And here is the dreaded...(scary music plays in background)..chapter two. Yes! The second chapter is now finished and up and running! We're working on the third so soon it should be posted too. I forgot to say it in the first chapter, but flames are only used to fry fish for Kyo, who's locked in the basement. Kuri and I both don't own Fruits Basket but we do own Kei and the plot for this story! Well enjoy the chappy!

"I don't know what happened when Kei took Kyo away from the fight, but something obviously changed in him. Like the fact for instance that he sat in between her and Shigure at dinner. He usually tries to sit the furthest away from everyone."

Shigure "I heard about the fight between Yuki and Kyo today."

Yuki "Honestly... how do you find out about things like that so quickly?"

Shigure " (grinning) "Oh I have my ways! You guys have to stop this though... I mean, what if you accidentally fell and hugged someone watching?"

(Yuki raises eyebrows at Shigure and then glances towards Kei, who looks up with a strange look on her face.)

Shigure (scrambling for words) "I mean wouldn't that be awkward? But if you really got hurt, or hurt somebody else around you? It's not good to make a scene!"

Yuki "Well all I did was tell him his belt was crooked. It's his fault that he had to flip out."

Kyo (Jumps to his feet) " Don't you even…!"

Kei (casually grabs Kyo by the shirt and throws him back down)

Shigure " Ahem... anyway... I talked to Akito about this."

Yuki (narrows eyes) "I'm sorry... you did what?"

flashes back to early conversation with Akito-

(Sitting outside on the porch, Akito is feeding the canaries and other birds)

Akito "That cat has problems. He needs to find somewhere to put his anger."

Shigure "Well, he does seem to be taking a liking to Kei." (fighting off a small white bird that is trying to attack his feet)

Akito "Is this true? (looks thoughtful)

Shigure "Yes. And she's taken a liking to him too."

Akito "I remember Kei being a skilled fighter, she could always find the weak point in somebody, along with the beauty. I remember I was passing by one day, and she had Yuki pinned against a tree and he was screaming for mercy."

Shigure (makes an effort to laugh, but he is backed up against the side of the house with the little bird coming closer and closer to him)

Akito "Is she still skilled?"

Shigure "From what she has said -and my own opinion, which is important- she's even better."

Akito "I believe Kei shall train Kyo. It would be good for him, and he would learn how to control his temper. It would be best for all of us too."

resumes to dinner table-

Kei (looks up and sweat drops) "Um, did that bird like, actually get to you? Your feet and ankles are all scarred."

Shigure (sweat drops as well, laughing uncomfortably) " eh heh heh... well I guess you could say he got a little angry with me..."

Kyo "So wait, Akito wants Kei to train me?"

Shigure "Indeed."

Kyo "Oh lord... what is wrong with this family?"

Tohru "I think you guys will have fun! Kei seems like your type!"

Yuki "Yes... early morning walks... out in the middle of nowhere... and all alone..."

(everyone laughs except for Kyo, who stands up and takes a ball out of his pocket, and then throws it at Yuki)

Tohru " Where did you get the ball?"

Kyo "Oh I found it on the street today. It keeps my entertained, and I dream of throwing it at Yuki, and finding that it some how made a hole in his head, besides, it looks a lot like yarn!"

Kei (raises eyebrows, noticing that Shigure is also looking at the ball in a weird way)

Its like he wants to chase it...-

Yuki (throws ball down the hall way, and Kyo chases it)

Shigure (restraining himself) "Don't hit the door!"

"In the morning I heard Kei get up from her bed and head out. It must have only been five in the morning, if not earlier. Oh well, have fun I thought."

(Kei is standing in the middle of a clearing of trees, with Kyo grumbling at her side.)

Kyo "Why does it have to be this early?"

Kei "Why not? I have lots to teach you."

Kyo "Look, I don't need any training. Believe me, I've had plenty already!"

Kei "Right... this isn't going to be easy is it?"

Kyo (starts to flip out) "No! Of course it's not going to be easy! What are you crazy? I'm only doing this because Akito said so! I don't need training from a girl!"

Kei (sighs and rubs forehead) "One sec..."

(She leaves Kyo standing in the clearing, and then comes back with two wooden katanas. (Japanese swords) She throws one at Kyo.)

Kei "Here, destroy something with this."

Kyo (twitching, takes the sword and begins beating it around, slamming it into the tree.)

(Kei stands watching, and then begins to look around at the sky. Kyo finishes, and comes back to her)

Kei " Better?"

Kyo (Shrugs) "I guess so."

Kei "So how about that comment? You don't think I can teach you anything because I'm a girl?"

Kyo "Yes. I mean, what the hell is a girl like you going to do to a guy like me?"

Kei "Do you want to fight me?" (Eyes flare with anger)

(Kyo takes a playful swing at her with his fist, and she blasts her fist into his stomach, knocking him over backwards)

Kyo (coughing and clutching his stomach) " W-w-what the hell was that for?"

Kei (bends down) "I'm not going to fight you, you've already been beaten too many times." (helps him up) "But let this be a lesson, never judge a book by its cover."

Kyo (brushes off shirt and glances at Kei in that weird way)

Kei "Now the first thing... you must learn to control yourself. And to do that, you need to get out of your world. Sit down and close your eyes."

Kyo "What are you...?"

Kei "SIT!"

(Kyo mutters and sits down, then she sits next to him)

Kei "Now close your eyes, and concentrate on nothing. Block out all the sounds, thoughts, anything that comes to mind. Block it out until it seems as though you're swept into another world, free from all your pain, anger, and temptations."

