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Author's notes: Sorry for delay! I've had this written for a while now, I've just forgotten to put it up. And I'm going to put up 9 and 10 today too (sorry for the shortness of 10...oh, you'll see whe you get there..). I hope everyone has enjoyed this story as much as I have! Please leave a review, people, and tell me what you think!

Chapter 8: A Welcomed Morning

Sakura stumbled out of the bathroom and into Tohru's room. She opened her suitcase and pulled out a black undershirt, a lacy black strapless bra, light blue lacy panties, and a white skirt. She laughed, thinking of how the boys looked when they gathered her clothes. Nothing in the suitcase really matched, but I guess that's where the imagination came in. She topped the outfit off with black knee-high socks and a white lace choker collar with a little chain. She looked into the mirror that she had found in her suitcase. It looked good. She walked over, sat on the bed, and flicked her ridiculously long hair over her shoulder. She brushed it with the brush that was packed, and began to braid it. She fastened the braid with a black band and stuck a white flower barrette at the top of the braid. She after she was satisfied with her look, she walked out the door, closing it slowly behind her.

"You look nice," a quiet strained voice said from behind her. She turned around quickly, seeing Kyo just inches behind her, "You really need to watch where you're going, Sakura. You have a habit of bumping into people when you don't pay attention.."

"I'm sorry," she said softly, a hint of hurt in her voice.

Kyo reached out and wrapped his arms around her, one around the waist and the other around her shoulder. He rested his face against the bare skin of her collar, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you sound stupid, cause your not." He paused for a moment, feeling her arms slowly climb to his waist. "So...this must be what it feels like to hold someone...really hold someone close.." He let go rather quickly. He felt her arms drop as he pulled away. He moved beside her in the hallway, "I'm sorry...I think the damn rat's home..." He seen a confused look on her face that made him smile, "Yuki's back...C'mon, Tohru's downstairs." He reached out and touched her arm slightly.

She smiled, "Sure!" She followed him downstairs, bouncing slightly with each step. They made it to the bottom of the stairs, and Sakura could see Yuki talking to a brown haired girl. She approached with a big grin on her face.

"You must be Tohru," Sakura said, bowing politely to the strange brown haired girl, "I am Sakura Haruma. I will be honored if you will accept me as your roomate."

"Oh of course!" Tohru said clapping her hands together, "It'll be fun to have another girl in the house to talk to...Yuki told me what happened, and you have my deepest sympathies. Is there anything I can do to help you?"

"Some breakfast would be yummy," Shigure chimed in.

Yuki directed a death glare at the novelist, "She didn't ask you.."

"Oh...well, I'll be right on it," Tohru said smiling brightly.

Sakura felt awkward, "Um...I'll wash your bed...I accidentally got blood on it...I don't know how to get it out though..." She paused for a moment, "I'll buy you some new bedclothes, and I can make a pallete out of the dirty ones. I have some money hid away in a gold case, I think Yuki and Kyo picked it up. We can go out later...and shop...if you like..."

"Oh no! I cannot allow you to do that, not after what you've been through...," Tohru said heading into the kitchen, tying her hair back with a thin ribbon, "I'll use bleach on them.."

"But that'll ruin, silly," Sakura said, smiling brightly, "We're going out and that's final...after breakfast. I'll help."

After a delicious breakfast of omletes with green tea to drink, Sakura grabbed Tohru by the arm gently, "Alright, time to go.."

"But the dishes," Tohru said, looking into the kitchen.

"We can do them when we get back. It'll be fine until we get back," Sakura said smiling, "Besides, this is bonding time. I mean, might as well get to know each other since we're roomies now.."

Tohru nodded, and they left the house. They stopped at a store that sold bed clothes, and Tohru picked out a simple flowered bedset, and Sakura bought them for her, requesting the store to leave them there so they could pick it up after shopping. The next place Sakura dragged Tohru to was a clothing shop. Sakura smiled, running a hand down a row of clothes, "Alright, pick what you like..."

The two laughed and giggled, putting clothes up to thier bodies to see if they fit. Sakura had picked a pair of black baggy pants and a pair of black short shorts with little stripes on the side. Tohru giggled, picking a cute neon green babydoll tee with a chibi panda on the front. "Is this not adorable?" she inquired, putting it upto herself.

"Yeah, it is," Sakura said politely, trying to smile.

Tohru pulled it away from her, putting it into the pile that was developing on her arm. She had already found two pretty dresses, a sort red pleated skirt, and now the shirt. Sakura laughed to herself. Yeah, adorable. She searched the rack and found a white tee-shirt with a black cross on it, and then a black lolita looking lacy shirt with bell sleeves. Tohru had found a plain white button-up collared shirt. "Well, I'm done," Tohru said smiling, "I think this is all that'll fit me.."

Sakura had grabbed a pair of baggy gray pants that looked likt they'd fit Kyo and nodded, "Yeah, me too. I think we're done raiding this store." She laughed at the end, and the two walked to the counter and paid. Sakura forced Tohru to let her carry her bag. They joked on the way home, and Tohru said that she would carry her bedsheets. They made it home about lunchtime, and Sakura was met by an unwelcomed face in the living room.

"Oh, Sakura, you never told us that your uncle lived in town," Shigure said, motioning to the black haired man sitting on the couch.

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