 He is very fond of Tohru, and even defies Akito to protect her.He later warns Kyo that if he does not act on his feelings for Tohru, someone else, such as himself, might steal her away; in the final chapter, Momiji tells Hatsuharu and Rin that he hopes to find a girlfriend as wonderful as Tohru.Takaya derived his name from the ninth month of the traditional Japanese calendar, "momijitsuki" or "autumn leaves month"; he was supposed to have been named after the third month, the month of the Rabbit, but according to the author, she mixed up his and Kureno's positions in the zodiac.