((I can't tell you the last time I've done one of these….it certainly has been a while! But, here I am again! I've always loved Fruits Basket so I think I'm going to start with the storyline after the anime, just to make it an easy thing to go off from. So, Tohru has already seen Kyo's true form….and the story unfolds!))

Fourteen

Kyo walked the paved road from Masters house in a slow moving pace. He whipped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand and smiled to the small beads that hung to his wrist. He thought back to the Tohru, and her ability to love all things. Her face in his mind gave a warm feeling to his heart and lifted a rare happiness within him. Kyo gave a great sign and looked to the looming gray clouds overhead.
"Dammit, does it have to rain?"

He let out a sign and quickened his pace, determined to escape the rain that was only to be coming soon.
"Kyo!"
Kyo looked over his shoulder to see Haru coming up behind him.
"What are you doing?" Kyo asked as he stopped to wait.
"I'm walking, aren't you doing the same thing?"
"Dammit! You know what I meant! Why are you going this way?"
"I wanted to see Shigure…..it has been a while since we last talked……"

Kyo gave a questioning look to Haru who seemed to have lost what he was talking about.
"Fine, whatever….Did you tell Tohru you were coming?"
"I think I did….I don't remember now….A mystery."

Kyo almost slapped his forehead in frustration and then began to walk back home with Haru in tow. It did not take them long to arrive at Shigure's and by the time they did, light rain had begun to fall. Kyo hunched his shoulders in tiredness, heaved a grown, kicked off his shoes and slouched over at the table. He laid his head in his arms, exhausted already.

"Welcome home Kyo! Hello Haru, I'm glad you could come!" Tohru said as she entered the dinning area.
"A pleasure as always Tohru. Where is Yuki?"
"I think he is in his room doing some school work. We've been getting a lot more homework lately! I hope I will be able to finish all of mine on time…" Tohru said, already getting a little worried. Haru left without another word and headed for the Yuki's room. Tohru looked at the door with an anxious face, then looked to Kyo, nearly passed out on the table.
"Is there anything I can get your Kyo?" She asked, knowing the rain was tough on him.
"No….thanks." He said in a mumbled tone.
Suddenly a loud noise filled the air, sending Kyo into the air out of fright and Tohru looking towards the door. Shigure took in the doorway with a trumpet in hand, ready to blow another tune toward the disgruntled Kyo.

"What are you doing!?" Kyo yelled, red faced and angry. Tohru apprehensively looked from each of them in turn, also wonder what Shigure had up his sleeve.
"Good day Kyo! I just thought you were looking a little tired so I decided to wake you up!"
"Of course I'm tired! Why is it with you!?" Kyo said, turning over the table in anger, and then bursting through the door and going to the roof.

A moment later Yuki came down into the room, rubbing one of his eyes in annoyence, followed by Haru who gripped the back of his shirt.
"Why must you always start something?" Yuki asked as he took a seat at the table.
"Someone needs to test his reflexes ever now and again.," Shigure simply said and put away the trumpet.
"Oh hello Haru, will you be joining us for dinner?"
"Only if it is ok with Tohru? We don't have food like yours at the main house. Momiji will be sad he had to miss coming today…."
Tohru placed a bowl of stew on the table and began to ladle out bowls.
"Oh where is Momiji? He wasn't in school today."
"He said he was on a mission to find something….He took Hari with him so it could be anything…."
Shigure laughed, "I'm sure he is loving the adventure."

Tohru looked towards the door in hopes Kyo would be climbing down from the roof now that dinner was ready. After a few moments, she decided to see what he was doing.
"He will come down when he's ready Miss. Honda." Yuki said during breaks of stew. Tohru looked to the door again and decided she would check on him regardless.
"I don't want him to go hungry! Dinner will be cold soon…."
Tohru climbed the later to the roof, grabbing an umbrella as she went, and was glad to see Kyo there, however appearing passed out and wet due to the rain.
"Kyo! You're going to get sick!" She said, ready go onto the wet slipper roof tiles.
"Stay there!" Kyo said and got up, coming to her. "I don't want you to slip and get hurt…." He took her umbrella and held it over both of them.
"You need to dry off quickly! You are completely wet!"
"I'll be ok. Anything was better than Shigure…."

Meanwhile, as the others ate their dinner, a phone rang from inside the house. Shigure went to the phone and listened to the person at the other end. His expression growing ore curious by the second.
"We will be there right away." Shigure said, setting down the phone. He came over to the others, as Kyo an Tohru were re-entering the house.
"We need to go to the main house at once. Tohru, I'm sorry we must leave you and this delicious meal! but, Akito was very urgent…."
"That's ok! I have Kyo here as well!" Tohru said brightly. However happy she seemed on the outside, she felt nervous and frightened for her friends meeting with Akito. She clung tighter to the umbrella as they left. Kyo, noticing her knuckles going white, took her hand and helped her release it. They momentarily stood frozen, hands linked.

"Don't worry so much, its just Akito being Akito. He gets whatever he wants, I'm sure he is just having an Akito fit and wants everyone to feel bad for him." Kyo said, trying to make her feel better. She smiled, but only felt a little reassured. Suddenly, a noise came from the back of the house.
"What is that!" Tohru exclaimed.
Kyo put a finger to his lips, motioning her to be quiet, and went to see what caused the noise. What Kyo saw, he did not expect. A Large black bear was huddled on the porch, trying to be out of the rain but becoming unsuccessful.
"What the hell is a bear doing here?!" As soon as Kyo spoke his words, a large buff of dark smoke over took the bear and a teenage boy lay in its place.