating. Belinda's fear left her and she too began to copy Kyou. Both cats were quite scary (and weird because they both had a mouse on their back! ^_^) "We gotta stand and fight!" Kyou whispered back, his eyes glinted with malice as he watched the ever-advancing members with their nets. The circle was growing smaller and smaller, the staff was almost upon them when...

*POOF*

Four people stood in front of them. The smoke began to clear and each member noticed the absence of clothes... (just kidding! I'm not that mean, it would have been interesting though. So don't worry, it's only for my own sick amusement to torture my friends and make them think 'Oh no! How could she!' or something like that, but, again, I'm not that mean. Here's what really happened. Still, it would have been good! ^_^)

The circle was growing smaller and smaller, the staff was almost upon them when...

"MATTE! MATTE KUDASAI!" Tohru came running to the scene. Everyone had stopped and looked at her. "Matte Kudasai," she puffed, "Gomen, gomenesai. You see, I bought these animals at the pet shop as a present for some friends but they got away. Arigatou for your troubles but I can take it from here," she told them; she was holding their clothes in a plastic bag she had gotten from a shop. All the animals relaxed in relief and Belinda collapsed on the floor from stress and exhaustion.

"Yokatta!" Yuki sighed in relief.

"I have to agree with you there," Kyou whispered to the mouse.

Tohru picked the exhausted Belinda up, along with Izzy. "Come along koneko, we have to go," she called to Kyou, who followed obediently. Tohru looked down to find Belinda asleep in her arms.

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Fifteen minutes later Belinda had fully revived and everyone was human again (as well as in their clothes).

"I'm so sorry for what happened but I still have to go and get some things but I promise it won't take very long!" Tohru reassured.

"Thank goodness," Izzy sighed, "Hey Belinda, Whatcha got there?"

"I found a Mars Bar on the floor, it wasn't open so I started eating it," she replied through a full mouth (by the way, this almost did happen once. She did in fact find an unopened Mars Bar on the ground and took it, whether she ate it or not, I do not know).

"Okay, that's ...kinda weird, but go ahead and eat it if you want."

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Another five minutes later and Belinda was lying on a bench, her stomach growling in pain.

"I told you not to eat it," Izzy told her.

"You did not," Belinda struggled passed a moan.

"Look, I'll take her home, Okay? You finish your shopping and I'll look after her," Kyou offered.

"O...Okay, if...if it's alright," Tohru cried, she had been the one who had suggested shopping and she felt that all that had happened was her fault.

"Don't worry. Everything's fine. She's just got an upset stomach, nothing to worry about, okay?" Yuki tried comforting her.

"Hai," she said weakly.

"Come on Belinda, time to go home," Kyou put her arm over his shoulders and she used him as a support. He blushed at this close contact with a girl but then returned to normal when he heard the announcement over the centre.

"Oww, that hurt," went a familiar voice, "Why are there so many wires here? And how am I meant to get out?" it whined.

"Oh my God! Is that..." Kyou began.

"...Ayame?" they all said together.

"Oh why is the inside of the intercom filled with soooo many wires? How does someone expect to get through?" Ayame continued, not knowing of the broadcast over the centre.

"Kuso! What does that Baka Hebi think he's doing?" Kyou said in irritation.

"I don't know what he thinks he's doing but we better do something about it before anything really bad happens," Yuki told them all, "Kyou, you take Belinda home, Tohru, you continue with what you have to do and Izzy, come with me, I have a plan."

"I hope it's better than the one you had before," Kyou whispered to himself (referring to the wonderful get-our-clothes-back incident) as he left with the sick Belinda.

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"Oww, that hurt. Why are there so many wires here? And how am I meant to get out?"

Hatori stopped in his tracks when he heard the voice over the speakers in the stairway. Shigure also stopped and, once again, caused a pile up.

"Was that Ayame?" Steph asked while getting up and rubbing her arm.

"Yeah, but...how?" Shigure wondered.

