((A/n: I don't own any of the Furuba characters! I am obsessed with Hatori! And Yuki! And Kyo! And Shigure! And Haru! And Akito! But I don't own any of them! TT I do own Nazomi Sohma and any of the Made up second zodiacs ! Yes… I am okay…! sits Well on with the chapter!))

Chapter 2

Shigure yawned as he stood by Tohru's door while watching Hatori check on her temperature for the third time that night. He wondered why Hatori cared so much about Tohru but it was obvious, she reminded him of Kana. All Shigure wanted to really see was Nazomi and Hatori together. Hatori walked out of Tohru's room and then started for the guest room. "Ha'ri so you are spending the night! Oh good! I thought you were! How is Tohru?" he asked tilting his head.

Hatori looked at Shigure as he shut the door and sighed. "Of course I was going to stay… Tohru's temperature hasn't gone down yet… I think it would be best for me to stay…" he looked at Shigure and then walked to the room he usually stayed in when he was staying at Shigure's. He slide open the door and placed his bag in there. He shut the door and then looked at Shigure. "Do you have a smoke..?" he asked as he took out his cigarette carton that was empty.

Shigure nodded and handed him a cigarette. "Just open a window in your room… you know so the smoke gets out of the house." He saw Hatori nod and then Shigure smiled slightly and waved. "Well good night Ha'ri see you in the morning." He said in a happy tone as he walked back down stairs. Shigure looked out the door and saw snow begin to fall. This seemed to be Hatori's worst enemy… Snow… It made him think of Kana and it made Nazomi of the chance she never had with Hatori.

Shigure shut the door and then walked to his room and laid down on his bed and looked at his ceiling. He wondered what Nazomi and Hatori were thinking at that moment as his eyes slowly shut….

/.Flashback In Dream./

"So Nazomi what are you doing after school today?" Shigure asked her with a smile on his face. He saw Nazomi looking at Hatori. She seemed to be thinking of something.

Nazomi looked up….. "I don't want to… be with you any more Shigure…" she said in a low voice as she turned to him.

His eyes looked at Hatori who was with Ayame on the other side of the room. Shigure seemed to understand why. "I know… You love Ha'ri…" he wasn't upset either he…

/.End./

Hatori sat by the window and watched the snow flakes closely as he smoked. He could see Kana in everyone of them… Except for a few. He saw Nazomi in some. Her deep blue eyes were looking at him as if they were in high school. She would always try to tell him things, but he was either to busy with student council or he was studying. He blew out the smoke and put out the cigarette and stayed seated by the window. It was chilly, but Hatori didn't care. He thought about his past…

/.Flashback./

Nazomi was leaning on his shoulder she was smiling and he was happy too. She was he best friend. It seemed that when he found out she was the second cat he didn't care and he didn't because he cared about her. She stood by him and would talk to him.

It was the first time they stayed at the school at night. It was winter and it was snowing lightly. She had a blankets and even hot chocolate. They sat and looked at the cars still driving by at night and then they sat down. They talked about the curse and how it was stupid for the head of the family to hurt them.

She had giggled and then looked up at him. "Hatori I want to stay here…" she put her hand over his heart and smiled. "I want to stay in your heart…" her blue eyes had looked right up at him. She had a smile on her face that seemed to touch his heart. He never said that she could or couldn't either. Nazomi still smiled and laid down on her part of the blankets and went under the comforter. She brought her knees as close to her chest as possible and fell asleep quick.

Hatori was looking down at her and moved her light brown hair from her face and saw her smiling in her sleep. "Yes…" he said as she slept. He never knew if she heard in her sleep. He laid down and the sky was then clear. He saw a bright star and then made a silent wish…

/.End./

Hatori sighed and then slipped the window shut and stood up and walked over to his bed. He looked at his door and saw Nazomi in the door way. "Nazomi…" he said as he walked over to her. "What's wrong…?" he asked in a low voice as he placed his hand on her shoulder. A tear hit his hand. "Nazomi… why are you crying?" he wiped a few of her tears away, but they continued to come out.

Nazomi didn't answer she just kept crying. Her eyes were filled with tears and there was nothing she could do. The dreams of Akito hurting her continued to haunt her. No matter what she did. "Hatori…" she started. She really wanted to tell him about the dreams, but not many words were leaving her mouth. She looked at Hatori's hand on her shoulder and then ran into him for a hug and began to mumble things. They couldn't really be heard. Her heart and soul were being eaten away by grief…

Hatori felt tears going through his shirt and then sighed and pet her hair. "It's okay…" he said silently as he wrapped his arms around Nazomi. He was so worried about her. She was always sad. No matter how much fun she was having or who was making her laugh now, she was sad. Her eyes would show it. Even if Hatori didn't see it all the time he could see it sometimes.

Nazomi continues to cry into Hatori's shirt. She wondered why she couldn't just tell him. Her eyes were slowly closing and then opening again letting tears out. She wanted to say how she felt and how much she wanted to stay with him forever. It seemed that even if she was able to tell him because they were alone she couldn't.

