Disclaimer: Fruits Basket belongs to Natsuki Takaya.

Chapter Four

"You told him?" Uo's eyes lit up with glee. Even Hana smiled.

Tohru blushed. She had been retelling the story of the previous night but had only gotten as far as when he had come home for the evening (she dared not use his name at school, being still paranoid about other people overhearing). "N-No."

"Whaaaat?"

"Momiji-kun had an accident in the kitchen! I had to go help him," Tohru explained quickly. She cast her eyes downward. "And then I got too scared later…"

Uotani looked annoyed. "That kid interrupted again! Oh of all the-"

Hanajima sipped her juice box rather loudly. "Really, Arisa, you are too invested in Tohru's affairs," she paused as she took another huge sip. She seemed contemplative. Something about this Momiji situation put her off. There was something different about that boy. Not in an ominous way. Just…off. She'd best not say anything to Tohru. The girl was already overheating anytime he was in the area.

Uo sighed loudly. "C'mon! I'm so ready for you to spill. Pleeeaaaase? Before Momiji ruins another chance to tell him of your undying love and devotion."

"It's just a crush." Tohru managed her best glare. It was almost amusing. She just couldn't look menacing if she tried. "He's not ruining my chances. I will tell him!"

"Tell who what?"

Tohru whipped her head around. Yuki stood before them. "Uh…" Uo and Hana just looked at each other, neither still knowing exactly which boy their friend liked. Well, Uo didn't. She had the sneaking suspicion that Hana had known all along. Something about waves meshing pleasantly…

"Tell…Momiji that I hope he gets better soon!" Tohru nodded with enthusiasm. She had successfully thought of something on the spot. Her mother would be so proud!

Yuki tilted his head in confusion. "But you already called him this morning about that. Did you forget?"

Tohru's eyes widened. Arisa snickered. "I-I just wanted to tell him again!" she reasoned frantically. "To speed up the recovery!"

Yuki stared at her with something like admiration. His dark eyes warmed into puddles of violet. "You would do something like that, Honda-san," he murmured thoughtfully.

"Eh?" she could feel the blush rising on her face at Yuki's intense gaze. They locked eyes for just a moment before he averted his quickly to the floor. She hoped this wouldn't be a repeat of that awkward parting the night before.

The silver-haired boy continued to stare very adamantly at the ground. "I won't be able to walk you home from work tonight," his quiet voice broke through the silence. "I have student council duties. That's what I came over to tell you."

Tohru's mouth shaped into an 'O.' She tried smiling to make him feel better. "It's ok, Yuki-kun. I know you're a busy person," she spoke happily.

"Yeah," he said bitterly. He looked up at her once more before his eyes flicked to the side. "Kyo will pick you up instead."

Tohru's heart stopped beating. "K-Kyo-kun?" she froze. "Kyo-kun will…walk me home?"

Why do you care what that rat-boy is up to?

You know you have to tell him.

…doesn't belong to you…

"Yes," Yuki glared. He paused at the look on Tohru's face. She seemed so very distracted…and horrified. Was it his imagination or was her face turning blue?

"Breathe, Tohru," Hanajima reminded. Tohru sucked in a huge gulp of air and the color returned to her face.

She laughed and bopped herself on the head. "Haha, silly me. Apparently I can't multi-task."

Uo and Hana sweatdropped, but Yuki just continued to stare at her in concern. That look she'd had on her face, he thought he'd seen it before. In fact, she had seemed flustered and distracted all week. "Honda-san?" he frowned. He wanted to ask her about it. He'd had his suspicions. But maybe now wasn't the best time to bring it up. He filed the information away to confront her later tonight.

"Yes, Yuki-kun?" she returned looking up with wide eyes.

He reached out to gently tuck a strand of hair behind her ear. Tohru's face flamed a brilliant red. The Yuki fan club would have thrown a fit if they saw their Prince acting so intimately with someone. "Take care, alright?"

Tohru just smiled brightly. "I will do my best!"

The Prince smiled softly at the action. He spoke parting words to the three girls and began to walk away, his smile slowly fading to a frown. If his suspicions were correct…

He shook his head. No. It couldn't be. Maybe he was reading into this too deeply. But if he was correct, then everything would make sense – the looks, the blushing, seeming preoccupied. These were such obvious signs! How had he not noticed them before? And then when he'd mentioned that stupid Cat's name…

Yuki scowled deeply. It only made sense. She'd always had a soft spot for him. But that didn't make the realization any easier.

