Beginnings

A/N- Konichiwa! And welcome to my first Yaoi Fruba fic...this has been in the works for a while now and I just hope that everyone likes it as much as I do...

Disclaimer- Fruits Basket doesn't belong to me, but if it did, Kyou and Yuki would be married, Akito would be a male and they would all belong to me! But alas they do not...

Anyway, I hope this turned out good, so enjoy!

'Thoughts'

Chapter 1: Hidden Feelings

It was going to rain.

He could tell just by the feel of the wind as they made their way along the familiar path to school, a route that they took daily.

The sky darkened slightly as the sun was encompassed by the nearby storm clouds, gritting his teeth at the wave of nausea that filled him, he tried to keep a neutral expression on his face.

Determined to not let anyone see the pain he was going through, especially not that stupid Rat.

His eyes drifted over the top of the brown head of hair next to him to focus upon the face of his other companion, a lilac haired man that was just as ugly as he was beautiful, at least that was Kyou's opinion of his life long nemesis, Yuki.

The slender form and feminine appearance was enough to make anyone look twice, just to make sure that this was a male and not a female, but Kyou knew without even having to look at all. It was as obvious as the rising sun to him.

And that made it all that more frustrating.

He was supposed to hate him and wish to kill him, but the more he tried to the more he found that he couldn't. Somehow, someway, he found himself wishing for Yuki to smile more, but mostly for his happiness.

How was he to deal with this when he knew deep down that all he wished for was Yuki to return the reluctant love that he himself felt for him. But Kyou knew it would never be, after all, he was the cat and Yuki the rat, they were supposed to hate each other with a vengeance.

In spite of all that though, Kyou couldn't keep himself from falling even more deeply in love with the rat as the days passed. And he knew if he continued to fight his feelings nothing would change, it was a loosing battle after all.

"...you-kun?" it was Tohru's gentle voice that snapped him out of his thoughts, glancing about he found that they were at their shoe lockers and that Yuki was already on his way to his daily student council meeting.

Sighing, Kyou just smiled down into the worried face of the one that he considered the closest thing he had to a sister, saying, "sorry about that Tohru, I was thinking...what did you say?"

Tohru seemed to ponder his words for a few moments before she finally allowed one of her well known silly smiles to cross her lips as she spoke, "I was just asking if you wanted to got to the movies tonight, Uo-chan and Hana-chan have invited me, so...would you like to come with us?"

Chuckling lightly at the dark blush that had crossed Tohru's cheeks as she spoke, Kyou just shook his head as he replied, "thanks for asking me but I already have plans tonight, why don't you ask that damn rat?"

Tohru shook her head in response, saying, "I already did, but he told me that he was going to be doing something tonight as well...oh well, I just wanted to ask you."

Kyou felt one of his eyebrows raise in slight surprise, 'what is Yuki doing that's so important? He never skips out on Tohru...' deciding to just worry about it later, Kyou tousled Tohru's hair as he flashed her a reassuring look. His voice was soft as he spoke, "hey, don't worry about that Rat, I'll take care of him for you. Just go ahead and go with your friends, alright?"

A look of indecisiveness crossed Tohru's face, it was as if she wasn't sure that leaving him and Yuki alone was a good thing. Frankly he agreed with her, he didn't know how he would handle being alone in the same house with the object of his desire, but damn it...he had to try. For Tohru's sake at least.

Sighing, Kyou scratched his neck ruefully before speaking softly once again, "I promise I won't fight with him, alright?" Tohru immediately brightened at his words, her voice was pleased as she replied, "thank you Kyou-kun, I can't help but worry about you two you know."

Smiling, Kyou nodded his head before closing his locker and waiting for Tohru to do the same as well, once she had he began to lead the way to their classroom. Just as he always did, every single day.

As they walked, Kyou found himself lost in thought. With the prospect of his coming evening, could you blame him?

'I won't get another chance at this. What with Shigure at the main house and Tohru with her friends, this is the only time that I can do this. I have to tell Yuki how I feel or I'll go nuts, I just know it. Alright, if I'm going to admit the truth, I've got to at least break the ice decently. I'll make us diner and then casually invite him up to my room. Is that too foreword? Will he reject me?'

Shivering at the thought that Yuki would be so cold as to openly humiliate him for merely admitting the truth, Kyou turned the corner and ran smack dab into someone. "Umph!"

Freezing immediately at the clearly familiar male voice, Kyou looked down and gulped when he saw that it was Yuki that he'd practically run over. Still unsure just what he should do, Kyou did something abnormal.

He reached down and gripped Yuki's wrist, helping the other to his feet before moving past him without a word, let alone a snide comment. Which frankly, was quite unlike the normally surly Cat who loved getting one up on the Rat.

