Disclaimer: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't own Fruits Basket and I never will. Now shut up and let me get on with it.

A/N: Well, sorry I haven't updated in so long, I got grounded… Now I'm sort of having writers block, so I'm making this up as I go along. I need to have some stuff to fill in the space between now and the end, so bear with me please. Oh and Shoomy2003, just for the sake of my story, lets pretend that Kazuma is younger. I don't think he's 40, but I do think he's in his thirties. Anyway, on to the story!

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That morning, the atmosphere was so heavy, that Yuki could be crushed by it. As they ate breakfast silently, Yuki darted looks from Kyo to Tohru, who were both avoiding each other's eyes. For the first time, Yuki almost wished Shigure would be there to break the silence with his cheerfulness, but he was holed up in his study, doing god knows what (probably writing kinky novels).

After breakfast, Tohru was clearing out the table, and her eyes met with Kyo's for a moment. They both turned away, blushing furiously.

My god, this is worse than usual… Sweat dripped down Yuki's forehead. "Um… Breakfast was really good today, Tohru, don't you think Kyo?" Yuki made a feeble attempt at a conversation. Tohru just continued clearing the table in her own little world, and Kyo just grunted.

"Graduation's coming up, are you excited Tohru?" Yuki tried again, a false cheerfulness entering his voice.

Kyo looked up and gave him a dark look. Tohru dropped the plate she was holding. For a second she looked like she was going to cry, until her eyes fell on the broken plate and she gasped and hurried into the kitchen with the remains.

Oops, wrong topic… Yuki sighed. Only a few weeks until graduation, which meant only a few weeks until Kyo's imprisonment. Even though he hated to admit it, Yuki didn't want Kyo to be isolated. As he thought about Kyo's relationship with Tohru, he felt even worse. But really, what could he do about it?

Yuki decided he couldn't take anymore of this and picked up his bag to begin walking to school. "Thank you for the breakfast Tohru!" he called as he left, even though he knew that she probably didn't even realize he was talking to her.

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Since he had nowhere else to go so early in the morning, Yuki dropped by the student council room to check on how much had to be done. Since graduation was coming up, their workload was immense.

He sighed heavily as he saw the amount of work on the desk and suddenly began feeling extremely tired. Well, he couldn't say he had gotten much sleep the night before. He sat down in a chair and leaned back and closed his eyes. A little nap couldn't hurt…

Before long, he noticed a noise in the room and realized he was not alone. He opened his eyes and jolted up in his chair.

"I—I'm so sorry I was trying my best not to make too much noise or bother you!" Machi was propped up on Yuki's lap.

"Um…" Yuki's ears turned pink as he looked own at her.

"O-OH! I'm sorry I tripped over a chair and—" Machi struggled to pull herself up, lying awkwardly on Yuki with her foot caught in a chair. Yuki helped her up, carefully so he wouldn't transform.

"H-how long have you been here?" Yuki asked nervously.

"Since before you…" Machi said, and she smirked as watched Yuki turn red with embarrassment. "So the prince didn't get enough beauty sleep?" She teased.

"Actually no…" He scratched his head. "Oh!" He pulled something out of his pocket. "I saw this while I was walking to school, and I thought of you. Maybe you want to use it to make something…" He handed her a small red flower.

Machi turned red as she accepted it. "Always teasing me… Is it so bad to like red…" She mumbled frantically as she stuffed it into her bag.

She snapped her bag closed and started walking out the door. Before she reached it, she paused, turned around leaned over to Yuki to kiss him on the cheek, and dashed frantically out tripping over her own feet.

Yuki turned completely red and did a sort of weird dance back to the chair where he sat down. What was wrong with him? Hadn't other girls like her before too? Oh wow…Oh god… Jeez, is it just me or is it really hot in here?

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Well, that was a short one, but I think I'm going to move the story even quicker. So prepare yourself for chapter 8! A little preview: Oh my, Akito's actually coming through with his little "threat". He's invited the juunishi (excluding Kyo, of course) to a banquet, and Tohru's not invited. Sparks will fly, people will be hurt in all ways, secrets will be revealed, feelings will be spilled, tears shed, deaths occurred, and lives changed!

Yuki: You're acting like it's going to be the last chapter…

Neko-chan: What if it is?

Yuki: So it's going to be the last chapter?

Neko-chan: Well, no… but… Oh whatever, that was basically a preview for the whole rest of the story!

Yuki: How come Machi made the moves on me?

Neko-chan: BECAUSE I'M THE FLUFF QUEEN, BOW AT MY FEET! OHOHOHOHO! (Annoying laughter)

Yuki: Whatever… lets just get this chapter over with.

Neko-chan: Fine, fine, fine, party pooper… See you all in chapter 8!