Sorry to taking so long to put the 4th chapter up, I've had major writer's block! I'm terribly sorry, but I am glad to say that there is a LEMON in this chapter(please be nice about it!). If you don't like Lemons then you can skip it. Enjoy everyone!

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Open My Heart: Coming Together

Saturday September 9, 2006

Me and Kyo on going to the park later today. I can't wait. We packed the picnic basket last night so we wouldn't have to worry about anything before we go. Well I'll write more later after we go to the park. Later. Annika

Closing the her journal given to her my Tohru, Annika sat back in her chair going over the past month. Kyo's and her relationship had not only grown but it had sky rocketed! They did everything possible together. Spending time with each other was the most precious thing in the world to them. Now of course it did become frustrating when they truely realized how limited they could be in their relationship regarded being close to one another. But other then that there was no doubt about what was between them. Smiling to herself Annika got up from her chair. She looked at her shelf.
Even more pictures were displayed on it's shelves. Pictures of her family, and pictures of her and the Sohma family, and even more of pictures of her and Kyo. Annika blushed as she realized how many pictures she had of him and her. 'This is rediculous, i'm beginning to look like a little girl with a crush on a movie star' but a smile laugh forced it's way past her lips. Taking a deep breath she headed over to the door, but before she could open it she heard yelling from down the hall.
"DAMN RAT!"
"It would be all your fault"
'Haha, what happened now' Annika thought to herself as she walked down the hall towards the noise. As she rounded the corner a large mass hit her in the side cause her to smash into the wall. In spite of her sparting side, Annika started laughing. As she gathered the orange cat into her arms she looked at Yuki then at Kyo, "Ya know, you two seem to like making me the target, let's just be thankful that it's not a tree or a pole, or even a moving car this time" She put Kyo down, scratched him behind the ears before walking down stairs and into the kitchen. When in view she saw Tohru putting rice into the rice cooker.
"Good morning Tohru" Annika said with a bounce in her step.
"Good morning Annika. Was that you crashing into the wall upstairs?" Tohru looked at her with amusement sparkling in her eyes.
"Yes ma-am. That would have been me. I swear... I should just never be in the same house as those two when they get into one of their fights. Cause we all know who's going to get hit!" Annika poured herself a glass of iced tea before sitting down at the table. She looked around the room, losing herself in thought.
"ANNIKA!" Annika looked up just in time to see a blond haired boy flying at her. Screaming, Annika tried to move out of the way, but was too late. The two fell to the floor, POOF, Momiji lay on Annika's chest laughing. "Jee, Your funny when your scream Annika!" A streak of orange ran into the kitchen and tackled the rabbit.
"Momiji! Stop scaring Annika!" Kyo growled, his hackles standing on end.
"Oh Kyo! I wasn't scaring Annika! She was just surprised" Momiji looked up at Kyo before moving out from under him. Annika got up from the floor and put her chair back on it's legs. Smiling, she picked Momiji and Kyo up and put them on the table.
"Now Momiji, if i may ask, why have you come over?" Annika asked.
"Right, I can over cause i want you, Shigure, Yuki, Tohru, and Kyo to come with me, Aya, and Hitori to the Sohma hot springs! We're leaving this afternoon and we'll be there for an entire week!!! You wanna come! You wanna!!" Annika could help but get all excited at the thought of going to hot springs. Tohru sat down on the other side of the table with clothes in her hands.
"That would be wounderful Momiji! I'm sure we'll all want to go."
"YAY!!!" Momiji jumped off the table just as he and Kyo changed back into their human selves. Quickly the girls hurried into the living room so the boys could change in private. When they were done Momiji came skipping out, "I'll be going then so i can tell Hitori that you all will be coming! We'll come pick you guys up at around noon! See you then!" And with that he skipped out of the room.
Yuki walked down the stairs shaking his head, "Where does that boy get his energy"
Annika laughed, "He's a boy, all boys have got to be happy and sparky at least once in their life. Besides, it what makes life interesting"

