Okay everyone. Thank you so much for the reviews. I am hoping to get 20 before I put another one up. I don't own Fruits Baskets. I own a basket of fruit but that has nothing to do with anime::cough::

Kyo: bakaAnyways, on to chapter 3.

The hours slowly drifted by, 8 o'clock, 9, 10and Shigure just sat there next to the small desk in his room thinking. Everything seemed like a dream now, and doubted if it even happened, but then he would put his fingers to his lips and close his eyes, and the memory of her lips to his would come flooding back. Fate was always cruel to the Sohma clan, and now it had thrown another curve ball. TohruTohru was supposed to end up with Kyo or Yuki; that was the way it was supposed to be, period. He had known that from day one, and yet somehowhe was finding himself falling in-

"No." He whispered to himself.

He cut his thoughts there; he would not allow himself to. Maybe he would go on a vacation, get away for a while. Yuki and Kyo can certainly look over her. Speaking of whichwhere were those two. They were going to go seeAkito! Horror spread though his face. What time was it now? He looked towards the clock, 11. The left hours ago, where were they? But, Hatori was with them, so nothing terrible could happen, he though, lying to himself. Nothing

Suddenly, there was a knock at his door. It was probably Tohru and she probably wanted to talk, and she probably would be blushing and nervous, and he will probably have to tell her it was all a joke.

"Yes?" He said with an unusual emotionless tone.

Tohru slid the door open and stood there for a moment or two her head cast down. Shigure sideways glanced at her, as he pretended to work. He saw her outline with the light shining in the back into the dark room.

"What is it?" His tone was hard again.

But all of the sudden, two clear drops fell on the hard wood floor below.

"S-Shigure, K...yoand Yuki, I won't be seeing them again."

After sitting there beside the dinner table contemplating what had transpired, Tohru final got up and cleared everything away. She wanted to avoid Shigure at all costs, washing the dishes twice to make sure they were spotless, tiptoeing past his room to get the wash. She wanted to be as quiet as possible to not draw attention to herself. The time drifted by, Tohru found herself sitting in her room staring up at the moon. She was mesmerized by its soft glow.

"Shigure"

Deep down, she felt the pit of her stomach plunge. She was overflowing with emotions. The more she thought about it, the more she was seeing Shigure differently. Was she really falling in love with the writer who had taken her in? She was pulled from her thoughts by the telephone. Quietly and swiftly she went down stares and picked up the receiver.

"Hello?" Her voice was distant and cloudy.

"HelloTohru Honda." Said the familiar dark voice.

Her expression transformed into pure shock and worry.

"Akito" She whispered softly.

"I thought you would be pleased to know, since you are very interested in the Sohma clan's business, that you will not be seeing Yuki or Kyo again."

There was silence; he was waiting for her reaction, smirking. He only wished he could tell her in person. Tohru felt as if she had been hit over the head, dizziness and like she was sick.

"They are not harmed." He continued. "As of now, but they have decided to leave. Thingscame up, and they decided it was best to leave. You know, they were all too happy to go. As they were leaving they spoke of how great it would be to never see that stupid, annoying girl again. How they had been praying for this moment ever since they had begun living with you." He paused again. Tohru could feel hot tears swell up. They liked it here, right? Theythey liked her, she was sure of thatright? Suddenly, she wasn't so sure.

"You really were nothing to them, if anything they found your presence sickening. You never knew that, did youhow much they hated you" Tears were now sliding down her cheeks. Was this real? Of course it was; why would Akito lie to her? The monster smirked, "I can just imagine you now, your crying aren't you? Does it hurt? They have abandoned you. Painpain you rightfully deserve. I tried to help you. I tried to get you to leave and forget about it all, but you wouldn't listenand now you are paying for it. And yes, Ms. Tohru Hondathis is only the beginning." He had said that once before. So he had been right, there would be more to come. "But leaving won't do the trick will it though. I will still make them suffer, as I will cause you to suffer. And do you know why they will have to face this? Hmm" He paused, his voice dripping with poison. "Becauseyou." With that, he hung up. Tohru's hand dropped. She still held onto the phone tightly. TheyKyo and YukiWhy? Why had they left her? What did she do, or didn't do? The tears wouldn't stop. She slowly sank down and started to cry. Her father, her mom, her grandfather, and now Yuki and Kyowho was next? Over half an hour passed where she lay crying on the ground. Finally, she pulled her self up and walked down the hallway. There she stood in front of Shigure's door. She didn't want to open it. God, how she wished she didn't have to confront him, but he had to know. Casting her head down, she softly rapped at the door.

"Yes?" His usually bright tone was gone, thisthis was deep and frigid, like Arctic waters. Taking a deep breath, she slid the door to one side. Her head still down, phone in hand, her eyes drifted to him for a moment. He looked different, more mature than usual, not even paying attention to her. His gray eyes, his deep black hair, his warm lips.

"What is it?" His voice echoed in her mind. YukiAgain the tears came. They softly fell on floor.

"S-Shigure, Kyo and Yuki, I won't be seeing them again"

Shigure looked up at her confused. He noticed the phone in her hand.

"Tohru, what do you mean? Are you leaving, please don't. If it is about tonight-" He said suddenly panicking.

"NoI got a call" For some reason, it was hard to get out his name. "Akito"

Shigure just stared at her. Suddenly, he rose and walked over.

"Give me the phone."

Weakly, she handed it to him. He in turn tossed it on the desk. Then he placed both of his hands on he shoulders. His expression was filled with worry, and he was genuinely scared.

