Well, here's the next chappie. It's a little longer than the ones I've had so far. They will be getting gradually longer as the story goes along.

TigerFantasy17: NO! Don't tell me anything! No hints! LOL. :)

Klove0511: Kagura's presence in the story is revealed here. It's not actually that she has something to do with the story, but her being there brings about what happens in this chapter, just to clarify it. I know, she showed very suddenly, LOL. :)

phantomthiefdarkmousy: I know, it pains me to write a Yukiru too, but it has to be this way. You'll see why, I promise. LOL. :)

Chapter 14

"Kyo," Tohru said gently as she approached the boy's figure that was sitting against a tree.

"Why is Kagura so damn annoying?" he cried, knowing that it was only Tohru and he could express himself.

"Oh, I wouldn't say she's annoying, just persistent," Tohru said, sitting down beside him. "You know, Kyo, she really does love you."

"What about you?" he asked, turning to face her. They kept eye contact only for a second before Tohru drew away her gaze.

"I, uh, well, I-" she stuttered.

"You don't love me, do you?" he said softly.

"Kyo, I-" she started.

"Just say it," he said. Her head dropped.

"No, Kyo, I don't love you," she said, barely above a whisper, her eyes fixed on the dirt below her.

"Dammit!" he cried, throwing his fist into the ground. He suddenly leapt up from the ground and turned to face Tohru, anger and hatred raging in his eyes. "It's that damn rat, isn't it? It's that damn Yuki!"

"Kyo, I-I never wanted to hurt you," Tohru cried, tears flowing freely from her eyes. "I told you I never wanted you to be in pain, didn't I?"

"Yeah, you told me," he said, lowering his voice. "A lot of good that does now, Miss Honda." His voice seemed to be crying and laughing at her mockingly all at the same time. All she could do was sit there and sob as he disappeared even further into the forest. There was a pain, a hurt in Kyo's eyes that she had never seen before, no, once, the time she had seen his true form.

I never meant to hurt him. I suppose I couldn't have kept it from him forever, but I wasn't ready yet. The pain in his eyes was unbearable; it was just the same as it was when I saw his true form. I never wanted him to suffer that way again, ever. I love him, just not the way I love Yuki. Oh, Kyo, Tohru thought as she sobbed bitterly, too weak to move except to shake with sorrow.

"I wonder where Miss Honda and Kyo are, it's getting late," Yuki said as he came inside from being on the front porch. He still called Tohru "Miss Honda" in public but when it was just the two of them he had taken to just calling her "Tohru."

"Kyo ran off in a horrible rage, as usual, and Tohru went after him," Shigure explained calmly.

"It's all my fault," Kagura said humbly as Yuki sighed. He knew Kyo was very reactive but he also knew the way Kagura was around Kyo and he honestly couldn't blame him. He was worried about Tohru though.

"It's not your fault, Kagura," he said, turning to the girl. "How long has it been since they've been gone?" He turned to Shigure.

"About an hour, maybe two," the man replied.

"I'd better go looking for them," Yuki decided.

"Yuki, I'm coming with you," Kagura decided, rising from the floor where she was sitting.

"Kagura, I don't think that's the best idea, I'm sure Kyo's still heated, besides, I'm sure they're going to be hungry and I'm a horrible cook, why don't you make us some dinner?" Shigure suggested.

"All right, I'll make Kyo's favorite!" she cried, waltzing into the kitchen.

"Yuki, get ready for fish," Shigure warned with a chuckle.

"Tohru!" Yuki cried, rushing up to the sopping wet figure sitting under a tree in the heart of the woods. It had begun to rain hard and Tohru's hair was now sticking to her neck and arms. She was on her knees, her legs sprawled out behind her, hands over her face, a slight whimpering sound coming from her throat. He stood in front of her as the rain began to soak him to the skin. She looked up at him, her head being lifted very slowly.

"Yuki," she said softly. Even in the dark Yuki could tell that she had been crying ever since she left and her face was red with worry and tears.

"Tohru, what's wrong, what happened?" he asked, kneeling beside her and placing his hand on her back.

"Kyo," she cried, head in her hands again.

I could kill that stupid cat, Yuki thought, his face immediately hardening.

"What happened, Tohru, did he hurt you?" he asked as she shook her head violently.

"No," she choked. "I hurt him." She began to cry harder now. Yuki suddenly realized what had happened; she had finally told him her true feelings.

"Oh, Tohru, it's all right," he tried to comfort, rubbing her back.

"No, Yuki, this time it's not all right," she cried, shaking violently as more tears came.