Stubborn Hearts

Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket and all that legal stuff. All that goes to the rightful creator of Fruits Basket, not me. Sia is a character I made up, so she is mine.

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'I can't believe he kissed me, I can't believe he kissed me!' Sia thought as she started getting ready for school. 'After all that I put him through, dragging him with me to the clinic and having him involved with my problem...he still kissed me.' She thought, her mind racing. Grabbing her backpack, Sia headed down the stairs and into the kitchen full of her roommates.

"Hello." She said, feeling herself go red slightly at the sight of Kyo.

"Good morning Sia." Came the voice of Yuki, "Sleep well?"

Sia could have sworn that he meant something by that...had he seen Kyo and her out on the roof? No, that was nonsense.

"Yes." She said, grabbing a rice ball. It seemed that Kyo also felt uneasy about Yuki's comment, for when Sia looked over at him, he was giving Yuki a death glare.

"Come on, don't want to be late for school." Said Tohru, opening the door and heading out. Yuki and Sia followed, but Kyo stayed back with Shigure.

"Kyo will be along shortly..." He said, shutting the door behind us.

'I hope he's not in trouble...' Sia worried silently as the group of teens walked on.

Kyo's POV

I had woken up to Sia's sleeping form; I shook her softly and told her it was time to get ready for school. She opened her eyes and looked up at me with surprise. What? Had she thought last night was just a dream? Quickly she got up and jumped back into the window of her room. I dragged my way into my own, slipping on my clothes and shoes and heading down the stairs for breakfast.

When I walked down there, it felt like everyone was staring at me and as if they knew everything...But that was stupid! How could they know? They had been sleeping the whole time. I took a few egg rolls and shoved them down. While munching on my food, I watched as Sia came down the stairs. Was she blushing? I could have sworn she was as I watched her grab a rice ball and munch on it. Listening to Yuki's little "Did you sleep well?" Comment, I glared at him. Almost ready to throttle him, Tohru informed us all that we'd best be off to Hell, I mean, 'School'.

I got up and was ready to leave with them when Shigure grabbed me by the shoulder. "Kyo will be along shortly..." He told the group. I looked into Sia's worried expression and felt my own mind become frantic with worry. Shigure shut the door and had me sit down at the table.

Taking a seat opposite me, he stared with a look of knowing, and waited. Did he really think I would be the first to crack? I think not, mangy mutt! So we both sat in silence, waiting for the other to talk first, when Shigure had had enough.

"Kyo, have I ever talked to you about sex?" Shigure asked, as if it was an every day sort of question.

My eyes just about popped out of my head as my jaw dropped to the ground.

"I'll take that as a no. Well you see Kyo, when a boy loves a girl..."

He would have gone on if I hadn't of stopped him. "I know, Shigure! You don't need to tell me!" I yelled, covering his flapping mouth with my hand for he was still talking away.

He grabbed my hand and flung it off, "Well, the way things are going, I thought you might need a little reminder." He stated.

"What do you mean by that?!" I cried, outraged.

"I saw you two up there on the roof this morning." Shigure said, sly smirk on his stupid face. "I just want to remind you that Sia is here for learning, not relationships. But if you insist on seeing each other, then I thought it best I give you these," Shigure then began to hand me a throng of condoms.

I knew my face was tomato red as I looked at the rope of assorted rubbers. "What...You?...You think that I'd do something that sleazy?" I asked him, shocked as he kept stringing more and more of them onto the table.

"Not sleazy, just curious." Smiled Shigure. I had had enough, I threw the pile at him in rage as I yelled, and "You can keep your condoms!" With that I ran out of the house, fully pissed, never even realizing Shigure had slipped one into my pants pocket...

----------School---------

Late for school, I hurried along into the already started gym class. I headed down into the locker room and dressed in my gym clothes quickly. Running back into the busy gym, I noticed Sia was being the center of attention again.

"Are you going to the Fall Formal this Friday Sia?" One from the crowd of boys asked.

"Oh, I didn't plan on it." She said.

"Why not?!"

"Well to start, I don't have a dress..."

"I would buy you one Sia!" Rang out a few of the boys

Continuing on, pretending she hadn't heard that, "I don't have a way to get there..."

"I'd drive you!" Cried out some more boys.

"I have no reason to go..."

"For fun!" Answered the crowd.

"Also I have no one to go with." She ended, which led to every one of them offering to be her date.

That was it. I marched over to the group and shoved my way through the annoying guys around Sia.

"Too bad, she's going with me." I said, standing in front of her, daring any one of the sorry fools to make an objection.

Hearing this news, the boys backed off of Sia and I. My eyes took in her expression of surprise and I gave a shrug of my shoulders, "Got rid of them, didn't I?" I said, walking away from her and over to the empty bleachers. I really didn't feel much for participating in this class today, I rather be doing martial arts than something as stupid as Dodge ball.

Sia walked over to me and sat down beside him, not saying a word. When I was about to crack and ask what the hell she wanted, she began to speak, "Why do you keep on rescuing me?"

