Oh, Disclaimer (for this chapter and any others I forgot)- I do Not own Fruits Basket…though I SOO wish I did…
(Narration by Tohru)
It's already been a week since Kyo and Yuki had gone to the main house and seen Akito. It's winter break now, and Kyo has been up on the roof almost everyday, I've been getting more worried about him everyday since he was hurt, and he doesn't seem to want to talk to me….
"Will you all be going to the main house this year for New Years?" Tohru asks sitting at the dinning table with Kyo, Yuki, and Shigure. Kyo and Yuki don't respond. "Well, I'm not sure if they are, but I haft to." Shigure says taking a spoon full of home made soup made by Tohru.
Kyo gets up from the table and heads upstairs, he was headed for the roof once more. It was quiet for a while until Yuki finally brakes the silence. "I won't be going, and I'm sure the same goes for Kyo." Yuki says.
Yuki and Kyo had not fought once all week, which was of course odd for them, and it made Tohru wonder what happened.
Kyo sits on the roof, the sun going down and a deep cold was coming. He had forgotten his jacket inside, but didn't want to go and get it, that would involve him moving.
"Kyo?" Tohru says, not fully in view. He wasn't surprised to hear her voice. She comes all the way in view and goes to sit by him.
A large sweater around her pajamas and slippers on her feet. The moon was full, and Kyo couldn't help but notice how pretty she looked. With her also, was Kyo's brown jacket.
He takes it from her with a small "thanks." She didn't know what she should say, she didn't want to make him angry or anything. "Kyo.." She starts but he cuts her off. "Look, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you worry about me." He says with a little blush.
"How are your injuries?" She asks. He shrug's, "They still hurt." He says with a small smile. She gives one in return and again, they have nothing to say.
Tohru was very curious about something, but she didn't know if she should ask Kyo, at least not now. "What's on your mind?" He asks. "EH!" She says now being that he said something to her.
"What's on your mind?" He asks again, calm.
"I was just wondering something…" She says but doesn't continue.
"What were you wondering about?" He asks trying to get it out of her.
"Kyo…What did Akito hurt you so bad?" She finally asks him. He look at the full moon instead of at her. "I said something to him, something that made him pretty angry, and he took it out on me. I didn't fight back." This surprised her. "Why didn't you fight back, is it because he is the head of the family?" She asks.
He looks at her, his eyes a deep crimson red and a little smile plays on his face. "It's because of you Tohru. I didn't fight back, because of you, you helped me see something more clearly. I saw the truth that Akito tried so hard to hide, and I confronted him. Tohru...I…" He stopped.
He didn't' know if now was the time, but something in him felt that it was right. She looks at him intently. "Tohru…I didn't fight because…I love you. Akito could never steal that away from me, even if he beat me to a bloody pulp, he can't beat my feelings away." He says.
The words he spoke to her, she felt with her heart. Tears filled her eyes and she threw herself into Kyo's arms, they hugged for a brief second, the second of pure bliss to Kyo. All he ever really wanted, he found out, was her.
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I finally opened the tightly closed lid that Kyo held so tight. The words he spoke were true, and I feel the same.
Tohru and Kyo came down form the roof together, holding hands. Yuki and Shigure were already in bed by the time they came down. Kyo kissed Toru lightly on the cheek, before she went into her bedroom. Kyo sighed, feeling a part of him was finally free.
He goes into his bed room to find someone sitting on his bed, it was Yuki. "We need to talk." He says. Kyo goes and sits next to him. "Yeah, I know." Kyo says giving another sigh. "What was Akito talking about, some kind of bet?" Yuki asks. Kyo hunches over and stares at the floor.
No lights were on, but the moon was bright enough to illuminate his room.
"A while back, I made a bet with Akito, saying that if I were to beat you before I graduate, he would let me into the family. I'd get to go to the banquet and everything. But, if I failed…I'd be put in a room, to never be let out again, forever in a cage…A monster in a cage." Kyo explains.
"Why would you do that?" Yuki asks. Kyo gives a smile and straightens up. "What did I have to lose? I had no hope." He says.
Yuki gets up and goes to the door. He looks at Kyo for a moment, not saying anything, and leaves, shutting the door behind him. Kyo lays in his bed and quickly falls asleep.
((Hey there! Sorry these chapters are so short and all, I'll make sure the next one will be longer…))