Hello all! I'm soooo sorry for the wait. I've been meaning to update for a really long time now, but I've been procrastinating. My bad. Anyway, on with the story. I don't know how long it will be. It depends how I feel and how hungry I become. haha.

After the incidents at the fair, the Sohma/Honda household was very different. It had a noticeable tension in the air, especially between Yuki and Kyo. Shigure and Tohru tried countless times to get the men to tell about them about it, but they refused to talk. Kyo didn't want Tohru to change her prospective about Yuki. He didn't want to do that to her. He had been avoiding her so her wouldn't have to fight with Yuki anymore. It wasn't worth it to him. This worried Tohru to no end. Kyo was the person she felt closest to in the house and him not talking to her annoyed her immensely (she didn't let it show though). It was a Saturday and about the time for lunch (3:00). Shigure and Yuki told her that they wouldn't be attending. So that meant only she and Kyo would have to eat. That gave her a break. She didn't feel like making a huge feast. She went into the kitchen and remembered that Shigure had asked her to grocery shopping because the house didn't have enough food for them. She went through the kitchen to see what they needed and confirmed that he was right and they didn't have any food. Having not cooked breakfast, she didn't know the extent of the bareness.

'Gosh. I'll never be able to carry all that stuff back home. It's a shame we had to give the car back.' Tohru thought (A/N: mentally ). She went to the door and put on her shoes. She was about to go out when a certain orange haired beauty stopped her.

"Where do you think your going?" he asked.

"Um. I have to go to the store. We don't have food. Can you come with me? I don't think I'll be able to carry all those bags." Tohru said.

"Umm..."

"I mean, you don't have to if you don't want to, but I'll really appreciate it a lot."

'Should I?' Kyo thought. When he saw the look of hope on her face he couldn't say no. "Tohru I'll go with you. But we need to go to the Main House first."

"Why?"

"Because we can't carry all those bags without a car. We're going to borrow Hatori's again. I'm sure he won't mind." Kyo said.

"O. Okay. Let's get going then." Tohru said happily. They walked to the main house having casual conversation like talking about the weather and school. When they got there, they were very hesitant to go inside. There had been a lot of bad memories there. Hopefully they won't run into Akito. (A/N: they won't. but be patient. ) They quickly went to Hatori's part of the house and he gladly let them borrow the car. They drove to the store in silence to get the eerie vibe they got from the main house off of them. When they got to the store, they split up with two different lists so the trip would go faster. When they finished, they paid for the items and left the store. They drove home in a comfortable silence. When the got home they went inside and put the groceries away. Tohru was about to start cooking when Kyo stopped her.

"What is it Kyo?" Tohru asked.

"You're not going to cook." Kyo said.

"Why not?"

Kyo stayed silent for a moment and looked away. 'Should I ask her out? What if Yuki finds out? Do I want to risk a bloody beating for my happiness? Am I worth that? Is she?' He looked down at her. 'Yes. She is worth. I might not be, but she is.' "Tohru, would you like to go out with me? I mean to go and eat something? So you won't have to cook?" Kyo asked awkwardly.

"Kyo I would to do out with you!! But can we go a little later? We need to get ready and stuff! Thank you so much for asking me!" She exclaimed. With that she took off up the stairs.

Kyo couldn't help to smile because of her enthusiasm. She was very easy to please after all. He went upstairs to go and shower and change.

-1 hour later-

"Tohru come one! It'll be dinnertime if we don't hurry up! Are you ready yet?" Kyo yelled up at her.

"I'm almost ready. Just a few more minutes." She yelled back down. She heard Kyo snort downstairs which made her giggle. She went back to debating on whether or not she should wear make up or not. She finally decided on a light blush and mascara. 'Perfect' Tohru thought. She put on her heels and went downstairs.

Kyo heard her come downstairs and said, "Finally! What were…?" He lost his train of thought when saw Tohru walk down the stairs. "Wow…" was all he could say. Tohru was wearing a fitted pale yellow sundress with a white sash in the middle. She paired them with white platform heels (A/N: I'll make her not clumsy while wearing them. I promise.) and pearls. Her hair was curly/wavy at the same time with half back and half not. She was stunning.

