Oh kay peoples, I am finally getting to the next chapter of this fanfiction. I haven't been able too lately because of the holidays, my other fanfiction, and because all I wrote on this chapter is still on my old computer which is currently unaccessible at the moment. So, if you have reviewed recently I thank you and I'll mention reviewers next chapter. I've also had a bad case of Writer's Block. Oh kay here's the next chapter....enjoy!

"...." means someone is thinking

"...." means someone is talking.

Chapter 4

Kyo looked up the stairway where Yuki disappered too.

" What is up with him? He knows something because I know he wouldn't just smile at me and not say anything to retort what I said. Wait, Yuki smiling at me for any reason is creepy, " Kyo shivered at the thought. He continued his descent down the stairs.

" I think Shigure has something to do with this. I don't know why, but I have a feeling he did something. Doesn't matter, I think I'll ask him for the hell of it, " he concluded. So, he walked into Shigure's room, without knocking. Shigure didn't look up from what he was doing, which was filling out some papers to try and get his new book, A Love For Life, published. Kyo waited for him to acknowledge his presence, but got tired of waiting after thirty seconds. He walked over to the desk and slammed his hand down on it. It actually scared the living day lights out of Shigure. Shigure looked up at him, startled. He relaxed after a minute.

" Kyo, do you need to be so loud? You disturbed the peaceful silence, " Shigure whined. Kyo rolled his eyes.

" Quite whining. You're the one who didn't notice me. Anyways, what the hell is up with Yuki?! " he demanded. Shigure winced at how loud Kyo was being.

" Kyo, do you have to be so loud? What is wrong with Yuki? How would I know? I've been out all day, " he replied. Kyo's temper was rising.

" He didn't argue with me and instead he smiled and he NEVER does that, " Kyo said through clentched teeth. Shigure sat back.

" I don't know, maybe he's decided to try and be friends with you, " Shigure suggested with a smiled. Kyo glared at him.

" The day that he and I are on good terms is the day that hell freezes over, " he said his anger starting to rise even more. Shigure saw how mad Kyo was getting and started to laugh nervously. Kyo was about to leave when he saw the book, A Love For Life , sitting on Shigure's desk. He glanced at the title and raised at brow at Shigure.

" What? " Shigure asked slowly. Kyo pointed to the book.

" When did you write this? It actually sounds appropriate. And just out of curiousity and bordom, what's it about? " Kyo asked, slightly calming down. Shigure started to panic a bit.

" I'll have to make it sound really boring so that he doesn't want to read it. Even thought Kyo doesn't read unless made to or is EXTREMELY bored or it's about martial arts. If he reads it he'll find out who the characters are modeled after and he'll kill me, or worse, destroy my house killing me, " he thought. His eyes went wide at the idea. Kyo stared at him like he was crazy, even though he is.

" What the hell is your problem? " Kyo asked. " are you gonna answer my god damn questions. I'm running on a short fuse today. " Shigure nodded slowly. He took a deep breath.

" I just hope that he doesn't see through my lie, than I'll be in twice as much trouble, " he thought. He smiled.

" It's just a romance novel. You know lots of romance that kind of thing. Something that you wouldn't be interested in. I finished it a little while ago, like three or four days ago. " Shigure explained. Kyo raised a brow again.

" And it's actually appropriate? " he asked slowly. Not quite sure if Shigure was lying or not. Shigure nodded furiously. Kyo started to get dizzy watching him nod so fast, he blinked a couple of times before he was fine. Kyo smirked.

" I think I'll read it. JUST to see if it's as appropriate as you say it is. Plus, I want to see how well you can write, and I'm doing this also because I'm bored as hell, " Kyo said, still smirking. Shigure went pale.

" N-No y-you can't do that. You don't want to read this...eh...you aren't interested in this stuff, " Shigure said trying to convince him NOT to read it. Kyo snatched the book off the desk.

" Now, I WILL read it because you don't want me to, " Kyo remarked. He walked out of the room and to his room. Shigure stretched across his desk and sighed.

