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(A/N: I tried to make this chapter longer. Hope you like it. Please R & R)

Chapter 2:

Kyo woke up the morning of the next day, smirking to him. Before returning after school the day before, he stopped off for an assignment. This one was a biggy, and he was suppossed to get payed a good sum later that day.

"Hm. Should I skip school today and just go straight there to collect it now?" he asked himself. "Nah. I wanna see that girl again. Her stupidity is amusing." He had gotten used to seeing her look at him, and he decided that he kinda liked that. He got up to shower, grabbing his school uniform to change into.

When he got to school, that same girl from before was waiting for him by his desk. He smirked. Walking behind her before she could see him, he got close behind her and placed his hands on her shoulders as he leaned in and whispered ''boo'' in her ear. It would have caused her to jump to maybe the moon if he had not been holding her shoulders.

"K-Kyo! You scared me!" she yelled, causing the whole class to go quiet and look at her. Kyo just glared at them, and they turned back to what they were doing.

"So. What is it that you want?" he asked. "Want? What do you mean?" asked the girl. "Well, you were waiting at my desk, so I figured you wanted to ask me something." he replied. "R-Right!" she stutered.

"So what is it?" he asked again. "Um...I was wondering if we could...could hang out after school." Kyo just stared at her. "Uh, well, I kinda had something I needed to do..." he started, but looking at her face made him feel something he had never felt before. 'What is this?' he asked himself. 'What's wrong with me? I have a hard time saying no to her.'

"Well, how about you come over to my place after I..finish my errand?" he suggested. "Okay!'' she answered happily. She took out her pen and gave it to him, holding out her hand, palm up. "...What do you want me to do..?" he asked, looking from her hand to the pen she had handed him. "Well, if I'm going to come over, I'll need your address.'' Kyo just stared at her. 'Crap. I didn't think about that..Well, I guess it's okay if I tell her..' he thought.

Later that day, after Kyo had collected his money, he just turned off the water coming out of his shower when the doorbell rang. He slung a towel around his waist, and went to answer it.

When he opened the door, Tohru stood there with a smile on her face, which quickly turned into a very red blush when she saw what he was-wasn't-wearing. "Come in." he said, as if he dind't notice her blush. Tohru walked forward, and Kyo closed the door behind him, locking it.

When she heard the lock fall into place, she flinched. Turning around, she began to blush again, for even with the towel around his waist, it was slung low and revealed quite a bit of his well formed muscles. She forced herself to ask him, "Um..Kyo, why did you lock the door?"

"Huh? Oh. People come by to clean the rooms, but I don't like them in here. Sorry about the clutter." He moved to his room, and Tohru followed, not knowing what else to do. "You can sit on the bed and watch tv while I go change." he said, walking into the bathroom at the end of the room. He dind't even bother to close the door; he just changed with it open. Tohru sat on the edge of the bed and turned on the tv, just like he said she could.

He came out wearing black jeans and a short black tank top. "I like your style. said Tohru. She glanced at him, but had to look away quickly, for the shirt revealed from his belly button to his waist line, showing off his tanned skin again. It also revealed his muscular, but thin, arms. (not like Arnold S.)

"You too." he answered, looking at her short but modest gren dress. "Uh, thanks." she said blushing--(she does that a lot)

"So what do you want to do?" he asked. "I've never actually had someone come over before.." "Uh...Well, I've never been over to a guy's house before.." They both just sat there in silence for awhile, the tv forgotten. "We could..go out and do something." he offered. "Okay, what do you want to do?" she asked, getting excited again. "Umm...We could go see a movie?" he suggessted. "Sure. Which one?" "You choose. I don't know of anything good that's out." "Hm. Well, there is one movie I wouldn't mind seeing, but I don't think you would like it very much." "It doesn't matter. Anything's fine." he answered.

Later while they were watching the movie, Tohru was crying, moved by the romance movie, while Kyo was avoiding as much as possible to look at it, while still looking casual. 'This movie is so stupid. What the hell am I doing here?' he asked himself, silently cursing. The couple to the right of them, which was where his gaze escaped the movie to, was making out. His gaze landed on them, and he saw the teen love between them. 'Oh, how I qish I could put my arms around Tohru like that..Wait, what the hell! What is she DOING to ,me! I was never like this before I met her..Oh crap. Could I..be..fallin-no! No, of course not! I forgot how to love long ago! I dn't have stupid feelings like that!...But, when I'm with her...I feel somewhat at peace. Damn. What am I going to do? Even if I did end up liking her, that would mean that she's have to find out that I...no...she can never find out...I'll just have to control these feelings..'

As the movie ended, they got up to leave, and exited through the front doors. "It's kinda late. You should probably head home, don't you think?" he asked. "Well, actually, I live alone too, since my mom died, so nobody's expecting me home, if that's what you mean." 'Oh crap! She could stay here!'-(the mind of a teenage boy, sigh and shakes head)- he thought excitedly, but didn't show much emotion on his face. "So, do you want me to walk you home? It's dangerous out there at night, especially with that killer going around...Or, you can stay at my place...? There's a pull out bed in the couch..."

Tohru just stood there, stunned and excited. She had hoped he'd ask her to stay. Now that he had, she was kinda nervous; but, none the less, she turned to face him and said, "Okay! If you say it's okay! Then I'll stay!" she said, showing all of the emotion she felt, and showing his for him.

