Part Two:

Tohru handed Matt a glass of water. Kyo, Yuki, and Kandis had gathered around the table to see what all the fuss was about. Tohru sat down and they all waited for him to gulp down some water. When he was finished he placed the cup back onto the table.

"Okay Matt" Kandis replied, "Tell us what this all about."

Matt sighed.

"Where to start?"

"How about, why you are here and how it involves us?" Kyo said crossing his arms.

"Kyo. Please Mr. Aritomo" Yuki replied, "What is it?"

"Okay. This is something that Tohru already knows. You see do you remember the other day when Tom was telling you how fascinated he is in the Chinese zodiac?"

"Yes" they both nodded with frowns beginning to form.

"At the time, to him you both seemed kind of nervous. Now when I say he's fascinated, I mean he is obsessed. I mean he even tried to get me to find out from Tohru anything I could."

"What?" Kyo said voice raised and starting to stand up.

"No wait a minute hold on" Matt held up his hands, "Let me explain. I didn't go through with it."

"He didn't Kyo" Tohru replied, "He told me the truth."

"So that's what you were doing the other night?" Kandis said, "How could you do such a thing Matt?"

"Okay wait a minute" Yuki interrupted, "Why would he ask you to find out from Miss Honda?"

"Because" Matt replied with another sigh, "He's my father."

"Your what?" Kyo, Kandis, and Yuki said at the same time.

"That's right. Tom Quincy is my father. But I told him that I wasn't going to be his spy anymore. So he has hired someone else to do it. In fact right now he's got this woman interrogating someone named uh, Shigure Sohma? Yea that was it."

Yuki and Kyo looked at each other.

"My father is completely out of his mind. He has really convinced himself that your family are the ones he's been looking for."

"What ones would that be?" Kyo asked.

"You know the story. It's just my father has heard more."

"Give us a for instance" Yuki replied.

"Um let's see. Oh there's the one about a young girl who was walking home and she bumped into some strange boy that ran to her. There was a loud cracking sound. And when she opened her eyes he wasn't there anymore."

Kandis listened intently to the story.

"That sounds familiar" she thought, "What else?" she asked him.

"Huh?"

"There's more to it isn't there?"

"Oh yea. Well when she looked around her all she could see was a rat scurrying under a fence. And when she looked down, there was a pile of clothes before her feet. But that's ridiculous and like I said before it's just a story" he laughed.

"Clothes?" Kandis thought.

She looked at Yuki but he was looking at Mat as he continued to talk.

"So you're father is determined to find out the truth?" Kyo replied, "No matter what?"

"Yea. Eventually. Look I just wanted to warn you guys in case he started bothering you again. I really need to get back to the set" he stood up, "Thanks for seeing me" he walked to the door.

"Oh wait" Yuki called, "Kyo and I will walk you out."

"And I have to start dinner" Tohru replied standing up.

"I'll help you" Kandis offered.



Once inside the kitchen Tohru grabbed the supplies that she needed. Kandis was very silent. But then she looked directly at Tohru, who seemed to have a nervous expression on her face, just like the two Sohmas.

"Tohru."

"Yes?"

"Can I ask you something?"

"There was a rat that night."

"What?" Tohru looked at her.

"My first night here. I saw a rat, scurry from the bathroom area. You chased after that rat too. Now I think I know why."

"Kandis" Tohru held up a hand.

"Just tell me. Tell me the truth."

"I."

A loud sigh came from the kitchen doorway.

"I was afraid that we were going to have to do this" Kyo replied brushing a hand through his hair.

"Kyo" Tohru said stunned.

"Kyo what are you thinking?" Yuki added.

"I'm thinking that keeping the secret is a bad idea. Especially if she already knows."

"Secret?" Kandis raised her right eyebrow.

"Do you realize how much trouble we could get into?" Yuki said, "May I remind you if you know who finds out what the consequences are."

"Who says he's gonna find out?"

"What?"

"Yuki. I can't do it. I can't do it again. Besides it's not gonna hurt anything if she knows. He's never seen her, he never will."

