A new chapter! I'm kind of proud of myself about it since it's one of my resolutions. I admit, it's shorter than the previous ones but it's still something. I still don't own Fruits Basket... though it's somethin I should ask for my birthday. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy.

Thanks to keyword paramore, CapricornGurl, KyokoHonda49, Funday111, KyoxSakiFan and curlyangel.

keyword paramore: Thanks and really? That's so cool. Thanks a lot. Happy that you like the story. It's going better than I planned.

CapricornGurl: Yay. Thanks! Gasperoonies, you're so right. Something is going to happen... but something always does. breaks out band-aids for Kyo

KyokoHonda49: First... awesome pen name. Okay. Had to let that out. Thanks. I think it's why we all love him.

Funday111: Thanks and hope the chapter!

KyoxSakiFan: Alright! I made a person type-less... sorta. Yay-ness!

curlyangel: Yeah. That's just what I was thinking. Thanks for the advice. Oh, yeah! I'm so going to try my best to keep this resolution going!

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After the words were spoken, the two fell into a silence as they walked. For Tohru, it was a casual silence but it was a different case for Kyo. His eyes were lowered to the ground in front of him, his mind on overdrive. She said she likes me! Wait… Tohru's so pure and innocent… I bet she says that she likes everyone. He sadly wondered as he slowly slipped both of his hands into his pants pockets as he thought with a frown.

They eventually got back to the picnic site and sat back down on the blanket. Tohru balanced her ice on her plate as she took her sandals off again and put them onto the grass near her. It looked like the main food was finished and they were getting started on the dessert, cookies. "This picnic turned out to be fun." Yuki spoke up when the group grew quiet. Tohru nodded and then held out her ice as if it was a trophy, "Look what Kyo got me! Isn't it great? I actually forgot my money and he got it for me." Yuki and Shigure just nodded aware of why he had actually done it, unlike Tohru who thought it was some type of random act of kindness.

"I still think it would be fun to hang out together. Its summer so I want to make the most of it before school starts." Tohru continued as she brought the paper cup to her lips to eat some of the slowly shrinking red mountain. Hearing the brunette, Shigure smirked seeing that Kyo had really taken a step like he said. Nodding, the Sohma kept his smirk, "Really? Wow. Next thing I know, you'll be going out with my little Tohru, Kyo." He teased, leaning towards Tohru with a hand on the girl's shoulder.

Quickly, red eyes narrowed as Kyo shot back, "Be quiet! She isn't yours!" The declaration casted an awkward silence and the redhead slowly dropped a finger that was pointed to Shigure and then hurriedly looked around. Laughing soon neutralized everything and Kyo looked to see it was Tohru. Then she stopped, she sighed with a smile, "Wow. You guys are funny." As usual, the little hint flew a mile over her head but maybe it was a good thing for the cat Sohma.

Stupid Shigure and his jokes. Kyo thought to himself as he finished off his sandwich and moved on to a little dessert. He's probably trying to get me worked up and tell Tohru how I feel straight out. Knowing him, he's probably just looking for a show like this to watch. As his thoughts increased, so did his pace of eating a few cookies that he had put onto his plate. Hearing his name, he dropped all thoughts and straightened his back. "You shouldn't eat so fast or you'll get sick." Tohru said with a shake of her finger. As she did this, Kyo watched with a smile. Yeah, that's Tohru. He mentally laughed but then agreed to eat slower.

The picnic came to an end and everyone collected their things. A whole new bag was created just for the garbage while leftovers and the blanket were put in another bag. While they were putting their shoes back on, Kyo watched the girl balance herself on one foot while the other was raised, aiming to be dropped into the sandal. "How'd you like the picnic?" he asked, trying to see how far he could get with small talk. Tohru was done with one foot and repeated her actions for the other foot. As she checked to see if they were on right, she smiled, "Of course. It was fun… something we should really do again."

Watching the two talked, Yuki and Shigure watched. "How cute, Kyo with my little Tohru." The dog Sohma sighed with his hands clapped together. The other just sighed while giving a slight shake of the head, "You really shouldn't say that she's yours, you know. You make it sound… wrong." The advice flew to uncaring ears as Shigure just carelessly shrugged. "Kyo should really tell Tohru how he feels about her. It's almost painful to see him struggling like this while she's so oblivious." The dark haired man sighed once again. Yuki didn't reply but he had to agree with Shigure.

Finally, Tohru was finished and rejoined Yuki and Shigure with Kyo beside her. She just nodded to them and the group wordlessly began to head back home.

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Opening the door, Yuki entered and headed straight to the kitchen to anything in the sink or to save whatever was left over. "I should start on the laundry." Tohru quietly said to herself as she began to take off her sandals and rest them on the wooden floor. Kyo heard the whispered words and questioned, "Why? Can't you just do that tomorrow or something?" The brunette shook her head and then held out a thin finger. "Because if I leave it for tomorrow, I might not feel like doing it and it'll just grow and grow." She explained, lowering her finger when she was finished.

