Disclaimer: I don't own Fruit's basket!
Note: My summary's are every changing, but that's because I'm getting new ideas for the story, kay?
Lot's of Tohru OOC in this chapter. And Kyo OOC too I suppose, but you'll realize why later.
Kuro Sangai
Chapter 3
By: Sakoko-chan
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Kyo raised his hands and placed them gently on Tohru's shoulders. He looked at her, knowing that while she could only see an outline of him, he could see her nearly perfectly. Her eye's were closed and her hands were raised in mid-air, as though they didn't know what to do. After a moment Tohru opened her eyes and smiled slyly, rasing an eyebrow.
"Well if your going to kiss me you better do it before the storm stops and Japeth comes back."
Kyo smiled at her, then kissed her.
The storm flashed a stroke of lightning, then a millisecond later it thundered, as though to say 'finally!'.
Their lips met, and their eyes closed. Tohru lifted her hands as she was tempted to wrap them around the boys neck. It was then that she remembered that if she did, her kiss would end and her boy would be a cat. She instead made her way to Kyo's hands, then took them in her own, squeezing them tightly.
After a moment Kyo broke the kiss. He smiled at Tohru, and she smiled back. Then suddenly Kyo took his hand and grasped his head.
"Kyo are you alright?" Tohru asked, raising her hand to hold his shoulder and steady him. (He was beginning to sway back and forth).
Kyo smiled painfully at Tohru, his breath becoming raspy and difficult.
"I'm fine, Tohru."
Tohru continued to look at him with concern, and was about to question him further when Kyo stopped her with his lips. They kissed again, and Tohru was about to close her eyes when Kyo suddenly turned away and coughed.
"Kyo something's wrong!" Said Tohru.
Kyo shook his head.
"No, no. I'm fine."
"Kyo I think your sick." Said Tohru gently.
Kyo shook his head again, this time more harder. He stood up rashly, looking down at Tohru.
"No! No I'm not sick! Tohru believe me! I-I love you Tohru! Please! Don't leave me like she did! Please...!"
"Kyo!"
Kyo backed up.
"Tohru please! Please don't... please! Toh-."
Kyo was suddenly interrupted by the loudest crack of thunder he had ever heard. It was so loud that it even shook the barn as well as the ground.
Then suddenly a crash was heard. Tohru screamed at the sudden loud noise. Then a moment after her Kyo yelled..
"AAHHH!"
"KYO!!!!"
Tohru quickly ran over to his fallen form best she could in the dark. When she found him she saw a piece of wood near his head. She gasped, realizing that this piece of wood had just hit Kyo in the head after being thrown through the window from the storm.
"Kyo! Kyo can you h-hear me?"
"...oru?"
"Yes! Yes Kyo it's me! It's Tohru!"
"Toh...ru...I'm...so...'ired."
"Don't go to sleep Kyo! Try not to!"
"...ont worry...T'ru...I love...you..."
Tohru looked around, her thoughts in turmoil as she tried to think of what to do. Finally she grasped Kyo's arm, her hands shaking as she lifted it and dragged him onto the hay. Once that was accomplished she fell silent, not knowing what to do next. Then after moment she spoke quietly, tears beginning to fall.
"I love you too, Kyo."
But Kyo didn't hear her, as he was already unconscious.
Tohru stared at Kyo for a minute, then quickly got to work. But first, she quickly changed into her clothes, not caring if they were wet or not.
She then placed hay on top of Kyo, and when she was done she went in search of a rag and water. When she found what she was looking for, she returned to the sick boy. She was about to lay the rag on his head when a sudden 'poof' was heard, and instead of a boy there was a cat. Tohru quickly ripped the rag and placed the smaller part on the cat's forehead best she could. This continued into the night, until Tohru finally fell asleep.
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Tohru stirred in her sleep, then opened her eyes. She blinked, realizing that what had awoken her was in fact the sun. She looked around, and found that she was in a very awkward position. Kyo had transformed back to human form sometime during the night (he was still very much under the hay) and somehow Tohru had found his arm, and she was now clinging to it like she would her blankets on a cold night. Tohru quickly let go, a deep blush forming on her face. The girl sat up and rubbed her eyes, forcing herself to become fully awake. She took a deep breath, then let it go.
Suddenly she felt Kyo stir beside her.
"Ugh...Tohru?"
Tohru turned to see Kyo looking dazed and confused. She nearly cried at the fact that he awoke, considering what had happened last night. Tohru then unconsciously put her hand to his forehead.. She frowned when she saw that he still had a fever.
Meanwhile Kyo was blushing at this sudden action. At the moment his mind was very foggy, and he had yet to remember why he was here.
