*sits on unicorn, watching in shock as large trucks back up to house and dump cookies on her front porch.* "Wow. That's a lot of cookies, eh Charlie?" *pats unicorn* "And they're low-fat too! My readers are so thoughtful." *Charlie nods in agreement*

Oh… hi! Still here? Good! Hope you guys like this chapter :D

LOSGAP =D

Kyo honestly had thought he was going to kill Ana when he brought her home, but she fell asleep. And, yet again, Kyo found himself wrapped around her finger, even though he furious with her.

After dropping her off in her bed, he somehow wound up in Fire's stall with a muddy, tired, and cranky horse and a sponge and bucket. Hatori had told him to clean him up; this was going to be interesting.

He soaked the sponge in the bucket and awkwardly began rubbing the horse's shoulder. The horse flattened his ears at him but didn't protest, and Kyo relaxed slightly.

He couldn't stop thinking about how scared he'd been; he hated being scared. When Fire had gone down, Kyo had been certain he'd lost Ana. Again.

His shoulders tensed, remembering how he'd felt when he'd held her in the pool. Seeing her like that, bleeding… it was like watching her die in his arms again. He couldn't stand seeing her hurt; he never wanted to see her like that again.

Fire snapped at him, jerking him out of his dark thoughts by letting Kyo know he'd stopped cleaning him. Kyo sighed, resuming his grooming while watching the horse out of the corner of his eye.

"Why didn't you stop her?" Kyo asked aloud, glaring at the horse. Fire blinked, staring blankly at Kyo. Kyo needed someone to rant off of to, so he began ripping into Fire.

"Come on, look at you! You outweigh her by like, a thousand pounds and you just do whatever she tells you to! You could have killed her!" Fire's ears went back a fraction at Kyo's raised voice.

"I swear, if you hurt her again I'll…" He was cut off when Fire, fed up with getting yelled at for no apparent reason, neighed and kicked out, missing him and hitting the bucket, soaking Kyo clean through.

"What the heck* was that?!" Kyo exclaimed, glaring at the horse, who glared right back. Maybe he was smarter then Kyo gave him credit for.

"I think you needed that." Kyo jumped out of his skin when Hatori appeared in the doorway, looking at the soaked Kyo with mild amusement.

"You were standing in here, yelling at a horse about an accident that was no one's fault. If I were Fire I would have dumped a bucket on you a while ago." He continued, calmly taking the bucket to refill it. Kyo followed, glancing up at the dark clouds gathering with worry. If it started raining on his way home, that would be the cherry on top of a simply awesome day.

"Ana's still asleep; it's just going to be a bruise, Kyo. Nothing serious." Hatori kept talking as he turned on the faucet outside, filling up the bucket. Kyo sighed, leaning against the wall of the run-in and staring at the ground.

"So you're not mad at her? Not even a little bit?" He asked. "Of course not. She's been hurt worse." Hatori snorted. Kyo wince, remembering. "I didn't mean that time." Hatori said gently. "But it wasn't anyone's fault. Don't get mad at her." He said, taking the full bucket back into the barn. Fire nickered happily at the sight of Hatori and Kyo scowled, deciding he really didn't like that horse.

"I'm not mad at her." Kyo grumbled. "I just… I felt so helpless, y'know?" Kyo slipped back into the way he had used to talk when he was younger without realizing it. "I know." Hatori replied simply, beginning to clean the now-calm horse off.

"Why couldn't she have picked a safer hobby? Like sky-diving or maybe a bomb tester." Kyo asked and Hatori laughed. "This isn't a hobby to her. It's her life." He said and Kyo sighed. "When did she start… this?" Kyo asked curiously, leaning against the wall of the run-in, watching Hatori.

"About eight years ago. I'd been trying to get her a hobby of some sort, and ended up enrolling her in summer camp. She hated me, of course; but they had a horse riding program there, and she came home determined to do it for a living." Hatori said. "We bought Fire's mom without realizing she was carrying." Hatori started, looking thoughtful.

"She came down to the barn one day and found a new horse. She saw his red mane and you know what she named him." Kyo nodded. "The mare passed on a few years ago, but she's been training Fire here to be the perfect English horse. And she's done a pretty good job." Hatori said, finishing up and handing Kyo a brush. Kyo stared at it and the horse, clearly not wanting to do it, but sighed and awkwardly pressed it to Fire's coat, imitating Hatori.

They continued in silence, neither of them speaking for a while. "Take her out tonight. She thinks you're mad at her." Hatori said suddenly. Kyo blinked, surprised, but shrugged. "Sure. Tell her to call me." He said as they finished and he hurried out of the run-in and nearly jumped the fence, wanting to be as far away from that stupid horse as possible.

"Hey, Hatori." The man paused on his way to the house and looked back at Kyo. "Thanks." Kyo said, a bit awkwardly. Hatori nodded, not nearly as uncomfortable as Kyo was and headed off to the house, leaving Kyo to go back to his car.

OoO

"So, where are we going?" Ana asked, glancing over at Kyo. He shrugged. "I don't know." He replied. Ana frowned. "You're the one who decided to take me out; you should have had a plan ready." She pointed out.

"I know!" Kyo snapped, then sighed and looked away from her. "I know, I know. It's raining. I get why you're snippy." Ana said, looking at him sympathetically.

