Fruits Basket: High Above The Clouds

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Summery: Its been 5 years since the curse was broken, Kagura Sohma An airhostess returns back to Kaibara for the Sohma New Year as she had never been back for a while… what will happen now that she does not love Kyou anymore… but is he falling for her?

Chapter Six

Kagura sighed as she stood there in the middle of the doors in the plane as they took off to go back to Japan. The airhostess looked towards Yumiko. Perhaps she would be able to make this trip, sitting back there near enough all alone was Kyou and she really didn't want to go back and see him again after what he had done and she really didn't want to have to go home to Lei acting like this either. He was meant to come and visit her in America but his work needed him again so he had to cancel. At least she would get to see him soon. That wasn't the only reason why she was heading home though…

She was heading home, Isuzu was near her due date for the baby and she really wanted to be there with her and Hatsuharu but she didn't really want to have to spend the time with Kyou. Kagura was going home to where Lei would be waiting for her. She had to admit that she missed her boyfriend, although what had happened was making her think twice. She really had to clear all thoughts of Kyou out of mind but with him sitting in the near compartment of the plane she really had found that hard.

"You okay, Kagura?" Yumiko asked as she brushed some of her long locks away from her face. The flashes of the pink highlights in her hair could have easily blinded Kagura but luckily the light from the windows weren't as bright as it was when they had lifted off. "You don't seem as perky." Perky? Who wasn't perky? Kagura gave her partner a very big smile as she looked towards her once again. "You thinking of him again?" Who… no she wasn't thinking of Kyou, actually she was but she didn't want to let anyone else know that. "You have a right to think about Lei, I mean he is your boyfriend." Kagura gave out a sigh of relief.

"Yes I am thinking of him. I mean, I've missed him." The brunette gave a small laugh as she ran her hand around Yumiko's shoulders. "Not to mention I missed the sex." And both girls laughed. That was more like Kagura. That was typically what the girls talked about when not with passengers. They were adults now and could talk about anything they wanted to talk about. Although she had to say… that kiss she had shared with Kyou was far more personal than all the sex she had had with Lei. She shook her head violently. She wasn't to think of things like that. Lei and her were very compatible, more compatible than her and Kyou. Lei would never hurt her or make her choose. That was what Kyou was making her do… wasn't it?

Well she sighed, as she had to go and check on the passengers once again. That wasn't the best thing for her to do but it was her job. Looking around as she entered the area, she saw Kyou. She had to act this. No, not act she had to be herself. A large smile grew on her face once more as she walked around the passengers asking them if they were okay or if they wanted anything to drink. Besides… Kyou was probably just testing her when he kissed her – to see if she still loved him. She had to have passed that test and he wouldn't say anything like he had said before. She smiled softly as she looked to the blonde woman that was there on that flight when they had arrived in America. She was airsick again.
"Would you like a drink of water?" She was given a nod in reply. Kagura looked back up towards Kyou, she would go and see if he would like a coffee. She remembered how much he disliked tea. "I'll just be a second."

She could have shuddered when she felt his crimson eyes on her. The airhostess had her hands on an empty tray… and previous passengers in the other compartment had taken all coffee and tea she had been carrying. He was really making her feel uneasy but at least she new she couldn't – nor wouldn't – be with him in that way. She wasn't that type of girl anymore. She had morals and dignity to live up to. She knew he was doing this on purpose. He was just trying to make her keep up to her standards and that was sweet. She gave her smile as she sat on the empty seat next to him. She placed her hand on the hand rest."Can I get you a drink, Kyou?" She asked as she looked to him with eyes that were soft and comforting. "Coffee, or something stronger?" He just raised an eyebrow at that 'something stronger' he didn't drink a lot for his occupation needed him in perfect physical shape. That didn't mean that he didn't drink but he wasn't going to let it slip. He just shook his head. She sighed, he may have been doing this for her sake but he didn't have to be so difficult. That smirk he had given her when he had kissed her – he was holding one like that right now. "I'll just get you a coffee in case you want it." She spoke as she stood up. There was one thing that she had heard though as she started to walk away to where Yumiko would get the drinks ready:

"I said I didn't want a drink." She smirked her smirk. "But… you can get me one if you want." What, why was he being so understanding? She wanted him to get angry and be himself but he wasn't going to be like that with her today. Something was wrong but she didn't care. In hours she would be home and she wanted to help Isuzu and Hatsuharu through childbirth. She had been told something – they had considered Tohru for the job but Isuzu argued with Hatsuharu that she wanted Kagura to be the baby's godmother. That was an incredible honour and Kagura always said 'Death before Dishonour' which was something that Kazuma had taught her and the rest of his students. She would never let Isuzu down. She was too much like a sister to her.

