Home: Chapter 3

By: Devilspet

A/N: This is finally the last chapter. Sorry it took so long, I had to do a lot of revising.

Two years passed and Kyo and Tohru love only grew stronger and stronger. Only two weeks until graduation. After the graduation there were planning on going to see Akito, of course with Shigure and Yuki with them. They demanded to come with in case anything would happen. Everyone was very surprised when Yuki asked to come with, but we couldn't refuse. Tohru was walking down the street thinking about this morning.

~Flashback~

"Shigure, Kyo and I are thinking about going to see Akio after graduation. Would that be okay?" Tohru asked. "It's okay. Only one thing I would ask, and that is, would you mind if I came with? I don't like the idea of you two going there alone," Shigure asked with an almost worried expression. "Yes, Miss Honda, it's not a good idea to go there alone," Yuki added. "Shigure, you can come if you'd like. as long as you aren't busy," Tohru said and smiled. "Miss Honda, if you don't mind I would like to come, too," Yuki said, Shigure, Kyo, and I all looked at him in shock. "A-are you sure, Yuki? I mean, you don't have to," Kyo said, still looking surprised. "Yes, I want to come. for you and Miss Honda," Yuki said getting a little embarrassed from all the attention. Tohru's smile widened, "Of course, Yuki you can come, too!" Yuki looked up at her and smiled back weakly.

~End Flashback~

Kyo came running towards Tohru from behind. "Tohru! Wait up!" he called. Tohru stopped in her tracks, turned around and waved at him, smiling. Kyo caught up with her panting, "Hey, Tohru! Where are you. going?" Kyo asked as his breathing slowed. "I'm not really going anywhere, I just got bored, so I came outside to take a walk," Tohru said happily. "Oh," Kyo said quickly, "Can I come with?" he asked curiously. Tohru nodded happily. They walked for a while talking about graduation, until Kyo brought up a new subject, their future together. "What do you mean our future?" she had that falling feeling in her stomach, she rarely ever got that feeling anymore, the lat time she got it was they told Kagura about how we felt. "I mean what are we going to do after the graduation?" Kyo said hoping what she said was going to be good. The only good thing he could think of was marriage, but that was it. "Kyo, I have no idea," She said, but she knew what he wanted her to say. Kyo sighed, took her hand and motioned her to keep walking. She looked up at Kyo and smiled. He noticed this and smiled back at her. Kyo took his hand from hers and placed it around her waist instead. She leaned her head on his shoulder as they walked.

~*~

Graduation day came too quickly for all the students but they had to deal with it.

"I'm very proud of all of you, you've made it this far so you can made it anywhere, if you work hard at it," Their principal said from a podium on the stage where all the students stood. One by one their names where called to accept their diplomas. When Tohru, Kyo, Uo, Hana, and Yuki's name got called, Shigure and the rest of the Sohmas cheered very loudly. Every time the Sohmas would cheer, the person they were cheering for blushed in embarrassment. Ayame and Hatsuharu cheered the loudest when Yuki was called up, everyone cheered very loud when Tohru was called up, and Kagura cheered the loudest when Kyo was called up. Kyo, of course became very pissed off when Kagura cheered. He had a good reason too, he heard something like, 'Love you Kyo' and she already knew about Tohru and his relationship. He thought there was no reason she should talk like that anymore. For Uo and Hana, Tohru of course was doing a lot of cheering. In fact, every one she had met got a considerable amount of cheering from Tohru. ' She'll be hoarse before the ceremony's over if she keeps this up,' Kyo thought, laughing to himself. Yuki noticed this too because he nudged Kyo and mumbled, "Miss Honda's going to lose her voice soon," And went back to smiling at the crowd.

When the ceremony ended Uo, Hana, and all the other Sohmas were invited back to Shigure's House for a celebration. Luckily, Tohru had planned for a big celebration by making plenty of food, because we they all got to Shigure's house they was very hungry. Tohru, Kisa, Kagura, and surprisingly Kyo all helped set up tables and get the food ready. During this time, everyone else just talked, laughed, and had fun. Most of the Sohmas had already found out about Tohru and Kyo's relationship so Uo and Hana didn't feel bad for talking about it.

"Dinner's ready!" Tohru called from the kitchen. They added a few tables so that everyone had a seat. Everybody piled into the dining room and found a seat. It was very loud while they ate. Even though they were all eating they still found interesting topics to talk about. They had so much fun.

