Chapter 14: A Perfect Moment

Disclaimer: I do not own Furuba or any of its characters.

This chapter is set on a Friday, two days until school restarts from their vacation.

Tohru was finally up and walking, her body just about healed from the horrible encounter she had with the two men in the forest. The cuts, scrapes, and bruises were almost all gone. The only thing that really remained was the bruise on her face where she had been punched. Other then that, the rest of the bandages were gone to reveal just a few really small marks.

Seeing her smiling again, Kyo smiles as well and walks out of Shigure's house to sit on the steps. He stares out at the forest, then leans back and gazes quietly at the sky. All he knew was that he had to calm down before he had the urge to find those two guys and beat them both to a bloody pulp. He knew that by doing nothing, Tohru would be happier. By just being there with her, she'd be even more cheerful. He was positive that she loved when all of them were together. With out a single person missing from the house or area they were at.

"Kyo-kun!" She calls looking around. Even though she wasn't supposed to be picking up the phone when it rings, she had incidentally. It wasn't a bad mistake in this case, as it was Shishou who said he wanted to talk to Kyo quickly. "Ky-yo-kuuuun!" Tohru says loudly, still looking around. She couldn't find him until she saw his figure walking back into the house through the front door.

"What!" He exclaims walking over to her. "What do ya need?" Kyo says now, trying to hide the frustration that was still occupying his body. She hands him the phone and he pulls it gently from her grasp. He puts it to his ear and says, "Yo!" No more then a second later had Shishou go on to tell him lots of news. "Wha… really? That's great! We'll be over there in a few…." He whispers and nods a little smiling. Hanging up the phone he looks at Tohru, his hands at his hips, eyes closed as he smiled.

Seeing his happy expression, Tohru couldn't help but ask what happened. "What did Shishou say, Kyo-kun?" She questions softly, trying not to pry at him to get an answer. She would be perfectly contempt with not knowing, but for now, she felt like it was something that concerned almost the whole house.

"Kagura's getting out of the hospital today…" he explains quietly, placing his hand on Tohru's shoulder. His smile had vanished, his eyes were open now, and his other hand was no longer at his hip. "Look, I want you to come with me…. to pick her up…okay?" Kyo says to her, almost in a whisper. Obviously he didn't want anyone else to know about it. "We'll bring her back here. No doubt she wants to see you and that damn rat…." His voice gently trails off as his hand slid softly down her arm to grab her hand.

She smiles at him cheerfully, and nods. "Of course I'll come with you Kyo-kun!" She exclaims in a whisper. He laughs a little then brings her out of the house, still holding her hand. Carefully they ran through the forest, Kyo keeping a cautious eye on their surroundings, but nonetheless laughing whenever she came close to falling. Each time he helped her up and they continued on. "Kagura-chan will be very happy to see you, right Kyo-kun?" She asks curiously not in so much of a whisper now. He nods slightly, but then again it may have been that they were running and it just looked that way. Tohru smiles at him and then pays attention to where she was quickly putting and pulling her feet on and from.

Then, after a few minutes of quick-paced running, they come to a stop and cross the street slowly. His hand was still gently grasping her's, a happy smile on her face as she began to blush a little. Kyo was looking to the side a little; his face was already really red.

On the other side of the road now, they look around side to side. They turn to the left and begin walking down the sidewalk. His grasp on her hand much tighter then before, but she didn't seem to mind the least bit. It was as though she never wanted him to let go. And she didn't. If he were to let go any time soon, she'd only want to just grab his hand again, and gaze into his eyes. Though, she was under the assumption that he was only holding her hand so that she would be safe, but she enjoyed it nonetheless.

Opening the hospital building's door, they walk in slowly and head to the front desk. "Sohma, Kagura…" he says rather loudly, not minding if he really bothered any one that were possibly frightened of going into the doctors for their operations and such. Tohru and Kyo head into the elevator and press the button that indicated the floor that they knew Kagura was on. Gently, and out of completely nowhere, Tohru hugs the arm who's hand was holding her's. He gets completely red from head to toe and looks at her. "T-Tohru… what the hell are you doing…." He asks, clearly a little embarrassed by her actions. Slowly, she pulls away from his arm and turns her back to him a little. She was full of embarrassment. She didn't know what made her do it. But she did and now he sounded mad at her.

