Does not own Fruits Basket, blah blah blah, whatever, but I wish I did and stuff. Enjoy the fic! (Again, title will not make sense with the story until I finish the fic, that is, if I do finish it. Dependson you! Curse may be lifted in future chapters as well! Read on!)

Prologue

"Haha! Kyo stop!" She slapped the boy on the shoulder teasingly and ran in the other direction. He smiled and laughed as well, running after her. She looked behind her and noticed that he was gaining on her fast. She clenched her eyes shut in amusement and kept running as fast as she could.

Kyo saw that Tohru was running faster the moment she turned her head back to the front of her, and he smirked as he sped up as well. He noticed that she had begun to run up a large hillside with lots of flowers and tall grass, thinking that she would probably collapse in the grass to confuse him of her whereabouts. But his suspicions were wrong.

Tohru had continued to run with her eyes shut and she giggled loudly, unaware of her whereabouts just yet. She could hear Kyo coming up fast, but could not feel his presence near enough just yet. She finally opened her eyes when she heard a loud scream and her smile quickly faded as she lost balance.

Kyo's smirk was fading a bit when he noticed a cliff approaching them from the front. He could have sworn that cliff was not there before...He became worried when Tohru showed no signs of slowing down. Before he even knew it, Tohru was inches away from the cliff. His eyes widened, and not being able to catch up to her in time, he did the only thing he could think of.

"TOHRU! LOOK OUT!" he screamed as he ceased his running.

Tohru looked from the blue sky before her, to the empty space where the ground should have been. There was nothing but air, not even the land beneath her was visible. Her eyes widened and her mouth opened, no words coming out, as she began to descend from the edge of the cliff.

Kyo saw Tohru starting to fall and immediately bolted to try and save her. His eyes narrowed and he clenched his teeth together. No! No! Tohru! NOOOOOOO! His mind screamed as he neared the edge.

Tohru's survival instincts kicked in right away as she fell, and her hands reached above her head, barely grabbing some of the land that hung weakly over the cliff. He body jolted and she hugn for dear life, screaming in hopes that Kyo would save her before the ground gave out.

Kyo, however, had stopped dead in his tracks. His eyes widened when he saw a dark figure standing before the edge of the cliff, his hands in his pockets, his eyes closed, and a small smirk upon his face. Kyo could hear a muffled sound, the sound of a girl screaming. All other sounds were inaudible to him.

The figure turned his head towards Kyo and his smirk widened as his eyes snapped open, fierce black, lifeless orbs staring back at Kyo's crimson ones. He took a step towards the cliff and bent over, his gaze not leaving Kyo for a moment. He reached down and proceeded to pull a hand up.

Tohru was just about to give up hope and let go when a. icy chill touched her hand and closed it's fingers, pulling her up with great ease. She lay limp in the air, having finally run out of energy, and cringed slightly from the uncomfortable grip of the hand holding hers so tightly.

Kyo almost jumped for joy when he saw Tohru's limp body being pulled up to solid ground. He began towards the figure when he was suddenly halted once more by the figure holding his other hand out to Kyo, palm facing him.

The figure finally tore his gaze from Kyo and looked at the helpless girl hanging for dear life, not yet having been put on the ground. Tohru opened her eyes with great force, being very weak and unable to move, and saw who her savior was. Expecting Kyo, her eyes widened with horror when she saw who, instead, was holding her from falling to her death. The end was near for sure...

Kyo saw that Tohru had awoken. He was glad that she was still alright, but saw her face turn unuaually pale when she looked at the figure. Kyo looked from her to the figure, and back again several times. It was then that he realized who was holding her, and who was about to end her life.

The figure, sensing both of their fear at the highest point, scoffed and loosened his grip on the Tohru's hand.

Tohru slipped suddenly, but not enough for her to fall, which caused her to cry out just before she was jerked upward again by the tight grip of the figure. Her heart was speeding, not knowing what his intentions were just yet. Life or death for her...what would it be?

Kyo called out to her as she started to slip, his own voice not being heard. When he heard her muffled scream, he clenched his eyes shut. All was silent. When Kyo opened his eyes again, he saw that Tohru was shaking uncontrolably, still dangling and at the mercy of the dark figure.

The figure finally made his fateful move. He released the girl fully, unexpectedly, and willingly. He laughed out loud as he turned and saw her frightened face disappear from his sight and descend towards the air of nothingness below her.

Tohru's eyes widened as she felt her hand released suddenly, and her vision went black as she plunged towards the void beneath the cliff. Her hand flew above her head as she fell, and she mouthed Kyo's name as she closed her eyes, letting her tears fly freely and float into the air above her.

The color drained from Kyo's face when he saw Tohru disappear from the edge of the cliff, and the figure stood, still smirking with his hand wide open for Kyo to see, having no remorse for letting her fall. Kyo fell to his knees, letitng his hair fall over his eyes, which were still wide with horror. All was silent, not a sound could be heard. Kyo shut out every sound from entering his mind, and tears formed in his eyes. His shoulders began to shake violently.

He suddenly felt his hair being pulled from above, and his face was pulled upwards the look at the figures face, whose smirk had now faded and was a look of utter disgust. Kyo's hair stuck to his face from the tears that had made their ways down his cheeks, and his sorrowful eyes searched for a reason...an answer...a hope...

But he knew that he would find none. There was no reason, there was no answer. This cold-hearted beast had nothing to justify his actions. His decisions were his own, and needed not have reasoning behind them.

The figure then narrowed his eyes as he brought his hand up. Kyo, now as limp and lifeless as Tohru was, shook his head slightly and mouthed a silent question.

Akito...why...?

And the impact hit with full force, making Kyo awaken immediately

He sat up in his bed, breathing heavily, his eyes wide with fear. He brought his hand up to his forehead, wiping some of the sweat away and closed his eyes. That dream...he thought.

A knock was heard on Kyo's door and he immediately snapped his head around to see who it was. Tohru poked her head in, her worried eyes scanning the dark room for Kyo. She looked around some more, but could not see anything.

"Kyo? Are you here...?" she asked cautiously.

"Yes...come in..." he replied, letting out a sigh of relief as he did.

Tohru stepped inside and closed the door behind her. She felt her way over to his bed and sat on it next to him, her eyes now getting used to the dark. She lay her hand on his and smiled, though he could not see it.

"Kyo, I heard you scream...is everything ok?" she asked with concern.

Kyo hesitated. Silence overtook the room, once again, for several minutes, making Tohru uncomfortable.

"Yes..." he replied at last. Tohru looked up at him, seeing him staring out the window and over the mountain-side, where an orangish-blue light was barely visible. Morining was only hours away, and then they would have to go.

Tohru tried not to think about it. Instead, she moved closer to Kyo and, to his suprise, rested her head on his shoulder. He looked at Tohru, who had now closed her eyes softly and smiled as she lay with him. Kyo couldn't help but smile as well, and wrapped his arms around her.

Yes...I am ok Tohru, and you will be as well...even if we have to see Akito tomorrow, I will not let him harm you.

He pulled her as close as she could come without him transforming, and kissed the top of her head lovingly.

Well? You like? I might continue it, but due to bad experiences in the past with fanfics posted here, if I get no reviews, I won't continue it. So R&R please! Ima countin on you all:-)