Disclaimer: If the world had ended, I could claim that I owned both wonderful series without any trouble. However, seeing how it did not, I have no right to. D:

"Even if the storms come to pass, the sun will always shine"

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It had been three whole days since Tohru had heard news of Yuki being placed in the hospital. Of course she was worried out of her mind, but she knew that Yuki would be okay. From the quick information she had received over the phone from Shigure, she understood that her friend was only being placed in the hospital for precautionary reasons. She was terrified when she learned that while she was having a wonderful time with the Host Club, Yuki was hurt and she couldn't do a thing. Currently, she was sitting in a moving car headed in the direction of said hospital Yuki was staying at. Hatori had agreed to let her visit today, as well as a few other family members that would join them later on.

The clouds gave a sign of rain, yet she understood that it wouldn't be raining anytime soon. Her thoughts traveled back to the few hours before. She was staying at Haruhi's abode, after asking if she could stay until the Souma* family returned. Of course Haruhi agreed with a slight smile gracing her lips and large brown eyes shining. Ranka had given both girls much to do by themselves, as he returned to work, but nonetheless, they were never bored as the Host Club decided to tag along on every activity they did together. Whether it was simple shopping, the boys seemed to have the need to follow them and stock their every move. To Tohru, it wasn't much of a hassle, but more of a delight to see Haruhi act like they were actually her family. She recalled when she accompanied Haruhi to the post office to pick up an package that Ranka had ordered earlier that week. The entire host club, even Kyoya who claimed he would be busy the entire week, were there when the two of them had arrived. Kyoya had been scanning the P.O. boxes that were lined up the wall from top to bottom, while the others were admiring the different, yet cheesy posters that lined the door. The girl recalled that after all of the fuss, Ranka had told his daughter the wrong information and the package was to be picked up the week after. However, when she thought about it may have not been an accident after Ranka appreciated when the boys would come over.

"Tohru," Hatori had stopped adding an honor-fic at the end of her name after Shigure had continued to tease him constantly for it, but continued with the words that were spilling out of his mouth. "When we arrive, please don't be worried about Yuki-kun. He's in stable condition and should be released from the hospital within a few days," The Souma doctor looked at her face from the rear-view mirror and saw that her face was filled with confusion.

"Hatori-san, may I ask you something?"He nodded and she continued the question. "It's just, that if Yuki-kun is alright like you say, then why is he still in the hospital? I understand precautionary reasons, but was he really that bad?" There was no answer for quite a while and the girl assumed that he was thinking on an appropriate answer to her curiosity. Right when she had given up hoping that he would surrender an answer to her, he spoke.

"Like you said, it was more of a precautionary reason more than anything. However, Akito wished that he be treated and you understand I cannot deny those orders," Hatori did not look at her this time, and continued speaking. "He was in a fragile condition when he arrived here, nonetheless, he is stable as of now." Tohru's face turned into one of concern when she heard that Yuki was in fragile condition, but it had been three, almost four, days after she initially heard the news so Hatori may be right. She almost slapped herself after the thought passed through her brain. Of course Hatori was right! He is a doctor too!

"Mm, I understand Hatori-san. Thank you for clarifying," The car ride was a comfortable one after that, but it felt much too short, yet too long to Tohru as she prepared to unbuckle her seatbelt and remove herself from the car. She was anxious to see Yuki, but still worried about what she would see. What she hadn't expected though was jumped when she entered the private room that was being held for all visitors and family members of Yuki. There was no body contact, but the fast moving figure did manage to make her flinch.

"Damn brat, stop doing that. You can't do that in public, idiot," Tohru could recognize that voice anywhere and looked up from her protected position. Kyo was holding onto Momiji's shirt by the collar, almost choking the boy.

"But Kyo! I haven't seen Tohru in forever! It's not fair- You get to hug her every day!" Momiji whined against as the orange-haired boy kept a tight grip on the back of his collar. After Momiji had said that, Kyo's grip loosened a bit, but was not released. "Plus, we're in a private room and no one is here to see me hug Tohru!"

