Hey everybody! Sorry I haven't updated in soooo long, but I've been busy with my birthday and major tests at school, but now I'm on Spring Break and I have more time to type. So yah, here's the next chapter.

"…." Means someone is thinking

"…." Means someone is talking.

I am listing the day of the week because of the challenge that Yuki said to Kyo about not being able to tell Tohru that he loved her with in a week from Sunday.

Chapter 7

Monday

Tohru awoke the next morning and thought about the night before, when Kyo kissed her quickly on the cheek. She still didn't know if it happened or not, but for now she was saying that it didn't happen, but she didn't know why she was still thinking about it.

" Why am I still thinking about last night? I know that it didn't happen, for if it did that would mean that Kyo has feelings for me like I do for him, but that would cause trouble because of Akito, so I know it didn't happen and I'm going to keep it at that" she concluded. She stepped out of bed and got dressed so that she could start breakfast. She went downstairs and into the kitchen to start breakfast for the Sohmas and herself. She was surprised to find that Kyo was already sitting down at the table. She knew that Kyo wasn't the type to get up so early in the morning so she was surprised. She was still standing in the doorway, but Kyo's back was to her.

" Kyo? " she gently called out. Kyo spun around to face her.

" Oh, good morning, Tohru, " he greeted than yawned. Tohru sat next to him.

" How come you are up so early and on a school day none of the less? " she asked. He looked at her sleepily.

" I didn't sleep last night, had too much on my mind, " he explained than yawned again. Tohru was surprised.

" Oh, but Kyo, what are you going to do about school than? You can't go all tired, how are you going to function well? " she asked with concern. Kyo heard the concern.

" Um, I'll still go and I'll be fine, don't worry, " he replied and smiled. Tohru looked doubtful at first, but than smiled.

" Okay, if you say so." With that said she stood up and stared breakfast. The aromas of Tohru's cooking, woke Kyo up almost instantly. Kind of like the way a cup of coffee does. Tohru gave him a cup of tea while she was cooking. She smiled at him when she set the cup down in front of him.

" This should help you wake up, " she said cheerfully. He smiled thankfully at her.

" Thank you Tohru, you're always so thoughtful, " Kyo complimented than he sipped his tea slowly. Tohru blushed at the compliment than went back to cooking. By the time Kyo had slowly finished his tea, Tohru was finished with breakfast and served it on the table. She was about to call Shigure and Yuki down, but they appeared in the door way before she could. Yuki actually looked awake, instead of trying to wake up like usual and Shigure was perky just as usual. Tohru smiled and said " good morning. "

" You guys are up early, " she commented as they all sat down, with the exception of Kyo who was already sitting down.

" Yes, well the wonderful smell of your cooking woke me up instantly, and I mean that in a good way, " Shigure explained, so that Tohru didn't take it the bad way. Yuki nodded his head in agreement even though that wasn't the real reason why he was up early. Tohru smiled.

Yuki actually stayed up the whole night as well, just like Kyo, thinking about things, specifically about someone. Hana, to be exact. He was thinking about how he would tell her how he truly felt about her, thought he was almost positive that she wouldn't believe him and that she didn't feel the same way. He wanted to tell her badly, but was afraid, though he wouldn't tell that to Kyo, for he already told Kyo that he wasn't afraid. So, in other words, he sort of understood what Kyo was going through, except he knew that Tohru loves Kyo and that Kyo loves Tohru, but he himself, doesn't know if Hana loves him.

Everyone finished breakfast with minimal chatter. Everyone seemed to be tired from the events from the night before with Tohru and Akito. Shigure left the kitchen and went to his room and Tohru quickly cleaned up so that she, Kyo, and Yuki could leave for school. Kyo and Yuki got ready while Tohru cleaned up, since she was already ready. They left the house moments later.

Kyo and Yuki were quiet on the way to school, each one caught up in their own thoughts. Tohru was starting to wonder if something wrong and if it was her fault.

" Um, is something wrong? Is it my fault? " Tohru asked with a worried tone. Kyo and Yuki both looked at her with surprise.

" No, it's not your fault, " Kyo said, still surprised.

" Why would you think it's your fault? " Yuki asked.

" B-Because you guys were worried about me going to talk with Akito and I just thought you guys were mad at me because of it, " she explained. Yuki shook his head and Kyo sighed.

