Disclaimer: Don't own…wish I did. Ect ect…great and powerful Oz…so on and so forth.

A/n: I'M ALIVE! does a rousing jig to prove point. stops and hacks up a lung. And my seemingly short writers block is gone too! HOOZAH! I reread all my chappies to figure out where I was (I forget a lot) and was astounded at all my typos. Forgive me for that and bear w/ me on typos. I don't really edit the chaps very well. Oops.

Once again thanks to all my reviewers! I'm thinking about doing a story set before this one about Ivy, Ayame, Shigure and Hatori's high school years. Tell me if it's a good idea and if I get enough yays, I'll write it up.

Oh and I swear I'll find a way to put scene dividers up.

On w/ the story. YIPEE!

Kyo cocked an eyebrow as he looked at the present Ivy had given him: a catnip mouse and a book entitled "Karate for Dummies."

"Tell me again why you're my favorite cousin?" He wondered.

Ivy laughed and swayed a bit in her seat on Shigure's roof. This act brought a slight smile to the cat's lips. Swaying for no apparent reason was one of Ivy's habits that as annoying as it was, seemed to grow on a person

"Because I am just so damn cute and you can't bear to mar my gorgeous face." Ivy answered with a giggle.

"You know if you were anyone else, you'd be on your ass-"

" Looking up at me from the ground?" Ivy finished his sentence for him then nodded with her intoxicating grin never wavering, "I know. And if I choose to abuse the right I will."

Silence enveloped the cousins for a moment until Ivy spoke, "So, I hear ya'll got a housekeeper." She paused and explained before Kyo could ask, "Shigure told me."

"You heard right." Kyo returned unintentionally flipping the catnip mouse toy through his fingers.

" Sounds like your soft on her, Kyo." Ivy said sagely.

The cat's eyes flashed with a slight hint of annoyance, "Get down before I beat your ass, Ivy."

The actress laughed lightly as she moved to the ladder she used to get up on the roof in the first place. "I missed you too, Kyo." She joked simply before she climbed down.

Tohru had sat in a silence with Yuki for an estimated twenty minutes. It was not one of those awkward silences but one of those moments where one could swear their souls were kindred and in a deep and full understanding of the other.

Finally, after what seemed to be a wonderful eternity in silence, Yuki stretched out his hand, once more encasing Tohru's. This time though, the rat rubbed it gently as in an attempt to soothe the girl's apprehensions and guilt of the past few days.

"I blame nothing on you, Tohru." Yuki finally said quietly.

Tohru, who had until that point her eyes affixed on Yuki's hand in a desperate attempt to hide a blush looked up. As she did so she felt herself loose the battle between her will power and the rush of blood to her cheeks. "How can you say that?" She wondered, "After you puked your guts out for the past night?"

Yuki sighed in defeat, realizing finally how serious Shigure was when he said she was out of whack due to the entire ordeal.

"Miss Honda," Yuki summed up firmly, "If you don't stop blaming yourself, I will blame you."

She did not anticipate this reply, nor could she stop the giggles that came from her mouth. Instead in reply Tohru pulled a strand of chestnut hair behind her ear and leaned dangerously close to Yuki's lips… then…

"DAMN YOU PLUMPY PLUMMY!" Shigure's cry echoed through out the house with a distinct note of frustration.

A/n: What do ya'll think. Yes I know, ivy is rubbing off on me. What can I say, the rice crispies tell me what to write and I write it. I've had a bad day, hopefully this doesn't show in this chapter.

Was I right that the plum guy in candy land is called plumpy plummy? Oh well, if you know, do tell me.

Here's hopin' I got the spacers in!