I do not own Fruits Basket. If I did I would make Kyo all my own. XD

Kyo Sohma and Tohru Honda were walking home from school and Tohru was depressed. She was depressed because she had failed one of her midterm tests and she had to take a retest on the weekend. Yuki was at a Student Council meeting so it was just her and Kyo walking home that day. Kyo was kind of worried about her because she hadn't said anything on the walk so far and she wasn't smiling that goofy yet adorable grin of hers, he really loved her smile. It definitely worried him if she wasn't smiling so he decided he might as well say something to her.

"So…you gotta take a retest?" He knew that she took pride in her grades so it must have been killing her that she had failed this one little test. It wasn't that big a deal, Hana had failed ALL her tests she shouldn't have been stressing over it so much.

Despite this, she was so ashamed that she backed up away from him and knelt by a wall and said in a small voice, "I'm sorry." She heard Kyo sigh as he knelt down next to her, she was apologizing for nothing again. "Okay, it doesn't matter if you failed, it was just one test right? Don't worry. Now come on, let's go home."

Why am I so pathetic? Tohru thought to herself as they walked through the forest, Why couldn't I keep my promise to Mom? I'm so stupid. Unnoticed by her there was a flush spreading across her nose and cheeks, indicating one of her fevers. Oh, I feel dizzy, she world began to spin around her and she started to fall towards Kyo's back. Kyo suddenly felt a weight on his back and looked over his shoulder to see Tohru leaning against him with her head on his backpack.

Thinking she was still depressed about the test he said, "Aww, c'mon don't be so depressed. It's just one retest, it's not like it's the end of the world. Don't worry so much, you'll only give yourself a fever again."

Suddenly she slumped to the side but Kyo was too distracted by hiding his blush to notice until she hit the ground. "Hey?! What the hell is wrong with you? You shouldn't fall on the ground like that, it's dangerous…"

Wait; falling on the ground, not talking... Dammit, she did look kind of pale before. She probably made herself sick again. He quickly knelt down by her side and turned her over and, just as he thought, found that her face was flushed. He put the palm of his hand on her forehead but pulled it away immediately, his hand had been burnt from the intensity of her fever.

"Ah hell, you really do have a fever! We've gotta get you home!!" He was kind of freaking out but it was only because she meant so much to him, he had to admit that he had a little bit of a crush on her. "I-I'm fine," Tohru groaned, her tone implying that she was so NOT fine. "You are not fine!! What the hell is wrong with you?! Why didn't you tell me you weren't feeling well?" "Hauehh…" she groaned, totally out of it.

Sighing, he slowly shifted her so that he could pick her up without actually hugging her. "Let's just get you home and in bed, okay? You need to rest." He picked her up bridal style and continued the trek back home with that sweet, blue-eyed girl cradled in his arms. "Thank you, Kyo. I'm sorry." He was about to protest to the, "sorry" but she looked so pitiful that he just stayed quiet, his eyes soft in concern. He just walked back on the trail heading towards home, the place where he would take care of the girl he would come to love.


Thanks for reading the first chapter, though I'm sorry it was so short. The next one will be longer, I'll have it up later today. Now if you don't mind, please press that green button and tell me what you think of this chapter. See ya later!