A/N: Hey guys! Updated the story because of an error I made with Saki's name. Gomen! Well, I'm working on Chapter 5 so it should be up soon...hopefully. School does get in the way though. I know, it sucks. I'd like to thank all of your support though. LOVE YOU GUYS! Hugs and cookies for all of you. heehee.

Ok, well, without furthur ado, here's Chapter 4!

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Chapter 4: Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid and Curiosity Killed The Cat

It was while they were washing dishes that Saki finally decided to ask her mother about her heart.

"Mother, does your heart beat irregularly when you stress it too much?" asked Saki as she handed her mother a freshly washed plate.

"Hmm…I'm not sure…why Saki?"

"It's just that after practice today, my heart started beating fast whenever I thought of this specific person."

Mr.s. Hanajima suddenly dropped the plate she was drying with a gasp, causing it to shatter on the floor. Mr. Hanjima rushed into the kitchen immediately.

"What happened? Is anyone hurt?"

"Oh…darling! Our daughter…our daughter…" Mrs. Hanajima fell into her husband's arms and started to sob uncontrollably.

"What? Our daughter what? Saki, what happened? Why is your mother so upset?" Mr. Hanajima stared at her daughter, waiting for a reply.

"…"

Saki wasn't so sure what was happening herself, however, before she needed to explain anything, her mother ceased her tears and with a huge smile, looked up at her husband with shining eyes.

"Our daughter is in love!" she cried joyfully.

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The Hanjimas, excluding Grandma Hanjima, all sat around the dining room table.

Mrs. Hanjima was smiling very brightly and kept squeezing her daughter's hand in excitement. He daughter, looked as she always did, expressionless and staring off into the distance. However, today, she seemed just a little bit embarrassed too.

Mr. Hanjima was trying to look stern at the head of the table, but failing miserably, for he could not hide his growing grin.

Megumi Hanajima, well, he was just as expressionless as his sister, but the only exception was that he was eating a bag of potato chips and instead of being embarrassed, he was very confused.

And so, in this manner, the Hanjimas started their meeting.

With a clearing of his throat, Mr. Hanjima said, "We are all gathered here today to discuss my daughter, Hanajima Saki's first love. As father, and guardian of Miss. Hanjima, I would like to say a few words. First of all, I congratulate her and whoever she is in love with, and I wish them a long life together. Secondly, I hope that they..."

Before he could continue, Mr. Hanjima was interrupted by a cough from Mrs. Hanajima. "Honey, I don't think that's neccesay. It's not like they're getting married! However, I do hope they do in the near future, for I would love to finally be a grandmother!" With that, Mrs. Hanajima started to giggle uncontrollably.

Megumi Hanjima stared from his mother to his sister to his father. Finally, he spoke. "So, who is Sister in love with?"

Everyone then went silent. And simultaneously, they all turned to Saki.

"Yes, darling, who are you in love with?" asked Mr. Hanjima.

Saki stared at her parents. They were both leaning in with excited and curious expressions on their faces. Her brother was just staring at her and waiting for her answer. Of course, Saki knew that he probably already guessed who it was and had sent a few curses his way too. With a sigh, Saki shook her head sadly.

"Mother, Father, Brother, I am not in love with anyone. I just tired out my heart and it acted irregularly because of that. Nothing else."

"But Saki, don't you know? When your heart beats fast when you think of someone, that means you are in love with them! It's true! That's how I felt when I was in love with your father. You may be embarrassed but this is very normal. Everyone falls in love. You're just confused because this is your first time, but it is natural." Saki's mother gave her a knowing smile. "Now,who's this lucky young boy?"

Saki glanced at her mother. She had never seen her so happy and excited in her life. Sighing in defeat, Saki said quietly, "Yuki Sohma."

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That night, Saki had trouble falling asleep. Every time she closed her eyes, she saw the ecstatic look on her parent's faces when they heard who Saki liked. Her mother had burst into happy tears and her father had clapped a hand onto her back, saying "Good choice, good choice." Her brother had just frowned and shook his head.

'But I don't love Yuki Sohma. How can I? After all, he's a prince with bad waves and he has some sort of secret he is hiding and he…he…' Suddenly, Saki felt a tiny wave spark up to her ear and whisper, You haven't noticed these problems these past few days have you? They've become fainter and fainter, until you could not tell at all. To you, Yuki Sohma is now as regular as any of the other boys in school. Why can't you fall in love with him? How else can you explain why your heart beats fast whenever you think about him? Like now?

It was then that Saki noticed how fast and hard her heart was beating. Feeling utterly confused, Saki covered her head with her pillow. 'What is going on with me? What is with Yuki Sohma and me these days!"

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Ding dong…ding dong…

Finally, the school day had come to an end. With a flurry of activity, the students began to pack up and leave the classroom.

Sighing in relief, Saki closed the latch on her schoolbag and smiled slowly. 'I managed not to bump into Yuki at all today. Ok, one down, now only…' Counting on her fingers, Saki groaned as she came to the final answer. 'Great…40 more days of this hiding and avoidance. Well, at least that means no more running too, right?'

Somewhat happier, Saki stood up and left the classroom. Looking around the hall, she noticed that she was the last one left in school. 'Hm…I must have taken longer than I thought.' Not really caring though, Saki continued on her way to the school doors. However, as she passed what looked like an empty classroom, she heard voices. Puzzled, she went to the door and placed an ear on it. Sure enough, she heard mumbled conversation.

'Perhaps it's a club meeting or something like that.' Suddenly not so interested, Saki turned and got ready to leave. That was when she suddenly heard what sounded like Tohru's voice. Knowing that she definitely could not mix up Tohru's voice with any others, Saki turned back to the door again. 'Honda-san is not in any school club…so what is she doing here now?' Letting her curiosity take over her better judgment, Saki nudged the door open a crack and peeked in.

Inside the empty classroom was Yuki, Tohru, Kyo and a young blonde boy and a tall guy with black and white hair that Saki didn't really know that well, but what she knew were family members of Yuki and Kyo. Anyways, all of them looked like they were talking about something serious and it seemed that both Yuki and Kyo seemed pretty upset about it. Tohru just stood in the middle and looked worriedly from one person to another.

"You know that he hasn't been feeling well lately right?" said the guy with the two-toned hair to Kyo and Yuki. "Well, that just put him in a really bad mood, so now, he's taking it out on everyone."

"Yeah, and what's that got to do with us?" says Kyo with an annoyed air.

"He wants all of us to meet up at the main house Saturday. Supposedly, this is a sort of get-together of the Jyunishi." After saying this, the black and white dude walks up to Yuki and whispers something in his ear. Yuki's eyes grow wide with fear for a second before he catches himself and returns to looking indifferent about it.

"Well, if that's what he wants, then we can't exactly refuse, can we? Haru, thank you for telling us in advance." With that, Yuki turned and glancing at Tohru and Kyo, he walked towards the door briskly.

The same door…that Saki was hiding behind…