Hello Everyone!

Umm. Chapter 14 of this wonderful story known as,

When the Knight met his Squire

Oh do I hope Akito and Kureno get a good beat down in this chapter from our wonderful Kyo Sohma!

…and Tohru will just laugh.

Yes, the perfect ending to a wonderful story right?

Hehe,

WRONG

Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket. turns head to the TV real quick then turns back What was I saying?

When the Knight met his Squire

It was noontime when Tohru woke up again, her arms still wrapped around Kyo while her head was resting on his chest. It was nice to see him staring at her when she woke up. She smiled and sat up.

"Kyo! I'm so happy that you're back! Oh yeah…good morning!"

Kyo also sat up. "Yeah…" He replied as he rubbed his eyes.

The two just smiled at each other for a minute, both at a loss for words. It grew silent for a moment. Tohru didn't like the silence so she took Kyo's hands into her own. "Kyo…I really am glad that you're back. I…really missed you being here…" She started to get quieter with each word and finally lowered her head as she thought back to what happened to her the previous day. When she looked back up to Kyo she smiled at him, trying not to get him worried. She certainly didn't want him to know what had happened.

Tohru's smile didn't fool Kyo though, and he was glad she brought up the topic; it made it easier for him. Kyo was about to ask Tohru about her injuries when she caught him off guard and started to cry to him. "Oh I'm sorry Kyo. I know you don't like me to cry…I'm just so happy you're back!" Tohru said as she held her face in her hands.

She was very scared without him there; he was the only person who she felt could protect her.

She was crying in her hands until she felt Kyo place his hands on her shoulders and pull her into him.

"Please don't cry anymore." Kyo said to her while holding her tightly. He knew she wasn't only crying because she missed him…there was something else.

Once Tohru calmed down the two sat outside on the balcony, sitting against the brick wall hand in hand. Tohru was talking about random things such as birds and the sky while Kyo listened. Well actually, Kyo wasn't really listening. He was thinking of how to bring up what happened to her but he didn't want to upset her more. 'What am I thinking? Of course she's going to be upset if I bring it up…' Kyo thought, he couldn't wait any longer…he was going to get the bastard who did this to her.

"Tohru…"

This stopped her from talking about anthills.

"Yes Kyo?"

Kyo sighed, "Who gave you those bruises and wounds?"

It wasn't the best way to ask her, but Kyo had to ask somehow. He watched the girl's eyes widen. She started shaking her head and denying the accusation.

"Oh n-no Kyo! N-nothing happened…well…I mean no one did anything to me! I…I'm just a klutz…" Tohru looked down, she hated to lie to Kyo but…she didn't want to worry him or upset him. He placed his hand under her chin and lifted her face to him. "Tohru…" He watched the girl's eyes form crystals.

She was definitely hiding something.

"Kyo…nothing…happened." Tohru responded. She quickly stood up and wiped the tears that were forming in her eyes. "Well Kyo, I should start getting to work. And…I don't want to push you into anything but…maybe you should get dressed properly for breakfast?" With that said Tohru walked back into her room where she would clean and try to forget about what happened the day before.

Kyo was still sitting outside on the balcony…

'She…she wouldn't tell me? I know something happened…Haru already told me. Why won't you tell me Tohru?' Kyo only hoped that she would tell him soon…

Tohru felt terrible for lying to Kyo but she didn't want to upset him. How did Kyo even know she got hurt?

'Hatsuharu, Rin, or Momiji must've told him…' Tohru thought to herself as she swept the floor. She kept checking on Kyo, who was still sitting outside against the wall. She kept encouraging him to go to breakfast…it had been twice now that a guard came to the door looking for him. But he didn't go. He'd just say, "Nah. I'm gonna stay here." And then just look at the view again.

Was something wrong with him? Now it was late afternoon. He wanted no breakfast, no lunch, and no company from Tohru. "I kinda wanted to just sit here by myself…you know. Have some time to think…"

What could Tohru do but leave him alone? And that's what she did, kept to herself. Did Tohru upset him with something? Well if she did, she wasn't going to keep bothering him to make him more upset with her.

When Tohru checked on Kyo in the evening, she couldn't help but smile when she seen the boy sleeping against the wall. 'He must've come home late…and he did wake up early so I guess it wouldn't be a surprise if Kyo was tired.' She thought as she quickly placed a blanket around him to keep him warm. She couldn't move him after all, and she certainly didn't want to wake him from his slumber. Once Tohru came back into the room to get her own blanket (she wanted to be with Kyo of course!) she heard a knock on the door.

