When Kyo and Tohru finally got home, they were both reluctant to part. Kyo had held her hand the entire way home and Tohru had grown accustomed to the feeling. It was still mid-afternoon, but Tohru had nothing to do until she needed to start making dinner. Kyo also wanted something to keep him busy, but with nothing better in mind, he decided to go up to the roof and maybe read a book or something. As he walked up the stairs, Tohru watched his back, remembering how flexible and strong he had looked when he sparred with Shisho. A small dusting of pink graced her face and she walked into the kitchen out of habit.

'What should I do to pass the time? It seems like he wants some time alone... maybe I did make him upset! If he actually wanted me there today, he would have invited me himself. Oh no, I'm awful! I need to go apologize!" Tohru thought frantically. She walked briskly up the stairs and stood in front of his door.

"Kyo?" She called out as she knocked gently on the wood. There was no answer. She automatically turned towards the balcony. There was only one other place he could be. She opened the door and called out his name again.

"Kyo? Are you up there?" She said. Kyo had been laying back on the tiles of the roof, watching nothing in particular and wondering about his current... emotions towards Tohru. When he heard her voice, he stood quickly. He walked to the edge of the roof and saw her worried face.

"Yeah. What's up? Why do look so upset?" He said, trying to keep his voice level. They both stood saying nothing for a heartbeat or two. At last, Tohru spoke.

"Umm, I was wondering if I could come up there for a minute?" She asked softly. Kyo chuckled and shook his head.

"Since when do you ask permission? It's not like I would stop you or anything. It's not my house." Kyo shrugged and walked back towards the spot he was just sitting. Tohru climbed up the small ladder and started walking slowly. She knew these tiles could be slippery ever since her encounter with Ritsu. She managed not to trip and sat down next to Kyo, making sure her white dress was still modest. Kyo watched as she smoothed out her skirt, but only then noticed the small orange and pink flowers. He smiled to himself. He liked seeing their colors together.

"So, what did you want to ask me?" Kyo guessed, looking at the sky once again. Tohru looked at him with a pained look on her face.

"Actually, I wanted to apologize..." She said softly. He snapped his head towards her.

"Apologize? For what?" he asked. Tohru couldn't look him in the eye, so she settled for watching her folded hands in her lap.

"I should have told you that Shisho invited me to the dojo today. I made you uncomfortable and-"

"Tohru." he said gently but firmly. She stopped her rambling and only looked sideways at him. He was almost at the end of his rope here. He thought she had never looked so beautiful than she did right now. The light breeze tousling her hair and the bottom of her skirt gently.

"I want to make sure you understand this so look at me." he said in his normal rough voice. She eventually brought her eyes to meet his.

"Yes, I was uncomfortable." Tohru opened her mouth to speak again, but Kyo quickly shook his head and knocked a gentle fist on her head. "But it wasn't because of you. It was because of Shisho." The worried look never left Tohru's face, so Kyo decided she needed further explanation.

"Shisho didn't mention you were going to be there so it was his fault. It was embarrassing to have you watch my first lesson when I'm so inexperienced."

"But you didn't look inexperienced! You were a natural teacher!" Tohru said quickly. Kyo huffed out a laugh.

"I don't think the kids thought I was very good." he said with a small smile.

"Well, that little girl definitely thought you were good. I think she admires her sensei very much." Tohru said smiling back, recalling the girls' sparkling eyes. Kyo smiled at the memory, when a thought came across his mind.

"Where were you watching from by the way?" He asked. This made Tohru blush a little bit.

"Shisho showed me this place near the back of the classroom that had a door with some sort of fabric covering the opening." Kyo smacked his forehead with his hand. 'Of course that's where Shisho would put her.' He thought to himself.

"I used to watch the older kids train from there when I was a kid." Kyo said.

They fell into a somewhat comfortable silence. Tohru had gone back to watching her hands in her lap while Kyo leaned back on his hands, looking at the sky but every so often sneaking glances at Tohru.

"Kyo?" She said eventually.

"Hmm?" He answered back, immediately redirecting his gaze to the sky once again.

"Will you teach me?" she asked shyly. To say he was shocked would be an understatement. He was fighting multiple emotions at this time. He was overwhelmed with happiness, fright, and something else he couldn't describe, but it made the knot in his stomach pull tighter than ever before.

"Umm, sure." He said, trying to keep his voice level. "Come on." He said as he stood, holding a hand out to help her up. She took it excitedly and held onto it as he led her to the small ladder. He let her climb down first and then jumped down himself. Tohru was looking at him with determination.

"Maybe we should work on that right jab first." He said with a smirk. Tohru recalled how her first lesson with him actually went and blushed a bit.

