Konnichiwa, minna-san!

Your honorable Vee is here again! Yes, I took very long to update, but with so many issues at hand... I'm not even sure if I could update again for a bit of a long time. Man, my latest fanficition, The Core of the Curse, was a one-timey. I just felt compelled to write it when I thought about Akito and the curse. Well, once again, I must tell you all once more that if you wish to know about Shigure and Akito's relationship, go under my "Favorite Stories" list and look to find a fanfic entitled, "Brothers". As they say from above, let's get the show on the road!

About this chapter: It's a anecdote. It won't be any angsty thing if you think it will be something like that. It's very humorous! Enjoy! Oh, and I will provide you all a re-cap on the story since I took so long to update. Sorry..

Story so far:
Kyo Sohma finds out that he is related to Tohru Honda, whom he has feelings for. He runs away to Kazuma, but was convinced by him to go back. When Yuki, Tohru, and Shigure comes home from their search for him, he lies to them saying that it was something that has nothing to do with them. Still they are in doubt.

Yuki goes to confront Kyo in his room about his doubts. Kyo refused to tell him more than he already knows. When Yuki was walking back to her room, he finds a very worried Tohru. She tells him that she is positive about Kyo hiding the truth. Yuki then decides to do something about Akito; absolutely sure that Akito is behind everything like he is in almost everything. He also decides to tell Tohru about his plans. Thus our story continues...

Chapter 5: Aya breaks the tension!

Yuki and Tohru were sitting on the porch in the backyard talking even though it was pitch black outside. The little light they had hung from the top of the porch.

"Honda-san, you must understand... Whatever happened in there... when Kyo and Akito were talking... it surely awakened a side of kyo that I've never seen." Yuki said, reminiscing the scene of what Kyo had said after coming out of Akito's dark room over and over.

"Awakened?" Tohru asked, "Do.. do you think it's got something to do with me?" Tohru's face turned worriedly to face the greyish blue haired boy. Yuki shocked at her sudden movement gasped a little. Then his face turned back to its worried expression.

"It.. could probably be just about anyone..." Yuki answered.

"We've all had dark pasts with Akito... but they never blamed the bastard either!! They all mutter 'because that is the curse'. Well, screw the curse!!" Yuki thought, turning his head to glare at the ground.

"Y-Yuki-kun?? What's wrong??" Tohru asked at the Prince's sudden rage.

"Eh? Oh, it's nothing.." Yuki said calmly and smiled at her.

"Oh, it's something all right... You sensed my presence with Sibling Vision!!!" Ayame said, appearing at the Sohma House's doorstep with a mannequin wearing a maid's uniform.

"Nii-san!!" Yuki yelled, forgetting that it was about one o'clock at night.

"Ayame-san, what brings you here and so late at night with... that?" Tohru asked looking at the mannequin.

"Oh, I was going to surprise you in the morning wearing this to brighten your day with my glorious self!" Ayame said happily.

"Nii-san, please go home..." Yuki said calmly, trying to maintain his cool, "you and your friend there..."

"Who? Me? I'm so sooooorrrryyyy that I have to stand in the presence of your house!!! I apologize to you and your house!!!!" A man with long hair and wore a very feminine blouse and pants said, appearing behind Aya.

"Ritsu." Yuki stated with gloom in his voice.

"Not only Akito makes my life difficult... these two as well..." Yuki thought, putting his hand on his head.

"Ritsu-san, what brings you here?" Tohru asked politely.

"Helping Ayame-kun of course," Ritsu replied happily.

"Ayaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!" Shigure from behind Yuki and Tohru; thus startling them.

"Is ANYONE asleep in our house?!" Yuki muttered a little too loudly purposely.

"My, everyone sure is active at night" Tohru thought with a smile.

"Gure-san, you're awake too?? Oh, my! My secretive slithering skills have been seen through!" Ayame cried with much enthusiasm.

"I'm so sorry that I have seen through your skiiiiills, Aya-sama!!" Ritsu apologized with his usual continuous sorries.

"Much obliged," Ayame replied, "just help me bring the mannequin inside."

"Hai!", replied Ritsu obediently. He brought the mannequin inside as ordered.

"Aya!!" Shigure shouted randomly.

"Gure-san!!" Aya exclaimed with him. They jumped and high-fived.

Yuki watched them with humiliation; Tohru watched them happily. As the two child-like adults were dancing around, Ayame's mannequin fell on the snakely man causing him to... transform?!

"Nii-san...even mannequins affect you?" Yuki asked sweatdropping.

"Er.. yes they do." Ayame-snake replied.

"Ritsu, would you please get out of my house?" Shigure looked up from helping Ayame get out of his heap of clothes and at Ritsu apologizing to a bowl of fruit on his coffee table.

"Yes, I would since MY PRESENCE UPSETS YOU!!!! But would you kindly give me some edible sustenance before I leave?" Ritsu asked crying.

"Eh? Oh, I'll make you a sandwich!!" Tohru exclaimed before running off to the kitchen.

"Honda-san, I'll help you." Yuki said behind her. She looked behind her to face him, "I don't think I'll be able to sleep for the remaining hours of the night so I could stay up and watch them. Honda-san, you could go get some sleep."

"Yuki-kun, I truly need humor such as this to relieve my worries. Please, let me stay up." Tohru asked pleadingly with an irresistable smile in his direction.

"Okay," Yuki replied. Who could say no to Honda-san? He would have to cold-hearted and vile not to let her.

They walked out the kitchen. Ritsu came up to them and bowed at the two.

"I'm sorry for wasting your energy, Honda-san, Yuki-kun, for making me this midnight snack. I also must apologize for using your plate, and--" Ritsu said, but was cut off.

"Forget it, okay? Just eat. Forgiveness is yours, Ritsu." Yuki said hastily before Ritsu got to the part about breathing in the air. Ritsu nodded and went to eat at the table.

"I apologize for eating your meat, oh honorable ham!! And feasting upon your yeast, flour, and-" Ritsu began. Everyone ignored him.

"I've changed baack!!!" Ayame shouted.

"Let's get some sleep, shall we?" Shigure asked. He was FINALLY exhausted.

"Yes, let's. Gure-san, I'm going to be sleeping with you tonight!" Aya said.

"Okay.. but you must promise not to move so much this time." Shigure said with a sharp face. Then he and Ayame ended their little flirt with a "All right!".

Okay, I'm going to end it here. One, my fingers hurt. Two, next one will be longer it was suppose to be in this chapter too, but I guess if I try to add the next part in, it'll be really long which is a good thing for you anticipating readers but exhausting for me, the writer.

Endy Thingy!!!!

Vee: SoOoOo... Yuki... have you heard??

Yuki: Heard what, Vee-san?

Vee: KA-WA-II!!! YOU CALLED ME VEE-SAN!!!!

Yuki: O.o

Vee: Okay, okay.. back to business.. Here's a lil..teeny weeny spoiler.. but if you wish to proceed go ahead.. no one's stopping ya... ::looks at the ppl who are going to leave:: CHIIIIICKEN!!!!! KURENO!!!

Kureno: Hey! I'm proud of who I am!!

Vee: Okay, here's the spoiler...

You've been warned...

Machi. Yuki I THINK has a crush on her and she does on him... I think... Haha!! Now you have been spoiled! You now must know more... if she is a zodiac person or someone who knows about the curse or she's just a minor character... wanna know? Well, guess what... I'M NOT TELLING!!!!

Yuki: I...like Machi? Who is Machi? WHAT is Machi? Come on, tell me, Vee-san!! Tell me!

Vee: Please review!! ::runs away::