After a few hours, everyone began to get tired and went home. Uo and Hana stayed after every one else left to help clean up. After twenty minutes of cleaning, every thing was clean and Uo and Hana were ready to leave. "Bye Tohru, we'll come back soon," Uo said as she left. " Yes goodbye Tohru, Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure. We will be back for another visit soon," Hana said as she turned to leave, "Oh and Shigure, I am looking forward to your new book," She said and started walking away. Shigure nodded, waving. "Bye Uo! Bye Hana! We'll see you soon!" Tohru called after them, waving. Every one went back inside and found a seat. Tohru yawned, "They weren't the only ones who are tired," She leaned her head on Kyo who had just sat down next to her. It was only sunset but she was very tired. Tohru's eyelids became too heavy to hold open. After a while, she gave in and let them close as she fell asleep.

~*~

It was dark thirty minutes later. Kyo picked up Tohru from the couch and carried her to her bedroom. He set Tohru down on her bed and covered her in blankets. "Good night Tohru," He whispered in her ear. Tohru mumbled something that he couldn't understand; he just assumed it was goodnight. Kyo kissed her on the forehead and left the room. He walked back towards his room. Tohru wasn't the only tired one. He entered his own room and let himself fall on the bed. He turned over and stared at the ceiling. He was thinking about Tohru and how happy he would be living his life with her. This thought made him happy. "Akito has to allow this, I can't live without her and besides she broke the curse after all. She made my life complete and normal again," He whispered only low enough so no one else would hear. His eyes began to close and he fell asleep.

~*~

The next day, Kyo woke up suddenly. It felt like something was watching him. It was Tohru. "AH!! Don't scare me like that!" He yelled in fright. Kyo rolled over to look at the clock. It was late, 11:45! "Have I really been sleeping that long!?" Kyo said sitting up quickly. Tohru nodded, "Sorry I scared you, I didn't mean to." she started but was cut off. "It's okay I just wasn't ready for it," Kyo said looking at his hands. "Breakfast is done if you're hungry," Tohru said happily. "Yeah, I'm starving! Just let me get changed and I'll be down in a second," Kyo said walking toward his closet. Tohru blushed slightly when he didn't tell her to leave or something, so she got up and faced the other way, she blushed more heavily now. "Ouch!" Kyo said loudly when he hit his head on the closet shelf. "Oh! Kyo, are you okay?" she said turning around to see Kyo grabbing his head painfully. She looked at him and blushed very heavily when she saw him half naked. She turned around blushing with a lot of embarrassment. Kyo blushed even worse than she did. "I'm sorry Kyo," she said very quietly, wincing from fear of what he was going to say. "Don't worry about it Tohru, it's okay," He said looking at the ground. "Eh?" Tohru asked, 'He didn't get mad!? That's strange!' He finished getting dressed and turned to face Tohru. "Okay, Tohru, I'm done now," Kyo said as he started walking out of the room.

Tohru smiled feebly at him, but still blushing fairly heavily. "Come on, let's go get some breakfast," Tohru said brightly. Kyo nodded joyfully at the word breakfast. They walked down the stairs and entered the kitchen, Shigure and Yuki had gone out and no one else was here. Tohru went into the kitchen to warm up breakfast, Kyo followed. As she warmed up the food, she hummed softly; Kyo couldn't help but smile at this. Her voice was so sweet there was almost no way to describe it; he just loved it. "Kyo?" She started with her charming voice. "Hmm?" Kyo said, still consumed in his thoughts. "W-why are you starring at me like that? It's scary," Tohru said with a puzzled look on her face. "Huh. You think I'm staring unusually?" He said waking up from his thoughts as Tohru nodded. "I'm not staring strangely, just showing my love," Kyo said tenderly. "Oh," Tohru said quickly and quietly. "Sorry, Kyo," She said apologetically. "Don't worry about it," Kyo assured her.

BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEE-, Tohru walked over to turn off the timer and get Kyo's breakfast. "You're breakfast is ready," Tohru stated. "Thanks Tohru, you way too nice to me," Kyo said.

He smiled at her. Tohru smiled back then left the kitchen while Kyo follow. He walked into the dining room and took a seat beside Tohru. "You're welcome, Kyo," She said responding to what he said in the kitchen. It took a while to comprehend why she said that, "Oh, okay," he mumbled to himself. Tohru heard him mumble, "Huh? Did you say something?" Tohru asked. "No, but I will, I'll say you're the greatest anyone could ask for," He said, looking into her eyes dreamily. Tohru blushed and looked down, "You really think so? I can't be that great," She said quietly. "Stop being so modest, you know I'm telling the truth," He leaned over, pulled her close, and whispered in her ear, "You know what?" he asked. "No, what?" Tohru responded, "You've made my life complete. Did you know that?" Kyo asked again. Tohru simply shook her head; she was too shocked to speak and was blushing very heavily. Kyo had never talked to her like this before; she was kind of scared when he talked like this. It almost didn't seem natural but it was, she could tell. "That's okay, now you know," Kyo said softly and kissed her cheek as he pulled away. She looked at him in shock but smiled, "Thank you Kyo, I can't be any nicer than you," Tohru said gently as she pushed back some hair from his face. Kyo smiled weakly at her, "I've only been nice because you taught me how to be nice, before you came along I really didn't know what nice was," He said shyly.

