Kami smiled as she walked out of the bathroom. Everyone was waiting. "Are you ready, Miss Honda?" Yuki was asking Tohru.

"Yep, I'm ready!" Tohru smiled.

"So am I." Natsuki smiled. "Oh hey Kami, ready to go?"

"Yep."

"Are you going to the lake side? Be careful not to fall in the lake! Kyo!" Shigure chuckled.

"Who's going to fall?!" Kyo yelled at his older cousin.

"Ah! Hatori, we're going out…Hmm.." Kami looked over at the couch as Tohru walked over. Hatori was fast asleep on the couch.

"Oh? Hatori is sleeping?" Shigure blinked walking over.

"Yes…" Tohru blinked.

Kami looked down at him. He looks so tired… and peaceful. She smiled slightly.

"So…" Shigure blinked.

"Hatori is sleeping?" Kyo looked shocked.

"Kyo? Everyone sleeps. What's so strange?" Shigure asked.

"Of course I know that. What I mean is that he doesn't sleep in front of anybody." Kyo grumbled.

"Ah… eh, that's right, it is quite rare!" Shigure chuckled. "…Maybe he's too tired… too many things happened."

"It's easy to catch a cold if he sleeps like that. Blanket…" Tohru came rushing over with a blanket, she almost tripped and Kami caught the blanket.

"Here let me help you with that." Kami smiled. The two girls put the blanket on Hatori as he slept. Kami tucked the blanket around Hatori and smiled. "There we go, now he's comfortable."

"You're so caring, Tohru and Kami. You'll both make good wives." Shigure chuckled.

"No… how…" Tohru blushed.

Kami blushed. "I'm not ready for that yet." I would have to ask Yukio for permission after I find the right guy anyways…

"Wow… You're really caring." A voice chuckled. "Both of you! Even I must compliment you." Kami looked over to see a tall man with long silver hair braided over his shoulder. There was a silent moment as everyone stared at him. "What's with you guys? You're frozen! Are you ill?!"

"It's because you're suddenly here!" Kyo and Yuki yelled together.

"You forgetful guy! Where'd you come from!?" Kyo yelled angrily.

"Of course I came in through the front door. KyoKyo, you dummy!" He laughed.

"I TOLD YOU NOT TO CALL ME KYOKYO!" Kyo yelled angrily.

"Um, who is this guy?" Natsuki blinked.

"This is Ayame, Yuki's older brother." Tohru said.

"Miss Honda, it's too dangerous, don't get near him!" Yuki said, putting his arm in front of Tohru.

"How are you, Ayame?" Tohru asked nervously.

"Everyone! I know that you're all agitated, but please remain calm! I'm standing here because I got help from a certain someone." Ayame chuckled.

"Some-someone…" Kyo and Yuki growled together. They turned and glared at Shigure.

"Huh?! N-No… It's not me!" Shigure flushed.

Kami blinked. "Uh guys…. We should be a little silent so we don't wake up Hatori…" Kami said nervously. The other girls were laughing as silently as they could at Ayame.

"Don't worry, Shigure… Even if the whole world stands against you, I will always stand by your side…" Ayame said dramatically.

"Ayame… You are the pillar of my heart…" Shigure said just as dramatically.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" Kyo and Yuki yelled together.

"Ah.. Maybe you haven't heard it before! Please calm down! Kinpachi-sensei always says it!" Ayame said loudly. "It's that teenage school series!"

"What are you trying to say, Ayame?!" Shigure blinked.

"Kinpachi-sensei said it like this… 'The character for person is.. formed by supporting each other." Ayame chanted, confusing most of them.

"What does that mean?" Yuki said. He and Kyo looked completely clueless to his idiotic chanting.

"This phrase is too meaningful." Ayame said dramatically.

"YOU'RE JUST REPEATING!" Yuki and Kyo yelled at Ayame.

"So tired, I feel so tired once you're here! If you have no other business, please leave now!" Kyo moaned.

"That's going too far! Of course I have business! Yuki.. today is the day where we, the two brothers, will have a further understanding of each other…" Ayame grabbed Yuki's hands.

"But before that, I will push you into the bottom of the lake…" Yuki growled.

"Come on…" Kami sighed, trying to get everyone to silent down.

"Leave them be." Natsuki smiled. "This is too funny!"

"Is that so.. Okay! No matter what, as long as we stay together as brothers." Ayame laughed.

"You're the only one that's going to go down!" Yuki growled angrily.

"Excuse me…" Tohru said nervously stepping forward.

Suddenly Hatori walked up behind Ayame and bonked a book on his head. "I told you for a long time to not disturb others! Ayame."

"Waah… Hatori!" Ayame said loudly and energetically.

"Hatori, you're up.." Tohru blinked.

Kami sighed. "Sorry, these guys are all just too loud." Kami shook her head.

"Good morning, Hatori!" Ayame leaned in close to his cousin.

"Sorry we woke you up!" Shigure said loudly and happily. "Originally, I was going to keep it a bit low."

"Then.. Why are you here?" Hatori sighed.

"Eh?" Ayame blinked, but then started talking excitedly. "I went to the Sohma house to find you, but that 53 year old servant of yours said that Hatori, you, and the rest went to the cottage for a vacation. So I thought I must go and join in. So, without thinking, I took a car up here- going to places by cars really is very convenient…"

Hatori sighed interrupting Ayame's rant. "Yuki.. Kyo.. Didn't you say that you're going to bring the girls to the lakeside to play today?"

