-Reyra-

I shivered as I ran, but I didn't care. I was letting the more animal side of my being take over so I wouldn't have to deal with all the emotions that were swimming around in my heart. I finally slowed down when I started to shiver so bad that I could barely stand. I looked around for some kind of shelter and sighed in relief when I saw a small cave in the side of a cliff. I made my way inside and shook myself as dry as I could before I curled up, still in Zodiac form, and laid my head down on my paws. I watched the storm from inside the cave. The wind had picked up and the rain had started to pour. It was like it was reacting to my emotions even though I knew that wasn't true. A clap of thunder sounded before a flash of lighting lit up the sky. I tried to reign in my emotions, but I couldn't. It just hurt too much. Even though I knew I should be hurting I did. Even though I knew I shouldn't be crying over him because he was never mine I was. We had gotten closer, or at least I thought we had. I'd thought it was something special, or at least something that could become something special. Why did I have to be so naïve? Of course he wouldn't want me, I was just some random girl Tohru knew who just happened to have the same kind of curse. I whimpered before closing my eyes. All that running and crying had made me tired and I knew that if I slept, then the pain would go away, even if only for a few minutes.

-Yuki-

We all got back to the house to see Tohru waiting for us with hope in her blue eyes. When Shigure shook his head silently telling her we didn't find her she looked down at her feet and headed for her room and hadn't come out since. Kyo had come up to try and console her, but she refused to open the door. We'd all changed into dry clothes except for Haru and were sitting around the table in the main room.

"Alright Hatsuharu, talk."

I said, slightly upset that he had some understanding as to why Reyra had suddenly run off. I knew she didn't like me the way I'd grown to like her, but that didn't mean I didn't care about her.

"I got a call from Rin this morning. She said she wanted to see me so I left and went to her house."

He said and I mentally sighed, that woman was no good for him.

"We talked and….made up. Then she sent me to go get her dress order from your brother Ayame. I went and started to talk with him. He'd asked me about Rin and me, then suddenly Reyra opened the screen to one of the changing rooms. She didn't look at anyone, she just bolted right out of the store. She even left a dress she'd bought. I'd gone back to Rin's and told her it was over. She'd said she loved me, but I knew better so I ended it. Then I came here to ask for you guys to help me find her."

He said and I sighed as I sat down.

"Did Reyra happen to hear your and Ayame's conversation?"

Shigure asked and from Haru's lack of an answer we all knew that was a yes.

"Dammit! Haru, you're suck an idiot sometimes!"

Kyo yelled at him and we all looked at him surprised.

"I didn't know she was there."

Haru said and I sighed as I pinched the bridge of my nose.

"It doesn't matter if you knew or not, the fact of the matter is is that she was. She's in love with you Haru. Anybody with eyes can see that."

I said and his eyes widened in shock.

"Apparently not anybody."

Shigure said with a chuckle which made me and Kyo glare at him. He held up his hands in surrender before turning to look at Haru.

"But they're right. She is in love with you. She opened up to you out of all of us here. She wouldn't let Kyo pick her up when you three found her at the main house, but she'd let you. And she ran into the forest after hearing you had been with another woman. If that doesn't show she loves you then I don't know what does."

Shigure said and Haru looked down at his hands.

"There's nothing we can do now but wait till the storm is over and hope that our dear, sweet Reyra is ok."

Shigure said and we all tensed. Shigure seemed to have noticed what he said and tried to lighten the mood, but it didn't help. Haru got up and I looked up at him.

"Where are you going?"

I asked and he looked at me.

"Sleep."

He said before going up the stairs. I didn't bother to think about where he was going to sleep, I was too worried about Reyra.

'Please be okay.'

I thought before getting up and heading to my room to get some sleep myself.

-Reyra-

I opened my eyes and was shocked that it was sunny outside the cave I'd slept in. It shocked me that I'd stayed the whole night here, but then again considering how I felt it wasn't really all that surprising. I moved to get up, but stopped when I felt something warmed curled up against my side. I turned my head to see a ball of orange and red. On closer inspection I noticed that it was a tiger. I could tell by the scent that she was a member of the Zodiac. I tried to remember what Yuki had told me about the other members of the Zodiac. He'd said that Ayame was the snake, Hatori was the dragon, and Kagura was the boar, but who did he say was the tiger again? I froze when she started to move. She opened her eyes and looked up at me with sleepy orange colored eyes. They widened a bit before she scrambled away from me to the other side of the cave.

