Here we go with a new chapter. I'm starting to see I'm a night/early morning updater. Hm, I'll have to remember that for the future. I don't own Fruits Basket. Thanks to freexflyeranimeboylover, Love Inc., KyoxSakiFan, littlestar1694, Super-Kyo, Nadya Valentine, Jazzelie, Kisa167 and CapricornGurl.

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The silence between the two went from comfort to awkwardness as Tohru blinked to the staring Kyo. "Um… are you… alright?" she asked quietly, her hand slowly waving. The delicate hand waving in front of her smile broke whatever daze he was under and lightly gasped. Looking around slowly, he tried not to panic and go along with this mental plan. "Yeah. I'm fine. It's still light out. Why not come with me to the garden in the park? When we was outside for our picnic, I saw it looked nice." He explained with his eyes down to see his hands rubbing nervously against each other. Tohru's smile widened and she nodded quickly, "Oh that would be great!"

Then, things quieted down and she saw that Kyo didn't leave. "You… want to go there now?" she asked sounding a bit unsure and saw him nod back. The brunette lightly nodded to herself and went deeper into her room, not bothering to close the door. "Alright. I didn't change into my house clothes so just let me get some some shoes." She said as she went to the opposite side of the room. Kyo said nothing and waited for Tohru but then frowned when he saw Shinta slowly jump off the chair to the girl's desk. The blue eyed cat slowly took a survey of the bedroom, his eyes watching Tohru and then shifting to Kyo. A small staring match went underway until it was broken by the brunette. "Ready to go." She declared, her sandals beating onto the floor as she walked to them.

As soon as the staring match was broken, Shinta let out a dragging cry as he turned to Tohru. Sad eyes from the girl lowered to the black animal, "Aw, what's wrong? I'll be back." She said. The soft words did nothing to help the whining cat as he just cried out again but this time rubbed his face onto Tohru's legs. "I said that I'll be back, Shinta." She laughed and then picked up the cat to hold in a comforting hug. I wish she could hold me like that. The words settled in Kyo's thoughts as he watched. "You believe this cat, Kyo? I tell him I'll be right back but he won't listen." Tohru explained and then giggled when the animal still in her arms began to whine again. She then began to whisper words to Shinta as her hand ran along the shiny fur of the animal.

Damn cat! Kyo's jealousy continued to rise the more he watched. Abruptly, the songs of birds chirping enter the room from the window. All three looked to the half open window to see birds in the trees and even on the sill were chirping loudly. It was then that small black began to push on Tohru's chest as if the owner was telling her that he wanted to get put down. The girl let the cat go and he jumped from her arms and onto the floor. His body sank low onto the floor as he slowly made his way to the window and watched with wide eyes. A few of the birds saw the cat and left but one oblivious bird remained, not even pausing its song for a second. As it sang, its small body swayed to the tunes from its petite beak.

"Aw, look, Kyo!" Tohru whispered with excitement as she pointed to the small rust colored bird. The Sohma looked to the chubby bird and slowly nodded. As they watched the bird sing, Shinta tried to get as close to the bird as possible until standing still to stare at its target. With every sway the bird made, black slits in Shinta's eyes followed. The cat seemed frozen until he jumped onto the windowsill and tried to catch the bird. Shinta moved quickly and it was somewhat hard to keep up with though the bird was faster and flew from the windowsill and into a nearby tree. Watching the bird get away, Shinta watched it and then slowly jumped back onto the floor as if he was depressed about it all.

"It's alright." Said Tohru as she began to comfort the sad cat by putting his sides, "You shouldn't mess around with them anyway. You might get hurt or something." The petting seemed to help as Shinta began to purr and rub back. Might get hurt. Kyo repeated the words in his thoughts as he watched the two. That's it! If I can get Shinta outside, he'll be distracted with the birds and try to catch them. How much damaged could he do to himself trying to catch birds? Oh! He might get lost and someone finds him… then takes him home with them! I'll be free of the damned thing. He knew it was a nasty plan but with the problems the cat was causing, he couldn't bring himself to actually care.

