I DO NOT OWN FRUITS BASKET

Alright, here's the second installment. I appologize in advance if I screw up anything here, but I hope people will like what I've done. Okay, well, please read! and please review!!!

Chapter 2 – Kennel

Shigure growled to himself as he was pushed into the car and strapped in tightly. Mii threw his suitcases in the back of the car and quickly got in and turned the ignition, and her foot pushed down hard and they were on the road. She was muttering something very annoyed. Shigure snuck a look over at her. Her hair was messed up and her clothes looked like they had been thrown on as quickly as her hair was done. But in a way, she looked kinda cute... especially with her skirt riding up her small thighs...

Shigure quickly looked forward. What was he doing? It was Mii, for crying out loud. He couldn't be thinking of stuff like that. There would be no way Akito would allow any of them to date people. But maybe that was why Shigure felt so frustrated... he had kissed a few girls, but that was in high school, and even then the jealous Ayame would shoo them away. Shigure feared that he would transform so he never really even considered a relationship with anyone. But nowadays he felt like he was missing something. And being around love-struck teenagers and high-school girls wasn't comforting either for his tiring nerves.

He frowned, a strange and bewildered look on his face, as he felt Mii fumbling around his hips. She yanked at the seatbelt to make sure he was strapped in tightly. He noticed a bit of sweat drip down his cheek.

"I'm not letting you out of my sight, Shigure. I know how you like to trick me... well not this time, buddy. We need to go to this book launch. Everyone wants to meet you. You can't just... run off again." She said, and Shigure nodded obediently. She relaxed a bit, at least knowing that Shigure wouldn't jump out of a moving vehicle... uh... she pressed the door locks quickly, laughing nervously.

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Tohru was cleaning up breakfast as Yuki said he wanted to go out to his secret base to put up protection from the storm. Kyo and her were alone in the house until Hatori arrived. Somehow being alone with Kyo was making Tohru a little nervous. He walked up from the dining room, and smiled.

"You need a hand?" He asked.

"No, I'm fine." She replied, and he raised an eyebrow. "Really, I can do it! Um, you can start preparing lunch though if you want. I need some vegetables cut."

"You just made breakfast, and now you're making lunch?! That's crazy!"

"But Hatori's coming over, and I wanted to make something extra good for him since he's coming out of his way to watch us."

"I don't even see why he needs to watch us, not like we're gonna do anything funny..." Kyo replied, and then turned red at the thought. He turned around so she wouldn't see and quickly began to dice vegetables.

Tohru turned and looked at Kyo as he diced. He looked so handsome helping her.But he seemed nervous. He was chopping really fast. Maybe she shouldn't have given him such a sharp tool. She heard him gasp, and curse. She turned quickly and ran up to him. She was right, he had cut himself. She panicked.

"Blood! Blood! Oh Kyo! Oh no, we have to stop the bleeding! Towel, no, water, no, hot water, no, fire, no! doctor! Hatori! Oh no, he won't be here soon enough! Oh!" She was stopped by a firm hand, and she looked at Kyo as he held her with one arm, and the other held up to his face, his finger in his mouth.

He pulled his finger out after a while. "It was only a nick, don't get so upset about it." His free hand reached up and brushed her cheek right under her wide blue eyes. Somehow she was not calming down, and he suddenly realized what he was doing. He jerked away from her and headed towards the bathroom. "I'm gonna go get a bandaid." She watched him go, her stomach doing summersaults from his lingering touch.

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Mii slammed on the breaks in front of the hotel lobby and looked over at Shigure. He was still sitting there, looking very amused. He had that dumb smile on his face. Oh how that irritated her. He reached for his seat belt, but she yelped angrily "Don't you dare think about it. I'm keeping you under heavy surveillance."

"But I was just trying to get out."

"Stop right there!" She said and flew from the car and over to his side. She opened his door and reached arcross and did it for him. She pulled him from the car and to the trunk to get the luggage, and gave the keys to the staff, and proceeded inside. She dragged him to the lobby of the hotel, and to the front desk, announcing who she was. She picked up the key, Shigure still in her grasp, and stomped to the elevator. She got inside and flopped him down as they headed up several stories.

He sat on the floor of the elevator, Indian style, not wanting to move. He was really in for it now. There was almost no escape. He would have to wait until she went to her room. then he would quickly run down stairs and get a cab and head back to his house. Yeah, perfect. The door opened and she took his arm and straightened him, and went to his room, and opened it for him, throwing in his suitcases as well.

"I need you dressed and ready to go in an hour. Your first appearance is then in conference room eleven. She turned to leave to go to her room. She closed the door and headed down the hall. She was about to get in her room, when she stopped herself. She had just left him alone. She spun around and ran to his door, to see him already leaving it and heading for the elevator, still in his stupid gray kimono. He was running away! "Shigureeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!" She ran over and pulled him back into the room.

"Mii, really I was just going for a little walk." He lied, smiling sheepishly.

"No, you're not pulling that one on me, dammit. If I have to stay here and watch you 24 hours, I will!" She huffed and sat down in the chair, and saw him fidgit. "Get dressed." She said angrily. He nodded, giving up, and reached in his suitcases and found his black suit and white shirt and tie. (the same one we saw when he took kyo to take the high school exam – very sexy) She pointed to the bathroom, and he went inside to get ready.

She was being really bossy... and he kinda liked it for once.