Ok, so I am back! I know a lot of you are wondering who the hell Ronin is…well you will found out in due time! . He's my own little character I am gonna add to the mix.

Disclaimer: (A day in the life of Natsuki Takaya)

Me: Hatori, put this on and meet me outside. You too Kyo.
Kyo: What the hell makes you think I am gonna wear this bunny costume!
Hatori: And I am not too comfortable wearing thongs…
Me: You are my characters and will do as I say! Now put the damn things on and meet Ayame and me outside pronto!
Kyo: No way! Not that damn snake!
Hatori: What am I getting myself into…

Like a Deadly Poison

"Yo Tohru, where's the prince?" Uo asked as they waited for the rest of the Sohma boys, minus Kyo, at break. Tohru hobbled out of the classroom with the help of Uo and Hana.

"Well, the teacher said he would like to speak with him and Ronin. I imagine it has to do with his student council duties." She said, huffing as she finally reached the door where they would wait for Haru and Momiji.

"Speaking of the new guy," Uo said nudging Tohru. "He's almost as good looking as Yuki, huh? And with the way he was staring at you all morning-" She was interrupted by a blushing Tohru, who attempted to wave her hands in protest but only succeeded in knocking one of her crutches out of her hands. Completely ignoring the fact that she was now leaning on one crutch (A/N: is that the singular form of crutches?), Tohru started her babbling.

"I'm sure I just had something on my face! Or maybe he was just stunned by my ugliness!" She jabbered, being completely unnoticed by a laughing Uo.

"Whatever you say , Tohru. But I still say he has the hots for you!" She said with a laugh and Hana looked a little amused at Tohru's quick protest as well. It was at that exact moment that Haru and Momiji decided to round the corner, just catching the end of the conversation. Momiji ran up to Tohru, excitedly.

"Oh! Did I hear right? Did I? Does Tohru have a boyfriend?" Momiji spewed, watching the cow out of the corner of his eye. Tohru blushed and continued with reasons that he wouldn't like her.

"Besides I'm stupid-" Tohru said, interrupted by Haru who shoved the forgotten crutch roughly.

"Don't ever say that Tohru…you're not stupid." He said coolly, as he walked ahead of the group and outside.

Everyone stood in silence for a moment, only Momiji understanding Haru's actions. Momiji had noticed Haru acting weirdly ever since the trip into the mountains, and had taken it as his duty as a cousin to find out what was wrong. It didn't take much investigation to see that Haru got angry any time someone insulted her. He even started walking with Momiji to Shigure's house after school sometimes. Silently, Momiji grinned to himself. He knew that Haru had a harder time admitting to such things as Kyo and Yuki did, so he had a disadvantage. But Momiji had a feeling that with his help, Haru could open up more.

"Man, what's up with Orange Top and Hatsuharu lately?" Uo asked as they slowly as they began walking towards the tree they always spent their morning breaks at. "They both have been acting on the edge, like they might explode any moment."

"Yes, they have been acting a little strangely, the orange haired one in particular. Is everything alright at home Tohru?" Hana asked, turning her dark eyes to her friend. Tohru's eyes fell to the ground as she thought about how angry Kyo was with her.

"I really don't know what's wrong with him," she lied, hating herself.

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Yuki sighed mentally and put on his best princely smile. The teacher had asked Yuki to show Ronin around and maybe even introduce him to his friends, but Yuki wasn't so sure about this guy. Yuki had spent a good deal of the morning classes watching him watching Tohru. 'What makes him think he can just waltz in here and start staring at any girl he wants to?'

"Ah, there are my friends now. Ronin? This is Hatsuharu Sohma and Momiji Sohma, both are my cousins. Then you've already seen Miss Hanajima, Miss Uotani, and Miss Honda in class." As Yuki named each person nodded their head, and in Tohru's politeness she bowed.

"It's very nice to meet all of you." Ronin said, flashing a hint of a dazzling smile that made the Prince Yuki Fan Club, who were watching from a distance, swoon. His green eyes lit up when he smiled, which even Uo noticed. After a few moments of uncomfortable silence, Hana spoke.

"You are from America, yes?" She asked monotonously. He nodded his head and everyone seemed to get over their shyness and flooded him with questions. By the end of the break, he had all of them, including Yuki and Haru, laughing with his tales of life in the states. Everyone was interested in hearing about how different the U.S. was from Japan, but Ronin seemed to fit in very well.

Yuki's suspicion soon was forgotten and Ronin was invited to come over and have dinner with everyone that coming Saturday. Hana and Uo decided to come over as well, to make sure Tohru didn't out do herself with dinner preparations.

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Kyo glared down at the group from his spot on the roof. Only he seemed to be wary about the newest addition to the student body. But then again, he hated any guy that came near Tohru, even his own cousins.

'It's your own damn fault for never telling her how you felt…if she ends up with him, there is no one to blame but yourself.' A little voice in the back of his head said, and he bit his fist to contain his anger with him.

Even though Kyo thought and acted as if he wanted the innocent girl to stay away from him, he admitted that it was killing him slowly. Her absence ran slowly through his veins like a deadly poison, and he felt his world growing dimmer. But Kyo, being so stubborn, was convinced she wasn't shaken at all by him not being there. So he continued to watch her from afar…shunning the words that Kazuma spoke the night before.

"If you stay away from Tohru, like Akito wants, you may end up hurting her more than he could ever do."

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"Akito? I brought your lunch," Kureno stood nervously in the doorway to Akito's room. The rooster wasn't normally so timid around him, but Akito had been acting strangely since he had asked Kureno to drive him to Shigure's house (the day that Akito talked to Kyo in the woods). Every time Akito smiled, a foreboding darkness would wash over him and made him look very dangerous. When Kureno brought in the tray, he noticed the too familiar violent glint in his eyes.

The young head of the family continued to gaze out of the window, a small smile playing on his lips. Just as Kureno was scurrying out of the room, Akito stopped him.

"Kureno, I want you to call Shigure's house and tell him that I wish to see Yuki this weekend. It has been far to long since our last visit, and I am getting a bit lonely."

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Gahh! I can totally understand if you hate me! It has been way to long since I updated! Damn this damn writer's block! Sorry if the dramatic parts suck…

Ok, I've heard through the grapevine that people who leave comments to reviewers get their accounts deleted sometimes, and then I heard through a very different, and yet just as sweet, grapevine that they encourage leaving comments…So, I will be listing everyone who has favorited my stories (both of them) on my profile very soon! I will update the list once a month and leave a note, recommending that you check these people's stories out (since they have good enough taste to like my stories!) So favorite me, and you might get more people reading your stories! Everyone wins right?

I am thinking up a new idea for another humor story, and you might see it in action soon. I am still debating on it so give me time. I will be starting on a Haru/Tohru fic, within the next month (maybe?).

Review! And thanks for reading! -Saki-