Shigure sat in his dining room, his two best friends and cousins setting with him. they were all enjoying a cup of tea while Nightingale, Jin, and Mine were out shopping. They were all excited about the wedding and the baby.

"Gure?" Aya said.

"You never told us how Nightingale found out about the curse." Aya said. "Would you tell us?"

Shigure set down his cup of tea. A thoughtful smile came on his face. "Well..." He began.

Flashback

Shigure and Nightingale had decided to skip class their classes for the day and go for a walk in the woods surrounding the campus. They were planning on enjoying a picnic lunch by a little stream and maybe even get some writing in.

"I can't believe I let you talk me into skipping class." Nightingale said.

"You're the one that wanted to have a picnic." Shigure teased. "Besides I can't resist that food you make with your hot plate and micrwave. I mean you are very creative with the traditional college diet."

Nightingale laughed. "I can hear the stream. I think we're close." She pushed aside some bushes and stepped through.

Shigure followed her. They carefully walked because the stream was downhill from where they were. In the next second, Nightingale had tripped over a tree root. Acting on instinct, Shigure reached out for her and tried to stop her from falling. Unfortunately, he just fell with her. In the end he fell on top of her and then poof he was a dog.

Nightingale looked up and saw the black dog looking at her, his eyes holding panic. She blinked a few times, confused. Then she looked over and saw Shigure's clothes on the ground. She looked back at the dog. "Shigure?" she asked.

The dog hesitated. Then sighed. "Yes, it's me." He said.

Nightingale blinked once again. "Is this a joke or a dream?"

"No, I really am a dog."

"That's actually cool." She told him with a smile.

Shigure looked up. "You really think so?"

"Yea." Then she laughed. "I always knew men were dogs."

"So, it doesn't bother you?"

"No, but I do have a question for you."

"You mean why I turn into a dog whenever someone of the opposite sex hugs me?"

"That would be it exactly."

"My family is cursed by the zodiac." He then went on to explain the whole story.

"So, when do you turn back?" She asked him.

"That varies each time. There is one thing though..." and poof, there Shigure stood completely naked.

Nightingale's eyes widened and her cheeks reddened. Once her mind caught up to her, she turned her back to him.

Shigure laughed and quickly redressed. Then he spread the picnic blanket and they both sat and enjoyed the meal.

Present day...

"We continued to talk and laugh. It was like nothing had changed, but everything had. It was also that day that I fell in love with her." Shigure finished.

"What a beautiful story!" Aya commented.

Hatori just smiled.

Just then, the women walked in the door. They were carrying several shopping bags. Shigure got up and headed right for Nightingale. He took the bags she held. "Where would you like me to take these, my love?" He asked.

"Our room." She answered.

"We'll take these to the nursery." Mine said, holding up her bags.

"What's in those?" Shigure asked.

"Some baby clothes. Mostly in yellow since I'm not far enough along to tell the sex yet." Nightingale answered. She then patted her slightly swollen stomache.

Shigure grinned and bent down to kiss her baby bump. Then he took the bag up the stairs. He quickly made his way back down and pulled Nightingale into his arms. Then he kissed her forehead.

Mine and Jin watched them, smiles on their faces. It was wonderful how happy they were. Then they both shared a look and then grabbed Nightingale and pulled her away. Shigure blinked in confusion and then pouted. "What's going on?"

"We have a few things to finish up for the wedding." Mine replied. "We've designed Nightingale's dress and Mimi's maid of honor dress."

"And now we have to design our dresses. Nightingale has asked us to be her bridesmaids." Jin finished.

Then they walked to another room. After a while the three couples sat in the living room and enjoyed spending some quality time together. They talked and laughed and watched a movie. When the four teenagers returned home, Aya of course chased his poor brother around the room.

Shigure laughed and pulled Nightingale close. He began rubbing her stomache, without even really thinking about it. Nightingale just smiled and then kissed his cheek. Then a knock sounded on the door. Tohru walked from the kitchen to answer it. When she opened the door she found someone she had never seen before standing on the other side.