"I... don't think I will..." Kyou said with awe.
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Tohru stood in the kitchen peeling carrots for that night's supper, thinking about that night. It was less than a week ago but to Tohru, it seemed so long ago. Ever since that night, Kyou-kun seemed so different. It was slow at first; hard to notice, but compared to who he was before that night the person in the kitchen arguing with Yuki-kun was completely different.
"Maybe he's just getting used to not being cursed?" Tohru thought to herself.
Kyou didn't want the other family members to know about him breaking the curse and asked Tohru to keep quiet about the whole thing. True to her word she had kept her mouth shut and pretended not to notice when Kyou wore long sleeved shirts that were much too warm for the weather just to hide the fact that the beads were missing on his wrist.
Keeping such a big thing secret weighed heavily on Tohru. Sighing she added the freshly chopped carrots to the stew and carried the pot into the other room.
"Dammit! I smell leeks in that!" Kyou said from the table.
Tohru began to spew forth apologies when she was interrupted by Yuki.
"Stupid cat, how can you smell leeks in a stew from that far away?"
"I just CAN, you damn rat!"
"What has been your problem lately? You've been more moody than ever, and God, I know cats hate water but would it kill you to take a shower? You smell like you just popped out of a grave."
"Shut your mouth you Goddamn rat or I'll shut it for you!"
Yuki smirked, "That sounds like a challenge. Well, I'm up for a little before dinner exercise."
Kyou stood up. "Don't act like you've already won you cocky bastard!"
"Please go outside if you must fight. Spare my house!" Shigure pleaded with the two teens.
Yuki rose to meet Kyou eye to eye. "Don't worry Honda-san; this will be over before you get a chance to serve dinner."
Lightning quick, Kyou lunged at the prince, sending him through the paper doors.
"My house!" Shigure whined, not noticing that Kyou managed to tackle Yuki.
Yuki and Kyou landed in a heap in the outside garden. The two young fighters scrambled to reach stance.
"Well, it's about time you landed something, this might get interesting." Yuki said after the initial shock had won off.
"Scared now, you Damn Rat?" Kyou asked smugly.
"Of you? Please, don't make me laugh. Your girlfriend scares me more than you."
"Kagura is NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!" Kyou yelled as he swung his left fist at Yuki.
Yuki ducked and avoided his punch easily, but Kyou retaliated with his right and landed a strong hit on Yuki's stomach. He tried to take a breath but Kyou had winded him and he started to feel an asthma attack overtake his lungs.
"Yuki!" Tohru screamed, fearful for the young man.
Yuki stumbled back and Kyou, taking advantage of Yuki's breathless state kicked him to the ground. He straddled Yuki and began a series of hard punches that left the prince seeing stars and longing for air.
"Kyou, you beat him alright? Let him go!" Shigure yelled when he saw blood appearing at Yuki's mouth and nose.
Yuki clawed at the cat, desperate for oxygen. He grabbed at Kyou's sleeve and ripped it off, exposing his naked wrist to the world. Kyou fist stopped midair.
"Kyou, where are your beads…?" Shigure asked, shocked.
Kyou looked around at Shigure and Yuki underneath him, bloody and gasping for breath. Last of all, he looked at Tohru, the girl who had always been there for him. She couldn't look at him. Not after what he had done so cruelly to Yuki. For the first time he saw what he had become over the past few days… and he couldn't handle it. He threw one last look at Tohru and ran into the woods.
The last thing his newly sensitive ears heard was Tohru comforting her fallen prince.
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ok, i know its been WAY too long since ive updated and im terribly sorry. i wont even begin to list all of my excuses. but anyways, heres another chappie for you guys hope you like it. Ali out