Yeye! I'm having fun with horizontal lines! hehehe... sorry for the lines and enjoy the story.

Yuki felt the same numbness everyday when he comes home from work. But this one is different. It is because he caught the familiar sight of Tohru hanging around with his arc-rival.

"What's wrong, Yuki-kun?" she asked him as Ayame got her measurements.

"Are you sure you would like this guy to make you your high school graduation gown? I mean, we could rent from another store if you want."

"What are you talking about my dear brother?" Aya eyed his brother with the measuring tape on his hands. "I, as you know, am an expert on clothes. As a graduation gift, I would precisely make the best graduation gown for my little princess!"

"Thank you, Aya-san!"

"And, if you like, I will make one for you, Yuki." he grinned.

Yuki turned away. "Whatever…"

"Aya-san, there will be a grad ball next week." Tohru smiled at herself in the mirror. "I was wondering if you would--"

"Make a gown for you?" Aya guessed. "Consider it done!"

"Yey!"

"As long as you would agree to go with my dearest brother."

Tohru stared at Yuki, who was a bit flushing. But he maintained his posture and grinned, "He was just joking. It's not like it's true or anything…"

Yuki was surprised when she sighed heavily. "Well, that was close. I thought I would have turned you down because I already have a partner."

Ayame stopped moving. Yuki almost fell back from his place. "P-Partner? Really? Who invited you?"

"Kyou."

From that place, Yuki felt his world crumbling down.

"Yuki-kun!" Tohru waved at him. Kyou was still grinning. Yuki, unaware, wore a blank face. Not waving back at her, he stormed to his room.

Tohru felt her hand tighten. Is Yuki mad at me? She felt herself shivered.

"Are you ok?" Kyou held her hand. That damn rat came in a wrong time!

"I-I have to see him." she stood shaking and went to the ladder.

Yuki locked the door behind him and threw himself to his bed. He had a bad day. He still had an outing to plan. Then his memories went back to him. For once, he regretted that he denied Hatori's request of erasing his own memories.

It much better if you would let me…

No I don't want, He shook his head. These are the memories of me and Tohru. The last memories that I would want to keep!

But seeing Tohru with her memories with you forgotten would be hard. Take it from me. It took me years to recover to forget Kana.

Now, he remembered clearly the moment he went inside the hall: the place where their high school graduation ball is taking place.

"Have you seen Tohru?"

"Have you seen my Kyou?"

"I asked you first."

"I'm a woman."

"Fine." Yuki rolled his eyes. "I haven't seen him. I know they're going together"

"TOGETHER? Impossible!" Kagura was nearly in tears. "Kyou wouldn't leave me!"

"I know." he nodded. That's why he wants to get away.

"But, is that ok with you? Tohru with him?"

"Yeah… I guess so…"

"You guess?" Kagura asked. "Have you told her yet?"

"Told her what?"

"About Hatori? About traveling to a whole new place? About saying goodbye?"

Yuki thought for a moment. Since he was a member of the high council of their school, Hatori decided to arrange some seminars for the council somewhere in England. It would take about two months for them to complete the seminar.

Two WHOLE months without Tohru.

"She wouldn't even mind." he forced himself to grin. "I'll tell her tomorrow anyway. Maybe now is not the time."

"Yuki, this IS the time because the flight is TOMORROW!" she pressed.

Before he could answer back, he felt a tap on his shoulder. It was Haru. "Have you been outside?"

"What?"

"I said, I have you been outside to get some fresh air?"

The nezumi shook his head.

"You've got to see this."

"Have you told her about it?"

"Why is everybody asking me about that?!" Yuki almost shouted.

"I think you should know you were a bit late to tell her about the flight." Haru said seriously.

"What do you mean?" Somehow, Haru's tone was not pleasant.

"Yuki, whatever you do, don't call out her name, ok?" Haru was already pressing. His eyes were entirely focused at him. "Don't call her ok?"

"What the hell are you talking about?"

Haru sighed heavily and opened the school back doors for Yuki to enter.

Outside, Yuki heard some boys howling. "Give some more effort there, baby!" There were also girls giggling and shouting. Confusion rose inside him.

