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Thanks for everyone that reviewed. I'll be writing more in the chapters now, sorry they started out so short...well, here's chapter four...
When Monday came, Kyou insisted on going to school.
"But Kyou-kun, maybe you should rest. You don't seem like yourself." Tohru said.
"Did I ask you?" Kyou said fiercely.
"Ah…no…but…"
"Come, Honda-san," Yuki encouraged. "Let him worry about himself. If we're lucky he'll wear himself out with all that thinking."
On the way to school Tohru and Yuki walked together, leaving Kyou behind.
"Honda-san, don't fret. He's just being a pain because he's unhappy about Saturday." Yuki said.
"I'm just worried it may be more than that." Tohru fretted. "Let's talk about something less unpleasant, like your wonderful ideas on student council!"
Yuki found himself blushing. "I'm just one person. The whole council works hard."
Tohru smiled at him anyway.
When they arrived at school Momiji and Haru were waiting.
"Is Kyou feeling better?" Momiji asked, jumping on his back.
"Get the hell off me." Kyou snarled. "I want to get inside."
Momiji hopped off and began to chat happily with Tohru.
Kyou walked inside and headed to the bathroom, where he locked himself in a stall. His head was pounding. What's wrong with me? He let himself slide down against the side of the stall. I can't be so pathetic. Suck it up.
Outside, Haru pulled Yuki aside.
"How are you?" he asked solemnly.
"I'm fine Haru, why are you asking?" Yuki responded.
"Well I thought with this whole Kyou thing Tohru may not be paying enough attention to you. That simply wouldn't be fair."
"Honda-san has been wonderful, as she always is." Yuki said defensively. How did he know?
"Well….if you need anything I'm here." Haru said seriously.
"Thank you Haru."
The day drifted on. At some point, Kyou found himself feeling sickly. Very sickly. Aw shit. I can't go to the nurse. And I can't just leave Torhu-she'll be worried. This will pass. He started to sweat and loose focus. Suck it up! He was still being stubborn.
"Hey orangey, up to the board!" The teacher commanded.
It took Kyou a full minute to realize what she wanted. "Oh…okay…." When he stood, his body felt like lead. C'mon you idiot, don't be such a baby. Each step felt like torture. Halfway to the board, right in front of Yuki's desk, he collapsed.
"What are you trying to pull?" Arisa, a friend of Tohru's, scoffed. "Hurry up."
But Kyou still didn't move. The class erupted in chaos.
"Is he okay?"
"Probably on drugs," someone said.
Everyone was milling around, but no one tried to help Kyou, except Tohru and Yuki. When Yuki saw Kyou drop, a feeling of dread came over him.
"Get up, you idiot!" Yuki shook Kyou violently. "Wake up!" he said more desperately.
"He's not getting up!" Tohru cried. "What should we do?"
Arisa and Hanajima appeared.
"What's up?" Arisa said coolly. Seeing Tohru's frantic look, she asked again. "Hey, what's wrong?"
"He won't wake up." Yuki said dully. "I need you two to distract the teacher. Don't let her call an ambulance. Tohru, you go find Haru. I don't care what he's doing, explain what's going on and bring him here."
Tohru leapt up and ran out of the classroom. Luckily, she knew where Haru was. She slammed open the door of the quiet class.
"Sorry to interrupt…" she felt herself reddening. "But I need to speak to Hatsuharu -san."
Haru stood up and walked right up to her. "'Sup?"
Outside the room, Tohru explained everything.
"Okay, here's what we're going to do. We can't let him turn into his cat form with all those people around, so I'll carry him outside, where you'll be waiting after you call Hatori and get Momiji-I won't let him walk home alone. Got it?"
Tohru nodded.
"All right, let's go!"
Haru entered the classroom to find under pandemonium. Arisa decided the best way to distract the teacher would be lighting papers on fire, and everyone was panicking.
"Hey, Yuki?" He called.
"Here. Let us go."
Haru threw the unconscious Kyou over his back lazily.
"He doesn't weigh much." Haru commented.
Yuki smiled. "Where's Honda-san?"
"Waiting outside with Momiji. I told her to call Hatori."
"Okay." Yuki didn't want to admit it, but he was very worried about his cousin. "We should hurry."
"Right."
Hatori was already outside with Tohru and Momiji. "Get him in the car." He said to Haru.
Haru did as he was told, and they all piled into the car. Tohru was hugging Momiji tightly,(turning him into rabbit form) and Yuki was staring at Kyou's unconscious form gravely.
"Where are we going?" Haru asked.
"Shigure's house. I need to find out what's wrong with him."
"You mean you don't know?" Tohru asked nervously.
"No. This is highly unusual for Kyou. I don't recall this sort of thing ever happening to him before." Hatori said bluntly. "Now hush, we should all relax until we get back to the house."
But no one wanted to be quiet. Tohru cried softly and Momiji tried to comfort her, and Yuki asked many questions.
"What do you think is wrong? Does it have to do with Saturday?" He inquired.
Hatori almost smiled. "I'm amazed you're so worried Yuki. What brought this on?"
Yuki became flustered. "I was just curious. Don't tell me if you don't want to…I don't mind."
Once they reached Shigure's house, Hatori told everyone to stay away. "I need to check him quickly and accurately. He's unconscious yet still in human form, which is odd. Now everybody out until I know more."
No one had bothered to explain anything to Shigure, so he was quite a pain.
Finally Yuki snapped, "Shut up and we'll see."
Wow, long chapter. It will get more interesting, and I'll explain things better eventually. Please review!