" We're not mad at you, I don't think we could be if we tried, " Yuki commented. Kyo actually shook his head in agreement. Something he rarely did: agree with Yuki. Tohru still looked at them with worry.

" A-Are you sure? " she asked. Kyo looked at her deep in the eyes, while walking, ( yes it's possible, hard without crashing, but possible lol ) and looked at her with warmth in his eyes. Yuki didn't notice though that Kyo was looking at her that way.

" Yes, we're sure, " he said softly. All this attention from Kyo made Tohru blush.

" Okay, " she said quietly, still recovering from the attention she was receiving. Yuki smiled and continued with his thoughts and Kyo even smiled a little.

" Hm, how am I going to do this challenge? It really is a challenge, but I never back down from a challenge. Today is Monday and I have until Sunday night, how am I going to do this? I'll have to think fast, for I want Tohru to know how I feel, not to mention I want to know who rat boy loves, for it's getting annoying the way he's been nagging me about Tohru, " Kyo pondered while walking.

The trio arrived at the school minutes later. Yuki had to hurry off to a student council so Kyo was left alone with Tohru, though he wasn't complaining. Tohru and Kyo walked off to a sort of secluded area, with few students roaming about before homeroom started. Tohru and Kyo hadn't realized that they did this.

" Alright, I have to tell her now, no hesitations, excuses, or delays. She has to know now before my courage disappears. " Kyo decided. He turned to Tohru.

" Tohru, " he called out, trying to get her attention, for she was looking at the scenery like she always does. She heard her name, so she turned to face Kyo.

" Yes, Kyo? " she asked while smiling her warm smiles. Kyo started to get nervous and he felt his heart start to race.

" I—" he was interrupted by the appearance of Tohru's friends: Uo and Hana.

" So much for no hesitations, excuses, or delays. I guess I'll have to tell her when we are completely alone, though, I don't know if I'll have any courage by than. Ugh, why is courage such a problem? I mean I'm not a scaredy cat, right? Or is this different? Ugh. " Kyo thought.

" There you are, Tohru, we were wondering where you were, Hana had to use her waves powers as you know, to find you, " Uo commented.

" Yes, but it was no problem, " Hana assured in her slow and quiet voice. Tohru smiled at them.

" Oh, sorry, but I was walking with Kyo and Yuki, " Tohru explained. Uo than realized that Kyo was standing there.

" Hi, orange top, " she greeted with a smirk. Kyo growled with annoyance, because he had been interrupted.

" What do you want, Yankee? " he asked though not really caring, he was just irritated.

" Whoa, looks like someone is in a bad mood, " Uo commented.

" Yes, his waves do seem irritated, " Hana said. Kyo rolled his eyes. Tohru looked at Kyo with concern.

" Is something wrong, Kyo? " she asked. He sighed heavily.

" No, " he replied somewhat harsh and left towards the entrance of the school.

" Oh, I hope I didn't do something to upset him, " Tohru said with worry. Uo put a comforting hand on Tohru's shoulder.

" Nah, he's probably in a bad mood, like always, " Uo replied.

" Don't always blame yourself, Tohru, it's not healthy, " Hana stated. Tohru nodded.

" Okay, " she replied, but not with a lot of confidence. She smiled though so that her friends didn't worry about her.

Tohru and her friends went to homeroom when the bell rang. They sat by each other and Tohru looked around. She saw Yuki, but she didn't see Kyo. Yuki walked over to Tohru when he saw her glance at him than the rest of the room. Of course, Yuki walking over to Tohru caused the girls of the Yuki Fan Club, to gasp in surprise, though this happened every time Yuki talked or looked at Tohru.

He walked over to the three girls and smiled at them, mostly thinking about Hana though. He stood in front of Hana's desk which was to the right of Tohru. He looked at Tohru though.

" Is something wrong, Tohru? " he asked, wondering why she was glancing around the room.

" Oh, I was just wondering where, Kyo is, I mean he's not here and I saw him before the bell rang," Tohru replied. Yuki nodded.

" Ah, he's probably on the roof doing whatever it is he does when he doesn't want to go to school, " Yuki explained. He was going to say more when someone called him over for something involving the student council. He sighed.

