Chapter 2! Enjoy and please review, it's motivation for me to not leave it and come back in 5 years.

Oh. And I don't own Fruits Basket !

Yuki entered his home and took off his shoes and socks. He expected Tohru to come and greet him as she usually did, but she was nowhere in sight.

In fact, no one was. Yuki poked his head into the dining room and saw that there were bowls and utensils but there wasn't any food in them. Interesting.

"Miss Honda?" Yuki called. No reply.

"Shigure?"

"Kyo?"

No one was replying. Where has they gone? Suddenly, Yuki missed the presence of his family, and felt very alone.

Yuki sighed and pushed his hand back in his purple-grey hair back. Tohru must have made dinner because the house smelled faintly of soup.

It was quiet. Too quiet. So Yuki headed upstairs, and looked for Kyo, who wasn't in his room.

Then he headed towards Tohru's room. He took a deep breath before stepping in. The room smelled like vanilla and strawberries, and Yuki couldn't help but inhale the sweet scent. Tohru was nowhere to be found. He glanced at the picture of Kyoko, Tohru's mother and smiled briefly. Maybe he'd check the roof and see if Kyo was around.

Yuki wearily headed for the roof. When he got there, he heard giggles that confirmed that someone was up there. Yuki's head popped up the hatch and looked at the sunset in the sky. The sun was near on the horizon, and there seated in front of him sat Kyo and… Tohru.

Tohru was dangerously close to the stupid cat. And… he had his arm around her. They were laughing… and talking. What was happening?

"Tohru," he heard Kyo say. Yuki was in shock at what he did next. His heart beat quietly in his chest as he watched Kyo bend his head to Tohru's cheek and brush a brief kiss on it.

A kiss.

A kiss.

Kyo had kissed Tohru.

Yuki… Yuki was confused, with a tinge of anger. It seemed that the thing that he had feared most (besides Akito) was happening. He found it a bit hard to believe, and his brain almost couldn't register what had just happened in front of him.

I should have known. Why would Miss Honda ever return my feelings? I'm just a worthless, boring rat.

But he wouldn't let his feelings get to him. He'd wait until either the stupid cat or Tohru told him the truth. For now, he'd assume nothing was going on.

His head on fire, Yuki headed back down. He went down the stairs and threw himself on the couch. He refused to think about Tohru and Kyo. Just as he was getting ready to go to bed, Shigure entered the door.

"Why, hello, Yuki!" Shigure said cheerily. He looked around. "Where's my lovely Tohru? And Kyo? My sweet flower should have made dinner by now!"

Yuki wasn't even in the mood to kick Shigure through the door for his lewd comments.

"I don't know where they are," Yuki said bitterly. Shigure raised an eyebrow and looked towards the staircase. There, Kyo and Tohru descended the stairs, Tohru smiling, and Kyo set with his usual scowl. Wait… no…. something was different. Kyo seemed… happier, almost. If a scowl could be considered happy.

"Yuki! Shigure! Welcome home, you two! I made dinner early but you guys weren't home, so I left it on the stove. Let me go warm it up!" Tohru said eagerly. She quickly walked to the kitchen and hummed a tune to herself. Yuki eyed Kyo, but said nothing. Instead, he went to seat himself at his usual spot at the table.

Soon, Tohru served the food. It was udon, which Yuki liked.

"Enjoy everyone!"

Yuki watched as a little smile flickered on Kyo's face. He picked up the chopsticks and began to eat. It was too quiet, and everyone seemed to know it. Shigure looked slightly amused and Yuki wished someone would tell him what was happening.

He delicately ate his noodles, before setting it down and staring at Kyo.

"So, Kyo, I've heard some rumors about you at school," Yuki smiled deviously.

Kyo blushed. "Whaddaya mean, you damn rat? There shouldn't be rumors about me 'cause there's nothing to tell!"

Yuki shrugged and turned to Tohru. He didn't want to have to do this.

"And what about you, Miss Honda? The student council was telling me about some rumors about you too… but maybe it's not my place to say that." Yuki felt bad about lying, but he had to get to the bottom of this.

Tohru's face scrunched up and she eyed Kyo. "Uh…"

"Yuki," Shigure said in his sing-song voice,"it's time to eat, not time to pester Tohru and Kyo."

Yuki glared at him. "Well, I just found it interesting how everyone is saying things about Kyo. And a girl." Yuki wasn't sure, but he had to know. He had to know the truth.

Kyo finished slurping his udon before staring Yuki down. Tohru froze, and set her bowl down.

"Yeah? And so? I'm dating someone. What it's to ya?"

Shigure clapped his hands. "Ooh, and who might this lucky gal be? Kagura, perhaps?"

Kyo glanced at Tohru, who was blushing and looking at anything but Kyo.

Kyo opened his mouth. "I'm dating Tohru."

Now it was Yuki's turn to be shocked. He stared at Kyo, open-mouthed. Tohru looked frantic and Shigure smiled wide.

"You're dating Miss Honda?" Yuki exclaimed.

"Yeah, and so? I like her. She likes me. Simple. We're dating." Kyo grasped Tohru's hand. The girl gasped. Yuki watched as Kyo's face grew red. Shigure let out a squeal of excitement.

"Kyo! I'm not sure this was a good idea to say anything…" Tohru said worriedly. She was looking at… him. At Yuki.

Yuki didn't know what to say. His cousin… his rival.. who he hated had gotten to Tohru. Tohru liked Kyo, not him. The cat, not the rat. His heart was crushed. No one would ever capture his heart like Tohru did. Suddenly, he didn't feel like eating anymore.

Shigure beamed. "Well, I guess it can't be helped! Oh, Tohru, you might have been a beautiful wife for me! I'd enjoy your cooking, and your smile, and your—"

Shigure didn't get to finish his sentence as Kyo kicked him through the window.

"Uh, Kyo? Will Shigure be okay?" Tohru asked.

"He's so perverted." Kyo went back to eating his noodles. Yuki bowed his head, and instead of thanking Tohru for the meal, he stood up and bolted to the stairs.

"Yuki?" Tohru exclaimed. Yuki paid no attention. Kyo looked on curiously, and Shigure entered the house, looking at the stairs with concern. The door slammed shut upstairs and Tohru bit her lip.

"Oh, Yuki," she sighed. What was the matter?

A.N: This is based off the anime, as I haven't finished the manga.

Thank you to Krackaroo21 for being the first reviewer!