Neither of them had said a word about the accident; Ana had tried to cautiously bring it up a few times, but Kyo shot down her every attempt. He just wanted to forget about it. That was what Kyo usually did about things he couldn't handle; either never stop dwelling on them, like he hadn't been able to for the past ten years, or try to forget. He'd tried to forget Ana; really, really tried, but the thought of forgetting her hurt more then knowing she wasn't coming back.

"Um, wanna go see a movie?" Ana suggested. Kyo shrugged. He didn't really care one way or another. He just didn't want her to think he was mad at her.

"OK! Make a right up here." Ana pointed to the street up ahead and Kyo nodded, slowing to make the turn. He looked up at the movie theatre down the road and blinked. It was the same one they'd had their first date at; was it the only one in town? He didn't care; he just hoped there wasn't some vulgar couple in the back this time.

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Ana leaned back in the seat, watching the movie. She'd picked some violent movie she couldn't remember the name of, mainly because she didn't know what kind of movies guys liked, but had guessed something with a lot of guns and explosions would entertain Kyo more then some romantic comedy.

"This movie kind of sucks." Kyo said to her as some car blew up. "I know." Ana agreed. "Then why'd you pick it?" He asked, looking a little annoyed. "Because I thought maybe you'd like it." Ana admitted. "Why on Earth would you think that?" Kyo raised his eyebrows. "Because don't boys like movies like this?" Ana asked hopefully. Kyo snorted. "That's racist." He said, quoting something Ana had said on their first date.

"Technically, it's sexist, but you're close enough." Ana pointed out with a grin. "Let's get out of here." She grabbed his hand and dragged him into the lobby. They looked outside at the rain and Ana sighed. "Well, we'll just grin and bear it." She decided, leading the way outside.

She glanced up at the intercom playing music outside the theatre and gasped, her eyes widening slightly. "What?" Kyo shoved his hands into his pockets, looking irritated at being caught in the rain.

"I love this song!" She exclaimed. "Dance with me?" She held out her hand and Kyo frowned at it. "Dancing. In the rain. Isn't that a little cliché?" He asked dryly. Ana rolled her eyes. "Get over it. We're all ready drenched, and I want to dance. Besides, I've never danced with you before." She pointed out. Kyo shrugged. "I don't dance." He replied. "Well, now you do." She grabbed his hand and placed a hand on his shoulder, holding him close. She grinned up at him. "Come on, please?"

Kyo rolled his eyes before placing his hand on the small of her back, letting her take the lead as she swayed gently to the music, caught up in one of her favorite songs. It always made her think of Kyo.

She played her head on his chest and felt him rest his chin on her shoulder, feeling him relax slightly.

"'Cause I love you… I have loved you all along…" Ana sang along quietly, pressing her face into his shoulder, hiding from the rain.

"I'm sorry." Her voice was slightly muffled. Kyo kissed her head and sighed. "Don't be." He said gently. Ana didn't respond; she felt horrible about scaring him. She knew he'd been scared; she hadn't thought of that before she took off; she had only been thinking of the safety of the two riders.

"Let's just go home. Pretend today never happened." Ana said, lifting her head up from his chest to look up at him. "OK." Kyo replied, looking relieved. Ana stretched up on her tip-toes to kiss him.

"I love you." She said, pulling back after the kiss. He kissed her forehead, saying the same thing back without words and was gone without a sound, back in the car. Ana smiled and ducked her head slightly, going to follow him and just go home

Randomness. Yes. I know. But I'm getting over a sugar coma from Easter, so that is to be expected ^-^

Expect a good next chapter- I'm looking forward to writing it, but I'm not gonna spoil it ;)

Anyways, please review! Next chapter will be up soon!

And I wanted to start a new thing here; where I pick random stories out of my favorites and advertise for them- without any pleading from the author, btw :D Just because I love them ^_^

So here's probably the one and only edition of:

Editor's Pick! (Why Editor, I don't know. I edit my stories- guess it works? *laughs*

Only Fruits Basket stories in this one; I'll do the same thing for one of my Ouran stories with Ouran fanfics, probably in Starting Over ;)

Cursed Tears, by Nightengale'Serenade93.

Completed. HaruxOC.

Why I like this story: I love the way she writes about her character, Marirra, who is a brilliant OC. It's got a fascinating plotline sure to please any reader as Marirra discovers who she is, finds romance, and has some laughs along the way. I give it 5 stars! :D

Unbreakable Strength, by Lady Marmalade

In progress. YukixOC, HatorixOC.

Why I like this story: It has a very unique plotline that isn't just one of the crowd; Mira and Liv, her two OC's, are twin sisters and part of the Zodiac- full of humor and romance, it's a great read for any Fruba fan. I give it 4 ½ stars!

Year Of The Horse, by Kurisata.

In progress. KyoxOC.

Why I like this story: I love the main character, Lia, who is a strong, witty lead role as she tries to remember her past and what happened. I give it 4 ¾ stars- a very good read for anyone in need of a good story! (:

Of Loves and Curses, by XxImmortalsxDicexX

In progress. AyamexOC, HatorixOC.

Why I like this story: The two main characters are a well matched pair, who are cursed as well, and find themselves mixed up in the world of the Sohmas, which is always bound to cause for madness!

Full of laughs and romance, I give it 5 stars!

I highly recommend all of the above stories for any reader! Go check them out (:

Anyways, yes it was random of me, but I was bored and I was annoyed some of those stories aren't getting as many reviews as I think they deserve. So go read and review! You won't be disappointed! :D

That's all for now folks! Until next time!

- LOSGAP =D

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