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

By Sashi Mizumoto

A/N: As I promised in the last author's note, things are about to get complicated! Poor Kyou!

Chapter Two: Kagura's Trick and Akito Intervenes

Kyou didn't know how he would be able to face Tohru after he had realized his feelings. He needed to talk to someone about this, but he had no one to talk to. And then, he realized it. There was someone. Someone totally unexpected.

A few moments later, Kyou found himself on the phone, calling someone he hated.

Ugh. Stupid rabbit.

Kyou don't know why he thought Momiji would be able to help him. He just knew he was probably the only person that Kyou could talk to.

Momiji came hours later after Kyou had called him. Momiji greeted Kyou with his annoying girlish voice and looked up at him with his large brown eyes.

"Hiya Kyo! What's up? You sounded worried on the phone! Is something wrong? Oh my gosh! I hope nothing's wrong with Tohru? Oh my goodness! What ha-"

Man, you could never get a word in, the way he goes on and on and on!

"STUPID RABBIT! LET ME TALK!"

The rabbit looked interested.

"So… what did happen? Why did you want to talk?"

Kyou looked awkwardly down at the ground, a light blush covering his cheeks. Damn. He hated Momiji so much at that moment, and yet he was the one to see him blush! This is NOT how he wanted it!

Momiji looked over at Kyo, who had suddenly become very quiet. He was looking at the floor, blocking his face so Momiji wouldn't be able to see it. He grinned evilly. Now would be the chance to embarrass Kyou VERY much.

Momiji snuck towards him, and put my face under his.

"You're blushing! It IS about Tohru!"

Uh oh. Kyou was angry. What WAS going on?

'AS GOD AS MY WITNESS, I WILL NEVER TRY THAT AGAIN!'

Those were the thoughts revolving around in Kyou's head. He sighed as he placed his hand on his head. Who to talk to now…?

Maybe one of Tohru's friends could help him. Maybe the Psychic. Or even the Yankee.

Uo was more than a little surprised when the boy she was in love with called her.

"Hey Yankee. I need to talk to you."

Though the conversation was going on through a phone, she kept her poker face up. Kyo… Her Orange Top.

"Hey. What's up Orange Top?"

"I TOLD YOU NOT TO CALL ME THAT, YOU YANKEE!"

"Look, just what do you want?"

"I was wondering… Can we meet at the park? This is hard to discuss on the phone..."

Uo's heart skipped a beat. Kyo... did you want to confess your feelings for her..?

Or was this about… something else?

"Ok. When do you want to meet?"

Kagura smiled as she looked in the mirror. Yuki... She had played a mean trick on him, didn't she?

After she ran away from him, she had run back to her room. She didn't know what to really do. All she did know was that, for some reason, she was sad. Kagura plopped down quickly onto her bed, and started to cry. The tears... Yuki... they just…

The tears wouldn't stop.

'Yuki, I need to see you… and say that I am sorry.'

"Where is everybody today?"

Tohru had just been making lunch, and she couldn't find Yuki or Kyou anywhere. Shigure was working on his new book, so she had decided not to bother him. So now, there she was, eating her beef stew, alone.

"Yuki... Kyou... where are you?"

Yuki needed to overcome his fears of the main house. If he ever wanted to talk to Kagura, he would need to go into the main house and see her.

He made a loud, gulping noise. Where was Akito today? Yuki still feared him. Tohru said that Yuki's fears were understandable, after the traumatic scars he left on Yuki's heart.

He shook his head. 'You can't think about that Yuki. You can't think of Tohru OR Akito. Just go in, and see Kagura.'

Yuki started to count to three.

One…

He looked at the main house.

Two…

If he were to run into Akito.

Three…

GO!

He bolted towards the house, his violet eyes closed tightly. As a result, Yuki ran…into a tree.

"YUKI! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?"

He heard his name being called. As he looked up, he saw her.

"Kagura."

How did she know he was there? Was she… expecting him?

Hana felt some...ODD electric waves emitting from some of the Sohmas, as well as Tohru.

"Hmm... This is… interesting."

Her little brother, Megumi, looked up.

"What's wrong sister?"

She sat up, getting her black cloak.

"I'm going to go visit Tohru. I'll be back later."

Akito could feel it. Yuki was there. He could hear him talking with Kagura.

"Kagura, really, I'm fine."

"No Yuki! Let me get you a band aid! Yuki-"

He noticed that they had stopped talking. After a few minutes, curiosity took over, and he suddenly needed to know what was going on. He slowly stood up from his sitting position, and quietly walked towards the slightly open door. Falling gently back down to the ground, he looked through the small opening. Akito was angered at what was happening before him.

Kagura wasn't… expecting a kiss. She knew he would come, and she knew that he would try and go through to the main house.

But she wasn't... expecting.

Such a nice kiss.

"Y-Yuki…"

She could feel her heart breaking down. At first, she only put up with him because she pitied him, and loved him like a brother. But now...

Just with that one kiss...

Yuki could hear her calling his name. But he wasn't about to let go now. He had gathered the courage to come through to the main house, and he wasn't going to stop so easily.

Except…

When…

Akito had seen enough of this disgusting display of affection. Quickly, he stepped through the doors, making his presence known by being loud. Kagura quickly pushed away from Yuki and Yuki looked up at Akito in fear. Akito inwardly smirked.

He thought to himself 'Yuki is still afraid of me. Excellent…'

"Well, Yuki, I haven't seen you for a long time. Ever since that damned Tohru came to the house and bothered us. I thought you were in love with her?"

Akito could see the anger stirring in Yuki's eyes. 'That's it Yuki. Get angry. Release the true spirit of the Rat.'

Kyou just had to talk to the Yankee. She had known Tohru for such a long time. 'Maybe she… could help me... Tohru…'

Uo wondered what Kyou wanted to talk to her about. 'If he DOES want to confess his feelings for me, we can go get ice cream later. I love ice cream…'

End of Chapter 2

A/N: Uo has the wrong idea, Kyou is worried about Tohru, and Akito saw Kagura and Yuki KISSING! And what is the "true spirit of the Rat" that Akito was talking about? Stay tuned for Chapter 3: Heartbreak and Anguish!