"You are going where with who?" Eirie's voice rang through apartment 202 as he rapidly sat up on the edge of a white couch.

"I'm going to one of Hatori's friend's house for dinner and I'm going to meet Hatori there." Kyoko replied as she was doing her hair from inside her room.

"I don't trust this guy." Eirie suspiciously told Kyoko, falling back onto the blue two person couch, his legs dangling over the edge.

"Well, I do. He seems very kind and if you saw him when I did, I could see some loneliness in his eyes." Kyoko called out to Eirie with sympathy as she inspected herself in her full-length mirror.

"You haven't changed since you were a kid, Kyoko. You always look at the positive sides of people." Eirie complimented Kyoko in his own little way with his hands behind his head and staring up at the ceiling.

"Well, it's better than being a worrywart like you are, Eirie." Kyoko giggled. "How do I look?" She asked, stepping out of her bedroom and closing the door behind her.

Eirie pushed himself off the couch to look at Kyoko. He smiled in relief, seeing how Kyoko was dressed all conservative. She was wearing perfectly fitting faded blue jeans, the bottoms covering up the tops of her white socks. A long-sleeved black turtleneck fit her torso greatly, hiding her button-down white shirt. Her hair was up in a messy bun and she was slightly blushing.

"You look fine. No need to worry." Eirie honestly answered, standing up to inspect Kyoko better.

"Are you sure? Maybe it's a bit too conservative. Should I lose the turtleneck?" She asked worriedly, scanning herself.

"Calm down." Eirie kindly ordered Kyoko, pulling her into a soft hug. "You look fine. There's no need for change."

"Thank you." Kyoko whispered, placing her hands gently on his back.

They stayed like that for a bit before pulling away. Kyoko checked her watch to see that it was 6:15. Then, she looked up at Eirie who was staring at her lovingly. She smiled, not knowing of how much her foster brother loved her.

"I better get going. Don't want to be late." She angelically informed Eirie, walking off to her door and began to put on her black Etnies shoes.

Eirie turned towards her, sadness engulfing his body. He watched as Kyoko put on her last shoe. The thought of her falling in love with another man made his heart break as he held back broken tears. Ever since they first met, Eirie had been in love with her. She was always so kind. She never liked to look on the negative side of things which made Eirie smile. He loved her unique personality that came once in a blue moon.

"Wish me luck!" Kyoko smiled, opening her apartment door to leave.

"Wait! Please don't go! I love you. Stay here with me." Eirie wanted to say, but just couldn't. "Good luck." Was all he could say at that moment.

With that, Kyoko was gone and Eirie decided to wait for her to get back before going back to his room. Back with Kyoko, she put her keys into her jean pocket as she walked down two flights of stairs before exiting the apartment complex. She was quite nervous as she remembered the directions to the mans house.

'Right now. I wish I knew what I was to expect.' She thought solemnly to herself.

As she was walking down the sidewalk, she looked up to the sky to see a few twinkling stars and the crescent moon starting to awaken. Everything was so beautiful and peaceful, even with the passing cars.

Then, a couple passed by her. The man had his arm wrapped around the girl's waist and was keeping her close to him. They looked like they were in love as they smiled at each other. A tear fell from Kyoko's eye as she thought of the curse she had to live with.

'How could anyone love a freak like me? No one because no one can understand what I have to live with.' She thought sadly to herself, wiping the tear from her eye.

In about fifteen minutes, Kyoko had reached a magnificent house in the middle of the forest. She could hear a person yelling inside. Nervously, she knocked on the door, which was quickly followed by footsteps. In a second, the door slid open. Standing there was a girl about two inches shorter than Kyoko; she looked sixteen. Her brown hair was long and neat and her big brown eyes were very soft.

"Hi. Uh… I was told to ask for a Ms. Tohru Honda." Kyoko nervously and quietly told the girl, her arm rising to the center of her chest.

"Oh! You must be Kyoko Sakai!" She said in shock. "I'm Tohru Honda. Hatori told me that you would be coming down for dinner."

