A couple more hours went by. Shigure and Hatori decided to order out for dinner. The two of them along with Tohru, Hatsuharu and Kagura all sat in the kitchen, eating quietly. Hatori had just checked on Akito before dinner to see if he needed anything. He wasn't up for much conversation. But then again what would he have to say anyway? He didn't feel bad for what he had done and wasn't concerned for either Yuki or Kyo.

Kagura was the first one to finish her meal. She quietly got up and put her dishes in the sink. Then she disappeared into the hallway.

'I wonder if she's really worried about Kyo. Or maybe she's just taking this as an opportunity to spend some time with him.' Tohru wondered as she took another bite of her dinner. Hatsuharu left shortly after Kagura and went back to his house. There wasn't much he could do there anyway. It was very quiet now. Tohru couldn't think of anything worth saying.

"So this is where everyone is." She turned to see Yuki standing in the doorway. He still looked tired even though he had had a pretty nice nap. Hatori stood up but Yuki stopped him.
"I'm alright. Really." He stated, walking over to the table.
"Are you hungry? We ordered you a meal, if you want it." Tohru said as he took a seat next to her.
"Sure." He gave him a slight grin.

"So how are you feeling?" Hatori couldn't help but ask.
"My head hurts a little but other then that it's nothing serious." Tohru was happy that he was finally awake.
"Well we're staying here for the night. We'll leave in the morning. Akito doesn't know so you might want to keep it down." Shigure explained to him.

"I'm not the one you need to worry about anyway. I'm not the loud one." Yuki pointed out as he took his first bite of food.
"True enough but Kyo is still out so I'm not really concerned with him right now." Yuki looked up at Shigure, seriously. There was an odd moment of silence. Hatori was the first one to speak up.
"So what happened in there anyway? Was Akito provoked at all or what?"

"Does he ever need to be provoked? We didn't do anything. He just came up and hit me. He probably would have left Kyo alone but he came over to stop him. I really don't know what he thought he could accomplish."
"I'm not sure either. Although he really did let Kyo have it. I don't know if Kyo did anything to deserve it." Shigure mentioned, leaning on the table. Yuki got a better look at his face.
"Looks like we're not the only two that got it today." He said back.

"I can handle it. Besides I didn't fight back." Shigure laughed, finishing his dinner. " Mmm, I could fall asleep right here." He grinned contently.
"Exactly where is Kyo anyway?" Yuki asked. Tohru was surprised he'd even mention that.
"Kagura's taking care of him right now." She said.
"Is that such a good idea?"
"It'll be fine. Besides there wasn't anywhere else to put him." Hatori stood and headed for the door.

"Yuki, when you're done, you need to come back to my office, understand." He decided. Yuki nodded back. Shigure got up as well.
"I'm going outside for awhile. I'll be back later." He promised and disappeared from their sight.
Once they were gone, Yuki turned to Tohru.
"Miss Honda, I hope that this whole incident didn't bother you too much." He told her.
"Oh no, I'm fine. I'm just happy that you're okay." She smiled. He couldn't help but smile back at her.
"Good." He finished his dinner and helped her clean up. They both left the kitchen. Yuki headed to Hatori's office and Tohru went back to Kagura's room. She slowly opened the door and looked in.

Kagura appeared to be sleeping. She rested against the pillows on her bed. Kyo slept with his head on her lap. He still wasn't awake yet. Kagura had her hand wrapped around his. Her other hand was on his head. Tohru was about to leave when she heard Kyo move. Kagura sat up some, looking down at him.

"Kyo, are you awake?" She asked. He let out a small groan and turned towards her more. Tohru went over to the bed and leaned over him as well. He finally opened his eyes and bolted up.
"Hey, what's the big idea? Why are you staring at me like that?" He demanded, cringing once he realized how bad he felt.
"Because you had us worried so much, that's why. You should be careful. Otherwise you'll hurt yourself." Kagura explained to him. He settled back down, somewhat nervous being around her.

"Oh are you hungry?" Tohru asked him. It had after all always been her mission to make sure they were fed. No one would go hungry on her watch. He let out a sigh and closed his eyes.
"Yeah I guess." She got up immediately to go get him some dinner.
Kyo opened his eyes again to see Kagura looking right at him.
"Ah, what are you looking at me like that for?" He sounded nervous again.
"Because...I really was scared for you Kyo." She admitted putting her arms around him more. He didn't pull away for once.
"I guess, I should apologize. For before I mean." He started.

