by disilluzional88
PG
Disclaimer: fruits basket isn't mine!
A/N: thanx for the reviews i received!
Chapter 3- "When the Cat Begs"
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"Ughh..." Tohru groaned. Her eyes lazily opened and adjusted to the darkness as she sat up. 'Wha...?' She tried to remember what had happened. She rubbed her head in confusion. 'Kyo came back... and he...' Biting her lip, she remembered what he had said.
"Yuki... Yuki, he came to me in a dream."
Tohru trembled with the thought. It had been a year since the accident. The accident that had scarred her life forever. And now, here was Kyo saying all these crazy things. She slumped back into the covers and sighed. 'I'm not ready to face the world again...' Suddenly, she heard the door creak open.
"Tohru... are you awake?"
It was Kyo. Tohru immediately closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep. She couldn't handle this. 'Maybe I won't ever be able to...' she thought. He came over and sat beside her on the bed.
Barely whispering he murmured, "I'm sorry Tohru. I never meant for this to happen..." His hand brushed back her bangs off her forehead and Tohru felt pangs against her chest. Memories invaded her mind.'Stop... please stop Kyo...' His hand stopped stroking her hair and instead, he placed a kiss on her forehead and walked out, closing the door behind him.
Tohru sat straight up. Her hand touched the place where Kyo's lips had been just a few seconds before. 'What... just... happened?' She wondered why she felt comforted in his presence but at the same time--guilty-- as if she were the one who had committed the crime.
Sighing, she got out of bed. She felt weak and she knew the reason why. Only eating a bit of food once in a blue moon caused her to waver and everytime she stood up, the headaches came rushing in. But every single time, she thought 'There's no point in living anymore.' This morning, she had no idea why she came downstairs. Perhaps it was because she heard Kagura's loud mouth saying that it had been a year, or maybe it was Kyo's voice that had really caught her attention. She had stumbled and struggled getting down the stairs and then saw him. Almost immediately, she had seen the concern in Kyo's eyes. 'Maybe I should listen to what he has to say. It's not fair to him... but then again... nothing's fair.' She fought between the two choices and after a while she decided to hear him out.
'Hopefully I won't faint again.' Tohru made her way slowly to Kyo's room where she found him laying on his back and staring up at the ceiling. Right when he saw her, he bolted up and went to her side.
"Tohru!" He was clasping her hand and she pulled away. There was silence but only for a moment.
Kyo looked at her seriously. "I need you to eat Tohru." It wasn't just a statement, it was an order.
"I don't want to." She said automatically.
"I'm not asking if you want to or not. You are going to eat!" Kyo was practically yelling now.
"No thanks."
Kyo stood there apparently losing his composure. "C'MON TOHRU! YOU'VE GOT TO EAT! I AM NOT GONNA LET YOU STAY THE HELL IN YOUR ROOM AND WASTE AWAY!" He dropped to his knees and bowed his head. He whispered, "Tohru... please just eat. I can't stand you not eating..."
Tohru looked away. She felt pain inside her heart. Surrenduring, she said, "Fine. I'll eat."
Kyo jumped up and happily cried, "YEEEESSSS!!!" He stopped jumping up and down and glanced towards Tohru who had a twitch at the corners of her mouth. He knew she hasn't smiled in a long time, according to Shigure and Kagura. 'I almost did it. I almost made her smile.'
He took Tohru's hand again--which she didn't pull back-- and led her downstairs to the kitchen where he made her some soup. When he was done, he placed it in front of her and sat across. Tohru didn't make any movement at all.
"Aww, c'mon Tohru. You gotta keep up your strength." He walked over to her side and picked up the spoon. "Open wide." He blushed as her small mouth closed around the spoon. There was a crash from behind. Both Kyo and Tohru looked back to see shattered glass on the floor and Shigure, Momiji, and Kagura's mouths opened in shock.
Momiji was the first to jump up happily and chant, "Tohru is eating! Tohru is eating! La la la la la!"
"Ohmigod." That was all Kagura could say. She closed her eyes for a moment and then opened them, making sure that it wasn't an illusion.
"Oh my! My Tohru has finally given eating a go!" Shigure said happily and amazed. "Kyo, I knew you were good for something."
"Stupid
dog." He spat back. Shigure held his hands up in surrender. "Don't mind
me. I'm just hungry." He sat down on the other side of Tohru and pulled
out his news-
paper like he did on a regular basis but occasionally
peeked in her direction from behind his paper. Kagura and Momiji
exchanged glances before sitting down to eat.
