Hello all! Its 11pm on a Sunday, and I'm tired. So if there are any mistakes in this, please tell me and I'll probably be uploading the beta-ed(by myself, of couse, but if anyone wants to volunteer...) version sometime next week. Sorry for the ultra-long wait! I really am. -sniffsniff- I BLAME SCHOOL. Ahem.

Warnings: Same as in the first chapter, except in this one there is a lot of swearing. You'll see. I hate typing swear-words though... -- Yes, I am wierd.

Disclaimer: You probably should have giessef this by now. NOT MINE.

Ultra-big thank you to all my lovely reviewers! I -heart- you all! -teary smile- And cookies for all! -throwa cookies- They're chocolate!

On with the show!


SLAM.

Kyo thought he heard something crack as he was pressed violently against the wall. His feet scrabbled on the ground as he was pinned be strong hands. If he had seen it coming, he would've dodged the attack easily, but Hatsuharu had taken him completely off guard.

Cold grey eyes burned into his, centimetres away, pure rage shining through. The grip on his arm and shoulder was vice-like, and he was being pushed into the wall with such force that he feared he would break it.

To put it simply, Haru was extremely pissed. And he was in full Black mode.

A low growl emanated from the ox-boy's throat, and his whole body tensed.

"What the HELL" he said dangerously quietly, fury penetrating every syllable "did you do to Yuki?"

Kyo gulped. Usually, If Haru decided to attack him, he would respond with a cocky remark and a few well-aimed punches. But this – this was different. He had never seen the boy so furious, and, when in his deepest, darkest Black state, Haru was close to unstoppable. Plus, there was the little matter of Kyo simply being unable to move.

He hadn't been sure what had got the normally easy-going guy so riled up, but after what had just been accused of him, he had a rough idea.

Hary pressed harder, eyes wide and jet-black pupils dilated.

"I know it was you." Kyo was seriously scared now, not that he would ever admit it. This guy was insane. "Only the CAT would DARE put his filthy, fucking HANDS on him you fucking BASTARD."

Kyo's suspicion had just been proven right. He was starting to regret giving Yuki all those hickeys during their little session up on the roof. But he had been caught up – oh, so caught up – in the moment, and if Yuki hadn't insisted on making all those delectable little mewls and soft sounds, like Kyo had been pressing all the right buttons as he nipped and sucked and bit... well, it wasn't his fault that the rat was so deliciously ravishable! No. Not his fault at all. Kyo mentally shook himself and brought his mind back to his current predicament, gathering his courage.

"What the hell are you yacking on about now, stupid cow?" He spat, refusing to be intimidated. Well, to look it, anyway. He stared defiantly at the ox with fiery eyes and pushed hard against the weight pinning him in place.

But Haru resisted and forced him to stay still. He had the cat right where he wanted and wasn't about to let his advantage go, thank-you-very-much.

"I am talking" he growled "about those marks on Yuki's NECK that were OBVIOUSLY made by you. Now TELL me what happened, or I'll beat the living SHIT out of your smirking, fucking FACE."

With a surge of strength that surprised even Kyo himself, Kyo shoved Haru off him, knocking the ox-cursed to the ground, readying himself for the impending onslaught of fists.

"Not so tough now, heh?" he mocked, avoiding the question.

"WHAT" Haru kicked viciously. Blocked.

"DID" another kick, this one higher. Blocked.

"YOU" he followed with an uppercut, aiming for his opponent's neck. Blocked, but only barely.

"DO?!?!" a swift combo of a roundhouse high kick and flurry of punches, each one either successfully dodged or blocked. But then Haru managed to hit Kyo in the stomach, sending him flying back a few metres to smash into the lockers behind him.

Kyo didn't let the groan of pain that threatened to emerge come, but wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and started to attack himself. (AN: Not to attack himself, to attack Haru. Lol)

A sizable crowd of students had gathered in the hallway where they were fighting, Yuki among them. School had just finished, and Hatsuharu had ambushed Kyo as he walked out of the classroom to his locker.

Some of the crown whistled and urged them on. Yuki rolled his eyes. Idiots. Fighting over him, he suspected. This would only gain them multiple injuries, and, if either of them happened to crash into a girl, widespread panic and confusion.

Besides, Yuki already knew where his feelings lay. And it wasn't with Hatsuharu.

He decided he'd have to intervene, entertaining as it was to see two hot guys fight over him, no less, but they'd just end up killing each other. And some of those girls were dangerously close...

He contemplated how best to end the fight. He could not simply tell the two bakas to stop, both were far too stubborn for that. There was only one thing for it, then.

Before he could chicken out under the watchful gaze of most of the school, it seemed, Yuki strode forwards and grabbed Kyo's arm, which had been about to deal Haru's teeth some serious damage. With strength only years of martial arts training could produce, he yanked Kyo towards him and wrapped him in a suggestive embrace, his chest flat against Kyo's back, one arm around the cat's waist and another in his hair.

Then, making sure that Hatsuharu's eyes were on him, he bared his teeth and gave the side of Kyo's neck a definite nip, licking the skin and savouring the taste. He hoped Haru would understand the message.

