A/N: I really had some trouble with this chapter, because it is a huge connector to the other chapters I am working on. As always I am open to suggestions and cheerful criticism.
Tohru woke up on Saturday and carefully crept down to do the laundry, she normally ironed in the afternoon but Kyo had asked if she would like to visit Shishou again. Of course she wanted to! So in order to keep the clothes out of her mind for the day, she needed to finish now.
'I wonder what Kyo is doing right now. Funny, I always thought he hated everyone. He seemed to have so much hurt that he couldn't even talk to me at first.'
Speak of the devil, Kyo walked into the kitchen to get himself some breakfast; he panicked at first because Tohru wasn't in the room. That is he panicked until he saw her ironing and humming softly.
'I can't believe how happy I am. Before Tohru came, I was rude and horrible; I didn't want anyone to care about me. Now all I want to care about is the angel that stands before me.'
Kyo walked quietly up behind Tohru (who hadn't noticed him come down) and put his hand on her shoulder. She jumped at first, but when she saw it was him, she smiled.
"Good morning Kyo-kun, do you want me to fix you something for breakfast?" she asked, speaking quietly. Kyo reached for her hands, and drew them toward him. He kissed the top of her hand, which of course brought tears to her eyes. Which made him smile; she was always so sensitive to that kind of thing. But being sensitive also made her very I-want-to-touch-you-and-share-this-moment. This meant she would hug him, and of course, he transformed and fell. On his feet of course.
"Okay, I know we are in love and all, but we kind of have to, you know, be careful. I don't think I could survive turning into a cat and not being able to kiss you." Kyo replied in a hearty tone.
Tohru giggled and carefully finished her ironing so that she could start breakfast. "What do you want for breakfast, Kyo-kun?" she smiled at him with a passion he had never known.
"What about Oni- ." the mood was spoiled as Kyo was cut off by the presence of Shigure who had snuck upon them, listening to each and every word.
"Well how is my favorite pair of love-birds doing this morning?" Shigure said the loudest he could. He had often said before that it would be interesting to see how things turned out, and he also wanted to see what Yuki's reaction would be when he found out.
Yuki sat quietly on his bed. He normally wasn't up this early, but he had had a lot to think about last night. No matter how much he convinced himself that he didn't love Tohru the way he thought he had, the more he realized he did. Slowly he worked his way downstairs to face another day.
"What is this you hear of Kureno-san?" Akito asked with a sneer, "You sincerely believe that the cursed ones are attempting to overthrow me? Why you are a fool! Just like the rest of them, Get out of my presence. NOW!" Akito shoved Kureno out the door, and slammed it behind him. He was free. No more being dependent on others, no more having to hide. He could go see Arisa; Tohru had given him her address and Phone number…
'but first, I must go tell the others what has happened, now that Akito has heard of such an idea, it won't be long before he realizes what is going on.' He thought. Kureno all but ran to Shigure's house. He was surprised to find Kyo with his arm on the sofa behind Tohru's back, and Yuki sulking in the corner. Also Kagura, who had shown up shortly after breakfast, was talking to Shigure in hysterics.
"My I have missed so much in the few short weeks I haven't seen you." he said quietly.
"Kureno-san, it's good to see you!" Tohru exclaimed
"Won't Akito be angry that his little wife isn't home to cook for him?" Kyo said with much sarcasm.
"He sent me away." Kureno said politely. The silence that followed was uncomfortable and shocked. Everyone began talking at once and soon Kureno found himself being seated on the sofa in front of Shigure.
"Now, I would like to know, just like everyone else, why he sent you away. Explain as clearly as you can and don't leave anything out." Shigure commanded. It shocked everyone because Shigure was never one for maturity.
"Well, I had heard that you found a way to break the curse. But when I told him, like he commanded me, he didn't believe me. So he sent me away."
All the rest could do was sit. Their plan was out. Akito could kill any of them at any time. It was a matter of minutes before they could find out the horrible truth.