"Yeah, but there's still those security cameras right over there," Hiro simply stated from his position from the couch in the room pointing to a far corner of the room. He continued, "From what I can tell, those are what you should be watching out for, idiot,"

"Hiro, don't mean to Momiji-oniisan. I want to hug Onee-chan too," Kisa smiled at Tohru as she moved up from her spot next to Hiro. She gave a quick squeeze to the elder and then guided her to sit next to her.

"I didn't realize that all of you would be here to see Yuki-kun," The brunette smiled happily at the group of people before only to notice that Hatsuharu was nowhere to be seen. However, before she was to ask of his whereabouts, Kyo cut her off.

"Tch, I'm only here since stupid Shigure won't let me go home without him and Master is away for a few days so I can't go with him," Tohru sweat dropped at Kyo's futile act to seem indifferent, but she knew that somewhere in that heart of his, he was staying here because of his worry for the rat.

"Tohru-chan, I'm so glad you came! Haru-kun went black earlier so I had to drag him out of the room before he broke the T.V.! With you here I'm sure nothing else will happen!"Tohru turned to Kagura who was pointing to a broken T.V. remote as well as a dented wall. Oh, that's why he isn't here...

"So, he broke the T.V. remote?" She asked in a timid voice, not believing that someone could break a remote clean in half.

"Yup! Haru got so angry that the remote didn't work when the volume was so loud that he snapped it in half! Oh! He also made that dent in the wall!" She blinked and nodded, obviously very confused. There was a voice directly behind her, scaring her out of the couch.

"In reality, it would have been easier to get up and turn the T.V. down manually. I wonder why I didn't think of that earlier," The dual tone hair of Hatsuharu Souma was being run through with a wet hand causing the water to transfer to the strands, combing it back. He had calmed down from his outburst earlier and had brought in a few drinks for everyone in a plastic bag. The teen turned the corner entering the space the two couches created.

"All of you are so damn lazy that's why. Can't even get up and walk five feet to press a tiny button," Kyo downed his drink and smirked at Hiro who was the one who complained of the volume level. The boy scowled at his older cousin and made an annoyed retort.

"Well aren't you being a hypocrite. I specifically remember you as the one who complained too,"

"Yeah, Kyo. You complained too,"

"Shut it brat,"

"Kyo-kun, I don't want to blame you too, but you did say that you were annoyed by that noise," Kagura was sipping her drink idly so when Kyo glared at her and not at Ritsu who was the one to give the comment, she fisted the cup almost spilling the contents on herself.

She released the tight grip and asked calmly, "Why are you giving me such a nasty look Kyo?"

"Because you said it!" Ritsu was twirling his fingers unsure of what to say next, and Tohru who had been watching him became worried.

"Ah, Kyo-kun, Kagura-"

"I'M SORRY! I DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKE ALL OF YOU CONFUSED BY MY STATEMENT! KYO-KUN, I APOLOGIZE! I APOLOGIZE TO THE WHOLE WORLD BECAUSE OF MY FAILURE AT LIFE!"

"There he goes, thanks a lot Kyo," Hiro was flipping through a dated magazine back turned from the commotion.

"Ah, Ri-chan-san, it's alright. I'm sure Kyo-kun isn't angry. Right Kyo-kun?"She smiled at Ritsu reassuring him that Kyo wasn't angry in the slightest.

"Of course I'm not angry, just annoyed," The orange-top muttered out after crossing his arms defiantly. What he was defying was to be unknown. From there, the group separated themselves into clumps of three or two scattering themselves amongst the room. 'It's nice knowing that they trust Hatori-san. I wonder if they've all seen Yuki-kun'

"Tohru! You're here to see Yuki right?" The sudden noise scared her, causing her to shift in the seat. She looked up to see the blond hair of the boy who was talking her move to the open door. With her palms facing the lush fabric of the couch, she pushed herself up and stood.

"Yes, of course I do. But, did you already see Yuki-kun, Momiji-kun?"

"Nope, none of us have- well except maybe Haru," The boy spoke to Hatsuharu now, "Haru, did you see Yuki when you got our drinks?"