"Now who's being modest, huh?" Tohru asked playfully. " What do you mean modest? It's the truth," Kyo said. "Come on, you couldn't have been all bad, no one can be entirely bad," Tohru said. "That's not true! You didn't know me back then and I hope to god you never have to see me like that, and my only wish is that I never have to go back to being like that!" Kyo said, or more rather yelled, losing his temper. Tohru winced when he yelled and took her hands away from him to put them in her lap. Tears were coming slowly from her eyes. "I'm sorry Kyo," she wept, "I didn't mean to make you mad." Kyo looked at her. "Oh, Tohru, please don't cry, I'm sorry I shouldn't have been so hard on you, it's my fault," He said tenderly. He lifted her head so she would look at him but she pulled away. Tohru hated to let people see her cry. Kyo just moved forward and put his arms around her as she cried and hugged him back. Kyo gently rocked her back and forth to comfort her.

"I'm sorry, Tohru, I'm so sorry. Please don't cry, you didn't make me mad, I was just being stupid and forgot who I was talking to. I'm sorry Tohru," Kyo said gently, closing his eyes to bring down his temper. "Why does it matter who you're talking to? You should never talk to anyone like that!" she said, looking up at him. "I know and I'm very sorry, Tohru, I just don't like talking about how I acted along time ago," Kyo confessed quietly. "Shhh. Stop crying, I'm not mad, it's okay and I'm sorry," Kyo whispered. "Thank you, Kyo, finally I know something new about you; thank you," Tohru looked up at him and smiled. She tried to sit up. Kyo smiled back at her and helped her sit up. Tohru looked so beautiful, he almost couldn't stand it. He lifted her head to that she was level with his and kissed her softly.

Shigure came in the back door with Yuki right behind him. Tohru and Kyo didn't hear the door open. Shigure, looking very surprised, closed the door quietly and turned around to see Yuki. "We'd better go through the front door," Shigure said nervously. "Why?" Yuki asked curiously. "Uh, I think Kyo and, uh, Tohru want some, um, alone time," Shigure said uneasily. "Oh okay, let's go," Yuki said dully. Yuki and Shigure, who couldn't stop smiling, walked around to the front door.

Kyo pulled away from the kiss slowly and now they just sat with each other, cuddling. They let go of each other when they heard the front door open, even though everyone knew how they feel about each other they still felt uncomfortable with people seeing them like that. Kyo, who was still starving from yet not eating, picked up some food and started eating. Tohru picked up the paper and started reading it to cover her face so that if Shigure and the others would walk in they wouldn't see her blushing. She was right, Yuki and Shigure walked into the room a few minutes later. "Hello, Miss Honda," Yuki said and smiled. Tohru looked up from her paper and smiled back at him. Luckily, her face had gone back to her original color so Yuki couldn't see it. "Hi, Yuki, Shigure," she said quietly. Kyo, who had a mouthful of food, said, "Hey guys," then went back to eating.

"So, when are you two going to see Akito?" Shigure asked in curiosity. "I don't know, probably tomorrow," Tohru said slowly, thinking about her answer. "Oh good. There's no deadlines coming up anytime soon so I can come with you," Shigure said happily. Tohru simply smiled at this and went back to reading. "Cool, so both of you are coming?!" Kyo asked a little overdramatically. Shigure and Yuki both gaped at him for this, Kyo, who was obviously embarrassed, looked down at his hands, "Sorry. So, both of you ARE coming right?" this time when he said it he had a hint of hope in his voice rather than excitement. "Uh. Yes, Kyo." Yuki said quietly. "Oh" he said quickly "Thanks guys," he looked back down at his food blushing slightly.

~*~

Tohru, Shigure, and Yuki sat down for dinner at seven o'clock; they had a late lunch so dinner wasn't as early as usual. Kyo, who was sleeping came in when everyone was about done, by this time it was dark out and very cold. Even though it was summer, the nights were still very bitter. Kyo finished his dinner twenty minutes later. He put on his jacket and went outside to go for a walk, slouching over and putting his hands in his pockets.

