Yuki raced as fast as he could. He had to get to Tohru. He was surer than
ever that something terrible was happening. He had to get back to her. He
didn't want her to be hurt. He could sense that she was suffering. That she
was in pain. He knew it had something to do with Kyo, but he didn't care.
He was going to be there for Tohru no matter the reason because he loved
her. He loved Tohru with all his heart and he couldn't stand it when she
was hurt. Soft rain started to pour as he raced down the street, his
urgency growing with every step. He didn't care about the rain pouring down
his side or the wind chilling him to the bone. All he cared about was
Tohru. She was in pain and he had to stop it.
Tohru awoke a couple hours later to see Kyo still unconscious. She recalled her dream and found that all the things she had felt in it were real. She did love Kyo as something more than a friend. She had always loved the cat because she knew what it was like to not be accepted, to feel rejected. And it was more than just that. Kyo, he was...he was....she didn't know exactly how to describe that feeling she got when she looked into his eyes. Even just thinking about it made her shiver. She looked down at the boy sleeping there. She brushed her hand lovingly across his cheek. He stirred in his sleep, ever so slightly. Tohru placed her hand across his forehead, his fever was going down. She sighed with relief, but the pain in her heart was still there. She didn't think it would ever be gone until she could tell him what she really felt.
Shigure sat at the table fingering through his newspaper, not really reading anything. He was worried. He looked up as Yuki came sprinting into the room. He was panting, and gasping for breathe. Shigure sat up, "It's about time you got her Yuki! I thought that you had totally forgotten about Tohru. What the heck were you thinking of just leaving her like this!" Yuki looked surprised at Shigure's harshness.
"I was... I was just...What's wrong? Is something wrong with Miss Honda?"
Shigure sighed. "Yuki, its Kyo, she's really worried about him, it turns out that he got sicker than was expected." Shigure eyed Yuki who was dripping wet. "And you better change out of those clothes before you go to see Tohru or you'll worry her to death. And I mean it." Yuki nodded and did as Shigure said.
Kyo woke when he felt a cool hand on his forehead. His first thoughts were of a dream he had had when he had been sleeping. Tohru had told him that she had loved him. That little bit of strength and will had been able to help him escape his feverish nightmares. He opened his eyes to see a worried Tohru leaning over him. "Tohru?" He managed to mumble. Tohru felt her heart lift as she heard him say her name.
"Kyo! You're ok." She was crying now. She was so happy that he was finally awake. Kyo sat up, startled at the sight of her in tears.
"Tohru, what's the matter?" Kyo said, all the sudden feeling better.
"I was so worried about you! I thought that you would...I thought that you were going to...to die!" Kyo pushed off the blankets and wobbly stood up. He was still really weak from his fever, but he needed to comfort her and that was all that mattered. "Kyo! You shouldn't get up! Not yet! Your fever hasn't gone away yet." Tohru tried to get him to lay back down, but he refused.
"Tohru, there's something I need to tell you..." Kyo grabbed onto her hands as he felt himself almost fall side ways, but then he gained enough strength to look her in the eye. "I would never leave you alone, as long as you live I am going to live to be there for you because....because......" Kyo couldn't say it. His heart froze within him. He wanted to tell her so bad, he wanted her to know how much he loved her. But he was so scared that she would reject him. He was even reluctant to admit to himself actually how scared he was. Instead he brought her close and hugged her. For that few seconds when he was holding her in his arms it was bliss. He was in heaven, to be holding her when for so long he had wanted to do this very thing. After that few seconds had passed by and he changed into a cat he knew that he would remember that moment for the rest of his life.
Yuki watched it all silently through a crack in the door. After Kyo changed into a cat, Tohru held him close to her heart, comforting him and keeping him warm. Yuki felt a sharp pang in his chest and he wanted to cry out. It hurt so much, now that Tohru had actually chosen. Yuki had known all along that she was going to chose Kyo, but he had refused to accept it. He had always thought that he would have a little more time than this and that maybe Tohru would change her mind. A hot anger towards Kyo raced through his body as he pulled away from the door. He ran out of the house at full speed, Shigure looking curious after him. Shigure sighed as he realized what had happened. "So she's finally chosen." Shigure whispered to himself.
