Never too late
Chapter 2- Orange is my new favorite color
By: RealDiePie
Disclaimer: I do not own anything except for the plot line.
A/N: Well, thank you all for actually reading my story... That makes me happy ;)... I wanted to thank
kyofan4eva for being the first person to like and follow my story... You rock!

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"She never showed her fears,

Or let you hear her cries.

She never showed the tears,

That fell down from her eyes.

She never looked for pity,

Or sympathy from you.

That's why she'll always be,

The strongest girl I ever knew."

-Ronnie Doe

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"Ah, good morning Sohma-san!" Tohru said while setting the table. As always; she woke up earlier than everybody else and started making the breakfast, even though this was not her house. (This is her first morning in their house)

"Good morning!" He replied with a smile.

"I smell pancaaaaaaakes!" Said Shigure leaving his room and approaching the kitchen. "Tohru, my flower... You are really an angel!" He said with excitement . "Know that you're allowed to stay here as long as you want!"

She blushed a little at her new nickname and said "That's what I wanted to talk to you about..." She wanted to talk to him last night, but was too tired. "I was wandering... If it's not asking too much... If I could stay here until my grandpa's apartment is ready..."

"Why, of course you can!"

"Thank you so much! As a payment for letting me live here, I will clean the house!"

"Oh Tohru... You are really perfect! Of course! How could I not agree with such a thing?!"

"I'll start right now!" She ran out of the kitchen and went to clean her room.

A few moments later, they heard a loud bang coming from Tohru's room and rushed to get up there as fast as they could.

"Honda-san, did you fall from the stairs aga-" Yuki began, but never got to finish the sentence.

"YUKI,YOU STUPID SON OF A BITCH! I'M GONNA KILL YOU THIS TIME!" An orange-haired boy yelled as his cousin with disgust in his voice.

Yuki searched the room looking for Tohru, until he saw her legs under a piece of the ceiling where Kyo, his stupid cousin, had entered 'triumphantly' in the house.

Yuki went to the opposite direction from where Kyo was standing, making him mad.

"HEY, DON'T YOU DARE TURN YOUR BACK TO ME!" Kyo shouted and Yuki pretended not to listen.

"Honda-san... Are you ok?" He asked her, pulling her from under the wood planks.

"Ah... Yes... I'm totally fine...!" She answered a little dizzy.

"Shigure, bring the first aid kit..." He said, sending a mortal glare to Kyo, who had caused that hole scene.

"Why the fuck is there a girl here?!" Kyo asked Yuki; now feeling guilty.

"She's living with us..."

"A girl... LIVING WITH YOU TWO?!" Kyo said in disbelief

"Yeah... It's because she was-" Apparently, Kyo would never know why; since all the attention was focused on a now fainted Tohru.

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Tohru woke up in her bed. "Weird..." she thought. "I remember waking up today..." She thought again and hopped out of her bed. She immediately realized: She had to wake everyone up, because in her mind, the day was just starting and they had to go to school and Shigure had to work. She got changed in a minute and started running thought the house to call the boys.

She entered the first room she saw and didn't even bother to knock. Tohru entered the room and took sometime to figure out what was right in front of her. An orange-haired boy stood shirtless in the middle of the room punching the air. When he realized someone was watching him, he immediately stopped what he was doing and looked at the door. They both looked at each other for minutes until Kyo decided to talk.

"What the hell are you doing here?!"

"I... Uh... Eh..." She didn't know what to say so she just said the first thing she could think of "I was just... Looking for the... Um... Kitchen!"

He looked at her a little confused, but didn't have time to say anything else because she quickly exited the room. He stood there for sometime after that, just thinking about what had just happened.

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Tohru picked up the groceries she'd just bought. She left the supermarket and started slowly walking. Her thoughts were stuck at this morning's 'incident' In Kyo's room.

She was so involved with her thoughts that she didn't even realize it had started raining until her grocery bags were totally full of water. She then panicked "THE GROCERIES!" She thought as she started running and stopped at a shop to buy an umbrella.

The day wasn't really what someone would call beautiful. The skies were gray and the clouds were blocking the sun. That left only the streets to appreciate. Tohru was already heading home, and she couldn't wait to take off those wet clothes and put something comfortable...

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SPLISH, SPLASH, SPLISH, SPLASH. That was the sound of Kyo's shoes in the wet sidewalk. Raindrops ran though his face and soaked orange hair as he calmly walked home from his training in the dojo.

Kyo usually didn't like rain... Actually, he HATED it; just like cats did. He really liked cats. For him, they were the only rational animals; the only animals who understood his sometimes fucked up mood and personality. He liked cats even more because his mother used to call him "her little cat", and because that was one of the few memories he had of her. He smiled at the thought of his mother, and a memory suddenly popped up in his mind...

*Flashback*

"C'mon Kyo! You'll be late for school!" His mother said in a sing-song voice.

The little boy wasn't paying attention though. His eyes were focused on the little kitten trying to protect himself from the cold rain.

His mother, seeing he'd not move until the cat was safe, grabbed her raincoat and carefully picked up the small animal from the street. She came back home and showed the cat to her son. "Do you see this cat, Kyo?" She didn't even waited for an answer as it was obvious he did "You see... You two are very alike." She paused and smiled "You two share a certain aversion towards rain" She laughed "And you like to stay alone in the rooftops just like he does." She looked Kyo in the eye and said "So why don't we leave him resting here at home so that when you come home from school you can play with him?"

"But mom... I don't like school... People are always teasing me about my hair and they never want to play with me! It would be a lot easier if I could just stay here..."

The woman straightened his hair and said "Kyo, people tease you because they don't know that you're special."

"Me? Special?!" He said surprised that someone considered him special.

"Yes. People don't know that inside this little heart of yours," She pointed at his chest "...there's endless love. But someday... Someday someone that you care about will be able to recognize the wonderful person that you are. And when that happens, you'll be sure that this person is The One for you..." She kissed him slightly on the forehead and they left to school, leaving the kitten comfortably sleeping in the couch...

*End of Flashback*

Kyo smiled at that memory and continued walking. His mind was racing with random thoughts. He thought about his mom. Her beautiful smile. A smile that... Reminded him of someone... "But who could it be?..." He was so busy with his thoughts that he almost stepped on the tail of a kitten.

Kyo looked at the little animal and bent down to pet the cat. He felt the cat's soft fur in his hands and... Suddenly it stopped raining. "But how could it be?" He thought, still hearing the raindrops hit the ground. He looked up to see a beautiful face. It was Tohru and she stood there, holding her umbrella over his head so he wouldn't get anymore wet.

"Tohru..." He managed to say. She smiled and he couldn't help but smile back, even if it was a small smile. He let go of the cat and stood up. Kyo picked up one of the grocery bags and they started walking side by side underneath the umbrella. They remained silent the rest of the way home, just enjoying each other's company in silence. That's when he finally figured out whose smile reminds him of his mom's... It was Tohru's kind and affectionate smile...

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Ooooook... so this was another chapter... What did you guys think? The main idea for this chapter was to show a little bit of Kyo's kindness and love for his mother, and also improve his relationship with Tohru, so if it was not clear during the reading please tell me! Well... I've got some surprises coming for you next chapter XD! Good night for you (I live in Brazil, so it's 2 a.m...) and REVIEW!