A/N: Welp, hi Minna-san! I know, I know, it's been so long. And for that I apologize! I really do! School's kept me really busy recently, so I finally have a bit of down time, and so this is born. Yesterday I did the Aids Walk in Manhattan. I'm so proud of myself! I walked 10km in two hours! And after that, my friend and I went to the Border's nearby and I read volume 16. It's all about Kyoko and Katsuya! It's really awesome! And so, my high and inspiration came back. That's also why I'm writing more! Oh! I promised something special to whoever reviewed, right? Well, that was just Lee Totema… So, You get s'mores and…A drawing of your choice! I will draw you anything that you want! It's thanks for sticking with me so long when I'm nothing but a lazy spazz! X3 So, just tell me what you want me to draw and it'll be drawn! Well, anyway, Enjoy!!

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"So, what are you guys gonna do today?"

"We're not sure, Momiji-san. Do you want to hang out with us?" Tohru asks him with a smile.

"Okay! You wanna, Haru?"

"Yeah. Sure." I smile at Tohru

"They're coming? Why do they have to come?" Kyo-kun says irritatedly.

"Because they have the right to hang out and get to know their cousin."

"Shut up! Just because you think you're all high-and-mighty, Damn Rat..."

"Well, you're the one who seems to have a problem with having them around, Stupid Cat."

"They're annoying! Momiji's too happy and is such a cry baby and Haru can turn black at nothing!"

"They're still family, though, right? I mean, you learn to love your family..." I say, getting between them as they argue. "Besides, they seem nice and fun!"

"Whatever! If you wanna hang out with them, I won't tell you not to."

"Thanks, Kyo-kun! You're a pretty good guy!"

"

"Shizuko-chan, have you ever played Badminton before?" Momiji-kun asks me with an excited hop.

"Uh, no, I don't think I ever have…" I say in total honesty.

"Oh! Then we must play! It's a lot of fun and there are no real rules!" Tohru says with an enthusiastic and determined smile. I laugh.

"So, does the school have all the equipment…? I mean, I know we need rackets and a birdie…" I say absentmindedly, looking out the window.

"Yup. We've played it before. Everything's right in the gym. If we ask, there shouldn't be a problem," Uotani-san explains to me, leaning on the desk.

"Yes, and it's quite fun to play," Hanajima-san says in her quiet and monotonous way.

"Please Shizuko-chan! Please?" Momiji-kun pleads with big eyes. I can't help but giggle at his cuteness.

"Okay! Okay! Let's go get everything and then we can play!" I say, laughing as Momiji-kun practically drags me out of the room, the others following.

"Okay! Time to pick teams. Shizuko-san, either choose rock or paper, but don't say what you pick! It's like Rock Paper Scissors, except no scissors! Get it?" Tohru asks with a smile. The wind blows onto the court on which we're standing, making our hair float slightly in the wind.

"Yeah! I got it! Let's go!"

The teams end up being Kyo-kun, Momiji-kun, Hanajima-san and myself against Yuki-kun, Hatsuharu-kun, Uotani-san and Tohru.

"HA! Just something else I can beat you at, Ya Damn Rat!" Kyo-kun yelled, pointing an accusatory finger at Yuki-kun.

"Really? I'd like to see you try, Stupid Cat." At that response from Yuki-kun, sparks began to fly across the court, causing a chill to go down my spine.

"Hey, You guys! Settle this using the birdie!" Uotani-san yelled at them, tossing the birdie over to our side of the court. Apparently, it's our turn to serve. "Yo, Ms. Orangey. You go first."

"M-me? But I don't know what I'm doing! I thought I'd just watch you a little to get the idea…"

"Oh, it's not that hard. The only rule, if it must be called that, is to hit the birdie as hard as you can to the other teams side of the court. If it lands, then you score a point. At the end whoever has the most points wins." I look at Hanajima-san, who seemed to appear out of nowhere, as she explained the game.

"Sounds simple enough…" I mumble to myself. I throw the birdie into the air and hit hard with my racket and…completely miss it. I put so much force into the swing, I nearly fall over, just barely managing to keep my balance.

"Kya ha ha! It's okay Shizuko-chan! It's your first try! You'll get it!!!!" Momiji-kun says happily, laughing at my horrible first try. I grumble unhappily at this. I know it's my first time, but I hoped to at least hit the thing!

"Someone else serve! I'm no good!" I said, moping a bit.

"Don't be such a wimp! So what if you missed on your first try?! You'll never get better if you don't practice!" Kyo-kun yells at me. I whimper slightly.

"But…I don't wanna!"