" He is going to kill me, and destroy my house killing me, " he whined. He opened a drawer in his desk and pulled out a piece of paper. On the top of it he wrote : Last Will And Testament.

Kyo sat down on his bed and started to read. He skipped the dedication page and read. All he had to do was read up the the part where Kyoden came through the roof to attack Yushiro and he knew Shigure had modeled the characters after him, Tohru, and Yuki. He also figured that everyone else was in there as well. Kyo's anger rose to the max. He was pissed that Shigure did this without consulting him. Kyo continued to read and had finished the book in an hour, only because he was so pissed and was reading really fast. He slammed the book shut.
" There is WAY too much romance between Toku and Kyoden. I swear, if Shigure is suggesting anything is going on between Toru and I, I'm gonna kill him. Not to mention, I have to kill him now for writing this stupid thing. " He thought. He stood up to return the book and kill Shigure when it hit him.

" This is what Yuki was smiling about. Grrrr, I'll have to kill him too. The two of them are in this together. No wonder Yuki thought I loved Tohru, " Kyo muttered to himself. (A/N: oh kyo if only you knew that he said that before he read the book, ::Smiles:: oh well )

Kyo was so enraged that when he stomped out of his room, he didn't pay attention to where he was going and ended up running straight into Tohru, who was walking out of her room, refreshed from her nap. Tohru fell from the impact and Kyo turned into a cat.

" Watch where you are going, Stupid! " Kyo yelled in his cat form. He didn't realize it was Tohru until she started to apologize.

" I am sooo sorry, Kyo, I should have looked where I was going, I'm sorry, " she apologized quickly. Kyo sighed.

" No, it's not your fault, I'm the one who ran into you and wasn't paying attention to wher I was going. Are you okay? I did kind of run into pretty hard, " Kyo apologized and asked. Tohru nodded and smiled.

" Yep, I'm just fine, " she replied. Kyo smiled another rare and sincere smile. He changed back and Tohru turned red and turned around. Kyo quickly changed and tapped her on the shoulder.

" You can turn around now, " he said quietly. Tohru turned around and smiled.

" Where, were you going in such a hurry? " she asked. Kyo was looked at her and all his anger washed away. He even forgot what he was angry about and he forgot about the book that was on the floor near the wall. He shrugged.

" You know what, I can't remember, " he whispered. Tohru thought it was her fault and went into her apoloigies histerics.

" Oh, it was my fault, if you didn't bump into me than you would have remembered what you were doing, but I made you turn into a cat and you forgot because of the commotion! I'm sorry! " she apologized again. Kyo shook his head.

" It wasn't you fault I said! " he said a bit louder than he meant. She went quiet. Kyo hung his head and looked down. Tohru and him were sitting on the floor in the hallway still.

" I'm sorry, " he whispered. He got up quickly and left for the roof. Tohru looked at the direction that Kyo went.

" I hope he's not mad at me, " she thought. She stood up and saw the book that was laying on the floor. She picked it up.

" A Love For Life. Hm...looks like Shigure wrote it. I think he'd like it if I returned it to him. So, she went downstairts to Shigure's room. She knocked before entering of course, because Tohru's polite like that, unlike Kyo. Shigure let her in and smiled. Tohru put the book on his desk and Shigure was a bit surprised she had somehow got a hold of it.

" I believe this is yours, I found it in the hallway, " Tohru explained. Shigure nodded and smiled.

" Thank you, Tohru. Did you um happen to read it, " he asked. She shook her head. He smiled again. Tohru glanced at the clock on Shigure's wall. Her eyes went wide when she realized what time it was.

" Oh, I have to get lunch ready, bye, " she said quickly before leaving. Shigure let out a sigh of relief.

" I think I need to either hide this book or give it to Mei. Oh wait, I'm suposed to do that anyways, she's probably worrying her pretty little head. I need to give her a break. I'll call her after lunch. " He thought. He continued to fill out papers, to pass the time by until lunch.

