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Chapter 7: Another Chance
"Kagura, I…" Kyou huffed a sigh and rubbed the back of his neck. He wasn't the best at being sentimental, he much preferred putting up a wall to defend himself against the world, "Look, I just wanted you to know…I was worried about you while you were gone, ok?"
"I know" The boar gave him a small smile then turned her focus back to the brightly wrapped candy she was still twirling between her fingers in an attempt to distract herself, "I'm…I'm really sorry about things with Tohru."
"Yeah well…" He muttered, not really sure what to say to that, "I've always known she preferred rat boy." He gave a shrug and looked up at the stars. He would love to just go to the roof and stay away from everyone, try and sort out how he was feeling, but right now it was more important to talk to Kagura, "Besides, she and I are better off as friends."
The older girl looked over at him again, trying to determine if he was sincerely ok with this, she had been so certain he loved about Tohru that sh had never even considered finding out their young friend didn't love him would crush him. Was Kyou just masking his true feelings?
"What are you looking at?" He quirked a brow and narrowed his eyes.
Kagura blinked and turned away, "Nothing, sorry. I just didn't think you'd take it so well. After all, you love her, don't you?"
Kyou once more found himself with no answer, longing for the safety of his roof, "I…she understands me, Kagura. I mean…she's there to listen when I need her. She saw my true form, and as terrified as she was, she came after me. Yeah, I care about her, a lot…but I don't know that it's love."
Kagura turned again to face him, confused by this information, "really?"
"Yeah, really. I mean, why would you think you could decide what I was feeling?" He rolled his crimson eyes and folded his arms behind his head.
"Sorry. But…I do know you better than anyone else! I've loved you most of my life! And I've never seen you act around anyone the way you act around her!" Kagura was near tears again in a mix of relief and shame.
"Yeah, well, she accepted me!" He was quickly becoming frustrated with her insistence on the fact that he had appeared to like Tohru.
"I accepted you!" the boar shouted, pressing her hands to her chest in emphasis.
"You tried to kill me!" The cat hollered back, his orange hair standing on end. Kagura blinked wide eyed at him and he sighed and shook his head calming down, "If you hadn't nearly beaten me to death everytime we saw each other…maybe…"
His cousin's grey eyes widened even more at the thought of what he might be saying, "Maybe…what?"
"Maybe…I kinda…wouldn't've minded so much…and…you know…" Kyou let out an exasperated sigh and rubbed the back of his neck.
Kagura gave him a small smile, her eyes tearing up some "I know."
"Hey, don't you start crying on me again! I'm trying to apologize!" He jumped to his feet when he noticed the near tears.
"Kyou…I know. I'm sorry, I just…" She sighed, "I blew it, huh?"
Kyou shook his head, "Nah…I mean…you're not so bad…you…you actually care and all…and…well…if you promise to stop beating on me all the time…maybe we could…"
She smile brightly and wiped away the tears, climbing to her feet and hugging him tightly, "Oh, Kyou! Really?"
"Yeah…" He grumbled with a gasp, "But…too tight….Leggo…"
"Oops." Kagura smiled sheepishly as she loosened her grip, "Sorry. I'll try and so better."
"Good," Kyou grumbled and rolled his eyes as he slipped his own arms around her hesitantly, wondering what he'd gotten himself into.
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Tohru was sitting on the couch where she had been talking to Kyou when the phone rang. She hurried to answer it, "Hello?"
"Hello, Miss Honda," Came the soft spoken words from the other end of the line.
"Oh, Yuki!" Tohru smiled brightly at the sound of his voice, "You haven't started home yet?"
"No. Shigure insists we spend the night here to give you, Kagura and Kyou some time alone together. I was just calling to let you know."
A voice came from the background on Yuki's end of the line, "Oh, Yuuukiii! Dearest brother, you simply must let me talk to the young princess!"
"No," Yuki seethed quietly, "Now let go of the phone."
Tohru began to fret at the argument going on between the brothers, "Oh! No, Yuki, it's ok! I don't mind talking to Ayame!"
"You see! I know you want her all for yourself, little brother, but you must learn to share!" Aya beamed as he snatched the phone away, "Hello, Tohru!"
Tohru blushed softly at Aya's comment about Yuki wanting her for himself, any implication that her friend may feel that way about her made her blush, "Hello, Ayame."
Another voice called out from the background, "Tohru, make sure that Kyou and Kagura don't get too frisky!" was followed by a giggle that let the young girl know Shigure had been speaking.
Yuki could be heard in the background muttering, "Pervert."
Hatori's sigh was barely audible over the phone as he commented, "Would you all please stop being so ridiculous and just let Yuki talk to her."
There was a shuffling sound as the rat regained the phone, "Sorry about that, Miss Honda."
"Oh, it's ok!" She laughed softly, "I don't mind talking to everyone!"
"Yes, well…We should be back tomorrow. Shigure is going to stop in to see Akito, and let him know we found Kagura safe and sound, so we should be home late afternoon or early evening."
"Ok! See you then! Oh, did Momiji make it back ok?" The fact that the bunny hadn't come back inside after Kyou had ventured out to talk to Kagura let Tohru know he must have left.
"Yes, Momiji made it back, safe and sound." Yuki said with a nearly audible smile. The bouncing blond had arrived just shortly before the rat had made the call.
One more chapter down. I hope it meets with your approval. What do you think, should I throw in a little of the Shigure Akito conversation next chappie? Again, this may or may not have been full of OOC, I apologize if it was. If it wasn't, then I'm sorry for being so uber paranoid! It may be a while before I can update, just to forewarn ya'll.
Promise Keeper: Thanks! I loved that Yuki line too! And Aya does "bubble". It's the best way I can think of too describe him. I know the Kyou Tohru convo was short, but I really couldn't think of much too write for it, and I wanted to get the chappie up.
Lucinda the Maid: Yeah, yeah, I know the Kyou Tohru convo was short! (Read above statement) Sorry. I don't mean to sound snappish. It's 4:30 AM, I want to get this chappie posted and sleep before I make myself sick. And I love the Aya Yuki part too! That was probably the best part of the chapter!
Haruko Sohma: I like too think of Kyou and Tohru as a protective brother looking out for his sister too. Unfortunately, from what I've heard, that's not how it ends up. Oh well. We can still pretend. Aya and Yuki are always funny together. And I figured everyone would want to know why they weren't coming home, so I added that part. Turns out, it was a hit! Hmm… -plots a story about Aya trying to bond with Yuki-
