Apparently someone was listening to Yuki because the rest of the day went without incident. They were all getting ready for bed when Kyo approached Yuki, watching him brush his teeth, half hidden by the door frame. I hid a smile at how cute my neko could be as I quickly finished and stood up, looking at Kyo through the mirror.
"Need something neko?" he looked away and I could tell he was debating on actually telling me or not. Finally he took a deep breath and looked up at me.
"Would it be ok if I stayed with you tonight?" I smiled and turned around.
"Of course." Kyo gave me a small smile before walking away. I shrugged and continued to get ready for bed, walking in my room to find Kyo already lying down under the covers. He didn't move when I came in so I thought he was asleep until I got in next to him and he moved over, stretching out against my side.
"Thanks. I smiled again at the mumbled word and pulled him closer, putting a hand on his head, slowly running a hand through his hair.
"Anytime neko."
XxX
The rest of the week went by in almost the same way, sans meeting with Yuki's fan club again. I let out a sigh of relief when the last bell rang on Friday, glad not to have had anything else happen. He looked around for Kyo, frowning when he was nowhere to be found. He quickly got up and looked again, not seeing a familiar flash of orange anywhere. Tohru saw me looking around and came over.
"Is something the matter Yuki-kun?" I turned toward her to see if she'd seen where the cat had run off to.
"Tohru-san, have you seen Kyo? He doesn't seem to be in here." She tilted her head to the side for a moment before lighting up as if just remembering something.
"Ah, I remember! He said he had to give his notes to someone." I relaxed and smiled at her.
"Thank you Tohru-san. Did he say where?" She shook her head.
"No, though I think he's on the second floor." I nodded my thanks to her and got my books, heading down to see if he was ready to leave yet. I turned the corner into the hallway and frowned when I saw a rather large crowd blocking the hall. I walked up behind one of the girls in the back and tapped her on the shoulder to see if she knew what was going on.
"Excuse me, but why are you all blocking the hallway?" She shrugged, half turning back.
"It looks like a fight but the other guy's not doing anything." My eyes widened as she turned back around and I quickly pushed my way through the crowd to see Kyo standing in the middle, grinding his teeth and practically murdering the boy in front of him with the intensity of his glare. Said boy was right in Kyo's face, going on about something that I honestly wasn't listening to, my main concern was the fact that Kyo looked about two seconds from snapping. I opened my mouth to say something when the boy in front of Kyo suddenly brought back his fist. Kyo moved forward then and grabbed his wrist, twisting it behind his back and shoving him away.
"Get lost already, would ja?" I quickly stepped in between them before either could retaliate.
"Stop. There's no fighting in school." He glared at me as he got up, rubbing his arm.
"The bell rang, didn't it?" I glared right back.
"You're still in the building, aren't you?" I walked away after that, my blood boiling. Kyo sent an odd look between he and I before following, not entirely sure what just happened.
x
I followed behind Yuki silently as we headed home. I could tell he was mad, but I had no idea why. Everything was fine, wasn't it?
"Yo, what's your problem?" Yuki spun around to face me, incredulity written boldly across his face.
"My problem? How am I not supposed to have a problem with you almost getting in a fight? Do you have any idea what might've happened?" He never raised his voice but I took a step back either way, both confused and hurt.
"The hell? I'm perfectly fine!" Yuki took a few clipped steps toward me and grabbed my shoulders.
"It's not just you Kyo." I looked away at that, slightly ashamed I hadn't remembered this before.
"I'll remember next time." I said softly, still not looking him in the eye. Something about Yuki softened for a moment before a voice from behind Yuki caught our attention.
"Yuki-kun! Kyo-kun! I'm glad I caught you!" We both turned to see Tohru running toward us.
"Yes Tohru-san?" She stopped to catch her breath before answering Yuki.
"Gomen, I just wanted to tell you something before I forgot." We both stared at Tohru wondering just what could've made her run all this way.
"Well?" I asked impatiently after a few minutes of silence. She seemed to jump and just remember that she had something to say.
"Oh! Shigure told me that Kagura planned on coming over today." I paled and took a step back, Yuki simply putting a hand on his forehead as if he could feel the headache coming.
"Are you positive about this Tohru-kun?" She nodded her head quickly.
"Positive." I groaned and Yuki sighed.
"Lovely."
XxX
Kyo sat on Yuki's bed, glaring at it's owner.
"Kyo, you can't sit there all-"
"Wanna bet?" I sighed and rubbed my forehead.
"Kyo, you need to eat and-"
"Fine." I looked up, surprised at his fast answer.
