Ok, Chapter 3 was a little longer in the making than the other chappies. This is a song chapter, and there will be a POV change later on. Don't worry! I will give you ample warning!

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ANYWAY...

Chapter 3

Tohru's POV

"You guys would make the cutest couple!" Kagura gushed to me across the table

"Stop being silly! I would never go out with Yuki..." I giggled, internally disagreeing with the words that had just uttered themselves from my lips. However, I didn't want Yuki to overhear from the bathroom.

"Yuki's a prick." Kyo mumbled into his drink, but all I could do was smile. Yuki and Kyo's relationship, no matter how strangled it was, had definitely been changing recently for the better.

"Well, I'm just sayin'..." and with that, Kagura dropped the subject as Yuki eased back into the seat next to me.

"The bathrooms here are really nice," he said brightly.

"Does it look like we care?" Kyo spoke hatefully, once again. No matter. We were all accustomed to the antics that were the cat and the mouse.

Yuki narrowed his eyes, "I don't think you're smart enough to care, stupid cat. You'd probably go in the woods if you had the choice."

Kyo jumped out of his seat, screaming so violently at Yuki that he turned red in the face, "I'M NOT UNCIVILIZED, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE HINTING AT!"

I trembled, once again afraid that Kyo would hurt himself. Yet Yuki calmly placed a hand on mine, "No need to worry Miss Honda," he whispered before diverting his attention back to Kyo, "Well, you're certainly acting uncivilized, what with all the screaming in a public place. Have you no manners?"

Kyo clenched his fists tighter to his palms before sitting down and mumbling something incoherent. Normally, I would try to mitigate situations like this after they happened.

However...I couldn't shake the tingly feeling that had just overcome me as Yuki's hand had touched mine.

Maybe Kagura was right. Maybe we would make a cute couple.

Later that night, I lay awake in my bed, just thinking: mostly about Yuki. I couldn't get him out of my mind: the way his hair fell in those piercing, colorful eyes, the way he giggled, something he was doing more of now, and the way he spoke so gently to me.

Could I have a crush on him? Does he feel the same?

I rolled over on my side, my cheeks burning with the mere thought of us perhaps sharing a kiss someday. I smiled embarrassedly. No such thing would ever happen.

The next day, I walked in between Yuki and Kyo on our way to school. We talked mostly about the upcoming field trip to the Sea of Japan, something that was considered a big deal to all of us. We were joined halfway by Momiji-san and Hatsuharu-san.

I giggled as Momiji offered me his cheerful Güten Tag! and Haru muttered a bovine "Yo," coupled with a facial expression that can only be described as a "Haru" expression. We continued walking to school until Yuki spoke up about something he had to take care of before jogging ahead of our group.

"Where is he going?" Haru inquired, still somewhat drowsily, seeing as it was so early.

"Pansy-boy duties." One guess as to who said that!

"Oh."

"Why?"

"No reason. I was just wondering."

"Ah."

This conversation between Kyo and Haru was followed by a strange, awkward silence, until Kagura vaulted out of the bushes to the right of us, tackling Kyo to the ground.

"HEY! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!" Kyo struggled under Kagura's grip, which was kind of pointless, seeing as she had him in a headlock.

"Kissing you good morning!" And with that, she laid a big, sloppy kiss on the top of his head.

As the two were thrashing about, one trying to hold on, the other trying to push her off, Haru came quietly up beside me.

"A lover's tiff."

I beamed at him, "it would seem so!"

"I'm quite accustomed to those." came the murmured reply, before he continued walking ahead, not waiting up for us, "Bye everyone. Bye Tohru."

"Um...bye, Hatsuharu!" I waved animatedly at his retreating form.

By this point in time, Kyo was straightening up, dusting himself off, and grumbling angrily.

"What'd you do that for!" He bellowed in Kagura's face.

"Because I love you!" she bellowed back.

"Hmph!" and with that, Kyo set off, jogging after Haru, leaving Momiji, Kagura, and myself to walk the rest of the way.

"Wow! Kyo-san is in a BAD mood this morning!" Momiji chirped.

"I'm afraid I've put him in that bad mood," Kagura spoke softly, kicking a pebble along with her foot as she walked, "I always do that."

"Oh, don't feel so bad!" I said, linking my arm in hers, "Kyo's got a hot head in the morning! He sets off quickly."

"He's always got a hot head!" Momiji interjected, which made the three of us giggle.

"So...what would you think if I told you...I had a crush on Yuki?" I whispered to Kagura.

"I would think...wait, are you sure!" She squeaked.

"Yeah! I'm pretty sure. After you brought it up yesterday, I mulled it over and well...I think you are right."

"OHMIGOD! You have to let me talk to him for you!"

"NO!...I mean, don't right away...I don't want it to seem like I'm afraid of confronting him. But, you can definitely give me a push whenever you have a conversation with him."

Kagura giggled, "Will do!"

"What are you girls talking about?" Momiji whined.

We simply chuckled in response.

HARU'S POV

That bitch.

I know exactly what's happening here, even though everyone thinks I'm stupid. He's gonna flirt like crazy with her until it finally comes around and she gets hit by the love bug, and flirts back until he finally makes a move, which seals the deal.

I was in a pretty bad mood by the time I got to school that day, but I managed to stay in what I like to call the "gray" area of my emotions. Sitting behind my desk first period, I did everything in my control to take my mind off of things. I had felt the tension back there, on our way to school. It had been so thick I could have cut it with a knife. The mere memory of that morning made my blood boil.

I could feel Black creeping in. It was building up, kind of like an orgasm but without the pleasure. It invaded my vision, clouding my senses.

I felt my right arm reach for the leg of my desk.

Suddenly, I felt myself swinging the desk violently above my head, and heard my classmates and teacher screaming in panic.

Like I care.

Yuki picked this time to walk nonchalantly by the classroom and poke his head in. I took careful aim and chucked the desk straight for his face.

I missed.

Shards of glass peppered the class room as the picture window shattered. I could feel the pain of nearly-microscopic glass shavings penetrating my cheeks, yet I didn't let that stop the hateful glare I was giving him. My whole body shook as I took quick breaths, puffing violently, a raging bull about to charge.

"You have to stop doing that," he said softly, "it puts people off," then walked away.

I let a strangled, angry cry emit from my mouth as I ran to the door frame, clinging to it, and shouting at his retreating form,

"YOU STUPID SON OF A BITCH! COME BACK AND FIGHT ME LIKE A MAN!"

He just kept walking.

I turned around and stared at the students and teacher, all huddled under various desks. I blinked a few times; walked over to the desk I had thrown, replaced it, and began to walk out.

"Um...Sohma, you're bleed-"

"Shut up."

With that I slammed the door behind me, and left.

Okee, there's your third chappie! A little later than I expected it, but a lot of things have been happening that hinder's the author's ability to write.

Haru: (holds up life-sized portrait of Clay Aiken)

Nnnnnnnnngggghhhhh...

Anyway, sorry that this chapter sucked BALLS, but it's tricky trying to make Tohru not sound like a ditz. Soooo...this is me reporting out!

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