"Ah!" Kyo blinked, in all the craziness of Ayame showing up had erased his memories of their plans.

"Eh? Really? Then you better hurry! What are you doing, standing there like idiots? As a girl's tour guide you must be very sharp and smart!" Ayame smiled and looked over. "And who are these new girls? Hello! I am Ayame, Yuki's big brother! And who are you?!" He grabbed Aki's hand.

"Umm… I'm Aki. I'm one of Yuki's classmates." She smiled. "And these are my cousins; Kami, Natsuki, and Miyako."

"How wonderful to meet you girls! We should spend some time together now that I'm here!"

Kyo and Yuki glared at the older man. "Ah! Ah.. then… let's go to the lakeside to play! Yes!" Tohru said nervously.

"Yeah! I don't want to stand around here with this idiot all day." Natsuki grumbled. She started heading out to the lake.

Kyo, Yuki, Tohru, Aki, and Miyako followed. Kami glanced over at Hatori, Shigure, and Ayame. "We'll be back later… Try to get some sleep Hatori." She turned and followed the others.

"Phew… Coming here, I feel so refreshed…" Tohru smiled as they arrived at the water.

"That guy… doesn't plan to leave today…" Kyo growled darkly. "That's your brother! You should think of a way to get rid of him!"

Kami sighed and moved to the water. "Let's not worry about that right now."

"What could be done was done… disgusting… that guy only depends on others for his living…" Yuki grumbled.

"Who's the one depending on others to live? Aren't you depending on Shigure to live?!" Kyo growled.

"This has nothing to do with you! Don't think that you know everything!" Yuki glared.

"It's not like I want to talk to you! You keep spinning around and around in front of me, I have to see you even if I don't want to!" Kyo yelled.

"Then you should automatically disappear!" The two started fighting.

Kami sighed and headed out to put her feet in the water. "Aw! This feels so nice! Come join me everyone!" She called. The girls, minus Tohru, went to join her.

"Those two can be pretty entertaining." Natsuki smiled looking over towards them.

At that moment the two stopped arguing and turned to Tohru. "No Miss Honda!"

"Ooh!?" Tohru blinked.

"I don't mean that I hate lakes!" Yuki gasped.

"I just don't like being with him." The two said together.

"You didn't misunderstand, right?!" Kyo asked.

"Y-yes…" Tohru blinked.

The two guys froze. "No… forget it…" Yuki sighed, he looked a little relived.

"As long as you don't misunderstand…" Kyo grumbled.

"Mm… It's really beautiful.." Tohru smiled.

"Take your shoes off and come feel the water on your feet!" Miyako called. "Kyo it feels really relaxing! Maybe it can help you forget about Ayame…"

Kyo looked over. "Huh… Maybe…" He shrugged.

"You can come too." Aki called towards Yuki and Tohru. "The water is perfect!"

"Maybe.." Yuki smiled and walked down, ignoring Kyo.

Hatori glanced away from his friends as the others returned from their little walk. He was still thinking about Kana slightly. She's married now… I hope you happiness Kana. He thought back to Ayame's words. 'I hope Hatori-san will be… Two thousand times happier than Kana!'

Hatori shook his head and sighed. He looked over towards where Yuki, Kyo, Tohru, and the Kibaru girls returned. He noticed Kami laughing at something her cousin had said. She's much older than the others… even though she goes to school with them. Probably has something to do with her family curse. He smiled slightly. She is very caring about her family members.

"Wow… Yuki, you're back! And your pals are with you." Ayame smiled looking over.

"Who are his pals?!" Kyo yelled angrily.

"And Yuki… Just now, Hatori gave me some advice. He told me to be firmer with you, to deepen our understanding. He says that this is the best way." Ayame said excitedly.

"Firmer…? That means like how.." Tohru blinked confused.

"What did you tell that idiot?" Kami asked Hatori.

Before Hatori could answer Ayame answered Tohru's confused question. "Like this! Yuki is my younger brother, and I'm Yuki's older brother! This is an unchangeable fact! Yuki!" He pointed his finger at Yuki. "You must obey… YOUR BROTHER'S ORDERS!"

There was silence as everyone stared at Ayame stunned. Yuki suddenly glared up darkly at his older brother. "Humph… GO DIE!"

"Ayame, he doesn't understand one bit." Hatori sighed shaking his head.

"Not a bit!" Shigure chuckled nervously.

Kami sighed. "I'm going to go make dinner." She shook her head. "Try to keep those two from killing Ayame." Kami headed into the kitchen. Hatori watched after her.

"She'll make a good wife for some lucky guy one day." Shigure chuckled behind Hatori. "I'd go after her if I didn't have my sights on someone else."

Hatori was about to ask who the girl was, but decided against it. Knowing Shigure he wouldn't want to know. "You should keep your nose out of other people's lives."

"I can't help it." Shigure chuckled. "Kami is so close to our age that I wonder if maybe she'd make a good girlfriend for one of us."

"Don't even joke like that." Hatori sighed. He paused as he glanced towards the kitchen. She is sweet and Shigure is right about her someday making a good wife. He turned his thoughts away from Kami and turned to see Yuki and Kyo yelling at Ayame. He shook his head. I need to look after my own family, not think about other families.