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Momiji woke up with a heavy head the following morning. He put the back of his hand on his forehead to see if he is hot, his hazel eyes stared at the unfamiliar ceiling above him. He wasn't home. He tried to recall the last time events … he remembered about his encounter at the café, it wasn't a dream that I am engaged… After meeting with Kaori, he tried to check some things at the office, and on his way home he met Motoko Minagawa on the way. She invited him over her bar and resto that night and then, before he knew it, he had drank a lot.

The next events were mysterious, he heard a girl's complaint, then somebody must have carried him… then a quarrel took place… somebody cried… then thunder.

Momiji carried his heavy body and found himself sitting in a sofa that he didn't recognize. Even the room itself wasn't familiar, he looked at his clothes: he wasn't wearing his clothes yesterday! Instead, he found himself wearing a pink bunny t-shirt and a pair of khaki shorts. Somebody must have dressed him up, but who? The clothes looked so feminine.

He looked up at the wall clock which hung opposite him, the time was 9 am.

"So Usagi-kun, you are already awake," a woman's voice said.

Momji looked at her, she just looks like a woman in her near 50's, and she was doing some household chores. "Usagi-kun… huh?... I'm sorry to ask but I do not know who you are or where I am…"

The woman looked at him, "Sayuri found you at the bar, drunk, if I remember it right… it was early morning… well you see, I am her aunt, Ms. Ayaka Manabe … and she calls you Usagi-kun…. May I know who you are?"

"I am sorry, but my name is Momiji Sohma,"

"Sohma?" She said with familiarization. "Are you related to Yuki Sohma?"

"Well… he is my cousin, you know him?"

"He's Machi's ex-boyfriend,"

Ex-boyfriend? That can't be… those two are madly in-love with each other… can love wither that fast?

"Uhm… Manabe-san…. Do you know where Sayuri is?"

"I'm sorry but I lost track of her busy schedule… I couldn't help you," then she paused then said. "Your clothes are ready, she just washed them last night,"

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Momiji felt bad for not knowing where Sayuri was. He wanted to thank her, well… the more he wanted to thank her when he realized he was at the fourth floor and there is no elevator! Just as he left the building, he bumped into somebody just in the entrance. To his surprise, it was Machi Kuragi. With her seemed to look like a package.

"I'm sorry…" she said.

"Machi!" he said startled. "How are you?"

"I'm fine…" then she looked away, "What brings you here?"

"I just visited somebody," he lied.

"oh…" Then she started to walk away, when Momiji suddenly spoke.

"Sayuri…. Do you know who she is?'" he asked his former classmate.

"Sayuri is my most treasured friend," Machi began "I won't forgive anyone who'd hurt her, so, don't hurt her Sohma-san…"

"I won't I just wanted to thank her for helping me last night, is it true that you and Yuki broke up?"

In a firm voice she said "YES!" then she ran inside.

He looked at her with wonder. But, he decided to shrug off the earlier incident. With this, he put his hands on the pockets of his coat. His coat smelled good, I really wanted to thank her… she has done a lot for me, He smiled at the thought and imagined her, but, instead, her image was the one he remembered seeing her in Haru's store… Scary…

He walked on the called sidewalk. He is big now, a man, nobody would ever look for him... for the first time he felt determined to find for her, and maybe one day, bring her back a favor, but where to find for her? He didn't know…

"Momiji-nii!" he heard a little girl's voice, he spun around and then he saw Momo.

"Momo-chan!" he said surprised. She seemed tired supposedly from running. Momo is currently in middle-school, and she really did seem to stand-out from her classmates and friends. Today, she is with her group of friends, today is a Saturday, maybe she and her friends decided to go to the mall today. "How are you?"

"I'm fine! Oh, I just wanted to say hello…"

"Yeah! How's your mother?"

"She's fine," she replied cheerfully. "Why are you on your own?"

"I just wanted to get some fresh air…"

"wow! Momo-chan, is he your older brother?" "He really looks like you!" "He's so handsome…" These are some of the remarks Momiji received from her friends.

"No, he's just a friend, he isn't my brother…" Momo answered.

It somehow made Momiji sad, but then she said "but, I sometimes wish he was…"

Momiji smiled then at the moment, Kaori Tawaraya appeared.

"Momiji, it's a good thing I found you…" she said teasingly

"Really?"

"Yeah… may I ask who these dear little girls are?" she asked as she wrapped an arm around him.

"This is Momo" he said pointing at her. "She's just a friend,"

"Miss… May I ask who you are?" Momo asked Kaori,

Kaori answered "I am Kaori Tawaraya, Momiji's fiancée,"

"Kaori…" Momiji said,

"Its alright… I just wish for your happiness…" Momo just simply said, then she joined her other friends. 'I'll be off, have a nice day…" she waved back and flashed Momiji a big smile.

When she and her friends had gone, he turned to Kaori. "What brings you here?"

"You're father had been contacting you, but it seems he hadn't, I just volunteered to find you, and I'm here…"

"Thank you, I just need to take a rest, please, I'll go home…"

"Alright, just take a rest,"

Momiji smiled. This morning had a lot of weird encounters, and seeing Momo was the greatest. Thank you Momo…

(a/n) this is the a complete turn... I decided that this version would be better than what I have originaly thought... I hope I have done the right thing... Oh... up next will be the Machi's reasons... well I hope so... but i think that will be the content of the next chapter...

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