The Final Discovery of Truth
Shigure raised an eyebrow and queried, "I thought you gave Akito daily checkups?"
"I do, but he…"
"She…" Shigure corrected.
"Alright. Well, she never really lets me get too close to her."
Shigure nodded. "I see."
Hatori said, "I guess that means you've gotten under her skin, right?"
Shigure laughed, "No, no. Just under her clothes." Hatori said nothing, which made Shigure say, "What? Her loyal dog is always there when she needs him."
"I guess even backstabbers can turn loyal." Hatori smirked.
Shigure nodded his head and then having realized what Hatori had said changed his mind and exclaimed, "Hey! Wait a minute."
Hatori had already left though. Shigure pondered to himself, I guess he went back home. I must be getting old not to notice him leaving.
As Shigure walked inside he noticed that Tohru had her head on the table and Yuki was gently petting her back, trying to make her feel better. Shigure looked around and wondered where Kyo was. He decided to leave Yuki and Tohru alone and bug Kyo. When he went upstairs he saw a ball of orange in the corner of Kyo's room. Shigure laughed and went to the ball and poked it.
It stuck it's head up and said solemnly, "What do you want?"
Shigure poked him again and again and soon Kyo was angry. Kyo turned to him and hissed.
"Easy there. I was only playing around."
"Why are you in such a good mood?" Kyo asked.
"I guess after a splendid night with a woman who finally has forgiven you for what you have done, one is always in a good mood."
Kyo stuck his tongue out and said, "I did not need to know that."
Shigure pulled his tail. "So why haven't you transformed back?"
"I don't know. This damn curse keeps getting worse. First I didn't transform and now I can't transform back. What the hell!?"
"Hmm…"
"What are you thinking about?"
"I was just thinking that maybe if you hugged our sweet princess again, you might turn back."
Kyo jumped up and sprinted out of the room and down the stairs. When he saw Yuki with Tohru he was infuriated. He dove at Yuki, claws sticking out, but missed. Yuki grabbed him and threw him at the wall.
"This is no time for petty fights."
Kyo hissed, "Then move so I can change back!"
Yuki stared at him and asked, "What are you talking about?"
"Shigure told me that if Tohru hugs me again, then I'll change back!"
Yuki said, "You do know that if you do change back when she hugs you, that you'll be naked, right?"
Kyo gasped, "Wha-what!?"
Yuki shook his head and Tohru lifted her head an inch off the table to see the two of them standing there. She weakly smiled and managed a small chortle. Kyo ran to Tohru and fell in front of her. He stared up and couldn't say anything.
Of course, he did transform back at the worst moment possible and blushed immensely as he looked down to see nothing covered him. He zoomed out of the room and slammed his bedroom door. Yuki held a hand to his mouth to hide his laughter.
Tohru's face had turned completely red. She swayed back and forth until she fell backwards. Yuki ran to her and caught her. A puff of smoke came as he transformed into a rat. He luckily managed to throw a pillow down before he transformed and that had caught Tohru.
"Are you okay, Miss Honda?" Yuki asked.
She sat up and nodded her head, her face still bright red. Yuki shook his little head and scampered out of the room before he transformed back.
The next day Kyo reentered and Tohru's face had turned back to its normal shade. Kyo, however, was still blushing. He walked to the table and sat down across from Tohru. "Sorry about earlier."
"It's fine. It wasn't your fault." She said.
Kyo nodded and rubbed his arm up and down out of nervousness. He looked away and asked, "Hey…I was wondering…" He paused.
"Yes?"
"Would you…come to the park with me today?"
A smile spread across Tohru's face, something that Kyo longed to see. He smiled in returned and waited her reply.
"I'd love to!" She said and stood up. She went up the stairs and then came back wearing a long wind breaker jacket that covered her arms. She wore a long yellow skirt with it.
A look of shame appeared on Kyo's face and he said, "When I said I was sorry…it was about not being there for you…for leaving you…and…"
Tohru shook her head, which made Kyo stop. She said, "No one could have prevented what happened…"
"That's not true! That damn rat should have…!"
Tohru simply shook her head again and said, "Don't blame anyone Kyo…it's no one's fault."
Kyo simply looked away again. Tohru grabbed his hand and led him outside. She smiled again just like she did before the incident. And Kyo always smiled in return. It was something he couldn't help but do. Why are you so cute, Tohru?
When they arrived at the park, Kyo bought Tohru a strawberry crepe and they strolled for a while. They walked by a nearby playground which reminded Kyo of when he first met Kagura, which sent chills up his spine.
"Is everything alright?" Tohru asked.
Kyo nodded and asked, "Don't tell me you're full."
Tohru looked at the half-eaten crepe and said, "Don't worry. I'll finish it!"
Kyo grabbed it out of her hands and said, "If you're too full to eat then don't force yourself." She tried to grab it back from him and he continued, "Look, I'll finish it for you!"
"Are you sure? Even though I already ate part of it?"
"You're not a walking disease are you?"
"No…"
"Then I've got nothing to worry about."
He ate the crepe in five minutes and then threw the wrapper away. Tohru fell silent again and Kyo grew worried. He tapped her and cocked his head.
"What?"
"You okay?"
"Yeah…I was just thinking how hungry you must be without eating dinner and breakfast."
Kyo waved his hands wildly and said, "No! I'm fine. I ate that crepe that you didn't finish remember?"
She smiled weakly and Kyo sighed. He took her to a nearby bench and sat her down. He cleared his throat and was about to say something, but decided to just sit next to her.
"So…uh…nice weather, huh?"
Tohru simply nodded. The wind picked up and even the whistling through the trees was louder than the birds chirping. Kyo swung his feet back and forth and started whistling.
Tohru stood up, which alarmed Kyo. "Sorry! Do you want to go home!?"
Tohru shook her head and grabbed Kyo's hand. "I know there's something that you want to tell me…and I wish that you just would…"
Kyo blushed and said, "I don't know if I'm ready to…"
Tohru looked up at him with puppy dog eyes and he couldn't resist. The words slipped out, "You are so cute…No wonder I fell in love with you." He clasped his mouth and his entire face turned an even brighter red than Tohru's had earlier. Tohru blushed slightly and Kyo decided to finish, "Look Tohru…I want us to be together…I hate not being with you…that's why I came back! I was worried about you Tohru!"
He grabbed her and pulled her close to him again. Tears came out of Tohru's eyes and she said, "It's hard not being with you too, Kyo."
Suddenly Kyo's bracelet snapped apart and fell to the ground. Panicked, he picked up the beads and tried to put them back on the string. He grabbed his head as he thought that he was going to transform, but nothing happened.
Kyo removed his hands from his head and looked down at them. "I didn't transform…at all!"
He went to Tohru and hugged her once again. He still didn't transform. He whispered in her ear, "Look's like the curse on me is broken. Thanks Tohru."
She cried into his shoulder and he held her there in that park for a few more minutes. They were so happy, but the question was, what would happen to Akito?