"I'm sick of you and your mouth!" Kyo Sohma bellowed as he threw his leeks at Yuki. He and Yuki have been having the worst possible argument since they had awakened that morning. So far, Kyo's nose was bleeding, Yuki's collarbone broke, and Shigure got bitchslapped.

"Um," Tohru stuttered, "Kyo-kun, I think you should eat dinner on the roo-"

"NO!" Kyo screamed, "Any man fights like a real man!"

"But I don't want one of you dead!" Tohru cried.

"Well, too damn bad! I wanna beat him to death!"

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" she cried.

"Oh stick up for him, why dontcha?"

That was where Kyo had drawn his line with Tohru. He gave her a punch, the hardest he could possibly achieve.

And, man, did it hurt. It landed on her cheek with a loud CRACK! and then she was still.

"T-T-T-Tohr-r-r-u-u?" Yuki gasped, clearly shocked.

"I'll call Haa-san," Shigure said, thus grabbing the phone and dialing Hatori's phone number.

"This is all my fault," Kyo started to actually cry.

Tohru's nose and mouth were staring to truly gush with blood. It looked worse than after his little reunion with Kagura.

Right then, Kyo truly started to realize how much he loved Tohru. Her kindness, her generosity against the odds, her optimism...it was all too much for Kyo to bear. Tohru might die today.

He darted up the stairs to his bedroom. There, he took his backpack and dumped out his school things. He packed his winter jacket and all of the money in his piggy bank, which contained about $100. He then jumped out of his window and sprinted away from the house.