Kyo was his. And he was Kyo's.

In the crowd of onlookers there were numerous gasps, some quiet shrieks, and one or two people fainted. Some girls, however, whipped out cameras and started taking photos and video, giggling maniacally. Various citrus fruit were mentioned, much to Yuki's confusion. (AN: sorry, but LOL)

Haru, on the other hand, had frozen, staring dumbfound at the two before him like he couldn't believe what he was seeing. The insane glint in his eyes had receded, replaced by what could just have been despair. His shoulders were shaking and he was panting heavily.

"Yuki..." he said almost silently, a slight quaver in his voice. It seemed that he was now fully White again. He then dropped his head, turned on his heel and fled, shoving through the crowd and disappearing out of sight.

Yuki, lips now disengaged from Kyo's skin, sighed softly. He really hadn't wanted to hurt Haru, but this was the only way he could think of at that moment to make the ox see sense. He hated being cruel to the boy who had always been kind to him, from as long ago as they had first met at the main Sohma house.

He wondered what had possessed him to do something so out of character. But he had needed to show the ox that he was Kyo's.

He still had his arms around the cat, he realised suddenly, and the drone of muttering from the crowd was growing in intensity. Quickly he stepped back, trying to avoid everyone's eyes.

Kyo stood there for a minute, looking quite shocked. A bright red blush painted his cheeks and neck, clashing horribly with his hair. Then he seemed to snap and the atmosphere around him grew fiery.

"What're you all looking at, huh?" he roared at the onlookers, causing the closest to shrink back a bit. They were a little scared, and with good reason, Kyo looked dangerous. His fists were clenched tightly at his sides and it seemed like he was ready to kill.

"Quit staring, morons!" he yelled. "Don't you guys have anything better to stare at?!" And, keeping his back to Yuki and not so much as glancing at him, he stalked off to his classroom, a path automatically clearing for him through the students.

Yuki didn't know what to do. He hoped Kyo wasn't angry at him, but he knew it was a slim hope. After all he had just practically shouted their relationship to the whole school. Yuki's heart sank. And just when things had been going so well, too.

He looked up to see that most of the other kids had gone, tiring of the scene after most of the action was over. With yet another sigh, Yuki headed back to the class, pointedly ignoring the stares of the few students that remained.

In his classroom, he grabbed his books and shoved them in his bag, rushing to catch up with Kyo who, it seemed, had already left.

Exiting the school gates, he spotted and orange-headed figure a few hundred metres ahead of him. He sped up, his bag bouncing on his back and his footsteps falling into rhythm with his racing heartbeat. When he had almost reached the cat, he called his name but received to answer. Great. That just proved that Kyo was mad at him. Desperately, he increased his speed and fell into step with the cat, who was still refusing to look at him.

"Um, Kyo?" he said quietly, hoping the boy would respond. He was disappointed, though, when Kyo said nothing in return, staring resolutely ahead.

"Please Kyo!" Yuki had had enough of the sullen boy. He wanted to see Kyo look at him with that spark in his eyes again, he wanted to set things right.

"I'm sorry about what I did. I-I wasn't thinking, and I didn't want you and Haru hurting each other-"

"I thought-" Kyo finally spoke, a slight tinge to his emotionless voice. "I thought we would talk about it. Us, I mean, before letting everyone know."

Yuki hung his head, feeling ashamed. He felt dreadful, that he had effectively betrayed Kyo. His chest hurt a bit. It wasn't fair on the cat, he should've had a say too as to when people knew.

They didn't speak anymore as Shigure's house came into sight, a black car parked neatly outside. Hatori's car.

The rat wanted to sigh again. That meant that his brother was probably here too. He didn't think he could take much more, his day had been stressful enough as it was.

His suspicions were confirmed when he walked through the door after Kyo and heard Shigure's deep laugh accompanied be Ayame's booming one from the living room. It sounded like they were re-visiting childhood memories. Again.

Kyo started to climb the stairs in silence, and Yuki went to follow him, hoping to avoid having to deal with his brother.

But, unfortunately for Yuki, Shigure's sharp dog-ears had picked up on his and Kyo's entry, and the rat jumped what felt like a foot in the air in shock when a loud voice sounded right beside his ear.

"Yuki, my dear brother!!" Ayame boomed. You could almost see the flower petals and hearts on the background as he grinned enthusiastically, a slightly giggling Shigure behind him.

"It feels like a thousand years since we last crossed paths! What a splendid surprise!!"

-sigh- Yes, yes I know. Kill me now for the sort-of-cliffie. I can't write endings for chapters... -- I hope you enjoyed it and don't forget to REVIEW!! They really motivate me! -sweet smile-

Will Kyo and Yuki's relationship come to an end? Will Ayame kill Yuki with over-enthusiasm?? Is the dinner that Tohru made REALLY in the fridge??? Find out in the next chapter!! XD

Because of stupid schoolwork, exams and whatnot, the afformentioned next chapter may take a while. Sorry. DX

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