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What happens in this chapter was supposed to happen later on but for some reason I have decided to make it happen a little bit earlier…YAY! Yes, I'm so sad having to cheer for myself.

Anyhoo, here's Chapter 2!

When You're Owned

Chapter Two

It was a lively day at work indeed. Momiji was a very perky little boy and Hatori was so serious and moody Uo actually admired the guy. But she found it strange that he kept asking questions about Kyou and Yuki's behavior in school, especially when they were around Tohru. The Sohma family had to be some sort of huge important family hearing from what Momiji told her. They owned many buildings in Tokyo and a large estate all to themselves. Then she remembered Shigure telling her that all that land around his house was Sohma land. Yuki and Kyou were better off than she knew.

And then Mine showed claiming she couldn't find Mr. Tajima's pantyhose anywhere and that was when Ayame realized he was wearing them. She even stayed to help clean up the store; maybe working for Ayame wasn't bad at all. As she walked home, Uo thought about all these nice people who were able to look over Tohru. No wonder it was easy for her to keep smiling.

I would be happy if I had all these people to turn to. Uo sighed. The sun had already set and it was already past eight. She was still in her school uniform and she knew that it was dangerous for a girl like her to be out in the streets so late. She stopped when she heard another pair of footsteps walking down the same street. She turned around to see none other than –

"Kyon-kyon. What're you doing here?" She gave a little smirk but the orange haired boy just shrugged instead of start yelling at her like he always did,

"You know I'm free to go anywhere I want," He swept his orange bangs away from his eye and continued to walk. Uo strolled beside him,

"Something's wrong with you," She stated. Uo could see one of his veins rising, that was more like it,

"How would you know? You don't even know me, Yankee!"

"Yeah, now that's more like you," She nodded and punched his shoulder, "I get worried when you don't call me Yankee or don't complain when I call you Kyon-kyon,"

"Why would you worry about me?" He seemed to have stopped and was looking at her in a way she had never seen him look at anyone, unless you counted Tohru that is. Uo wanted to answer but she couldn't,

"Never mind," Another vein popped,

"What do you mean never mind! It's about ME!"

"Kyon-kyon, don't worry about it," She smiled at him and continued on her way home, breathing in the fresh, fresh night air,

"DON'T CALL ME KYON-KYON!"

"What're you going to do about it, Carrot-top," She dared him to try her,

"Nothing," Uo froze,

"Are you ill, Kyou?" They both went silent. It was the first time she had ever called him by his proper name. Kyou shrugged,

"Nah, I'm just pissed about getting pissed about everything," It took a while for Uo to unravel what he had said and then she just laughed,

"Why don't you try not getting pissed? Just you know, shrug it off," Kou shook his head,

"I can't do that it gets to my nerves," She was walking much closer to him now and Uo started feeling warm inside,

"You did it a minute ago,"

"Yeah that's because – because – because I've got too much on my mind to complain anymore," He slumped his shoulders, "To tell you the truth I've got Tohru on my mind,"

Uo felt disappointed. But she shook that feeling off because here was Kyou, opening up to her. The guy had more problems than she thought,

"You can tell me about it, just 'cause we fight all the time doesn't mean I'm not your friend," An awkward silence arrived. Uo herself was blushing and Kyou couldn't believe that someone else would want to be friends with him,

"Uh, it's nothing I mean. I guess maybe – Aw – I don't know!" Uo chuckled,

"You're in love with her!"

"AM NOT!" His face was red. If Uo hadn't know any better she would've pinched his cheek and called him cute-ums.

"Okay, how about this? You can't stop thinking about her but you know you can't do anything about it because of the Prince," Kyou bit his bottom lip,

"It's something like that. But I do not love Tohru in that way,"

"Sure you do, Kyon-kyon,"

"DO NOT CALL ME KYON-KYON!"

His rage amused Uo even more and she sniggered without a care. But then she stopped as she felt lips land on hers. At first she closed her eyes but quickly opened them when she absorbed what was really and truly happening. At first she thought he was delusional but the way he had his eyes closed, there was something about that which made her insides squirm. As he moved away, Uo placed her hand on the back of his head and moved him closer.

She tried to wrap her arms around Kyou but he pushed her away,

"Don't hug me," He muttered, brushing his fingers through his hair. He looked away with his eyes low. He shook his head and heaved a sigh,

"I got to go," He murmured and started running,

"Kyou!" Uo called after him. She didn't blame him. He was probably confused. She ran her to her lips and smelt in the still standing scent of him. She felt amazing. She felt the most wonderful feeling she had ever felt.

