Woo. Finally, a new chapter. I'm very sorry about the wait. School has come in full force and regents are coming up. Funny how a simple exam can decide if you can move on with your high school classes or are doomed to repeat it. Anyway, that's another story! Hm, here's chapter five!

Random Warnings: Cursing but then I'm sure you all know this by now. Hm, also...killer veggie boxes.

Great thanks to KyoxSakiFan, keyword paramore, DMHPluv, Sa'a (), Felineneco, KairiBlossom07, BlondieBubbles, Konan-Akatsuki, curlyangel, Anime Wildfire, WingedPrincess15, imcalledkitty, Funday111, CapricornGurl, animeboylover, and starlight-set me free-

KyoxSakiFan: Yeah. I would be soo embarrased, too!

keyword paramore: Woot. Thanks for your awesome words. Nah, it didn't sound weird.

DMPHluv: Thanks and I have to agree. Kyo can be so overprotective and he gets funny when he gets jealous.

Sa'a (): Tee hee, hm. Happy you liked that part! I'm thinking about changing the drama genre to a humor one.

KairiBlossom07: Yay, glad to see you liked it. Heh. I honestly do that to my cats so I randomly passed it onto Kyo. Bath and Body Works, hm? Okay. I'll keep it in mind.

Funday111: Another person finds it funny. I'm happy about it though. Hope you continue to enjoy the story!

CapricornGurl: I can't give you a solid answer but this chapter should help answer the question at least a little. Kyo's on the move!

animeboylover: Kyo will eventually tell Tohru about his crush on her...if he could bring himself to do it. Shinta is just to get in the way and cause Hell for Kyo.

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Now being alone in the bathroom, Kyo growled out an array of curses and then turned off the water to the bathtub. That damned Shinta…couldn't just take the God damn bath! I don't believe that just happened…Tohru seeing me like that. He began to think as he stepped from the bathtub and onto the floor. It felt kind of awkward for him since his pants were soaked and sticking to his legs but he managed to slowly make his way out and to his shirt and bottle of shampoo. "Fuck!" he cursed again as he picked up the bottle and saw some of the shampoo had spilled out since it was open.

With his other hand, he picked up his shirt but frowned when he felt how heavy it was with water. Kyo sighed as he put back the shampoo and tossed his shirt into the hamper. After that, he took some toilet paper and cleaned up the soap that was near where his shirt had been. When that was finished and the toilet paper tossed into the trash, he sighed again.

"Damn these pants." He whined as he picked at the wet material that clung to him. Making an annoyed sound, he cleaned his hair of the soap and then dried it messily. Going to the doorway, he leaned out into the hall and looked around. When he saw no one, he made the mad dash to his room before anyone could see him in his half-naked-tight-wet-pants glory.

Finally, he got to his room and leaped inside, landing on the wooden floor with a grunt. Still in quick pace, Kyo got up and closed the door. Turning his back to the door, he scanned his room for his dresser and started to it. The room was a bit on the messy side but Kyo didn't mind. He never really spent much time there anyway. Getting to the wooden dresser, he pulled one of the draws and took up a black shirt from a pile. He didn't even bother to look at it before tossing it over his shoulder and closing the draw closed.

As soon as that was done, he took a step back and began to pull the shirt on. Being part of the way finished with the problem, Kyo sighed and then looked down to his pants. Crouching down, which he found to be quite awkward, he opened another draw and took out a new pair of house pants. Like with his shirt, he tossed it over his shoulder and closed the dresser. Standing up, he peeled off the wet clothing and replaced it with a dry pair of pants. Lazily, he tossed the wet pair of pants to the floor and began walking to the door.

Getting out into the hall, he closed his door and then continued down it. As he did this, he began to remember how the bathroom looked like such a mess. Kyo was easily going to just get to it when he felt like it until he thought about Tohru seeing it. Wait…if Tohru sees it, she'll clean it up. I can't let her do that…not after what she saw when I was washing Shinta and knowing it was all my fault. Fuck, I'll have to do it now.