She doesn't belong to you!

The look in her eyes. Her shortness of breath…

When he'd yelled that statement, really, he was just trying to convince himself.

~0~0~

Tohru was hyperventilating after school. She was on her way to work and already thinking about the walk home later that evening. Her heart raced. Gah! What would she do? Ever since she'd realized her feelings, she'd never had the chance to be alone with him for such a long amount of time. Would it be the proper time to tell him? She didn't know! Her eyes swirled.

And then suddenly she heard giggling. She slowed down her pace. Why did it sound so familiar? She looked around but didn't see anyone. Odd. She was sure she had heard someone laughing. She began walking faster. No need to get herself spooked now.

The giggling began again. Tohru whipped her head around, eyes scanning the surrounding area. Trees lined the right side of the sidewalk. She was walking past the park. In the distance she could see the playground where she'd taken Kisa and Hiro once before, but no one was there now. In fact, no one was anywhere as far as she could see. Oh kami, she must be losing it.

She turned around once more. A small boy with messy, brown hair and a severe look on his face frowned up at her. "Hey."

"GAAAAHHHH!" Tohru flailed her arms and fell over backward.

Hiro sighed as she landed on her bum. "Idiot."

Kisa suddenly made her emergence from her hiding spot behind the trees. "Onee-chan!" she shouted worriedly as she raced to Tohru's landing spot. "Onee-chan! Are you alright?"

Tohru rubbed her head and winced slightly. "H-Hai."

"I'm so sorry, Onee-chan! We were just hiding. We didn't mean to scare you!" Kisa looked like she was about to weep.

Tohru noticed the girl's watery eyes. "Oh, Kisa!" she cried, throwing her arms up and around the small girl's shoulders.

"I didn't mean to hurt Onee-chan!" the girl wailed.

Hiro would have rolled his eyes, but he was too alarmed when Kisa suddenly burst into a round of tears. Instead he was quite frantic. "Kisa, stop!" He didn't know how to deal with crying girls, especially when it was someone like Kisa. He'd do anything to get her to stop. "Look! Tohru's alright. See, she's just fine." He shot Tohru a look clearly indicating that she better act fine, even if she wasn't.

Tohru, of course, just smiled, completely missing the threatening gaze. "Hiro's right, Kisa-chan. I'm perfectly fine," she laughed and held Kisa a little tighter. The tiny girl sobbed gently. "Shh, don't cry. I'm alright."

The girl sniffed gently. "Really?" she pulled back and stared up at Tohru's face with wide eyes. Her caramel eyes shimmered. "You're fine, Onee-chan?"

Tohru smiled. "Never been better!"

"Oh, Onee-chan!" the girl flung herself against Tohru. "I've missed you so much!"

"I've missed you too, Kisa-chan!" Tohru cried back, both girls now sobbing in each other's embrace.

Hiro looked disgusted with himself. "I don't know why I even try," he muttered.

Footsteps resounded against the sidewalk and Hiro suddenly straightened up. His face looked like that of a child who had just been caught doing something wrong. And he probably had. Tohru and Kisa were so caught up in their reunion that they didn't notice anything. "I leave you two alone for two seconds and you wind up all the way over here?" a girl's voice sighed dramatically. "What am I going to do with you?"

The new girl suddenly noticed Tohru for the first time. "Tohru-chan!" she uttered in surprise. An orange kitty backpack hit the ground.

Tohru looked up, eyes still slightly puffy from her sob with Kisa. "Kagura-chan!" her eyes widened. Tohru disentangled herself from Kisa's embrace and stood up, arms flying wide to give Kagura a hug. "It's been such a long time!"

Kagura laughed as the two friends pulled away. "What are you doing over here?"

"I'm on my way to work," Tohru smiled in response. "And then I ran into Kisa-chan and Hiro-kun!"

Kagura put a finger to her mouth and looked thoughtful. "So that's why…" she murmured. She straightened up and grinned. "I'm watching Kisa and Hiro today. But I turned around for just one moment and suddenly they were gone!"

Kisa tugged on Kagura's sleeve. "It's my fault," the tiny girl admitted quietly. "I saw Onee-chan walking past and I wanted to surprise her."

