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Misled Intentions

Tohru Honda was busy. Then again, living in a house with three messy young men, wasn't she always? Her brown hair fluttered around her face gracefully as she flitted around the house, trying to sweep, start dinner, dust, and do the dishes all at once. Basically, she was using up all the energy that her tiny body possessed.

The door slammed, and the girl's eyes darted to the source of the noise. A very tired looking orange haired boy had groggily made his way into the household, dropping his bookbag on the floor with a resounding thud. He yawned very widely, stretching his arms up towards the ceiling, not yet noticing the exhausted Tohru Honda that stood before him.

"Damn rain…" Mumbled Kyo sleepily, rubbing his eyes in an effort to keep them open. When he blinked them back open, it was to see a tired, yet painfully cheerful Tohru standing before him.

"Hello Kyo-kun! How was training?"

"DAH!" Kyo gave a cry and leapt backwards, startled by the sudden appearance of the girl. "Don't sneak up on me like that! Woah. You look as bad as I feel." His amber eyes swept over her, mouth curling into a frown. "Do you feel okay?"

Tohru nodded. "Oh, yes, I feel just fine!" She chirruped, but it didn't take a genius to tell that she was putting on a brave face. Her skin was flushed, and her breathing ragged.

"Now listen to me!" Cried Kyo, his temper rising, "You don't have to work your ass off anymore then you already do to keep that damn rat and dog happy! You look like shit! Now march your ass up to bed, I'll do the rest of the housework, okay?" He frowned at her, very deeply, as Tohru tried to argue. "GODDAMMIT JUST DO IT!" Screamed the cat finally, hair rising on end. "JESUS CHRIST! TAKE A BREAK FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE!"

"I-I… Yes, Kyo-kun." Tohru had given up the fight, finally, and she bowed her head to him, setting down the broom she clutched in her shaking white hands. Kyo breathed in very deeply, the color disappearing from his face. He gave her a gently punch in the shoulder.

"Feel better, okay?" He asked softly. "Doofus."

"Full of tact, as usual." A soft, yet harsh voice came from the open doorway, and the two of them spun around to see the grey-haired Yuki standing in front of them, clutching his dictionary-filled back, which seemed to be poised to strike.

Kyo stepped away from Tohru, fists clenching. His anger-o-meter was rising, if there was such a thing. it had passed 'ticked off' and was moving into the region of 'PISSED'. You could almost see the levels changing on his face. "Shut up you damn rat! What the hell do you know?"

Yuki dropped his bag to the floor, violet eyes narrowing. "A whole lot more then you, apparently, seeing as I can speak civilly to Miss Honda without spitting obscene words in her direction."

"GODAMMIT!" Snarled Kyo, thus proving Yuki's point. Which pissed the poor cat off even more. "JUST-I-YOU-"

"Mmm. Stunning comeback. Should I give you a gold star, or would you rather have a sucker?" The expression on Yuki's face clearly showed that his anger carried over from earlier that day – a little too much stress at the student council meeting he had attended earlier. His own fists clenched, and he smiled bitterly at Kyo's reaction.

"OUTSIDE. NOW." Snarled the orange-haired fireball, and Yuki gladly obliged. Any chance to kick ass was quite welcome. Blowing off steam seemed like a frightfully good idea at the moment.

And so the duo trooped outside, Tohru following them, pleading with them not to fight, though the seemed not to hear her, their own ears clouded with an angry red mist.

This is where Shigure showed up.

"AHH! NOOOO!" The dog ran up to the trio, arms flailing, just barely missing Kyo and Yuki's heads and he stopped in between them. "My house! THINK OF MY POOR DEFENSELESS HOUSE!"

"Okay, okay! Just… Stop waving your arms around, you might maim someone!" Cried Kyo, covering his face as Shigure's flailing arms just barely missed his nose – again.

"Yes." Agreed Yuki. Shigure was about the only thing Kyo and Yuki could actually agree on – he was a pervert. He was crazy. He was obsessed with his house. And most of all… He was perverted. Wait… Nope, that sounded about right. Not to mention him being perverted. But that was already obvious.

Anyway. Yuki.

"We wouldn't want you to accidentally strike Miss Honda, now, would we?" Questioned the rat, wrapping a protective arm around Tohru's waist. She turned a light shade of pink, but smiled slightly, letting his hand remain there. Pulling her closer.

Shigure's eyes narrowed. There was no way in hell he would lose this bet! A grin spread across his face as a impromptu demonic plan popped into his mind. He waved his arms in the arm (less violently this time) and did a sort of… Indian-type dance around Yuki and Tohru.

"Yuki's a pervert!" He chanted very gleefully, "Yuki's a pervert! Yuki's a pervert!"

"Wha…? No I'm not!" Yuki was caught totally off-guard by these actions, and withdrew his hand from Tohru's waist very quickly. He closed his eyes and gritted his teeth in frustration as Shigure's chant continued, even with his arm removed from it's questionable position.

"Dammit dog. Shut up before you get yourself injured." Growled Yuki, his own temper rising. If his day hadn't been bad enough… He had to return to this slobbering excuse for an adult mercilessly being an idiot each night. It was enough to drive a rat-possessed teenager crazy!

Shigure finally quit when a fist connected with a wall that was lingering very near his face. He blinked a few times, tears welling up in his eyes. "My poor, poor house… You'll have to pay for that, Yuki!" He added, frowning at the teenager.

"As long as you shut up." Agreed Yuki, placing his head in his hands wearily.

Tohru had silently retreated into the house after Yuki had let her go. She had seen enough scuffles between the members of the household, and she really just wasn't interested enough to see another. Besides, she had work to do. Though, upon entering the house, she saw Kyo was already completing her chores for her.

"Ah… Kyo-kun…"

He looked up at her, raising his soapy hands from the dishwater. "What?"

Shigure's head peered around the corner, interrupting their conversation, a coy smile on his lips.

"Kyo! Tohru! Go fetch some fish for dinner, please! It'll be a nice little date… Away from the perverted Yuuukkiiii…"

His sentence was cut off by a crashing from the other side of the wall.

But Kyo and Tohru hardly noticed. Kyo had pulled his soap covered hands fully out of the water, and was standing upright, water dripping onto the floor, mouth open, staring at Tohru, who was staring just as rigidly at Kyo.

"D-Did he just say a date?"

A/N: AHAHAHAHAHA. This is too much fun to write. Shigure makes me laugh. I can't wait to write Kyo and Tohru's date next chapter… I wonder what Aya will think about Shigure's interference… Hmm…