Shigure was still spilling spouts of laughter at the table, sometimes murmuring things like, "three girls, tent, outside"

Chai and Tohru were currently bowing their heads in angst at Shigure and Yuki,

Yuki stared calmly speaking to them over Shigure's laughter,

"So..you've all been living by yourself in a tent?"

Riley was crossing her arms and sitting cross-legged on the floor, boring holes into Shigure's bent-over form,

Chai and Tohru answered in the same monotone, "Uh-huh." Yuki seemed surprised at this before continuing his questions,

"How long exactly?"

Tohru answered as well as Chai,

"Just over a week.."

"Well, that explains it. But all of this land is the Sohma property. It'd seem odd if we suddenly had a new neighbor."

Chai immediately answered before Tohru, Riley turned to her slightly surprised when her voice came out slightly hesitant and sad-like-

"I'm sorry, but can't we stay there a little while longer? It'll only be for a few more weeks then me and Riley will go, honest!"

Tohru nodded in agreement, with her face flushed a brilliant red. Chai continued and Riley moved close to her and Tohru for a slight comfort, feeling bad that both of them were under Yuki's intense stare,

"We don't have much money but, we can pay you."

Tohru added the last part with Chai and Riley nodding their heads in agreement when she said in a soft voice,

"Please let us stay."

Shigure pushed himself up off the ground, dragging everyone's attention to him when he finally faced us when a hint of a smile on his face,

"You know, those woods aren't too safe, it's got wild animals, landslides, an occasional wierdo prowling around-"

Riley murmured under her breathe a sarcastic, "Like you?" under her voice, which resulted in Chai elbowing her hard in the gut sending a warning glare to her.

"It wouldn't be safe to be living out there alone." Shigure finished, looking expectedly at Tohru and then Yuki started up again,

"So you're done laughing?"

Chai immediately beat Tohru to standing up confidently, a firm fist raised,

"DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT US, RILEY AND ME WILL BEAT THEIR ASSES TO AFRICA AND BACK-" Chai promptly wobbled slightly before falling over on her side, Yuki stood up as well as Riley, with a concerned Tohru right behind them and ran over to her side,

Yuki put a pale hand on her forehead and a frown marred his feminine features, "A fever." Riley rolled her eyes before saying, "No shit, sherlock."

Shigure began running around the house and said in a panicked voice,

"I'LL GET ICE, IT'S UHH-" He opened the kitchen door and Riley's, Tohru's, and Chai's nose were hit with the most disgusting stench- EVER.

Riley spoke up and said in an amused tone, "Huh, and you call the woods unsafe?"

Shigure said in a matter-of-fact tone, "Well, relatively speaking-" He paused suddenly and a look of concentration was over-taking his usual smiling face,

"There, you hear that? There's just been another landslide somewhere."

Chai looked up, slightly dazed, before asking a question she already full-well known, "A-ah really? but how do you know that?"

Shigure smiled softly before looking away, "I guess you could say it was just pure instinct."

Riley saw movement in the left corner of her eye and saw Yuki sending Shigure a look,

"Was it close?" Yuki asked breathlessly, staring slightly wide-eyed at Shigure. Shigure turned his head towards Yuki before saying, "Close to the tents-" Shigure sweat-dropped before saying in a sing-song tone- "I MEAN NOT AT ALL~!"

Tohru, Yuki, Chai, Riley and Shigure all stood before a large mass of dirt covering not only Tohru's tent but Chai and Riley's also,

"OH NO, MOM'S PICTURE WAS IN THERE, I GOT TO GET HER , MOM!"

Chai instantly felt bad and helped her dig, only to be stopped by Riley and Yuki, Yuki softly escorting Tohru back to the house while Riley and Chai sat by the mound of dirt, sighing softly.

Riley turned to Chai once she was sure Yuki and Shigure wouldn't hear,

"That was quite some acting you did there." Riley smirked and nudged Chai in the shoulder with her knuckle,

Chai smirked and sighed before saying in a low voice,

"It wasn't acting. I think I am sick."

Riley's face when too amused then worried, "We should get back, then." She offered a hand to Chai and pulled her up before they both made their way in the direction of the Sohma's house.

A/N: Hi, we're sexy.

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