Tohru followed him, not bothering to put on her jacket. After a few minutes of walking quickly she caught up with him, "Kyo, where are you going?" Kyo stiffened and stopped walking. "I'm going on a walk," Tohru said as she ran right into him, not noticing that he had stopped. She yelped in fright and fell backwards, but Kyo saw this and caught her before she met the ground. He smiled at her, "Aren't you glad I caught ya?" Tohru smiled and nodded, "Uh huh, uh, Kyo can I-?" she started as she tried to get up, but Kyo just pulled her into his warm embrace. "Sure, you're welcome to come with; no need to ask 'cause I know you are," Tohru hugged him back and replied, "Thank you, Kyo," she melted into his hug, he was so warm even though it was cold out and she appreciated the warmth. "You're welcome, Tohru, I wouldn't ever let you get hurt; you're everything that's good in my life and I don't think I could live without you near me." Kyo said, "I love you more than anything, Tohru. If possible, I love you more than life." Tohru was speechless. Even if she could it wouldn't have left her throat because her throat was really sore from the cold. Tohru eyes started to burn; she knew that she would start crying any minute. She buried her face in Kyo's shirt to stop the tears, but this only made it worse. She burst out into tears, and held Kyo tighter than ever.

After a few minutes, she realized how tight she was holding him and loosened her grip. Tohru felt Kyo take a huge and deep breath. " Um," Tohru started looking up at him, "I'm sorry." she said, cringing and looking back down at the ground, she was almost sure Kyo was going to get mad. To Tohru's surprise, Kyo cupped her chin in his hand and lifted it up so she would look at her. There were still a few tears running down her face, this made him feel bad. He had to do something to cheer her up; he smirked. "Kinda tight don't ya think?" he said sarcastically and quietly. 'This has to work; it always did before,' he considered, 'but what if it doesn't? No, it will; it has to.' Tohru didn't notice the sarcasm in his voice; she felt her eyes start to burn with a new wave of tears. She tried to look happily at him but instead a few tears rolled down her cheek. Kyo saw this and was shocked and in a soft voice he said, "No- no, Tohru, it was a joke; I didn't mean like that- I shouldn't have said it at all. I'm sorry." He lifted his hand to her cheek and wiped the tears away by softly rubbing his thumb against it. She grinned weakly at him. "C'mon Tohru, I wouldn't be mean to you like that anymore, I love you," he smiled sweetly at her. Tohru fell back into Kyo's arms and laughed slightly she said, "I know that, it just caught me off guard that's all, and I love you too, Kyo." Kyo looked overjoyed from this comment, he didn't make her sad after all.

"Thanks, Tohru, you still wanna go for a walk?" Tohru smiled joyfully and nodded. Kyo looked happy at this. "Cool, Let's go!" Tohru reluctantly let go of him and stepped backwards, shivering slightly. Kyo saw this and smiled slightly, 'No wonder she's so cold, I mean her skirt, for one, it's so thin, and she didn't even bother to put on a jacket,' he thought shaking his head. "Tohru, do you wanna wear my jacket?" he asked with his eyes full of not only concern, but humor, too. "Oh, no, I'm fine. Kyo, don't worry," she said, desperately trying to convince him that she didn't need it. "Tohru, it's okay," he said, taking off his jacket and seeing that she was still shivering, "I don't mind, you can use it," he walked up to her, resting it on her shoulders. He smiled when she grabbed the jacket to bring it tighter around her so the cold stays out. Kyo snickered softly and wrapped an arm around her waist as they started walking down the path.

Kyo and Tohru were walking for a long time to get back. They had stopped by the stream in the woods to talk about their future. On the way back they got kind of lost too, which didn't help, either; so it took along time. Tohru walked along the path and suddenly she felt dizzy, weak, and tired so Tohru didn't notice that there was a huge hole in the pathway and she tripped in it. "Ouch!!" Tohru yelped painfully, grabbing her right ankle. "Hey, Tohru! Are you okay??" Kyo said really worriedly. "Yep, I'm fine, I think," Tohru started as she tried to get up but she fell back down. "Ouch!! Well, maybe not, I can't put any pressure my right ankle, I think I sprained it, bad," Tohru tried to stand again, this time she stood up, but for a very short time, then fell back down. This time, Kyo was there to catch her before she fell down again. "I told you I wouldn't let you get hurt but this time I couldn't help it. To make up for it I'm gonna help you get better, okay?" Tohru looked up at him. "Oh, no, Kyo, I can get better myself-" Kyo cut her off with a kiss; Tohru was actually kind of surprised so she didn't respond right away but she slowly leaned into it. Kyo pulled away gently and slowly. Tohru smiled. "But you can always help if you want," Kyo smiled at her and helped Tohru to her feet. "C'mon let's head home, okay?" Tohru nodded to him.

