Chapter 7 – Despair

Dinner was over and Shigure walked Kagura and Kisa back home to the Sohma's house.

Tohru and Yuki waved goodbye as they vanished further down in the dark street. Tohru rotated her head and eyes around to see if she could scope Kyo, but it was too dark; she wasn't able to see much of anything and exhaled. "Hah…"

"You're still worried about him." Yuki looked at Tohru with a pair of agonized purple eyes.

"Huh?" Tohru's eyes widen.

"Tohru, I'm here with you now. Why can't you think of me? You've been worrying about the stupid cat all day. Is he more important than I?"

"No."

"Then tell me why?"

"It's because you're here and he's not, that's why I worried. If you were gone missing, then I would worry about you just the same. Plus, he looked very mad when he left and I hope that he didn't go do something else to hurt himself. I felt guilty for letting him go like that."

"Like I said before, that stupid cat got what he sought for. You're not to blame, so don't take it all on yourself. He just never learned how to control that temper of his. Let's go in, we'll both catch cold if we stay here any longer." He took her hand and walked her to her room. "I love you." He said as he leaned down to give her a kiss on the forehead. "Sleep, well."

Tohru blushed at his gentle words and replied, "You, too. Good night." She closed her door and Yuki walked back to his room.

Tohru leaned her back against her closed door and sighed, "Oh Yuki…" She walked toward your window and looked outside, "Oh Kyo…" She stood there for about an hour, but still no sign of Kyo. It was about eleven o'clock and her head had dropped a few times, yet she managed to pull it back up. She was completely exhausted now, after two consecutive days of multiple occurrences one after another, she was wasted. She slowly drifted away and fell asleep leaning against the window panes.

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Tohru's body shivered as she woke up finding herself on the floor underneath the window. "Oh no! I'm going to be late!" She got up and in a jiffy got ready and rushed off to school.

"Tohru, wait!" Yuki came running behind.

They got to class just in time before the morning bell rang. Tohru was in such a hurry that she forgotten about her worries. The homeroom teacher took role. "Kyo Sohma?" No answer. "Does anyone know where he is?" The teacher asked.

'Oh, Kyo; he hasn't return home yet. Where could he be?' Tohru sighed.

Class started and the teacher passed out a questionnaire to everyone. "Please read it carefully and fill this survey out. Take as much time as you need and turn it in by the end of the week."

"What is this for?" One of the students from the class asked.

"This is your last year and many of you haven't make plan for post graduation. This is to aid you in you're planning. Whether you will continue on to college or start working is up to you, but do think about it carefully because your decision affects you as well as the people around you." The teacher replied

Lunch break came quick as Hana and Uo approached Tohru.

"Where is orange-top? Is he sick?" Uo asked.

"No." Tohru replied.

"Is there something going on and you're not tell us?" Uo asked again.

"I sense odd electric signals from you and Yuki today. Something is definitely wrong."

"I'm getting married…" Tohru said in a very low voice.

"What!" Uo exclaimed. "With whom?"

Before Tohru answered the question Momiji and Haru waved, "Hi Tohru! We're heard the news."

"Yo!" Haru greeted Yuki who was standing nearby looking outside the hallway window.

"I'm so happy for you!" Momiji said. "Have you decided who you're going to marry?"

Tohru looked at Yuki then thought of Kyo and shook her head, "Not yet."

"What's this about?" Uo asked.

"You haven't heard the story. It's so romantic!" Momiji filled Uo and Hana in on the story.

"So that's what happened." Hana said then turned to asked Tohru. "You only have two months until graduation. Do you think that you can make up your mind by then? I don't want to see you end up with that crazy author."

Tohru faked a big smile and nodded.

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School was over for the day, Tohru and Yuki walked home together. On their way home an orange cat jumped out from nowhere and startled Tohru. "Ah!"

Yuki swayed his hand and motioned the kitty cat to go away, "Sho..." Apparently, the cat was not Kyo; of course it couldn't be him. The curse was over so he would never transform again. Yuki noticed that Tohru was looking into the blue sky; her head was still in the cloud. 'She's worried about that stupid cat.' He sighed and thought, 'If I was gone missing, would she be worry about me just the same? She said that she would, but… Maybe I should try to do something reckless one of these day… just maybe…'

They came home and the phone immediately rang the second that they entered the house. Tohru ran to catch the phone hoping that it was Kyo on the other end. She picked it up breathing onto the transmitter, "Hello."

"Tohru!" A familiar voice answered, but it wasn't the cat. "Is Kyo home yet?" Kagura asked.

"No, he hasn't return since yesterday." Tohru replied.

"Oh…" Kagura sounded disappointed and Tohru silent.

"Tohru, is something wrong?" Yuki asked with concern.

"No." She quickly said and smiled. "It's Kagura. Yuki, if you don't mind, I would like to talk to her alone." She asked politely.

"Sure." Yuki left to his room.

Kagura continued. "Tohru, I'm going to look for him. I will not lose him to you or anyone. I will do anything for him. I will even die for him." She lowered her voice and bluntly said, "To tell you the truth, if I lose him, then I'll just die. I'll kill myself; I cannot live without him." At that she hung up.

Tohru's eyes narrowed as she dropped the phone and cupped her face in her hands. 'How can Kagura loves him so much? Can I love him as much as she does? Can I die for him? Oh…Kyo…'

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After dinner, Tohru found herself on the porch looking out through the front gate hoping to see Kyo popped his orange head into the door. Every little sound startled her and made her looked. She heard a creaking sound and looked up, "Oh, hi Shigure." She greeted him and leaned the side of her head back against the stud.

"Are you okay? You seem restless tonight. Could it be Kyo?" He asked and seated himself next to her.

"Do you know where he is?"

Shigure shook his head.

"Should we go look for him?"

Shigure shrugged his shoulders.

"Where could he have been gone to?" She asked with misty eyes.

"Oh, Tohru." He pulled her into a hug. "Did you fell in love with the cat and didn't realized it?" He asked with a flat and serious tone.

Her eyes wide opened. "Did I?" She buried her face into Shigure's robe, "But Kagura is in love with him. She loves him so much!"

"What about you, do you love him?"

"I don't know. I just want to see him again." She cried.

Shigure lifted her chin up for a gentle kiss on the lips. The sudden kiss stopped her cried and she blushed. "Thank you…" She rested her head onto his lap as he ran his fingers in her hair from the top to the tip of her long hair. 'This feels nice.' She thought and slept.

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Back Stage Discussion:

Ayame: Dark ember flames asked if you're gay, Shigure.

Shigure: No way! I'm not gay. I'm bisexual.

Ayame: Read this one, Sohma Memi said that Hatori is innocent.

Shigure: Oh dear, of course he is innocent. (he he) That's what made it so fun to prank him.

Kagura: Where is my Kyo?

Yuki: I don't care if that cat ever comes back.

Tohru: Kyo, please come back. I missed you.

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Kyo: Send in the damn review if you read the story! I'll be back in the next chapter!