"Of course, why wouldn't I? It's smells too clean in there so I left. Besides, Yuki was terrible company,"

"What do you mean Haru-kun? Is he awake?"The girl was hopeful that she would be able to speak with him after being away from her friend for more than a week and a half.

"I wouldn't know. He looks awake, but he didn't seem to notice me. Mystery," Tohru quickly turned away from him and clenched her right hand into a fist.

"I want to see him, Momiji-kun. I know I sound like I'm demanding, but I want to know that he is alright. Please, Momiji-kun. I have to know" The blonde blinked and tilted his head to the left slightly, before shrugging and waving to the others. From where they had came from, a few floors below the actual room the rat was staying in, it would take a few minutes to reach their destination. Of course there were the elevators, but for some reason, Momiji had avoided them. If it were to prolong their journey or out of pure curiosity to explore the visitor wing of the hospital it wasn't much of a bother to Tohru. The whole time she hadn't said a word, but instead clutched the bag she brought with her. Inside were a few flowers picked from the secret base, seeing how she was able to convince Hatori to stop by on their way to the hospital. She picked at the petals when the boy leading her, finally stopped in front of the room. They were starting the wilt, she noticed. The green foliage and lavender petals of the lilacs she brought with her contrasted with the bleak atmosphere of the hallway. It was eerily quiet in the hallway she standing in, making her feel as if she was in a place where she was unwanted. It scared her to be frank. However, when Momiji tugged at her wrist gently, she veered out of her thoughts and followed the boy through the open door.

To her surprise, Kyoya was idly sitting at one of the guest chairs writing in his infamous notebook while Hatori stood over the bed covering her view of the person resting inside. Tentatively, she spoke:

"Kyoya-kun?"He glanced up at her, yet the glare of his glasses against the sunlight almost blinded her. She wasn't sure if she was to continue, but decided that it would be alright it she did. "Excuse me for asking, but what are you doing here? Did Hatori-san tell you that Yuki-kun was staying here?"She was curious to say the least. She peered at the Souma doctor who appeared to be busy reattaching the IV into Yuki..

"Of course not Tohru-chan. I actually informed Hatori-san of Yuki-kun being here, not the other way around," She was surprised to say the least and to the energetic rabbit beside her, he was intrigued too.

"Eh? Really Kyoya-nee?" 'Kyoya-nee? Where did that come from?' Tohru thought to herself, but to the bespectacled boy, he ignored the name and answered the question.

"Indeed, my family does own this facility here, which is one of the reasons why I know of Yuki-kun's stay here," The brunette was confused momentarily before a distant memory flowed into her mind. It was the one of several months ago when the host's had learned of the curse. When Kyoya had asked her questions, was when she had asked questions of her own. She brought back the memory to the front of her brain. She was curious to what each of their family's business group they were a part of. Of course, she remembered him mentioning medical services.

She nodded her head as if signaling that she remember the little tidbit-which she did and pulled out the lone flower in her bag.

"I-I wanted to bring something for Yuki-kun. Because when he wakes up, he'll have something to look for," She twirled the plant in her hands as she made her way to the patient bed where Yuki was held. Hatori glanced at her before stepping out of her way to check on Yuki. She saw barely visible bruises littered on his arms and a gauze wrapped around his head and silvery tresses. She gasped and brought her lilac filled hand to the front of her face.

"He appears to be in some kind of catatonic shock after he awoke this afternoon,"

"Catatonic shock? What does that mean?"

"To make it simple, it's where the patient's activity level is reduced to almost nothing. While he may be awake, his brain function isn't at a normal pace as of now. That may explain the reason why he isn't respondent to any of the questions Hatsuharu-kun was asking him earlier. However, by the end of the week, he should be fine and ready to be released," She sighed; she had been overreacting over nothing. It still didn't stop her from being worried though. She released the lilac from her grip and gently pried open Yuki's pale fingers from the fist from which it had been previously and placed the flower in his hand. She smiled at him before grasping for Momiji's hand.

