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Chapter 5

"I…." He was still having trouble saying it. Yuki and Shigure were holding their breath in anticipation. Tohru was smiling at Kyo. He sighed.

" I….really appreciate you staying with me after seeing my other form, even though the events happened a while ago, I still appreciate it, " he finally said. Tohru's smile widened.

"Your form doesn't change who you are on the inside, and it's the Kyo on the inside that I want to stay with, "she said warmly. Kyo smiled a bit. (wow smiling isn't becoming rare now lol)

Yuki and Shigure let out the breath they had been holding, in disappointment.

"He didn't say it, " they both thought. Tohru, remembering that Lunch was ready, called for Yuki and Shigure. The two, whom were already outside the kitchen, waited a while so that Kyo didn't know that they were spying. They entered the kitchen about five minutes later. Shigure and Yuki sat down with disappointment on their faces. Tohru mistook it for something else.

" Is something wrong? Is it the food? " she asked worrying that they weren't pleased. They snapped out of it and smiled.

" Oh, no, Tohru, not at all, who could hate your food from heaven? " Shigure asked, smiling.

" Oh, but I don't think it's --, " Tohru started. Yuki cut her off.

" Miss Honda, of course it is, don't worry about it, " Yuki said, smiling as well. Tohru smiled and nodded.

" Kay." Kyo was being quiet. He wasn't sure what he was going to do now. He sighed and quietly began to eat. Tohru, Shigure, and Yuki all chatted about something, while Kyo was deep in thought.

" What am I going to do? I want to tell her, but I can't, I don't want to cause her pain with Akito, and plus IF she did love me as well than she wouldn't be able to hug me properly, " Kyo thought. So he had admitted it to himself that he loved her, but yet he was pretty sure she loved "The Prince" even if Yuki didn't love her back. He sighed. Tohru noticed he was being quiet.
" Is something the matter, Kyo? You're being really quiet, " she asked. Kyo looked up.

" I'm fine, just thinking, " he replied in his normal bored voice. Yuki smirked.

" Wow, the cat actually thinks? " he said sarcastically, just to make Kyo return to himself. Kyo quickly looked over in Yuki's direction and glared at him.

" Shut the hell up, Rat Boy! " he yelled across the table. Yuki smirked again. He knew how to make Kyo return to himself, because him being all sullen and quiet was sort of scary. Shigure rolled his eyes and continued to eat. Tohru smiled, she was happy that she had such a great "family." Once everyone had finished, Tohru cleaned up, Kyo went to the roof, and Shigure and Yuki retreated to Shigure's room to chat about earlier.Shigure sat at his desk and Yuki leaned on his desk.

" I don't see why, Kyo just won't tell her, " Yuki commented. Shigure smiled.

" Perhaps he's worried about her rejecting him, like I said before, and there's also Akito to worry about, " he explained. Then his face grew sad. " he could also be thinking about Kana and Hatori. " Yuki nodded. Shigure thought of something than smiled.

" Yuki, how come YOU want him to tell her so badly, I thought you felt something for her as well, " he commented. Yuki showed a look of annoyance. He was getting tired of this popping up in conversations.

" Like I told Kyo, I love Tohru like a sister, I have my heart set on someone else, who I shall not mention until the time comes when I feel like doing so, " he explained. Shigure smiled.

" If that's how you feel than I'm all for it, " Shigure said while giving him the thumbs up. Yuki sighed. He wondered if HE could ever tell HER the one the he just recently realized that he felt something strong for her. It seemed unlikely that he'd fall for HER, he just wondered how she felt about him.

" Oh and by the way, Shigure, what ever happened to your editor? Mei, was it? " Yuki asked, quite curious as to why she hadn't been around in a while. Shigure smiled.

" Oh, she was here just the other day, I don't quite remember where you were, though, " he explained. Yuki nodded slowly.

