(A/N: Okay! I'm back! Here is the next chapter for Surprise!)

Everyone sat at the table eating their breakfast peacefully when suddenly, Momiji came bursting through the door. "EVERYONE!" He cried as he spread his arms out to his sides and had an enormous smile on his face.

"Momiji-chan, please don't break my door." Shigure said simply as he sipped his tea.

"Oh, sorry Gure-san, but guess what everyone!" Momiji said happily, as Hatsuharu came through the door.

"Yo." Haru said as he sat down next to Ebony.

"What!" Tohru said with a smile on her face, her hands folded up near her chin.

"yeah, what?" Kyo grumbled as he shoveled his breakfast in his mouth.

"Can't you see we're eating! HURRY UP!" Arianna muffled out with food dropping from her open mouth. Ebony sighed and shook her head.

"Go ahead Momiji-san." Ebony nodded for Momiji to continue.

"Since Golden week is next week, I wanted to let you know, I'm taking ALL OF YOU TO THE SOHMA FAMILY HOT SPRINGS!" Momiji cried happily as he danced around the room.

"Oh Momiji-kun! You didn't have to!" Tohru persisted, getting up to level with the Rabbit.

"Oh, of course I did. Everyone is invited, you, Haru, Kyo-kun, Yuki-kun, Arianna-san, Ebony-san and SHIGURE-SAN!" Momiji smiled to Tohru.

"Oh." Ebony said as she looked at her lap.

"Cool. A hot spring, huh? That sounds so cool!" Arianna said as she pat Momiji on the head.

"What's the matter Ebony-san? Don't you want to go?" Hatsuharu asked politely.

"Oh! Ah, no. I'm fine. I do want to go." Ebony put on a fake smile and nodded to the white haired teen.

He smiled back. "Good, it will be fun." He said and turned back to face the others.

"So it's settled, next week, we set off for the HOT SPRING!" Momiji yelled happily.

"Yes!" Tohru said happily, as she took the plates into the kitchen. Arianna helped her, and Shigure went into his den to work.

"I'm – going to go out." Ebony said quietly, as she got up, put on her shoes, and slipped out the door.

"She's so damn weird." Kyo shook his head as he too got up and went up into his room.

"Stupid cat." Yuki muttered as he shook his head and rested his elbow on the table.

"Something's troubling her." Haru said bluntly. He was staring out the window and had a black expression on his face.

"Yes. Something is troubling Ebony-san." He said quietly.

"I'm going to go see what's the matter, tell Momiji." Haru got up and left.

'I wonder if she is going to tell him…' Yuki thought as he stood up and walked up to his room.

Ebony glared at the earth beneath her. She huddled against the cold, she was stupid enough not to bring a jacket. She was walking away from the Sohma's house. She couldn't resist Momiji's happy-go-lucky attitude and tell him why she didn't want to go on the trip. She felt useless.

She and Arianna didn't have any money, and they weren't doing anything to change that. Shigure was using money out of his own pocket to pay for them to go to school. She knew this, but didn't want to confront him about it quite yet.

"Ebony-san?" A familiar voice said from behind her. She turned on her heel and stared at Hatsuharu. She blushed and turned around, hoping he wouldn't see it.

"Yes Hatsuharu-san?" She said quietly.

"Are you, alright?" He questioned, now walking beside her.

"Yes." She lied through her teeth.

"Are you sure about that?" He tried again, he knew she was lying.

"No." She sighed and stopped walking. Haru stopped walking also, and looked at the girl beside him. He looked at her depressed expression and almost wished that he could hug her and comfort her. 'Where did that come from?' He wondered and shook his head slightly.

"What's wrong?"

"I feel so helpless, and useless." She said and a tear fell down her cheek. She sniffled and turned her head away from Hatsuharu.

"Why's that?" He questioned, putting his hand on her shoulder to try and comfort her.

"Shigure-san has been paying for Ari and I to go to school, and now Momiji is paying for us to go to a hot spring! And I can't pay them back." She cried, as she buried her face in her hands. "I haven't even tried to get a job!" She said, and her voice sounded muffled through her hands.

"Then why don't you get one?" Hatsuharu smiled warmly at her.

