Chapter Three: Can't wait any longer.

Disclaimer: I still don't own Fruit Baskets or the inspiration for this fiction but I do own the plot. I also own my own character – which I have decided to bring into this fiction.

The festival was a couple of hours away and she was on her way to Shigure's house so Tohru, Yuki, Kyou and herself could leave together like planned. Kagura was dressed in the kimono that she had been admiring in the mirror the day earlier and thought she looked quite pretty. As promised she also had her fan with her. The fan that Tohru had bought for her and given her the day before.

"Well here we go." Kagura said as she saw the house there. It was quite hard for Kagura to do this, she was scared of what might happen but knew that the festival was first so she could go on and knock on the door.

After knocking on the door, she opened it slightly and peered her head around the door, her hair falling down from both shoulders around to the one.

"Tohru-san, Kyou-kun?" She asked as she opened the door more and walked through. The basket for the food was there; looking into the basket she saw that the food was packed away so they hadn't gone without her. Yet this didn't stop her wondering over where it was. She hoped that they, most of all Kyou, hadn't changed their mind and decided not to go.

This thought was pushed aside when Tohru came down the stairs smiling. She was wearing a variation of a white and light blue kimono with Sakura blossom designs on it; the obi was the same colour as the design. She had her hair up in its normal style with the two dark blue ribbons.

"Hello, Kagura-san." Tohru smiled as she got over to her. "You look really pretty. Do you like what I'm wearing?"

"It really suits you, Tohru-Chan." Kagura replied with a smile. She looked around there was still no sign of Kyou or Yuki.

Tohru shared the same question about the boys as she also looked around. But they didn't have to look far when Yuki had come through a door. He was wearing dark blue followed by Kyou who was wearing light blue. They looked rather annoyed about having to go - to the picnic - together. Yuki wanted it just to be him and Tohru and Kyou just didn't want to go at all.

"Tohru-san, you look beautiful." Yuki said, as Kyou just glared not saying anything. Yuki walked over to Tohru with a smile but picking up the basket while he went passed. They looked back to Kyou.

"Coming?" Tohru asked him. Kyou gave in a very noticeable sigh before walking towards them and by Kagura. Saying:

"I'd rather not."

Kagura walked beside Tohru behind the boys as they talked about things that had been happening. For some reason Kagura felt a lot more comfortable. She was really happy that Kyou had decided to come. If he didn't come then that would have been her chance foiled.

"What do you think about tonight?" Tohru asked looking up into the sky, which were full of, beautiful stars. Kagura joined her in looking up.

"It's really pretty, I suppose." Kagura said before finding she was looking forward at the young man with the mop of messy, untameable hair. She couldn't keep away from looking at him.

'It won't be soon now, Kyou-kun.' She thought to herself as they walked. When they had arrived at the festival they noticed a few familiar faces. Haru, Shigure, Kisa and Momiji were there. There was also some people around they didn't know but they still stopped to say hello.

"Good evening." Haru smiled. After they said hello they started to discuss what they were doing after the festival was over.

"Kagura-san and Kyou-kun are going to the picnic with us." Tohru said smiling brightly holding Yuki's hand. "What about you, Haru-Chan?"

"I came with a friend and we were going to be going somewhere after." Haru replied as he turned to where his 'friend' was. He had a blank look on his face when he realised that she wasn't there.

"She went away a minute ago with Rin." Momiji told Haru. Kisa and Shigure looked down at Momiji.

"Who asked who?" Shigure asked knowing that the two girls never exactly got on.

"Rin asked her." Momiji said. They knew that if it was the other way around that it would have been a better thing but they ignored it all for that minute.

Tohru, Yuki, Kagura and Kyou walked through the crowds of people to where all the decorations were.

"It's really beautiful." Tohru said as she walked by another crowd. There really were a lot of people around them. Tohru then wondered what Kagura had in mind about what she was going to say to Kyou.

"I guess so." Kagura replied gazing again at Kyou, who never noticed as he was once again in front of her, she knew that he was wondering why the hell he agreed to go with them, as he usually hated festivals.

The festival had just started and it wasn't going to be for a few hours until she told him but already she was nervous and scared of what he might say to her. Of what she wanted him to say and have what she didn't want him to say. She sighed and looked up to the moon, which was in a crescent shape usually named after Hercules or in better words – the Hercules moon.

Tohru kept her hand in Yuki's and that was what Kagura wanted off of Kyou. To feel his skin against hers one more time – in a gesture they hadn't done since they were younger. She just wanted to be cared for and knew that she wouldn't feel that unless he was the one caring for her. Which could never happen if she doesn't tell him her exact feelings.

"Kyou-kun…" Kagura trailed off hoping to get the orange haired Souma's attention because she could not wait any longer.