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Hello again! I'm back with Part Thirteen... whoot!Have you worked out what animal Koda is yet? (Although it's pretty obvious o.o). There is a certain reason why I made him the animal I did - and don't worry, I didn't copy off anybody - whoot! - but, you'll have to wait and see exactly why he is that animal and exactly what he and Akito are planning. Anyways, read and review n.n!

Part Thirteen: Rain

"I'm home!" Kyo called, shutting the door behind him. He kicked off his shoes and stepped onto the landing. It was pretty late, boarding on 8pm – much later than he'd assumed that he'd get home, but after having a run in with several different people from school – including Uotani, a run in with the police because he simply looked 'suspicious', and he'd surprisingly gotten lost. What surprised him though was that the moment he'd stepped into the house, all the anger had left him. Now all he wanted to do was have a hot bath and go to bed. Of course, this would be a pretty boring story if we just let him do that.

Okay… so we let him have the shower.

Kyo yawned, wrapping the towel around his waist. He stretched, grabbing a second (which happened to be Shigure's), and ignoring the dogs smell, dried his head with it, before realising that the spare change of clothes that he always kept in the bathroom were gone. One thought hit him; Shigure…

So, it was up to him to sneak across and down the hall, and get into his room without the dog noticing. As easy as it sounded, it was actually a very complicated art, considering the dog actually had a dog's nose, and could sniff out all his emotions as well as his scent. So, propping the door open he slipped out, (keeping his fist tightly wrapped around the joining bit of the towel so that Shigure couldn't yank it off from behind), and edged down the hallway, aiming at his door.

Unfortunately… several pieces of wood boarded it up. Kyo was fuming, his eyes narrowing on the nails that had been so carefully bolted into place. That room, had all his clothes, everything! Of course, knowing Kyo when he was angry, he did the stupidest things in the world.

"Shi. Gu. Re.!" Kyo yanked open the room to Shigure's room. Shigure, of which, had been sitting up in bed reading the published version of one of his latest creations. Needless to say, an amused grin appeared on his face when he saw Kyo in the predicament, if you would call it, that he was in. "WHY DID YOU BOARD UP MY DOOR!... AND WHAT'S THAT LOOK… For… Crap." Kyo look down at himself, a pink tinge immediately finding its way to his cheeks.

Shigure couldn't tell if Kyo's blush was from the fact he was pissed off with the fact that Shigure had formulated the ultimate plan to get his Kyo, or he was embarrassed to be seen in a towel. A sly look came onto Shigure's face. His plan had obviously worked. First, he'd gone and pinched Kyo's clothes from the bathroom, shoved them back in his room, and then gone to get a few planks of wood, and boarded up Kyo's room. All the time, he'd known this would send Kyo into a blinding rage, and that was just phase one. Phase two involved him, Kyo and a bed – although he knew he wouldn't get that far.

So, ridding himself of the covers, a (dressed – thank you very much) Shigure quietly walked towards his kitten.

"You… little… you stupid mutt!" Kyo spluttered, glaring at Shigure, who surprisingly seemed to have a change of heart and simply walked past him and closed the door that Kyo had left open.

Apparently not, considering Kyo felt two strong arms embrace him from behind just a few seconds after he'd heard the click of the door, and blushed deeper.

"Neh… Kyo… didn't anybody teach you how to dry yourself properly?"

Kyo instinctively grabbed Shigure's hands – in first an attempt to get them away, but decided against it… which was surprising.

"You were planning this the entire time, weren't you, stupid dog?" Kyo asked softly, glaring at the window.

"Bingo!" Shigure grinned, "and this plan was entirely worth every minute I wasted."

"… You… really…" Kyo was about to say something, before; "GET OFF ME!"

Shigure sighed, but released Kyo reluctently, and he delved into Shigure's draws.

"Uh… Kyo… there aren't any toys of that variety in there…"

"AS IF I'D WANT THOSE!" Kyo screamed, turned around, pegging one of Shigure's items of clothing at him, he didn't register which one, but Shigure simply dropped it.

"Then… exactly, what're you looking for?"

"I'm borrowing some of your clothes." Kyo said simply, grabbing out some of Shigure's ever rare sweat pants and shirt, before standing up and heading for the door. Not surprisingly, Shigure didn't let him pass.

"Let's do something… fun…"

"No. Way. In. Hell." Kyo glared, slipping past a disappointed Shigure in the direction of the bathroom.

The next day it rained, rained, and rained some more, the sky was stuffed with grey clouds, each colour a different variation of the grey overlapped the basic colour, and there was no blue visible… other than Kyo's blanket, which Shigure was staring at.

Kyo and Shigure had surprisingly slept in the same room, considering there were no hardware stores open at that hour where Kyo could buy a hammer – Shigure had lost the one he'd used to nail the planks of wood to Kyo's door. So, still dressed in Shigure's clothes, Kyo had put a futon on Shigure's floor, although half way through the night, for some reason he had crept into Shigure's bed.

Shigure hadn't even thought to ask why, until he noticed the fact that the rain was pounding against the window. So, he'd moved over towards the door more, and once Kyo had gotten comfortable, he'd rolled over and put his hand around Kyo's middle, getting as close to the cat as he could to take the cat's warmth. They'd both then gone straight to sleep.

So now, sitting up against his pillows, Shigure looked down at Kyo, who was surprisingly still asleep. He looked so peaceful, and it almost seemed a shame to wake his cat up, but Kyo was already late for school as it was. So Shigure softly put his hand on Kyo's shoulder, shaking it. Kyo groaned, and attempted to roll over to avoid Shigure, but fell of the bed. "Ow…"

"Eh? Kyo-chan, you fell off. You should have told me in advance that you wanted to sleep in the same bed as me, I would have invested in a double bed!"

Kyo glowered. It took a moment for him to realise exactly what he was talking about, before he finally remembered.

-Flashback-

Kyo had woken up from the sound of the rain – a sound that most people would enjoy. Then, his body had started to ache, and he suddenly became very cold. So, he'd sat up, taking as much of his blanket with him as he could, and looked around the rather dark room, before eying the dog's bed. It looked… warm.

So, still half asleep, he'd stood up (wincing as he did so), walked over to the dogs bed, and prodding his shoulder. Shigure grunted, rolling onto his side. Kyo wasn't even sure if the dog was awake or not, but he had made the room for Kyo anyway (even if it was a small amount of room). So, Kyo had slipped under Shigure's sheet, wriggled for a bit to get comfortable, and then stopped when Shigure's arm draped over his middle, holding him in place. Despite the fact that Kyo felt he was giving into something, his eyes slowly closed, and only a few minutes later he fell asleep.

-End Flashback-

"It's not happening again!" Kyo managed to wheeze, before standing up, regaining his balance.

"Kyo-chan, rain really harms you, doesn't it?" Shigure asked, tilting his head as he watched Kyo amble to the door like it was some sort of physical test. Kyo turned around and glared in response, and exited. Shigure followed almost directly after him.

"Man… why wasn't I awake enough to take advantage of the situation?" Shigure asked himself, sighing as he made his way down the stairs, "Shigure you're such a stupid dog. Eh… why is Kyo-chan standing in the doorway?"

Kyo was standing in the doorway to the lounge room, and it didn't look like he was moving. Of course, being curious and seeing Kyo so out of it, he couldn't resist. He slipped his arms under the cats, and asked, "Kyo-chan, why're you standing in the door… way…" and then his eyes fell on the man who was currently buttering some toast at the table.

Koda paused in mid-spread, looking up to see who had just entered the doorway. Shigure of which seemed to be completely surprised to see him. A small smirk made its way to his face and he said; "Good-morning, Shigure."