Well, everyone, this is a chappie by me also. I hope you enjoy:)

Chapter 2

Kyo just stared at her as if he didn't comprehend a word she had said. He blinked twice but the vision of her hand opened to his didn't disappear. Her smiling face continued to look at him hopefully.

"Well, uh, I don't know how to dance," he stuttered.

"I'll teach you, I've only ever danced with my mom but I think I could teach you," she said.

"Uh, well, okay," he said softly, rising from the table as if in a trance. His brain didn't seem to be connected to his body because it kept telling him to stop, yet his feet continued to move toward her. They stood in the center of the room, Kyo looking at her awkwardly, nervous beyond words.

"All right, uh, to start off give me your left hand," she instructed as he gradually placed his hand in hers. "Good, okay, now, I put my other hand on your shoulder and you put your arm around my waist." She placed her left hand on his right shoulder as he awkwardly wrapped his arm around her waist. "Good, Kyo, now we move to the rhythm of the music, one, two, three, one, two, three, see?"

Kyo stepped awkwardly from step to step but finally became smoother until they were soaring around the room, Tohru complimenting him the whole time. She finally stopped and they were left dancing in silence, staring into each other's eyes. Her turquoise eyes sparkled with life and her beautiful hair moved with her body. He blushed slightly and turned away. There was something about Tohru that entranced him, her ability to treat everyone she met with kindness, even someone like him. He was a monster, someone who didn't deserve her, yet she didn't see him that way. She had even seen him in his true form and it hadn't changed the way she felt about him. Suddenly the music stopped, knocking Kyo from his thoughts and they rapidly stopped, Kyo immediately drawing his hands away from her waist.

"That was fun!" Tohru cried. "Thank you, Kyo."

"Uh, yeah," he muttered, sitting back down at the table.

"Oh, it's almost time for the fireworks!" Tohru cried. "Are we going to watch them from the roof again?"

"I guess," he said, shrugging.

"Well, then let's go, I can't wait!" she exclaimed, grabbing his hand and rushing out the door. She ran for the ladder while Kyo immediately hopped up on the roof without any difficultly. He helped her position the ladder and she climbed up gracefully, plopping right down next to him. The first fireworks in the sky were a beautiful bright green and as Kyo sat there dully Tohru squealed with excitement.

"Oh, Kyo, look!" she cried, pointing.

"They're fireworks, Tohru," Kyo said.

"Oh, I know, but they're so beautiful!" she said.

"They're just the same as last year," he said.

"Well, I don't see it that way. They each greet a brand new year and no two years are the same, so to me they're always different," she explained. "That's way we can always have hope." Kyo just stared at her.

"Kyo, look!" Tohru cried hours later. She jumped up, startling Kyo into attention. She was pointing at the upcoming sun coming over the crests of the hills. "It's the sunrise, have you got your wish ready?" He stood up beside her.

Really all I want is for Tohru to always be here, I never want her to leave; I want her to stay here beside me, always.

"It's the new year!" Tohru cried happily, jumping up and down. As she did her foot slipped and she began to fall from the roof.

"Tohru!" Kyo cried, terror growing in his eyes as he grabbed her by the hand, pulling her into his body to keep her from falling. Oh course as he did he immediately transformed into a small, orange cat.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Tohru cried.

"Just watch what you're doing, and don't jump on the roof, what were you thinking?" he asked.

"I don't know, I'm sorry," she said as she collected Kyo's clothes in her arms.

"Geez," he sighed. "We'd better go in before something else happens."

"Okay," she sighed as he hopped onto her shoulder and she descended the ladder.

Thank goodness she's all right, he thought.