A/N: Sorry it's taken me a while to update. Saturday was Dancin' on the Avenue(which was...alright), Sunday I was tired, and yesterday my cousins came over. Thanks for all the reviews, though! And now, on with the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket.

Chapter 5

Dinner was only slightly burnt, thanks to Shigure's sharp sense of smell. Ayame insisted upon sticking around for dinner, much to Yuki's and Kyo's horror. Dinner involved a lot of yelling, a bit of food flying from Yuki at Shigure and Ayame, and finishing with Kyo and Yuki fighting again; as usual, Yuki kicked Kyo through the paper door while Shigure whined about Yuki and Kyo constantly destroying his house.

"If you have a problem with it, then get rid of that stupid cat!" yelled Yuki, stomping off to his room. Kyo followed suit.

Shigure sighed. "Must they always destroy this house?"

Tohru smiled, then retreated to the kitchen to wash dishes. Yuki snuck down from his room and joined her in the kitchen.

"Honda-san?" he asked.

"Hm?" responded Tohru.

"How do you think the play will turn out?" asked Yuki, afraid of her answer.

Tohru thought for a minute. "I don't know. You two are constantly bickering, but if you agree to get along until the play is over, then it might be a huge success." She smiled at Yuki. "Both you and Kyo are very good actors. That's why you both got really good parts."

Yuki thought for a minute. Yes, he had to admit it, Kyo was a good actor. And as much as he hated to admit it, Kyo probably would make a better Romeo than he would. But why did he end up as Juliet? Unless...that incident at the cultural festival had convinced people Yuki would make a very pretty girl. Dammit, thought Yuki.

Later...

Kyo lay on the roof, watching the sky. When Ayame had insisted on staying the night, he thought it would be safer sleeping on the roof than going to sleep in his room; if Ayame tried to sleep with Kyo again, he'd kill the damn snake for sure.

He heard someone come up the ladder. Silently, he cursed. He wanted to be alone and not disturbed.

"Kyo-kun?" asked Tohru as her head poked out onto the roof. "Kyo-kun, are you alright?"

"Yeah," said Kyo half-heartedly. He was alright, but he was also extremely ticked off. He hated that damn rat, and now he had to deal with him in a play! And, although it was fun to see Yuki in a dress and make fun of him for being a pretty girl, he wasn't ecstatic about playing the other major role.

"Why're you up here?" she asked, concern showing in her eyes.

"Felt like it," said Kyo.

They sat in silence for a few moments. Kyo just enjoyed Tohru's presence.

"Kyo," said Tohru, "what do you think of acting as Romeo?"

Kyo thought for a minute. "I think the coward's a complete fool blinded by passion for this girl who is supposedly his enemy."

Tohru giggled. "You sounded like Yuki-kun for a minute."

Kyo growled. Tohru laughed.

They sat in silence for a few minutes, then Kyo asked a question. "How do you think the play will turn out?"

Tohru smiled. "I honestly don't know. But Yuki also asked me that question." Kyo silently swore. A lot. "I told him that if you two would agree to get along until the end of the play that the play would probably be great."

Kyo looked at her, then looked towards the woods. "You of all people should know I would never be able to get along with that damn rat."

Tohru shook her head. "Perhaps not, but it's worth a try."

Next day...

Everyone was working hard after school that day. Tohru, Hanajima, and the other stage-tech crew members were working on the sets and the props; they were having trouble coming up with swords. The actors were all rehearsing. Today, they were rehearsing Act II(A/N: this includes the famous balcony scene where Romeo and Juliet agree to marry each other as well as their marriage.). Much to Uotani's, Haru's, and Momiji's surprise, Yuki and Kyo weren't arguing, but they weren't exactly doing an adequate job of portraying two lovers exchanging vows. Matoko Takei kept telling them to act more like they were in love.

"NO WAY IN HELL!" was Kyo's prompt response. Yuki just glared at Matoko.

"Never mind," said Matoko in a small voice.

When the actors and the stage-tech crew members took a break, Uotani, Kyo, Haru, Momiji, and Yuki joined Hanajima and Tohru. Momiji was hyper, so Kyo was punching him, Haru was leaning against a wall, Yuki was trying to get Kyo to stop punching Momiji, and Uotani, Hanajima and Tohru were talking.

"I'm surprised anger-management boy and the prince have been getting along," said Uotani.

"It is strange to see them get along, especially since they seem to hate each other," agreed Hanajima.

"But if this keeps up, we might have a hit," said Uotani. "That would be interesting."

"Indeed," said Hanajima. "What I find surprising is that Yuki and Kyo are actually trying to get along. That never happens."

"Haha," said Tohru, slightly nervous. It seemed that Yuki and Kyo were actually listening to her, but how long would it be until they both snapped?

Later...

Yuki and Kyo both promptly went their separate ways when they got home; Yuki went to his secret base, Kyo went to the roof. Tohru went to work to make dinner, reflecting on the days events.

"Well?" asked Shigure, sneaking up behind Tohru.

Tohru jumped. "Y-you scared me, Shigure-san," she gasped. "They actually tried to get along!"

"Really?" said Shigure, startled. That never happens.

"Yes!" said Tohru happily as she continued to make dinner.

Dinner was strained. Both Kyo and Yuki were itching to fight each other, but because of what Tohru had said, they tried to be civilized. It was a good effort, but...

"So, our little flower tells me you two are getting along," said Shigure.

"NO WAY IN HELL!" responded Kyo.

"Who would want to get along with that stupid cat?" asked Yuki sarcastically.

"WHO'D WANT TO GET ALONG WITH YOU, DAMN RAT!" yelled Kyo.

"At least I can keep my temper under control," he said.

"OH YEAH! YOU'RE SO GIRLY YOU MAKE A GODDAMN GOOD JULIET!" yelled Kyo.

Yuki didn't even respond; he just kicked Kyo. Kyo went flying out of the house.

"Yuki," said Shigure.

"He deserved it," said Yuki coldly.

Tohru looked very startled. "Uh..."

"He'll be fine, Honda-san," said Yuki, continuing to eat.

"Right," said Tohru.

The doorbell rang.

"I'll get it," said Shigure. He left.

"IS AYAME TELLING THE TRUTH! IS MY KYO-KUN ROMEO! IS HE REALLY GOING TO BE PERFORMING IN A PLAY!"

"Oh, crap," said Kyo and ran into the forest.

"Kyo-kun," said Tohru.

Kagura came into the room. "Where is Kyo-kun?"

"He just ran away," said Yuki, slightly glaring at one of the serving plates for some random reason.

"KYYYYYYYYOOOOOO-KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!" yelled Kagura as she chased after Kyo.

"Haha," said Tohru nervously. Kyo-kun's not going to like this, she thought.

That's it for chapter five! I just threw Kagura in there randomly(although I think her Kyo-obsession is funny.). The next chapter is probably going to be short, but soon the actual play! Yay! That's going to take up(I hope) five chapters, one chapter for each act.

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