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A/N: Okay. ;; No more A/N throughout the story. Only at the beginning or end. WAAAAAA. You hurt my thinking organs! T.T Oh. And when Kyo mentioned Yuki's "girly looking clogs" he's talking about the ones Yuki's wearing on the cover of the second manga volume. Something unnatural about 'um. ; Enjoy. YUKI-FANS. Oo; I am so veeeeery sorry. Xx; Yuki isn't in this chapter much; it's a Kyoru fic after all! :o But don't hate me, the way some Cat-haters hate Rat-lovers, vice versa. Oo; I like Yuki-kun! I really do! He so Purdy. :3 And so sweet in the way he cares for Tohru. But It's so much easier to imagine Kyon-Kyon naked. xDDD And he's SO ADORABLE when he and Tohru-kun have warm moments, and I'm a sucker for hot, angst, bad-boy outcast types. =) Oh well. Bai for now.
The cat stared at himself in the mirror. Yes.
Kyo. Was in. A tuxedo.
Kyo continued staring, juggling three expressions at once on his face; a blank stare, as he thought he looked like a waiter, a half smile, at how stupid he thought he looked, and eyes shining slightly with secret appreciation. He'd be lying if he did not say that he never looked better.
He hoped Tohru liked it; he had a white jacket, with a black collar, black bow-tie and black pants. He really couldn't say much about the shoes; they looked really gay, as did all dress shoes. They reminded him of those girly-looking clogs Yuki had.
Kyo had fought violently with his hair, trying to make it stay flat; he even went as far as dunking his head in the tub, but no matter what it stayed the same, so he dried it and let it go the way it always did.
Shigure banged on the door. "KYO, ARE YOU GETTING STONED IN THERE?" he asked, sounding almost serious. "You know, dancing stoned isn't very fun. I have experience in that department!" Kyo growled at the voice behind the door.
"I'M SURE YOU HAVE, STUPID DOG!" The idea came of kicking down the door for a surprise-attack on Shigure, but was dismissed when he thought of how it would mess up his suit. He sighed and opened it.
Kyo was greeted by Shigure, whom was wearing one of his own suits; plain black with a bow tie. The cat stared, trying to look indifferent about it. "What are you wearing, and why?" Kyo asked, a slight anger to his tone.
"Oh! Kyo! Didn't I tell you?" Shigure said, a smile creeping unto his face. Just then Yuki walked out of his room, and listened in on the conversation. "Well, your school had a shortage on chaperones for the prom soooooo....." The dog said, waiting a moment for dramatization.
"I'M GOING TO BE A CHAPERONE! It'll be oodles of fun, Kyo!" Said the dog, grinning.
"WHAAAAAT?!?!?!" Kyo yelled, angry orange cat ears popping out of his head.
"Yup. Can't wait. My first dance in 8years." Shigure stated merrily.
Shigure smiled. He turned and suddenly noticed Yuki, who's purple eyes were glowing with menace. The rat too was in a suit. It was an elegant silk one, light grey in color that looked silver in the light, with a black undershirt and white neck tie. He walked forward towards the frozen dog. "YOU. ARE NOT. GOING." he said, borderline-insane at the moment. You could feel the electricity in the air. Shigure smiled nervously.
"But Yuki, I already called the school, and they were so happy to hear I was coming. Plus I heard the news from YOU first, so I could only assume you wanted me to go and save the day." said Shigure, a river of exaggerated tears falling from his eyes.
Yuki sighed and put all his anger into the form of a tight fist, and released, feeling the anger ebb away. "Okay. I guess... It's just you, anyway." Shigure smiled sneakily.
"Yes, just me." he said, still smirking. Kyo, tired of watching them argue, walked towards the bathroom door to see if the inhabitant, Tohru, was almost done getting ready. Shigure blocked his path.
"Now, now, Kyo. It's bad luck to see the bride before the wedding." Shigure said, shaking his finger for emphasis. "It's also very rude!" he added. Kyo looked flustered. He took a moment to recollect himself and yelled.
