"Leeks?" squeaked Kyou.
"They'll help you get better," said Tohru cheerfully, putting the tray down on Kyou's bed.
"Yeah, or kill me in the process!" cried Kyou, sitting up.
"Lay down!" said Tohru, pushing him back. "You still have a temperature and if you're sick for the festival."
"What?" said Kyou, reluctantly taking the spoon from her hand and nervously moving the soup around in his bowl.
"Then.I won't go."
Kyou stopped and looked at Tohru. She was smoothing out his bed sheets and blushing bright red.
"Oh.well thanks," said Kyou, allowing himself a small smile.
"Sure!" said Tohru, smiling brightly. "I'll be back in an hour."
"Oh come on! You don't have to worry about me so much.just go out and have fun or something."
"Oh.well I don't really have anywhere to go, so it's no trouble, really!" Tohru said, gathering up Kyou's dirty clothes from a pile in the corner.
"Be back soon!" she called as she closed the door.
"HEY!" cried Kyou to no answer. He sighed and stirred around the leeks again.
"WHAT?!?!" cried Haru.
"Oh dear.did I forget to mention he was coming?" said Shigure, smiling meekly.
"Yah.you better have forgotten," said Haru, cornering Shigure. "Or else I'll make you forget."
"Oh come on, Haru-Haru," said Shigure. "Wouldn't want to turn black on us now right before the May Festival, now would you?" "What is going on here?" asked Yuki, stepping into the room.
"This moron invited Ayame to the May Festival," said Haru, plopping on a chair.
"You didn't!" sighed Yuki.
"He's not even supposed to be there," mumbled Haru. "Only members of Kaibara High School and their guardians."
"Well, seeing as he is Yuki's older brother, I believe that counts as a guardian, right?" said Shigure hopefully.
"Whatever, just keep him away from me," said Haru.
"Tsk, tsk.such a shame." said Shigure, shaking his head.
Yuki sighed and walked to the window.
"Yuki?" said Shigure. "Are you allright?"
"What? Oh, yes. I'm fine," Yuki smiled. "I'm just a little tired."
"Well you better rest up," said Shigure as he stood up to leave. "We've got a big night ahead of us."
"Yah," muttered Haru, following Shigure. "If we live to see the end of it."
Yuki gave a small chuckle.
A big night ahead of me, he thought to himself. Tonight is the night I will tell Tohru how I feel. She deserves to hear it. He took a deep breath.
Yes. Tonight is the night.
"Kyou?" Tohru knocked on his door lightly. "How are you feeling?"
There was no answer.
Tohru slid the door open and walked quietly inside. She gently gathered his tray with the empty bowl and silverware. Suddenly, Kyou shot up and grabbed her arm. Tohru cried out and dropped the tray.
"Oh.Tohru.it's you." mumbled Kyou, releasing her and laying down.
"K-Kyou?" Tohru stammered.
Kyou's eyes fluttered open and he groaned.
"Are you allright?" Tohru put a hand on his forehead. "Oh you're burning up.I'm going to get you some." she trailed off. Kyou had taken one of her hands and was holding it tightly.
"No." he said in a strange voice. "No please don't leave me now. I need to tell you something.Tohru.oh Tohru..."
Tohru stood still. "Do you need something? I'll get you a cold washcloth or something." She tried to move but he held her hand firmly.
"No.I need to tell you this now," he said, opening his eyes, trying to focus them on her. "Tohru.I love you."
Tohru froze.
"I always have.ever since you saw my.saw my true form and came back to me," Kyou said.
"Kyou.lay down, you have a fever, you're not well!" said Tohru.
"I always have.Tohru." he said, and fell back into a sleep.
For a moment Tohru couldn't move. She drew her hand back and held it to her chest, fighting back tears.
He couldn't have meant it.could he? No, he has a fever.he didn't even know what he was saying! She thought frantically.
She turned and quickly left the room, bumping into Yuki.
"Tohru?" said Yuki. "Are you allright? I heard a crash."
"No!" she cried out. "I-I mean.I'm fine! I just dropped the dinner tray. Everything is fine."
"Good, you had better get ready. The festival starts at eight.will Kyou be coming?"
"No.no I just ah.checked his temperature," she mumbled. "No, his fever his too strong right now."
"All right," said Yuki. "Meet you downstairs in an hour?"
Tohru smiled hesitantly. "Great.see you then."
