Pls… I don't own furuba… I think of Arisa and kureno as a reincarnation of Kyoko and Katsuya Honda… XD

Sayuri just finished stacking up the products to be sold at the convenience store. "Thank goodness! I'm finished… stacking up cans can be pretty exhausting, but with money… it always lightens up your burden…"

"Hmmm… you never seem to lose energy, don't you Sayuri-chan?" Arisa Sohma the owner of the convenience store said. "But remember to not push yourself so hard… you know I've gone through that when I was in high school,"

"Yes, I know that sleep is very important…" She pouted as she replied "But… as the breadwinner, you couldn't blame me… right Kureno-san?"

"huh?" Kureno looked at her suddenly, he was only passing by, holding his little daughter in his arms, he suddenly became puzzled on the mention of his name.

Arisa just giggled at her husband's expression "You're still so clueless when it comes to people's conversations,"

"Ehehe… sorry but my attention is here with little Kyoko," Kureno told her.

"Tch, whatever," Arisa told him.

Sayuri smiled seeing a happy family, but she couldn't help but feel jealous whenever she sees one. She looked out at the window, watching the cherry blossom trees bloom, and when the wind blows, it brings its delicate blooms along with it. She envisioned the times when her family was still complete, she, her mama, her papa, Etsuko and little Miki. She sighed at her dream… "You're nothing, you're just adopted! How dare you enter our lives? If you hadn't interfered…. If you hadn't interfered…. Mom and Dad…." Sayuri knew very well that she was adopted, her mother told her once when she was younger, but it didn't matter right? She was extremely close with her parents that she never dared to find for the real ones. But on the eve of her graduation a tragic accident happened, it was when her parents went out to buy a graduation gift for her because she asked to… she asked too! If she hadn't… maybe… they're still…

Sayuri shivered from the thought, that her knees gave way… before she knew it she was already sitting on the floor. She felt her heart beat fast and her breathing: fast.

"Are you ok Sayuri-chan?" Arisa said when she saw the black haired girl sitting on the floor, staring at some products at the shelf.

"Your waves tell me something is troubling you," Saki Hanajima-Sohma said behind her back, like she just came out from nowhere.

"Eh, Hana-chan?" Sayuri said as she tried to regain her composure. Then she just tried to think of the recent horror movie she just watched, somehow it helped her face brighten. "Oh, Hana-chan, I'm fine…" she said giving off a wicked smile.

But instead Saki gave her a look of I-don't-wanna-balieve-you-but-it's-ok-I-understand-if-you-do-not-want-to-tell.

"Oh Hana-chan… thanks for the bento yesterday!" Sayuri said hugging her friend "Aki-chan and I ate together, I wish you were with us, eating it yesterday evening,"

"That's alright, as long as A-chan and you were happy eating the bentos yesterday I might as well be happy," Saki whispered to her friend "What do you want to do today?"

"I'd like the three of us to watch the tree house of terror today," Sayuri told her.

Arisa felt a chill down her spine seeing Sayuri and Saki together, even though they were both her friends, she couldn't help it when she imagines them planning murders… and this is such and example.

"Ah… good morning Ryotaro-kun," Kureno greeted the emo band member.

"Good morning," he greeted Kureno.

"What brings you here Taro-kun? Wanted anything?" Arisa asked cheerfully.

"Ah yes… I just wanted some of your coffees please…"

"I'll get you one Taro-kun!" Sayuri said energetically.

"No Sayuri, I'll just handle it, you seem tired," Arisa said.

"Yes Sayuri… You seemed tired, proves it that you lied to me last night when you said you were home…" Ryotaro said.

"And who can tell you to boss me around, eh Taro-kun?" Sayuri said.

"Tell me… Sayuri-chan… you came home late last night because you carried a drunken customer to your apartment," he said.

"EH?!" the people in the convenience store said in shock.

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"H-H-HOW DID YOU KNOW TARO-KUN?!" Sayuri said in her shocked state. Nobody has to know… nobody!

"My… you're able to stalk at her much…" Arisa said, wiping a sweat from her brow.

Ryotaro's face got red "N-N-NO! It's not like you think!"

"Really? Your waves tell me otherwise…" Saki said in a stare that was enough to raise all his body hairs.

"N-n-no… not really! It just so happened I couldn't sleep that night that watched over their apartment… then I saw her…!" (FYI: you should know that Ryotaro and Sayuri's apartment are just facing each other)

Then later all eyes were on Sayuri. She felt her cheeks grow hot.

"It was nothing really… I just couldn't leave him outside in the cold…" Sayuri reasoned out. Then last night's memories filled her head. Carrying him, bruising herself as she struggled to balance herself, then dressing him up… dressing him up… well, she had fun dressing him up? In-fact she dressed him up with eyes closed!

Sayuri shook her head violently to get rid of the image that formed on her mind. Her companions were puzzled by her behavior.

"Sayuri-chan…" Ryotaro said…

"I-I-I-It's nothing! Ryotaro-kun! Nothing!" Sayuri said, but instead of seeing Ryotaro's face, she sees Momiji's sleeping face… so angelic… so…

"Cute…" Sayuri said out of the blue…

"HUH?!" They said in unison…

"It seems Sayuri has fallen hard…" Saki said to herself "whoever he is… he should take care of her…"

"Hmmm… saying something Saki?" Arisa said.

"I just wanted some food please…" Saki answered which made Arisa sweat dropped.

"Y-Y-You c-c-c-couldn't f-f-f-f-fall… S-S-S-S-Sayuri-chan…." Ryotaro muttered as he put a hand on Sayuri's shoulder (Sayuri seemed to be out of herself this time)

"huh?" Sayuri said as she regained her consciousness then looked at Ryotaro straight in the eye. Ryotaro felt his heart skipping hard. Can it be he's…

Then in an instant, his cellphone rang, He picked it up quickly. "Hello?" he answered. The call was from his brother. For the next moment, Ryotaro's face dropped, then later he announced, "Sayuri, I just received news from Tomokazu, your apartment is burning…"

(a/n) I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING SO CRUEL TO SAYURI…!! SO SORRY SAYURI-CHAN!! Please reviews are always welcome… I hope you like the flow of the story…