Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket, and I'm getting tired of saying this.

To all my reviewers (Kitty Kyon Lover, moonflower, and Amandazh94), thank you. This chapter is pretty long, about 4 pages in word, just like the last one. I guess that I'm unconsiously upsizing my chapters, I dunno why. Oh well, the world may never know anyway. So, here is chapter 7.

Chapter 7

"Oh… I feel horrible…" Amaya sat up, and a dizzy spell came. She had sat up too fast… It had been ten days since she had visited Akito, and this was the first time she was conscious. "Hatori-ue, what happened?"

"Akito hurt you. That was about a week ago. Now lay back down, you need rest." Hatori just stared at her. Even though he seemed distant and insensitive, Amaya saw genuine worry in his eyes, well, eye (she could only see one of his eyes, because of his hair).

"So, Tohru-san hasn't brought Megumi yet? I was sure she would right away." Rei leapt into her lap and rubbed against her arms.

"She did bring him, the day you were wounded. Tohru-san had told me to tell you that he hadn't known you were a neko." Rei saw the shock in Amaya's eyes and jumped back onto the floor. "I will go inform the others you are stirring."

"Others, what others?" Her eyes widened as she thought of who Rei could possibly be talking about.

"Amaya, all the other Zodiac members, plus the Hanajima household, know that you are alive." Hatori walked out of the room, also, to give Amaya her space. Not like that space was allowed for long, because a minute after Hatori had left, Momiji had come bouncing in.

"Hallo, Amaya-chan, I'm so happy to know you're alive! We met when we were little, remember me?" The usagi jumped onto her trundle bed and hugged her, turning into a petite bunny.

"Hai, Momiji-san, I remember you well." Amaya picked up the little rabbit and hugged him to her chest.

Soon, the parade of the other Zodiac member started as they came in one by one. Soon, the room was full, and was neither hide nor hair of Megumi or Hana-chan, which pleased Amaya, for she was not ready to see Megumi after finding out that she had revealed herself as a cat demon to him.

"Kyo-kun, I'm so happy Amaya is ok! I was getting worried!" Tohru smiled as she packed bento boxes for Yuki, Shigure, Kyo, and herself. They were planning on going to see Amaya as soon as possible, so Tohru decided she should pack something to eat, just in case.

"I promised you she would be ok, didn't I?" Kyo was beside her, helping her with the food preparation. They had been spending more and more time together, but no one knew why.

"You did, Kyo-kun, and I'm so glad you were right!" Tohru grinned at Kyo as he passed a set of chopsticks to her. For a moment, their hands brushed against each other, causing the couple to blush. "Kyo-kun, I think we're ready to go." Tohru closed the lid on the bento and rushed upstairs to tell Yuki and Shigure they could go now.

"Dammit, why can't I just tell her!" Kyo banged his hand (8O I almost wrote head…) on the countertop, which came dreadfully close to cracking.

"Tell her what?" Yuki walked down the stairs, and, fortunately for Kyo, he was alone.

"N-nothing, damn rat." Kyo blushed and turned away, he didn't want Yuki to know what it was.

"You mean tell Honda-san that you love her? I don't see why it's so difficult… We all see it but you and she, you two are desperately in love with each other. Even that baka neko of Amaya's sees it. Just tell her already." Kyo turned back around and stared at Yuki. Since when did he give out love advice?

"Yuki-kun, Kyo-kun, Shigure is going to meet us there; he has some work to do." Tohru came rushing down the stairs. "Kyo, can you pack the bento boxes in a bag?"

"Sure, Tohru-kun." Kyo did as he was asked, earning a knowing look from Yuki. He just rolled his eyes. "Let's go."

"Ok!" Tohru rushed out the door. As Kyo followed, Yuki smiled and decided to let them be alone, he could stand unoccupied for a little while, anyway.

"Kyo, come on!" Yuki watched as Tohru entwined her fingers with Kyo's and pulled him along, giggling merrily. Kyo was smiling, too. Oi, how could they be so clueless to not notice each other's infatuation?

"Yes, hello, Hanajima-san? I heard you and Megumi know Amaya. She is awake, now, if you want to see her. Ok, you can come over here and I'll guide you two to the main house, yes, ok, farewell." Shigure hang up the phone. He knew that Amaya would probably skin him alive when she found out he had brought the two, since he had heard from Hatori who had called recently, saying that Amaya only wanted to see Tohru and the zodiac.

In about twenty minutes, there was a knock on the door, and when Shigure opened it, there stood Megumi and Hana-chan.

