Chapter VIII

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The mystery guest is here. I first told of him in the end of chapter 4…and it's…

"Akito…Why are you here?" Kyo sneered, moving closer to Tohru.

"I came to see the expecting mother in the family." Akito slowly turned to Shigure and Ayame, who were whispering to each other. He raised an eyebrow. "Now, if my information is correct, you two are responsible for this…gathering."

"Of course, Akito, Who else could do all this?" Ayame answered as if it was an obvious thing.

"Why do you ask?" Shigure pursued.

"Why I was just wondering why I wasn't informed…or invited." Akito flashed a false smile.

"Why it must have slipped our minds…didn't Aya."

"Must have…" The both returned the false smile. Akito gave a scoff and turned toward the door. "Kyo, Yuki, Haru would you come get the gift I brought." Akito walked out the door, and Kyo followed, pausing just long enough to give Yuki a questioning look. Yuki shrugged.

Outside Akito's chauffeur was un-strapping a large box from the top of the car.

"What is it?" Yuki asked.

"It's for Tohru and the baby." He turned to Kyo. "Kyo…how many months along is she?" Akito changed the subject before Yuki could say anymore.

"…about four months…why?" Kyo answered hesitantly.

"As you should know, the cursed Sohma children are born two months early…and there is still the place of the cat curse left… unfilled since you." Akito coldly reminded him. Kyo clenched his fist and stepped back, ready for a fight. "Well we won't know for another three months, will we?" Akito smiled up at him and patted his cheek. "I must go now. I have other places to be."

By this time Haru and Yuki had gotten the package off the car and the chauffeur was waiting in the car. Kyo glared at Akito's back as he left.

"What is it?" Asked Haru. He, Yuki, and Kyo stood in the hall scratching their heads over what to do with the mysterious and extremely large package.

"Should we give it to her?" Kyo started at it for a while. "Do you think he did something to it?"

"No, I don't think Akito would stoop that low. Would he?" Yuki started to wonder.

"What's taking you boys so long?" Tohru stuck her head into the hall where the three of them were standing around the present. Kisa, Kagura, and Ayame's head followed.

"Ooo, is that a gift for sissy?" Kisa starred at it awestruck. Haru nodded.

"Well, Princess, go open it." Ayame turned to the rest of the guest in the room behind him. "It's a giant box, wrapped up all pretty if I might say…come see." Everyone got up and stood in the hall. Tohru walked up to the gift and stopped.

"Is it ok if I do?" She asked after seeing Yuki and Kyo's worried faces; Hatsuharu didn't give away anything.

"Of course." Yuki reassured her. Both he and Kyo put on a fake smile, but not before Kyo shot him a warning look. Haru's look didn't change…It almost never did anyways.

Tohru stood on the tips of her toes and pulled on the bow. There was a loud popping noise and the box seemed to explode, everyone jumped towards Tohru.

Ok, so sorry it took me so long to get this chapter up. My computer decided to get testy and had to be sent out to bet fixed…twice. And on the second time it ended up in Beverly Hills, 90201. And that is not where I live. Anyways, the next chapter should be coming up soon.

Your stressed author,

Roni