Chapter 14

"Welcome, Tohru Honda." An ice-cold voice came over the intercom.

Tohru stood up from her previous position. "Where am I?"

"You? You are the first to fly in my newly built fighter bird. How does it feel?" He asked wickedly.

"Well, to be honest, I'm sort of afraid of heights." She answered.

"Well that's too bad." The bird did a couple of spirals and then stopped. "Oh, are you okay? Your not too jumbled in there are you?"

"No, I'm fine. I was holding on to this thing the whole time." She pointed to a control box that was torched to the floor and had a handle in the side in case of such emergencies. Akito growled.

"Damn you girl! I guess your fear of height is what I'll have to kill you with now." He shot the bird straight down. She ran to the control box. It was on autopilot and she didn't know how to turn it off.

"Stop it Akito! Please!" She begged. Then engine started to burn. They were so high in the sky, that the engine couldn't take it going back down so fast. She looked behind her, a look of horror on her face. "Akito! What are you doing! I'll die!" She yelled.

"Don't you think I know that Miss Tohru Honda?" A wicked laugh escaped his lips. "You'll never take my place." He said in a low voice.

"Take you place?! What are you talking about?! Akito? Akito?!" Tohru was more frightened now than she had ever been in her life. She looked at all the buttons on the control box. She couldn't understand which one was supposed to do what in this heat. The aircraft would probably burn up before they reached the ground. She rolled to the front as the fire made its way to the control box. The metal control box was consumed, melted and eaten by the flames. They then continued towards her. Slowly, one inch at a time.

"Akito! If you can here me, please stop this madness!" She cried. There was no answer and the flames came closer still. She screamed, as the flames were about to consume her. To her surprise, she couldn't feel the fire. She didn't feel any heat at all anymore. She opened her shuteyes and found a red barrier of light around her.

"Tohru!" Tohru looked straight ahead. Kyo was fighting his way through flames stacked upon flames. "Tohru!" He called over and over. Tohru gasped. This scene reminded her of something. What was it? "Tohru!" He yelled again.

"I'm here!" She yelled back. He looked at her in his red barrier and smiled. He reached out for her hand. She grabbed it, and stood up. He picked her up and carried her to the side of the bird where they could get out. He jumped with Tohru in his arms and landed in a tree. He let her go and they watched the firey bird of death fall into the deadly waters below. Tohru's eyes started to turn back to their regular starry selves again. She looked at Kyo and gasped.

"Kyo! You were burned!" She exclaimed. "Oh my gosh does it hurt!"

"Nah, it doesn't hurt at all, its just a few scratches and burns."

"No! These look pretty bad Kyo." She exclaimed. She laid her head against his shoulder. It was where it looked like he was burnt the worst.

"Hey, are you okay?" He asked worried. "Did you suffer smoke inhalation or something?" He asked pulling her away from him. She shook her head and looked as if she were about to cry.

"You're hurt and still you worry about my safety, why is that Kyo? Why? Please, you should be more worried about yourself right now." She pleaded. Kyo gulped. His mouth felt dry. he couldn't just come right out and say it could he? It practiced it in his head.

'Its because I, love you.' No.

'Its 'cause, well you know.' No.

'Well I love you and I've just been hiding it all this time!' No!

'Will you marry me?' No! Well maybe- wait no!

He couldn't say anything. He just sat there.

"You know Kyo," Tohru ripped some of her shirt. "I remembered something up on that ship. I remembered that we all have powers." She held the cloth under eyes and she let tears fall onto the cloth. She stopped crying and she rubbed the cloth on Kyo's worse wound. It disappeared as if it were never there. She admired her work. "Luckily, my powers help me heal ones I care about." She laughed. "You know, its sort of funny. I always know that when I need help and I'm in danger, I know that that you'll be there for me. I believe in you to save me, like you have in the past. Thanks."

She finished talking. She cried some more and attended all of Kyo's wounds.

"Miss Honda!" Yuki yelled as soon as he spotted her through the trees and brush. He ran over to her and looked her up and down. "Your not hurt are you? That stupid cat did make it in time didn't he?" Yuki rambled on an on.

Tohru raised her hands to stop him. "Yes yes, Kyo saved me in time."

Yuki looked at her shirt. "What happened to you shirt?" He asked.

"Oh that? Don't worry about it. Its just called help." She replied.

Yuki looked confused but didn't ask her any more questions. Kyo jumped down from the tree he was in. "Don't call me stupid."

Kyo went and got his stuff and then started to hike up the mountain once again to the Twin Sohma's lair. Tohru was by his side.

"Um Kyo."

"Mm hm?"

"What about the others that got blown away?" She asked.

"Oh, they'll know to go back to the house and wait. Don't worry about it. They can't get lost out here. Well except maybe Haru, but he was with Kagura so they're all fine."

"Okay." She said worriedly.

Kyo glanced over at her and saw she was still worried, looking out into the forest's trees and bushes. Kyo moved his hand towards hers. He touched grasped her hand. She looked over at him.

