Meanwhile, the girls were doing the laundry.

"Oh, Reina-chan, don't hang those up there. Kyou-kun likes his clothes hung on the balcony off his room."

"Okay, I'll go put them up there….which room is Kyou's?"

"Oh, follow me."

Reina followed Tohru upstairs to Kyou's room.

"His room's so clean….I didn't expect that."

"Well, Kyou-kun tries not to make more work for me," Tohru said smiling.

"Oh…"

Haru and Reina walked home without speaking, both immersed in their own thoughts.

"I have to go see Ha'ri." Haru said when they got home. "I should be back soon though."

"Okay. I'll make something for dinner."

Haru found himself hesitating to talk to Hatori. But his curiosity got the best of him, so he went off. Hatori wasn't difficult to find.

"Ha'ri, I have to ask you something."

Hatori looked up from the chart he was examining. "Okay Haru, come in. What is it?"

"Well….who was Reina's mother? And does she have a brother?" Haru repeated what he had asked Shigure.

Hatori stared at Haru for a moment, the sighed. "Haru, you're insistent on discovering the past." He said. "I'll tell you, but you must speak with Reina about it afterwards."

"Okay."

Haru was shocked. It makes perfect sense…but somehow I just didn't expect it. It was so obvious too. (A/N: I hope you've figured it out by now ) Wow…

When he got back, he wasted no time. "Reina?"

"What?" she sounded so carefree.

"Why didn't you tell me Kyou's your brother?"

She dropped the pan she was holding. It landed with a clang on the floor.

"Ha'ri told you? I told him not to tell anyone!" she shouted. "Damn him!"

"Hey, what's wrong with me knowing? I probably would have figured it out anyway."

She calmed down. "That's true…but Ha'ri didn't tell you everything, did he?"

"There's more?"

"Yes. Sit down, I'll tell you."

"Okay."

"Well, for starters, after Kyou, our parents didn't want another child. But somehow, I happened. My mother went to Akito and pleaded to allow an abortion. He gave her permission.

But somehow, Kyou's DNA had affected me, making me a cat. You know cursed babies are born early. We form early too. It was impossible to get rid of me. When I was born, our father left right away. Mom never wanted me, but Akito told her she had to raise both of us, she had to raise two children cursed by the cat. Mom didn't want me at all, and she was struggling with Kyou. Ha'ri convinced Akito to let Mom give me up. Then he erased her memory…because she begged him too.

Akito made sure I didn't meet anyone other than Ha'ri, Shigure, and himself. That's how it was until I was nine. Then I fought back. I ran away, got myself into foster care. And that's about it. Oh, yea, one more thing. Kazuma Sohma taught me martial arts, then his memory was erased too."

She was crying. "I was never wanted. Ha'ri was nice, but he was only 18, too young to worry about a child. And, to Akito, I wasn't a human being. I was a cat, after all. He never liked the cat."

"Wow." Haru said. "I don't know what to say. A lot of us cursed by the zodiac had it tough, but not like that. That's just….just not fair…"

"Of course it's not! My life's never been fair! That's why…that's why I'm so happy you wanted to give me a place to live. And…and when you tell me I'm beautiful…it…it was the first time I'd ever heard that…and it made me so happy too." She blushed. "No one ever wanted to know me before…but you did."

Haru smiled. "You're amazing. Everyone should know you."

Then the phone rang, ruing the moment. Reina picked it up.

"Hello?" After the person on the other line said something, she slammed down the receiver.

"Who was that?" Haru asked.

Reina sighed. "One of my former foster parents…he's legally insane…and he's been following me around since I was 13."

"Were you planning on telling me this anytime soon?" Haru asked. It was almost comical, in a sick way.

"Well, no. But apparently he's right outside the house." She was too calm.

"What!" Haru glanced out the window. "You mean the man trying to hide behind the rose bushes?"

"Yeah…" They both laughed at the same time. "We're way to calm…" Reina said through her laughter. "I'll see if I can make him go away…"

"No, I will." Haru stood up. "A grown man should not be stalking a teenage girl, and a teenage girl should not speak to the man that's stalking her. I'll handle this."

"Okay."

Reina watched from the window. It seemed Haru was simply telling him to stay away at first. Then all hell broke loose. The man revealed a handgun.

"Oh god…" Reina was halfway to the door when she heard shots. "Haru?" As she opened the door, Haru stood, holding the man by his shirt collar. He dropped the man on the floor. He was unconscious.

"That didn't take much. Don't worry so much, sweetheart." It was Black Haru.

"I heard a shot. Are you oka-" She didn't get the finish her sentence, because Haru swept her up and kissed her hard.

"Now that you've told me these things that are so important, I'm okay." He returned to White. Then he kissed her again.

She kissed back, and her hand felt its way up his chest. But she felt something wet. "You're not okay!" She cried. "You got hit!"

He slumped over.

"Haru? Haru?" She almost panicked. "I'm getting Ha'ri. Stay here. Don't move!" She ran towards Hatori's house. Please be okay. Please be okay. She didn't explain what happened to Hatori, she just grabbed him and turned around.

"Reina…what are you doing?" Hatori was annoyed. "You need to explain what's going on." He said as they ran.

"One of my former foster fathers was stalking me and when Haru tried to get rid of him he shot him." Reina said all in one breath. They were already back at the house.

Haru was lying on the floor, a pool of blood around him. He was conscious, however. The man was still out cold on the floor as well.

Hatori quickly examined Haru's wound. "I need to take the bullet out, Hatsuharu."

Haru nodded. "Okay."

Reina was right next to him. "He'll be all right, right Ha'ri?" She was trying to stay calm. This is all my fault. I cause problems for everyone around me.

"He's awake, so he should be fine. Hold still, Hatsuharu, this is going to hurt."

Haru grimaced. "Hey Reina, did I tell you something like this has happened to me before?" He was trying to calm her down.

"It has? What?"

"Well, this one time Kyou and I were training, and he shattered a stone with his bare hands. The pieces went flying, and one lodged itself in my stomach, just missing all my organs. Good thing too, otherwise Kyou would have been a murderer." He smiled. "I'll be okay, stop crying."

She hadn't even realized she was crying. She wiped away the tears, then smiled back. "You should have let me handle it. Now I have to worry about you."

"But that gives me another excuse to do this." He pulled her into another kiss.

"Hey." Hatori said. "Don't do that in front of me-I'll be forced to tell Akito. And Hatsuharu, you've awfully calm for someone who's just been shot. You're very, very lucky. Don't take this lightly.

"Don't worry. I'm taking it seriously. I'm the one who feels how much it hurts. I'll be careful, I promise."

"Very well then. I'll show out friend to the gates…and to the police." Hatori grabbed the man, who was waking up. "I want you two to be very careful. And don't let me or Akito catching you doing what I just saw."

And he left, just like that.

Reina was staring at Haru. "I'm making you dinner then you're going to sleep." She decided. "In fact, go to bed now, I'll bring it to you there."

"Bedtime already? Aw Mom…" Haru teased her.

"Seriously." This is all my fault. I want you to rest so you can heal faster."

He smiled. "Thanks."

She smiled back. "No Haru, thank you."