W00t chappie 6 . and I've gotten sixteen reviews! That's a record for me! Thanks to NIKKLER for being my beta that way I can be less OCD

JAWX THRON my teacher gave it back however getting the first page of the rough draft for chapter seven was hard to get back cuz I dropped it in the hall but you ppl are so amazing that I was willing to risk life and limb by gong back and bending down in the halway to pick it up (very dangerous to anyone but especially if ur under 4 11)

YVONNE I seem to be causing people to sudder and cry and generally be sad a lot its kinda kewl. I'm kinda a Mormon I already told like five other ppl I'd marry them but if your ok with that then sure I'll marry ya! My friends wont even read my story well one did but that was when FFN was PMSing and wouldn't let ppl log n or review and one of them (anzu2 (stupid bitch (that's said with as much (platonic) love and affection as it can possibly be said with))) is writing her own fic just to piss me off and compeate with me and neither of us are very good at the whole "friendly" competition thing so some one is going to die. I also have already bit a chunk out of her rough draft and ate it on the bus so I'm prolly weirder than you are if you were to ever meet me.

NOONE I said you had a good GUESS I never said anything about an answer! Thought I'd let you know. I mean you COULD be right or WRONG. I aint giving you the ending the answer gonna be in the last paragraph of the last chapter. Possibly sentence if I can work it. grins evilly if it makes you feel better I've been doing this to my friend to she's taken to threatening me. Yay someone cares about the concert being canceled! . they have billy idol doing welcome you've got mail except its hello in the midnight hour you've got mail I think it sounds kinda queer in a good way mostly cuz he's billy idol.

I spent most of the next two weeks alone in the apartment while Haru went to school and work. I felt bad about not being able to help pay for anything but he wouldn't let me leave the apartment until he was satisfied that I was completely healthy. So I spent most of the day sleeping or sitting in bed bored out of my mind only leaving the bedroom to bathe and eat. By the time Haru finally returned he was half awake and barely standing. Even so he refused to let me cook despite the fact that he had almost burnt the apartment down twice, only relinquishing when he almost set himself on fire when he fell asleep cooking. He only woke up when I accidentally dropped him on the floor when I was pulling him away from the stove. He however still insisted on making me breakfast even though I didn't wakeup until hours after he left and the food had long since cooled. Haru brought me my schoolwork, and explained the things I didn't understand even though he was falling asleep where he sat next to me against the headboard. Haru didn't bring up my past since the first night, though he would open his mouth to ask something but quickly closed it changing his mind. Other than what he had told me on that first night about his parents he never said anything about his past. I never asked him about it thinking it unfair to ask of him what I couldn't give myself.

Close to the time when Haru would be getting home I hauled myself out of bed and got showered. Then headed into the kitchen to begin cooking. I stared at the cabinets not finding anything to cook except some pasta and tomato sauce. Digging around in the fridge I found some cheese and not a whole lot else. Looking back at the pasta and sauced I decided to make an Italian dish I had helped Tohru make, before I moved out.

As I was sitting on the counter flipping threw the pages of my science book waiting for the timer to go off Haru walked in with a shopping bag he quickly stuffed into the closet.

"What are you making to day in your struggle to prevent me from burning down the building? Oh yeah the landlady sends her thanks about that." Haru placed his hands down on the counter on both sides of me leaning against the counter between my legs trapping me there.

I had grown used to his sporadic flirting and learned not to take it very seriously, and had stopped panicking every time he did. However some of his more lewd comments still caused me some fear. The feeling in my chest that I had gotten the first night still hadn't gone away, made it self known almost every time I simply looked at him. I still hadn't figured out what the feeling was but I felt a little happier every time I saw him. I'd spent less time thinking that there was no way what Haru had told me that first night could possibly be true. Maybe I did deserve better, I'd been somewhat happy for the past two weeks and hadn't been struck down on the spot and neither had Haru, even though he was always tired when he was home he at least seemed happy.

"Hey are you in there?" Haru asked tapping my nose his face barely an inch and a half away.

"Huh? Oh um dinner… I made lasagna, my sister taught me." Feeling a little uncomfortable I hesitantly pulled back. That really didn't do much of anything, Haru just leaned in more to accommodate the space I left between us.