"Do you like it? Ayame made the dress and gave me the shoes. I can go change if I look dumb. Do I look dumb?" Tohru asked.

"Kyo got out of his trance and answered, "Tohru you don't look dumb. You look…you know…. nice…and stuff…" She could tell he was embarrassed. He wasn't the best at voicing what he felt and what he was really saying was, 'Tohru you look absolutely beautiful and anything but dumb.'

"Thank you Kyo. You look very handsome yourself," she said. Kyo was wearing white dress shirt, of course not buttoned all the way so he showed some skin. He was also wearing brown dress pants. He normally wouldn't wear something so dressed up, but they were going to a formalish restaurant, even though Tohru didn't know where they were going. "Well should we go?" Tohru asked.

"Yes, lets go. I hope you like where we're going," Kyo said. They went outside and Kyo opened her door and ran to the driver's side and started the car.

"Where are we going anyway?" Tohru asked.

"You'll see when we get there." Kyo said with a smile.

"I hope it's not too expensive."

"Don't worry about it. Order whatever you want."

"I don't want to order too much and you can't pay."

"Tohru, really don't worry about it."

"But..!"

"No buts. I'm taking you out. Whatever you want, it's yours."

"Okay Kyo. Thank you so much."

"Don't mention it. Your…worth it." With that, they rode the rest of the way to the restaurant in silence. When they got there, Kyo opened her door and all she could do was gawk at the atmosphere. The restaurant was called Sakitumi. (A/N: It's a nice Japanese restaurant where I live. It's for real I promise.) From the looks of it, it was very expensive. Tohru looked up at Kyo with a worried expression. "Nope. You're not going to worry. Anything you want okay?" She nodded. They walked in and a got a table.

"Hello, my name's Hojo and I'm your waiter for tonight. What to drink?" the waiter asked looking at Tohru very suggestively. He was as tall as Kyo and had black hair and blue eyes. He had on the uniform, which was black pants and a black short.

"Well, I'D like a water." Kyo said giving him a glare.

"I'll have the same please." Tohru said politely.

"Alright, I'll be right back." Hojo the waiter said. In a flash he was back with their drinks. They ordered what they wanted with Hojo the waiter staring at Tohru the whole time.

When he went away and Kyo said, "Tohru, are you noticing that that guy is staring you a little weird?" She nodded. "Are you bothered by that? I don't want you to feel uncomfortable at all when you're around me."

"Okay Kyo. It is kind of making me feel weird. But please don't make a big deal. Just tell him calmly please." Tohru said.

"Okay Tohru. If that's what you want." Hojo the waiter came back with their food.

"Call me if you need anything okay sweetie?" he said touching Tohru's shoulder and squeezing it.

"Excuse me," Kyo said. Hojo the waiter looked his way for the first time that night, "you're making my friend uncomfortable with your actions. How about stopping?"

"How about no. She's just your friend right? Well I want to be more than friends with her. So yeah, how about minding your own business?" Hojo the waiter retorted.

"What?!" Kyo yelled while standing up to become level with him. The whole restaurant looked over to see what made the commotion.

"Kyo…please." She grabbed his hand to try to calm him down. He looked around and then down at Tohru. He sat back down calmly.

"Your not to go near her again, got it?" Kyo said in a whisper. Hojo the waiter nodded, not convinced. "By the way you're not getting a tip." Hojo the waiter walked away. The pair ate their food in silence.

"Hey Kyo, I'm going to the bathroom. I'll be right back okay?" Tohru said. Kyo nodded. She walked over to the bathrooms and entered the ladies room. She did her business and washing her hands. She was looking in the mirror when Hojo the waiter came in. She turned around in a panic. "What are you doing in here? What do you want?"

"You." With that he roughly grabbed her and slammed her against the wall. She was about to scream until he put his hand over her mouth. "I don't want to hurt you, but if you scream I'll have to. So just relax and we'll both enjoy this." He crushed his lips onto hers. As he did he was pulling up her dress and was going for the underwear. When Tohru realized what he was about to do she started fighting more than she already was.