"WEDDING? Shigure, damnit, someone needs to shoot you in the head!" he snarled. Murmuring, he walked out into the living room and sat down, distracted. He barely noticed the two other men sitting in there.
A white haired, golden eyed man stared for a minute at the spaced out Kyo, and spoke loudly so as to startle him. "AH! Dear Kyo, I heard the news! You're taking the Princess to the ball!" It was Ayame, wearing a sleek black suit with a long tail, and a large, drooping bow on his neck. Sitting near him was Hatori, who waved to the shocked Kyo. Hatori was in a white suit that reminded Kyo greatly of his doctor's coat.
Yuki froze at the familiar voice; it was deep and rich but managed to sound slightly feminine. It was his idiot brother, Ayame. Yuki ran to the door to the living room. His worst fear had been confirmed.
"WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING HERE?" Kyo and Yuki yelled out in chorus. Ayame laughed, and began to explain.
"Well, we heard that a mighty Kingdom needed guards to supervise the men and women inside for a ball and protect them from the demons of sex and drugs! Being naturally charitable, I came to their rescue." Ayame answered, sounding very formal. Hatori cut in.
"Well, he came to spike the punch and watch all the high schoolers get drunk for his amusement. I came because Shigure called." Hatori stated, in his cool voice. Ayame smiled sheepishly.
Yuki stood and stared at the ground. He knew Ayame wouldn't be leaving. Oh well. It would be easy to hide from him in the crowd anyways...
Kyo sat, and decided just to watch until Tohru came out, "Oh, yes, Yuki... Who are you taking to the prom?" asked Aya. The rat was silent. "C'mon Yuki, don't tell me a handsome young man like yourself hasn't got a date. Who is she?" Aya urged. Yuki murmured, his voice bearly audible.
"...Kagura..."
Kyo suddenly felt a rush of gratitude towards Yuki and a feeling of guilt because of Kagura. He sighed. Well, Kagura'd be too distracted to bother him, at least... Aya smiled.
"Ah. Well, a date inside the Zodiac would certainly make things a lot easier. Plus, she's pretty cute. Fine choice." And with that, he gave his brother a thumbs up. Yuki growled.
"I don't need your approval..." he murmured. He went back into his room, to both get his money and escape the others.
Shigure could be heard, walking down the hall with Tohru. "Shigure, you really don't have to... This is so embarrassing." Tohru stated, her voice showing how flustered she was. Kyo looked up to the door.
"No. My little flower just looks so cute right now, she needs a formal introduction." Shigure said playfully. Shigure came out from the hallway door, arms out to the side. "Enter, Ms. Tohru Honda!"
Tohru emerged into view, blushing, lacing her fingers together loosely on her lap. She wore a strapless, sky-blue, silk dress with a slit just a little above her knee so that it flowed gracefully behind her, while hugging her curves. Her hair came down on either side in braided pigtails, two baby blue bows holding the ends. Two blue-diamond barrettes were on either side of her head, and on her ears were matching earrings. On her feet were a pair of sky-blue high-heels. She wasn't wearing make-up; she knew Kyo'd hate it, and right now she really didn't need it, with her own natural blush. Tohru was glowing.
Kyo gawked at her for a moment, a blush creeping up on his own face. "No wonder it took you so damn long in the bathroom!" he said aloud. Tohru blushed more.
"I'm sorry Kyo! I hope it didn't both you-" Kyo cut her off, and got up from the couch. "Forget it." He said, trying to look like he didn't care. "Let's go." He cursed something under his breath and made an arch with his right arm, for Tohru to slip her arm into. She blushed. Hatori smiled, took out his camera and caught the moment before Kyo could react. Aya finally spoke, while Kyo glared at Hatori and quickly let his arm fall limp.
"Tohru you look great!- and you Shigure, you look… sumptuous." Ayame said, winking sexily at Shigure.
"Aya, you always look great. Hatori's driving us. Backseat?" he said, turning and looking at Aya from the corner of his eyes, raising his brows twice.
"Backseat." Aya confirmed. Shigure and Aya put their thumbs up and in chorus shouted. "YES!" Hatori sweat-dropped, Kyo stared darkly at them, and Tohru watched with a blank expression.