"Hey, it's alright."

I said, but it came out as a growl since I was still in my Zodiac form. I transformed back into my human form and once the red smoke cleared I moved closer to her.

"Hey, it's alright. I'm not going to hurt you."

I said and noticed she stopped shaking, but she was still looking at me warily.

"My name's Reyra, what's yours?"

I asked and she slowly took a step towards me. There was a puff of smoke and a slight pop before a little girl, no older than thirteen, with orange colored hair to her shoulders looked up at me.

"K-Kisa."

She said softly and I smiled at her.

"Hello Kisa. What are you doing here?"

I asked and noticed she came closer to me.

"I was on my way to Shigure's when it started to storm. I found this place and…."

She said trailing off.

"Deciding to take shelter?"

I asked and she nodded.

"Seems like we think alike."

I said with a smile and she looked down at her hands.

"What say you to finding some clothes?"

I asked and she nodded. I reached out to pick her up and stopped when I noticed she flinched.

"Here, get on my back and I'll find us some clothes alright?"

I asked as I knelt down. She hesitated a moment before I felt her climb onto my back. I stood up before making my way out of the cave and running towards town. I went through the back ways so as not to be seen and stopped behind the fence of someone's backyard. They had clothes on the line and I smiled as I realized there would be clothes for me and Kisa. I knelt down and she climbed off.

"Stay here, I'll be right back."

I said before hopping over the fence, grabbing some clothes, then hopping back over. I handed her the clothes I'd grabbed for her before pulling on the pair of light blue cut off shorts and white off the shoulder halter top I'd gotten for myself. I turned to Kisa and laughed a bit when I saw she was having trouble with the small denim skirt and orange and black striped long sleeve shirt.

"Here, let me help."

I said before pulling the shirt down over her head, then helping her with the skirt.

"There."

I said with a smile and she smiled back at me.

"You want to walk or you want me to carry you again?"

I asked and she looked to be debating it before she pointed to my back. I smiled before kneeling down. She climbed on and I stood back up once I was sure she was secure. I aimlessly walked around until I recognized the name of the store I was passing. It was Ayame's store.

"Reyra!"

Someone called and I looked inside to see Megumi running towards me. I noticed Kisa's grip on my shoulders tightened and I moved so she was hidden from Megumi.

"Hey, sorry about yesterday."

I said and she waved me off.

"You left your dress, here."

She said before running inside, then coming back outside with it.

"Thanks."

I said as I held out one arm for her to loop the handles over, then I moved it back to properly hold Kisa up.

"Well, I got to get back to work. Bye."

She said and I nodded to her before I started to leave the shop, but I stopped when I heard someone else say my name.

"Reyra?"

I looked up to see Ayame.

"Hey."

I said as he reached me. I was shocked when Kisa didn't react to him, maybe it's because he's a member of the Zodiac too.

"Why'd you run off yesterday? Was it because of Haru?"

He asked and I tensed, but he didn't seem to notice.

"No, sorry. I just….had to get away."

I said before nodding goodbye to him and heading for the door.

"You had everyone out looking for you you know?"

He asked me as I opened the door and I froze.

'Everyone was out looking for me?'

I wondered.

"Haru seemed really worried when he saw you run out of the store like that. He got Kyo, Yuki, and Shigure out in that storm yesterday looking for you."

He said and I felt warmth in my heart at the thought that Haru cared, but quickly squashed it as I remembered the fact that he was with another woman. He was taken, so what did I care that he was out looking for me?

"Oh, well I'll have to make sure to tell them I'm alright. Good bye Ayame."

I said before leaving before anyone else could stop me.

I just walked and I sighed when I realized I'd unconsciously brought myself home.

"There's no delaying it anymore. I don't want Kyo, and the others to worry. Haru can just go fuck himself."

I said to myself then blushed when I realized I still had Kisa on my back. I looked back and breathed a sigh of relief when I saw she was asleep. I slid open the shoji doors with one hand before sliding it shut again. Since we were both barefoot anyway I just silently made my way upstairs. I walked to Tohru's room and gently laid Kisa down on her bed before going to my own room. I slid open the door and smiled when I saw my bed had been delivered and was sitting in the corner of my room by the window like I'd asked. I set my bag down in my closet before moving over to my bed. I froze when I saw there was someone already in it. But not just any someone, a certain someone with two toned hair that stole and shattered my heart.

"Hatsuharu?"