"I'm sorry I'm late Papa. It turns out the store is owned by – " Uo halted at the sight of her father. He was on the bedroom floor, with tears running down his eyes and pictures of her mother scattered all over the place,

"Papa?"

"I forgot what she looked like," He sobbed, "While you were at work I tried to think about her but I forgot what she looked like," Uo hugged her old man and cradled his head in her arms,

"It's okay Papa, sometimes I even forget everyone's supposed to have a mother. And that's because I have a father who loves me double the amount a father's supposed to," This made Mr. Uotani sob even more,

"You're too good to me, Arisa. Especially after what I've done," Arisa shook her head,

"What you've done is now in the past, what we're to think about now is the present and the future," Her father wiped his tears and picked up a photo of his wife,

"I'm a silly man," He smiled and then suddenly remembered something, "Someone came by earlier,"

Uo knotted her eyebrows. He friends would never drop by the apartment to find her,

"Who?"

"It was a young man, quite handsome if I may say so. He was looking for you," Young man, handsome? Who did she know was like that? Haru, Yuki and well…Kyou. Yuki was a bit on the girly side though so if it was him, her dad would mention it. Who was he talking about? She was too tired to expand her thoughts on it and ignored it all. She was still thinking of the softness of Kyou's lips and how good he smelt.

But what puzzled her was why he ran away afterwards. He couldn't deny it. He may have kissed Uo but he was definitely in love with Tohru. Uo picked up the pictures and stowed them away into a drawer,

"Why did she have to leave us?" Her father mourned. Yes, this sort of situation happened a lot but she had never actually learnt how to handle them. Her father said not another word and climbed back into the bed and hid under the blanket. Uo turned off his light and shut the door behind her.

She walked into the bathroom and stripped off her clothes and climbed into the shower. As the water ran down her body, she thought about her parental situation. When she was a kid her father never even cared for her. If it weren't for Kyoko and Tohru she wouldn't be here right now, with her father and still attending school. She thought of how lucky she was now and how she had Tohru to thank for that.

As Uo stepped out of the bathroom the rain began to pour. She dried herself and slipped into a pair of pajamas and started on her homework. As thunder boomed in the skies, the lights went out scaring her a little. The current had been cut. Damn it. She grumbled furiously, how was she supposed to finish her homework now?

She snuggled into her sleeping bag on the living room and waited for the lights to come back on, but they never did.

Uo opened her eyes to blinding morning light. She looked at her watch and jumped. Damn it, she was late. She ran around looking for her school books and splashed her face with water. She quickly brushed her teeth and ran off to school without saying goodbye to her father or eating breakfast. She rushed down streets around corners, bumping into several people and did not stop to apologize.

She ran faster, school wasn't too far away anymore. Just a few more blocks and she'd be there. As she swerved around a corner, somebody caught her arm. Uo thought she had forgotten to apologize to someone and started yelling,

"I'm sorry, okay! I'm in a hurry, now let me go!" The grip on her arm was cold, hard and painful. Just the way he used to hold her,

"Hello, Arisa," Uo brushed her hair out of her eyes. She gasped with horror as she found herself staring into those cold eyes. She pushed him away and ran as quick as she could. She could still hear him cackle in the distance. Cold shivers ran down her body and her face drained of color. As she arrived at the school grounds panting, she saw Tohru and Hana waiting for her at the school entrance. She forced a smile and cleared her mind. She didn't see him, it was all an illusion. It was all just an illusion.

"Ayame-kun told me that you're working at his store Uo-chan!" Tohru passed her a container of riceballs that she had made for her. Uo smiled and took a bite even though she wasn't hungry at all. She hadn't forgotten about her little encounter that morning but she was trying to. It was the last thing she needed at the moment.

She could see Kyou at the other side of the room from the corner of her eye but he was looking away. He was looking out the window and into the housing estate beyond the school gates. She wanted to ask him about the events of yesterday but it looked as if he didn't want her to.

"He did?" Uo tried her best to sound normal and grinned, "Why don't you come by later on, Tohru?" Tohru's eyes lit up and she clapped her hands,

"That's a great idea!" Tohru threw her arms in the air, "And maybe Yuki-kun and Kyou-kun can come along! I'm sure Yuki-kun would like to pay a visit to Ayame-kun,"

"No thank you, I would hate to have to go and visit that gay freak," Kyou was standing by Tohru's table. Uo could tell he was avoiding eye contact with her. Kyou walked out the classroom and Hana looked from him to Uo. Hana raised an eyebrow at Uo,

"I'll be right back," She stated and went after Kyou.

Oooh, what's going to happen? Just wait and see!