Kyoo blushed. He couldn't help it. The weird feelings running through him made him do it. "Uh, well, you'll probably want to change. I don't have a big long shirt. Most are about the same length as this one." "It's okay. I can just wear that and the shorts I have on under my dress." The thought of her in a short shirt, his no less, and small shorts made Kyo blush again. 'No, focus! Why am I being such an idiot!' "Here, we'll go look for a shirt that you think looks okay." he said, leading her to his dresser of clothes. Looking in the drawer, he had opened, Tohru looked at the many shirts he owned, all the same length as he wore now. She reached in and took out a grey one. Walking to his bathroom, she called over her shoulder. "It'll just take a sec.!"

When he heard her open the door to the bathroom she had stepped into moments before, he looked up to find that the shirt revealed quite a bit of her pale stomach, and the shorts also gave a good veiw of her equally pale, long legs. "Uh, here. You can sleep in the bed. I'll take the couch." "Oh, please, no! I couldn't!" "It's okay. I sleep there a lot anyway." he said, walking toward the other room.

About an hour later, both were still awake, lying down, trying not to disturb one another, which caused an akward silence. "Um...Kyo?" Tohru asked nevously. "Yeah?" he answered, not looking away from the ceiling. "Do you...do you think you could sleep over here with me...?" Kyo sat up quickly and looked over at her. "W-What?" he asked loudly. "Well, it's a new place to sleep, and ever since I was little, my mom...whenever we weren't at home..So, will you?" she asked again. Kyo stared at her for a moment, but got up and moved towards the bed.

He layed down, and suddenly the queen sized bed felt like a twin. He pulled up the covers, and turned away from TOhru. TOhru just smiled. "Thanks." she said, still smiling. She fell asleep soon after, and Kyo turned over, hearing her light breathing, which told him she was asleep. He gazed of her sleeping form, glowing in the moonlight that cascaded through the sky light. 'So beautiful...' Kyo grabbed her hand which was near his, and closed his eyes to fall asleep as well, with a little smile--(not smirk!)--of his own.

The next morning, TOhru was the first up. She felt something warm on her hand, and looked down. Seeing his hand on hers made her smile. She got up and grabbed the dress she had been wearing the day before. Leaving him sleeping in the bed, she walked into the bathroom. Turning on the water, she began to strip off her clothes.

Kyo woke up at his usual early time, and looked over to where Tohru had been. He blined, realizing that she wasn't there. He heard the water running and realzed that she had just gotten up to shower. He turned on the tv, changing it to the news out og habit. The bathroom door opened behind him, and out came Tohru, wrapped in a towel; she had planned in him getting up later, and was going to use his washing-machine.

"Oh, you're awake! Sorry, I didn't know you were an early riser. I wake up pretty early myself." She rambled on a bit more as the two blushed brightly. "If you need to wash your clothes, the washing-machine is over there." He pointed in the given direction. "You'll probably want something clean to change into, right?" "Well, uh, if it isn't too much trouble, yes." she answered. Kyo pointed to the dresser. "Pick whatever." he said, his attention on the news. The guy who had payed him his due the day before had been caught hiering some rookie assassin, and was to be sentenced to ten years of jail, to teach him a lesson. 'Loser. That's what you get for hiering such a rookie. The guy was probably just doing it for the money.' This made him chuckle slighty. "Is something funny?" asked Tohru, pulling out a black short T with chains to attach the bottoms. "Mm, not really." he answered. "Don't turn around." Tohru told him. "Right.." he answered back, blushing, yet again.

Kyo couls hear the sound of her clothes dropping, and the rustling noise as she donned--(sorry if that's wrong)--the clothes she had chosen. He tried to focus on the tv. When she was done, Tohru stepped into his veiw and asked, "So how does it look?" as she turned a complete circle. "It-It looks good on you." he said. "Suite you better than me. You really pull off that look." "Thanks.." She wasn't quite sure what to make of that, but she took it as a compliment anyways. "Mm, I think make-up would complete the look." she stated. "I have some 'Kohl' in the bathroom, if you want to use that." "Um, I've heard of it, but I'm afraid I don't know how to apply it." "Come. I'll help you with it." He took her into the bathroom, and took out the Kohl, and began to put it onn her eyelids.

"Okay, you can open them now." Kyo turned her toward the mirror as she opened her eyes. "Wow! Is that really me?" she asked excitedly. "You like it?" he asked. "Yes! It makes me look...what's the word?" "Hot.." he answered. "Really brings out your big blue eyes." She turned to look at him. "You should put some on you too. It would make your red eyes look even more intense." She grabbed the Kohl, and closed his eyes gently with her fingers. After about ten minutes of trying to get it just right, Tohru told Kyo he could open his eyes. Looking into the mirror, he saw that she had made it go out to the sides. "Wow. Looks good." "Really? Thanks." she said smiling. "Look at me." He turned to her, eyes intent and curious. "Yep. Just as I thought. Intense. It makes your eyes glow a dangerous red." "And does that appeal to you?" he teased. "Yes.."

Kyo brought his lips close to hers. It was clear she intended his kiss, and that she wanted it. A second before contact, he pulled away. 'Damn. Why didn't I just do it! I'm such a coward!' While Kyo cursed at himself, Tohru looked at how cute he looked when he was upset with himself. She put her hands on both sides of his face, bringing him back to her. She gently pulled his face down to hers, and placed her sweet lips upon his ever so gently.

Kyo stood there, eyes wide, staring at her closed ones. After his brief moment of shock, he kissed her back, placing his arms lightly around her. They seemed to meld into each other, the next day coming swiftly.

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Kohl: a powder, as finely powdered antimony sulfide, used in the East to darken the eyelids, eyebrows, etc.

((Next time, Kyo and Tohru are seen together at school, and rumars fly. What will they do? Kyo gets a new assignment, but can he really do it? Find out in the next chapter. Please R & R))