Finally! The story continues! Sorry for the wait, I took a break from this story to start another one…and another one…and another one…which still aren't done…oh well! Hope you enjoy the next chapter of The "Perfect" Plan!
"He turned into a rat? But I thought the curse was broken" Shigure said.
"Well, we only thought the curse was broken because we didn't transform when we hugged a member of the opposite sex…" Hatori paused.
"Exactly, so what's going on?" Shigure asked, confused.
"Well, maybe the curse is only partially broken…he is in a weak state…and we also transform when we're weak…" Hatori paused again, thinking the situation over.
"That's crazy! How can the curse be only half-broken?" Shigure asked, even more confused.
"That's the thing…I don't know" Hatori said, "Has Akito ever told you anything about the curse, our bond, the zodiac…anything?"
"No…only what we all know" Shigure answered.
"Tohru, could you go get Kyo, please? I think he should know about this" Hatori asked Tohru, who was still in shock. She went downstairs, where Kyo was in the kitchen.
When he saw her blank expression, he said, "Tohru? What's wrong? Is everything all right?"
"They want you upstairs" Tohru replied, her blank expression never leaving her face.
"Okay", Kyo said, heading upstairs, followed by Tohru. As he reached Yuki's room, he said "What's the dumb rat gotten himself into this time?"
Right as Shigure and Hatori turned to give him a dirty look, there was another puff of smoke and Yuki was back to normal…and completely naked. Tohru immediately turned and left the room, while the other three just stood there.
Kyo was the first to speak, "What's going on here? I thought the stupid curse was broken"
"We think it may only be half broken" Hatori explained, "Did Akito ever tell you anything about the curse?"
"Not really" he paused, "But he did say that I could become part of the zodiac if I beat Yuki"
"Hmm…" Hatori was thinking things over in his head.
"It's no use…he hasn't beaten me at anything" Yuki said in a rough voice, causing another coughing fit.
"Excuse me…but could we do something about His Nakedness over there?" Shigure interrupted.
They all agreed that they should do something, so Shigure and Hatori got Yuki dressed again (Yuki didn't want Kyo anywhere near him…Kyo didn't want any part of it, either). After they got Yuki situated, they all went back to trying to figure out what was going on. Suddenly, a light-bulb went off in Shigure's head (amazing, no?).
He asked Kyo, "Wait, you and Yuki were both 'fighting' over Tohru, right?"
"Literally" Hatori said.
"I guess so" Kyo replied, "Where are going with this?"
"Since you 'won' Tohru, that means that you beat Yuki" Hatori finished for Shigure.
"Exactly" Shigure said, "Hatori's so smart"
"Okay, so why is the curse not completely broken if I beat Yuki?" Kyo asked with a slight smirk.
"There has to be another part to it…something else" Hatori said.
"But what?" Kyo and Shigure asked together.
"I'm not sure…but for now, the important thing is that Yuki gets better" Hatori said.
Shigure and Hatori went back to nursing Yuki back to health (well, more Hatori than Shigure) and Kyo left the room. Right as he entered the kitchen, Tohru started pounding him with questions.
"What's going on? Is he okay? Why did he transform?" Tohru continued asking questions.
"Tohru! Tohru! Calm down. Everything's fine. Hatori's up there, he knows what he's doing. As for him transforming…" Kyo told her everything…except for one small variation…
"You beat Yuki? That's wonderful! Well, not for him but…when? At what?"
"Um…a couple weeks ago in a martial arts battle…" he began slowly, "Yeah…that's it! A martial arts battle!"
"That's great! I'm so happy for you!" Tohru exclaimed and hugged Kyo, "But what about the rest of the curse? What are you going to do?"
"I don't know. We still don't know anything about how to break it, but…"
"Hello, lovebirds! What are you two up to? Never mind! Tohru would you be a dear and make some soup for Yuki? Thank you!" Shigure exclaimed, bounding toward them.
"Of course" Tohru replied and immediately went to work.
"I'm going for a walk" Kyo said, "I'll be back soon"
"Where are you going?" Tohru asked.
"Not far" he replied, making a very slight up-ward gesture…but it didn't get past Shigure.
"Ooh! What was that? A secret gesture of lo-"
"Shouldn't you be somewhere?" Kyo asked, cutting him off.
"Where?" he asked.
"Anywhere but here" Kyo replied.
"Kyo, you're so mean"
"Whatever, I'm out"
"See you later, Kyo" Tohru called as he walked out the door.
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"You okay?" Tohru asked, snapping Kyo out of his daze.
"Yeah, just trying to understand what's going on" he replied, helping her onto the roof, "You okay? You don't look so good"
"Oh, you know me. I'm just worried"
"Don't worry" he said, putting his arms around her, "Yuki will be fine. Hatori knows what he's doing"
"I know, but I still can't help worrying" she replied, leaning against him, "This is nice, though. Being able to be so close to each other"
"Yeah…it is" Kyo agreed.
"Kyo! Tohru! Hatori's about to leave!" they heard Shigure calling from inside.
"We should go say good-bye" Tohru said, beginning to pull away from Kyo.
"All right…let's go" Kyo said and let her go, reluctantly.
"How is he?" Tohru asked Hatori as they got inside.
"He'll be fine. He needs his rest, but he should be up and around in a few days. I'll be back tomorrow to check on him" Hatori said.
"Okay, thank you, Hatori" she replied.
They said their good-bye's and Hatori left.
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Over the next few days, Tohru was pre-occupied with helping to take care of Yuki. And Kyo (as you could imagine) was not happy about it.
"Tohru?" Kyo asked.
"Yes, Kyo?" she replied, not turning from her work.
"Could I talk to you for a minute?"
"I'm sorry, Kyo, but I have to get this soup up to Yuki and then I'm way behind on my housework…could it wait until tomorrow?"
"Sure" Kyo said, walking away, a little down-hearted. He stopped and turned back to look at her before he continued upstairs.
"How are you feeling, Yuki?" Tohru asked as she set his meal in front of him.
"Fine. You know, you don't have to wait on me as much as you do" Yuki replied.
"That's okay, I don't mind" Tohru replied, as Kyo begun listening from the hall.
"But you must have better things to do with your time" Yuki said.
"Like what?" Tohru asked, confused.
Kyo was just about to barge in the room when Yuki said, "Like spending time with someone who's probably not so happy that you're spending so much time with me"
"Oh, Kyo doesn't mind. I just talked to him downstairs" Tohru said, "I have to go do laundry now. Let me know when you're done so I can come get the dishes"
"Tohru?" Yuki asked as she got up to leave, "Just think about what I said okay?"
She nodded hesitantly as she walked out the door. "Oh, Kyo" she said, as she bumped into him outside Yuki's room, "You scared me"
"Really?" Kyo replied, coldly, "I guess I need to pay more attention to my surroundings"
"Wait! What are you saying?" Tohru reached for his hand as he began walking away.
He jerked it away and said, "I'm going for a walk" and he left the house.
Yay!!! One more chapter! Hopefully, this'll get me back in the swing of things…I have sooo much to write! Ahh! Too much…overload…CRASH!!! Just kidding…please R&R!