a/n: ahhh! i can hear u all screaming, 'omg! it's an update! she got off ur lazy ass!' i hope everyone had a good holiday cuz i no i did... and a happy new year! i had a really awesome new year that u shouldn't hear bout cuz it's scar u for life!

disclaimer: cuz i'm... ten speed of god's blood and burial...

Chapter 10: Sunset

Kyo walked beside her, his hand still entwined with hers. They were close. He urged her along a bit so they would make it in time.

"Kyo…?" Kagura looked up at him, smiling slightly.

"Just keep walking," he told her, keeping his gaze on his feet.

She nodded and continued on.

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"Kyo," she breathed, staring off into the distance. "Is this…"

"Yeah," he confirmed, plopping down on the ground, pulling her down with him.

"It's beautiful," she whispered, settling in beside him. Before long, she dropped her head to his shoulder to admire the view. "I don't think I've ever seen such a glamorous sunset."

"I know," he agreed, admiring it.

Their hands were still tangled together, resting on the grass. He tore his eyes from the view in front of him to look at them. Her hand was blissfully warm against his cool ones. He shook his head. Such thoughts weren't supposed to be welcome. Scowling, he removed his hand from hers quickly, causing her to look at him.

"Kyo-kun…?" she asked uncertainly.

"It's nothing," he lied, running the same hand through his hair.

She nodded numbly, bowing her head forward to hide her face behind the fall of her dark bangs. He didn't pay attention. Her eyes brimmed with tears, his sudden cold attitude ruining the date. It had seemed that he was finally opening up.

He sighed, noticing her lapse into silence. He'd hurt her. He glared at the ground; this wasn't supposed to happen. None of it. They were supposed to go shopping, her have a wonderful time that passed for a date, and him have a miserable time. He wasn't supposed to take her here. He sighed again.

"I'm sorry," he murmured so lowly that Kagura almost didn't hear it.

Her head shot up to meet his eyes. A painful question resided in her eyes, he noticed. Why. He swallowed. He didn't know why he was sorry.

"I… I didn't mean to hurt you," he blurted out, unthinking. Her eyes conveyed confusion.

"Kyo-kun… Why do you always distance yourself?" she asked, accepting his sweet reply.

"That… I… Kagura, you should know why," he fumbled a little with his answer.

"There has to be another reason; it's not just people outside of the zodiac," she pointed out. "You've been pushing me away."

He stared in amazement as her tears returned. She was right. Why did he distance himself. There was no logical reason…

'I didn't like her,' his mind supplied helpfully. He paused at that thought. Didn't?

his mind supplied helpfully. He paused at that thought.

"I'm sorry," he muttered again. "I'm sorry."

His arm fell across her shoulder, pulling her to his side. She snuggled into his shoulder, accepting his comfort. Things were still so…. fuzzy. He couldn't make heads or tails of his feelings. She made him so confused. The way she smiled at him made him want to smile too, her warm touches made him wan to hold her, her confident spirit made him want to worship her. He squeezed her shoulder a little tighter. This thoughts hadn't assaulted him like this before. They were bombarding him right now, making his head hurt.

The sun had set long ago and the stars had been twinkling in the sky for quite some time now, yet they hadn't moved from that spot. Kagura shivered lightly in his arms and he enfolded her lithe body closer to his to keep her warmer. Her smile was almost invisible in the dark night, but he caught it, and soon, he found himself smiling too.

Things were changing.