"They're fine, don't worry." He repeated. She smiled at him and held his hand. Yuki looked up and saw them holding hands. He gasped when he saw the missing piece of Tohru's shirt, wrapped around Kyo's wrist.

The big steel door to the cave opened and Izumi and Yume came literally flying up to Tohru.

"How are you? Are you okay?!" Izumi asked.

"We're sorry about everything. Can you forgive us?" Yume added.

"Um..." Tohru was overwhelmed. "Have we met before?" She asked.

"What?!!" They exclaimed in unison. "You don't remember us?!"

"Let me explain." Aya interrupted. "She lost her memories right after the incident because the whole time, it wasn't her that did everything we thought she did." She clarified.

"That's kind of confusing." Yume answered.

"I get it. Its like she has a split personality right?" She declared.

"Yes that's right."

"Well why couldn't you say that from he beginning?" Yume looked exhausted.

"So Yume, how is that arm of yours?" Yuki asked.

"And how is your leg Izumi?" Kyo asked.

"Its fine." They answered together and looked away blushing. Izumi was the first to walk up to Tohru again.

"Well then, let start all over. My name is Izumi Sohma."

"I'm Yume Sohma." Yume walked up to her as well. They bowed.

"Its very nice to meet you." They said at the same time.

"Oh no! The pleasure is all mine." She bowed as well.

"So are you part of the zodiac as well?" She asked curious.

"Yes. They are. Guess which one is which." Shigure chimed in.

"Hm..." Tohru thought.

"Come on! Its not that hard!" Izumi exclaimed.

"Well now its not. You're the horse aren't you?" Tohrua asked Izumi.

"Yep! See now wasn't that easy?" She answered.

"Then that must make Yume the Rooster right?" She asked.

"Yep, that's me!" She replied.

Tohru jumped up and down with excitement. "Yeah I got them right!"

Yume and Izumi looked at each other.

"I guess you don't get them right often huh?" Izumi asked.

"Nope! This is my first and sadly last time." She answered. The twins huddled together and devised a plan.

"Tohru, come with us! We have a surprise for you!" Yume yelled excitedly. Izumi rushed behind her and pushed her up the stairs into her room. "We'll be with you in a few moments." Yume turned and told the others. They all nodded.

Izumi stepped out first and Yume second. They cleared their throats.

"Presenting the new princess of the Sohmas!" Izumi started.

"The one and only person able to lift our curse!" Yume finished.

"The one and only, Tohru Honda!" They announced together. The curtains drew back and Tohru was revealed.

She was in a silky, shear, light blue gown that went half way down her thighs in the front and swept the floor in the back. She had white high heels that had ribbon wrapped around her shins. There was a bow tied in the back. Her hair was up in a clipped ponytail. Her hair fell out of the clip in the front. The front pieces framed her face. She must of had layers in her hair. Diamonds were used as clips in her hair and added more beauty. She had make-up on and lip gloss that shined. She had on body glitter that made her shine in the light. Her nails were a pretty light blue and her toenails matched.

She looked like a supermodel. Yuki and Kyo blushed at the site of her.

"Isn't she beautiful?" Izumi asked.

"Yeah, it's so sad, we can perform make-overs on other people but not ourselves. Its not fair." Yume whined.

The two girls whispered to Tohru. "Well go on." They tempted.

Tohru walked down the steps to the guys. She bowed. Kyo was up on his feet before Yuki could even think about it. He bowed back. Yume started some music, seeing that Izumi was too upset Kyo made it to her first.

"May I have this dance?"

"Uh," Tohru couldn't really dance but she would give it a try. "Yes."

Kyo placed one hand against one of her delicate hands. He wrapped his other arm around Tohru's back and Tohru placed her other arm on Kyo's shoulder and around his neck. They began to sway and then to dance. Kyo twirled her around and twirled her out, twirling her back in afterwards. He flung her into the air, caught her and made her laugh.

Yuki wasn't very happy about this. He didn't want Kyo to be with Tohru. He was about to get up and steal her away in a dance of their own when he saw her smile and heard her laugh. She was having fun. He didn't want to deny her of that. He waited for the song to end unhappily.

The song was slowing down to a stop. Kyo twirled her down and leaned her back. She came back up and the music was done, but their moment, it was just beginning. She looked up into his eyes and they both blushed. They both leaned towards each other. Tohru closed her eyes first and then Kyo did. It took that much time for Yuki to figure out they were about to kiss. They all gasped silently. Yume was holding Izumi down and covering her mouth. Izumi wanted to pulverize Tohru at that moment, although she knew, Kyo loved her. Kyo loved her.... That thought ran across her mind again and she stopped fighting. If Kyo loved her and he was happy, that was all Izumi wished for. His happiness.

Shigure had to hold Yuki down from jumping up and pulling them apart. The moment was almost at hand. Their perfect moment was about to be born.

TO BE CONTINUED

Yes I know you all hate me for ending it right there but you've got to understand, if I didn't then I wouldn't know how to start the next chapter! Plz Review! I've got to go start on the next chapter before you all come after me! (looks behind her) I'm too late! They're coming! JAAA NEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(runs off with a big angry herd of people running after her)