She quickly opened the door to stop the impatient pounding. Tohru couldn't help but gasp once she seen who it was at the door.

It was him…the same guard who had pushed her around and hit her while she journeyed to Akito's Room. Feared fill her eyes; the guard smirked as he saw her expression. Tohru wanted to just close the door in the man's face, but that would be rude. Plus, she was too scared to even move let alone slam the door in this guy's face. Kyo was only a little ways away too and yet Tohru couldn't move or speak…

"I'm here to inform Miss Tohru Honda that Lord Akito wishes to speak with her and I am to escort her." The guard said in a very polite manner. Tohru was still frightened, but also curious as to why he was so polite suddenly. "Um…o-one…m-moment p-p-please." Tohru quickly stuttered to the man. "Yes Miss." He said as Tohru closed the door.

Once shut, she practically fell against the door and slid down to the floor. 'This is the same man who hurt me before right? And Akito…he wants to see me again. I'm so scared right now; I don't know what to do.' Tohru thought. She breathed in, breathed out, breathed in, and breathed out again. She decided she was going to see Akito, it just made more sense. He was the king after all and she certainly couldn't disobey the king. Tohru quickly fixed her disheveled hair, straightened her clothes, and opened the door. The man was still there waiting patiently.

As they walked down the corridors there was complete silence.

All Tohru could think about was if this was the same guy she was with last night. 'Is this the same guy? I mean, it looks just like him but…he's following me and has been polite to me. It's as if he was a different person from yesterday…' The man interrupted Tohru's thoughts.

"Miss, if you just wait here someone will take you to Akito's Room. Will you be alright?"

"Uh. Yes, I'll…be fine. Thank you." Tohru hated to say thank you to the man but she also did not want to be rude to him. He nodded his head and walked away as Tohru walked down the hallway until she stopped to sit at a golden bench.

Apparently she was supposed to wait until someone would direct her to Akito? As she sat there and waited, she was pondering in her mind. 'Why did that man suddenly become so nice to me? Wait! He must've been told by Akito to hurt me yesterday! And Akito…what does he want with me again? Is he going to really plan on doing something to me again? And Kureno! Will he be there?' Her nerves got the best of her as Tohru's leg started to shake a little. Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder, making her jump off the seat.

"Woah! Calm down Miss. I was just going to ask if you're alright…which apparently you're not."

Tohru looked up at the man who was speaking to her. He was smiling like a child. He had jet-black hair and it was also shiny. The man's hair was spiky and he was pretty tall. His gold tunic and pants showed that he was one of Akito's "main men" because only they were supposed to wear gold clothing. His boots were also gold, and he was holding a staff that looked just like Akito's staff except it was a smaller version.

"You're Miss Honda I presume?" The man asked, Tohru shyly and nervously nodded and replied, "Yes Sir. I am Tohru Honda." She then curtsied politely.

The man did a cheesy smile to her then bowed his head to return the introduction.

"Hello Miss Honda. I am Kakeru Manabe, one of Akito's main…oh how should I say it? Secretaries…yes I guess that will work." The man, who actually looked a little older than Tohru, laughed and scratched the back of his head. His personality seemed very nice, but Tohru had just learned recently that looks could be deceiving. Especially since Kureno (who was a very handsome and kind looking man) turned out to be very evil.

Tohru smiled back to the boy. "A pleasure to meet you Sir Kakeru."

The boy quickly shook his head with displeasure, "No please, just call me Manabe. It's what everyone calls me."

And though Tohru tried to argue with the boy about calling him by 'Manabe' in the end he won the battle. The two sat down on the bench together. Tohru found it amazing that such a lively person as Manabe was working for Akito.

"Um. Sir- I mean, Manabe. What exactly is it you had me come here for?" Tohru asked. She noticed him make a blank expression for a minute, and then suddenly stood up with his hands on his hips.

"That's right! I forgot to tell you that Akito wants to see you after he's done with Yuki. I guess I just forgot because…well you're such a pretty lady and I guess I got caught off guard." Manabe again started laughing.

Tohru smiled at the boy, and asked him, "When did Sir Yuki return from his journey…if I may ask."

