And now presenting Chapter 5 of: When the Knight met his Squire! I just realized that I put most of the Sohma family in this fic….for no reason. They're useless in this fanfic…..basically. Sorry for those who might be expecting most of them to be part of this, cause' there not.

Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket…and I don't want to! THERE! I SAID IT!

When the Knight met his Squire

Did Kyo want to tell Tohru about how dangerous Akito could be, especially if she was around Kyo? Or that Akito liked to bring her up a lot, and called her such cruel names? That would probably hurt her, but she needed to know to be careful.

"Akito likes to bring you up a lot, he's always asking how you're doing and stuff… it makes me suspicious." Kyo paused for a minute, "Tohru,"

After Kyo said her name, he took her hands in his and looked at her very seriously and went on, " Just be careful around Akito, I know it will be very hard since he's the king and all, but try and stay away from him."

Kyo wasn't sure how the girl was going to respond to him, she could simply agree, or she could ask many questions, worry, maybe even cry.

"Okay" Tohru replied with that big smile of hers.

There was Tohru for you, you ask her something and she doesn't question you, but just listens.

Kyo realized he was still holding Tohru's hand, she noticed as well. He quickly let go of her hands, both blushing madly.

"Sorry…" Kyo apologized, though he didn't really feel sorry.

"N-n No….i-it's okay Kyo, really." Tohru was starting to think this was the perfect time to tell Kyo, how she felt.

"Kyo…" All attention was on her now.

"Yeah?"

Tohru was about to express her feelings to Kyo when she suddenly stopped, reality kicking in. She couldn't tell him how she felt, it would be pointless. They were two separate classes, with a big gap between them. High class people certainly do not get with peasants.

Tohru sighed, "I just forgot what I was going to say…oh well." She smiled a goofy grin and stood up.

Their conversation ended at that; Kyo went out on their balcony to practice sword techniques, and Tohru watched.

She loved watching him train; he was becoming more of a hero in her eyes every day.

"You're so good Kyo!" She continued, " You'll be the greatest knight soon enough! Stop all the bad guys who dare cross you, save the damsels in distress, and teach those bad dragons a lesson!" The more she spoke about it, the more excited Tohru got. By the end of her comment, Tohru's fists were in the air and determination was in her eyes.

Kyo sweat dropped at the sight; she was over confidant in his opinion.

"I don't know about all that…"

There was another awkward silence, but thankfully there was a knock on the door.

"I'll get it!" Tohru then ran up to the door and opened it.

"King Sohma wishes to see Sir Kyo in his chambers now."

"Yes Sir, Thank you…" She then closed the door and leaned up against it. Akito wanted to see him again, even though they had just seen each other not too long ago. Tohru sighed against the door.

Kyo walked in from their balcony expecting Tohru to say who it was, but instead she was just leaning against the wall, spacing out.

"Tohru?"

She didn't respond; he said her name again.

"…Tohru?"

This was when the girl snapped back into reality,

"Oh, I'm sorry Kyo. Uh… Akito wants to see you in his chambers, immediately."

'Akito wants to see me again?' Kyo kept asking himself while walking to Akito's chambers. When Kyo arrived he could tell Akito was in a better mood than before, the man didn't have the look to kill someone in his eyes. Before Kyo could ask what Akito wanted with him, Akito spoke.

"Kyo, you're a knight even though you're not worthy enough. I can give you a way to prove yourself though. If you are successful on this assignment then you can be assigned important jobs and help us with these damn dragons that are threatening us."

Kyo really did want to do these things Akito was offering, but then again, this is Akito we're talking about. The man always has something up his sleeve,

"Go on…" Kyo said.

"A Jousting tournament naturally. Every knight must be able to joust. You and every other knight in my castle will perform in it. This jousting tournament will separate the weaker men from the stronger men. If you win the whole thing, you can get what you want from me."

Jousting? That would be too easy for Kyo; he could beat any of those airhead guys Akito had in the castle. Besides that, it sure as hell sounded like Akito was challenging him, and Kyo never backs down from a challenge.

"What happens if I don't win?"

Akito had a huge grin on his face as he replied, "You will no longer be a knight; you'll be my personal servant."

This threat didn't scare Kyo, he knew he could win.

"Yeah, I'll definitely participate in the jousting tournament. And I'll win too."

Akito was still grinning, "Well you should win Kyo; after all, you have the advantage of practicing a lot until Yuki returns from an assignment. Yuki will be participating as well, obviously."

Well maybe this wouldn't be the easiest tournament now that Yuki was participating in it. Yuki had always beaten Kyo at everything. None the less, this still wouldn't stop Kyo from winning the jousting tournament, no… he was going to participate and definitely beat Yuki. He did, after all, have a few months to practice and gain the upper hand on Yuki.