"What are you guys talking about?" Kandis asked exasperated.

Kyo began to move forward. Yuki rushed in front of him and pushed him back.

"I'm not letting you do this" he replied.

"Let me go Yuki" Kyo said angrily.

"I'm not!"

"Stop it you guys!" Tohru called out with a worried expression on her face.

Both boys looked at her and then Yuki turned back to Kyo.

"Think about Miss Honda's safety then."

"I am. It's better if we get this out now. And not then. When it could hurt her even more. Who gives a damn about Akito. The only one I am concerned right now is Tohru. Now move aside."

Yuki looked at his determined face and then moved with a slight frown on his face.

"Tohru come here," Kyo said taking her hand gently.

"But."

"C'mon. It's time" he sighed as he slowly pulled her into his chest.

Kandis moved over to where Yuki was standing with his arms crossed.

"What's happening?" she asked him.

"You'll see," he answered.

Tohru fell into Kyo's embrace and a loud POOF filled the room.

"That sound" Kandis thought, "That sound from before."

When the cloud cleared Kandis saw Tohru standing there but Kyo was gone.

"Wait a sec" Kandis replied.

"I'm down here" Kyo called to her.

Kandis saw the talking cat and gasped putting a hand to her mouth. She stepped back as Tohru picked him up.

"Now do you see? It's true" Kyo replied, "Everything. The whole zodiac thing is true."

"Oh Kyo" Tohru said as she held onto him sadly.

Kandis saw the sad look on her face and she felt sad herself. Kyo wriggled from Tohru's grasp and ran out of the kitchen. A couple of seconds later another POOF sound came from the hall. Kyo reached his hand around the door and Yuki scooped up his clothes and handed it to him.

"I. I. I" Kandis couldn't get the words out.

"I tell you what," Yuki said taking her arm gently and leading her into the sitting room, "Once Kyo is dressed. We'll explain everything."



Amanda took Shigure to a nice little pub downtown. After ordering their drinks she turned to Shigure with a smile.

"So I didn't quite catch your name?" Shigure replied with a smile of his own.

"It's Amanda."

"Nice name."

"Thank you" she nodded.

"So Amanda. You seem to know me from somewhere?"

"I told you I'm a fan."

"Yes, but I get the feeling that you wanted to see me about something else."

She smiled.

"You're a fairly intuitive person Mr. Sohma."

"Shigure. So what is it? What have you come to see me about?"

"Well I hear, that you are quite an expert on the Chinese zodiac."

Shigure almost spit out his drink. He raised an eyebrow but continued to smile.

"Come again?"

"The Chinese zodiac. You are aren't you? Or was I mislead?"

"Oh well. You do know that's just a story don't you?"

"Of course I do" she nodded, "But I hear you know something more about it. Like it's history."

"Oh it's history. Well if that's the case. I could talk for hours on that subject."

"Oh good" she winced a bit.

"Well it all started about oh let's just say a long time ago."

"This is going to be a long night," Amanda thought.



"So you see Miss Ward" Yuki concluded, "That's why we have to keep it a secret."

"Uh huh. And Tohru find out?"

"Yea she found out" Kyo nodded.

"And if the head of our family ever finds out that you know, her memory will be erased as well as yours."

"Memory erased?"

"They're not going to find out!" Kyo retorted.

"I still think it was a stupid idea," Yuki said.

"No wait you guys. I can keep the secret" Kandis replied.

"Huh?" Kyo and Yuki looked at each her.

"I can keep the secret, I promise. I wouldn't want you guys to get hurt or let alone let Tohru get hurt. That would be wrong. I swear I won't tell anyone."

"And we don't have to tell anyone either" Kyo added.

"But?" Yuki protested a little.

"We don't have to tell anyone" Kyo repeated, "No one ever said we did. If Shigure never finds out, we won't have to tell."

"That's true. Akito only wants him to reveal, when there's a problem" Yuki nodded, "Not us. Okay. We won't tell Shigure" Yuki agreed, "As long as you Miss Ward you promise to keep our secret forever."

