Pairing: Yuki x Kyou
~I don't own Fruits Basket~
it's sappy, and shounen ai.
Chapter 2
I-its not what you think!
Kyou awoke from shallow sleep, and looked around. He had heard someone walking around...but who? His eyes fell on someone leaving the house. Yuki? The cat in him started to get excited. Maybe, if he caught Yuki off-guard, he could win! 'Time for a game of cat and mouse.' Quietly, he jumped from the roof, and landed softly on his feet. Yuki was walking towards his garden. 'Wait, what is he doing? Gardening...at night? In the dark?' Kyou was confused, and slightly...worried...? 'Ah, it doesn't matter. I'll beat that rat whether or not he's gone crazy.' He followed, stealthily, far enough behind Yuki that the mouse didn't know he was being trailed.
'Walking out here is nice,' Yuki decided. It was quiet, the sky was gorgeous. He had almost forgotten about the damn dress. That is, until he reached his garden, and saw it sticking out of his school bag. 'Ugh.' Sighing, he picked up his bag and turned, coming face to face with... Kyou? 'What's he doing in my garden?' Yuki thought, 'And, why this late?'
Kyou had every intention of hitting Yuki. He really did. He wanted to win. It didn't matter if it was a fair fight or not. But, when Yuki sighed, and turned around, looking so tired, and well, cute... Kyou couldn't bring himself to hit the boy. The cat in him was infuriated, he confused. He was torn in two, the cat raging, 'What is *wrong* with me?! I-I just thought the k'so nezumi was cute! He is *not* cute! We're sworn enemies!' but he also wondered, 'Why are we enemies? He looks so tired...' Kyou hesitated, then started to speak. "W-what the hell are you doing out here so late?" 'Great one, Kyou. Way to start a conversation,' he berated himself. 'Gotta say something, make that sound less...harsh.' "It's getting cold, you know. Your lungs..." he trailed off. Why the hell did he care, anyway? He *always* used a harsh tone when he spoke to Yuki. He looked up, to see a glimmer of... was that surprise? on Yuki's face, before the mouse retorted, "I left my books out here earlier. It's none of your business, anyway, baka neko. And what about my lungs? It's not like you to care about what happens to me." "Oh... and... um... I'm sorry, I was just worried...." Kyou was shocked at himself for saying that. It had slipped out without him noticing, and when he heard himself say the words he felt like he was listening to someone else. But he was nowhere near as surprised at saying it as Yuki was at hearing it. "um...well, then...I-I'm sorry I snapped at you, Kyou. I just...had a bad day..."
They walked back to the house in silence. Halfway there, Yuki started to shiver. 'Kyou was right. It *is* cold. I should have brought that jacket...' He wondered why the cat cared. Kyou *never* cared about what happened to Yuki. 'Maybe Honda-san's rubbing off on him...' He felt something warm wrap around his shoulders. Kyou's jacket. 'Definitely...' Even if it was only a result of Tohru's influence, it was still nice. When Kyou was being civil, he was... kind. 'And, unlike Honda-san, he doesn't *always* act this way...' Not that he disliked anything Tohru did. Quite the contrary. It was just that... an act of good will by Kyou was not a pleasure many were graced with. 'With Kyou like this,' he questioned himself, 'is there anyone I'd rather be around?'
Kyou wondered what the hell he was doing. First, he had been worried about the damn rat. Bad, but excusable. Then, he had let Yuki *know* he had been worried about him. But, the worst was, he had gone as far as to give Yuki his jacket! He was taking care of his *enemy*! Sure, they boy looked cold... but why did Kyou care? After all, if something happened to Yuki, he would be accepted, right? Kyou didn't understand why the sight of Yuki, shivering, made him want to cry. He never wanted to see him suffer again. Well, not unless Kyou was the one making him suffer. But, did he really want to hurt Yuki anymore? What was he *thinking*? Of course he did! How could he beat him without hurting him? 'Ah, there is seriously something wrong with me today...' He noticed Yuki was shivering again. Ugh, what was *wrong* with the damn mouse? Couldn't he take a little cold weather? He reached out, put his arm around Yuki's waist, and pulled the boy to him. Now they were walking hip to hip. "Body heat. Don't want you getting sick," he explained, his voice gruff. 'What the hell am I doing...?' Before he could figure it out, they had reached the house. Kyou let go of Yuki, and they went to the door.
