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Chapter three

I want us to be friends

Kyo looked up at the ceiling, thinking about Tohru. He still had no idea why she looked familiar, but she did. Something about her eyes. They were windows to her soul, the only part of her that wasn't crying out 'I'M HAPPY.' No, her eyes had a different story that Kyo couldn't read, but whatever her eyes were saying reminded him of someone he saw before. But what was the big deal? Even if this girl did remind him of someone, why should he care? And WHY did that Chikushou Nezumi keep popping into his thoughts? Kyo gave an annoyed growl and ran his fingers through his hair impatiently. "Kyo-kun, what's gotten you in such an annoyed mood?" Kyo sat up and saw Kazuma watching him with calm eyes. Kyo sat up and stayed quiet for a little while.

"I saw Yuki," he said in a quiet voice. Kazuma watched him.

"Did he see you?" he asked after realizing Kyo had nothing else to say. Kyo shook his head.

"No. I-" but he didn't want to admit he hid. Kazuma understood that and nodded his head to tell him to continue. "The girl that I'm working with, Tohru Honda, she knows him. I don't know how long she has but she seems to know him pretty well. He smiled at her like I've never seen him smile before. He seemed so happy," Kazuma sighed, seeing the mixed emotions on the boys face.

"Are you jealous?" Kyo shrugged.

"I don't know. That's what's so annoying!" he laid back down again, running his fingers through his hair. "Also, there's something familiar about Tohru Honda. I don't know what but there is just something," Kazuma continued to watch Kyo but it was obvious he was done speaking. Even after all these years, Kyo hadn't totally opened up to Kazuma.

Tohru sighed as she walked into her room that she shared with Uo and Hana. She was exhausted. She untied her hair and ran her brush through it. While she was still brushing her hair, Uo and Hana walked in. "Going to bed so early Tohru-kun?" Hana asked. Tohru nodded, gave up brushing her hair and got undressed. When the cloth slipped off her arms, ugly bruises were in clear sight. The same with her back. It pained Uo and Hana knowing that Akito could do this to her and they could do nothing about it. When Tohru was dressed for the night, she knelt beside Hana, who took over the job of combing her hair. Tohru closed her eyes, enjoying the gentle feeling.

"Did you see Akito tonight?" Uo asked. Tohru opened her eyes and looked down at her hands.

"Yes," she said weakly. Uo leaned forward, her eyes wide.

"Don't tell me she hurt you again!" she cried. In answer, Tohru lifted her right hand which, as Uo and Hana just realized, was badly bandaged.

"What happened?" Hana asked, placing the hair brush down.

"I broke a sake cup, that's all," Tohru answered quietly. Tohru suddenly yawned. "It's no big deal," she said, resting her head between Uo and Hana. "No big deal," and she fell asleep. Uo and Hana exchanged glances. Both their faces were full of worry. If Tohru never stood up for herself, who was going to stop Akito when she REALLY hurts Tohru?

Tohru sat in a chair while Hatori, the doctor of Akito and his employees, bandaged her hand. "So, tell me, how did you cut your hand again?" he asked. Tohru closed her eyes, trying to remember the story she told Uo-chan and Hana-chan.

"I broke a sake cup," she said quietly, opening her eyes. Hatori sighed.

"Well, at least you're getting better at lying, Honda-kun. Now tell me, how did you REALLY cut your hand?" Tohru bowed her head.

"I really did break a sake cup," she muttered. Hatori nodded and said she could leave. "Arigato Hatori-san!" Tohru said, bowed, and left. As she walked down the hall, she looked at the neatly wrapped bandages and let out a sigh. She was going to have to answer a lot of questions that day.

"Hey, Tohru, what happened to your hand?" Kyo asked. He had just arrived in the shop and saw Tohru arranging some boxes. She smiled at him.

"I broke a sake cup," she answered. 'How do you cut yourself breaking a sake cup?' Kyo asked himself. :crash: "I AM SO SORRY!" Tohru cried. She had knocked over all the boxes she was trying to arrange. 'Then again, if there is a way to cut yourself breaking a sake cup, I'm sure this klutz would figure it out.' Kyo let out a sigh and bent down to help her clean up.

"Be careful next time!" Kyo snapped. Tohru nodded and continued apologizing until Kyo snapped at her to tell her to shut up. And she did, for two minutes until she knocked over ten bags of rice she walked past. In the past thirty minutes, Kyo thought he would loose his voice from yelling at Tohru. He always felt bad about doing this but it didn't help when Tohru apologized over and over. 'Jeeze, she reminds me of Ritsu.' Kyo thought as he helped clean up yet another mess. After that it was peaceful. Well, for five more minutes. Kyo was just letting his guard down when he heard the door open and, to his horror, Yuki's voice.

