"Tohru, what's wrong? Why the heck did you storm out like that!? You okay!?" Kyo asked, worry and anger trailing in his voice. He slammed Tohru's bedroom door behind him and sat next to her on the bed. She wiped her tears onto her sleeve and sniffled before answering.
"I-It's Yuki-kun... It's him..." She said between sobs. Kyo, obviously getting the wrong idea about what she said, started to fill with rage more intense than he had experienced ever before.
"WHAT'S THAT RAT GOT THAT I DON'T!? I'VE LOVED YOU FOR SO LONG AND ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS BAT HIS GIRLY EYELASHES TO GET YOU TO LIKE HIM!? WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME!? MAYBE MONSTERS REALLY DON'T DESERVE ANYONE, IS THAT IT!?" He screamed, his face pale from disbelief. Tohru looked up at him, extremely confused. 'Did he misunderstand what I said? I think he did...wait, did he say he...'. Tohru's face turned red and she hugged Kyo. After seeing the pain he suffered from that one misunderstanding, Tohru felt that hugging him was all that she could do. Kyo's eyes grew wide as he was pulled into the sudden embrace. It was only a matter of seconds before he would transform into a cat, but he let the hug linger in his heart forever. The familiar orange smoke clouded the room and as it cleared, Tohru hugged the confused cat.
"Kyo, I think you misunderstood me..." She said as she sat leaned up against the bed, rubbing Kyo's smooth orange fur. Kyo blushed in embarrassment and turned his head away from her.
"Then what did you mean...?" He grumbled. "Yuki...he...t-the lake...it was him." She said. Kyo's head snapped up and he turned to face her. He saw the pain on her face that came with her sentence, and did something he knew would bring that goofy smile back on her face; even if it was extremely embarrassing. Kyo brought his kitty head up to Tohru's face and licked her playfully on the nose. She giggled, as expected, and petted the cat happily. He purred and closed his eyes peacefully for the first time in years.
"Hey, you smell something?" Kyo asked, breaking the happy moment and jolting up. Tohru sniffed the air that was now smogged with grey smoke.
"Kyo, is it fire?" Tohru asked shakily as she stood as well. Kyo, who had been a cat this whole time, transformed back at what was most likely the worst time possible.
"DANG IT!" He yelled, before coughing due to his intake of smoke. Luckily for Tohru, the black smoke that thickly coated the house's air prevented her from seeing Kyo. She quickly knelt down and scooped up his clothes. "Come on! We need to get out of here!" Kyo yelled. He searched blindly through the smoke until he found her hand and lead her out of the house.
"Try to hold your breath!" He said as they descended the stairs. Finally, they made it out of the burning estate and fell simultaneously to the grass, coughing profusely.
"You okay?" Kyo asked as he got up and extended his hand out to help her up. Tohru finished up her coughing and weakly took his hand.
"Yes, I'm fine, thank you.."
"Yuki, what was that all about?" Shigure asked as they headed in no particular direction. Shigure noticed a strange sparkle in Yuki's eyes. It was very familiar, but he hoped Yuki hadn't gone that far.
"Yuki, I'm taking you to Hatori." Shigure said sternly. It was now one of those rare moments when Shigure was serious. "Why would I need him, I'm perfectly fine!" Yuki said in an uncharacteristic voice. Shigure grabbed Yuki's arm and sped towards the main house in a frantic rush.
A/N- Yes, I know this is a very short chapter, but i'll try to make the next one longer. This chapter was just kindof a filler. Reviews are appreciated...A LOT!