Disclaimer: no own. Sorry! Wish I did. Oh and I forgot to mention last chapter that I don't own Le Miserables which the musical I got the song from. I also don't own Fiddler on the Roof. ALAS!

Thanks to Kishe for being the first reviewer. You rock my socks… all two of them!

On w/the story! Yay!

Ivy Sume gazed out of the tour bus's window as the rain plunked on the window and splattered.

'Why did England have to be so…wet?' she wondered to herself. When the cast of Fiddler on the Roof came out of the theater they were met with rain, fog and coldness, a novel way to remember England by.

Beside her Ivy's boyfriend, Ian, shifted his weight to put his arm around her.

"Hey, don't look so gloomy, Ivy." He whispered, "All we have left is a show in Tokyo and we're done. No more living off of Red Bulls and frappichinos. No more all night dress rehearsals or staying in foreign hotels for a night."

"Don't remind me." Ivy returned with a frown.

"I take it your not bummed over the tour, are you?"

"Your very perceptive Ian," she teased.

"So, will you tell me what really is bugging you?" Ian coaxed.

"I'd rather not talk about it. Go to sleep. You and I both know you won't sleep on the plane."

Ian smiled and gave her a peck on the cheek. "Yes mother." He teased then shifted his weight again and fell silent.

Ivy stared out the window with a trapped feeling in her stomach. She did not want to admit it to Ian but she was not looking forward to going to Japan, home. She did so well escaping from her past for the past two years on a worldwide tour of Fiddler.

Now she'd have to return home and face the wrath of Akito, and she knew it wouldn't be pretty. Akito disapproved of her performing in Le Miserables back at home and when the talent scouts wanted her to take the role of Hodel, Akito was fit to kill. What would he say… or worse do once hefinds out she changed her last name to Sohma to Sume? Ivy shuddered upon thinking of it.

For the past two years she enjoyed a life free of the oppression of the family's head. She did and said things with out wondering about Akito's reaction. To be truthful, Ivy enjoyed it and found the overall freedom intoxicating. She knew that it would all catch up with her later but she didn't care, she was free. And now she reckoned she would pay the price… or did she?

A plan began running through her head. It was the last act of a desperate woman and getting caught could mean jail time but if she did it right, no one would know.

After all, Akito Sohma was very ill and was not expected to live long anyway…

Kyo had spent the entire night and most of the day on Shigure's roof in deep thought. Now it was coming on three in the afternoon and Kyo had seen Hatori's car return then leave an hour ago. He supposed the doctor had returned with the rat's blood test results.

Kyo sighed and looked at the little piece of paper that was partly to blame for his retreat to the roof. It was a flyer that came with the morning's mail. For the fiftieth time Kyo read the flyer:

"Fiddler on the Roof

Starring:

Mark McCann

Kate Theiler

And Ivy Sume

October 13, 2005

Come and see it!"

Ivy was coming home and it'll be hell to pay for her.

Kyo always liked Ivy, she never treated him as the cat as a lot of the family did. Ivy was fearless and took crap from no one nor did she take no for an answer. He looked froward to seeing her again.

A noise from the ground shook Kyo from his thoughts. It took a moment to figure out what the sound was but once it registered he was down there in a flash.

Kyo soon found where the sound was coming from. It was Tohru, she was sitting under a tree with her head buried in her lap and the unmistakable sound of sobbing could be heard. Kyo couldn't help himself, in moments he was down by her side with a comforting arm about the housekeeper.

When she didn't look up or aknowlidge him, Kyo asked quietly, "What's up?" The moment it escaped from his mouth he wanted to kick himself. Here Tohru was bawling her eyes out and all he could say was 'What's up'! How stupid could he be?

"I gave Yuki food poisoning." Tohru finally said so quietly that Kyo had to strain to hear it.

Kyo automatically held her closer with out having full body contact. "I'm sure you didn't. Rats eat every where. It's his fault, not yours. Besides if you gave him food poisoning then Shigure and I would be sick too."

"No, it was me. I fixed Yuki some eggs the other night when you and Shigure weren't home. I'm so horrible!" Tohru replied then elapsed into another fit of body wracking sobs.

"Come on, your not all that bad. Beside how could you know that the egg was bad?" Kyo soothed in a way that almost wasn't him.

This went on for several minutes until Kyo realized it was useless to say anything, it wouldn't' comfort her. So he did the only thing he could do. He held her. (Of course he made sure that he wouldn't change) He held her until her sobbing waned into sniffling then after twenty minutes of sniffling, Tohru finally fell asleep.

Kyo looked down at her and was totally awestruck. He never knew how pretty Tohru could be. He cracked a half-lopsided grin and gently leaned forward to kiss her forehead.

Though as soon as his lips touched a loud "OOOOOOOOOOOOH!" sounded from the doorway of the house. Kyo looked up just as Tohru woke up. Things stayed frozen for a moment then Tohru realized where she was and jumped up as Shigure sang loudly, "All you need is love".

In a second the entire moment unraveled and Tohru ran into the house muttering her appologies while Kyo shot Shigure a look to kill before he stormed off.

Shigure stood at the door humming the old Beatles song to himself. As he turned to go in a bright purple flyer with yellow lettering caught his eye. He walked over to it and gingerly picked it up.

A smile spread across his face as he read it then tucked it into his kimono. Then he entered the house humming quietly "If I Were a Rich Man"; with the smile never leaving his face.

A/n: So… what do you think? Is it good so far? Do I spark your interest? Oh by the way, the song Shigure was singing is a song from Fiddler. I promise it'll get funnier in later chapters once Ivy comes home. Bear w/ me. Also, just because of the last scene, don't write it off as a Kyo/ Tohru story. I'm not sure what the parings are yet.

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