"Goodbye, Kyoya-kun, Hatori-san," She placed the back of her hand on Yuki's warm forehead," Goodbye, Yuki-kun,"

~II~

~ Kyo-chan POV: (Not Kyo silly readers... Kyo-chan :3) ~

It was fairly simple when I thought about it. The slip of code that was written in my handwriting with Yuki's name below it was easy to decode. A long process yes, but an easy one to say the least. I had figured out the final snippet of the code when I opened up Yuki's files a few days previously. The last part of the number had been in there too, as well as a note that I had written to myself months previously.

010199216: It seems I've finally cracked this last piece of the puzzle that I've set up for my future self. Do not be deterred, I understand that it may be some stupid game to you, but it does have merit. I've set up this trail for myself to relearn what is eventually to be lost. The steps are simple: There is a post office close to Haruhi's home, you are to find the P.O. box with the initials K.O. The code is fairly important, the number you must present to the attendant to receive the key. Inside you will find all that you will need.

That is what the note had said when it had slipped from the open folder. Of course I believed it to be a mere hoax, yet when I glimpsed the signature at the bottom, I understood that this was no fake. While I did vaguely remember a post office the last time Tamaki had dragged me out of my home for 'commoner shopping' I certainly don't remember ever making note of the place for future reference. I found it somewhat strange, however, this code had given me much stress over the last few months so I decided to take the slim chance that whatever was the solution to this code would be found in that P.O. box. Luckily for me, although it seemed to coincidental, Tamaki had the idiotic idea to follow Haruhi to a trip to the exact location specified on the small slip of paper. I slipped away from the group that day and it had been fairly empty for it being only the second day of January which was much more convenient for myself. What I found in the P.O. box after giving the code to the attendant at the desk surprised me. There was a one of my black notebooks with a date imprinted on the front cover as well as another item. I could have missed it if it weren't for the twins toying with the windows causing the light to flood the room. The item gave off a glare almost blinding me. I didn't spare a glance at my fellow members, instead quickly grasping the notebook- no, my notebook as well as the shiny object.

I turned my back away from the others seeing how this was highly confidential. My notebook was dated to early October which had surprised me slightly. It was around the same date Yuki had been transferred into Ouran, and I decided now that this was no coincidence. The notes written in my handwriting and Yuki Souma were definitely connected and now was my chance to find out. The two things stopping me were the inconvenience of being with the other members knowing how curious they could be as well as the fact that there was a CD meant to be seen by Tamaki. The CD had been dated much more recently and when I was able to make out the date in that messy scrawl it read the first of January. Strange to say the least, but for now I decided that I would keep that disk under lock and key until I had told Tamaki about these recent events. For now, reading that notebook was to be a second priority while my first was finding a relatively safe place to read said information.

I slipped the disk inside of my back pocket while held the notebook in my forearms- after all it wasn't unusual for me to be holding my notebook with me. Tohru had accompanied us as well, and I noticed that she was speaking with the attendant while Haruhi scolded the twins for causing a disruption. I eavesdropped on Tohru's conversation and was able to hear a snippet of information.

"Ano, sorry for causing such a scene. We'll be sure to return for the package on the correct date," Through my peripheral vision I saw her bow and took that as signal to return to the rest of the group. I placed a blank expression on my face which wasn't very hard a pulled at Tamaki's ear.

"It seems that we should be going don't you think?" He was confused, but when he saw that there was no package in Tohru or Haruhi's hands he smiled at the girls and nodded. We said our goodbyes and one by one each of them left. Except for myself. Once they had left I flipped the notebook open to the first page. I had expected something big, like a huge secret to be revealed on the very front page. Yet, there wasn't anything out of the norm except that the first few pages I had flipped through were all about the Souma family- mainly Yuki. I skimmed the profile that I had written and nothing grasped my attention all for one little detail.

