The next morning, Tohru woke up, not really sure what had happened the night before. She thought back as hard as she could. She remembered waking up to a knock on the door...it was Kyo. He was trying to apologize and then they...then they...
Then they kissed.
She couldn't believe it, but she remembered it clearly now.
It was an odd kiss. It was not accompanied by any other touching, a Kyo was still cursed, and as soon as they pulled apart, he seemed surprised, himself and ran out of the room, leaving Tohru with a spinning head.
The girl was still pondering the night's happenings as she dressed and went downstairs to make breakfast, her daily routine, and she ran into Yuki on her way.
"Oh, Miss Honda. Did you sleep well?"
"Uh, um, yes I did! Slept like a baby! Why wouldn't I have? Nice talking to you Yuki, I'll see you at breakfast!" She sputtered out, then ran down the stairs. Oh, she was so stupid. Now he was bound to know something was up...
Yuki watched as Haruhi ran away and sighed. She had an odd way about her. As he continued down the hall, he met Kyo walking out of his bedroom. "Do you know what's wrong with Miss Honda? She's acting so strange, today."
"No! Of course I don't know what's wrong with her! Isn't there always? Stupid rat, it's not like I can read her mind!" Kyo bursted, before he, too ran down the stairs. Yuki stared. Why was everyone acting so strange today?
Stupid rat. Thinks he knows everything. Why did Tohru have to be so easy to read? Ugh. He shouldn't have kissed her. Now everything was just going to get more complicated. She wouldn't be able to keep her mouth shut, and everyone was going to find out. He just knew it.
When he walked into the kitchen, who else would he find but Tohru, bustling around and cooking. Well, duh. That was her job.
She turned and saw him before he could say anything. There was a brief silence in which neither of them quite knew what to do, but then she gave him a wide smile.
"Good morning, Kyo!"
He stared at her. Really?
"Look, Tohru, about last night..."
"Oh, don't worry about it! I know it was a mistake, I won't bring it up or tell anyone. Really, it's all okay!" She turned back to the stove and started stirring. Kyo couldn't believe what she'd just said.
"A mistake? Tohru! Why do you have to be so stupid? It wasn't a mistake at all! I'd been thinking about doing that ever since I met you, you know. And you know why? Because I love you, okay? There. I said it."
Tohru froze. Did he just say...
"Tohru?"
She turned around to look at Kyo. The both of them looked stunned at what he'd just said. But then Tohru's eyes went over his shoulder...
He whipped around and saw Yuki and Shigure standing in the doorway, shocked. They didn't say a word. Kyo's stomach dropped. They'd probably heard everything.
Damnit!
He turned and ran past them, through the paper door and out into the woods. Tohru lost sight of him after only three seconds. She started to cry, overwhelmed with everything that had just happened. Yuki crossed the room and took her hand, wiping away the tears. Shigure just stared sadly at the pile of paper and woods that was once his door, and was once again broken.
(Okay, more chapters to come if I get struck with inspiration. Hope you like! Fell free to review with any suggestions.)