"Oh no! Do you think the elevator got stuck?" Carissa asked (the assumption was kinda quick but it would take too long if I didn't make it quick. Oh, and the fact that I'm a lazy author is another reason ^_^).

"You'd think it was bigger from the outside," Ayame went on.

"We better do something," Hatori came running past them and down the stairs to their destination (in other words, the third floor) with the others trailing behind him.

"Izzy? Yuki? What are you guys doing here?" Steph asked as they reached the elevator doors.

"Oh, we were shopping when we heard him," Izzy pointed to the doors, "and came running to help. Oh yeah! Yuki, we better get started."

"What are you gonna do?" Carissa asked.

"You'll see," was Izzy's reply as she and Yuki ran back to a near by shop.

" 'Pet Shop'," Shigure read aloud in wonder, "Why would they need to go there?"

Then Izzy and Yuki walked out of the shop holding a large cardboard box. 'What the?' they all thought.

The two carried the box to a secluded area and then looked for an air vent.

"I found one!" Izzy called and Yuki came running with the box towards her.

"Okay little guy," Yuki told the mice in the box, "We want you to find the talking snake and help him out, he's stuck, so you've got to push him out some how, alright?" All the mice squeaked in acknowledgment at the instructions.

"I've taken the grate off, give me the box," Izzy said, she then held the box up to the opening, "Please hurry," she told them.

"Quick, let's get back t the others," Yuki told her.

They ran back to the elevators, which wasn't quite far, to be confronted with a security guard.

"Uh, maybe you should wait a while to see if it will start up again," Shigure tried to persuade him.

"I'm sorry sir but I know these elevators and there's no hope for them to just start up. We need an electrician and I have to get these people out," he told them, crowbar in hand.

"Oi! You two, whatcha do anyway?" Steph asked as they returned.

"Well...You see..." and they both explained their plan.

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"Yuki? Yuki! You've come to save your beautiful brother. You...you've multiplied?" Ayame watched about thirty mice approach him.

They began bending the metal around the hole to try and make it bigger, while others were uncoiling Ayame from the wires.

"What's going on in there? Who are you talking to?" Jessica asked.

"Oh my darling brother has sent his friends to save me! Jessica, you may now pull me out!" he called as Jessica grabbed his tail and pulled him from the hole. All the mice squeaked in triumph, then they scurried away to freedom.

"Oh what a wonderful day, Yuki truly loves me! He..."

*POOF*

Jessica screamed and ran to a corner, closing her eyes as Ayame put his clothes back on.

"Come on you two, out you get," came the security guard's voice, as the doors were pried open. They jumped down (because the elevator was higher than the floor) and joined everyone else.

"Arigatou," Jessica said to the guard.

"What happened while you were in there?" Carissa asked them as they left for home.

"Oh Tori-san! It was horrible! I got stuck and..." Ayame continued the story all the way home.

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A/N: Oh that so didn't go the way I planned. Oh well! It's still good and LONG!!!!! At first I was going to make them run around the shops naked but then I thought it was too mean (and long) so I didn't. I also had to rush the end, it didn't end how I wanted it to so the next one will start with the ending I was meant to put! I hope you all liked it and please R&R! I love reviews! ^_^ Arigatou minnasan!!!!!!

Inu-san: Gomen! Gomenesai!

Hitsuji-san: That's no excuse for leaving me out!

Inu-san: But it's so hard to write everyone in!

Hitsuji-san: I don't care!

Inu-san: But...but...

Hitsuji-san: NO 'BUTS'. You so better put me in the next chapter or else!

Inu-san: Hai

Neko-san: Oh, just before we go I would like to say that I really did eat that Mars Bar.

Nezumi-san: No way, you didn't! How could you eat a Mars Bar off the ground?

Neko-san: It was closed!

Nezumi-san: It doesn't matter if it was closed! You still don't know where it came from, how it got there or how long it's been there. As well as the fact that it was on the ground!

Neko-san: Oh well. Can't do anything 'bout it now can we?

Nezumi-san: *exasperated sigh*