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A/N: Hello everyone. I'm back from my little vacation from my computer. Thanks to those of you who reviewed the last chapter and those of you who are back to read this chapter. And to answer a question I received: As you will find out in this chapter, Yuki has come up with a possible way to break the curse. But I won't tell you yet what it is.
Roses of Glass
Chapter 4
Yuki ran into Shigure's study. He found his cousin working on the latest installment of his 'side project'. He walked over to the table and sat down opposite Shigure. Then he stated rather bluntly, "I think I may have figured out how to break the curse.
Shigure's head flew up in interest, "Is that so?"
Yuki nodded and moved to the other side of the table. He leaned over and whispered his thoughts to Shigure.
"You want to do what?!" Shigure exclaimed, "First of all, Akito is not going to like that idea one bit. For another thing, you'd have a hard time pulling it off. And finally, what do you suggest Tohru do while you're doing all of this, if you manage to pull it off? I don't think she'd be content to just be a casual bystander this time."
"Well," Yuki replied, "To start, I don't plan on telling Akito. I don't know yet how I'm going to pull it off. I'll probably need Miss Honda's help. And since she has to find out about the plan in order to help me, I think she might as well come along. I know it's risky, but if it works, she can be happy with Kyo."
"I am impressed with how much you've grown up in the past year. I suppose I'm willing to help if I can," Shigure said.
Kyo walked past Yuki's room on his way to his own. He peered inside to find Tohru rising up from her seat on the ground. Yuki was nowhere to be seen. He stood at the door and waited until she turned around and saw him before asking," Where's that damn rat?"
With a confused look on her face, Tohru replied, "I don't know. He suddenly jumped up and ran off. He said he had just thought of something."
"That's weird, even for him. What were you talking about?" Kyo asked.
"You. Yuki told me that he realized I belonged with you. He's accepting us together."
That surprised Kyo more than if she had told him that Yuki had sprouted a second head before her eyes and had run off in embarrassment. The last thing in the world he expected was for his lifelong rival to forfeit to him in what he considered to be their most important contest ever. Realizing that meant the only things that might stand in their way now were Akito and the curse, Kyo brightened. Tohru really wasn't bothered by the curse. And Akito for some reason seemed more open to Tohru than to most people. Maybe they actually had a chance to be a fairly normal couple, with the exception of the whole transforming into a cat thing.
Looking down at Tohru, Kyo decided that he wanted to do something more for today. It was a special day, made even better by this added information. He knew just what to do, "Hey, Tohru, go grab a sweater or a jacket or something and meet me up on the roof."
"Okay," Tohru answered before running off to her room.
Kyo was already on the roof when Tohru arrived. He was actually facing the ladder this time, since her was expecting her. She made her way carefully over to where he sat and took a seat beside him.
"Look out that way," Kyo instructed, pointing to the west.
Tohru looked in the direction he had pointed. The sight was amazing. The sun was setting with such a fantastic display of colors that it seemed as if the entire sky was on fire. She sat silently for a moment, awestruck at the sight before her, and then she reached over and, for the second time that day, wrapped her hand around his own.
Kyo wished that he could put his arm around her shoulders or that she could rest her head on his shoulder without him transforming. He let out a small sigh, realizing that might never be possible.
Tohru caught the sigh and gave Kyo's hand a squeeze, "You know I'm really happy with you, right Kyo?"
Kyo gave Tohru a sideways glance.
Tohru nodded, "Yep! I'm happy to be able to hold your hand and spend time with you. I'm happy to be loved by you and to be able to love you in return. And I always will be. It might be hard sometimes. But as long as we stay by each other's sides, I know everything will be okay."
"I want to believe that too," Kyo told her.
"Then make up your mind to believe it."
Kyo grinned then. It was hard to stay gloomy around Tohru. Sometimes he thought she was too optimistic for her own good. But it was the perfect balance for his moodiness. He watched as she went back to admiring the sunset.
"This is so beautiful. Thank you for bringing me here, Kyo. It's absolutely perfect! Can we come up everyday and watch the sunset together? Because, you know, you never see the same sunset twice."
Kyo actually let out a short laugh at that, "Well, not everyday. I don't think we'd be able to see a very good sunset if it is raining or snowing. But sure, we can come up on sunny days. As often as you want."
Suddenly there was a commotion in the yard down below them. Creeping to the edge to look over, the found Momiji, Haru, Kisa, Hiro, and Hatori. Kyo tried to duck his head back and hide but he movement caught Momiji's attention. He looked up and saw Tohru, "Hey Tohru, how are you today? Is Kyo up there with you?"
"Oh! Hello Momiji. I'm doing fine. What are you guys all doing here? And why isn't Kagura with you?" Tohru called back.
Next to Tohru, Kyo tensed at the name of his former stalker.
"Well," Momiji began, "Kagura wasn't sure she was ready to spend an evening with you and Kyo as a couple. But the rest of us came because Shigure called and invited us all over for dinner."
This caused Tohru to leap up and lose her balance, nearly falling. Luckily, Kyo managed to reach out and catch her by the arms before she went off the roof, "What do you think you're doing?!"
" I forgot dinner. And now everyone's here and there isn't anything to feed them," Tohru was going mildly hysterical.
"Not to worry," Shigure's voice floated up, "I took the liberty of ordering takeout. I thought we could all have dinner together and hear about your date today."
Kyo turned bright red, "What was that?!"
"Nothing at all. Now come on down and have dinner."
Tohru followed a pissed off Kyo off the roof and into the house.
