I'm starting to get into this!

Soozen: Heh, oops. I should probably change my summary around so that her car crash isn't fatal. I think some people have survived from them, but you're right either way. As for the muscular dystrophy thing, I'll have to check that out. Sorry for the inconvenience!

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Shigure just stared at Tohru for the longest time. His mind was a rush of swarming thoughts.

"…What?"

"I…I want you to be the fatherly figure for the baby. I know that was sudden, and probably awkward, but, I can't think of anyone else. You don't go to school or anything, so I just assumed you wouldn't mind. Then again, I can choose someone else…" Tohru stammered.

Shigure gave a small smile. "I would be honored to be considered your child's 'father'" He said gently.

Tohru gave a small sigh of relief. "Really? Thanks. I just want her to grow up with the father that I never had."

Shigure smiled. Suddenly, his reflexes began to kick in and he got this sudden impulse to kiss her. He quickly pulled away, not wanting to cause something even more awkward.

Tohru got a confused expression on her face. "Shigure? Why did you pull away?"

For once Shigure was actually glad Tohru was blind, for his face was bright red. "Um…It's been a long night. I'm going to leave now." He said getting up quickly.

Tohru looked hurt. What had she done to upset him?

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A few days later Tohru was back home again. Ever since she came home the phone was ringing off the hook. Uuo and Hana kept on calling to make sure she was okay, and she had to keep on reassuring them that she was fine.

One day, Shigure was downstairs trying to prepare a decent breakfast. He heard a sound and turned to find Tohru in the doorway. He watched as she fumbled around for a while, obviously looking for something.

"…Shigure?"

"What are you looking for?" He asked, turning back to his cooking.

"Do you know where my mom's picture is? It's usually on my night table, but I can't find it. I thought I might've left it somewhere. Even though I can't see the picture anymore, it still gives me comfort." Tohru said, wheeling around the kitchen.

"You won't find it in here. I haven't seen it."

He heard a bang, followed by an exasperated sigh.

"You okay?" He asked concerned.

"Yeah, I just wheeled my wheelchair into the table….Again." Came the reply.

"Do you need help?" Shigure asked.

"No, I'm fine. I need you to get something for me. It's a video. It should be titled 'Fond Memories.'"

Shigure glanced up, wondering what she would want that movie for.

He left anyway, and went into her room. He found the picture she was looking for on the floor a few feet away from the night table, and found the movie on her desk.

He went into the hallway, and stood directly in front of her. Nothing had been mentioned after that time in the hospital, and Shigure wasn't planning on bringing it up. Although he had been helping her out with some orders for the baby lately and trying to figure out where to put the room.

He handed the two objects to her. "I found the picture a few feet away from your bed. What do you want to watch that movie for anyway?"

"Oh, it's not really so much for me, as it is for another friend of mine. You haven't met her yet…Thanks for finding it for me." Tohru said, smiling. She reached out her hand for the two items and Shigure handed them to her.

There was a long moment of silence, and Tohru finally wheeled around and almost crashed into Yuki.

"Oh! Yuki! I'm so sorry! I didn't hear you! Are you okay?" Tohru exclaimed.

"Um…I'm fine…How did you even know it was me?"

"You grunted." Tohru said with a smile before wheeling out of the room.

"Am I the only one getting creeped out by how good her hearing is?" Yuki asked.

"Probably. It's definitely an improvement for when she first started out." Shigure said.

"I guess…It's pretty amazing how good she's doing, I'll give you that. The only thing I don't like is how independent she is. I wish she would rely on us every once in a while, but she just goes around on her own a lot." Yuki said.

"Yes, well…That's to be expected. Hari told me that that's what usually happens to people who are blind. They still think that they can do everything that they could do before, when they really can't."

"Well, I guess that would explain why she watches all those movies…I was passing by your…I mean, her room, and I heard the TV going. It sounded like she was watching a home video. I think she's starting to miss her mom."

Shigure was about to answer when Tohru came into the room again.

"I'm going outside for a little while."

"Do you need any company?" Yuki asked hopefully.

"No, I should be fine, I'm just going to be in the yard." She replied, before wheeling towards the front door.

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Tohru heard the footsteps approach her, every bone in her body had gone stiff. She pretended as if she didn't hear him.

"You didn't come see me last night like you said you would." Jake said coolly.

"Since I can't see, I wouldn't be able to make my way around town…What do you want now?" She snapped.

She was slapped in the face. "You don't seem very grateful that I came and visited you Tohru." He said icily.

"Because I'm not." Came the reply.

