Disclaimer: Yes! Oh wait… Nope, still don't own it.

Authors Note: Okay, the next few chapters will seem really choppy… I'm not incredibly happy with them, but I'll try to do better. I've got only two study halls coming up this week, so I'll try to find time to write… maybe I'll write in Euro… It's not like we do anything in that class anyway…

Book of the Cat

Chapter 6

Kyo was falling. It was colder and colder, then hot. He woke up in room that seemed to be made of both ice and fire. Some parts of it burned his skin with heat, and other parts seemed to burn his skin with the cold. In the corner, a figure sat, hunched over. Kyo approached it, trying to call out to it. No noise entered the room. He put his hand on the creature, but jumped back when it revealed itself as the true cat. The silence of the room was broken by its loud, cold voice. "It is time to be true again. I will give you the gift you have desired, and once it is time, you will give me the gift I have desired for so long." Kyo's voice seemed to come back. "What gift?" The creature's eyes roamed his body. "Do my will, and it will be permanent. Right now, you will get a taste of my power!" Kyo shook his head. "What are you talking about?" The creature placed his cold hand on his face. "Do what I say. Wake up. Kyo, wake up… wake up…"

"Kyo, wake up! You suck!" Kyo rolled over as he felt a pair of hands shake him. He opened one eye and found himself looking at a very angry Uo. "Get up! Come on!"

"Why are you here?" Kyo said, but his voice came out raspy. Uo smirked at him.

"We're finishing this project… today." She grabbed Kyo's hand and pulled him up roughly. Kyo felt his skin prickle and he was nauseous again. Uo pulled him out of his room and down the stairs. She threw him in a chair and shoved their project under his nose.

Somehow, Kyo managed to stay conscious and actually work on their project.

Shigure walked in and smiled when he saw Kyo. "You're awake! And your hair is… stylish!" Kyo scowled at Shigure. Shigure tousled Kyo's bed head and walked away. Steam poured from Kyo's ears.

"Calm down Carrot-top," Uo retorted, "Lets just finish this stupid assignment."

An hour passed and after much hard work, Uo and Kyo had finished their project. They leaned back to admire their handiwork.

"You know Carrot-top, it's not half bad. And working with you didn't… completely suck."

Kyo opened his mouth in shock, but before he could question Uo's sanity, Yuki and Tohru walked in.

"Oh, Uo-chan, Kyo-kun, your poster looks amazing!" Tohru exclaimed.

"Yes," Yuki agreed, "Wow, who knew Kyo could actually do some decent work.." Yuki joked as he said this, trying to be nice around Kyo. Kyo however, did not seem to be willing to pal around with Yuki. He jumped up, preparing to attack Yuki. At that moment, his nausea came back. He spun on his heel, slipped, and fell…

…right on top of Uo.

…and he didn't transform.

(Author Note: I was originally going to end this chapter there, but I feel bad cause I haven't updated in a long time and this chapter was not so great, so… here ya'll go: Bonus Chapter 6.5)

Book of the Cat

Bonus Chapter 6.5

Silence followed Kyo's fall. His body lay across Uo's, clearly touching, yet the bang sound did not follow his descent. Uo broke the silence.

"Get off Carrot-top!" She shoved him to the side. Kyo jumped up again and Uo sat up. There was a shocked sort of silence once more.

Shigure walked in, "Why are you kids so ---KYO!" Kyo lunged for Uo and wrapped her in a hug. Shigure looked on but took on the same facial expression as Yuki and Tohru when Kyo didn't transform.

"Carrot-top! What the hell are you doing?" Uo pushed him off. "Alright, I'm done here. See you tomorrow, Tohru." Uo ran out the door.

Shigure turned to Kyo. "Kyo…how?" Kyo grabbed Tohru, who made an "Eep" and turned red. She however, did not trigger a transformation either. Kyo let go of her and turned towards Shigure.

"What's going on? Is this a dream… am I that sick? …" Kyo did look sick; he was pale and shaking again, but they all knew that they were wide awake.

Yuki turned to Tohru. "May I?" He politely asked. Tohru looked puzzled, but Yuki embraced her anyway. A loud poof was heard and Yuki stood there in rat form. A second poof was heard later as Shigure changed to a dog. For a while there was silence, then Tohru softly addressed Kyo.

"Kyo, you did it!"

No one else spoke, they were all too shocked. Yuki seemed somewhat upset, Shigure was very still and Tohru was beaming.

"I… I don't think we should tell anyone yet…" Kyo trailed off. "…. It might not be permanent…" He didn't want to mention the nagging feeling he had in his stomach… A feeling that didn't make him joyous... It felt like danger.

Shigure looked reluctant, but he agreed to Kyo's request. They all sat down at the table, and Tohru brought in some hastily made dinner, even though no one was really hungry.

The night passed very slowly.

Authors Note: As I said, I thought this chapter was really choppy and yucky. I feel badly though, so I'll try to update again real soon. In the meantime, let me once again thank my lovely reviewers. And may I commend you all on agreeing with me that green is officially the all-time coolest color.

And let me highlight the fabulous reviews I got… I feel like a mother bragging about her kids…

Starship Gazer: By the way, how awesome are you for reviewing twice? That's just beyond cool of you. Yes, green is cool. And, the rain is making Kyo sick. The book also is affecting Kyo, but I think I'll get more into that later. Thanks for the lovely reviews!

Sorceress Sakura-Chan: I'm glad you like my story so far! I'll try to update more frequently, I've been a teensy bit busy, but I always try to get in at least one update a week. By the way, I like your username, its really cool sounding.

Aya: I'm glad you think my story rocks and that all my chapters are good! And yes, now that you've requested it, I will try to fit the "moo kow" somewhere into the story… Don't know where, but look out for it.

Nandelin: Ha, I'm glad you liked how I portrayed Shigure. I felt like he was a bit out of character, but I was trying to have him act a bit more like an adult figure to Kyo and Yuki if possible. I'm trying to stay as true as possible to the manga and anime, but I couldn't resist just tweaking some of the characters a bit.

Kawaii kitten: Yea, Kyo seemed to be passing out a lot in the past few chapters… Haha, I love hurting my Kyo though. He is my favorite character, though. I should be a bit nicer to him. Yes, and I have no idea what it feels like to have my head dunked underwater and be lit on fire at the same time either. However, I did receive a booboo on my hand once from the toaster, and then I ran it under cold water… so, yea, that's kind of irrelevant… Anyway, I'm glad you're thinking about what happened to Yuki. That's an important detail, and I'm glad you've been focusing on it. Feel free to contact me if you want to discuss your theories on Yuki! It's great that you're not spoiling it though! That's very noble of you! I don't like to spoil the fun for other people either; I hate it when people spoil it for me! And yes, Green happens to be the best color ever. You know what's good, those green Airheads candies… Those are good… Yup…

And Of Course:

Narutofreak22: Lovely to hear from you again! I'm glad you think so highly of my story! And yea, I doubt I'll have Yaoi or Yuri. I'm not a big fan of that. I'm not bashing those who like it though, hey to each his own. I'm just not going to make that happen in this story. I'm actually debating putting pairings in this story. I'm not sure yet, I'm still writing the next chapter… I can't think too far ahead.