DISCLAIMER: I do not own Fruits Basket, although I do own some of my own characters that may appear in some of the chapters. (Ryu)

A/N: Awe, all so worried about Yuki. Muhahaha! And only I know how this is gonna end up. Poor Yuki. I don't know if I have the heart to kill him... but hay you never know. ;) My mind works in strange ways.

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It's the Thoughts that Count

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Chapter Five:

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One Week Later

"I am not going to lie to myself anymore. I am jealous of Ryu. I do like Kagura, but I can't tell them that. No way! I am not going to let Shigure know that he was right. Absolutely not. Damn dog!" Kyo sighed and looked up at the darkening sky. The Valentine's banquet was on Saturday. "Its Monday... I can't go to that dumb banquet alone. And Kagura is probably going with Ryu. I could ask Tohru... no. I'll let that damn rat do that. Hm... Uo and Hana are definitely out... Kagura...."

~*~

"Hello, this is Yuki," he answered the phone.

"Hello Yuki..."a dark voice answered him on the other end. "How are you feeling?"

"Akito?" Yuki's eyes grew wide. "What do you want?"

"Haru... Tohru... Kagura... Kyo... they all saw the same thing. Though different in what happened. Yuki, you can't deny the inevitable," Akito answered slyly.

"Leave me alone," Yuki began to grow short of breath.

"Don't deny it Yuki, you know what they mean," Akito was very pleased with the way that this was going. "Come home Yuki. You must come home."

"No! Leave Me Alone!" his breathes were coming in gasps now. He almost couldn't breath. He dropped the phone and clutched his chest. "Someone! Help!"

"Good-bye Yuki," Akito snickered and hung up his phone. Yuki could hear the dial tone as his mind began to race.

~*~

"Yuki?" Kyo heard a muffled yell inside the house. He jumped to his feet and leapt off the house. He looked inside the open door and saw Yuki on the floor holding his chest and wheezing trying to get to the stairs. "Dammit. Where is Shigure?"

"Kyo," Yuki saw the blurred figure standing in the door way. He was sweating, he couldn't breath. He knew he was about to change. He couldn't help it.

"Yuki," Kyo was at his side in a second. "Yuki! What do you need? How can I help?"

"I-i-nha-ler u-u-up-stairs," Yuki pointed and then he transformed.

Kyo's eyes were wide. He picked up the little white rat and ran upstairs to Yuki's room. "Where is it Yuki? Where is it?" He had to find it fast. He looked in all the draws and finally found it in a draw next to his bed. "What do I do now? Come on Yuki.. I need your help..."

He ran back downstairs and picked up the phone that was laying off the hook. He shook his head and hung up quickly and then picked it back up again and dialed Hatori's number.

"Hello, Hatori's office. Momiji Sohma speaking." came the voice on the other end.

"Momiji! Get Hatori! NOW!!!" Kyo yelled.

"Alright alright..."Momiji set the phone down. "Hatori! Its Kyo! He wants to talk to you now!"

"Kyo?" Hatori asked picking up the phone.

"Its Yuki! He's having an asthma attack. He's already changed. What do I do?" Kyo asked frantically.

"You have his inhaler? Squirt once in front of his nose. If he doesn't breath that in, squirt it again. I'm on my way."

"Alright," Kyo hung up the phone. He laid Yuki on the palm of his hand and took the inhaler and squirted it once in front of his nose. Yuki didn't seem to be breathing. "Come on Yuki. Breath... you need to breath." He didn't breath so Kyo squirted it again. Yuki took a gasping breath. Kyo sighed and smiled. He kept the inhaler in his hand and went into the dining room. He sat down on the floor and held Yuki in his hand waiting for Hatori to get there.

~*~

"Kagura. Will you come to the banquet with me?" Ryu asked from the driver's side of the car as they sat at the end of the Sohma's driveway.

"I... um... I'll have to let you know tomorrow. I'm not sure if I'm going yet or not," Kagura smiled politely.

"That's fine. So... I'll see you tomorrow?" Ryu asked leaning closer to her.

"Yeah," she said jumping out of the car before he got the chance to kiss her. She sighed and ran up to the house without looking back. She opened the door and stopped dead in her tracks. Hatori was holding a, what seemed to by limp, white rat in his hand. Momiji was watching him anxiously. Kyo was worried sick. Shigure didn't seem to be there and she knew Tohru was at work. She walked in and quietly shut the door.

"Kagura!" Momiji whispered as he bounced over to her.

"What happened?" she asked quietly never taking her eyes off of Yuki.