Yuki Souma: Abused by family head (Akito Souma?) Sept. 29 `12 -I blinked thinking that I had read that incorrectly, but no matter how many times I re-read those words, they remained exactly the same. This was dated exactly one week before the one on the front cover, so this information had been fairly new to myself when I wrote it. However, the fact that I assumed that Yuki was abused by this person named Akito was made me skeptical. I had no idea who that person was, much like how I did not have any memory of writing this information for myself to find in the future. I dog-eared the top right corner and continued reading through the notebook. At each important page I did the same, marking new information. I had learned much about Yuki as a whole person instead of the limited profile Ouran kept in a file.

I was sitting on a bench in front of the post office when I received a call on my business line. The sound being emitted was a surprising one in the quiet, but I had grown used to them being sporadic. I left the notebook open to the most recent page and pulled the electronic device out of my pocket. I read the caller ID which flashed with one of my father's hospital buildings. I sighed thinking it was a usual call that my father had wished for my presence at the wing for a meeting, but when I heard a female voice at the end of the line, I knew it wasn't my father's male assistant informing me.

"Ootori-sama, I hate to inform you that someone fairly close to you has been brought into the intensive care section of the building. I have tried calling all immediate family members, but none of them have answered. Your name was on the list of contacts, and I was instructed to call you instead," The woman spoke in a quick, hushed tone as if she would be in trouble for failing to follow the immediate rules for those who were placed under my family's care. I didn't respond for a moment, yet after thinking about how to reply, I finally spoke.

"Thank you for the information, but may I ask you something?"

"Yes, of course,"

"Who is this said person?" There was the sound of typing and a clicking, most likely from the computer.

"Yuki Souma. From the doctor assigned to him, he has many bruises across his body as well as several cuts on his back and forearms. He has been sedated to make it easier to work on him, but there has been much blood loss. Unfortunately, we cannot do anything more to work on his fractured ribcage unless we have authority from you or his family."

"I'll contact his family. Please keep him as stable as you can without being invasive. Thank you again," I pressed the 'end call' button and placed the phone back into my front pocket. I continued reading the information until I reached the very last page of the notebook. I was expecting more snippets of things I couldn't remember, but this was the final piece of the puzzle.

Oct. 6 `12

Today is the day in which my memories will be erased by Hatori Souma. These memories are important ones that cannot be lost, which is the reason in me planning ahead. The information written down pages before are important ones yes, but none as important as the statement I am writing now. Yuki Souma, as well as twelve other members are cursed by the vengeful spirits of the Chinese Zodiac. Yuki being the rat. This was told to me by Yuki himself after witnessing the transformation in front of my own eyes. To make this simple, the Souma family is 'cursed' in which thirteen individuals (cat included) transform into their animal sprit when hugged by the opposite gender or under a certain amount of stress. This information which I have learned only in the past week will be erased from each of the host's memory- including mine, which is the reason why I have prepared. To my future-self who is reading this, remember that you knowing this puts yourself at risk for your memories being erased once more. The Souma's are a mysterious family, remember this.

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Wat? An update you ask? It's really true and your eyes do not deceive you! Aha, anyway I hope this chapter cleared up a few things for you (Unless it actually made it much more confusing...) If it did, remember you can always ask questions!

KUKUKU. The shonen-ai is about to commence, lovelies! I know you've waited about how many chapters for this? (30? What are you talking about- crazies) Ah, because of this fairly looong chapter, I decided that the next one will be a shorter one meaning that it will come out sooner (Aren't you excited? :3) There is an upcoming filler chapter and suggestions are highly appreciated, however I can only pick one! That's right, you read that correctly! Sadly, I only can choose one. Don't be deterred readers, because in the epilogue (Yup! There will be one!) I will try to incorporate all ideas sent into me! Have a wonderful night/day! (On a side note, writing this chapter in a cool font, made me inspired! THANK YOU FONT STYLES! Also, I have also recently become obsessed with KyoxKao SQUEE. So, I'll post a cute fluffy one-shot in honor of Valentine's day after I post my Yukiru one. Eek! I'm so excited guys! Yet really tired since I will most likely be staying up to put those finishing touches on those one-shots... Hey, I don't want them to be ugly!)

*I actually like the Souma spelling nicer. ^.^ Thanks again for reading that very long A/N*