This is my second story. it's not going to be a oneshot. I'm thinking about 3 chapters in this one.

Disclaimer: Iwant toown Fruits Basket, but we can't have everything!

For the Better…

The rain was coming down hard on that night, and Kyo was feeling even more groggily than when he does on any usual rainy day. "Somethin's gonna happen," He thought to himself, "I can feel it." He slouched as he sat on his bed, watching the rain hit his window. He hated bad weather. There was this bad feeling in the pit of his stomach that could only mean trouble. He knew what it was, but he just couldn't remember.

"Kyo!" an annoying voice arose from outside his door.

"Go away Shigure!" Kyo hissed. "I'm in no mood for this!"

"Just a quick question," Shigure opened the door slightly. "Do you know when Tohru said she'd be coming back from the store?"

Then it hit him. Tohru had said she'd be back an hour ago. Kyo leaped off his bed and ran out of his room, nearly pushing Shigure over. Shigure just stood there blankly. "He'll find her!" Shigure smiled and walked back to his study.

Kyo crashed into Yuki who was just coming home. "Baka Neko! Where do you think you're going? Where's Honda-san?"

Kyo didn't have time to answer and left Yuki to pick up his things himself. Yuki cursed under his breath at the cat.

"Tohru!" Kyo was soaked, sprinting down the sidewalk. His eyes searched every moving thing in their vision, hoping they would see Tohru. "I'll kill myself if I never find her!" Kyo thought. "Toh…Gah!" Kyo tripped and tumbled over. He scraped his knees and his left one was bleeding badly, from some glass on the path. Kyo ripped some wet cloth off his sleeve and wrapped it around his wound tight. "Shi!" Kyo cursed in pain. He just had to find Tohru though! He couldn't give up now. She could be lost, cold, wet, or sick! Images flew to Kyo's mind of Tohru sitting by a tree, too weak to get up, arms wrapped around her to try and make herself warm.

Kyo stood up slowly, despite the dreadful pain spreading throughout his knee and tried to think about where she could have gone. His eyes grew wide and he turned his head towards the forest, remembering that going through there was an easier way to get home, avoiding all the cars by the sidewalk. The forest led to the back of the house. If you knew where to go you could get back to the house in five minutes. But that was it. If you knew where to go. In the rain and trees and brushes and stuff, Tohru wouldn't be able to find the house. She could only get herself lost. "Please…no! Baka! Baka Tohru!" Kyo screamed to no one. He couldn't believe she could be so stupid. He ran towards the mass of trees and into the bushes. He just had to find her.

Kyo was out of breath and the cloth on his knee had now obtained a dark red color. "Come on, Tohru. Where are you?" He kept wandering, looking everywhere for her. He thought hopefully, "She's probably back at home cooking dinner. I probably missed her and ran past her so fast she didn't know it was me. Maybe she's been through the forest already and she made her way back. Yea, that's it. She back at home, nice and dry, safe and sound."

But, as he feared, he was wrong. "Tohru!" He saw her lying on the ground, plastic bags scattered around her, and a huge gash on her leg. Her hair was reddish at the back of her head and her face was cut from fallen branches lying around her.

Kyo ran over to her. Inspecting her injuries, he was looking for some reason why she had fallen. And he saw it. A tree must have fallen and clonked her on the head hard, since there was a huge tree branch lying a few feet away. The only thing he could do was pick her up carefully and let her rest in his arms. As he shifted her weight to both arms, he heard her moan softly. "Please, Tohru. Please…just be alright. I'll never forgive myself…I can't…I can't live without you Tohru!" He whispered in her ear. He started to run towards the house. He could still get a glimpse of it a long distance away, but at least he saw the familiar roof.

Kyo felt himself getting even weaker as he ran. He was almost there and he couldn't give up now. Tohru needed some care, and fast. Nothing good could have come out of shortening the trip home. So he had to keep running, despite his lack of energy slowly seeping from his body. He could barely see straight and he heard nothing, nothing but the sound of his heartbeat, thumping slower and slower. "Not…now…" he panted through clenched teeth.

When he reached the house, he kicked the door opened, and trudged through the kitchen. His shoes left deep, wet, soppy marks on the living room carpet. Kyo didn't even bother to try to make it up the stairs.

He heard Yuki's voice from no where. "Kyo, you baka! What did you do to her?" His voice was full of fury. Kyo turned around to look at him. His face was emotionless, but his eyes showed neither guilt nor anger. Yuki almost backed away at the sight of Kyo, blood practically soaking one of his legs, small cuts on his arms from running through the bushes and branches, and his face mud covered and bruised. Kyo just stood there, panting, looking at Yuki, and not having enough energy to turn around to place Tohru on the couch.

Tohru stirred in his arms and slowly opened her eyes. Kyo turned his face towards her, feeling tears come to his eyes to see her alive. She had no more energy than he had. "Kyo…wha…aah!" she whispered, but then gasped as she fell down onto the couch, out of Kyo's arms. Kyo had collapsed roughly on the floor next to her. His world had gone black as soon as she had said his name.

Chapter 1 done. Review and tell me what you think. review and I'll finish posting.