Lira saw Kyo sitting outside the banquet, looking at the ground. It was the year of dragon and Kyo wasn't allowed to go to the banquet.

"What are you looking at Lira?" said Hatori coming up behind her

"Oh, I'm just watching Kyo…it's sad he can't come to the banquet." She looked up at Hatori and he smiled at her"what's is it?"

"It's amazing. Your onlyeight and you have such strong passion for others."

"Do you think I could give him some moon cake?" Hatori nodded and Lira ran off to the desert table and got a piece of moon cake.

"Where are you going with that moon cake Lii-san?" asked Yuki watching her

"I'm going to go give it to Kyo." She walked outside and there was Kyo, looking up at the moon. She walked over to him and sat beside him "Happy Chinese New Year Kyo."

"What's so happy about it?" it was if he was determined to look at the sky and not at Lira

"Well it is the year of the dragon, meaning Hatori did his dance which, he hated doing. Your lucky you don't have to do that silly dance."

"What are you doing out here anyways?" he said finally looking at her

"I came to give you some moon cake." She placed it in his lap and bowed "I'll see you late Kyo." She began to walk away when Kyo called her name

"Lira." She turned saw thatKyo was slightly blushing "Lira, would you like some moon cake?"

Lira smiled at him and nodded. They broke the moon cake apart and out fell a note. Lira picked it up and read it out loud.

"Love is Everlasting…does that means love is forever?"

"I don't know. It's just a piece of paper anyways." There was a long silence between them while they ate their moon cakes.

"You look nice in your kimono Lira." Kyo said breaking the silence

"Really Kyo? Do you really think that?"

"Don't get so excited! Of course I think that! It matches your violet eyes and don't smile at me like that! Why do you always smile like that?"

Lira had a fit of giggles as Kyo sat down trying not to lose his temper. She sat next to him and put her head on his shoulder.

"What are you doing! Get off of me!"

"I'm sorry Kyo, I'm just so tired."

"Well if your tired I guess it's ok."

"Look Kyo. The moon is full."

Kyo looked at Lira and smiled a little

"Yes it is…Lira"

Lira jumped when she heard someone yelling

"Lira! Lira! Get up! Tohru's got breakfast ready!"

Lira woke up on the couch where someone was shaking her

"Come on get up, I'm starving."

She opened her eyes and Kyo and the living room came into view.

"Oh shut up Kyo. Kyo!" she jumped off the couch "what is my head doing in your lap?"

"Tohru couldn't stay down here all night. So I took her place." Kyo said trying to keep his voice calm

"I told you not to touch me you filthy cat!"

"I didn't touch you stupid! All I did is let you sleep!"

"Would you two stop yelling your giving me headache." Said Yuki, already in his school uniform, walking into the kitchen

"Well you can blame sleeping beauty over here, she's the one who started this!"

"Oh how very mature Kyo! God you act like a kid! You've changed more than I thought!"

"Me? What about you?"

"What about me?"

"When I left your were still the same nice sweet girl I've grown toknown but now you've come back and you act like there a metal pipe up your ass! You're the one who's changed!"

"Please stop fighting Lii-san! You just woke up!" said Tohru coming into the living room

"Stay out of this Tohru!" Yelled Lira at Tohru

"SEE! Right there! You would never raise your voice even if you were angry! Do yourself a favor and stop acting like someone your not Lira!"

"Shut up Kyo you know nothing about me!"

"Yes I do! I know you better than anyone else! Just face it Lira! You've changed! You're a phony and you know it!"

"Shut up!" she slapped right across the face and Kyo just turned his back to her and walked into the kitchen.

Lira screamed in frustration and ran the out of the house.

"Wait Lira!" yelled Tohru after her

"Forget it Miss Honda. You'll never catch up to Lira, she's got powerful legs." Yuki slipped on his shoes and headed for the door "I'll go after her. You've done enough, thank you breakfast."

Yuki walked through the forest looking for any sign of Lira.

"Yuki aren't you spouse to be at school?" Lira asked coming out of some bushes

"No not yet. You like the forest don't you?"

"I've always liked the forest, you're lucky to live out here. At the Sohma house we never get trees like this. The forest has always…calms me down if I'm ever upset."

"Do you feel better now?" she nodded and Yuki continued"you know Lira you don't have to go back to America. We do have an extra room at Shigure's house."

"Oh. I-I couldn't, I'd just be in the way."

"It's no that bad. There's always something exciting going and Miss Honda is a great cook and I'm sure Shigure would welcome you with open arms."

"I can't Yuki, you"

"Don't understand? I understand perfectly. You're scared. Your scared that you'll lose your hatred for Kyo or maybe your scared of falling inlove with him again. Afraid that he'll hurt you." Lira hung he hand and Yuki put a hand on her shoulder "it's ok. It's ok to be scared. Everyone get scared of something, but as long as you have friends like Miss Honda and I. You can get thought it. I'm sure that stupid cat will be your friend to. If you give him a chance."

" I really have changed haven't I? I'm not myself…this isn't me. I mean look at me! I'm wearing a mini skirt! I told you I'd never wear one in a million years!" she looked up at him and they both walked back to the house "Yuki, thank you for being a true friend. You know Hatori was right. I don't want to forget, I want to remember everything about Kyo and I. The good and the bad."

"Lira! Yuki! Oh Lira are you alright?" said Tohru running up to them in her school uniform

"I'm just fine. I should be worried about you. I'm sorry for yelling at you! Can you forgive me?"

"Of course! I know you didn't mean it! Will you be here when we come home?"

"Yes, have a good day at school." Lira walked into the house where Shigure was at the table reading the newspaper "Good morning Shigure."

"Good morning Lira, you made quite a soap opera out of my hosue havn't you?"

"Shigure?" Lira let her hair down letting it fall down her back

"Hmm?"

"You wouldn't happen to have an extra room would you?"

Shigure put down his newspaper and smiled

"I may, why?"

"I want to stay." she said her hands clenched into fists in her lap "I want to be with everyone else. I forgot how much I love this place. I want to be with Kyo." she looked at shigure with tears in her eyes "I want to remember everything we had together. I don't want to forget even if it hurts. I just want to be me."