Alright, another chapter! I guess I'm just gonna continue this as I planned. So this chapter will be about the first day of the last year of high school for Yuki, Kyo, and Tohru.

Also, Tohru is now 8 weeks pregnant. Well, on with the story!

The week quickly passed and the start of the second term of the trio's third year had already arrived. A loud ringing echoed through the hollow room, waking a sleepy orange cat from his deep slumber. He groaned as he slammed the button on his alarm clock with more force than necessary. He glared at the innocent digital clock as if it were at fault of something. Sighing, the boy forced himself out of his bed and began to get ready for the first day of school, a day he had dreaded for the past couple of weeks.

"I'll never hear the end of it from those damn brats at school," muttered Kyo under his breath. He ran his hands through his messy orange locks, a habit he had picked up when he was anxious.

The zodiac animal constantly reminded himself of the truth: he was going to be a father, potentially. It was a 50/50 shot between him and the princely Yuki, but the weight of responsibility burdened him nonetheless. He reminded himself that it would be okay and that he'd be able to protect Tohru, but the truth of the matter was that he was naive to think that the journey would be easy.

Kyo grabbed his school uniform which consisted of black trousers, a collared white shirt, and a black jacket. He noticed that the fit was looser than it had been three weeks ago at the fitting.

The cat sighed. "The stress is getting to me," he said to no one in particular. He had been skipping meals, looking for job opportunities instead. Both he and Yuki were desperate for work, knowing that two new babies meant double the financial trouble.

Shigure was still away and the three friends weren't exactly sure when he was coming back. Until then, no money was coming in, just slipping out. Both Yuki and Kyo were annoyed that the dog had abandoned them in this state.

With only stressful thoughts in mind, Kyo went downstairs for breakfast, only to find Yuki at the table. The cat didn't despise the rat as much as he had because the two understood the gravity of the situation; they were both possible fathers of Tohru's children. The cat and rat had an unspoken understanding of the overwhelming amount of stress they felt and the amount of responsibility each had to take. Fighting wouldn't get them anywhere and they learned this through trial and error.

Meanwhile, Tohru Honda was struggling to fit in her uniform from last semester. Due to the shortage of money from quitting her job as a cleaner, she wasn't able to get a new one fitted. Her growing stomach made matters worse; the twins were growing a lot faster than she expected. She tried to suck in her slightly swollen stomach, but the blue jacket wouldn't close. The brown haired girl sighed in defeat. I guess I'll just have to wear my gym sweater she thought. She quickly pulled the sweater over her, relieved that it fit her fine.

"Alright, a new day! Mom, I'm counting on you to keep me safe," said Tohru, trying to encourage herself. But she didn't feel excited about school. In fact, she was so afraid of going to school that she thought about feigning sickness. However, she knew that she couldn't run from it and that she had to face it.

The girl quickly stuck her signature ribbons into her hair and headed downstairs, finding the cat and rat in silence.

"Good morning, Yuki! Good morning, Kyo! It's the first day of school. Aren't you guys excited to-"

"C'mon, Tohru, we all know that none of us are excited," said the cat. "so stop acting like you are. And what are you wearing?"

Tohru wrapped her arms around her torso in embarrassment. "Oh, well, I guess I put on some weight," explained the blushing girl. "So I had no choice but to wear my gym sweater."

Kyo's frustration was evident. "Why didn't you tell us? We could've gotten you a new uniform, you idiot!"

Tohru winced at the harshness in his tone. "S-sorry. I guess it just slipped my mind."

Yuki glared at his insensitive cousin, who now looked apologetic and regretful. "What he meant, Miss Honda, was that you could tell us anything and we'll help you through it."

With the start of school, everyone's patience was being tested. Tohru understood how far the boys were going to help her out and she was grateful to have such great friends. She was willing to accept the sudden tantrums knowing that it was the least she could do. She felt guilty for burdening the Sohmas with her problems but she knew that she couldn't do this alone. As much as she wanted to be independent and self-reliant like her mother, it was hard to face everything by herself. She was glad to have Yuki and Kyo's support and promised herself that she'd definitely repay them for their kindness.

