Hey, Sorry this chapter took longer but I've been wrapped up in Final Fantasy VIII. Woot! But anyways, someone recently asked me how it was possible to have both Chikara and Kyo cursed with the cat and I thought about it and figured out an alibi...

When Tohru helped Kyo through his true form situation it lifted his curse. True, he still has the 'turning into a cat' condition, but he is no longer "cursed" with it. It is just a condition. Does that make any sense? And that left the curse itself floating around in the abyss till Chikara was born, where she inherited the curse.
"Sir, there are two women here to see you. They say they are family," a young woman talked into her phone. She paused for a moment and held the phone away from her ear. Kagura and Tohru could both hear Momiji's excitable voice even from across the desk. "Send them in! Send them in!" Reluctantly, the secretary buzzed a button and showed them to the door behind her.

As they passed through the door the two were greeted by a very handsome, blond haired man. "Tohru!! Kagura!! I'm so happy to see you! How long has it been?" Momiji hugged Kagura with all his might and tried to hug Tohru but was stopped. "Momiji-kun, you'll change!"

He paused at this realization and smiled, scratching his head. "Oh ya, I forgot....it's hard to remember with you because you are like my big sister!" Tohru's eyes teared up just slightly. "Aww Momiji-kun....I'm very honored!" But her attention was soon averted to his clothes.

He was wearing a very elegant navy blue suit with a clean white shirt and a pink tie. "Love the tie, Momiji," Kagura teased but Tohru was blushing. He was every bit as attractive as Yuki was. "You...you are very handsome Momiji- kun..." The bunny grinned widely at her. "Thanks! I wasn't too sure about the whole suit thing since I looked better in a dress when I was younger but it turned out!"

Even though he was a grown man, Momiji still had an almost childish, innocent voice when he was excited. Tohru and Kagura both giggled to hear his voice reach such a level.

"Momiji-kun, you haven't changed a bit!" Tohru smiled. Momiji looked at her, smiling with one eyes closed and his tongue slightly out. "Say, how is Chikara? She was very little when I last saw her! Why don't you come visit me anymore Tohru?"

Kagura, growing bored from being ignored in the conversation, began looking at the pictures neatly placed between the mountains of candy bars on Momiji's desk. "Hey Momiji, who is this?" She asked, taking a picture off and holding it up for all to see.

Tohru instantly realized the face, even with the years put on the features. "That's your mom! How do you manage to have her picture up?" The grown man looked at her with a goofy grin that even maturity couldn't hide. "Me and mom started talking. We are actually great friends now! She still doesn't know I'm her son...and probably never will, but I know her and I am close...What more can I ask for?"

He broke from his concentration of the story to find both women looking at him sparkle eyed. "Oh, that is the most wonderful story!!" They both cried in unison. Momiji blushed, "Aw, it isn't that good of a story!" but Tohru instantly shook his remark off, "Oh no, it's a wonderful story Momiji-kun! I feel like I could just hug you!" The seriousness of the situation lifted from the only man in the room and he grinned. "Yea, you're right...it is wonderful!"



"Look daddy, I made dinner just for you!" Kyo stared at the way-to-colorful- for his-taste food in hopes it might disappear. "Wh....what's in it?" Chikara beamed in pride. "It's a secret daddy! You have to taste it and guess!" "Hel....Heck no! Tell me!"

The worst thing that could have happened to poor Kyo happened. His daughter gave him the kitten face. "Daddy...don't you trust me...." He could have poked his eyes out with his fork, but being the "good" father he was he took it and instead poked I into the rainbow dinner.

The girl stood over him like a prison guard, making sure he ate every last bit in his mouth. When the neko finally swallowed, she squealed with delight. "What do you think daddy? Is it as good as mommy's cooking?" Kyo looked up at her teary eyed and choked a smile. "You know, it's so good we should save it all for when mommy comes back. Then we can all enjoy it!"

A wave of relief swept over him when Chikara smiled with satisfaction. "Thank you daddy! I hoped you would like it!..." The red heads smiled at each other. "...But don't worry! I wrote down the whole recipe and we can eat it now and I can fix it again when mommy comes home!"



"So are you gonna crash with me tonight? It is late!" Kagura asked as her and Tohru left the old Sohma building with pockets stuffed with candy. "Of course! All my stuff is there you know!" the onigiri cried, waving her arms around. "Great! You can call when we get home then. I know you are worried about those two..." "Oh thank you Kagura-kun! I am!"

The pace quickened and not much was said all the way to the apartment from Kagura's struggle to even keep up with her friend. "Wait up, it's not like they are both dead!" she finally screamed when she was too out of breath to chase anymore. Bad move!

"Kyo! Kyo is everyone all right?" Tohru panted into the little phone on Kagura's kitchen counter. "...Depends on what you call 'all right'." The other end answered. "What?! Is Chik ok?!" Laughter rang out in the earpiece. "Yes, she is the cruel one around here. First, she beat all my students...man do I look like a crappy sensei! Next, she cooked me 'dinner'. I have never seen so much color in one dish!" When he was finally done he waited for a reply.

".....You let Chikara go to your dojo? What if some thing bad happened?" Kyo was flabbergasted at the comment. "She is a big girl...she can take care of herself!" CLICK Tohru hung up on her husband.

"Wow, what was that all about?" The onigiri hadn't even noticed that Kagura had been listening to her the whole time. ".......I am...just like every other mother........Kagura.....am I over protective?" The pig opened her arms up and welcomed the other woman into them. "There there. You're just doing your best. No, you are the best mother I have ever known."

They stayed in the embrace for several moments. "I need to go home. I need to talk to Kyo." "At least get some sleep Tohru."

They changed and got into bed. Just as Tohru thought she was going to fall asleep a small voice rose from the silence. "So this is you first ever real fight with him huh....." She pondered this. "Yes, I guess so...what do I do?"
Yea, did this chapter take forever or what? Not to mention I got to the third disc of FFIV and it was too scratched to read so I had to put it down! Noooo! I'll just go to McKay's and buy it cheep! Anyways, I think I have figured out a good way to continue the 'plot line'. Please Review!