Yuki was in his room, he had witness the whole scene between Kyo and Tohru in the hallway, through his doorway, he had cracked his door just enough to see so that Kyo wouldn't notice that he was eavesdropping. Yuki chuckled to himself.
" Kyo forgot what he was doing after he looked at Tohru. That's enough proof for me that he loves her, " he thought. He smiled. " But how do I tell HER that I love her. It took me a while to figure out, but I did. I never really noticed how many times I glance over at her or stare at her in the hallways with admiration. I doubt she feels the same, but maybe I can get Tohru to ask her, Tohru is after all HER friend." Yuki smiled at the thought and chuckled again. He climbed up the ladder to the roof and found what he expected : Kyo deep in thought. Yuki quietly walked behind him.

" SO what are you thinking about? " he asked loudly, on purpose. Kyo jumped five feet in the air and turned around to glare at Yuki.

" What the hell did you do that for?! " Kyo yelled. Yuki smirked.

" You should have been on your guard, if I were to have attacked you, you would have been in trouble, " he commented. Kyo continued to glare at him.
" What do you want, rat boy? " he asked, still pissed.

" I WANT you to tell Tohru that you love her. I mean, the event in the hallway was enough proof that you do love her, " he replied. Kyo rolled his eyes.

" I don't love her, but you and Shigure obviously think I do, for he wrote that book and you were in on it, that's why you think I love her, " Kyo explained, anger rising again. Yuki blinked than laughed.

" I wasn't in on that book, I knew you loved her before Shigure wrote that stupid book. Though, it doesn't matter to me because he didn't include whom I love, so I'm good with that, " Yuki explained. Kyo looked at him and his eyes closed to a slit.

" WhodoYOU love? " he asked. Seeings how Yuki kept going on about him loving Tohru, he wanted to know who he love so that he could torture him with it. Yuki smiled.

" I'll tell you, the day that you tell Tohru that you love her. Seeings how you are making it so difficult, I don't think you'll tell her anytime soon, " Yuki replied. Kyo sighed.

" Whatever. " Kyo went back to looking at the sky and thinking. Yuki was about to leave when he came up with an idea.

" I have a challange for you, " he started. " if you want to hear that is. " Kyo turned to look at him.

" What is this challange you have? " he asked slightly interested

" Well, I challange you to tell Tohru that you love her before a week from now is up, and if you don't tell her than I'm setting her up on a date with someone. " Yuki replied. Kyo rolled his eyes.

" He really wants me to tell her doesn't he? I mean...I possibly might love her...I don't exactly know what the emotions are I feel when I'm with her. But wait, all I have to do is tell her, but I don't have to mean it. Even though.....I think I do mean it...Ugh, I'm so confused with these stupid things called emotions, " Kyo thought.

" Okay, what if I DO do it? " Kyo asked. He didn't want this to be a one sided win thing. Yuki smirked.

" IF, that's a major IF with you, IF you do it than I'll tell you whom it is I love and I'll tell her in front of you and Tohru that I love her, " he replied. Kyo smirked.

" Deal, " Kyo agreed.

" Alright, remember, you have a week to tell her from today, which is Sunday, " Yuki reminded. He left down the ladder.

" I doubt that Kyo's going to tell her by that time than again I don't know he doesn't back down from a challange. Of course if he doesn't tell her, I'm not going to set her up on a date with someone else, because I'm pretty sure she loves him as well, " Yuki thought.

Kyo was still smirking.
" Don't you worry, Yuki, I'm not backing down. I WILL win. Thus proving that I'm better than you, " he thought. He looked up at the sky and his smirked disappeared.

" How am I going to tell her? What if she doesn't love me? Will it hurt if she doesn't? I'm I admitting to myself that I DO love her? Why is life so difficult? " He muttered quietly to himself.

Tohru was in the kitchen making breakfast while singing. She was singing one verse over and over from an 80's song. ( A/N: This song is sang from a guy's point of view so she's only singing one verse. )

" I want you to want me, I need you to need me, I'd love you to love me...." she sang. Kyo had decided to come down from the roof and was standing in the doorway to the kitchen. He listened to Tohru sing.

