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Chapter 2- Purple

Two Weeks Earlier

Yuki remained quiet as Kagura bandaged his shoulder. The one that had been inured when Kyo's cursed form thought it would be fun to hit him against a tree.

When she finished she remained where she was silently. Yuki blankly starred out the window of his empty room and into the nighttime darkness. Kagura starred at his bandages, deep in thought.

Both were feeling pity for the other and for themselves. For that night when Kyo transformed they both lost the ones they loved to one another's love.

Yuki looked around his room, trying to keep his mind on other things. He stared at the table by Kagura, where the only light in the room was coming from a small white lamp. Beside it were some of the medical supplies she had used. He was sitting on his bed on top of the light purple comforter, Kagura beside him. Under the window was a simple wooden desk with some blank paper, a pen or two and a book he had been reading.

He looked over to the boar and noticed she seemed to be lost in thought. 'Probably wondering why he chose Tohru,' Yuki thought to himself.

Finally Yuki found enough courage and broke the silence, "I'm sorry Kagura." His statement brought her out of her thoughts and she smiled sweetly but sadly, to him.

Shaking her head she replied, "It's alright. I guess if it wasn't me I'm happy it's her. After all, she is my friend. It will just take some time for me to accept it is all. As long as he's happy. But I'm sorry for you Yuki."

Yuki's ears perked at her last statement but he knew what she meant. "I guess he finally beat me at something." Once again the room fell silent. What seemed like hours later Kagura bid Yuki good-bye, and he thanked her for helping him. She smiled and left him alone where the purple haired youth finally fell asleep.

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The next morning came quicker than Yuki would have liked. His alarm was too busy alerting him that it was time to get up, so it didn't realize it was flying through the air. Hitting the wall the electronic contraption ceased its function and now decorated the once clean floor.

Yuki had already decided that he wasn't going to school. He didn't felt like going and didn't think his body was healed enough for it. Currently his shoulder ached form just shifting in the bed.

The lacerations in his skin were stinging and threatening to reopen. His whole left arm felt numb with pain, and the whole sensation was leaving Yuki feeling sick.

Pulling the cover back over his head, the mouse started to go to sleep. A soft knock at the door had jerked him back into the land of the awakened. "Yuki? Are you ready for school?" came the feminine voice.

'Tohru' Yuki thought. One of the two people he didn't feel like seeing for a while, and especially today. It wasn't that he hated her, he just didn't want to see her with that damn cat, the other person he had no desire to see.

Kyo had finally beaten him at something, and that was something he wasn't ready to face.

Pulling the covers over his head he'd hoped she would give up and walk away. As he thought this he heard the doorknob creak as it was being turned.

"Come on Tohru," Kyo's voice commanded. The knob was let go as Tohru turned around to protest.

"But what about Yuki?"

"If didn't answer you he probably isn't there. He's probably already left for school, some student council meeting or whatever."

"Right." The conversation ended there and Yuki could hear them walking down the stairs and out of the house.

Sighing Yuki stared at the ceiling, knowing it was pointless to try and go back to sleep. His mind was on full drive, trying to forget the previous day.

The rat was jarred from his attempts to think about nothing when he heard footsteps on the stairs. 'Had Kyo and Tohru already returned from school?'

Sitting up quickly he hissed in pain, remembering too late about his injury. Glancing around the room he tried to find his alarm clock, hoping to be revealed the time. After no luck in finding said clock his eyes drifted to the floor, where he spotted pieces of the desired object littering the carpet. 'Oh yeah,' he thought disappointedly.

The knob on his door jiggled slightly as it was turned and the door pushed open. Not having any time to react Yuki just braced himself for whom he feared it to be.

"Yuki?" a mellow tone called out.

'Wait,' he thought, ' that's not Tohru.' He lifted his eyes and met those of a teen barely younger than him. White and black hair lay unbrushed across his head.

The mouse noticed that the other was also in his school uniform, which complemented the gray-eyed teen nicely. "Haru? Is school out already?"

A smile crossed Haru's face. "No. When I found out you weren't at school I left."

"Haru, you should have stayed. Hatori will be angry when he finds out," Yuki scolded.

"I needed to know that you were okay," Haru pressed scanning his eyes over the bandages.

"How'd yo…."

"I over heard Kagura telling Hatori about you. She was really worried, and so am I."

"It's nothing." Yuki averted his gaze, refusing to meet Haru's eyes. After a long pause Haru finally spoke.

"Liar." It was barely a whisper, but it still made Yuki look up.

Haru's face was downcast, his hair covering his eyes. At his sides his hands clenched and unclenched in an attempt to call himself down.

"You always do this. Whenever it involves you, it's always nothing. You care too much about other people and not enough about yourself." Yuki had nothing to say to that, so there was no point in even trying.

A silence fell over them and finally Haru approached the bed. Instinctively Yuki moved away and Haru sighed. "Tohru-san doesn't know, does she?"

The question was rhetorical but Yuki still answered, "No."

"I didn't think so. If she had she would have been over come with worry. She either would have been here or talking nonstop about how she should be here," Haru paused briefly in thought. "You know, you two are very similar. Thinking of others more than yourselves."

"Is that such a bad thing?"

"No, but who is going to take care of you when you are so busy taking car of others?" Yuki looked at Haru trying to figure out his meaning. Haru just smiled.

I apologies for the delayed-ness of this chapter. I have a full time job and part time school (since it is summer term) so there is a lot of my current time. I actually had this chapter written for like a week now, but I kept forgetting to type it up. I write before my class starts, so chapter three has been started for those interested in knowing. I will try to get it up quicker, and hopefully make it longer. Currently involved in filing a harassment case against one of my bosses, a different boss told me to, because I explained to him what was going on and he said file with corporate, so I am. But don't worry about me I'll be fine.

Thank you to those that reviewed. I may not demand reviews but I like to know at least someone is reading. .

Pocky-Pocky-chan: I'm glad you like it. I will keep updating. Hopefully fingers crossed. I too have trouble finding dark ficcies to read.