When I woke, Tohru was sleeping beside me, but I was the only one under the duvet. I wondered why that was for a moment, but then I realized I'd changed back to my human form after last night.

I quickly got dressed and looked at her. She was so peaceful when she was asleep. I could have stared at her forever, but I figured she'd wake up soon enough and think I was a stalker or something. Like that time I tried to walked her home. She really hit me with all her force with that book bag of hers… Ouch. I rubbed my cheek at the memory.

I pulled the duvet over her and left the room. Shigure was standing the hallway, looking – more like staring – at me expectantly.

"What?" I grunted.

"What did you do to Tohru-kun, you… you FIEND?!"

I head-palmed. Oh, God. Shigure is so simple-minded. What an idiot. "You're such a pervert. She came to check on me last night and crashed in there. Now go."

"Kyo-kun… If I find out you've done anything to Tohru-kun, I shall unleash brutal force!"

I rolled my eyes as I walked away. "Yeah, that's rich, coming from the 27-year-old-man who's got it going for high-school girls."

"Low blow…" Shigure shook his head in defeat.

"But we all know it's true, so shut up about Tohru already, hentai-san."

Shigure sighed and walked the opposite way, so we had our backs to each other. "Kyonkitchi's only jealous because he's emotionally-challenged…" Shigure murmured, supposedly to himself.

"I heard that!" I yelled back at him and raised my fist, but he'd already disappeared into another room.

Groaning, I made my way to the roof of Shigure's house. I decided it would be a good place to chew over my feelings for Tohru. Not that there was really all that much to chew over. I guess I just needed a place to be alone.

I sat upon the tiles of the roof, staring down at the landscape before me. The sky was beautifully clear and blue. I light breeze ruffled my hair and I instantly felt more relaxed.

I stayed on the roof for a while, jumping to conclusions which I knew were impossible. However, I was too caught up in my own thoughts to notice that damn rat approach me. Damn it.

"What do you want?" I grumbled.

He stood next to me, and he looked down at me. "I see your mood hasn't changed…" He sighed.

"Look, just get to the point and leave, will you?"

"You want me to get to the point? Fine, here it is: You love Tohru, right?"

I glared at him from the corner of my eye. "What's it to ya', rat boy?" How I wish I were him…

"Good, then your admittance makes this all the more easier. Kyo, she loves you, not me."

I finally looked at him incredulously. "What the hell are you babblin' about?"

Yuki shook his head and folded his arms. "Do I need to spell it out for you, baka neko? You. Love. Tohru…Tohru. Loves. You. Get it?"

I balled my hands into fists. "ARGH! STOP SCREWING WITH MY HEAD, YOU DAMN RAT!"

Yuki raised his palm to his forehead. "Honestly, I don't think you could get any denser!"

"The hell…?! That's rich coming from you, pretty boy! You wanna settle this with a fight or what?"

"I would say 'or what', but from your expression it looks like you've got your heart set on this. Try not to bore me."

"Stuck-up annoying little bastard…" I muttered, getting to my feet and jumping lightly from the edge of the rooftop. Yuki followed me, his feet soundless against the grass.

"'Aight! Bring it on!" I got myself ready into a fighting stance, glowering in his direction.

Yuki dusted his sleeves off and shrugged carelessly. "Let's get this over with already." He stood there with his arms crossed as if he wasn't serious about taking me on as an opponent.

"You asked for it!" I lunged forward and aimed a full-force punch at his stomach, but Yuki dodged it swiftly. I knew this would happen, and suddenly kicked him.

But… I missed.

He dodged again so that he stood behind me and planted his foot in the small of my back.

My face came in contact with a hard rock. Not a nice experience. I lay there on the floor when I can hear Shigure's annoying chirpy voice again.

"Try not to break my house again, boys… Or anything in it…"

"The fight's already over, Shigure," Yuki scoffed. He climbed over me and walked toward the door. As he opened it, he leaned back and stared at me. I got myself into a sitting position and raised an eyebrow at him. "What is it now?"

He sighed again shook his head once. "It's obvious you haven't taken anything I've said on-board, but I guess I didn't really expect anything less from you, baka neko."

"If that's all you've got to say to me, then go. You're really pissing me off."

"I try to make your social status increase and this is the thanks you give me?" He sighed again. "Really, I don't know why I bother."

"Neither do I. Now beat it."

"Look, Kyo. You can believe what you want, but all I'm gonna say is that everything I've told you is the truth. Your loss if you think I'm wrong," he shrugged and shut the door behind him.

I wrapped my arms around myself and sat cross-legged. Everything ached after being kicked, full-pelt, into a giant rock, but I suppose I was the one asking for it.

I didn't know what to think anymore.

That damn rat just loved to toy with me.

But there was that small, slight chance that he was really telling the truth…

What do you do if you've had trust broken before?

What should you believe in?

Who should you believe in?

Ugh, life sucks…

I saw it in a book once, some girl at school was reading it. I can't say I disagree with the guy who said it.

Life sucks, and then you die.

Yeah, I should be so lucky… – Jacob Black

I struggled to my feet and leaned against a tree, staring up at the empty sky.

You know, maybe Shigure was right.

Maybe I am emotionally challenged.

Or maybe it's this alien thing, called 'love'…