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Chapter 8: Unsure Feeling.

Tohru and Minami became better friends then before. Minami's 17th birthday was coming on the next day and The Sohma's had a surprise planned. Tohru and Momiji wanted to take her to the springs where Ritsu's mother works, but Shigure had another thing in mind...

"I have a brilliant idea! There is a strip club down the street and they are hiring. Maybe I can get Minami-kun a job there." He said. Everyone stared at him disbelievingly.

"Shigure, that would be your birthday present, not Minami-san's" Yuki replied.

Haru agreed with Tohru and Momiji and said that going to a hot springs would be the perfect gift. Shigure still wanted to get Minami a job at the club, but Yuki still said 'No'. Tohru noticed that Kyou wasn't downstairs. She looked in the training hall, but he wasn't there either.

"Shigure-san, Where is Kyou-kun? He is not in the training hall or his bedroom." Haru looked up from his newest novel called 'How to kill someone without getting caught'.

"I think he went outside. I saw him there last." He replied then stuck his face back into the book. Kyou was found sitting at the back steps.

"Umm...Kyou-kun what do you think we should get for Minami-chan's birthday?" she asked. Kyou turned around quickly.

"Who's birthday?" he asked.

"Minami-kun's" she repeated. Kyou then got up and stomped to his room. Then they all heard a bang. When Tohru walked into the room Shigure saw that she was thinking about something.

"Tohru-kun, what did Kyou say? Did he agree about the strip...?" Tohru shook her head and looked up the steps.

"Shigure-san did you notice anything strange with Kyou-kun?" she asked.

"Not that I know of." He said. Haru closed his book. He did notice something odd, but never said anything.

"You noticed it too Tohru-kun." Haru asked. Shigure glared from Tohru and Haru.

"How come I don't notice any of this?" he asked. Haru walked up to Yuki and grabbed him at the arm.

"Yuki has Kyou tried to fight with you since Minami found out?" he asked. Yuki remembered nothing since then.

"No, not exactly." He replied. Haru thought long and hard.

'Kyou never acted like this before...this might become a problem.' He thought. The sliding door opened to reveal Minami in a short skirt and a tank top. There were bags of clothing in her hands. Shigure sweat dropped.

"Minami-san, where did you get all of that?" he asked. Minami smiled.

"My cousin Rei came to the school today with my presents. These were from my grandparents in Hokkaido." She said. Shigure clapped his hands together.

"Oh my, and are they rich?" Yuki knew where this was coming from and decided to shut Shigure up. Minami looked around.

"Where is Kyou-kun? He has been avoiding me lately." Tohru walked into the room with a basket of clothing.

"Minami-chan, hello. Kyou is in his bedroom."

Before Minami reached his room, kyou was busy looking for an answer to his unsecured pain...

'what can this feeling be...damn I'm not acting myself lately...what am I going to get her...this feeling of love has me burning up...what the hell is it?' he thought.

What a romantic feeling. What a constant feeling of being wanted. Can it be that he loves someone or other...or can it be that the chaos inside him might burst out again...

Minami knocked on kyou's door.

"Kyou-kun? Are you there Kyou-kun?" Kyou slowly opened his door. Minami smiled.

"What are you doing here?" he asked. Minami walked in and sat on his bed.

"I just wanted to see why you were in your room." She said. Kyou didn't look like he was paying any attention. His eyes were glittering in the sunlight as he looked outside at Tohru and Yuki, hanging up clothes to dry. He growled.

"That damn rat." He muttered under his breath. Minami noticed something about Kyou. Her heart beat furiously.

'Why am I suddenly having the urge to tell him that I...' Kyou turned around to look at her.

"Oi, I heard that your birthday is tomorrow. Is there anything you want?" he asked. Minami shook her head.

"I have all the gifts in the world by just living. I don't really want anything special." She said. Kyou turned red.

"What the hell are you saying? You don't want anything?"

"Well, not really. I'm not big on gifts." Minami felt nervous sitting next to kyou this way. She couldn't stand to think about how cute he was to her. Sudden pouring came from the outside and they saw Tohru and Yuki run into the house. Minami laughed.

"They almost got caught in the rain. He he." She laughed. Kyou took her by the hand.

"If you don't want anything I'll give you something tomorrow." He said. Minami got lost in his eyes. She felt her mind telling her...

Tell him that you like him...you know you do...he was worried about you...you can tell him...

Minami took her hand away from his.

"I'll see you tomorrow Kyou-kun! I'll be staying at Uo's tonight!"

Minami couldn't stop thinking about what had just happened and the way he was acting.

'Could he feel the same as I do?' she kept on thinking as she walked into Uo's car and into the night. There was traffic on the road and Uo decided to start a conversation.

"So are ya planning anything for tomorrow?" she asked. Minami didn't know what to say. For some reason she felt as if the sohma's weren't telling her something. She didn't wan to tell Uo a lie.

"I don't know..." she said. The traffic started to move and Uo's mom did a victory cheer. Uo's mother wasn't like her at all even though they looked alike. Minami turned the dial for the radio and it was Z100. Minami almost choked as she heard Britney's Outrageous.

Uo pushed Minami's seat backward so that she could reach the button.

"Dammit I hate this song." She replied. Minami laughed.

"So do I. I guess we were thinking around the same thing." She said. They changed the station to something better even though her mother didn't approve. Minami's eyes lit up.

"Stop changing the stations! It's my favorite song!" she yelled. Indeed it was Tourniquet by evanescence. As she listened she watched the trees go by, wondering about the next day. The words of the song blasted throughout the car.

I tried to kill the pain...I'm dying, praying, bleeding and screaming...Am I too lost to be saved...Am I too lost?

Minami stared out the window still looking for some hope...will she be happy for the rest of her life or will this be shattered?

Do you remember me...will you be on the other side...or will you forget me?

'All I wish for is a life where I can be free...free form all of these thoughts...I do like Kyou-kun...but does he think I'm a freak because of this?' she thought.

My soul cries for deliverance...will I be denied...Tourniquet...My suicide...

A piano began to play at the end of the song which made an impact on all listeners. The car came to a stop in front of a small house. Uo opened Minami's door for her and motioned for the sidewalk.

"Hey, Minami-chan, welcome to my house." She said. Minami walked into the house and into the back porch.

"Hey, Uo-chan can I stay out here for a while? I need some fresh air." She said. Uo looked comfortable.

"Alright, suit yourself." Uo walked away and the fresh breeze blew through Minami's hair. Her voice echoed for everyone to hear.

'This pain...this feeling...will not be denied...I will tell him...but how?' she thought.

( Yahoo! I love y'all! I hope you like chappie number 8. The plot thickens at the end so please stay with me for the remainder of the time. Sorry if it took me so long to post up these chapters. Gomen nasai! Please review I'd like to know what you thought. Bye Bye until next time... Kyoko Misami )