GOMEN NESAI! I KNOW I HAVENT' WRITTEN IN A LONG TIME, THERE'S JUST SO MUCH TO DOOOO! PLEASE FORGIVE ME! I'M SOOOO SOOOORRY! I WILL APOLOGIZE TO EVERYONE I WILL APOLOGIZE TO THE WOOORLD! I'M SOORRY WORLD!...;; Okay, here's the story. Recap:

"Right, and it's my turn." said Inuyasha. Kagome glared at Kyo, but she saw something out of the corner of her eye that made her do a double-take. Wait, did Inuyasha just smile kindly at Tohru-san! No way! No way no way no way!

Ch. 9

Kyo's Plot -pt. 2

Yes way, he's still doing it! What is wrong with this picture I ask you? 1: Inuyasha, the Inuyasha I know, doesn't smile. 2: Inuyasha, the Inuyasha I know, is still hung over about Kikyo and doesn't think about other girls. He couldn't even think about me! 3: He's.. Still.. In.. His.. Uniform!

Kagome fell into another fit of giggles and suppressed laughter. Inuyasha glared menacingly at her. The game ended shortly with poor Tohru as the Dai Hin Min.

"So," Tohru began, "the Dai Fugo makes a new rule. Kyo, what would you like it to be?"

"I know exactly what to do. The Dai Fugo gets to ask any player a question, which they must answer truthfully and honestly, every time the cards are cleared." Everyone looked at Kyo with the blank expression that said, "Did he just say what I think he said, because that's absolutely absurd."

"Did he just say what I think he said, because that's absolutely absurd," Kagome whispered to Yuki beside her.

"I think so," he answered.

"Well, that's one I haven't heard of before," Arisa said quietly to Hanajima.

"Yes, it's very unconventional," she agreed.

"It's alright." said Tohru in her usual happy tone. "Let's play!" (A/N I won't go into the cards this time, it took too much work)

The cards were cleared away after some time. Kyo seemed to have been waiting apprehensively for the moment, yet he did not burst out.

"Kyo, you get to ask anyone a question." Tohru mentioned.

"Yes, I've been thinking of what to ask." he replied, strangely thoughtful.

"Well hurry up, carrot top, we don't have all night." Uo said, receiving a glare from Kyo. An arrow pointed to his ebony hair. To break the silence, Kyo pointed at Kagome.

"You."

"What is it?" she asked icily.

"How do you feel about Inuyasha?" Kagome almost fell out of her chair in shock. No no no oh he did not just ask me that!

"That's a little uncalled for, don't you think." said Yuki, almost nervously.

"A little! It's even more absurd than the rule!" Kagome shouted.

"What's the matter? I'm sure he at least wants to know." Kyo poined at Inuyasha. Kagome felt a blush rising.

"It's none of your business!" Kagome continued yelling. She stood up defensively, slamming her palms on the table. Oh, why does it always seem like everyone's fighting. Tohru thought in dismay.

"Um, Kyo?" Tohru ventured, trying to calm the raging feline.

"WHAT!" Tohru quivered under his rage.

"Well, you see, it is kinda impolite to ask a question like that, so," her voice faltered as everyone stared at her.

"No, Tohru-san, it's okay. I'll just answer." Kagome said reassuringly, sitting down again. Deep breaths. Kagome let out a long exhalation of air.

"I consider Inuyasha . . . a very good friend of mine. If he wasn't such a jerk maybe I could say more, but," she looked away from Inuyasha, a light pink tinting her cheeks. I wish it was more sometimes. she thought sadly.

Tohru silently dealt out the cards. The game continued in silence, everyone hoping someone or something would break the tension. After a bit, the cards were cleared again.

"Um, Kyo?" Kagome said quietly, almost whispering.

"Huh? Oh, right." Kyo looked around. His lust for revenge had died down sufficiently, but he wasn't beyond making the situation even more uncomfortable. "Yuki."

"What do you want," he responded coldly, neglecting to add something along the lines of "stupid cat" to the end of the sentence.

"To know how you feel about Kagome."

It was as if a bomb had been dropped in the center of the room. Everyone was starring at something or another, in absolute shock. The bomb had evidently rendered everyone lifeless, seeing as even the sound of quiet breathing was not to be heard.

Things are really heating up. thought Shigure, as he quietly slid his head away from the open doorway. He had heard or at least gotten the gist of everything that had gone on that night. Do I feel like using this for blackmail? he asked himself thoughtfully. Hmm, not yet at any rate. As quietly as he possibly could, he crept upstairs to the mess he called a bedroom.

"I . . . that's . . . so . . . unfair . . . indescribably in despicable . . ." Yuki stuttered, trying to find the words to describe the devastation of the bomb. He felt the color rising in his cheeks like the mercury in a thermometer.

"This game is getting out of hand thanks to his stupid rule! We had might as well be playing truth or dare! You're really starting to piss me off, kid!" Inuyasha yelled, grabbing Kyo by the collar and dragging him across the table 'till the two were eye to eye. He threateningly lifted his claws.

"Inuyasha, don't make me say it." Kagome said quietly. She was uncharacteristically melancholy. Her sudden change in moods made him stop. He flung Kyo back to his spot at the table, grumbling.

"I believe you have something to tell us, rat boy." coaxed Kyo, treading on a dangerous line.

"I can't believe you're still on about that." Yuki said, retreating into anger.

"What's the matter? Don't want her to find out how you really feel?" he taunted, still making tracks along the line. Yuki's cheeks reddened once again. "I think you're scared." Kyo stated defiantly.

"I'm not scared." I won't be beaten by this stupid cat. "Kagome, I . . ." He stopped mid-sentence, still unsure how he truly felt. ". . mumble . . ."

"What's that, rat boy? Couldn't hear ya." Kyo said, almost triumphantly. Secretly, Shigure had returned to his post beside the door. This is really intense. he thought, jotting down some notes for his newest romance novel.

Yuki glared at Kyo, a look of absolute loathing on his tinted face. "I said it, didn't I?"

"I couldn't tell. Say it again." Kyo's feet became a bit mismatched, and he swayed this way and that, struggling to regain his balance on the red dangerous line.

"I . . . I said . . . I mumble." If at all possible, Yuki's face reddened even farther.

"You're getting there, rat boy. One more time, loud and clear."

"I said," he was yelling now, his face a bright magenta, "I . . ."

Everyone gasped. Kagome's face turned the color of a tomato. Yuki ran up to his room, slamming the door behind him. Kagome tried to get up, but her knees collapsed out from under her, forcing her to a kneel underneath the table. She banged her head standing up.

"Uh, stupid." she said nervously as she staggered up the stairs.

The phrase "a bolt from the blue" is often used to describe an extremely stunning experience, such as when a lightning bolt hits a person on a clear blue day. Said person would most likely feel their legs to be close to useless, short of breath, and their head spinning, but more likely instant death. For the purpose of the phrase, the possibility of instant death is most often discarded. Yuki's words had been a bolt from the blue to all.

Shigure's legs felt useless as he staggered backwards into the kitchen. Tohru and Arisa's heads were spinning, and they were leaning on each other for support. Hanajima was dazzled as well, but did her best to keep her composed and blank expression. Kyo was feeling very short of breath, even though the result had been exactly as he predicted. Kagome staggered almost blindly up the stairs, panting heavily. Inuyasha would have helped her, but he was having his own trouble keeping his wits about him.

And Yuki sat on his bed, face still a bright magenta, trying to comprehend what he had just said. The words still rung in the silence, repeating themselves over and over in every person's minds.

"I love her!"