It was dark, had been since a few minutes after they left Yuki's garden. Shigure stood just inside the door, framed in the light from the house. "And what were we doing out so late, boys?" he asked, his voice too sweet. There was a laugh in his tone. "I went to get my books from where I had left them, in the garden.", Yuki said, calmly. He didn't understand what Shigure found funny about the situation. But, then again, he didn't understand Shigure most of the time. "I see. And, Kyou-chan, you went with him?" Kyou growled at the nickname. "*Don't* call me Kyou-chan. And, no, I was on the roof when he left for the garden. I went to see who it was.""I see. You expect me to believe that, when you two come home, looking like you've just been on a date?" Shigure laughed, then said, "Seems you two like each other more than I had thought..." Kyou and Yuki looked at each other, confused. Then, Kyou understood- Yuki still had his jacket! "*Like* him?! I *hate* that k'so nezumi! I only gave him my jacket because I *had* to! It was cold! You know how weak that onna otoko is! With his stupid lungs, he would have died or something if I didn't do anything about it!" Yuki joined in, "and I hated wearing his stupid jacket! Now I reek of cat!" to prove his point, he took it off and threw it at Kyou. "You know I hate the baka neko just as much as he hates me!" "Hai, hai..." Shigure said. Then, once the two boys were in the house, stomping off in different directions, "So, why did Kyou have his arm around Yuki?"
baka neko- stupid cat
k'so nezumi- damn mouse
onna otoko- girly boy
hai, hai- yes, yes
please review~!
~I don't own Fruits Basket~
it's sappy, and shounen ai.
Chapter 2
I-its not what you think!
Kyou awoke from shallow sleep, and looked around. He had heard someone walking around...but who? His eyes fell on someone leaving the house. Yuki? The cat in him started to get excited. Maybe, if he caught Yuki off-guard, he could win! 'Time for a game of cat and mouse.' Quietly, he jumped from the roof, and landed softly on his feet. Yuki was walking towards his garden. 'Wait, what is he doing? Gardening...at night? In the dark?' Kyou was confused, and slightly...worried...? 'Ah, it doesn't matter. I'll beat that rat whether or not he's gone crazy.' He followed, stealthily, far enough behind Yuki that the mouse didn't know he was being trailed.
'Walking out here is nice,' Yuki decided. It was quiet, the sky was gorgeous. He had almost forgotten about the damn dress. That is, until he reached his garden, and saw it sticking out of his school bag. 'Ugh.' Sighing, he picked up his bag and turned, coming face to face with... Kyou? 'What's he doing in my garden?' Yuki thought, 'And, why this late?'
Kyou had every intention of hitting Yuki. He really did. He wanted to win. It didn't matter if it was a fair fight or not. But, when Yuki sighed, and turned around, looking so tired, and well, cute... Kyou couldn't bring himself to hit the boy. The cat in him was infuriated, he confused. He was torn in two, the cat raging, 'What is *wrong* with me?! I-I just thought the k'so nezumi was cute! He is *not* cute! We're sworn enemies!' but he also wondered, 'Why are we enemies? He looks so tired...' Kyou hesitated, then started to speak. "W-what the hell are you doing out here so late?" 'Great one, Kyou. Way to start a conversation,' he berated himself. 'Gotta say something, make that sound less...harsh.' "It's getting cold, you know. Your lungs..." he trailed off. Why the hell did he care, anyway? He *always* used a harsh tone when he spoke to Yuki. He looked up, to see a glimmer of... was that surprise? on Yuki's face, before the mouse retorted, "I left my books out here earlier. It's none of your business, anyway, baka neko. And what about my lungs? It's not like you to care about what happens to me." "Oh... and... um... I'm sorry, I was just worried...." Kyou was shocked at himself for saying that. It had slipped out without him noticing, and when he heard himself say the words he felt like he was listening to someone else. But he was nowhere near as surprised at saying it as Yuki was at hearing it. "um...well, then...I-I'm sorry I snapped at you, Kyou. I just...had a bad day..."
