Do you like it? I hope so! Anyway, a major secret has been revealed (you guessed that already didn't you?) Ales Loki can hug the zodiac members. Hmm.But, how?

Disclaimer: sighs I don't own fruit basket okay?

CHP 4

POV 1st Ales

After finishing the dishes, I curled up with "The summer colored sky." It was a … interesting book. Gure-nii wrote it. As I read I thought. Shigure hadn't actually tripped. Does he remember? The question haunted my thoughts. Maybe I should call Hatori. Eventually I just sent my sister another message. "Nee-sama, I think Shigure might know. I'm worried. What should I do?" That sent I really did start to read the book. Less than half-way through, I put it down. Ugh. How can Hana-san read these things?

POV 1st Tohru

After work I ran into Momiji. "Hallo" he said. "I just had a great Idea. Let's go to the Dojo to see Kyo-kun."

"That would be fun" I said. "Maybe we'll se Rin or Kagura, too" So hand in hand we set off to Shishou's Dojo before his mama shows up to see his dad. Coincidentally we passed her on the stair.

"Hello Momiji, oughtn't you be home by now?" She said.

I smiled at Momo before answering he answered "We were just heading there." The intensity is his voice made me decide not to reprimand him for lying. After we were safely down the stairs he sighed and smiled again "Let's go!" He said happily.

Sometimes I worry that Momiji bottles his feelings up to much. Well we walked to the Dojo and I was grateful Momiji was there or I would have been so lost.

POV 1st Kyo

"Alright Kyo, Right strait!" As I punched I smiled at the memory long ago of when Tohru tried to show me that move. Then I heard a voice by the door. "Hallo Kyon-kyon." Suddenly I felt myself getting annoyed. I concentrate don the practice fight. Haru was getting better. I had to actually pay attention to what I was doing.

"Well done you two" Said Shishou after our fight.

"Nice fight," said Haru.

"That was so cool," said a voice at the door. I spun around. "Hey Kyo," Said Tohru. It made my heart beat faster.

"Hey" I said lamely. I could see Momiji laughing inside. Again it made me want to hit him. Then who but Hiro should come in.

"Hey" said the brat. "Has anyone seen Kisa?" Haru looked up.

"She's not at her house."

"I dunno, this was closer so I decided to check here first. Anyone have a problem with that?"

"Oh…I know," Said Tohru. "Why not have Haru Momiji Hiro, Kisa, Rin, and Kagura over for dinner, I'll cook." She paused "Shishou can come too." Then she beamed. Damn I'm going to have that many people over for dinner tonight?

Shishou said "Rin and I can't come. But I'm sure she's appreciate you inviting us."

"Oh, I can come I'll come to Tohru's House! WAHHH Kyo's hitting me." that was before and after he drove me nuts. What a brat. Sheesh.

"I'll go find Kisa. We'll go if she wants to." Hiro left. That he didn't protest more meant they probably were coming.

"Tohru don't forget Loki-san is there. Don't invite too many people."

"Okay. Momiji''s coming is Haru.

"Sure. If you want I can call Kagura.

"Please do!" She doesn't listen, does she, I thought.

Haru said something about understanding perfectly. Then he hung up sand aid, "If Hiro and Kisa come there'll only four, Kagura has a cold."

"Oh alright. Come home with us anyway. I'll make enough for Hiro and Kisa in case they do come."

"They will" said Momiji annoyingly.

POV 1st Ales

Sometimes there are just days when you want to do the opposite of what everyone says. Well, I knew Nee-sama would want me to leave, so Gure-nii wouldn't remember me not transforming. And ri-nii (Hatori-nii) would erase them all again so why not let them remember me. Maybe I'll see Suzu. Then, for now she won't know who I am either. Hmm… Being forgotten is depressing work you know?

Tohru-san and Kyo-kun came home right before Tohru-san. Honda-san was smiling again. "Loki-chan" She called, she and her two friends started calling me that, I think it was because Kyoko would have, I don't know who Kyoko was. "We're having company for dinner you'll get to meet more of the zo-" she stopped and flushed. "I mean Family." She finished no longer quite as cheery. Man, what were they thinking telling our biggest secret, or at least one of them, to such a ditz? Ah well, I thought she means well.

Are they as friendly to each other as Kyo-kun and Sohma-an.?" I asked looking skeptical and mildly concerned. I f Haru went black or Kagura saw Kyo it would get very hectic.

Tohru-san, not understanding sarcasm said, "Yep!"

"Are you stupid?" asked Kyo hitting her lightly on the head. She smiled again. They looked cute together. A voice called from the door.