He put his arm around Tohru's waist to steady her and to help her walk. "Thanks Kyo, I really appreciate it." Tohru tried to smile but when she stepped with her right foot, a surge of pain from her ankle made her wince in pain. "Tohru, are you sure you're okay?" Kyo questioned her, looking really worried. "Yes, Kyo, I promise I'm fine," she reassured him. Tohru tried to take another step with her right leg without Kyo's help, but she couldn't manage it and she fell to her knees. "C'mon Tohru. Let me carry you," he said, walking towards her. Without another word, Kyo lifted Tohru up off the ground and yelped she in fright. "It's okay, don't worry, I promise I won't drop you," he whispered softly in Tohru's ear. Tohru put her arms around his neck to support herself and help Kyo out. Tohru felt kind of stupid being carried bridal-style but she could live with it because it was Kyo carrying her.

~*~

They came up outside Shigure's house. "Can you stand?" Kyo asked quietly. Tohru nodded. "I'll try." Kyo helped Tohru back to her feet even though he still had an embracing arm around her. He opened the back door to the house, everyone had already gone to sleep; it was really quiet. Kyo carried Tohru up the stairs, which was a very big struggle and took a long time. To her surprise they made it upstairs. Kyo brought her to her room and set Tohru down on her bed. " Hold on, I'll go get some ice for you're ankle," Kyo said as he left the room. Tohru nodded and leaned back on her bed so she could lie down on her bed pillows. Kyo walked in with some ice in a bag and an ace bandage. He walked up and kneeled at Tohru's bedside and gently wrapped the ace bandage around Tohru's ankle. He pulled his hands back quickly when she hissed in pain. "Just focus on something else; don't focus on the ankle- think about something OR someone else," he said, trying to comfort her. "Eh?" Tohru asked, rising up an eyebrow in confusion. "What do I focus on?" Tohru questioned, awaiting an interesting answer. "Anyone or anything, it doesn't matter you just have to be able to fully focus on it," he said rather quietly. "Will it work if I focus on you?" Tohru asked in a hushed tone. He smiled but didn't look up; he was obviously embarrassed, he mumbled, "Yeah, I guess, if you want to." Tohru smiled at him, "Thanks Kyo."

Tohru started to focus on Kyo as he wrapped up her ankle. He was trying to be as gentle as possible, Tohru could tell, because he didn't touch her ankle anymore than he had to. 'I'm being spoiled by him, I could have walked home by myself, I could have gotten the ice and ace bandage myself, and I could be the one wrapping my ankle right now but he insisted on doing it for me, I can tell he loves me. He never did anything that I didn't want him to, unless he was extremely worried, he stopped getting so angry lately, and he's been there for me, whenever I needed him, and it was all for me; I know it.' Her thoughts were interrupted, "I'm done," Kyo said pulling away from her ankle. "Kyo, you were right; I didn't feel a thing," Tohru smiled wider than before. "Thanks Kyo. Thanks a lot." He smiled at her and got up. He walked toward Tohru and gave her a short, tender kiss and whispered, "Get some sleep remember we're going to go see Akito tomorrow, don't wanna look bad right?" Tohru's smile faded slightly but she brought it back quickly and nodded happily. Kyo left the room as Tohru lay there, starring at the ceiling.

"Oh mom, I'm so scared. I don't want to go to see Akito. I just- I have a really, really bad feeling about all of what will happen tomorrow," Tohru said just loud enough so she could hear herself, "I'm afraid- afraid Kyo will get hurt and it's scarring me so, so bad. I- I just don't know what I'd do if he would be hurt because of me; I just don't know!" Tohru couldn't go on any further, she burst out into loud tears, turning over to lay face down on her pillow to muffle the sobs. They must have been loud because Kyo came running into her room. "Tohru?" he said, looking down at Tohru, seeing her sob in her pillow. " What's wrong, Tohru?" Kyo asked, walking over and sitting on her bed next to Tohru. She sat up to look at him, tears still running heavily down her cheeks. Tohru didn't answer him. She just stared at him; she couldn't take her eyes off of him. "Tohru! Answer me! What's wrong?!" Kyo pleaded anxiously to her. Tohru couldn't speak; she just turned away. Kyo hugged Tohru from behind and pulled her close to him so he could speak in her ear, "Tohru, please, tell me what's wrong, please, I'm begging you, just tell me," he pleaded once again. Tohru sobbed harder than ever in his arms; if he wasn't holding her, she would have fallen forward she was crying so hard. "I- I'm- I'm scared. Kyo, I'm- I'm afraid- I'm afraid for you! I'm scared to death that you'll- you'll get hurt tomorrow. I don't think I could live with myself if you were to get hurt. I love you too- too much to lose you, Kyo! I can't stand the thought!" she quietly choked out over all the sobs.

"Oh my God Tohru. why'd you keep this to yourself?! Why didn't you tell me!? All you had to do was tell me, Tohru! I would have listened, damn it! You don't have to keep this kind of stuff to yourself! I'm here for you and I'll always be here!" Kyo whispered angrily but mixed with a large amount of sadness.

