Okay... I hope that if you read chapter 7 that you liked it and if you didn't, this chapter picks up IMMEDIATELY where chapter 6 left off! Enjoy! ^_^ Please tell me what you think!

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Lies and Deception
Chapter 8
By: FayeValentine00 (Sarah-chan)



"Tohru, you should sit down before you talk. You're still supposed to be on bedrest." Hatori spoke to me softly.


"Why didn't you say so?!" Yuki yelled at Hatori.


"Dammit! Sit down!" Kyo yelled at me with annoyance in his eyes.


I did as I was told and sat down at the coffee table but not once did I ever let go of Yuki or Kyo's hands. It took nearly 45 minutes for me, with the help of Hatori, Shigure and Momiji, to tell Yuki, Kyo, Hana-chan and Uo-chan the entire story of where I'd been the last nearly 6 months. Hana-chan and Uo-chan still didn't understand why Akito's opinions mattered so much to everyone but they seemed to understand that it wasn't something that they should ask about.


When I was done explaining everything, I did finally let go of Kyo's hand and wiped the tears from my eyes. "I'm so sorry for not telling you, Kyo. Please forgive us."


"I-I just need some space." He quickly climbed to his feet and avoided looking me in the eye.


"Kyo, wait..." I reached out to touch him but he moved out of my reach.


"I'll be back. ... I just need some ... some time." I could tell that he was fighting with conflicting emotions before he turned from me and ran out the door.


"Girls, lets go outside for some air. Hatori will buy us all ice cream!" Shigure spoke up quickly and loudly as soon as Kyo left the house.


"That's what you think." Hatori muttered and I saw him flash Shigure an annoyed glance.


After a few hugs and good-byes, Yuki and I were left alone for the first time in far, far too long. I turned around so I look at him face to face and I found myself smiling even as tears rolled down my cheeks.


"I've missed you so much." Yuki gazed at me like I was an angel. I had to reach out and touch his face before I was able to believe what I was seeing. I was really here with Yuki once again.


"I've missed you too. I'm so sorry. I never meant to hurt you. I just wanted ever---." My words broke off when Yuki put his finger to my lips.

"Shhhh... I know. I am just so happy to have you here with me again..." He looked me over again and then smiled. "We can deal with everything else together now, okay?"


"Yeah." I nodded and nearly cried when he said the words to me that I'd dreamed up ever since I left.


"You're still so beautiful." He gave me one more smile before our lips met and all of my worries seemed to melt away.


Yuki and I spoke together for a long time. I finally had the chance to tell him how I was feeling, what scared me and how being the mother of his child made me feel.


We must have spoken for nearly two hours and I knew that over the next few days we would have a lot more to talk about so I decided to forget our woes for now on concentrate on what made me happy.


"Yuki, I love you."


"I love you too."


Our lips had just touched again when I heard a soft voice come from the doorway.


"Tohru? I am sorry to interrupt."


I turned around quickly and smiled at our newest guest. "Kagura! No, it's okay."


I flashed Yuki a quick smile and then carefully stood up to embrace the friend that I had not seen in nearly 9 months.


"Can we talk for a few minutes?"


Before I could even turn to Yuki, I could heard his voice behind me. "I'll think I will go find the others and get some ice cream. I'll bring you both some back."


As soon as Yuki was out the door, Kagura led me to the couch and sat down besides me. "Kyo just came over."


"Is he okay?" All of my worries began to come back.


"Yeah. He is a little sad but we spoke for over an hour. At first I didn't know why he'd come but after he explained the situation, ..." She looked at me a moment with an odd look on her face before throwing her arms around my neck. I could feel warm tears falling on my shoulder and I embraced her back firmly. "He really loves you. No matter how hard I tried, you ... you were always the one who made him smile."


"Kagura, I---" Tears welled in my eyes as the older girl continued to hold me tightly.


"I already know, Tohru. You love Yuki. I just had to come and ask you something."


"What?" I pulled away from her for a moment and looked at her in confusion.


"When Kyo came over, he told me that he'd finally realized that he could never have you. At least not the way that Yuki does. He knows that you can never love him like that. What I am trying to say is ... Would you care if ... Is it okay if Kyo and I start dating?"


I was speechless and blinked at her in shock. Why was she asking for my permission? Does she think that I'd be angry if she dated him? All I really wanted was for both of them to be happy.


"Really?!"


"Do you mind?" She looked worried.


"Of course not! I just want you to be happy!" I couldn't help but smile to reassure her before pulling her into a big hug.


"Thank you."


"I told you that she wouldn't mind."


The deep voice in the doorway made me jump and I looked up to see Kyo smiling at us from the doorway.


"Kyo..." His name came out of my mouth as a shocked whisper.


"That dumb girl wouldn't agree to go out until she spoke to you first."


"WHO ARE YOU CALLING DUMB?!" Kagura's eyes glowed red as she looked up at Kyo.


"Oi! Calm down. I'm just joking." I was happy to see that there was still a smile on Kyo's face, even after Kagura had yelled at him. Something about the softer look in his eyes as he looked at her this time made me realize how perfect they really were for each other.


"Are you angry?" The last worry that I had for the day had now been asked and I found myself looking into Kyo's eyes with a knot in my stomach.


"No... I guess I already knew. ... I just didn't want to believe it." He spoke quietly and dropped his gaze to the floor.


"Kyo..." I stood up and walked over to him. I put my hand over his and smiled when he finally looked down at me again. "We'll always be close, right?"


"Yeah." When he answered, I smiled and he returned the gesture. "We'll always be close."


Before he could move out of the way, I reached out and hugged him tightly for the brief moment before I heard that *POOF* which transformed him into a cat.


"Thank you so much, Kyo."



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Next Chapter - Akito


Ok... This is just my opinion but after seeing the end of the series, I really want Kyo and Kagura together and I think that they would be if Tohru was not in the picture. Since Tohru is Yuki's chick in this fic, I think it is right to set Kyo up with Kagura. I hope no one minds too much. ^_^()


Sarah-chan