Baka Neko.

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Why was he the cat? Why was he cursed?

He was a pretty normal guy, albeit a bit short-strung when it came to some people (namely Yuki and Shigure), but if he hadn't have been cursed, he'd have been a pretty cool guy.

Well, except for the Tohru issue.

He'd never been able to express his feelings nicely, without managing to hit anyone in the process. So trying to tell Tohru that he liked her was a pain in the butt. Of course, if he told her, she'd be so overcome by…joy?...that she'd bounce around the house like Momiji.

Who was another person that got on his nerves.

He just wanted a normal family, a normal life, for a change. He didn't want some crazy relative dropping by, annoying the hell out of him, and then leaving every two seconds. He didn't want the dark cloud of Akito and his "cage" looming over him. He did, however, want Tohru in his life. Which he had.

So there was hope for him.

Contrary to what Yuki said, he wasn't an idiot- he got good grades in school and studied his butt off every year, not to mention the huge amount of effort he put into his martial arts training. Yuki'd never liked karate or tae- kwon-do, even though he was better than Kyo without even trying.

Kyo had resented this fact for most of his life. He'd only gotten over it because he knew that in reality, Yuki was much more fragile than he looked or fought. And Kyo without Yuki…was just wrong.

Bringing back the Tohru issue, he couldn't understand why she liked Yuki. As more than a friend. He was the rat, he was girly, he was the rat, his hair was grey, he was the rat, he had a fanclub, oh yeah, he was the rat…the reasons went on. But he'd never really realized that she blushed whenever he said her name, shivered a little when he brushed her hand with his, and became downright purple when he held her hand. He wasn't good at recognizing other's feelings, either.

When Yuki'd had a bronchial attack, he'd become really concerned, although he didn't act it. Kyo actually secretly cared for the rat- if anything happened to him, he'd get angry, but wouldn't do anything for fear of Akito and his murderous tendencies. For Kyo, Yuki was an essential part of life, like breakfast or training.

So if Yuki died... a piece of Kyo would die too.

Shishou was also a huge part of his life. He was, basically, Kyo's dad, even though Kyo knew that his real father was still burning with hatred for him after his mother died. Suicide or not, it wasn't Kyo's fault. The cat was tired of people pushing the blame on him, because he was the cat. He wasn't evil. He wasn't mean or rude or stupid or malicious, unless you got him mad, that is. He wasn't what Akito and his cronies thought he was. He was just a guy, with a curse. A pretty unfortunate guy, with a pretty rude curse.

But that's life, isn't it?

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