She walked into the middle compartment where Yumiko took the orders of what the passengers wanted.
"Okay three coffees, one tea and two orange juice." She counted off as she wrote them on a small notepad. Yes that was right and she would get the water for the blonde herself, as she wasn't completely hopeless. Smiling softly as she grabbed a small glass and filled it with water she walked over towards the blonde as Yumiko started her rounds. She placed the water into the blonde's hand. She didn't look too good, she made sure that there was a sick bag there for her and yes there was. That was good, as they didn't want to have an accident that could be prevented. Kagura gave her a small smile. She got that smile back as she straightened up and watched back at Kyou.

Yumiko had just handed him his cup of coffee, he just looked at her with a Kyou traditional scorn of a look. Kagura gave a small relaxed smile. Kyou was back being Kyou. That was what she wanted. To be honest… he was scary when he was being romantic. She laughed as she thought of that. She had also thought of something, she had spent years wanting him to be friends with Yuki… but that it would also be scary also. If they were hanging out that just would be wrong. She had realised that everything was perfect the way it was when she was younger. All but the way she was that is. She preferred herself as she was now.

When there was time for the airhostess to relax she had made her way through to Kyou and took her seat once more. Her hand went to the compartment behind the seats in front and pulled out a small magazine. She turned her head towards Kyou.
"Have you seen this yet?" She asked calmly without a smile or a frown as she flipped through it. "All these gifts are very good and there is a beautiful small toy here that I thought you might want to get Isuzu's baby." She spoke to him as she placed her finger on the small horse toy. It reminded Kagura of Isuzu's horse form. She then smiled as she recalled the small boar toy that a younger Kyou had given to her.

"LIKE HELL I'LL BUY SOMETHING FOR THAT BASTARD'S BABY." Kagura smiled brighter as she smiled a 'yes' in her mind. Kyou was bad. "How the hell could you think of even saying that?" She was asked as she looked at him. He had his hand in his hair exasperating from his yell that had caught everyone's attention. He had calmed down already. That was reasonable. Kyou had learnt how to control his anger… if only he would learn to think before he yelled. She gave a small laugh as she looked outside the window. She knew it wouldn't be long until they landed. "So are you going to see anyone particular after we landed?" Was it possible, was he finding it hard to say Lei? Whoa, that was strange. "You know… your boyfriend?"

"Lei? Yes I'm going home to see him first of all. I want to see how his new business project is going." She told him as she moved a strand of his orange locks away from his eyes. "Then I'm going to visit 'Gure-san to see how he is and then I'll see Isuzu and see how her last check up was going as she hasn't got that long to go." She wondered whom Hatsuharu would choose to be the godfather for the baby. She guessed it would probably be Yuki. Yes, seeing as they had a long and complicated friendship. That would be for the best actually. She didn't have to think about that, she knew it. "I'll probably see you at 'Gure-san's house." She spoke as she stood back up. "But… anyway, look through that." She gave a smile as she placed the magazine on the martial arts expert's lap.

She had finally learnt to say, whatever will be will be. She had learnt to take the good and the bad out of everything. She would have liked to know what the future was going to give her but she was willing to wait. She would have loved for a child to be in the equation sooner or later. Many people had told her that she would make a wonderful mother. Thinking too much about Isuzu's baby had given her the idea of one day being a mother also. She knew that that was up to her, whether she would have a child or not. She knew that she had found the perfect partner in Lei but why was she looking back to see Kyou? This was inevitable, she knew that it was better that they ended up this way than him hating her forever. If she hadn't met Lei would it have been possible that they may have ended up with each other? No… they were far too different and she had to stop coming to the wrong conclusions.

"Now remember when the green light lights up you have to clip in your belts." Kagura gave a small smile to the two small boys who were with their parents once again. She gestured to the small symbol above their heads. "We should be landing soon." She smiled as she ruffled one of the boy's head as she then found her place with Yumiko to where they would sit as they landed. "I think this is the start of a perfect friendship, Yumiko." She laughed as she confused the other airhostess. She had no idea what Kagura was talking about. What was Kagura talking about? Kyou of course, they were getting on better than ever. It was then that the pilot started to land the plane and that green light lute up.