"I promise," she said holding out her hand so they could shake.

Kyo meanwhile was looking around him.

"Hey where did Tohru go?" Kyo replied.

"I think she went back into the kitchen," Kandis said.



Kyo stood up and walked in. He saw Tohru leaning over the counter with her head bent a little.

"Tohru?"

"Oh Kyo" she said lifting her head a little and sniffling, "I didn't hear you come in."

"Are you?" he said as he stepped forward, "You're not crying are you?"

"No of course not" she shook her head, "I just have something in my eye."

"You're crying," he said with a sigh, "Why are you crying?"

"I'm not crying" she replied, "It's just" she said in a small voice.

"I can't, I can't hear you when your back is to me. Turn around" he replied gently as he turned her around facing him.

He saw her eyes red from all the tears that had fallen and he backed away a little.

"You are crying."

She bent her head.

"Tohru did I do something wrong?" he asked.

"What? No. No. No Kyo. You didn't do anything wrong."

"Then why? Why are you so upset?"

"I don't know. It's just, you did that for me."

His eyes became a little wider.

"You sacrificed your secret so I won't get hurt, but in the process you will be the ones who will end up getting hurt and it's all my fault."

"Wait a minute" he shook his head, "Why are you blaming yourself for this? Why do you blame yourself for everything."

"Huh?"

"This is not your fault. You hear me. This was my decision. I am the one who will pay for the consequences in the end. I can't. I can't bear the thought, of you taking the blame for this. So stop it."

"What?"

"Just stop it. Please just stop blaming yourself for the worlds problems. You didn't do anything. Do you really want to cause yourself this much pain?"

"No" she shook her head.

"Then don't do it. Just please" he sighed, "I don't like to see you cry okay."

"Kyo" she said slowly.

"So. Don't cry anymore. It's done. She knows the truth. Yuki and I have agreed that we won't tell Shigure or Akito. It will just be between the four of us. Okay?"

"Okay" she replied with a smile.

"Good. Phew. Now that that's over" he thought, "Time for me and the damn rat to think of someway to deal with Matt's old man."



"Well I had a wonderful time" Shigure replied at the entrance of the pub.

"Yea" she nodded a bit weary.

"Hope you have enough for your book" he said with a grin.

"Oh I'm sure I have more than enough. Good night Shigure. It was nice meeting you."

"Goodnight to you too Amanda" he nodded as she turned around, "Hmm?" he thought, "Well that's done. But I have to say you got to get up pretty early in the morning to trick Shigure Sohma. Perhaps I should pay Mr. Quincy a visit myself before he departs for America" he thought as he turned around and hailed a cab.



As she walked to the set Amanda grumbled as she carried the stack of notes that she had written down.

"I hope he appreciates the crap I go through for him," she thought as she banged on the trailer door.

Tom eagerly opened it and grabbed the stack of papers as she flung herself into a chair. As he perused them he started to frown.

"Amanda what is this?"

"Your information that you wanted."

"But. But this is the same information that is written word for word in this book right here."

"Word for word?"

"Yes. Well close anyway."

"Hey I am not your messenger girl. And that novelist was so boring. I had to sit for three hours and listen to all that drivel. So you'd better enjoy it."

"Bah" he threw his hands into the air, "This is getting me no where. I guess I am going to have to start playing hard ball."

"What is it that you're after anyway?"

"The truth my dear Amanda. The truth."



As Yuki lay in bed that night he pondered ways to get Tom Quincy off their backs. After several hours of thinking he sat upright and a smile was on his face.

"I got it" Yuki said out loud, "The perfect way to get rid of that guy for good!"



Authors Note: Hey guess what I lied again. This chapter is actually going to be three parts. The longest chapter I have ever done for any story. Anyway I hope you liked the second half. See you later tonight for the finale of this chapter!

Next Chapter: Part Three

Yuki and Kyo put into play their plan to stop Tom Quincy and it involves Momiji. Find out what it is next time!