" Well good bye ladies, " he flashed a quick smile at Hana before leaving. Uo laughed.

" Well, it looks like the Prince is giving you some special attention, Hana, " Uo commented. Hana looked at her with doubt.

" I think you're mistaken, " Hana said.

" Come to think of it, Yuki has been doing that lately. Giving me attention, he never did that before, so why now? " Hana thought.

" Well, I think he is, too, " Tohru said. Hana looked at her.

" You would know, you do live with him. Has he said anything about me? " Hana asked, her curiosity getting the better of her. Tohru smiled, but shook her head.

" No, he hasn't, but that doesn't really change anything, I think. I don't know, maybe he might like you, " Tohru replied sweetly. Uo laughed.

" You'd be a very odd couple, yet not that odd. You both are quiet, odd, and mysterious and I mean that in the best way, " Uo explained. Tohru nodded in agreement.

" I think you two are sadly mistaken, " Hana contradicted. Uo just shook her head.

" I mean they are wrong right? I mean it can't be true, can it? Why am I wondering so much, shouldn't I be able to tell if that's what is going on? Hm, I don't think my powers can help me much in this situation. Even if he did like me, it's not like I feel the same about him, right? Wait, why am I questioning my feeling? I know I don't feel the same…or at least I think I know. Oh boy, my life just somehow got complicated. I'm just gonna leave this alone now, " Hana thought.

Meanwhile, Kyo, was exactly where Yuki said he was: on the school's roof. He was beating himself up over not telling Tohru how he felt. ( Not literally beating himself up )

" I can't believe I didn't tell her, well, it wasn't my fault, if that Yankee and Wave Woman didn't show up, I would have told her, but would I really have done it? Was I saved from doing and saying something stupid or was I interrupted from doing something great? Ugh, now I'll never know, " He thought out loud. He buried his face in his hands. This was a lot harder than what he thought it would be. He thought he could just say it and get it over with, but there was too much to worry about. Like the curse, Akito, and well, how she felt. Did she feel the same or did she love someone else? He sighed heavily. Life hated him; all because he was the cat. He hated the curse probably more than the rest of the Sohmas.

" What am I doing? What am I thinking? There's no way Tohru could ever love me. Yes, she did stay and yes, she has been very kind to me, but it's all nothing more than a good friendship. I'm almost sure she loves rat boy. I'm sure he loves her too, but won't admit it. She's probably the one he's in love with and that's probably why he won't tell me who he loves. He's trying to get me to admit my feelings to her just so he can see me in an emotional mess. " Kyo thought and concluded. He still had his head buried in his hand when he felt something touch his shoulder. He looked up quickly.

" Tohru? What are you doing up here? " Kyo asked with much surprise. Tohru looked at him with concern.

" I can up here because…because…I…missed…you, " she managed to say. She felt very embarrassed and looked away, while blushing. " You weren't in homeroom and you've been up here for quite sometime, it's already lunch hour. " Kyo was even more surprised.

" She…she… missed me? ME? I mean out of all people, me? Is this a sign of how she feels about me? No, it can't be, it would be too good to be true. Good things aren't supposed to happen to the cat of the Zodiac. But what if something good did finally happen? And to me none of the less? Wait, it's already lunch hour? Damn, I've been up here long, " Kyo thought. He looked over and saw that Tohru had sat next to him but was looking away. He wondered why she was looking away from him, so he gently turned her head so that she was looking at him. He realized that she was blushing and that confused him.

" Tohru, why are you blushing? " he asked while smiling. She looked at him a moment and thought, but thinking made her blush harder.

" I-I can't tell him that it's because I love him. He most likely doesn't feel the same. Maybe…maybe he's actually in love with Kagura, but puts on an act in front of us. I hope that's not what it is, but I have a feeling that is what it is… what am I to do? The idea that Kyo loves someone else, actually kind of hurts… " Tohru thought sadly. Tears actually fell down her face. Kyo became concerned and he wiped the tears from her face with his thumb.

" Tohru, why are you crying? " he asked with much concern. The last time Kyo could remember Tohru crying was on New Years, two years before. That was when they were in they're second year of high school. Now they were in they're last year of high school and would be graduating this year.

