ATK: Hey! Sorry it took so long to update but I had writers block for a while. Anyway, thanks to all who reviewed!

Title: Don't Forget Me

Rated: PG-13 for Kyo-kun's language.

Disclaimer: I do not in any way, shape or form own Fruits Basket!!

Summary: Hatori and Shigure think they have found out how to break the curse. When Akito finds out, he orders Tohru's memories to be "erased". A year later, Tohru starts to regain her memory, and possibly forgotten feelings as well? But will she be able to regain her memory in time to finally free the Sohmas? R and R.

Chapter 3: Forgive Me

Kyo slammed his locker shut and slipped his feet into his shoes. He was still a pissed off at the teacher from this morning, but there was nothing he could do. There was nothing anyone could do. Turning to leave, he felt something run into his chest before Poof! and orange smoke surrounded him and the person he had run into. Great! Just the way to end my already horrible day! Kyo growled and looked up to see whom he ran into. Cerulean eyes stared back down.

"K-Kyo-san?" Tohru's voice broke slightly. They stared at each other for a moment before remembering where they were. "Ah...I'm so sorry! I should have..."

"Tohru? What are you doing on the floor?"

Tohru turned and looked at two of her classmates behind her. "Uh...I should have been watching him better! Yea, you know, my cat. H-he followed me to school and I lost him and now look, here he is!" Tohru grabbed Kyo and held him out to show the boys.

"Oh, wow! He really followed you? He's such a smart cat. What's his name?" One of the boys smiled down at the cat.

"Uh....his name? Its uh..." Tohru glanced around the room looking for something to name him. She noticed a laundry basket on the other side of the room. "Socks! His name is socks."

"Honda-san. It's nice to see...that you have found...Socks. But we must be on our way." Yuki did his best trying to hide the pure amusement in his voice. He reached down and gathered up Kyo's clothes as if he had left them there on purpose.

Kyo's eyes twitched as he listened to Yuki try and keep a calm voice. Damn Nezumi! As soon as I get out of the cursed cat form, you're going down! Kyo turned his cathead to glare daggers at Yuki.

Yuki just smirked and helped Tohru get to her feet. She held Kyo close to her to keep him from transforming back into a human right there. "Well, see you tomorrow." Yuki smiled at the boys and led Tohru out of the school.

Once outside, Tohru finally let out a breath she hadn't realized she was holding.

"Damn it! What is with you?!" Kyo snapped.

"Uh...I...uh..." Tohru stuttered. She wasn't expecting him to turn on her.

"Seriously, if you knew about me transforming then why didn't you watch where you were going back there? That was probably one of the most embarrassing moments of my life, even worse then always getting beat by that damn Yuki! And it was all because you didn't watch where the hell you were going!" Kyo wiggled free of her grip and jumped gracefully to the ground. He turned and glared up at her. "Geez, you're worse than before you lost your memories!"

Tohru stopped walking and stared off into the distances as another memory freed itself.

Flashback

"Would you shut up?!" Kyo turned and snapped at Tohru in his cat form. "I don't care if I get in trouble, as long as I beat Yuki! Stay out of my way! What's with you?! I can't even stand to look at you!" Kyo shouted before realizing what he said.

Tohru stood up and began to walk away, despair filling her thoughts. He hates me! He totally hates me!

End Flashback

Tohru took a step back. "I-I'm sorry! I...shouldn't be trying to do this." She turned around to start walking away but Yuki caught her arm. Startled, Tohru looked into the Prince's eyes. "Sohma...kun...?"

"Honda-san. Please, don't run. You may not remember now but...we need you." Yuki pleaded, his eyes slightly downcast as if there was something bigger on his mind at that moment.

Tohru looked down the street at the orange cat that was walking away, not paying attention to either of them. The action seemed to hurt her, as if she was being accused of lying by a loved one who might never trust her again. Squeezing her eyes closed, she turned her back to Yuki. Oh mom! What should I do?

Just be yourself. The wind seemed to answer her silent plea for help. Looking up, Tohru felt a newfound determination settle into her soul. She would help the Sohmas, even if some of the members hated her as Kyo did, she would help them no matter what. Turning back around, Tohru smiled at Yuki and nodded. "Ok, what are we waiting for then?" she asked in her cheerful mood. Grabbing Yuki's hand, she began to pull him towards the road that led towards their home.

Yuki followed behind Tohru, slightly shocked from the sudden outgoingness she was now showing, but eased into a steady pace behind her. A smile formed on his lips as he listened to her start humming a song. Already he could feel the serenity that seemed to envelope her slowly make its way into his heart once more.

Shigure's house

Tohru gaped at the beautiful house standing in the middle of the forest. "T-This is where we live?"

"Yes. Welcome home, Honda-san." Yuki smiled at her.

"Yuuuukiiiii!" A voice called from inside the house, "What did you do to Kyo? He broke the door..." A man in his mid twenties stepped outside the house and stared at the two standing about thirty yards from the house. Why is she here? "Um...can I help you?" Shigure asked.

Tohru stared back at the man. "Shi-Shigure?" She walked towards the house. Looking up, Tohru saw him frowning slightly, not from being disappointed, but rather confused and unsure. She smiled up at him, as if to try and reassure his doubts and questions. "I came here to see if you finally painted a small statue of the cat to go along with the other ones that I saw a while ago," she stated shyly, recalling how they met for the first time.

