Tohru scribbled down on a piece on paper. She was trying to write a letter....to Kyo. She wanted to tell him just how she felt. How much she needed him. She reread her paper then crinkled it up.

"It's not good enough! I just can't get it write." Tohru said sadly. She needed to write down her feelings for him. She was afraid to tell him person, but maybe she could do it through letters. She threw the wad of paper towards the trash basket, missing it by two feet. She was too tired to get up and pick it up, which was unusual for her. Instead she just slowly got up out of her seat and when to sit on her bed. With a sigh she got under the covers and fell asleep.

Kyo peeked into Tohru's room. He had been watching her for a while. He was worried about her. Being careful not to wake her, he slowly slipped into the room and over to her desk. Curiously he bent and picked up the discarded paper, unwrapped it and slowly read it.

~"Dear Kyo,

You're not a monster to me. I care for you truly, deep inside my heart. I can't breathe when I look at you because I love you so much. I would love you even if I had to die for it. When I look at you I know you are the one. You are the one I want to spend forever with. I love all of you, every part of who you are, every form.

When I look into your haunted eyes I see the hurt there. I just want to wash that all away so you can be happy. Your every breath is precious to me, every second you live I feel happy. I love you so much that it rips me apart. I want to be with you forever, for every second of my life I want to be with you.

I want to touch your face. I want to feel your warmth. But most of all I want you to be happy....forever.

Right now I am crying for you. I'm crying because love hurts you sometimes. I see you so miserable and it hurts. In a way I love the pain, because it is my love for you that fuels it.

But then again I am so happy when I am around you. Your presence, your smell, they are intoxicating. I just want to sit there and soak it all up. Your voice it enthralls me, it intrigues me........"~

Kyo's heart beat faster and faster as he read over the letter. He started to shake, the paper slipping from his hands.

"She loves me..." Kyo whispered quietly to himself. He felt so happy, so relieved, so so.......

Without thinking Kyo walked over to where Tohru was sleeping soundly in her bed. She looked so peaceful and beautiful when she slept. Kyo's heart raced as he reached out a finger and slowly traced the features of her face.

Tohru felt a slight touch on her face and slowly she opened her eyes. Kyo was standing over her, a finger tracing over her lips.

"Kyo?" She whispered, wondering what he was doing here in the middle of the night.

"Tohru, I love you too. I want to spend forever with you too." He said a slight blush creeping up his cheeks.

Tohru was stunned. Then she realized that he must of read the letter. She scolded herself for not cleaning that up right away. But then again maybe it was a good thing she hadn't.

Tohru sat up so that she was facing him. There were tears in her eyes. "I didn't know how to tell you....I was scared..." Tohru said trying to stop the tears from flowing down her cheeks.

Kyo brushed the tears softly off her face, making Tohru feel lightheaded. His touch was even better than she had imagined.

"I was scared too, but now....I can admit my feelings...I love you so much.....Tohru..." As he spoke her name he slowly reached down and pulled her face towards his. Cautiously he placed his lips over hers and kissed her.

All Tohru could think of was Kyo's lips on hers, his sweet presence enveloping her, his arms slowly moving to caress her face and neck. He was careful not to hug her, but never in his life did he want to hold her more though.

Yuki stood silently in the hallway, watching Kyo and Tohru. He face fell as he saw Kyo lean over and kiss her. He had never lost to Kyo before; he had always beaten Kyo at everything, but this. The thing that made him the angriest was that this was the one thing that he cared about most. Tohru meant so much to him, she was so special. He loved her so much. Slowly Yuki turned away. He couldn't bear to watch Kyo touch her. It made him sick. He quickly ran downstairs into the kitchen.

He poured himself a glass of water and sipped it while leaning against the wall. It had been two weeks since the episode with Kyo in his monster form, and Yuki had hoped that things would stay the same between them. But his prayers had not been answered. Kyo and Tohru had just been getting closer and closer.

Shigure yawned as he woke up. It was still really dark outside. He glanced over at the clock. It read: 12:39. He stretched his arms and pulled away the covers. He paused for a second when he thought he heard the sound of someone walking past his room. He quickly got out of bed just fast enough to see Yuki disappear down the stairs.

"Oh...It's just Yuki." Shigure said sleepily. Then he froze when he heard some noises coming from Tohru's room. Silently he crept over to it and peeked through the door. Shigure almost choked when he saw Kyo and Tohru kissing passionately. Then he remembered that Yuki was awake too. If he had seen them.....

Yuki looked up at the sounds of footsteps. He was relieved to find that it was only Shigure.

"Shigure, what are you doing up at this hour?" Yuki asked, trying to forget what he had just witnessed.

"I could ask you the same thing." Shigure replied.

Yuki said nothing else, simply stared into space.

"Is there something on your mind, Yuki?" Shigure said.

Yuki simply shook his head. Tohru was something he did not want to discuss with his older cousin.

Shigure started humming to himself. He wasn't going to force Yuki to talk to him. He just wanted him to know he was there for him if he needed it.

"Well, I think I'm going back to bed. You should too, Yuki. You have school tomorrow." With those last words he went back up to his bed.

Kyo couldn't stand it any longer. He pulled her whole body against him, embracing her as he continued to kiss her. After a second he changed into his cat form, but Tohru didn't mind. She simply held him in her arms. Purring, Kyo curled up in her arms, and they both fell fast asleep.

Shigure woke the next morning and went down to the kitchen to find that Yuki was still there leaning against the wall. He looked dead tired and his whole body was shaking from weakness.

"Yuki, did you get any sleep last night?!?" Shigure said, going over to the boy, worried.

Yuki feebly shook his head. Shigure supported Yuki, and brought him back up to his room.

"Yuki, I want you to get some sleep. Forget about school today."

Shigure, acting for once as the responsible 'adult' covered Yuki up with the blanket, despite Yuki's protest. As soon as Yuki's head touched the pillow he fell fast asleep.