Okay, I know this is wicked late, and I am so sorry! Please don't hate me! Please send me reviews and give me positive outlooks still, okay? Here's chapter two!

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"IT'S YOUR FAULT! IF HATORI LOSES HIS SIGHT IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!"

"IT'S ALL MY FAULT!" Kana screamed as she sat up in bed and felt a cold sweat run down her back.

She soon heard feet pounding and the door was flung open, revealing a very disheveled teenager.

"What's the…Matter…?" The boy stopped, and stared at Kana in shock.

Kana recognized the boy from the picture on Hatori's desk; it was the blonde one. She wasn't sure whether she should respond to the young adult or not. She was about to blabber off an excuse when she noticed the boy's eyes divert to something on the floor. She followed his gaze and was shocked to see a smashed lamp and a broken alarm clock on the floor, obviously her doing for a dream she couldn't even remember now.

"Ugh…I am so not drinking again." Kana mumbled, burying her face in her hands.

The young boy turned his attention back to her with a perplexed look.

Kana glanced up; it was unnerving to feel that kid's eyes on her.

"What time is it?" She asked.

"Um…It's…2:00 in the afternoon…" The boy was still trying to comprehend the situation at hand as Kana threw back her head with a loud groan.

"God…I am so screwed today. I slept this whole entire time! Now I really do owe Hatori an apology…"

"MOMIJI! What's going on up there?" A voice called. The boy's eyes darted to the hall as he fought for a response.

Kana's eyes widened as she remembered Hatori's earlier warning, and she recognized the voice of Shigure. "Please don't tell him I'm here…" She pleaded.

The boy watched her for a moment before turning back to the hallway. "Um…It was nothing…Hatori just left a window open."

"Don't tell me it was nothing Momiji, I heard a crash and I heard a scream, besides Hatori never leaves his window open…"

Panic leapt in Kana's throat as the voice grew louder, and it was obvious the boy didn't know how to handle the situation either. It was quite obvious he was nervous because he continued to look between her and the hallway.

"Hari only leaves his window open if…" Shigure trailed off as he entered the room to see Kana sitting up in Hatori's bed…In Hatori's bathrobe.

"Ah. Hello there, it seems Hatori has brought home a special guest without our knowledge, Momiji, why not if you go downstairs?" Shigure asked, never averting his eyes from Kana.

Kana's heart leapt in her throat as the boy called Momiji looked at her reluctantly before retreating. Shigure, meanwhile, watched until he was sure the boy was out of sight, before he closed the door quietly behind him.

As Shigure came closer to her, she felt a reflex and she quickly moved backwards abruptly.

"Now, now. I mean you no harm," Shigure said as he held up his arms as if to make a sign of peace with her, "I just want to know what's going on…It's not often that women come astray into Hatori's house…It's usually mine." Shigure gave out a low chuckle as Kana began to feel more and more uneasy under this man's penetrating gaze.

"You have no need to be terrified of me, I promise that I won't hurt you, and this two foot space between us is as far as we'll reach. Besides, if Hatori found out I did anything to you well…I'd be dead." Shigure said with a grin.

Kana swallowed, she remembered Mayu had often warned her about Shigure who she had once dated. As Mayu had put it, Shigure was like a shell. He was empty of all feeling, and you could never tell if the emotion he was revealing was his own, or just a mask.

Shigure watched her for a while and Kana began to see him as someone else, and not the man standing before him. Shigure had once been very carefree and outgoing, although that was what he had appeared as. Although he smoked and drank, and hassled Hatori, he was generally a great guy who occasionally teased Hatori. He was a writer, and he had always had a notebook and a pen tucked behind his ear to jot down any ideas that might come in any given moment by a stroke of inspiration. That was the man that Kana had viewed, and to see a man like this, made her extremely uncomfortable.

Shigure gave her a sad smile. "It hasn't even been ten minutes yet and I've all ready made you cry."

Kana jumped and quickly began to wipe at her eyes. "Oh no…It was just because you startled me as all…Nothing more…I'm all right…Really, I'm fine."

Shigure gave out a small breath that sounded like a laugh as he grabbed a tissue and handed it to her.

"KANA! GET HATORI OUT OF HERE!"

"Even though I'll never admit to his face…I always viewed Shigure as some sort of protector…"

Kana pulled back from Shigure as she clutched her head.

He gave her a puzzled look. "Is something the matter? Do you need some aspirin?"

"No, I'm…Fine. Just some…Jumbled knowledge I've been carrying lately.

Shigure raised an eyebrow quizzically. "Jumbled knowledge you say?"

