At Last!!!
The cat prowled the kitchen with an aura of hatred and annoyance almost glowing around him. Tohru walked in apologetically, averting her eyes in case the cat transformed back at an unsuspecting moment. She shuffled over and wrapped the warm blanket around the tiny body and moved quickly to the stove. She never knew what Kyou would do if irritated in his cat form... though Tohru tried to tell herself that he would never do anything to hurt her, she wasn't ever really sure. She placed a heavy pan on the stove and began to heat some milk for the tiny creature. She thought to herself, this is all my fault... if I hadn't been carrying that laundry pile... I'm so stupid.
The laundry stack had been higher than Tohru's big, round eyes, and as she had descended the staircase, she managed to topple over, falling onto Kyou who had been waiting for her to get out of the stairwell. As the freshly dried clothes scattered all over the polished wood, Tohru felt herself land on Kyou. Her brown hair fell in long strands over her face as she blushed in shame. Forgetting that she was laying on top of Kyou for a moment, Tohru's eyes stole away to the floor as large, hot tears began to fall. She opened her eyes to see that he was staring back at her... his eyes didn't look like they ever had before... Then, the moment was gone as the muscular body transformed into a small orange cat. Tohru quickly jumped to her feet to avoid smashing the cat, and began gathering the laundry.
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" she had wailed. As she stooped to pick up the remainder of the laundry on the floor, she caught sight of the cat that was angrily stalking away. What have I done...? she thought to herself as it easily scaled the side of the house to the roof.
As the milk warmed, Tohru now stole a glance over her shoulder at the small cat sitting in the middle of the floor, staring silently up at her. As the milk began to steam, she turned off the stove and took down a bowl. She turned quickly and caught Kyou off-guard right as he transformed. As the bowl shattered on the floor, Tohru's face became crimson with embarrassment and all went black.
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Tohru awoke to the sounds of light breathing, and the feel of a silken blanket being draped around her. She had been carried into her bedroom, and felt a pair of eyes watching her every move. She looked around the room and caught Kyou, now fully dressed, observing her with leek soup in hand. Tohru sat up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. "Kyou-kun... you... you hate leeks..." she said weakly.
"I hate leeks, but it is worth the smell to see you are awake. Are you alright?" he asked with an uncharacteristic tone of sweetness in his voice.
"I'm fine, I just... got startled. Are you alright? I'm so sorry!!" she hung her head as she arose from the bed. "I'm so sorry, Kyou-kun!" she bowed and darted from the room. Tohru could hear Kyou quickly rise and begin to run after her. She darted into a closet and sunk to the floor in disgrace. She heard Kyou run past the closet and out the front door. Tohru listened hard and caught his footsteps on the roof.
She soon became aware that running away had not been the best course of action to take, and headed back to the kitchen. She was making rice balls when Yuki entered silently. He came up behind Tohru, peeking over her shoulder.
"Hello, Honda-san. Cooking?" she answered that the rice balls were for Kyou, inquiring if Yuki wanted any. "No, I'm fine... where is that baka cat anyway?" he replied.
"I think he's on the roof..." Tohru said and went back to making rice balls. Yuki stared at Tohru's shining brown hair for a moment, and walked away.
"Sohma-kun!" Tohru yelled after him. He could hear her footstep drawing nearer and turned to face her. All at once she was in his arms and he tumbled to the floor. He opened his eyes to find her frantically searching for him.
"Honda-san!! I'm over here!" he squeaked. "What was it you wanted?" When he said this the pretty girl blushed and put her hand to her forehead.
"Ano... I've forgotten now... I'm sorry..." she said softly.
"That's alright," Yuki replied and headed back up to his room.
As Tohru finished creating her rice balls, she began to arrange them on a plate. She made sure her footing was steady, and started climbing for the roof. After several unfortunate falls, she finally mounted the roof and made her way to where Kyou was sitting.
"Kyou-kun?" she inquired. "Are you hungry? I made you rice balls..." She sat down next to him and handed him one.
