Chapter 4

"Aah, Tohru-kun, you came!" Shigure welcomed with a smile while Yuki ran to her. He was worried. Of course, who won't be? It's already 9 in the evening and still, they don't have any food.

"Are you alright? Is there any problem?" Yuki asked then turned to Kyou. "Did the cat did something to you?" He began to feel uneasy because Kyou might did something to her.

"KYOU-KUUUUUUUUUUUUN!" Kagura shouted while pounding Kyou's face to the ground. "Where have you been?! I was SO WORRIED! Don't ever make me worry!" Then finally turned to Tohru. "Are you okay? Do you need any help in cooking? I can help!"

Tohru sweatdrops. "H-Hai. I need to finish immediately or else all of you will get all furious."

"Honda-san, it's okay. We're not that furious or anything-" Yuki stopped as they all heard a loud crash upstairs. It was Momiji, trying to calm the black Hatsuharu down.

"Ne, ano.. Tohru-kun will be here in a little while, you'll see-"

"NO! I can't wait any longer! I'll tell Kagura to cook that darn cat when he comes back home!" Hatsuharu screamed as he started to run down the stair. Then he was welcomed by unanimous stares.

"I just heard that.." Kyou answered irritably but Haru ignored him.

"There you are! You shouldn't keep the food to yourself. You should share it to others especially to me. Or else, you would get a piece of me-" Haru said. He was about to punch Tohru when Yuki blocked his way.

"Stop it, Haru-san!" Yuki said, then Hatsuharu became normal again. There was a complete silence.

"I-I'll go cook." Tohru said. She walked across the room and went to the kitchen. Kagura followed her.

"I'm sorry, Yuki-kun.. I couldn't-"

"It's okay, Haru-san. I understand you." Yuki said. "But next time, try to hold everything back and also." He smiled mysteriously, "I like the idea of cooking a cat for dinner."

"Really?" Haru asked.

" Now stop those looks!" Kyou shouted.

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"Now that was a good dinner." Kagura said in relief. "It was good because you are really good in cooking. That's why everyone admires you. I admire you."

"..." Tohru was silent.

"When you have time, can teach me some basic skills in cooking? SO that I can give Kyou-kun some lunch!" Kagura blushed slightly. She noticed that Tohru wasn't saying anything. She was either too focused in washing the dishes or.. something else.

"Did he. give you a hard time, Tohru-kun?"

"A.A-aah, ine." Tohru forced herself to smile. "I know Yuki was doing a lot of work so I understand him. We never got a chance to spend some time together but-"

"No, Tohru.. Kyou-kun" Tohru didn't answer. She silently finishes draining the dishes and didn't replied at Kagura's question.

"I know..Kyou-kun can be a person who likes to be alone and doesn't care to anyone. But really deep down, he's a good guy. It's just that.. he doesn't want to show it." Kagura explained. "He believes that being good is being weak."

".." was the only thing Tohru can reply to Kagura.

"I knew what happened this morning. Momiji said that you were thinking too much about Kyou." Kagura stared at Tohru, trying to find any signs of approval. Later, she saw Tohru blushed a bit. "AHA! I knew it!"

"Not so loud, Kagura-san." Tohru panicked. She heard some noise upstairs. Maybe it's Haru-san again, Tohru wondered, I hope I didn't give him a bad meal.

"Kyou always wants to have a refreshment first before he sleeps. So he climbs to the roof to relax." Kagura said.

"You know really that much about Kyou."

"Hai! He was the first person I laid my eyes on. Never I would share him to anyone." Then stared at Tohru again. "Unless you really demanded it."

"No, Kagura-san!" She blushed in deep shades of red. Both girls laughed hysterically.

"So.. you're my rival, ne? Don't worry. I'll win this game. I'll make sure I will." Kagura boasted. Both girls went outside to rest under the cool dark sky. Almost everyone is asleep so they kept their voices down as they continued their talk.

"How's Yuki?" Kagura asked.

"The same as usual. He's always busy. But he tried very hard just to spend time with me." Tohru said. "He was really a good guy, being admired and all."

"And made him that way."

"Ne?"