" I want you to want me, I need you to need me, I'd love you to love me...." she continued to sing. She smiled to herself when a thought crossed her mind.

" The funny thing is, is that when I sing this I think of Kyo. What do I feel for him? Do I think of him as a brother, like I do Yuki? Or do I think of him as more than a friend? Could I possibly love him? " she thought. She started to sing the same verse again.

" I want you to want me, I need you to need me, I'd love you to love me...." Kyo smiled. No matter how many times she sang that one verse, he enjoyed the sound of her voice. Tohru stopped singing and started to hum it instead. She took the food, that she was cooking on the stove, off and put it on the table to be served. Only then did she notice Kyo standing there, smiling at her. She jumped back. Then sighed of relief when she realized who it was.

" Kyo, you startled me, is everything okay? " she asked. He walked over to her and looked confused.

" Of course everything is okay, why wouldn't it be? " he asked. She smiled.

" Well actually, you're smiling again and I though something must have happened. When I asked if everything was okay I didn't mean anything bad by it, " She replied. He nodded. " I'm just glad to see you smile more often, you look cute when you do, " she complimented. She blushed and looked away when she realized what she had said. Kyo blushed as well.

" She thinks I'm cute when I smile? " he thought. He gently turned Tohru around to face him. She was still blushing.

" Do you really think I'm cute when I smiled? " he asked quietly. She smiled.

" Yep, then again you're cute anyways, " she blushed again.

" Why do I keep saying things like that? I mean they're true, but I don't know it seems embarrassing telling it to him personally, " she thought. Kyo blushed again when she said that he was cute anyways. Kyo looked straight into her eyes. Their hearts both started to pound.

" God, she's so beautiful. She's making my heart pound. " he thought.
" He's so cute, but why is he looking at me so, it makes my heart pound with all this attention he's giving me, " Tohru thought. Kyo started to think about what Yuki said.

" That damn rat was right, again. I do love her and I'm admitting it , but what was I thinking telling Yuki I'd tell her. I mean, Akito, would find out if I told her and he might hurt her. Or we could end up the same as Hatori and Kana, if she feels the same way. I can't do this. Not until the curse is broken, " he thought. Tohru thought about the same thing. They both sighed. Tohru broke away from his gaze and finished setting up the table.
Shigure and Yuki were spying on the two the whole time. They both sighed when nothing happend. Yuki had told Shigure about the bet. Of course Shigure had to laugh, but they were sure Kyo was going to say something in the kitchen, but they were sadly disappointed. They started to whisper back and forth.

" Why doesn't he just tell her? How hard is it? " Yuki asked, whispering of course.

" I don't know why he won't tell her, maybe he's thinking about the curse. It's hard because you have to worry about the other person rejecting you. I think he's also thinking about what Akito would say. " Shigure whispered back.

" But it's obvious that the love each other, " Yuki commented. Shigure smiled.

" Some times love makes you blind, " he replied. Yuki rolled his eyes.

" You write and read to many romance novels. " Yuki commented. Shigure shrugged.

Tohru had finished setting up the table and lunch and was about to call the others when she saw that Kyo was going to say something first.

" What the hell I might as well tell her now, I'll deal with Akito myself, and as for the curse, we'll find a way. I just hope she feels the same for me as I do her. " he thought.

" Tohru? " he said getting her attention. She turned to him and smiled.

" Yes? " she asked.

" I...." he started. Shigure and Yuki listened carefully.

" Could this be it? " they both thought.

" Yes? " she asked. She wanted him to say whatever he was trying to say. She was wondering why he was having trouble saying, but she wasn't going to rush him because she's nice like that.

" I.....

Oh kay time to be evil. I'm leaving it here with a cliff hanger. I hadtrouble with the spacing becauseitwouldn'tdouble space like it was suposed to so yeah if it seems tospaced out you know why. I had to space it twice seeings how it would only singleline space it. Anyways,I hope you like it now reveiw or I'll sick my cat army on you ! ::gets cat army ready:: Oh kay than.
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