" So, have you finally grown up and stopped teasing her? " Yuki asked. Shigure smiled like a little kid and shook his head. Yuki slapped his forehead and complained that his older cousin was so childish. Not to mention how much more worse it was when Ayame is around.

In the kitchen, Tohru had just finished cleaning up and was sitting in a chair thinking over a cup of tea.

" I wonder why Kyo was having a hard time saying that he appreciated why I stayed. I mean he already told me this before with much more ease. Was he trying to tell me something else? If so, what was it? " she pondered. She took a sip of her tea. The warm liquid soothing her. She smiled and the first thought that came to her mind was Kyo. She wondered if he was at all upset with her, seeing how he was quiet at lunch and left for the roof afterwards, even though he did that most of the time. ( A/N: um I don't know if I mentioned a date anywhere, but today is Sunday so yeah just thought I mention that )

She finished her cup of tea and cleaned it. She decided to venture to the roof to see how Kyo was doing.

Up on the roof, Kyo was thinking deeply, something that he doesn't do often. He stared at the sky and saw how quickly the day was passing. The sky was starting to turn orange and red, as the sun was about to set a couple hours from now. He sighed.

" I couldn't do it. I couldn't tell her. The consequences were too great. Akito, why if he found out, I mean her already doesn't like Tohru. With the events that followed after she witness my form. I couldn't put her through that again, only it might have been worse. Plus, I don't think she feels the same way about me, she could have stayed for Yuki, like I've said before, even if he doesn't feel for her. Or he could be lying so that I don't know, " Kyo frowned at the thought. " of course if that's true, than that wouldn't help me none, I mean who could love me. That's a deep emotion that I doubt anybody could feel for the Cat of the Zodiac. " He sighed again. He knew it was wishful thinking that Tohru could ever love him. Maybe a close friendship both nothing more. He closed his eyes and imagined what life might have been like if he didn't meet her. If he didn't meet her, he wouldn't have learned to open up more, or to smile and control his anger She had even stopped the physically fights between him and Yuki to a minimum. He opened his eyes.

" Let's face it, she's changed my life dramatically, I don't know what would have happened if I didn't meet her. I know what would have happened, I'd continue to be ill-tempered, physically fighting Yuki all the time, and become emotionless, except anger. " He smiled slightly. He looked at the sky again. The clouds had turned, gold and orange, while the sky was orange, pink, gold, and blue, the sun setting on the horizon. The sight put him at ease. He sat up when he heard someone coming up the ladder. He stopped smiling, for if it was Yuki or Shigure they'd have to make a sarcastic remark about it.

It wasn't either of them though, it was Tohru. His smile returned to his face. Tohru greeted Kyo with a sweet "hello," and a warm smile. If Kyo wasn't already at ease, Tohru's smile definitely would have. She crawled over to him.

" So, what are you thinking about, Kyo? If you don't mind me asking. " Tohru asked. Kyo looked out at the horizon.

" Nothing much, really, " he replied. A pretty vague answered. Tohru didn't mind though, she smiled and nodded. Her smile evaporated slowly as she thought back to lunch. Kyo noticed this.

" Is something wrong, Tohru? " he asked with concern.

" Well, I was just wondering why you were so quiet at lunch today, did I say or do something to upset you? " she asked, a bit worried. " because if I did I'm – " she was cut off when Kyo pressed his finger to her lips and moved closer to her so that she knew that he was serious. He smiled. Tohru blushed at the contact.

" No, you didn't do anything to upset me. I don't think you could, I mean I may seem mad at you at times, but that's usually because I'm, as Shigure would put it, being an "ass" or taking my anger out on someone and I apologize for that. You don't need to apologize for everything, you know, and don't think that you are to blame for everything, sometimes you remind me of Ritsu when you are like that, plus I told you earlier that nothing was wrong, I was just thinking, " he explained.

