Blue: Ok I may have taken a long time to update, but consider this: 1) The longest I've ever gone between updates for this story was eight days. This time it was seven. 2) I've been trying to make the ending not suck. Anyway I'll get to the reviews now and post this before certain people go completely insane. Jessica- First you curse me for the cliffie and then you stalk me all week for an update. I don't know whether to be flattered or afraid.

Ivey: Man you've been extra creepy this week. AnimeFreaks13- Gag your sister for us will ya? Kerichi- We're late with this chapter so lets just call it even.

Blue: If you write one I would love to read it! Thanks Josh was a pretty cool guy. I miss him that's for sure. My next fic is a Kyoru…. Well the one after the boarding school one is at least. I don't know about the pairing about that one.

Ivey: Sami the archangel- I agree! Screw accuracy I'm gonna write however the hell I want to! Ancalagon's Rider- Of course it's Kagura! Who else would it be? Kute Anime Kitty- We totally ripped the whole can't dance thing off of FF8. Stole the song for the scene too. Lyanne Tyler Davidson- Ding! Ding! Ding! For guessing correctly you get :rummaging through Blue's bag: a slightly stale cracker of questionable origins. Enjoy! Kitsunedemon- I've got two more ideas for FB fics. Read them or die!

Blue:sarcastic: Oh yeah threatening the readers will really boost our reviews. Birdcrazy-Thank you! I hope you like this chapter as well. S.B. Kisses-You'll have to read to find out! If I told you it would spoil things. fiction fan- Merci! Here is another chapter for you're enjoyment.

Ivey: If Blue owned Fruits Basket I'd have a better job than giving her ideas and writing these stupid disclaimers.

This is dedicated to my best friend Josh. My apologies for singing Freckles over and over again today.

What's Left Unsaid

By: Blue

Kyo felt trapped suffocated… he felt like cutting off his own arm to get away from the girl clinging to it. Who's puppy had he killed in a pervious life to deserve such torment? First she'd come up to him and asked for a dance. What kind of girl would ask a boy to dance? Kyo thought it was supposed to be the other way around. He'd declined politely (Well "No, I'm busy," was polite for Kyo at least) and continued to the buffet table. It wasn't until he'd turned around with the drinks for himself and Tohru that he realized the gray-eyed harpy had followed him. She just stood there looking at him expectantly.

"What?" he ground out after a moment of waiting for her to say something.

"Aren't you going to offer me something to drink?" she asked looking pointedly at the glass in his right hand.

"This isn't for you!" he said annoyance and tried to brush past her. Before he could blink the girl had swiftly taken the glass and wrapped her own arm around his tightly.

"Of course it is silly! If you won't dance with me the least you could do is get me a drink," she said in a tone so saccharine it threatened to give Kyo a toothache. His struggles to detach the woman from his arm proved futile. She had a vise like grip on his upper arm and didn't seem to notice his growing temper as she chatted madly at him about anything and everything. Desperately, Kyo looked over to where he'd left Tohru in hopes that he'd catch her eye, and despite the embarrassment of needing to be saved from a girl of all things, she'd come rescue him from the vixen. His face paled slightly when he realized she wasn't there.

It was if time had frozen for the two of them as their eyes locked. Yuki's violet eyes were filled with disbelief while Tohru's own cornflower blue eyes were panicked. The music continued to play and people continued to dance around them, but the two of them were stuck in a moment of bittersweet recognition and desperate desire to flee. Realizing that people were beginning to stare Yuki pulled her to him and continued to dance as he discreetly led them toward the other side of the dance floor.

Tohru was torn between wanting to talk to him, wanting to see his shy smile and running away from him. Shigure may have said that he believed she wasn't a murderess, but doubt still lingered in her heart. They may have been friends, but Prince Akito was his brother. Why would he believe a peasant girl over his own sibling? She'd rather wonder at what Yuki thought of her than to know he hated her.

As the last note of the song sounded Yuki griped her hand and whisked her through the French doors. Neither spoke a word as he led her down one of the twisting paths toward a place they both knew well. Finally reaching his garden Yuki ushered her in and latched the gate behind them and turned to look at her. Tohru stood frozen before him like a frightened doe as he gazed at her with an unreadable expression in his eyes. She couldn't even take a step back as he moved toward her and untied the golden mask concealing her features. All she could do was close her eyes and when she felt herself pulled into a strong embrace the tears that prickled behind her closed lids spilled down her cheeks in relief.