"Whatever... just don't get anything on the seats." Hatori said exasperatedly. Yuki came back from his room.
"Ready to go?" Yuki asked, and Hatori nodded. Yuki smiled and turned to Tohru. "Hatori's driving me to the prom. I'm meeting Kagura there." Tohru smiled, and raised her folding hands to her chest.
"Yuki-kun! I didn't know you were going with Kagura!" She smiled, and continued. "Kyo and I will be walking. Anyways, have a nice time at the dance! Be safe!" She followed the four to the porch and waved, Kyo behind her.
"C'mon, let's go." he raised his arm for her and this time she was able to take it. He blushed slightly and so did she and the walked down the porch steps to the road to the high school.
Shigure and the others climbed into the car. The dog smiled as he watched Kyo and Tohru. "Like I said... that really is cute." Shigure watched them as the car went, until they were out of sight.
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Tohru blushed as she looked at Kyo. REALLY, looked at Kyo.
He really did look good, in his tuxedo. So suave, which was unusual for the usually rough and awkward cat. Elegance was not part of his charm, but she thought if he could add it to them, he might even have more fans than Yuki. He really did look good. It seemed to her all Sohmas seemed to have their sorrow balanced out by good looks and they all seemed to have a special talent. Sad thing was, they often were blind to it. Tohru tried the best she could to show them the beauty of their souls.
Kyo was so beautiful to her. Inside and out. She wanted him to know that too. Tohru felt so lucky to have friends like him.
The cat glanced over at her staring. "Kyo! You look so handsome in your tux'!" Tohru stated, smiling at him as they walked. Kyo's blushed deepened, and he hid his face under the sanctuary of his bangs.
"Thanks but... you look a hundred times better." Kyo said. Tohru continued smiling, despite the pain she felt from her high-heels, which were blistering her heels and pinching her toes badly at the moment. Tohru bit her lip, in both worry, and an attempt to ease the pain in her feet. Kyo seemed pretty quiet. Was it something she said?
"Kyo... is something wrong?" she asked, worried, tightening her arm around Kyo's arm worriedly.
Damnit! This was so awkward! She hadn't done anything wrong. SHE NEVER DID. He was just… nervous. And. Maybe even excited. Kyo breathed heavily. No. From the way this was going, it would be okay. Things always worked out, when Tohru was there. He found her hand and entwined his fingers in hers, arms still twisted. "I'm fine..." he said, looking up with a soft expression. "Now that you're here."
He smiled slightly and she smiled back. Kyo and Tohru continued walking in silent harmony to the dance.
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They were almost the last ones inside the school. They walked inside, blinded by the lights in the darkness and the loud music. Kyo guided Tohru through the crowd, being extra careful not to bump into any girls. He finally found what he was looking for; Hatori, Aya and Shigure, all chatting away by the punch. A crowd of high school girls stood some 30feet away, blushing, giggling , arguing and pointing at the handsome older men.
Tohru and Kyo caught some of the conversation from the crowd(but couldn't identify the owners), which contained many Yuki-fans and innocent, lovey-dovey high school girls, as he walked down about 20 seats from Shigure and the others, so he and Tohru could be alone.
"DAMNIT! THE WHITE HAIRED ONE'S THE BEST LOOKING AND YOU KNOW IT! He's soooooo pretty, like some kind of God! And he looks a lot like Yuki-sama!"
"UH-UH. Girl, you got an ass for a face and shit for brains, cause you know, the one to the left, with the bangs over his eyes is the best. Plus, he looks all mysterious, like a… a white shadow."
"LIKE, SHUT UP! You guys solo totally know the dark haired one in the middle is the best! His face is like, so cute and sweet! Like OMG, he reminds me of a puppy dog--"
"OOO! Kyo-Kyo's here!"
"DON'T CALL ME KYO-KYO, DAMNIT!" Yelled Kyo over the noise. To whom, he was not sure.
Tohru plopped down on a seat near where he was standing. Kyo followed suit and sat down as well, his fingers finding a way into his hair.