Kyou made his way past his classroom in a daze, there was no way he'd be able to face Yuki now, not after what he'd just done. They were supposed to be enemies damn it!

Kicking the wall at his side hard enough to leave a clear hole in the plaster, Kyou cursed profusely under his breath as he headed towards the stairwell. He needed to be alone and there was no better place for that than the roof, besides, he really needed to think and not be distracted.

As his cousin disappeared about the corner, Yuki tried to stop the trembling in his hand.

He had touched him, even though it had been for only a second, it had been enough. Unable to stop himself, Yuki pressed his arm against his chest and glanced the way Kyou had disappeared. Could it be possible?

'Does he feel the same way as me? No...he can't, he hates me...but then, why did he...' with his whole body shivering, Yuki looked at Tohru. She was just as surprised as he was it seemed, but apparently not as affected. After all, she wasn't in love with the Cat.

Yes, it was true. As much as Yuki despised himself for it, he couldn't find it in his heart to hate Kyou for it. After all, it wasn't like returned his feelings...or did he?

He just couldn't help it. From when he'd first met the one known at the Cat, the one who would always be his enemy, he had been unable to truly hate him. He only continued to find himself attracted, whether it was the way he smiled, the way he laughed, or just the way he fought with so much determination.

Whatever it had been, he had fallen and fallen hard.

So yes, deep in his heart he admitted the truth. He was in love with his first cousin, his enemy, the Cat, Kyou. That had been why he'd been so happy to find out that Shigure was going to be leaving for the day and Tohru as well.

It was perfect. If he knew Kyou, and he did, the Cat would want to stay back at Shigure's. He always thought he was in the way. If only he knew the truth, the fact that Yuki would only pick a fight with him so that he could touch the other without having to explain himself. Or that he was only tired in the morning because he liked to peek in on Kyou while he was still sleeping, finding the Cat adorable while he slept.

No, Kyou would probably kill him if he knew. Not to mention Akito would have a kitten. And it was because of that, he kept up this façade.

But not anymore, tonight he would finally tell him. Tonight, he would risk it all. And he could only hope that his feelings were returned, if not, well, he'd might as well kill himself. Or better yet, let Kyou do it for him.

Smiling sadly, Yuki turned to face Tohru completely, letting his still trembling hand fall upon her shoulder. He spoke gently, not wishing to startle her, "Miss. Honda, are you alright?"

Tohru blinked, as if coming back to herself from some distant thought. She glanced around before looking up at him with worry clearly written on her face even as she replied hesitantly, "I'm okay, but what about Kyou-kun? He's been acting really weird today and it's starting to worry me. I asked him to go with me and the others to the movies but he said that he had other plans."

Shaking her head, Tohru straightened her shoulders as she tried to look serious. Frankly it didn't work, her voice was steadier though as she continued, "please Yuki-kun, make sure he's alright tonight and don't fight with him. Please!"

Unable to stop a true smile from crossing his lips at Tohru's concern, he gave a firm nod of his head as he said, "I promise Miss. Honda, but don't worry about that stupid Cat. He's probably just moping because it's going to rain, you know how he gets, so don't worry. Anyway, we had better get to class before the bell rings."

Tohru nodded her head and Yuki walked with her the rest of the way to their class. They were greeted as usual by Tohru's friends, Hana and Uo, but as he looked about the room Yuki noticed that Kyou was missing.

Feeling worried, he excused himself on the pretense of having to use the restroom before exiting the classroom and heading towards the end of the hallway.

There was only one place that Kyou could have gone, the roof. Making sure his steps were soft enough that they wouldn't be heard, Yuki slowly made his way up the stairs and onto the roof. Looking around, he sighted a tuft of bright orange hair several yards away.

From the look of things, Kyou was asleep.

Unable to let such an opportune moment pass, Yuki slowly crept across the roof, coming to a silent stop next to the curled up form of the Cat. Kneeling, Yuki hesitantly reached out and ran his fingers through Kyou's bangs, savoring the small touch even as a gentle smile appeared upon his lips.

'Tonight my love, and then there's no more secrets between us...' As the sound of thunder rumbled in the distance, Yuki felt his smile deepen when Kyou curled closer to his touch.

He couldn't wait for night to fall.

A/N- It is done, the first chapter is now complete!

Man do I feel better! It's been hard to think of anything new, but thank Kami for dreams. They really come in handy sometimes. Actually, you can thank a dream of mine for this little jem, which was a night I can never forget.

There is another story that goes with this one, but it's for a different series, hopefully I'll have that one up and ready soon. But until then, I hope your all content with this one...

The next chapt is going to be a little harder to start, especially since I'm trying really hard to keep everyone IC. It's really a pain, but man, does it make a good storyline.

Anyway, I shall try to get it completed soon, but I can't guarantee anything...

Whelp, until next time...

Ja Ne!