Author's Note: Okay, so sorry about the long update my computer just crashed and I just got it back. Anyway, I didn't know what to write on the last chapter so I might just rewrite that one… oh well. Oh yeah, someone is drawing a fan art for this fic and I feel really special! I hope I'll get many other fan arts for this fic!

Summary: She was desperate for love. That was all that she had ever wanted and it was torn from her by Tohru… Will Kagura ever find solace in another person?

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters.

I'll Forget It All

Chapter Seventeen

Yuki
I stood outside of the shop, indecisive. Should I go in or not? It seemed like such a simple question, but thinking about it now, standing right outside the pet shop, it was a lot harder to answer. I placed my hand on the cool glass window and slowly scanned the shop for the brunet that was currently occupying my mind.

I spotted her in one of the small cubicles playing with a small orange cat. Funny, sometimes she seems to want to forget everything about Kyo and at others she simply can't let him go. She would be naïve to believe that he would somehow return to her.

I let my hand rest on the window as I leaned closer for a better look. There was a small smile on her face as she gently cuddled against the kitten. I didn't understand the emotions running through me at that precise moment, but I didn't go in. I knew that it would seem weird to the customers inside for a guy to be standing outside of a pet store and just stare into the shop without going in, but at that moment nothing else mattered.

Sometimes I wondered if Kagura accepted the curse. Did she realize that she was part of the curse as well? Most of her time was spent on chasing Kyo, so I guess she never really had a need to detest the curse because of her crush. Since zodiac members are allowed to hug each other, she never really needed to worry about Kyo transforming when she hugged him.

Now that there was no Kyo to chase after, did she realize the curse now?

Kagura
The others eventually came to get me when they had finished their lunch. We packed into the van with Hatori as the driver and everyone else in their original spots: Shigure in the passenger seat, me alone in the second row, and Tohru squeezed between Kyo and Yuki in the very back. First we dropped Ayame off at his shop, and then we proceeded to return to Shigure's house. Upon arriving, Tohru and I rushed into her room to prepare for the party.

I decided not to go out of my way to look exceptional because there didn't seem to be any reason for such. My hobby, chasing Kyo around, had come to an end and now I didn't really care what I looked like. I simply slipped into my new dress and left it at that.

It was clear that Tohru had some second thoughts about the party because she started mumbling incoherently to herself, but somehow I was able to catch little snippets of what she was saying.

"I've never been to one before… Will everyone be mad if I'm there…? What if they don't want me…?"

Small comments which made me feel even more unworthy poured out of her mouth as she examined herself in the mirror. She was beautiful. There was no use in denying it because it was so blindingly obvious. The lace on her dress accented her features giving her an innocent and angelic look.

"Tohru-kun, you look wonderful."

She blushed at my small complimented and turned to examine me, her large brown eyes surveying me from top to bottom before a bright smile dominated her face.

"You look beautiful, Kagura-chan!"

I returned her smile and sluggishly made my way to the door leading out into the hallway. I slowly walked to the small room at the end of the hallway, the room I've been occupying this week, and grabbed my purse. I grabbed the small airline ticket as well, not really knowing why I wanted to have it with me. The ticket was a one-way ticket to America and the plane would be departing at 3:00 am tomorrow morning. Again, I wasn't sure why this small piece of paper comforted me, maybe because it was a small escape from this life, from Japan.

I looked up at the large clock adorning the wall and realized that the others were probably waiting for me downstairs. I quickly rushed out of the room and down the stairs to see that my suspicions were correct. My eyes instinctively flicked over to Kyo who was chatting quietly with Tohru, probably reminding her how wonderful she looked tonight. My eyes then went to Shigure before resting on the last male in the room, Yuki. He was standing in a corner at the opposite side of the room just staring at me. If he thought anything good or bad of me at that very moment, he hid it quite well.

I sent him a small smiled before following Shigure out the door and into the van where Hatori was waiting. When we entered the van, our seating arrangement slightly changed. Shigure sat in the back with Kyo and Tohru, Yuki was sitting besides me, and Momiji was sitting in the very front. Hatori probably went to the main house to pick him up before returning here.

"Oh WOW! Tohru you look so beautiful tonight!" Momiji chirped happily from the front while waving energetically at the brunet seated behind me. "You look nice too Kagura!" I smiled at him and returned the compliment noticing that he was actually wearing men's clothing tonight.

"You really do look wonderful tonight." I turned to Yuki and smiled.

"Thank you." A small quirk of his lips was seen before he returned to his stoic expression. The car ride passed by quickly and before any of us knew it and Yuki's comment made the ride a little more bearable. We soon arrived at the hotel, sooner than any of us expected. When we slowly piled out of the van, I noticed that we were at a very expensive and extravagant looking hotel. It must have cost a lot to rent out the ballroom.

