Author's Intro:

You've been waiting….and here is the next chapter!

Kyo stared down at the pile of clothes before him, too shocked to say or even think anything.

Tohru, under the bed, watched with horror.

'Ahh! What do I say? What do I do?' She panicked, watching Kyo, who was still staring at the clothes, not wanting to touch them, and probably thinking,

'She…s-she's…somew-where…n-no…c-clothes…' with a complete mix of feelings.

"Kyo! I found her!" Kazuma yelled from down the hall. Tohru sighed with relief as Kyo left the room; Kazuma still knew about the Curse and figured out what kind of position she was in.

Quickly crawling out from under the bed, she grabbed her clothes and rapidly put them on. Who knew when Kyo would be back?

Completing her task, she stepped out of his room, and walked down the hallway, instantly spotted by Kyo.

"Where…..where the h-hell were you? And….your….y-your…" he looked at her, wide-eyed.

"Ah! I'm sorry. I….was using the restroom," Tohru smiled, but was still getting a weird look from Kyo, and she knew why.

Fortunately, he seemed too embarrassed to bring up the topic.

"I should really be going now….thank you so much for your hospitality!" The Cat joyfully exclaimed, walking out the front door.

"W-wait!" Kyo yelled, suddenly wanting to find out what her problem was. But Tohru was already gone.

He, annoyed, trudged up to his room.

The Cat raced home.

'What a close call! I…I was almost found out! W-what would Akito-sama do if he found out?'

"How did your visit with Kazuma and Kyo go?" Shigure asked, smiling at the sweaty girl.

"…Ah!...uh.." Tohru huffed, breathless beyond all reason. "Almost….Zodiac………….. transform…..clothes….bed….under….Kyo…"

Shigure just stared at her with a smirk on his face.

"You were on the bed with him? Already?"

"…N-no!" Tohru cried, regaining her breath. "Kyo-kun almost found out about the Curse when I transformed because I fell on top of Kazuma-san and then I changed back in his room under his bed and my clothes were out of reach….but Kazuma-san distracted him so I could get everything!" The Cat explained, flustered, all in one breath. "And then I left quickly before he could say anything!"

"What?" Yuki asked, surprised. He didn't know what else to say, or how to react. All he knew was that the situation had been a major close call.

"I…I-I'm sorry! I'll be more careful from now on…" Tohru cried, bowing numerous times to Shigure and Yuki.

"It's okay, Tohru-kun. As long as he didn't really find out about the Curse…"

The Cat smiled, and the headed off to bed.

'Such an exciting and frightening day today, Mom. I didn't want Kyo to find out about me again, but at the same time, I really want him to remember again. I have a feeling that he was starting to remember me. But…it's probably just foolish hope.

'But…and yet…what would Akito-sama do? I wanted to protect Kyo-kun. Now…I feel like I would do anything for him to be here, remembering everything.

'But…I want to break the Curse, too. Oh…Mom…I don't know anymore. I don't even know if there is any way that I can help to break it.

'Where should I go now?'

Tohru spent hours sitting on the roof, staring up at the stars.

She felt the burden, the Cat spirit in her. It seemed vengeful as ever, heavy in Tohru's heart.

"Honda-san?"

The Cat turned to see Yuki standing before her.

"Can I sit with you?"

She nodded, letting the peaceful air fill her lungs. They shared a silence for a few minutes, then Yuki sighed, and started to speak.

"I…I want to protect you, like Kyo, no matter what happens, okay? So…if you want to be with him, I'll protect you from Akito. Ever since you ran after Kyo that night…when he changed into his True Form…I saw you as somewhat of a motherly figure. The one I never had. So…thank you."

Tears had sprung to Tohru's eyes.

"Thank…you, Yuki-kun."

The Rat pulled her up into a hug, comforting the crying girl.

"He really cares for you, you know," Yuki whispered, remembering the love in Kyo's eyes when he would look to Tohru. "So…go and see him again. He will remember, I know it. Just keep trying."

The Cat shedded the last of her tears, and breathed "Thank you" once more.

Helping Tohru off of the roof, Yuki knew he had done the right thing. He felt the Rat spirit in him settle, just a little bit.

'Thank you, Mom and Yuki-kun. I…I know that I must keep trying to help Kyo-kun remember,' The Cat smiled, looking up at the sky through her bedroom window, right before falling asleep.

Everything was coming together again, just as Shigure had said once before to Rin.

"It has to happen before spring…because Kyo…Kyo…!"

Shigure sat at his desk, thinking of her reaction to his words. They really did love each other, didn't they?

He knew that the end was near…what would come of these changes? How would life play out? What did fates have in mind for everyone? For Akito?

He called it a night, and slipped into bed.

The Dog felt guilty for dragging Tohru into their business, but now things were different. Any plans that he or Akito had made no longer applied. So now…how would everything play out?

He could stand on stage all he wanted, but the author would never really know the script that he so often created.

Everything was changing.

Author's Closing:

Wow…deep. Maybe. I surprised myself at what I typed, though. But that's just me. –panics-

I actually typed this the night before we left, but I decided to keep you guessing. Mwaha. Haha. Haha. Ha. Ah.

Anywayzzzz.

E.