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-kun: Reffering to someone that is your friend.

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

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

oji-chan: Referring to an uncle or uncle figure.

nii-san: Reffering to an older brother.

Warning: An innocent kiss, Hatori, a badly-drawn picture, two irritated mothers.

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After Yu-kun made his call, Seiya-kun came into the room, grabbing his hand.

"What happened, Yuki-kun? Who'd you call?" she asked.

"Oh, just a family member." He left with her, going upstairs.

"Aiko, where is Ki-chan?" I asked calmly, breaking her out of the spazzing.

"She's in my bed. Hiro-kun's in the room with her, putting the blame on himself," Aiko said. "You see, he had gotten sick earlier this month..."

I zoned her out, continuing to help with dinner after, of course, reassuring Ru-kun that Ki-chan would be all right.

Soon, there was a knock at the front door.

"Hey, Ru-kun, I'll get it, okay?" I said, flashing her a smile.

She nodded. "Okay!"

I left the kitchen and answered the door.

"Good evening," said the man. He had black hair, and long bangs covering his left eye. By the look of it, his eyes were a dull olive green. "You must be Furiko Rumi-kun. I am Hatori Sohma."

I bowed and looked him up and down. He was dressed in a doctor's uniform. "Nice to meet you, Hato-san! Did you come for Ki-chan?"

"Kisa? Yes."

I led him inside and upstairs to Aiko's room. Poor Ki-chan was on Aiko's bed in tiger form, Ro-chan right by her side. Aiko was, too.

"Hatori Oji-chan!" Ki-chan cried. Ro-chan and Aiko looked up.

"Okay, Hato-san! I've got to finish dinner." I left the room and almost bumped into Shigu-kun.

"Oh...is Haa-san here?" he asked, a smile on his face.

"Yeah. Ki-chan's sick," I said. "Apparently, she's the Tiger."

Shigu-kun cheered. "The Mabudachi Trio is in the building!"

"Mabu...dachi...Trio?" I repeated.

"Yup." He grinned. "You see, Haa-san, Aya and myself grew up together. In high school, we gained the nickanme 'Mabudachi Trio'."

"Oh..." I stopped. "Aya-kun's still here?"

Shigu-kun nodded. "Him and Haa-kun are still arguing over you. How romantic!"

"It's not romantic when someone strips you." I pouted. "How could Haru-kun do that to me? I thought he loved me."

"You know," the dog started, "this reminds me of the times before you and Aiko-kun moved in, definitely before Seiya-kun and Meaganu-kun came. Yuki-kun and Kyo-kun both liked Tohru-kun, and they would fight over her day and night. But of course, Seiya-kun and Meaganu-kun took that problem away."

"And there, started another problem," I said. "Mine." I thought for a second. "Hey, Shigu-kun? Could you tell them to go home for me? I happen to like wearing this shirt, and–"

"I'd be happy to, Furiko-kun!" He trumped into my room and shouted, over their yelling, my wishes.

A couple minutes later, Haru-kun stomped out of my room. He threw me an attempted heartwarming smile, but I, still mad at him, turned my head, a hurt look on my face.

Next came Aya-kun. "I'm really sorry about what happened, Furiko-chan! Is there anything I can do to make up for it?"

"Leave," I said bluntly.

"Oh. Okay..."

After they had both left, Shigu-kun came out of my room. "I hope Haa-kun doesn't get lost..."

"Oh, Shigu-kun, thank you!" I gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"What was that about, Furiko-kun?" he asked, touching the spot where I had kissed him.

"I just wanted to say thanks; I really owe you, Shigu-kun," I said. "No, not like that!" I added, seeing him get a perverted look on his face. "I've got to go sort this out." I left him, walking into my room.

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I pulled my drawing out of its hiding spot. So far, it had only the orange Cat and the yellow Rabbit. I needed to add the white Snake, the black and white Cow, the black Dog and the orange Tiger.

As I started the snake, I thought about my love life dilemma, and who I should choose.

I guess this is like those stupid dating games on TV, I thought.

Haru: He's straight to the point. Kind of scary when he's Black, but White's not as scary. He seems to want sex a lot, and could be romantic when he wants to. Acts like a small Shigure at times. Seems over-protective.

