A/N: I'd like to clear something up , I spell it Tohru for a reason, I hate the girl and it's my way of making fun of her, every time someone spells my name wrong it pisses me off , it's just my way of twisting a thorn in her animated side so back off people, I know what I'm doing sometimes. (edited 08/07/05)

'Yuki's being so quiet, I wonder if it was something I said, maybe I should have asked if it was okay before I asked Kyou to come, what was I thinking?' "Yuki, I'm so sorry! Can you ever forgive me?" Without thinking Tohru grabbed onto Yuki transforming him to his animal counterpart. "Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! I was trying to apologize but I just keep making things worse."

"Miss Honda. Miss Honda, it's alright, no one saw. Besides there's no reason for you to apologize to me. You've done nothing to upset me, I was just wondering what Kyou is up to, that's all. In fact I should apologize to you, for making you so worried about me."

The two began to walk again, after a short time elapsed Yuki, still in rat form, stopped. ''Miss Honda? You're so cute when you worry."

"Hnn." /Did Yuki just call me cute/ "Gaaa!" At this time Yuki changed back into a human, naked as the day he was born. Tohru turned blushing, partly because he was naked but mostly because he'd called her cute.

"Miss Honda, may I have my clothes."

"Huh?"

"My clothes, I'm still standing in the middle of the road naked."

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! Here are your clothes Yuki."

"Thank you very much, Miss Honda." Yuki changed quickly, and they began walking again. After a short time they arrived outside Aaya's shop. 'Here goes nothing, I just hope he doesn't embarrass me too much.' Yuki pushed open the shop door.

A bell went off somewhere inside, "Hi, welcome to my glo-rious, Yuki! Tohru! What a fan-tastic surprise, I was just saying to Mine here, how much I've missed you both."

"What...are...you...wearing?" /I feel faint, what's wrong with those two dressing like that and leaving all the embarrassment for someone else to feel/ Yuki collapsed on the couch.

"I don't see anything wrong with our outfits, do you, Mine?"

"No! I think we look cute! Black pleather is soo in this year! And that dog collar is to die for, who'd have thought we'd both wake up this morning and dress to match."

"Great minds do think alike don't they?"

"Really, you think so?"

"Of course, Mine, you didn't know?"

"No"

At this moment Ayame remembered the other two and rushed to his brothers side. "Yuki, my darling brother, forgive me, I didn't know you were coming (A/N: Yes he did) I would have dressed more appropriately, (A/N: no he wouldn't have!) and now I fear I have embarrassed you in front of your Princess, I'll go change right away, Mine, could you make up some tea and get Yuki some ice while I go change into my other clothes."

"Sure! Will you come help Tohru?"

"Oh! Um okay, will you be alright Yuki?" Tohru was feeling a bit dizzy herself, whenever Ayame and Mine talked it was like a verbal cyclone, Tohru got dizzy trying to keep up with one of them, but the two together was impossible.

"Yes, I'll be fine, I was just shocked is all." Yuki sat up holding his head, he'd hit it on something. He searched the couch and found a red shoe with a deadly heal, he looked at it curiously.

"Oh Yuki! That would look won-derful on you!" Aaya walked in, in a slightly better outfit.

"You're sick." Yuki said with disgust.

"So, why have you brought the fair Princess to us this fine day?" Aaya asked completely ignoring the insult.

"Tohru needs a dress for the dance next Friday, she can't afford a new one so we were hoping you would make it."

"How sweet you're taking the Princess to a ball? Why yes I suppose I can use some of my remarkable talent to make Tohru a dress, she is a wonderful muse after all."

"Tohru's ready!" Mine announced coming through the door wearing Tohru's school uniform. Yuki stared in disbelief.

"If...you're wearing that...then what is Miss Honda wearing?" Just then Tohru walks through the door wearing a light-blue evening dress with subtle lace trim.

