Sakyr's Note- Sorry for the delay. Moo and I were wracking our brains for my states high school exit exam. Thank God thats over. The easiness was killing me. Also, Moo would like to say something, so please listen. I have a favor to ask of you all. I need surnames for Kisa and Ritsu in Arms of Grace. If you have any suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.

Sohma Megumi

Akiha-chan is up to something. She won't tell me what it is, but she is plotting...

Mama and Papa are out getting ready for the Banquet. Akiha-chan and I are with Aunty Saki and Aunty Tohru.

The three of them are doing girly things. Yucky.

I'm gonna go see Kyou-nii.

Sohma Kyou

I usually don't like children, but Isuzu's kids are among the few I can tolerate. If given the choice, I tend to lean towards Megumi. God, that boy is like his father.

He is with me now. Saki and Tohru are apparently playing some 'girly game' with Akiha, and he didn't want to play along. A good choice if you ask me.

The two of us don't really do much. We'll sit on a roof and relax most of the time.

"Kyou-nii? Can I ask you a favor? Will you teach me martial arts?"

Now that one is out of the blue. "Tell me first why you want to learn, Megumi."

He just looked at me with a determined gaze. "I want to be able to protect Akiha-chan. I don't want to see her be hurt by those of the Jyuunishi that don't respect her."

I knew it. Megumi is more like Haru than I thought.

"It's a good thing that you asked me this while you were still young. I'll teach you, but you have to promise me something. Don't let anything that the others say about you get to you. Only use what I am going to teach you to protect Akiha. Nothing else."

After all, this God will need protection more than Akito did.

Sohma Hatsuharu

Oh, the tangled webs we weave.

Akiha has been awfully quiet lately. Megumi has been spending a lot of time with Kyou. Rin is aware of whats going on, but she doesn't want to interfere.

"Rin, do you know what your children have been up to lately?"

She just gave me one of those 'you baka' looks. "Akiha is learning how to read denpa from Saki. Megumi has taken up karate withKyou. You seemawfully suspicious..."

I can't hide anything from her, can I?

"Itsjust that, things have been going well lately. I can't help but think that something is going to happen."

Knowing our luck, a storm will begin to brew.