(A/N: Yea! The third chapter! I sincerely appreciate all of you who reviewed, and for this chapter, I had a suggestion from m.t.dog for the chapter, and since I didn't already have a plan for it, I used the suggestion. Thank you to those of you who review and I hope you enjoy the third chapter of Eternal Flames!)

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Eternal Flames Chapter 3: Crimson on the Court

Kyo stared at the seemly significant clock; just waiting for the bell to ring, signaling that school was finally out. 'Come on… just twenty-seven more seconds' He thought, impatience written across his handsome features. 'Twenty-six…' He counted as the clock's second's hand moved once more.

Because of Yuki and Tohru's new relationship, Kyo had been thinking of Haru for some strange reason. 'I wonder if he's been thinking the same thing too…'Twenty-five seconds was all that was left until he could see Haru. 'It's so confusing… but it feels so right…' Kyo thought. Twenty-three. Little did he know, he wasn't the only one who felt this way…

Haru glanced at the clock about twice every second. He had only thought about Kyo all day, but he hadn't seen the neko since this morning. 'Nine more seconds…' He thought, his impatience increasing with every millisecond that went by. He now hating waiting more then he hated getting lost. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the eighth second came. 'Man, I hate waiting!'

Kyo was still staring at the clock's second hand, seven seconds left to go. As it out of nowhere, a thought of Yuki popped unwontedly into his head. 'That bastard, how DARE he take the only person that ever cared away from me! I'll kick his ass! He's not gonna get outta this one unharmed!' The bell rang, bringing Kyo back to reality. He grabbed his bag and pushed through his classmates until he reached the door of his classroom. He stepped out into the hallway, ignoring the protests the girls gave him. Yuki was really gonna feel it this time.

Haru was the first one out of the classroom, despite the fact that his seat was farthest from the door. Momiji stayed behind to chat with his friends, but Haru didn't care. He had suddenly developed a very strange feeling in his stomach; it felt as if something big was about to happen, yet he couldn't put his finger on it… 'I wonder what it could-'He stopped in mid-thought as he saw Kyo rush down the hall, looking pretty pissed. Haru didn't need to be told what this meant. He just knew Kyo wanted revenge on Yuki for taking away from him, and from the look on Kyo's face, Yuki probably wouldn't be able to win this one…

Haru followed Kyo in close pursuit, walking faster so he could be next to Kyo. He glanced at Haru, who followed close to his side now. For some strange and unexplainable reason, Kyo smiled at him; catching him completely off guard, yet somehow he managed to smile back.

"Going to fight Yuki?"Haru asked, raising an eyebrow.

"More like 'beat his ass'!"Kyo replied, smirking what Haru would call a sexy smirk.

They were already out of the hallway when they saw Yuki on the tennis court… holding hands and talking to Tohru. Kyo growled at seeing Tohru holding hands with him. Haru turned Black at seeing Yuki smile like that around her. Kyo took a few steps forward.

"Kyo?"

"What Haru?" Kyo stopped.

"Go get him, kitten."

Kyo turned around and completely froze. Haru stood there, a sexy/seducing smile played across his features as he winked at Kyo. It couldn't have been more obvious to Kyo that Haru had turned Black.

"K… kitten?" Kyo looked at the Ox dumbfounded. Haru turned back to White because of all the embarrassment he felt.

"Just go, and forget I said that." Haru started forward; a light blush on his cheeks. Kyo turned around and followed beside him, looking down because of his embarrassment. 'Did he just… call me… kitten? Seems I'm not the only one who feels this way…'

Kyo looked up and saw Yuki and Tohru, still unaware of their presence… and still holding hands. Kyo growled once more, and Haru narrowed his eyes, managing just barely to stay White. It wasn't until they were only ten feet shy of them that Yuki finally noticed their presence and turned around; Tohru peered over his shoulder.

"Konnichiwa Kyo, Haru, how have you two been?" She asked, smiling sweetly as stepped beside Yuki. Kyo and Haru completely ignored her.

"You think you're so special, eh damn Rat?" Kyo said, odium dripping from every word "Well let me tell you something, YOU'RE NOT!" Kyo pulled back his fist and flung himself at Yuki, hitting him so hard that he went flying into one of the high fences surrounding the tennis court. Kyo had caught him off guard.

