Sun escaped into Tohru's room, falling on her face.
She groaned a bit and rubbed her head into the pillow. She propped up in the bed and saw that Yuki was no longer next to her. She scratched her head wondering what time it was, there was no bedside clock.
She got changed, brushed out her hair, and went to find out what everyone was doing.
She saw Kagura walking around with Kyo's clothes in her hand. Kyo was at her heels with a towel wrapped around his waist yelling at Kagura. "You just can't take my clothes while I'm in the bath!"
Tohru smiled and gave a little laugh before turning her attention to Yuki. Yuki was leaning against the couch, his shirt sleeves rolled up and in some faded pants.
He grinned seeing Tohru, "Kaori has a garden out back, and I asked if I could tend to it today. You want to come with me?"
Tohru thought about it and then agreed she would play in the garden as well.
Yuki was on his knees thumbing through the plants, shuffling dirt around while Tohru watered the plants.
Yuki watched Tohru in the corner of his eyes as she moved about the garden. He had an urge to just grab her and kiss to, but he contained himself.
"So…do you think Kaori will tell us what she did to be exiled?" Tohru ask wiping her wrist against her forehead. She put down the watering pot and looked at Yuki for an answer.
Yuki looked at her in the eyes, "I don't know, maybe."
After a few more minutes of chit-chat, Tohru and Yuki went inside to wash up before lunch. Kaori had said she would personally make lunch that day, saving everyone from Kagura's cooking.
Yuki came into lunch wearing his clothes; he apparently managed to get them back from Kagura. Kagura sat at the table with a sad expression, not looking at Kyo.
Tohru frowned wondering why Kagura was being so quiet. Yuki and Kaori were also wondering what had happened to make Kagura so retained. Even though they were questioning her behavior they knew it had something to do with Kyo.
Tohru decided to take it upon herself to get an answer for what was on everyone's mind.
"Kagura, is something wrong?" Kagura's face lifted towards Tohru.
In a crackly voice Kagura replied, "I'm fine."
Yuki glared at Kyo, "What'd you do this time you damn cat?"
Kyo growled, "I didn't do anything!"
Kaori and Tohru looked at his with a 'yeah right' look. Kagura dipped her head and excused herself, walking at a fast pace away from the table.
Tohru stood up and glared at Kyo, "Want to tell me why she's in a miserable mood?"
Kyo looked down, avoiding Tohru's gaze, "I told her she was a stupid girl who couldn't do anything right and that I would never have any feelings for if my life depended on it."
Tohru shook her head and went to find Kagura. She heard Yuki throw something at Kyo, but didn't bother to look back.
She found Kagura huddled in her room, against the bed. Paths of tears painted her face and her hair was spilling over her ears. Tohru kneeled down to her, "Kagura, Kyo told us what he said."
Kagura sniffled, "He's right…isn't he."
Tohru shook her head, "No, not at all. Kyo's just stubborn and he's really confused about how he's feeling. You can't take him seriously, it's just pointless."
Kagura looked up at her with glossy eyes, "But maybe he knew exactly what he was saying. Maybe he truly doesn't care about me and I'm just wasting my time."
Tohru sighed and hugged her, "Please don't give up on him over this. Kagura I know you're stronger than this, so just hang in there." She didn't know exactly why she was telling Kagura to continue going after Kyo when Tohru herself was deciding if she wanted Kyo or Yuki or neither.
Kagura when back to a steady voice, "How can I when he loves you?"
Tohru was almost taken a bit back from this but maintained composure, "I really can't answer that right now. All I can say is follow your heart."
Kagura nodded not saying anything else.
A few days past after Kagura's break down. She continued her battle to win over Kyo, as if all he said was never said at all.
Yuki and Tohru continued their awkward nights in the same bed; Kyo was contained to his room because at night it almost rained constantly.
Kaori was being the perfect host, always making sure everyone was always comfortable.
One particular day, when everyone was huddled around the warmth of the fireplace Tohru decided to ask Kaori what she had done to get placed here.
Kaori grinned as if she knew they were going to ask her this.
"Well I was making a potion, a potion that Akito didn't approve of called Rinsu," she waited till she felt she had everyone's attention. "It was a potion that allowed a member of the zodiac to touch someone of the opposite sex."
All four of the teen's eyes went wide. Yuki asked, "Did you complete it?"
Kaori smiled, "I did, yes. But Akito stopped me from ever testing it. I asked him why he was set against making life easier and happier for the Zodiac."
Their eyes urged her to continue. This pleased her.
"He said that if the Zodiac could touch the opposite sex then the secure barriers and precautions for keeping the secret safe would fall down. Maybe he was right, but I thought that a person's happiness is more important than some secret. So he ordered destruction of my 'lab' and had me tossed away to be silent. I think Akito feared if people found out that it was possible for the Zodiac to touch the opposite sex that they would want it and thus lowering his authority. That little bastard sure loves to feed off other's misery."
She ended her story with a few more distasteful remarks about Akito. All four of their hearts were pounding and thought about all the possibilities they could have.
Kyo spoke first after the story, "Do you still have this potion somewhere?"
Kaori eyed him, "Akito destroyed all my research."
Kyo was being persistent, "Is it possible for you to make it still, from memory?"
Kaori smiled, she knew the love triangle Kyo was involved; one with the girls and another with Yuki and Tohru. "I'm sorry but I kept everything I had on paper, I never anticipated that it would all be destroyed."
Well as you can imagine, many things were going through their heads. Possibilities of being with each opposite sex and not turning into an animal. Hope almost glimmered in the eyes of the youth.
They all silently slid off into their respective rooms.
Yuki and Tohru were caught in a conversation while snuggled under their covers.
"It would be nice if we had that potion, I could hold her all I wanted," Yuki said. This made Tohru blush; she's being accustomed to doing this a lot lately. Almost everything Yuki said to her was blush able.
"Do you think Kaori would be able to re-create the potion?" Tohru asked rubbing the covers between her fingers.
"I don't know. If she could, I'm sure she would have mentioned it."
They're conversation continued for a bit until they fell into a slumber.
Yuki dreamed of having Tohru in his arms, watching the sun set on a beach.
Tohru had a nightmare, first starting with Yuki and Kyo fighting for her affection and then Akito coming through with rage, attacking Tohru. She slept most uncomfortably.
A/N:
Wow I feel terrible, I haven't updated in 2 weeks. Eeeek! So sorry you guys! Also this is quite a short chapter so I apologize for that. School has been hectic. I can't wait till I'm out of high school, then I'd have more freedom to write more often I believe. Ok well please keep reviewing, let's me know people are actually reading this! Ha, ok well hoped you enjoyed this quickie chapter.