Alright, so chapter ones out of the way.

Don't own Fruits Basket.

I'm hoping to update this within the next week. Have a lot of school work to catch up on since I was sick. Thanks for even reading this far!

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Chp. 2

Confronted

Pacing back and forth in his room, Kyo finally gave up and fell onto his bed. Ah heck. I might as well just live with it. I wasn't intended to even have a life. He rolled over onto his back. I could never possibly love Tohru. There are so many things I've done to her that she doesn't even know yet.

A tap came at the door. Kyo hesitated to answer but then heard Yuki's voice. "Let me in right now Kyo."

"Fine. It's not like it matters anymore."

Yuki opened the door and then closed it behind him. For a moment Kyo was interested in what Yuki was holding until he discovered the scent of fish. Instantly he rolled over and tried not to remember what happened earlier. The food would bring back so many memories.

"Kyo sit up. I don't want to talk to you lying down. It feels like you're not listening to me when you do that." Kyo sat and stared at his cousin. A look of disgust came over his face. He glanced at the food for a moment and then attempted to be content with his current status with no food.

"Yeah. What did you want to talk about?" His voice was quiet and he seemed to look away.

"What are you thinking! Not only are you a stupid cat but you're also stupid in the fact that you're hurting Miss Honda. For days now it seems as though you've been pushing yourself away from her!" Yuki looked at him. "You're not even looking at me!"

"You don't understand, dammit! You think you can come in here and tell me what I should do! You have it perfect, no ones going to cage you up after graduation. You think you can just have me tell Tohru my feelings and then hurt her by leaving!" He pounded his fist into the bed. It seemed as though his eyes began to water but he refused to show it.

"Kyo that's not what I meant."

"So what did you mean? God, you're not making any sense! If I needed some one to not make sense I would have gone looking for your brother."

"By staying away from Miss Honda you're just hurting her more. You think that by leaving you're making things better? This morning she was worried. Kyo… she needs you for these last few days." Yuki stood up and headed towards the door.

Before Yuki could open the door, Kyo stood up and walked next to him.

"Rat…"

Yuki only sighed. Can't he realize it? She loves him. He's already won this battle; I've given up on Tohru. My feelings go no further than thinking of her as a mother figure. Why does he have to be so thick headed?

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Shigure and Tohru sat at the table eating breakfast. Or at least only Shigure seemed to be eating.

"Tohru, I don't think your food can be stabbed anymore with your chopsticks."

Tohru looked up in surprise. Was I really thinking that much about him that I zoned out?

"O-Oh, I completely uh-uh. What I mean is. I guess I was just thinking a little too hard." She placed her chopsticks down and looked at Shigure.

He paused for a moment trying to find the best words to say. "You should really try to relax this next few days. You should be excited, only a week left of school and you'll be on your way as a beautiful flower out on her own!"

Tohru only gazed at him and continued on with a deep look of sadness.

"I guess that wasn't the right thing to say, way it." He smiled. "Tohru, in a serious note, things are going to be difficult these next few days. With the knowledge of knowing you'll have to leave all the ones you love to start a life in this world. And though it maybe hard, it is a phase that everyone must go through. If we can all continue to live our lives and remember those around us, we'll begin to become the people we were intended to be."

"But… Shigure. What if… what if the person you were intended to be can never be reached? Isn't it possible to live the lives we are living with the people we love instead of moving on without them. You still hang onto your family." She collected the plates around her.

He placed his hand to his chin. "Yes, it is possible but I have a feeling that in your case, you'll be able to work out what you want. Tohru, you're an amazing person. The answer will come to you quickly as you go on."

She waited to see if he had anything else to say and then walked to the kitchen carrying the plates. Why is this so hard? I know what I want to be. I know exactly where I want to be but I need to find a way to keep things the way they are.

For weeks she had searched for a logical way to break the curse. She had even learned through the actions of Rin that possession of an object would not break the curse. It was also known that none of the zodiac members had any idea either. Suddenly she began to cry. Tears ran down her face and she found herself on her knees.

"Why?" She began to whimper. It seemed as though a part of her had just been stabbed. Every part of her shook knowing that nothing she could now would keep Kyo out of that cage. With only a week left the idea would be practically impossible.

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Yesh, another chapter down and I'm on a roll. I'm like butter, oh yeah!

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