Chapter 6: Keeping the Secret

I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Sorry I haven't updated this in so long! I've been helping with my friend's fanfic Under the Stars. I'm sorry for such a long wait. But never the less, here is Chapter Six! I hope you all forgive me and continue to review!

Previously:

After walking only a little farther, Kyo spotted Yuki in his true form, slamming his monstrous paws against a tree that instantly shattered into three large stumps on the punch the first punch that Kyo watched. "Well…it wasn't hard finding you, now was it?" he mumbled, shoving his body out into the open so that Yuki would see him clearly if he were to turn around. "And now…I have to deal with this…" he put his hands back in his pockets and blinked as he watched Yuki's enormous beast turn around and glare at him, teeth visible.

Now:

Kyo stood still, waiting for Yuki to make his large advance towards him. When that doesn't happen, Kyo kicks a pebble to the side and approaches Yuki's monstrous form; his eyes were narrow as if to watch the beast's every movement. He had no reason to want to risk his own injury, nor Yuki's.

A loud growling noise erupts from Yuki's throat in an attempt to frighten Kyo, or at least make him hesitant on getting any closer. "Don't get any closer you, stupid cat!" his voice was fierce as he made reference to Kyo's vengeful spirit, the last thing he wanted to do was cause anyone further harm, even if it was Kyo that he had the chance to hurt.

Quietly, Kyo laughed and came to a stop, hardly ten feet from Yuki now, an easy distance for the monster to cover in merely ferocious steps. However, it didn't seem to phase Kyo in the least, his only job right now was to get Yuki back home without frightening Tohru to the point of a heart attack.

"You know… I think you're as bad at accepting help as I am, rat boy…" Kyo groaned, rubbing his forehead in disbelief. He'd come all the way into the forest to get him back home before he can do anything stupid and he instead goes and refuses. "If that over grown possum doesn't accept my offer one more time… I'll kick his ass… I swear to God I will…" Kyo's thoughts rushed in annoyance, amused by the anger that was boiling to a permeated point.

Yuki glanced at Kyo reluctantly, eyes locking onto his head as if visions of snapping his neck were flowing into his eyes. He shook the images away and growled in a way that didn't seem at all like the over grown rat he was; it was more like a wolf barking mixed with a rat squealing loudly to pierce someone's eardrums. Either way, pain was brought upon Kyo's sensitive ears, making him cover it in instant pain.

"Do you know what Akito will do to me when he finds out what I've become, you idiot!" Yuki bellowed, slamming his enlarged fist against one of the three stumps, shattering it even further. "He'll have me locked up and try telling me that it's Miss Honda's fault for me getting like this. Are you aware that he'll never let me out again because of what I've become?" his voice seemed to be filled with grief and pain, and for once Kyo could understand. He'd heard Kazuma's grandfather being secluded for being different; for being the cat and transforming.

Kyo shook his head and looked at Yuki with a sincere expression, one that he'd usually reserve only for Tohru's eyes, but this time he deemed it the only time he'd use it on Yuki. He cared about a lot of people, despite his attitude. "Look… we won't tell anyone. The only people that know, other then myself, are Haru and Ritsu, because you scared the hell out of that monkey…" a grin crossed his face as he remembered the reaction he'd seen when he came across Ritsu in the forest.

"You… cannot tell Tohru about my change…." Yuki managed to grumble out, realizing that Kyo wouldn't tell or talk about it with any one else other then Haru and Ritsu, if he were to even mention it again, at least.

Tohru stuttered for words to explain what had happened to Shigure's house and then came up with something that she regarded as believable: it was the truth, only put into Tohru language. "You see, Shigure," she began, already waving her arms around frantically, "what happened was, this biiiiig monster jumped into the house," her arms should the size which didn't even make sense, seeing as her arms wouldn't extend far enough, "And Kyo went after him out the window… and I wanted to fix it but I'm not a carpenter, and I think the ground needs people who know how to work on it…" Tohru finished, taking large gasps of air as if her explanation was overly long.

With an expression of confusion, Shigure merely blinked… and blinked… and blinked. It was obvious to a person that was normal that he didn't understand one thing Tohru said in that entire rushed speech. "My dear… dear… Tohru… I'm sorry, but can you please repeat that. I have not a single clue of what just came out of your mouth, assuming it is a language that even relates to English or Japanese…" he sighed, praying she'd go slower the next time.

So, as requested, Tohru inhaled deeply and started again, "A big, big, big monster was in the house! And he went 'Rawr! Rawr!' and 'Stomp! Stomp'," and she acted it out as she explained it so that Shigure wouldn't miss it this time, "And then! He crashed through the window with Kyo and I don't know what happened…" fright was in her eyes as well as her expression when she concluded her description of the events that took place this time.

He rubbed his head, hoping to ease his headache and vision. Shigure didn't want to see his house anymore, for the time being, it was entirely ruined and he found himself sitting on the steps, rather then on a chair in one of the rooms. Tohru plopped down beside him and sighed, inhaling and exhaling deeply to recover all the lost oxygen from her ranting. "Don't worry, Tohru… Kyo will be fine… Now, where was Yuki when all of this happened, surely he tried helping?"

Tohru was at a loss for words. She had not a single clue where Yuki was when all of this happened and then a new rush of concern flooded through her like a raging river whose dam has just suffered a leak. All she knew that Yuki was upstairs when Kyo went up to get him, and that was when the entire thing occurred. She'd completely forgotten that detail in her rush of anxiety.

"I won't tell her Yuki, I promise," and that was probably the first time those words came from Kyo's mouth. It wasn't clear what made Kyo agree to not torture Yuki at first, but then it was obvious.

Yuki let out a loud sigh; it erupted from his stomach as if it were a belch. "You're doing this because you have had the same feeling once…. You didn't want Tohru to know about yours either, but she found out because of Kazuma. Maybe… we can find a bracelet…just as you have," he gestured towards Kyo's wrist as the abrupt thought came to him.

"I'll look into it Yuki, I'll pass by Kazuma's dojo a little later. But first, we need to get to Shigure's house and patch up that damned mess you made in the hallway. I'm not sure I trust Tohru with a hammer and nails, any more then I trust her staying home alone…" Kyo grunted and waited for Yuki to change back to himself, which took nearly twenty minutes of him thinking, changing and screaming all at the same time out of sheer agony.

"There's only one problem, succeeding in not telling anyone, my dear friends," a voice rang through their ears and they both turned, Kyo holding Yuki up as he hung over, still yelping a little as the last patch of difference on his foot reverted back to its human state. "I will not allow Haru and Ritsu to be the only one's to know.

Yuki looked up and so did Kyo, their eyes dilating in fear. They didn't know how the person found them, but they definitely knew what was going on. "How… did you… Why are you here…?" the words fell from Yuki's mouth in shock, he didn't know what to think, but so many different things just slammed into his mind, sending words whipping about.

And there it is! CHAPTER SIX! WooHoo!! I hope you all will still review, despite my lonnnnnnnng absence. Pleaseeeeeeee forgive me!!!!!

Love, Kyo-K40-Sohma