All right...here's another chapter! And I'm soooo sorry I didn't update in almost two weeks. See the thing was, is that it was the end of the quarter this week PLUS midterms. So im sorry but i have a legitimate excuse. And to make up for it, I also made this chapter over 1,200 words. i did word count--hehe. Shoutouts at bottom to those who reviewed ch. 3. and i have two survey questions i want to ask you all! so make sure you answer them when you review! which you OF COURSE will. haha...here you go:

Chapter 4

The next day…

"Hanajima-san, Uotani-san, we have a problem," Yuki said in a low voice during lunch break while Tohru was busy talking to Kyou. "My, uh, cousins visited our house last night and because of Kyou's rather large mouth, they wish to participate in the planning of Tohru's party as well." ("Operation-HBT!" Uo whispered fiercely) (Yuki sweat dropped).

"How did that happen?" Hana asked.

Flashback:

They had just finished dinner and were settling down to a game of Rich Man/Poor Man when there was a knock at the door. "Huh? I wonder who that could be." Yuki said as he got up to answer the door.

"HI! Hi, Yuki! Where's Tohru? Tohru! Where are you! Ah! Tohru! I know what you're thinking! You're thinking what is that cute Momiji-kun doing here! Am I right? Am I right? Well, I'll tell you. See, Hari had an appointment with Yuki-kun today only he never came (I wonder why) so Hari was going to come over and do it now but I told him I wanted to come too and here I am! But that's not all! See, we saw Haru on our way to the car (he was going to visit Kisa) and we told him we were going to visit you (well I did) and then he said he hadn't seen Yuki-kun in a while and that he wanted to come too, so guess what? Haru's here too! BUT that's not all! Haru had to tell Kisa that he couldn't visit her and she asked why and then she wanted to come too! BUT that's not all either! Hiro wanted to come too since Kisa was going so he's here too! So guess what Tohru? Guess what? We're all here! YAY! (Well, all except Kagura-nee-chan.)"

Tohru's eyes had become spirals a long time ago but only now did Momiji realize. "Tohru, are you okay?" he asked.

"Eh? Um, yes. Where is everyone?" Tohru finally asked when she got over the minor shock of having half the zodiac at her doorstep. Before Momiji could answer, the other four members came up beside him followed by Yuki, who was looking a bit bewildered himself. "Hi Tohru!" they all more or less yelled simultaneously.

Yuki sat down at the kotatsu and Hatori immediately followed. Sighing, Yuki unbuttoned his shirt for the quick checkup. It was strangely quiet in the room, until Hatori finished, as if everyone wanted to hear Yuki breathing.

"You seem to be breathing easier now. But still, have you been wheezing lately? Or any other problems?" Hatori asked.

"No, I've been perfectly fine."

"Well that may be the case, but come see me again in a month. I want to see if this condition lasts. It could be you may have finally gotten rid of your asthma."

Yuki's head snapped up. "Really?"

"Uh-huh. You have had a clean bill of health for a while now."

Tohru clasped her hands and smiled brightly. "Oh! What wonderful news, Yuki-kun! You don't have…cough…asthma anymore!"

Everyone turned to Tohru, who suddenly could not seem to stop coughing. Hatori went to her, and when her coughing subsided, told her to say, "Ahh" and open her mouth wide. Looking in, he realized she had a sore throat.

"Honda-kun has a sore throat," Tohru sneezed, "and a cold. She's not running a fever yet, so we caught it early." He said to everyone in the room who were all looking on anxiously. Turning back to Tohru, he said, "But you'll have to get plenty of bed rest and drink lots of liquids." Hatori directed this at Kyou and Yuki. "And not worry about anything." This he aimed at Shigure, with a glare attached.

"Haa-san, I'm…I'm…I can't believe you'd accuse me of such an act." (A/N: imagine a broken heart above Shigure's head while Shigure has one arm over his head and the other hand at his heart—just for fun! Haha! That's what I imagined.)

"Tohru! You should go to bed right now!" Kyou shouted, taking Hatori's advice to heart.

"Eh? But…but everyone is still here…"

"NO!" Everyone yelled at her, "Go to bed!"