Kagura frowned slightly. "Next time, just let me know, ok?"

Meanwhile, Tohru just looked at the tiny girl with shimmering eyes. "Oh, Kisa!" she cried, throwing her arms around the girl again.

"Onee-chan!"

"You are so cute!"

Hiro cleared his throat loudly. He knew seeing Tohru always made Kisa happy, but it was absolutely ridiculous how they acted around each other. Tohru was almost a grown woman for heaven sake!

"Kisa!" the boy blurted out.

The girl turned to look at her friend. "Yes, Hiro?"

"Please? We're in public," his eyes pleaded. He wanted Tohru to go away. She always took his time away from Kisa. He wouldn't have even agreed to "surprise" the girl if Kisa hadn't looked so excited about the stupid thing. "And Tohru has to go to work."

"That's right, Hiro-kun!" Tohru nodded, standing up again. "Hiro-kun is so smart!"

Hiro rolled his eyes. Typical. That girl was always so bubbly and airheaded.

"Oh, Kagura-chan, your bag…" Kisa ran over to pick up the orange kitty backpack from where Kagura had dropped it. "Here you go."

"Thank you, Kisa-chan." Kagura smiled as the tiny girl handed over the backpack. She slung it over her shoulder lovingly. "I wouldn't want to lose him."

Tohru froze at the gesture and at Kagura's words. How stupid was she to forget that Kagura already liked Kyo-kun? Her heart pounded in her ears. She remembered how happy she'd been when she first heard that Kyo had someone that liked him. She remembered meeting Kagura and loving the soft looks the girl would send the carrot top when she thought he wasn't looking. At the time it had seemed so endearing. Now she felt like her heart was being squeezed. She had admired Kagura, even going so far as to tell her that she hoped that someday she too would find someone to care for so greatly. Now she had. But instead of feeling joy, her stomach clenched at the irony.

"Hey, idiot girl," Hiro waved a hand in front of her face. "Don't you have work to go to?"

Tohru snapped out of it. "Uh, hai!" she responded quickly. She looked over at Kagura's face tilted in question and Kisa's looking up at her with worry. "Hiro's right. I have to go! I'll see you all later!"

"Hai, Tohru-kun. We'll see you tomorrow," Kagura grinned. "Shigure said we could come over for dinner. I'm baking a delicious spread for my Kyo-kun!" She squealed in delight.

Tohru's smile faltered. "Oh, good…" she heard herself to say. She forced a smile back on her face. "I'm so glad!"

"Hai, I haven't seen him in a while so I want this to be special," Kagura fingered the hem of her skirt as a blush worked its way across her face. Tohru's heart twisted. She felt like she was betraying her friend by liking the same guy. She gulped. Kagura just smiled brightly. "Alright, Tohru-chan! I'll see you! Jaa ne!"

Kagura flounced away with Hiro and Kisa in tow. Tohru stood staring after the three, her eyes focusing on the orange kitty backpack bouncing gently on Kagura's back. Her chocolate eyes saddened. She had been so focused on her own feelings. How could she forget about Kagura?

…doesn't belong to you…

I wouldn't want to lose him.

…my Kyo-kun.

Not hers. Never hers. He already had someone that cared for him. Someone that loved him. That was more than she could offer. She just had a crush. A simple, silly, stupid crush. And she wouldn't let it go any further. It was time to end this nonsense.

In the distance, blue eyes watched the girl as she sank to the ground, long hair falling around her face as her shoulders became wracked with gentle sobs.

~0~0~

Tohru raced around work, trying her best to keep herself busy so she wouldn't think about certain things. Ok, really just a certain person. And a certain event that was due to happen very soon. Too soon in her opinion.

"Alright, Honda-san," her manager said. "You're done for the day."

Doom.

That's what the end of the work day meant. Because she couldn't avoid it any longer. She had to go see him. She glanced outside the window and saw a mess of orange hair over by the sidewalk. She gulped. Kami-sama, how was she ever going to act normal around him?

She turned back around. "A-Are you sure you don't need me to do anything else?" she offered desperately.

The manager just looked at her. He shook his head and chuckled. "Honda-san, you work so hard for a high school student. Just take a break. Punch out for the day."

Tohru nodded and with a great air of heaviness, left the room. She walked as slowly as she could to the employee locker room and took her time changing. Finally, she was all dressed and she couldn't think of anything else to do. She really shouldn't be keeping Kyo-kun waiting so long.

