Haru's POV

They make me sick! Haru thought as he oserved Kyo and Tohru from his position. Kyo- like usual- was yelling at Tohru because she was nice to him, and his stupid pride got in the way. Why can't he put aside his stupid pride and actually smile a lot more towards her, or say a simple "Thank you!" every now and then? He needs to recognize that she really cares about him, more than anyone else! Am I the only one who notices that? He watched as Kyo ran out of the house slamming the door. Haru ran closer to Tohru, trying to see how she took it. He saw her, huddling on the ground, crying.

They make me crazy! Kyo is such a jerk to her! He needs to see that he can't take her for granted and boss her around all the time! He also needs to learn how to control his anger! Poor Yuki! He was very open with his love for her, but she made it clear that she only thought of him as a brother. Seeing her sitting there crying on the ground like there's no tomorrow, made him very, very, angry, and he vowed to get back at Kyo and to make her feel better.

If Kyo can't treat her right, he doesn't deserve to have her! I'm going to try to steal her from him, or at least try to get him to admit his feelings!

Not many people knew that Haru liked Tohru. Yuki, Shigure, and Momiji were the only ones. I'll have to make sure they won't mess me up. I won't let Yuki flirt with her anymore, and I won't let Shigure call her his wife or flower or anything else perverted that he does. Momiji won't be allowed to hold her hand or sleep over anymore. Haru kept thinking to himself, and realized that if Momiji slept over, he could use that as an excuse, too. Maybe I won't talk to Momiji. I'll stick to him more. After al,l he goes over her house so often, I will be able to spend more time with her.

Then he thought about how this would come across to Rin. I'll show her I'm completely over her! If I was just her "toy" and now that she's apparently "done" with me, I'll prove that she meant nothing to me! He walked up to Tohru and knelt down next to her and looked into her face and saw tears running down her face, then...he laughed! She looked offended then asked why he was laughing.

"You silly girl. You don't need to cry over tripping." I know she didn't trip, but I'll leave her to think otherwise. And if she wants to, she can correct me.

"You're right, Haru. I don't need to cry...at least not too much."

"Doesn't sound like you tripped anymore."

sigh

"I didn't. Kyo got mad at me. Again." She was holding her arms, looking as if she was going to cry again.

"Why not try doing something else until he calms down. You should probably relax, too. He doesn't always mean what he says."

"You're right." She smiled.

"I do though." She looked thoroughly confused. "Mean what I say. I think you need to laugh. Let's do something in the backyard." They walked to the empty backyard, then Haru faced her and walked closer until their faces were inches apart. Tohru looked very flustered. Then Haru smiled and hugged her. POOF A black and white cow was where Haru used to be. "Get on."

"What?!" She was still red. "I'm too heavy!"

"Nonsense! Get on!" She got on his back reluctantly but when she was on, Haru shouted "Rodeo!" and started running, trying to buck her off. He wasn't trying too hard, though, because he was afraid of hurting her.

At first, Tohru wasn't sure how to react. What's he doing? After a couple seconds, she started laughing as he would "buck" every few seconds. "Haru! Don't tax yourself too much, okay?" She pleaded inbetween laughter.

"All right." He took her around the yard, running as fast as her could. He slowed down some, so as ot to hurt her or cause her to be injured. All too soon, the fun time ended because Haru changed back into his human form, causeing Tohru to fall on a very naked Haru!

This was the scene Kyo came upon. He was deep in thought, berating himself for how he had treated Tohru. Why am I always such a jerk? He remembered how sweet and angelic her face looked as she told him that she was going to the store to get him some more milk. "What!?" he had shouted at her. "You're not supposed to be running around for special, one-item trips! Go when you need a lot of groceries! You don't need to be running back and forth from here to the grocery store! You make me so angry some times!" he yelled at her a little too loudly. I probably could have lowered my voice instead of shouting that loud. As he neared the house, he could hear laughter. What's going on? When he rounded the corner, he just stopped. Completely shocked, he stood still for about five seconds, then blinding rage filled him. "What the heck do you think you're doing?" he demanded, eyes blazing with anger.

"Why, we're just having fun, Kyo-kun. Have you not heard of the word "fun" before?" Haru said, eyes dancing. Tohru got off and blushed, still oblivious to the fact that Haru was naked.

"And you! Don't you know that anyone could happen to walk by? ANYONE!" He pointed an accusing finger at Haru. "You should know better than to change like that, especially in the yard!"

"Gosh, Kyo! Lay off a little, will you?" Haru said.

"No! You two were-were messing around out in the yard, not giving a darn to anyone or anything else!" He stopped. Recognition dawned on him, or at least how he thought it was. "I get it!" He laughed. "If you want to be alone, why don't you go inside?" he said, then went to turn to go inside, but stopped. He came to stand in front of Tohru. If you like Haru that much, why didn't you just say anything? "Sorry. Didn't mean to interupt you fun!" He stormed into the house, slamming the door behind him.

Tohru turnded around and faced Haru and asked, "What did you guys mean when you emphasized fun?" "Eep!" When she turned around, she spotted a naked Haru. "Sorry!" Oh my goodness! Wow! He has some muscles!

"What are you sorry about?" He came up behind her, put his hands on her hips, and brought his face beside hers. He lightly kissed her cheek.

"Eh!" She was startled and turned around. Haru caught her wrists above her head, then smiled.

Cliffie!

Stay tuned for the next chapter! We'll be good.

CelticDragonQueens
(Yes, this is written by both of us!)