"Oh… I guess." Kyo shrugged and watched her leave the room to start on the laundry. Seeing her go, he suddenly felt out of place with nothing to do. Should… I help her? He wondered to himself, staring at the door that she went through. Seconds ticked by and the Sohma decided to help the girl. In a quick pace, he left the room and began to search for her. She's probably getting the hamper to collect the clothes to wash. He planned and then went to the bathroom. Grabbing onto the doorframe when he got there, he frowned when Tohru wasn't there.

Turning around, Kyo quickly went to another part of the house. Damn, where could she be? He wondered, turning a corner in a rush but gasped when he heard a startled cry. In a flash, he saw a mix of colors was a very confused. "Ugh, what happened?" he groaned out but then looked around to see what had happened. He was actually lying on top of something, a basket of clothing separating the two bodies. "Oh, my gosh! I'm so sorry!" the other person repeated and Kyo's eye widened when he found out the person was Tohru.

The discovery only made things worse as Kyo began to mentally panic. No, no. This isn't happened. I AM NOT on top of her like this. His thoughts rushed but then noticed the basket of clothing that was between them. Oh, crap. If that moves and we touch… then… Kyo continued to think to himself. He tried so hard to move but with Tohru so close to him like that, it was probably one of the hardest things he's had to do. "I'm so sorry!" Tohru continued and began to sway in tune with her words, her voice getting more and more hysterical.

"No, it's okay!" Kyo quickly said, anything to make her be quiet and stop moving. If I can't stand up, I can probably just roll onto the floor. The feeling of the basket pushing onto him began to somewhat hurt but then he didn't even notice when he heard a tune of whistling. Hearing footsteps, he heard a, "Well, look at this!" Oh, God, no. Not Shigure! Kyo mentally begged and quickly tried to roll off the poor girl and basket of clothing. In mid roll, Shigure said quickly, "Let me help. I'll take that." And swiped the basket from Tohru's hands. No this bastard didn't just- Kyo angrily thought to himself and paused when he saw smoke cloud his vision.

When it settled, he was on the floor facing the ceiling but in cat form. His shirt covered all but his head, his pants like a deflated balloon on the floor. "Dammit, Shigure!" Kyo yelled when it all loaded in his mind about what the dog Sohma had done. Slowly, Tohru sat up, rubbing her stomach where the basket had been shoved. "Thanks so much." She said to the now giggling Shigure. He just nodded and then left because he'd get attacked by Kyo. Damn him! The redhead swore as he slowly walked out from under the shirt. Seeing the movement, Tohru looked down at the bright orange cat and gasped. "Kyo! I'm so sorry!" she said, a hand out to him.

"Don't worry about it. Just go do laundry…" Kyo sighed with his tail twitching, "I was going to help you but I guess I will after this." The brunette girl nodded and gathered the clothing. "Alright. Um… where should I leave your clothing for when you change back?" she asked, already gathering the clothing. The cat stood silent as if thinking. "You can leave it in the bathroom. When I turn back, I'll change there." He said and watched as she nodded and left to the bathroom.

Taking up a paw to his nose, Kyo closed his eyes. This can't be happening. Bringing the paw down to the smooth floor, he looked around the empty hall. "Nothing to really do but wait until I change back." He whispered to himself but then stopped as his ears twitched to a sound. Rolling his red eyes towards the noise, he frowned when he was met with blue eyes. "No time." He simply said to the black cat and began to leave the hallway. His strutting figure soon stopped when he heard a snort from behind him. Just ignore him. Kyo continued again and stopped when he saw that Shinta was now beside him.

The feeling of slight fear and adrenaline filled Kyo as he looked into the baby blue eyes. "I said no time, dammit." He repeated in a harsher tone and looked away from the black animal. Continuing his journey to another part of the house, Shinta took a swipe at his bright tail. "Look, bitch!" Kyo exploded, jumping to face the other cat, "I don't want to deal with your bullshit right n-" but stopped as he got tackled by Shinta.

Sounds of monsters fighting erupted in the hallway as a ball of orange and black rolled around on the floor. Scrapes of nails running across wood floor and clashes of nails hitting each other was flashing speed soon followed. The fight went on for minutes until a little blood was mixed into the fight. Shinta dragged a nail across Kyo's nose and his fur instantly darkened from it. Fuck, why is it so far to fight like this? He wondered, pouncing Shinta and rolling around on the floor, back feet kicking like some type of kangaroo.

The fight was interrupted was smoke again but as soon as it cleared, the fight went on. Now back in human form, Kyo grinned and grabbed Shinta. "I got your ass now!" he laughed as a mess of black fur struggled to get away. Reality soon hit him and he instantly let go of Shinta. Crap! I need to get my clothes back on! He mentally shouted remembering how he was naked and the possibility of someone seeing him being huge.

Jumping up, Kyo made his second mad dash that day to the bathroom. Not even thinking, he ran inside and closed the door. He was shaking slightly from what had happened but calmed down while he was getting dressed. Pulling the shirt over his head, it brushed across the scratched he had gotten from Shinta and grunted in pain. Looking into the mirror, he leaned forward and examined the injury. "Damn cat." He whispered as he began to leave the diagonally cut.

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I'm starting to make myself laugh for some reason with the little Yuki and Shigure parts. It's like Yuki is an angel while Shigure is the devil and they're both trying to give Kyo love advice. Does anyone know what I mean? Who would you follow? Anyway, this is all for now. Hugs to everyone!