Jessi: Has anyone wanted an update? If you have...then here it is. But first, reviews, reviews, REVIEWS!

Aquabreeze: Thanks...er...I guess. -pats Aquabreeze's back- Dude, it's okay! You got to have squishy, remember? -grins-

Ky0Kichi: Erg...um...yesh...but...everything happened so fast...? -smiles nervously-

Okay! Chapter 3!

-san: Reffering to someone whom you are giving respect to.

-chan: Referring to someone younger than you, but in Tohru's case, a best friend.

-kun: Reffering to someone that is your friend.

nii-san: Reffering to an older brother. (Hm. Guess this means something, doesn't it? )

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I had asked Shigure-san again if it was really okay if Aiko and I could stay.

"Well, you said that your parents and your grandparents were dead, right?" he had asked.

I nodded.

"And that your aunt and her family are in the United States, right?"

Again, I nodded.

Shigure-san smiled. "And you don't have any family except for Aiko, right?"

I was getting annoyed, but I nodded.

"Then it's all right for you and your sister to stay!" He grinned. "Oh, do you like housework and cooking?"

"Uh…" That's an out-of-the-blue question, I thought. "I guess—"

"Yes!" Shigure-san cheered. "Two new housewives!"

He then told Yuki-san to give Aiko and me rooms to stay in.

"Yuki-san," I said as Aiko and I were being led upstairs to find rooms, "if Aiko ever annoys you, just tell me, all right? And the same if I annoy you; just tell me."

He grinned and waved his hand. "No need, Rumi-san. Your parents are dead and you need a shelter to stay at. I would like to get to know you, anyway."

Blushing, I said, "Me too!"

Of course, Aiko saw me blush, instantly thought I 'liked' Yuki-san, and started singing, "Furiko and Yuki, sittin' in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage!"

"Aiko! Shut up!" I yelled at her.

"Why don't you?" she shouted back.

And so that went on for about twenty minutes, with Yuki-san sweat-dropping in the background. But after we both shut up (Kyo-san came upstairs and yelled "Shut up!" at us. He got chased down the stairs by Yuki-san, though.), Yuki-san led us farther down the hall.

"This'll be your room, Rumi-san," he said, pointing at an empty room, "and this will be your room, Rumi-chan." Yuki-san pointed at another empty room.

"Where's your room, Yuki-san?" I asked.

"Right here."

Yuki-san gave us a tour of the rest of the upstairs part of the house, and then the downstairs part. It turns out that I was in the middle of Tohru-san's room and Yuki-san's room. Aiko's room was next to Kyo's.

"Kitty!" Aiko said, coming into the living room. Kyo-san, who had been sitting peacefully on the couch, jumped.

"What the heck?" I said. "Yuki-san! Your cousin's weird!"

"Rumi-chan," Yuki-san said, "please do not refer to any type of animal unless you see one, okay?" He smiled.

"Okay!" Aiko said, grinning. I guess Yuki-san's smile got the better of her.

"Kyo-san, do you not like cats?" I asked him, sitting down next to him. "I love kitties! They're so cute and cuddly and—"

"Shut up!" And with that, Kyo-san jumped off of the couch and left the room.

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Later that evening, I was sitting on a sleeping bag that Shigure-san had given me. He said that he'd call the moving company that had mine and Aiko's stuff tomorrow.

There was a knock at the door.

"Come in," I said.

"Rumi-san, are you going to be all right tonight?" Yuki-san asked, opening the door.

"Yeah." I fell onto my back and gazed at the ceiling. I then looked at Yuki-san. "You don't have to call me 'Rumi-san', Yuki-san. Just call me Furiko-san, or Furiko-kun, all right?" I smiled.

Yuki-san sighed, a smile on his face. "Good night, Rumi-san."

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"Rise and shine, Yuki!"

"What the--?"

I stood up and left my room to find a man with long white hair standing outside Yuki-san's room.

"Um, who the hell are you?" I asked, rubbing my eye.

The man turned to me. "Are you the Furiko Rumi Gure-san told me about?"

"I guess. Wait, who is Gure-san?"

Shigure walked up behind the man. "Oh. Good morning, Furiko-kun. I'm thinking you haven't met Aya yet."

Aya? Gure-san? My brain pounded. Wait…Gure-san must be Shigure-san, but I'm not sure about this "Aaya" person.

"Right!" The man laughed. "I am Ayame Sohma! Glad to meet you, Furiko-kun!"

Aya + Me Ayame. I smiled. "I get it…"

Yuki-san opened the door. "Nii-san, it is way too early for you to be talking nonsense."

"Nii-san? Ayame-san is your brother, Yuki-san?" I grabbed my head. "This is confusing! Shigure-san, how are you related to Yuki-san?"

Shigure-san grinned at my pain. "I'm his cousin."

And with that, my brain, unable to retain the information just thrown at it, caused me to faint.

I fell to the floor.

"Rumi-san!" Yuki-san ran to my side.

"Yuki, you mustn't cheat on Tohru-kun!" Ayame-san said.

"Shut up, Nii-san!" Yuki-san felt my head. "She's not feeling hot. That's good."

Tohru-san left her room. "Furiko-san! What happened?"

"She fainted," Yuki-san stated.

My eyes fluttered open. "I'm sorry. I'm just so stupid; I can't hold that much info in one sitting."

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Later, at school, Yuki-san was watching over me like a mother bird and her chicks. But, right before school…

"HALLO!" A blonde boy in the girl's uniform popped up in front of me.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"Momiji Sohma!" The boy smiled. "I have heard that you are Furiko Rumi, the new girl to live with Shii-chan, Yuki, Kyo, and Tohru."

I held my head. "Yeah. You can't forget my little sister, Aiko, though. She's there, too."

"There you are, Momiji." A boy with black and white hair and a lot of accessories walked up behind Momiji-san.

"Don't tell me," I said. "You're another Sohma, right?"

"How'd you know?" asked the Sohma.

"They just keep popping up all over the damned place!" I yelled.

"Furiko, did we make you mad?" Momiji-san asked. He had a scared look on his face.

"No, it's just that my parents died yesterday, and now that I live with Shigure-san, Tohru-san, Yuki-san, and Kyo-san, it's just been—" I sighed—"confusing."

"Rumi-san, I have some bad n—" Yuki-san started. "Haru? Momiji? Please don't tell me you're bugging Rumi-san."

Haru shrugged. "We're not. Momiji wanted to meet her, so he left me in search of her. I found him just recently."

Yuki-san turned back to me. "Rumi-san, I have bad ne—"

"Yuki! Why did you leave me? In search of Furiko-kun? You naughty two-timer, you!" Ayame-san walked up behind Yuki-san!.

"Well, I don't have to say it anymore," Yuki-san said, sighing.

"Yuki-san, I'm sure your brother is great somewhere!" I said smiling. My expression turned angered. "As long as he isn't joking about someone's love life!" I turned to Ayame-san. "What the hell are you doing here, anyway?"

"Only three men in the world would stay with their younger brothers all day; I, of course, am number one!" Ayame-san smiled.

"Is your brother all about his idiotic self?" I asked Yuki-san!.

"Yep."

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Jessi:-looks at Momiji- There. Happy?

Momiji: -gasps- You were right, you were right! I did come in right before Haru!

Jessi: Tch. Did you think I'd lie?

Haru: I did.

Jessi: Erg. -glares at him- Whatever. Anyway, folks, R&R, kudasai!