YAY! I was so HAPPY with the number of reviews that this story got so quickly! So, Here's the next chapter of Yuki!
Italicized words are still memories, only this time they are more recent...!! Second memory is from the anime. Enjoy!
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Yuki- Part Two
Yuki's eyes lidded and he collapsed. Before he hit the ground though, he was caught in the strong arms of the other teen. Before passing out he uttered one simple word.
"Kyo."
The midnight colored orbs shut almost gratefully as Yuki slipped into sleep.
"Good Morning Yuki-kun! How are you this morning?" Tohru beamed as the silver-haired boy entered the kitchen. Still very groggy, Yuki groaned in reply. Without thinking Yuki sat at the nearest empty seat at the table, which was unfortunately next to Kyo. "Damn Rat! What the Fuck?! Get the hell away from me!" Shigure casually put down his morning paper and grinned widely at the two boys. Yuki slipped back into sleep and fell onto Kyo's shoulder. Kyo tensed at the closeness and was just able to keep from shivering at the awkwardness of the situation. "I don't think he feels like moving Kyo-kun!" Kyo was suddenly brought out of whatever trance he was put under, and shot a murderous glare at the idiotic Inu. "Ah! Kyo-kun's being scary!" Shigure cried playfully. "Shut up you damned dog! Just help me get this Rat off me!" Shigure smirked at Kyo's version of begging. "No. I don't think I will." Violet eyes fluttered open, and the boy they belonged to nuzzled into what he thought was a very warm pillow, before realizing it shivered nervously. 'Hmm. Pillows don't shiver do they? No. They don't. Then what am I laying on?' "Dammit Shigure help me!" Yuki's eyes went wide as he felt the voice come from the neck he was so seductively burying himself into. His form shot up straight, and he did all he could to avoid Kyo's gaze, while trying not to blush. He failed at the blushing part. "Sorry." Shigure just snickered.
Yuki could feel his body being set onto something really warm feeling. Maybe the weather had gotten to him. As he hit the soft material under him he also felt the strong arms that had been holding his form slip away. "Kyo. D-Don't go." Yuki couldn't believe what he was saying, much less that the red-head was actually listening. For once Kyo was being nice.
The house was silent other than the breathing of the two teens. Yuki at last slid his eyes open, to be confronted by Kyo's razor sharp gaze, it seemed as if Kyo could actually see his thoughts. The consideration of what that meant stunned Yuki senseless. "Hey, Yuki. You okay?" Yuki numbly nodded as Kyo began to stand.
As Kyo stood, he felt nimble fingers reach out and lightly wrap around his wrist. Kyo turned to stare into the Rat's deep, mesmerizing, face. Fear was etched onto his face. "Do you want me to stay?" Yuki quickly nodded, not even daring to believe what he was doing.
Kyo gave the weakened Yuki a comforting squeeze. Yuki was unable to believe that Kyo was actually hugging him, but returned the embrace, afraid to loose this sense of happiness. "K-Kyo. Why?" Kyo pulled away slightly, and looked as deep as he dared go into Yuki's eyes. "I don't know. All I do know is that I can't stand seeing you like this. That I want you to get better. That I care about you." Yuki's eyes widened greatly at the surreal words. For years it seemed that Kyo and he were unable to utter words like that to each other. Now though, Kyo was saying what he had wanted someone to say for years.
"Kyo."
"Yuki." Kyo pulled Yuki into his embrace once more. Yuki was no longer shocked at the neko's actions, closed his tired eyes, and lost himself in the moment. "I don't know why, but I never want this to end." Kyo gave out a small chuckle, and slowly let go. "Yuki. You should go to sleep. Finals start tomorrow. We can't have you here at home when those tests begin." Yuki smiled. It was a real smile. He was smiling for his rival! It was obscene. But Yuki didn't care, all he cared about was that Kyo was here, and they were getting along. "Thank you, Kyo." Kyo smiled. His face seemed to glow with that one smile, and for a second Yuki forgot about everything that had gone wrong in both their lives. He even laughed. God, it had been so long since ha had laughed. Kyo's look quickly changed from happy to shocked. 'What if we weren't rivals?' The though bombarded Yuki's mind like a bomb about to explode.
"Kyo?"
"Yes, Yuki?"
"What if we weren't rivals?"
The question hit Kyo like a brick. His own eyes widened considerably. The possibility stunned him. What if they weren't enemies? Could they possibly be anything else? Could the Cat and the Rat even be friends? This was too sudden. It was all happening too quickly! So Kyo did the only thing he could think of. "Of course not!" Then fled from the room. Yuki was too paralyzed to even move. Maybe they really couldn't be friends.
