Kyo was there, standing for what seemed to be miles away, yet Torhu could see him perfectly. She wished she couldn't. He was standing there so innocently, it hurt. The far-off Kyo figure turned and saw a mortified Torhu. But the orange haired boy gave a pleasant smile at her, which pieced Torhu like knives. There was something about to happen to Kyo. Something terrible. A dark figure covered with blood edged towards him, but Kyo took no notice. He pleasantly smiled and waved to Torhu. Torhu tried to run to him, to scream, to tell him to turn around! But she was frozen. She was petrified. The only thing she could do was watch. Watch the strange figure behind Kyo raise a blood-stained knife held in one hand, aimed for the back of Kyo's head.

"Yo! Wake up!"

Torhu bolted upright. She was breathing heavily. Her heart was racing. For a second, she could only see darkness, then the lamp on her nightstand opened and she saw three males surrounding her bedside. Kyo was the one who woke her up.

"I-I'm sorry if I woke you up." Torhu stammered. "I really didn't mean to-"

"Are you ok?" Yuki was on her left side. "You seem to have a fever." He said, touching her forehead.

"Oh no! I'm just fine, really!" she reached over for the glass of water next to her bed and gulped it down.

"No you're not." Kyo corrected. "It's 1 a.m. and you woke up screaming-" Then Kyo paused, "What were you dreaming about, anyway?"

Torhu thought. The images were in her mind, but she couldn't remember what it was. The only thing she remembered was Kyo.

"Well….I saw you…" She began.

"I'd wake up screaming too if I saw Kyo in a nightmare." Yuki commented.

"Shut up, you damn rat!" Kyo raised his voice.

"Shhhh..." Shigure quieted. "It's too early for fighting."

Kyo turned away, grumbling to himself.

"Perhaps you shouldn't go to school tomorrow." Yuki suggested.

"No! I have to go to school! I can't miss a day of class! I really can't. I'm fine! Really I am!" She forced a smile and said. "Now you should go to sleep. It really is late...Er...Early."

"We'll be around if you need anything." Shigure rubbed his eyes and left the room.

"We'll see how you're doing in the morning." Yuki yawned and went to his own room.

Kyo and Torhu stood in the room for a moment. It was deadly silent.

"So what was your dream about?" Kyo finally asked.

"Um…Well…You were there...and you were just….standing and…" Torhu tried to remember. "You….you were in danger but you didn't know…"

"How?" Kyo interrupted.

"Well, you were just standing and you were smiling and waving and….." Torhu closed her eyes to concentrate. "I don't remember!" She finished.

"It's ok. You don't need to strain yourself. Just go back to bed, Kay?" Torhu nodded.

Kyo lightly patted her on the head and smiledat her before returning to his room.

Torhu lied back down on her bed and closed her eyes and silently fell asleep.

•♦•

The morning came. Torhu woke up just as her alarm clock rang. She washed her face in her sink and took a quick shower. After that, she went downstairs to find Yuki and Kyo eating cereal.

"Good morning, Torhu-kun." Yuki greeted. "How are you feeling?"

"Just fine." She lied with a smile. Yuki went over to her and felt her forehead.

"Your temperature tells otherwise. Perhaps you should go back to bed."

"No!" Torhu quickly answered. "I have to go to school! I have to! I have to!"

"Look just take some medicine and go back to bed. And stop arguing." Kyo told her blandly.

"But..."

Kyo gave her a glare.

"Ok." She gave in quietly.

"I'll bring the school work you're going to miss." Yuki promised.

"Thank you." Torhu started coughing.

"Go back to bed. Rat boy will tell Shigure you're stayin' home." Kyo picked up his backpack and put his shoes and started walking to school.

"Lazy Cat." Yuki muttered. "Shigure!" He then yelled. "Torhu's staying home so be sure to check on her every once in a while…." He stopped. "And not in the perverted way!" He added as he smiled and told Torhu to go to bed. She politely obeyed and went to her room as Yuki left for school.