A/N: Ok! Hana has seen Shigure transform, Yuki's secret will be revealed, Momiji and Tohru are going to talk, Kyou visit's Uo, and Hatori checks up on Akito! Wow, an exciting chapter! Please enjoy!

Chapter 5: Revelations and Love

Kyou stared at his bedroom floor, not knowing exactly what to do. 'What should I say to Tohru? This isn't my fault for once!'

He was tempted to kick the fridge, but knew better. 'No, it was my fault. She's allowed to spend time with whomever she wants. Gyah, I'm acting like a jealous boyfriend!'

Kyou stopped in his tracks and a deep blush covered his face.

'Now I'm going TOO far. She's not my girlfriend! At least, not yet… Gyah, shut up Kyou!' He smacked himself in the head only to have Tohru come into with teary eyes, ready to apologize.

"Kyou!"

She stopped abruptly, and her socked feet made her slide against the newly washed floor. Kyou, with his quick reflexes, caught her just in time, and the normal 'POOF' noise erupted. Tohru fell back and when the orange smoke, Kyou the Cat was on her lap. She blushed, and held him up gingerly.

"Kyou, I'm sorry that I can't spend the day with you! It's just, Yuki asked me first, and I couldn't say no! B-But maybe next weekend or- GYAH!"

Kyou's body had chosen THAT MOMENT to transform back to normal. Tohru spun around quickly with a tomato red face as Kyou pulled his clothes on messily. When he finished, he sat down behind Tohru, leaning his back against hers, not daring to face her. He let out a sigh, and started talking, as if trying to reassure her.

"Look, Tohru, it's not your fault. I'm sorry, I was just acting like my usual idiotic self. You don't need to cry or anything. You shouldn't have to apologize to me for spending time with your friends. Just, you know, be yourself."

As Kyou talked, Tohru realized that he said the exact same thing her mother had always said to her. An image of her mom flashed through her mind, and she couldn't hold back the tears anymore. She threw her hands up to her face and started to cry. Kyou turned around and put his hands on her shoulders.

"Tohru, it's ok! Please don't cry anymore!"

Realizing that she needed to be alone for a while, she stood up abruptly, and started to run out of the room. Kyou grabbed her wrist, and she fell backward. Kyou stumbled, and tripped over his shoes, falling onto the bed. Tohru fell on top of him and the 'POOF' noise returned, much to Kyou's dismay. He squirmed underneath her and she shifted over so he could run out. This was a quick transformation, however, and there he was, stark naked. Tohru covered her face with her eyes, but Kyou just sat there for a second before putting some pants on. As she started to stand, Kyou took her wrists and sat above her on the bed.

"K-Kyou…?" He looked down at her with longing in his eyes, but decided to play it safe and tenderly kissed her on the nose.

Tohru let a few tears slip out again, and at first Kyou thought they might be tears of fear or horror. He sat up quickly and moved away from her quickly. He soon realized they were tears of joy though, as he saw her smile and let out a small laugh.

"Kyou, you're too much!"

Yuki let out a scream as his sleeves started to rip. Kagura watched in horror as his flesh turned into a rough brown color, the stench filling her nostrils. The familiar smell, the familiar sight.

"It's just like Kyou…AKITO! What have you done to Yuki?" She yelled at the closed door as if expecting an answer, though she knew none would come. She cringed, the cut on her head splitting. She wiped the blood off her forehead and brought her hand down, looking at the flecks of the sticky liquid covering her fingers. She looked back up at Yuki and let out a cry as he stopped moving, standing perfectly still.

"Yuki?"

Yuki turned fiercely on his heel and stared at her. The harsh and cold purple eyes of the creature turned towards her, but Kagura could see the flash of fright in them as well. She slowly stood up, though she knew her legs were ready to give out at any moment. She stumbled over next to him, grasping at any objects that were nearby. She finally ended up next to him and tripped over her own feet, actually ending up on the ground. The creature looked down at her and let out what sounded like a strangled scream. He ran into the forest, just as Kyou had done when he had transformed. Yuki know knew how he felt.

Was this the spirit of the Rat? Was it because of this spirit that the Rat always excelled at everything, why he always had the ability to beat the Cat despite his own lack of training? Not that he didn't train, just not as often as the Cat.

Yuki was an outsider. He was known the spirit of the Rat. And he didn't know what to do.

Hana looked down at the dog Shigure, a surprised expression crossing her face for once.

"W-What are you?"

