A/N: Wow..Im happy that there are some people who like it : D Thanks! This is the last chapter, because I've been really busy lately. Sorry if the ending is a bit corny… but I couldn't think of anything else at the time (It is midnight afterall -- ' ) Thanks for reading. : D
Chapter 3
"So…Is there a way to turn it around?" Momiji asked seriously, changing the subject slightly.
"We're not sure." Shigure sighed. He pulled his hands in his yukata, and rubbed his chin. Then he put up his finger as he thought of an idea. "I'll be back…I have to go check on something." Shigure said, remembering something. (To see when the next time Mee-chan will visit her annoying presence with the deadline.) Shigure got up, and left the room as he passed Tohru, Yuki and Kyo.
"Why don't they try what they did the other night to switch it around?" Tohru suggested as she walked back into the room. Kyo and Yuki followed in behind her. Kyo came holding a bowl of snacks that Tohru had prepared.
"Here."
Just at that, there was a loud thumping noise at the door.
"I'll get it." Tohru said, as she turned to get the door. The two boys sat down, and were very quiet.
Rat Boy has always wanted to be like me? Really? Why? Just because I'm not as shy as him? What the hell does that mean? I mean…besides its not like I can DO anything about it. Being the cat has nothing in for it… he's basically saying that he wants to not be special…and to be hated by everyone who sees him. Kyo thought, as he ignored the fact that a man wearing a red dress, with long silvery-white hair had just popped in his face.
"HELLO MY BROTHER!" Ayame yelled in Kyo's face. Ayame, like the rest of the zodiac had no idea about their switch…and so now Yuki and Kyo were back to acting whether they liked it or not. Kyo, at that moment broke out with 'fume fume' signs.
"AYA!" Shigure came pouncing in.
"GURE!" Ayame yelled, then went straight to Shigure and smiled at each other.
"Long time Aya. I missed you…" Shigure told him playfully.
"Yes, Shigure. I missed you too. We're going to have to make up for the days we've missed." Aya said winking.
"MAKE UP FOR WHAT!" Kyo popped up.
"Oh dear my little brother. You and I can make up too if you'd like."
Everyone fell over. (Except for Shigure who stood proud.) Hatori touched his forehead dully, too ashamed to have ever grown up with them. Momiji went and sat next to Tohru and said quietly, "Say Tohru…want to play a game?"
"Sure! What game?"
Momiji stopped for a moment. "I don't know. Umm…"
"How about crazy eight's?" She offered.
"Alright then." Momiji smiled.
"I'll be back to get the cards."
"Can I come?" Momiji asked her, almost toppling her.
Tohru smiled nervously. "Alright." And with that, the two left the room.
Yuki stood up. "What the hell are you doing here?" He asked, forgetting that he was supposed to be Kyo.
"Yes Aya…why are you here?" Shigure asked him, curious himself.
"I thought I should spend time with my little brother!" Ayame told them.
"Why now of all times?" Kyo smacked his head quietly.
"Because my lovely darling brother…is because we need to be together more!" And with that, Kyo punched him in the face. Ayame stood still for a moment and felt his cheek.
"Let that teach you a lesson to touch me."
"That punch wasn't as hard as it normally is." Ayame told him.
Shigure laughed, "Yuki-kun hasn't been himself lately. He's feeling a bit sick."
"Oh?" Ayame turned to Kyo, and unexpectantly hugged him. "GET BETTER!"
"GET THE HELL OFF OF ME."
Yuki, on the other hand…was dying to laugh at the poor Kyo who was being smothered by his brother.
"Oh? Kyo…you're here too?" He turned to Yuki.
"No…I'm not." Yuki said sarcastically.
Ayame laughed. "Well then…I guess you might need a hug t-"
Yuki stood up like Kyo, and punched his face so hard it was left bleeding.
"That's better…" He turned to Kyo, being half satisfied. "Kyo has become stronger then you little brother." Kyo became even angrier then he already was.
Shigure sighed. "Please…please don't ruin my house."
Hatori sighed again. "Where is Momiji and Tohru?"
Everyone stopped and looked around, (Kyo was about to punch Ayame again), and that's when Tohru and Momiji walked in laughing to each other. Tohru came in holding the deck of cards, and held them up.
"Cards anyone?" She smiled.