Kyo felt a few tears run down his cheek; he had to close his eyes to keep anymore from coming. "Tohru, why couldn't you tell me?! Is it that you don't trust me?! Do you not love me enough so that you would feel comfortable to tell me?! I don't understand! Please all I'm asking is that you tell me these things! If you can't do that tell me the reason and I'll fix it! Please just tell me." Kyo couldn't fight back the tears any longer and they were pouring out of his eyes.

Tohru was shocked; she pulled Kyo into a comforting embrace, " How- how can you even- even THINK that I- that I don't love you? I trust you more than anyone and I know I CAN tell you anything I- I just didn't want you to be worried about me. You don't need to fix anything, you're perfect just the way you are. Do you understand me, Kyo?" Tohru said, holding Kyo tightly. He just shook his head, speaking softly, "No, I don't understand. How could you think to tell me would worry me? It's you NOT telling me that makes me worry. I always worry about you, no matter what, but when you don't tell me things, that makes me worry more!" Tohru was speechless; she had never seen or heard Kyo like this before. She pulled away to look at him; she couldn't speak, once again. All she could do was lift her hand to wipe away the tears from Kyo's face. "Do YOU understand me?" Kyo asked gently. Tohru plainly nodded at him.

"I'm sorry, Kyo, I should have told you, I was only being an idiot." Tohru apologized. "Don't call yourself that, you're being to hard on yourself, I love you, now get some sleep, okay?" he said and got up to leave. Tohru didn't want him to leave, "N-no Pl-please will you stay here with me, Kyo, please?" Tohru asked in a soft and gentle tone. Kyo nodded, "If it'll make you feel better," he smiled, "and I promise I won't try ANYTHING, okay?" Tohru nodded, " I know you won't Kyo, I've learned that much from you," she smiled getting up to walk, more like limped, to her closet to change. "Hey! What's that supposed to mean?!" he said hotly. " Oh nothing Kyo, you're just. scared to get too close," Tohru said playfully, poking her head out of the closet as she changed, smiling mischievously, " or are you not." She came out of the closet, "Well are you?" He starred into space dumbstruck trying to think of a response, "Scared am I," Kyo got up and walked toward her, he caught her by the arm and pulled her close into a loving embrace. He leaned into a soft but passionate kiss. Tohru kissed Kyo back just as powerfully and passionately. Kyo pulled away from the kiss but on the way out bit her lip gently as a goodbye present because he didn't want to go any further, not tonight, at least. Kyo smiled devilishly. "Kyo, thanks but you should have known I was only joking, you didn't have to prove it to me," Tohru said smiling, "but I'm glad you did, now, can we go to sleep please?" Kyo nodded and walked her over to her bed, Tohru snuggled in under the blankets and Kyo sat in the chair beside her bed, he would only stay until she fell asleep. "Kyo, c'mon I wanted to cuddle with you, please?" Kyo smiled and she scooted over so he had room. Kyo sat down and lay backwards. Tohru scooted back over and used Kyo's chest as a pillow, "I love you Kyo," she told him, half-asleep. "I love you too, Tohru, now please get some sleep." Kyo responded, stroking her back with his hand gently to comfort her. "I will," she yawned.

'Looks like I'll be here all night, oh well, I should try and get some sleep too.' Kyo thought as he felt Tohru fall asleep in his arms. Kyo looked down at her, ' God, she's cute when she sleeps. I've never really noticed but she's just so beautiful, I guess, I've kinda gotten used to it so I didn't really notice,' these were Kyo's last thoughts before drifting off into his dreams.

~*~

Tohru was the first one to wake up. She got up, got changed, and headed downstairs to make breakfast.

Suddenly, Kyo felt the pressure of someone lying on his chest, gone. It took him a few minutes to realize that this was bad; when he did, it startled him. He opened his eyes and looked down at where Tohru was last night but she wasn't there, this scared him 'God, Tohru, where'd you go,' he looked around him to see Tohru nowhere in sight. He got out of bed to go find her, he looked in the living room, Shigure's study, his own room, the bathrooms, and the dining room then he heard humming coming from the kitchen. He walked in to see who it was, and to his surprise Tohru was at the counter making breakfast. "God Tohru! You really know how to scare someone! Do you know what it felt like to wake up and find that you weren't there anymore?!" Kyo said in an undecided tone, it was a mix between worry, anger, and fear. "Huh? I'm sorry, Kyo, you just looked so peaceful, I didn't want to wake you," Tohru said sorrowfully. No, it's okay; I should have thought more before I panicked, I should be the sorry one. Hey do you mind if I help you?" He said, walking toward her to help with it.

