A.N.: Hey readers! Odd ending to the last chapter eh? What the hell has that boy got in his head?! You might not know but I do! nyah nyah! Not to worry, he's just heartbroken and sad and lonely and Haru is the only person who helps with that. The poor lost soul needed some support! He's got voices in his head that are being all mean and evil, and Haru helps by calming the spirit! That's all it is, to Yuki atleast. Everyone knows Haru has the hots! Even Yuki knows but he's not about to let anything happen—this is the guy who is the all mighty rat of the zodiac, hello! Yuki aint gunna let anythin' happen, unless he's got broken ribs and a concussion! Sorry... couldn't help myself mwahaha—that still doesn't mean anything is happening—I'm just saying he's not in the right condition to stop forwardness from Haru –that's it! I'm not implying a single thing! No way! No way... even if something did happen, I'd write about it! gosh! Bicker bicker-um wait, sorry I'm wrongfully accusing pplz of doing and thinking stuff—sorry readers. Just read the damn story already or we'll be here all night! Hehe. Oh yeah, don't forget to review!!!

Disclaimer: this story is 100 mine, but the characters and curse belong to the creator of Fruits Basket.

Chapter 4

School had just let out. Kyo hurried to the main house and down to Hatori's hospital rooms to where Tohru was. He opened the door to her room and found her asleep on her hospital bed. Her face was a little flushed from the fever, and Kyo decided to go in search of some ice.

"Where does Hatori keep all the damn ice around here?" Kyo said, annoyed after not being able to find any ice anywhere. He was looking through the cabinets and decided to start his search elsewhere. He began walking towards Hatori's office and opened the door in a flash.

"Where's all the damn ice around here?!" He shouted at Hatori. He looked up from his paper work. "I see you're done with school, Kyo. You need some ice for Tohru?" He asked, already knowing the answer. "No, I need some ice for myself. OF COURSE IT'S FOR TOHRU DAMMIT!" He said, losing his temper.

"You know, Kyo, it would be nice if you didn't lose your temper every two minutes." Hatori said, losing his stern manner. "Why the hell-" "Tohru wouldn't want you to lose your temper." Hatori, the sly devil said. "Well, I can do whatever I want. And don't go using her to get yourself out of being yelled at. That's low even for you, Hatori." Kyo said in a calm, yet sarcastic tone.

"Here's your ice." The doctor said, giving Kyo an ice pack. "I was going to go see how Tohru was doing, myself. Have you been to see her?" Hatori asked. "Yeah, she still has a fever and she's asleep. If there's anything I can do..." Kyo said, his voice getting lower.

No one really knew about Tohru and Kyo's newfound love for each other. Kyo told Hatori what happened leaving out those details, but he figured there had to have been something that made Yuki lose his balance like that. It had to have been something devastating, and Hatori, being the smart man he was, could see that Yuki really had feelings for the Honda girl. And he figured that by the way she clung to Kyo in the backseat of his car, she obviously chose him rather than Yuki.

"Yes, Kyo. Actually there is something. You said she's sleeping now, but when she wakes up, I need you to take her temperature. Then we can see if she's getting better, or if I have to prescribe some medication." Hatori said, handing Kyo the thermometer. He didn't even ask if Kyo would be there with her when she awoke. He didn't have to. It was a given. When she fell ill, the look in Kyo's eyes reminded him of when he was in love with Kana. It reminded him of how he felt when she fell ill. That look was a look of worry. Worry for someone you love. He understood Kyo's feelings completely, so he took a little bit of pity on him.

He gave Kyo the thermometer and grabbed his shoulder, making Kyo look up at him. "Kyo don't worry so much. It's just a little fever. She's going to be fine! All wounds heal. She might feel bad and she might think what happened to Yuki is her fault, but don't let her beat herself up over it. I'm sure Yuki was upset and shocked at the time. He took it out on her, but he'll apologize and you'll all be friends again." He smiled a small smile. "Me and him...friends?! NEVER!"

Kyo stormed out of the office and headed towards Tohru's room. It was one room further than Yuki's room. Feeling a little bit of curiosity as to the rat's state of health, Kyo slid the door open a little and peered in. he didn't know if Haru was still in the room. Haru had been there when he left for school, and he had even heard Haru's argument with Hatori, in order to stay by his side. Why the dumb ox liked the damn rat was something Kyo could never understand, so he just ignored it. that was, until he looked into the room.

Haru was not sitting on the chair, as he expected. Kyo thought he wasn't in the room until he looked at Yuki. He lay on his side a little, facing the opposite wall. There Haru was, lying in between Yuki and the wall, sleeping peacefully. Kyo's eyes widened a little. 'No.' he thought. 'Haru couldn't invade Yuki's privacy like that. Unless he's not invading anything. Maybe Yuki allowed him to sleep in his bed! How disgusting. What the hell is that damn rat doing now?" He thought. "Whatever." Kyo said, closing the door and walking the rest of the distance to Tohru's room.