All right, now I was really pissed. Rescue her? As if! Why would I rescue her in the first place? I rolled my eyes and held my tongue. I didn't feel the need to argue over such an asinine subject…Rescue…HA!

"I'm not complaining or anything, but I just feel like you do it so often." Sia continued.

"Whatever, if you don't want me to bug you anymore, then fine." I told her. Sia gave a sigh and walked away from me to join the rest of the class. What the hell was going on here? What's her problem? And why do I give a rat's ass?

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Sia's POV

After school, Tohru and I went to go look for dresses. The dance was tomorrow night, and we both needed to find one quick. As we went to various shops, we got to talking and I got the vibe that she had a crush on Yuki. She'd keep talking about him and all sorts of things that had happened with him and her. Nothing romantic like, just friends were what they were...but you could tell she'd be up for something more. Too bad that the Sohma family curse was still upon them all; otherwise I could really see those two together.

We were in the dressing room, trying on sparkly looking dresses, when we both heard two familiar voices.

"Why are we here again?" Asked Kyo's voice to someone.

"You're going to that dance with Sia, right? So you have to wear something nice. Knowing that you have no sense in fashion, I've come to help you." Answered Yuki.

"I guess your brother is really rubbing off on you..." Snickered Kyo, which was followed by a loud smack; one could only guess what had happened.

"Why'd you hit me?!" Yelled the enraged Kyo.

"Anyways, how about this?" Yuki said, trying to change the subject.

Tohru and I snuck out of the dressing rooms with our fancy dresses on and peeked around the corner to see the two boys. Yuki looked up from the clothes rack and smiled friendly at us both.

"Hello, Tohru. Sia. What are you two doing?" He asked. Kyo, just now noticing us, looked in surprise as we walked out to show off your outfits. His surprise was washed away with in seconds as he put on his normal 'whatever' look.

"You both look lovely." Commented Yuki as I looked over to the blushing Tohru. "Don't you agree, Kyo?" He asked.

"Whatever" Kyo and I said at the same time. Both Tohru and Yuki laughed at my good imitation of him, while Kyo began to pout.

"So do you think those are the ones?" Yuki asked, trying to be sociable, unlike Kyo.

"I don't know, maybe too much sparkle. What do you think Tohru?" I asked.

"Yeah, I agree. Lets look for something else." Tohru said as we went back and changed into our normal clothes and came out to meet the boys.

"I have an idea, lets all go shopping together." Yuki said, which we all agreed to, only Kyo was the silent one on the decision.

So we all went out to the next shop and tried helping Yuki find a shirt for Kyo. It was tough, because he wouldn't tell you if he liked it or not, just 'Whatever'. The only time I got him to say a 'no' was to the bright pink shirt with purple butterflies on it. After a long search, we found a long sleeve dark red shirt with a collar. It was really fancy and nice looking. I also thought it would go great with his eyes...So we had found his outfit, now Tohru and I had to go look at dresses. The boys helped us as best they could, but it seemed that what they thought was cool, we thought was ugly. And vice versa.

I was at the other end of the department, looking for a dress, when Kyo came up to me and handed over a dress. "Here, try this one." Was all he said and took off. I looked after him with curiosity as I looked down at the dress he had chosen. It was a dark red, about the same color as his shirt, and had a few sparkles all over it. It was a halter top, with a pretty ruby like pendant between the tops of the breasts.

When I tried it on, I was shocked at how well it looked on me. I always had thought red was a bad color for me, but this was special. It really brought out my tan skin and brighten up my eyes. It was a really long dress, so I lifted up the end to not drag or trip over it, and headed out to my awaiting friends. When I showed up, they were all really quiet, kinda made me nervous. I guess they felt my unease because they started telling me what they thought of it.

"You look beautiful, Sia. Wouldn't you agree Kyo?" Yuki said.

"You're so pretty Sia! I think you should get that one!" Tohru agreed.

Kyo only stared at me, kinda an empty, hidden look in his eyes, when he said, "Lets get that and get the hell out of here."

Coming from Kyo, that was good enough. I went back and put on my normal clothes and came out with the dress in hand. "Did you find a dress, Tohru?" I asked her.

"Yes, it's this lavender one, I tried it on before, and I think it's gotten to me." She said, holding up the lightly sparkled dress. It was cut slanted at the end and had ruffles on the bottom half. It was really cute; I knew she would pick something like that. So we paid for our dresses, and headed home.

-----------The Dance-----------

Tohru, Sia, and Kyo all went to the dance. The music was really loud, and varied from country to hip-hop. All of them seemed more interested in talking than dancing. Tohru was chit chatting with her girlfriends while Kyo was off in his own little world, annoyed at having such little elbowroom wherever he went. Sia had been dancing with a few of the guys who had no dates, and was feeling pretty stuffy in the cramped gym, so she went out the doors out in the parking lot to get some fresh air.