Shigure smiled warmly down at her and offered his hand to pull her up onto the patio around the house. "I'm afraid I still haven't but as soon as I do, you'll be the first to know."

Yuki smiled slightly as he took a step onto the patio himself. The feeling of someone watching them caused Yuki to turn his head upward, just in time to get a small glimpse of orange retreat from the edge. Stupid cat... he thought to himself as he took off his shoes and stepped inside the small house.

"Now that that's settled, can you please tell me why Kyo is beginning to break down my house?" Shigure inquired as he sat down at the small table in the living/dinning room.

"...We ran into some trouble out at the school and let out his anger on Tohru again." Yuki said simply, taking the seat across from Shigure. He glanced up at Tohru and noticed a pained expression cross her face. He opened his mouth to say something but Tohru beat him to it.

"He hates me, doesn't he," Tohru said, looking down at the floor. Her heart felt like it was being crushed as she breathed in and out. "I must have done something horrible...to make him hate me as he does..."

The only 'horrible' thing I can think you did is stole his heart. "He just thinks everyone is against him. It's really nothing you should fret over. He's always like that." Shigure smiled slightly at Tohru, who smiled back.

"Yea...well, since I'm here, do you mind if I cook dinner?" Tohru asked, looking hopeful. Maybe if she made a great dinner, Kyo wouldn't hate her as much.

"Ah, of course! It seems like forever since I have tasted Tohru-kun's delicious cooking..." Shigure trailed off in a dream-like state. Tohru laughed and walked over to the kitchen and opened the sliding door. She froze, staring at the mounds of garbage and dirty dishes in front of her.

"Ah..." Tohru couldn't believe a person's kitchen could get this messy.

Yuki sweat dropped looking over her shoulder. "Um, Honda-san, how about we call for take-out tonight and you can cook us one of your delicious dinners later."

"Yes, but...please tell me how this got so dirty?" Tohru asked, slightly coming over her shock.

"What else can you expect from a house full of bachelors? Tohru-kun! We've missed you so much! Those two have been forcing me to do all the work around the house when they already know I have my own deadlines to meet." Shigure whined, fake tears coming from his eyes.

"Baka, you couldn't do work if you're life depended on it." Yuki shot back as he walked over to the telephone to dial in the fast food restaurant they had on speed dial. "Ok, thank you..." Yuki hung up the phone a few minutes later. "They'll be here shortly. I guess I should go tell Kyo..."

"Oh, I'll go get him," Tohru said as she started up to steps.

"Hm..." Shigure stared at the table with certain intensity as if trying to burn a whole through the thick wood.

"What are you plotting now?" Yuki asked as he sat back down.

"Nothing, I'm just wondering if I should call Ha'ri tonight or wait till tomorrow...this is too important for just us to watch over."

Up Stairs

Tohru walked along the hallway, glancing into the rooms to see if Kyo would be in any of them. The fading sun gleamed through the trees giving just enough light to navigate the hallway without any lights. Stopping short at the end of the hall, hers eyes fell onto a wooden ladder that rose up to the top of the house. He must be up there she convinced herself and carefully began to climb up. Poking her head just over the top she saw a familiar orange head lying on his back, watching the sky. Quietly, Tohru stepped onto the rooftop and climbed over to Kyo.

"Kyo...?" Tohru asked, only to see the peaceful boy jump about five feet in the air and almost off the roof. A sweatdrop formed on the back of her head.

"Why the hell did you do that? Geez, ever heard of warning someone when you walk onto a roof?" Kyo snapped at her, though he didn't mean it to sound so harsh.

"O-oh...I'm sorry. I just wanted to tell you that dinner is on its way...gomen..." Tohru felt the tears beginning to gather in the corners of her eyes again. Baka! You can't cry in front of him! But no matter how much she scolded herself, the tears came of their own free will. She turned away, hoping he hadn't noticed but she hadn't turned quickly enough.

Damn it! Is that all you will do to her? Kyo yelled at himself and sighed aloud. "Tohru...I...I'm sorry...for yelling at you. I guess today just hasn't been very good for me and you happened to be the first person I found to let out my anger on...again..."

Flashback

Tohru looked at a flustered Kyo as he tried to apologize for yelling at her this morning. He's trying to apologize? And back then, when he hurt me, was he trying to apologize then also?

"Look, if you're ever pissed off at me again, then you can hit me like you just did," Kyo finally said and looked down at his feet.

"No...how could I ever be mad at you? I love you! I wanted to be born under the year of the cat! I mean, what I'm trying to say, I want to be friends!" She said, trying to get her sentence straight. She looked up at Kyo who seemed to have a somewhat shocked face with a hint of redness crossing his cheeks.

"That's stu- its not that great...being a cat. Come on, lets just go home." Kyo said, walking back towards the house as Tohru followed him, a smile on her face.

End Flashback

Wiping her tears, Tohru turned around and smiled. "It's ok...come on, lets go see if our dinner has arrived." She tried to stand up, but wobbled a little. Reaching out, she felt Kyo grab onto her arm and steady her, causing a small blush to cross her face. Turning, she saw one of those rare moments when Kyo showed a true smile.

"Ok, let's go."

ATK: Omg...that was a looooong chappie. Anyway, hope you enjoyed it, lots o' Kyoru! Again, im sorry it took soo long but I hope it was worth the wait! Thanks to all who had reviewed and kept the story going!