Chapter 6: The Boar

"KYO-KUN! MY DARLING!" A shrill voice came from the main entrance of Shigure's house.

"Hmm...that voice sounds awfully familiar." Yuki thought as he put on his shoes.

"Who the heck is making so much noise?" Kyo howled.

Immediately, a girl about their age tore down the door and hugged Kyo. At the same time, Tohru was walking down the stairs when she saw the girl in green top heading her arms around Kyo's neck.

"NO!" Tohru screamed, thinking that Kyo might transform.

Surprisingly, Kyo remained in his human form.

"Kagura! What do you think you are doing! Get off me this instance!"

"Kyo~ Don't you remember? I am your girlfriend!" Kagura smiled slyly at Kyo.

"Girlfriend? Kagura? And why didn't she transform Kyo?" Tohru thought as she bowed her head in disappointment.

"Oh Tohru, you might be wondering why Kyo didn't transform, aren't you? Well, Kagura is the boar in the Chinese zodiacs and she is our cousin. And when opposite gender in the zodiacs hug each other, they won't transform. It's that simple." Shigure grinned contentedly at his own 'intelligence'.

"Oh..."

Yuki suddenly seemed as though he was troubled by a thought, but his expression changed to normal after a while. For the first time, Yuki was the fastest to be prepared for school and was screaming for Tohru and Kyo to hurry. Immediately, Kyo pushed Kagura onto the floor and dashed out of the house. Tohru followed silently behind Yuki and Kyo to school.

"A penny of your thoughts Tohru?" Kyo asked with concern.

"I'm just thinking about Kagura."

"Oh...don't bother about her. She's a little eccentric at times..." Kyo comforted Tohru.

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The bell rang and the class dispersed very quickly.

"I'm sorry I can't return home with you today Tohru. I've arranged with the boys to play basketball after this." Kyo said.

Tohru nodded and retreated home solemnly.

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"Ahh! You're back! My rival in love..." Kagura's sarcastic remark greeted Tohru the moment she stepped into the house. "Where's Kyo? Did he desert you like what he did to his ex-girlfriends?"

"Huh?"

"You mean he didn't tell you? He had so many girlfriends before he even knew you and I am one of them. He deserted me back in the Sohma house and now I've come back for him. Don't be so confident in yourself Tohru Honda. One day...he WILL do the same to you too." Kagura said cynically.

"No he won't!" Tohru protested, running up to her room with tears brimming in her eyes.

"Perfect. Just the way we planned for it to be..." Kagura mumbled to herself.

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"Hey Tohru! I'm back. What's for dinner?" Kyo said as he removed his shoes.

"Go take a bath first my darling. You're all sweaty and dirty. It's not good to stay like this." Kagura walked over to Kyo and placed her hand on his shoulder.

"What are you STILL doing here Kagura?! Get off me! What's wrong with you today! You disgust me!"

"Oh my Kyo! You're so mean to me...how could you..." Kagura started wiping the tears off her cheeks.

"Kyo! Kagura told you to bathe out of the goodness of her heart. Why did you insult her for no reason?" Tohru finally blurted out.

"Toh..Tohru? I don't understand...why did you get mad with me all of a sudden?" Kyo said with shock.

"You know perfectly well...I do not have the need to explain." Tohru's voice faded.

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Author's Reviews:

So sorry for the short chapter! Gomen nasai~ Next chapter will be longer...I promise =x How was this chapter? Was it a little crappy? Okay, in case you were wondering, in this story Kagura didn't like Kyo since she was young, like the anime series made it. In this story she just appears all of a sudden and claims to be Kyo's ex-girlfriend. What will happen to Tohru? She didn't have any objections did she? The next chapter would be more chaotic and Kagura would cause more trouble for Tohru. Be sure to catch the next chapter!