"Oh, really? And I suppose that you think that you can do whatever you want now, and I won't hurt you? I don't feel sorry for you like everyone else does!" He snapped, grabbing her wrist.

"You know, the family that I'm staying with is right inside." Tohru said.

"Then let's go someplace where they can't see r hear us." He said angrily, pushing her wheelchair into the surrounding woods.

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Shigure looked outside the window, and noticed that Tohru was no longer in the yard.

'That's weird, I just saw her a few minutes ago, she couldn't have wandered off.' He thought.

Then he realized that Hana or Uuo might have stopped by and she had gone with them. With that reassuring thought, he made his way back into the kitchen.

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It was now nine o'clock at night and Tohru still wasn't back yet. Kyo claimed that he had never even seen Uuo or Hana come into the yard. Shigure went to call the two girls, only to find out that they had never spent the day with Tohru at all. Once reporting this news to Yuki and Kyo, all three of them raced out of the house.

Once outside, they split into separate directions, and Shigure went into the woods. He traveled along trying to find her somewhere, as a last resort he finally used his acute hearing, and was able to pick up her breathing. He ran towards that direction, and found Tohru lying on the ground.

"What happened?" Shigure asked as soon as he approached her.

"Nothing!" She snapped.

Shigure was stunned, Tohru never spoke to anyone like that before.

"…You're bleeding!" He exclaimed, noting her bloodied arm, and part of her face were cut and scratched.

"Acute observation Shigure! I never would have guessed!" Came the sarcastic reply.

"What happened? Your hurt and…Where's your wheelchair?"

"It's over in that thicket somewhere…I don't know. I'm fine, it's no big deal." She said.

"It is a big deal! You're hurt badly! What happened?" Shigure replied, retrieving her wheelchair.

"It's none of your business what happened! I just fell is all." Tohru replied.

"You just fell? Really? Well…Seeing as I found you on my property bleeding, it becomes my business!" Shigure retorted.

Tohru glared at him before clambering into the wheelchair.

"This is stupid…" She siad darkly before wheeling off.

Shigure sighed and followed her.

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Back at the house, Tohru refused to talk to anyone. She locked herself in her room and still hadn't come out yet. The three guys had just decided to leave her alone. When she was ready, she would tell them.

So Tohru sat alone in her room, clutching her mother's picture. She hated this. She hated lying to everyone. It wasn't fair to anyone. She knew that Shigure had only been concerned in the woods, and she should've told him what had happened. But, she was worried that Shigure would call the cops. Why would that bother her anyway? Jake would be in jail, and she would never have to see him again. What was the matter with her? Did she love Jake? She doubted it, but some of the ideas he put into her head were enough to make her believe that she did.

Tohru sighed, and placed the picture of her mother on the bed. She lifted up her pillow and groped around before finding what she was looking for…A bike chain.

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The next day, Tohru still wasn't out of bed yet. So Yuki decided to go make sure she was okay. Shigure and Kyp had gotten into another argument about Shigure's cooking, so Yuki decided it was best that he left.

Yuki knocked on the door. "Ms. Honda? Are you all right?"

No response.

Yuki opened the door, to see Tohru facing the window.

"Ms. Honda? Are you all right? I…Why is there a bike chain on your bed?" He asked, freezing up completely.

Tohru still didn't answer him. He looked around the room and found the closet door wide open. He thought about this for a moment before putting two and two together.

"Were you trying to hang yourself last night?"

Tohru raised her head. "Wow. You really are smart. Then again, you probably heard about this game on the news, and that's how you figured it out. The Pass Out Game. I've been playing it all year, I'm surprised you didn't figure it out sooner."

"You've been playing it all year? Aren't you even aware that you can kill yourself with this? It cuts off your airway and you can suffocate to death!" Yuki exclaimed.

"But it's my only way of getting high, it's the only way of making myself feel better. Besides, how would you feel if you lost everything? Your parents, your eyesight, your ability to walk, and the fact that you can't walk around freely without somebody coming and trying to rape you."

Yuki stared at her for a long moment, not knowing how to answer.

"This…This isn't the way of going around helping yourself, you should've told us…Besides…What about the baby? Do you really want to end your life, and the baby's? Because I thought you were better than that." Yuki said.

"What's even the point?" Tohru said icily.

Yuki looked at her. He really wasn't sure what to do. But he realized that for the first time, he was afraid of Tohru.

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Basically, Tohru's going through some major depression right now. I wasn't sure how to end it, so I just decided to stop there for this chapter. Please review with what you thought and how you liked it!