"I must warn you that Amaya might not be happy to see you two, she just found out neither of you knew she had turned into a cat demon until you both saw her. She might murder me in my sleep…" Shigure grimaced, but got no response from either. "Ok, be that way, don't say anything."

"We knew that, Shigure-san. We just want to see Amaya-chan." Megumi looked up at Shigure's face. He was contemplating if this was still such a good idea. Well, he couldn't go back now, anyhow.

"Ok, let's go."

"Hello, Amaya-san!" Ayame was the next to visit Amaya. Apparently, Hatori was only letting in three people at a time, and neither Momiji nor Rei, who both counted as one person, would leave so seeing everyone was going rather slow.

She hid her head under her pillow and dropped Momiji, who she had been holing the entire time. "Go away…" It had been over two hours of seeing tremendously happy, loud people, and Amaya had a hammering headache.

"Is my glorious presence too much for you in your injured state?" Ayame was actually serious when he had said that, so Amaya assumed his ego hadn't shrank at all since she had met him last, perhaps it had grown.

"No, you're too loud, and happy, go away." She threw her pillow at him, but he didn't budge. "Didn't you hear me! Go away!"

"Ayame, others are here to visit Amaya, let them have a turn, too." Hatori walked in, leading and Kyo in, who were holding hands.

"Ok, Ha'ri!" Ayame practically skipped out of the room with Hatori in his tow, leaving Amaya with Kyo, Tohru, Momiji, and Rei.

"Hello, I see you have gotten closer." Amaya smirked and looked at the cat and the onigiri's intertwined fingers. "What have I managed to not cut short?"

"Kyo's got the hots, Kyo's got the hots!" Momiji smiled a bunny smile as Kyo's blood boiled at the taunting of the little usagi's.

"Go away!" Kyo was about to charge at Momiji when he noticed he was still holding Tohru's hand.

Momiji giggled and hopped away, still in his bunny form. The two blushed intensely and let go of each other's hands.

"Amaya, you're better! I'm so glad, before you looked horrible!" Tohru rushed up to Amaya's side quickly.

"I felt worse than I looked, I can guarantee that to you." Amaya smiled, her teeth vaguely pointed.

"Sorry to interrupt, but I've found a rat, oh, wait, he's the dog." Yuki walked in, dragging Shigure in by his ear. "I knew Amaya didn't want to see Megumi and Hanajima-san right now, and he knew too, but he brought them anyway. They're outside." Yuki walked back out again, he didn't want to see what would happen to Shigure. Amaya wasn't going to be happy, and Shigure is the dog, dogs aren't the best animal to put with a cat. Then again, who was Yuki to say something like that, he was the rat, and cats don't get along with rats, either.

Amaya just looked at Shigure impassively. She didn't want to make a commotion, as Kyo, the other Sohma cat representative would.

"So, you aren't going to yell at me?" Shigure looked questionably at her, expecting some enraged action, but none came.

"No, I suppose I won't. I'm not a drama queen, neither is my temper short. I'm not mad, anyway. I just… don't like it." Amaya looked out the window, the sun was shining, but not as intensely as it had been the day she had been seen by Kyo and Tohru.

"Ok, I guess I'll go then… But I am glad you're ok." Shigure gave a weak smile before scampering out of sight.

"Um, I guess we'll go then, too." Kyo took Tohru's hand again and pulled her out, but not before she got a word out.

"I hope youget soon, Amaya-san!" Amaya frowned, it would take a while to get better, and she wouldn't be able to be active for a good while.

From outside, Amaya, with her enhanced hearing, could tell Megumi and Hana-chan were going to be entering next. So, to avoid talking to them, Amaya lay down and closed her eyes, keeping her breathing pattern equal and in check.

"Amaya-kun, how are you?" Megumi penetrated the silence and walked over to Amaya. 'So he still calls me kun…' "I see you're sleeping. I'm going to come and catch you awake one day." Megumi walked away, afterjust as Hanajima walked in.

"Please, don't toy with him, Amaya-kun. He onlywants to speak toyou, awake." Hanajima followed her brother out, closing the door behind her.

Amaya sat up. "I know he does, it's what I don't want him to say that is in the way… I'm sorry, I'm just too afraid." She pondered what Hana-chan had said for a while, until Hatori came in and told her to really go to sleep.

'I need to work on my acting more...' Amaya thought, before laying down to rest.

So, please review to tell me how you liked it! I have over 400 views, but hardly any reviews. I really hope nobpdy got discouraged by the prologue and the first chapter, they were a bit... dinky. Oh well, I can only hope, that and I'm too lazy to rewrite those parts... Tsk tsk, bad me. Thank you for reading, though!