Yuki was too deep in thought to realize he was in pain. An attempt at standing brought out that pain. A jolt shot through his ankle and he screamed in agony. "Ah! OW!" Yuki fell back onto the couch with a rather loud thud. After a few minutes he heard someone coming down the stairs; Yuki looked up hoping against hope that it was Kyo.
"Yuki-kun?" It was Tohru. "Hello, Miss Honda." A look of concern crossed over Tohru's delicate features. Still in her nightgown Tohru ran to Yuki's side.
"Yuki-kun, what's wrong? You look like your in pain!" Yuki avoided looking at her, and instead looked at his hands. "I just sprained my ankle on the way down here Miss Honda. Please, don't worry." Tohru's deep blue eyes widened in fright. "Oh! Yuki-kun, are you alright? Which ankle did you injure? Do you need help getting back to bed?"
Yuki at last turned to face Tohru's kind face. "I do actually need help to bed, if that isn't too much trouble." Tohru put on her most determined face, and stood. "Of course it isn't any trouble Yuki-kun! After all, Tohru Honda never gives up!"
Yuki laughed lightly at her enthusiasm. He seemed to be laughing a lot tonight.
"Um, okay. How should we do this? If we get too close you'll transform! Oh! I could hug you, and after your a rat I could just carry you and your clothes!" Both Yuki and Tohru whipped around when they heard another set of feet approach.
"Actually, I'll take him. It'll be easier on both of you." Kyo was once again walking calmly down the stairs. "Tohru. Go back to bed. Finals start tomorrow, don't they? You need your rest." Tohru bolted up the stairs, but not before the usual apology. "Of course Kyo! How stupid of me. I'll go there right now!"
Once the brunette was gone, Yuki and Kyo were left staring at each other. For a moment all was silent. Until Kyo walked toward Yuki and told him to stand. "I know you can at least stand, it's walking you can't manage." Yuki stood, suspicious of Kyo's intentions. Then in less then a second, Kyo picked Yuki up bridal style, and Yuki's face flushed to the color rivaling Kyo's hair. "Kyo! What are you doing?" Kyo looked down at Yuki's face and laughed to himself. "Getting you to your room. What's it look like?" Yuki went darker still. "Don't even go there." Kyo realized what he said sounded like, and also went a little red.
This reminded Yuki of all the times Haru had done the same thing with him.
"Yuki. Don't deny how you feel." Yuki shot a cold glare at Black Haru. "I'm not denying anything, you just live in denial." Haru gave Yuki a seductive look, and cupped his chin in the palm of his right hand. "Aw. Do my words anger you?" Yuki rolled his eyes and looked straight at Haru. "Yes." Then Yuki hit Haru just hard enough to knock him out.
"Yuki."
The sound of his name brought him back to what was really happening. "Yes Kyo." Kyo paused on the stairs, and looked down at the boy in his arms. "That friendship thing you were talking about. I've decided that if you really want to risk it, we could try to get along." Yuki's face brightened immediately. "Kyo! That's great! Thank you so much. You know why I want to try it?" Kyo shook his head. "I want to try this because all our lives, even before we met, we've been forced to be enemies. By ourselves, by Akito, by our parents, everyone. I'm sick of it. I want to try to actually get to know you." Kyo's intense look softened to one of compassion. "Thank you, Yuki. You don't know how much that means to me." Yuki stared into Kyo's crimson orbs. "Your right. I don't know how much that means to you, but I want to learn." Kyo looked away from Yuki and continued up the stairs.
Setting Yuki on his lightly ruffled bed. Kyo had placed the small body at the end of the bed. He then went to the other end, the one by his pillow, and pulled the sheets way back. He made his way quickly back to Yuki and picked the smaller boy up again. Yuki was gently set on top of his sheets, and the blanket was drawn carefully over him.
"Good night, Yuki." Yuki sat up a little and flung his arms around Kyo's neck, which sent Kyo tumbling down onto the bed.
"Yuki! What-" Yuki let go of Kyo and Looked him in the eyes. "Kyo, you don't know how long I've been praying for something like this. So long." Kyo bit his lip, feeling some of Yuki's pain. "I've needed the same thing. Your not alone. You never will be alone ever again."
"Thank you Kyo."
"Your welcome, Yuki."
Neither Yuki nor Kyo could believe that this was happening. Neither was comprehending the full extent of what this friendship meant. "So, we're friends now?" Kyo nodded as he embraced Yuki once more. "I'll see you tomorrow then." Kyo shook his head in disapproval. "You shouldn't be going to school. Your injured, you shouldn't be going to school. Even if it's finals." Yuki acknowledged this fact and laid down. "Okay, I'll see you after school then?" Kyo said yes, and retreated to his own room for the night.
