I finally am getting to update this fanfic, it really does need to get finished. Well, I'm happy that I am getting to upload this soon. Enjoy chapter 10 and 11 .

Chapter 10

Tsukiko's POV

School began to slowly unfold with almost a miracle now, and I felt that life had become that much more simple. After that day with Tohru Honda, things made much more sense than they had once been. However, I had noticed she had been allowing Uotani to begin spending more time with me. Sometimes we'd spend the afternoon shopping alone, or even having study sessions at my apartment."Honda-san, could you come to my desk for a moment?" Her face nodded slightly before watching her friends leave the room. No wonder lunch had been so late today, preparations for the so called ' graduate festival' had begun. I heard that no gags were going to be pulled when they were finished., that was a good thing.

"Yes, Yasu-sensei?" I pulled my face up for a moment.

"This is going to take awhile, could you possibly stay for lunch today?" She looked hesitant to me for a moment, and I watched her go to her friends. I had all the time to go over the plans I had tried my hardest to keep secret.

Tohru's POV

I could only wonder with anticipation what Yasu-san wanted to talk to me about. However, this wasn't something I was looking to have had today. I usually had lunch madee for myself. When I would be away from Uotani and even the Sohma's for this long, I worried. "Uo-chan, I'm afraid Yasu-san requires my assistance for some reason." She looked at me more confused, but how could I explain to her? I didn't even know what in the world would go on after I finished my conversation.

"Honda-san, if you can get out any earlier-" Yuki was so silent with this request, and I could feel the tension leaving to enter Kyo.

"I promise I'll be out as soon as I can."

Tsukiko's POV

I watched her come back in the room. I pulled out a folder, a standard issue manilla folder. I stood up to stretch my legs for a moment, bending to my teaching bag to pull out my lunch. I had learned only four days after entering Kaibara about a few lunch ogglers. I had stopped buying lunch from the line for that reason. I usually ate with Akina, but this was of utmost importance. "Yasu-sensei? What is it you wanted to talk to me about? Is it about a test?"

"No, it's about Uotani." She looked genuinely concerned about her friend, but I took a deep breath before continuing. My thin arms almost paled at the thought of what I was about to reaveal. She barely noticed it, only worrying about something that might harm or hurt her friend.

"Has Uo-chan done anything wrong!" Her face almost shouted to me, this wouldn't be easy.

"No, allow me explain...please." I took a deep breath again. My heart leaped again at the thoughts going through my head. I couldn't get all my thoughts straight enough, but almost enough to get the basics down again. "I saw Toki a few days ago, he says that he may be able to fix my condition. However, this would be something of worry for Uotani." She was looking confused at me, what could I do to make it clearer to her? I stood, walking to her desk. "I'm going to have surgery."

"Why didn't you tell this to Uo-chan?"

"I don't want to tell her, I don't have the heart to." My face slowly turned into the grave expression I had not intended to express. "There is a very sharp chance that it will make my condition worse, and I...don't want her to..." She started to see what I was saying, but began to make her way up from her seat. She was scared that I was telling herself and not Uotani, wasn't she? She went out of the room, and I knew she wouldn't be back. She would tell Uotani...and I didn't want to be there to see that. I made my way to the phone in my classroom. I pushed '1' and then the rest of the number...and waited.

"Doctor Chono."

"Toki."

"Tsukiko? What is it?"

"I need advice from you, about the surgery and something else. Could you meet me in an hour at my apartment?"

"Don't you need to...?"

"I pulled my leave for tomorrow, most know my leave is then. I told that I might leave early today...and really don't want to...talk about my problem here."

"Okay, in an hour." I took a deep breath, my surgery was scheduled for next week. There was no more time left for it to happen otherwise. I would be back in school about two weeks after the surgery, that would put me in shape to attend the graduating ceremony. There was no other way to do this...I had wanted to ask if Uotani would stay with me before and after the surgery, at least when school was out. I picked up my bag, placing my purse on my other side. I turned to the teacher's lounge and made a nod to Akina.

Tohru's POV

How could Yasu-san just make Uotani listen to this from me? I didn't want to say it to Uotani at all, part of me would have done anything but tell. "Uo-chan!" I yelled to her, tripping against the grass and landing face first in the mat. She looked confused at me.

"You got out of there early, what did she want to talk about?"

"That's...the reason I'm out here." I took a deep breath, something would have to be said to her, I knew it better than anyone. "Yasu-san said that she wanted me to tell you something, but I ran out before she could finish."

"Honda-san, is it about her leave?" Yuki looked at me almost as if he had suspected something. "I hadn't heard why she was taking such a leave, but a month is a bit much."

"Yuki-kun, she was talking about her leave with me. However...she..."

"Take your time, we don't need to rush."

"She said that Toki had offered her an expiramental surgery to help her condition, but...she could die." Uotani dropped her sandwhich.

TBC...