I DO NOT OWN FRUITS BASKET OR ITS AFFILIATES OR WHATEVER.

I don't think I even own the plot… It's all about God's influence and inspiration.

"Damn cat!" He said and with a swift movement of his left arm he threw Kyo out the door and unto the garden. As Tohru stared in surprise and Shigure cried over his broken door Kyo silently got up. He patted the dirt of his clothes and without a word charged towards Yuki again. This time, the rat used his right arm to send Kyo back flying. He didn't understand why Kyo would keep going back for more beatings. He had tried to stop fighting, but something inside of him would not let him, something that was eating him inside.

"Kyo stop!" Tohru yelled but he didn't listen. He had to find out if what she had said was true. As he was thrown back he remembered her words:

"You can't beat Yuki because you don't want to. As much as you say you do, the truth is, you don't. You don't want to go back to that house and be trapped in it. You want to be free."

'Maybe she is right,' he pondered quietly. He did not get up this time; instead he lay on the ground and sighed. 'Maybe she's right… but… why?' He closed his eyes to avoid eye contact with Tohru; he didn't feel like talking about anything.

"Kyo?" She kneeled besides him and with a motherly voice said: "Are you done fighting with Yuki-kun?" He nodded, his eyes still closed.

"Did I hear you right, stupid cat? You done fighting? Like that's ever going to happen!" That thing inside of the prince was still there, he did not know what it was nor he planned to find out, all he really wanted was to beat Kyo up. "You're the stupid cat, you will never stop fighting me!" He wanted to see Kyo bleed, that was the only way to stop that thing from gnawing his insides as fast.

"No" Kyo said as he opened his eyes to meet Yuki's. "I don't want to fight anymore, not for this. Ever." He sat up and looked at Tohru and then at Yuki again. "I'm free." He smiled, an awkward smile seeing he rarely smiled, it was awkward but true. "Whatever your problem is, it is not with me anymore." Kyo stood up and walked towards the forest, "you better fix it before it's too late!" He said and waved without looking back. He remembered her words:

"If you ever do free yourself from those chains, I say yourself because no one will do it for you, say goodbye and don't look back. Never look back."

He walked for hours until he found her house. He didn't really want to see her; his feet just took him to her. He sighed. He wondered what time it was, if it was right for him to knock on her door, if it wasn't too late.

He knocked.

A few minutes passed with no answer from the other side. He gave up; he could always see her at school and thank her then. But as soon as he had turned around to leave the door opened slightly. A pair of gorgeous deep eyes looked past the small opening, still a bit sleepy.

"Hi." He said

"Carrot-top. What the hell are you doin' here at this time? Ya know it's like two in the morning, right?"

"I figured it was."

"Well, what'd ya want?" She was like that, always straight to the point.

"To thank you." Her eyes widened and she opened the door completely.

"What are you talking about?" She was leaning on the door, her head resting on her arm. Kyo could see what she was wearing, an oversized T-shirt and a bracelet he had given her a few weeks back. The T-shirt was big but he could still see her long, beautifully shaped legs, and the shape of her breasts was not at all hidden by it "Do I have to get dressed for you to be able to tell me what's going on?" That comment brought Kyo back to reality; he blushed a little and then said:

"I wanted to thank you for the advice you gave me last week." Arisa smiled

"Your welcome, Kyon-Kyon. Is that it?"

"Yeah. That's it." He turned to leave but not before waving at her. "Thanks and goodbye for now, I guess."

"Ok." She said softly, strands of her golden hair falling and covering her face. "Later." She waved and closed her door.

"Later." He said and left, letting his feet taking him wherever they wanted, home was yet to be found.

What'd ya think?

I might expand… I have some ideas but I don't want to leave people hanging if I don't finish it…

I'll ponder (I LOVE THAT WORD!) about it tonight and tomorrow, and we'll see…

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