A few hours later, Nami's tears had dried and she had changed back, gotten back into her clothes, and was drinking a cup of tea Shigure had provided when he had turned up a few minutes prior.

Taking a deep breath, she stood up, and tottled out of the room, muttering something about getting some biscuits she had made.

After watching her go with a concerned glange, Shigure turned to Andromeda.

"She's trying to mask it now, but she's hurting inside. I know her. Hatori, Ayame and I have known Nami since we were small. And she hides pain by cooking. What can I do?" There was a great emotion in his speech, and the concern for Nami was evident in his voice.

"I don't know....I'm not good at this...." Drama looked sad she had never been close to any of the other zodiac other then Hatori. She had been teased by his friends and looked down upon by the rest. He was the only reason she had stayed soo long.

---FLASHBACK---

The wildcat sat through yet another class about the zodiac. As the teacher went on her hand slowly began to rise, this time she wasn't going to chicken out. Hatori caught her eye but she ignored him.

When the teacher had finally realised her head was up she asked the question she was dying to ask.
"Sir if there was a cat what's to say there weren't any other animals who were forgotten from the feast?" The teacher just laughed like the class and carried on.

As she walked home Hatori caught up with her and murmured, "Don't listen to them..." with the slightest of smiles he stopped her from even thinking about running off.

Shigure smiled sadly at Drama.

"But she trusts you. More than she trusts ME, I think." He sighed wistfully. "She needs to talk to someone. She only had her brothers. They were a case of parents abandoning them because of their curse. She took care of them, really, but they all cared for each other. She's tearing herself up inside. She needs to talk.... To you. Because she'll listen to you."

Drama shook her head. "Look Shigure I've never listened to your before and I'm not going to start... stop playing like she's the one you love everyone knows that it's you and Akito forever so go away..." With that the wildcat stood up and walked out, making sure she broke the door on her way out. All those years taunting her had taken effect only recently.

Nami had bustled back out of the kitchen and was carrying a tray of fresh cookies when she was knocked over by the angry Drama.

"Ow! Ooh, Drama? Y-you alright?" Her tears had dried but her voice still quivered.