"We can get you a new uniform fitted by the end of the week if you'd like," said the handsome prince.

"Thank you," said Tohru. "but I can get it fitted on my own. I'm already troubling you guys with a lot of things."

The rice ball glanced at the clock and started to panic. "We're gonna be late! I'm sorry I didn't have time to make breakfast, I was so caught up on trying on my uniform that I forgot. We better hurry if we don't want to be late for the first day of the semester." She grabbed the hands of the two Sohma boys and dragged them along to school, surprising both boys of the amount of strength she had.

The rice ball, cat, and rat arrived at the high school. The cat and rat were panting from the work out while the rice ball had recovered and went to greet her friends, Uo and Hana.

"Uo! Hana!" called Tohru, bounding toward the yankee and psychic. Tohru hadn't had much contact with her friends ever since she found out she was pregnant.

Uo scooped up Tohru in an embrace. "Hey, kiddo! Hana and I missed you a lot over the summer. Fill me in on everything." Tohru swallowed her sense of shame. Her friends loved her so much, but she couldn't bring herself to tell them just yet.

Hana's face was much more solemn than it usually was. "Tohru... I sense several electric signals from you just like when we played 'Truth or Dare'... how bizarre."

"Enough with the signal talk, let's talk more about Tohru." Uo turned to the brunette who was now nervous and jumpy. "So, how was the prince, huh? Anything romantic?"

Tohru gave a nervous laugh. "Oh, no, nothing like that," she stammered.

Uo smiled disbelievingly. "Tohru, something did happen! Tell me, is he a hopeless romantic or a cold, distant type of guy?"

Before Tohru could utter another word, Hana asked a question. "Tohru, is there anything you're not telling us?"

"Yeah, Tohru, you seem like you're hiding something," admitted Uo, ruffling Tohru's hair. "Tell us what's up, kiddo."

"W-well, the th-thing is," mumbled Tohru, fidgeting with her hands. She didn't want to tell Uo and Hana. What would they think of her situation? Of course, they were her closest friends who had been with her even through her mother's death, but this was different. She was the innocent and naive friend that Uo and Hana loved, and she didn't want that image of her to be tainted in her friend's eyes.

Hana's emotionless black eyes stared into Tohru's glassy blue ones. "I have a feeling I know what it is. Don't say it here. We'll talk about it once we have some privacy."

Uo glanced back and forth and Hana and Tohru. "Can someone please fill me in?" asked Uo, crossing her arms and sighing in exasperation.

Tohru placed her hand on Uo's arm in assurance. "I promise you guys that I'll tell you everything later, so just hang in there Uo-chan and Hana-chan!"

Uo smiled and ruffled Tohru's hair again. "Alright, I'll only trust you 'cuz you're so cute!"

Hana nodded in agreement and the three headed off to find their homeroom class.

Upon his arrival at the school, Kyo was greeted by his former classmates.

"Hey, everyone, look! It's the angry cat lover!"

Chants soon followed after. Kyo was not in the mood for this nonsense, especially not today.

"Everyone, just shut up!" yelled the red faced Kyo as he sprinted to his new homeroom.

"Jeez, what's with him today?" whispered another classmate. Everyone shrugged it off. They all knew that Kyo had his tantrums, which made it even more entertaining to tease him.

"YUKI!" squealed a bunch of Prince Yuki Club members. The level headed prince nodded his head to acknowledge them, which emitted many "KYA!~" noises, and went inside the building to his homeroom.

"Arai Emi."

"Present!"

"Chiba Kosuke."

"'Sup, Teach?"

"Honda Tohru."

There was no response.

"Honda? Honda Tohru."

Tohru was dozing off, her head falling backwards. Luckily, Yuki was able to wake her up before she plummeted to the floor.

"H-here! I'm Honda Tohru, I'm present!" yelled Tohru enthusiastically, still half asleep. Some laughter was heard throughout the class room.

"Excuse me, Honda-san, please do not sleep during class. Also, please wear the proper school uniform starting tomorrow. It's your first day of school and you're already breaking the rules."

Tohru snapped out of her daze and looked sheepishly at the teacher. "I'm sorry. It won't happen again."