"When she leaves." I should've known. I sighed again and walked forward, Kyo's eyes widening as he tried to back away at the last minute. I caught him by the back of the neck and brought him forward, leaning down to kiss him. At first he was too shocked to respond but warily opened his mouth after a moment, wrapping his arms around my neck. I smirked and moved to his neck, being careful not to leave any marks this time. Kyo sucked in a sharp breath, angling his head to give me more space.
"Yuki, what- why…" I continued to marginally lead Kyo to the edge of the bed, making sure he stayed distracted enough that he didn't notice. When I was sure he was close enough to the edge I brought my other arm around and quickly pulled him up, carrying him from the room.
"Oi! What the hell was that?" I got out into the hallway and put him down, not wanting to risk falling on the stairs.
"You can't hide forever Kyo. She won't kill you and you need to eat." Kyo glared at me and walked right up to my face.
"You so owe me for that later." I watched in confusion as Kyo stomped down the stairs. Owe him for what? I guess I'll find out later…
x
I stayed away from Kagura as much as I could when she came over, which worked about as well as trying to get a river to flow in the other direction. She stayed next to me all through dinner, preventing me from sitting with Yuki and putting us both in a fouler mood. Dinner itself was alright, with Tohru keeping up a conversation and Kagura constantly bothering me on why I was acting 'strange'. I bolted after dinner, running straight up to Yuki's room and closed the door quietly so Kagura wouldn't know which room I was in…hopefully. I sighed and ran a hand down my face, pacing the length of the room a few times. The door opening sent dread coursing through me that I might be alone with Kagura. Yuki stepped in and I relaxed, hoping she'd just left.
"Wanna explain that?"
"Get her out! I swear if she asks me if I'm ok one more damn time I'm gunna-"
"Kyo, she's just worried. Besides, did you really want her to know the answer to that question?" I paled at the thought. If she said anything at the main house…
"The hell! It sounds bad either way!" Yuki sighed.
"Well-" he broke off when he heard someone on the stairs.
"Yuki-kun? Kyo-kun?" We both relaxed when we heard Tohru's voice coming through the door.
"We'll be down in a moment Honda-san." She slowly opened the door and tentatively poked her head in.
"Are you ok Kyo-kun?" I gritted my teeth at the loathed question but gave her a forced smile.
"Yes." She smiled.
"That's good! We're going to watch a movie, so come down quickly please!" She left with that, her foot steps quickly retreating on the stairs. Yuki held out his hand, his eyes never wavering from mine.
"Come on Kyo." I made a face and grabbed his hand, following him out the door.
"You still owe me." Yuki chuckled and shook his head.
"I remember."
x
Kagura tried to attach herself onto Kyo as soon as we walked into the living room. I quickly pulled Kyo out of the way, glaring at her. She tried again when he sat down and I grabbed her arm, yanking her close and whispered in her ear,
"Just because Kyo has issues hitting girls means nothing when I have no such reservations. Stay away from him." Kagura pulled her arm from my grasp, glowering at me. She said nothing as she huffed and walked to the other side of the room, plopping down on the sofa. Tohru chose that moment to walk in with a bowl of popcorn, looking back and forth between us.
"Something the matter Tohru-kun?" Shigure walked in, ushering her through the door.
"Ah, no." She went to start the movie and I sat down next to Kyo, the cat leaning close as soon as I sat back.
"What did you tell her?" I shook my head, tilting it so I could speak directly in his ear.
"Not now, later. Another promise."
Kyo snorted and sat back, turning to watch the movie Tohru had put on. Said girl was sitting opposite us with Kagura, Shigure in the chair next to them. The movie was interesting enough, but about half way through Kyo shifted over to my lap and stretched out, all without saying a word. I shook my head and continued to watch the movie, ignoring the glare I was receiving from the other side of the room.
x
It was late by the time the movie ended and everyone was tired. Kagura thanked Tohru for the meal and popcorn before going to try and wake up Kyo, who'd fallen asleep soon after he'd shifted. I simply sat there and glared at her, daring her to wake him up. We had an impromptu staring contest for a bit before she finally stormed away, steam practically coming out of her ears. I stood up once they'd all left, the sleeping cat in my arms. I ran into Tohru in the hall and she smiled when she saw us, hurrying to open my door.
"Thank you Honda-san." She nodded her head as she continued to smile.
"It's no problem Yuki-kun. Good night." I laid Kyo down and went back to the door, my left hand on the knob ready to close it.
"Good night Honda-san. Sleep well."
phew -.-' I promise I'm working on what stories I can! I kinda sorta lost my copy book ^^' Please continue to be patient with me while I franticly look for this evil thing.
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