Disclaimer: Guess what? I still don't own Fruits Basket or any of the characters.
Sorry it's taken so long to update…but now I'm on spring break, so let's see what I can get done….
Kyo sat and simmered in his hiding place on the balcony, hoping irrationally that Yuki would do something terrible to Tohru and give Kyo and excuse to kill him.
They stood there together for a minute more, uncomfortably avoiding eye contact. Finally, Tohru looked at her watch. 7:00 PM.
"Oh…Yuki-kun, I'm sorry….I have to go put out the laundry to dry…we'll need our uniforms in the morning…" she blushed in embarrassment and hurried away without waiting to hear his response.
Yuki, quite startled but her sudden exit, just stood there for a few more minutes, contemplating his revenge. Ah, yes…revenge, such a sweet word. His first attempt seemed not altogether successful; he had hoped to put that little seed of doubt in her mind of Kyo's sincerity…but as far as he could tell, he had only scared and embarrassed her.
…Oh well.
In any case, since Kyo was the object of his revenge, he had been successful after all – the killing aura from the balcony above hadn't lessened a bit in the few minutes he'd been standing there alone. So even if he had scared Honda-san, Kyo, at least, was furious. This little campaign of his was worth all the trouble and embarrassment he'd gone through to get the point across to Honda-san. Gods, but that girl was dense! Pretty, but dense. But that wasn't the point.
He walked inside, every nerve in his body tense, expecting Kyo to attempt a surprise attack any minute now. But the attack never came.
Huh…did the cat go and develop some self-control, or what? The fury is gone…no; check that…He's gone! Where on earth would that stupid cat go at this time of night?
Kyo knocked apprehensively on the gate of the main house, praying that Kagura didn't open the door. Or Haru, for that matter….or Momiji. They were all too loud, and Kyo didn't want to attract attention to himself. His prayers, it seemed, had been heeded; Hatori opened the door, his usual impassive expression changing to surprise.
"Kyo…why are you here? I was expecting Shigure…is he not coming?" A momentary look of hope crossed his face.
"Sorry Hatori…I had no idea that Shigure was coming, or I'd have come some other time…but I was wondering, could you give Akito a message for me?" He looked a bit desperate. Hatori raised an eyebrow.
"…A message? I hope you don't expect me to convey another death threat if he gets any ideas about Tohru-kun…." He stopped as Kyo beckoned him closer, and whispered something in his ear. Hatori's eyes widened in surprise and understanding.
"…Alright…I don't know if he'd have believed it from you, so it's a good thing for you that I opened the door…Kyo, you know this might not change anything, don't you?"
Kyo nodded. What else could he do? Hatori shrugged, and closed the gate, with one last warning.
"Kyo…stick to side streets on the way home – don't let Shigure see you leaving here, no matter what."
"Okay." Kyo trudged off, turning down an alley that he knew would dump him out a couple blocks away from Shigure's usual route to the main House. Just in time, too. He heard the gate creak open again behind him, heard Shigure's ever-cheerful voice, "Haa-san! What a surprise, to be let in so promptly…"
Kyo shook his head and kept walking. At last he arrived back at Shigure's house, opened the door, and went in, half expecting Yuki to attack him. He didn't, and Kyo heaved a sigh of relief.
"Kyo-kun…are you alright?" Tohru asked. "We wondered where you'd gone, especially after Shigure went off to the main house…"
Kyo shrugged. "Yea, I'm fine…don't worry, okay Tohru?" She nodded, smiling innocently. Kyo rolled his eyes; she could hardly afford to be innocent anymore, with Yuki trying to turn her against Kyo. Oh well, she was so cute that it hardly mattered…at least Yuki's revenge wasn't working…
So he thought. Yuki disagreed.
Sorry, it's kinda short, and not very funny…but Yuki's revenge will have some funny mistakes in school in chapter 6, I hope, so I'll make it up to you, ok? Thanks for reading, please review! (Constructive Criticism is welcome, I need to improve the story line, so any advice would be welcome).
