The end? Chapter 1

By SoulfulZen

Summary: Tohru finds… something out. Something… unsettling. Not telling you anymore. Rated T for language and possible more stuff. Rating may go up.

Disclaimer: Don't own Furuba. Never will. Takes place after volume 12, some spoilers.

Author's Note: My old PC kicked the can, so I'm waiting to upload my incomplete fics to my new PC. Updates for other shit will take a while.

Kyo dragged himself out of bed, glancing in his mirror. One glance told him he looked like shit. He had seen people so wasted they couldn't walk straight, and he thought that Hatori in such a condition defined looking horrible. Even this didn't compare to how he looked right now. He got dressed and stumbled down the stairs, hoping he could pound a few pints of coffee before Tohru saw him. She was the one person he didn't want to worry, as she was the only one who would freak out and worry about how healthy he was, and he didn't want that. However bad he looked, he felt fine. There was no need for Tohru to worry about him.

Of course, fate would have it out for him that day. As he rounded the corner into the main room, he crashed into the very person he didn't want to worry about him. "Oh! I'm so… Kyo! Oh my god, you look awful!" she said.

"Don't worry Tohru. I feel fine. I just need a few cups of coffee or something."

"Well then, there's only one thing to do. I was about to walk over to that American bagel shop for a bit of breakfast and get the paper. You're coming with me."

Kyo's heart jumped at this. He loved Tohru so much, but couldn't tell her. Going out to breakfast with her was almost like going on a date. Disguising his ecstatic attitude, he said, "Alright." Tohru gave a wide smile, making Kyo's heart rate even flutterier. Kyo looked at the narration and shouted "HEY! WHAT DO YOU TAKE ME FOR, SOME HIGH SCHOOL GIRLY-GIRL THINKING ABOUT HER CRUSH!" after which he was given mild sedatives by my army of succubae, shod and sent out the door with Tohru.

8LATER AT THE BAGEL SHOP

As Kyo sipped his coffee, Tohru sat, slightly… well Kyo couldn't quite describe how she looked. She definitely seemed tense, but happy as well. "So, how ya doing?"

"P-p-pretty good. You?"

"You seem tense."

"Do I?" she said, twitching all the while. Someone then brushed against her shoulder. She EEEEEEEEEPed him into a coma.

"I repeat myself. You seem really tense. What's up?"

"Uh…" She glanced around noticeably, gasped, then grabbed Kyo by arm and began running. Obviously, something was very wrong. Instinctually, Kyo ran as well, glancing around for pursuers or suspicious characters. He saw five large men in hats and black overcoats trying to remain subtle while chasing them. They couldn't have been much more conspicuously dressed, as it was almost 80 degrees out. The two dashed along the street, rushing around corners, scattering crowds, until they found themselves back at Shigure's house.

Tohru, panting, dragged Kyo into her room, into her closet. Kyo, excited, confused and freaked out, asked, "Who the hell were those guys!"

"I (pant) don't know. I think (pant) Akito sent them (pant pant)"

"Why?"

"B-because… Look, Kyo-kun, can I trust you with an enormous secret?"

"Let me guess. It's why Akito had goons chasing you."

"Yes. Do you promise not to tell anyone, no matter what happens?"

"No matter what, even if I am tortured to the brink of death," he said, knowing that would get anyone to trust him.

"Alright." She whispered something into his ear that mad him fall against the wall and just stare in shock, twitching.

When he recovered from his temporary seizure, he asked "Who else knows?"

"You, me, Shishou-san and Akito-san."

"You'll have to tell Shigure and the rat at some point."

"How about now?" Shigure opened the closet door, as the two screamed.

"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING IN TOHRU'S ROOM!" Neko-kun shouted, then looked up at the narration. "Wait, why am I neko-kun all of the sudden?" he asked. He felt information streaming into the back of his head, and then realized that it was because of the almighty writer's will.

Shigure coolly replied that he had heard noises and thought that something… naughty might have been going on. For this, Kyo smacked him in the head. "Waaah! Kyo's hitting me!"

"Shut up, stupid dog! You're not Momiji! Stop acting like it!"

Tohru, who recovered from her heart attack, then interjected. "Look, how about I tell you and Yuki-kun what I've found out at dinner."

"Alright then, it's a date," the man chuckled. Kyo got a touch flustered at this. After all, he DID have an enormous crush on Tohru.

THAT NIGHT AT DINNER

As the four sat down to a hastily prepared meal of ramen noodle soup, Tohru shuddered profusely. Kyo could relate; he knew what she was going to tell them. "Everyone, I have an announcement to make," she said, shivering.

"Hmm? What's that?" Yuki had no idea that any big announcement was to be made.

Tohru shuddered again, slowly finding the words she was going to use. When she finally felt ready, she said, "I was talking to Shishou-san yesterday, and eventually we realized something. I think what we found was the way to…" she said as she stumbled over her words.

"Tohru, do you want me to tell them?" asked Kyo. Yuki's eyebrow raised as bizarre images of what could have happened went into his head.

"No. Don't worry Kyo. I'll be fine." she said. She took a deep breath, and shouted, "I think we found a way to break the Sohma curse!"

END OF CHAPTER 1

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