Chapter 2

"So…will you be my date?" Kyo said. "I-I…" Tohru stammered " I can't say-at least not yet…" Kyo calmed down a bit. What was holding back from Tohru's answer? Was it the position she was in, or the fact that she didn't what Yuki's heart broken, or shocked, to say the least? Maybe she hasn't decided who was the one right for her.

Kyo cupped her chin with his other hand. Actions spoke for themselves after this point. Their eyes met like they haven't before. Before long, both of them were in a trance, to some extent. Their lips slowly approached toward each other until they touched. They broke off a second later, thanks to the emotion of awkwardness. Thankfully, they kissed again long enough for the late bell to ring.

2 min. later:

"Tohru, Kyo, I thought you two would never show up" said Mr. Kochitsa. "I'm sorry for my tardiness…" replied Tohru, as she took her seat. Kyo just sat down and stayed quiet. Mr. Kochitsa handed a small review worksheet to everyone. Pencils started moving.

"Hey, Kyo-Kyo!" whispered Hirotsu. "Just ignore him," Kyo thought. "What took so long? Were you making out with To-"
"Shut up, damn it!" he hissed.
"Hirotsu, Kyo" said Mr. Kochitsa "Would you please save social time for after school?"
"Yes, sir"

Walk home:

Tohru decided to walk home with Kyo before heading to work. Yuki was still sick and she had to give him his homework, anyway. "Kyo's being awfully quiet" Tohru thought, "I hope he's alright". Kyo stopped in his tracks and said, "You okay?"

"What?"
"Are you…you know, uneasy and stuff?"
"Why would I?"
He shook his head. "Forget it"

They started walking again. Tohru wanted to say 'yes' to his question, but as always, she cared more about others than herself. "I've should've answered" she thought "Especially since-" She brushed it off. "I'm fine! I'll just tell this to myself from now on!"

House:

Shigure opened the door to get some fresh air and some time to himself. He was about to exit, when he saw Tohru and Kyo right in front of him. The dog smiled. "Tohru, what a lovely surprise!" he said "Once again, your radiance can not compare-" "Oh, cut the crap for once and let us in already!" screamed Kyo. "Kyo, why can't you ever act like a human for once? I was just being polite!" whimpered Shigure.
The cat just stormed inside and went upstairs, muttering, "Damn Shigure" with every step.

"But at any rate" said Shigure "Tohru, shouldn't you be at work?" "I had to come, you know, just to check on him and everything" she responded "Besides, I need to hand him his homework" "Well, I'm going out. Hatori should be here in a few minutes," he said.

Yuki's room:

There was a knock on his door. "Come in" Yuki said weakly. Kyo entered and closed the door. The cat gave a look to the rat. It wasn't a worried or glare look; it was just neutral.
"What do you want?" Yuki said. Kyo clenched his fist. "I just came to see how you were doing" he said, annoyed.
"Is that a crime?"
"I guess not," said Yuki.
Silence.

"You know whether or not you'll be at that dance?" asked Kyo. It seemed to be the only topic everyone was talking about. It was two days away, and Yuki didn't have any other choice to attend unless he was sick. With him being the student council president, it wouldn't be much of a party without him present.

"Well, maybe. Is Tohru here?"
Kyo nodded.
"When she comes here, can we be left alone?"

Kyo gulped. He knew why the rat asked this. He knew Yuki could not find out that Tohru already had a date. Especially since the date was him. He left Yuki's room semi-casual like.

Tohru came inside a few minutes later with the Prince's homework. She took a quick glance and saw he wasn't doing any better, but he didn't look worse either. The Prince's face was still a little red; his hand (and obviously the rest of his body) was pale.
"Ms. Honda-" Yuki coughed "I hope I'm not being a burden"

"It's okay! I just came to see how you were doing and to hand you your homework" She placed the Prince's books on his table and replaced the ice pack on his pillow.
"I hope you get better" she said "I'd stay a little longer, but I haven't been at work lately"
"Oh… well, go ahead, I'll be fine," Yuki said with a sad face.
Tohru bowed and left.

Front door:

Tohru heard a familiar voice as she headed toward the door. "Did you tell anyone?" it said. She knew who it was as well as what he was talking about. She didn't turn around or ask who was there. His voice went far enough to make Tohru's neck hair stick up.

"It never came up…"
"Good. You can't tell Yuki, Shigure, or even-"
"I know. Bye, Hatori"