Once Kyo returned to his room, he told Tohru they needed to go to the courtyard where he would practice jousting. The constant routine would go on until Yuki's return. He would eat a quick breakfast and then he and Tohru would go to the courtyard where he would practice jousting. Tohru just sat and watched in admiration.

Of course Tohru supported Kyo all the way and from the way he talked about his cousin Yuki, he certainly would have a challenge. Tohru never met Yuki but she didn't have to, she knew that Kyo would beat him.

Akito would sit down to breakfast, lunch, and dinner to see Kyo missing from his usual seat. Akito knew that Kyo was practicing for that jousting tournament, and it was funny quite to him. Kyo didn't have a chance, he could never beat Yuki. If Akito were really lucky, Yuki would kill Kyo during the tournament. It would get Kyo out of his way for good; and without Kyo in his way, he could get rid of that Honda girl as well.

Yes, it would all work out…Kyo had no chance.

A few months passed by, Kyo was practicing as much as he possibly could while Tohru was supporting him as much as she possibly could. But now Yuki had returned, and Akito was getting everything ready for the jousting tournament. Kyo was ready to take any challenge during the tournament, including Yuki.

Once the whole competition was put together, a huge audience filled around the background area where the knights were to fight. Tohru was able to go with her friends, Uo and Hana, who she hadn't seen since the day she moved in with Kyo. As the three sat down, waiting for the tournament to start, Tohru recalled what had happened earlier in the day.

Tohru had just finished getting dressed, wearing a simple maroon colored dress that went all the way down to her feet. She didn't need to wear her servant uniform today; she could wear whatever she wanted. As she finished tying her hair back in two ribbons, she heard Kyo call her name. She walked over to him. He was dressed in all black, of course. He had a flag draped over his tunic, with a symbol representing Akito on it.

"Heh, the flag is mandatory."

Tohru laughed not at the flag, but at his comment; he seemed so embarrassed by it.

"It looks fine Kyo."

"Yeah? Thanks…"

There was another one of those awkward pauses again. Kyo spoke up,

"Well, I have to get there early so… I guess I'll be going now…" He started walking away from her, opening the door to walk out when suddenly Tohru called out to him.

"Kyo!"

He turned around to see that Tohru was starting to cry. She already knew what would happen if Kyo lost and the thought of it terrified her. Even though she knew he could win, she was still nervous for him.

Kyo understood why she was crying,

"Tohru…" he said as he walked up to her and hugged her.

At first it caught Tohru by surprise; Kyo was actually hugging her? She surprised herself as her arms wrapped around his body; she started crying in his chest.

"Oh Kyo! What if you really got hurt! I don't know what I would do…"

She really was concerned for him; she didn't want to see Kyo hurt at all. Tohru knew that a knight wouldn't always come back from a challenge un-wounded but that didn't change the fact that she didn't want Kyo being hurt.

"It's going to be okay Tohru. I'm going win that tournament!"

He then let go of her, and started walking away once again. As he was walking out Tohru called out, "I'll be watching you Kyo! You'll be … great…"

He left, and she started to cry again.

It would be difficult for Tohru to watch Kyo fight, especially his fight with Yuki.

When the jousting tournament began, Tohru observed how many of the crowd members were shouting cruel things to these men. This was upsetting, hearing people shout things such as "KILL HIM!" when referring to Kyo if they didn't want him to win.

But as the tournament continued on, Tohru watched Kyo beat men easily with one swing of his sword. He didn't hurt his opponents…too much, which pleased Tohru. She observed his cousin, Yuki, fight. He was really good, but Tohru didn't think he was better than Kyo. She had the feeling that Kyo and Yuki would be the last two standing, and she was correct.

Kyo and Yuki were now up, to be against each other. Tohru was very nervous, her friends could tell; she was shaking in her seat. She hoped Kyo could see her in the crowd so that he knew she was there. Since she was his squire she was able to get a front seat, just like all the other squires.

In fact, Yuki's Squire was sitting near her. Her name was Machi; that's all Tohru really knew about her though.

Akito was sitting in his seat, Kureno next to him. As Kyo and Yuki got on their horses preparing to fight, Akito smirked. He had already talked to Yuki about giving Kyo a very hard time. He told Yuki to save all of his energy for his fight with Kyo. Akito was sure that Kyo was going to lose this tournament. He would be completely embarrassed in front of everyone; even that little wench would see him lose.

The announcer told the two knights to get in place, and prepare for battle. Kyo placed his shield in position and stuck his sword out, ready to fight Yuki.

Done.

Kyo and Yuki are gonna fight!

But who will win?

And .Gee. Tohru and Kyo hugged! AHHH!

Just kidding…it's not that big of a deal.

Oh and incase some of you don't know what a jousting tournament is, its when knights wear those flag things and get on a horse and fight with a shield and a long sword…a long sword that looks really painful but that's besides the point.

Anyways, thanks soo much for those of you who keep reviewing! It makes me mucho happy! Till' Next time!

Sarah.