Mitzuki: Hello, welcome to the 2nd chapter!!

Kisa: (looks worried) Uhh, uhh,..hi…??

Mitzuki: (smiles encouragingly and pushes her forward) C'mon, say something!

Kisa: (looks panicky) Uhh, uhh, Mitzu-chan doesn't own Fruits Basket…so…(opens eyes wide in fright)…PLEASE DON'T KILL HER!!! (hides behind Mitzuki)

Mitzuki: -.- " Well, here's Chapter 2!

Chapter 2

Tohru yawned as she scribbled a last sentence on her homework, then turned to look out the window. The sun had set a long time ago, the moon taking its place high in the sky, peeping out from among a cluster of pale grey clouds. Tohru blinked sleepily, and yawned again. She decided it was time to retire for the night, and started to tidy up, but then froze again as she remembered one last task she had neglected to do. She'd forgotten to prepare the ingredients for breakfast!!

In a panic, she rushed downstairs to the kitchen, but was surprised to find the light already on.

In her surprise, Tohru forgot to watch where her feet were landing and slipped on the stairs, crashing into the railings head-first. She rubbed the sore spot on her forehead, quietly moaning in pain. A shadow fell across the doorway, and she looked up to find the previous occupant of the kitchen watching her with concern. Her embarrassment at her own clumsiness increased by a ten-fold as she realized that Kyo had witnessed the whole thing. He walked over and offered his hand to her, she shyly accepted.

"You okay?" Tohru nodded.

"Arigatou, Kyo-kun," she said, then asked curiously, "why are you up at this hour?" A glance at the clock in the hallway had told her it was now 11:00.

Kyo looked uncomfortable. He opened his mouth to speak, then closed it, then reconsidered and said, "W-well, you're still really weak from the accident and Shigure said you should rest more, so we (referring to him, Yuki and the pervert) decided we should take turns making the lunches…" He looked at her cautiously, watching her reaction, she only seemed mildly shocked, but not hurt, so he continued, "And since the other two can't cook, they pushed the damn job on me…"

Then he paused and looked at her closely, "We already told you to rest more, didn't we? Didn't we tell you yesterday after you came back from the hospital?"

Tohru thought hard, and suddenly remembered.

Flashback

"Tohru-kun, my goodness, are you all better? Are you sure you're fine enough to leave the hospital? What did Haa-san say?"

Shigure put his hand on the top of Tohru's head, bombarding her with questions.

The brunette laughed, "Yes, I'm much, much better."

Yuki and Kyo watched from the doorway (standing as far away from one another as possible, of course), each silently daring the other to make the first move. Shigure put a hand to his cheek as he looked from cousin to cousin and said dramatically, "Oh, Yuki-kun and Kyo-kun are so C O L D today." Both boys glared menacingly at the perverted baka (idiot) attempting to imitate Ayame. The latter, feigning hurt, took a flustered Tohru by the shoulders, and turned her around, all the while saying, "Let's go for a walk Tohru-kun; Yuki-kun and Kyo-kun are being mean…"

The next minute happened in a flash, and all Tohru saw was a blur of orange and silver. The next thing she knew, Shigure had gone from his place at the doorway to lying pitifully in the garden, while Yuki and Kyo maintained the pose of kicking someone off the patio. Tohru looked from one to the other, baffled. Yuki turned around and flashed her a smile.

"Honda-san," he said as if nothing had happened, "We thought that since you just came back from the hospital, you should take a rest from your chores until you have fully recovered."

Tohru protested, "But I HAVE recovered–"

"Until you recover." Kyo commanded in a voice to which even Tohru was too surprised to argue with.

"H-hai…"

End of Flashback

Tohru held up a finger as she replayed the scene in her head.

"Now I remember!" she exclaimed and giggled.

Kyo watched her as she laughed, and affectionately knocked her head.

"Silly," he said, and turned back towards the kitchen. Tohru, before she realized what she was doing, reached out and grabbed the hem of his shirt, he turned around in surprise. Tohru let go quickly, blushing a deep scarlet and stammered an apology. Kyo shrugged and turned away, but stopped as she called out again. "Wait! Umm, umm, can't I at least help?"

Tohru looked at him pleadingly. Something tugged at the edge of his mouth, but he turned away before Tohru could see.

"Fine," he said in an annoyed voice, but smiled when he heard "Good!" and a pattering steps from behind him as she followed him in to the kitchen.