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Alright, I just wanted to say this now. I have mentioned things that are in the manga, since, especially in this story, people may be at different spots of the story. So I'll be repeating the major things that are important to my story. What I mean is, you may see a little flashback so that everyone can understand. Ok, this is a pointless note… anyway, on to the story! twofang

Recap: Tohru woke up, ending with the line "Yuki-kun, Kyo-kun. Is Akito still here?" Last chapter was largely based on showing how Yuki and Kyo felt.

Chapter 5

The two boys froze. "Honda-san, you remember us? Everything about us?"

Tohru suddenly realized that they had thought her memories had been erased. "I'm so sorry to have worried you!" she said. "Please, I'm alright. Yuki, you are the rat, and Kyo, you are the cat. Shigure is the dog! See, I'm alright, I remember everything! I'm so sorry I made you worry!"

"B-but how?" Kyo said, various emotions coursing through his body.

"It was Hatori-san. He said he didn't want you two to suffer like he did after he erased Kana-san's memories. He said that I would have to pretend to forget, but it doesn't seem like Akito-san is here anymore. Has he left?"

"Yes, he left a while ago. He has allowed you to stay in this house, but he said that if you were to find out about the curse again, he would…" Yuki stopped.

"He would?" Tohru prodded.

"He wasn't quite clear," Yuki said.

"Can you act like you don't remember?" Kyo asked, slowly regaining his normal self. "Remember how you were in that Cinderella play?" All three thought back to the play that they had had, and Tohru began to laugh, will Yuki and Kyo just smiled slightly at the girl. Both were uncomfortable with the other around, they were careful not to show any emotion.

When Tohru's laughter finished, Yuki was the first to speak. "I should go inform Shigure of the situation," he said, getting up and walking downstairs. He would have wished to say more to Tohru, but he would wait until he was alone with her, so the stupid cat wouldn't be around. They may not fight as much anymore, but Yuki found he could still not show any positive emotion around Kyo. He was sure that Kyo felt the same way, but knowing him, he wouldn't have left the room unless Yuki had literally kicked him out. He smiled in spite of it all, and continued down the stairs to tell Shigure the good news.

"You're sure you're ok?" Kyo asked, making sure nothing had happened to her.

"I'm fine, Kyo-kun. Hatori only put me to sleep, that's all," she assured him.

"But what if he had actually erased your memory? I shouldn't have let you go in there. I should have stopped them, I should have said something more to Akito," Kyo said, hanging his head in guilt.

"Akito is your God, Kyo-kun. I understand. You can't defy him."

"Y-you know about that?" Kyo asked shocked. No one had every told her, that he was sure of. Then his mind soared back to last summer, where Tohru had had an encounter with Akito. "Akito told you?"

"N-no, I guessed, after learning about Kureno being the rooster."

"What did Akito tell you that night?" Kyo asked.

"He told me to stay out of the Sohma's business, that I was not part of the family, and that I should not try to be."

"D-did he mention me at all?" Kyo asked, concerned that Akito may have revealed his fate to Tohru.

"H-he did," Tohru stuttered. She noticed Kyo's face drop a little. "He told me about what will happen. After we graduate, I mean."

"So you know?" Kyo asked. She nodded her head in response. He hadn't wanted to worry her, but now he realized that she must have had this on her mind for a long time. That's why she dreaded graduation, and that's what she was thinking of when she went silent. "You know of that damn Yuki's fate as well? And all the other members of the Zodiac?" She nodded again, admitting that she knew the truth, but she hadn't told anyone. "Why didn't you tell anyone?"

"I-I was worried you wouldn't want me to know," she said, hoping that Kyo would not get angry.

"Of course I wouldn't want you to know!" he shouted at her.

"Sorry, I'm sorry. I can ask Hatori-san to erase that from my memory!" she said quickly.

"No, that's not what I meant," Kyo sighed, mentally kicking himself for yelling at Tohru again. "I just don't want you to worry, that's all," he said, looking at her.

Getting up on all fours, Tohru went over to Kyo, who was still sitting next to her bed. When she was sitting in front of him she spoke. "Kyo, you can always tell me your problems. That way, we can work together to fix it. We can worry together," she said, smiling.

Kyo could feel his heart soar at her words. Tohru always had a way to make him feel better. She always seemed to say what he wanted to hear. Her words were not fake, he knew that deep down, she truly meant what she said.

"Do you know how to break the curse?" Tohru asked, hoping that maybe Kyo knew of something.

Kyo shook his head. "It's impossible. We can't break the curse, no one knows how."

"There has to be a way," she said eagerly, "I just know it!"

"There is no way. I can't beat that damn Yuki," Kyo said, looking down.

"Huh? Why does that matter?"

"Akito made a deal with me that day during summer. He said that if I beat Yuki, I would not have to live in that room. I can't beat him, there's no escaping it."

Tohru stared at Kyo dumbly. This was a shock to her, something that she hadn't known. A way to free Kyo from his fate was sitting in front of her all the time. But if Kyo did defeat him one day, what would become of Yuki? What would Akito do? And she was out to set all the Juunichi free, to break this curse and have them live normal lives. But Tohru thought back to that time last Summer, and since then, she couldn't remember Yuki and Kyo fighting. 'It's almost as if Kyo-kun has given up and has already accepted his fate,' she thought to herself. "I won't let it happen!" she said aloud.

"Won't let what happen?" Kyo asked, confused.

"You can't give up Kyo-kun! There has to be a way to break this curse!"

"It's not your problem. If you get involved you might get seriously hurt. And remember, you're not supposed to know any of this anymore!"

"I-I can't just stand by and have you placed in that room!" she said back, tears filling her eyes. "I can't lose you and Yuki," she said, her voice going soft. "I can't lose someone else." Tears fell freely down Tohru's cheeks, as Kyo looked at her in shock, unsure of what to do.

"Don't cry," he muttered, looking at the miserable girl before him. "Please, just don't cry. You don't have to worry about me, I've known this was my fate ever since I was young," he said quietly. "All the Zodiac members knew of their fates."

"It's just not fair," Tohru sobbed quietly. She was still sitting in front of Kyo on the bed, facing him. She was sitting on her knees, and her elbows were upon her legs, as her hands held her face. A shocked expression covered her face, as she felt a warm hand on her shoulder.

"Who told you life was fair? Because they lied," he responded, smiling at the girl.

Tohru lifted her head up from her hands and looked at Kyo. That familiar warm burning she had felt around Kyo came back. She tried to push it back, guilty that it was becoming as if someone was more important to her than her mother. Despite her tries, she couldn't push away the warm feeling. "Thank you," she said, replacing her smile on her face. "Ahh!" she shouted. "What time is it?" she asked.

"It's the morning, about 8, you slept all night," he answered (he and Yuki had been by her side the whole night).

"I have to make breakfast," she said, jumping out of the bed, as if nothing had happened to her. She was walking out the door when she turned around and said, "Are you coming Kyo-kun?"

Kyo got up from his seat, and followed her out the door. "I know she can't be mine, but I'm just happy being with her until I have to leave."

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Chapter 5. So is my story horrible? This is my first Fruits Basket fanfiction, so tell me what you think. Are the characters out of character? Are there things I can improve on? I just want to write a good story, so please, criticism is greatly appreciated. twofang