"Yuki wasn't really open to anyone before especially to girls. But you changed him." Kagura answered calmly. "Ever since you came and knew about the Jyunishi secret, you spend all of your days with him, I mean, with us. And.. days passed by so fast, you were the one who made Yuki change. But not only him, even Kyou!" she smiled sweetly while Tohru made a questioning look.

"Kagura-san, this was the only time that you spend with us and you quickly saw the 'change' while I.." Tohru wondered, 'Osaka, I don't know if I should believe this girl'

"Tohru, don't be so naïve. If you looked closely, they weren't the ones you expected them to be. Well, I guess.. you can win this battle, ne?" She smiled and laughed eventually. Tohru followed shortly after that.

Behind the doors of Shigure's house was a guy who has a keen sense of hearing. After the laugh, Yuki smiled to amuse himself, "I changed..because of Honda-san.."

"Kagura-san, do you know what Kyou's favorite food is?"

"Hai, why is it?"

"I think Kyou is mad at me at this moment. Maybe tomorrow I can give him something in return." She smiled.

"I can't help you with that!"

"Why?" Tohru asked curiously.

"It's a competition remember? I already have the advantage, Tohru-kun!"

"Hey, that's not fair!"

"But still.." Yuki wondered. "Kyou is what she really like.. before me.." He stood up and went to his room, silently.

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"Kyou-KUUUUUUN!" It was nearly lunchtime the next day and the Sohmas spotted Kagura near the school gate. "Come here, KYOU-KUN!"

"Now what is this girl doing here?" he wondered as her approached her hastily to prevent her from making much more louder noise. "What?"

"Don't be rude Kyou-kun..." she stared at the ground, showing that she's about to cry. He quickly became nice to her. "What now? Is there something that you need?"

"Ine, it's just that." she handed silently a small lunch kit. "I want to-"

"Now what is this?"

"Ano. your.lunch. I made you some." Kyou slowly noticed that Kagura was blushing. He took it from her hands and examined it. 'It looks like a safe lunch for me. She wasted her time doing this.'

"I hope you'll eat it." Then she began to enrage. "Or else-" She punched Kyou so hard that he flew across the school grounds. The ones who witnessed kept their distance. Then she smiled again and left. 'I won, Tohru-kun ^_^'

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"Ah.no.. Sohma-kun's here?" Tohru asked. She stood near the office door.

"Hai! Wait just a minute." One of the seniors said and left to find Yuki. It was calm and peaceful that lunchtime when...

~~~~L-O-V-E ! LOVE ME YUKI!~~~~

Do you get what I mean?

"Honda Tohru?! What are doing here? Are you here to disturb Prince Yuki again???"

"A.."

"How dare you do this to Prince Yuki! Don't you see? This is his passion and you're disturbing him"

"Ine-" "Don't even think about it because we, the Yuki fan club, shall respect prince Yuki at all times and we shall DESTROY anyone who is against it!"

*Beep*

"How dare you treat Tohru-kun like that, you *beep* of *beep* *beep*"

"Aaah! It's Hanajima!" The Yankees said. "We shall be back, Tohru-kun!" and they left.

"They would never stop." Uo-chan said. "Did they hurt you or anything, Tohru?"

"No. thanks, Hana-chan."

"What are you doing here? Are you waiting for the prince again?" Hana-chan asked. "What's that?"

"It's for him.." Then Yuki appeared behind her.

"Honda-san.."

"Sohma-kun, did you take lunch already? Here, I'll share you some." Then handed Yuki a lunch kit.

"For. me?"

"Hai, Sohma-kun. For you." She smiled. "Right, Uo-chan? Hana-chan?" Both of her friends are gone. "Where did they go-"

Suddenly, and unexpectedly, Yuki hugged her. It was a tight hug and Tohru had no chance to to get away. "S-Sohma-kun! You might... might.."

Nothing happened... and this amazed Tohru.

'First, Kyou-kun, then Sohma-kun.. but why? Why isn't the curse effecting?"

"Arigato.. Honda-san.." Yuki said. W/o Tohru knowing, a tear fell on Yuki's eye. To him, this was the best day that ever happened to him : To hug Tohru.

At a distance, Kyou was watching them... and slowly walked away.

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How was it? I shouldn't let Kyou see them but... That might spice up the story. Please REVIEW!!!!