"Is our little princess alright?" Ayame asked as Hatori got out from her room. He sighed heavily and the rest stared at anticipation. This has never happened before but this was what Hatori had expected.

"It's getting worse everyday." He told his cousins. "All I can do was to give her a shot of penicillin. It's a good thing that I haven't left yet when she screamed."

"It's like she has woken from a strange dream." Gure nodded and wondered. "There must be something in that dream."

"True, true, Gure-san." Ayame nodded quickly. "She must have dreamt something so awful. It must have been a memory that you erased, Hatori. What if it's true? What if every memory came back to her?"

"That is not my problem in the meantime." The doctor said as he placed the stethoscope back to his bag. "I still need to find her cure. Make sure nobody goes inside except Kagura and Yuki."

"Wait a minute," Gure raised his hand to stop Hatori. "I understand that Kagura will be the one who will deliver the food and medicine to her but… why Yuki?"

"He forced me to." Hatori replied with a grin.

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"Are you ok?" Yuki asked again while he gripped her hand. She almost chuckled but Kagura eyed her about the thermometer at her mouth.

"Yuki, give her a rest, will ya?" the boar sighed. "Finally, I get to use my nursing skill on a real patient."

"Mm nmt smik." Tohru mumbled at the thermometer.

"Patience, Tohru-san. 30 more seconds." Kagura reminded.

Yuki still held on Tohru's hand. That morning, when she woke up, she was completely fine. In fact, she laughed and talked in front of him. Everything was normal. I just went down to battle the neko and everything went like this.

Now, I feel like I don't want to leave her alone again.

"There, it's done." Kagura took the thermometer and read it. "Hmm, no fever."

"That's what I'm saying." Tohru grumbled. "I'm not sick."

"Yeah, but just to be sure." She took a small medicine case and gave her a tablet. "Hatori said you have to drink this before you eat your lunch."

"Another one?" The poor girl whined as she took it from Kagura's hand. When they were left alone, her eyes were focused on Yuki's hand. "Um.. you can let me go now, Yuki-kun."

It seems like Yuki didn't hear her. SO she repeated. "Yuki? I'm fine." She whispered softly. "You can let me go now."

"What happened?" he asked himself out loud. Tohru bit her lower lip. The dream came into her again. And the name struck her hard. Tohru Sohma. She wondered under deep breaths. I need to ask him---

"Are you ok?" Yuki's worried eyes stared hers. It took a while before she stared at him back.

"I'm sorry, it's just that…" Her voice trailed off. Somehow, she didn't know that right words to say.

"If there's anything you would like to ask me," he began, "just tell. It's much better if you would tell it to someone rather than keeping it all there." He pointed at her chest.

It's true, she agreed, but how am I suppose to say this?

Whatever it is she is about to ask, Yuki told himself, get ready for an answer. I'm sorry Tohru, but I think I have to lie again.

She then looked at him determinedly and sighed. "Am I connected to Sohmas in anyway?"

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"Kuso…" Kyou winced as he touched the bruised part at his chest. Haru laughed at him and grinned.

"In some way, I wonder why you don't give up." He hissed.

"Shut up!" Kyou yelled at him angrily.

"Hey, now that Tohru is in really sick, I suppose that you would leave Yuki alone for a while right?" Haru wondered. "I mean, he's worried sick about Tohru and---"

Kyou suddenly grabbed his cousin sleeve and knocked him out of the chair. He pressed him against the wall and growled. "Don't… say it like that…"

"Hey… take it easy…" Haru almost choked.

"Do you think that Yuki is the only one who is worried sick about her?!"

"Hold on… I di—didn't say that!"

Kyou tightened his grip, angrily stared at Haru. "Make sure you wouldn't."

Haru shut his eyes tight, then he regained his focused. He gripped Kyou's hand shoved it away. At last, the black Haru was awake. "Then stop me."

This time Kyou backed away. "The only opponent that I would battle with is that damn rat!" he yelled and turned away. He went to his room and locked the door behind him. Then he felt the awkwardness at his position. DO I really care that much about Tohru?

He sat at his bed and thought hard about the time when he once envied Yuki. He knew that Yuki and Tohru went steady during college, since they both go to the same university. Kyou had to follow his sensei's footsteps to the province to finish fine arts. Every night he would wonder what Yuki did to make her happy everyday, what he did to make her look at him…

What Yuki did to make her love him more…

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It was college summer vacation.

Kyou held his bag near him and stood upright. The bus was about to make it's last stop, the street where the main house resides. Finally, I get to meet Tohru again.

He got off and quickly ran towards the house. He couldn't wait to meet the woman who changed his life forever. For years, he had been cursing himself about his strange transformation into a foul, horrible creature. But Tohru was the only one who trusted him and welcomed him in her arms as a person.

Here I come, Tohru, he whispered to himself, you can welcome me again in your arms.

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Everything seemed to be normal, except that there was no loud boar screaming his name. Kyou left his bag at the doorstep and quickly went to the kitchen, the first place where he can find Tohru.

He opened the door. He scanned the room. Nobody was there.

That's okay, he said to himself, because like a dog, he had keen ears. He heard her laughs somewhere, her voice that somehow rang on his ears. She's near, he can tell.

He went to the laundry room. There was laundry everywhere but no Tohru.

He ran to her room, which was also empty. He sighed heavily. He stared at the next room which was Shigure's room. For some reason, he hated that. Why is her room next to the pervert's?! He almost yelled at Hatori at that time. I need a grown up next to her. Besides, she needs somebody who knows literature. Hatori explained to him calmly.

Yuki stood next to him and stared at the doctor. How come I can't? I know literature way better than Shigure.

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Then it hit him. Yuki. The name that polluted his mind during his stay at his dormitory. She must have stayed with Yuki.

He thought about where he could find Yuki. But there are two places where he could find Yuki: the garden and his room.

He started at the closest place: Yuki's room, the most forbidden place in his life.

He slowly went inside Yuki's room. His mind kept on telling him what could be inside the room. He thought about Tohru and Yuki together on his bed. That can't happen. He shook his head. That rat knows that Tohru's goal was to finish college.

He peeked inside. Nobody was there.

Then there was only one option: the garden.

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He ran towards Yuki's hidden "base". He was so eager to see Tohru but Yuki took her away. He felt so angry that he could tear Yuki up to pieces. You can't take her away from—

Then he stopped. He stared and gasped.

Behind the thick bushes, Yuki and Tohru shared a passionate kiss.

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Kyou almost wiped out every furniture he had on his room. The last one he didn't touch was his guitar. He loosened his anger and stared at it.

I'll make a song for you, Tohru-san while I'm away. I promise.

I'll be waiting for it, Kyou-kun.

Her smiled made him happy. But the memories made him furious.

The question struck him again. DO I really care that much about Tohru?

He sat at the floor and held his guitar. "I care about you." He whispered to himself. No matter how angry I am about you and Yuki, I will keep my promise.

He struck the strings, made a continuous tune and started singing his composed song.

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I wonder why I'm a bit Kyouru there. Sorry for the Kyouru, Yukiru fans. At least Yuki got his kiss. :) Sorry also for the delay.