"Tohru, now tell me, what did Akito say to you. Please, I need to know. Tell me everything."

Tohru looked up from the ground at Shigure for a moment and then back down.

"He said that Yuki and Kyo were leaving. He didn't say where they were going or for how long, he just said I would never see them again." Tohru looked to see his eyes jumping from one place to another. "But, he did say that they aren't hurtright nowThat was all"

"What else did he say?" Shigure said frowning.

"That was everything-"

"Tohru, don't lie to me. What else did he say?"

Tohru couldn't say it. She couldn't tell Shigure what he had said, and yet she had to. She had to know.

"Shigure, Yuki and Kyodo they hate me? Do you hate me?"

"No! Why would you- oh? Akitono Tohru, they love you, well all love youvery much."

'I especially.' Shigure heard in the back of his head.

"So many people have left meI don't want to be left behind again. I don't want to be forgotten."

Shigure moved closer. Their eyes were locked on each other.

"I will nevercould neverleave you behindTohru."

Shigure could feel everything in his body calling for her, wanting her. He could sense her body trembling softly, ever so slightly. His instincts were telling him that she was feeling that same way towards him. The animal in him was taking over, pure, raw instincts. Suddenly, as if time stopped, nothing else mattered. It was just them, and only them. The rest of the world didn't matter. He loved her. He honestly loved her. He could see in her eyes all the pain she was going through, how he wanted to sooth away every heart ache, kiss away every word Akito had hisses in her ear, make her see how wonderful and special she was to him. With that, he leaned in slightly moving his head to the side and met his lips to hers, the second time that day. Now he was prepared, and ready. He was over flowing with lust, desire, love, passion He moved his lips over hers, at first she was stunned, even though she had felt it coming. His kisses amplified as seconds passed. Slowly, he slid his mouth to her neck, kissing up and down it. Her breath sped up from the sensation. Up her neck to her ear where his playfully licked and nibbled on it. And, again their lips met. Tohru could feel the dog's hands moving their way over her body, caressing every curve, grazing over her entire body and the thing that scared her most of all was how much she enjoyed it.

"TohruI love you." He whispered in her ear.

She caught her breath. Was this real? Had Shigure just confessed his love to her? What? Why? When?

"Ilove you." She whispered back.

A strange thing happened, then. In a moment of passion, Shigure embraced Tohru, which, though they had been kissing, had yet to do. A second after he did so, "Damn it."

"Shigure?" Suddenly she realized what had happened. They both waited for the pop and him to turn into a dogit never came.

Yuki and Kyo sat in a large compartment of a train. It had been traveling for many many hours; the sun would be rising soon. Both sat in silence. Yuki was looking out the large window his hand under his head, as Kyo, who was lying down across the seat, stared at the ceiling. Both had the same expression. Finally Yuki spoke. He was sickened by himself. "Why?" Kyo looked over at him. "Why did we let him do this?"

"Did we have a choice? He would have hurt Tohru if we hadn't."

Yuki met his gaze. "And what makes you think now he won't? He wants to "see her in pain", right? Well now he has two less obstacles."

Kyo caught his breath in realization. They weren't there to protect her. Now all Akito had to do was get through Shigure, which wouldn't be that much trouble and he could do whatever he wanted.

"Damn it, why didn't you say something sooner."

"I thought you would have figured it out, dumb cat."

"Say that again damn rat and I'll bite your head off."

"We don't have time for this! We have to find out a way to stop Akito and protect Tohru!" (A/N: so enthusiastic he called her by her first name, kawaii!)

Yuki was right. They had to do something.

"So what do you have planned?" He said in defeat.

"First we need to get off this train. We'll go from there."

"Are you freaking crazy!?" Kyo yelled as the two stood on the back of the train. The tracks whipping out as the train sped swiftly into the night.

"Just do it!" Yuki commanded. With that he jumped summer salting onto the grass.

"Damn I think you are crazy."

"Jump already."

Swearing profusely he jumped. He landed as gracefully as he could manage. Then ran over to where Yuki was.

"So what now, rat?"

"We go back."

"What the hell?! On foot?! It will take days!"

"Not up to it?" Yuki said smirking.

"Hey, who ever the hell said that?"

Yuki just started walking back following the tracks, then breaking out into a run.

"Wait up damn rat!"

Kyo said following after him. The two soon were even. Yuki looked over Kyo next to him, with an intense look on his face forward to the long journey ahead. Suddenly, Yuki smiled. It certainly would be interesting and when it came down to it, that cat he fought with so much wasn't so bad after all. There was certainly something about him

Sorry that was short : b. HmmI have a question to ask all you readers, should I have a little YukiKyo action. I mean I've never really been into slashed, but it could work. So vote!

Yes slash or no slash. Up to you.

Kyo: You gotta be fucking kidding me!

Me: What every do you mean?

Kyo: You're a sick bitch you know that!

Me::ignoring Kyo:: I watched the Labyrinth the other dayDavid Bowie as Jareth ::starry eyed:: wowI wish the goblins would take me away right now!

:: Jareth appears in a puff of smoke::

Jareth: hello, there

Me: You came! ::latches on to Jareth::

Jareth: What are you doing?

Me: Adding you to my group of Bishoneon!

Jareth: what, I can't leave?!

Me: yay! ::starts snuggling Jareth:: I'm one happy author! Remember to review and vote! Slash or no slash, up 2 u!