Me:*worried look* Oh no!

Kyo: Wut, wut, wut? Wut's wrong?

Me:*tears streaming down* I don't know wut I'm gunna do!

Kyo:*cocks an eyebrow* Do wut, exactly?

Me: I don't think I can do it, Kyo-kun! *grabs his shirt, shaking him back and forth* I just can't see you go again! Not like this…! *looks at an unseen camera somewhere, glaring at it* But, I have to!

Kyo:*freaked out* 0,0 Eh… Hafta wut…?

Recap of Chappy Twenty-Four:

At these loving words that barely escaped the kind woman's lips, Kyo felt tears tinge his eyes. He wrapped his arms around her, knowing his misfortune, and then, like usual if this sort of thing happened, the familiar poof of him turning into a cat occurred. But, they didn't care. The crying girl fell to the wooden floor on her knees, clutching the sniffling Cat in her arms. They enjoyed each other's embrace for the moment, knowing that they would have to see Akito in a few hours. And for all they knew, this would be the last time they would have this peaceful time together…

This was it. As he and Tohru stood before the large Sohma estate, Kyo couldn't help but think that they were in trouble. Akito was very unpredictable; there was no telling what he would do. As if on instinct, he took her hand in his, willing himself to take a step toward the main house in which Akito awaited for them. Unknown to him, Tohru blushed as his hand clasped on hers.

When they finally reached the porch, they were greeted by Hatori in the doorway. His eyes seemed to be tinged with something that the two young adults couldn't identify. But, either way, Hatori nodded to them.

"Hello Kyo… Tohru…" His eyes squinted a bit as he said Tohru's name. Something was obviously up. "Akito's inside. He's not ready to see you quite yet. I gave him his medication half an hour ago. He should be awake in another half hour… For now, you'll just have to wait inside."

Kyo cocked an eyebrow. Akito actually slept? Who knew…?

Once inside, Kyo and Tohru sat waiting. They suddenly heard footsteps, which walked quietly, stopped abruptly, and then started scrambling all over the place. Then, a familiar squealing voice was heard. "AH, I'M SO SORRY I INTERRUPTED YOU! I'M SUCH A HORRIBLE PERSON! I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY!" the voice said.

Kyo sighed, covering his face. Ritsu was a pain, and often gave him a headache more than Yuki did.

Tohru immediately stood up, scurrying over to the Monkey to calm him down. "Ritsu, Ritsu! It's okay. Please, relax, Ritsu…!" she pleaded.

Soon, the Monkey's cries of apologies lowered down to a quieter level. Even so, Kyo rubbed his head, groaning. Yep. Still more of a pain than Yuki... sorta. Ritsu did have his better days… versus Yuki, that is.

Yuki was always giving Kyo death glares nowadays. And Kyo couldn't figure out why. Was it something he did? Yuki wouldn't have really paid attention to the Cat… He had been avoiding him. Not like Kyo minded that, but something was off. Whenever he thought of reasons why Yuki would be angry with him- which, again, he didn't really care about- he couldn't find any reason that seemed… logical. All of the fights he's had with the Rat, they were blurry. He could hardly remember any of them and any other person around the house or whatever setting they were currently at would disappear. It was like, whatever they were arguing about… that's all that mattered for the moment. Then, in a flash, something strange popped into his head. And he was in that dark world again. He thought for sure that this must be his memories that he forgot… Obviously because Kyo was quite surprised to see Tohru in this one. Only this time Yuki was there, too.

("You stupid Cat!" the Yuki in his memory yelled, his fists shaking. "You hurt Miss Honda's feelings again! Can't you be a little more considerate of her?"

Kyo then saw himself waver, and then suddenly looked enraged, glaring at Yuki with all he currently had. "You're one to talk, Rat boy! I see it whenever she's around you! She's been hurting, too… and all you wanna do is talk to her about your own damn feelings! Why don't you listen to her for once, instead of enjoying the sound of your own damn voice, huh?"

"I do listen!" Yuki retorted. He pointed a finger in Kyo's face, which was red with anger. "I think it's you who should listen to her! She's always nice to you, to everyone… and you push her away!" The Tohru in Kyo's memory tried to stop them, but to no avail. "You get frustrated at your own actions whenever you're around her, and then you yell at her for not understanding you!" Yuki continued. "And for what…? You only regret it later, so why do you continue to do it?"

Kyo saw himself looking down at the imaginary floor now, which was only black since all Kyo could see were them and nothing else. It was completely black around them. It was obvious that the Kyo in his own memory, himself, was being hesitant, and couldn't find the words to contradict Yuki because he knew that what the Rat was saying about him was the truth; he was mean to Tohru, and when he was, he would usually see her a bit upset… and wonder why because he usually forgot what he did wrong. Kyo continued to watch, seeing himself struggle to find the right words.

He finally did, and he was quite shocked at his own answer to Yuki's harsh accusation. "…You're right…" he said, and then they all disappeared in the blink of an eye.)

What was THAT? This confused Kyo so much that he didn't even believe that it was actually him speaking to Yuki. He never expected himself to say such a thing…

The sound of Tohru's worried voice brought him back to reality. He blinked, gathering his surroundings. There was Tohru, her eyes glittering with concern… for him, the cursed Cat. And then there was Ritsu, quite confused by the situation, and this was shown as the Monkey had a finger on his chin. Out of the corner of his eye, Kyo could see Hatori. He noticed the Dragon nod, and he sighed. It was time.

Standing up, Kyo helped Tohru to her feet. She still looked a bit alarmed, probably because of the shocked look Kyo had on his face as he remembered yet another event he thought he had forgotten, but he reassured her with a quick kiss on the cheek. Flushing with a deep red, Tohru gave no other sign of worry as Kyo took her hand, and they began walking over to Hatori. They would be fine. Kyo was positive of this… as long as Tohru was there with him. And, he knew this for sure as well… if Akito tried to do something to her… Kyo would most certainly be the first to strike a deathly blow.

(Oh, boy… I don't even know wut ta DO anymore! How will I portray Akito? And can I really do wut I plan to do for Kyo… and Tohru…?)

Onto chappy twenty-six… (Is it good…? XP Please review, less people are doin' it… I'll congratulate you in the next chappy, and maybe write a story upon your request if you are one of the first five persons… This is still up for grabs, just remind me. I'm forgetful…)

~Indigo Kzat X (A.K.A. Kzat Aina)