Chapter Five

I saw them. I saw them laughing and talking. My rage increased to see her smile at him that way, the way she never did at ME. I clenched my teeth and scowled. HE always knew what to say didn't he? Always the right thing to make her smile or laugh.
That was the way it was. The Rat always beating the Cat. I was just coming back from school; I had a detention because I broke a desk after seeing Yuki talk gently to Tohru…again.

I began to walk to Shishou's dojo, where I could truly think and have peace. I ran because it started to rain. Great. I didn't bring an umbrella. As I finally reached the dojo, I was soaking wet. I shook myself and wrung out my jacket before taking my shoes off and pulling my dojo uniform from the bag I was carrying. I was going to go to this place anyway, but now, I needed it more then ever. I closed my eyes and began to relax, thinking of all the times Shishou helped me get over my impatience. I smiled.

"Do you come here often?" A small voice said behind me. I turned around to see a small boy with white hair and an old-fashioned kimono.
"What? Why are you in here?" I said rudely, to make sure he knew that he wasn't welcome. Who was this kid? The boy smiled, little dimples formed on his cheeks.
"That's a secret. But I know your name. Kyo Sohma. I've heard a lot about you, the Cat of the Zodiac." I scowled.
"What would you know about it?" I asked angrily. Great, a little punk who was going to tell me what to do. "You don't know anything about me!" The boy stopped smiling. He frowned thoughtfully.
"I guess It's up to you Kyo, to know what to do. But remember, the ones who are left out may be the happiest of them all." He said quietly. He smiled again, and disappeared. What the hell?

"Kyo-kun?" A deep voice said behind me. I swung around.
"Shishou!" It was Shishou, standing there in his uniform too. I ran up to him and tried to throw a punch at him, before he caught it and twisted my fist. "It's great to see you!" He smiled.
"It's great to see you too." He said, smiling. I smiled back.

"So, how was your journey to the mountains?" I asked as we began our exercise.
"Ah, it was beautiful, you should have been there. The experience was great too." He said as he blocked one of my kicks. Shishou had gone up to Mt. Fuji and trained up in the high atmosphere to build up his endurance.
"I wish I could, but I have to stay with Shigure." I replied. Then I remembered. Shigure, Yuki…..Tohru. I gave a punch at Shishou's stomach that could have cracked a boulder.
"Has something happened?" Shishou asked, noticing my anger. "It's Yuki isn't it?" He said seriously. He knew it hit home when he saw my face flush.
"Nothing has gone on with her or him." I said non-convincingly.

"You know Kyo," Shishou said after a while. "I can tell how you feel. Your luck for being in the Zodiac curse is not the greatest, but you know, if this girl can break part of the curse, any part, we should be more than thankful." He completed in a slow manner. I gave him a dark glare.
"Kyo, I think Tohru-san is getting worried about you being away for so long. Shigure asked Hatori to help Tohru look for you." I flushed, just thinking of her looking for me out in the rain…….just like last time. I gave a last kick and stopped. Much to my dismay, Shishou didn't take it as surrender and gave me a power punch that sent me halfway across the room.
"Owwww…." I said, rubbing my cheek where his fist smartly hit.
"Never drop down your guard. You should look for her, it isn't raining so hard." He gave me a smile. I did my best to frown and put my shoes on, but it ended up like a sheepish cat that had gotten out of the bag. I bowed and thanked him before running out into the drizzling rain.

"Tohru?" I yelled into the night, just to make sure she wasn't nearby. I heard nothing. I ran a few blocks to get to a main road, but gave up and waited under a shop awning.
After what it seemed like hours, I heard footsteps.
"Kyo?" Tohru swung around the corner, with her umbrella looking mangled. "Kyo!" She said relieved and began to run towards me, but tripped and fell into a ditch.
"Stupid!" I hissed, helping her up. "Watch where you're going!"
"I-I'm sorry," She apologized.
"No! I didn't mean it like that! Stupid!" Damn, it sounded like I was accusing her. I flushed and grabbed the umbrella from her hand. "You can't run and carry something at the same time can you?"
"Thank you Kyo-kun! You're so nice!" She gave me one of those blinding smiles. I turned pink
"God, it's not that hard." I murmured, not really caring if I was heard. As we walked in the rain, I noticed something. She smelled…nice. Her smell calmed him from when the Damn Rat was practically making out with her. I clenched the umbrella harder.
"Um, Kyo-kun? Ummm, where were you? I didn't see you after school." She looked up worried that she wasn't prying. Might as well tell her the truth.
"Well, the truth is that…" I started. Then I blushed and shouted, "It's none of you damn business!" and threw the umbrella on the ground. Uh-oh. Noticing what I just did, I picked up the umbrella again. To my horror, Tohru's eyes began to tear up.
"NO! I didn't mean-!" I cried at her, but she interrupted with her tears.
"I'm so sorry. K-Kyo-kun." She stammered. "I shouldn't have asked. I won't again!" She said, suddenly determined and clenched a fist. "From now on, I won't pry into your business Kyo-kun!" She wiped away her tears and tried her best to put on a determined face. I couldn't help but snort.

"Ah! Did I say something wrong?" She asked, but I wasn't really listening. I gave her a half-smile and stopped before it became too noticeable.
"You know Tohru; you just know how to screw things up." I said, and we walked all the way back to the house.