"Oh! Kyo, uh sure, you can help, that is, if you want to," Tohru said quietly as she started cleaning more fruit. "Uh, how's your ankle feel, any better?" he asked as he looked at her; he could tell she was leaning on one foot. " Oh, it feels a lot better, I'm still having a little trouble walking on it though, but that's all," Tohru said and smiled brightly at him. She kissed him softly as a thank you.

~*~

Tohru and Kyo came out of the kitchen with a few serving bowls, full of fresh fruit. They set the bowls down and sat at the table to eat. Just as they started to eat, Yuki and Shigure were coming down the stairs. "Good morning, Yuki, Shigure!" Tohru greeted as they sat down. Yuki smiled at Tohru and Kyo, he asked, "When are you planning on going to Akito today?" Tohru and Kyo looked at each other searching for answers, Tohru finally said, "I don't know. I guess whenever you're ready," she looked at Kyo again shrugging her shoulders, "Tohru and I really haven't talked about when yet so, yeah, whenever you feel like going," Kyo finished. "Oh okay, how about we go after lunch," Yuki suggested. Kyo nodded and Tohru smiled and said, "Sure, Yuki! Is it okay with you Shigure?" Shigure looked up from his food. "Huh? Oh, sure," he said with a mouthful of food. "Ugh, how rude! You could have at least swallowed first. Do you have any good manners? Especially to Miss Honda. Next time, please, remember your manners," Yuki lectured. "Yes sir," Shigure said very sarcastically. Kyo just starred at them and Tohru giggled at their arguing.

~*~

Everyone ate their lunch quickly, for some reason they were anxious about going to see Akito. "Ready to go, guys?" Tohru asked. Kyo, Shigure, and Yuki all nodded as they walked out the door. Yuki and Shigure walked ahead of Tohru and Kyo so they could have their privacy. Yuki glanced behind him every once and awhile when he heard a huge amount of giggling or gasps.

They reached the Sohma Estate after about ten minutes of walking. They entered the front gates. Momiji came running to greet them. "Hi Momiji!" Tohru called as he came closer. Just before Momiji jumped into Tohru's open arms, Kyo stopped him. He said, "Don't touch her! You don't need to be transforming so close to the gates and there's no reason for it."

Momiji looked sad, "Kyo! You always spoil the fun! Hmph!" Tohru sat on the ground and pouted. "Yeah Kyo, you're such a grump," she said gruffly but she was half smiling so Kyo could tell she was joking. Ayame walked up from behind Momiji, "Aw, is Lucky Kyo a little jealous?" Kyo couldn't stand when he called him that. "AYAME!! DON'T CALL ME THA-" Kyo said fiercely but Ayame wasn't listening ' U-uh, O-okay??' Kyo thought in puzzlement.

"Tohru, the princess has come." Tohru blushed slightly, "And Shigure, you haven't forgotten about me I assume?" Ayame asked confidently. "Nope, not yet Ayame." Shigure sighed. "Ah, and my little brother, Yuki, how are you?" Yuki had a 'how dare you ask me that' look on his face, "Why would you care?" Yuki said very, very coldly, his tone was so cold that it made Tohru shiver slightly. "Well, well a little grouchy are we? Wait, don't answer that." Ayame said. "That's okay, I wasn't planning to." Yuki said icily.

"Fine, fine, just answer this one question. Why are you here?" Ayame asked curiously. "THAT is really none of your business." Yuki responded harshly. "Okay, okay, I get your point. I'm sorry, little brother. I'll leave you alone," Ayame said in a devastated tone. "I'm sorry I bothered you." Ayame said tearfully, turning around and walking away with Momiji right behind him.

Yuki gave the murderous glare to Shigure who looked like he would have a comment about that. Shigure laughed nervously and said, "Well, well, let's get going, we don't wanna keep Akito waiting!" he said nervously, walking away and pulling Kyo and Tohru with him. Shigure and the others went searching for Hatori so he would lead them to Akito. After a few seconds Yuki followed slowly and hotly.

KNOCK, KNOCK, Hatori knocked on the door to Akio's room. "Yes. What is it?" Akito asked without emotion. "You have visitors, Kyo, Shigure, Yuki, and Tohru." Hatori answered. "Let them in," Akito demanded. Hatori opened the door for them, but stopped them before they could go in. "Good luck and please don't forget your manners," he mumbled and (for a first in a long time, smiled). Kyo nodded and the four of them walked in and Hatori closed the door behind them. Yuki, Shigure, and Tohru stood in the back of the room while Kyo stepped forward to greet Akito.

"Thank you for seeing me Akito," he said bowing slightly. "What is it, Kyo?" Akito asked lazily. "I'm here to get your permission for something," Kyo said quietly. "Go on, permission for what?" Akito said dully. Kyo took a deep breath, "Akito, Tohru and I are," he paused, "in love," he said in a hushed voice. "What?!" Akito said loudly.