"Come on Shizuko-chan! It's not hard! Try again! You'll get it!" Momiji-kun smiles at me.

"O…okay…fine…" I say with a bit of a pout. Once again I throw the birdie into the air and once again and hit as hard as I can and…this time it hits! It barely goes over the net, but I hit it! Hatsuharu-kun is waiting at the net and easily sends it back, Kyo-kun hitting it very hard in Yuki-kun's direction. Yuki-kun hits it back and Momiji-kun jumps to get to it. Tohru looks frantic as the birdie goes sailing to her and she smacks it, sending it back to us. Hanajima-san barely moves and the birdie bounces nicely off of her racket. How does she do that? Everyone else is scrambling around trying to get it! The birdie lands neatly just outside of Uotani-san's reach.

"Rawr! Okay! That's it! No mercy!" Eep! Uotani-san looks serious. She throws the birdie into the air and smashes it with all her might.

At this moment, we're all passed out on the grass just outside of the courts. The game lasted for an hour and a half. The other team won by five points. I blame myself since I made all of those fumbles and only one scoring hit. Of course, everyone else is saying how well I did for my first time. Although right now, no one is saying much of anything as we try to catch our breaths. All except for Hanajima-san, who miraculously is absolutely fine, no sweat, no panting, nothing.

"H-Hanajima-san…How can you not be dying like the rest of us…?"

"I am able to conserve my energy better than you can," she says, as though it is the most obvious thing in the world. I have no energy to talk really, so I stay silent as I try to catch my long-ago lost breath.

"Oh! There you all are! I was getting worried! I thought something bad had happened, but I guess it was for nothing!" I raise my head slightly and look to the one who spoke. It's Shigure-Nii-san!

"What are you doing here?!" Kyo-kun asks angrily from his spot on the ground.

"Me? Well, I just came to make sure you were all doing okay!"

"Right. Of course. There's no other reason why you would be here, is there?" Yuki-kun says calmly while glaring at him.

"You don't think I'm just here to look at the high school girls do you? Why would you think something like that!?" Shigure-Nii-san says with an appalled look on his face.

"You're just trying to hide the face that you're a pervert from Shizuko!" Kyo-kun says angrily.

"Ah! Shizuko-chaaaan! Do you see what they think of me? I'm not like that at all!" Shigure-Nii-san tells me, tears in his eyes. I lie back on the grass, looking up at the sky with a sigh.

"I'm sure they're just kidding around..."

"We're not Shizuko-chan. Stay away from him." I look at Yuki-kun and he's looking back at me seriously.

"I'm not bad! I just came here to bring you home! You believe me, don't you Tohru-kun?"

"O-of course!" Tohru looks at us flustered.

"Can we come too?" Momiji-kun asks happily.

"Sure you can! Tooohru-kuuun! Please convince the others to come home now?" I laugh at him. How exactly is he the oldest one of us?

"Don't start using her to get us to do what you want, Shigure..." Kyo-kun says angrily, standing up and wobbling slightly.

"It's wrong to use Honda-san that way..." Yuki-kun berates him, also standing slowly.

"So you're coming without fuss?" Shigure-Nii-san asks happily.

"Yeah, yeah." Kyo-kun and Yuki-kun look really annoyed. I sit up and sigh.

"Sorry to leave you two behind. Guess I'll be seeing you tomorrow!" I say with a smile, still sitting.

"'Tsokay. I'll catch you guys later then!" Uotani-san says from where she still lays on the ground, too tired to get up.

"Yes. We'll be seeing each other in the morning," Hanajima-san says with a bit of a smile, which, although strange, isn't scary.

As the others sat their good byes, I see a hand in front of me. I look up and see Yuki-kun. I take his hand graciously with a smile. "Thanks."

"No problem. Goodbye you two."

"See ya!" Uotani-san calls from her seat, waving lazily.

"So, what's for dinner? Do you need any help?" I ask Toru as we enter the kitchen. The boys are out in the living room. Not sure how that's gonna turn out. Doesn't seem good though.

"N-no! I can take care of it! You go out there and keep the peace, okay?" Tohru tells me with a small sweatdrop. I nod.

"Y-yeah...good idea..." I leave the kitchen and enter the living room where a dense feeling of anger is present. I prickle a little as I sit down next to the guys, between Yuki-kun and Kyo-kun. "S-so...what's up guys?"

"Well, Kyo and Yuki are glaring at eachother and Haru and I are watching!" Momiji-kun says happily. I smile nervously.

"I-I see... W-well...uh, Momiji-kun, Hatsuharu-kun..."

