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Chapter 4 Start-

"What the-" Kyo looked ahead of him and saw that Koken had just jumped up a wall. Kyo quickly jumped over the wall just in time. He had almost crashed into it. But then as he flew on to the other side of the wall he couldn't see her anymore. She had just disappeared.

"Where the hell did she go?" Kyo muttered as he landed on the ground softly, a few feet away from the wall. He scanned the area before him. Suddenly he felt a sharp pain at the back of his neck.

Darkness.

Kyo had passed out.

"Uhhhgg…my neck…wha-what happened?" Kyo grumbled softly as he rubbed the back of his neck. Then the memory of chasing Koken came back to him. He also suddenly remembered passing out.

"Wait! Where am I!" Kyo exclaimed suddenly as he bolted up. He looked around, ready to attack anything that moved. Nothing. Everything was quiet, still and not to mention dark. It seemed to be nighttime already.

"Wow…how long was I out cold? It must be three am or something!" He studied his surroundings a bit more. "Wait…I'm not at the Sohma house or the arena…so where the fuck am I?" Kyo wondered out loud.

Kyo looked around and noticed that he was now in a small room made entirely out of wood. The room had around two windows, which didn't have any glass so the cold wind blew in freely. The chilly air had a faint smell of rain and was humid. The ceiling was so low Kyo knew he didn't even needed to tiptoe to reach it. It was practically bare aside from the mat; a couple of big bags, incense to keep the bugs away, and a portable stove a kettle, some rope, and a basket.

Then a cold wind blew behind him. He shivered and turned around and saw a third window. He blinked and saw Koken sleeping with her right arm on the windowsill; her head was resting on her arm. Her black hair was blowing softly in the wind. The moonlight gently caressed her smooth, pale skin. He also noticed she had changed her clothes. She was now wearing a green t-shirt, and she also wore white shorts. Kyo blushed as he stared at her.

"Arrg! Why am I blushing!" Kyo scolded himself. Then he noticed her shiver and curl up into a ball.

"Oh crap! Is this her only bed set?" Kyo frowned as he stared down at the mat he was stepping on, "She obviously brought me here…but why is she doing this for me?" Koken shivered again and Kyo quickly scrambled out of the bed and gently picked Koken. After he stared at her face he set her on down in her mat slowly. He tucked her in gently. Kyo studied her face.

"So looks so different when she sleeps. She actually looks like a normal person. When she's awake she looks like she's lifeless or ruthless. But now…." Kyo stared at her face. It seemed so gentle and peaceful. Kyo lay down on the floor beside Koken and kept on staring at her until he fell asleep.

It was a chilly Saturday morning. Normally Yuki would have been asleep but today he was extremely pissed because Kyo had made Tohru worry so much. And he really wasn't a morning person. When Kyo hadn't come home the night before, Tohru had been so worried; she stayed up all night waiting for him. Yuki remembered leaving Tohru in the living room so he could sleep. When he came down in the morning to check if she was still there. And she was still there asleep with her head resting on her arms. Yuki woke her up and told her to go upstairs to get some rest in her bed. She nodded her head groggily. When Tohru was halfway up the stairs Yuki said to her,

"You shouldn't have waited for him." Yuki said coldly. Tohru looked down at him with sleepy eyes.

"Kyo-kun is my friend! Is he home? Is he alright?" Tohru questioned with a small frown. Yuki didn't say anything so she continued up the stairs regretting. Yuki looked ahead. It was a good thing it was a Saturday today or he would really have been angry. He wouldn't want Tohru's grades to slip because of that stupid cat.

"Where did that stupid cat go? He wouldn't run off for nothing. Unless something happened while he was looking for Nagasawa-san." Yuki sighed then shrugged it off. "I hate mornings. I think I'll go to sleep myself." Yuki thought as he yawned softly.

It was finally morning and Kyo felt the warmth of the sunlight on his face. He had barely opened his eyes and a ray of light blinded him. "Ah crap." Kyo muttered as he rubbed his eyes, trying to get rid of the pain. He closed his eyes and remembered he was at Koken's house. He started to shiver a bit. It had gotten so much colder ever since he slept on the floor. "Strange. It's so much colder than usual." Kyo mumbled as he opened his eyes again. He turned his to the side and saw Koken, still asleep next to him. Her face was still very peaceful. He felt his face color. But he noticed something. She had a couple of bruises on her face. He frowned slightly.

"That's what you get from a tournament, I guess…." The next thing Kyo knew was his face was only inches away from hers. "Holy crap! How did this happen?" Kyo thought, as he blushed even redder. And he was moving even nearer to her. He couldn't stop.

"What the hell am I doing? I…can't…help myself." He could already feel the warmth radiating from her body. Suddenly Koken stared to stir. Kyo snapped out of his trance and jumped all the way to the other side of the room blushing twenty more shades of red. Kyo stood up quickly and looked out the window he was closest to, trying to hide the fact that he was blushing redder than a tomato.

