And now...I present...my second Fruits Basket fic...and...the second one with Rin and Haru as the primary pairing. I guess I'm a sucker for them...

Unlike my last one, though, this one is Haru's POV. And sorry about the title. I hate it, but that's what I thought up of, so I'll stick with it. So anyway, please enjoy.

There was rapping on the bedroom door.

"Hatsuharu? Hatsuharu…?"

The door opened, and Haru was standing there. "What?"

"You have a phone call", his mother replied, and then walked away.

Haru was a bit curious, and went to answer the phone in the hall.

"Hello?"

"Hello. This is Kazuma Sohma. Is Hatsuharu there?"

"Yeah, I'm here."

"Ah, good. There's something I need to tell you. It's about Isuzu…"

Haru's attention--and concern--was immediately peaked. "Did something happen to her? Is she in the hospital again?"

"No. It's nothing like that. It's…Isuzu found out something troubling, and I thought it important for you to know."

Haru almost dropped the phone.

"Where's Rin?" Haru asked when he reached Kazuma's house.

Kazuma looked around the room. There was no one but him and Haru.

"Well…that's odd…she was here just a minute ago. I'll go get her…"

"Don't worry about it, Shihan. I'll go get her myself."

He went through the house, looking in each room. There was no sign of Rin anywhere. She wasn't in her room. She wasn't in the bathroom. She wasn't in the kitchen. Haru was beginning to suspect that she wasn't even in the house…

When he bumped into Kazuma during his search, the latter said, "Oh, have you seen Isuzu already?"

"No…it would seem that she's given me the slip…"

"Perhaps now isn't the best time to see her. After all, she's still in disbelief herself. Give her some time to let it sink in…she'll come around, I'm sure. She always does, eventually."

"Yeah, I know. It's just that with Rin, 'eventually' can be a loooong time. But it's all right. It's one of the things I like about her--she helps hone the virtues of patience and diligence."

"Well, you're free to stay as long as you like."

"W…wait, Shihan. I have something to ask you. Have you…told anyone else about this?"

"No. Isuzu was very reluctant to let anyone know. I told you because I thought that if there was one person who should be told, it was you…being the father…"

"Oh. Okay. I was just making sure…I don't think it's the right time for others to know yet…Shihan, did Rin seem…I mean, how did she take it?"

"She was upset. She didn't want you to know."

"Well…uh…thanks for telling me anyway. Rin just never learns. I don't want her to try to take everything on herself! I try to be there for her, and she doesn't get it. Am I not being clear?"

"…I think that may just be part of her nature."

"Well, she is known for stubbornness. But I can be stubborn too, so I guess me and Rin are gonna have a battle of stubbornness."

"A battle of stubbornness? Against Isuzu? Best of luck."

"Well, but maybe you should go get her…cause there's no way I'll catch her…"

There was a pause.

Then Haru said, "You have no idea where she is, do you?"

"I haven't a clue."

"Right. So I guess I don't have much choice…I'll just have to sit here and wait for Rin to cave."

"…that may not be the best idea, Hatsuharu."

"…you think so? Then…I guess I just have to take her by surprise. She has to come back eventually, right? I'll come back later, Shihan. But don't tell Rin I was here."

That evening, Haru returned to Kazuma's house. This time, however, instead of blatantly walking up to the house, he crouched down, creeping up to it, trying to lay low. He didn't want Rin to know he was coming. If she got the chance to run off, there was no way he could catch her, so he decided it was best to try and corner her…

He snuck around to the back of the house, careful to duck his head when he went by any windows. As quietly as possible, he entered through the back door…

Operation: Sneak-in-the-back-way-because-the-stubborn-girlfriend-wouldn't-expect-it was a success.

Kazuma had heard something and came back to check. He was surprised to see Haru standing there.

"I wasn't expecting you", he said, "Are you staying for dinner?"

"Something's burning", Haru commented.

"Ah! That's dinner!" Kazuma hurried back into the kitchen. Haru trailed after him at a more leisurely pace.

She was already on the case. She was putting out one of the fish (which had caught on fire). She had her back turned to Kazuma and Haru.

"Ah, Isuzu…" said Kazuma.

"I thought I smelled something burning! You know, I shouldn't have to be afraid that the house will burn down every time you get near a stove! How could you screw up such a simple meal?!"

"You exaggerate, Isuzu. It's only slightly burned."

"It's charcoal."

"Ah, don't be so hard on him…Rin."

Rin stiffened, then whirled around. Haru was ready. He grabbed her wrist before she could get out of the room.

She resigned herself to defeat and stopped resisting, but her jaw was set and she averted her eyes.

"Rin…we need to talk."

"…I'm pregnant. There's nothing to talk about!"

Kazuma walked over to the burned fish. "Perhaps we should just eat takeout tonight…"

Poor Kazuma. I just can never help but get in some crack about his cooking...

Anyway, that's the first chapter. Please stay tuned!