"Thanks..." he muttered. As he stuck it in his mouth, he turned to stare at Tohru. "Oy." he grunted.
"Hai, Kyou-kun? Are the rice balls cooked alright?"
"They are fine. I wanted to know... when you first saw me... when I didn't have my bracelet, were you scared?"
"Ano... Kyou-kun... you are scary when you turn that way..." she replied, blushing and turning away. Without knowing it, Kyou stuck out his hand and turned her face back to him. He could see her remembering that night when she had chased him... only to find what he had become. She had cried out in fear and begun to sob, but finally she had told him that she wanted to stay with him even though he frightened her. "Gomen nasai, Kyou-kun..." she trailed off, staring into his eyes.
"Stop saying you are sorry. You don't have to. You are the most honest person I know, and you should never be sorry for it," Kyou replied, showing his soft side. "Thank you for always being so perfect for me..." he added softly.
"Ano... Nani...?" Tohru asked. Kyou was still holding her face, and suddenly, he pulled it into his and they kissed. He let go to touch her hair, but she did not pull away from the embrace. Kyou stopped and turned away, and looked back to see Tohru had also turned away. What he could see of her face was red, and her shoulders made small shakes.
"I'm so sorry!! I'm so sorry!!" he repeated nervously, turning his crimson face away again to look at the setting sun.
All at once, he felt her hands on his face, and she pulled him in for another soft kiss. Her lips were soft and moist, and he let his tongue gently slide into her mouth. Kyou opened one eye as Tohru ran a hand through his hair, feeling eyes watching him. Yuki's mouth hung open as he peered over the top of the house. "Kuso neko!! I HATE YOU!" he screamed in rage, flinging himself forward.
Tohru shreiked as Yuki tackled Kyou on a slanted part of the roof. She backed away, yelling for the two to stop. Kyou threw a punch at Yuki's chin, and Yuki yelped in pain. Yuki attempted to kick Kyou in the face, missing. All at once, both the boys were running at each other, and Yuki tackled Kyou, causing them to tumble off the roof and onto the ground.
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The cat prowled the kitchen with an aura of hatred and annoyance almost glowing around him. Tohru walked in apologetically, averting her eyes in case the cat transformed back at an unsuspecting moment. She shuffled over and wrapped the warm blanket around the tiny body and moved quickly to the stove. She never knew what Kyou would do if irritated in his cat form... though Tohru tried to tell herself that he would never do anything to hurt her, she wasn't ever really sure. She placed a heavy pan on the stove and began to heat some milk for the tiny creature. She thought to herself, this is all my fault... if I hadn't been carrying that laundry pile... I'm so stupid.
The laundry stack had been higher than Tohru's big, round eyes, and as she had descended the staircase, she managed to topple over, falling onto Kyou who had been waiting for her to get out of the stairwell. As the freshly dried clothes scattered all over the polished wood, Tohru felt herself land on Kyou. Her brown hair fell in long strands over her face as she blushed in shame. Forgetting that she was laying on top of Kyou for a moment, Tohru's eyes stole away to the floor as large, hot tears began to fall. She opened her eyes to see that he was staring back at her... his eyes didn't look like they ever had before... Then, the moment was gone as the muscular body transformed into a small orange cat. Tohru quickly jumped to her feet to avoid smashing the cat, and began gathering the laundry.
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" she had wailed. As she stooped to pick up the remainder of the laundry on the floor, she caught sight of the cat that was angrily stalking away. What have I done...? she thought to herself as it easily scaled the side of the house to the roof.
As the milk warmed, Tohru now stole a glance over her shoulder at the small cat sitting in the middle of the floor, staring silently up at her. As the milk began to steam, she turned off the stove and took down a bowl. She turned quickly and caught Kyou off-guard right as he transformed. As the bowl shattered on the floor, Tohru's face became crimson with embarrassment and all went black.
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Tohru awoke to the sounds of light breathing, and the feel of a silken blanket being draped around her. She had been carried into her bedroom, and felt a pair of eyes watching her every move. She looked around the room and caught Kyou, now fully dressed, observing her with leek soup in hand. Tohru sat up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. "Kyou-kun... you... you hate leeks..." she said weakly.