He removed his finger and continued to smile. There faces were about three inches apart. Both of there hearts were beating fast. Kyo gulped silently. Neither of them moved away. Tohru gently grabbed his hand and Kyo's heart started to beat even faster. He thought that he was going to pass out. Tohru turned and faced the setting sun. Kyo, taking the hint, did the same. The both watched the sun set while blushing furiously. Tohru let go of his hand after the sun set. She smiled and stuttered a good-bye before climbing back down the ladder.

" Why, did I do that? Why did I have the urge to touch him, lovingly. ( A/N: no perverted ideas ) It seemed right, I mean to be so close to him " Tohru thought, she smiled. She looked at the clock and saw that she had work soon, she was working overtime on the weekends. She quickly shouted a "good-bye " to everyone and rushed out the door.

Kyo was still sitting on the roof, in the dark, blushing still.
" Why did she do that? " he whispered to himself. He wasn't complaining, he was just wondering. He smiled, even if it was a small, it was still a sign of affection, but how much she felt for him, was still a mystery to him. He looked to the stars as if they had the answers.

Shigure knew it was starting to get late, but he picked up the phone and called Mei. He told her to come over, for he had the book completed and had some papers for the request for it to be published. She sounded so happy that it was completed that he imagined that she was in tears. Yuki had left Shigure's room when he picked up the phone, to retreat to his room to do homework, seeing how school was the next day. Shigure stood up and slowly walked to the living room to wait for Mei to arrive. He heard a knock at the door twenty minutes later.

He answered the door and sure enough, Mei was standing there, her hair was all wild and her clothe ruffled. It looked like she had gotten ready just as fast as a minuteman. (A/N: for those who don't know, a minuteman is a solider who could get ready in a minute, just a little bit of history for you ) She was panting. Shigure was surprised.

" Wow, she's that desperate for the book? Should I toy with her? Hm….no, she might kill herself if I do that, and I don't want that…..it would be to many law suits to deal with, plus, she's cute, " Shigure thought.

Mei held out her hand, expecting the book. Shigure moved to the side of the door and bowed slightly, allowing her in. She followed him to his room and he sat behind his desk. She stood in front of his desk her hands down on the desk.

" Where is it, Shigure? You told me that you had it, " she demanded while trying not to go into hysterics. Shigure smiled and pulled the book out of a drawer in his desk. He handed it to her while smiling...... warmly. Yes, warmly, instead of teasingly. That confused her for a moment, but then took the book gladly. She read the dedications and was even more confused.

" You've dedicated this book to your cousins and that girl? Why? " she asked, calmly. Yes, she's not hysterical at the moment. She has her precious book. Yes, my precious………anyways. Shigure continued to smile.

" Yes, well I've sort of modeled the characters after them, just because I can, " he smiled gleefully. Mei smiled and nodded. She sat on the edge of his desk and began to read, to see if it was worth publishing. Shigure leaned forwards and started to admire her beauty, even though she had a wild look going on. Then again, he thought that made her look……sexy. He smiled sexily at her at the though. Good thing she was reading or that smiled might have confused her. Shigure's sexy smile disappeared when he started to wonder why he was feeling like this.

" Why AM I feeling this way? I mean, she's my editor, someone I have fun teasing, someone who is actually wonderful company, when she isn't hysterical. Wait, that's my fault. She is also very beautiful…uh yeah there I go again, this has got to be one of those one time flings. Yeah that's go to be it, or maybe I've been thinking to much about Kyo and Tohru's situation. "He concluded. Mei continued to read and Shigure continued to admire her. She stopped suddenly to comment about the book and saw how intimately Shigure was looking at her. She blushed slightly before clearing her throat.

" So far this is very good, it's written like you've personally experienced it, " she commented. Shigure's smiled disappeared, but he quickly covered it up with a sarcastic smile.

" If you only knew, " he thought. He leaned back in his chair.

" Yes, what would you think if that seriously happened? " he asked out of curiosity. She shrugged.

" If this happened in real life, I'd feel sorry for them because they could really love physically, not to mention they'd have an exciting life, sort of, " she replied. Shigure was quite surprised. He thought she flip out and go into hysterics if she witnessed that. It made him wonder, how she'd act if she ever found out about him.