"You're alright… you're really here… Tohru I'm so sorry." Tohru gasped and her eyes snapped open. He'd never called her Tohru before.

"It's ok…" she tried to say, but he tightened his hold on her slightly.

"It isn't! I shouldn't have lied to you. This is my fault. If I hadn't lied to you then none of this would have ever happened."

"It could have happened anyway. Please don't blame yourself Prince Yuki. I don't blame you," she said softly as she wrapped her own arms around his waist.

"Don't call me that. I don't want you to see me as just a prince. Please…" he pleaded to her and sighed when he felt her nod. "What are you doing here? It isn't safe. You'll be killed if you're recognized."

"I-" Tohru started and paused when the gate was swung open forcefully. Yuki looked over his shoulder to see Tohru's escort.

"GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER DAMN IT!" Kyo shouted looking murderous. Having not seen Tohru were he'd left her he'd searched the room frantically for his friend. Seeing her being led from the hall rather hurriedly he'd made an excuse to the woman who was determined to keep his attention.

"I have to go!" he'd insisted pulling at his arm.

"Go? Go where?" she had demanded with a narrowing of her eyes.

"To the lavatory now get off!"

"Oh okay! Hurry back darling!" she said with a smile and much to Kyo's relief finally released him. He handed his glass off to a passing servant and hurried through the crowd to where he'd last seen Tohru. The pathway was clearly marked and Kyo had no trouble following it. Soon enough he'd heard the soft muttering of voices from an enclosed area and went to investigate. Hearing the words 'You'll be killed,' he'd slammed open the gate to "rescue" his companion.

"Kyo!" Tohru exclaimed in surprise. The prince released her and put himself in front of her to "protect" her.

"Who are you?" Yuki demanded suspiciously.

"None of your damn business fairy boy! Get the hell away from her!"

"Kyo wait-" the young girl tried to intervene.

"If you want her you'll have to go through me!"

"Gladly!" and with that he through a punch at Yuki who swiftly dodged and returned one of his own that sent Kyo sprawling.

"Hell!" Kyo exclaimed from the ground as he pushed himself up and ripped the mask from his face that was slightly hindering his vision. Turning back toward his opponent he took up a defensive stance. "You asked for it! I'm not gonna hold back this time!" he declared. Yuki's jaw dropped slightly and he gawked at the older boy standing before him. If it weren't for the fact that he looked around the age of twenty and that Yuki knew for a fact the man was dead he would have sworn he was looking at his father.

"What the hell are you staring at!" the older boy demanded when Yuki continued to stand there openly staring at him.

"Who are you?" he inquired again, yet slightly less venomous than before.

"Like I said it's none of your business!" and he drew his fist back. Much to both men's surprise the woman they'd both been trying to protect jumped in-between them and held her arms out.

"Please don't fight!"

"What do you mean don't fight! This guy said he was gonna kill you!"

"No I didn't!" Yuki interjected.

"Yeah you did I heard you!"

"I said she'd be killed if she was recognized you idiot!" he retorted.

"What'd you call me?" Kyo asked with a hiss.

"Kyo please don't fight!" Tohru once again tried to placate him.

"Don't tell him my name! He'll rat on us the first chance he gets!"

"Miss Honda who is he?" Yuki asked her and Kyo looked at her incredulously.

"You told him your name too?"

"He's your brother!" Cicadas could be heard as both Kyo and Yuki were stupefied into silence.

To say Akito was mildly annoyed would be an understatement. It would be more accurate to say he was angered beyond words. So far he'd spent the evening enduring his advisor's mindless prattle and hadn't noticed when his brother had slipped away. His nails bit into the armrests of his throne as he scanned the ballroom for his twin.

"Shigure where is Yuki?" he asked icily. The lord blinked in surprise and looked over to where Yuki had last been standing. When he answered that he didn't know Prince Akito bit the inside of his cheek and ordered him to find his sibling. He would not allow for Yuki to miss his coronation.

For Yuki and Kyo confusion reigned supreme. The younger of the two thought he didn't have a brother, aside from Akito, and was trying to comprehend what it meant that he did. The elder brother was trying to figure out how he could be related to such a girly looking boy. Tohru, on the other hand, just stood there waiting for someone to break the silence. When it was finally broken it was not by either of the brothers, but by Lord Shigure who burst into the garden looking slightly frantic.