"I hate leeks, but it is worth the smell to see you are awake. Are you alright?" he asked with an uncharacteristic tone of sweetness in his voice.
"I'm fine, I just... got startled. Are you alright? I'm so sorry!!" she hung her head as she arose from the bed. "I'm so sorry, Kyou-kun!" she bowed and darted from the room. Tohru could hear Kyou quickly rise and begin to run after her. She darted into a closet and sunk to the floor in disgrace. She heard Kyou run past the closet and out the front door. Tohru listened hard and caught his footsteps on the roof.
She soon became aware that running away had not been the best course of action to take, and headed back to the kitchen. She was making rice balls when Yuki entered silently. He came up behind Tohru, peeking over her shoulder.
"Hello, Honda-san. Cooking?" she answered that the rice balls were for Kyou, inquiring if Yuki wanted any. "No, I'm fine... where is that baka cat anyway?" he replied.
"I think he's on the roof..." Tohru said and went back to making rice balls. Yuki stared at Tohru's shining brown hair for a moment, and walked away.
"Sohma-kun!" Tohru yelled after him. He could hear her footstep drawing nearer and turned to face her. All at once she was in his arms and he tumbled to the floor. He opened his eyes to find her frantically searching for him.
"Honda-san!! I'm over here!" he squeaked. "What was it you wanted?" When he said this the pretty girl blushed and put her hand to her forehead.
"Ano... I've forgotten now... I'm sorry..." she said softly.
"That's alright," Yuki replied and headed back up to his room.
As Tohru finished creating her rice balls, she began to arrange them on a plate. She made sure her footing was steady, and started climbing for the roof. After several unfortunate falls, she finally mounted the roof and made her way to where Kyou was sitting.
"Kyou-kun?" she inquired. "Are you hungry? I made you rice balls..." She sat down next to him and handed him one.
"Thanks..." he muttered. As he stuck it in his mouth, he turned to stare at Tohru. "Oy." he grunted.
"Hai, Kyou-kun? Are the rice balls cooked alright?"
"They are fine. I wanted to know... when you first saw me... when I didn't have my bracelet, were you scared?"
"Ano... Kyou-kun... you are scary when you turn that way..." she replied, blushing and turning away. Without knowing it, Kyou stuck out his hand and turned her face back to him. He could see her remembering that night when she had chased him... only to find what he had become. She had cried out in fear and begun to sob, but finally she had told him that she wanted to stay with him even though he frightened her. "Gomen nasai, Kyou-kun..." she trailed off, staring into his eyes.
"Stop saying you are sorry. You don't have to. You are the most honest person I know, and you should never be sorry for it," Kyou replied, showing his soft side. "Thank you for always being so perfect for me..." he added softly.
"Ano... Nani...?" Tohru asked. Kyou was still holding her face, and suddenly, he pulled it into his and they kissed. He let go to touch her hair, but she did not pull away from the embrace. Kyou stopped and turned away, and looked back to see Tohru had also turned away. What he could see of her face was red, and her shoulders made small shakes.
"I'm so sorry!! I'm so sorry!!" he repeated nervously, turning his crimson face away again to look at the setting sun.
All at once, he felt her hands on his face, and she pulled him in for another soft kiss. Her lips were soft and moist, and he let his tongue gently slide into her mouth. Kyou opened one eye as Tohru ran a hand through his hair, feeling eyes watching him. Yuki's mouth hung open as he peered over the top of the house. "Kuso neko!! I HATE YOU!" he screamed in rage, flinging himself forward.
Tohru shreiked as Yuki tackled Kyou on a slanted part of the roof. She backed away, yelling for the two to stop. Kyou threw a punch at Yuki's chin, and Yuki yelped in pain. Yuki attempted to kick Kyou in the face, missing. All at once, both the boys were running at each other, and Yuki tackled Kyou, causing them to tumble off the roof and onto the ground.
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