Hours stretched onward, both zodiac males becoming bored. After a few instances of the boy mumbling in his sleep, they had learned to ignore the weird phrases. Haru was on the couch, playing a quick game of Spiro 4, while Kyo was sprawled on the ground next to Danny.

The orange-haired teen had his chin supported on his palm, impatiently waiting for the ox to finish his game, so he could take over.

'Come ON! You have to run and jump…gooood…no! Jump JUMP!'

Haru groaned, tossing the wireless controller back to Kyo, steel colored eyes watching as the replay video showed a little purple dragon falling into darkness, wings pumping to no avail.

Another hour passed.

Kyo was now crouched in a predatory stance, moving across the floor in liquid grace. His prey was in sight…within reach… He pounced, muscles flexing as his body leapt into the air, fingers snatching at the dark insect buzzing around the ceiling. Orange hair flew in his face, mouth slightly open in his excitement.

Dammit!

The fly scorned him, flying just out of his reach and sauntering toward the napping Haru.

30 minutes

The fly had landed on Haru's white-tipped hair, wings fluttering every once in a while, forelegs rubbing together.

A soft purr resounded from Kyo's throat, instinctively voicing his pleasure. His hands reached up, legs coiling.

He leapt again, hands cupping around the fly, successfully capturing it! Unfortunately, he misjudged his leap, and landed on top of Haru. The cow yelped in alarm, jumping to the side and succeeding in falling off the couch, while Kyo tumbled toward the television. Hatsuharu had landed on Danny.

The fly now buzzed around Kyo's head, scorning his failed attempt.

He hissed at it.

Instead of screaming his head off in pain like Haru had prepared himself for, the wounded boy merely blinked at him, saying the one thing that was identifiable in all languages.

"Ow"

Dannywaited a moment, before repeating.

"Ow"

Haru took the hint, scrambling off his chest, and looking frantically at the place he landed, hoping dearly that he had not cracked any ribs.

Danny coughed softly, shaking his head as if he had just shivered.

Kyo scurried over to the boy, yanking off Danny's blanket and anxiously checking to see if any of the larger wounds had opened again. His fingers quickly undid the loosened bandages, peeling them back.

What he saw was shocking.

The cat's mind seemed to go numb, 'not possible' echoing through his head. There was no way this could have happened! Yet… there was still dried blood on the bandages, and the scent still lingered.

Instead of the bloody mess he had seen before, and was expecting again, Kyo's red-brown eyes flickered over Danny's bare chest, tracing over pale scars in the skin where raw wounds had once been.

Haru said nothing as Danny smiled sheepishly, tugging the blanket from Kyo's grip and turning away from the cat, trying to ignore the piercing gaze.

"How the hell did you heal so fast."

The orange-haired teen growled out his words, voice carrying a thinly veiled threat if the boy did not answer.

In return, Danny rolled back over, sighing in defeet. Why he would sigh at his own toes, no one knows.

( XD Joking, sorry. Delete last sentence from your memory! berzap)

Blue eyes closed softly, pretending he was going to sleep. His chest rose and fell with practiced ease, heartbeat steadying.

Kyo jabbed him with his finger, becoming even more annoyed.

When a sharp punch to his upper arm failed to 'wake' him, Kyo screamed in frustration, grabbing the gauze tape and chucking it at the door.

He growled menacingly, prowling away from Danny's prone form while going to search for something to patch up the hole he made before Shigure got home.

Haru watched him for a minute, before turning back to Danny, staring at the boy's face. A small, thin scar traced over his left cheek, through his eyebrow. It was unnoticeable unless you really looked, made even more so since his ebony hair usually fell in front of that eye.

The Zodiac Ox found himself staring at the boy without any regard to his surroundings, so it was only natural that he was rather surprised when his dark gray eyes met the crystal gaze of Danny.

"Is he always so angry?"

The boy's voice was a soft whisper, barely more than a breath of wind to carry a message.

Haru said nothing, not wanting to bring the attention of a still-fuming Kyo to the bedside. Or…towel side.

Instead, he nodded, still curious how the boy could mend his own wounds so quickly.

"Phant- I mean…. I would like to look in a mirror… please"

Odd request, but plausible…sort of.

Haru got up, trying to ignore the heated glare Kyo sent his way as the feline attempted to patch up his own destruction. He wandered toward the upstairs bathroom, where he vaguely remembered seeing a silver hand mirror that Danny may be able to use.

Where was the bathroom again?

Haru stopped in the middle of the upstairs hallway, staring blankly at the closed doors.

Only one way to find out…

He closed his eyes, saying under his breath.

'I. Need. To. Find. A. Mirror. But. You. Are. No. Help.

He opened his eyes, moving to the door next to the one he pointed to and slid it open.

Nope.

Kyo's bedroom.

He was about to close the door and try again, before a small, dark red book caught his eye. It had a strange clasp, the silver metal catching his interest. Haru looked around nervously before slipping inside, grinning like a maniac when he saw the little words inscribed on its side.