"YUKI!" Tohru screamed as she watched him slowly slide down a little then fall to the hard pavement of the court, some blood trickling out of his mouth. She gasped and hurried to his side.

"Yuki, are you hurt badly?" She sobbed as the Rat slowly attempted to rise to his feet.

"What's the matter Rat? Surprised?" Kyo spat the words out cynically as the Rat slumped over in pain. Haru snickered from beside him. This was defiantly Kyo's lucky day.

Momiji skipped through the hallway looking for Haru; since he had left so fast Momiji hadn't had the chance to tell him to wait up. He pranced over the steps at the school's front door and looked over to the tennis court. He gasped in shock at the sight that lay before him, Kyo and Haru snickering at one end of the court; Yuki on the ground and Tohru crying beside him at the other. The shocked, pained, and disbelieving expression on Yuki's face startled Momiji the most. He sprinted over to Yuki and Tohru on the ground, completely ignoring Kyo and Haru's mocking laughter at the opposite end of the court.

Yuki stared at the ground in disbelief… and embarrassment. 'How…? I didn't know that stupid Cat could move like that!... And of course Tohru was here to see my weakest moment… There's no way I'll let him have the last laugh!'

Yuki saw Momiji dashing towards him out of the corner of his eye. With all the strength he could muster, Yuki leapt to a stand, despite the immense pain and Tohru's concerned protests.

"Yuki, you're hurt!" She cried, worried that he would get thrown into the fence again. She couldn't bare the thought.

"I'll be just fine Tohru." And with that the Prince rushed forward, his only desire was to connect his fist with its destination; Kyo's stomach.

Yuki's fist was only but mere inches away from its destination when the target moved to the side and placed him in a headlock. Yuki twisted his body around and punched Kyo in his chest, sending him back a few feet. Kyo recovered quickly and aimed a left-uppercut to Yuki's jaw. Yuki did a back flip in mid-air and landed on his feet. He rubbed the spot that Kyo had hit; the blood from the beginning of the fight being replacing with this new trickle of crimson.

"I see you've been training, stupid Cat."

"Shut up!"

Kyo charged at Yuki, preparing to kick him in his chest; but Yuki jumped high into the air, out of the way of Kyo's kick. He came back down, kicking Kyo hard in the head; hard enough to make blood squirt out of his mouth. Kyo passed out, blood collecting in a crimson puddle on the ground from the transformed neko.

Haru, who had been standing in the same spot since the fight began, seemed to be in shock of how good Kyo had gotten in martial art. He rushed over and kneeled beside Kyo; still not believing that Kyo still lost, even after a battle like that.

Yuki, having been in pain the whole time, finally collapsed onto the cold, hard ground of the court, turning in his zodiac as well.

"YUKI!" Tohru screamed, fear gripping her like a mother cat who just witnessed one of her kittens get hit by a car. Momiji gazed over at Tohru, who was so confused that she didn't know how to react to the outcome of this battle.

Haru had a look of disbelief on his face as he stared down at the neko that he seemed to have developed feelings for as of today. 'I can't believe it… He was so determined, so sure of his victory… but he still lost yet another match to Yuki… Too bad he's not conscious right now; he'd be happy to see he wasn't the only one who's fallen.' Haru glanced over to the Rat on the ground, who now had a scatter-brained Tohru and a half startled Rabbit surrounding him.

Haru picked the neko up and headed towards Shigure's. 'After a battle like that I doubt he'll be happy when he wakes up. I'll cheer him up when he's awake.' And with that the Ox headed towards Shigure's house; and this time… he didn't get lost.

(A/N: Aha! Finally! It took me FOREVER to write that, on paper AND typing! I'm sorry that it took so long for me to update; I had 3 benchmarks and a five page essay to do this week! I'll post the forth chapter soon… A.S.A. I write it! I already have a plan for this chapter, so if you have a suggestion then you'll probably see it in another chapter. Please review, the more people I see reviewing, the faster AND better I write! Structured criticism is good for the soul, so if I'm making grammar mistakes, or spelling words wrongly and whatever else a blonde like myself does, then please; feel free to tell me! Thanks again to those who reviewed; I hope you enjoyed this chapter!)