"They'll help you get better," said Tohru cheerfully, putting the tray down on Kyou's bed.
"Yeah, or kill me in the process!" cried Kyou, sitting up.
"Lay down!" said Tohru, pushing him back. "You still have a temperature and if you're sick for the festival."
"What?" said Kyou, reluctantly taking the spoon from her hand and nervously moving the soup around in his bowl.
"Then.I won't go."
Kyou stopped and looked at Tohru. She was smoothing out his bed sheets and blushing bright red.
"Oh.well thanks," said Kyou, allowing himself a small smile.
"Sure!" said Tohru, smiling brightly. "I'll be back in an hour."
"Oh come on! You don't have to worry about me so much.just go out and have fun or something."
"Oh.well I don't really have anywhere to go, so it's no trouble, really!" Tohru said, gathering up Kyou's dirty clothes from a pile in the corner.
"Be back soon!" she called as she closed the door.
"HEY!" cried Kyou to no answer. He sighed and stirred around the leeks again.
"WHAT?!?!" cried Haru.
"Oh dear.did I forget to mention he was coming?" said Shigure, smiling meekly.
"Yah.you better have forgotten," said Haru, cornering Shigure. "Or else I'll make you forget."
"Oh come on, Haru-Haru," said Shigure. "Wouldn't want to turn black on us now right before the May Festival, now would you?" "What is going on here?" asked Yuki, stepping into the room.
"This moron invited Ayame to the May Festival," said Haru, plopping on a chair.
"You didn't!" sighed Yuki.
"He's not even supposed to be there," mumbled Haru. "Only members of Kaibara High School and their guardians."
"Well, seeing as he is Yuki's older brother, I believe that counts as a guardian, right?" said Shigure hopefully.
"Whatever, just keep him away from me," said Haru.
"Tsk, tsk.such a shame." said Shigure, shaking his head.
Yuki sighed and walked to the window.
"Yuki?" said Shigure. "Are you allright?"
"What? Oh, yes. I'm fine," Yuki smiled. "I'm just a little tired."
"Well you better rest up," said Shigure as he stood up to leave. "We've got a big night ahead of us."
"Yah," muttered Haru, following Shigure. "If we live to see the end of it."
Yuki gave a small chuckle.
A big night ahead of me, he thought to himself. Tonight is the night I will tell Tohru how I feel. She deserves to hear it. He took a deep breath.
Yes. Tonight is the night.
"Kyou?" Tohru knocked on his door lightly. "How are you feeling?"
There was no answer.
Tohru slid the door open and walked quietly inside. She gently gathered his tray with the empty bowl and silverware. Suddenly, Kyou shot up and grabbed her arm. Tohru cried out and dropped the tray.
"Oh.Tohru.it's you." mumbled Kyou, releasing her and laying down.
"K-Kyou?" Tohru stammered.
Kyou's eyes fluttered open and he groaned.
"Are you allright?" Tohru put a hand on his forehead. "Oh you're burning up.I'm going to get you some." she trailed off. Kyou had taken one of her hands and was holding it tightly.
"No." he said in a strange voice. "No please don't leave me now. I need to tell you something.Tohru.oh Tohru..."
Tohru stood still. "Do you need something? I'll get you a cold washcloth or something." She tried to move but he held her hand firmly.
"No.I need to tell you this now," he said, opening his eyes, trying to focus them on her. "Tohru.I love you."
Tohru froze.
"I always have.ever since you saw my.saw my true form and came back to me," Kyou said.
"Kyou.lay down, you have a fever, you're not well!" said Tohru.
"I always have.Tohru." he said, and fell back into a sleep.
For a moment Tohru couldn't move. She drew her hand back and held it to her chest, fighting back tears.
He couldn't have meant it.could he? No, he has a fever.he didn't even know what he was saying! She thought frantically.
She turned and quickly left the room, bumping into Yuki.
"Tohru?" said Yuki. "Are you allright? I heard a crash."
"No!" she cried out. "I-I mean.I'm fine! I just dropped the dinner tray. Everything is fine."
"Good, you had better get ready. The festival starts at eight.will Kyou be coming?"
"No.no I just ah.checked his temperature," she mumbled. "No, his fever his too strong right now."
"All right," said Yuki. "Meet you downstairs in an hour?"
Tohru smiled hesitantly. "Great.see you then."