Leaning against the building, she gave a sigh. The night had seemed long, yet there was three more hours until the dance was over. In her mind she had pictured the dance a little more...I don't know...romantic? No...that was just silly. I mean slow dancing with Kyo...No! She wouldn't think about it. Pushing him into dancing with her was not her style, he'd dance when he was ready to dance and that was that. A noise is heard as Sia turns her head to look off at the empty parking lot. Moving away from the building, she looked around more closely to see what was making that noise. Her attention is put upon something else as an unwanted voice is heard nearby.

"Hello Sia."

Sia's skin began crawl as she turned her head to see the boy who she had tried to forget. How was he here? Was she just imagining this? Could this thing be real? Sia took a step back towards the wall of the building as the boy smiled down at her.

"Miss me...?" He asked, moving closer to her.

"Zack, how did you get here?...Why did you come?" She asked, shaking a little, knowing that she shouldn't because it only brought joy to her pursuer.

"I have relatives in Japan...I heard you came here too." He said, stopping a few feet away from her.

"Why are you here?" She demanded of him.

"To see you...I've missed you Sia..." He said, taking his hand and reaching out to touch her arm, which she jerked away from his touch.

"Well I haven't missed you. Now why don't you do the world a favor and eat shit and die?"

"Such harsh words, babe. What has become of the gentle, soft spoken girl I fell in love with?" He asked, moving a step closer.

"She died the night you raped her." Sia stated bluntly.

"You can't rape the willing, Sia." He said back, taking another step towards her. Sia now realized she was now backing against the cold wall of the gym. 'Oh god...please don't let him touch me...' She thought to herself as she kept on her un-afraid face.

"Leave, Zack. I never want to see your face again." Sia said, turning and starting to walk away towards the gym door.

"Not so fast, babe." He said, beginning to run after her, making her run away from him in a panic. She reached the door just in time to open it, see Kyo's face in the corner, and get pulled away by rough, strong hands.

"Let me go!" She yelled, kicking the door and trying to be heard by everyone inside. Which was unlikely due to the loud music. She felt the sick bastard laughing as she tried to get out of his grasp. He turned her around to face him and smiled manically down at her.

"Not again, ass hole!" Sia yelled as she clawed at his eyes with her long, sharp nails. He let out a cry of pain as he let go of her body. She ran like hell towards the door again but was caught just before she reached it.

"You little bitch!" He yelled, grabbing her by the hair and yanking her head around to have her face him. He pushed her body hard against the wall next to the door and took one of his hands and lifted her up by the neck. Taking his other hand he began to undo his pants.

"You know what I do to cunts like you?" He was saying, eyes ablaze with anger and lust.

"Go... To... Hell..." She wheezed at him, making him tighten even more on his grip on her neck.

"You first!" He said, lifting up her skirt just as Kyo opened the door and looked to his right to see all the craziness.

Not noticing Kyo, still busy getting ready to do something horrible to Sia, Zack was taken by surprise when Kyo threw him off her. Zack skidded on the asphalt, face first. As Kyo flew over to the stunned Zack, Tohru had come out to see what was going on too and was taken aback. She had no clue what had just been going on, but Sia looked beat up, so she went to her aid and made sure nothing serious was hurt. Mumbled words were heard as Kyo and the other battled it out, Kyo winning with ease over the other. Martial arts were Kyo's specialty while Zack's only knowledge of fighting was learned from watching wrestling matches on T.V. With onslaughts of kicks to the side of the face, Zack finally succumbed to defeat.

With one last kick to the side, Kyo left the ass hole and went over to the stunned Sia, and silent Tohru.

"Everyone okay?" He asked, bending down to help Sia to her feet. Sia nodded her head and felt herself feel her emotions coming out of control. She had to keep them in, damn it! No one likes a crybaby. Kyo told Tohru to go back inside, that everything was fine and not to worry, they'd be in soon. So Tohru left the two, grudgingly, and Kyo waited for Sia to say something. When nothing was said for what felt to him like a really long time, he was about to go back inside when she reached out and took his hand.

"Thank you...Kyo." She told him, looking down at the ground, feeling embarrassed. "Even though I just got done telling you I didn't need rescuing, you still came."

"Well, what'd you expect?" He said, shaking his head, "I'd just leave you hanging?"

"Well no..." She said, trailing off.

"Are you ready to go back inside?" He asked her.

"...Will you dance with me?...Just once? Please?" She asked him.

Kyo couldn't believe it. After all that, the only thing she wanted was to dance with him? No big requests like 'Buy me a pony!' or the like? Well, this, he could do. He nodded his head in agreement as they walked into the gym, hand in hand. She led him out onto the dance floor, and when the slow dance music began to play, she showed him how to place his hands and how to move his feet. He left a little nervous at first, but began to relax slightly at her warm, reassuring touch to his arm. It seemed that Kyo was indeed becoming Sia's 'Knight in shining armor' but as of yet, she was still trying to figure out if he was even seriously interested in her or just being nice. Who could tell what would happen over the next couple of months? And what of that rat bastard outside in the parking lot, who had almost been rubbed from Sia's memory, only to return to her and torment her mind once more? All would be unfolded sooner or later. But right now, Sia was just happy being with someone who treated her nice and didn't ask for anything frightful in return...