Disclaimer: Same as chapters 1-2-etc.

Author Note: Thanks to my fabulous reviewers! Yea… that's all I got to say…Oh, and I'm sorry this didn't come out sooner... I visited my sister this weekend, so I was four hours away from my computer... That makes it kinda hard to update...

Book of the Cat

Chapter 3

The rest of the week passed without much excitement; Kyo and Uo met everyday after school, and they only fought for about 40 of the time. They actually managed to do some work, and now it was Saturday. Uo had agreed to come over so they could work on their poster.

Tohru was in a cleaning frenzy that morning. She managed to make breakfast in between sweeping the porch and cleaning the kitchen floor. Kyo, Shigure, and Yuki all sat down at the table. Shigure started the conversation.

"Oh Tohru! What a lovely meal you have maid for our undeserving family! And you even cleaned the entire house in less than two hours! What is the occasion?"

Tohru smiled at the compliment and quietly said, "Uo-chan is visiting today!"

Shigure's eyes sparkled at this, "Uo-chan? How lovely! What will you two be doing then? Baking cookies? Pillow fights? Showering----" He trailed off as both Yuki and Kyo punched him simultaneously.

"Pervert," Yuki muttered. Once everyone was settled again, Tohru addressed Shigure.

"Actually, she's coming to be with Kyo!" Shigure grinned like a Cheshire cat.

"Kyoooooo! A girl? Whatever will you two be doing? Kyo stood up and walked away, however he made sure to smack Shigure on the head as he left. Tohru turned to Shigure again.

"They're working on a history project together." Shigure seemed a bit disappointed at this, but he cleared his plate and told Yuki and Tohru that he was going to his study and he must not be disturbed. After he left, Yuki and Tohru were by themselves. Yuki and Tohru smiled at one another and Tohru began to clean the table. Yuki helped her.

"Miss Honda…" Yuki began. Tohru turned to him and flashed him one of her dazzling smiles.

"Yes Yuki?"

"I was wondering if you had anyone… I was curious if… Well, what I'm trying to say is… Would you like to go to the dance with me this Friday?"

Tohru squealed with delight. She blushed and nodded towards Yuki. "I'd love to Yuki!" Yuki smiled back, then they heard a knock at the door and Uo entered the kitchen. Tohru ran over to hug her.

"Uo," she smiled, "Yuki-kun has asked me to the dance!" Uo looked at Yuki who blushed.

"That's wonderful, Tohru!" Uo exclaimed.

Tohru smiled back and then finally said, "I'll get Kyo!"

"Don't bother, I'm already here." Kyo emerged into the room. He sat down at the table and stared at Uo. "Are you ready to get this over with?" Uo nodded.

"More than anything." She sat down next to him, and with simultaneous sighs, they both dived in.

And the clouds began to darken.

Several hours passed, and Kyo felt his head begin to pound. He looked up and sighed, it had started to drizzle.

"Are you listening to me?" Uo demanded.

Kyo jerked his gaze from the window. "Yea, whatever. Egypt. Pyramids."

"That was definitely not what I was talking about." She turned back to their almost completed poster. Kyo stood up, grabbing a jar of black ink.

"I'm gonna refill this" he stated, and groggily walked to the kitchen. The phone rang and Tohru answered.

"Kyo! It's for you!" She handed the phone to him.

"Hello?" He answered. The lady on the other end responded.

"Hello, Mr. Sohma. This is Mrs. Iboyshi from the public library. The book you requested has arrived."

Kyo had forgotten about the book. "Umm, yea, I'll pick it up later." He hung up the phone and made his way back to the table. He was shaking, and he wasn't sure if it was from the rain or the book. On his way back to his seat, he bumped into Yuki, who was sitting at the other end of table, working on his student council presidential report. Kyo didn't mean to, he was just a bit clumsy right now, however, Yuki saw it as a sign of attack. Yuki pushed Kyo away, and Kyo responded angrily,

"Watch where you are going, damn rat!"