Ayame: Very romantic. Hasn't shown any signs of wanting sex (except during the argument). Extremely loving. Getting more and more protective of Furiko whenever Haru is around. Hardly (but still does) talks about himself anymore.

I sighed and started on the cow, not forgetting the mess of white hair on the head.

I soon finished the drawing for the moment and stashed it away in its hiding spot, leaving my room.

Passing Aiko's room, I heard her say, "So, Kisa-kun's the Tiger?" I grinned; Kyo-kun didn't have to be careful around her anymore.

I continued down the stairs, into the living room, where Seiya-kun was talking on the phone. Yu-kun, Kyo-kun and Meaganu-kun were also there.

"Mom!" Seiya-kun whined. "That's not a long time!" She waited a second before saying, "So? I'm still learning things!" Another moment later, "I've got a boyfriend here!"

Yu-kun blushed slightly at this.

Seiya-kun went on. "Mom, please–!" She set the phone back on the hook. "Your turn, Meaganu-kun."

"Hey, how long can you stay?" Meaganu-kun asked, picking up the phone and dialing her number.

"Four more days." Seiya-kun pouted. "Mom got even madder when i said Yuki-kun was my boyfriend."

"Hey, guys," I said, sitting next to Yu-kun.

Meaganu-kun nodded at my presence. "Hey, Mom, it's me. Yeah. Yeah. Fine. Oh, how much longer can I stay with Furiko?" She paused for a moment. "Okay. Can we add three days?" Her innocent look turned angry. "Why? Come on, Mom!" She hung up the phone.

"How long can you stay?" Seiya-kun asked, smirking.

"Well," Meaganu-kun started, "I had a week, but then Mom changed it to three days." She scowled. "Only three more days with my dear Kyo-kun."

Kyo-kun ran his fingers through her hair. "You're always welcome here, Meaganu."

I rolled my eyes. "I'm glad you guys all have a steady relationship. I don't know whether to choose Haru-kun or Aya-kun."

"Haru or Ayame!" Seiya-kun yelled.

"Haru or Nii-san?" Yu-kun questioned.

"Haru or Ayame!" Meaganu-kun shouted.

"Haru or that freak?" Kyo-kun asked.

"What do you mean!" Meaganu-kun and Seiya-kun jumped up and stared down at me.

"They're both in love with me." I stared at the surprised looks on their faces. "What?"

They didn't answer.

"Rumi-san," Yu-kun said, "Nii-san's in love with you? For real?"

"And Haru's really in love with you?" Kyo-kun asked.

I nodded. "Yeah. Didn't you hear them arguing a couple of hours ago?"

"Well, we were all taking a walk–" Yu-kun started.

"Gah, what's with the walking?" I asked. "So, anyway, yeah. They were arguing over me." I told them the story. They were all wide-eyes, Meaganu-kun and Seiya-kun looked ready to kill.

"So, Haru stripped you?" Kyo-kun asked.

I nodded sadly. "Yeah. I think he might have been Black." I sighed. "Hey, do you know if Ki-chan's staying over tonight?"

"Probably," said Yu-kun. "Hatori's probably already told her to stay in bed."

"It's getting late," Meaganu-kun said, looking at her watch. "I think Hiro-kun should get home soon."

Kyo-kun sprung off of the couch and ran up the stairs. He opened the door to Aiko's room and started yelling, "Hiro! You gotta go home!"

"Kyo, get out. I'm taking him back when I leave," Hato-san said calmly. "Kisa, are you feeling well enough to go home?"

The cat came back downstairs, a scowl on his face.

I yawned. "I'm going to bed, okay, guys?" I stood up, stretched, and headed to my room.

Flopping onto my bed, I thought about Haru-kun and Aya-kun. I sighed and changed into my pajamas. I flopped onto my bed again and quicly fell asleep.

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Jessi: -yawns- Damn, I'm tired. Anyway, R&R!

Signs Discovered by Furiko:
neko (cat)
usagi (rabbit)
hebi (snake)
ushi (cow)
inu (dog)
tora (tiger)