"I want to stay in your heart…" Hatori heard Nazomi say like it was the first time they were alone together. She seemed happy about what she was saying. "Nazomi…." He said as he took one of her hands and held it over his heart and held her close with his other arm. "You are always in my heart…" he said placing his chin on her head. He closed his eyes and thought.

/.Flashback./

"I will not allow you to marry! you think it's going to break the curse? No, it's not! do you think you are anything special? can you break the curse! we don't need the likes of you! It's all your fault if Hatori loses hit eyesight! it's your fault" Hatori felt the blood leave his eye. He could see Kana afraid. Her eyes were filled with regret and forgiveness…He knew she didn't understand and would never understand… Akito would always be like this…

/.End./

It came into his mind so fast he was unable to stop it. Still holding Nazomi close to him he felt her other hand go over his shoulder. His other hand was holding hers and gently moving his fingers over her smooth skin.

Kanami who had also stayed was looking through the small crack of the open door and saw her sister with Hatori. It was strange because she wanted to ruin her life even though she was her sister. She was going to tell Akito… She slowly walked back to the guest room that she was staying in.

Nazomi leaned her head on his chest and then smiled slightly as she continued to let tears leave her eyes. Why was she crying? She was happy but she was crying. "I'm just afraid… Akito… what if… he finds out... about you saying those things…?" she asked closing her eyes attempting to stop the tears. She wasn't sure if Hatori really cared about her. Maybe he was just saying this to make her feel better.

Hatori let go of Nazomi and looked down at her and placed his hand on her chin and made her look him directly in the eye. "I'm not sure…" his eyes were truthful. His feelings for Nazomi had grown since Ayame and Shigure had told him that she had been in love with him. He didn't know what to think of it at the time he found out. When he thought about it just kind of got him upset because it made him think of Kana. But, he would then think about how happy Nazomi was when they were in high school. Hatori wanted to see Nazomi happy again. Ever since Akito had whipped her, he had hoped that it was all a dream and he would wake up and Nazomi was still happy. But, he knew that it wasn't a dream deep down inside.

Nazomi made Hatori let go of her chin and turned and looked at the door. "I see…" she said as she moved her braid to her left shoulder. She should have been sleeping… Hatori should have been sleeping… Her blue eyes looked at the floor and she began to wonder why she even tried to love Hatori. He would never feel the same way back. All the hugs he was giving her were him trying to comfort her… Not love… Not the love she wanted at least. It was foolish for her to think that Hatori could ever love her as more than a friend. Shigure was wrong… everything wasn't going to be okay… It was going to be hell for her. Nazomi felt her wrist get grabbed. She was turned around and saw Hatori's eyes looking down at her with sadness. "What…?" she asked looking away from his eyes. She was so in love with him it was hard for her to make eye contact with him when he was upset. She felt like it was her fault.

Hatori held onto her wrist and then made her look at him again. "You look away but you have no reason to Nazomi…" He said. When he let go he walked over to the window and slipped it open and watched the snow fall. He wasn't thinking of Kana for once he was thinking about Nazomi. He heard footsteps walking towards him and then arms came around his waist and a head was leaning on his back. He placed his left hand on Nazomi's left hand and brought her up in front of him and looked down at her.

Nazomi felt a warmth on her face. Was she blushing? She shook her head and then looked at the ground. She could feel the chill on her back and shivered. She heard the window close and felt Hatori pull her along. What was he doing? It wasn't that late and everyone seemed to be asleep. When they stopped moving her hugged her again and then smiled slightly. She smiled back and placed her head on his chest and heard his heart beat. She then stopped being happy. If she said she loved him and he loved her back and Akito found out one of them was going to get hurt. "No Ha'ri…" she said suddenly.

Hatori's eyes went wide and he let her go. "What?" he asked with a confused look on his face. He then noticed her face. It was an nervous one. "No.. He won't hurt either of us…" he said as he tried to hug her again and she backed up a step. He looked at the floor and then sighed sadly. "I know…" he said. He walked over to the bed and laid down and then sighed. Maybe it wasn't worth it trying to love again. Maybe Nazomi's thoughts were right….

Nazomi looked at Hatori. She could hear him in her mind saying "No.. He won't hurt either of us…" She wanted to believe that because she loved Hatori so much… But, what is Akito did hurt one of them and it was fatal? Her eyes watered and she couldn't take seeing Hatori sad, but she felt like it was right to do that. "I'm sorry…" she said in a low voice. She walked out the door and then to her room and laid down in the bed and curled up into a ball. She wanted to go kill herself. Why couldn't she just tell him and stop worrying about Akito. She let her tears leave her eyes. "I'm a fool…" she muttered as she buried her face into her pillow. She looked up and took the picture off her nightstand and stared at it and placed it back. "It was a picture of Aya, Gure, Ha'ri and herself. It made her smile. They were happy then. That was why she had that picture there. She shut her eyes and then stopped crying. "Hatori… I love you…" she said to herself in almost a whisper. She then fell asleep… hoping that Hatori heard her.