'Journal DO NOT TOUCH'

Kyo seemed to have penciled in 'on pain of death' upon the front, but the ox ignored it, chuckling to himself and grabbing the book before slipping out into the hallway.

This was going to be good.

Kyo had finished repairing the door, still grumbling incoherent curse words under his breath as he turned around. He bumped into something warm, yelping in surprise and falling backward again. In the split second that he fell, his red eyes took in the young guest. Black hair messily hid one bright blue eye, while the dark gray/brown blanket hung loosely about slim shoulders. The boy seemed equally surprised to see Kyo falling.

Before his feline reflexes could kick in, time seemed to slow down. A shadow of determination flashed across sapphire irises, arm darting forward as danny threw himself to the side and forward. His arm snagged the falling zodiac in mid-air, small figure somehow managing to throw Kyo's momentum toward the couch.

They both landed painfully, Danny's blanket having fallen off during the leap no longer cushioning them. The cat's palm dug into his savior's gut when they landed, winding the poor boy, while Kyo slammed his shin into a corner of the low table.

Kitty Sohma scrambled off the pitiable half-ghost, nursing his bruised shin while keeping an eye on the gasping boy. After a few moments, Danny seemed to regain his regular breathing, due to the fact his breaths were no longer forced and ragged.

At the same time, they opened their eyes, sparks of hostility flying between them, each blaming the other for their pain.

After a moment, Danny rolled over, getting up on his knees and muttering a soft apology in Japanese. It wasn't very eloquent, but used more words than even Tohru used.

Kyo lifted his head, curiosity and confusion showing on his face. Mouth was open just a tiny bit, a soft 'huh?' escaping.

Their gazes were held for a moment before Danny sighed, walking silently back to his towels and laying down again.

Kyo couldn't help but admire the softness of the boy's step. Even with his zodiac form, it had taken a lot of practice to get his own footsteps even close to that level of silence. It was almost as if Danny were floating over the earth, instead of walking.

His mind replayed the fall.

Danny had reacted faster than his cat instincts were able to: A feat quite impressive, considering the boy had traumatic chest wounds just a few hours earlier.

If they healed that fast all the time, he really didn't want to think of how deep they were when he got them.

The cat shivered, the hair on his neck bristling against his anxiousness. This boy was just getting stranger and stranger, the more he was around.

His attention was pulled to the staircase, where Haru was now descending, reading something with a smug look on his face.

Running his fingers through bright orange hair, Kyo glanced back down at Danny, before doing a double-take.

No way.

Red/brown cover…catseye shaped clasp….

No freaking way.

The familiar creamy white pages artistically rippling along the edges.

Haru looked up, his smug smile laced with faint alarm. Kyo rose slowly to his feet, growling in the back of his throat. His fangs were bared in anger, fingers curving in the shape of claws.

The zodiac Ox took an involuntary step back in fright, squeaking softly as Kyo lunged at him, screaming obscenities at the top of his lungs.

Danny watched through a half-shuttered eye as Haru scrambled back up the stairs, Kyo hot on his heals. If the venom in his voice was anything to say, it was apparent that the one with duel-pigmented hair had just been reading something very private of the Cat's.

Yea, he had already connected Kyo to the feline, having easily noticed the liquid grace and pride of orange-top.

'They make a cute couple' Phantom remarked offhandedly, causing Danny to bury his head in the blanket with embarrassment as his cheeks flared red.

'You're sick.'

'Actually, you are the one with the fever'

'Is that actually a note of concern?'

'no'

'I think it is, sicko!'

'Is that my new nickname?'

'Nah, I think I will go with Pervert instead.'

'Uh huh… '

'Yep! Dumbass Pervert. That way, you can keep your insignia'

'Hey! I called you dumbass first!'

'Is that so?'

'yes!

….

'You seem very cheery for an insane person who was in depression a short while ago'

'I blame horomones'

Danny smirked to himself as Phantom backed away from his conscious mind, trying to act aloof. His Ocean-hued eyes watched as haru raced downstairs again, leaping over the couch in a mad attempt to escape Kyo's wrath.

The cat gave a powerful leap, tackling the ox in mid-air, and snatchingthe bookaway as they both rolled to the floor.

Haru, thinking that the danger was over for now, decided to gloat on his newfound dirt.

"Kitty has some pretty weird fantasies! Tohru and Kyo kissing in a tree L-I-T-E-R-ally. First comes- AH!"

Haru fell back, having not expected Kyo to actually strike him.

Long gouges showed up on his cheek where the cat's claws had raked over his skin, drawing a small trickle of blood.

His pale fingers reached up, touching the red liquid hesitantly, and looking at the droplets on his fingers.

His pupils dailated, a sadistic grin spreading over his face.

Kyo scowled, leaping up to crouch catlike on top of the couch, while his friend changed into Black Haru.

The damn cow would pay for reading his journal.

Bwua ha haaa! Arent I ebil?

snicker

I had you all thinking I was going to wait forever, like I usually do, huh!

Well, I got joo fooled!

Giggles