hey there!(hides) i know that i'm updating way too late, but i had 'censored ' computer problems (sniffles) . a big thank u for reading my ficcie so far and a bigger thank u to those who reviewed it! ur opinionsare really important to me!

I've included a tiny spoiler from chap 110. for those of u who don't know, i have explained it at the end of the chappie.

enough of my babbling, here's the next chappie for u!

on with the story.

" Machi! " Yuki was delighted that he finally found her, but soon froze in his tracks.

He was stuck in the school corridor hands full with an orange cat and a bunch of clothes. If that wasn't weird enough, the aforementioned orange cat would, at any second, transform into a full-sized, naked teenage boy. Unless…

" What are you doing with… where did you find that cat? " Machi stared at Yuki. She was still feeling unsettled after being discovered by Yuki's ' other ' friends.

" You like him? Here hold him for me, won't you! " Yuki shoved poor Kyo into Machi's arms!

"…." Machi was too stunned to react.

' Let me count the ways to kill you, Kuso nezumi…' Yup, Kyo wanted to scratch Yuki's eyes out!

" He is so warm…" Machi held up Kyo and nuzzled him against her cheeks.

" Yeah, riiiiiiiiiiiight. " Yuki rolled his eyes. ' If he so much as sniffs at her, I'll … I'll…' He was starting to burn up a little now, seeing Machi cuddle up to Kyo.

Machi was really taking a liking to the kitty version of Kyo.

" You know, Yuki? I've never really told this to anyone, but I love cats….. " she mumbled as a shy smile lit up her face.

' Wow! She smiled! My Machi smiled! She looks so cute when she does that! ' Yuki drew in his breath.

' Wait-a-minute, what did she exactly say?... that's not good….' His eyes widened slightly as he remembered how Machi had clung on to the mogeta doll in Ayame's shop.(1)

' This could be a very messy situation…' he gulped, as Machi possessively continued playing with Kyo.

(meanwhile)

Tohru looked back and forth between Hana and Haru.

Haru was menacingly advancing towards the gothic girl.

' Interesting…his waves have changed completely ' Hana mused.

Haru pushed her against the wall.

" HEY! What the do you think you are doing? " Uo yelled out loud. Hana was unfazed though.

Haru held back Hana with one hand and gently caressed her chin with the other.

" You want to know what I'm wearing under my pants , don't you… " he smirked slowly closing the gap between their faces.

"….." that thought had crossed both Hana's and Uo's heads.

" Well… " he licked his lips " that can be arranged, you know… " she could almost feel her ear " what say, you and I ….. "

ZAP!

As interesting it would have been to see Haru in his (foxy!) underwear, Hana was trying to stay loyal to her crush on Kazuma.

" Hana-chan! You…you….electrocuted ….Haru-kun! " Tohru half fainted.

" It was only a mild shock " Hana casually answered.

" He is lucky! He was going to receive a nice beating from me… " sure enough, Uo had brandished her infamous blood stained pipe. Still, she was freaked out at Hana's spooky display of power.

" Where am I ? I feel so tired…. " Haru stumbled to the opposite wall.

' Black-san left! ' Tohru was relieved and regained some of her consciousness.

" TIRED?YOU ARE TIRED! You were just hitting on Hana, you freak! " Uo was exhausted from all the yelling.

" Oh? Did I just do that? My deepest apologies Hanajima-san, I don't remember a single thing… " Haru scratched his head in confusion.

' His waves have changed back again… ' Hana sighed slightly. " Its all right. " the Sohma's were an interesting bunch of people thought Hana.

" I guess we shouldn't be fighting over something so insignificant. Lets just leave it there and look for the others. " she proceeded in the direction in which Yuki and Machi had left.

" But how are we going to find them? " Uo frowned. " They could be anywhere, right? "

" No need to worry, I can sense their waves…. " A small strand of hair stood up on Hana's head. " They are not that far… " the search party of four proceeded ahead.

1 : at the end of chap 110, Machi had stubbornly held on to a Mogeta souvenir in Ayame's shop while Mine desperately tried to coax her to get dolled up!( me thinks that Machi is possessive about things she likes! poor Kyo!)

so what did u think? If u liked it, don't forget to tell me .