He was out cold, and didn't hear her, only clenching softly to the blankets put over him. She hurried downstairs picking out some medicine to give him and her little girl Yuki had already walked into the little girl's room to watch over her. His left eye opened slowly when he gave a vicious cough. He slowly pulled himself into a sitting position, coughing forcefully.

She came into his room with a bottle and spoon sitting next to the bed. "Can you sit up Kyou? Or do you need me too help you?"

He looked at her, half sitting and breathing heavily. "I... don't need... your help." He was obviously in need of it but it was more obvious that he would refuse and fight any help given to him.

"You either take my help or I'll have Yuki come in here and force you to take your medicine."

"I... Don't... Need... Help!" He barely managed to get the words out before he went into another violent coughing spree.

She sat him up rubbing his back gently to sooth him. He tried to struggle when she sat him up but he was too weak to do anything and that just seemed to piss him off more. "Will you take the medicine now Kyou?" She spoke sadly.

"I don't want it." He said softly before sealing his lips closed. She grabbed his jaw now forcing his mouth open sticking a spoonful of cheery medicine into his mouth.

He spat it out, intentionally at first, but then a coughing fit caused him to spit the rest out before he could really breathe again. "No. I don't want any." She wiped up the spit and excess medicine before trying again. Again he refused the medicine, though this one was fully his will, refusing help.

She looked down sadly setting the medicine down. "... Fine do what you want..." She spoke sadly walking out of his room and into her daughter's room.

He gave a quiet cough, and then whispered since his voice had deteriorated. "Iie... Mate." He paused to give a soft cough. "I'll take it."

She stopped at her daughter's doorway walking back in sitting on the edge of his bed taking the spoon putting medicine on it. "Here it doesn't taste that bad."

He begrudgingly swallowed it, coughing as it went down his throat. "Ari..." Was all he got out before another fit caused him to loose his balance and fall to his side.

She picked him up carefully setting him up so he could breathe better. "... I'll stay and take care of you tonight." He shook his head, lifting an arm as far as he could to the other child's room. The finger was trembling and soon fell down, but the message was clear. He wanted Saig to be taken care of first.

"Yuki's taking care of her right now you don't need to worry." She ran her fingers threw his hair. "Rest Kyou."

He nodded slowly, unable to do anything other than fall into her arms, transforming like he was about to from the sickness anyways. She made sure he was covered in the thick blankets before sitting back against the bed holding him. He gave her a blank look, and then he closed his eyes and fell asleep. She pet him softly as she hummed taking care of him. He coughed himself awake in a few hours, his whole body flexing with it. She slept silently holding him. He tried not to wake her but he was shaking very hard. Her hand slowly went over him rubbing his back softly trying to help him. He looked up at her and smiled softly.

"... You want me to give you some more medicine."

He shook his head, but a fit made him nod after it passed. She leaned up carefully getting the bottle of medicine pouring it onto a spoon holding it out to him to take.

He frowned and took it coughing it up before he could swallow. She cleaned up the mess soon trying to help him take the medicine this time rubbing his throat. He got it down, but was thrown into a violent fit afterwards. She rubbed his back trying to help him.

"...I'm trying my best Kyou..." He nodded and then shook his head, pointing to himself. "... What's wrong...?" She tilted her head looking down to him. He shook his head to her and then mouthed a few words, again pointing to himself.

"I don't know what you want Kyou..." She spoke sadly.

He shook his head and then mouthed the words again. 'It's my fault."

She shook her head slowly. "Your a child your still learning... I just wish I could make you feel better." He shook his head and closed his eyes, nuzzling into her. She held him still running her fingers threw his hair now.

"... Rest Kyou." She spoke softly starting to hum. He fell back asleep, clinging tightly to her. She held him close watching over him during the night. She laid him down in the bed making sure he was covered up fully. She got up before the sun rised to make some soup for the two kids. He woke up when she left, but fell back asleep, worn out from the forays of before. She walked in after a half hour carrying a towel and bowl of soup. She sat on the edge of the bed petting him softly. "Do you think you can eat Kyou...?"

He shook his head, being thrown into another fit of coughing. She nodded lightly petting his head softly. "I'm going to call Hatori to come check on you two." She sat up patting his head walking downstairs to call Hatori. He struggled up next to her and then looked away as she left. He fell out of the bed when another spasm hit him, the sound of a quiet thud reached downstairs. She didn't even reach the end of the steps before turning around running back into his room leaning down picking him up.

He held tightly to her, now feeling worse about himself he looked over to the adjoining wall and then to Tohru. 'How is she?' he mouthed lifting a shaking finger to the wall.

