Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Nope.
A note: After reading "Thoughts of a Baka Neko," my "nii-chan" proceeded to annoy me about writing a Kyo/Tohru fic. I wrote this mainly to please him (and to get him to shut up), but now I've really started to get into it and am enjoying it. I finish about a cahpter a day, but I can't always get on to update, so if it goes a little slow and you just can't wait for the next chapter, sorry!
Check my dead journal though (link's in my profile) because if I don't have time to convert the file and upload it here, I just post it on DJ.
In any case, if any of you who reviewed "Thoughts of a Baka Neko" are reading this one as well, thanks for all your comments on bringing out Kyo-kun's character^_^ I'd like to think I understand my favorite character enough to do that, and apparently I do. ^_^ Thanks!
Unfortunately, "Baka Neko" will probably be a one-shot, so sorry to disappoint you! ^^;
And if you happen to think anybody in this this story is too out of character or something, just pretend it's a alternate reality or something, I dunno.
I've got nothing against Tohru/Yuki, really, (just Yuki himself) so I don't want flames about things like "Tohru's supposed to be with Yuki, damnit!" or "Yuki would NEVER do that to Tohru!" I don't want to hear it! -_- But If you're going to flame me anyway, go ahead. I'll probably just laugh at you anyway. 3
But enough of my rambling.
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"Summer Rains"
Chapter 1~
Meh, it's going to be just another regular, boring day today. I can tell. At least I don't have to go to school today and put up with that yankee friend of Tohru's. Sometimes she's as worse as Yuki when it comes to pointing out I'm a baka neko. But, I don't have to worry about her today, it's a Saturday.
It's a little cloudy, so I'm hoping it won't rain. I've got nothing against the rain, really, but for some reason I get really sleepy when it's rainy, so I'd rather it not. Besides, if it did start raining, I'd have to come down off the roof. The only reason I'm planning on getting down today is to go walk Tohru home when she gets off work today. I won't even have to fight with Yuki on who gets to go after her or go with him either. Hatori called him back to the main house for some odd reason. Probably to lecture him for pushing himself too hard the other day. In any case, I don't care, and with Yuki gone, I can have a little peace without his sarcastic comments.
"Oi! Kyo-kun!"
…Damn, Shigure found me. Not that it's that hard, I'm always up here, but I was hoping he'd be too absorbed in work to actually come look for me. Most of the time he gets caught up in his work and waits for me to wander in on my own.
"What do you want, Shigure?"
"Tohru just called, she's getting off work early today. So don't forget!"
"Yea, yea, I got it."
As if I'd forget anything having to do with Tohru. I only love her after all. It was too bad she cared more about Yuki, though. Who knows why she'd favor him, but then again, I guess I'm not that better.
But whatever. After a nap in the sunlight that made it through the clouds, it's just about time to get Tohru. She got off at 5:00 today, instead of 7:00. Maybe I should take an umbrella, the sky's darker now.
After being annoyed by Shigure that I should take two umbrellas (he was sure it was going to rain) and me insisting it wasn't going to rain, I left to get Tohru. I got there just as she was walking out of the building. And wouldn't you know it? Shigure was absolutely right. It started pouring when I was walking around the corner to the building where she worked. I walked over to where she was standing under the eaves of the building.
"Here, use this." I told her, handing her the umbrella.
"But Kyo-kun, what about you?"
"It doesn't matter, I'm already soaked."
"Okay then…But there's room for you too, you know." she said, smiling at me.
"It's alright, Tohru, really."
So we walked home in the pouring rain, me soaking wet and not particularly happy about it, but hey, it was my own fault. And at least Tohru stayed nice and dry. On the way back, we ran into Yuki, and Tohru also offered him the use of her umbrella. He declined too, and held up the one Hatori had sent him off with. "I don't need you getting so sick again," Hatori had said.
After we got home, Shigure figured he'd annoy me on how I should have listened to him. He said it proved his point on how I never listen to him (when really, I listen to him more than he realizes). I knew he was only joking, but I wasn't in the mood for it, and it kind of annoyed me. So I announced I was taking a hot bath and left, before Yuki started on me too.
Later that night, the sky had cleared up, so I headed back up to the roof for a clear view of the stars. The air was strangely warm, but I guess that's how it is after a summer shower. Tohru joined me on the roof not too long afterwards.
"Oi, Kyo-kun! I thought you might be hungry, since you skipped dinner, so I brought you some onigiri."
"Thanks, but you really didn't have to go through the trouble…" I was hungry though, so I was extra appreciative.
"It's the least I could do after you let me use the umbrella earlier!"
"I couldn't very well let you catch a cold, now could I?"
"I guess not," Tohru said, glancing up at the stars, "but thank you anyway!"
"You should be in bed though, it's getting late and you look tired."
"Well, I did come up only to bring you--" she started, before I interrupted her.
"Not that I don't want you up here or anything! I-It's just you should go to bed early after working so hard all day," I explained quickly, "but, if you would like to stay here with me, I'd appreciate the company."
"But Kyo-kun, don't you come up here to get away from everything?" she asked me with a laugh.