"You see Yuki, I had a feeling this day might come the last time you were here, so I made this beautiful creation, inspired com-pletely by Tohru here! It's one of our top-ten sellers you know."

Tohru blushed, "Thank you, so much Ayame, I wish there was some way I could repay your kindness."

"Miss Honda, You look beautiful." Yuki was so relieved she wasn't wearing black pleather, he would never have forgiven Aaya for embarrassing Tohru like that.

"Why thank you Yuki, my dresses do inspire the truth, don't they."

Ayame was in his own fantasy world "spin around Tohru, show Yuki how wonderfully that fabric caresses your natural curves."

"Have you no shame?"

"Well no actually it's one of the qualities I pride myself on."

"I should have known," 'How does he expect anyone to take him seriously? But I promised I would try' "The dress is beautiful, it compliments Miss Honda perfectly"

/Yuki's really trying to get along with his brother, I'm so happy/ Tohru smiled.

"I'm so glad you like it Yuki, I made it with you in mind you know. Sit Tohru, we'll have tea before you two leave."

"Oh! Okay." /Of course Ayame's trying too in his own way/

The tea went along uneventfully Tohru and Mine tried to spark small talk between the brothers, but wound up mainly talking to each other, and even then it was rather one sided. Mine had a lot to say, and Tohru could hardly fit a word in edgewise.

"...And that's when Ayame asked me to come work for him, of course I was so star-struck it just came out 'Ma ma ma' and Ayame said..."

"I said I'll take that as a yes, because I won't take no for an answer."

"And the he brought me here and gave me my first nurses uniform and I've been working here ever since."

/She really admires Ayame/ Tohru thought /It's sweet how she talks about him so passionately, they get along so well they even finish each others sentences/

"It's getting dark Miss Honda, we should head home." Yuki was getting dizzy again.

"Oh, yes of course, time flies when you're having fun you know. Mine, you're going to have to give Tohru her school clothes back now, and Tohru, we can't have you getting that dress dirty, you two better go change."

"Oh Poo! can't I keep it?" Mine whined "Mine I happen to know you have at least three in your closet just like that one and we can't deprive Tohru of hers and send her home naked, Yuki is full of teenage hormones after all."

"Aaya!" /I can't believe he just said that, it's like he's trying to humiliate me/

"I'm sorry brother dear, did I say something wrong?"

"You know damn well what you said!"

"Please don't fight, I'm sure Ayame was just kidding!" Tohru pleaded.

"Okay Miss Honda, I'm sorry, please go change and we'll leave." Yuki calmed down.

Ayame and Yuki sat in silence sipping tea while the girls changed. "Forgive me Yuki, I do try." Aaya said quietly.

"I know but does it have to be so...flamboyantly?"

"Why yes, you must realize by now, that's who I am."

"I know, perhaps I was just hoping..." Yuki put his face in his hand /What was I hoping/ Just then Tohru walked in, back in her school clothes once more. "Ready to go Miss Honda?" Asked Yuki, visibly relieved.

"Oh, don't forget these Princess!" Ayame handed her a box, Cinderella can't go to the ball without her glass slippers, you know."

"Glass slippers? But this is too much I'm already indebted to you for the dress, I couldn't possibly take these from you."

"Nonsense, I couldn't let you wear that dress with just a normal pump now could I? Now hurry along you two, it's getting late."

Yuki and Tohru left and headed for home.

Ayame turned to Mine, "Now that they've left, come help me try on My dress I would love to hear your opinion on it."

"Yay! Can I come to Ayame, it'll be so much fun, I haven't been to a school dance since, well since I was in school."

"I told you I'm going as somebody's guest, it would be wrong for me to bring you with me."

"Ooh Poo! And I had the perfect outfit to wear too!"

A/N: I would like to add that this chapter happens at the same time as the next one but due to some unfortunate computer problems I can't put up the next one for a day or two but look for it because it's coming soon to a computer near you.