Kyou was really fast, and I was having a hard time keeping up with his retreat into the forest. I couldn't let him leave, and I knew that, so I raced as fast as I could to keep up with him. He kept getting further and further away, though. If this kept up, I would loose him.

"Kyou!" I screamed. Then an idea dawned on me. I collapsed to the ground and grabbed my ankle, crying out in pain. "Kyou! Please! Come back and help me!"

I saw his running form stop. Then he turned around and came back. "What happened?" He asked, concerned.

"I tripped... I think I twisted my ankle. Could you please help me back to the house?" I asked, moaning in pain.

"Sure." He said, leaning down and helping me off the the ground. Slowly, we made our way back to the road. Once we were there, I saw Dean running down the street like a crazed maniac.

"Kaia! Kaia! We broke the curse! We broke it! Did you go to the banquet?" His random outburst was quieted when he noticed Kyou was supporting me, and I appeared to have trouble walking.

"No..." I said, shocked.

"So you're free, too!" Dean hugged me happily, nearly knocking me over.

"Eep!" I squeaked, as Kyou caught me just in time. If we were free, that meant Shawna was, too. That also meant that Shawna would want Kyou. I punched Kyou in the face, three times, catching him totally off guard, then was behind him in a flash, pushing him to the ground and holding both of his arms back, placed one foot against his back. "Okay. This is how it is. You will go back to that house now, and if you refuse, I will break your back right here and now." I stated the empty threat, knowing Kyou wouldn't believe that I would.

"Do it, then." Kyou said simply. My eyes widened. Did he just tell me to break his back?

"You don't believe me?" I spat. I wasn't serious, but I had to make him think I was. I pulled a little on his arms and pushed more firmly with my foot.

"Okay!" Kyou shouted, obviously feeling the pain I was inflicting. "I'll go back!"

"Good." I released him. He stood, stared at me, then marched off down the street, towards the Sohma home. It was only then that I realized that the sun had risen.

"Kaia?" Dean asked, confused.

"I'm just saving Shawna's heart." I smiled at him, knowing he knew what I meant. I only wished my brother still loved me. I knew he never forgave me for some of the things I have done.

"Kaia!" Dean threw his arms around me and hugged me. "I talked to Yuki..." Dean nuzzled my shoulder and then pulled back and growled. "You are not a phase to me, or anyone else! We all love you, Kai-Kai! You're the greatest!" Then he hugged me again. For a moment I stood stock still, tense, but then I relaxed into my brother's embrace. He didn't hate me?

"I love you Dean..." I said, hugging him back, tightly.

"You're the best sister in the world, Kai. Don't you ever think we don't love you!" Dean smiled at me. I smiled back.

"Dean, I'm gonna go see how it all worked out between Kyou and Shawna, wanna come?" I asked, grabbing his hand.

"Sure." He smiled back at me, then we ran together into the woods, then back towards the Sohma home.

"Shh. Look." I said, stopping and hiding behind a tree. Kyou was walking down the street and Shawna was running down the road towards him. She pounced on him and held him as closely as she could. He wrapped his arms around her as well, and they held each other while Shawna cried.

"Kyou! Kyou, I thought you were gone! Kyou! Kyou! Kyou!" Shawna was repeating Kyou's name like it was a personal mantra.

"Shawna? Is everything alright?" Kyou looked worried as Shawna held him tightly. He really hadn't been listening when Dean and I were talking.

"I can finally have it, Kyou! I can finally have my happiness, hold my happiness!" Shawna sounded insane.

"Shawna, what are you talking about?" Kyou furrowed his brow and stared at her.

"I don't have to worry about my happiness being hurt be Uncle Mitch anymore! Uncle Mitch isn't my God anymore!" Shawna was doing a poor attempt at trying to make him understand.

"What...?" It wasn't working as Kyou only looked more confused.

"We're free Kyou! Both of us are free!" Shawna leapt up and then kissed him.

"Shawna..." Kyou said, a bit breathlessly when they parted.

"Don't you understand? I'm free to love you now. We're both free of that damned curse, so I don't have to protect you anymore! I can love you without worrying that my love will get you hurt! YOU are my happiness!" Shawna leapt up and kissed him again after her little rant.

After a few moments of passionate kiss, Kyou pulled back and asked "Are you sure?"

"Love me, Kyou. Please." Shawna said softly, then kissed him again.

"I love you. Always." Kyou said with a gentleness I had never seen.

"I'll always love you too." Shawna said, and they kissed again.

"Damn, they kiss a lot." Dean said, still a bit out of breath from our run. He said it a bit too loudly, though, and that alerted the couple who were in the middle of sucking each other's faces off that we were there.

"Kaia? Dean?" Shawna looked at us hiding (rather poorly), questioningly.

"Hey, Shawny. I'm glad to see you're happy." I smiled softly at Shawna.

"Kyou came back!" Shawna sounded so happy, and she squeezed the boy in her arms a bit tighter.

"Well, it wasn't really me. If it wasn't for Kaia, I would probably be halfway to the mountains by now. She made me come back. She's a good cousin." Kyou smiled at me and I couldn't help but smile back.

"Kai! Thank you so much! I love you!" Shawna threw her arms around me and hugged me.

"You better name your kids after me, girl!" I said, jokingly, as I hugged the happy girl back.

"Anything." Shawna giggled softly and squeezed me. My life was good.

:-P

Well, it was good for a while. "KAIA! YOU ARE A DEAD GIRL!" Dean was beyond angry. I eeped and ran.

"Guys?" Shawna said, staring at the second house I had managed to burn down. "I vote Kaia is not allowed within 10 feet of the kitchen from now on."

"Agreed." Kyou replied, and they turned to walk away. Yuki came up to me and caught me, kissed me and then grinned down at me.

"You're a klutz. And now we have to come and live with you for in indefinite amount of time." Then he released me and allowed my deadly brother to tear past him in hot pursuit of my already far away behind.

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Author's note: okay-dokay! It's all done now! What did ya think? check out all the other stuff I'll be putting out, cuz there is no way I'm gonna stop now! Love you all! -Dark Kitti (meow)