They walked back to the house in silence. Halfway there, Yuki started to shiver. 'Kyou was right. It *is* cold. I should have brought that jacket...' He wondered why the cat cared. Kyou *never* cared about what happened to Yuki. 'Maybe Honda-san's rubbing off on him...' He felt something warm wrap around his shoulders. Kyou's jacket. 'Definitely...' Even if it was only a result of Tohru's influence, it was still nice. When Kyou was being civil, he was... kind. 'And, unlike Honda-san, he doesn't *always* act this way...' Not that he disliked anything Tohru did. Quite the contrary. It was just that... an act of good will by Kyou was not a pleasure many were graced with. 'With Kyou like this,' he questioned himself, 'is there anyone I'd rather be around?'
Kyou wondered what the hell he was doing. First, he had been worried about the damn rat. Bad, but excusable. Then, he had let Yuki *know* he had been worried about him. But, the worst was, he had gone as far as to give Yuki his jacket! He was taking care of his *enemy*! Sure, they boy looked cold... but why did Kyou care? After all, if something happened to Yuki, he would be accepted, right? Kyou didn't understand why the sight of Yuki, shivering, made him want to cry. He never wanted to see him suffer again. Well, not unless Kyou was the one making him suffer. But, did he really want to hurt Yuki anymore? What was he *thinking*? Of course he did! How could he beat him without hurting him? 'Ah, there is seriously something wrong with me today...' He noticed Yuki was shivering again. Ugh, what was *wrong* with the damn mouse? Couldn't he take a little cold weather? He reached out, put his arm around Yuki's waist, and pulled the boy to him. Now they were walking hip to hip. "Body heat. Don't want you getting sick," he explained, his voice gruff. 'What the hell am I doing...?' Before he could figure it out, they had reached the house. Kyou let go of Yuki, and they went to the door.
It was dark, had been since a few minutes after they left Yuki's garden. Shigure stood just inside the door, framed in the light from the house. "And what were we doing out so late, boys?" he asked, his voice too sweet. There was a laugh in his tone. "I went to get my books from where I had left them, in the garden.", Yuki said, calmly. He didn't understand what Shigure found funny about the situation. But, then again, he didn't understand Shigure most of the time. "I see. And, Kyou-chan, you went with him?" Kyou growled at the nickname. "*Don't* call me Kyou-chan. And, no, I was on the roof when he left for the garden. I went to see who it was.""I see. You expect me to believe that, when you two come home, looking like you've just been on a date?" Shigure laughed, then said, "Seems you two like each other more than I had thought..." Kyou and Yuki looked at each other, confused. Then, Kyou understood- Yuki still had his jacket! "*Like* him?! I *hate* that k'so nezumi! I only gave him my jacket because I *had* to! It was cold! You know how weak that onna otoko is! With his stupid lungs, he would have died or something if I didn't do anything about it!" Yuki joined in, "and I hated wearing his stupid jacket! Now I reek of cat!" to prove his point, he took it off and threw it at Kyou. "You know I hate the baka neko just as much as he hates me!" "Hai, hai..." Shigure said. Then, once the two boys were in the house, stomping off in different directions, "So, why did Kyou have his arm around Yuki?"
baka neko- stupid cat
k'so nezumi- damn mouse
onna otoko- girly boy
hai, hai- yes, yes
please review~!