"Man! I hate cleaning!" Kyo declared as he finally got a mop and dragged it into the bathroom.

The only good thing about it was that the water could be mopped up quickly, which Kyo did and then fixed up anything else. Once it was all done, he returned the mop and sighed from all the action that had happened so early in the day. And to think that its only morning…huh, that reminds me…I almost forgot about the picnic.

With that thought, he curiously started to make his way to the living room. From what he could hear, three people were there which most likely Yuki, Tohru and Shigure. Entering the room, Kyo immediately got dragged into whatever conversation that they was having. "What food should we prepare for the picnic?" Yuki asked when he saw the Sohma.

Kyo just thought for a moment and then shrugged, "I don't know. Anything, I guess." It wasn't really like a lie either since all he was really looking forward and thinking about was being able to spend time with Tohru. Things like food didn't even cross his mind so he didn't care. After his words were tossed into the conversation, Yuki continued to talk. "Okay. I think we should bring some iced tea since its summer and pretty warm." He suggested as he looked to the others for their opinions. Everyone agreed and then Tohru threw up a hand, "We should make sandwiches and salads. Then…something yummy for dessert."

"That's a good idea. Maybe we should bring some cookies for dessert." Yuki replied and watched them nod. Shigure hadn't said anything but his mind was going with thoughts on their plans for a picnic. "Heh, imagine all the girls that'll be there!" he whispered to himself and put a hand over his mouth to hide a smirk. After that, everything was planned and then Tohru stood up. "We should start getting everything ready." She said and then left into the kitchen.

The main room went into silence and then Shigure looked to Kyo. Taking his hand from his mouth, his smirk was still there but for a whole new reason. "Why not go help her, Kyo?" he asked, leaning forward a little. Kyo didn't say anything but then got what he was hinting at. Even after that, he didn't say anything but then slowly got up. He whispered something to himself and then left into the kitchen to see Tohru gathering the plastic cups, plates and dining ware that they had before they met Tohru and ate take-out almost every day.

Looking to the redhead, Tohru just smiled and then continued gathering the supplies. Kyo just watched but frowned to see that she was creating a pile of the supplies on the counter. "Don't you think you should put that in a bag and not into a pile?" he asked in a teasing tone to hide his worry for the girl. The brunette paused and looked at the pile, then to Kyo, "I guess you're right. I was going to get a bag afterwards though."

The Sohma sighed and got a bag to put everything in. Holding it open, he began to place the plastic cups into it. "Oh, you don't have to help." She cried out when she saw what the boy was doing. Kyo didn't say anything and tried not to smile at how caring she was to him. It was a losing battle though and eventually, he was showing off a small smile. "Nah, it's alright." He said and held out the bag so she could put in some foam plates.

This went on and then Tohru made the small walk to the refrigerator. "Do we have ice for the iced tea?" she asked out loud but mainly to herself. Kyo just shrugged and watched her open the freezer door. Seconds after that, her eyes scanned for the ice tray and gasped when a box of frozen vegetables slid out of the freezer like a slay and fly towards her. Tohru was frozen from the shock but vaguely felt as if something had been holding her. It was all a blur but then stopped with the sound of something hitting the floor.

Again, Tohru gasped and looked around to see what happened. On the floor was a box of vegetables that looked like it was a frozen rectangular rock. Around it was shattered ice that was melting into water. Looking away from that, she felt arms around her though she didn't know who they belonged to. Feeling someone holding her from behind, she twisted around to look over her shoulder.

Seeing the red face of Kyo, everything paused again.

"Uh, I'm… I'm sorry!" Kyo stuttered and quickly let go of Tohru as he took a step from the shock girl. She didn't say anything and looked back at the box of vegetables. "I almost got hit by that. Thank you so much!" Tohru finally said as her hands were thrown into the air. Watching her like that was enough to make Kyo's heart melt but he managed to hide it from the unknowing brunette…until he remembered what it felt like to hold her and had an urge to touch the girl again.

