Authors Note:
Hi again! Thank you all for the reviews. I appreciate the input and ideas. I hope this next chapter will please you as well. –Orin
Disclaimer:
I do not own the Fruits Basket characters. Natsuki Takaya owns them…unfortunately…
"Spoken" 'Thought'
Tohru rolled over stubbornly in her bed. She would not be up with the sun on Sunday.
'Who am I kidding? I am already awake…No I will not lose. I will sleep in…I did it yesterday without a problem…'
A light blush covered her face at the thought of the previous day.
'I'm glad Kyo isn't too embarrassed about it anymore…'
The night before he had eaten a small supper with her before they both retired to their separate rooms. She nuzzled her face into her pillow and smiled when she picked up his masculine scent mixed with hers.
'I hadn't noticed before but Kyo smells really good. I wonder what type of cologne he uses…'
Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of someone leaning against her door. If she had been asleep she wouldn't have noticed the sound.
Tohru sank deeper into her covers, and closed her eyes, hoping that the person had not come to wake her up.
Her door slid open silently.
'No! Maybe if I pretend I am still asleep they will leave me alone for a bit longer…but they are probably hungry…No guilt tripping yourself Honda…take some of Kyo's advice and take something for yourself every once and a while…'
As she was arguing with herself the intruder had slipped into her room and padded silently over to the bed.
Kyo looked down at the girl who seemed to still be asleep.
'I hope she isn't getting sick. She's slept in the yesterday too…'
He blushed slightly knowing that Tohru had saw him mostly naked and under the influence of catnip.
'But she didn't blame me for it…she blamed that damn rat…rightly so if he planted the stuff.'
He gently touched her forehead check for fever. She looked a little flushed, but she wasn't too warm to the touch.
'Maybe I should make her leek soup again…Yuck! How can anyone eat that stuff? Oh well, if it makes her feel better I can suffer the smell…with my protective gear on…'
He looked one more time at the peaceful scene Tohru presented, her hair fanning out around her, snuggled up to one of her frilly pink pillows.
'She looks so lonely in that bed all alone…No! Bad thought you cannot hold her…you'll just transform into a cat and embarrass yourself you idiot…'
He paused in opening the door. Wait a minute. Why hadn't he transformed the day before when he had been high on the catnip. He had hugged the girl around the waist in his drugged induced state and hadn't transformed.
He looked again at the human who had become his friend.
'So the cat has a loop-hole…who'd of known…'
Said cat smirked as he slipped for the girl's room.
I believe I'm going to give my girl some more hugs, but first I must go find that damn interfering rat…'
Tohru had managed to doze back off after Kyo had left. How she had known it was him she couldn't tell, but she had known. Maybe it was because he had touched her. She blushed a deep rose color and hid her face.
'I wonder why he touched my forehead…'
Crash!
Tohru jumped at the loud sound. Hurriedly getting up, and leaving her room, she went in search of the sounds.
As she drew closer she realized it was a fight.
'Great just what I need in the morning…a fight between two rambunctious boys…both of which had huge chips on their shoulders.'
She sighed aloud when she stepped out on the porch and finally caught sight of them.
"Why did you plant it you damn rat?"
"Plant what you stupid cat? I plant a lot of different things."
Punch. Kick. Dodge. Block. Hit. Kick.
"You know what I'm talking about!"
"No I don't believe I do."
Dodge. Punch. Punch. Kick. Jab. Block. Hit.
"That damned CATNIP you fucking RAT!"
Yuki sent Kyo flying before explaining.
"Oh that, didn't you know that that herb can be used for medicinal purposes. I was planning on drying some out later in the year to make into tea if any of us happened to get sick. It's good for colds, fevers, and the flu. It may have come in handy if you hadn't destroyed over half of my crop."
"Guys please stop fighting! You know it upsets me when you fight."
Tohru moved to stand between the two males.
"Of course we'll stop Miss Honda. I would never want to have you upset."
Yuki relaxed into his role as the Prince, and moved closer to the girl timidly standing between him and the cat.
Tohru smiled at the rat and turned to look at the smoldering cat.
"Kyo," she said smiling brightly, "How about I make us all some breakfast?"
She turned and began to walk towards the house hoping the boys would follow.
When everyone was done eating and Tohru was alone doing the dishes she began to think about everything that had happened already this weekend.
'Yuki said he had planted the plants innocently, but I've got a feeling he was lying. I feel awful for thinking that Yuki was being untruthful, but if he was planting innocently why didn't he plant it in his little garden with the rest of his plants? Why plant it on the opposite side of the house from the rest of his crops?'
As Tohru pondered her observations another plot was unfolding.
"Hello?"
"Is this Kagura?"
"Yep, that's me. Who am I talking to?"
"Hey Kagura this is Yuki."
"Hi Yuki, what's the occasion you never call…wait is Kyo hurt? Is something wrong with my beloved?"
"Calm down Kagura Kyo is fine. I called to tell you about something much more serious."
"What do you mean 'more' serious?"
"Kagura I'm only telling you this because I believe you should know since you are so strongly attached to Kyo and I am concerned."
"What is it Yuki. You're beginning to scare me. This is about Kyo isn't it? Has something terrible happened?"
"I guess it would depend on your perspective how terrible it is, but Kagura I believe Kyo is not being faithful to you. He may be thinking about seeing someone else."
"WHAT? He had better not!"
"Well I would be willing to help you get him back. If you don't object to my help."
"Yuki would you really?"
"Of course. Now here's my idea…"
'This one won't backfire on me if I am careful.'
Yuki smiled as he hung up the phone and went upstairs to his room to marvel at his own genius.
Shigure let out a bark of laughter as he set down the receiver. He had been innocently about to call Aya to come over to bug Yuki when he had overheard the plans the rat and Kagura where making.
'I never would have thought he had it in him to do something this…sneaky!'
He reached for the phone again to continue his own plans, but adding Haru to his calling list.
'This is going to be sooo much fun…!'
Authors Note:
Sorry it was so short but it would have been too long if I had continued past this point. So I have made my first ever cliffhanger. You all must hate me... Please review and remember any and all ideas are welcome, and flames will not go unpunished...And tune in next time for Yuki and Kagura working together to destroy Kyo and Tohru's relationship that doesn't even really exist yet except in their minds...lol How will the cat and the onigiri react to the devious plot that will be written next time in Letting Sleeping Cats Lie... -Orin