Author: KiraChii

Contact:Bad_kitty_angel@yahoo.com

Disclaimer: I still don't own fruits basket....*pats her fruit and then her basket**grin*

Other stupid junk: I was inspired by a VERY depressing fan fiction by Tenshi no Ai1 called "I never knew" Thankies for the inspiration!

Chapter 2

The Game Of Cat And Mouse

Yuki sat on his bed concentrating on a piece of loose thread. His head felt heavy once again. Somewhere deep inside him made him feel bad for doing anything to Kyo, but he pushed it away with a fake smile and a reassuring 'He got what he deserved'. Yuki looked at a clock on a lightly yellow colored wooden nightstand beside his bed. It read 11:43 p.m. Yuki sighed and curled up in the middle where his bed accommodated his weight. He closed his eyes and could only remember the events with Kyo. Suddenly Yuki's eyes snapped open and his eyebrows narrowed. Yuki rubbed his face roughly and ran down his neck. His hands were cold and unfriendly to his touch. He was afraid to close his eyes again. He was afraid he would picture the image that had just appeared uncontrollably in his mind. The more he tried to not think about it, the more he did. He kept telling himself to stop thinking about that image, but it only reminded him of what not to picture. 'Why did I just picture that?', Yuki questioned himself, unable to give himself the answer he needed to reassure his nerves. Yuki closed his eyes once again picturing a field of strawberries, but he could not seem to control his mind, for it shot right back to the image Yuki seemed to fear the most. The image of Kyo breathing heavily, with his eyes closed from pure ecstasy. His eyes with a strange mixture of need and want. His cheeks flushed slightly with his blood red lips part a bit. Yuki felt a twinge inside his stomach but snapped to his feet and headed down to the kitchen before he could remember the thought of wanting to head downstairs.

Yuki's eyes widened to try and find anything but darkness. Finally a burst of light from the kitchen. Yuki felt like a moth attract to a street light. He followed the light to escape the physical darkness that closed around him. Yuki didn't like to be alone in the dark. The dark held secrets, the dark held mystery, and the dark held Yuki. As he entered the kitchen he saw one khaki leg stretched out from behind the refrigerator door. The person (guess ^_^) behind the door made a small noise is frustration, and a long defeated sigh. The door had finally been shut and darkness a companion once again. Yuki flipped on a light switch which was greeted with a groan as an orange haired boy in nothing but khaki pants covering his eyes from the bright light. The orange haired boy gently lifted his head so only his eyes were showing to peer at the stranger who had caused him the slight headache. Kyo's crimson eyes met Yuki's grayish-purple ones and were welcomed with a groan of annoyance. 'What are you doing?' Yuki question. "I'm dancing in my underwear. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE I AM DOING!, IDIOT!...I'm trying to find something to eat!" Kyo was obviously furious with intent to kill. Yuki sighed and thought maybe he could help his cousin out, which made him cringe at the though, because he knew what he was going through. 'Look, I know what your going through, and I-". "You know my ass. Pleas-". "Shut up! And listen to me. Either you go through a living hell for the next month or you can listen to me and be able to get by." Yuki eyes were narrowed and his mind racing thinking 'What the hell do I know that can help him?'.

"Well, living with you is a living hell and I deal with it!" Kyo jumped up and sat on the counter top "So what makes you think I can handle this? "Kyo said pointing to his lap, but then becoming embarrassed and dropping his hand. "Well, what-", Yuki mind raced 'Yuki…are you a man or a mouse? Well....crap...technically both....ARG! I'm screwed'. "Um-...What-...What have you done so far for it?" Yuki's face looked as if someone was about to hit him, it was a mixture of fear and confusion. Kyo just had a blank expression on his face as a reply to his cousin's question. "Well, this isn't the first time you know." Yuki nodded to afraid to answer, and too excited for his liking to hear the next sentence. "So...far...I've....Hell! I'm 16 what do you think I do!?" Kyo's tan hid his blush slightly. "Well..."Yuki said moving slightly closer to Kyo than he found comfortable. "If you..." Yuki lifted his hand upwards to Kyo's face. Kyo's eyes became filled with a strange look of calmness and preparation. Yuki's heart raced, and his fingers burned for a sensation of skin. Yukis hand twitched backwards as he stammered and said " Ah...um...I have a test tomorrow! Sorry I forgot!", Kyo's eyes quickly changed back to normal and he nodded yes.

Kyo took a deep breathe realizing he hadn't been breathing much the whole time. Kyo closed his eyes and imagined the feel of a hand on his face. He shook his head no, cursed, and headed upstairs.

"What was I doing", Yuki said holding his hand and pacing his room with a disgusted look on his face. "Its disgusting to like another guy...but...love is love...love doesn't know gender or age. Oh God, I don't know anything anymore." Yuki said laying down on his bed with his head in his hands.

Kyo was laying on his back on the roof with a look of confusion. His eyes danced from star to star. "I...I wanted him to touch me?" Kyo rubbed his face and closed his eyes. A small smile appeared on his face, but was overpowered by a forced frown. Kyo looked down at his lap and said "Its all your damn fault!" and laughed at himself for talking to his privets. He rubbed the orange strands of hair off of his forehead and sucked in the fall air. "I hate October."