Chapter 10

What Next?

"Good morning!" Shigure said with a smile as Kai woke up with a headache. "Heh, welcome back to the world of the living."

He leaned forward after she sat up and pressed a hand to her forehead. "Hm, you still have a fever…" he concluded with a smirk. "But not to worry! Yuki-Kun called Haa-San and from his reaction, Aya-San's coming as well."

"What about—"

"Anji's had a bath and is currently curled up behind the door, drying off. Kyo fixed you some green tea and Tohru-Kun made you some soup for dinner."

Kai held her throbbing head as the door cracked open. "Shigure? Is she awake?"

"Kyo-San?"

"Kami-Sama," the red-haired boy muttered as he walked in. "Thought you'd never wake up…" He walked over to an empty dresser and poured some tea. "Listen…" he started as he prepared the tea. "I'm…sorry for being so stupid when you left. I don't like bad weather and…"

"No, it's my fault," Kai said, shaking her head. She had to tell him…she was the reason he turned into a demon. "Kyo-San, I recently found—"

"Nah, Tohru found the scroll and rat boy can read kanji," Kyo said, handing her a cup of tea. "We all know."

"I'm sorry, Kyo-San."

He shook his head as he let Anji in and started out. "I've learned from first-hand experience, you can't blame yourself for something your ancestors did four hundred years ago." He looked back once more. "Just get better and we'll call it even," he finished as the door clicked shut.

"See?" Shigure said with a smile. "Your friends wouldn't blame you."

Kai shook her head. "Not my friends. My family," she said with a smile as she took a sip of tea. She set the cup on the dresser. "If this were a case of friends, I don't think Kyo-San would be so forgiving." She smiled and scratched behind Anji's ears as the dog wagged his tail in relief to see her safe.

"Kai-Chan!!"

Both Shigure and Kai blinked as a red-and-silver blur shot through the door.

"I was so worried about you!!" Ayame exclaimed, jumping on Kai's bed and throwing his arms around her neck.

Hatori shook his head as he walked in. "Ayame, the 'cold' excuse won't work this time. Let Kai—"

Shigure shook his head, cutting him off before he could finish.

Hatori nodded and began to set his things us as Kai and Ayame cried on each other's shoulders. "I think this is one of the times Ayame is proud of Yuki simply because he can read kanji."

Ayame pulled away with a smile. "I'm sorry…I didn't mean to break down on you like that." He shook his head and wiped away tears. "But when Tohru called last night and said you had gone missing…I was so worried I couldn't sleep. I thought the Mabudachi had lost its Damsel in Distress…again."

"None of us could sleep," Hatori said, taking her temperature. "You have a fever…but nothing a few days of rest and liquids couldn't fix." He stepped back and actually smiled. "Momiji, Kisa, Haru, and even Hiro are all waiting down stairs. I told them they could come up when I was done with the check up."

"Hm…" Shigure pondered, looking around the room. "I have the perfect remedy to cheer you up, though…"

"How did she look, Kyo-Kun?" Tohru asked downstairs.

"Is she okay?" Kisa asked.

"She died after laying eyes on you, didn't she, baka neko?" Haru asked with a smirk.

"Shut up, you stupid cow!!" Kyo shrieked. "She's awake, but Shigure still hasn't given any permission for visits yet."

"That hasn't stopped you before, numbskull…" Hiro chimed in.

"She's awake?!" Momiji repeated. "Yay!! We should go up there and have a huge round of go-fish!"

Yuki rolled his eyes and sighed. "Hatori said not to go upstairs until he said it was okay."

"But Ayame and Shigure are up there…" Kyo said with a quirked eyebrow.

"Shigure was already up there and Ayame….apparently had a race with Hatori and won…" Yuki said with a head shake.

"YUKI-KUN!!" Shigure's voice rang from upstairs. Two seconds later, Shigure looked at all the people in front of his door. "I didn't know we had so many people who answered to the name of Yuki around here…"

"What is it already?" Yuki demanded flatly.

Shigure gasped. "Yuki-Kun, you…you…you have…you have…"

"WHAT?!"

The black-haired man covered his face and opened the door. "You have a sister."

"Oh, brother…" Kyo muttered.

"You're so pretty, Ayame-San!!" Tohru squealed, running in.

"Thank you…" Ayame said with a sweeping bow, showing off his…(her?)…new look. Which included: his hair braided into pigtails, bright pink blush all over his face, a complete nail job, mascara, and eye shadow.

"How did you do that so fast?!" Haru asked, a tad bit flabbergasted.

"Heh, heh…" Shigure said from the corner.

Ayame burst out into a fit of giggles.

"Ano…" Kai said slightly nervously.

Hatori muttered something inaudible.

"What was that, Ha'ri?" Momiji asked

"I helped…."

Kai let out a small laugh. "The braids remind me of when he was in high school."

"Kai-San, are you okay?" Tohru asked with an extremely concerned look as she walked up followed by Kisa and Hiro.. "I was so worried I cooked a five course meal and cleaned the whole house spotless!"

The red-haired woman blinked. "Oh, that's right you do cook and clean when you're nervous, don't you? I'm sorry, Tohru-San. I didn't mean to worry you like that…"

"Aunt Kai…" Kisa started nervously. "My mom said it would be okay if I stayed the night here…can I sleep in here with you and Nee-Chan?"

"I'd love that Kisa-Chan. But…"

"I'm afraid you and Tohru would have to stay in the living room while Kai recovers. Her condition may not be serious, but she's still contagious," Hatori explained, being every bit the concerned doctor.

"Sorry, Kisa-Chan…"

"No, that's okay, I understand," Kisa said with a smile.

"I wanna stay the night, too!!" Momiji whined. "You guys never let me stay the night!!"

Yuki and Kyo's faces both flattened at the same time. Yuki wasn't about to let Momiji stay in his room and Kyo wasn't about to sleep on the roof that Momiji was wandering around under. Sometimes the rabbit could be worse than a little brother.

"I'm sorry, Momiji, but I don't think Akito is in the mood to let anyone out of his sight right now…"

Everyone fell silent. Akito. Hatori and Momiji both had to get by him to get out of the main house at least, so he definitely knew about Kai's family history. So…what would happen next?

AN: uh…honestly, I don't even know, that scene will have to play itself out as soon as we get to it. might take a few chapters. Well, how are you liking it after that nasty semi-cliff-hanging chapter? How are you liking THIS semi-cliff-hanging chapter? Don't forget to review, thankies!!