She still couldn't fathom how she had completely forgotten about Kagura. It was a good thing Momiji had delayed her attempts to tell him. She shuddered at how carefree and selfish she must have acted this week. How could she possibly attempt to claim a guy that her friend already liked? No, wait. Loved.

She shrugged on a light jacket and stepped outside into the crisp, autumn air.

"Finally!" she heard his voice yell. "I was starting to wonder if they were keeping you late."

Tohru looked up and saw him wholly and truly for the first time that day. His mouth was crooked up into a half-smile, his clothes were loose and baggy, and his hair was messed up from training at the doujo. Her mouth broke into a huge grin against her will. Stupid crush.

"Kyo-kun," she breathed. His hands were buried deep in his pockets as he walked over. She felt her heart swell as he came to stand beside her.

"Ready to go home?" he asked. Tohru looked up at him. Orange bangs covered smoldering eyes. It took her breath away. She nodded dumbfounded. How could one person possibly make her feel this way? He tilted his head to the side and frowned. "You ok? You look a little pale."

Tohru's hands flew to her face. "I do?" she asked quickly, sounding both flustered and confused. "I feel fine."

"Hm, must just be the lighting," he reasoned.

The two began walking home in a peaceful silence. She felt Kyo's gaze on her as they ended the first block. It was slightly unnerving. Was there something going on? Why was he staring?

"There's something wrong with you," he suddenly said. Tohru froze in her tracks.

"N-Nani?" She spun around and came face to face with the carrot top, her eyes wide. Oh gosh. He was standing so close to her! Why was he so close to her? "What do you-"

"Eh, no, sorry!" he interrupted, hoping he hadn't offended her by his first statement. He scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "I didn't mean in a bad way." Close. Still too close. Tohru's mind raced at their proximity. He took in her wide chocolate eyes and stared at her in concern. "You're just…not as talkative as you usually are. It's weird. You've barely said a word since I picked you up."

Tohru felt herself blush. There really wasn't much she could say when he was around. It was one of the disadvantages of this crush business. Then again, she couldn't very well tell him that either. She struggled for an answer. "Gomen, Kyo-kun," she apologized briefly. "I guess I don't have anything to say."

Now that definitely seemed out of character for her. "What?" He stared in disbelief.

Tohru could feel her face heating up. "Um…I…"

Suddenly a cool hand touched her flushed skin. Kyo-kun had placed the back of his hand against her forehead and was staring at her with an intense look in his cinnamon eyes. She openly gaped. "You feel warm," he said quietly. "Do you want Hatori to look at you?"

Tohru didn't nod. Tohru didn't move. She was frozen. Absolutely frozen at their close proximity. He was standing so close she could feel the heat emanating off his chest and his wonderful scent filled her nose. How odd. She'd never noticed how pleasant he smelled before.

"Tohru-chaaaan!"

Tohru winced at the loss of contact as Kyo quickly withdrew his hand. He suddenly seemed very far from her and it hurt. She turned towards the sound of running feet as the carrier of the voice appeared and she slowly snapped out of her stupor.

Blue eyes looked up at her as the small boy shot a dashing grin. "Tohru-chan! I was looking all over for you! I was wondering if you needed anyone to walk you home."

Tohru looked at the blonde and blinked. What? There was something wrong with him being here. "Momiji-kun!" she exclaimed, staring at him. He looked startled at her tone of voice. "What are you doing out here? What about your hands?"

Momiji had the grace to look embarrassed. "I snuck out of Hatori's care," he explained nervously. "I heard Yuki-kun was busy and couldn't walk you home. So I came to see if you needed anyone. But I see you already have Kyo."

"Ah…" Tohru's voice stuck. She glanced at the carrot top who seemed slightly annoyed by the blonde's appearance.

…already have Kyo.

…doesn't belong to you…

I wouldn't want to lose him.

"I didn't interrupt anything, did I?" Momiji suddenly asked. He appeared almost…frightened to hear her answer.

"No…" Tohru answered slowly and watched as Momiji's eyes lightened considerably. He looked immensely relieved.

Kyo's voice drew her from her thoughts. "Tohru, if you're getting sick we should get you home and call Hatori." Wait. Sick? Why would he think-

Momiji went off. "Tohru! You're sick! Why didn't you tell me? Why did you go to work? You shouldn't cook dinner tonight!" The boy carried on and on.

