A/N: Thanks for all the reviews, guys! Now, chapter 8. (By the way, I had to put those long lines in between paragraphs coz it never seems to keep them when I upload the chapters. Hmmm. So, sorry about that.)

The 4 of them walked down the street looking for a clothing shop.

"Ah, isn't it a lovely day?" Shigure chortled.

Yuki and Kyo averted their eyes, but Tohru nodded enthusiastically. "Yes, it is!"

"Let's just get this over with," Kyo muttered under his breath.

Tohru was dumbstruck. "You are unhappy at coming?"

"Honda-san, that shop might have something nice," Yuki cut in. He didn't want Tohru to get upset again.

"Oh but Yuki-kun, that shop has BORING clothes," Shigure whined.

Yuki sighed and went to the shop anyway. Tohru followed anxiously.

"Sohma-kun! I didn't know you were so eager to shop," she said, a little smile on her face.

"O…oh." Yuki, like Kyo, simply wanted to buy a shirt and go home. If only Shigure hadn't come along, things would be moving a lot faster.

"I'm hungry. Why don't we buy some food?" Shigure asked as he came into the shop too. "Are you hungry Tohru-kun?"

Tohru shook her head frantically. "Oh no, I'm not hungry at all! What about you, Kyo-kun?"

She looked around for Kyo who had suddenly disappeared. Then she saw him at the counter, about to buy. "You found a shirt already?" she blinked, slightly disappointed.

Kyo gritted his teeth. "Yes. Now once I've got this, and that stupid rat gets his, we can go."

"But… Shigure-san needs a shirt too! We cannot leave without him!"

Yuki lined up behind Kyo. "Yes we can. He is nothing but a nuisance."

"Tohru-kun, wouldn't this look nice on Kyo?" Shigure said, sliding to a stop beside Tohru. He held up a blue shirt covered with…

"NO!" Kyo ran at Shigure and wrestled the shirt away from him, then put it back on the rack. "Don't you try deciding what I'm getting. I already have something."

Shigure looked devious. "Did Tohru help you find that one?"

Kyo shook his head. "Why?"

Tilting his head back, Shigure now said sadly, "I do recall that she wanted to pick the shirts with you, Kyo-kun. But it seems you found one before she got the chance to help. What a pity."

Kyo felt his temper rising, and then turned to Tohru.

"Oh no, it is nothing!" she said frantically. "It doesn't bother me! You have a shirt now so that is okay!"

Kyo shoved it into her arms. "Put it away. We'll find another one together."

Tohru looked a little shocked, then happy. "Right!" she said, hurrying off.

"Yuki-kuuuuun," Shigure called. "Tohru wanted to help you choose as well."

Yuki was in the middle of handing the cash to the shopkeeper when he heard Shigure. He gave a quiet sigh and took the shirt back. "I'll be back in a moment," he said apologetically. He then made a beeline for Tohru.

"Here, Kyo-kun!" she said, holding up a bright yellow t-shirt. It was completely blank except for a big black printed paw-print on the back of it.

Kyo took it. Even though it didn't look very good either, at least there were no frills or lace or disturbing images on it. And at least it wasn't that awful pink like Ayame's.

"I'll pay for it now," Kyo said, heading off to the counter again.

"Hey, I have a question..." the shopkeeper said to Kyo curiously. "The silver-haired person. Is that a guy or girl?"

"Girl," Kyo answered.

The shopkeeper nodded. "I thought so." He took the shirt from Kyo, then scanned it and gave the price. It was a little higher than Kyo had expected to pay, but he paid it anyway.

He went to the exit of the shop to wait for Tohru and Yuki and Shigure to come. Hopefully it wouldn't be long. Kyo wasn't particularly fond of shopping.

Yuki went to the counter again and handed the shirt to the shopkeeper. "How much?" he asked.

"$60, Miss."

Yuki's eyebrow twitched. "I'm not a 'Miss'."

The shopkeeper slapped his forehead. "I meant no offence, Mrs. I just thought you were a bit young to be married."

"What? I'm not married!" Yuki said indignantly. "I'm a male!"

The man paused for a second, then gasped. "Are you a trans?"

He slapped the money on the counter. "No. Now, the shirt."

The shopkeeper nodded, a little freaked out. He put the shirt in the bag and gave it to Yuki.

Seething, Yuki went to the exit to join Kyo.

"Tohru-kun, which one looks best?" Shigure asked Tohru, holding 2 shirts up. Both were business shirts, which Tohru assumed he would wear with his suit (on those rare occasions that he wore it).

"Umm… that one looks the best," she said timidly, pointing to the white one.

"Quite right," Shigure agreed. He was ¼ of the way to the counter when he ran to another rack. "Isn't this one great?"

Tohru nodded. "Okay, that one then."

They continued the long journey to the counter when this time; it was Tohru who stopped them. She had spotted a beautiful pale blue shirt for Shigure. "I think you'd look nice in this one," she said happily.

Shigure laughed and took it.

"Can't you hurry up?" Kyo said impatiently.

Shigure grinned. "You shouldn't rush the complicated process of shirt-shopping. One day you will know…"

"Hurry up." Yuki's head was down, but he sounded obviously angry.

Shigure heeded this little warning and went to the counter, while Tohru went to join the two boys. "I'll have this one," Shigure said, handing the shirt over.

The shopkeeper took his time scanning the label and calculating the cost. "That silver-haired person. That is a female, right?" he whispered.

Shigure looked aghast. "Yuki? Yuki is a boy. My cousin, in fact."

The shopkeeper turned a shade of red. "I was told he was a girl, actually. So I called him 'miss'. Would you please explain that it was a misunderstanding and I didn't mean to offend him in any way?"

Shigure started laughing. "Of course I will. But who told you that Yuki was a girl?" he said loudly. He didn't see Yuki look up.

"That guy over there. The one with orange hair." The Shopkeeper pointed to Kyo.

"You!" Yuki glowered, turning to Kyo.

"It's not my fault that people think you are a girl."

"Yes it is! You told him I was!" Yuki yelled.

"Well you ARE."

"You stupid cat, you know I'm not! And don't go around telling people that I am!"

"I can tell people what I want to tell them!" Kyo retorted.

Tohru saw the oncoming ill. "Kyo, Yuki, please don't start figh…"

"Don't start thinking too much of yourself!" Yuki growled.

"Too much of myself? Just what is that supposed to mean!" Kyo, getting angry, swung a punch at Yuki. He missed, and Yuki followed up with a kick. It hit Kyo right on the hip, and Kyo yelled in pain. "You damn rat!"

"You stupid cat!"

They fought more fiercely, and Tohru, fearing for the worst, rushed in the middle of them. "Please stop!"

It was just as well for the lot of them that the shop was virtually empty except for a lady in the changing rooms. She heard a very loud poof! followed by another poof, and then a loud scream of, "Aah, my arm!" and a worried, "Tohru-kun, are you alright!"

A/N: Yes, well, if that was boring, please tell me. I thought it was kind of entertaining, but maybe a bit fast-paced, eh? And uh, sorry it's a bit longer than the other chapters. And once again, I can't thank you all enough for the reviews!