Prettyinpinkgal: Konnichiwa! Here's Chapter Three! Yuki doesn't have an honorific after his name in this chapter, because this is mainly in Kyo-kun's POV sort of, and there's no way that he'd even consider calling him –san or –kun.

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Dark Resister: Thanks for the review! I'm glad you like it! I want to keep the pairing a secret, so it's sort of a surprise.

Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket, because if I did, I'd be an adult, which I'm not. (I'm not even a teenager yet! Let's see, looks on calendar 3 whole months till I turn 13! Darn it.)

TROUBLED LOVE

CHAPTER TWO: SPOKEN ATTRACTIONS, PART II

Kyo-kun was on the roof, thinking. 'If I tell her, and she rejects me, not only will I feel like crud, but I'll also make her feel that way too. She's that type of person.' Kyo-kun could just imagine what Tohru-kun would say…

"Waah! Kyo-kun, I'm so sorry! But I don't feel the same way! Our friendship might never be the same! Please forgive me, Kyo-kun!" Imaginary Tohru-kun cried as she turned down Kyo-kun's love for her.

The daydream went from bad to worse when he imagined Tohru and the dang rat walking down the aisle to get married. The rat turned around after he and Tohru-kun kissed and said, "Looks like I beat you again, stupid cat." Kyo-kun stopped the daydream right there and shook his head, not allowing even the thought of that dang Yuki getting the one person that made him feel accepted, aside from Shishou.

"I have to tell her, before that dang rat gets her," he decided. He looked down from the roof, and saw Yuki and Tohru-kun walking from the woods. Tohru-kun had a slight blush on her face, and looked rather uneasy. The color drained from Kyo's face. Yuki didn't tell her he loved her before he did, did he! His ears perked up when they started talking.

"Honda-san?" Yuki asked.

"Hai?"

"Can I still call you Tohru-kun?" Wait, did that mean she didn't love him back?

Tohru-kun's smile came back a bit. "Of course, Yuki-kun!"

The two went inside, and Kyo-kun went back to thinking. He was so wrapped up in his thoughts that he didn't hear a certain someone climb up onto the roof.

"Ah! Hello, Kyo-kun!" A voice knocked Kyo-kun out of his thoughts and turned to yell at the person, only to find the very girl he was thinking about. A blush crept onto his face, even though he tried to stop it. "H-Hey," was all he said. He managed to push out a, "What are you doing up here?"

"You usually are up here thinking, and so I thought since this place helps you sort out your problems, maybe it could help me too," she said. Tohru-kun got a little flustered and said, "N-Not that it's anything to worry about, so, um, since you're here, I'll leave so I won't bother you!"

Tohru-kun started climbing down the ladder when Kyo-kun, still bright red, said, "You can still stay up here. I don't really care." What he wanted to say was, "I love it when you're with me." But it was hard enough saying that she could stay, so saying that would be an impossible task.

Tohru-kun quietly said a thank you, and sat next to Kyo-kun as they looked up at the evening sky. (A/N If only school days went by that fast!) Kyo-kun looked to see a troubled look on her face. "You wanna talk about it?"

"Oh, that's okay! I wouldn't want to burden you with my problems!" Tohru-kun cried and waved her hands around wildly.

Kyo-kun couldn't help but laugh a little and insisted that it was okay, he didn't mind.

Tohru-kun hesitated, and then said, "Um, today, Yuki-kun said he, um, loves me. I was so startled, I told him I'd think about it. I don't want to hurt him, and I don't know how I feel about him other than as a friend." She added quietly, "Doushiyou?"

Kyo-kun stared at her for a moment, and, without thinking, leaned in and kissed her. Tohru-kun didn't fidget away, because she was too shocked to move. Kyo-kun stopped the kiss, blushing immensely, and said, "I know this will probably only hurt you more, but I love you, too. Through all the times I was hurt, you were there for me and accepted me and my true form. I was always happy just to be with you." Kyo-kun stopped and waited for an answer.

Tohru-kun felt tears well up and said, "Gomen nasi, Kyo-kun, but, I-I just don't know! I'm sorry!" With that, she quickly climbed down the ladder and ran into her room. Kyo-kun started beating himself up about it, while Tohru-kun laid on her bed crying. She cried herself to sleep, and the last thing she thought was, 'I don't want to fall in love again.'

Prettyinpinkgal: Hope ya liked it! Next chapter will be about Tohru-kun's dreams that are memories of her past. Please review and stay tuned for the next chapter of "Troubled Love"!