'Kyo…please help me." She thought helplessly. As soon as she thought that she heard a voice.

"Take your hands off of her, or I'll snap your neck," Kyo said with hatred.

"You're bluffing. You wouldn't kill me." Hojo said terrified.

"Do you want to take that risk? Do you feel that lucky?" Hojo let go of Tohru and she slid to the ground crying. Kyo pulled Hojo the waiter by the collar and punched him hard in the face. Hojo the waiter fell to the ground holding his now broken nose. Kyo kicked him in the ribs and bent down to his level. "You picked the wrong girl to mess with. Now you have to pay." He was about to punch him again when he heard Tohru say something.

"Please Kyo. No. Don't hurt him. I'm fine. I promise. Now please let him go." She said sadly. He nodded.

"Well since I can't kill you, here's a warning, no a promise. If you even think about coming near Tohru again, I'll find out. And I will kill you. And that's a promise I intend to keep." With that he went over to Tohru and picked her up bridal style and carried her out of the restaurant.

Back in the ladies room, Hojo the waiter laid there until a woman came in and said, "What happened to you???? Why are you in here? THIS IS THE LADIES ROOM!!!"

Anyway, back with Tohru and Kyo. Kyo sat her down in her seat in the car. "Tohru are you sure he didn't hurt you or worse?" Kyo asked worried. She nodded. "I'm so sorry. It's my fault. If I didn't choose this restaurant then you wouldn't of had to be scared like that. Tohru, I'm so sorry." Kyo said sadly.

"Kyo it's not your fault. Hojo the waiter was….I don't know. But don't blame yourself. Please. I'm fine." Tohru said. He looked up and she smiled at him to reassure him. He smiled back. "Kyo I'm tired. Let's go home. Wait, lets return Hatori-san's car first then go home." They drove to the Main House and gave Hatori back his car and started the walk home. It was around 7:00 and it was slowly approaching darkness. They walked and talked with each other and tried to forget what had just happened. They passed a flower seller on the street and Tohru saw a sunflower. (A/N: Lets pretend that her favorite flower.) Kyo saw her looking at it so he bought it for her. She of course thanked him a lot of times and they kept walking. When they arrived home, they stopped at the door so they can talk some more.

"Kyo I really had a lot of fun. Thank you for saving me. You're like my own knight in shiny armor. Except you're not in armor. And you're not a knight. And-!" Kyo kissing her full on the lips interrupted Tohru. She was wide eyed for a second and then she slowly closed her eyes and kissed him back. This went on for a good few minutes when they reluctantly pulled apart.

"Tohru, I've wanted to do that for a long time." Kyo said.

"Why?"

"Tohru, I-!" Yuki interrupted Kyo.

"What the hell are you doing to Honda-san?!" Yuki yelled at him.

"Yuki-kun, how much did you see?" Tohru said as Kyo stood there flabbergasted.

"Honda-san, go in the house." Yuki said coldly.

"Yuki-kun, what's wrong with-?"

"I said go in the house!" he yelled at her. Tohru slowly went into the house scared out of her mind. Yuki had never yelled at her. Ever.

"Do you think you have the right to yell at her like that? What the hell is you're problem?" Kyo yelled at Yuki. Yuki stayed silent. He went up to him and punch his hard in the stomach. Kyo doubled over and before he fell all the way to the ground, Yuki kneed him in the face, throwing him backward.

"I told you to stay away from her or else. I guess you'll have to find out what or else means CAT!" Yuki said as he pounced on Kyo.

DUNDUNDUN!!!!!!! WOW. That took me like a week to write. I kept stopping. Haha. Anyway, sorry for the cliffy. I'll update as soon as possible. Or maybe I should leave ya'll in suspense and not write for a month. Muwahahaha. You'll have to see. And yes, I am an evil genius. D byebye all and remember to review. Ttfn. Ta ta for now!!!!!!!