Heeeeeeey readers! Funngurl is back! Whee! Sorry I haven't written in so long, been busy but now I'm back in business! Just so you know, you might be really confused at first, and yes Tohru is TOTALLY OOC, but once you get to the end it'll make sense. HOPE YOU LIKE IT! No flames, only constructive criticism please and thank you!

"Where… where am I?" thought Kyo, as he opened his eyes. Everything was blurred. As he rubbed his eyes, his surroundings became clear. He was at the park a couple blocks from the school. "How the hell did I get here?" Kyo asked aloud, even though no one was around.

He got up, and staggered a bit before regaining balance. "Wow, the way I'm acting, someone would think I'm drunk," he said, again talking to himself. He was surprised no one was around.

The sky was dark and cloudy. He covered his sensitive cat-like nose. There was a strong smell in the air, not the normal scent of rain. This one was much heavier… it almost hurt to breathe. Suddenly he felt a raindrop hit the top of his head, and slide down his cheek. Another one hit his nose, and a couple landed on his arm. That's when he noticed… these weren't raindrops… it was a crimson coloured liquid with a coppery scent… it was…blood.

It got heavier and began pouring blood. Kyo, still covering his nose, ran, looking for shelter. As he ducked under a blood-caked tree, the storm stopped as quickly as it started. As he looked up, he noticed all the blood had disappeared. The tree was clean, and the ground was completely blood free. Even he was clean. This was just too weird! He sighed pressing his hand to his head. His hand was sticky… he looked and… there was still blood on his hands. He squeezed his eyes shut not understanding anything. He needed something to make sense of all this!

"Kyo-kun!" cried a small familiar voice. He opened his eyes, and his hands were clean again. He looked only to see Tohru racing towards him.

"Tohru? What are you doing here?" asked Kyo, getting more confused by the minute.

"I came here looking for you Kyo-kun," she said cheerfully. "It's your turn to pick dinner tonight," she reminded him as she smiled cutely.

He smiled, "Okay, let's go home," he said, now in a better mood. He was until… it happened. They were walking home when suddenly; a shot that seemed to come from nowhere hit Tohru in the stomach. She doubled over in pain, and then collapsed completely onto the cold ground.

"Tohru!" cried Kyo, scared and worried. He looked around, for whoever it was that fired the shot, but saw no one. He lifted Tohru off the ground and cradled the injured girl in his arms. "Tohru, speak to me, please!" he cried desperately. She opened her eyes and a sad smile crossed her face. "Tohru? Tohru please say something!" he pleaded.

"Kyo…kun," she choked out, "This is… all your fault" she finished with a small laugh.

"What? Tohru please don't say that!" he begged, feeling his face heat up. Tears nearly flooded his eyes. It took every ounce of strength he had to hold them back. He couldn't take responsibility for another death, not another one…

"You could have saved me Kyo-kun…you could have…saved me… but you weren't fast enough, or strong enough… so I paid the price… it's your fault," she said so gently it hurt.

The tears spilled from his eyes then in realization of her words. "She's right! I should've saved her! I should've been faster! This is all my fault!" He screamed in his head. "I… I'm sorry Tohru! So sorry!" He sobbed, clutching her body tightly, blood still leaking from her wound, all over him.

She let out a small, weak laugh. "Oh don't worry Kyo-kun. I forgive you… I'm not like my mother in that sense," she said calmly, still struggling to speak at all.

"What! You knew!" asked a very panicked Kyo. This was all too much for him to handle.

"Don't be silly Kyo-kun, I've always known you killed my mother," she said, smiling.

"No! I didn't kill her! I didn't save her, but I didn't kill her!" he cried, pain clear in his voice.

"You might as well have, you could've saved her and didn't, just like me," she stated. "I guess I'm a fool, I should've hated you, but instead I fell in love with you," she confessed just as calmly.

"What? Tohru, I love you SO much! I need you! You can't leave me please!" he cried, tears still running down his face. Surprised that it came out so easily.

"You're too late now Kyo-kun… you had your chance…" she said breathlessly, her face paling as she spoke.

"Please don't talk anymore! I'll get you help! You'll be okay!" said Kyo, reassuring himself more than Tohru.

