Tohru's eyes widened and a pink blush crept up her face. Did he just call her…no, no, he did it before…but he was delirious…he's for real now…
Yuki smiled at her, blushing faintly as well. "I have…wanted to say that for so long…Tohru…even your name is beautiful." Tohru smiled broadly, and leaned forward, taking Yuki's face in her hands. She looked into eyes, and brushed his bangs away from his face. "Yuki...you can say my name whenever we're alone together, because hearing it from you…holds more magic than even when my mom said it…" She kissed his forehead, smiled at his eyes plainly showing his shock, and watched him close his eyes and drift away to sleep, his lips still curled in a small smile. Tohru tucked him in, and yawned, stretching her arms and getting up to get a pillow and a blanket, and change her pajamas. She closed the door quietly, and turned around, bumping right into Kyo.
"Kyo! What's wrong? Where were you?" Tohru felt so small as Kyo's eyes tried to read her face. Kyo crossed his arms, and Tohru took a few steps back. "Tohru, what happened in there? Tell me the truth, ok? I don't want to get mad at you." Tohru gulped and took a deep breath. "Well…I-I went into Yuki's room…because you said you saw Shigure's cup in there, and I turned around and saw Yuki...K-Ky-Kyo h-he wasn't breathing! He was so pale…I had to do something! I just did CPR…my mom and I took a class a few years go…I-I swear that's all that happened…please don't bother him…he's really sick!" Kyo took this in, and noticed that Tohru shrank back, like she was waiting for him to hit her. 'Now she's afraid of me…damnit, what the hell did that rat do? Why am I the bad guy now?' "It's alright Tohru. Don't worry, I have no problem staying away from that idiot…are you ok though? You look tired…you should get some sleep or else you'll get circles under your eyes or whatever." He gave her a little smile of reassurance that said hewasn't upset with her, and she managed a small smile and nodded her head. "Thank you, Kyo, I'll go to bed now…you should too ok? Good night!" She walked into her room and shut the door softly. Kyo slapped his forehead. "I am such a freakin' idiot…leave it to that dumb ass rat to ruin what would have been perfect…whatever I'm going to bed, screw this." He grit his teeth and it took all the power he had not to slam the door.
Tohru heard Kyo shut his door. She dug her face in her pillow, and mentally scorned herself for making Kyo so upset. 'I NEVER do anything right! Kyo hates me, Yuki is struggling within death's grip…I'm USELESS!' She grit her teeth and shut her eyes, trying to keep herself from pounding the bed. She was terribly ashamed of herself, feeling like she had let the whole Sohma family down. Then she practically jolted up off the bed in a panic. She left Yuki alone! She must never leave him alone! What if he had a coughing fit and couldn't breathe or passed out or-or…she shook her head. She was only wasting more time with these thoughts. She changed into a big pink sweatshirt and pink cotton pajama bottoms with daisies on them. She grabbed her pillow and her silk comforter, and opened the door just a little, pausing so she could make sure everyone was asleep. The coast was clear. She tiptoed to Yuki's room and shut the door without a sound in one swift movement. She moved the chair, blew out the candles, put her pillow on the ground, and curled up in her comforter. She looked up at Yuki's sleeping form. "Please Yuki…get better soon…" she whispered before closing her eyes and nestling further into her silk cocoon.
"Miss Honda?" Tohru opened her eyes and stretched her arms, then sat up and rubbed her eyes. She smiled, feeling the morning sun warm her body, and turned around to face the purple eyes she knew all too well. "Good morning Yuki! How are you feeling? Do you need anything? I'll go make breakfast; I know just what you need!" Yuki shook his and giggled, followed by a few coughs, of course. "Miss Honda, you mustn't stress yourself over me…I'll be fine, I promise…and as far as breakfast goes, you can make whatever you think is best, but please, don't trouble yourself." Yuki gave a small smile at his blushing Princess. "I could neverforgive myself if you fell ill because of me." Tohru gulped and smiled nervously, her cheeks now flushing from pink to a cherry red. "I-I'll go get dinner-I mean breakfast ready…will you be ok by yourself?" Yuki nodded, trying to ignore the constant throbbing surrounding his body, especially his chest and his head. Tohru smiled and left the room, leaving Yuki lying back down in his bed, smiling as he heard her go down the steps and greet Shigure.
Kyo was running. Tohru was kneeling down in the grass, arms outstretched towards Kyo, smiling, hair flowing with the wind. Kyo grinned, feeling electricity surge through his body as he quickened his pace. She was only a few feet away, smiling and urging him to come into her arms with her hands. He offered his hand, and her hand slowly reached for it. Suddenly, everything was slow motion. Tohru drew back her hand, and turned her head to the left. Someone was coming…but Kyo could barely make out the figure's face. Tohru leapt, and the mysterious figure caught the giggling young woman in his arms. Kyo's eyes practically burst into flames with anger. "GET AWAY FROM HER YOU SON OFA BITCH! GET YOUR HANDS OFF HER OR I SWEAR I'LL KILL YOU!" The mysterious man turned to face the furious zodiac cat. "Oh, really? I'd love to see you try…" Kyo's eyes grew as big as dinner plates. He could barely get the words out, his ears steaming and his face contorted with pure hatred. "DIE YUKI, YOU WORTHLESS RAT BASTARD!" Kyo leapt in the air, ready to pounce and destroy that disgusting pretty boy's face with his clenched fists. The ground opened up, and Kyo screamed at the top of his lungs as he fell into the pitch-black bottomless pit, watching Yuki and Tohru laugh the whole time…
"NOO!" Kyo threw the covers off and sat up, sweating and panting. He looked around, fearing he was still falling. But he realized he was in his bed, in his room, the walls the only thing surrounding him. He took a deep breath, and took his head in his hands, trying to control his breathing. "It was only a dream…it was only a dream Kyo, don't be such an idiot…" Kyo felt suffocated in his room, changed quickly into his cargos and a black shirt, and flew down the steps to make sure everything was the same as it was the day before. 'Damnit…I hate nightmares.'