"I…I'm sorry Kyo-kun!" she turns back around and begins to repeatedly bow her to him. "I don't know…. what came over me. I'm so sorry!" Tohru says to him, almost sounding as if she was on the verge of tears.

He stops her head from bowing and stands her upright. "We're here…" was all he said as he walks past her and down the spotless white hall. He taps his fist on the door, Tohru behind him now, and it slowly opens. Shishou stood before him, smiling almost as brightly as the hallways were.

"Come in! Come in!" He exclaims, opening the door wider.

Kagura's attention was on the people walking into her hospital room. Slowly, but certainly, she recognizes them as Kyo and Tohru. "KYOOOOOOOOOOOO!" She exclaims, jumping at him from her bed. His body slams against the wall as she lands on his chest. She was acting more like a cat then he ever does. Kagura nestles into his chest, her legs wrapped around his body. "I MIISSSSSSED YOU SOOOOOOOOO MUCH!" She begins to pound her fists into his head hard. His forehead began to bleed a little and she stopped. Tohru's eyes were wide, she didn't think she'd ever get used to Kagura beating up Kyo to show her love for him. "Who did this to you!" She exclaims; he was on the ground now, she was sitting on him, petting his head.

"You did…" Kyo mumbles in annoyance. "You really did heal, huh?" He says quietly trying to pull away from her. Eventually she gets off of him and smiles down towards him. Slowly, with help from Kazuma and Tohru, he gets to his feet and leans against the wall. "Are you ready to go home?" He mutters under his breath, looking down at the ground. Tohru smiles at the two of them.

"HOME! YES! LET'S GO!" Kagura yells, grabbing Kyo's hand and flying out the door. Kazuma and Tohru chased after her telling her to stop running. She skids to a stop and lets go of Kyo's hand. His body was lying on the ground since she was dragging him along.

He slowly gets to his feet, Kazuma and Tohru standing behind him. "Look here Kagura, if you don't let me walk and if you cling to me at all, I wont bring you to Shigure's house!" Kyo says, he was obviously angry at the fact that she was dragging him around after it was he who decided to come and pick her up. Tohru rubs a wet rag on his forehead and the bleeding stops. He glances at her a little, and gets red in the face, looking at Kagura. She smiles at him and nods in agreement.

They all left the hospital quickly, except Kazuma who they deserted so that he would have to pay the hospital bill. The three of them reach Shigure's home after walking through the forest for thirty minutes because of them stopping many times. Once Tohru and Kagura made him stop to look at flowers, then to admire the stream, and then climb the trees with his cautious watch. Kyo slides Shigure's front door open and walks in being followed by Tohru and Kagura who were very cheerful now.

Kagura sat on the couch in the living room, and dropped sideways to lie down on it. Slowly, she gazes at Kyo and Tohru who were talking. She couldn't tell about what, but he was laughing a little, his head tilted to one side gently. Sighing, she closes her eyes and pretends to be asleep.

"I'm gonna go out for some groceries with Yuki-kun!" Tohru exclaims before leaving the house with Yuki.

Her eyes sputter open and she looks around. "KYOOOOOOO!" Kagura calls happily.

He comes down the stairs and walks into the living room and looks at her. "Yeah?" Kyo says quietly, coming closer, and sitting in a chair to the right of the couch. The house was empty other then the two of them. Katsuro was playing in the backyard a little, and Shigure had left to go and talk to his editor. "Whatcha need?" He asks sounding fairly annoyed. Possibly, he didn't get enough sleep the night before. No doubt he had been worrying about both her and Tohru.

"I need to ask you something Kyo-kun…" she begins and sits up a little, to look at him. He nods a little and stares at her wonderingly. Clearly, he was confused about what she wanted to ask, and what it included that she wanted to know. "Do you… love Tohru-chan?" Her question sputtered out of her mouth quickly and Kyo's eyes grew wide.