"Eh?! Uh, okay."

After Tohru had gone upstairs, everyone got around the kotatsu, planning Tohru's Get Well Soon Plan. (A/N: there seems to be a lot of planning going on, huh?)

"Well, we have to make sure she stays warm," said Haru.

"And drinks lots of orange juice." Kisa added quietly.

"She'll have to stay in bed too. But all we have to do is tell her and she'll do anything, so that won't be a problem." Hiro smirked a little. (A/N: did this come across right? I'm basing it on the anime since the manga volume introducing Hiro isn't out yet. Let me know please!)

"We'll have to do the cleaning, cooking, and washing ourselves for a while too." Shigure thought.

"I think what's most important is that she not worry about anything. If there's trouble, make sure it doesn't get to Honda-kun. You know she'll make herself get a fever if she worries too much. Just like last time." Hatori said.

"Why are you all worrying?! I'll take care of Tohru!" Kyou yelled. In the background Momiji began to sing, "Kyou likes Tohru! Kyou likes Tohru!" But then he got smacked in the back of the head by Yuki.

"Well then make sure you don't tell her anything that'll cause her any distress." Hatori said to the cat.

"Don't you worry! I can keep anything secret!"

"No you can't." said Haru. "Remember the time you punched that hole in sensei's door? You couldn't keep your mouth shut for even five minutes!" Everyone started laughing. (A/N: Haru's referring to Kyou's adopted father who Kyou refers to as 'shishou'.)

"SHUT UP! I just didn't want to lie! And I can too keep a secret! I haven't told anyone of Tohru's surprise birthday party yet, now have I?" He looked smug, standing with his arms crossed at his chest, with a 'humph'. That is until he realized what he'd said. Then his arms fell to his side and he thought 'Damn. I really can't keep a secret! Oh shit! It was bad enough with the damn rat involved but now…' He looked around warily at the group of stunned zodiac members.

If Yuki cursed, he would have just now. He knew the baka neko couldn't be trusted. Great. Just great. (A/N: somewhere, Uo's going, "Operation-HBT!!!!"—ah. My own little amusement. Oh! Could someone tell me what Kyou's words are for Yuki in Japanese. I know Yuki says, "baka neko" stupid cat, but what does Kyou say? The English meaning is 'damn rat'. Please tell me if you know. I think one of the words is nezumi or negumi?)

:End of Flashback

"You mean SIX more people want to join Operation-HBT?!! Kuwaii! It'll be a real party now!" Uo exclaimed. (A/N: I found out the meaning of kuwaii! Heehee)

"Actually there are probably going to be even more coming to the party. Honda-san is a bit…popular with the Sohmas."

"That is alright. We will manage. Can we still meet at your house though?" Hana asked.

"Yes, of course! If you don't mind so many of my, uh, cousins showing up as well though." Yuki replied.

"Not at all. As long as these people are also ones that Tohru-chan likes, I have no problem with them. And I believe Uo-chan feels the same way." It was a statement, not a question, but Uo still nodded.

"All right then. We'll still meet after school today to discuss Operation-HBT." (Uo's Note: "Yay! He said it!")

All right, survey questions first, then shoutouts!

#1: Should I make this a Yukiru, or a neither? (I'm not going to do a Kyoru, so one or neither!)

A: Yukiru B: Neither C: There is no option C!--haha

#2: Would you guys rather have an extremely long update (im thinking 6-8 pages on Microsoft Word) every TWO weeks or just keep going with the 2-3 pages of a chapter every week?

A: Every TWO weeks but an extremely long chapter

B: As it is.

That's it for surveys for now. Here are the shoutouts:

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SparklingOcean: YAY!I liked Kyou's entrance too! haha. my friend begged for him so I put him in A LOT this chapter. hope you enjoyed that.

Suriana Amaya: I love Hatori too! In fact I adore him! I'd say he's my fav. member of the Mabudachi Trio except i REALLY can't decide. I love Shigure and Ayami too! haha! And I'm really glad you think it's funny! I wasn't sure I could actually write humor!

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