Never Give Up

By Ginta and Hakakku Fangirl

Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket. Unfortunately. Because if I did then the anime would have been longer and covered all of the manga. . Whaaaaaaaaa!!!! The anime was too short!! And it didn't even show the curse being broken, or the kisses, or anything!

Chapter Two: Gone

Tohru sighed and rolled over onto her side, the sun shining in her face.

"Mmmm…" Tohru arched her back to stretch it; the blanket slipped from her chest and she blushed, her bare breasts a reminder of the past night's events. Glancing around, she saw that Kyo had already left.

Tohru sighed and got up, pulling her pajamas back on and grabbing her clothes. She was going to need a bath before she got dressed; she was still covered in sweat and her sheets were wet and sticky; she would need to wash them.

Once in the bathtub, she sighed again. Kyo hadn't said how long he would be gone. Or had he? She hadn't paid much attention after he had started to kiss her. The whole night was a bit of a blur.

Tohru grit her teeth as she sat up to reach for the soap; the insides of her thighs hurt, and her stomach felt oddly stretched.

When she was done with her bath and had let the water out, she pulled her sheets from her bed and went back downstairs, throwing them into the washer, then went into the kitchen to start breakfast.

"Good morning, Yuki!" Tohru smiled broadly as the rat came into the kitchen, rubbing his eyes and pulling his hair out of his face. "I see you're having a hard time waking up, as usual!"

Yuki just groaned in response.

Wh--where's Kyo?" he yawned.

"Oh, um…" Tohru blushed a little, glad that she had turned her back on Yuki to check on the food.

"He's not here."

Tohru and Yuki both turned around, startled; Shigure stood behind them in the doorway.

"What?" Yuki finally managed to jerk himself awake. "What do you mean, 'he's not here'?"

"I mean, he's not here." Shigure sighed. "I just went to wake him up and he's not in his room."

"So? That doesn't mean he's gone."

"He took his books with him."

Yuki stared at Shigure blankly.

"The books that Shishou gave him," Shigure said impatiently; understanding dawned upon Yuki's face.

"So…how long will he be gone this time?" Yuki asked.

"I don't know." Shigure shook his head. "But the new school year starts in two weeks, he'd better not stay past that."

"Breakfast is ready!" Tohru said with a big smile.