He stepped outside and his eyes caught the most erotic scene he has seen in his entire life.

He saw Kyou on top of a large school picnic table with Tohru beneath him. His hands her clasping hers and their legs were intertwined. They shared a passionate kiss.

Since then, after his trip from England, he has been seeing him close to her, holding her hand, sharing some secrets together. He had heard enough from Kagura on the phone. Now, he had seen enough. He wished he just asked Hatori to erase everything.

At least I wouldn't feel so uneasy, he thought.

There was a silent knock on the door. "Yuki-kun? May I come in?"

Yuki groaned. For once he was not happy to see her. "I'm tired Tohru. Let's discuss about the paper later, ok?" he replied.

Then there was silence. No reply. No footsteps. Just silence.

Tohru was still there outside his door.

"Yuki?"

"I told you. I'm tired."

"I know it sounds crazy but… I think this happened before."

Yuki felt himself shiver. How did she know?! "What are you talking about? This never happened."

Tohru knocked again. "May I please come in?"

"Tohru---"

"This is not Kyou's fault!" she yelled.

Yuki sat up from his bed and stared at the door. He heard a crying, sobbing, and Tohru's voice murmuring over and over again. "This is… not… Kyou's fault."

Please Tohru, don't make me remember… Yuki thought. Indeed, this had happened before.

"What were you doing?!" Yuki yelled. "You almost embarrassed me!"

"Yuki, please don't yell at her!" Haru held his cousin back. There were back at Shigure's house, the day after the ball. Tohru was in tears and Yuki was furious.

"I'm sorry… I just don't--"

"Don't tell me you don't know!" he yelled again. "You were not like that! What were you thinking?!"

"I just can't remember!" she whispered. Tears flowing down her face. "I just don't know…"

"Yuki, stop it. Now you're embarrassing me." Kagura snapped. She held Tohru close to her and patted her back.

"I never knew that someone like you will be with… that neko!"

"He's not what you think he is, Yuki!" Tohru cried again. "I just--"

"Stop making those excuses! In the middle of the ball, in the middle of the crowd, INSIDE THE SCHOOL CAMPUS! I can't believe you have done such a thing!"

"Stop it Yuki." Shigure growled. "Never yell at her like that!"

"Then stop me." Yuki glared at his cousins.

Suddenly, someone stomped inside the room, eyes were as furious as Yuki's. It was Kyou.

Yuki felt the rage inside him growing. He clenched his fist and gritted his teeth. "And you, neko, if you want to do that again, I--"

Before Yuki would even finish his sentence, Kyou walked towards him and punched him in the face. For once in his life, he fell down and felt something else aside from rage: pain.

"Tohru?" he called out. There was no answer. No sobbing. No murmuring.

Shigure was right. I have no right to yell at her. I was so wrong. "Tohru, I'm sorry, you can come in now."

There was still silence. Yuki felt confusion. "Tohru?" He went towards the door and opened it. Instead of Tohru, someone else was standing there.

It was Kyou.

Before Yuki would even say anything, Kyou punched him hard on the face. For the second time in his life, he fell down.

"Never… ever… make her cry." He whispered under his breath, then walked away.

Yuki felt the same rage, but he felt like laughing. Funny it is, Kyou said the same words like last time.

Tohru sat on her bed, drying her tears. She kept on wondering on what she said to Yuki.

It is not Kyou's fault.

What does that mean?

Then before her eyes, she saw Kyou holding her hand. He was wearing a tuxedo while she was wearing a long pink dress. There were lights and people dancing. Then he gave her a glass on punch. Then she remembered… there was a picnic table.

And Kyou was…

She clamped her hands to her mouth. Am I thinking right?

What are these things? Are these my memories? How come I forgot about them?

Why do I feel like I made Yuki angry for the second time?

She glanced at the phone on the side table. I don't understand. I need to call somebody.

Finally, she held the handset on her hands and started dialing.

Yehey! The seventh chapter. Finally I felt like writing again. Hahaha, I feel so happy until now. Thank you all for waiting. Sorry for the delay. I'll try my best to write again.