Kyo rolled his eyes. "Come on, let's go." He grabbed Tohru's hand and tugged to get her moving. Even though the contact was very brief and fleeting, the brunette flushed beautifully the entire way home. Her appearance confirmed Kyo's statement that she was, without a doubt, very feverish and ill.

Even Momiji kept shooting her worried looks. He even went so far as to offer to carry her messenger bag. Tohru repeatedly decline the offer.

The fuss made at home was nonsense too. Momiji absolutely insisted that Hatori be called, and Yuki and Kyo made a huge hassle of who would cook her leek soup. In the end, Yuki's severe lack of cooking skills trumped all and the Prince resigned himself to waiting patiently by Tohru's side.

"I feel absolutely fine!" Tohru protested again.

Yuki sighed. It was true. The girl looked perfectly healthy albeit distressed at her current predicament. But then again, Tohru was known for pushing herself too hard.

"Your soup is ready!" Momiji cried as he came up the stairs, almost sloshing the soup in his haste to get to Tohru.

"Kyonkichi says it's made with looooove!" Shigure sang from downstairs.

"SHUT IT, YOU DAMN DOG!"

Tohru's face flamed brilliant red as Momiji set the soup down next to her. That's right. Kyo made the soup tonight. It was just like the last time he took care of her.

Yuki did not miss the blush on her face. "Wow, Tohru! You still look really warm." Apparently Momiji didn't either.

Naturally, she blushed even deeper at being caught. "I-I'm perfectly fine," she stammered. She'd be perfectly fine when this crush business was over! How come liking Kyo-kun was so difficult? Why did her heart have to pound whenever he was in the vicinity? How come his presence caused her to be in a constant state of blush? Maybe she really was sick, because she knew she couldn't have him. He already had someone. Kagura. Perhaps she needed to convince her body of this truth.

"Tohru?" Hatori's voice called from the door. Beyond she could see the flash of orange hair that marked a curious Kyo. She vaguely wondered if curiosity was in his nature as the cat. Hatori entered the room. "Shigure said you didn't feel well."

Tohru shook her head. "No, Hatori-san! I feel fine. I'm sorry everyone called you over here."

"Stop apologizing. You look ill and you feel feverish." Kyo plopped onto the floor. Ah, yes. With him here Hatori would now see the blush in full force. Great…

"Hm." Tohru felt his scrutinizing gaze on her face. She could feel Momiji and Yuki also watching her expectantly. It was like everyone was waiting for something. But what was it? Kyo was also watching her in concern. It made it very hard to concentrate on anything else. "I'll need to examine Tohru alone. The rest of you should leave."

"Awww, Hatori…"

"Momiji, you're already in enough trouble for sneaking out today. I suggest you follow Yuki downstairs."

The blonde whined some more as he followed the Prince downstairs. Kyo tried lingering too but was harshly shoved out by Hatori. Finally, it was just the two of them. Hatori closed the door and pulled up a chair next to Tohru's bed. He sat in silence for a while.

"I know you're not sick."

Tohru shifted uncomfortably. "Ah, h-hai, Hatori-san. I told them I felt fine, but they wouldn't listen."

Hatori sighed and began massaging his temples. "Tohru, I don't know how to say this…"

Oh gosh. Tohru's eyes widened. He knew.

"I don't want this!" she blurted out before he could say anything.

He stared at her. "You didn't know what I was going to say."

Tohru's face heated in embarrassment. "N-no. But I can guess. I'm sure you figured it out!"

Hatori allowed himself a chuckle. "Tohru, it's a wonder how no one has said anything. It seemed…shockingly obvious."

Tohru felt her ears burn. "I'm trying really hard to act normal around him. Truly I am!" she stated with conviction.

Hatori gave a grim smile. "I'm sure you do, Tohru-chan. But if Akito finds out about this…"

"I won't end up like Kana!" Tohru practically shouted. Hatori winced and Tohru's hand flew up to her mouth in horror. She knew she shouldn't have brought up that name. The expression on the doctor's face told her as much. She cast her gaze to the side. "I…it's only a crush."

Only a crush. How could such an insignificant thing be causing her so many problems?

Hatori breathed out in relief. "A crush?" he smiled weakly.