Annika stood downstairs chatting with Tohru as they waited for everyone to gather their things for their trip to the hot springs. Hitori had just driven up when the boys came down stairs with their things, Kyo looked pissed, but of course he always did when they went anywhere with Momiji. The trip to the hot springs was probably Annika's most favorite car ride that she had ever had. Her and Momiji played car games all the way there. It wasn't until they got there that Annika took notice at just how mad Kyo was. When the car stopped at the entrance and everyone got out Annika took hold of Kyo's hand and led him away from everyone else.
Turning towards him Annika looked deep into his eyes, "What's the matter? Have you had that face on you the whole way over here?" when he didn't answer her she tighted her grip on his hand just a smig. Kyo looked away, muttering that he didn't want to talk about it, he let go of her hand and walking over to the others. Annika stared at his back complete stunned. Kyo had never done that before. She wasn't sure what to do. So she did the only thing she knew, she just followed everyone inside to their rooms, making sure everyone was resttled in.
Later that night after after dinner Annika went into Kyo's room were he was laying on his bed.
"Kyo?" She sat on the edge of his bed. "Kyo please, what's the matter?" Kyo sat up, looked at her and put his hand on her cheek.
"Annika, you have no clue how much i want to kiss you right now" Kyo's eyes filled with anger, "I want to be the one holding you in my arms. I-" Kyo got up and started pacing around his room, "Damn, I want to be able to be near you without worrying about changing into that stupid cat" Then Kyo stormed out of the room leaving Annika to wounder what to do to make his pain go away. She knew what he was talking about, she was also wishing to be near him without worrying about touching him in the wrong spot. With determination, Annika stood up and went to find Tohru. She found Tohru in the outdoors hot spring bathing in silence. Tohru smiled up at her friend and waved her hand, telling her to come and joing her.
When Annika was finally sitting next to Tohru she finally asked her question. "How do I break the curse Tohru? How do I make Kyo happy?"
Tohru sat up, her face becoming thoughtful and serious. "I believe that there is only one way, I believe that one who loves Kyo, no matter what the situation no matter what he is can possibly break the curse."
"Then that must not be all... cause I love Kyo more then anything. I care for every part of him. I don't care that he turns into a cat. It doesn't matter to me."
Tohru sighed, "Your right... that's not all... but it's not what you think. Kyo doesn't just change into a cat. He changed into something else. The only way to see it is if his beads are taken off of his wrist. Yeah those black and white ones. He turns into something... something horrible. It stinks and it's big. I remember when I first saw it, it terrified me. If once you see it, and can except him without any doubt in your heart, i believe that you can break the curse. But first you've gotta make sure that his true form doesn't scare you away." Tohru smiled sadly, before wishing Annika a good night and going to her room.
Annika spent another hour or two in the hot springs thinking over what Tohru had said. Eventually she got out and dressed in the Yukata that Kyo and given her for her birthday. And she lay on her bed thinking of what the next couple days held in store.

The next day, Momiji announced that a walk in the forest was in the days plan. Eveyone but Annika and Kyo agreed. Somehow, they all new what was going on between the two of them and wanted to give them time to figure things out. Annika and Kyo sat next to each other in the outside garden watching the fish in the pond swim around. Neither of them spoke, there was a unexplainable tension between the two. Things left unsaid, but neither of them could bring themselves to say it. About an hour later Annika looked up into Kyo's face, keeping her face calm and clear of emotions.
"Kyo..." Kyo looked at her.
"Yeah?"
Annika looked down at her lap, took a deep breath and slowly said he question, "Will you show me your true form?" Kyo's eyes widened, he moved farther away from her, shock, sadness and anger filling his eyes. "Please Kyo, it's the only way. Tohru already told me everything, she told me of the time when Kazuma took your beads away from you in front on her. She told me of your mother. I want to see Kyo. I want to see who you really are." Finally Annika lifted her eyes to meet Kyo's.
Kyo shook his head, "No... No I will never let you see that monster" His voice was bitter and harsh.
"I've seen monsters before Kyo. I an accustomed to them. Please... show me" Her eyes became pleading.
Wild thoughts ran through Kyo's mind. 'Who can she possibly WANT to see that beast! That monster. She'll turn away from me once she sees it' Kyo shook his head once more. "No"
"Kyo, I know it must hurt. But if you don't how else are we suppose to become closer? How else are we going to break the curse!" The question hung in the air, as sticky as a candy cane when put into someone's mouth. Kyo hung his head, got up and moved to an area where there was a lare amount of space between him and everything else. Will a sad and self hating look in his eyes, Kyo slipped the black and white beads from his wrist. Kyo's eyes changed to a deep purple, he fell to his knees as his body began to change. Arms, legs and neck lengthened, his skin becam green, then there in front of Annika, stood a creature that stunk horribly, purple eyes stared sadly down at her. Annika plugged her nose against the stentch. But she got up from her seat and walked up to Kyo. She raised her hand, Kyo flinched afraid of what she would do. He looked away, not wanted to see when her face realized what he was, a monster. But it never came to her mind. Annika walked into his view and laid her hands on either side of his face and stared right into his eyes.
'Is this really my Kyo?' Annika thought to herself. 'Is this the monster that Tohru told me about? Is this what has made him an outcast?' Tears flowed down her cheeks but she did not move, Instead she brought his head down, kissed him between the eyes and pulled his head into her chest, holding him close. "Ya know Kyo, I don't know about here in Japan, but in America when someone loves someone else, it means they loves someone for what they truly are. No matter what that may be. Some people don't see how special someone else is, because they don't look close enough. They don't see the beauty in anything else but in what they were told to find beauty in. Nothing more. Of course, your teeth make me nervous, and you couse use either a bath or a lot of air fresheners, but your eyes say everything that i need to know." She kissed him once again on the top of his head, before she let go she whispered, "I'm not going anywhere" She picked up his beads and placed them next to his wrists. Smiling up at him Annika stated, "Come find me when you change back, although I might be in the hot springs... But I'm gonna finish some things back in my room before then... so who knows"

