Kyo walked down the hall to his homeroom on a Thursday morning, for the first time in his life things were starting to go right, the Curse was gone. Apparently to break the curse all that needed to happen was that the head of the family had to die in some way other then the curse and just one week ago, Akito had died in a car accident (A/N i know it's Anti climatic but please just roll with it). Thus in one fell swoop the Sohmas where released from their hell forever. Kyo was both happy that the curse was gone and slightly pissed that no one had done something sooner. Yuki and Tohru had started going out, that kinda hurt Kyo, he thought he loved Tohru, but once he got to thinking, he found that he did indeed love her, but he wasn't in love with her. She was great, she was kind, loving, forgiving, and she was the only one who really accepted his other form. Yes he loved her, but he loved her like a sister, a friend, and a savior. So Kyo just decided to really live his life for the first time, he found that he was happier and thus his attitude had improved drastically. So he decided to teat himself to something. He had spent a rather large amount of money, to buy something he had always wanted.
He Arrived in the homeroom, and located just the person he was looking for the golden haired ex-Yankee, Arisa Uotani. He sat down in his usual seat in front of her, "morning, Orange top," said Uo.
"good morning, Yankee," said Kyo smiling.
"well someone woke up on the right side of the bed," said Uo.
"yep," said Kyo, "do you know why i'm so happy?"
"no, but I got a feeling I'm about to find out," said Uo.
"i scored," he reached into his bag and pulled out an envelope and placed it on the desk.
Uo reached for the envelope, picked it up, opened it and looked inside. She gasped and pulled out two tickets.
"You are looking at two all access passes to paradise itself."
"how much?" asked Uo still looking stunned.
"the true price, no mortal can say," said Kyo smirking. Uo looked at him, "about fifty thousand yen."
"ouch," said Uo.
"but it was worth it, In order to get two tickets to the biggest official monster truck rally in the history of Japan."
"so," said Uo, putting the tickets back in the letter, "i suppose you want to rub it in?"
"actually," said Kyo, "i was going to ask you to come with me."
"what?" asked Uo.
"Well, i don't think that Tohru would like this sort of thing, and i'd sooner die then do something with that damn rat Yuki. So I thought about it and I figured that you would be the only person I know who could really enjoy this, with me." said Kyo.
"Really?" asked Uo, she was flattered.
"well I was but, I don't know the fact that you thought I'd be so cruel that I would even think about rubbing it in..." Kyo trailed off.
"So I just screwed myself, huh?"
"no, i'm just messing with you," said Kyo. "the look on your face, priceless."
"You're an asshole, Kyo" said Uo, though she couldn't help but grin.
"hey you said my name," she looked at him quizzically, "normally you just call me orange top or carrot head...or ass tard," said Kyo.
"well, if I knew you liked being called those names, i'd call you by those names, I just never figured you for a masochist."
"No it's okay, I do prefer to be called by my real name. So if you're calling me Kyo, can I call you Arisa?"
"fine but don't go around telling people that you can call me that, or they'll all be wanting the same perks."
"i can live with that."
"so, what do I wear, to a monster truck rally?" said Uo.
"just wear something casual,"
"Great, so when is it?"
"Saturday night," said Kyo.
"how good are the tickets?"
"these are manager's tickets, when ever we want to be by the track, we're by the track. These tickets are so good we have to sign a release to get in, I mean it we do this we could die." said Kyo.
"i'm so down for that, but I still have one question."
"yeah?" asked Kyo.
"is this a date?" asked Uo.
"uh" Kyo blushed, he never really thought of that, she's Tohru's friend, just a friend to me, I can't date her even If I wanted to, if I did Kagura would probably kick my ass all the way to Hong Kong. But maybe this is the excuse to get rid of Kagura once and for all."
"well come on, this isn't a tough question, just answer me, is this a date?" asked Uo.
"do you want it to be a date, cause I got no gripe with it being a date."
"wow, I had no idea you had feelings for me, Kyo."