"You can call me Haru, if you want. My full name is long."

"Uh, thanks, Haru-kun! So, what animals are you guys?"

"Me? I'm the Rabbit!" Momiji-kun smiles at me. That... explains a lot. Like his hoppy nature.

"And I'm the Ox... but I turn into a cow..."

"A...cow? But aren't cows female? Why do you turn into something female?"

"Not sure. I just do." I nod, a bit confused.

"You said you were the tiger, right? How is that, with Kisa-chan?" Momiji-kun asks me as he hugs me from behind, his head over my shoulder.

"Uh, well, I'm not a normal tiger. I'm a white tiger, " I explain to him, and to Haru-kun as well.

"Then why do you have Kyo's hair color?" Haru-kun asks me with a bit of a curious expression.

"Well... it's been dyed since I was little. My parents got me a shampoo that would dye my hair with every wash. I didn't realize it though."

"So, your hair's actually white? Like Haru's?" Momiji-kun asks, wide-eyed with wonder. I giggle slightly.

"Yeah, I guess so. I mean, I could keep dying it or I could let it turn into my natural color. Either way, my hair will be a different color, " I say with a definitive nod.

"Wow! That's so cool! I wish my hair was a different color!"

"No you don't! Getting ridiculed and teased for no reason but your hair color isn't fun!" Kyo-kun yells at him. He looks really upset. I'm guessing he's speaking from experiance. I wouldn't know... I've always had things kinda easy, since no one but my parents saw me. Maybe I'll have problems now? Were my parents also protecting me from that?

"What's wrong Shizuko-chan? You're really quiet." I look up and see Yuki-kun looking at me, as well as the others.

"N-nothing! Nothing... I was just thinking... what if my parents were also protecting me from that? The whole ridicule thing?" I say, looking down at my hands.

"Maybe, but we know you now because you left, right?" Momiji-kun says with a smile. I giggle slightly.

"Yeah, you're right! I'd never have met any of you if I hadn't left... and if you hadn't helped me out!" I smile at Kyo-kun. He looks away.

"No big deal. Would've done it for anyone..." Kyo-kun mumbles.

I giggle slightly at his shyness. "Heh, heh. Kyo-kun..." He glances at me for a second.

"Wow! He saved you? How? What happened?" Momiji-kun asks with wide, unbelieving eyes.

"Well, as soon as I reached the city, I got a little lost. I was wondering around and this guy and his friends started bothering me. I wasn't sure what to do and then he came along with Tohru and Yuki-kun. He sorta... beat them up for me... Which reminds me. Kyo-kun, we found him."

"You did?! Where?! Did he do anything to you?!" He asks angrily.

"No, no. I'm okay..."

"He saw her transformation. But he didn't know what was going on. He has no idea what really happened. But he did try to hit on her again."

"What?! At least tell me you hurt him!"

"No, Shizuko-san stopped me before I could. But we know where we can find him. He goes to our school. He seems to be a second-year. It shouldn't be too hard to find him again. She wanted to go after him, but I didn't let her."

"Yeah. We knew you could take care of it. Right, Kyo-kun?" I ask with big eyes that ask him to help.

He sighs and scratches his head. "Of course I'll take care of it! I couldn't let him get away without anything!"

"Thanks, Kyo-kun! I'm going to go see if Tohru needs any help," I announce as I stand up and walk over to the kitchen. I sigh. Hopefully that'll keep them from fighting each other for a while. "Need any help Tohru?"

"Huh? Oh! Shizuko-san! No, I'm just about done here. But if you don't mind, could you set the table for me?"

"Sure! No problem! We need... seven settings, right?" I ask, counting off my fingers.

"Uh...yes! The dishes are in that cabinet. Thank you so much!"

"Heh heh, sure. No problem at all! Least I could do since you're feeding me and taking care of me now!" I smile at her before going about my duties.

A/N: OMG! HOW LONG DID THAT ONE CHAPTER TAKE?!?! I'M SO SORRY TO THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY READ THIS!!! (very few --) It may not be all that exciting either... it's just one of those chapters written because something had to happen to get stuff from point A to point B...And I dunno what point B is yet... but yeah... Anyway... For Lee Totema becuase I made you wait... You get TWO drawings of your choice! It's my way of apologizing for being a lazy spazz!!!! Anyway, I am free from school now (pretty much XP) so I SHOULD (Should being the main word here) have another chapter out within the week...I will try my best! And if I don't, you have the right to form an angry mob and attack me... > I'd deserve it... DAMN YOU KH2!!! TAKING UP ALL ME TIME TO DO ANYTHING!!!