"This is so stupid… How do they expect you to dance with the music so damn loud?!?" Tohru gave him a slightly odd look. Kyo? Wanted to dance? "Not that I CAN dance in the first place." he added, angry with himself for complaining in the first place. Tohru giggled at him, giving him one of those cute smiles he loved so much.
"It's okay, because even if I could, my feet are killing me." She hugged her legs and wriggled her toes. Tohru thought for a moment. Well, as long as she was sitting down. She took off her high heels and tucked her legs under her thighs. Kyo was staring at her. She looked back.
Well, if they couldn't dance… "Kyo… Do you still want to join the Sohma family?" Tohru asked. "You know, become part of the Zodiac?"
Kyo looked thoughtfully down at the ground. "Yes but… I'm not sure I'll ever even beat Yuki. But." he stood up, getting that determined look on his face. "I can't give up! Not just yet!" He raised a fist righteously in the air. "There are millions of things in this world that could help me beat him! Anything is possible!" Kyo saw people staring at him and his raised fist. Quickly he sat down, a few drops of sweat clinging to his face. "But it's like you said… never give up." Kyo turned and smiled awkwardly at her. She returned the smile. "Now it's my turn…" Kyo said. "How do you think everything would have turned out? If your mom were still alive?"
She looked at him. "Well, I've thought of it before. And I think." Tohru lightly gripped the silken fabric of her dress and stared at her legs. "We'd live in the house together… And mom would teach me new things everyday. It would be just like it always was. But." She turned to look at Kyo. "If she didn't die… I would have never met you, Kyo, or any of the other Sohmas. You all are so nice, and you teach me many things, and you always help me when I need it… Not to say that I'm glad Mom is dead!" she added.
Kyo was about to reply when a loud whistle in their direction. They both turned, to find Uo waving hard for him to come over, and Hana waving rather lamely. "YO, ORANGE TOP!" Uo called. "C'mere!" Kyo growled. "Yankee… be back." he said to Tohru, who smiled nervously at the Yankee comment.
"Yeah?" Kyo said, idly staring at them. Uo was wearing her beloved Red-Butterfly trench coat, with a slinky, shimmering red dress cut short underneath it and shining red high heels. Hana wore an equally short one, although black, and strapless. Black roses were lined up around the bottom and the top of the dress. Her shoes were black high-heeled open toed ones with long strings coming from them, that were wrapped around her calves. They both looked great.
"Well, we decided as long as you're going to date Tohru, there are a few things you should know." Hana said plainly.
"Like that if you ever hurt our Tohru, physically or mentally… We'll hunt you down like the animal you are and kill you." Uo finished, rather sweetly.
"And also." Hana continued. "You need to be a little more open with Tohru. Your waves are still troubled. I can still feel a sense of loneliness, anger and sorrow hovering over you. But your waves, they go from negative to positive when Tohru is near you. I am sure she…" Hana closed her eyes. "…will be you greatest source of strength." She finished.
Kyo had taken a thorough interest in the way the end of his pant leg fit over his shoe..
"Remember, Kyo," Uo said. The use of Kyo's name startled him. Uo never called him that. Kind of like he never called her by name… She went on. "Be kind to Tohru, and she'll do the same. Be open with her, and she will be too(well, unless she starts up that whole "Oh, no, I don't want to trouble you with it." thing). Tell her the truth and she'll do the same. And even if it seems hard for you in the beginning…" Uo smiled at him. "It'll all be worth it in the end. Trust me."
Kyo gave them both a thoughtful look and let his bangs fall over his eyes. He walked back to Tohru, she smiled up at Kyo, holding two cups of punch.
Hana sniffed slightly and murmured something about her "little Tohru" growing up…
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"Hi Kyo! Hana and Uo give you any trouble?" she bowed her head respectively. "Forgive them if they did, they can just be a little protective over me, but you know they're good people."
He smirked and sat down. "Yeah, I guess they are pretty cool… Better than the mob of girls over there, anyways." Kyo said, disgust in his voice. Tohru handed him one of the cups of punch. Kyo raised a brow, remembering how Hatori said Aya wanted to watch all the high schoolers get drunk.