"Well…apparently just a few minutes ago. But anyways, did you know my adorable little sister is his squire? You know what else…I think they've got the hots for each other! And you know what else—" Manabe just started talking uncontrollably. Tohru didn't mind talking with the boy though; it eased her nerves more around him. Why?

His randomness would make her forget she had to see Akito.

"Do you like Knight Duels?"

"I choose pig over chicken."

"Did I mention I'm going to be related to YUKI! How cool is that?"

"I prefer blue over gold…but I really have no choice since Akito forces me to wear gold and all..." (He starts laughing like an idiot.)

Tohru, who was overwhelmed with all of the questions, just nodded her head in agreement with everything the boy said. She really had no idea what he was talking about.

As Tohru sat with the company of Manabe she started to forget why she was there in the first place. The whole area seemed quiet to Tohru until she suddenly heard Akito shout all the way from his room, "GET OUT OF MY ROOM IMMEDIATLEY! YOU'RE A COMPLETE FOOL! GET OUT!"

Both Tohru and Manabe's eyes widened, neither had ever heard someone scream as loud as Akito just did. Suddenly Yuki walked out of Akito's Room. Well, more of, angrily stomped out of the room. Tohru seen Yuki's facial expression and gasped. He looked very upset. Now, Tohru wouldn't have even spoken to him because he looked too angry to be bothered with…but Manabe had to run up to him and say something. (Idiot)

"Yuki! What's up man?"

"Get away from me right now."

"Aw. Yun-Yun, don't be so rude in front of a lady."

This comment had caught Yuki's attention. As he looked over at the golden bench, he smiled gracefully to Tohru. He started walking over as Tohru stood up. He bowed to her,

"Hello Miss Honda. I'm sorry I did not see you there…I hope you haven't been stuck with this idiot for very long."

Tohru in return curtsied and replied, "Hello Sir Yuki. Um, Manabe…he didn't bother me or anything! He was quite funny actually…um. How are you?"

Yuki turned to Manabe who now had his arm around Yuki's shoulder and smirked. Yuki then turned back to Tohru and did a princely smile and replied, "I am…alright." He then turned around and stared at Akito's door before quickly turning back to face Tohru. "Well, I'm sorry Miss Honda but I must be going."

"Okay. Goodbye Sir Yuki!"

"Goodbye Miss Honda. Manabe…"

"See ya later Yun-Yun! Oh, tell my sis I said hi…brother-in-law"

Yuki suddenly turned around, his face was bright red and he sighed.

"For the last time Manabe…your sister and I are not…together." Yuki then walked away.

"Oh, he totally wants my sister." Manabe said to Tohru once Yuki left the room.

Tohru was a little bewildered from how Yuki acted toward Manabe. 'They must be close, I mean, Sir Yuki sure does act comfortable around Manabe.'

"Manabe, I hope this isn't a rude question or anything but…why do you call Sir Yuki…Yun-Yun?" Tohru asked. Manabe started laughing again. He sure seemed to laugh a lot…

"I just call him Yun-Yun…well me and a couple other friends of his call him it basically...because it just fits him. Whether he admits it or not…he likes the name…" Manabe answered.

Tohru didn't get it.

"Oh Yeah…" Manabe started to say, "I'll go see if Akito is ready to see you." He then walked away.

This was when Tohru realized why she was here in the first place. She watched Manabe knock on the door three times, open the door, go in the room, and five minutes later open the door and come back out. He walked over to her, "Akito is ready to see you."

Tohru gulped as her and Manabe walked up to the door. Manabe slowly opened the door,

"Hello Miss Honda. It's nice to see you again. Please…come in…" Akito said in his low and creepy voice.

Tohru gulped and slowly walked in as Manabe closed the door while whispering, "I'll be outside if you need me."

Wow, my longest chapter yet!

Uh.

Yay?

Oh. Em. Gee. Manabe was in this chapter!

I think that's a good thing.

What was up Kyo's butt?

Why did Akito Yell at Yuki!

What's gonna happen to Tohru?

And why did I just make the word "yell" with a captial Y?

SOOO MANY QUESTIONS!

Well…I got some…interesting reviews for this chapter.

And to let some of you know…

I tried to improve this chapter.

Whatever.

Oooh. A Cliffhanger!

I'm such a hypocrite.

I hate Cliffhangers, so why do I do them?

Uhggg. I took my time on this chapter…so I hope you all enjoyed it….

Ehh…anyways,

Reviews would certainly make my day!

XD.

Sarah.