Broken Boundaries

PoD- "Heyllo! I hope everyone likes this fic. I had some trouble thinking of animals for the monthly zodiacs, but I did it! Okay, listen. I have a contest! Senior Gaara, explain!"

Senior Gaara- "Just for fun. Mommy wants you to try to guess her zodiacs, like rooster, dragon and such and gemini, capricorn."

Disclaimer- "No deh ownz."

Chapter Three

"Emi-kun, why are crying?" she asked.

For a moment she said nothing, then she looked away with a smile. "I was just thinking."

"About what?"

"Eh?" she turned and looked at Tohru, who had taken a seat beside. "About...Kyo-kun. That's all."

"Oh. Kyo-kun, he's sweet."

"Yeah. He is," she whispered. She looked down at her hands and smiled. "He's everything a girl could ever wish for and more. He's perfect."

"Sounds like you guys really had something."

Emiko looked up toward the ceiling. "We still do. There's so much we share. Even with the zodiacs, we share. We're so alike and Kagura denies it, but she doesn't understand him like I do."

"Zodiac?" Tohur asked. She stared at Emiko. It appeared as though this topic caused her pain. "I'm sorry, Emi-kun -"

"No. It's fine." Emiko smiled and tunred to her. I'm like kyo. The zodiac that was tricked and I'm basicly disrespected by all the other zodaics of the Saihna family. I was born in the year of the cat and in the month of the Ophiucus."

"I've never heard of that. Why isn't yours mentioned ever?"

"That's because -"

"Emi!" a boy busted through the door and stared down at Emiko.

"Eh, Kouichi-san? Wha...what are you doing here?" Emiko stammered.

She stood up and took a step away. He came in and walked right pass Tohru without noticing her. Tohru stood up at stared at him. He had jet black hair and red eyes. He had on a pair of jeans and a black muscle shirt. He grabbed Emiko's wrist and shoved her against the wall.

"Ouch! Kouichi! Let go! You're hurting me!" Emiko shouted.

"Hey! Let her go!" Tohur shouted.

He turned as tohru started running toward him. He released Emiko and she ran for cover. Tohru jumped and hugged him tightly.

Please work. she thought.

Smoke erupted into the air and Tohru fell. She crawled up onto her knees and looked around. She noticed she was clutching an unfamilar shirt. her face dropped then filled with joy.

"It worked..? It worked!" Tohru sheered. She jumped to her feet and looked around on the floor. "Wh...Where'd he go?"

"Tohru-ku, look out! Your feet!" Emiko called to her.

"SCORPIAN!!!" Tohru shreiked.

She ran oer to Emiko and hid behind her. Shigure and Yuki busted the door down and ran in. they imediately locked onto the black scorpian that was making its way toward Emiko and Tohru. Yuki went for it, but Shigure held him back.

"Sh...Shigure?" Yuki growled.

"kou...Kouichi-san! Back off!" Emiko shouted.

As Kouichi neared and was almost on Tohru's toe he transformed. Emiko and tohru spazzed out and turned away. he smirked and grabbed Emiko's wrist.

"We're going...NOW!" he roared.

"N...not till y...you put s...some clot..." she mumbled as she began to fall backwards.

kouichi let her go and she collapsed on Tohru. They both fell and Tohru tried her best to keep Emiko from hitting the ground. Kouchihi stared down at them as he put his pants on. He held out his hand and Tohru returned his shirt.

"Well?"

"Uh...her, er, fever is still too high," Tohru replied.

"Fine then. I'll just come back later." he stated as he walked out and left the house.

Yuki glared as he had left and afterwards he and Shigure help Tohru get her back to her spot on the floor. They left after a short talk with Tohru and Tohru stayed at her side. She finally stood up to leave.

"I...Is he gone?" Emiko asked.

"Eh, hai," Tohru replied as she turned. She sat beside her and smiled. "Who was he?'

"That was Kouichi-san, he's a member of the Saihna house. He'ssix years older than me and Scorpio," Emiko state. "I'm sorry if he scared you, Tohru-kun."

"Oh, Ah, no! He wasn't scary. Not at all," Tohru admited. "Emi-kun? What's this about your zodiac? Sohma-kun and Shigure-san told me to ask you after I had asked them."

"Oh, that. Well," she began as she sat up, "Years ago, there were thirteen Juunishis, just as the Sohmas. But Gemini and Saggitarius came together and devised a plan to go against God and banish his favorite Juunishi, Ophiucus. Thay won, Ohpiucus ran and hid from the other Juunishis, hoping and wishing that it be left alone. Well, one day God called on Ophiucus, but it was too scared and didn't come forth. So, God banished it from the zodiac. So now, as Kyo is, I have to regain my spot."

"Emi-kun, thats so sad," Tohru whispered in awe.

"Hai, sadness. hai," Emiko whispered. She rolled over and closed her eyes.

Emiko woke up bright and early. her fever had completely evaporated, as though it had never been there. She walked into thehallway with a kimono from Tohru wrapped around her. The sun was jus coming up as she waltzed out side. She stood under the shade of the roof and looked out into the distance.

As she stared he jumped from the roof and landed in the dirt. She almost jumped, but as she realized who it was she smiled.

"Good morning!" she cheered.

He spun around and smiled. He had not been expecting her. "Oh, hi Emi," Kyo replied. "Feeling better?"

"Hai. And what about you?" she asked.

"Me?" Kyo asked.

"Hai," Emiko replied.

"Fine, I guess."

Emiko smiled and turned. She walked back into the house and Tohru was in the kitchen, Kyo had wandered off to the table. Emiko stood over Tohru's shoulder and stared down at the food.

"Looks great, Tohru-kun!" Emiko announced.

Tohru jumped and whirled around. She smiled then resumed cooking. "Hai, Emi-kun. thank you. And how did you sleep?" Tohru asked.

"Well, thank you. And, uh, may I ask when breakfast will be?" she asked.

"Hai, in about fifteen minutes," Tohru replied.

"Thank you, Tohru-kun," she stated and ran out.

Kyo heard her coming and he looked up. She started down the hall and he called to her. She stopped and whirled around happily. She smiled cheerfully and walked to him. She stood in front of him and bowed.

"Hai, Kyo-kun?" she asked.

"You know what we have to do today, right?" he asked.

Her face dropped and then she smiled as though she had not heard a word. "No. What?" she asked fearfully.

Please, please, don't answer that. she thought.

"We have to go talk to Akito and Hainoto-san," he replied.