Dammit! Kyo mentally swore when the urge continued to built and let it out when a simple pat on her head. Instantly, Tohru stopped and looked up to the Sohma, her expression blank with confusion to the random action. Looking to him, he saw him smirking as he spoke, "You know…someone should really keep an eye on you. You might end up getting hurt." But he then finished the rest in his thoughts. And that someone should be me.

The girl just laughed and went to get the box of frozen vegetables to return to the freezer. After that, she peeked into the ice tray and smiled, "All right! There's ice!" From the little declaration, Tohru closed the door to the freezer and continued to get everything prepared. Soon afterwards, Yuki and Shigure came into the kitchen to help start on the food.

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By now, everything was packed and ready to be taken to the park. As for the others, everyone was getting ready. The first to enter the main room was Yuki who began to look over everything in the bag, making sure nothing was forgotten. Not long after were Shigure and Kyo who entered the room and began to talk as they waited for Tohru.

"You said you were going to take another step during the picnic." Yuki reminded when he saw the redheaded Sohma. He nodded back, "I did…and I will." He said with a hand into a fist. Hearing the door glide open, they all looked to see Tohru. "Wow. You guys get ready fast." She said while taking steps to get further into the room. When she got to the table, she took up one of the bags and eventually, so did the others.

Watching the girl cross the room to get the bags, Kyo studied her and then found himself not breathing. Somewhere along looking at her pink tank top, denim skirt and sandals, he had stopped breathing. Getting back his breathing, he followed the others out of the house. After locking the door closed, Shigure dropped the keys into his pocket and then continued with everyone else to the park.

The walk wasn't a long one and they were there in just a matter of minutes. The afternoon heat was hot was ever and the park had a decent amount of people there. The small group walked into the grass and paused to look around. "This looks like a good spot." Yuki advised and then began to pay out the blanket onto the grass. Once that was finished, Tohru placed both of the bags on each side of the blanket and crawled onto it. Turning around, she sat on the blanket and began to take off her sandals so the blanket wouldn't get dirty.

"Let's eat." She said, putting her sandals aside and opened the bags. The other copied her movements and past around the foam plates, then the forks and so on. After that was the food and then everyone was eating.

"Can someone pass me a turkey sandwich?" Kyo asked with his hand pointed out to the bag. He had been lucky enough to sit beside Tohru but now he was slowly regretting it as the feeling of butterflies in his stomach wouldn't leave him. Tohru nodded and began to the sandwiches, reading the marked wrappings of each one. Putting back all but one, she gave Kyo the sandwich he had asked for.

Saying his thanks, he carefully took the food from her thin hands. So far, it was going well until the butterflies struck back which made him gulp. Like a train reaction, it caused him to let out a small shiver and then sweep a hand over Tohru's. The quick touch made his face glow pink and he could almost hear his heart beating in his ears. "Thanks." He quickly said, trying to sound as normal as possible and began to eat in a rush. The brunette just nodded and carried on with her salad.

Shigure sipped his iced tea as he watched the quick eating Kyo. "Anything you'd to say?" he asked Kyo in a low voice. The boy stood quiet and then remembered what he declared he'd do during the picnic but now…it felt like he'd die if he said anything. "I…Uh…" Kyo said back, his throat suddenly dry from when the memory hit him with full force.

In a hurry, he drank his iced tea but still didn't answer. The dark haired Sohma just watched it all and then laughed, "I see." He said, picking up part of his sandwich from his foam plate. No, I have to do this! Kyo persuaded in his mind as he stared down to his food that rested on his lap. Wait, no. Don't rush. That's what Yuki said. Don't rush…take this slow. He finished telling himself but then finding it all to seem like a mission and a half.

Nervously, he looked around for something to help him with. When his eyes landed on an ice vendor, it all clicked in his mind. Nodding to himself, he looked to the girl beside him. "Hey, look." Kyo pointed out with a twitch to the vendor's direction. Tohru's eyes slowly crept to the man's direction and smiled when she saw him. "Oh, ices!" she cheered and the others followed her eyes to the white cart.