Yuki stared at him, then hit him with his fist. "You're the one who hit me first!" Kyo spun from the impact, spilling the black ink all over Yuki's report. Yuki turned red.

"That took me two days!"

Kyo gulped, he hadn't meant to destroy Yuki's report. Before he could come up with a good argument, Yuki attacked him.

Tohru and Uo were in Tohru's room, getting supplies, when they heard angry yells. Uo ducked out of Tohru's room and ran to see what was going on. Tohru followed. They saw a quick flash of orange hair run out the door. Uo turned to Yuki, who looked rather regretful.

"What happened, Yuki?" Uo asked.

Yuki turned and looked at Tohru. He frowned. "I'm afraid I said a few, awful things to Kyo." Yuki seemed genuinely sorry.

"What did you say, Yuki-kun?" Tohru asked.

"I don't really remember. I didn't feel like myself tough. I felt like, someone else said what I said."

"But what did you say!" Uo glared, angry that she had to delay working on the project. Yuki put his head in his hands and sat pensively. Finally his eyes widened.

"I told him that I was taking Tohru to the dance…"

"That's it?" Uo sighed. "That's lame to be worked up about…. Oh!" Uo realized, but Yuki stopped her.

"There's more. I told him that… no one would ever love him. I told him that Tohru doesn't love him, and that the people at school don't give a damn about him, and that our family doesn't want him." Uo and Tohru opened their mouths, but another voice interrupted. Shigure's.

"Why did you say that? You know how… emotional… Kyo gets about that."

Yuki stared down at the floor. "I didn't mean to say it at all! I wasn't even thinking it!" Shigure shook his head.

"It's raining. I'd better go out and find him."

Yuki remained pensive, than he gasped.

"Oh god, I said something else to him." Everyone paused and waited. Yuki looked horrified. "I told him that his mother had every right to kill herself." Shigure looked once more at Yuki, and then went to get his coat.

"Yuki, walk Uo home. Tohru, stay here in case Kyo gets back." Shigure quickly ran out in the rain.

Yuki reached to get Uo's coat and an umbrella. He helped her put it on and then walked her out the door. After a few minutes or silence, Uo spoke up.

"That was a real crummy thing to say. I know you hate your cousin, but still…" She trailed off and looked at Yuki who had stopped walking. All of a sudden, Yuki grabbed her forearms and wheeled her around to face him.

"I didn't say it! I mean, I did, but it wasn't me! Something… happened." Uo pried herself from Yuki's grip.

"That makes no sense," she spat back. Yuki rubbed his forehead.

"It was like, I was possessed or something." Uo rolled her eyes once more.

"Listen Princey, you screwed up. Accept responsibility, apologize to your cousin, and go on with your life." She continued walking, but stopped once she realized Yuki wasn't walking too. "You coming?" She asked.

Yuki looked up, "Yea…I'm coming." And they walked the rest of the way in silence.

Kyo stumbled through the rain, his body making lefts and rights at its own will. Kyo didn't bother to stop himself. He was beyond angry. How dare Yuki comment about his mother! Kyo continued walking like this for ten minutes until he stopped by a bench. The rain soaked through his clothes and into his hair. He frowned once more as the thoughts ran through his head. 'Tohru… Mom… Family… Friends…School… Tohru… Mom… Family… School… Mom… Mom…' His breathing quickened. 'Family… School…Mom…Tohru… Mom…--Get The Book— Mom… Yuki… Tohru… Book… Mom… Yuki… Tohru… Kyo…Cat.' He couldn't inhale. 'Free me… Mom… Tohru… Yuki… Kyo… Monster… MONSTER….' His head snapped up and he gasped. Was it pure coincidence that he had ended up in front of the library?

Author's Note: Haha, that was my longest chapter! Yay...Okay, so as you can tell, something is clearly not right inside of Kyo's head right now and with Yuki either. But do not worry, all will come together... eventually... Hang in there. I'm also loving my reviews... You all are so sweet to me! This is my first FB fanfic and ya'll are so wonderful. Anyway, new chapter soon, I should be writing it in study hall tomorrow... (Ah, the beauty of studyhall).