Recovering from shock, Kagura asked, "Hey Kyo, honey, where's my food? Whatever you cooked looks delicious!"
Without looking up, he said, "I made only enough for Tohru. Make your own." Kagura boiled with jealousy as he popped another spoonful of soup into Tohru's mouth.
But since Tohru was finally making improvement, Kagura decided to let this one slide. 'Damn you Kyo for making me feel bad. Not like it's something new but everytime he says something like that, there's this pain in my heart...' Getting up, she put on her coat and said with a fake smile, "Uh, I think I oughta be heading home now." Before walking out the door she whispered, "I'm glad you're feeling better Tohru. Really..." And then she was gone.
"Tohru is eating again! La la la la la!" Momiji sang once again.
"Shut up," came Kyo's response as usual.
Momiji stuck his tongue out at him and said, "Is it so wrong to be happy when Tohru is becoming herself again?"
Suddenly, Tohru stood up and ran out of the room.
Shigure, Momiji, and Kyo looked after her in confusion.
"Was it something I said?" the rabbit asked.
"I'll go find out. And didn't I tell you to just shut the hell up?" Kyo ran after her.
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He found her in her room again sobbing. Cautiously, he made his way towards her.
"Go away Kyo." Her soft voice broke through the silence that had been torture for Kyo.
"I can't. You were finally doing well and then you just get up and leave. What is wrong with you?! Everyone's trying to help YOU out so that you can get better and you are literally throwing all of their hope away! What happened to the Tohru that used to make people smile when they're down? You're doing exactly the opposite and don't you deny it!!!" His fury couldn't be held in any longer. "You have got to be strong like you once were. You still are! I know it!"
"DON'T YOU GET IT?! YUKI WAS A PART OF ME AND NOW THAT PART OF ME IS GONE! I CAN'T BE THE SAME PERSON I WAS BEFORE! I JUST CAN'T KYO!!!"
Kyo bowed his head. Quietly he said, "But I was a part of you too, wasn't I? Didn't I count for something in your life at all? Was there one moment where you thought of me as more than just your friend? More than just your stupid average cat?"
Tohru slumped down onto the floor and whispered, "Kyo I... I don't... I mean, I might have... remember that I told you that I wanted to be born in the year of the cat? Well--" She was interrupted with another one of his outbursts.
"I don't mean it in that way! You must've felt something for me even though I'm a horrible person. I mean, why would you have cared for me at all? I was mean to you at times and made you even cry. But... don't you realize that I did all of that to hide my true feelings? Only you can bring out the good in me when I was blind to it all. You know what? I just can't believe you gave up so easily. You were always the one who was pushing me to do my best and appreciate everything in life. What you're doing to yourself means that everything you've told me before was a lie. You wanna know something? You were the only person I really listened to. Not Shigure. Not Akito or Yuki or Kagura. Only you."
Tohru felt more tears flow down. "Oh Kyo... I just... I just don't know what to do anymore. I'm sorry if you feel that way but..."
"But what...? You're willing to give up everything just because that damn rat left you alone?! I came back to save you from losing yourself! Please let me do that! If I were to prove myself worthy as even just your friend, then you'll let me in. I just want you to be happy again! Just like Yuki said!"
Shaking her head, she asked, "What?"
Kyo gulped before he went on. "Just before you fainted, I was about to tell you about the dream I had." He couldn't see the expression on her face but she must've looked frozen with fear. "Yuki had come to me and he said that he wasn't... alive anymore. He also asked a favor from me. He wanted me to come back home and take care of you. He wants you to forgive him but he wants you to be happy too. Don't you realize how angry I was to find out that my dream was actually true?! He left you alone and I'll never forgive him fo that but you have to understand that... that Yuki wasn't the only one who loved you..."
Tohru looked up at him, wondering whether she wanted to hear this right now. "Kyo..."
"I'm in love with you too Tohru. Not only Yuki..." He bowed his head again. "Heh... you probably hate me now for saying it huh? I should probably just--"
He froze. Tohru's arms had encircled him but she was crying nonetheless.
With a small chuckle he said, "I have a way with words don't I?" He felt her shaking but not in fear, but in happiness. 'She's laughing again...'
Ruffling her her hair, he said, "I'm glad you've decided to return Tohru. Thank you..."
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A/N: Done DONE done. Short chapter but oh wells. As long as I update right? I've been busy. Yes busy. Too much classwork and homework ya know? Well please REVIEW!