Hmm… this story isn't getting that many reviews. If you're reading it, please review and let me know what you think. If nobody reviews, it makes me think that nobody likes it and then I won't want to write more chapters. So please help me out here. Okay, well here's chapter 3. Hope you like it.

Thanks purejoy for reviewing. I think that Hatori might show up again in the next chapter sometime and they will have more interaction there.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fruit's Basket but I do own Yukiko.

Innocence
Chapter 3
Hatori's Gift

"Um… Yea, Hatori, she's your daughter," said Haru laughing nervously at the shocked doctor's expression. Yukiko was looking unbelievingly at Haru's nerve to tell her father without asking her.

"But I don't have… a… daugh-," Hatori trailed off finally understanding the similarities between him and Yukiko. He racked his brain through his memories trying to find out how this could have happened. Then it hit him, Kyouni! She was the only one who could have possibly had a child. He could see the likeness in Yukiko, but if she looked her age, then he couldn't possibly be the father.

"How old are you?" asked Hatori. Yukiko looked up at him in confusion before answering.

"I'm fourteen," she replied. That was the exact amount of years it has been since Hatori last saw Kyouni. Hatori could also tell from her British accent that she probably was in Europe for a long time. "Um… My mum's name was Kyouni if that helps any."

Hatori just couldn't believe it. There was no way he had a daughter. He wasn't fit for one and he didn't think he ever would be. Hatori then noticed Shigure sitting up and looking at Yukiko with a bemused expression.

"So it's true then. I mean, you looked enough like him, I just wasn't sure if you were actually related," Shigure said as he smiled at the bashful Yukiko.

"Well, what's gonna happen to her now?" questioned Haru tired of the confused faces.

"Where is your mom now?" Hatori questioned Yukiko wondering why she was here and not with her mom.

"Um… she passed away a couple days ago," said Yukiko, tears building up in her eyes. Hatori's eyes widened at the statement. How could she do this to him? Leave him without knowing about his daughter, then she dies and Yukiko suddenly shows up with nowhere else to go. He had no idea what to do with this situation.

"Hatori, why don't we go talk about this some in the kitchen?" said Shigure getting up and walking towards the kitchen. Hatori took one last look at Yukiko then managed to follow Shigure. Haru walked over to Yukiko and put his hand on her shoulder. Tohru had left earlier to go check on Yuki leaving the five alone in the room. Kyo was still passed out sick lying on the floor.

"Don't worry, they'll let you stay. They wouldn't kick a Sohma out on the street, especially since you're Hatori's daughter," Haru assured. Yukiko just looked at him and gave him a small smile letting him know she appreciated his comment. After a while in the silent room, Shigure and Hatori came back and sat down in front of Yukiko.

"Well, sweet Yukiko, we have decided that it's best for you to stay here at my house," said Shigure. "We figured that if we wanted to keep you a secret from Akito, that would be best accomplished with you here. Hatori will go tomorrow and have you signed up at the school that the rest go to. You'll be set in his grade so you'll have someone you know there already." Yukiko nodded at this information and looked over at her father.

"If you want, I can come over here nightly and we can talk…," trailed Hatori looking completely unused to the idea of a daughter.

"I would like that," replied Yukiko giving Hatori one of her soft smiles.

"Then it's settled. You'll stay here, since school is almost over, and when summer break is over you'll go with Tohru, Yuki, and Kyo to the high school. You can meet up with Haru there and you'll be in the same classes. Does that sound okay to you?" questioned Shigure after his explanation.

"Yes, I'm just happy to stay here," said Yukiko, bothered a little by the fact that she had to be hidden from Akito, but these people seemed nice enough.

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Later on that night, Yukiko was in her makeshift room unpacking her bag. They had found a room in the house for her and Tohru offered to help her clean it up. Shigure went back to bed to rest after Hatori had left back to the main house bringing Haru with him. Kyo and Yuki were still resting from being sick and that left Tohru and Yukiko working on her room. Her new room was placed beside Yuki's and across from Tohru's.

Finished with putting her clothes away, Yukiko walked over to Tohru who was putting her bed together.

"Miss Tohru, everything seems to be together now. You can head on to bed now if you want," said Yukiko tapping Tohru on the shoulder.

"Alright Yukiko. I'll wake you up tomorrow before I go to school for breakfast," said Tohru walking out of the room and going to her own across the hall.

As Yukiko was lying in her bed, she began to think of everything that happened today. She yawned at the thought that she had a very busy day and she should be tired by now.

'I'm happy that I finally got to meet my father but I won't get to see him a lot I guess. I'm glad that Shigure is letting me live here. I just can't help but wish I was at my father's house and living with him instead. Well, whatever happens now, I'll be ready and with new friends with me.' And with that thought, Yukiko fell into a deep sleep ready for what the next day would bring her.