"Okay! I'm ready!" She said.

"Alright. So you'll want to stand like this to make sure you're properly balanced," he said as he showed her the basic stance. Tohru tried to mimic the pose, but failed. Kyo walked over and nudged her feet into the right places with his own foot. He stood couple feet in front of her. "Now make a fist and punch me." Tohru's eyes widened for a second before she remembered she couldn't really hurt him. She threw a punch and he easily avoided it.

"That was good. Next time try to be faster though." He said trying not to laugh. Tohru's face looked determined as she threw another punch which Kyo easily deflected. This continued for a little while.

"Alright, one last try and if you can't hit me, you have to make me salmon for dinner." Kyo said. Tohru had to admit she was tired. She didn't know how Kyo could do this and a lot more for hours a day.

"Deal!" She said. She was going to hit him this time. She was sure of it. She made her best effort to be fast this time, and in her haste, she took a step forward, which Kyo was not expecting. His instincts kicked in and he grabbed her fist, pulling her close and squaring up to push her away with his should like Shisho had done to him a thousand times. He stopped himself right before his shoulder made contact. Their faces were a breath away. Both had dark pink on their cheeks. From this position, Kyo really towered over Tohru. He couldn't remember the last time she was this close to him. He gulped, making Tohru's gaze shift from his face to his Adam's apple, and then to his collar bones again. She bit her lip a little and Kyo felt a pressure in his chest that he could barely contain. Just as he was about to decide whether or not to let go, Shigure called out from downstairs. They both jerked away and couldn't look at each other.

"I better go see what he wants." Tohru said softly. "Thank you for the lesson." She ran towards the door and Kyo was left on the balcony breathing heavily.

'She's going to kill me...' Kyo thought as he tried to calm down.

Apparently, Shisho had told more people about Kyo teaching than just Tohru. Shigure had ordered take out to celebrate and Kyo tried not to kill his older cousin. Tohru seemed so happy about it that Kyo couldn't help but try to enjoy the dinner. Yuki was nowhere to be found, not that Kyo was complaining. Kyo still sat next to Tohru and Shigure moved from his usual spot to sit across from them.

"So, Tohru, Kazuma told me you were lucky enough to be able to watch Kyo's first lesson. Tell me all about it." Shigure probed. Kyo was quietly seething, but made no move to stop Tohru from talking.

"He was a natural teacher! All of the kids did really well and one girl in particular was having a hard time, but Kyo helped her and you could tell she is invested in martial arts now. They all called him Sensei and it was so adorable." Tohru gushed. Although it made Kyo want to shrivel up and die from the look on Shigure's face.

"Well, it certainly sounds like Kyo Sensei is popular." Shigure said. Tohru beamed and she accidentally nudged Kyo's leg with her own. Kyo stiffened and tried to focus on eating the takoyaki in front of him.

They managed to finish dinner just before the sun set. As Shigure sat at the table watching T.V., Tohru was cleaning up their empty take out containers. Kyo was still blushing from the accidental contact with Tohru and her bragging about him. He needed to clear his head. He went back up to the roof as he usually did, but that didn't help. It only reminded him of Tohru and how he attempted to train her today. And how close they were. It made his heart race. He closed his eyes and indulged himself with memories of her. How she came after him in his true form, the first hug he ever gave her, their shared smiles, how she always took care of him, but most of all how her smile towards him was now was different than when they first met. He could clearly see more emotion behind them. At first, he thought it was just her nature, but he dared to let himself hope differently now. His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the door leading outside opening and closing softly. His heart nearly jumped out of his chest when she climbed the ladder once again to meet him. She was still wearing her white dress, but her hair was flowing down her back. And Kyo let himself completely fall for her.

"I'm sorry I wasn't able to fulfill our bet today." Tohru spoke softly as she sat very close to him. Kyo was trying not to hyperventilate at her proximity.

"What bet?" He asked in a slightly strained voice. Tohru looked at him with confusion written all over her face.

"I wasn't able to punch you earlier, so I was supposed to make salmon for dinner, remember?" Kyo exhaled shakily and nodded.

"Oh, right." he said and looked at the last glimpses of pink and purple as the sun faded. Tohru followed his gaze and sighed happily.

"When are you teaching next?" She asked.

"Same time next week I think." He responded. Tohru smiled.

"Will I be allowed to come, Sensei?" She said jokingly. Kyo, who had been leaning back on his hands, slipped as his new title left her lips and hit his head on the tiles.

"Ouch!" he yelled.