"You know what Haru, I will." She looked up at him through her tear-stained cheeks. "I will. There is only one problem…" She said and put a finger to her lips, thinking.

"That is…?" He asked, staring at Ebony.

"I don't know what to do…" She said sheepishly and shrugged her shoulders.

"I'm sure you'll find something. Do you want me to walk you into town and see if they have anything there?" Haru asked politely.

"Sure." She smiled as she reached out her hand to him. He stared at it hesitantly and he looked back up at her face. A smile spread across her features as she closed her eyes. "Let's go." She said as he took her hand and the two ran off towards town.

XXXXX

"You're annoying, ya know that?" Kyo pounded on the bedroom door of Ebony, Arianna, and Tohru.

"NEVER LOOKED BETTER AND YOU CAN'T STAND IT!" Arianna yelled at the top of her lungs, singing along to Ruining this Banquet.

"I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING BUT IT'S STILL TOO DAMN ANNOYING!" Kyo yelled through the door, she was listening to some American garbage music and he didn't even know what she was saying, the music had guitar and drums to it. "YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T SING FOR CRAP!" He hollered as Arianna continued to stomp around and sing to the music.

Suddenly, the music stopped, and the door swung opened, leaving a surprised Kyo in its wake. "What did you say?" She asked in English. Messing with him was going to be too much fun.

"What!" Kyo hollered.

"You're an idiot." She smiled kindly.

"I don't understand you, idiot!" Kyo continued to yell in Japanese.

"No, you're a poop faced, nincompoop!" She laughed as she watched Kyo try to decipher what she was saying. "HAVEN'T YOU HEARD THAT I'M THE NEW CANCER!" She yelled as she watched him wince from her loudness.

"SHUT UP!" He yelled, a vein popping on his forehead.

"Oh, okay." She said in Japanese, closed the door and left a very, very confused Kyo standing outside the door.

"Kyo?" Tohru came up the stairs, looking confused also. "Why are you yelling?" She asked as she came up next to him.

"Stupid yankee." He mumbled and turned around, satisfied the music had sto-

"'CUZ EVERYTIME WE TOUCH I GET THIS FEELING! AND EVERYTIME WE KISS I SWEAR I COULD FLY!" Arianna yelled as a new song pounded from the stereo.

"ARGHH!" Kyo yelled, frustrated that he lost.

Tohru knocked on the door softly. "LIKE SHE'S GONNA-" Arianna opened the door and smiled at Tohru, the music stopping. "Hear you?" Kyo asked, his eye twitching. "You can't sing for crap." He muttered.

Arianna turned to face him. "Yes I can, you're crap." Arianna smiled sweetly.

Kyo's eye continued to twitch and his shoulders were up near his ears. "Oh, yeah Tohru, you can come in."

"Oh, thank you! Ari-san, do you think you could turn down the music? Just a little?" Tohru asked.

"Oh of course! You asked so nicely." She said and turned and smiled mischievously at Kyo.

Kyo's back heaved with the breaths he was taking. "If only you weren't a girl…" He said and shook his head.

"Why's that?" Arianna asked, raising her eyebrows at Kyo's statement.

"Because, if you weren't a girl, I would pound you senseless." He smirked and glared at Arianna.

"Psh, like you could. Even now." Arianna said, putting her hands on her hips.

"Um, guys-" Tohru started, a drop of sweat fell down the back of her head.

"Is that a challenge?" Kyo asked, coming right up in Arianna's face.

"Hell yeah, kitty-boy." Arianna said and smirked, her eyes narrowing.

Kyo growled. "Fine, you asked for it. A fight, right here, right now." He glared at the girl before him.

"Um, guys-" Tohru said again, turning to go down the steps to get Shigure, or Kyo, or someone…

"You're on." Arianna smiled. "Let's do this." She said and he through a punch towards her. She moved her head out of the way and grabbed his wrist. He had a look of surprise on his face when she turned him and slammed him against the wall. She then moved her foot up to rest on his throat.

"I win kitty cat." She purred and dropped her foot.

"How- How the hell did you do that!" Kyo asked in disbelief.

"Eleven years of martial arts and one year of gymnastics." She winked and smiled happily as she skipped down the stairs.

"What's going on?" Shigure asked as he and Tohru came up the stairs.