He entered her room and crept over to her bed in a catlike manner. She was still asleep, even after Kyo's yelling at Hatori. He placed the ice pack under her head so she could cool down. Before he stood back up, he leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on her soft lips. This is what woke her up. Sure she slept through Kyo's yelling and his placing something cold under her head, but his kiss, which was so soft, woke her up.

"Hey, you." She smiled. "Just like the fairytales! The noble prince gives his true love a kiss and she wakes up!" Kyo said. "You're my prince if I ever had one." She said, and then frowned at the word prince. "Is Yuki awake yet?" She asked. "Well, he must've woken up before, but he's asleep again now. He's with Haru still. Haru is also sleeping." He said, not wanting to say anything incriminating, incase Yuki was innocent.

"Oh, that's good. I guess I'm really happy Haru was there for him. I'm sure Yuki never wants to see me again, but I'm glad he doesn't have to be alone. Oh Kyo! I was so scared! I mean he's my friend! I was so worried about him! He sacred me so much! I feel so horrible for causing this!" she began to cry. "No, Tohru. It's my fault in the first place. If I didn't tell you how I felt about you, then this never would have happened." He said, lowering his face in shame and apology. "Hatori just said something to me." Kyo said. "He said that all wounds heal, and that whatever pain you are going through, it's gunna heal. He said Yuki didn't mean what he said to you. He said he was just aggravated and surprised and in pain and stuff. And he's probably sorry for what he said to you." He said.

She felt a little better now, and remembered what Kyo said before. "Kyo, please don't blame yourself either. I'm really happy you told me how you felt. And I'm really happy we're together." She said with a soft smile. "Tohru, this is why I love you. You are so wonderful. I'm really happy we're together too. After all this time, we're actually together. That's good. That's really good." Kyo said, his eyes misting over.

"oh, before I forget, Hatori asked me to take your temperature when you woke up." He said and held up the thermometer. She obliged and he took her temperature.

"100 degrees, exactly." He said. "It's still a bit of a fever I guess, but you look better." He said.

"I feel better too! I want to go to school tomorrow! I can't possibly miss another day of school!" She said. "Well, I'll go ask Hatori. You stay here and feel better, and I'll be right back." He said and kissed her hand, which he was holding, before he stood and exited.

"Hatori, Tohru's awake." Kyo said leaning on the doorframe of Hartori's office. "Oh she is, and you took her temperature?" Hatori asked, not looking up from his paper work. "Yeah, 100 degrees on the dot. She says she really wants to go to school tomorrow. She doesn't want to let her mom down, and she feels better after I told her what you said." Kyo said, keeping a calm tone. "Is that so? Well, I think her fever will go down, and she'll be able to go to school tomorrow. You can tell her that when you go back." Hatori said.

"You know, Haru is sleeping in Yuki's bed." Kyo said, his tone getting tenser. "Yes, I saw that when I checked on him. Don't worry about them, they will figure it out." Hatori said, looking up at Kyo. "But- what do you make of that? Isn't it a little weird? I mean, Yuki is really injured." Kyo said, his tone getting a little harsher. "Kyo, this is Yuki's decision. He's in control of the situation. Besides, Haru isn't going to go black. Yuki makes him calm somehow. That's the only thing that helped him keep a level head, being in Yuki's presence is somehow soothing for him. Maybe right now, Yuki needed Haru's presence too. Who knows, but I don't really think its any of your business what Yuki does behind closed doors. Even if it's nothing, you shouldn't care." Hatori said, getting wise. "I don't care. And whatever that damn rat wants to do behind closed doors is fine with me too! I just thought you'd like to know, that's all. Geeze! Can't a guy do a single thing right around here?" And with that he left and kicked hatori's door closed again and went back to Tohru's room.

"Are you hungry?" Kyo asked. "Well, yeah. A little." Tohru replied. "Well then, how about I make you some food?" Kyo said. "Really? Thank you so much. Anything is fine. I don't want you to go to too much trouble for me." She told him. "Fine then, I'll make something simple, but you'll love it!" He said. With a "Thank you." from Tohru, he left.

After his conversation with Hatori, Kyo needed to think about a few things. Sure he didn't care about Yuki and Haru sleeping in the same bed, but for some reason it was unsettling. 'I thought Yuki didn't like Haru.' Kyo thought. The brooding continued until he entered Tohru's room again, carrying a tray with some soup and tea on it.

"Here is your food, princess." He said, smiling a little when her eyes widened at all the good-looking food. "Wow, Kyo! Thank you so much!" She said. She sat up and took some food. Kyo made himself a little snack too, and started eating on the chair next to her bed.