"Well, that is true, but you're not annoying like everything else, so you can stay."
"Ahhhh, Kyo-kun, I'm so glad you think that. I'm glad we could be friends. I thought you hated me before…"
"Well, I was being stupid before. I never had anything against you."
"I know! You wouldn't have apologized if you did."
"Hah, I guess that's true…"
The next morning, I wandered into the house with a headache. Shigure, being the first one up so early, asked me what was wrong.
"Do you have to talk so loud?" I complained, "You're making my head throb."
Tohru ran in not too long after, having heard Shigure ask me what was wrong. She immediately put her hand to my forehead, and I felt my face redden.
"Kyo-kun! You have a fever! Kya~! What if it's because of the rain yesterday! Oh no, Kyo-kun, I'm so sorry! It's my fault for taking the umbrella!"
"Calm down Tohru, it's probably because he slept outside on the roof all night." Shigure called from his office, only halfway paying attention since he was writing.
"But it was so warm outside last night!" Tohru told him, running into the kitchen to get some ice, "So it had to have been because of the walk home!"
"Really, Tohru, it's my fault, you offered me the umbrella, remember…?" I asked her, barely remembering myself, I felt lightheaded suddenly.
"What is all the fuss this morning?" Yuki asked, walking down the stairs, watching Tohru run in from the kitchen.
"Kyo-kun's sick! And it's my fault!" she told him, "Kyo-kun, you should lie down."
"Tohru, don't--" I started to say, before she pushed me back onto the couch.
"No, Kyo-kun, just lay here, and I'll take care of you!" Tohru said, placing the ice pack on my forehead.
"You really don't have to…" I protested, not having the energy to get up.
"That's right Honda-san, you shouldn't be taking care of a baka neko who was stupid enough to walk home in the rain without an umbrella."
"But Sohma-kun, he was only worrying about me," Tohru said, sticking a thermometer in my mouth, "it's the least I can do for him."
Whoa, hang on, was that a look of jealousy I saw in Yuki's eyes? Tch, it has to be the fever, it's really messing with me. But anyway, Tohru was determined to take care of me, and I couldn't talk her out of it. I told her to just call Hatori, since he was the family doctor and all, because she would be late for work if she didn't leave soon.
"It's okay, Kyo-kun, don't worry! I'll just call in sick to work."
And that was it. She spent the rest of the day taking care of me, and I spent the rest of the day sleeping mostly.
Later, around the evening I started to feel a bit better, and when I woke up, I noticed Tohru had fallen asleep. She was laying on a pillow next to the couch, halfway curled up. Since I seemed to have my energy back, I decided I'd get up and see if there was anything good in the kitchen. Carefully getting up, trying not to wake Tohru up, I placed the blanket she covered me with over her, and walked into the kitchen.
"So, you're finally up, baka neko."
Just my luck, Yuki. Yay. I didn't feel like fighting with him today, and besides, if things got too loud, we'd wake Tohru up anyway.
"Yea, so?"
"You sure have had a productive day. Letting Honda-san take care of you like that."
Man, what's his problem? It's not like I forced her to. If anything, I tried to force her not to.
"You don't make any sense, you stupid rat. What are you trying to say?"
"What I'm trying to say is you'd better not get any ideas about trying to get closer to Honda-san. Though I must admit, your faking sickness really did appeal to her sympathetic side."
"What, now you're accusing me of pretending like I was sick just so she'd take care of me? What the hell's the matter with you?"
"It's not what's the matter with me, it's what's the matter with you." he said, getting up and walking over to me, "You should know better than to take advantage of her kindness like that!"
"Lower you voice, you stupid rat, you'll wake her up!" I hissed, "In any case I don't know what you're talking about, all this crap about me faking sickness."
"She's the only one who's ever decent to you, so you figure you'll get as much attention as you can, ne? You're so selfish."
"Listen, rat-boy, you may be trying to be her knight in shining armor or whatever, but you can't be when there's nothing to rescue her from."
Yuki didn't say anything else, he just disappeared into his room after throwing a glare in my direction.
"God, what's with everybody lately?" I muttered to myself, looking in the refrigerator. Hm…seems there's some of that stir-fry Tohru made yesterday left, perfect.
"Yuki's just jealous of you, you know." Shigure said from behind me, making me jump and somehow hit my head on the top of the fridge.
"Damnit Shigure, do you have to do that?"
"Don't blame me, you're the martial artist. Shouldn't you be able to sense presences or something?"
"Whatever, what were you going on about?"
"Yuki's jealous."
"Yea right, why would he be jealous of me?"
"Think about it, you know how much he cares about Tohru-kun. He's jealous she took your side this morning."
"Well he shouldn't be, she loves him, after all."
Shigure just looked at me, his head titled slightly, with a sort of 'what the hell is wrong with you' look on his face.
"What are you staring at me for?" I snapped in annoyance.
"I think you'd be surprised, if you knew how Tohru-san really felt about the both of you."
"…What's that supposed to mean?"
"I'm sure you'll find out," he said matter-of-factly, getting his tea and retreating back to his office, "just remember I told you so when you do."