Seeing how excited she saw, Kyo smiled at how it was working out. Like a child. He thought to himself as his eyes narrowed, cherishing how happy the brunette looked. "Come on." Kyo simply said, getting to his feet and lazily dipping his feet into his shoes. Tohru made a small noise of confusion and just watched the redhead's movements. Looking down to the confused girl, he repeated, "Come on." But with his with a wave of his hand, "Let's get an ice."

"Oh! Okay!" Tohru quickly replied, jumping up and putting on her sandals. Watching the two leave, the remaining Sohmas sighed. "Think he knows what he's doing?" Shigure asked as he slowly took some salad from the large bowl. Yuki just shrugged, "I don't know. I did give him some advice. If he stays calm and follows it, things should work out. Oh, he told me about the advice you gave him, Shigure, and I must say…save them for your novels, please."

Meanwhile, the other two stopped in front of the vendor and began to say what they wanted. The man nodded and opened one of the metal containers to begin scooping out the ice. Tohru just waited politely, watching the man drop chunks of cherry ice into a paper cup. It was decorated with colorful kites that reminded her of the kites she saw some kids with when she and the others had first entered the park. Her thoughts went on until she let her eyes wander to Kyo and saw he looked like he was in deep thought. Tohru said nothing, not wanting to mess with his train of thought and looked back to the vendor.

"Here you go, Miss." He finally said, holding out the paper cup with a mountain of cherry ice peeking out of it. Tohru smile but then frowned when she remembered she had brought no money with her. Her sad eyes dropped from the man to the cart, "I'm sorry…I forgot, I have no money with me." Watching her, Kyo also frowned and remembered how excited she was to go and get one. Changing his sight over to the vendor, he cleared his throat, "Don't worry about her. I'll pay for it." While digging into his pockets.

Tohru watched as he pulled out two quarters and gave them away. "No, Kyo, don't! You don't hav-" she spoke quickly but then stopped when he shoved the cherry ice to her. "Just take it." Kyo said in a tough tone and felt the girl slowly remove the cup from his grasp. She whispered her thanks and began to eat it. Saying their thanks, they left and started to go back to where the others were.

Steps were taken in silence until Tohru looked over to Kyo. "Hey…Kyo? Why did you get me this ice? You didn't have to pay for it, you know." She said, turning her eyes forward. The Sohma didn't say anything but thought for a moment. Okay, so far, so good. Yuki's advice is going good…but it's too hard. I'm getting these butterflies again.

"Eh, you just wanted it so much." Kyo finally replied and then ended his words with a shrug. He returned to his thoughts some more and then decided it would be now or never with the position they were in. Dropping a tan hand onto the girl's smooth shoulder, he questioned, "Hey, why don't we hang out like this more often?"

Tohru stared at Kyo but then smiled, "Sure! You know, we don't really get to much spend time together." As she spoke, the redhead stared at her lips that were as red as the ice that he had bought for her. The simple stare turned into a daze and then saw that they had stopped moving. Blinking, Kyo brought himself back to reality. "What?" he asked dumbly and Tohru giggled. Lowering the paper cup, she repeated, "I said that it would be fun."

Kyo nodded, giving his thoughts on what to say only a small piece of attention, "Yeah, it would. Besides…I like you, Tohru, and we don't get to talk much or anything."

Tohru smiled and also nodded, not even taking the hint from the Sohma, even if it was never meant to have been said. "You're right. I like you, too."

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Just noticed it's almost 1:30 am here but of course nothing ever sleeps so it doesn't matter. The joys of New York...but I know my ass is going to sleep, hm! Anyway, honestly...I'm thinking about changing the drama genre to a humor one. What do you guys think about it? The romance genre is here to stay but drama is the more minor one so I can stand changing it. Please, include it in a review, private message, anything. I've also made a resolution to try and update faster. Will I managed to hold onto it? Who knows! Hugs to all!