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Chapter 11: Comfort

It was late when he finally summed up the energy to suggest taking her home. She mumbled something incoherent and buried her face in the warmth of his shoulder, mildly refusing to move. He nudged her lightly, insisting that it was late. She sighed deeply before lifting her head, her eyes sleepy. He cast her a wistful smile, recognizing how tired she was before helping her to her feet. She graciously accepted his hand and kept it as they started to walk down the street.

Silence fell upon them as Kagura dozed as she walked. Kyo made sure that she didn't fall over or walk into anything seeing as her eyes were shut. He mentally berated himself for keeping her out so late. Once the sun had set it had gotten chilly, but he'd felt none of it with her pressed against him. He almost shivered, remember how her body had felt next to his. Glancing over at her, he decided that she might not make it home without falling asleep. They definitely should have left sooner.

With a sigh, he swung her up into his arms, quieting her wordless protests. She was surprisingly light and easy to carry. He enfolded her close as her arms curled around his neck, her hands tangling with one another to make sure she was secure. The nerves in his neck tingled when her careful fingers started to circle themselves upon his skin. He felt his face heat and he was suddenly thankful for the darkness.

It wasn't a terribly long walk back to the Sohma house, but Shigure's house was closer so he decided to just take her there. He knew it would lead to merciless teasing, but at the moment all he cared about was getting her into a warm bed where she could sleep right.

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"You know, I would've thought that Kyo-kun would be home by now," Shigure absently commented, folding the newspaper he'd been reading. Yuki nodded absently, not really paying attention.

The sound of the sliding door made both of them look towards it.

"Speak of the dev….il.." Shigure started to say, his words fading as he caught sight of Kagura in his arms.

"Not a word," he commanded, glaring at both of them. "She's asleep."

Shigure was amazingly silent as Kyo had wished as he watched him stalk past the living room to the spare room.

"I guess they had a really good time," he said, laughing after Kyo was out of earshot.

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Kyo laid her down gently in the spare futon, whisking her bangs out of her closed eyes once she was settled. He drew the covers up around her and she curled into them almost instantly. With a sigh he left the room, making sure to flick the light off as he went.

He walked down the hall towards his own room, ignoring Shigure's constant teases. His own futon was waiting for him. Without even changing his clothes, he fell into his bed.

Kagura yawned loudly, rolling out of the futon with a soft thud. Her brown eyes took in her surroundings and she was vaguely aware that they weren't that of her own room. Surprised, she sat up quickly and jumped to her feet. She threw the shoji open to reveal the hall that was already bustling with the occupants of the house. Tohru cast her a warm smile and told her that breakfast was on the table for whenever she was hungry. She nodded dumbly and walked out to the table where Kyo and Yuki were eating in silence.

"Oh, Kagura-san!" Tohru said suddenly, turning around again. "You're uniform is in your bedroom. Kyo-kun picked up early this morning for you."

"Ah, um, thank you," she stuttered out, pushing her messy hair behind her ears. "I'll, um, go get changed then."

She walked out of the kitchen again, leaving the rest of them to finish their breakfast and wait for her. As she padded down the hallway towards the spare room, she wondered how she could've missed her uniform if it had truly been in there. With a sigh she opened the shoji and noticed it right away, sitting on the chair neatly folded. She dressed quickly and made her way to the bathroom in search of a comb or something to straighten out her hair.

She quickly located one sitting on the edge of the sink as if someone had been in such a hurry that they hadn't put it back after using it. She ran it through her hair and didn't bother to do her hair up as she usually did. She walked out of the bathroom and entered the kitchen once more, ready to face them with a smile now.

"Ohayou," she greeted as she sat down gracefully.

"Uh-huh," Kyo responded, shoving more rice in his mouth. "Did you sleep okay?"

"Yes," she answered, smiling broadly. "Did you sleep well, Kyo-kun?"

"Fine," he replied, shrugging his shoulders. "Fine."

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Kyo shoved his free hand in his pocket and sighed deeply. Kagura was walking next to him chatting happily about something that he really didn't care to listen to. His mind was elsewhere anyway. Last night… had been interesting. For the first time, he'd really had a good time with her. Whether it was because he hadn't had to spend any of his money or simply because they'd had some quiet time together he couldn't figure out, but it had been better than the rest of their 'dates.' He shut his eyes and focused on the feel of her hand within his.

For now, he was content to just walk together with her….

Dictionary:
Ohayou- good morning

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