The sparkly light blue ribbon... Two cat charms

Haruka layed in the closet on top of the blankets in the living room, she was still in he cat form.

"It's been a week since she's been in there" Sakura said.

"I don't see what the big deal is..." Kyo said.

"Actually, hardly anyone does..." Now his voice sounded more like Hatori's.

"Now you sound like the doctor!" Kyo yelled in surprise.

"Would you listen?" Everyone was eating breakfast. Everyone nodded. "This was before my dad went haywire... For awhile, we lived in the family's property, Dad, Haruka, and I... but when our dad went beserk... The curse inflitrating him... They thought the same thing was going to happen to Haruka..."

"And it did, didn't it?" Shigure asked.

"Yes, but our Uncle tried to teach her how to harness the power, but it didn't work so well... She ripped off his left leg and arm... And she ripped out his left eyeball..." Arsen looked at his own reflection in his tea. "But Haruka was able to stop herself, everytime.. it was anger that had built the markings, and sadness the dispurses them... With our father, when he went beserk that one day, he never changed back, that's how he was killed... But I also think it's because our father was born with two zodiac parents and Haruka one... That's how she can harness them, her half of normal human influenced emotions..."

"Half human influenced emotions?" Sakura didn't even know the story.

"Yes..." Arsen sighed. "The beast inside of her controls one side of her brain, and the human side controls the other half" He said. "Truthfully, it' a miracle that she can get out of the form... I just don't know what will permanently." He ganced at the closet door. "She truly cares for everyone... But the beast doesn't let her live a normal life... And everyone one is scared of her"

After he left, and they were at school, Sakura was lost in thought.

Why wasn't I chosen to be the cat? Haruka didn't deserve that...

"OOF!" She ran into somebody.

"Watch it!" A girl yelled.

"Yeah, watch it!" Sakura looked at the three girls she ran into.

"Sorry" She stood up and started to pick up her things.

"Let me help you with that Ms-" Yuki was interupted by the girls that Sakura ran into.

"Don't help HER Yuki, she can do it herself" One of the girls said, pulling him away.

"Those girls are annoying..." Hatsuharu said from behind Sakura. She jumped.

"Oh! Hatsu... You scared me!" HatsuHaru helped her pick up her stuff and they walked to their class, where Momiji was waiting.

"No Haruka again?" Momiji asked.

"No, she's still heartbroken..." Sakura said.

"It's already been a week" Momiji pointed out.

"Yeah..." Sakura sighed out.

"Hey, do you guys want to go on a shopping trip? I heard a new store has opened up near by, we can bring Yuki and Kyo!" Momiji said happily. "Maybe we can get Haruka a present letting her know that we'll always be with her!" Sakura smiled.

"That's a great idea Momiji!" She exclaimed. "But I'll go fing Yuki and Kyo and ask them... Hatsuharu, are you coming too?"

"Yeah..." He said.

"Okay, I'll be right back..." And she left.

Kyo was staring out the window.

How can I help her? I know what it's like but...

That's when he heard a voice talking to him.

"Kyo!" He snapped back to reality, looking at Sakura.

"What do you want?" He muttered, trying to act like he wasn't thinking of Haruka at all.

"We just wanted to ask you if you wanted to come shopping with us" Sakura said. "You game?"

"Why are we going shopping?" He raised an eyebrow.

"We're going to find Haruka a present! Maybe it would cheer her up, you know?"

Yuki then walked in.

"Oh, Ms. Sakura, what are you doing here?" He sat in the desk next to Kyo's.

"Oh, Yuki... Well, do you want to go shopping and help find a gift for Haruka? Kyo, you didn't give me a straight answer"

"I'd be happy to go" Yuki smiled and Sakura jumped in happiness.

"Yay! What about you Kyo?"

I wouldn't know what to get her... He thought.

"I'll go" He said grudgingly.

"Okay, cool! I better get going before the-" before she could finish her sentence, the bell rang. "I'm going to be late!" And she ran off.