"Yuki had a really bad uh... what is it... um... Asthma attack. Yeah, that's it. I think Hori is gonna have to take Yuki to the main house," the little blonde boy said thoughtfully.

"The main house," Kagura and Kyo said at the same moment.

"I'm afraid so," Hatori said sadly. "If Kyo hadn't been here to help... Yuki could have died..."

"But... you know how much he hates going back there...," Kyo said looking down. "Can't he stay here? I mean... the damn rat will be pissed. You don't want him to be pissed because he'll do anything to get out of there..."

"Kyo? Why is he acting so... strange? Its almost like he... cares about what happens to Yuki." Kagura smiled at the thought. "Maybe... he's changing..."

"I know Kyo. I just need to keep an eye on him. Make sure he's okay," Hatori sighed.

"But we can watch him. We can call you if he doesn't get better or something happens," Kagura said quickly. "Please, don't make him face Akito... I think that alone would kill him..."

"Come Hori... even I know that taking him to the main house isn't a good idea," Momiji said crossing his arms. "Can't you let him stay here? Please?"

"Well..." Hatori looked at the little rat in his hands and sighed. "I will stay here with him until he changes back and wakes up... then you call me immediately if anything happens. Do you understand me?"

"They understand you Hori," Momiji said giving the doctor a hug.

"I'm sure they do," Hatori smiled. "Now, where is Shigure?"

"Who cares. He was here this morning and now he's not. He'll be there when Tohru is here to make dinner," Kyo shrugged trying to hide the fact that he had only minutes before been worried about his cousin.

"Well then, we will stay for dinner. I need to speak with Shigure," Hatori said standing. "I am going to take Yuki upstairs. How long until Tohru gets home?"

"About... half an hour or so," Kagura said thoughtfully.

"Good, then Shigure will be back shortly. Who'll stay with Yuki until he wakes up?" Hatori asked looking out the window seeing Shigure walking up the drive-way cheerfully.

"I'll do it," Kyo volunteered trying to sound reluctant.

"Good. Will you take him?" Hatori handed Yuki gently to Kyo and headed out to meet Shigure.

"Fine," Kyo held Yuki gently in his hand and walked upstairs. He walked into Yuki's room and laid him on the pillow. He grabbed the chair from his desk sat down on it backwards starring out Yuki's window. "He could have died... Yuki could have died... like that dream... What will Tohru say? She'll be really upset. Yuki..."

~*~

Kagura watched Kyo leave. No matter how much he wanted everyone to think he was reluctant, she could see he really wanted to watch over Yuki until he got better. He really had been worried. She smiled. "Things really are getting better in this house."

"Kagura!" Momiji whined pulling on Kagura's arm. "I'm hungry!"

"Well, I can see if we have something... but can't you wait for Tohru? I'm really not all that good of a cook," Kagura smiled.

"I guess so..." Momiji said sadly. "I'm going to go see Shigure."

"Alright..." Kagura said going into the kitchen. She pulled a glass from the cupboard and filled it with water. She walked upstairs to Yuki's room and walked in slowly. She walked quietly up to Kyo. He had his head resting on the chair, his eyes closed. She put her hand gently on his shoulder. "Kyo?"

"What?" Kyo raised his head quickly and turned around. "Kagura...?"

"I brought you some water. You look sick," Kagura smiled holding out the water for him.

"I'm fine," Kyo said simply. He took the water from her hand and drank it. "Thanks."

"Kyo?" Kagura asked quietly.

"What?" Kyo replied looking out the window.

"You've been really different lately... is something...wrong?" she looked at the now human form of Yuki laying on the bed.

"Nothing... is wrong," Kyo said unconvincingly.

"Kyo..." she said sadly turning to leave. "Tohru will want to see him when she gets in. I'll send her up."

"Kagura..." Kyo turned around stopping her in the doorway. "Are you going to the banquet with..."

"I'm not sure... he asked me today... bit I told him I'd tell him tomorrow," she said not turning around.

"So, what are you going to tell him?" Kyo asked.

"Well... I'm not sure..." Kagura said about to close the door.

"If you... decide you don't want to go with him... would you mind going with me?" Kyo asked quietly. "I've been thinking... I've been a real jerk to you... so if you don't want to go with me... that's fine too..."

"I'll think about it," Kagura smiled closing the door without letting him see her smile.

"Did I just do that? Why did I do that? She hates me... she'll never forgive me for being such a jerk... Yuki... how do you deal with all those girls?" Kyo looked at his pale cousin and sighed.

~*~

"What?! Yuki's not well?" Tohru gasped as she met Momiji at the door. "What happened?"

