I want this to be extra special… enjoy! Don't own Furuba!

Sayuri gently opened her eyes the following morning. It was cold, but she found herself lying down in a warm soft bed. It was big and its linens are as smooth as silk. She realized she wasn't wearing the white bathrobe she was wearing the last time she saw herself. This time she was wearing a beautiful night gown made of silk. It is really so comfortable. She is inside a room, its walls are cream in color, beside the bed is a closet and opposite it is a big glass window leading to the terrace, it had an orange pattered drapes and yellow curtain. Lying down, she stared up at the white colored ceiling; she even noticed the wooden bureaus at each side of the bed with a beautiful lampshade on top of it. She gently sat down, but felt her body hot and achy. She noticed somebody re-applied burnt ointments on her burns. She had passed out the instant she saw his face, on the street, as she felt the hard pavement.

She got out of the bed; on its side were a pair of fuzzy bunny slippers. She guessed it was hers so she wore it. She went outside the room, and then she smelt the aroma of cooked bread and fried eggs. She looked outside the room. She understood she's inside a classy condo unit, because, in front of her was a beautiful living room set, and then opposite the room was a bar then the kitchen. She saw a man wearing a blue bathrobe. He too was wearing bunny slippers. He had a nice physique and he had golden curls on his head.

"It's nice that you are awake, Sayuri-chan," Momiji looked at her with a smile. In an instant Sayuri felt her cheeks hot with blood. He looked so cute when he smiles…

"Ah… um… Good morning, u-usagi-kun…" Was Sayuri's only response, she looked down, trying to avoid his gaze. "Uhm... Sorry about what happened yesterday,"

"Huh?" Momiji said but then he said "There's no need, we are even now,"

Sayuri smiled, "Thank you very much Usagi-kun!" Then she walked towards him. "Hmmm… I see, you cook,"

"Uh, not really… you see… if I don't, who will…? Am I right Sayuri-chan?"

Sayuri thought about what he had said. "Well… you have a point there, but, it is much better because you know how to do things on your own right?"

He nodded as he flipped the eggs, "Do you want pancakes with this?"

Sayuri smiled, "I would like that very much, would you mind if I did the pancakes?"

--&--

They placed their food on the bar, and then they sat on the high stools. Sayuri really admired his place, even though it is small (that's what Momiji claimed), there really is enough space for the living room, a kitchen, a dining table (with six chairs), two bedrooms and a spacious clean bathroom. It really looked like the place she dreamed to own when she was younger. And his unit overlooked the city!

As they sat beside each other, Momiji tasted her pancakes and they were really delicious! "I see, you are good in cooking,"

"Not much, but I am proud that I specialize in baking rather than cooking meals, but, I have a friend who thought me to cook delicious meals,"

"Really?"

"Yup, but she asked me to keep her identity anyway," Then she looked at him "You know I am really surprised that you remembered my name, Haru must have told you,"

"Well, I met your aunt yesterday and then she mentioned you, are you related to either Kakeru Manabe or Machi Kuragi?"

Sayuri's happy face dropped the instant Momiji mentioned about her aunt. "I am Kakeru's cousin and Machi is my best friend…" then she felt her eyes grow heavy with tears, as she couldn't contain it any longer, Sayuri just simply cried.

--&--

Momiji couldn't help but watch Sayuri eat her troubles away, this was the first time he ever saw somebody eat while crying (well, ever since he came to visit Kagura who still can't forget Kyo when he left with Tohru). She told him everything that troubled her.

After eating… The two of them sat by the sofa, which is positioned opposite the glass window overlooking the city.

"I'm going to find for my aunt and sisters today," Sayuri declared.

"But, aren't you going to tire yourself? I mean you had fever last night," Momiji contradict her.

"As long I am alright, I can do it…" then she looked at Momiji, her blue eyes resting on his hazel ones. She gave a small smile, "Thank you,"

"Eh?" Momiji said wide-eyed. "Are you sure you really wanted to go? I mean, you don't even have a decent dress to wear,"

Sayuri thought about it. He was right, how could she roam around the streets wearing a worn white bathrobe? Her mind simply went blank then she just smiled at him. Ehehehe... sorry... haven't thought about that...

"I can go with you" Momiji offered "Since, I have nothing to do during Sundays, why would you go alone...?"

Sayuri felt blood rushing again to her face, He is so damn cute!!

--&--

After Sayuri borrowed some clothes from Momiji's girl neighbor, they started to go to all the usual places her aunt or her sisters must have been. But, in the end, she never found them. It's already past noon. Still no sign of them. Momiji suspected that her aunt probably must be in a hospital, but since there are lots of hospitals in Tokyo, how can they go to one hospital to the other? They decided to go to Kakeru's apartment, but they were gone, Sayuri thought that probably, he must be looking for his mother too. She couldn't contact him, since she had already lost her cell phone. She decided to go to Ryotaro's place, but she realized that their apartment had also been burnt.

Later that day, Sayuri sighed in defeat.

Where could she possibly find her sisters and her aunt? It might take forever to do so. With no place to go home to, Momiji offered her that she could temporarily stay at his place for another night.

"WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME?!" Sayuri said in such dismay. "All my life I've done well, why? Why does this have to happen to me? Why? Why?"

"You know," Momiji began "There are some things which are really beyond our control..."

Sayuri looked intently at him, what do you mean? The things I do are useless?

"I too experience some things similar to this, you know," then he looked at her, "Like you know you've done everything but the outcome always becomes a disaster..."

"Then..." Sayuri said thoughtfully "What are efforts? I mean, what is their use if in the end, they are useless?"

"The truth is... I do not know," He replied cheerfully. Sayuri thought of his smile so warm just like the setting sun before them. "But, all I do know is that you should never give up the fight."

Efforts, he said are just justifications of the actions you do here. Sayuri looked at him, then felt the cool breeze, "Efforts are there so that you wouldn't experience regret, right?" then she gave him a wink. "It's just a lame excuse of saying you did the best that you can..."

Momiji just simply smiled at her logic. He then looked at his surroundings, in their wanderings; they even reached the bay walk. With an abandoned warehouse behind them, the sea just beside them, and the setting sun on the horizon, he stretched his long arms high in the air, this made Sayuri giggle. He looked at her puzzled.

"Hahaha its nothing... it's just that I spent a day with you, even if I doubted I would ever be with you," then she faced him, "Thank you..."

"Ah... it's nothing," then he spotted an ice cream stand not far away from them. "Just wait here," he told her.

"Uhm... usagi-kun, where are you going?" Sayuri called out to the bunny hopping away.

"It's a surprise!" he said cheerfully as he skipped away. Then later he was already out of sight.

Sayuri waited for him outside the warehouse. Actually the place is really quite deserted. She just contented herself watching the seagulls as the fly. "They're so free..." she mumbled to herself "I wonder if I could be like that?" She then closed her eyes, then imagined herself dancing in a beautiful garden full of red roses, she imagined herself wearing a beautiful gown of black and red. She felt like she was on thin air when suddenly, she felt some people attacked her.

WAAH! SAYURI IS BEEN ATTACKED! SOMEBODY HELP! What could that possibly mean? Oh... what do you think of Sayuri and Momiji being together? Kinda weird huh? Reviews are always welcome! Please review! XD