Chapter 7: Secrets Revealed and The Letter

Princess Sango

1 week later…

Tohru sat down next to Tomiko and held her hands and looked her directly in the eye, "I didn't have an affair with a normal person Tomiko-chan, and you should know that. You'll have to look out for your brother, if he was to know about it, he wouldn't be able to live like you and I. Promise me you won't tell anyone, for it could endanger more than your brother."

"I promise mom," Tomiko answered with total seriousness.

"Good well have you heard the story of the zodiac?"

"No."

"Well the tale goes like this: One day the zodiac animals were invited to a banquet but they mustn't miss it or be late. Well the rat told the cat that the banquet was a day after and left. Well of course that was a lie and then all the animals went to the banquet, all except the cat. The End. Yet, it's more than just a story; it's actually a true one. I've met them, and it so happens the person who is Kazuki's father is the rat, and since it was the year of the dragon, he's a dragon," Tohru answered, letting reality sink in.

"Demo, what does this have to protecting him?" Tomiko asked confused.

"When hugged by the opposite sex they're transformed into their form of that animal, that's what I'm concerned about and when he starts school he'll be in a public school, but I want him to think he's normal. That's why I gave you the necklace, so you could take care of him, it has Sohma blood in that vile, Yuki's blood. So they don't transform, every member has it somewhere, a vile or charm to give to chosen people. I need you to be careful okay?"

Tomiko nodded as she walked over to Kazuki's cradle and looked at the baby boy, "This sounds so cool but you mean if I didn't have this necklace, I wouldn't be able to hold him?"

Tohru nodded from her place on the floor, "That's why you need to be careful. I don't want Akito or anyone else to hear okay?"

"Yes mom, I'll keep quiet about it," Tomiko assured her as Tohru came up from behind her and gently laid her hands on her shoulder.

"I'm counting on you Tomiko-chan."

Tomiko turned around and smiled at her mother and hugged her, "I'll do my best mom!"

"That's all I'm asking you do," Tohru told her as she hugged her daughter back.

Sohma's…

Yuki sighed as he looked over at Kyo and Kagura who actually were being affectionate towards one another. They had each other but Tohru wasn't here right now for him. He had his arms crossed as Shigure gave them dinner, which was alright he guessed, he stopped tasting food altogether actually; food was just something that was keeping him alive, that's all that mattered. When he was done Yuki stood up to leave when Shigure looked at him, "There was mail from someone, it looked like Tohru's handwriting but no return address."

Yuki's eyes glistened with tears as he asked Shigure where it was. "In my office, care to go get it?"

Yuki nodded as he ran into Shigure's office and grabbed the note and tore it open, looking for a piece of information or anything and read the note to himself.

Dear Sohma's,

I miss you all so much! Well I had the baby and it's a boy named Kazuki, and the dragon just like Hattori-san. I'm doing fine, so is my daughter Tomiko, who I adopted into the family. (Her parents died like mine did, sort of.) Hope all are you are doing well and I sent you a picture of the child, myself, and Tomiko. Love, Tohru.

Yuki pulled the pictures out to see Tohru, a blonde girl together smiling, and he guessed the blonde girl was Tomiko. Then another picture of the baby, or so he guessed and noticed he looked just like him. Smiling he went to read the letter to Shigure. When he opened the door he smiled, "It is her, she left me a message, and she did have the child!"

"Wow, Yun-kun's happy, better take a picture!" Kagura piped up.

Yuki smiled and read the letter to them and produced the pictures, "He's a dragon, but that's okay right?"

Shigure smiled, "Hattori's free, and your son took his place over."

"Honto?" all three asked.

"Yeah, that's one zodiac off the list," Shigure said to confirm it, "Your child is cute."

Yuki smiled, "At least I know what's going on with her. I know she's happy, that'll satisfy me for now but do you care if I keep the pictures? Please?"

Shigure smiled, "Yeah, sure why not, I think you deserve it Yuki-kun."

Yuki smiled and ran off before anyone could stop him into his room.

TBC…