"Asthma attack," Momiji said excitedly. "He would have died if Kyo hadn't saved him. Can you make me something to eat? I'm starving!"

"Oh..of course," Tohru said looking distant. "I'll make you some rice balls and then I'm want to go up and see him."

"Tohru..." Kagura said from the kitchen.

"Kagura?" Tohru walked in.

"I can make him some rice balls. I guess its not that hard," Kagura smiled.

"Would you?" she asked.

"Of course," Kagura grinned. "Besides... I know you're worried. You need to go see him. Hatori says he should wake soon."

"And Kyo... where is he?" Tohru asked not seeing him anywhere.

"He's with Yuki. Just between you and me.. He was really worried about Yuki," Kagura winked.

"That's great," Tohru smiled running out of the kitchen and up the stairs. "Thanks Kagura."

"Its no trouble," Kagura smiled to herself.

"Yuki... why wasn't I here... I should have been here..." Tohru ran upstairs and to where Yuki's door was closed. She quietly opened it. Kyo was sitting on the chair with he head resting on the back of it as if he was sleeping. She smiled and walked in. Yuki was laying on the bed, his face paler than usual, his eyes closed. She smiled as she saw the gentle rising and falling of his chest as he breathed. "Yuki..."

"T-t-Tohru..." Yuki's slowly opened.

"Huh? Oh Tohru?" Kyo leapt out of his chair quickly and headed to the door. "Yuki is awake... I had better go tell Hatori..."

"I'm sorry you had to see me like this..." Yuki said quietly.

"But it wasn't your fault. You can't help it," Tohru smiled wiping a tear from her eye.

"I know... Ms. Honda... are you going to the banquet?" Yuki asked sitting up slightly.

"Well, I don't know... I don't really want to go alone... and I don't have anyone to go with..." Tohru said looking down to hide her slight blushing.

"Well... would you like to go... with me?" Yuki smiled.

"Really? Oh! I'd love to! But wouldn't you rather go with one of the fan club girls?" Tohru asked.

"I couldn't go with one of them when I know that there is someone else that is very special to me here," Yuki said quietly as he heard footsteps coming up the hallway. "Forgive me for changing the subject... but why am I here? Why didn't I get sent to the main house? Hatori would have wanted to take me there..."

"Well, Kyo and Kagura convinced me you'd be better off here," Hatori smiled walking in. "Tohru, if you will please excuse me. I need to take a look at Yuki."

"Of course. I need to make dinner anyway," Tohru smiled closing the door with a polite bow.

~*~

"I'll take this up to Yuki. You can all start without me," Tohru smiled as she started up the stairs with a tray of hot soup. She came to Yuki's open door and walked in. He was sitting in his bed looking out the window. He smiled when he saw her. "How are you feeling Yuki?"

"Better," Yuki smiled as she walked over to him and handed him the tray. He coughed lightly. "Leeks?"

"Yep. I thought it would do you good," she smiled.

"I know they will. Thank you very much," he smiled coughing again. He picked up the spoon and took a sip. "Mmm... very good."

"I'm glad you like it. I will be back later. Enjoy," she smiled. Tohru bowed and walked out of the room. She closed the door behind her and then went downstairs.

"I would like Yuki to stay home tomorrow," Hatori was saying as she came into the room. None had begun to eat yet. "Shigure, I may need you to come with me to see Akito. I will need to explain why Yuki didn't go to the main house."

"Yes. Awe, Tohru. Would you be willing to stay home with Yuki tomorrow?" Shigure asked as Tohru came in.

"Of course." Tohru said sitting down next to Kagura. "I don't mind at all."

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"Tohru... Yuki has developed a cough. If it gets any worse tomorrow, call me," Hatori said as he and Momiji got ready to leave.

"Dinner was really good! Thanks Tohru," Momiji exclaimed jumping up to hug her.

"I don't think so," Kyo said grabbing Momiji in mid-air. "You're not going to even try that again."

"Awwwwwwwwe! Kyo!" Momiji whined.

"Shut-up," Kyo sighed tossing the blonde boy to Hatori.

"Whaaaaaaa!!! Kyo hurt me," Momiji whined as Hatori pulled him down the road.

"So what caused the attack?" Tohru asked once they had gone.

"As far as we can tell...." Kagura said thoughtfully.

"A phone call," Kyo finished looking down.

"But who could it have..." Tohru started but stopped with the realization of who it had been.

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A/N: So what do you all think? Near death experience. Muahahaha! But Yuki is still sick? Anyway... R & R!!!! I hope you all like it. I'll work on chapter 6 as much as I can this weekend but I have a lot of home work. Stupid high school classes. Anyhoo... enojoy!!!!