A/N:

Joss: (waves) Hey everyone! Joss here and I've brought reinforcements!

Kyo: "What the hell am I doing here!"

Yuki: (crosses arms and looks pointedly at Kyo) "You said you'd come along. Don't you remember, you stupid cat?"

Kyo: "THAT WAS BECAUSE SHE TOLD ME WE WERE GOING TO GET MORE MILK!"

Joss: Oh please. If I told you the truth, you never would have never come. Now be quiet so I can finish my intro. Ok, this is my first shot at a fan-fic, and all so try to go easy on me. All in all, I hope you enjoy.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. (though I have written Takeyo dozens of letters requesting custody of the Fruits Basket cast, she has yet to get back to me…)

Chapter 1, The Dream

He fell.

Even though her back was turned, Tohru knew when it happened. She felt as if something in her mind snapped off and broke away. That was how she knew.

But she couldn't get there quick enough. Even though her legs carried her faster than she had ever run in her life, she didn't make it in time. By the time she reached his side, he was already slipping form her grip.

"Tohru..." his eyes fluttered open and his breathing came out in painful gasps. He could feel the life slowly draining away from him...away from her...All the warmth drained from his body as he breathed his last breath...her name ...

"Tohru...p..please...I.. ... ... ..."

Then his whole body went limp and cold.

Tohru was frozen. She stared at Kyo's body in horrified shock for a minute. Then, it slowly started to sink in. Tohru deeply inhaled and squeezed her eyes shut, wishing with all her might that this was a dream. She'd wake up any moment now, and laugh to herself about this silly nightmare. But deep down, she knew that what she told her-self was a lie. Her hands trembled and her heart beat wildly, pounding against her chest. She swallowed and tasted bitter bile in her mouth. Don't do this, she thought franticly. Please, Kyo, don't do this!

Tohru felt her knees give and she collapsed on the ground, broken. Tears began to stream down her face, uncontrollable and unrelenting. She buried her face in her hands and let out heart-wrenching sobs of pain mixed with terror. She clung to Kyo's body as if somehow, she could bring him back, could take back what had happened. Tohru laid her cheek against his chest, trying to will his heart to beat again.

"Tohru... Get up..."

'I can't' she thought wildly. 'I can't do it anymore...I CAN'T DO THIS!'

"Toru...Get up...or he will be lost...forever..."

"Noooo!" Tohru wailed, "You can't take him away! I won't let you! She wrapped her arms tightly around him, shielding him from the unseen voice.

Tohru...You have to let go now...

"NOOOO! NEVER! I'LL NEVER LET YOU HAVE HIM!" she screamed. She would fight for him, she wouldn't let him go...not... without...her. She'd never give him up...she... couldn't...she...she needed him.

"Kyo..." She whispered hoarsely against him, "Kyo...I never got the chance...to tell you how much I need you..." Her vision blurred and she gripped him tighter. "I told you... we would be together...always..." she said softly, "I want us to be together..."

Tohru woke up to find herself on the verge of strangling her self with her sheets and her heart madly thudding. She breathed deeply and let her racing pulse calm down then carefully untangled her self from the blankets that were cutting off her circulation.

So it was a dream, she thought with a sigh of genuine relief. She turned her head and glanced over at alarm clock. 4:00 A.M. 'Ughhhhh…back to sleep…' Tohru thought groggily as she fluffed her pillow. Tohru didn't need to get up and make breakfast for another hour at least. Just as she was about to close her eyes, she suddenly remembered something important that made her shoot back up.

"K…Kyo-kun…" she whispered into darkness.

What about Kyo-kun?

I should make sure he's okay.

Don't be ridiculous, he's probably fast asleep- and you should be too.

Still…I'd feel better if I saw him.

You're going to wake him up and get him mad at you…

Tohru battled herself for a few moments more before she finally threw off her blankets and got out of bed. I'll just peek in, she thought.

Tohru put on her robe and tightly belted it around herself. This is silly, she thought. I'm probably just over-reacting again. But she couldn't ignore the feeling.

She padded bare-foot out into the hallway, careful to not wake the house's still slumbering occupants. When she reached Kyo's room, she quietly slid his door open and peered inside. His room was dark. Well, it is only 4 in the morning! She heard the voice in her head grumble. But the moonlight pouring through his window made things easy to see.

There! It told her reproachfully. Nothing to worry about- he's-

….Gone?

Tohru did a double take. His sheets were crumpled up and his bed empty. The floor was strewn with mismatched clothes and his bedside table had been knocked over. The room was a mess; it looked like someone had taken off in hurry and-

"…No" she breathed.

Tohru whipped around and tore down the hall, uncaring if she was waking anyone up. She bounded down the stairs in leaps and practically crashed through the door on her way outside. I must find him! I must find him before its too late!

Tohru ran. She ran with desperate haste, her eyes franticly searching around for Kyo's orange head. She charged through brambles and brush, slicing her skin, and coating it with mud. Yet she was unaware of the scratches and cuts on her tender flesh. All she could think about was Kyo…and that dream.

Please don't leave me…

"Kyo-kun!" she called out, "Kyo-kun!...Kyo-kun, where are you!" Tohru came to a clearing and looked around frantically for him. Oh no! What if he was hurt and there was no one around to help him? He could be lying in the middle of the wilderness somewhere bleeding to death!

Torhu felt her stomach lurch. If any thing happened to him…

"KYO-KUN!" she shouted his name again while moisture glistened in her eyes. Where was he? He wasn't really gone- He couldn't be!

"Kyo-kun..." she called again, her voice growing hoarse. Tohru finally stopped shouting and dropped to her knees.

"Kyo…"she whispered, "Kyo…"

Tohru dropped her head and let the tears fall down her face. It was all her fault, she thought. It's my fault….I wasn't there in time for him…and now he's gone, forever.

"Please! Kyo, Come back!" she cried urgently.

Tohru opened her eyes and blinked.

Where…Where am I?

She tried to sit up but dropped back down when she felt a throbbing pain in the back of her neck. She closed her eyes again when her head came in contact with a cushiony surface. Wait…cushiony? Since when did the ground feel cushiony? She flexed her fingers against it to make sure she wasn't imagining things. This definitely wasn't the ground. She peeked one eye open to check. She was in her bed! How had she gotten here? She strained her mind to remember the last thing that had happened.

Kyo…

Tohru jerked back up as the memories flooded back into her all at once. Where was Kyo? Did he leave already? What happened? She gasped in horror and her face went white.

I couldn't get there in time……I couldn't…I couldn't…

Tohru's eyes welled up with tears and her body shook. "I… I…couldn't…oh, Kyo-kun!" Tohru broke down in sobs and the uncontrollable tears streamed down her blotchy cheeks.

"Hey! Jeez! What's wrong now!"

Tohru looked up at the sound of that familiar voice.

Could it be…? Please…please…

A/N: Well there's my first chapter of my first fan-fic! I'm pretty sure I'm going to update the story regularly, (like a few times a week), 'cause I know I hate it when someone posts a fan-fic that I really like and then doesn't update it for like, a year!

ANYWAYS, I look forward to your reviews! Give me feedback, but please, no flames, or I will lock myself in my room and cry because you have crushed my creative spirit.