"Momiji. We have to go now." Hatori said suddenly.
"AWWW nooOoO…" Momiji whined. Hatori started getting up, and started placing on his coat.
"C'mon Momiji." Hatori said, and to rescue the others. "You too Ayame."
Everyone seemed to be so much happier when he said that.
Ayame looked up. "Awww, no…I have yet to even speak to Yuki."
"Save it for later. Yuki isn't feeling well." Hatori said, and started walking out.
"Sorry Tohru!" Momiji yelled to her, and ran to Hatori who was already heading out the door.
"Until next time Shigure…" Ayame said for a final time to Shigure; then left.
"Finally. Peace and quiet." Yuki said, sighing dully.
"Tohru…you got out cards, shall we play a game while were at it?" Shigure suggested.
"Sure." Yuki and Kyo said bored, at the same time, then stared at each other.
Tohru smiled, and passed out the cards. "Poker?"
"OH…I BEAT YOU. I SO TOTALLY BEAT YOU." Kyo yelled at Yuki, standing up and pointing at him.
Tohru thought carefully. "Wait a minute Kyo…I think…"she taught even more carefully, her head straining a bit, and holding her cards close to her face. "Wait…Oh…here. A four of a kind? Does that not beat a full house?" She looked up at him.
Kyo froze in his spot, and then looked at Tohru. "What!"
Shigure laughed at him, "I can't believe it…"
"Yes, well…" Tohru smiled flatly.
Yuki smiled to her, and placed his cards flat on the table. "Well that's that. Miss Honda won this game."
"Well, I didn't win necessarily. I didn't call it…Kyo-kun did it before me."
"Well, Miss Honda, we all know you're not exactly the greatest at this game, so we'll let it slide."
Kyo stood frozen. "What!" he yelled, and held his fist in the air, "This is not-"
Shigure and Yuki looked at him; then Kyo calmed down, and thought carefully. "Fine. Tohru wins."
"Tsk tsk Kyo-kun…bad sport." Shigure waved his finger around, and laughed.
Kyo sat on the ground, and looked dull. "Yea yea. So…what now?"
Everyone was silent for the next five minutes. "Well, I..I guess I'll head to bed now." Yuki said suddenly.
"Me too."
A month later, Shigure flipped up the newspaper of the new morning. "Good morning Yuki."
Yuki looked up extremely paranoid. "I'm sick of it."
Tohru looked at Yuki as she too sat down at the breakfast table. "Sick of what?"
Yuki glared at Kyo who walked into the room. "I'm sick of HIM. I want my body back!"
"And you think that I want to BE in this body!" Kyo shouted.
Tohru sat still. "Ummm…You know."
Shigure, Yuki and Kyo looked at her. "What?"
"I know it seems weird…but maybe we should actually try something?"
"If it means getting in a bath with Yuki… I'd shoot myself first."
Yuki sat quietly. "Good."
"WHATS THAT!" Kyo shot at Yuki. Yuki gave an innocent look, when Tohru gave them her famous goofy smile.
"A Bath…with each other. Both take in some water, and think about each other. C'mon think about it.." Shigure said. "It's what you did, no?"
Kyo looked at Shigure. "There's no way in hell."
"That goes double."
Tohru looked at them. "But you guys should at least try it before you-"
Kyo and Yuki didn't realize it, but they both shot to a look Tohru and yelled no to her. Tohru looked shocked, even Shigure too, who looked up from his newspaper. Kyo and Yuki realized what they did.
"Miss Honda, I'm sooo sorry!"
"Tohru, I hope you can forgive…"
Tohru smiled, then laughed. "Okay." The two boys sighed in relief, and sat still when Shigure gasped.
"What?" Kyo looked at him. Shigure put the newspaper down, "I told Akito I'd see him today."
"Yea? So." Kyo said again.
"He wants to know everything that's going on right now. Oh…and he also wants you guys to go."
They all looked at him. "What?" Yuki asked quietly. "What about Miss Honda?"
"She needs to come too."
"Well way to tell us in advance." Kyo glared.
Shigure made a nervous laugh. "Haha…ya…well. You know. Things get forgotten."
Kyo looked away and said quietly, "Looks like he wanted to forget this one."
