CHAPTER 1
Kyo scowled as he looked up at the triumphant rat. He always won. But he didn't have to rub it in. But now that Kyo thought about it, Yuki didn't seem to care at all. This just made Kyo feel even angrier. 'Not even worth the effort.'He thought miserably. Tohru glanced worriedly between the dishes and Kyo. She chose Kyo. "Kyo are you alright?" She asked worriedly, hand fluttering to comfort him but knowing she couldn't. Damn the curse. "Just leave me alone Tohru." He growled, in annoyance; annoyed not at her but the damn prince. Tohru nodded sullenly and Kyo noticed the hurt in her eyes. Okay, maybe that came out a bit harsher then I thought it had. Reaching a hand up he bopped her lightly on the head. "Dishes remember?" he said with a slight smile. Luckily the damn rat wasn't here to see that or Haru. Not that he didn't like Haru but when Haru went black, all thoughts of liking Kyo went out the window. Tohru's eyes lit up in understanding and she scurried off to do the chore. Kyo sighed in relief and winced as he put a hand to his face. No doubt he was going to have a bruise tomorrow. He yawned cracking his sore jaw. Jumping to his feet with a determined look on his face. He ran off to the dojo where Master Kazuma awaited him.
Tohru looked behind her to see Yuki and Shigure sitting at the table having a nice afternoon chat. Or a speech from Shigure and an annoying background sound for Yuki as he tried to complete his homework. Tohru hid a smile. 'Okay it's time to act.' She let out a long sigh. Shigure stopped his rambling and looked up the same time Yuki did. "Miss Honda, what's wrong?" The purple haired boy asked worriedly. Tohru put on a anxiety filled expression. "W-well nothing really it's just I forgot the eggs to make a cheese cake and the takoyaki we'd be having for dinner…" she trailed off but smiled an unrealistically happy smile. "But it's okay I guess. I mean I'd love to make it but Qué será, será, as you always say Shigure." She sighed downheartedly. Yuki and Shigure fell right for the bait. "We'll help you get what you need Miss Honda." The rat said confidently. Shigure nodded his head. "Of course we could never let you down my dear Tohru!" Shigure chimed, receiving a bash in the head from Yuki's homework book. "Just tell us where to go." Tohru acted like she couldn't believe they'd go for her. Ah was she devious. "Here." She said and handed them the piece of paper with the list of supplies and where to get them. Of course the directions she gave them would lead them straight to Ayame's shop which was just the time user she needed. Shigure frowned and scratched his head and shrugged. Tohru could tell he thought that address was familiar. Tohru thanked them and apologized to them repeatedly as she ushered them out of the house. She watched them disappear over the hillside and let forth the grin she'd been hiding. Ah she could drop the charades at last.
"Come out Doji."She called and a handsome man with streaming silver hair and blazing crimson eyes climbed out of the cabinet under the sink grumpily. "'Bout time baka." He replied in annoyance. Tohru grinned an unlike-Tohru grin. "Hai so it is."
Yuki looked up at the building in front of him and the dog then down at the directions and up at the building again. 'Maybe she mixed up the instructions a bit.' He thought desperately and tried to get away. The novelist wasn't having it . "Oh Aaya…" he yelled out loudly. The door burst open and Shigure's counterpart in crime embraced the two others. "My dear brother! And my dear lover!" he cried and looked at Shigure. "All right!" they said and thumbs up each other. Yuki groaned. If it wasn't Tohru, he'd have killed the person who sent him here.
Kyo lay back panting heavily. Pesperation coated his face. Kazuma sat at his side looking kindly at his sort-of-son. "Your getting better." He told the cat. Kyo peaked through the arms that covered his eyes. He knew Kazuma could see his swollen jaw. He shook his head. Talking hurt. Sighing he stood and bowed to the dojo master. Kazuma nodded and Kyo quickly left. Knowing Tohru she'd have a bath and food ready if she was herself. Which she was. Tohru was Tohru and no one else. He came round the corner and walked slid the door open and opened his mouth in shock at the sight before him.
Tohru sighed happily as Doji put his arms around her. "Do you like being in this form?" she asked her familiar. Doji shrugged. "It's not like you give me much choice about it." Her soul muttered. "You know we really should get you enrolled into my high school." She murmured and kissed him on the cheek. "I'd enrol you as my brother but that might not work out." She looked at him sensing he wanted something. He sighed. "Can I turn into what I want for just a little while?" he said pleadingly. Tohru struggled to not fall for it but failed. "Four minutes." She stated. "Seven." He replied back in his normal arrogant voice. "Five." She said and poked her tongue out. He growled his ruby eyes flashing dangerously. "Baka, six and no way in hell is that changing. You've kept me cooped up in that cupboard for to long. I need to let of some steam or I'll do so chopping those animals damn heads off." He threatened referring to the Juunishi. He heard her breath intake and smirked triumphantly. Tohru pouted. She sighed and kissed him on the lips. Her reikon(soul) now stood as a silver coated wolf but he still had his gleaming red eyes. Tohru walked out of the house and started to travel down the road to see Kyo running up it. Faster than Kyo and Yuki when they had their running race she sped back to the house and found it ripped almost to shreds. "Change of plans." She exclaimed skidding to a stop next to him. He looked at her in annoyance and trotted out of the house leaving her with the destruction he'd caused. 'Think think.' Tohru thought desperately. The front side of the house still looked perfectly normal but the inside was a disaster. She feel down on her knees and began to sob.