"COME ON! STOP BLUSHING ALREADY!" He scolded himself as he took in deep gulps of air. He could hear Koken getting out of bed already. Suddenly he realized something as he looked out the window. He looked around surprised as hell. He heard Koken come up behind him. "I see you figured it out already." Koken whispered as she walked up beside him. Kyo didn't look at her. He just kept on staring outside the window. Then when he was finally able to speak,

"You live in a tree house?" Was all Kyo could mutter. He turned to Koken. She was looking out the window, smirking. "In the park." She said softly with her emotionless face. Kyo was speechless again. All he could do was stare at her in disbelief. He had always pictured her to live in some sort of big house since she was so cold and snobby. This came as a real surprise to him. But it answered a few questions such as why it was colder than usual. They were up in a tree. He also noticed Koken's eyes were the color gold once more.

"I would have just brought you back to your house, but I had no idea where it was. So this is why you're here. In my little tree house in the park. And I don't even know your name so I couldn't ask anyone for directions to your house." Koken whispered. Kyo frowned.

"The name is Sohma Kyo. And why are you always whispering?" Kyo asked in an annoyed tone. Koken looked at him blankly then walked away and scratched the area around her eyes.

"Hey! I'm talking to you!" Kyo shouted as he turned to face her. Koken turned to him and frowned. Her eyes were green again. Kyo blinked.

"Am I hallucinating or something!" He thought, panicking a bit. "Don't talk so loud or someone is bound to find us. This tree house may be covered mostly by leaves but if you make too much noise someone will find us and I'll be kicked out of here. This is the only place I got for now." Koken said, a bit louder than normal. Kyo studied her.

"Wow. She had long legs." Kyo thought. He didn't really notice it at night because it was dark. There was a pause as Kyo stared.

"Don't make me throw my stove at you." He heard Koken threaten. Kyo felt shock spread through his body and his face started to go red. He looked up at her face. She was glaring at him. But somehow it wasn't as cold as before. He could also swear he see a hint of pink on her cheeks.

"Leave." Koken said coldly as she turned to fix her bed. Kyo stared at her.

"What?" Kyo asked. Koken didn't bother to face him.

"Go home." Was all Koken said in yet another icy tone. Kyo stared to get angry. He didn't even know where exactly he was. How the hell was he going to get home?

"Wait. She said we were at the park so scratch that." Kyo thought with a frown. Kyo had been to the park a lot so he knew how to get home from there. But he also needed to bring Koken with him or Yuki would get really angry. He looked around the tree house and his eyes found their way to the rope that lay there alone in one corner. Then he had an idea. He first searched his pockets.

"Good. I have it." He smirked then picked up the rope. He started to sneak up behind her as quietly as he could. Kyo quickly grabbed Koken by the waist.

"Wha-?" Before she could say anymore Kyo covered her mouth. Fear and confusion spread through her as Kyo pulled her from behind. Before she could protest he put his hand on her lips and he stuffed his handkerchief in her mouth.

"His touch is like ice!" Koken grumbled in her thoughts. "Wait! Must concentrate on getting free! If this keeps up he could figure out my---" Kyo had now grabbed both her hands then started to tie it with the rope she had left on the floor.

"Gahh! I knew I should have gotten rid of that damn rope! And who knows where this handkerchief has been! Note to self: Kill Kyo!" Koken thought to herself, rage pulsing through her body.

"Stop struggling already!" Kyo grunted as he struggled to get the rope around her wrists.

"Oh yeah. You're trying to kidnap me and you tell me to stop struggling! What are you! An idiot! Hn…most likely!" Koken managed to wriggle free and she kicked Kyo 'where it counts'. Kyo made a face of pain and fell to the floor holding his crotch. Koken started to try to get the rope off her wrists after all it hadn't been completely tied yet. Suddenly Kyo tackled her and she let out a muffled cry. She looked up at him and his eyes were burning with rage and his teeth were clenched into a snarl.

"That's it! No more Mr. Nice guy!" Kyo snarled as he quickly flipped her over so her stomach was on the floor, now being as rough with her as he would be with Yuki. He sat on her back and started to retie the ropes on her wrists. When she wouldn't stop wriggling her slapped her upside her head.

"God damn it woman! Just stop fucking moving!" He shouted. She looked to him and glared at him with the coldest glares he ever got in his life. The ones Yuki gave him couldn't compare! He felt the frost spread through his veins. He paused for a while then frowned again. He couldn't get distracted! His secret was on the line! He continued to tie the ropes. Once he was done tying the he got off her and picked her up by the waist with one arm quickly so she couldn't kick him again. If he wasn't blinded by his anger he could have noticed Koken had stopped struggling. He made a mad dash for the door and jumped out, feet first. He saw the ground was pretty far down. He turned to Koken then stared at her. She seemed to have a far away look in her eyes. He finally noticed she had even stopped struggling. Kyo frowned deeper.

"What could she be thinking about?" Kyo wondered. "AH! SHIT! No time to think about that now!" He snapped back to reality and just barely landed on his feet. Since he landed improperly as his feet made contact to the ground he felt pain start from his knees and then it spread quickly. He fell to the ground and his grip on Koken loosened.

"Fuck! She's going to get away!" Kyo thought as he turned his head to Koken. He watched her get up slowly and he forced himself to do the same. He got up first then hastily graded Koken by the waist again then sprinted away.

Chapter 4 End-