"Tohru? Wh-what are you doing?"
Tohru's eyes widened and she quickly pulled her hand away.
"U-um...I was just...you were sick so..."
Kyo frowned.
"I was...sick?"
"Um! Yes! I put as much hay on you as I could. I hope you were warm enough!"
It was then that Kyo seemed to realize a few things. First, he was naked. Second, he was under a bunch of hay, in a barn. And third, Tohru was beside him, while he was naked.
A blush crept onto Kyo's face.
"Um, Tohru...I...um, if you could I'd like to get dressed."
It took a moment for Tohru to understand what he meant. When she did, a blush even deeper then Kyo's took her face, and she quickly swivelled her head around with a small 'eep!'.
"I-I'm so sorry Kyo-kun!" She said quickly, not noticing that she had reverted back to what she usually called him.
After a moment of silence with the odd shuffling noise, Kyo spoke softly.
"Kay. I'm dressed."
Tohru turned back around, the blush not having left her face. When she saw Kyo she gasped.
Kyo looked a little sick, but that's not what was worrying her. What was worrying her was the dry blood that was running down the back of his head. She quickly ran over to him and looked at the back of his head.
Kyo blinked.
"Um, Tohru?" He asked, not sure what she was doing.
"K-Kyo-kun! Your head! It's...!"
"It's what?" Asked Kyo, suddenly nervous. He didn't remember anything about hurting his head before. But then again he didn't remember about being sick, either. In fact...he didn't remember barely anything!
"T-Tohru..." He said quietly.
Tohru looked at Kyo's face, suddenly realizing that he was acting very different. Instead of acting loud and rash and being his normal self, he was acting quiet and calm. When he spoke he spoke softly, not yelling or raising his voice. What had happened to him?
"Kyo-kun...um, your head it's...a piece of wood hit it during the storm last night! I was worried you wouldn't wake up."
Kyo looked at her, confused.
"The...storm?"
"Yes! Don't... don't you remember?"
For some reason Kyo felt very embarrassed. He looked away as he spoke.
"Um...actually, I...I cant remember anything."
Tohru's eyes widened.
"W-what?"
Kyo snapped his head up, his eyes wide as he corrected his mistake.
"N-no! That's not what I meant! I remember you and everyone else, and I...I can remember a few things but-, I just..."
Kyo looked away.
Tohru leaned back, taking all this in. Something last night had changed him. Whether it was from being sick or hitting his head or both she didn't know. All she knew was that for the moment, Kyo wasn't Kyo.
Tohru was snapped out of her stupor when the sound of the barn door opening was heard. She and Kyo both quickly stood up and ran over to it. When it was open they had to close their eyes from the sudden flood of light that came in. When their eyes adjusted they saw Japeth and his wife smiling at them.
"Well at least you two are okay." Said Japeth.
His wife quickly ran over to the teenagers and placed a blanket over each of their shoulders.
"That storm was sure a doozy. It was all over the news. Very glad to see your okay though." Japeth gave them a grin. "You two slept under the hay I presume?"
Tohru's eyes widened in surprise.
"Y-yes! We did! How did you know?"
"Because you two have hay all over ya."
Tohru looked down at herself, then at Kyo to find hay was indeed scattered all over their bodies. Tohru smiled sheepishly. Japeth could only smile.
"Now how about we get you two home?"
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Tohru and Kyo walked into their house and looked around. Finally when the door was shut Shigure realized they were there and ran over to them.
"Ah my flower! I thought you'd never return! I thought that storm had killed you like it did Yuki-kun!"
Tohru's eyes widened.
"WH-WHAT?"
"Don't listen to him Honda-san." Said Yuki as he walked into the entrance way, drying his hair with a towel.
"Yu-Yuki-kun!" Stuttered Tohru. "Did you and Uo-chan get home before the storm hit?"
Yuki grimaced, the memory of the previous day obviously not something he wanted to remember.
"No. Uotani-san and I as well as the guide were stuck in the sewers the entire night. After the guide had lost contact with the people on his radio he figured we best make it to the nearest exit and get out. But when we reached it we could only hear the wind and rain, so we figured there was a storm and that it must be pretty bad if the radio signals were gone. So we decided to walk for a while. But then we got tired and ended up falling asleep on the ground."
Tohru's eyes remained wide. Suddenly sleeping in a barn seemed like staying in a five star hotel compared to sleeping in the sewers.
"Where did you stay my flower?" Asked Shigure happily.
"O-oh! Kyo-kun and I ended up staying in a barn all night. We were just ending the day and we were going to have a look at the animals in the barn when it got really windy."
"Was your host there too?"
