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ch010 - [Love Hurts]

       A gentle knock was heard on Kyo's door and he rolled off of his bed grumpily and slid open the door. His usual morning grumpiness was wiped away when he saw Tohru's smiling face in front of him.

"Hey,"

he said, while rubbing his eyes sleepily. Tohru bowed her head down,

"I'm so sorry for waking you up... I'll come back at a later time if you want,"

she said, embarrassed, and turned around, but he pulled her back by the arm and said gruffly,

"Don't be sorry... so what is it that you came up here for?"

Tohru turned around and put her hands behind her back and said happily,

"I was just wondering if you'd want to see a movie later today... just the two of us."

Kyo was completely awake now, and was sweating like a pig as he clenched his teeth together.

"Uhhh..."

Tohru looked at him expectantly and felt her hopes soar down to zero as she saw his hesitation. She lowered her head and said sadly,

"It's okay if you don't want to, I completely understand."

That was all the encouragement that he needed. Kyo picked up her chin and said softly,

"I wanna go."

Tohru smiled and then whispered,

"Really?"

Kyo gave her an awkward smile and said,

"Really."

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*Our first date... wow*

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Kyo and Tohru had just finished watching the movie Tokyo Nights and were walking to a restaurant. Kyo had his hands stuffed in his pocket, still feeling the butterflies in his stomach.

*What the hell is wrong with you?! Hold her hand or something!*

Kyo gulped and glanced at her side profile and took out a sweaty hand from his deep pocket. He shakily reached for her hand that lay vacant by her side, but missed his chance because she stopped in front of a restaurant and spun around to face him.

"Do you want to eat here Kyo-kun? I've never been to one of these kinds of restaurants before."

Kyo looked at what she was talking about and saw that it was one of those restaurants where couples danced. His cheeks flared up when the thought of dancing entered his mind.

"Ahh..."

He looked at her face and knew that if he said no, then she'd be disappointed, and he didn't want to do that so he sighed and gave in,

"Alright..."

Tohru clapped her hands together in excitement and he followed her into the restaurant where they were seated at a table with a lily in a vase sitting on the middle of the marble table.

"Wow, it's so beautifully set up,"

said Tohru in awe as she looked at the sparkling ceiling and the bright lights shining, while the soft violin music played harmoniously in the background.

After their meal was done Tohru wiped her hands on her napkin and shyly looked at Kyo with a nervous smile, and asked,

"Kyo-kun... do you want to dance?"

Kyo wiped his mouth with a napkin and felt his face flare up into flames. He couldn't do it... he couldn't possibly dance in front of her, even the thought of it made him nauseous.

"I... I can't dance,"

he muttered and averted his eyes into another direction. Tohru giggled softly and then nodded with understanding,

"It's okay, maybe another time."

They left the restaurant, after paying, and decided to take a walk by the lake. They just sat by the lake and watched the water sparkle with the moon's reflection on it.

"This has been a great night for me,"

said Tohru breathlessly, while staring up at the twinkling stars that glowed against the midnight sky. Kyo lay down on the soft grass and turned his head in her direction,

"...Me too. To tell you the truth, I've never felt this way before in my life."

Tohru lay down next to him on the grass and rolled over to her side to face him fully and smiled angelically. He rolled over to his side as well so that he was facing her fully too, and they just lay there smiling peacefully, picking at the soft green grass.

From a far distance, behind an oak tree, Kagura was watching them with tear filled eyes.

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Tohru and Kyo were walking back to the house and on the way he looked at her lone hand and finally took it in his. She blushed and held onto his hand tightly, not wanting to let go of the feeling.

After a few minutes they reached the house and he walked her back to her room and gave her a kiss goodnight before she went to sleep. Kyo sighed with content and went up to the roof because he didn't really feel tired just yet. He was still coming down from the high of just being with Tohru. He put his arms behind his head and lay on the cold roof tiles with a smile that wouldn't wipe off his face. He then heard footsteps on the roof and turned his head, expecting to see Tohru, but instead he saw Kagura approaching him. He sat up quickly and shot her a stern look,

"What the hell are you doing up here?"

He looked into her eyes and the anger chipped away when he saw the tears in her eyes. She said in a choked up voice,

"I... I saw you and Tohru together. So are you two dating now?"

Kyo groaned and put his hands to his face and then said bitterly,

"It's none of your business, leave me alone."

Tears flowed down her cheeks as she yelled out hysterically,

"How can you guys be together when you have this curse? How are you going to be able to hug her? How will you ever get married? Have children?! How can you be truly happy when you can't even touch her without worrying about the curse? You're just going to make life harder for the both of you! So how?! How can you two be together?!!"

Kyo slammed his fists down onto the roof with all his rage and yelled out as loud as he could,

"SHUT UP!!"

Kagura let out a little gasp and backed away with tears stained cheeks. She stood there for a moment, just gaping at him with an open mouth. He glared at her with his glowing red eyes and she turned her heel and ran off of the roof, leaving Kyo to contemplate on the roof.

*Damn her! DAMN HER! Why does she have to be right?! Who the hell was I kidding, thinking that I could ever be together with a normal girl... I can't give Tohru marriage, or children. We can't have a life together... a normal one for that matter...THIS IS BULLSHIT.*

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Kyo went back downstairs and snuck into Tohru's room quietly. He shook her shoulder lightly and she opened her eyes groggily. She squinted and saw Kyo staring down at her and got up sleepily and asked,

"Is everything okay?"

Kyo took her hands in his and closed his eyes and opened them up again,

"I...need to break up with you."

Tohru's eyes widened in shock and was in complete awe of his sudden behavior,

"W-What?"

Kyo looked pained as he shook his head and said,

"It's not that I don't want to be with you, 'cuz I do... but... today I realized that we can't have a life together, not with this curse that I have. So I vow to get rid of it... and then I'll come back to you as a new person."

Tohru sputtered out,

"B-but how are you going to get rid of the curse?"

Kyo let go of her hands and got off of her bed and said,

"I don't know... but all I know is that the answer isn't here."

Silent tears fell from Tohru's eyes as she whispered,

"I don't want you to leave... please don't go."

Kyo leaned over to her and held her face in his hands and kissed her deeply before heading to the door,

"I'm sorry. But I gotta do this… for me and you."

He pulled the door open but felt a pull on the back of his shirt that held him back. Tohru cried silently and lay her forehead on his back, feeling the hot tears drop down from her chin to the carpeted floor as she clutched his shirt.

"Please...don't go..."

Kyo closed his eyes and walked off without a word. She felt the soft fabric and his warmth vanish from her within seconds, and then she heard the front door slide shut. Tohru leaned on the wall and slid down to the floor, her shoulders shaking as she cried through the night.

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