"Hallo!" said a blond boy smiling. Momiji-kun was a handful. I don't think Kyo would put up with him for long. Then someone else entered

."Hi Onee-chan" said Kisa, well Hiro held her hand and scowled. They really looked good together too.

"You must be Ales Loki." Said a white-haired dude. Oh … Haru is here. Please don't go black today. I thought. Kagura wasn't here though.

Momiji smiled "Ales-chan you know about he curse right?"

Ri-nii would rest his hands in his hands sigh. Momiji could be so dumb! "The curse?" I said looking confused. Momiji's face fell for a moment.

Then he smiled again. Good kid, I thought not letting my expression change. "Never mind" he said brightly. The he turned everyone's attention away from me with a few words. "Tohru-kun what's for dinner?" Good kid, I thought again, not liking to be the center of attention.

"Soba!" She said brightly, "and noodles." Even Yuki smiled slightly, my mouth automatically curved upwards. Wow, I do see why they look her she just cheers everyone up.

"I have an Idea." I said smiling. It was actually hard to keep acting happy when it was just an act. I guess that means Tohru-san's Joy was genuine it would be too much work to keep it up other whys. "Let's play truth or Dare."

Tohru-san smiled, again. "Great Idea. Shigure, want to play too?"

I could see that a million different thoughts went through his head before he let out a simple answer

"Sure"

Suddenly I was reminded of something from long ago. "Gure-nii what are you planning?"

"Nothing wouldn't I tell my Ally if anything was up?"

"No."

"So cold Ally-chan. Honestly nothing."

Then I smiled slightly and quoted Shakespeare "The Lady doth protest to much methinks."

Then he really laughed. "Ally-chan, you are wise beyond your years."

The next day he invited Yuki to live with him. Akito was furious. Guess who incurred her wrath, me. Even though gure-nii didn't mean it, it felt like betrayal to me.

"Gure-nii what are you planning" I whispered. Everyone else was having the same thought but few had a memory to back it.

"Can I go first?" asked Tohru-san, sitting down. After everyone agreed, and joined her on the floor, she turned to me. "Loki-chan, truth or dare?"

"Truth"

"What zodiac sign fits you best?"

My eyes widened, never mind gure-nii, what are you planning? Again, everyone seemed to think the same thing, even gure-nii.

Well, she wants an honest answer she'll get one. I took of without bothering to think over what I was about to say. "I don't know. I mean once I thought I'd be the cat, who was left out and be the one who finally defeats the rat. But then I feel the rat has paid for his sin more than once over, by being hated by generation after generation. And what of the Ox, who was taken advantage of? He's probably mocked for it too." I paused and saw they all watched me each startled for his or her own reasons. "Did you know that the zodiac was originally a time keeping system of tens and twelve's? It was used for clocks and calendars. Later, astrologers combined it with the principles of Yin-Yang, the five elements and symmetry in order to tell fortunes. When and why they added animals? No one really knows." I'd given that speech to Yuki once long ago, when he asked what zodiac I was. After I finished he pulled out a pencil and paper and asked if I could repeat it. I did and he wrote it out word for word. Based on his expression now, I bet he used it and doesn't know where it came from. But it was my turn, now. I grinned maliciously.

"Okay. Gure-nii, truth or dare?"

"Dare"

"Kiss Tohru-san."

"Wha!!!" said Kyo

"Wait, no." said Yuki

And Tohru-san simply went "EH!!"

Shigure matched my grin. "Ales-kun, you shouldn't wrench at peoples hearts like that." Then since he was sitting next to Tohru, he kissed her on the cheek before anyone could protest. Yuki and Kyo flushed with anger. But Tohru-san turned scarlet.

"Now I will have my revenge. If I kiss Tohru, which I have, you have to let me hug you."

This time everyone protested. Even Hiro was telling Gure-nii off. All right Gure-nii let's scare them. I grinned again, really remembering why Shigure was such fun. I stood up and bowed slightly. Then I ran over and leaped into his arms. Nothing happened. Both of us knew he wouldn't transform, but everyone gasped. Right before I jumped Yuki and Kyo called out simultaneously "NO!" You know for hating each other they sure did stuff together a lot.

Gure-nii let me down and we both laughed. I however was almost on the floor I was shaking so hard. I think I might have teared up too. Everyone was speechless. Finally when I was done laughing Kyo got his voice back.

"Whaaa…"

"Yeah, gure-nii why aren't you a dog?" Well after springing my non-transformation on them, I had to surprise him somehow. "Momiji-kun, I owe you an apology. I lied, I know about the curse." They were all speechless. I was still shaking helplessly lost to mirth. It was Hiro who finally spoke.

"Ally…?"