"Is The Rumored Ri That Mother's Daughter?"

SUMMARY:

When walking to Shigure's house, Tohru runs into Ritsu Sohma, the Monkey of the Zodiac. Ritsu dresses like a girl though he's a boy and, like his mother, the hostess of the Sohma hot spring, apologies for everything. When he shows his presents to Shigure, Shigure yanks his chain by acting like he didn't like them and making him feel bad until he tells Ritsu he was just kidding. Before Ritsu could leave, Tohru kindly asks him to stay, but she accidentally breaks a glass, which sent Ritsu into a panic attack, thinking it was his fault. Tohru tries to stop him from stepping in the broken glass, but he turns into his Zodiac form, and Tohru gets cut from the broken glass. Feeling ashamed, clinging to the idea he was the source for Tohru getting cut, and thinking he has no reason to live, he tried to commit suicide, but Tohru manages to stop him. Coming to his senses, Ritsu doesn't commit suicide, but he nearly falls off the roof, and twists his ankle in the process. When Hatori comes over and bandages Ritsu's twisted ankle, he and Ritsu stays at Shigure's house, for what seems to be only one night, but turns into three days. While walking back from school, Tohru runs into Ritsu again, only this time he was dealing with a cat trying to get the jelly buns that are for Shigure from him. He and Tohru sit on a park bench and talk. He tells Tohru why he apologizes so much and dresses like a girl, which he claims makes him feel more comfortable. Tohru comforts him by saying that everyone has a reason to live, and maybe Ritsu just needs to keep looking for his.