Maybe I can get something for Tohru.. Yuki thought as he did calculations in math.

After school, Sakura, HatsuHaru, and Momiji were waiting for Yuki and Kyo outside their class.

"Our teacher let us go early..." Momiji said.

"Cool" They all let Momiji lead the way since he knew where the store was. When they reached the store, they were surprised to se Arsen.

"Arsen!" Sakura hugged her brother.

"Hey sis... And friends" He looked at the group.

"What do you sell in this store?" Sakura asked.

"Take a look around and you'll see" He responded and they did.

Yuki went straight for the ribbons, picking out a sparkly light blue one.

"That's cute!" Sakura told him.

"You think Tohru would like it?" He asked.

"Oh, yeah..." Yuki looked at Sakura's expression, she was unhappy.

After awhile, when everyone bought their things, Momiji pulled the group together.

"What did you guys get for Haruka?" Momiji asked. Everyone looked at eah other.

They all looked around and stayed quiet unti they got to the house.

"We're back!" Sakura said.

"Oh, yes you are... She's still in the closet..." Shigure looked at the bags.

Momiji opened the door happily, she was still in cat form.

"Haru-ka" Momiji smiled as the black cat looked at him. "We got you somethings..." Momiji presented his first. "I got you a burrett-"

"I don't want any presents..." Haruka said. "I just want to be left al-"

Haruka couldn't finish her sentence, someone picked her up. There was walking movement and she was let go.

"Kyo, why'd you do that?" Haruka glared at him.

"THEY ALL CARE ABOUT YOU, BOUGHT YOU PRESENTS... AND YOU DON'T WANT THEM?" He yelled.

"I don't deserve them..." She said, looking at the ground. Even in her cat form, it wasn't hard for Kyo to see her emotions. He tried to soften his face and bent to her level.

"Why are you hiding?" He asked her.

But the cat didn't look at him, he went to pick her up but he saw water drip on his thumb, tears.

"Okay, why are you crying?" He asked.

"I-I'm not crying!" Haruka looked at him, he wiped tears away with his thumb.

"You don't have to hide it with me, now... What's wrong?" Kyo picked her up and hugged her as she cried into his chest, she told him everything.

Sakura knew now that Yuki had feelings for Tohru. After he bought that ribbon for her and everything... Sakura was laying on the back porch, thinking why she likes Yuki so much. But something else tugged at her mind.

What about him? I made a promise to him... She sighed, picturing a boy with red head in her mind. Do I even like him anymore? She sighed. Why is my love life so... complicated? She brought out the necklace he had given her when they were younger. Eri...

"Are you okay?" HatsuHaru stood above her and looked at her.

"Yeah" She sat up quickly, her silver hair, sticking to her back.

"Look, two butterflies" HatsuHaru looked towards the sky. Sakura looked too.

"Look Saku! Two butterflies!" Sakura looked at HatsuHaru, the memories of that one boy stuck in her head.

"Hey Sakura..." Sakura turned to look at Yuki.

"What's up Yuki?" She asked, sliding the necklace back in her pocket.

"You want to go with me to visit Tohru?" He asked.

"Right now?" Sakura looked at him.

"No... during the weekend" He said.

"Okay" She smiled.

Kyo walked over holding Haruka's hand.

"What's this?" Sakura smirked.

"IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK, SHE HAS TO SAY SOMETHING TO ALL OF YOU..." Sakura saw him blush.

"Okaay... if you say so..." Sakura gathered everyone, Sakura looked at Haruka.

"I'm sorry!" She bowed. "Please, give my gifts to someone who deserves it!" Momiji laughed.

"That's why we bought them silly!" Momiji grabbed his bag and pulled out the burett, he put it in her hair. "There! It looks perfect in your hair!" Haruka hugged Momiji, neither of them transformed.

"Thank you" She sniffed.

"I got you this!" Sakura handed her something wrapped in cloth, she opened it, it was a bracelett. "If you put it around you wrist, and it falls of on it's own or breaks on it's own, your love life is going to become very intereesting" Sakura winked.

