The Love of the Outcasts and The Love of the Odd Couple

By Sashi Mizumoto

A/N: I started writing this as a contest against my two friends, Kagura Jr. and Lupin. Heh. AND I PLAN TO WIN TOO! Anyway, this is one of those Kyo/Tohru stories. I also added the couple Kagura/Yuki, which many people like, but there are not enough of them for some reason. Well, here is the beginning! Oh, and a warning: There is fluff in this story. I hate writing fluff, but it is part of the contest. I'm not good at writing this though, so any suggestions from you would be great!

Chapter 1: How Kyou Realizes his feelings, and Yuki talks with Kagura

Kyou's black alarm clock screeched, waking him up at 5:00 AM. He rubbed his eyes, trying to wake himself up. He slowly moved some of his bright orange hair out of his face. He could already tell he was going to have a very bad hair day.

He quietly slid off the bed, and made himself walk across the room. He needed some breakfast…

He crept down the stairs, not wanting to wake anyone else up. As he walked over to the kitchen, the smell of salmon and rice balls tickled his nose, and made his mouth water. Who was up this early though? He walked over to the kitchen, following the delicious scent. As he passed under the blue sheets, he looked up from the ground and was greeted with a warm and gentle smile, the sound of a young girl humming happily.

Tohru Honda. She probably doesn't know how much she had helped him when he needed her most. When he had transformed into his true form, which no one could bare to look at, she looked at him and told him how she really felt. How she had been really afraid. He was so happy that she had told him the truth, Kyou cried. He couldn't contain his feelings inside anymore. He just couldn't keep lying to everyone, including himself. He wanted to thank Tohru, but he didn't know how. Maybe he could someday figure out how to tell her.

Kyou looked back towards Tohru, and she was holding a plate of salmon rice balls. She smiled, and handed Kyou one.

"Here Kyou! I thought you were sad, so I made you some rice balls with salmon!"

He blinked, not really knowing what to do. She had made them for him? Why? She didn't have to or anything.

He gave her a small smile and took one from her small, smooth hands. "Thanks Tohru."

Her eyes filled with happiness, and she smiled at him. He could feel the warmth and kindness radiating off of Tohru. He realized then that he didn't want her to be with the damn rat. Kyou felt that Yuki didn't deserve her kindness. That he didn't deserve her warmth. He didn't, he didn't-

He didn't deserve Tohru. Kyou wouldn't let him have her. Not for anything in the world.

Yuki felt that he needed to talk to Kagura. Something had been scratching in his mind since Kyou had transformed into his true form.

'Did you finally give him up, Kagura?'

Yuki ran over to the main house, the fear inside of him swelling up. All of his hidden turmoil and anguish lay in this awful place. He did not feel like seeing Akito today. However, it turned out he was lucky. Just as he rounded the corner to the main house, he saw Hatori innocently opening the door, not realizing that he was about to be run into. Thank God that Hatori was a Sohma. And a guy.

"Hatori! Thank goodness!"

Hatori's face had a little flash of panic, and Yuki was silently amused, knowing that nothing was wrong.

"What's wrong Yuki? This isn't like you, coming to the Main House on your own free will."

Yuki quickly told Hatori that he needed a word with Kagura. Knowing that it was hard for him to ever enter the main house, Hatori went to get Kagura. A small breeze picked up, throwing Yuki's grey hair into the wind. He looked on into the new cherry blossom trees. They had just been planted there, and they were in full bloom. As the breeze began to get stronger, cherry blossoms fell from the trees and onto the ground.

One single blossom floated towards him, and as he went to catch it, another hand reached before him and caught it.

It was Kagura. She was there, smiling at him. Yuki knew that he had to ask her for advice.

"Hi Kagura. How are you?"

Kagura looked up at Yuki and replied with a simple, "I'm fine." She was wearing an adorable yellow jumper skirt, with a green shirt. It really suited her, and made her look cute. Yuki took a deep breath, and asked her about Kyo.

"Did you give up on Tohru?"

Or at least he tried. She asked him a question before he could respond. Did Yuki give up on Tohru? How did Kagura know of the love he held for her? Was it woman's intuition? Why was she asking this though? Was there any reason for him to give up?

He looked into Kagura's eyes, and he could sense it. She was in love with someone else. He reminicised about the Kyou incident with his true form, and wondered how he could have missed the obvious clues, like Kyou and Tohru hugging, and the kind things she said to him. Now that I could take it all in and think, I didn't feel that bad about losing her. Maybe he didn't love her as much as he thought he did. He sighed, and turned back towards Kagura.

Yuki asked her about Kyou, and she smiled.

"Kyou is in love with someone else. While I love him, I want him to be happy. He would be happiest with who he loves the most. I knew deep inside, I guess, that we would never really get married. I can't be with him now. The only one for him is Tohru. And if you get in his way for love, you will have to deal with me first."

Kagura looked so serious, but he knew she was crying on the inside. Not exactly knowing what he was doing, her grabbed her shoulder and embraced her.

It was now 7:00, and Kyou hadn't trained yet. He had been helping Tohru make breakfast. He had also talked to her for a while. It was always so easy to make her laugh. He loved her laugh. It sounded like beautiful birds singing or whimsical music. Crap, who knew all of this poetic crud could come from KYOU'S brain? Apparently he could be just as sappy as that damn rat boy after all. Why was it only for Tohru…? It was then, at that exact moment, that Kyou realized the answer. He was in love with Tohru! Tohru, the one who always knew just what to say to make him feel better…

Yuki released Kagura, the wind now blowing wildly and the cherry blossoms floating all around them. Yuki kept thinking that the cherry blossoms were getting to him, but he suddenly found himself lowering down to kiss Kagura!

Kagura wasn't running away, but she didn't look too thrilled either. As soon their lips were about to touch, Yuki felt something hit the side of his face.

It was not Kagura's hand, surprisingly.

It was a rock.

Thrown by Hiro.

He turned his face away from Kagura, and threw a most gruesome glare directed at Hiro. He only smirked. No wonder Kyo hated him. He slowly but sadly let go of Kagura, and walked- well, more like stormed- over to Hiro. The next thing Yuki knew, Hiro was running back into the main house, and laughing at him, knowing that Yuki's own past experiences kept him from entering if he didn't absolutely have to. Yuki glared at him one more time, and walked back towards Kagura. Except for one problem.

She was gone. She had left while he was fighting with Hiro.

Yuki smiled. He knew that Kagura needed some time to herself to sort out her feelings. She said she gave up on Kyo, but she still loved him. And then Yuki came in and acted all romantic. She must have been confused.

He whistled a cute little tune as he walked back to Shigure's house. Yuki knew that he would see Kagura again soon.

End of chapter 1

A/N: Well, Yuki switched over to Kagura quickly! And poor Kyou, he doesn't know what to do! However, it's going to get MUCH more complicated!

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