Chapter One- Shigure's Pov.

I was sitting on the porch of the Sohma house, visiting Ayame and Hatori. Hatori was attending to Akito, who had a low fever and a cough. "Poor 'Tori, always having to look over Akito, does he ever go out anymore?" I sighed.

Ayame thought for a moment. "Do you count going to my Yuki's school to check on him when he misses his checkups?" I shook my head. "Then no."

We both sighed at this. And automatically, we began to plan. But what was there for Shigure out there? "A doctor's convention?" Ayame suggested.

"A seahorse convention?" I returned the suggestion, looked at Ayame, and then we burst out laughing.

We didn't even hear his footsteps, but we did hear his voice. "I don't even want to know."

We looked up to see Hatori looking down at us, his black hair falling over his left eyes as usual, wearing his white doctor's jacket, and his suit. "Oh, how about shopping?" Ayame said, his face lighting up.

"Perfect!" I responded, and then we gave each other the thumbs up sign. Hatori rolled his eyes, or really, his eyes, and sat down next to us.

"So how's Akito?" I asked.

Hatori shrugged. "He'll be fine. Miyako* is helping me look after him, and it's just a small cold. I think I'll finally have some time to read." He leaned his head against the door frame.

"Oh no, you are not staying in 'Tori dearest. We need to get you something other than suits to wear; you're really a desperate case. Not one of the worst I've seen during the length in my career, but you do make the top ten." Ayame shook his head sadly.

I nodded. "Yes Haa-san! We should get you some nicer clothes, then maybe you could get a date, and then you could get out of the house!" As usual, both Ayame and I were thinking too ahead for the poor doctor.

"My suits are fine, I'm a doctor." He argued.

I was the one to roll my eyes this time. "Doctors should have some style though! When you just appear in a suit that looks set for a funeral, you don't give your patients much hope on their condition." I winked at Aaya, who was grinning, knowing that eventually, he would have to give in if he wanted any peace while we were near.

"Fine." He grumbled, accepting defeat just as I had predicted.

"Yes! Shopping for Tori-san, shopping for Tori-san!" Ayame celebrated, loudly.

Miyako poked her orange, red, and white head out of the door. "Get him some black; he looks good in black, but maybe some tighter shirts, and a nice jacket. Could you also pick up something for Akito? Just some shoes, none bulky combat boots would be great." She begged.

Ayame shot his head towards her. "Shopping for Tori-san and Akito! Goodie!" He sang, and we high-fived.

With a good slap to the back of my head, my little sister was gone, no doubt returning to Akito's side.

"Anyways, which shops should we take Haa-san to?" I questioned for many were already popping into mind.

"Well, he has to come to mine of course, and then we can take him to M" But Ayame was cut off when the front gate creaked open.

"Excuse me sirs, is this the Sohma estate?" We turned to see two uniformed men, police officers, standing just inside the gate. Between them was a young girl, I shouldn't say young, she was perhaps Hatsuharu's age, maybe older, no younger.

"Yes, can we help you?" I asked, studying her, mainly because she reminded me of someone, and I was determined to discover who.

She was thin and tall, and had short white hair, her left eyes that I assumed was the dark green was covered by her slanting bangs, just like Hatori's, although; her fashion taste was much more developed than the doctor's. She was wearing a black pleated skirt that came down to her mid-thigh, fishnets covered any exposed leg up until her shoes, soft formed black boots*, the edges flipped over to expose fuzzy white insides. And on her upper half, she wore a tight shirt that revealed some of her palest skin of her stomach, black to go with the rest of her outfit, the outline of a vulture against a full moon. On her wrists, she wore leather studded, and a few electric blue rubber, bracelets. That, and a pair of handcuffs.

"We are looking for Hatori Sohma, we were told that he lives here, is this correct?" The policeman on the right questioned. We all looked at the doctor, who stood up.

"I am Hatori, what can I do for you?" Haa-san asked.

They nodded to each other, and then the one on the left said, "We have come to see if you would be willing to take in Ichi, you're her last family member that can, and may be willing to, or else she'll have to go into social services." Gesturing to the girl in the middle.

Hatori looked puzzled, and the police took note of this, and the one on the right explained.

"This is Ichi Sohma, Kana Sohma's daughter. Her file labels you as her father."

Author's Note: Ahh, the suspense!

REVIEW QUESTION: Why is Ichi in handcuffs, be creative? Is she really Hatori's daughter? What do you think Hatori's reaction will be?

*Miyako Sohma- Shigure's little sister, introduced in my story "Miyako" great read, you should check it out if you haven't already… Miyako is Akito's girlfriend, and lives in the Sohma house, used to live in Shigure's home before she fell in love with Akito. She is the fox of the zodiac, much like Kyo, she is forgotten.

*Soft formed black boots- Uggs