Fuzz

I don't have anything else to say... except if you don't like fluff.. beware! This chapter will be fluffy!

disclaimer: ...again? Do I have to disclaim it again?

Tohru and Kyou were walking home from the store, when Kyou suddenly stopped walking.

"What is it, Kyou?" asked Tohru, stopping right in front of him.

"I think we forgot something."

Tohru pulled the list out of her pocket and looked at it, then at the things in the sacks that they were carrying.

"I think we forgot the magazine. He doesn't need it anyway." said Kyou.

"Are you sure? Maybe we should go back." she said. She turned around to go back.

"No, he can live without it. Besides, it would be funny to watch him get beat up by a cat other than me." said Kyou, snickering. He said something under his breath so that she couldn't hear it.

"What Kyou?" she asked. She had seen his lips move but she couldn't hear what he had said.

"I said I can't stand it when that damn little cat makes you so happy! It really pisses me off!" he said angrily.

"What do you mean? If you don't like Fuzz, then why did you want to keep him?"

"Because, I, uh, I just couldn't tell you no. I couldn't. I would have said no, but I couldn't bring myself to make you upset." he said looking down as if he were embarrassed.

"Kyou-kun, I wouldn't have minded if you had said no. You didn't have to say yes." she said looking at him. She could see him blushing a little.

"I'm sure." he said sarcastically.

"Why would a cat making me happy make you mad?" she asked innocently.

"I don't know. It just did." he said.

"Oh, okay. But what don't you like about Fuzz?" she asked.

"I got mad when he was making you laugh when you first found him. I can't do that.. and it really pisses me off!" he said.

"It's okay Kyou-kun. I like you just the way you are!"

"You do?"

"Yes! It's the same with Yuki-kun and Shigure-san, too." she said happily.

'What was I thinking? Of course she doesn't like me like that. She probably likes that damn Yuki more than she likes me.' he thought. Anger and hatred for that 'rat' was welling up inside him.

"Damn rat!" he said clenching his fist. (I will get to the fluff in a minute! Be patient with me!)

"Kyou, what's wrong? Did I say something? If I did, please tell me because I don't want you to be angry with me." she said quickly.

"Huh?" he asked, spinning around to face her. "I'm not mad at you. I just can't stand that damn rat!"

"Eh?" she asked. She was trying to figure out how Yuki got into the conversation.

"Nothing." he said, blushing more than before. "Let's go somewhere real quick before we go home." he said, taking her hand and pulling toward a place she had once been with Hiro and Kisa. It was the park. Kyou led her to a tree and sat down. She sat down beside him.

"Why did we come here Kyou-kun?"

"Don't you like it here?"

"Yes, but won't Shigure be worried if we don't get home soon?" she asked. She looked around and noticed that there was not very many people there.

"I don't care if he worries. Let him worry!" he said.

"What about dinner?"

"It's only four o'clock."

"What are we going to do here?" she asked. She started to watch a butterfly.

Kyoulooked ather from his position on her left side. She continued to watch the butterfly floating around the flowers. She didn't notice him watching her.

"Kyou-kun, I never did why find out, you know what I'm talking about?"

He started laughing. Tohru looked over at him inquisitively.

"What?" he asked.

"What I meant to say was, I never did find out why you don't like Fuzz. Why don't you want him to make me laugh?"

His face reddened. He didn't know quite how to answer this question.

"Why are you blushing? Did I make you embarrassed? I don't-" she exclaimed. He hushed her.

"It's not you, well actually it is you... (sigh) the thing is," he started. He couldn't believe he was going to try to finish this sentence. "I-er-I can't say it." he said looking at the grass under him.

"What can't you tell me? Did I do something to make you not like me?" she asked worriedly. She treasured his company.

"No, it's nothing like that. It's actually knida the opposite." he said. He wondered if she knew what he was talking about by now.

"What do you mean, Kyou-kun?" she asked. She had no idea what he meant.

"I like you." he said quietly, still looking down.

She immediately turned red. She bent over trying hide it. That's when he knew something was wrong. His first thought was that she was sick.

"What? Does that makeyou sick?"

"Oh, no! It's not that! You just surprised me!" she stammered.

"So you heard that?" he asked. He had said that he liked her very quietly.

"Did you not want me to?"

"I just didn't think you would actually hear it." (I know I've been putting it off.. TRUST ME! It will come soon) "You probably don't even like me that way." he said. He quickly got up and started walking away.

"Kyou-kun, wait!" she said. She started to follow him.

He stopped when he heard her say that. She hadn't been paying attention, and ran straight into his back. He transformed into the all too familiar orange cat.

"I am so sorry! I didn't see you stop! I hope you're not mad at me!"

"What do you want?" he asked.

"Why are you leaving? Fuzz's stuff is still back at the tree." she replied. She was worried she had done something to upset.

"So go get it." he said. He was annoyed at the fact that he thought she liked Yuki more.

She went and got it because, of course, he was a cat and couldn't pick it up. She decided that it would look strange for her to be following an orange cat if someone where to pass her, so she picked Kyou up as well.

"Hey what are you doing?" he asked.

They were almost home and Tohru had been thinking about what Kyou had said. Suddenly, she felt something small, yet rough brush against her cheek.

CLIFFHANGER! (ha ha) I will get back to you in about two weeks! (j/k It'll be about an hour or two!) Don't forget to review!