Tohru laughed knowingly. "Here. Don't worry, Hatori gave it to me, and he just isn't the type to let that happen to us." He took it and downed it quickly. Ah. What was there to do at this stupid prom? He could care less about the prom king and queen; 1, it was boring, and 2, he was sure pretty-boy and Kagura would win.
A cool breeze struck his face; odd, as it was hot and stuffy inside the gym in which hundreds of teenagers had all gathered. Oh. The door was open. Well, any place seemed better than the gym at the moment…
Kyo grabbed Tohru's free hand and pulled her up gently. "C'mon, let's get out of here." Kyo said softly.
Tohru looked a little startled, but not much. "Oh, but my shoes--!" Kyo cut in. "Forget about them. You said they hurt your feet…" He had a point. She went with him.
The air was refreshing to them. Tohru stretched and Kyo supported his head with his arms. "You were right Kyo, it's a lot nicer outside-- oh, wow!" Tohru grinned and walked over to a bush of blooming flowers, kneeling down to see them better.
"Mr. Taku did a great job with the rose bushes!" Tohru plucked off the head of one of the roses and examined it. It was blood red, and beautiful.
"Hey--careful, don't prick yourself on that!" Kyo said, holding an arm up as if to stop her. He blushed. He was worried over a rose-prick. So stupid of him.
But then again, this was Tohru we were talking about.
The heat on his cheeks faded from the night air. He decided not make an idiot out of himself and speak. "Who's Mr. Taku anyways?…" he asked, only slightly interested.
"He's the school janitor! He planted these and also, he helped me get my job." Tohru said happily up at him. Tohru held the rose in front of her face and then looked to Kyo.
"Oh…" Kyo said. He had seen that old man around. He had no idea he really existed until Tohru had just told him. Kyo shoved his hands into his pockets.
"Kyo…" Tohru said softly. Kyo looked off from the side to her. "Hm?" he asked, curiously.
Tohru stood and held the rose next to Kyo's face, letting the soft petals brush against his face. She smiled. Not one of those cute goofy ones, but… how could he describe it? The kind that suddenly brightened up the whole room, and made you just want to hold that person.
"Your eyes, Kyo… They're the color of roses." Tohru stated. A wind when by and blew some of the delicate petals off the rose. He suddenly appreciated the eyes that all the kids used to tease him about as a child, and the eyes that (to him) made him look even more like a monster.
"Tohru… do you know how to waltz?" Kyo said, looking off to the side. Tohru beamed at him.
"Well, no, but I'm willing to learn! I really am!" she said, looking determined.
"O-okay then…" he stammered, not expecting that response. He entwined his fingers with hers and put his hand on her waist. "I'm not even that sure myself, but I guess I'll just have to improvise… Especially with the whole hugging thing…" said Kyo, and the author of this fanfic.
Tohru thoroughly understood. She put her hand on his shoulder and he showed her the steps to a three count then how they were supposed to gently sway with the music. A slow song was floating through the open door of the school to outside, signifying that the prom was almost over.
"Kyo-kun…" Tohru murmured, resting her head on his shoulder. "You were blushing almost the entire time we were here." she said, cuddling into him. "I hope I'm not asking a lot, Kyo, but I want you to feel comfortable around me." Tohru looked up at him, eyes shining slightly. "I want you to be able to laugh off your mistakes. I want you to be able to do what you want without having to worry if you look stupid. I want you to always be happy, Kyo."
His features were soft as he stared down at her. He pressed his body close to hers. "Hey… remember when you mentioned a 'she' in my notebook? Well that girl… her name is…"
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A/N: END OF CHAPTER! HAHA! IN YO FACE. ; Sorry. Had to do that.
THIS CHAPTER WAS WWWWAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY LONG! So I better get reviews, donkey rapers. Oo; Sorry. Just. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY. Hyper. IT'S DONE! YES! Okay, I'm done. The face; recyclable! Reliable! FUN!