"... She's fine don't worry." She picked him up causing him to change into a cat. "I'm taking you with me to call Hatori I'm scared you're going to get hurt if I'm not around." He tried to object to the transformation, but he couldn't so he just laid in her arms, silent. She walked downstairs calling Hatori. Hatori came an hour later to check on the two kids. He fought Hatori's treatment as best he could, but in the end he was given a shot and he then fell silent. She petted Kyou softly laying him down on the couch as she went up getting her little girl holding the sick girl in her arms. He tried to apologize to her but he was exhausted and fell asleep before he could.

Hatori gave her a shot as well. "... I think I'm going to keep the two in the same room."

He coughed himself awake not long after Tohru said those words. "Wha?"

"So I can take better care of the two of you."

"nn" He whispered softly and fell back. "I... don't want to."

"You don't have a choice."

"F-fine." He sighed and rolled away from her.

She sighed sadly looking up to Hatori. "... How's Kyou...?"

"I'm fine!" He tried to yell, but it didn't work. "Oh... r-right." He said turning his back once more.

Hatori looked down. "He's doing fine I gave him a flur shot for winter so he doesn't catch cold."

He closed his eyes and pouted. "You should go see him, Tohru."

"I have to take care of you two and if I try he might be punished again."

"I'd take any punishment to see someone I liked."

"... I would as well, but he's the one punished because of me."

"That's what I'm saying!"

"You two need to go rest." She spoke softly picking her little girl into her arms holding her free arm for him to climb into. He rolled off the couch and started to climb to his feet, not being able to he started to claw his way across the floor, he started to drag himself up the stairs, falling several times. She walked over leaning down picking up the cat by the scruff of his resting him near her daughter. He was breathing heavily and looked almost destroyed by the effort.

She petted his head softly carrying the two into the Saig's room laying them down. "Just rest and you two will be up in no time at all." She looked to the two trying to smile.

He gave a soft cough and growled at her. "I would a made it by myself."

"You need to get better Kyou..."

"I don't care."

She looked down I do..."

"Would... it be easier if I left."

She shook her head sadly. "No. Please just rest... I want to see happy kids running." He tried not to wake her but he was shaking very hard. "When... I get better. I'm gonna leave."

"I'm too much of a burden."

The little girl reached over grabbing hold of the cat holding him against her body like a stuff toy. He tried to pull away, managing that he rolled off the bed, and then under it, trying to be alone. Tohru watched him sadly leaning down tossing a blanket under so he could get warm. He took it and wrapped it around his body, glowering at a wall. "This is why I didn't want to be in here."

"... She's only doing this... because she misses Kyou..."

"But I'm a different person."

"... She's to young to realize that..."

"I don't care."

Tohru looked down sadly. "... I'm sorry I can't save you again..."

"Again?"

"... I couldn't save Kyou from the cage..."

"I can't go back."

"Go back where"

"I swore I'd never go there."

"... To the cage?"

"I'm... not going back... I don't' want that room."

Tears fell slowly to the floor. "... I'm sorry..."

"No, it's not your fault."

"... Yes it I couldn't break the curse I couldn't keep my little girl's heart from breaking when they took her father away..."

"But..."

She reached under the bed petting his head softly. "... Get better Kyou..."

"I will." She moved her hand away as she stood up heading downstairs to talk with Hatori. He fell asleep, returning to normal.

"... Do you think I'll be caught again Hatori?"

He woke up and crawled out from under the bed, walking down the stairs, wrapped tightly in the blanket. "Akito has a few people watching to make sure he won't leave, but it's probably not best for his safety to see him... He was in pretty bad shape after Akito caught you near his cage." Hatori spoke calmly like always as Tohru looked down.

He stumbled on the top stair falling down the rest with several thuds and a sickingly loud crack. She got to her feet quickly hearing the thus. He was at the bottom, holding back tears His right arm and left leg were both hanging limply in positions that were not quite right. Hatori stood behind Tohru before moving over to the small child leaning down. "Tohru told you to rest."

"Uresei" He managed to get out, before he passed out from the pain. Hatori picked the cat up off the floor taking him to the couch so he could rest while he checked him over. He had shattered his leg and broke his left arm completely.

"I'll have to take him to the main house with me so I can put a cast and a splint on him."

"NO!!" He screamed, snapping back into consciousness. "Don't take me there! Anywhere else!! NOT THERE!!"

"I have no choice if you had been resting like Tohru said then I wouldn't have to do this!"

"Uresei!" He paused as a wave of pain shot over him "If I had I couldn't Apologize" He was breathing heavily. "Besides... Who cares if I get hurt, I'm just the cat right?"