A/N: Hello everyone. I'm back from my little vacation from my computer. Thanks to those of you who reviewed the last chapter and those of you who are back to read this chapter. And to answer a question I received: As you will find out in this chapter, Yuki has come up with a possible way to break the curse. But I won't tell you yet what it is.
Roses of Glass
Chapter 4
Yuki ran into Shigure's study. He found his cousin working on the latest installment of his 'side project'. He walked over to the table and sat down opposite Shigure. Then he stated rather bluntly, "I think I may have figured out how to break the curse.
Shigure's head flew up in interest, "Is that so?"
Yuki nodded and moved to the other side of the table. He leaned over and whispered his thoughts to Shigure.
"You want to do what?!" Shigure exclaimed, "First of all, Akito is not going to like that idea one bit. For another thing, you'd have a hard time pulling it off. And finally, what do you suggest Tohru do while you're doing all of this, if you manage to pull it off? I don't think she'd be content to just be a casual bystander this time."
"Well," Yuki replied, "To start, I don't plan on telling Akito. I don't know yet how I'm going to pull it off. I'll probably need Miss Honda's help. And since she has to find out about the plan in order to help me, I think she might as well come along. I know it's risky, but if it works, she can be happy with Kyo."
"I am impressed with how much you've grown up in the past year. I suppose I'm willing to help if I can," Shigure said.
Kyo walked past Yuki's room on his way to his own. He peered inside to find Tohru rising up from her seat on the ground. Yuki was nowhere to be seen. He stood at the door and waited until she turned around and saw him before asking," Where's that damn rat?"
With a confused look on her face, Tohru replied, "I don't know. He suddenly jumped up and ran off. He said he had just thought of something."
"That's weird, even for him. What were you talking about?" Kyo asked.
"You. Yuki told me that he realized I belonged with you. He's accepting us together."
That surprised Kyo more than if she had told him that Yuki had sprouted a second head before her eyes and had run off in embarrassment. The last thing in the world he expected was for his lifelong rival to forfeit to him in what he considered to be their most important contest ever. Realizing that meant the only things that might stand in their way now were Akito and the curse, Kyo brightened. Tohru really wasn't bothered by the curse. And Akito for some reason seemed more open to Tohru than to most people. Maybe they actually had a chance to be a fairly normal couple, with the exception of the whole transforming into a cat thing.
Looking down at Tohru, Kyo decided that he wanted to do something more for today. It was a special day, made even better by this added information. He knew just what to do, "Hey, Tohru, go grab a sweater or a jacket or something and meet me up on the roof."
"Okay," Tohru answered before running off to her room.
Kyo was already on the roof when Tohru arrived. He was actually facing the ladder this time, since her was expecting her. She made her way carefully over to where he sat and took a seat beside him.
"Look out that way," Kyo instructed, pointing to the west.
Tohru looked in the direction he had pointed. The sight was amazing. The sun was setting with such a fantastic display of colors that it seemed as if the entire sky was on fire. She sat silently for a moment, awestruck at the sight before her, and then she reached over and, for the second time that day, wrapped her hand around his own.
Kyo wished that he could put his arm around her shoulders or that she could rest her head on his shoulder without him transforming. He let out a small sigh, realizing that might never be possible.
Tohru caught the sigh and gave Kyo's hand a squeeze, "You know I'm really happy with you, right Kyo?"
Kyo gave Tohru a sideways glance.
Tohru nodded, "Yep! I'm happy to be able to hold your hand and spend time with you. I'm happy to be loved by you and to be able to love you in return. And I always will be. It might be hard sometimes. But as long as we stay by each other's sides, I know everything will be okay."
"I want to believe that too," Kyo told her.
"Then make up your mind to believe it."
Kyo grinned then. It was hard to stay gloomy around Tohru. Sometimes he thought she was too optimistic for her own good. But it was the perfect balance for his moodiness. He watched as she went back to admiring the sunset.
"This is so beautiful. Thank you for bringing me here, Kyo. It's absolutely perfect! Can we come up everyday and watch the sunset together? Because, you know, you never see the same sunset twice."
Kyo actually let out a short laugh at that, "Well, not everyday. I don't think we'd be able to see a very good sunset if it is raining or snowing. But sure, we can come up on sunny days. As often as you want."
Suddenly there was a commotion in the yard down below them. Creeping to the edge to look over, the found Momiji, Haru, Kisa, Hiro, and Hatori. Kyo tried to duck his head back and hide but he movement caught Momiji's attention. He looked up and saw Tohru, "Hey Tohru, how are you today? Is Kyo up there with you?"
"Oh! Hello Momiji. I'm doing fine. What are you guys all doing here? And why isn't Kagura with you?" Tohru called back.
Next to Tohru, Kyo tensed at the name of his former stalker.
"Well," Momiji began, "Kagura wasn't sure she was ready to spend an evening with you and Kyo as a couple. But the rest of us came because Shigure called and invited us all over for dinner."
This caused Tohru to leap up and lose her balance, nearly falling. Luckily, Kyo managed to reach out and catch her by the arms before she went off the roof, "What do you think you're doing?!"
" I forgot dinner. And now everyone's here and there isn't anything to feed them," Tohru was going mildly hysterical.
"Not to worry," Shigure's voice floated up, "I took the liberty of ordering takeout. I thought we could all have dinner together and hear about your date today."
Kyo turned bright red, "What was that?!"
"Nothing at all. Now come on down and have dinner."
Tohru followed a pissed off Kyo off the roof and into the house.