Tooru was busying herself about Yuki, making sure that he was comfortable and that his face wasn't too sore, and fussing over the blood that had long stopped dripping from his nose. Kyou was off on the roof somewhere.

Great, Kyou was moping, staring at the clouds, They're all gonna be so happy now, I got- almost got caught as a cat, I bashed that damn rat's face in, and Tooru is concerned about rat boy now. Looks like I did Yuki a favour... but it felt so good.

Shigure's voice drifted up from inside the attic, "Kyou! If you're skulking about on the roof again, you better not pretend that you're not there. I saw what happened to Yuki. I hope you're happy now."

"So I caught him off guard, it's his own damn fault for letting me hit him." Kyou rolled over on his side away from the opening to the roof.

"You can stay out there all night for all I care, but Akito is going to hear about this."

No!

"Fine! See if I care. I can handle that brat."

No! Dammit! Kyou let out a sigh of exasperation. It's your own damn fault you know. "SHUT UP!" Kyou shouted, and it echoed across the empty woods.

A reply of lightning and heavy thunder pealed its across the sky. Kyou's body shuddered as all the hairs on his body stood up. The sky opened up and released a torrent of rain on the unsuspecting boy.

Moments later, Kyou was out of his sopping wet clothes and into a dry bed where he entered a restless slumber.

Haru woke up in the morning to the sound of her cow alarm clock. She hit the alarm and then rolled over and buried her head beneath the covers. It was only then that she became aware of a smelly ball of white fur which she was currently digging her elbow into.

"Fatso! Get out of my bed!"

"Ngh... but it's still raining."

Only then did Haru look out the window to see a torrential rain pouring down. Quickly she got up switched on the radio as she watched the downpour wash down the gutters. She got dressed as a few pop songs played in the background. She sat on her bed and waited impatiently for the commercials to stop coming. Finally, after a list of schools Haru was disinterested in, "Kaibara High is," Haru held her breath and that one second between the word is and "open" seemed to drag out for eternity. After that, time slowed down.

"Muta, try not to get caught by mom, okay? Why couldn't you just hang out at the Cat Bureau instead?"

"I didn't want to stay within a mile of that stupid chicken."

Haru just rolled her eyes. Muta just couldn't get along with birds. Especially Toto, the crow that lived near where Muta usually stayed.

Haru quickly grabbed an umbrella and a rain coat. Taking a deep breath stepped outside into the rain.

"Kyou, don't sulk so much, it's just pathetic."

Kyou just gave Yuki a blank stare. Tooru turned to Kyou, "Kyou, are you gonna be alright?"

"Hmph... yeah... you know how I am when it rains."

Tooru remembered the last time her and Kyou were in the rain together. She just wished that the rain didn't make him so miserable.

"Kyou, just deal with it, it's rather annoying to have to deal with your antics."

"Shut up you damn rat! You have no idea what it's like to be me! Just leave me alone!"

Yuki turned away from Kyou. His lip had a tiny red split and there was a slight bruise, it was nothing anyone would notice.

Or so Kyou thought.

Nearly every girl that Yuki passed had some type of concern shadowing her face and each would comment, "Prince Yuki! What happened?"

To which he would reply with a "Oh, I just got hit by a tree branch."

And they would always believe it, because he was the perfect prince.

Kyou, you owe me. Although he knew that he was really protecting himself as much as Kyou. What on earth could Prince Yuki have done to deserve a punch in the face like that?

Haru arrived at school, not late this time, but soaking wet. Her umbrella had caught in the wind and it had broken halfway to school. She was hurrying off to the bathrooms to try and salvage her hair before class. As well, she wanted to see what she could do about her sopping wet socks.

On the way she ran into Yuki and saw that there was a cut in his lip, without thinking she said "Souma-san, how did that happen?"

Yuki immediately noticed her, she hadn't referred to him as "prince" which was a relief. "Miss Takahashi, it's nothing, really. I just had an accident with a tree branch. Oh, look at you, you're soaking wet! And you're shivering. Here." He gave his coat to her.

Haru was dumbstruck, she hardly knew Yuki, and he was giving her his coat to wear? "Th-thank you. My umbrella broke."

He smiled. He looks creepy when he smiles... he doesn't seem to really enjoy much.

"You can borrow mine, I don't need it, I can share with someone on the way home."

"Oh, no! That's okay. I already got soaked and you've already lent me your coat, that's okay."

"No, it's fine."

"You're sure?" Haru really did want an umbrella, but taking Yuki's didn't seem right.

"Of course. I'll be fine." There it is again, that creepy smile. "I'll meet you back here after class."

"Um, okay." Now let's hope I don't forget like I always do. "See you!"

"Goodbye Miss Takahashi!"

Haru left for class, glad to have some warmth and a dry way home. Or at least she hoped she would be dry by the end of the day.