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"I'm here for Valentine's silly," Yukiko walked into the room as she heard an unknown voice. Tohru had woken her up for breakfast that she cooked before she left for school. Yukiko had been talking with Shigure all day about her life and the life of the zodiac members. Yukiko told him about herself and her secret when he accidentally hugged her to show her his zodiac animal. Shigure hadn't transformed like he was supposed to and after that Shigure went to look up what it could mean. She went downstairs when she heard Tohru, Kyo, and Yuki get home from school. She had no idea who this new person was but she figured her to be a Sohma cause she hadn't seen anyone other than Tohru at the house. "It's a very important day for lovers to be together…," Yukiko heard the unknown girl say again as she sat down at the table. The ones to notice her first were Shigure and Yuki as Kyo was mumbling something under his breath.

"You're not gonna find any lover in this house…" Kyo said facing away from the table. Yukiko had sat next to Shigure and stretched her legs under the table's warm blanket. Yukiko realized Tohru wasn't in the room and wondered where she went. Yukiko looked at the girl across from her and questioned Shigure quietly who she was.

"Kyo… Behave, please. Kagura, this is Yukiko. Yukiko, this is Kagura Sohma," said Shigure introducing the two after getting Kagura's attention. Kyo snapped his head over to where Yukiko was sitting.

"What's she doing here!" questioned Kyo at seeing the small girl sitting next to Shigure, willingly!

"Well, stupid cat. If you hadn't of rushed out of the house this morning, you would have realized that she was staying here," said Yuki smiling at Yukiko's surprise for hearing Kyo yell about her.

"Yeah! You wanna take this outside!" yelled Kyo standing up and leaning towards Yuki. Yuki just calmly sat there ignoring the cat.

"Nice to meet you, Yukiko. You're not interested in Kyo are you? I bet you don't like him as much as I-" Kagura tried to say but she was cut off by Kyo placing his hand over her mouth.

"Shut up! It doesn't even matter if she is, cause it's none of your business," yelled Kyo before getting thrown out the wall by Kagura having one of her fits.

"Umm… Does this happen every time she's here?" questioned Yukiko.

"Yes, every time, and my house always seems to get broken," said Shigure whimpering at his newly broken wall. After Kagura was finished tossing Kyo around, her and Kyo sat back down at the table.

"Dammit! I should have left on that journey sooner!" said Kyo frustrated at being Kagura's pincushion. "How was I supposed to know today was Valentine's?"

"It's called a 'calendar'," said Yuki while watching Yukiko grabbed something from next to her. She had brought a small bag in earlier and she now pulled two boxes out of her hand and held them in her small hand.

"Umm… Mister Shigure?" Yukiko said trying to gain Shigure's attention.

"Please, you can call me uncle Shigure. We're practically family now," Shigure replied looking over at the girl next to him. He would have added something, but he knew better than to say anything around Hatori's child. Shigure didn't think Hatori would appreciate it.

Kyo knew the look in Shigure's eyes when he said that. "You sicko!" yelled Kyo knowing what Shigure meant when he said uncle.

"This is for you for letting me stay in your house," Yukiko said handing Shigure a small box with blue wrapping and a gold bow on top. Shigure opened it to see a little box of chocolates. Shigure gave a returning smile to Yukiko then gave her a slight hug.

"Thanks Yukiko. You just made my day all the better. But if you don't mind me asking, who is that other box for?" asked Shigure after tasting one of the chocolates.

"It's for my father when he comes over," Yukiko said. "He's coming over today right?" asked Yukiko hopefully putting the box back in her pocket.

"He promised to didn't he? Hatori doesn't go back on his promises as far as I know," reassured Shigure putting his present aside for later.

"Wait! She's Hatori's daughter?" questioned Kagura looking at Yukiko.

"Yes, but do not let Akito find out. That's why she's staying here for now. Anyways, did you give him chocolates?" Shigure questioned Kagura.

"Well, yeah… I tried… But for some reason he just won't take them from me. Watch," Kagura replied before pulling out a big heart made of chocolate. "Happy Valentine's Day, Kyo! A chocolate heart, stuffed full of my love! All for you!"

"Keep it! What man in his right mind would eat that girly, sugary crap!" yelled Kyo standing up.

"But, you like your chocolate, don't you uncle Shigure?" Yukiko asked him after hearing Kyo's statement about chocolate.

"Of course, don't listen to Kyo, he's just too manly to admit that he likes chocolate," replied Shigure smiling and patting Yukiko on her head. Tohru who had just walked into the room also heard Kyo's proclamation.

"I-I'm sorry, but… do you… do you really not like chocolate, Kyo?" she questioned with her hands behind her back.

"No! I hate it!" he replied. Right after he said that, Kagura got into his face and looked at him creepily.

"Shut up and eat it!" she said. "Did you hear me? I said eat, damn you!" Kagura started to beat Kyo up again.

"No means no, woman!" screamed Kyo. They started to argue and everyone else just ignored them. Shigure noticed something behind Tohru's back and wondered aloud what it was.

"Tohru… I don't suppose those are chocolates you're hiding behind your back?" asked Shigure.

"Well, actually, I did have some here I wanted to give everyone… I forgot to ask… If everyone likes chocolate…" said Tohru pulling the bag in front of her as Kagura and Kyo stop fighting. "You know, silly me!"

"Miss Honda… I would love some chocolate." Said Yuki seeing Tohru's saddened face.

