Disclaimer: No, Fruits Basket does not belong to me... If it did, why would I be making a fanfiction on my own anime?

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Hatsuharu pulled away from Panda.

"Haru..." Panda said quietly, "Nobody's... Ever said that to me..."

Panda then felt the tears rush into her own eyes. She fell into Haru's chest and he caressed her.

'Why... Am I not transforming?' wondered the two. They looked at each other in awe.

A tear fell down Panda's face. It wasn't a tear of sadness... It was a tear of happiness... Of hope. Hatsuharu used his thumb to wipe the tear away.

For a moment, Hatsuharu wondered if what he was doing was right... But then he saw Panda's face. She was beautiful... So beautiful...

"Panda..."

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Meanwhile, Shinkei fell to his bed, tears rushing to his eyes.

'Haru... Panda...' Shinkei thought, 'I thought Haru liked me... Was he just being himself?'

"Shinkei?" Seijitsu asked fro the other side of the door, "What's wrong? Can I come in?"

"I'm fine!" Shinkei said in a wavy voice, "It's alright, just go..."

"Shinkei, what's wrong?" Seijitsu said. She leaned her head against the door, "Tell me!"

Shinkei was quiet. He lied under his covers, crying silently.

Seijitsu sighed and closed her eyes. 'Poor Shinkei... I wonder what's wrong...' she thought, walking into her own room.

Then Tohru knocked on the door.

"Come in," Seijitsu said. Tohru came in with a basket of clean laundry.

"Tohru?" Seijitsu asked, "You did my laundry?"

"Yes," Tohru said, "It's nice to do good things for people. It makes me feel happier about myself."

"Oh... okay then," Seijitsu said, kneeling next to Tohru by her bureau. She helped Tohru fold her laundry.

"Hey Seijitsu," Tohru asked, "How did you get to know Shinkei?"

"It's a long story, really," Seijitsu said, "We met a long time ago at a park. Both of our parent's left us."

"Left you?" Tohru asked.

"Yes... We decided to stay together because we had no where to go..."

"That's nice," Tohru said, "It makes me think of my own mother..."

"Really?"

"Yes... My mother passed away a year ago... In a car crash..." Tohru said, looking down.

"That's too bad," Seijitsu said, "I never remembered my mother..."

"I think that's even worse," said Tohru, "Never getting to meet your mother..."

"It was too long ago to even try to remember anyway," Seijitsu said, "But, I still feel bad for Shinkei. He's in his room now... I know there's something wrong, but I don't know what..."

"Is he okay?"

"Knowing Shinkei, he'll pull through it," Seijitsu said, "But I still want to help him. Shinkei and Panda aren't the kind to open up their feelings..."

"Maybe he just needs some time..." Tohru said.

"Yeah... Time."

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The next day was Saturday and everyone slept in... Or so everyone thought.

Kyou was laying in bed thinking of Yuki... Did Yuki really like him in a special sort of way like Kyou did? Kyou wondered what it would be like if Yuki never saw him...

Yuki was staring at the ceiling, thinking of Kyou. He was never so turned on by a man's body... Yuki didn't know if he was willing to accept the fact that he was so attracted... But the more he thought about it, the more he knew that he really loved Kyou.

Panda was awake, too, contemplating the kiss from the day before. Hatsuharu had said such kind words to her... Words that no one else ever spoke. She didn't know if Hatsuharu was telling the truth or not, but she still wondered... Did he like her more than normal?

Hatsuharu thought about Panda and her well being. He wanted to help her and be with her... Even though he only knew her for a short while, he was falling in love. He also thought about Shinkei... He had strong feelings for him too... But he couldn't tell him...

Shinkei had awoke from crying himself to sleep the night before. Thoughts of Hatsuharu and Panda were running through his head... The scene of them kissing was replaying in his head... But Shinkei still felt emotions for Hatsuharu... Emotions he couldn't even explain to himself.

Seijitsu was thinking about Shinkei... Why was he so sad? She didn't know why... But more importantly, why couldn't Shinkei tell her? They always shared everything... But this time was different. Shinkei was emotionally crushed... Something was wrong...

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Later in the day, all but two people were gone. Shigure and Tohru were shopping. Panda and Hatsuharu were at the park. Seijitsu was visiting her friends and Shinkei was nowhere to be found.

The Sohma household was quiet. Kyou was in his room, laying on his bed.

"Kyou?" said Yuki, knocking on the door.

Kyou hesitated. "... Come in," he said.

The screen opened, and Yuki came in.

"Can we talk?"

"... Sure."

Kyou sat up on the edge of the bed and Yuki sat next to him.

"About the shower incident..."

"Yuki, I told you, it's okay..."

"When I saw you... I couldn't take my eyes off of you," Yuki said. He looked at he floor in shame. Kyou's eyes widened.

'Yuki...' Kyou thought.

"You know," Yuki said, "The more I thought about it... I think... Maybe..."

"Yuki..." said Kyou. He looked at Yuki, "Look at me... What?"

The rat stared into the neko's eyes... 'Kyou... He's so beautiful...'

'Why won't he tell me?' Kyou wondered.

"Kyou," Yuki said weakly, "When I saw you... I felt something... Like... I don't know..."

"Yuki," said Kyou, "I felt the same way..."

"You... did?"

"Yeah... and I still do..." said Kyou. He couldn't believe that the rat felt the same way...

"Kyou..."

"Yuki..."

The rat and the neko fell into a lip-lock. Yuki wrapped his arms around Kyou and held him tightly. Kyou put his arms on Yuki's sides. They fell to the bed, Kyou on top.

Kyou kissed Yuki again on the lips. The kiss was warm and filled with sensation. It was like time stopped... And Kyou and Yuki were passionately connected.

When the kiss stopped, the two looked deeply into each other's eyes.

"Is this right?" Yuki whispered.

"Yes..."