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While cooking dinner, Tohru felt uneasy, like something horrific was going to happen. I must stop thinking this way. Kyou-kun has many more things to worry about.

So she continued her work, ignoring the nagging doubts in her head.

Sitting in the next room, Haru, Yuki and Momiji were all silent. Yuki was replaying the scene of Kyou falling over and over again in his head. There is something odd about this. What am I missing?

Haru was watching Yuki intently. He's honestly worried. Did I miss something? He and Kyou are rivals, enemies since birth. Why is he acting this way?

Momiji was also having serious thoughts. Kyou usually doesn't go out of his way to get attention. He definitely wouldn't pull a stunt like this intentionally. And poor Tohru is so worried. I hope Kyou's going to be all right…

"Hey, where'd Shigure get to?" Haru asked lazily.

"Probably running off so he won't have to be the one to bring Kyou dinner." Yuki said.

However, Shigure was trying to do something important. He had returned with Hatori to the estate to talk to Akito.

"Shigure, I thought you'd stop by. Do come in." Akito said without emotion. "What is on your mind."

I always have to watch myself around this man. I may have known him for a long time, but I do not know what to expect. "Well, it seems one of the boys has been affected by a unique condition." Shigure said cautiously.

"Now, now Shigure, you must be more direct than that. Which one of the boys?"

"Kyou." Shigure answered. "I thought you might know something of it."

"Perhaps I do." Akito laughed wickedly. "Perhaps I do. Leave now, I no longer wish to be in your presence."

"I see. I shall go." Shigure backed out of the room on guard. I knew it! Akito has something to do with this! But what? How is he conducting this? And what for? I must find out more, but it would not be wise to tell the children of this yet.

Shigure arrived home right before dinner, and didn't give a clue as to where he'd been.

Dinner was tense and silent. Everyone could guess what the others were thinking, but no one wanted to talk about it.

Who would have thought Kyou would cause a meal to be quiet. Yuki found it funny in a bitter sort of way.

It was Tohru who broke the shield of quiet. "I'll go bring Kyou-kun his dinner. I don't want him to starve."

They all sort of grunted in acknowledgement.

"Tohru, is he's difficult just leave it outside his door. Don't tire yourself trying to get him to listen to reason."

"Okay." Tohru smiled. "I should be down shortly. She started up the stairs. When she got to Kyou's door she stopped and knocked lightly. "Kyou-kun, can I come in?"

He didn't reply, so she knocked harder. "Kyou-kun?" Still no answer. Since Tohru is one to overreact, she called again and again. When he didn't respond, she walked right into the room. "KYOU-KUN!"

She looked around the room. At first glance, everything looked fine. But as she looked closer she noticed the red substance on the floor. Please don't be… It was blood. (A/n: I bet you saw that coming…I have to be more creative…) "Kyou-kun where are you!"

Then she saw him, curled up in a ball on the floor, in the midst of the red mess.

"Yuki-kun! Hatsuharu-san! Shigure-san! Come quickly!"

The three of them rushed up.

"Oh my god!" Shigure gasped. "Pick him up! What's wrong with him Yuki?"

Yuki flipped Kyou over onto his back. "I don't see an open wound…"

Kyou woke suddenly, staring right into Yuki's eyes.

"What the hell are you doing in my room!" he screamed as he pulled away.

"Tohru called us. I'd be thankful if I were you…look around you." Haru said.

Kyou looked around, taking in the bloody mess. "What happened?" he asked.

"This isn't your blood?" Yuki was dumbfounded. "Where did it come from then? It has to be yours!"

"Obviously, it's not, now out! I want to sleep."

"But shouldn't you clean the-"

"OUT!"

They all left the room. Tohru was shivering. "That was terrifying. I was so worried that…" she didn't finish.

"That blood was probably planted there," said Haru, half-kidding.

"Actually Haru, you might be onto something…" Shigure walked off, leaving everyone confused.

Momiji had appeared. "What happened now?"

"Someone's screwing with us." Haru said bluntly. "Either that or Kyou has a twisted mind. Maybe both."

Haru was closer to the truth than he knew. In his room, Kyou curled up in the bloody sheets, ignoring the smell. I bet they don't really care. They didn't check me very well. He pulled up his shirt revealing a gash across his lower stomach, still bleeding. I better bandage myself up. I'm so tired…

Unbeknownst to him, Kyou was being watched. Not all the blood was his either. Outside, the person who was really psychotic lurked. Some of the blood had been planted. And Kyou certainly hadn't cut himself. No, this person was toying with his mind.

Downstairs, the kids were hard at work. Yuki had found some books about physical breakdowns and mental ones, and they were all flipping through, trying to spread some light on what was going on.

"Hey, there are over 100 cases of some psycho making it seem that another person's crazy." Haru commented. "That would make sense…except for the fact that Kyou wouldn't let some guy into his room and spill blood all over."

"Yeah, Kyou would kill him first." Momiji said. "I'm not finding anything interesting…hey…what about that thing you girls have?" he turned to Tohru. "You know, your period. Doesn't it make you all emotional?"

Yuki had to laugh. "I don't think Kyou is having his period, Momiji."

"True…but I'm trying to cover all the possibilities."

"I don't think books will help us much…" Haru said. "Something messed up is going on, that's for sure."

"Yes…and it's late. We should all rest. Haru, Momiji, I take it you'll spend the night." Shigure reappeared silently, causing them all to jump.

"Uh…yea…" Haru murmured. Where's he been?

"All right then, everyone to bed. We'll deal with this is the morning." Shigure felt Yuki staring at his back. He knows something. I should tell him, but I can't yet…