Tohru awoke a couple hours later to see Kyo still unconscious. She recalled her dream and found that all the things she had felt in it were real. She did love Kyo as something more than a friend. She had always loved the cat because she knew what it was like to not be accepted, to feel rejected. And it was more than just that. Kyo, he was...he was....she didn't know exactly how to describe that feeling she got when she looked into his eyes. Even just thinking about it made her shiver. She looked down at the boy sleeping there. She brushed her hand lovingly across his cheek. He stirred in his sleep, ever so slightly. Tohru placed her hand across his forehead, his fever was going down. She sighed with relief, but the pain in her heart was still there. She didn't think it would ever be gone until she could tell him what she really felt.
Shigure sat at the table fingering through his newspaper, not really reading anything. He was worried. He looked up as Yuki came sprinting into the room. He was panting, and gasping for breathe. Shigure sat up, "It's about time you got her Yuki! I thought that you had totally forgotten about Tohru. What the heck were you thinking of just leaving her like this!" Yuki looked surprised at Shigure's harshness.
"I was... I was just...What's wrong? Is something wrong with Miss Honda?"
Shigure sighed. "Yuki, its Kyo, she's really worried about him, it turns out that he got sicker than was expected." Shigure eyed Yuki who was dripping wet. "And you better change out of those clothes before you go to see Tohru or you'll worry her to death. And I mean it." Yuki nodded and did as Shigure said.
Kyo woke when he felt a cool hand on his forehead. His first thoughts were of a dream he had had when he had been sleeping. Tohru had told him that she had loved him. That little bit of strength and will had been able to help him escape his feverish nightmares. He opened his eyes to see a worried Tohru leaning over him. "Tohru?" He managed to mumble. Tohru felt her heart lift as she heard him say her name.
"Kyo! You're ok." She was crying now. She was so happy that he was finally awake. Kyo sat up, startled at the sight of her in tears.
"Tohru, what's the matter?" Kyo said, all the sudden feeling better.
"I was so worried about you! I thought that you would...I thought that you were going to...to die!" Kyo pushed off the blankets and wobbly stood up. He was still really weak from his fever, but he needed to comfort her and that was all that mattered. "Kyo! You shouldn't get up! Not yet! Your fever hasn't gone away yet." Tohru tried to get him to lay back down, but he refused.
"Tohru, there's something I need to tell you..." Kyo grabbed onto her hands as he felt himself almost fall side ways, but then he gained enough strength to look her in the eye. "I would never leave you alone, as long as you live I am going to live to be there for you because....because......" Kyo couldn't say it. His heart froze within him. He wanted to tell her so bad, he wanted her to know how much he loved her. But he was so scared that she would reject him. He was even reluctant to admit to himself actually how scared he was. Instead he brought her close and hugged her. For that few seconds when he was holding her in his arms it was bliss. He was in heaven, to be holding her when for so long he had wanted to do this very thing. After that few seconds had passed by and he changed into a cat he knew that he would remember that moment for the rest of his life.
Yuki watched it all silently through a crack in the door. After Kyo changed into a cat, Tohru held him close to her heart, comforting him and keeping him warm. Yuki felt a sharp pang in his chest and he wanted to cry out. It hurt so much, now that Tohru had actually chosen. Yuki had known all along that she was going to chose Kyo, but he had refused to accept it. He had always thought that he would have a little more time than this and that maybe Tohru would change her mind. A hot anger towards Kyo raced through his body as he pulled away from the door. He ran out of the house at full speed, Shigure looking curious after him. Shigure sighed as he realized what had happened. "So she's finally chosen." Shigure whispered to himself.