"Yes," Tohru muttered sullenly. "Like my stomach gets all tingly…and stuff." She could feel Hatori's intrigued gaze upon her, probing her to continue. "When he's around it's very difficult to concentrate. I stammer and blush a lot. He smiles and my world turns upside down. It's frustrating. I don't want this, Hatori! He already has someone who loves him!"

Hatori's face softened. "Tohru, there's nothing wrong with a crush."

She felt like crying. She wanted someone to tell her this was wrong. She needed someone to tell her she had to change. Because every time she stared into his eyes, the world felt too perfect. She would forget about everything else and only recall the smile on his lips and the sound of blood pounding in her ears. She would forget about worries and about other people. It was already proven true when she forgot about Kagura.

"If there's nothing wrong with it, then why do I feel so horrible?"

Hatori didn't respond. She needed his answer. She needed justification. She wanted a good, solid solution to get things back to normal.

"Have you told him?"

Tohru's mouth dropped. "But I told you someone else-"

"And we all know that 'someone else' has been very vocal in expressing her feelings for him," Hatori interrupted. Tohru opened her mouth to speak but Hatori raised his hand for silence. "Please, Tohru, there is nothing wrong with this if it is no more than a crush. The prospect of liking someone is completely harmless."

"But Kagura-"

"Loves Kyo. Yes, so I've heard," Hatori agreed. He leaned forward so as to select his next words carefully. "But don't you think he deserves to know how you feel? Tohru, obviously the thought of keeping this secret is putting you under a lot of stress. And that is not healthy."

"I…" Tohru frowned. He didn't understand. "But Kagura is my friend."

"Then maybe you should tell her first."

She couldn't argue with that. Even if she told Kagura she "liked" Kyo, the older girl would still win the claim to him by default. Tohru's interest in Kyo barely compared to the amount of love the boar bestowed upon the cat. It was like comparing love to obsession.

"I don't know if I can," Tohru frowned miserably. There had to be another way. She didn't want people to get hurt. But she selfishly didn't want to lose Kyo either, which made the fear of telling him even worse. What if she made him uncomfortable and he left? She felt a cry of panic rise in her throat like acrid bile.

"I'll let you figure out what you're able to do," Hatori said softly. He rose from his chair. An air of heaviness surrounded him. "I won't tell Akito about this."

"Thank you, Hatori-san," Tohru mumbled. Wow. Had she been so dense to forget about Akito as well? She didn't realize having a crush could have so many implications. It made the whole thing seem far more dangerous than its initial innocence.

"I will say one more thing though," Hatori's voice interrupted her thoughts. She looked up as his hand wavered over the doorknob. "You're much too good for him."

"Whaaat?" Tohru's voice carried as Hatori opened the door.

Three young men rushed up the staircase. "What is it, Hatori? Is she ok?"

"Yes, I'm prescribing she get some sleep," Hatori replied to the bombardment of questions and to ease the troubled looks on boys' faces. "She knows who to talk to if she keeps feeling this way."

Tohru blushed bright red. Of course Hatori would be able to slide in some comment like that. And only she understood his true meaning.

"Come on, Momiji. Let's get you home."

"Awww, Hatori…"

Within minutes Hatori had skillfully shooed everyone away, leaving Tohru alone to her thoughts. How was she supposed to fix this? At least she didn't have to worry about Akito. That was one problem she hadn't even considered. But…Kagura was coming over tomorrow! And Kyo would be here. What was she going to do? How was she going to act normal?

Maybe Hatori was right. Maybe she should tell Kagura. They were friends after all, right? And it was only a crush.

Only a crush.

If this was how all crushes were, she hoped to never get one again.

~0~0~

A/N: Hm, and somehow my story is becoming less fluffy than I intended. As always, please review! I love to hear your feedback.

Preview next chapter:

The girl shivered as a gust of wind blew down the trail. A car ride would have been nice but it meant getting home quicker. And try as she might, she still felt like she wasn't ready to talk to Kagura about Kyo yet. What was she going to do? If she dawdled too long she would worry everyone in the house.

She would just have to work up the courage. There was no other way. She started feeling sick again.

"What are you doing out here?"

Tohru jumped at the voice. Oh gosh. No no no no! Not now. Why now? She recognized that voice immediately.

"K-Kyo-kun!"