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It had only occured to me how long I had actually been in the Principals office when I came out. I looked at my watch and realised that it was quarter to four, a full 15 minutes after school had finished. I hoped he hadn't thought I wasn't coming. It was something for me to actually look forward to because when it came to telling my Mum, I was pretty sure I would be grounded for life.

I scanned the grounds of the school, praying to see the distinctive purple hair somewhere, anywhere. I just needed to find him. I was about to give up and go home when a disheveled looking Yuki appeared from behind I tree doing up his top buttons. There was nobody else apart from a brunette girl that appeared to be being followed by an orange cat. I blinked once or twice trying to take in this sight, yet just didn't seem to be able to comprehend.

"Evening Umiko," Greeted Yuki with a smile as he noticed me from afar. He made his way over after apparently regaining his usually princely composure.

"Evening," I said with a polite nod, "I'm sorry I'm so late, the principal requested me in his office," I continued apologetically.

"What did he want? If you don't mind me asking of course."

"No not at all. The school found about me... being pregnant," I answered with a sigh. I let my hand fall to my stomach and looked down at the ground as if ashamed.

"Oh, I'm afraid I can't be of much help there, it's not something I particularly have experience with," He replied, I couldn't help but laugh at that remark. As if it was possible for him to ever be in a situation like that but I didn't know how to reply so the conversation just ended there. I took the time to take in what I had previously learnt were the Sohma woods. It suprised me to find out that they owned a while woodland, from what I had seen their family wasn't that big. Well, not big enough to need a whole woods anyway. Maybe they weren't a big family, maybe they were just really rich and liked to flaunt it? I couldn't tell for sure but I certainly wanted to find out more.

I liked the woods a lot more than the busy roads and streets in the center of town. Less people. Less eyes. Less pressure. In the woods all that's watching you are the birds in the trees and the animals in their burrows scuffling away noisily as they collected food for the night. Big black and white magpies were sitting on the branches in the canopy above, squawking down at us noisily as if trying to be heard.

"Here we are," Yuki stated as we came to a halt outside a house in the depths of the woods. He put his hand gently on the handle and twisted it carefully, the door swung open to reveal a rather luxurious home.

"Wow..." I breathed quietly not wanting to take away from the silence of the house. There were multiple doors leading to bed rooms, studies and porches all of were paper with many patches. Something told me that those doors had been broken many a time.

"Shigure?" He called loudly, searching in different rooms for him.

"Ahh Yuki!" Called a familiar voice, I couldn't think where I'd heard it!

"We have a guest, if that's okay with you."

"A high school girl?" The voice called out playfully.

"Yes..." Sighed Yuki sounding bored.

"High school girls, high school girls, all for me! High school girls!" He sang as he emerged from a nearby room.

"Shigure! That is wrong!" Protested Yuki in disgust. Finally I could place a name to voice as the man backed out from his room, he had his back to me as he appeared to be kicking something back into the room while talking. This task didn't look like it was going to well from the fact that everytime he kicked it back in, something else would fall out. He wore a grey kimono and had long black hair that lay across his shoulders. Where had I seen that outfit before? A faint memory of a young man swinging rapidly on a chair came into my brain as I realised who he was. He was one of the people that had brought me to Hatori's that evening when I fell ill in the forest.

"I don't see why?" He laughed, clearly enjoying himself.

"It just is," Sighed Yuki. Shigure turned around and pouted at the young boy in a childish manner before coming closer to me.

"I remember you!" He cried loudly, it made me step backwards at his sudden statement and Yuki flinched at the loud noise.

"Y-you do?" I asked.

"Yes, your the girl from the forest. No-one could mistake your hair! I knew a girl who had hair the same as you," I replied, it was true my hair was pretty unique from everybody else being the deep shade it was. In the sunlight it shone a radiant purple yet if I stepped inside it would become almost black without the natural light beaming upon it. It was rather long as well, reaching down to my waist even my bum if I bent my head far enough backwards.

"I-I do?"

"Yes, whats your name? You may know her. She was about your age."

"I'm Umiko, Umiko Akiyama." I answered firmly, his reaction was a little... confusing? His eyes grew wide in disbelief and his mouth fell open in shock.

"D-did I do something wrong?" I stammered guiltily, he shook his head violently as he got himself together and managed a wide smile. All this time I hadn't noticed that Yuki was watching us closely and seemed just as bewildered as I at Shigures reaction.

"No! No! Nothing at all my dear, nothing at all... Yuki why don't you go and see what Tohru has prepared for us for dinner tonight? She's not coming home tonight though she's gone to Arisas and Sakis. Just leave enough for Kyo, but no leeks. I don't want any tantrums." He babbled hastily. So the rumours were true! Tohru Honda was indeed living with the Sohmas. This meant that if Mokoto ever did find out then Tohru Hionda probably wouldn't exist for very much longer, still I wasn't one to blab and I wasn't planning on starting now. If she wanted it to be kept a secret then it would be kept just that, a secret.

I followed Yuki into this kitchen and sat when he gestured me towards the table, he began to raid the fridge quickly and after what seemed like an age he finally pulled out a large box of riceballs. He placed some onto each plate pushing one that I assumed to be Kyo's to the side, it also seemed to have a large amount of leek surrounding it. I smiled gratefully as he brought my plate over and I picked up my chopsticks. Since the bout of morning sickness this morning I was feeling a lot better and also a lot hungrier so i tucked in rapidly.

"Yuki?" I began after swallowing a mouthful of rice, "Why did Shigure get so shocked when I told him my name?"

"I don't know," Answered Yuki truthfully, I could tell he really didn't have a clue and it seemed he was trying to think this matter over in my mind but he was the same as me... stuck. We ate the rest of the meal in silence both of us thinking about the situation that had just unfolded when Yuki stood up.

"I'm just going to use the bathroom," He informed me.

"Okay, I'll wash up if you want?"

"No it's okay, I'll do it later, or Tohru will." He replied and left the kitchen.

A loud voice wafted through into the kitchen, it was apparently belonging Shigure. He was having a very loud conversation with someone on the other end of the phonw

"I'm telling you right now that I'm not lying... No of course I'm not delirious Hari! What do you take me for?... Yes! When I say back I mean back what else would I mean?... But what if it is? What are we meant to do?... Yes I know the odds are very unlikely but that still means they're slightly likely right? Right!... I'll tell you when I know more... Bye Hari!"

A:N I apologise for any grammar/spelling mistakes it is 1 in the morning here but I wanted to get this out there for you guys because you deserve it for being totally awesome people and reading my fan fic! I hope you enjoyed and now feel the need to review xD