Well, here's the next chappie. I love this one, I think it's so sweet. LOL. Notes, finally!

Gorilaz: Yes, Akito will be in this fic very soon, though I'll be preferring to her as "he" since that's just the easier thing to do, and also in this manga you still think she's a he. LOL. I've heard about him being a her but haven't officially read it in a manga yet but I know he's a she. LOL. Wow, this is weird. LOL.

duziekat: Hiro knew that he had relatives that didn't know about him, a brother and a sister, in fact Rin helped him grow hatred for them without knowing them. He never met them so it never crossed his mind that Megumi could possibly be his long lost brother. He was also unaware that Megumi had a sister but even if he had been it wouldn't have mattered. He didn't think he'd ever come in contact with his other siblings. He was also never told the story of how they were related, he just knew he had a sister and a brother who were not cursed.

Chapter 25

Kisa told Hiro how she had discovered his relation with Megumi through a conversation with Hana. As she was telling Hiro, Hana was telling Megumi. Megumi returned to school the next day with a feeling of regret, regret that he hadn't known the truth and regret that Hiro had had to go through so much pain all on his account. Hiro's heart of stone had been chipped by Kisa. It was lucky for Megumi that it had been Kisa who had told him of his close relation with the boy. The fire that had been flamed for so long by Rin was now only an ember due to Kisa. He was beginning to accept the truth but it was still hard. Neither of the boys knew the other was aware of their being brothers so their hostile relationship remained the same except for the fact that Hiro no longer stalked Kisa and Megumi.

Mayu's head turned and she broke off her sentence as the knock came on the door. She peered through the window in the classroom door and her face brightened immediately. It was him. She was too flustered by his smile to make any sort of motion so he opened the door and walked in, her class just staring at him. All of the girls began to whisper to each other and giggle softly.

"Isn't that one of Yuki's relatives?" Minami squealed excitedly.

"Oh, definitely, I remember him from the cultural festival last year," Mio nodded in confirmation.

Meanwhile Tohru, Yuki, and Kyo were busy exchanging nervous and confused glances. Hana simply smiled, though she was surprised that her brother was being so bold. Uo sat back and surveyed the room, having no reason to do anything else. Hatori had a vase of red roses in one hand and completely swept Mayu off of her feet as he leaned in to kiss her lips lightly then set the roses on her desk. Yuki, Kyo, and Tohru's eyes all grew huge as they watched. However, Tohru's eyes softened and she smiled, not needing an explanation; she was simply happy, whereas Yuki and Kyo were just stunned.

"Hatori," Mayu gasped, astonished. "I-I'm teaching."

"I believe I was aware of that," he replied with a sly smile. "Don't worry, I'm leaving; I'll see you at the bookstore, I just thought you needed some assurance." He nodded and she returned the gesture with a smile. She understood.

Thank you.

"I almost forgot," he said before he walked out the door, turning around. He sauntered over to her desk again, where the vase sat, and drew a single rose from it. "You didn't think I bought these just for you, did you?" He threw a mischievous grin over his shoulder at Mayu and walked over to Hana's desk. She raised her eyes to meet his as he towered over her even more than usual from her sitting position at her desk. He dropped the rose softly upon her desk, smiled down upon her tenderly, and exited, leaving the class to stare from Mayu to Hana in utter shock, but none were so shocked as Tohru, Yuki, Kyo, and Uo.