Fruits Basket

Beginnings and Endings

((Author Note: I'm just teasing the hell out of you guys now. Someone mentioned that I should stick with this story and I thought it may work since I can have the other one spin off as a sort of sub chapters. Stuff that goes on in the background. What do you guys think? Keep this going? Because I can and will. If I do continue then you guys can see the rest of the chapter :D))

Chapter 33 (Bonus)

Kyo stood outside under the spring rains that cleansed the earth clean of its sins. His face tilted to the grey sky with his hands stretched out to the heavens. His palms filled with tiny pools of waters as his eyes clenched shut to block out his surroundings, "Why? No matter how many times I wash them it's still there. Even as I stand here with my hands stretched out to you, this hateful mark is still upon me." ((That's a Macbeth inspired moment if I ever saw one, lol))

Kyo brought his hands down to his face and slowly opened his eyes. Streams of raindrops ran through his face outlining his youthful apperence as he stared at his opened hands. His eyes grew wide as he saw his hands covered in dark red blood. Kyo felt his chest tighten into a knot as he stared down at the horror before him. His eyes slowly began to focus on what was behind his hands rather then what was on them and before him he saw Tohru…or someone who looked a lot like Tohru, dead in the rain covered streets.

"No!"

"Kyo?" Tohru said in a concern voice.

Kyo suddenly snapped back to reality in a flash. He had fallen asleep outside of Shigure's house after a long day of studying and training. He had failed to realize that it had begun to rain, but luckily Tohru had noticed that he was still outside, unlike one rat and dog he could mention.

"Sorry to wake you, Kyo," Tohru said with a weak smile, worried that Kyo would be upset with her, "But I didn't want you to get wet."

Kyo rubbed the sleep from his eyes as he stood up, "Nah, I had enough sleep anyways. You didn't wake me up though, I was already awake."

"Was that why you were crying in your sleep!" Shigure yelled from the house.

Kyo's head snapped towards him as he waved his fist in the air, "You just wait! I'm coming inside!"

Shigure yelped as he ran for his room to hide in for awhile. Kyo would hardly ever go in there since he had claimed it gave off a weird vibe. Kyo shook off the grass as he looked down to the concern Tohru. If he had been crying out in his sleep, then maybe that was why Tohru looked so concern. It pained him to see her suffer like that. He just couldn't stand it, "Hey…"

"Yes?" Tohru said as she walked next to Kyo as he began to head back inside.

"Let's go out to eat…"

"Huh?"

Kyo bit his lip as he struggled to keep himself from blushing. Even though he had been able to upon up more with Tohru, old habits and feelings die hard, "You know…out at a restraunt."

"Oh…ok!" Tohru said with a bright smile.

Kyo sighed a relief since that was what Tohru should look like, "Good now don't tell-"

"Shigure, Yuki we're going out to eat!" Tohru yelled as she went inside, her voice echoing throughout the house.

"No-"

"A good I'm starving. I thought I was going to die of fatigue after all the work I've been doing," Shigure announced as he stepped out of his room, already dressed and ready to go.

"Fatigue? You've been doodling little pictures and sleeping most of the day," Yuki said as he walked down the steps.

"We're ready Kyo…Kyo?" Tohru said as she looked behind her to see Kyo with his head pressed against the wall.

"Why does this always happen…?"