Here's the second chapter! They know about the dance…what will happen now?

Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket.

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Chapter Two An Explanation

After finding out about the upcoming dance in the morning, the Prince Yuki fan club has been trying to get their beloved Prince to take them to the dance. However, Yuki had no such plans, in fact, he was planning on not going. But he wanted Tohru to be happy, and knowing Tohru, she didn't want to fan club's efforts to go to waste, even if they were mean to her for 'bewitching' their beloved Prince.

After the last school bell rang, Yuki muttered a "finally" and walked to find Tohru and his cousins.

"You dumb rabbit! Why did you have to go and tell us about the dance? How in the world are we going to go to it?" Kyo yelled at Momiji wile hitting the rabbit on the head.

"Wah! Tohru, help! Kyo is being so mean to me! He's hitting me!" Momiji tried to call for help, but only earned himself another punch from Kyo.

"Kyo-kun! Please stop hitting Momiji-kun!" Tohru tried to stop Kyo's fist.

"Why can't we go to the dance Kyo?" Momiji asked confidently behind Tohru.

It was Yuki who answered, "Because we might bump into someone and transform. Honestly, Momiji, did you even think about that?"

Tohru realized her mistake and started to apologize profusely.

"It alright, Tohru, the brat should've thought about that before bringing it up." Kyo defended Tohru.

Yuki looked at Kyo and frowned, he knew that Kyo was beginning to care more and more about Tohru over the years, the question was, why should he feel weird when Tohru smiled at Kyo. No way he was jealous of the cat.

Momiji thought thoughtfully for a moment, and then yelled happily, "No worries! We'll be fine!"

"What do you mean by that?" Kyo yelled back, but didn't hit the rabbit who was still hiding behind Tohru.

"Because Hari ahs the solution, that was what he was talking to sensei about!" Momiji's mouth was suddenly clamped shut by Haru who said his usual voice, "We weren't suppose to tell them that Momiji."

"Tell us what?" Yuki asked. He knew that something was going on that was being kept from him.

"Oh nothing…" Momiji tried to hide the fact that he let anything slip but failed miserably.

"Tell, you brat!" Kyo shouted getting ready to hit Momiji again, not caring whether or not he was hiding behind Tohru.

"You could just go home and ask sensei. We aren't suppose to know, but Momiji did a little snooping and Hatori told us not to tell you." Haru replied for the rabbit.

Yuki, Tohru, and Kyo were confused; they said no more of the subject and hurried home to ask Shigure about what was going on.

"Shigure, what's going on?" Yuki asked as he walked into the door. Noticing a pair of boots by the door, he asked, "Do we have a gue-" he stopped in his tracks, as he saw no other than his brother sitting in the living room.

"My darling brother! I am so jealous, you talk to Shigure and not even a hello to me." Ayame said with his hands over his heard feigning hurt.

He walked up to Yuki and tried to hug his brother, however, Yuki had other plans for his brother. Just as he was about to kick his brother away, Shigure piped up and said, "Now, now Yuki-kun, is that any way to treat your brother?"

Yuki, seeing an opportunity, said, "I won't kick him this time if you tell me what's going on."

"Whatever do you mean?" asked Shigure innocently.

"You know very well what it means so tell!" Kyo came inside and yelled at the dog.

Shigure smiled and looked puzzled at Ayame, "I have no idea what they're talking about, do you Aya?" Shigure said smiling at his best friend with that usual silly smile of his.

"No idea, no idea at all 'Gure." Aya replied smiling back.

"All right!" both adults yelled with their thumbs up. (a/n so sry! Probably the worst 'all right' moment ever, but I couldn't think of anything else)

The teenager stood at the door to the living room, thinking: What's 'all right'? Yuki and Kyo tried to fight the urge to smack both men's heads with their fists, but they needed answers, and hitting them won't help get answers…or maybe it will.

Kyo was the first to act, "Tell or prepared to feel pain. And destruction to your house." Kyo added knowing that Shigure couldn't stand any more injury to his house, or rather; the house wouldn't be able to stand if it received another injury.

"Now, know, Kyonkichi (a/n Is that how it's spelled?), threatening your elders is impolite, and threatening us won't help you get answers." Ayame said reprimanding Kyo who was trying to cool his temper but having a horrible time.

But Shigure yelled, "No! My beautiful house!" He faked sobbing and Ayame ran up to him muttering things like "I'll comfort you my dearest 'Gure" or "I won't let them hurt your house while I'm here."

Yuki and Kyo fought and fought to not burst at the two men. But one could only hold in so much.

"Tell me what's going on right now!" Yuki yelled at his brother and cousin.

Ayame looked over at his brother and replied, serious for once. And replied in a serious tone, "Who let it slip?"

Kyo answered, "That little hyper rabbit let it slip that something was going on. He was hollering how he wanted to go to the dance and said that it wouldn't matter if we bumped into someone."

"I suppose we might as well tell theme Aya, they might beat us to death and in the process destroy my precious house!" exclaimed Shigure.

"Ok, but you guys can't mention it out of this house, understand?"

"What's going on?" Yuki asked, he was getting tired of the numerous secrets inside the Sohma family.

"We've found a way…a way to stop the transformation." Shigure answered plainly as if he was saying his name.

The three teenagers gaped at him. They were struck speechless.

Tohru spoke first, "That's wonderful! I'm so happy for you guys."

"H…how? When? What?" Yuki stuttered.

"We've found a way to stop the transformation. Or at least we think so." Ayame repeated Shigure's words.

Kyo finally regained his speech and asked, "How?"

"We're not sure, at least not yet. We haven't exactly tested the product. The first batch will be available on Friday." Ayame replied.

"This is perfect! They can try out our product first!" Shigure said excitedly.

"Wait a minute! We're not testing items!" Kyo yelled smacking the dog.

"It'll be the only way to find out it if works." Shigure groaned from the floor.

"What if it doesn't work?" Yuki asked.

"Then Hatori will have to go to work." Ayame replied solemnly.

Yuki walked out of the room and out the back door. Kyo was still slightly flabbergasted. Tohru didn't really know what to say, which was rare.

"I think, I think this is a great opportunity. And we should open ever door that opportunity knocks on right? We could at least just try. This is probably that the zodiac has come to breaking the curse." Tohru smiled encouragingly.

The older men smiled at the wise, young girl who had earned a permanent loving place in all the Sohma's hearts. Kyo grinned slightly and walked upstairs. Tohru understood that her two friends probably needed sometime alone right now, so she hurried to the kitchen to start dinner, leaving the two older men in the living room.

Shigure observed Ayame for a moment and said, "He might as well have a little fun before his meeting with him."

Ayame nodded solemnly and his thoughts once again wondered off to his brother.

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Second chapter done! Review please!