Tohru shook her head.
"No, he had left just before the storm hit."
Shigure gasped.
"So it was just you and Kyon?"
Tohru nodded.
"Why SHAME ON YOU KYON!" Yelled Shigure, pointing to the orange haired boy.
Silence was heard as Shigure, Tohru and Yuki had finally realized that Kyo had not been paying attention to them at all, but instead was looking at the house, as though this was the first time he had come here.
Kyo blinked when he saw Shigure's finger pointing at him. Suddenly something clicked in his brain, and he quickly spoke.
"Um, hello."
Silence.
Shigure and Yuki stared at Kyo, their eyebrows raised. Shigure's hand remained in the air, still pointing at Kyo.
Tohru's eyes widened when she saw that Kyo's head was bleeding again. It was then that she remembered that it should be properly bandaged.
"Um! Kyo-kun!"
Kyo, as well as the rest of the guys turned to Tohru.
"Hmm?"
"Your...your head is bleeding again. I think we should bandage it up."
"What? Kyon's head is bleeding?" Asked Shigure. "Oh. I see. It must be from when you hit him last night when he tried to-."
Yuki hit Shigure over the back of the head.
"Shut up Shigure." Yuki walked over to Tohru and Kyo. He looked at Kyo for a moment, then when Kyo didn't say anything he frowned.
"What's wrong with you? Cat got your tongue?" Yuki smiled slightly.
Kyo gave him an odd look.
"Yuki." He said, as though trying the name out. When he thought it fit he continued. "Um, no. A cat doesn't have my tongue."
Well this got Yuki and Shigure even more confused. Tohru quickly intervened.
"Um! Kyo-kun got his head hit last night when the storm hit! I-I think the hit gave him a-amnesia."
Yuki and Shigure stared.
"Amnesia?" Repeated Shigure. "Our Kyon has amnesia?"
Kyo then thought it was his turn to speak.
"Um, no! Not really. I can still remember some things Shi...Shigue...Shigure." Kyo mentally nodded, affirming that Shigure was his name.
Shigure gave him an odd look, as though not sure if he was telling the truth considering he had just forgotten his name.
"And I'm remembering more and more now! And besides! I can still remember some things!" Kyo smiled, obviously happy with his explanation.
Silence.
"UM! I-I think we should go bandage your head Kyo-kun!" Said Tohru quickly, as she un characteristically pushed Kyo to the bathroom.
When they left,
Silence.
Then after a moment Shigure spoke.
"Well that was odd."
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After Tohru had successfully bandaged Kyo's head, she took a step back to make sure it looked right.
Kyo fidgeted under her gaze, clearly embarrassed by all the attention she gave him.
Tohru looked at Kyo's head, then when she was satisfied that she had done a good job she looked at his face.
And suddenly the memories came back to her like a flood. Because of Kyo getting sick and being hit on the head with a board and then getting amnesia, she hadn't time to think about what they had done in the barn.
A blush crept onto her face as she remembered the kiss. Kisses she should say. But then a thought hit her.
Kyo said he loved me. She thought to herself, still staring into his eyes (Kyo now gulped, and his face was getting red. He hadn't a clue what he should do with Tohru staring at him like she was).
But he has amnesia now! What...what if he doesn't remember that he loves me?!
Tohru nearly wanted to cry at this thought, but kept her emotions to herself best she could.
"Is something wrong Tohru?"
Tohru came back to reality as Kyo said her name. Looked like she wasn't keeping her emotions inside her as well as she had wanted..
"Oh! Um, everything's fine Kyo-kun. I was just, uh, thinking that's all." Tohru gave a half hearted smile to Kyo, who looked at her with a blank stare.
It was Tohru's turn to fidget.
"For some reason I want to do something." He stated.
Tohru looked up.
"Wh-what do you want to do?" She asked, clearly confused by his sudden statement.
"Well I don't really know what it's called. I mean, I should, but... I just cant..."
"Remember." Tohru finished for him.
Kyo smiled sheepishly.
The girl smiled back.
"It's okay Kyo-kun. Your memories have already started to come back, so I'm sure all of them will return eventually."
Kyo shifted his feet, then without any warning whatsoever, he bent forward and kissed Tohru on the lips.
Tohru's eyes widened, then after a moment she closed them and gently kissed the boy back. After a moment Kyo snapped his head back, gasping a little. His eyes were wide and he took a step back from Tohru.
"I'm so sorry!" He nearly yelled. "I-I don't know what I did I just-. I wanted to so-. I didn't mean to-. I'm so sorry Tohru I just did it without thinking!"
Tohru looked at Kyo, shocked. This was the first time she had ever had Kyo apologize so profusely to her.