The four of them got to the Sohma's place, Kyo, Yuki and Tohru looked at each other nervously. "Oh C'mon, it's just Akito. It's not like you haven't met him before." Shigure said casually.
"Yes, well, it's the first time Akito's seen us like this." Yuki said.
"That's true." Shigure replied, as they got to Akito's room. They all sat down waiting for Akito's words.
"So…you've finally come." Akito sneered at them. He came by and grabbed Yuki's face tightly. "Hello Kyo."
Kyo said nothing, but just looked up into Akito's dark eyes.
"Well, I bet you feel stupid? Being in each other's bodies. Hatori has told me that you can access each other's memories. Kyo? I bet you can understand Yuki's incident with the dark room."
Kyo and Yuki's eyes widened. "Akito shut up." Yuki said. Akito's eyes shot to Yuki. Yuki's eyes gave a frightened look to Akito, as he still held Yuki's body's face. Akito laughed.
"Well…I see I've sparked a nerve."
"After what Yuki's gone through with you, I wouldn't be surprised." Kyo said. Everyone looked at him, shocked that he would even say that.
"Kyo hasn't had the greatest past with you either." Yuki said too.
Akito laughed, "Yes…well, it's only what you deserve."
Shigure and Tohru were silent. Akito let go of Kyo's face with a quick jolt, to make Kyo turn his face as if he'd been slapped.
"You understand the cat and rat relationship now do you?" Akito said showing a slight annoyed tone in his voice, as he lay down.
"What?" Kyo and Yuki looked at each other.
"You both seem to feel for each other. Some relationship that you have now." Akito grinned.
"Akito." Tohru spoke. "You know, my mother once told me, you never know who or what someone's like until you step in their shoes. Kyo and Yuki both believed that their lives were more difficult then the other, but now they realize it's just the same, or it equals out." Tohru continued, as she didn't look in Akito's eyes. Akito raised an eyebrow, and his upper lip moved slightly.
"That's nice." Akito said carelessly.
"So, if you stepped in someone's body of someone you hated the most, you'd think after two months that you'd feel some kind of sympathy or understanding of them?"
Akito looked rudely at her. "Yeah? And what would you know about that?"
" I…" Tohru looked at Akito. "I don't."
That night, Yuki and Kyo stared at each other at the dining table.
"We're going to do it."
Shigure turned around. "Eh? Do what?"
Tohru came around the corner. "Yuki, Kyo?"
"We'll do that bath thing that you suggested. If that doesn't work, I don't know." Yuki said. "I want my body, my memories back."
"I want mine. I've been Yuki for too long, and I'm surprised that the other's haven't caught on." Kyo said quietly.
Later that night, Yuki and Kyo got into their bathing suits, and went into the bathroom. They closed the door, and Shigure burst out laughing from the other room. Tohru felt strange, with the fact that two guys were getting into a bath together, thankfully not fully naked, but still.
Yuki turned the tap off, and felt the water. Kyo stood a little distant from him, crossed arms, and a disgusted look. Yuki got into the water, then Kyo did too. They stared at each other, glaring, thinking about each other. A rubber duck went by (Shigure sneaked it in the bathtub before they closed the door), and Kyo gave an even nastier look.
They both dipped down a little to take in some water. They swallowed it and thought carefully. Fifteen minutes after that, they got out, and didn't say anything to each other for the rest of the night.
They woke up late the next morning. Tohru entered Yuki's room. "Well, Kyo…or Yuki…did it work?"
"What time is it?" He rubbed his eyes.
"Almost noon."
"What about school?"
Tohru smiled. "I'm sure mom will understand. I don't think anything is going on today anyway."
"Miss Honda." Yuki smiled. "It worked."
Tohru entered Kyo's room with a bowl of rice and a glass of milk.
"Kyo?"
Kyo looked up. He smiled so happily, as if he had never smiled before. Tohru actually seemed pretty scared of him, but she just laughed. Yuki came into the room, rubbing his arm and laughing too.
Shigure walked in. "Glad things are normal again." He said. "…Or maybe not."
Mom…I'm so happy. Kyo and Yuki understand each other… and they may not realize it, but they stood up for each other with Akito. I'm sure things will be different, however, I know that they'll still treat each other terribly. Oh well… their themselves again. At least they're happy.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed it.