"No, it's okay. I understand why you hit me. Akito never asks for you to see him. You must have had a lot on your mind." She said placing her head on top of his. He flinched some. His face started to hurt.
"I still don't know why you bother with me. All I do is cause trouble." He told her.
"You already know why I put up with you, silly." She let out a laugh. "I think this is the closest you've ever let me get to you." She smiled. He let out a sigh as she hugged him more.

"You're so weird." He pointed out. Tohru was coming towards the door when she heard Kagura ask:
"Kyo, are you okay? Akito said some pretty mean things to you in there." He didn't answer her. "I hate it when he talks about you like that." She admitted.
"Yeah, well he's always been that way. He'll never change either."
"You're right." She agreed. Suddenly she hugged him so tight his chest started aching again.
"I'll never let anyone ever hurt you again, darling. I promise!" She declared, causing him to pull away.

"Ow ow ow! Alright, alright. Let me go before..." Tohru heard a loud 'poof' from inside the room. Kagura lifted up Kyo's shirt. He looked up at her angrily.
"Um, Kyo?" She didn't think she had stressed him out that much.
"Now see what you've done. I should have known something like this would happen." He gritted him teeth.
"I'm sorry, darling."

"This is just great, I can't stay here now."
Tohru came in, clearing her throat to get their attention.
"Why can't you stay here now?" She asked walking over to the bed. He let out a low growl and glared at Kagura.

"Cause of what might happen when I change back. What am I suppose to do then, huh?"
"Oh I see. Well we can just leave the room." Tohru couldn't help but laugh. Kyo fell over, flattening his ears back. "Are you okay?"
Tohru rubbed his head. "You do feel a little warm." She mused.
"Man this sucks." He muttered. Tohru picked him up and placed him on her lap. She looked over at Kagura.

"I think you should go get Hatori." She suggested feeling Kyo stiffen some. Kagura seemed quiet now and she nodded and left the room.
"She's gotta ruin everything it seems. We were just having a nice conversation and she just completely ruined it. What a mess." He said to Tohru.
"Well I am happy that you're awake though. And Kagura likes you so much. It was really cute seeing her take care of you."

"Whatever..." He grumbled. Kagura and Hatori walked in shortly after that. Tohru felt Kyo's fur stand up when he saw Hatori.
"So you're finally awake as well." He stated the obvious then addressed Kagura and Tohru. "I have to ask you two girls to leave for a minute. I need to talk to Kyo alone." They both nodded and stepped out of the room.

Once they were gone Hatori went over to the bed. He took off his white jacket and placed it next to Kyo.
"For when you change back." He mentioned. "Now what exactly happened with Akito?"
"You should know. It's always the same thing with him. He gets mad and takes it out of someone else." Kyo hissed. Hatori walked over to the window.
"Yeah but did he come after you or what?" Kyo was quiet for a minute.

"No. I don't even know why I was there. He didn't even talk to me until he hit Yuki."
"So what made you get involved?" Kyo didn't have an answer at that point. A loud poof sound let Hatori know he changed back. Kyo quickly grabbed the jacket. His face was still slightly red. Hatori took his cue to leave.

"Go ahead and get dressed, I'll be back in a little bit to check your temperature." He said as he closed the door. Tohru and Kagura were still waiting patiently outside in the hallway.
"I'll be right back." He told them as he passed.
"Okay." Tohru smiled as he disappeared around the corner.
"Tohru...do you think I ruin everything?" Kagura asked once Hatori was gone.
"Mmm? No I just think you show you're love in another way. Maybe you can find a better way. Like something Kyo likes." She suggested. Kagura looked over and finally smiled.

"Yeah." They both waited till Hatori came back. He disappeared into the room for a minute, then emerged to let them know they could come back in.
Kyo looked up nervously to see Kagura walk in behind Tohru. He looked pretty indignant sitting on the bed with a thermometer in his mouth. Tohru tried hard not to laugh.
'So I guess by the end of the day, everything pretty much back to normal. Although who knows what might happen between now and when we leave.' Tohru thought quietly.