Hello! Here's Chapter 8! I'm sorry if I had kept any of you waiting too long!! And by the way, thanks for the reviews again!! It's those that keeps me going!! Thanks a lot guys!!

Chapter 8 – Back to the Sohmas

"I'm so glad everything's alright," sighed Ritza. "With mom successful of her heart transplantation, now I get to go to the Sohma estate!"

"Yeah, and when you come back, you'll be engaged to Hatori," Himisu smirked as he predicted. As a result, he was given a punch on the shoulder. He pretended to be hurt deeply, and said in a quivering voice, "Oh no! I'm going to die! You've injured me badly! Look what you've done to me, your big brother, who loved you so much and–" he was cut off by Ritza saying, "Thanks, but no thanks."

"Huh! You're no fun at all! Now I'm not going to tell you my secret!" Himisu said huffily.

"No thanks, no need to know your secrets. You'll tell me soon enough," Ritza said knowingly, for she knew her brother couldn't keep a secret for long. Himisu decided to play dumb. He walked out of the room 'angrily'. Ritza just shrugged and continued with her packing. As she packed, she thought about the past few days' events.

"Mom went through the operation, and took 5 days to recover. Now, finally, I can go to the Sohmas estate in peace. She's already well enough to bustle around the house! And look, now I'm here packing my clothes that I will be moving to the Sohmas. ¾ of my clothes have gone into the box! I'm so glad we're getting a van to deliver our stuff there. Carrying these isn't a joke.

Wow… I really do admire Toyoko. She wasn't angry that we kept mom's heart problem from her, and when she heard about mom, she was caring and worrying for her. Where do you get a better head of family than Toyoko? Even now, she tries to break the curse for us, getting herself in danger with that damn Akito. I really do have too much to thank for. Now, I'll see what I can get from Hatori," she thought naughtily and smiled.

(The next day)

"Goodbye, Toyoko. I can't believe you're leaving so soon already," violet eyes Kimiko said sadly, holding on to Toyoko's hand. "I'll come and visit you whenever I have the time! Promise!"

"You're going already? How come I only know of that today? You didn't tell me earlier, I would've wanted to get a leaving present for you!" Atomi with white hair and black hair roots said dreamily.

"You must take care, mom," Yokato said shyly and timidly hugged Toyoko. Toyoko hugged her back warmly, saying, "Visit when you have time, dear."

"My queen just came back, and off she goes again in a jiffy! Why can't I have some private time with her majesty?" Himisu said dramatically again.

"Take care, mom. Be careful… I'll visit whenever I can. Come back as soon as you can," Kimoka said with her long dark brown hair flowing in the wind.

"I'll miss you mom! Be safe!" Isaza nuzzled Toyoko's cheek.

"You must come back in one piece, Toyoko," Yotaoi said warmly.

"Careful, or the sun will never rise for me again," Kasumu said jokingly, trying to lighten up the spirit.

"I'll miss you, I'm so sorry I can't go," Tashi said trying to put a smiling face but failing. "Visit me when you can," Toyoko said.

After Tashi had returned to her line, an orange head appeared out of nowhere again. Tamasha bowed her head down low as she knelt down in front of Toyoko. "Rise," Toyoko commanded. Tamasha rose to her feet, then, after looking at Toyoko for a split second, she burst into tears and hugged her tightly. "I'm going to miss you so much, mom."

Toyoko patted Tamasha's head, "Come visit me when you can. Maybe we can then compare your life to the Sohma's Cat's life. You will come and visit me, won't you? If they bully you, you've got to tell me, eh?"

Tamasha let out a small laugh. "They never bully me, they're my friends. Good friends. And it's all thanks to you. Mom… I really love you a lot. You must take care of yourself, ok? I heard about Akito and I don't like the sound of it. Please be really careful, alright?"

Toyoko said as she hugged her tight, "Sure I will. Be sure to come and visit me." With that, she got into the taxi where Shimaya, Ritza and Mingzashi were already in. Toyoko slammed the door shut and waved to her Zodiacs. They waved and all had sad faces as she went away. After staring at empty space for a few moments, they retreated back into the estate, each making plans about when he or she will be going to visit Toyoko.

(In the taxi)

"They'll come and visit you for sure. It was written all over their faces that they didn't want you to go. Badly," Ritza said in a soft voice. Toyoko smiled to herself. Indeed, she herself wasn't too willing to leave either. But she must. It will be a good opportunity for the Zodiacs to learn to stand by themselves sometimes. They have been far too reliant on her.

It was in the afternoon when the four Timikas arrived at the Sohma estate. (By the way, I forgot to mention, the taxi driver is also a Timika. He just works as a taxi driver. He's not cursed. I mean, blessed.) They haven't had their lunch yet, so when they reached there, their stomachs were all rumbling with hunger.

"Oh man, I'm hungry!" Mingzashi complained as they stepped out of the taxi. "Can we got get something to eat right now? And we can leave the moving till later," begged Mingzashi.

Toyoko nodded and said, "Alright, you three go and get something to eat outside. Not from the Sohmas. Be back by an hour."

Toyoko watched them get into the taxi once more and drove off. Then she informed the movers to go get something to eat too, and also to be back in hour. She'd show them where to move their things to later.

With that, they drove off as well. Herself standing in front of the main door left Toyoko. She took a deep breath, "Here goes a new experience, new life. I want as many as I can get before I leave." She raised a hand and rung the doorbell.