The others also seemed fazed by the hotel's appearance. Momji was the only one with a different reaction. Instead of silent awe, he was bouncing energetically mumbling, 'wow, wow, wow!" under his breath.

We walked inside.

The hotel looked even more extravagant inside, making us feel even more out of place. I looked down at my simple clothing and silently compared them to the other people in the lobby. All the women looked so beautiful and sophisticated, I felt so inferior because of my plain clothing. Tohru didn't seem to notice anything, mostly because she was talking animatedly with Kyo and Yuki. I slowly began drifting further back, lingering slightly to take in my surroundings.

Everything was so beautiful. There were paintings on the walls, columns lining the large lobby, and vases sitting on detailed pedestals. I've never seen a building so wonderfully decorated.

"Kagura-chan! If you don't walk faster, we're going to leave you behind!" I recognized Momji's cheerful voice immediately and walked faster to catch up with the group. We approached large wooden double doors and entered the ballroom.

If the lobby was magnificent, it was nothing compared to this.

Yuki
I noticed that Kagura was lagging behind the rest of the group, but didn't bother saying anything. I didn't know if she was thinking and I didn't want to break her chain of thoughts, but Momiji unfortunately did.

"Kagura-chan! If you don't walk faster, we're going to leave you behind!" Kagura seemed to snap out of her small revere and quickly caught up with us. She smiled enthusiastically before we opened the wooden doors and entered the ballroom.

It was larger than the lobby and even more wonderfully decorated. I watched as Kyo grabbed Tohru's hand and I noticed that the small pang I used to feel wasn't there. I glanced at Kagura and saw that even though there was pain in her eyes, it wasn't as extreme as it used to be.

There were few people on the dance floor and even more were sitting down in couples. Not wanting the moment to slip pass, I gently took Kagura's hand in my own and guided her towards one of the tables that Kyo and Tohru were heading. She didn't pull her hands back, nor did she seem to notice that I was holding it. She just followed me to the table and smiled.

"Tohru-kun, are you going to dance with Kyo-kun?"

She smiled bashfully and blushed, something that I used to be overly obsessed with. Kagura smiled up at me and winked towards Kyo and Tohru, who both blushed even more. Kyo gently pulled Tohru's hand towards him and pulled her out of her chair, smiling all the while. It was a smile that was rarely seen, but with Tohru it seemed to always be there.

"Let's dance…" Tohru's eyes widened as her face went into a full-blown blush.

"B-but, I've never danced before! It's okay, maybe you should find another partner." Kyo smiled gently and pulled her towards the dance floor, despite her futile struggle. They started laughing as Kyo slid his hand onto her waist and pulled her hand onto his shoulder. All Tohru's shyness seemed to disappear as she smiled playfully up at him.

Kagura pulled her hand out of mine and settled down into the abandoned chair. Feeling uncomfortable, I took the seat next to her. She smiled briefly before fiddling with her hands in her lap. I just took this as either boredom or an uneasy feeling.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." She lifted her head to face me and frowned slightly. "I'm just surprised that you allowed Kyo to dance with Tohru."

"Knowing Tohru, she wouldn't want a scene to start."

"That's very considerate of you."

"And, I didn't think you wanted to be left alone." Her eyes seemed to widen at my somewhat unexpected comment. "So, do you want to talk about anything?"

"Hmm, not really."

"Did you finish Shigure's book?"

"Oh no, I forgot to finish it."

Kagura
I can't believe I forgot to finish Shigure's book. I was meaning to, but things just got complicated. This week has been going by so quickly and there has been so much happening. I glanced around the room and saw that the whole Sohma family was here, including Akito. I took a moment longer to examine him and when I was about to turn away his eyes caught my own. Then, he did the thing that scared me the most, he smiled maliciously.

Shaking my head, I looked back at Yuki who seemed to notice Akito as well.

"What's he doing here?"

"I'm not sure, Yuki, but maybe we should just stay away from him." He sighed slightly before mumbling a small yes.

We sat there in silence for a few minutes before the song changed, causing Tohru and Kyo to return to our table. Both of them seemed to be out of breath, but they were too busy laughing to really say anything.

"I take it you enjoyed dancing, Honda-san." Tohru seemed to stiffen at Yuki's comment, but she nevertheless answered.

"Yes, Yuki-san, I enjoyed dancing very much." I noticed, as well as Yuki, that Tohru used his first name. He seemed to be a little happier because of that.

Then it hit me, I felt a small jealousy.

TBC...

I'm sorry I haven't been updating lately and that THIS chapter is very SHORT, but some things can't be helped.

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