Disclaimer: As much as I wish I did, I do not own Fruits basket or the characters and the plot of this is purely made up. If I owned it I would be making episodes instead of writing fanfiction, wouldn't I?
Warnings: Self-harm, Mild Yaoi.
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I wrote most of this chapter in a maths lesson so it's a bit longer than usual, 3 and a half A4 sides hand-written, as I had nothing to get distracted by! :P (I hate maths, it's so boring!)
Chapter 10
When everyone was seated at the table and had begun eating the meal prepared for them by Tohru, Yuki sent a meaningful glance at Kyo and recieved a dejected nod in return to show understanding and reluctant acceptance.
"Shigure. Tohru. There is something Kyo and I need to inform you both of. I recently found out about a habit of Kyo's which I told Hatori about. He has requested that I keep Kyo under constant supervision in order to help him break this habit as it is dangerous to him. Therefore Kyo will be staying in my room as of today until this is under control." Yuki informed calmly as though this were something he did frequently.
"What might this habit be then?" Shigure enquired.
"It's up to Kyo whether he wishes to tell you that or not. However if he decides to tell you must not tell anyone. He does not wish this to spread around." Yuki replied.
Shigure and Tohru both agreed to keep it to themselves.
Kyo looked down at the table and fiddled with the hem of his shirt very uncharacteristically while mentally debating whether or not to tell them. Then, reaching a decision, he rolled up his sleeve to allow the others to see his arm all the while keeping his eyes fixed firmly on the table.
Tohru gasped and while Shigure managed to conceal his surprise slightly better he still looked shocked.
Yuki realised then just how well Kyo had hidden it from them all. Nobody had any idea. 'Did he just want to handle it all on his own and not ask anyone for help or was there another reason? Was he worried about what we'd think of him and how we'd react?
"Kyo. Why did you do that?" Shigure asked.
Kyo simply shook his head at the question once again.
"Only Kyo knows the reason so far. He won't tell anyone." Yuki explained.
"Oh." Tohru and Shigure said.
Kyo stood up to return to the room they would be sharing but Yuki grabbed his arm to stop him.
"Firstly I have not finished yet and you will not leave without me and secondly you will eat more of your meal even if not all of it." Yuki spoke firmly in a tone that allowed no argument.
Yuki had purposely not told the other two about Kyo's eating problems because he suspected that while they would have good intentions they may try to force Kyo to eat a lot which his body would not be able to handle after becoming used to such small amounts of food. In their panic, especially Tohru, they would probably not think of this though.
Kyo slowly returned to his seat and began to eat small amounts of food before stopping and aimlessly moving the food around his plate. Shigure and Tohru looked shocked once again at the cat's unexpected obedience.
Once the meal was finished, by all but Kyo, the cat and rat returned to their room. Kyo lay down on the floor engrossed in his thoughts while Yuki sat in his bed and completed some homework.
About an hour and two pieces of homework later, Yuki decided to go to bed. He grabbed some sweat pants and a baggy t-shirt and walked to the bathroom to change as he felt uncomfortable changing in front of Kyo.
Kyo stayed in the room and changed also into some sweat pants and moved to be laying in the sleeping bag he had laid on the floor for himself earlier. He pulled the covers up to his chin and closed his eyes, trying to sleep.
He re-opened his eyes when he heard the door close behind, he assumed, Yuki. Kyo looked at Yukiand had to wonder how a person could look so good even in baggy clothes like he was currently wearing (A.N. Kyo could manage it, easy! :P) Yuki was wearing plain black sweats and a baggy blue t-shirt that looked at least 2 sizes too big for him. Kyo, with a great deal of will power, looked away from Yuki and turned to lay facing the other way.
"Good night, Kyo." He heard Yuki say from behind him. His heart sped up from the simple yet kind gesture.
"Night." He replied as calmly as he could and tried to make it sound as though he didn't care. He thought he did quite well. Then they both fell deep into thoughts and sleep.
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