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"Hatori honestly, what were you thinking bringing her to your house? That'll only increase her memories even more, not diminish them!" Shigure hissed at Hatori from the kitchen later that night.

"What was I supposed to do? She called my house and asked for my help. She was drunk and I just helped her, besides, it's not like I had a key to her house. She'll be gone by tomorrow, I promise." Hatori said, also trying to keep his voice low so that Kana wouldn't hear.

"Oh really? I hope you do realize how obvious it is that her memories are coming back, and that if Akito finds out, he'll do more than gouge your eye." Shigure snapped.

Hatori glared at him, he knew he hated that term he used for his injury.

"I'm well aware of that, which is why I'm trying to get her out of here as fast as possible."

"Having her stay for two nights is getting her out as fast as possible?" Shigure shot back.

Hatori looked at him reproachfully before turning around in disgust.

Shigure sighed. "Sorry Hatori, I'm not in with you on this one."

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The next morning Hatori came down the stairs to find Kana all ready sitting at the kitchen table. This surprised him, seeing as he was always the first one up, and as of right now it was five o' clock in the morning.

"Couldn't sleep?" Hatori asked, from the doorway.

Kana jumped and looked towards him before nodding and turning away again.

Hatori raised an eyebrow. Something was wrong; it didn't take a genius to figure that out. Hatori examined Kana up and down before noting there was a printed letter clutched in Kana's hands.

"Is something wrong?" Hatori asked, noticing that Kana's hands were trembling.

Kana glanced at him and let out a shuddering breath. "I was thrown out of my apartment."

Hatori raised an eyebrow. Why was she thrown out of her apartment? She hadn't been home for two days, why would they throw her out?

"They threw me out because I haven't been able to pay the rent for the past two months. I was on a loan, but now I have to owe the bank, and I've been trying to give them their money. The manager of the apartment finally must've gotten fed up and decided to throw me out whether than to wait for the money. I have to find a new job now, too. My boss got tired of my tardiness and just decided to end it all." Kana replied, as if reading Hatori's mind.

"That's all right, you can just stay at Mayu's place can't you?"

Kana buried her face in her hands and shook her head. "Mayu's place is all ready small for one person, she doesn't have enough room for a second one."

Hatori's mind raced. This was it, he was being punished for his foolishness. Kana would have to live with him until she could work out her financial issues. He was now putting them in even more danger, Kana didn't even have her parents to turn to because both of them were deceased.

"I have to pick up my things by today…I can find someplace else to live if you want." Kana said softly.

Hatori's eyes widened. "Don't be ridiculous, it's no problem to have you living here." He fibbed.

"Are you sure? I'm just an extra mouth to feed, and I'm sure I'll just be in the way and…" Kana trailed off as Hatori stepped in front of her.

"Don't worry about it. No worries, right?" Hatori said with a smile.

Kana furrowed her eyebrow in concentration. She had heard that before but she couldn't place where. "…Right." She said with a smile.

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"To what do I owe the pleasure of this visit Shigure?" A cold voice asked from the shadows.

Despite the somewhat warm weather, Shigure couldn't help but shiver at the sound of the young God's voice.

"I have come with some unfortunate news…" Shigure began.

"Oh? I hope it's nothing too tragic." Akito murmured, a slight smile crossing his features.

"It appears that Hatori has taken in an extra person out of pity…A certain ex-girlfriend." Shigure said.

"Really? How very interesting…I suppose we must make her feel welcome…Whether she remembers us or not." Akito said, a smirk crossing his features.

"Of course Akito." Shigure said, bowing formally.

Something was wrong. He could sense it. Akito was hatching a plan and no doubt it was not a good one.

"Shigure, if you would be so kind as to leave me. I'm not feeling too well today." Akito said monotonously.

"Of course Akito." Shigure said as he stood up to leave.

"Oh, and Shigure…I want you to keep me updated on any progress that might be occurring with Kana and Hatori. If any romance appears to come up between them, I want you to come directly to me, and I will put a stop to it." Akito said, a sharp edge growing in his voice.

Shigure nodded and exited the room.

Akito opened the shoji door and stepped out into the nauseatingly warm sunlight. A small, white canary sat on a tree branch. Swiftly, Akito reached out and crushed the bird in his fist.

"You can run…But you can't hide Kana…I'll be waiting." Akito said menacingly.

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Apologies once again, school's been making me go nuts. Please send me reviews and let me know if you still think the plot is going along well. If you don't, please send me ideas in your reviews. If I receive no reviews, I'll discontinue it.