Haruka rolled her eyes but put the bracelett on anyway.

"Here..." HatsuHaru tossed his gift at her, she caught it.

"A journal, thank you!"

"No problem." he muttered.

"This is from me..." Yuki gave her a bag, she opened it, it was a sweatshirt that was white that had a black cat on the back, smiling, and on the front in japanese letters it said:

Get out of my way, I'm a black cat...

"Wow! Thank you!" Haruka looked at her presents that was spread around her. "But I still think I-" Then the door slid open, and her brother stood there. "Arsen..." Haruka stood, putting the sweatshirt on the floor.

"What are you doing here?" Sakura asked.

"Actually, I came here to see Shigure... Is he here?"

"He should be in his office..." Yuki said. "Let me take you there"

"Thank you..." And they left the room.

That night, Haruka sat in the corner of the room, where the moonlight filtered through the window. She brought out her journal. After that, she went out of the room to get a drink, but found Kyo in front of the door.

"What are you doing?" He was bending down, something was on the floor.

"Well..." He picked it up and gave it to her. "Here" It was in a bag and she opened it. two cat charms layed in her hand. There was a black one and and orange one...

"Thank you..." She held them close to her for a second and he was about to walk away. "Wait..." She grabbed his wrist, he turned around. "Here..." She put one of the charms back in his hand. "You'll have one, and I'll have the other, okay?"

For a second, he looked at her but then at the charm. "Fine, whatever" And he left.

On the morning of Saturday, Sakura was surprised to find a big group of people sitting at the table.

"Who are you people?" She asked, skipping hatsuHaru and Momiji.

"Oh, this is some of the other family that wanted to visit Tohru as well, we couldn't say no..." Momiji answer. "This is Kisa, and that's Kagura..." Sakura smiled.

"Nice to meet you"

"I-Is Kyo here?" Kagura asked.

"Kyo?" Sakura put her finger to her chin, thinking. "I think-"

Kyo walked through the door at that moment, a carton of milk to his lips. Sakura stareed at him, but didn't say anything.

"Kyo-Kyo!" Kyo looked at the girl that jumped at him.

"K-Kagura, what are you doing here? In fact, what are all of you guys doing here?" He looked at the group.

"We want to see sissy..." Kisa said.

"Who invited you!" Kyo yelled.

"Yuki did! And Shigure invited Kagura and Kisa" Momiji said.

'That figures" He murmured.

That's when Yuki and Haruka walked in, Haruka was all chhipper, while Yuki dragged his feet.

"Kyo-Kyo..." Kagura said.

"DON'T CALL ME THAT!" He yelled. "What do you want?"

"Well, I just love you so much!" Kagura grabbed him and started to spin him around.

"Uh..." Sakura said.

"Off subject..." Haruka started, looking at everyone. "How's the haunted house doing Yuki?"

"It's going well" He smiled at her.

"So no one was lost without me?"

"Don't worry, we took care of it!" Momiji said.

"I'm so sorry I was a bother..." She apologized.

"No need to worry sis, we understood..." Sakura smiled.

"Yeah, it's nothing to feel sorry for" Kyo had gotten away from Kagura's grip.

"Now, let's go see Tohru!" Momiji said after everyone ate breakfast.

"Okay!" Everyone said in unsion.

Haruka searched her pockets for a second. "Wait guys, hold on!" She ran upstairs and into her room, she was looking for her charm. She found it by her bedside. "There you are!" She looked at the orange cat's charm's red jeweled eyes.

Come to think of it, I haven't seen Kyo's form yet... is that a good thing, or bad thing... Oh well!

She skipped downstairs, shoving the charm into her pants pocket.

TBC...

Haruka: He bought her a ribbon?

Sakura: Yeah, for Tohru, I guess he doesn't like me like I like him... *Sigh*

Haruka: Don't worry about it, you'll get him...

Sakura: Whatever...

Haruka: Hey no big-

Kagura: Oh Kyo! Kyo... Where are you?