"Wait! I'm not finished. We need to know if you'll accept it, even if you don't, I don't really give a fuck 'cause I'll find a way to be with her anyway." Kyo said harshly. Akito totally ignored what Kyo had said and walked toward Tohru. "This whore? How could you love someone who looks like this?" Akito said hatefully as he walked up to Tohru. "Don't you dare call her that! And for your information, I think Tohru looks fine," Kyo hissed through his teeth as he walked between Tohru and Akito. Tohru stared up at Akito with pure hatred in her eyes. "Don't look at me like that," he ordered quietly. Tohru didn't look away; she just stared at him. Akito looked confused but continued to finish what he was saying before Kyo interrupted him, "Kyo, I understand what you're going through, but it will all pass soon."

Kyo became furious, " NO! You don't understand me. No one understands me; not even you. I don't live here, you don't understand what I've been through, to me that means you can't understand me." Kyo tried to stay calm but really wasn't making progress. "Kyo, this is your home; you can't change that!" Akito retorted.

"I WILL CHANGE THAT! THIS ISN'T MY HOME! IT'S NEVER WAS MY HOME AND IT WON'T EVER BE MY HOME!" Kyo shouted, "My only home is with her. My only home is with Tohru, my home will always be with her and you can't change that. My home is where she is and that's where it will always be. Like she told me before, home is where the people who care about you are, and that is most definitely not here." he said softly, "You cannot change my feelings for her."

Akito starred blankly at Kyo. "Kyo, you really do love her, don't you?" Akito asked softly. "YES! More than anything! I would do anything for her, no matter what it may be; I would do it without question, anything to make her happy. I will always love her and you can't change that either," Kyo answered. "Kyo- I- thank you-" she mumbled. "Don't worry about it, I'm only telling the truth. Just stay there; everything is under control," he whispered back to her. "Akito please understand; my curse is broken because of her- and only her. If that's not enough for you to accept her, I don't know what is," Kyo begged Akito. " WHAT?! The curse can't be broken! HOW?!" Akito asked angrily. " Her, she did it, somehow," he smirked at Akito's expression. " How can you think that bitch broke the curse? There's no way I can believe that SHE did that,'' Akito said sarcastically.

"I TOLD YOU NOT TO TALK ABOUT HER LIKE THAT!! She did break my curse, do you want proof?!" Kyo shouted. " Okay Kyo give me proof. what can you do?'' Akito said sarcastically. "This." Kyo said as pulled Tohru close and hugged her gently. Akito was speechless for a second, "Oh my God," he mumbled under his breath, "Y-you me-mean she-e had the p-power to lift you-your c- curse?!" Akito stuttered as he stumbled backwards. Kyo nodded as he pulled away from Tohru. "Th-that means- it means- she's more powerful than me!" Akito went on, " That can't be possible; no mere girl can be more powerful than me!"

"It's possible when it comes to Tohru, she's got so much love for EVERYONE she's met, maybe even you. But I'm not so sure about you after how you treated her," Shigure said sternly. Akito looked at Tohru, who still looked at him in hatred. "Is this true girl, I mean, Tohru?" Tohru looked at him in confusion. "You look confused, I asked if you care for everyone you've met." Tohru looked surprised at his question but answered, " Yes, everyone I've met is dear to me; I treat my friends like they are family and all have a place in my heart," she said suspiciously. " You have a good heart. Do you love Kyo like he loves you?" Akito asked. ' I guess he's testing me to see if I'm worthy,' she thought before answering. "Oh yes, he has the largest space in my heart," she said simply. "You also have a large heart," he said softly. "Face it Akito, you can test her all you'd like but you won't find one bad thing about her. You lost," Yuki said coldly. "I've noticed. I don't like it but I will allow it," Akito said softly, "Now, get out of my sight before I change my mind!" Akito demanded. "Thank you Akito," Kyo said smiling widely as he turned to get Tohru and leave. Yuki followed behind them, smiling. Shigure stayed behind to talk to Akito. "That was really very nice of you, Akito," Shigure complimented him. "Did you hear me? I SAID GET OUT NOW!!!" Akito yelled. " Whoa! Calm down," Shigure suggested, but Akito gave him a murderous look, "Okay, okay! I'm going!" Shigure said nervously as he walked out quickly.

Everything else worked out fine; Kyo asked Tohru to marry him and she accepted. They got married and everyone came to their wedding. For once in Kyo's life, he was truly happy and Tohru had a family again, the whole Sohma family. They moved in to the Sohma Estate so that they could be close to every one. Later on, Akito learned to accept Tohru and everyone was happy. Tohru and Kyo knew they would be happy together, forever.