"Yuki, Akito is looking for you! Why aren't you two wearing your masks? And why are you all out here? Never mind! We have to get back the coronation is supposed to start in ten minutes!" the lord exclaimed and turned on his heel to rush back to the ballroom.

"Hey! Wait a minute! What do I do?" Kyo asked Shigure.

"Don't worry I have a plan. You'll know what to do when the time comes. Just be sure to be near the platform when it all starts. Good luck!"

"Damn it that doesn't help!" he growled and put his slightly crumpled mask back on.

"Shigure knew you would be here?" Yuki asked Tohru in surprise.

"Um yes we met in Ayame's shop. Didn't he tell you?"

"He must have forgotten…" he replied as he helped her secure her mask once again and silently promised to hurt Shigure later. "Miss Honda what's this all about?"

"Talk later we have to get back," Kyo interrupted gruffly.

"R-right! Sorry," she said and hurried after Kyo with Yuki following behind. They walked back in silence and Yuki entered before them to not draw attention. After a few moments Kyo motioned for Tohru to follow him in. The young girl hesitated and looked at the ground. "Um… Kyo the laces of my slipper… they came undone. I'll be there in a minute."

"Fine just hurry up," he said and went in without looking back. He didn't see her head towards the servants' entrance without pausing to tie her shoe.

"Where is he?" Akito hissed at Shigure when took his place next to him.

"He's coming your highness. Your brother was in his garden."

"In his garden? In his garden? I think he's wasted enough time in that garden for a lifetime. Have it ripped up tomorrow." Shigure's eyes widened slightly at the order, but he gave an acquiescent bow to avoid the prince's wrath. Much to Shigure's relief Yuki entered and ascended the steps to the platform and he scanned the room to see where Kyo and Tohru were standing. The advisor started to sweat slightly and glanced at Yuki in question. Yuki casually looked over at the French doors he had entered through not long before and the two of them both saw Kyo enter… alone. "Shigure what are waiting for?"

"Oh nothing your highness. Let's get started shall we?" he said with a smile and signaled to the musicians to sound the fanfare at the end of the song. As the trumpets played their clarion calls everyone within the hall quieted and focused their attention on Lord Shigure who was standing before them on the platform waiting to begin.

No one noticed the well-dressed girl who slipped in through the side entrance and hurried down the hall to the servants' quarters. Adrenaline pumped through her veins as she listened for the sound of footsteps other than her own. The faint sound of trumpets echoed off the walls and the flickering of torchlight sent her shadow dancing across the walls. As quiet as a mouse she turned the handle of a plain wooden door and eased it open wincing at the slight squeak of the hinges. It was a modest room lit by a single candle containing a desk, a chair, a small dresser, and two identical beds. It was Tohru and Hana's room.

Tohru tiptoed quietly over to the dresser and pulled open the top drawer that creaked as it opened. Without warning the door to the room snapped shut and Tohru turned around with a gasp to see Hana standing there holding a package wrapped in brown paper to her chest with a hint of a smile gracing her lips. With a cry Tohru flung herself at her friend and they embraced. After a moment Hana pulled back and held out the package to her.

"This is what you were looking for."

"The dress from mom?" she asked as she took it and Hana nodded. "Thank you… Hana I-" Hana just smiled again and shook her head.

"Some things don't need words."

Kyo was starting to twitch from all the stress. For one he was worried about Tohru who'd gone missing. For another he was trying to keep an eye out for the clingy girl in the pink gown, and lastly and most importantly he was listening closely to Shigure's speech to figure out what he was supposed to do and when. It was all very nerve-wracking. Shigure went on for about twenty minutes about King Yukio and his "unforgettable feats" as well has how much he was missed by his people. It all sounded like nonsense to Kyo and then Shigure finally got to the relevant part of it all.

"In the tradition of the kingdom of Angmar the eldest son of the king is to take the throne unless another heir is announced. And so if the eldest son of King Yukio Ryuji Sohma would please step forward you shall be sworn in as the new lord and king." Kyo's breath caught in his throat and the desperate desire to stay hidden among the crowd welled up inside of him. 'This is it… If I just stay quiet I can leave this place. I can go back to Master's and be a blacksmith and I won't have to be king. If I just don't go up there everything can be the way it was!' And then with a sigh of resignation he stepped forward into his new life as a King Kyo Haruko Sohma.

Blue:teary eyed: Only one more chapter to go! It's so sad!

Ivey: Finally I'm sick of this stupid story!

Blue: Please review… :sniffles and uses a handkerchief:

Ivey: Gross…