"Nothing, I just beat Kyo in a fight." She smiled and passed them and went down the steps.

"She beat you?" Shigure cocked an eyebrow and smirked at Kyo.

"Shut up. She took eleven years of martial arts." He grumbled and went into his room.

"Oh." Tohru said and looked at Shigure. "Wow."

Meanwhile….

Hatsuharu and Ebony walked down the street of the city, trying to find a suitable job for her. They passed a bar. "Uhh… no." Hatsuharu shook his head and pulled Ebony along the sidewalk. They passed a flower shop. "What about that?" He asked and pointed to the small boutique, flowers overflowing the pots that they sat in, the beautifully colored flowers flowing over the sidewalk.

'Funny you say that…' "I don't know…" She said and wrinkled her nose. She might have the wrong effect on the flowers; she might make them grow more or less just from her being in there.

"What about that?" Hatsuharu pointed to the pet shop right next to it.

"Hm.., okay." She shrugged her shoulders and the two jogged across the street. Both their combat boots making 'thud' noises as they ran. They made it to the other side of the sidewalk when Ebony tripped and lost her footing. "AH!" She shrieked as she was falling towards the ground. She felt someone grip onto her arm and pull her up. Her eyes widened as Hatsuharu and she were so close. But they weren't touching.

She felt the heat rise to her cheeks. "Um, thank you." She said and stepped back, blushing furiously.

"You're welcome." He smiled warmly as they turned to go into the store.

"Hey hot stuff." A boy whistled as he passed by andpinched Ebony's backside. She gaped at the boy and Haru narrowed his eyes.

"Hey punk!" Haru yelled as he walked after the boy. The boy turned and smirked as Haru came up to him. Haru was definitely taller then this boy, but this boy wasn't scared that easily.

"What?" The boy asked, puffing out his chest to make him seem tougher.

"Apologize to her." Haru said and grabbed the front of the boy's shirt.

"What the-" The boy started, his eyes widening as his feet were lifted from the pavement with just one hand of Haru.

"Don't go around thinking you own every woman you see and you think is hot. It's damn annoying, and pretty damn arrogant and cocky of you. Now, apologize before I break those dirty fingers of yours." Haru threatened, his eyes narrowing and he put the guy down. The boy ran off and Haru walked up to Ebony. "Well you are cute. Maybe I should give you a kiss…" He said and tilted her chin up with his finger.

SLAP! Haru had a shocked expression on his face and his face was turned away from Ebony, her hand in mid-air. Tears welled in her eyes. "I can't believe you." She narrowed her eyes and turned and stormed into the pet shop. (A/N: she doesn't know about "black haru" k?) She closed the door behind her and sighed. She wouldn't mind being kissed by Hatsuharu, but-- not like that...

Hatsuharu put his hand to his cheek were Ebony had slapped him. Then he touched his head. "Oh, what happened?" He said and looked around for Ebony.

XXXXX

Arianna was down eating some lunch in the kitchen when Shigure came in. "Oh, hello Ari-san." He said and smiled at her.

"Hey." She said and lifted her hand to signal that she was, in fact, pay attention. She had a glazed over look in her eyes, they were partly open, and she looked generally… bored.

"Is there something wrong?" Shigure asked as he waved a hand in front of her eyes, she made no sign of moving. He stepped back and smiled.

"No." She said monotonously, she was leaning on her hand, which her elbow propped on the table.

He turned to get a bowl, so he could eat something, when he turned around… BOOM!

He turned to see Arianna. She wasn't there. "Where could she-" He started, and looked over the table where she was sitting. She was lying on the floor, asleep, drooling all over.

"Hm." He chuckled. He leaned on the doorframe, watching her sleep. (A/N: NOT PERVERTEDLY!)

"Hey Shigure-sa-!" Momiji yelled coming into the kitchen.

"Shh." Shigure put a finger to his lips, signaling Momiji to be quiet. He pointed to Arianna's sleeping figure and smirked.

"Aww," Momiji whispered gleefully. "She looks so-" He started.

"EW!" Kyo yelped as he came into the room to see Arianna drooling all over the place.

"Well, it looks like we'll need a mop." Shigure said and smiled as he turned to go to the broom closet…

(A/N: well there you go! Hope you enjoyed, and plz review!)