"My love!" Kagura's voice drifted from the front door and into the living room. "Oh great!" Kyo exclaimed, but he had no time to run before Kagura bursted into the room. "My l-love?" She said suddenly asked as she saw Kagome sitting on the couch next to Kyo. "KYO! Have you been cheating on me!" She yelled. "We were never going out!" He retorted. "Shut up!" Kagura yelled, "and who are you!" She asked Kagome. "Oh, hi... umm... please don't kill me! I'm Kagome. We're not going out, don't worry, he's not cheating on you," Kagome responded frantically.
"I thought I heard a commotion," Shigure said as he greeted Kagura. "Kagome is going to stay here until she finds her... um, family." "WHAT!" Kagura exclaimed, cleary infuriated. "I can explain!" Kyo yelled helplessly. "You do hate me! You really do! First Tohru, now Kagome!" Kagura broke down into tears. Of course, Kyo knew better then to get too close. Kagura stormed out of the house, too embarassed and upset to beat Kyo up.
After the house was quite again, Kyo noticed Kagome's expression. It was sad, kind of lonely. "Are you ok," Kyo asked. "I'm fine. It's just... I thought that kiss meant something. But I didn't know you had a girlfriend," Kagome responded. Shigure gasped. "You two kissed! Kyo's first love!" "Get out!" Kyo yelled. When everyone left the room, Kyo spoke. "She's not my girlfriend. She likes me for some reason, but we're not going out. I guess what I'm trying to say is... that kiss did mean something," Kyo blushed in embarassment. Kagome's face lit up.
At that moment, Kyo felt a presence with his cat senses. He looked over his shoulder towards the stairs and saw Tohru. She looked shocked. As soon as she noticed Kyo and Kagome were staring at her, she turned away and ran up the stairs. "I'll be right back," Kyo said, running after Tohru.
Tohru was on her bed, tears dripping down her face. When she saw Kyo, she quickly wiped away her tears. "What's wrong?" Kyo asked. "Oh, nothing! I'm sorry if I worried you," Tohru responded. "You were crying. Did you hear what I said to Kagome?" "Um... yes," Tohru replied. Kyo sighed. "Why were you crying?" Kyo asked. "I'm just selfish. Don't worry about it." "Tohru, you couldn't be selfish if you tried," Kyo said. "But I am! I- I love you Kyo! I love you and Yuki both! I could never choose between the two of you because you both mean so much to me, but seeing you with someone you truly loved, I guess I got jealous. I'm sorry!" Tohru exclaimed. "Wow. I never knew you liked me. I guess I liked you too, until I met Kagome. But... I was afraid that you didn't like me or that Yuki would get pissed off if he found out, so I kept my feelings locked away. I know I shouldn't have but I couldn't help it. I'm so used to it. When I met Kagome, everything changed. I felt released, like I found someone else who actually liked me back and no one would take that away from me. So, I'm the one who should be sorry," Kyo explained. Tohru's tears came back out. "Please don't cry!" Kyo pleaded. Though he too had tears beginning to well up in his eyes. "L- look on the bright side. Now you've eliminated me, and you can choose Yuki," Kyo said gently.
Tohru laughed. "Kyo, if you truly want Kagome, don't let me hold you back. Mom always said 'True love is decided by your heart, not your mind, so accept what your heart chooses.' You're right I do have Yuki. Don't let my selfishness get in the way." Kyo smiled. Even though he had Kagome in his heart, there would always be a special place for Tohru as well.
Suddenly Shigure burst into the room. "My my! Kyo, aren't you popular among the girls! Anyways, I'm going to the Main House to pick up crutches from Hatori. Kagome can't walk on her foot." Kyo kissed Tohru on the cheek and walked out. "Shigure, I need to talk to you... in private," Kyo said as he walked passed.
"What is it?" Shigure said as he stepped into the hall. "If Kagome's going to stay here, I know Akito has to be told about it. Do you really think he's going to accept another outside girl to live with us? Tohru was already lucky to stay," Kyo pressed. "Yes, I thought about that. In fact, I'm stopping by to talk to Akito as well. Of course, I will explain that it's only temporary," Shigure responded. "Don't worry about it for now. Just enjoy what you have." With that Shigure left.
Kyo walked back downstairs and sat next to Kagome. "Sorry I took so long. There's something I need to tell you about our family... something you can tell to no one or we'll have your memory erased. It's not really my choice if your memory is erased or not. I have no say in it. Our family is... dark." Kagome stared in horror, not knowing what to expect.