"It-it's alright Kyo! I-. I mean, we-." Tohru took a deep breath. "It's fine Kyo, we've done it before."
Kyo looked up at her, his eyes wide.
"We...have?"
Tohru nodded.
Kyo looked away, plainly embarrassed. Then suddenly Tohru did something very un-Tohru like. She went up to Kyo, stood on her toes, and kissed him. Kyo's eyes were wide, but after a while he closed them and kissed the girl back.
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It had been a half hour since Tohru and Kyo had left to bandage the cat's head. Shigure and Yuki had been in the living room watching the television when Yuki suddenly stood up.
"I'm going to go check on them. They've been in there an awful long time."
Shigure shrugged.
"Aw just leave them be Yuki-kun! Their in love!"
Yuki frowned at the inu.
"They are not! That stupid cat may be but Honda-san would most surely not fall in love with him." With that, Yuki stormed up the stairs.
"Aaah!" The dog said as he stretched. "This house is just like a soap opera! The two love birds who are clearly in love with each other but neither of them know it, and the jealous boy who is in love with the girl."
Shigure grinned.
"And I! The character most loved by all! The fearless leader who silences the battles between the two boys and takes care of the lovely flower when the two boys are busy fighting for her love!"
Shigure sighed, then chuckled.
Knock knock knock
Shigure looked at the door, as though expecting it to open itself. When it didn't, he stood up and walked over to it. He opened it with a big smile on his face.
"Why hello! And how are you this fine day?"
The man before him was wearing a large black trench coat and a black hood. He looked up at Shigure, who was still smiling.
"Is this the residence of Kyo Sohma and Tohru Honda?" He asked.
Shigure's eyes widened dramatically.
"Have those two already told everyone that this house belongs only to them? Oh the humanity!"
The trench coat man found nothing amusing.
"Is it or is it not?"
Shigure, seeing that this man was quite serious, dropped the theatrics. Well at least a little.
"Why yes! Yes it is! Would you like to see them?"
The man shook his head, then walked away.
Shigure stared after the man, dumbfounded. Then after a moment,
"Well that was odd."
- - -
Yuki walked up the stairs then made his way to the bathroom. He was vaguely aware that Shigure was talking to someone downstairs. All he cared about at the moment was seeing if Tohru was alright.
Well, at least that's what he convinced himself he was doing.
Knock knock
"Honda-san is everything alright?" Yuki asked.
- - -
Knock knock
Tohru pulled herself away from Kyo at the sudden noise. Both the teens heads looked towards the door, as though it would suddenly rise up and attack them.
"Honda-san is everything alright?" Came Yuki's voice.
Tohru's eyes widened. She didn't want anyone to know of her and Kyo's relationship. At least, not right now. And she didn't even know if she should be dating him right now, since he was still a bit sick and he had temporary amnesia.
Kyo opened his mouth to speak when Tohru placed her hand over it. She turned and flushed the toilet so it would drown out her voice. She then leaned up and whispered in the boy's ear,
"Please Kyo! Don't say anything! I don't want anyone to know! And besides, I-I think you should get better before we-."
"Honda-san?"
"Um, yes Sohma-kun?" Tohru asked loudly.
"Is everything alright?"
"Yes Sohma-kun! I'm just finishing fixing Kyo-kun's bandage's!"
Yuki looked skeptically at the door, not sure if Tohru was telling the truth. But he had never heard Tohru tell a lie before, so he went along with it.
"Well okay Honda-san, if your sure."
"Hai!"
"Kay then. Um, do you know yet what we will be having for lunch?"
Tohru eyes widened a little, but only because the thought of making lunch had completely slipped her mind.
"Um! We'll be having, um, tuna tonight! Is that alright Sohma-kun?"
"Yes, it's fine."
"Okay."
The sound of footsteps were heard as Yuki went back downstairs. When he was gone Tohru let out a deep sigh.
"I'm sorry Sohma-kun!" She said, even though Yuki was no longer there.
It was then that Tohru remembered that Kyo was still behind her.
"Ah! Kyo! I'm so sorry! I was just-."
"Your making tuna?" The cat asked, intrigued.
Tohru smiled.
"Yes!"
Kyo returned her smile.
"I like tuna."
He bent down and kissed Tohru on the lips, a blush on his cheeks.
"I like this too."
Tohru laughed and kissed him back.
- - -
The man in the trench coat looked back at the house, his eyes wandering to the top floor. After a moment he turned around and began walking away.
Don't worry, Kyo Sohma. I'll return soon. I have something to give you. But I must admit, you may not like it one bit.
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Ah the cheesiness of Kyoru love! : D