(Kyo begins trembling... and suddenly can't breathe. Kei hits him the back)

Kei "Too far! Too far! Ok come back to me now!"

(Kyo's eyes fly open)

Kyo "Its hard! I keep thinking of Yuki and how badly I want to beat him!"

Kei "That's your problem. The reason you can't beat Yuki, is because your hatred of him is so great, it's the only thing that drives you. You have to have no mind, and no thoughts when you fight. This is your first step, you have to let that anger go! Now try again."

(Kyo closes his eyes, and Kei looks at him)

Kei - wow... he looks peaceful here. I love the way his hair falls on to his face... it just makes me want to brush it out of his way and look into his eyes... Oh my god what am I thinking! Ok, let's come to it now, that was obviously someone else speaking...-

Kyo (eyes open) "I did it! I feel...I feel... happy!"

Kei "Yay! That means we're getting somewhere! Now keep that state of mind, because we're going to fight." (stands) "Ok, imagine me as Yuki."

Kyo "I can't do that."

Kei "Why not? Just imagine I'm Yuki!"

Kyo "I can't! Because I hate Yuki! And you... well..."

Kei (cocks eyebrows)

Kyo (looks flustered) "Let's just say I don't hate you ok?"

Kei (nods slowly) "Ok fine, then imagine me as me, but I just insulted you, and now you're mad."

(The two started to fight, and Kei instructed Kyo on how to keep his mind calm, for she kept beating him and throwing him down. For a first time learner, he did quite well, and didn't totally freak out. Things were going well when suddenly, Kei tripped on a root that was coming up from the ground, and fell into Kyo's open arms)

Kyo "Dammit!" (turns into a cat)

(Kei feels squirming Kyo underneath her, and she sits up and spins around)

Kei "Oh my god you're a cat!"

Kyo (shifts uncomfortably)

Kei suddenly remembers her incident with Shigure when she was little, and the dog suddenly appearing-

Kei "It's true! You are a cat! And Shigure is a dog!"

Kyo " Yea, um, that's kind of why when you referred to me as a Cat and Yuki as a rat, that's because that's true. We're the animals of the zodiac, and whenever we're hugged by someone of the opposite sex, we change into them."

Kei "So that's why you guys hate being hugged! That's why you love string! And that's why you and Yuki hate each other! And that's why you have a grudge, 'cuz he tricked you!"

Kyo (nods) "Yea well... I guess you kind of know the story."

Kei "Oh but Kyo... this helps me so much because now I know why you're always so mad! This has been such a break through!"

(Kyo flicks his tail and looks around)

Kyo "You know, that is the first time that I've ever fought someone, and been able to control myself."

Kei (nods) "You're next step is just to control and your actions."

(Suddenly Kyo changes back into human form and Kei screams, seeing that he is naked, and turns the other way)

Kyo (very uncomfortable at the moment) "Ahem, that's the only thing, when we come back from our form, we're naked.

Kei (Blushing) "I see that... Oh look the sun is about to come up! Let's go watch it! Err.. do you have your clothes back on?"

Kyo "Yea you can look now."

(Kei grabs Kyo's hand and leads him out of the clearing, on to a hill that over looks an open valley, with a perfect sunrise shining across the sky. They sit down and stare at it)

Kei "Tell me what you see."

Kyo "Wouldn't I see what you see?"

Kei "Maybe, but how would you know? You don't know what it's like to look through my eyes."

Kyo "... ok... um… I see a very large sun, surrounded by a colorful sky."

Kei (sighs) "I see a large golden ball, surrounded by a colorful mess of gold and pink, as if it were thrown in to a water color painting, over looking a deep and beautiful valley, warming it with its rays."

Kyo "..."

Kei "You see Kyo? That's your problem! You've let your past over come you, and you're so caught up in anger and wanting revenge, that you have forgotten to see the beauty of everything!"

Kyo " Well... not everything. I mean I see it in you..."

Kei (looks flustered)

Kyo -oh crap what the hell did I just say! Oh my god you idiot!- " I mean, you understand me so well, and I've never even met you before. It's like all you had to do was see me, and you already knew everything. You didn't look at me like everybody else did."

Kei (Cocks eyebrows) - this is a side of him I haven't seen before...-

Kyo "And well... Y-you're, really pretty too." (He immediately looks down so his hair covers his eyes.)

Kei (trying to keep from passing out) "Thank you."

Kyo "How do you know so much?"

Kei "Well... I guess you could say I have similar experiences. Shigure told you my mom was pretty mean right? Well she's not just mean... she's crazy. Ever since my dad left us we've had problems. She's been on her own, and she used to beat me. Still does if she's angry enough... I've watched her cry herself to sleep at night, and she never stops yelling. When we moved away from Shigure, I thought it was going to be more than I could take. At school, things didn't go well. I was a lot like you, angry over everything, for a long time. I quit school, and I trained. I learned to put it away, and became poetic in the process. When I met you, I saw a reflection of myself."

Kyo "Wow. I never knew."

Kei "We should get home. School will be starting soon."

(As they are walking down the path home...)

Kyo "I have a question. That one day, you and Tohru went to the river, and I followed. I was in the tree, listening. You said I was a person that could take someone's heart, and never hurt it. I was trustworthy, what do you mean?"

Kei (Surprised) –he eavesdropped, why?- "Exactly as it sounds. Plus, I also thought, that if I gave you my heart, I'd know you'd never break it."

Hope U liked it! And if you didn't…as Kyo would say…Dammit I don't care! Yea but we don't talk that way here so instead, "You have your own opinion and I won't let it bother me" (smiles sweetly) Lol well please review!