I do… don't I? She's all I really care about…. I love her. I love her. I love her. But …. Telling Kagura this will upset her wont it? Or maybe she doesn't mind… is that why she was asking? He thought all of this in a matter of seconds. Questioning his choice of words in his mind. Slowly, he gets up and walks to her, looking down to meet her eyes. She stands up and looks up into his eyes. "I don't want you to be mad at me Kagura…." He mutters then turns to walk away. She quickly grabs his hand and jerks him to the side to make him look at her. Kagura places an expression on her face to try and explain that nothing he will say would upset her. "Yes Kagura…" he began slowly, "I… I think I do love Tohru…" Kyo pulls his hand from her's and walks out of the living room, standing at the threshold, he places his head against it, his hands covering the sides of his face.

She gets up and walks to him. Placing her hand on his back, she pats it gently. Tears drip down his cheeks and onto the floor. "Kyo…are you upset that you love Tohru…" she asks sounding as if she was confused. "Does she not love you back?" Her next question came almost out of nowhere.

His eyes got a little bigger, tears dampening his cheeks a little. "I'm… upset because… if I don't beat Yuki…" he began. This time what he was saying caught Kagura by surprise. She didn't have any clue where he was going with all of this. "If I don't beat that damn rat… then… I'll be locked away for the rest of my life." He turns a little and looks at her. "I'll never be able to tell her how I feel, Kagura…." He says in a normal tone.

As he was saying this, Tohru was walking into the house. She heard the last part and her eyes got a little wide. Was… he talking about me? Does… he love me? Or… does he hate me? Does he love me like I love him? Her mind races a little in slight confusion. Yuki was standing at her side and heard exactly what she heard. He was showing just as much confusion as she was. They walk into the living room.

Kyo quickly wipes the tears off his face and looks at them. "What took you two so long!" He yells trying to sound extremely irritated. A smile rose in Kagura's heart. She knew whatever he was about to say, would be a little mean against her, but none of it was meant. "I've been stuck in this damn house with her!" He waves his finger at her angrily. Then, he ran past them all and went upstairs at a fast pace. Entering his room, he shuts the door behind him and leans against it, sliding down until he was sitting against it. "Does… she know? Did she hear what I said?" he asks himself, as he was the only person in the room. He stares at his bed, seeming very upset. It seems as though nothing ever turns out the way he wants it to. There wasn't anything he wanted more then to tell her himself, or not tell her at all. He didn't want her to find out this way. It makes him feel as though he is a wimp. And that wasn't the case. Kyo was just too embarrassed to say it around others, even though many people already knew by the way he acted around her.

As if on command, Tohru gently pushes against the door trying to get in. "Kyo-kun?" She says quietly, getting in just barely. She looks at the ground and sees Kyo sitting against the door. Kneeling down, Tohru smiles at him and places her hand on his. "Kyo-kun… what's wrong?" asks Tohru sounding sincerely concerned.

Slowly, he gets up, making sure he doesn't step on her fingers. Walking past her he takes his shirt off, leaving him in a white tee shirt, and he lies on his bed, head in his pillow. She walks over to his bed and sits down on it. Her knees under her as she looks down at his head. There was something about the way he was acting today that couldn't help but make her feel really concerned. Carefully, she places her hand on the back of his head, and runs her fingers through his hair gently. "Kyo-kun… tell me why you are upset…." She whispers, leaning her head close to his lips so that he can hear her. His ear twitches a little and he turns over gently. Kyo stares at her in slight confusion.

"I'm fine… get out…" he says quietly, trying to sound as nice as he possibly could.

She looks at him and sighs, stepping off his bed. He watches her head to the door. Quickly he rolls off his bed and runs to the door. Slamming it shut, Kyo places himself in front of her. "Tohru…." He says quietly, looking down at her. She looks back at him, gazing into his eyes.

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Ultimate-Furuba-Freak: Thanks again! Not sure why you were happy about Tohru getting hurt, but, lol. Okay haha. Here's that next chapter! And I'm glad to see that you love this story so much! It makes me happy! I'll try to make it longer, but… instead of adding to this one, I may just make a sequel, I don't know. I just gotta see how this one works out and how it ends.