Tohru Honda was up late that night. She hadn't been sleeping well the past few nights; not since she saw Kyou's other form... She had been having bad nightmares about it. He had really scared her. Not just because the form was scary; but mostly because she was afraid she had lost him. Tohru had never felt so cut off from Kyou before. Sure, sometimes he would retreat to the roof or get moody but she always felt that she could talk to him. But that night, when those beads came off him wrist; it was terrifying.

Tohru crawled out of bed; maybe a glass of warm milk would help her sleep. She was in the hallway when she heard a noise from the roof. "Looks like I'm not the only on who can't sleep." She smiled to herself.

She walked downstairs to the kitchen to get some milk for the two of them. While she was waiting for it to warm her thoughts began to wander. They meandered to what had been occupying her mind for the last few weeks; Kyou.

Kyou was an interesting man. He was so complex... frustrating sometimes but he could be so sweet. He was passionate about absolutely everything. He seemed to be so strong yet at the same time he was vulnerable and lost. Her thoughts wandered to different aspects of Kyou but were interrupted by the beeping of the microwave.

Blushing furiously, Tohru poured the milk into a thermos and head up to the roof. As she was climbing the ladder she heard, "I could probably beat Yuki in my other form..."

Tohru was so shocked she nearly fell off the ladder. "He wants to turn into that thing again just so he can beat Yuki-kun!" Tohru regained her footing and continued up the ladder.

"Kyou-kun?" She asked timidly, "I heard you up here and I thought you might be having trouble sleeping and my mother always told me that it was important to get a full eight hours of sleep a night so I thought some warm milk might help." She had said all of that in one breath. She inhaled deeply. How could she forget to breathe? Why did Kyou always make her so flustered?

"Yeah sure, I could go for some milk." Kyou said as he shuffled over to make room for Tohru.

Tohru handed him the thermos as she said, "Kyou... you aren't really going to try and fight Yuki-kun in your other form are you?"

Kyou looked uncomfortable. "So you heard that huh? Well, I-"

"Because my mother always said it was dangerous to become fixated on one thing; something you would be willing to do anything to get." Tohru burst in afraid that she would lose her nerve if she waited any longer. "Kyou-kun, that form scares me. It's like you become a different person altogether. Nothing should be worth giving up a part of yourself. Ah! But you shouldn't let me tell you what to do, it really isn't any of my business, I'm very sorry Kyou-kun it's not my place I shouldn't have been so-"

Kyou put a finger over her mouth to silence her. "Look, it was just a passing thought, I wasn't seriously considering it. When I beat that Damn Rat it'll be fair and square!" His eyes were aflame now; burning with hope and confidence.

Tohru smiled. "I'm glad Kyou-kun. I don't know what I would do if I lost you again."

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