Note --- Names in this chapter...
Yui = Yui Horie (Tohru's VA)
Hikaru = Hikaru Midorikawa (Tamahome and Heero Yui's VA)
Tomokazu = Tomokazu Seki (Kyo's VA) --- hottie!!!
I was confused about what to name the characters so I went with some of my fav VA's. I wanted to use Aya Hisakawa but thought it was too close Ayame. Please enjoy!

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Lies and Deception
Chapter 15
By: FayeValentine00 (Sarah-chan)

"Are you sure? Really?" My eyes welled with tears of joy as I spoke to Hatori on the phone.

"You believed me more last time." Hatori muttered into the phone but I could hear amusement in his voice. "Yes Tohru, I am sure. You are pregnant again."

"Thank you so much. ... Bye!"

When I hung up the phone, I ran out into the living room to see Kyoko, who was now 4 and a half years old, drawing a picture. When she looked up at me, I must have had a weird expression on my face.

"Mommy, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, sweetie." I kneeled down and gave her a big hug. "What did you draw?"

"You and Daddy and Uncle Kyo and Uncle Ayame and Uncle Shigure." She smiled so proudly that I could help but giggle a bit.

"May I see it?"

She looked up at me a bit reluctantly for a moment before she slowly handed me the paper. At first glance, I wasn't sure what everything was until I looked a bit closer.

In the middle of the picture was a woman with long brown hair and a really short skirt. I assumed it was me and smiled. To the left of me was a small gray mouse and to my right was a cute orange cat. Wrapped into a knob at my feet was a white snake who seemed to be looking up my skirt but that may just have been my imagination. Finally, Between Ayame and Yuki was a black dog that must have been Shigure because he had a book under his paws and a cigarette in his mouth.

I couldn't help but laugh as I looked at the drawing of Kyoko's family. It was so cute and done with such innocence that I knew everyone would love it.

"It's so cute!" I hugged her tightly again and the praise made her blush. "Daddy is over at Uncle Kyo's and Aunt Kagura's house. Do you want to go and show him?"

"Yeah!" Her eyes lit up with excitement so after putting on our shoes, we headed over for the newest house that was not built too far from ours.

"Tohru!" Kagura saw us walking up from the gate and walked out to met us. I noticed that see looked ready to burst and realized that her due date was only 2 days away. She was pregnant with twins but hadn't wanted to know if they would be boys or girls. "How are you?"

"We're great but lets get you inside. You should be sitting down."

She gave me a dirty look that told me that Kyo must have been saying the same thing all day but she still took Kyoko's other hand and followed us inside.

A few minutes into my conversation with Kagura, Kyo and Yuki walked in from the work that they were doing in the soon-to-be nursery.

"Everyone sit down. Kyoko drew us a picture." When I displayed the picture for the room, we all laughed and Kagura asked if she could put it on the refrigerator.

After Kyoko had helped Kagura to hang the picture, I stood and walked over to Yuki.

"I have something to tell you."

He looked confused but smiled. "Anything wrong?"

"No, I just wanted to tell you that I am pregnant." I said it in such a purposely nonchalant way that Yuki didn't immediately react.

"... What?"

"Hatori called me a few minutes ago and told me that I'm pregnant."

"Really?!" I saw his eyes brighten up and he smiled.

"Yes."

Instead of responding, he took me by the arms and kissed me thoroughly.

"Congratulations." Kyo's voice suddenly reminded us of his presence and I reluctantly pulled away from my husband before turning to Kyo with a big smile.

"Thank you, Kyo. You're going to have your hands full, you know. Between Kyoko, the twins and now a new baby too."

He looked at me a moment before sighing melodramatically and rolling his eyes. "Ugh!"

A hand came out of nowhere and slapped Kyo upside the head. "WHAT?!"

"Kagura, maybe you should calm down." Yuki spoke to her softly as he easily caught the second fist that was headed at Kyo's head.

It took a moment but she did finally relax and turn to me with a smile. "Congratulations Tohru!" She then looked down at my daughter and smiled with childlike enthusiasm. "Guess what, Kyoko?! You're gonna be a big sister!"

It took our daughter a moment to understand but then she looked up at me with huge excited eyes. "Mommy's going to have a baby like Aunt Kagura?!"

"Yup!" Kagura laughed and tussled the little girls hair.

"Yay!" Kyoko jumped around happily in excitement. She couldn't wait to have playmates closer to her age because living way out where we did, she really only got to play with her "aunts and uncles" who all happened to be members of the junnishi.

One year and 4 days later, Yuki, Kyoko, our 3 month old son, Hikaru, and myself all went over to Kyo and Kagura's home for the twins first birthday.

The twins were adorable. Yui, the younger girl, had long brown hair and big brown eyes like her mother. Tomokazu, the older boy, had brown hair as well but the shade had a definite hint of orange in it and his hazel eyes were shaped just like Kyo's.

"Tohru?" I turned around from where I stood cutting vegetables and saw Kagura looking at me with a big smile. "Thank you."

"What?" I blinked in confusion.

She threw her arms around me and held me in a firm embrace. "Thank you for everything. ... If it wasn't for you, there is no way that any of us would have ever ended up this happy."

I returned her hug tightly and tried not to cry as I spoke to her. "Thank you too."

"Mom. I'm hungry. Can I have a snack?" Kyoko came running into the kitchen with Kyo right on her heels.

It was supposed to be Kyo and Yuki's job to watch the kids while we cooked dinner but as we'd learned early on, Kyoko usually ended up baby-sitting them. Everytime that they'd start to fight, she'd start up her water works that fooled them everytime and they'd stop. She'd then always come bragging to Kagura and me about how she'd saved them from breaking the house.

"I tried to stop her but Tomokazu and Yui were crying and it woke up Hikaru. Kyo started rattling off reasons to keep Kagura from getting mad at him but we both just grinned.

"It's okay, Kyo." I smiled to him and then handed Kyoko some riceballs to share with her father, Kyo and the twins.

"Is everything okay in here?" I looked up to see Yuki cradling Hikaru in his arms.

"Yeah, everything is fine."

I looked across the room at each of my friends, who'd been there for me through so much and I couldn't help but get a little teary eyed. In the last 6 years, they'd all stood by me thick and thin. When Akito had forced me to leave the family, I'd thought that my life was over but I now knew that nothing in the world could keep us from being together for now and forever.

When we got home that night, I climbed up onto the roof like I used to do when Kyo, Yuki and I all lived at Shigure's house. Once I was settled and gazing up the stars, I spoke to my mother for the first time since the last anniversary of her death.

"Mother, I'm sorry that I haven't spoken to you in so long but I wanted to tell you that I'm doing very well and that I'm very happy. Our children are beautiful and Yuki still treats me like a princess. ... I'll bring the kids to see you really soon. I only hope that I can teach Hikaru and Kyoko as well as you taught me. You made me who I am. ... Thank you for everything."

When I climbed down off of the roof, Yuki was waiting for me. He didn't say a word but simply took my hands in his and kissed my lips softly.

"Thank you Tohru."

"For what?"

"Just for being you. ... I love you."

"I love you too."

When he kissed me again, I melted into it and spent the rest of the night showing Yuki exactly how much he meant to me.

The End

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Okay... this was the final chapter in the normal story arc but I will have some side stories done from different perspectives. I am glad that you all have enjoyed the fic and your reviews meant a lot to me. My two favorite things to write were Haru's outburst when he saw Tohru and my Kyo x Kagura side story which will be up either tonight or tomorrow!

Thanks again!
Sarah-chan