Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN FRUITS BASKET!

A/N: I finally got to Christmas. Sorry that the gifts aren't in this chapter. But I promise they will absolutely, positively be in the next chapter. So, if you have any ideas of what you would like the gifts to be, this is your last chance to let me know.

Roses of Glass Chapter 15

Kyo and Tohru were back in their room again. By the time they had gotten back to the hotel, alerted the search party, and had Kyo checked out by a doctor, it was long past midnight. Everyone was tired and Kyo was freezing so they all headed back to their rooms.

Tohru watched Kyo hobble across the room on the crutches the doctor had given him after declaring his ankle badly sprained. Between the crutches, fatigue, and still being half frozen, he was having some difficulty carrying out his nightly routine. Someone had given him sweats to change into while he was with the doctor, so at least that much was done. But he was fumbling to keep a grip on his toothbrush while maintain his balance with the crutches.

"I would offer to run you a warm bath, but I'd be worried you'd fall asleep," she told him.

"It'd be too much of a hassle right now anyway. I just want to go to bed," he replied over his shoulder. Then he added, "Thanks for the thought, though."

Tohru waited for him to get in bed before getting ready herself. She expected that Kyo would be so exhausted after his ordeal that he would pretty much fall asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. She was surprised, therefore, to find him still awake when she finally got in bed. But awake he was, and shivering uncontrollably. She reached over and touched his cheek. His skin still felt unbelievably cold to her touch. Without a word, Tohru moved closer to Kyo and wrapped her arms around him. Kyo automatically leaned into the warmth Tohru provided.

Slightly embarrassed, Kyo looked down into Tohru's face, "Thanks. And I'm sorry that I worried you tonight."

"Oh, don't be sorry," answered Tohru, reaching up to brush Kyo's hair out of his eyes, "I'm just glad that you're okay."

"Tohru?"

"Mm?"

"Uh...Merry Christmas."

"Merry Christmas, Kyo," Tohru smiled as Kyo fell asleep in her arms. She stretched her head up and gave him a light kiss on the forehead before falling asleep herself.

Due to the long night, everyone slept in on Christmas Day. Tohru woke up before Kyo. Now, in the full light of day, a deep blush painted her cheeks at the realization of the position she and Kyo were in. She tried to pull away but Kyo, still asleep, tightened his grip and prevented her from moving. Smiling to herself, Tohru managed to free one arm. She reached up and touched his cheek. She was relieved to note that his skin no longer felt like ice.

Suddenly, there was a loud knock on the door. Startled awake, Kyo fell out of the bed, pulling Tohru off with him. They landed in a heap on the floor, Kyo now transformed into his cat form. Tohru scrambled to get apart from him, fearing that she might be crushing his already injured ankle.

"Oh, Kyo," she exclaimed, "I am so sorry. Are you okay? How's your ankle?"

"I'm no worse that I was before. You might want to get the door," replied Kyo, nodding in the direction that the sound of knocking was still coming from.

"Oh! Right!" Tohru got up and ran to the door.

"Good morning, or afternoon, I guess. Here are your breakfasts," said the young man at the door.

Tohru, somewhat confused, stammered in response, "B-but we didn't order any breakfasts."

"Oh! These were ordered by a Shigure Sohma. I was told to bring them here."

"Shigure ordered breakfasts for us?" Tohru asked, the remembering her manners, thanked the young man and accepted the breakfasts.

When Tohru reentered the rooms with the breakfast trays, Kyo was back in human form, sitting on the bed, pulling a sweater on over his head. Tohru set the trays down on the small table and grabbed Kyo's crutched to hand to him. Kyo accepted the crutches, but rather than get up, he grabbed Tohru's wrist. She turned to see what he wanted. Kyo remained silent, but the look on his face told Tohru what he was thinking. It was a look that held shyness, longing, hope, thankfulness, and a bit of doubt and fear. He reminded her a little kitten, who had somehow been separated from its mother then was found be a human. But the kitten wasn't sure whether the person would give him a home or ignore him and send him off to continue to wander. Tohru sank to her knees in front of him, meaning to answer that question. She gave him a quick kiss and took both of his hands in hers.

A small smile appeared on his face, "Thanks for coming to find me last night. I did kind of wonder if anyone would."

Tohru's heart went out to him. With the way his own family had treated him in the past, due to a curse that wasn't even his fault, it wasn't difficult to see why he had been unsure.

"I'll always come find you when you're lost. Didn't you know? You're the most important person in the world to me now."

At her words, Kyo's smile widened and the question was erased from his face.

Tohru grinned, "And after breakfast, we'll go find Shigure and Yuki and we can all exchange gifts."

"I think you might want to get dressed first."

Kyo watched Tohru blush as she realized that she was, in fact, still in her pajamas, "Also, I was kinda thinking that you and I could exchange our gifts separately from the others. I think it would be more special or something that way."

"Oh, okay," Tohru replied, grabbing her fork, "I guess we could come back here afterwards."

"Thanks," Kyo replied. Her words a few moments ago had meant so much to him. He smiled to himself. Maybe, just maybe, he didn't have to worry about how his gift would go over after all.