The people in the parlor stared at Shigure, then moved their gaze towards Hana. Shigure grabbed his clothes in his mouth and ran, or rather, bounded, away from the group. Hana quickly pushed her seat away and pursued him, throwing some money on the table. He pushed the door upon, running into the alley next door. Hana followed him, but lost him quickly. She looked around the alley and felt some negative electric signals coming towards her. Glaring, she ducked behind a trashcan. She heard the footsteps nearing, and shivered subconsciously. Just as she saw the random thugs come into vision, a dark figure covered her. She looked up and saw Shigure, with an expression that strongly resembled being serious. She watched him shift slightly so he was more comfortable and he lay on top of her, making sure she wouldn't be seen. Hana looked up at him with something that seemed like awe, but a little bit stronger. A light blush covered her face and she pushed down the bubbly feeling that was attempting to lunge from her stomach to her face. As the thugs walked by, talking about money, Shigure relaxed and sat up, brushing some loose strands of hair away from his face. As Hana sat up and brushed the dust from her hair and cloak, Shigure stood up and offered her his hand. She looked at it as if it were an alien organism, then looked up at him.

"Don't worry Hanajima. My hand won't bite."

Hana smiled and took his hand lightly and let him help her up. She looked deeply into his eyes, and asked a question that had been on her mind for quite some time.

"So, what happened back there? Can you explain the mysterious black dog?"

Kyou knocked on the apartment door and waited quietly, shifting nervously from one foot to the other. He finally let out a big grin as the door opened and a sick-looking Uo opened the door.

"What do ya wa- Orange Top? Why are you here?"

"I wanted to talk to you for a few minutes, if that's alright with you!"

Uo lightly gripped her head and sighed.

"Sure, come on in." She pushed the door open with the heel of her foot and Kyou walked in. She shut the door and went back to her original sitting position on the couch. He looked down at her and noticed the beer in her hand as well as the empty bottles on the floor. He walked over, fell back onto the couch, and smiled at her gently.

"Hey Uo, what's up with all the bottles? Cleaning up? Cause if you want help, I could he-"

Before Kyou had the chance to finish his statement, Uo flung herself across him and hugged him tightly, the loud 'POOF' erupting from his sitting spot. Uo suddenly shouted, "KYOU, I LOVE YOU!" Feeling Kyou's body disappear and saw the orange cat in his place. Uo sat up and took another swig of beer.

"This must be my first hallucination."

Kyou looked up at the drunken Uo and now understood why Tohru had asked to visit her. However, he now had a bigger problem at hand.

'HOW THE HELL CAN I GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE TRANSFORMING BACK?'

Momiji gave a huge, blinding grin as Tohru opened the door to Shigure's house.

"Tohru!" Momiji shouted her name with glee and almost hugged her tightly, but then pulled away. He didn't feel like transforming today, there were more important matters at hand.

"Tohru, do you think Kyou's been acting kinda funny?"

Tohru blushed at the mention of Kyou's name, and her mind flashed back to when Kyou had placed the innocent kiss on her nose just hours ago. Momiji watched her facial expressions change for a few minutes before he let out a small cough.

"May I come in Tohru?"

Tohru blinked and remained quiet for a second, then flipped out. "Ah, I'm so sorry Momiji! Come in, come in! I don't want you to catch a cold!" She ushered him in quickly and shut the door behind him. He bounded into the room and sat down on the couch before the T.V. He smiled over at Tohru and patted the seat next to him with a grin. She sat down and he turned towards her, crossing his legs Indian style now. He put the remote down and took a deep breath. 'This is going to be hard.'

"Tohru, do you know how boys act when they're in love?"

Tohru looked over at him innocently and shook her head. He sighed and placed his head in his hand, suddenly feeling much older than he knew he was supposed to. He looked over at her shyly, a blush covering his face, and proceeded to give her the sex talk, which she apparently never got.

Hatori opened the door and watched Akito's bird fly over to get a drink of water. Hatori stepped towards him until Akito held up a hand motioning him to stop. Hatori stopped dead in his tracks and Akito clumsily got up, pulling the falling yukata sleeve back into its proper position. He slowly staggered over to him and stopped, putting his hand gently on Hatori's cheek. Hatori inwardly shuddered at the contact and gasped as he felt Akito's cold hand smack him across the face.

"You stupid dragon. How dare you not listen to me when I tell you to kill someone? If you don't do it this time, I will annihilate you."

Hatori bowed down low and nodded.

"I understand Akito. Tohru Honda will be dead by the end of the day."

End of chapter 5

A/N: WOW! Kyou and Tohru kissed, Yuki is somewhat of an outsider as well, Shigure protects Hana from random thugs, Kyou is stuck in drunken Uo's apartment, Momiji and Tohru talk, and Akito is telling Hatori to go and kill Tohru! What will happen NOW?