a/n: an update! finally i no... it's kinda short and i'm sorry bout that but... it was a perfect ending spot... u no how that is, ne?

disclaimer: if u got the treasure... i'll pay u for the pleasure... it'll bring u to ur knees...

Chapter 8: Under Pressure

Kyo gritted his teeth.

"I can't believe it! That's… too… good…!" Uotoni roared with laughter.

"Stop laughing! It wasn't supposed to even happen!" Kyo retorted.

"Of course it was," Yuki corrected. "We all saw you kiss her."

"She kissed me!" he defended.

"Of course she did."

"Oh, Kyo-kun I think it's wonderful!" Tohru told him happily.

"Wonderful?" he repeated dumbly. "It's a disaster!"

"Kyo-kun… Poor Kagura-san does nothing but give you her heart!" Tohru told him. "Shouldn't that be enough?"

Kyo could think of no response and merely growled in irritation. That woman really irked him sometimes.

"Fine! But if she kisses me in public one more time…"

"I'm sure it'll be fine," Yuki assured him with a smirk.

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"Kyo-kun!" Her unbearably sweet voice reached his ears, causing him to flinch ever so slightly.

"Kagura," he acknowledged.

"Did you have a good day?" she asked, peering up at him.

"……"

"Kyo-kun?"

"….."

"Are you going to answer me?" she questioned with a bit of a frown.

"Why'd you have to kiss me in the first place!"

"Huh?"

"This morning! And last night!"

"I told you Kyo-kun," she started, her eyes darkening. "I love you! That's why!"

"But I told you not to kiss me!"

"Well you didn't exactly seem to be putting up a resistance!" she shot back, advancing upon him slowly.

"You didn't give me time to-" Her fist connected solidly with his stomach and he gasped, trying to draw breath in.

"If you didn't like it you should have said something right afterward, smartass!"

"Look-"

"What now! Gonna tell me that I can't talk to you! Huh?"

"No! I… I'm sorry," he started to apologize, barely believing that he was doing so. He'd screwed things up once, he didn't plan on doing it again. "I just… It's strange, okay? No more in public and try to eliminate it all together if you can."

Her eyes lit up. He had said try. She could always let him believe she was trying but not really try. She smiled and threw her arms around him in a bone crushing hug.

"Okay!" she squealed in delight as she let him go. "Hey! You want to go to the ice cream parlor?"

"What? Why would I want to do something that stupid?"

She pouted. "Because it's hot and I want some."

"That's no reason for me to go," he reasoned.

"If you don't, I'll kiss you again; right here," she threatened.

"Fine, fine!"

It was going to be a long afternoon.

a/n: again, i apologize for the short chapter, but i'm hoping to start wrapping this up soon... maybe within the next three or four chappies at the very least... hey... u... do u see that little button on the bottom? it's saying, 'Hey! push me! push me! leave a review!' Now obey it and push the button.