A/N: Oh wow. I am SO, SO, SO, SOOO sorry about the gap between updates!!!! I feel so bad!!! I hope that I haven't lost any readers... Since I started getting further into Deepest Desire, this story has sorta gone on the back burner.

Disclaimer: No, Fruits Basket is not mine! And the underlined quote I found on the internet.

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Ch.7

Brief Recap: He looked as if he was about to say something scathingly, [regarding Akito but Hatori slapped his hand over his cousin's mouth. "Shh, it would be prudent to not say anything you might regret. You never know who is listening."
Ayame removed Hatori's hand from his mouth and laughed too loud to be entirely plausible. "Oh 'Tori, you are so funny!" In hushed tones he whispered: You're getting quite paranoid you know." Hatori just glared at Aya's easygoing manner.

"Well now they [Tohru and Yuki are in a relationship!! Isn't that wonderful??" Hatori just gaped at his friend.

"Are you sure about this? If you are saying this and merely relying on the words of Shigure, I suggest you ask Yuki himself before believing anything."

Akito grinned wickedly to himself as he devised his plan. "I will make him wish that I had both. He will rue the day he fell in love with Miss Tohru Honda." Akito finished scathingly before calling for a maid to deliver a message from him to Tohru Honda at Shigure's house.

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After Hatori finished the last of the work that he had for the day, Ayame convinced him to go with him to Shigure's, just to prove his point that Tohru and Yuki were in fact, an item. Before they left though, Akito called Hatori in and asked him to give a note to Tohru. Even driving there, Hatori was nervous. Whatever was in the note couldn't be good. It certainly couldn't and wouldn't be good wishes. Hatori and Ayame went in and found Yuki, Tohru, Kyou, Shigure and Karyn all sitting and talking.

Wordlessly, Hatori walked over to Tohru and handed her the note. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that Yuki had his arm around her waist and that she was leaning on him. Then the wise doctor turned his glance to Kyou who was sitting across the room and glaring bullets into Yuki's head. Yes, there was no doubt in his mind that the two were a couple. His sympathies went immediately to Kyou; even he knew how fond Kyou was of Tohru. To lose her to Yuki must be devastating, especially with their rivalry and all.

Tohru looked curiously at the note and Yuki glanced at it too over Tohru's shoulder. After seeing the handwriting, his eyes widened and he excused himself and Tohru from the room. Everyone else all followed secretly, due to Karyn and Shigure's idea of bringing a video camera to find out what was going on.

Tohru gazed at Yuki in confusion. "What's wrong? Why did we leave?" Her look changed to one of concern, "Are you ok?"

Yuki opened his mouth but nothing came out. The second try was successful. "Tohru...the note isn't from Hatori. It's from Akito." The two looked fearfully at the note, not sure of what could be in it.

"There's only one way to find out what's in it. We have to open it. My mom always said to never fear shadows. They only mean that there is a light shining nearby." She smiled lovingly at Yuki, "It'll be ok, and we'll find the light." She opened it halfway when Yuki laid his hand over hers.

"Wait. Don't open it yet." He got up from his spot next to her on his bed and started pacing around the room. "This isn't how I wanted this to happen." he muttered.

"What? How you wanted what to happen? I'm terribly confused."

"Hold on a second." Yuki rummaged in a drawer, pulled something out and turned to Tohru. "I imagined this completely different and better. You deserve something fantastic. But to be honest, I'm scared of what's in that note from Akito, so I'm going to do this now." He knelt down before her. "I love you Tohru Honda and I really don't think I could live without you. Will you marry me?"

Tohru gasped and tears started to well up in her eyes. She nodded yes and she hugged him happily. He lifted her in his arms and kissed her softly on the lips.

"Now, let's see what Akito has to say."

OTHER ROOM WHERE EVERYONE IS HIDDEN AND SPYING!!!

"Aww that was so sweet!!! I told you 'Tori that they were together!! I told you, I told you!!!"

Hatori rubbed his temples. "Yes Aya, you did."

"But how's that for a mood killer? Will you marry me...now let's see what the evil of the century has to say! Good lord, although he is very smart in school, Yuki can be one donut short of a dozen. That totally ruined the moment." Said Karyn cheerfully, "Did you get that on tape, Shigure?"

"Yes I did. And I'm still taping so don't talk." The group looked around the room; they all expected Kyou to say something angrily in response to Shigure's order, but he was nowhere to be seen.

"Awww that's so sad. Poor Kyou. He loved Tohru, and I'm sure he still does. And if you think about it, he has the rivalry with Yuki and now Yuki has won everything that really mattered to both of them. He won Tohru, the one whom they both loved. How tragic." Karyn said sadly. The men in the room looked at her as if she was crazy.

"What? I do pay attention. I've been hanging around here enough to know what's going on. I'm not retarded." She paused and looked out the window, knowing instinctively that Kyou was on the roof. "I wish that I could go and give Kyou a hug." Shigure stopped his vigil at the camera lens and glared slightly at Karyn. She smiled sheepishly and tried to fix her previous statement. "But...why hug a cat when you can...hug a dog." She pecked Shigure's cheek and he looked slightly mollified. Hatori and Ayame exchanged surprised glances, but didn't speak.

THE ROOF!!!!!!

Kyou lay on the roof, with his arms cushioning his head. He was truly miserable. Why is this happening to me?? This sucks. Why does that damn rat have to win every single time?? Isn't it my turn to win, just this once? There are so many who would love to be in a relationship with him, and he has to take the only one that I want. The only one! Does he have some goal in life to hurt me? Cause if he does, he sure accomplished it! Why me?? Why Tohru? Couldn't he have picked someone else!? Anybody would have been better, and anyone at school would be falling over his feet just to be in his presence. But no; he had to fall in love with the only one who has my heart. He had to love Tohru and Tohru just HAD to love him back. Why wouldn't she? Everyone does, everyone loves Yuki, and nobody loves the monster. Who could love a monster like me anyway? His life is already perfect. Does he have to ruin mine to make his complete? Why did he have to take away the only thing I live for?

Kyou didn't like wallowing in self-pity and feeling sorry for himself. He always thought that it was a waste of time. Instead of continuing his angry and miserable thoughts, which he could keep going for hours, he jumped off the roof and landed safely due to his catlike reflexes, and started running. He didn't know where he would go, but he just needed to run.

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NOTE: Underlined quote is not mine. It's a quote I found online.

A/N2: Don't you feel bad for Kyou? I know that I do!! Ok so, there are 2-4 more chapters left. I might do an epilogue and I might not, it all depends. As of now, I'm not planning on one, but when I started this story, I was. So I may change my mind. Please, please review!!! No flames.

I want to finish this story before April. Spring break is approaching, so I want to update once before that, and maybe once or twice during the break. (Ahh crap, I have swim practice during spring break. How lame!!!)

Again, please review! No flames!!!

Lovelove, Amanda