Hey guys! 2 things, firstly its my first fruits basket story! Yay! Secondly it DOESN'T end on a cliffhanger! Yay!

Kyo: Are you sure it's NOT a cliffhanger?

Absolutley!

Kyo: Good, Lie2me1moretime does not own fruits basket or its characters however she does own the story line and plot to trust me.

Thanks for giving away my gender, KYO!

Kyo: You're picking a fight with the wrong person you realize.

Whatever, the next chapter will be out soon, so please, begin the story!

Kyos beastly form was finally revealed to Tohru. Her eyes widened in shock as she took in what was sitting before her.

"K-Kyo?" He was ashamed, speaking truthfully Kyo had never accepted himself like this and he never ever wanted to accept the full extent of the cats curse.

Tohru, although she was shocked, didn't hate Kyo or pity him. She only wanted to help him even more.

KYOS POV

I can't believe she's seeing me in this, in this, in this horror! Get up Kyo, get up! And run away, turn your back on her and run away, don't let her see you like this.

I stood up, ready to run. "I thought you said you'd accepted yourself."

I turned to see none other than my Master standing before me. "Kyo, stop running and face it."

"AAAAGH!" I howled, I am so damn pissed right now!

"Kyo?" I looked down, Tohru was still there, sitting in the dirt.

" I don't know if this will make you feel better or not." I turned away, not wanting to see her eyes.

"But, if I was in your situation I would be angry and sad too." I looked over my shoulder, she was crying.

"You have every right to be angry and sad, but you got to understand that no matter what form you're in, I will always be here for you. Even if you hate me, even if you want nothing to do with me from now on. I still will be here for you."

"How could I ever hate you?" I mumbled.

"Kyo!"

"What?" I spat. I was still pissed at Master for taking my bracelet off.

"You're turning back..." Shigure said, dumbfounded.

"Huh?" I looked down at myself, sure enough, without the bracelets help, the beastly side of me was fading away, until I was standing in the rain only wearing my trousers.

"Could I at the very least have my shirt back?" I grunted, geez, I am a cat you know. Standing in the rain shirtless isn't really my thing.

TOHRUS POV

"What just happened?" Shigure stepped beside me and helped me up.

"Well, by the looks of it, Kyos beast curse has been broken."

"Really? Well that's great Kyo!" I was so happy for him, even though the zodiac curse wasn't broken, he didn't have to change into anymore!

"I wouldn't be so sure yet." It was Kyos master.

"I think Tohru may have temporarily stabilized the curse of the cat, that's all."

"Well, way to ruin a celebration." Shigure muttered.

"Even if it is only temporary, it's still good news for Kyo! Doesn't that mean we're one step closer to breaking your curse?" I looked over at Kyo, though he didn't look very pleased.

"Yeah thanks and all but, seriously guys! I need my jacket and shirt back, I am the cat after all, I hate rain!" Everyone burst out laughing at this, even though it made Kyo a little angry.

"GUYS! I'm getting pissed! Where's my stuff?" I looked around and found his shirt and jacket on the decking. I got up and gave it to Kyo. He snatched it out of my hands and hastily put it on.

"Thanks." He murmured, looking away from me, but if I had a better look he would have been blushing.

~3 HOURS LATER~

KYOS POV

After the hectic celebration that followed the 'temporarily broken curse' I'd had enough of human company and come to the roof. As soon as I sat down, I swear all the cats in the neighbourhood came scampering to my side. I had just finished plucking the last one off me when Tohru came up the ladder.

"I knew you'd be here Kyo."

"So, what of it?" She picked up one of the kittens and hugged it tight.

"Aww you're just sooo cute." I gave her a look of, who me? Or the cat?

"Sorry! I meant the cat." She blurted.

"No need to apologize." I said flicking her on the head. She rubbed it and looked at the sun.

"Kyo, are you alright? You looked a bit down at lunch."

"I was just tired of the company." I immediately regretted that choice of words.

"Oh, I'm sorry... I'll leave you then." She got up to leave but I grabbed her hand.

"Kyo?"

"Sorry I didn't mean it like that, it was just too crowded for me, thats all." I stammered, a little embarrassed about taking her hand like that.

"Oh, good." She said, sitting back down again.

"What do you think of me?"

"Well, Kyo, um.. I think you're funny, kind and um..." I laughed.

"I didn't mean that, I meant what do you think of, you know, the other side of me?"

"Well, at first I was frightened, but, then I thought, I have no reason to be frightened, it is still Kyo after all, just in a different form." I nodded, Tohru was the definitely a record breaker for an outsider to accept my form that fast.

"Kyo, why do you REALLY hate Yuki?"

"Because of him or the rat, I was forced out of the zodiac and had a curse that makes me a monster put on me, anything that there isn't to hate?"

"Yeah but you just said it yourself."

"Said what?"

"That it was the RAT, not Yuki. Even though he was born the year of the rat, it doesn't mean it's really his fault."

I pondered over this, what Tohru was saying was true, but I couldn't help but hate that damned little rat!

"Hey-" Without warning Tohru hugged me, not accidentally, not a: I tripped hug, it was a hug. An actual hug. To tell you the truth I'd never really been hugged before.

POOF!

"Um...?" I looked up at her, she was still hugging me, even though I'd transformed.

"You just looked like you needed it." She replied.

"Thanks."