Disclaimer: ... I own a few extra bones, but I don't own Furuba n.n

I'm sure you all died - it's been like three days since an update, I dissapoint myself. But, enough about that, it took a lot of effort to pump this one out of me... yeah... so right. I went and tried to drive on the weekend - and surprisingly I didn't kill anybody! HORRAY FOR ME! I also watched a duck get slaughtered and run around in circles - call me barbaric, but it actually looked pretty cool.

So here it is... the final chapter. I hope I didn't rush it or anything... but too bad if I did... and considering I have a sequel on the way - okay, so I haven't started it yet... aw well, you know what I mean - it should be all good. So, enjoy the final chapter of Cat's and Dog's Don't Mix. And don't forget to review n.n (Also, again, most of the characters are OOC ..)

Part Twenty Nine: Remember

Kyo blinked, sitting up rather suddenly bumping Shigure. Shigure of which almost lost his own balance – even though he was sitting – but quickly put his hands down to steady himself before he fell off the roof. "I'm what?"

"You're moving in with me, silly!" Shigure grinned at Kyo.

"I'm what?"

"Are you deaf?" Shigure blinked, poking Kyo's ear lobe. "Maybe I should get Ha'ri to take a look at your ears..."

"Don't touch my ears!" Kyo snapped, thwacking Shigure's hands away before thinking. Realising what could be a critical error, he started, "Uh, no, wait... eh..." he then opted – surprisingly – for the nice approach. "What do you mean I'll be moving in with you?"

"Exactly what I said." Shigure nodded.

Infuriated because of his bewilderment, Kyo took deep breaths trying to steady himself. Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out... "Explain to me exactly why I'm moving in with you?"

"Oh, so now you don't want to. Fine... I guess I can get Ayame too then..." Shigure said with mock disappointment, changing his expression to look a bit down.

"No! Wait, that's... uh... yeah... ARGH!"

Shigure just laughed. Mind games never failed to get to Kyo – and most of the times they worked, for example, this time. So, Shigure waited for it to click. Three... two... one...

"Wait..." Kyo started. Right on the mark. "Does that mean that you... by any chance... remember?"

When Shigure nodded – Kyo's heart leapt.

"I want a proper explanation." Kazuma said, making Hatori – who, by the way, had a rather full mug of hot tea in his hand, that of course, spilt all over the doctors arm. Hatori swore, rubbing it with his hand, and looked around to face Kazuma.

"An explanation of what?"

"Of why you erased Shigure's memory and forever scarred Kyo." He said simply, and Hatori flinched.

Hatori had completely forgotten about the fact that he hadn't given Kazuma a proper explanation, and of course, he should have figured that the over protective parent would have come back for it.

"Uh... right." Hatori sighed, standing. "Just hold on a second while I go and apply the necessary medical treatment to my arm."

Kazuma glared at Hatori's retreating back. Sure, he'd made Hatori spill tea all over his arm, but by the fact that Hatori hadn't gotten up immediately, he figured that it hadn't hurt him that much. No, Hatori was trying to put off the explanation about Shigure – and it didn't make Kazuma very happy at all.

When Hatori returned, he'd wrapped his arm in a bandage – that was surprisingly done well for having done it one handedly – and he waved Kazuma to a cushion, to which Hatori sat in front of. Kazuma reluctantly sat.

"Now then, about Shigure." Hatori said, scratching the back of his head. "Let's just say that when what happened... happened, something inside of Shigure exploded."

"Exploded?" Kazuma asked, mildly confused.

"Correct. Ever since he was little, Shigure's been the kind of person to hide all emotions under an undaunted face of bliss. If I were to compare his blindly happy personality to anybody, I'd probably compare it closest to the current Rabbit, Momiji."

Kazuma paused, pondering, but Hatori continued.

"So, when what happened happened, and Shigure's emotions exploded in one large mess, I expect that it freaked him out completely that he broke down, and just wanted to forget what had caused it all, and unfortunately, that thing happened to be your son."

"So that was why Shigure wanted to forget Kyo...?" Kazuma asked, mostly to himself, before stating; "That's hardly a good reason!"

"Shigure has never been known to have good reasons for anything." Hatori replied simply.

Kyo was transfixed, and trying to ignore the flapping of butterfly wings in his stomach. Shigure remembered! There was so much he wanted to ask, but what he did ask came out was a squeak.

Shigure blinked. Kyo's mind had probably just overloaded. Finally, Kyo said; "So you... really remember?"

"Yeah. I just told you before."

"Like really, really?"

"Kyo-chan, why would I lie?" Shigure was about to say something else, but was interrupted as Kyo – in a sudden outburst of uncharacteristic-ness – glomped him.

"What made you remember?" He asked excitedly, hugging Shigure tighter.

"Well, I was piecing things together for a while, but that kiss made everything come flooding back. Where'd you get that idea from, anyway? A fairy tale or something?"

"You don't want to know." Kyo said through gritted teeth, vaguely remembering the book... he then remembered something else, and his grip on Shigure loosened a bit. "Shigure... are you... you know... still angry?"

Shigure blinked momentarily, looking up at the sky. "Well..."

Kyo suspected the worse.

"No, I don't think I am." Shigure finished, "I think I just exploded in some way... I should have listened." He had said all that extremely apologetically, and Kyo tilted his head to the side.

"Exactly how long have you remembered for...?"

"Long enough to make you jealous over Ayame again." Shigure said, quite happily, "and right now, I regret throwing out that wonderfully made dress."

"..." Kyo decided not to say anything. Everything had gone back to normal much too quickly – Shigure must have been hiding some hidden emotions, yet again. But, right now, everything was... perfect. He hardly noticed when Shigure leapt into stuff about moving, and where exactly Kyo would sleep, and about how now he'd have the room for a king-sized bed.

"Shigure?" Kyo interrupted him.

"Hrm?" Shigure asked, looking at the sky again.

"I love you."

Kyo had been hesitant about saying those three words so many times before, but this moment had seemed so... perfect.

Shigure blinked, letting the words sink in, and then he smiled, gently removing the cats head from his shoulder, and kissed him. "Kyo-chan, I love you too."

END
Written for PurpleAjah


So... that's the end of the story, did you all enjoy it? Isn't it time for naptime? xDD Just kidding. There is an epilogue coming soon - that I should upload sometime before Friday, preferrabley tomorrow, after I write it, and it will make a tie in with the sequel, and vaguely introduce it. Not that I'll write it straight away xD.

And, how about that, PurpleAjah? Is it long enough for you?