Kyo blinked at the destruction and spotted Tohru sitting right in the middle of it crying. He rushed to her side. "Tohru what happened?" He asked worriedly his eyes still wide with shook. Tohru's shoulders shook as she sobbed. "I don't know! I was at the secret base picking some leeks when I heard a crash and I-I came back and found it like this-s." she snivelled. Kyo patted her shoulders. "Where is the damn rat and dog?" he asked furiously. How could they leave Tohru so unprotected? Tohru looked up at him and her eyes looked frightened. "Buying the groceries for me." She whispered. He picked up the landline phone and dialled Shigure's cellphone. "This is Shigure's cellphone saying I'm currently unavailable at the moment whether I am in busy with some special 'friends' unless of course your Mitchan and I'm currently burning all my work because it didn't meet my standards. Oh yeah! Please tell me who the lovely lady ringing me is and leave a message after the beep. Beep!"
Kyo's face was bright red with anger. "First of all I'm not a lady! Get home because the house in shreds and Tohru's in pieces! Not literally but emotionally! Forget the groceries." He muttered at the end and slammed the phone back down. He looked up to see Tohru petting a silver cat with gleaming red eyes. It may have been his imagination but that cat had just smirked at him. He felt a little jealous. Tohru looked up. "I found him while I was at the secret base." She mumbled. Kyo picked it up and threw it out side. He heard Tohru gasp and he looked over at her. She had a cut running down her arm as if she'd been pierced by glass. He took of his shirt and wrapped it around her arm as a bandage. 'Strange I'm sure that wasn't there before.' He thought and shrugged. *Poof* Kyo now replaced the other cat in her arms. She cradled the orange cat to her chest. Kyo was still blushing when Yuki and Shigure burst in.
Yuki had finally been able to get Ayame's reason to why Tohru sent him and the dog to he fashion shop. Ayame handed him a parcel. "Takoyaki. I was meant to give it to Tohru as leftover from our last lovely lunch but I guess it slipped my mind." He said with a dazzling grin on his face and winked at Shigure. Yuki struggled not to punch the snake square in the face. He stepped outside to see Hatori walk past him. Hatori nodded to him and stopped Ayame from following the rat. Yuki smiled at his luck and looked over at Shigure who was being shoved outside by the family doctor. Shigure was silent in the first time for a while so was able to here his phone beep. "Hmm what is this? A phone call from home? Our dear Tohru?" he mumbled. He put the phone to his ear and listened to the answer call. His lips paled. "Yuki you might want to hear this." He whispered. The dog the phone on loud speaker and replayed the message.
"This is Shigure's cellphone saying I'm currently unavailable at the moment whether I am in busy with some special 'friends' unless of course your Mitchan and I'm currently burning all my work because it didn't meet my standards. Oh yeah! Please tell me who the lovely lady ringing me is and leave a message after the beep. Beep!"
Yuki gave the dog a look. "First of all I'm not a lady! Get home because the house in shreds and Tohru's in pieces! Not literally but emotionally! Forget the groceries." Kyo voice practically yelled into the phone. This wasn't Kyo's normal yelling it had a slight hysterical edge to it. It ended when Kyo slammed the phone back down on the poor receiver. Yuki didn't hesitate to run back to the house at full speed, Shigure trailing silently behind him.
Yuki and Shigure burst in to find a no longer sobbing Tohru and a beet red Kyo surrounded by what was left of the front rooms. Yuki dropped down next to Tohru while Shigure went up and inspected the upstairs rooms. "No damage just we don't have a kitchen or a dining table or a TV anymore." He mumbled to the three on the floor. Yuki began to sweep the floor so Tohru wouldn't slip and cut herself. The brunette stood walked up to her room carrying cat Kyo with her. Shigure was on the phone talking to animal patrol about the problem and then the main house to fix the mess. When Yuki had cleaned up he knocked on Tohru's door. He peered in to find Tohru asleep and a trapped Kyo squashed beneath her. Yuki carefully pried Kyo out of the girl's arms and headed out the door with the cat. Yuki waited for the Kyo to come out of his room. Kyo came out fully dressed and headed downstairs with the rat. Shigure sat in the middle of the dusty floor with an expectant expression on his face. Kyo and Yuki sat on either sides of him. "So Kyo, mind telling us what exactly happened?"