"Mmmm Italian food. Yum." I sighed, he wasn't going anywhere, so I decided resting my head on his shoulder wouldn't be so bad. Just as I was getting comfortable the timer went off jarring me back to my senses. I pulled back sliding off the counter a tingling sensation spreading through me from where Haru had been leaning against me. As I pulled the lasagna out of the oven Haru placed plates on the table.

I set down the dish on a hot plate and severed some to both of us. I sat down next to him and waited for it to cool as Haru started shoveling it into his mouth as fast as he could scalding the roof of his mouth.

I smiled getting him a glass of water. Haru chugged the water almost choking in the process, and smiled up at me flashing all of his flawless teeth. The odd feeling in my chest came back ten-fold and I couldn't help smiling back.

"Thanks," he said pulling me onto his lap. I tried to pull myself away but he smiled and tightened his hold around me.

I felt his hot breath whispering against my ear, "Nah-uh. You're mine now. You're staying with me." His head then leaned forward to rest his head, grinning against my shoulder.

"Hey don't worry I just want to feed you." His smile grew as he pulled my plate towards him and scooped up a fork full of our dinner and held it up to my mouth. I reached out my hand to take the fork from him.

"Nuh-uh. I was going to feed you. And you deserve it since you worked so hard to make it," he said pulling the fork out of my reach.

"What? All I do is slee-" my protest was cut short however by Hare sticking the forkful of lasagna into my mouth. As I swallowed the mouth full he ate some.

"See isn't that so much better?" he asked holding out another forkful.

"Fine." I gave in and ate the lasagna. We continued eating dinner in that manner. Haru then picked me up and carried me into the bed room placing me down gently on the bed. He then placed a butterfly kiss on my lips before puling back. The feeling in my chest returned. It felt like my heart was going to explode. The kiss was sweet yet terrifying at the same time. This is something I've never felt with him. Panic gripped me. What if Haru turned out like him. What if he used me then throw me away? Haru seemed to sense my mental ramblings when pulled back from the kiss and was about ready to apologize. Until I brought my hands up to hold his face. Not knowing what I was going to do he didn't make a sound.

"Don't..." My voice come out in a horse whisper. Was I ready for this? Could I trust him? Yes, a voice with in me said. I decided to listen to and pulled him back down. Our lips met again it was light almost like the first one. It was a test that Haru would pass with flying colors. It broke again and gave him a smile a real one. Not forced or strained. He responded with a smile of his own met again in a desperate kiss. Trying to convey our feelings to each other.

"Are…you…ok with…this?" The kiss broke once more with a need for air, which we took in gasps.

"Yeah," I said leaning up towards him. He pulled back and nipped at my throat. I moaned as he kissed his way up to my ear lobe, nipping, and tugging my ear in one fluid motion. I gasped out my back arching towards him against my control. Haru rolled on to the bed next to me, muffled laughter bubbled out.

"What are you laughing at?" I sat up in frustration, while looking down at him, not getting what he found so amusing.

"You. You're just so cute," he said pulling me back down with him, "You've been freaked out every time I've even flirted with you, that, or you'd blush. I decide to kiss you, and you get upset when I pull away. And… and I… I just… didn't…ex... expect you to… to…" he then dissolved back into laughter burying his head into my back in an attempt to muffle it.

"Wha-" I then blushed looking down and realizing what he was referring to, "That- that wasn't on purpose!" I exclaimed blushing an even deeper red.

"I know. That's the funniest part. You're so adorable when you blush," he said kissing my cheek and pulling me closer to him.

"Haru?"

"Mm?"

"Where do you work?" I turned to face him feeling his body stiffens behind me.

"Don't worry about it. You don't have to work I make enough for both of us to live on." His voice was so sad, I didn't know what to make of it. Suddenly the atmosphere in the room changed with his tone. What was he hiding?

"You sure?"

"Yeah..." He seemed unsure pulling the blankets up over us. "Get some rest." The subject officially dropped I turned over facing him curled up and snuggling into Haru and the blankets.

"I know. That's the funniest part. You're so adorable when oyu blush," he said kissing my cheek and pulling me closer to him.

"Haru?"

"Mm?"

"Where do you work," I asked turning to face him feeling his body tense behind me.

"Don't worry about it. You don't have to work I make enough for both of us to live on," Haru said, voice dropping with a tinge of sadness behind it.

"You sure?"

"Yeah don't worry about it," he said pulling the blankets up over us, "get some rest." The subject officially dropped I turned over and curled up, snuggling into Haru and the blankets.