Sarah yawned and turned over on her side. She glanced at the clock. It read 4:47 A.M. Sarah sighed, "Note to self : Stop waking up early." She looked around her room and then stood up to stretch. She looked around her room for about the fifth time and decided to go eat something.

She slowly changed and sighed. She reached for the handle of her door but stopped. There was the sound of foot steps in the hallway. She wait until they stopped and then slowly, very quietly, opened her door a crack.

Sarah watched as Kyo shut his door and started down the hall with head phones in his ears and an iPod Shuffle in his left hand. Sarah opened her door a little bit: just big enough for her to slip through and she fallowed him.

Kyo walked down the hallway until he reached the end doors and grabbed his jacket. He didn't even realize he was being watched.

As soon as Kyo was out the door, Sarah quickly slipped on her shoes and grabbed her jacket with out putting it on and ran out the door after him. She fallowed Kyo closely, but he didn't seem to notice he was being fallowed…and then he started running.

At six A.M. Kyo finally stopped to take a breath. He leaned up against a tree for support. He rested his palms on his knees. He took a deep breath and stood up. He was about to start running again but stopped when he heard a sound behind him. He turned his head confused. He narrowed his eyes with suspicion and turned to start running again.

"Damn him." Sarah panted. She had almost caught up with him but he had started running again before she could get to him. She sighed and turned in the direction of Shigure's house and started to walk back.

She made it about ten feet before something grabbed her arm. She quickly swung around, with the other fist ready for a fight. No rapist was going to bring her down. Her punch was aimed right for the face.

Her tensed body relaxed and her eyes widened. "Aha….Kyo!"

Kyo had blocked her punch with his right hand. "What do you think you're doing fallowing me?" He said sternly.

"I was just….never mind!" She turned back around and stomped off toward Shigure's house with a light blush across her cheeks.

"It's cold." Sarah said angrily. Tohru shivered with a smile.

"I would have to agree with Sarah-chan." Yuki said stuffing food into his mouth with chop sticks.

It had been weeks since the whole Kyo thing and Sarah had finally started to get use to living with them all. She actually like it at Shigure's "place". She loved talking with Tohru and Yuki was always nice, but Kyo was another story. She never really saw him, but that may be because she tried to avoid him at all costs. He didn't seem very friendly. Even when Sarah tried being nice to him, he would glare at her and ignore her.

Shigure sighed, "It's about that time again…"

Sarah glared at Shigure, "What "time again" crap?" Yuki sighed. Sarah looked over at him. She could tell he didn't enjoy what ever it was which meant she would most likely hate it too.

"New Years." Shigure said.

Tohru looked down at the table sadly. She knew how Akito was and since Yuki and Kyo had missed the previous year's New Years family gathering they would not stay back with her. She would be alone this New Years.

"Damn." Sarah muttered under her breath. She had totally forgotten New Years. It seemed so long ago, and it was, but she could still remember how it all went. The dance. The feast. Being watched hour after hour by the head of the family…She hated it. "I'm not going."

Every one turned their attention to her. Shigure blinked a few times and said, "You have to go."

"Do not."

"Yes, you do."

"I am not going."

"I beat Hatori would love to hear this…"

"Ok. Shut up! I'll go…but I will only go if…" She put a hand on her chine to think, "Only if…Tohru can go!"

Sarah sat down in front of the T.V. to watch cartoons. Even at her age she still loved to watch them.

"I have to say Sarah, you are a smart one."

Sarah turned her head to look at Shigure who was standing in the door way, "Huh?"

"That little stunt you pulled… 'I'll only go if Tohru can go!' You are a smart one. But did you really think Akito was going to let you miss New Years?"

"I…" Sarah didn't know what to say. No one had ever figure out her plans before. This seemed all so new.

"Well, you're going and so is Tohru. I just hope Akito doesn't hurt young Tohru." And Shigure walked into the hall to his study leaving Sarah with her mouth hanging open with shock.