I do not own any of the Fruits Basket characters ;( anyway enjoy :)

After a long drawn-out breakfast with Tohru's sympathetic eyes watching me all the time, I headed outside for a bit of Kyou hunting.

I recently got my licence and a shiny new motorbike, funded by the main house. Today I was going to go further than I went last time.

I already told Shigure I would be gone for a few days. His reply was a curt nod before he returned into his study to do some work.

I set off and made my way across town after town. Every so often I would stop to ask if a young boy with hair like fire had been seen; every time the answer was the same – no. That didn't deter me though.

I saw the clouds were becoming grey and I knew it was going to rain. Kyou hated the rain.

All I could imagine was Kyou scared, weak and tired sitting somewhere unfamiliar waiting for someone to come and rescue him. This was probably not the case, even he did need someone to love him, he wasn't particularly dependant on anyone.

Then I just started thinking about all the things I loved about him, the things I never got the chance to tell him.

His smile – very rare but when he smiled it was if the whole world shone. It made everyone else smile too, even Yuki!

I loved how his nose always crinkled when he was annoyed and how he would blush at anything remotely crude.

He was so innocent and naive when it came to sex and girls. Not many people saw that, they assumed he'd had lots of experience.

I knew he hadn't and I secretly hoped he had no interest in girls at all. But even I knew this was probably just wishful thinking with the way he acted around Tohru.

The first bolt of lightning came and I gripped the handle bars tighter. Lightning was the worst for him, once he just couldn't move any of his limbs at all. Shigure had to carry him up the stairs, though he never let him know that. His pride would have been too bruised.

I smiled again. Kyou and his pride, it really was endearing if you thought about it. That he was so insecure that he refused to accept chocolate as it was too 'girly'.

All the little things that no one else cared about made him so riled up. Some might say that's a bad thing but to see his eyes light up like fire and too see him so passionate... it's incredible.

0)o(0

I had travelled for eight hours in the rain before I stopped at a hotel. I checked in and found my way to the grotty room. I dumped my rucksack down on the brown carpet before collapsing onto the bed. All I could do was lie my head down on the pillow and close my eyes.

I swear Kyou will come into this in person soon :)

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