"that's the thing I don't. not yet anyway, see I don't really believe in all that love at first sight crap. I think you need to get to know the person first." Kyo.
"i didn't think you where that reasonable Kyo-Kyo," said Uo, smirking.
"look do you want to go to the rally or not?!" shouted Kyo.
"alright calm down carrot top i'll go to your little show!" shouted Uo
"Fine, the show is at 8 i'll pick you up around seven!" shouted Kyo.
They sat down both in a huff.
*later that day on the way to Shigure's house*
"so what where you and miss Uotani yelling at each other for this time?" asked Yuki.
"i don't see how that's any of your business," replied Kyo calmly.
"she one of Miss Honda's closest friends, I think, given our relationship that I deserve an asnwer," said Yuki.
"ya, know she's your girlfriend now, you can call her Tohru."
"Oh, no it's alright he can still call me Miss Honda if he wants to," Said Tohru.
"whatever," said Kyo.
They continued walking, Yuki and Tohru talking and Kyo behind them. Sometime later they heard a rumbling coming from behind them, Kyo knew what was coming, in a few seconds, Kagura had appeared. "Kyo, darling," she said walking up to him and wrapping him in a bone crushing hug.
"Listen Kagura, i'm glad you found me I need-" started Kyo.
"You are? Oh be still my beating heart, you've finally excepted and returned my feelings," said Kagura.
"listen Kagura; we need to talk," said Kyo. He looked at Yuki and Tohru, "would you mind?"
Tohru and Yuki left.
"Listen Kagura," said Kyo. "i need to tell you something, and you have to promise to let me finish."
"fine."
"i've needed to say this for a while. You've been living by the delusion that, just because we where friends when we where kids that i'm in love with you. I like you, but as a friend and as family, besides don't you think the fact that we're like third cousins, and the fact that you're trying to get with me, kinda perverse?"
"but, Kyo there's no one else. you're the only person of the Zodiac that I could like."
"and a week ago i'd have agreed with you to some extent, but the curse is gone now, we can see whoever we want, we're no longer limited to just the members of the Zodiac," said Kyo.
"i never thought of that," said Kagura, "well there is this boy I met in class a few days ago..."
"ask him out, go for it."
"you really don't have a problem?" asked Kagura.
"no, I just want to see you happy. Because we're family," said Kyo.
"can we still be friends?"
"that's all I ever wanted to be," said Kyo.
Kagura hugged him, "yeah i'm gonna go ask him out, look out world, there's a new girl on the block!" said Kagura.
"yeah go kick some ass!" said Kyo.
"bye Kyo," said Kagura.
"Later," said Kyo. Kagura began walking down the street, Kyo jogged to keep up with Yuki and Tohru.
"Wow, getting away from Kagura with no broken limbs. That's got to be a new record for you huh?" said Yuki.
"i broke up with her," said Kyo.
There was silence for a moment, "seriously?" asked Yuki.
"yeah, got a problem with that ya damn rat?"
"i'm just astonished you're not dead, stupid cat," replied Yuki.
They glared at eachother for a while, "listen" said Kyo, "i don't like you, you don't like me. But Akito is dead, I think that we should try to at least tolerate eachother, for Tohru's sake, if no other."
"why would Akito change anything?" asked Yuki.
"he said he'd lock me a up in the cage they put, master's granddad in, if I didn't beat you by the end of high school."
"i never knew," said Yuki.
"well it's all in the past, I think it'd be better to look to the future,"
"you've grown," said Tohru.
"no, I'm just more mature when i'm not mad, and ever since the curse ended, i've been feeling happier all the time," said Kyo.
"we all have," said Yuki.
"how can you two not be sad, another human has lost his life and you two are celebrating?" said Tohru looking shocked.
"god will you stop it!" said Kyo.
"Stop what?" asked Tohru and Yuki together.
"stop being such a saint," said Kyo, chuckling.
A/N now some of you are probably wonder why Kyo is so OOC well it's because he's not cursed anymore. So he's in a better mood and I believe that the better mood you're in the nicer you are.