Okay, well my story is slightly OC, because Yuki and Kyo become sort of friends in a couple seconds…oh well.

"Yuki-kun! Kyo-kun! You better hurry or we're going to be late!"

"Calm down, Honda-san! We have plenty of time before Hatori gets here," Yuki smiled at Tohru. She was right to be nervous though; today was graduation day. Tohru was almost always at least a little nervous, so no one was really surprised. Hatori had said Akito was going to be there which made Yuki nervous. But out of them all, Kyo was like a little black cloud. He was happy he was graduating, but this was also the day his and Akito's deal ended and he would be submitted to his will.

"Why the long face, Kyo-kun? Aren't you glad to be graduating?" Shigure smiled.

"Shut up, it's none of your business, idiot." Kyo rolled over and stared at the garden, memorizing every detail of everything he saw, positive it would be his last chance.

"Kyo, Hatori's here." Yuki said, walking up behind the stretched out form of the cat.

"Hn." Kyo stood and gloomily followed him to the car.

"Eh? Yuki-kun, you actually called Kyo by his name and did it without insulting him!" Shigure made an over exaggerated look of shock.

Yuki glanced back at the cloud of impending doom that was Kyo. "I figured he deserved it."

Shigure caught the glance. "Oh…that's right…the deal…"

"What deal? Kyo-kun, are you all right?" Tohru asked, looking worriedly at Kyo.

Kyo shot a glare at her and she shivered. "It's none of your business." He watched her face fall a little bit as she muttered some apology, and for once, he felt no remorse. In his mind, the death march was playing just for him and every step he took brought him closer to the gallows. He didn't want to leave. Over the past few years, he'd found himself a home and he loved it. He loved Tohru and (as much as he hated to admit it) Yuki and Shigure and it killed him to know he probably wouldn't be able to see them again after today.

A quiet squeal of the brakes brought him back to reality and he realized they were at the school. He gulped and slid out of the car.

"Uo-chan! Hana-chan! I'm so excited!" Tohru jumped out of the car and dashed over to her friends. They chattered together as he slid down to sit on the ground.

"Kyo…"

"What?" he snapped.

"Good luck. With the Akito thing." He glanced up into Yuki's face. As he watched, Yuki slid down to sit next to him.

"I know how Akito can be from personal experience, and…well, it's honestly no fun. The thing is, no matter what I've said, I've never actually hated you. And I know it doesn't really mean much right now, but, I…I'd like to…to be your friend."

"Are you serious?"

"Yes! God, I try to be nice to you, you stupid cat, and you're too-"

"No, I guess it's because we've been fighting so long, I had a hard time believing you. So yeah, I guess I would like to be friends, even though today's probably the last time I'll ever see you."

"Yeah…" They sat next to each other in silence. Suddenly, with a sigh, Kyo's head flopped onto Yuki's shoulder.

"Uh, Kyo, I know we're friends and all, but um…"

"Yuki, I…"

"What?"

"Never mind." He sat up straight and they sat quietly again.

"Kyo-"

"Yuki-"

"You go first."

"Well-"

"YUKI-KUN! KYO-KUN! Come on! We have to get ready!" Kyo stood up and walked away, blushing.

"What's got his whiskers in a knot?" Shigure popped up behind Yuki who was staring after the cat.

"Shut up."

"Kyo Sohma!" There were cheers as Kyo stepped onto the stage, grinning sheepishly. After accepting his diploma and walking off stage, he sat down and watched. As soon as Yuki made it off, he stood up and pulled him off to the side.

"Yuki, about what I was going to say earlier…um, I guess, well, I like you a lot. I mean, I don't mean as in love, I'm not ready to say anything like that yet, but…yeah." Kyo looked up from the floor into Yuki's eyes. Yuki was shocked, he had had no idea Kyo felt that way.

"Kyo, I…I never knew…but, I'm sorry. I'm not gay…I like Honda-san and, well, earlier, I was going to tell you that I was going to ask her out after the ceremony…" Kyo's face fell as he looked away, trying not to let Yuki see how badly he was hurt.

"Oh, well, good luck, I hope she says yes for you." He walked away and sat with Haru for the rest of the ceremony and the luncheon afterwards. He avoided Yuki like the plague and barely acknowledged Tohru. Yuki, on the other hand, couldn't keep his eyes off of him, and he didn't know why. He asked Tohru out, and to his pleasure, she said yes.

"So, Kitty-cat, you gonna tell me why you're so sad?" Haru asked, leaning towards the sulking cat.

"No…yes. Would you listen?" Despite his usual bored exterior, he was at least a little surprised at being asked if he would listen, much less coming from Kyo. He nodded and Kyo continued. "Well, it's a long story but I fell in like with Yuki, don't ask me how, but it took me a while to realize it, and when I did, I was scared so I didn't say anything for a while. I told him today and…he turned me down."

"You just have to have hope, which sounds totally cliché, but you do. Yuki knows I love him and I know he doesn't love me but you don't see me moping around." Kyo smiled and thanked him even though it didn't really help, Yuki would never love Haru, and that made it all the worse.

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Short first chapter! Please review, but just to let you know, this story will probably move kind of slow…