Rei sat next to Kunimitsu at the table in another part of the dojo. "So how have you been? Where are you working these days?" asked Kunimitsu.

"I'm working at the Sohma Estate, I am a doctor's assistant." She said she sipped the tea provided by Kunimitsu. I'm more worried about Kyo's father. Shishou told me about his grandfather who was the previous cat and how Kyo will not be able to marry or see the outside world as he gets older. Oh god, I hope everything works out….. she thought as she sipped the tea.

"Really? By chance are you working with Hatori Sohma?" asked Kunimitsu, he noticed that she was worried beyond belief.

"Eh? Oh! Yes I do work with him." She snapped out of her trance.

"Really? Is he a nice guy?"

"Yeah he's pretty nice. I go out to lunch or dinner with him every so often."

"Damn. So you're taken? I was hoping that I was the one for you." Said Kunimitsu he looked down.

She heard the door open, in walked Kyo. "K Kyo!" she said she set down her tea and walked to him, "What are you doing here?"

"I came here to talk to Shishou." He said he glared at Kunimitsu. "My sister is taken and she's happy about it so quit hitting on her KuunniiiiMiiiTsuuu!" his eyes flashed and turned a different color.

"Shishou is out at the moment Kyo… would you like to sit down and have some tea?" said Kunimitsu completely ignoring the anger and wrath of Kyo.

"NO!" shouted Kyo, Kunimitsu covered his ears. Kyo sat down angrily next to Rei. "Rei what are you here for?"

"I was going to talk to Shishou also.."

"Really? So you don't have work today?"

"I do as a matter of fact I have to leave now."

"Why do you leave when I get here?" Kyo looked like he was going to cry.

"You're doing it again…" teased Rei.

"Doing what? What am I doing again?" demanded Kyo.

"Remember how I told you you always looked like you were going to cry when ever Shishou or I left? You're doing it again!" she laughed and he blushed.

"I NEVER HAD A WEAK HABIT LIKE THAT!" yelled Kyo clearly embarrassed.

"And then when ever you wanted to say something or what ever you always stared at us from behind, when ever you wanted attention."

"SHUT UP! I NEVER DID THAT EITHER!"

"And then there was that time when you cried because the stain in the kitchen, that looks like a face." Added Kunimitsu, both Rei and him broke down in hysterics.

Kyo's face turned red, "SHUT UP!"

They stopped laughing and stared at him. "What?" they asked.

"Just STOP talking about me ok? I never had any of those wimpy habits!" he yelled.

"Okay okay I'm sorry. I'll stop." Laughed Rei, "Lighten up I'm just teasing you." She playfully conked him on the head and laughed.

He smirked his lip twitched, he was obviously trying to not laugh. "Very funny."

The door opened again and there stood Shishou, "What are you three smiling about?" he smiled at them. "Kyo? Are you smiling?"

"Eh?" Kyo's face turned red, "NO!"

"Liar." Coughed Kunimitsu. Rei started to laugh again, and Shishou smiled.

"You truly are beautiful when you laugh Rei so try to smile more. You've developed into a beautiful woman." He said he placed his hand on her head. Then he turned to Kyo. "They will not touch you as long as I'm here." He said.

Rei instantly knew what he was talking about, they were going to keep Kyo in solitary confinement when he was out of High school. I will not let them do that to you Kyo I will stay by your side and protect you until I die also so don't think you are a lone anymore because you're not. She vowed a silent promise inside herself.

"Eh?" Kyo was clearly confused. Rei just conked him on the head and smiled, "They will have to go through me before they touch you Kyo. I swear it on this day." And he smiled at her.

"What are you two here for anyways?" asked Shishou he smiled at the two of them.

"I needed to say 'hi' and 'welcome back' and also I have a private matter to talk to you about." Said Rei she smiled at him them motioned to Kyo.

"Ah yes."

"And I'm here to tell you that I am going to be going to the dojo three days a week. So I have to go I need to pick up some things up for dinner tonight Tohru asked me to pick them out while I was out. So see you tomorrow." He conked Rei on the head and walked outside.

"Now Rei, you said you need to talk with me in private I believe?"

"Yes I do."

"Follow me then." Shishou led her to a room and he sat down in seiza position. "Now what is it that you need to talk to me?"

"It's about Kyo's true form and Kyo's father."

"Well go ahead."

"Why did you make Shigure call me so I would see Kyo's true form?"

"I thought you had a right to know so I wanted to do this as fast as I could. I know it must have been hard to see him like that. I know you must have been scared and hurt. You got hurt and that was not my intention."

"Ok. Then why did you meet with Kyo's father?"

"I had no choice. He wanted to speak with me."

"Are you going to let them do this to Kyo! You can't allow them to take him away! I won't let you!" She jumped up.

"I'm not going to take him away Rei, sit down. All is well, nothing will make me put that boy away. He deserves a normal life like everyone else."

"Oh, Ok then." She said she sat down. "Then what will happen to him?"

"Well the plan they said was that they were going to put him in confinement like my grandfather was."

CONFINEMENT!