(Lemon scene)
Kyo walked into Annika's room to find it empty. He was still a bit shocked by her display out in the garden, but he could not even place the relief that spread throughout his body at her acceptance of his true form. Not even Tohru had been that fearless. Slowly he walked into the girl's side of the hot springs to find Annika leaning against the wall, eyes closed. The look on her face was peaceful, weary but peaceful. Kyo stood against the door way just looking at her, her hair was tied up, to him she was beautiful in all ways and forms. Nothing about her was wrong. She was graceful, she had a way about her that never stoped amazing him. He spend the next fifteen minutes watching her. But he was taken out of his toughts when her voice flowed across the air.
"Kyo... You can either keep standing there, leave, or come join me. I kinda am hoping you won't pick the first one, since that's the most uncomfortable one." A small smile licked at the edges of her mouth. Her eyes never having opened, Kyo stripped and slowly got into the warm water.
With out thinking about it, Kyo went straight up to Annika and kissed her squarely on her deliciously red lips, but careful not to touch chests. Their kiss was gentle and loving. But it soon became more passionate and heated. Kyo's hands raised to rest on Annika's breasts. Annika moaned in Kyo's mouth as she wrapped her arms around his head. Kyo devoured her mouth, not leaving any part unexplored. After the need for breath became apparent, Kyo started leaving a trail of kisses down to her neck. He found a spot at the base of her neck that made her moan loudly. Proud of himself for doing this to her, he spent some time at that spot, giving it as much attention as he could give it. As his mouth explored her neck and jaw line, his hands roamed south, mentally memorizing every curve. Her skin was hot underneith the water. One hand went back to her right breast as his other hand came up the inside of her thigh.
Annika gasped as she felt Kyo use one of his fingers to rub the small bud of nerves, fire spreading through out her body. Watching her face, Kyo could tell she was embarrassed and was just barely allowing him to do this. Her eyes had closed when Kyo had touched her sacred area, a deep blush colored her cheeks. No one had ever touched her like this. Although some had tried, she never felt the need for such attention until now, with Kyo. Annika's eyes flew open when Kyo slipped on finger into her core and gentle pumping his finger in and out. She was tight even with one finger inside her, 'She's a virgin' Kyo said to himself, but of course so was he so he was ok with it. But he was now even more determined to make it the best first time for her. A moan escaped from between her lips. Annika's hands slid down to his shoulders where she took hold, she brought him back into another passionate kiss. It was slightly unconfortable have Kyo do such things to her, but at the same time she could feel heat coursing threw her body. Annika almost cried out in pain when Kyo inserted a second finger. Alarmed, Kyo looked at her and stilled his figers.
"Annika, I"m so sorry. I'll stop" He began to take his fingers out when he was stopped by her hand. She kissed him once before looking at him.
"No. Don't stop. Just be gentle and go slow" She smiled inspite of the pain giving Kyo the encouragement that he needed. Trusting her the decision he as gently as he could he slowly pumped his two fingers in and out of her core. The grip on his shoulders became extremely tight, but he ignored it, he owed her at least this. Kyo continued to slowly pump his fingers for another five or ten minutes before he felt her relaxe around his fingers all the while paying as much attention as he could to her neck, so at to take her mind away from the pain. Grimacing Kyo looked up at his love.
"I'm going to insert another figer ok? Tell me if it's too painful and you want me to stop" Annika nodded her head, but cried out as his third figer slid itself in. 'If this hurts her, how can she take me? I'm pretty sure i'm bigger then three fingers' the thought kept running threw Kyo's mind, but all the same he kept his slow gentle pace up, waiting for the slightest sign that she wanted him to stop. Until then he went back to kissing her everywhere he could get, massaging each of her breasts, and whispering sweet nothings in her ear. Telling her how much she ment to him, and how much he loved her. Annika moved her hand to bury it in his hair, and forced herself to calm down enough to relax at least a little around him. Another five minutes later she looked at him with fire in her eyes, she pulled him in for a mind blowing kiss her silent ok for him to finally go on.
"But not here" Annika took Kyo's hand and lead him out of the hot springs and into her room. Kyo smirked, and gently pushed her back onto the bed.
"Are you sure about this Annika? Cause if you don't want to do this-" But Annika cut him off by taking his massive manhood into her hands and pumping her hands, Kyo moaned loudly.
"Yes i'm sure. I haven't been so sure of something in my life. Now please Kyo, make love to me" The look in her eyes left no room for questioning. The smile on Kyo's face was that of the same as a boy lead into a candy shop. Kyo spread open Annika's legs and took one of her nipples into his mouth and began to suck on it. As he did this he manuvered himself infront of her entrance. Muttering his deepest regret, with one quick thrust he buried himself up to the hilt. Annika dug her finger nails into Kyo's back, sobs shaking her body. Slowly Kyo pulled out slightly and pushed back in. He didn't this until Annika thrusted her hips to meet his own. Annika smiled up at Kyo, love filling every inch of her face. Kyo then began to pick up his pace a little bit.
Moans cascaded out of both their mouths, it was hard to tell when one's body ended and the others began. Kyo continued to pick up the pace, encouraged by the gasps and moans flying out of Annika's mouth. The noises she made were music to his ears. It wasn't long before he was thrusting in her with everything he had, making sure if was pleasurably for both him and her. Annika moved her hands to touch every inch of Kyo she could. She still couldn't believe how much pleasure Kyo was giving her. She felt a pressure in the pit of her stomach, one that continued to climb. As it started to become unbareable she heard herself moan Kyo's name over and over again.
A couple more thrusts and Annika screamed in pure ecstacy "KYO!". Her back bowed as she rode out her orgazim. Kyo followed soon after, the clenching of her tight virgin muscles making it impossible to hold out. Kyo moaned as he spilled his seed inside of her. He pulled out of her and lay next to Annika. While her one hand played with his hair she whispered, "I love you Kyo, i love you more than anything" She leaned over and kissed him sensually on the lips.
(End of Lemon scene)

