I'm back!! Told you I'd get better at updating, didn't I Tsami?! This ones for you! My "G" rated stalker! Lol. Peace pplz!

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Yuki

Chapter Seven

To be honest, a lot of things scared Kyo Sohma. Not that he would ever admit to it, though. Kyo was the kind of person that, even if he didn't like you, he felt he had to be strong to protect you. Yuki noticed this after their first kiss.

To want to protect him from Akito. In Yuki's opinion, that was the ultimate sacrifice. The very thought of Kyo facing Akito's wrath alone scared the shit out of Yuki. The Akito Yuki had known, he had never been one to go easy on people related in any way shape or form to his "precious" Yuki.

Kyo Sohma was willing to face that wrath. He had, of course, promised that he would keep Yuki safe. If that meant looking Akito in the eyes and defying him right then and there, then that's what it would take.

Yuki Sohma was not one to disrespect a promise. If someone made him a promise, he held them to their word. If he made a promise, even if he was reluctant to carry it out, he did.

When something scared Yuki, it marked his poor soul for life. It may take years before he can stop shaking about something. This, more than anything else simply pissed Kyo off, and made him more determined to beat the crap out of Akito.

This doesn't mean however that they no longer had days to themselves.

By some miracle of life, Kyo had gotten Yuki to climb onto the roof without having the ladder two inches away from him the whole time. This was definite progress.

That night, the stars seemed to be shinning bright without any apparent effort. "Yuki?" The mouse turned to look at the much more masculine face in front of him. "Yes, Kyo?" Kyo heaved a sigh up into the sky before replying. "Why do you think that the stars are shinning so brightly tonight?" This question had Yuki facing Kyo in awe. That orange haired boy kept surprising him every day. The thought had never crossed Yuki's mind to even guess Kyo for the sensitive type.

A long moment passed before Yuki could answer. He had to put some thought into the answer before he could give it. "Kyo, I would like to think that when the stars are bright like tonight, they are the reflections of a humans strongest emotions." Kyo eyes Yuki with a look that questioned Yuki's thinking. Or added to it, Yuki couldn't really tell. He was not a people person.



"What emotion is that, Yuki?" The question was breathed, but contained his entire being for that moment.

"Love."

I'm not gonna cry! It's just the stars, and Kyo being here, and our lousy promise! Why didI even say such a thing? Can I even hold up to my word?

Kyo was watching a single tear slide down his face with a pained expression. He really wanted to know what the other was thinking about, but knew the chances were slim.

Suddenly, a shy, quiet voice reached his ear;

"Kyo, do you love me?"

The cat wasn't sure whether or not to answer right away or take time with his answer. He chose the latter. What he didn't expect was for the air to get really awkward. Obviously Kyo had chosen wrong. Obviously he needed to correct his mistake.

"Yuki," Kyo whispered, a passion deep in his voice, "how could I not love you?" Afer comprehending Kyo's words, Yuki broke into a mess of tears and sobs. It hurt Kyo to see Yuki this way, but as long as they were together in some sense of the word, he assumed everything would be okay.

One fact about life: Never assume.

Yuki fell asleep after an hour of tears, and they were still on the roof. Somehow Kyo had to maneuver Yuki down the ladder and to his room without injuring the boy. Much easier said than done. Kyo, however, being the super kitty he is, managed this great feat. He should get an award for most flexible.

When Yuki was safely in his room, and under the blankets on his bed, Kyo left and headed towards his own room. He turned in the direction of his room, which is closest to the stairs, and met a pair of small brown eyes. Definitely not Tohru.

"Shigure." Kyo acknowledged the novelist in front of him. Shigure just happened to be blocking the path to his room.

Shigure eyed Kyo carefully before choosing even more careful words. "Kyo, do you have feelings for Yuki?" Kyo felt the intensity of the question go straight to his face. "So what if I do?" The comeback words would be sure to hit the dog off guard.

On the contrary, it had the opposite effect. The words provoked him further. "Kyo, I hope you know just how dangerous that is. Yes, I understand what it feels like. You want to do everything to protect him. Though sometimes you just can't… Sometimes, it is just easier to let go. Allow things to return to the way they were."

Anger flooded through Kyo. So much in fact, that his voice barely went above a whisper. "Damn it, Shigure! Of course I know what my feelings entail. I'm not stupid. I-"



"Kyo, I never said you were stupid. Sorry, please continue."

Kyo glared at Shigure for interrupting, but continued. "I'm not stupid… I just… I…I love Yuki. I could never give him up. He means too much to me."

Shigure's eyes betrayed him in that moment, and showed Kyo some sympathy, which the latter immediately picked up on. "Kyo. I honor your feelings, but their validity may become null if Akito and the other zodiacs were to hear of it.In the end your feelings and Yuki's could mean absolutely nothing. If Akito hears of it, there will be no happy ending. I hope you understand that. Take care of what you have, Kyo. Hold it close. You may someday have to let go."

As Shigure turned to walk away, Kyo caught his yakata sleeve. "Shigure, how do you know all of this?" A slight chuckle escaped Shigure as he turned to face Kyo for the last time that night. "I once tried to defy Akito, in the name of love. Believe me Kyo, nothing good can ever come of a relationship if it involves the cursed."

Kyo's arm dropped. 'Nothing good can come of a relationship if it involves the cursed.' The words echoed in his mind long after Shigure had left. He had literally been frozen with shock. 'Take care of what you have, Kyo. Hold it close. You may someday have to let go.' No other feeling he had right now mattered. All he could think about was that none of this mattered. In the end, they would end up the same as before this began.

Eventually, close to morning he made his way to his room, and onto his bed. Though he didn't sleep at all.

'Sometimes it's just easier to let go. Allow things to return to the way they were.'

Words that brought agony echoed in his mind.

'If Akito hears of it, there will be no happy ending.'

"No happy ending? So, what is the point of this?" Kyo said to himself.

'Take care of what you have, Kyo. Hold it close. You may someday have to let go.'

"I am holding it close, you damned dog… I am." This was when everything fell apart for Kyo Sohma.

'You may someday have to let go.'

The strong willed Kyo Sohma, the cat, the outcast, began to cry. He just broke down in his own room, and cried till eventually, like Yuki, he fell asleep.

To be honest, Kyo sohma was not the type that cried. If anything in this messed up life is for sure it is this: When Kyo Sohma cries you are absolutely and totally screwed.



'You may someday have to let go.'

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Yes! I made it to a forth page!! I know the second half is really sad, but did I say this would be a happy story with a happy ending? Nope, I did not! I am keeping my word and updating! My goal is to finish this story if possible, before Christmas this year. Hope I can do it…

Kasaki Kihoya signing out