She shook her head, and started to softly sing

Hold on to me love
You know I can't stay long
All I wanted to say was I love you and I'm not afraid

"Please Tohru! Don't waste your energy!" Kyo cried desperately. Tohru just placed her slender finger over his lips and continued.

Can you hear me?

Can you feel me in your arms?

Holding my last breath

Safe inside myself

Are all my thoughts of you

Sweet raptured light

It ends here tonight

She let out her last breath and went limp in Kyo's arms. "Tohru! PLEASE COME BACK!" He cried sobbing and holding her body as if she'd break. "PLEASE!" he screamed in agony.

He looked into her eyes, as he had done many times before, but what he saw now terrified him. Her once chocolate brown orbs that shone with happiness and love were now dull brown mirrors into cold emptiness.

Slowly, every painful memory Kyo had drifted back to him. But not one terrifying, painful, or sad memory could even compare with the painful moment he was experiencing. This would definitely be his most painful memory.

How could he go on without Tohru? Her mere presence shone through all darkness. How could he live without her sounds drifting through the house? Like the way she hummed softly while hanging the laundry, or the soft tapping of her feet as she walked down the halls, the cheerful greeting he got every time he saw her… and the sound he'd miss the most, the sound of her saying his name.

He loved hearing it, the way it rolled off her tongue, so simply as if she was unaware she was addressing a monster. At first she was unaware, but even after she saw his true form, she said his name the same as before. Kyo-kun. She said it with such a bright smile… Kyo-kun… The word floated through his mind, as he closed his eyes, almost comforted by his memory. He let the sound play in his mind, over and over like a stuck record. Kyo-kun. Kyo-kun. Kyo-kun. Kyo-kun. All he could do was smile slightly, not daring to open his eyes to see the lifeless beauty lying limp in his arms. He didn't want to see her like that. So he wouldn't move. Kyo-kun. Kyo-kun. It began to ring in his ears. It sounded so real! Like she was really talking! Tears began to fall as he listened for the beautiful sound, the only thing keeping him sane. Kyo-kun? Kyo-kun! That was strange… the tone in her voice changed… why'd that happen? Kyo-kun! Please wake up Kyo-kun! It was so close now! Like she was sitting next to him! Please Kyo-kun!

His eyes snapped open as he looked around, drenched in a cold sweat. How'd he get to his room? And where was Tohru? He looked up to see her kneeling next to him and leaning over him, looking concerned, with hair up in pigtails. "Kyo-kun! Are you alright?" asked Tohru, in a panicked tone.

"Yeah…I'm okay" he said sitting up, not understanding what was going on. Didn't she just…

"I'm really sorry I came in without permission! You were tossing and turning and breathing really fast. You were mumbling too but I couldn't hear what you were saying, I was really worried. I just wanted to wake you up. Were you having a bad dream Kyo-kun? ". That's when reality finally sank in. A dream. That made sense of everything!

"Yeah," he muttered, smiling softly, "Just a dream". He was so relieved it was just a dream, and that Tohru was safe.

"Alright, well come up if you're hungry, I saved some breakfast for you and I can heat it up if you want," she said cheerfully as usual, smiling sweetly as she got up to leave. Kyo grabbed her wrist. She looked back, confused. "Is something wrong Kyo-kun?" she asked innocently, curiosity flashing in her eyes.

Kyo paused for a moment, not sure how to say what he wanted to. "Tohru… you know I'll always protect you… right?" He asked, trying not to sound desperate, knowing he probably did anyways. As usual, Tohru didn't notice.

"Of course I do Kyo-kun! I'm really lucky to have met you. Yuki-kun too. All the Sohma's make me feel like I finally belong," She announced cheerfully as she skipped out and back into the kitchen.

Kyo laughed at her misunderstanding of his words. Not exactly the reaction he was hoping for. She could be SO oblivious sometimes! But it was one of the many astounding qualities that made Tohru who she was. And that was the girl he loved. He couldn't tell her yet but one day he'd do it. One day he'd tell Tohru how he really felt, no holding back.

Is it over? You tell me! Do you want another chapter or should it remain a one-shot? REVIEW AND LET ME KNOW! X3 HOPE YOU LIKED IT! ~ Funngurl xoxo

A/N: Just so you know, I'm writing a second chapter since it was requested but I read this chapter over and noticed SO MANY mistake so I'm fixing them and that's why I reposted this chapter.