" I-I was just thinking of something sad, that's all, " she replied quickly. She couldn't tell him, this was the first time she had ever been in love, and she did not know what it would be like if she felt rejected like that. If she told him and he didn't feel the same. She did always give someone the benefit of a doubt, but this was different. Kyo looked at her sadly.

" Why would you be thinking of something sad? You're always so optimistic, " Kyo asked. Tohru just shrugged. Kyo could not stand seeing her so sad, so he did what came naturally, he hugged her. Of course, Kyo was not natural and ended up turning into a very disappointed orange cat. Tohru saw him as a cat and was surprised by what he was trying to do. Lately he had been trying to hug her to comfort her or something to that effect, but of course he couldn't and would become a cat. Tohru picked up Kyo and hugged him.

" Thanks for comforting me, even if it meant that you had to be turned into a cat, " Tohru said. Kyo rubbed his furry head against hers and purred slightly before jumping out of her arms to change back. Tohru turned around quickly before he changed back. When he did he hurried to dress himself. He than placed a hand on Tohru's shoulder and she looked at him. He removed his hand but than placed his hand on her cheek and looked into her eyes.

" Tohru, what could you have been thinking of that made you sad enough to cry? " Kyo asked with concern. Tohru than smiled to try and brush it off.

" Nothing, don't worry about it, it's not that important, " she tried to assure him. Kyo was kneeling in front of Tohru, who was sitting down on a block on the building. Their faces were inches apart. Kyo felt his heart speed up again. The same thing happened to Tohru.

" But it is important to me if it made you sad, " Kyo replied quietly. Tohru's eyes widened in surprise.

" W-What is he trying to say? Could he really love me or care about me as much as I do about him? " Tohru thought.

The lunch hour bell rang and Tohru quickly stood up and brushed herself off. She flashed a smile at Kyo before rushing to the door that would take her back into the school.

" I have to go, the bell rang, see you later, Kyo, " she said quickly before rushing through the door. Kyo nodded and smiled a bit. When she left his smile disappeared and he started to scowl.

" Great, you big idiot, that was your moment to tell her how you felt about her and you blew it by taking to long, " he yelled at himself. He sighed before leaving the roof top through the exit door.

Back at home with Shigure……

Shigure was reading the newspaper in his room, with a cup of tea, when the door rang. He looked up in surprise.

" Who would be over at this time? " he wondered out loud. ( it's still kind of early ) He took off his reading glasses than strolled over to the front door. He opened it and was surprised to find Mei standing there. She would usually call before she came over, but she didn't this time.

" Oh, hello Mei, um, is this a special occasion? " Shigure asked, smiling. Mei smiled.

" Oh, actually, it is. I've come to tell you that your book got published and that already it's on the best sellers list, " she explained. Shigure stood there, stunned. None of his other books became so famous so quickly. He smiled his sexy smile.

" Oh really? " he said in a sexy voice, just to sort of you know, creep Mei out. It worked. She looked at him weird than sucked in some air.

" Yeah, really, and I wanted to know if I could take you out to lunch to celebrate, " she offered and than blushed. Shigure was shocked at her offer. He took a moment to think.

" She wants to take me out to lunch? Is that considered a date? No, we're just celebrating. I did want to have Tohru's wonderful cooking….wait she doesn't get back till way after lunch, but before dinner, well I guess I could go with the pretty Mei, wait when did I start thinking that? Doesn't matter, " Shigure thought with a smile.

" Mei I accept your offer, just let me clean up a bit, " he said and then went off to do what he said. Mei waited in the living room until Shigure came down, in his Butler looking suit. Mei smiled and blushed all at the same time. Shigure blushed again, like he rarely did, and started to think he over did it.

" Did I over do it? " he asked. Mei shook her head and continued to smile.

" No, actually, I think you look stunning, " she complimented. He smiled another sexy smile and they both walked to her car, Mei was driving, but he still opened the door for her and acted like a gentleman, something sort of out of character compared to the normal, sarcastic and non-serious, Shigure.

OH KAY, I leave it here I have FINALLY updated, happy now? SO now you MUST REVIEW or my cat army will attack you and it WON'T be pretty! Yes, the next chapter will have Shigure and Mei's " Lunch Date" you might call it. What sort of havoc will start? Want to know? Review and I'll put up the next chapter and you can find out. Oh kay me love you if you review.

Sayonara!

Kitty-San