Chapter 2: Trouble Arises

Tohru finished with dinner and called for Yuki and Kyo. "You guys come eat!"

Yuki entered the dining area and sat down. He smiled at Tohru and she smiled back.

"Where's Kyo-kun?" She looked around.

"He's in his room. I think he's sleeping." Yuki looked at the food before him and slowly began to eat. "He can eat whenever he wakes up."

Tohru smiled. "Shigure, come eat!" She sat down and began to eat her food. Shigure soon joined them but he also noted Kyo's absence.

"Yuki said he was sleeping." Tohru shrugged. "He can eat afterwards." She smiled.

Shigure nodded but wasn't so sure that Kyo was sleeping. 'I'll check on him after dinner.'

Ame and Sakura finally reached their door but found that swarms of people were crowding around it.

"Ame, fall back..." Sakura whispered. Slowly Ame began to tiptoe backwards and Sakura followed after her. "We'll come back later."

"Where do we go for now?" Ame whispered.

"You could back to our house." Kyo grinned as he looked at the two girls. "I'm sure Tohru and Yuki won't mind."

Sakura smiled at Kyo. "Would you really let us come back to your place umm..."

"Kyo and yes. You've got no place else to go. Follow me." He walked down an alleyway with Sakura and Ame following him. He soon came out to find himself near the house. "Perfect. C'mon." He began to walk up to the house and then walked in. "Hey Shigure, come here."

Shigure sighed and stood up from the table. "Looks like he's up. Excuse me." He walked out into the hall and looked at Kyo. "Yes Kyo?"

"Hey, Sakura and Ame can't get into their house. Would it be alright if they stayed here a while?" Kyo asked. "I felt bad for them ya know?"

Shigure smiled. "Why of course." He walked back Kyo and looked at the two girls. "Come in girls. We're having dinner just now."

Sakura and Ame smiled at Shigure and walked up to him. Ame walked inside and sat down at the table while Sakura stopped and faced Shigure.

"Thank you." She bowed to him.

He smiled. "No problem." Together they walked in. "Kyo are you going to eat?"

Kyo shook his head. "I'm going to my room. I'll eat later." He walked down the hallway and into his room, shutting the door behind him.

Shigure shrugged and sat down at the table again. "So, how long do you girls think that you'll be here?"

Sakura shrugged. "Well, depending on the situation at the house, we could be here for he night. Would that be a problem?"

Tohru smiled. "If that's the case, you can spend the night here and sleep in my room. Is that ok with you Shigure?"

He smiled and nodded. "Of course."

Yuki smiled. "Hey Shigure, where's Kyo?"

"He went to his room. He said he wasn't hungry." He shrugged.

Yuki nodded. "Well, I'm going to go take my shower for the night. I'll see you guys later." He stood up and walked down the hallway and into his room to grab some clothes.

Ame smiled. "This is very good Tohru!" She grab so more rice and took some more of the soup that was served. "You're a very good cook!"

Tohru smiled. "Thank you Ame-san."

Sakura nodded in agreement with Ame. "This is very good. Oh and thank you for letting us stay the night. We appreciate it." She smiled at Tohru.

"You should call you're parents to let them know that you'll be staying here. I don't want them to worry." Shigure suggested.

"I'll go call her now." Sakura stood up. "Where's the phone?"

"It's in my room. It's the third door on the right." Tohru answered. ((A/N: I don't know if that's true or not.))

She nodded and began to walk down the hallway heading towards Tohru's room. She stopped and looked at Kyo's door. 'I wonder what he's doing...' She sighed quietly and walked into Tohru's room. She dialed her number and waited for someone to pick up.

"Hello?" A voice answered.

"Yes may I please speak to Mrs. Kaoki?" Sakura asked.

"Who's calling?"

"Her daughter Sakura."

She heard a long pause before the voice came back on. "I'm sorry Ms. Kaoki but you're mother and father got into an accident this afternoon. A thief broke into your house and shot your mother and your father because they wouldn't tell where all your money is hidden."

Sakura's eyes went blank and she dropped the phone. She could only hear the voice saying "Ms Kaoki?" over and over until a dial tone came. 'No...this can't be happening...' She hung up the phone and slowly stood up. "I must tell Ame..." She walked out of Tohru's room but ran straight into Kyo. She lost her balance, falling backwards onto the floor. She looked up at Kyo. "Oh Kyo-kun. I'm sorry."

Kyo offered her a hand. "It's alright." He said as he helped her up. "You ok? You seem kind of out of it."

She nodded. "Yes, I'm fine." She smiled at him to reassure him.

"I heard you talking to your mother in Tohru's room. Is she ok with you being here?" Kyo leaned against the wall.

She nodded. "Yes, she doesn't have a problem with it..." She looked away.

Kyo blinked in confusion. "You're lying. Something is wrong." He stood up straight.

Sakura shook her head. "No, nothing's wrong." She began to walk towards the dining area. "I must tell Shigure that's it's alright with my mother that my sister and I spend the night here." She disappeared into the dining area.

Kyo watched her and raised an eyebrow. 'Something's not right...' He followed her into the dining area and looked at Shigure and the others.