Kyoko was shocked that the girl she was looking at was Tohru. Tohru was smiling at her happily. She seemed like some bubbly, sweet, respective sixteen year old. Then, she thought of how it would be if she had gotten a mean adult. So, relieved that she got someone nice, she smiled back at Tohru.

"Come on in. I just finished making dinner." She happily told Kyoko as Kyoko came into the house.

"What are we having?" Kyoko asked curiously, taking off her shoes.

"We're having rice, ramen, tempura, onigiri, and yakitori. For dessert, I made ohagi."

"Yakitori? That's my favorite!" Kyoko excitedly said, straightening her back when she finished taking off her shoes.

It had been years since she had yakitori and she was so excited to have her favorite food in a while. Tohru instructed Kyoko to follow her into the dining room and Kyoko followed willingly, feeling a strong bond with Tohru. When she looked into the dining room, she saw four good-looking guys; two were arguing and the other two were pretending like nothing was happening.

"Hey, look, Shigure!" one of the men said in a girlish voice, his eyes on Kyoko. The room fell silent.

He had fair skin with long silver hair that fell to his waist and gold eyes that sparkled some sort of childish play. He was wearing a long red dress with white cuffs peeking out of his sleeves and the edge of a white undershirt collar poking out the top of his red turtleneck dress. For some reason, he looked more like a girl than a guy.

"Oh! You must be Kyoko. Hatori told us that you would be coming." The man talking to the girlish looking man greeted Kyoko, smiling.

His black hair was messy and his gray eyes seemed more mature than the first mans. He was wearing a plain pale green man's kimono with a navy blue obi wrapped a little above his waist. Kyoko looked carefully at the man, trying to think of where she had seen him before, but couldn't remember.

"Kyoko, I would like you to meet Ayame," Tohru pointed to the man with the long hair who was now smiling at her. "And Shigure." She pointed to the other man.

"Welcome, Kyoko." Ayame slyly welcomed Kyoko, getting up quickly and floated over to her, taking her hand and kissing it. "It's quite the pleasure to meet a beauty such as yourself." He complimented her in a deeper voice, looking into her eyes.

"Me? Beautiful? No! No! No! I'm not beautiful! I'm average! Ha ha!" Kyoko nervously whimpered making Ayame laugh.

"Don't be silly!" His voice went back high as he began to compliment Kyoko endlessly. "You are as beautiful as a goddess! Heaven on Earth as some men would say! There is no need to be modest!"

Kyoko was blushing now. She had never been complimented so much before. When he released her hand, she slid behind Tohru a bit.

"Can't you be serious for once in your life?" an angry voice hissed at Ayame who was still laughing.

Kyoko turned a bit to see two teenage boys, both looking to be the same age as Tohru, with their backs towards each other. Kyoko suspected that the one with the short silver hair was the one that had yelled at Ayame. He was an inch taller than Tohru with pale white skin. His purple-gray eyes were glaring daggers at Ayame, showing true hatred for him through words and looks.

The other was a carrot top tan skinned boy who was just as tall as the short silver haired boy. He looked mad; Kyoko could tell because she could see some fire in his brown eyes. He was wearing the boy's uniform for Kaibara High School.

"Those two are Yuki and Kyo. They go to my school." Tohru introduced the two boys, both boys looking when she called their names.

"Yes and they are both in love with young Tohru here." Ayame agitated the two boys by placing his arm around her shoulders, moving her head with his index finger so she would look at him in the eyes.

"No I'm not and get your hands off of her!" They yelled in unison.

"Now now, Ayame. You should behave in front of our guest." Shigure suggested kindly, looking at Kyoko with innocence.

Then, a knock came at the door.

"Don't worry. I'll get it." Kyoko offered, running off to the door before anyone could stop her.

When she opened the door, there stood Hatori wearing a suit. He looked absolutely handsome. Kyoko could feel her heart begin to race, Hatori's heart racing as well. They were looking each other in the eyes, both blushing lightly. Then, Hatori smiled at her, making her blush even heavier.

"You look lovely."

End Chapter 2: The Dinner Part 1