His ruby eyes glared out the window; rays of sunshine shone down on the school yard. A light breeze tickled the branches of the trees and made them sway. The first day of spring looked so peaceful outside.

Inside it was quite the opposite. Students were walking around the room of class 1-D. Everyone was talking animatedly as they waited for the bell to ring; however, he sat alone at his desk by the window. He held his head in the palm of his hand; his eyes held an unfocused glare as he stared out the window. The light chatter of his fellow classmates sounded so distant.

The school bell chimed, and the loud ound of feet shuffling out thedoor filled the room. He stayed in his seat by the window.

"Oh wait Yuki!" It was her. Her voice was so clear amongst the chaos of everything else.

Tohru Honda

"What is it Miss Honda?" came the smooth voice of his cousin, Yuki Sohma. Everytime he heard Yuki's voice it made his blood boil.

"What about Kyo?" Tohru wondered. A pang of hurt made his heart ache when she said his name. "Isn't he coming home with us?"

"No, I don't think so." Yuki stated dryly. "The stupid cat is probably too busy sulking." Kyo clenched his teeth together, but he didn't move from his spot.

"Why? Is Kyouspet about something?" Tohru asked. His heart lurched in pain again. Kyo quickly stood up. His head hung low and his orange hair covered his eyes. "Kyo...are you...?"

"NO! I AM NOT OKAY!" He yelled. Kyo brought his head up. His eyes were wide with fury. "JUST STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM ME!"

In one swift movement, Yuki ran across the romm and was right in front of Kyo. The back of Yuki's hand connected with Kyo's cheek in a harsh slap.

"Watch how you speak to Miss Honda. She didn't do anything to you." Yuki hissed. Kyo's blood was boiling. How he wanted to kick the rat's facae in. His fist clenched tightly. Kyo quickly turned on his heel and dashed towards the window.

"JUST LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE!" he yelled as he opened the window and jumped out. Tohru let out a small gasp and ran to the window just in time to see Kyo get up from landing on all fours and take off running.

"Oh Kyo." she whispered.

"What is it Miss Honda?" Yuki asked as he appeared next to Tohru. "If you are worried about that stupida cat, then you're wasting your time."

"But Yuki, he's actinig just like he did when I first met him." Tohru said. "I'm a little sad, and I'm afraid, Yuki."

"Why are you afraid Miss Honda?"

"Because... I think that I might be the reason Kyo is angry."


Kyo ran as fast as he could towards the Sohma house. Of course, his older cousin, Shigure, would be sitting in his study ready to question him; however, Kyo didn't care. The flamboyant novelist wouldn't dare bother Kyo if he went to the roof.

Kyo walked into the house with every intention to bolt to the roof, but when Shigure came out of his study and said something, Kyo stopped. It wasn't the fact that Shigure said anything that made Kyo stop; it wasa what he said.

"Hatori called." the dog had said. "He said that Akito wishes to see you."