" Well, if you love someone dearly, than I guess you wouldn't care. Wait, Love? How did that come into the equation? I must be writing to many romance novels. I think it's getting to me. " he thought. Mei smiled.

" Well, I think it's great material, we'll see if we can get it published. " she said.

Shigure smiled and so did she. Mei slid of the desk and started for the door. Shigure offered to walk her to her car. She blushed because he had never offered to do that before. She nodded and they both walked out, of course Shigure was a couple of inches away from her so that he or she didn't bump into one another. He even opened the car door for her, she smiled and sat in the driver's seat and sat the book in the passenger's seat. Shigure closed the car door and waved as she pulled out of the driveway and drove off. He sighed.

" Good-byes cause such great sorrow, " he said to himself. He turned to go back into the house and saw Kyo staring at him.

" Oh boy, I forgot he was still up there, and he saw the whole thing, " he thought. Then the Great Shigure did something he never does, he blushed. He saw Kyo smirk. He blushed because Kyo saw him be such a gentleman to Mei and Kyo knows that he doesn't do that. Shigure laughed nervously and continued to the house. He went to his room, but Kyo was waiting in the doorway, still smirking with his arms crossed across his chest.

" So, Shigure, what was that all about? " Kyo asked sarcastically. Shigure laughed nervously.

" Oh, nothing, just felt like being a gentleman, " he replied. Kyo rolled his eyes.

" Riiiiight, well I think that you feel something for her, " Kyo accused. Shigure pretended to looked hurt.

" Why, Kyo, I'd never. She's my editor, " he said dramatically.

" Who cares who she is, she's a woman to you and you feel something for her, I mean any other day you wouldn't do that, but tonight was different, " Kyo said. Shigure couldn't think of any come back. Shigure was beginning to wonder if Kyo was right.

" Uh..... ahem, can you let me into my room now? " Shigure asked, not wanting to dwell on the subject any longer. Kyo moved aside, but did not leave. Instead, he followed Shigure in. Shigure sat behind his desk, like he had been doing lately. He looked at Kyo and smiled.

" Is there something you needed? " he asked. Kyo rolled his eyes.

" Yeah, for you to tell me what's going on between Mei and you, " he replied. Shigure sighed.

" You aren't going to drop this, are you? " he asked. Kyo smirked.

" Nope, " he replied simply. Shigure sighed again, this time, more dramatically.

" There is nothing going on between us, we are just co-workers, " he explained. Kyo sighed, knowing he wasn't going to get it out of him, he turned around to leave.

" Um, Kyo, since we're on the subject, how come you didn't admit you loved Tohru this morning in the kitchen? " he asked, not really thinking. Kyo spun around so fast it made Shigure dizzy.

" How the hell did you know about that!? You were being a spy again, weren't you? " he accused. Shigure cringed in fear because of Kyo's anger. He nodded very slowly. Kyo's hands clenched into fists. He was giving Shigure looks that could kill and if they could kill, Shigure would have been dead faster than half a millisecond. Kyo thought about what Tohru would have said if she was in the same room as him. He took a deep breath and calmed down a bit. Shigure was shocked. He was surprised that he survived without any pain. He sighed in relief.

Yuki appeared in the doorway. He knocked on the open door. Shigure sat up and looked at him. Kyo turned around.

" Yes, Yuki, is there something you need? " Shigure asked.

" Yes, um, where is Tohru? " he asked.

" Working, she told us good-bye earlier, she should be home by eleven, " he replied. Yuki's eyes went wide. Kyo was loosing his patience.

" What's wrong with you? " Kyo asked, not concerned or anything.

" It's two in the morning, and she isn't home, " Yuki replied. Surprising how fast time can go by. Kyo's eyes widened and he turned white with fear. Yes, The Fearless Kyo is not so fearless, he was actually afraid, afraid that Tohru could be in danger.

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