"Okay! Let's see… Here! Here's yours…," Tohru said handing him a small box.

"Thank you very much," said Yuki taking the present from her hand.

"And… this one's for Shigure…" Tohru said pulling out another box and handing it to him.

"Ah! Really? For me? More chocolate. I must be popular with the ladies," said Shigure placing Tohru's gift next to Yukiko's.

"She did say, everyone, didn't she?" said Yuki sarcastically trying to make Kyo feel guilty.

"It's not much, but thanks for everything you've done for me…" Tohru said.

"Oh, no, no… I should be the one thanking you. Still… I'm touched!" said Shigure bawling at Tohru's thoughtfulness. "Tohru's Valentine's chocolates. How they warm the heart and lift the soul!"

"Oh, and Kagura… there's one for you, too." Tohru added handing Kagura yet another one of the small boxes from the bag.

"One for me?" questioned Kagura before giving Tohru a big hug. "Thank you!"

"And I have some for Hatori, and Hatsuharu, and Momiji…" Tohru said putting the presents on the table. "I didn't know if I'd see them today, but I hope there's some way I can give these to them…"

"You really did mean 'everyone', didn't you?" asked Yuki awed at all the presents. Tohru looked around the room making sure she got everyone a present. She then noticed Yukiko sitting next to Shigure looking at a small box in her hand. Noticing that Tohru was looking at her, Yukiko put the box back and smiled at Tohru. Grabbing the second to last box in the bag, Tohru held it out for Yukiko to take.

"I didn't forget you. Even though I haven't known you that long, I wanted to give you something because I hope that we can become great friends," Tohru said proudly as Yukiko smiled at her and took the box. Reaching into her bag, Yukiko grabbed a small pink box and handed it to Tohru.

"Thank you Tohru, here's one for you also," Yukiko said. "I went out earlier with Shigure and he helped me pick some of these presents out. I have one for Yuki and Haru also for helping me yesterday," she said as she handed them their presents. She put the bag back down beside her and decided to give the last one out later.

"Thanks. All the gifts were so cute, and I had so much fun wrapping them, I guess I got a little carried away," Tohru replied remembering Yuki's earlier question. "Oh… but, uh… I suppose first I should've asked to see if they even like chocolate…"

"Oh, don't let what Kyo said bother you…" Shigure said knowing that Kyo was feeling really guilty by now. "You see… he thinks he's being manly… but really… he doesn't have a clue what true manliness is… A real man would have eaten the chocolates without all of this fuss… To refuse a gift… To trample on another person's heart like that, it falls short of being a human being, let alone a man…"

"Oh… uh-h… No, really… I should've known to get something besides chocolate. Like maybe Fist crackers or Thunder Rice Cakes… or, I don't know, something more masculine sounding that he would have liked…" Tohru said.

"Those sound delicious too…," said Shigure thinking of the treats.

"Fine… I just gotta eat it?" questioned Kyo still lying on the floor. "So… I'll eat it!" Kyo yelled, then started chomping down Kagura's chocolate.

"Goodie! Look! Kyo's eating my chocolate!" Kagura screamed happily.

"Um… are you all right?" asked Tohru once Kyo was finished eating. Kyo was still chewing when he held his hand out for Tohru to give him his chocolate.

"Here," said Tohru handing Kyo his Valentine's Day present. Yukiko looked at the scene happily clutching her bag closer to her and smiling.

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After Kagura had left, Kyo went up to sit on the roof like he usually does. He was sitting thinking about what happened that day, when he heard someone climbing onto the roof from his room. He looked over to see Yukiko crawling over and sitting next to him.

"What do you want?" asked Kyo, irritated that someone had bothered him.

"I just wanted to give you something," said Yukiko taking out the bag that she had earlier. She reached into it and pulled out a small box like Tohru's. She handed it to him and he opened it to find a bag of chocolate chip cookies.

"I was going to give you chocolate like everybody else, but since you already got chocolate from Kagura and Tohru, I decided to just make you cookies instead," Yukiko said smiling at him with a knowing smile.

"Thanks," said Kyo grumpily not wanting to remember the scene from earlier. "You know, you didn't have to get me anything. It's not like I would have cared."

"I know, but I wanted to, since you guys are letting me stay in your home and share it with me." Yukiko said before noticing Shigure walking outside.

"Yukiko, I'm leaving now," Shigure called up to her. Yukiko nodded to him then started to climb down into Kyo's room to leave. She looked back over to him and waved happily before rushing out of the house to follow Shigure to where he was headed. Kyo watched her skip happily following Shigure until they were out of site. Looking down at the bag in his hand, he sighed then sat back to watch the sky.

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Hatori opened his door after hearing a knock to find Shigure holding a bag and Yukiko blushing bashfully next to him.

"Here! Ha'ri! I got you some Valentine's chocolates!" Shigure said bringing the bag into view. "And a gift," he added letting his eyes wander over to Yukiko.

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There! Here's chapter 3 for you all. Hope you like it! I'm sorry if anyone was ooc in this chapter but I'm trying to incorporate my character without changing everything up. Please review and let me know what you think.

Love, Archer