"I expect that it won't ever happen again, especially from a good student such as yourself. Now, moving on. Ito Takumi."

"Here."

As the teacher went on with attendance, Tohru was mentally beating herself up. She never got in trouble with the teacher, yet she was already caught breaking two school rules. These babies are much more troublesome than I thought they'd be thought the rice ball. For the rest of class, Tohru tried her best to stay awake and pay attention to the teacher, but her tiredness got the best of her.

Life wasn't fair. For Kyo, anyway. He was put into a different homeroom than Tohru and that made matters worse. Damn rat gets to have homeroom with Tohru thought the angry cat. His day started off pretty bad and the cat was in one of his moods again.

"Sohma Kyo," called the teacher for attendance. She scanned the room for the orange haired boy.

The cat's glinting amber eyes glanced upwards at the teacher. He then stood up with a loud thud and walked out.

"Excuse, me! Student! Get back here this instant!" yelled the teacher. Kyo ignored the lady's calls and walked into Tohru's classroom.

"My name is Kyo Sohma and I am transferring myself to this classroom instead," declared the aggravated cat. Yuki rolled his eyes at his cousin's behavior, hoping that the teacher would reprimand the cat and bring him back to his own classroom. Instead, the teacher agreed.

"Fine. Please take a seat next to that student over there," said the teacher, pointing to Yuki. Yuki's jaw dropped. Just his luck.

The cat smirked and walked over to the fuming rat, sitting down at the empty desk beside him.

A couple of whispers were heard. "Aren't the Sohma boys so good looking?"

"Yeah, Honda-san is so lucky to be friends with them."

"Oh, I heard that she and Yuki-kun are together."

"What? No way. Prince Yuki would never like an ordinary girl like her. "

"She's average but she must be good at seducing boys. I've heard that she's seduced both Sohmas."

Kyo turned around to see who was whispering and glared at the suspect. The whispers stopped immediately. Tohru was completely oblivious to the whispers, mainly because she was dozing off again.

When the teacher's back was turned, Tohru face planted into the desk, asleep. No matter how much Yuki tried to wake her, she wouldn't budge.

"Miss Honda," whispered Yuki with a sense of urgency in his voice. "please wake up! You'll get in trouble again."

Kyo noticed what was going on and leaned over to give Tohru a small poke on her face. "She's out cold," stated Kyo, shaking Tohru's shoulder slightly.

The teacher turned around. He noticed Tohru asleep on the desk and two Sohmas trying to wake her. "Why was I stuck with the troublemakers," mumbled the teacher to himself. "Honda-san, wake up!"

Tohru's head bolted up from her desk causing some students to giggle. She looked around, confused.

"Honda-san, I'm going to have to send you to the nurse. Please do not disturb my class anymore."

Tohru yawned and stood up to leave the class, still unaware of what was going on. Her steps were wobbly, making Yuki and Kyo worried.

Suddenly, Kyo stood up. "I'll take her to the nurse!"

The teacher sighed and nodded. "Whatever it takes for me to continue on with my class."

Kyo rushed over to Tohru and grabbed her arm to support her while Yuki watched with envy.

The orange haired boy and the "ordinary" girl walked down the hallway to the nurse's office. Kyo stared at the girl, who was still half-asleep.

"Kyo," murmured the sleepy girl.

"Yeah?"

"Where are you taking me?"

"To the nurse."

Tohru suddenly regained full consciousness. "The nurse? Why?"

"You were falling asleep."

"WHAT?" said Tohru, a bit louder than she meant. "I was kicked out of class?"

The cat nodded.

"Oh, no. It's my first day! I've already been scolded several times."

"Hey, I get yelled at all the time and I'm fine," replied the cat jokingly.

Tohru giggled. "I guess that's right."

"So... are you tired because of the babies?" The cat made sure to whisper even though the hallway was empty.

Tohru nodded. "I've never been so tired before and I guess it's because of pregnancy. I have a feeling that the twins will be causing a lot of trouble."

Kyo smiled. He liked having this alone time with Tohru. It almost felt like they were a family, and Kyo wished things would be this way forever.