Kyo's eyes widened, his body jerked a little as he felt his cat spirit move. He sat up, wrapping his arms around himself, not sure what was happening to him. Then he felt his cat spirit leave him.

"Yuki!! Come look at this!" Momiji said, pulling Yuki behind him. Yuki followed but stopped abruptly as he felt his rat spirit disipate from within him. He looked at the others, who had also felt the same thing. Shigure smirked at the thought that they all had. Annika, they all knew what had happened in their absense.
"Miss Honda" Yuki turned towards Torhu who looked at him curiously. He stretched his hand out to hers, when she cautiously took his hand he pulled her to him, wrapping his arms around her. Tohru squealed, closing her eyes in preperation of Yuki's transformation. But when it didn't happen she looked up at Yuki and smile.
"She broke the curse" Tohru could barely contain her glee.
"Apparently. So in which I suggest we all go back and eat. I'm hungry" Shigure turned around and started heading back towards the hot springs. Everyone else followed, eager to head back.

"Annika!" Kyo's voice was one of pure joy, he pulled Annika to him. "Thank you" Kyo held Annika tightly to his chest, never wanting to let her go. She had freed him of his curse, he was no longer the cat, no longer the outcast. Annika wrapped her arms around him, breathing a sigh of relief, she was now able to be near him without fear of him changing. They stayed in each other's arms for a long time, not speaking a word but knowing that words were no longer needed. They layed down, Annika's head Kyo's chest and they fell asleep in each other's arms.

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Alright there you have it everyone. I hope it wasn't that bad of a lemon.
But of course there are more to come in later chapters. at least I hope. We'll see how the story plays out.