"Ohayo, Honda-san,"

"Ohayo, Yuki-kun," Kyo spun around to face Yuki, who was smiling at Tohru. Apparently, he hadn't seen him. 'What the hell is he doing here? He can't possibly need to buy something over just a day?' Kyo's heart hammered in his chest and then, their eyes met. Yuki's face was blank for a few seconds then a cold smirk appeared on his face.

"You seem as weak as ever, Kyo," he said coldly. Kyo's eyes flashed.

"You still look like a sick bastard!" Kyo snapped. A confused Tohru looked from Yuki to Kyo.

"You know each other?" she asked.

"Sadly, yes. This baka you see standing in front of you, is my cousin," Yuki said. Kyo's blood boiled and his eyes flashed.

"STOP CALLING ME A BAKA!" he screamed, jumping in front of Tohru so that the only thing between him and Yuki was the counter. Yuki smirked back.

"Your right, I prefer Baka Neko a lot more,"

"STOP IT!" Kyo yelled, clutching his fists.

"Baka Neko,"

"TAKE IT BACK!"

"No,"

"I said, TAKE IT BACK!" Kyo punched the counter and it broke. Tohru let out a gasp as she saw the counter brake under the angered boy's fists. "YOU PUNK! I'LL MAKE YOU REGRET EVER CALLING ME BAKA!" Kyo yelled jumping over the now broken counter so that he was standing in front of Yuki. Yuki just smirked.

"Go on ahead," he teased.

"Get ready!"

"No, please! STOP!" Tohru ran around the broken counter and knocked Kyo away from Yuki. The two of them laid sprawled on the ground. Tohru released the seething Kyo. "I'm sorry but you shouldn't be fighting," Tohru said. Kyo, who was already pissed off, glared at her.

"I DON'T CARE! WHAT DOES A STUPID UGLY GIRL KNOW ANYWAYS?" he asked, jumping up. :Wam: Kyo laid sprawled on the ground, again and Yuki stood in front of Tohru, his fist raised.

"Never speak to Honda-san like that, ever again!" he hissed, his eyes flashing. But the damage had already been done. Tohru sat there, tears rolling down her cheeks.

"I'm sorry," she stood up and walked out of the store.

Tohru knelt on the porch, feeling the early fall wind play across her tear stained face. She rubbed puffy eyes and a few more tears leaked out. 'I can't believe Kyo-san hates me already. I just wanted to be friends and I upset him. Mom, am I really this dense?' Tohru heard her mom's voice float into her mind. 'Tohru, you should always be true to yourself. Do things at your own pace.' Tohru looked up at the sky. 'You're right, mom. I have to be myself. I can't let it bother me!'

Kyo shuffled his feet as he walked back to the dojo, his body aching from being knocked over by Tohru then being hit by Yuki. Kyo ran his fingers through his hair, feeling frustrated with himself. How could he say that to her? How could he call her a stupid ugly girl? She was just trying to help. She wasn't stupid, though she could be dense, she wasn't stupid and she wasn't ugly. Not at all. Suddenly, he stopped walking. The gate to the dojo where he lived was in sight and he saw two people standing there. One was Kazuma, talking to a bowing girl. A girl with brown hair. 'Tohru?' Kyo asked himself. So it was, it was Tohru. She turned to face Kyo right as Kazuma left. "Oh, Kyo-san. Kazuma-san told me you weren't coming home for awhile. Um, how are you Kyo-san? How was your day Kyo-san?"

"STOP THAT! Stop calling me san! Just call me Kyo!" Forgetting where he was, he turned his back on her and was going to walk away from the dojo when Tohru's voice stopped him.

"Kyo-kun," Kyo stopped walking.

"Yeah?"

"Oh, nothing. I was just trying it out,"

"ONLY CALL MY NAME WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY!"

"I'M SORRY!" Kyo was facing the frightened Tohru again. He blushed and pushed his bangs back, nervous. "No. You can call my name, even if you don't have something to say. And I didn't mean what I said when I called you stupid and ugly. And I'll understand if you're mad at me," Tohru shook her head.

"No. I couldn't be mad at you Kyo-kun," she said. Kyo looked at her, confused. "Why?" and Tohru answered with the statement that would change both their lives forever.

"I want us to be friends!"

Well there you go! The end of Chapter three! I know the last part was based on something that happened in the first volume of Fruits Basket, I kind of planned it that way. Just to warn you, there might be more like that, just to make sure you know this is still FB.