This is really just so you know what's going on when the actual story gets started. I know it might seem a little rushed, but it's a sort of.. summary, if you want to call it that. Anyways, Chapter 1 on it's way soon.

Waiting

Prelude

"You could have killed each other!"

"It was that damn rat.."

"Oh yeah, blame me.. you're the one who can't control your emotions!"

Yuki and Kyo has gone a step too far this time. Both had lost their temper so much, they had wrecked the living area, slammed each other into walls and Kyo had thrown Yuki into the TV. Both men were weak and covered in blood. Tohru covered her face with her hands and closed her eyes in frustration.

"Why? Why did you do it?" She cried, stepping back from them. "It's bad enough that you two argue constantly, but now the room is wrecked, and you two.. look at you! What caused all this?"

There was a small pause. The two men looked at each other, then looked back at Tohru.

"We can't tell you." Sighed Kyo. "It's a.. family secret."

Tohru tilted her head to the side. "I thought you were done keeping secrets from me."

Yuki stepped forward. "You have to trust us, Tohru.. we can't tell you.. not yet, anyway."

Tohru didn't reply. Instead, she turned around and walked upstairs to her room. She collapsed on the bed sobbing. She had returned home from shopping that day in a cheery mood, ready to cook a great meal when she found the two men trying to strangle each other. They usually did fight, but nothing like this. Tohru sat up on her bed and closed her eyes.

Knock, knock.

"Tohru.." came Kyo's voice from the other side of the door. "Tohru.. let me in!"

No answer.

"..please?"

Tohru sighed. "Come in, then."

Kyo opened the door and sat beside her on her bed. "I know you're just concerned, and I know we went too far.. and… I'm sorry."

Tohru didn't look at him. "What happened?"

"We just… I… it just happened."

"Fights like that don't just happen, Kyo.. tell me the truth."

Kyo sighed. "I can't."

"If you don't tell me the truth, I'm going to pack my bags and leave right now."

"I still can't tell you."

"Goodbye, Kyo."

That was the last they'd seen of Honda Tohru in five years.