"Kyo?! Are you okay?!" Tohru asked frantically. Kyo moved to sit up and rubbed the back of his head. The pain was already fading, but his heart was still racing.

"I'm fine." he said in a gruff voice. They sat in silence for a moment or two.

"Yes, you can come. But don't hide again." He said softly as he watched his hands in front of him. Tohru smiled and trying to be sneaky, balled her hand in a fist. She thought she was quick enough to catch him off guard, but Kyo easily leaned back to avoid her punch. However, this threw Tohru off balance. She wasn't standing like she was earlier, so she didn't know how to compensate for that. In an attempt to save herself from falling off the roof, her right hand landed on Kyo's thigh, and her other hand on his shoulder. Being quick as he was, Kyo's hands flew to her sides to steady her at the same time. They were both breathing heavily at this point from the shock and adrenaline. Her eyes were squeezed shut, but when she no longer felt like she was falling, she opened her eyes and noticed her face was almost touching Kyo's shoulder. She could hear his shaky breath.

"Sorry. I thought I would try to be fast enough to catch you off guard. Thank you for catching me though. It seems I need more practice!" she said, laughing a bit. When Kyo didn't respond, she leaned back a bit to look at him. When she saw the hungry look in his eyes, her smile faltered a bit. Her heart was beating faster now than it was when she was falling.

"Kyo?" She said breathily with pink on her cheeks. Kyo didn't know what came over him. All the tension that had been building up between them since the play suddenly was too much to bear. He lunged forward and captured her lips with his. Tohru gasped at the sensation. It was heavenly. She closed her eyes and leaned into the kiss. Her hand that had been on his thigh moved to tangle itself in his orange hair. Making sure he didn't pull her too close, he wrapped an arm tightly around her waist. Briefly breaking the kiss, but making sure their faces stayed close, he maneuvered her so she straddled his legs. She squeaked as he moved her with ease, noting that to him, she probably weighed nothing. He attacked her mouth again and used the hand not holding her waist hostage to the back of her neck. This kiss was more devastating than the last. Tohru gently pulled his hair in her fist and she heard Kyo groan lightly. The sound made her chest almost hurt, but in a good way. She felt him try to bring her closer, but keeping just enough distance so that he wouldn't transform. He licked her bottom lip, shocking her and making her gasp once again. Kyo took this opportunity to slightly slide his tongue into her mouth. He felt her legs shake at this sensation. He angled her neck just enough so he could break away and pepper kisses down her neck. Tohru sighed at the feeling and bit her lip. Her other hand that had been gripping his shoulder moved to grab his wrist.

"Kyo?" she asked again. At the sound of his name, he bit her delicate skin gently. Her eyes rolled back slightly.

"You've been driving me crazy the last few days..." he said softly between kisses. "Did you know that?"

Tohru shook her head, but smiled a bit.

"You've been doing the same to me you know." She said between gasping breaths. Kyo chuckled and continued his ministrations, daring to go a little lower to her collarbones.

"Oh yeah? How so?" He asked. Tohru couldn't really think straight when Kyo was kissing her like this. When she didn't answer for a few moments, Kyo smiled. He liked having this sort of influence over her.

"Come on, Tohru. I'm waiting." He bit her neck once again. After taking a shaky breath, she finally responded.

"You never button up your uniform all the way." She licked her lips before she continued. "Your collarbones tease me."

Kyo smirked and made a mental note to undo an extra button on his uniform from now on. He slowly moved his mouth back up her neck.

"Your skirts have been teasing me." He moved his hand on her waist down to trace the edge of her skirt on her thigh. Playing with the fabric between his fingers, he kissed her lips once again. Tohru released his wrist and dared to trace the collar bones that had been tormenting her for longer than she cared to admit. Her nail gently scratched the protruding bone and she felt goosebumps erupt on his skin as he groaned into her mouth. He dared to move his hand slightly under her skirt and gently caress the skin he found there. Tohru hummed in delight. He finally released his hold on her neck and moved his hand to her side. He caught her bottom lip between his teeth and when he heard her moan, he knew he could die happy. He felt her lean forward into his embrace and he leaned back a little.

"As much as I'm enjoying this, I'd rather not turn into a cat right now." He said moving forward to kiss her lightly. Tohru released the grip she had on his hair and hummed in agreement.

"We should probably slow down anyways." She said softly. Kyo rested his forehead on hers.

"I won't let you off so easy from now on though." He said. Tohru could hear the smile in his voice. She leaned forward and gave him a lingering kiss before she stood.

"Is that so? I'll hold you to that then, Sensei." Tohru said over her should as she walked towards the ladder. Kyo's heart jumped again and he chuckled. She really would be the death of him.