"So, is she ok with it?" Shigure asked, sipping his tea.

Sakura nodded. "Yeah, she doesn't have a problem with it." She smiled and then looked at Ame to see her smiling as her and Tohru talked.

Shigure could sense that something wasn't quite right. He stood up and walked over to Sakura. "Did something happen?"

She looked at him and slowly nodded. "Yes something did happen..."

Kyo paid close attention to what they were saying. 'I knew something wasn't right...'

"Well, what happened?" He sat down and stared at Sakura.

"Well..."She slowly said, unsure whether she should tell him. "I don't know if I should say anything. I don't mean to bother you with my troubles."

He shook his head. "Don't worry about it. You can tell me." He smiled gently at her.

She nodded. "Well, a thief broke into the house and shot both of my parents..."

Shigure gasped quietly. "That's terrible. Are they alright?"

She shrugged. "I don't know. I hung up before they could tell me anything..." Tears glistened in her eyes.

Shigure smiled gently at Sakura. "Oh Sakura, I'm sorry to hear it."

Sakura nodded. "I don't mean to bother you with this but would it be possible if my sister and I could stay here until we know more about my parents?"

He nodded. "You're welcomed here. Both you and your sister." He smiled.

Kyo looked out the door to see the sun hidden behind the city's buildings. He felt remorse for this girl and for her sister.

She smiled back at him. "Thank you." She leaned forward and hugged him but soon found that Shigure wasn't there anymore. "Shigure?" She looked down to see a dog and Shigure's clothing. "What the..."

Tohru looked over at Sakura who was looking at a dog. "Oh no..."

Kyo turned around and also saw Shigure in his dog form. "She hugged him..." She sighed and walked into the dining area.

"Where's Shigure? What's this dog doing here?" Sakura looked confused.

"Umm...well, it's a curse..." Tohru said slowly.

"Tohru!" Kyo yelled at her.

"She might as well know. I mean, she probably is wondering why Shigure turned into a dog." Tohru stated to Kyo.

Kyo groaned. "Akito isn't going to happy about this..."

Tohru began to explain about the Sohma family and how that each one of them is part of the Chinese Zodiac.

Sakura and Ame took in every bit of information or at least tried to.

"So, we can't hug them?" Sakura asked, still confused a little.

Tohru nodded. "Yeah otherwise they turn into their zodiac form."

Ame grinned and looked at Kyo. "What zodiac are you?" Before Kyo could answer she hugged him quickly and soon found a cat. "A kitty!" She quickly grabbed Kyo's cat form and began to hug him. Kyo had an annoyed look on his face.

Sakura sweatdropped. "Ame let Kyo go."

Ame pouted but set Kyo down. "Oh fine. He's so cute in his cat form though!"

Tohru and Sakura sweatdropped.

Sakura sighed. "Well, I suppose we should get ready for bed." She slowly stood. "Tohru, may we borrow some pajamas?"

Tohru nodded. "Of course. Let's go to my room." She smiled and began to walk back to her room. Ame trotted after her. Sakura looked at Shigure and Kyo.

"Kyo, I'm sorry that Ame did that." She smiled. "Well, good-night you two." She then followed after Tohru and Ame to Tohru's room.

Shigure and Kyo soon turned back into their human forms and got dressed.

"You think they'll tell anyone?" Kyo asked as he finished putting on hi shirt.

Shigure shook his head. "I don't think they will." He smiled. "We must tell Yuki that the girls know about our secret." He slowly stood up and walked out into the hallway.

Kyo slowly stood up and began to walk to his room. He glanced at Tohru's door and then walked into his room. 'Great just what we need...Two more girls in this house...' He sighed quietly and changed into his nightclothes. He climbed into his bed and covered himself. 'I hope that their parents are alright though...' He yawned and closed his eyes, falling into a deep sleep.

Tohru, Sakura, and Ame all changed for bed. Tohru looked at Sakura and then at Ame.

"Hey Sakura, what were you talking to Shigure about before you hugged him?" She asked

"Oh...Well when I called my house, someone there told me that my mom and dad had been shot by a thief that broke in..." She stated quietly.

Ame's eyes went wide with shock. "What! Why them! Oh no! Are they ok?"

"I don't know. We'll go to the hospital tomorrow after school to see if they're ok." Sakura smiled at her sister. "I'm sure they're fine."

Ame sniffed and hugged her sister. "I don't want them to be dead!" She sobbed.

Tohru smiled gently at Ame. "I'm sure they're fine Ame. We'll go see them tomorrow." She climbed into bed. "Now get some sleep ok?"

Sakura smiled at her sister. "C'mon, into bed."

Ame sniffed and rubbed her eyes. She then crawled into the bed made for her and Sakura and turned on her side. Sakura crawled in after her and laid down on her back . "Goodnight Tohru-chan." Sakura whispered.

"Goodnight Sakura-chan." She mumbled before she drifted off to sleep.

Sakura looked up at the ceiling and began to wonder about her parents. 'I hope they're ok...' She sighed and closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.

End Chapter

((A/N: Yay! Another chapter done! I'm so happy. Well, you'll see how they're parents are in the next chapter. Until next time, cya! Luna26 meow))