Tohru and Kyo walked home in silence. Kyo's thoughts raving about Tohru and the upcoming dance. "That will be the night I tell her I love her," He said to himself. They came up to the house and Kyo reluctantly let go of Tohru's hand. He wanted to hold her whole body; he wanted to feel her warmth. He couldn't.

"What would you like for dinner, Kyo-kun?" Tohru said while glancing at him shyly. She was still a bit shocked from the earlier kiss they had.

"Pancakes." He said while staring at the ceiling, remembering the time that they had made them at the summer home.

"But... Kyo-kun... those are for breakfast." She stared at him, her blue eyes questioning.

"Says who?" An awkward smile appeared on his face. She smiled back at him after she nodded.

"Would Kyo-kun like to accompany me with the preparation?" She fiddled with the straps of her bag.

"Sure. I'll take your bag up to your room and then I'll be down to help." Tohru thanked him quietly and handed over her bag. She then trotted off into the kitchen. Kyo headed up the stairs to Tohru's and his room to put their bags away.

Downstairs Tohru stood over the counter mixing the batter for the pancakes. She quietly hummed to herself. She turned around and jumped a little. Yuki was standing in the doorway.

"Ah, Honda-san. I'm sorry to have startled you. I just got home from the student council meeting." He walked one of the cupboards to get a glass for water.

"Welcome home, Yuki-kun! I was just lost in my own thoughts, I didn't hear you enter." She continued to stir the batter. "How was the student council meeting?"

"We had lots of different personalities in one room. It was quite a disaster. We did get the basics down for the Valentine's Dance though." He had gotten his glass of water and took a sip while leaning against the counter next to Tohru. Her heart jumped a little. Kyo had just asked her. She smiled and began to make the actual pancakes. "Speaking of that, Honda-san?"

"Yes, Yuki-kun?" Being the naïve person she was, she didn't know what he wanted.

"Would you like to come with me to the dance?" Tohru's heart sank. She had been so caught up with Kyo's kiss that she hadn't thought about Yuki. In her heart she wanted to go with Kyo a bit more than Yuki, but she couldn't come to that decision.

"Oh, Yuki-kun... I'm so sorry. I have already been asked." She flipped over some pancakes, hearing Kyo's footsteps come down the stairs.

"What? Who?" Yuki felt like his heart had dropped to his feet. Already asked? He thought he was the first to even talk about it with her.

She mumbled something inaudible. "What?" He put his glass in the sink.

"Kyo-kun asked me." She said this right as Kyo came into the kitchen.

"What?" Kyo stared at the two of them. Yuki glared at him. He realized that Kyo had beaten him in asking Tohru to the dance. He stormed out of the kitchen.

"Wait, Yuki-kun!" Tohru started to go after him but Kyo grabbed her hand.

"No, Tohru, let's just let him be." Kyo didn't want Tohru to go after him. That would mean that she had some feelings for Yuki, not just him. She nodded at him and then Kyo started to help her with the pancakes.

Yuki never came to dinner. Shigure said that he was probably brooding in his garden. Tohru worried a bit about this. Yuki had never missed dinner.

She cleaned up with the help of Kyo. Shigure disappeared into his study. Tohru wandered upstairs to work on homework leaving behind Kyo in the kitchen.

He stared at the ground. He felt a bit different. He jumped when Yuki came back into the kitchen. Yuki glared at him.

"Wow, stupid cat. I thought you would have known it was me." He grabbed his bag that he had forgotten earlier.

"Gah, you damn rat. Why are in such a bad mood now? Is it cause Tohru chose me over you?" He glared at him and prepared himself for some sort of attack from Yuki.

"I do not want to fight about this, Kyo. Yes, I am angry that Honda-san chose you. After I have thought about it. You and her are meant to be. I only cared for her because she was like the mother that I never had. You seem to be in love with her." With that remark Yuki headed up to his room, leaving a speechless Kyo staring off after him.