Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket.

A/N: So now you should leave guesses as to the end f the story because I'm really interested in what you guys think might happen. The new pairing will be seen more as the story goes on, FYI. Im sure Mokimo will be a happy camper -_- and FYI, chibibunny-chan none of my readers are undeserving of anything but a half-wit author such as myself... Gomen, Gomen... I will try my best. Enjoy this chapter.

Seahorses

Kyou 's ever alert senses awoke him to someone entering the room. His eyes were thrown open, but the rest of his body did not move, tensing… waiting to pounce. The figure didn't have time to focus as it stumbled towards the bed and fell with a thud into Kyou's lap. He sat bolt upright, finding a very weathered, beaten Yuki before him, clutching a scroll to his chest. His hair was a mess, shining like a silvery cosmos in the moonlight. His eyes were not open, but his lips fell apart gently, "Kyou… " he rasped.

The neko wasted no time in clutching the boy to his chest, stroking his lavender locks back into place. Tears formed in his eyes, "Yuki…" He let his cheek nuzzle his forehead, cradling the broken body, "I can't believe you did it…" His heart broke at the way light breaths spilled forth from Yuki's lips so quickly. "I'll get you to bed then…" His voice cracked mid-sentence, having a hard time dealing with his new-found sympathy for the boy.

"Don't… move me…" The frail body turned into Kyou's . "Let me… be warmed…" Yuki's head rested in Kyou's chest as he fell unconscious.

From there, any discomfort on Kyou's part was disregarded. He arranged himself so that Yuki was wrapped up not only in the blankets, but also in himself. He fell asleep, despite the absurdity of his arms being thrown around his usual enemy in an embrace that was altogether… bewildering to him. "Thankyou…"

The first thing Kyou woke up to was Ayame's shrill voice, "YOUNGER BROTHER, I GAD NO IDEA THAT YOU HAD BECOME SO FAMILIAR WITH THE CAT BOY! HAHAHAHAHA!"

He was about to yell. He was about to scream and stomp and fight and punch the life out of Ayame-king-of-obnoxiousness. He was stopped, however by something cuddling quite insistently into his side. He furrowed his eyebrows and turned his head slightly to see Yuki's sleepy lavender eyes peering up at his older brother.

"Perhaps you should leave, Ayame." He said quietly, tickling the back of Kyou's neck, "It is very difficult to make Kyou purr after he's been disturbed." His nose nuzzled into Kyou's shoulder blade, as he curled up tighter and fell back asleep.

Kyou's mouth fell open and his eye twitched, "k-yaaahhh….." He hissed out.

"HOHOHO! MY BROTHER HAS TAMED THE FAMILY KITTY! HOHOHOHOHO" Ayame's voice faded away as he skipped down the hallway, leaving Kyou utterly confused, frustrated and slightly pissed off.

"Why couldn't I just do this myself?" Hatori spat at his canine partner. "I have all the equipment at my office! I am a certified doctor!"

Shigure opened yet another packaged of salmon flavored chips with his teeth before answering, "Because this doctor is an obstetrician." He smiled lop-sidedly, "You're lucky we had one in the family. Can you imagine explaining this to an outsider?" He dropped a kiss on Hatori's cheek before opening the door for his mate, "This way, mommy."

Hatori sneered at the man, "I am a father."

"Whatever you say, dear. " The bell rang behind them as they entered, alerting the receptionist to their presence.

Hatori munched in a very dignified manner on his salmon chips, and waited as patiently as a heavily pregnant Hatori could while Shigure checked him in. It wasn't long before their nurse arrived, "Miss, although your eager manner is comforting I would appreciate it if you would please stop touching me. I am a certified doctor and therefore have sent all of the required testing results here before my arrival. Now see to it that you busy yourself with some screaming woman."

The nurse was quite taken aback, "B-but, sir…"

"No. You have no purpose here." He insisted adamantly.

Tears welled up in the afflicted girl's eyes, "H-hai." She walked briskly out the door, leaving a satisfied Hatori to continue munching (in a dignified manner) on his chips.

"Tori… that was a little harsh don't you think?"

"No."

" You could have been nicer."

"And you could have gotten the family size package of chips," He pouted in a very un-Hatori-ish manner, "I am eating for our family, you know."

Shigure rolled his eyes and rested his head in the crook of Hatori's shoulder, "Are you sure you want to know the sex now?" His voice was muffled and extremely cautious.

Hatori halted, the last salmon-flavored chip hanging mid-air in his hand. "Hn…" He remarked noncommittally.

The inu replied shortly, "Gomen."

"Hai. I want to know." A spark not see by Shigure flickered in his visible eye, "I want a plan of action before the child is born."

The door opened suddenly, making way for a smiling old man, much shorter than the others, hauling in a rather large machine attached to a screen. "Pull up that stuffy shirt, Mr. Sohma! Let the world see your baby!"

Shigure firmly held Hatori in place, as not to maul the overly jubilant obstetrician.

"Yuki! I found it! I was right!" Kyou shouted to Yuki, across the room.

"This is a first-time thing for you, baka-san. Let's celebrate." The rat replied coolly.

Kyou's eye twitched, and continued, "If one of the zodiac dies in the month before a child's birth it is highly likely, especially of the cursed family itself, that it could inherit the deceased person's curse."

"Baka-san, we know what the curse is like… why would we wish it on another?" Yuki replied indignantly.

"Because, Baka-sama," Kyou growled, "If this baby is a girl she will have something no other zodiac member has ever had… two parents who can love her with all their hearts. It would be the same if Kisa and Hiro had a child."

"But that also means a member of the zodiac must die."