The brunette petted the cat once more and then stood up straight to look at the Sohma. "Oh, I'm sorry. We can go to the garden now." Said Tohru as she walked from a crying Shinta to the doorway. Seeing her go, Kyo stepped from the doorway and into the hallway. She followed him and the two began to walk down the halls of the house. They walked in silence until Kyo figured that they were far enough from the girl's room. "Hey. I forgot something. Uh… meet me outside, I'll catch up." He said and saw Tohru nod back. The redhead watched her small figure continue down the hall and then out of sight. "Alright. Let's get this done." He whispered to himself as he turned to make his way to Tohru's room.

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The bedroom was empty besides Shinta who was lying on the bed, his eyes on some birds that were on the windowsill. A light breeze blew and the pale curtains shifted, scaring away the birds but only to have them return seconds later. Kyo slowly closed the door and carefully got beside the black animal. Feeling the close presence, blue eyes darted to the Sohma's red eyes though the cat didn't move. Just need to get him to the window. Kyo thought to himself as he moved his hands at snail's pace to get a hold on Shinta. The eventual feel of hands on his fur made him jump up but then dragged off of the bed in return. "Hey! Stop it!" the male warned as the animal twisted his body to face Kyo.

He practically ran to the window and threw Shinta onto the windowsill. As the cat landed swiftly on it, the birds flew away to dodge him. Seeing this, the black cat seemed captivated by it until he turned to look at Kyo. Nothing happened but time going by but then the blue-eyed cat easily fit threw the half open window and then jumped down to the ground. Now that he was outside, Shinta could hear even more of the birds' songs. Skillful eyes scanned the trees for the loud birds and the cat was already starting his journey.

Back in the room, Kyo watched from the window with a satisfied smirk. "Yeah. Go follow the birds, Shinta… and never come back." He whispered, seeing the black cat trot away from the house. Still with his smirk, he turned from the window and slipped out the door. Quietly, he closed the door and started out of the house to meet Tohru.

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"I wonder if Kyo is okay. He's taking a while. It's weird he wants to take me to the garden." Tohru said to herself. Like she was told, she was outside of the house but also waiting a good while for the redheaded Sohma to meet her. She was about to go into the house to search for him but stopped when she saw the door open and Kyo looked at her. "Come on." He simply said, showing he was ready to go and began walking towards the park. The girl nodded and jogged to reach him, slowing into a calm walking pace when she met his side.

"They always have nice flowers there." Tohru spoke up with her hands clapped together, "Whoever is in charge of it picks really pretty flowers to grow there." Her words only received little of his attention since he mainly paid attention to her expressions as she talked. Why can't see that I love her? It's like I'm damned to fucking jump through hoops and stuff. But it's ok… it's ok because it's all worth it! Kyo passionately ranted in his thoughts but stopped to hear giggling. Looking beside him, he saw Tohru watching him with a hand over her mouth. "I'm sorry." She apologized, her hand now lowered to reveal a smile. "It's just that you looked so serious… so deep in thought about something." What? Damn. I need to stop spacing out when I'm around her! "Oh. Nah, I'm fine. Just thinking about… some things."Kyo replied with a shrug.

After that, they began to talk about random things to summer in general to the laundry Kyo promised to do. "It was fine." He said, not bothering to get into the bra incident. Tohru just nodded, "Alright. If you needed help, you could have asked but it's good you managed to do it yourself." The Sohma shook his head with a small frown, "No. You were in your room resting. I didn't want to take you from that." His words seemed to be deeper than the brunette took them since she just nodded in return. Their walk was soon over as the park just came into few. Looking from the park to the sky, Kyo's eyes narrowed to see that the sun was slowly making its way down. We probably have a few more hours until the sun goes down… but why does it look darker than it should? Ignoring this, they entered the park and then crossed over into the garden section of it.

Once they got there, Tohru broke away from Kyo's side to look at all of the flowers that there were. She twirled in a circle to look at them all and saw how there was somewhat of a theme. Some flowers were a medium blue while others were darker or lighter. Some she saw were such a light blue, they almost looked white. "Look at them, Kyo!" Tohru called out to him as she went from one bunch of flowers to another. All of this was watched by the cat Sohma as he smiled to see her childish actions. How pure. He simply thought to himself as he walked to the giggling girl. Once he got to her side, he looked at all the plants that amazed the brunette greatly. "They're nice." He stated, looking at how the colors of the flowers flowed together.

"Tohru?" Kyo asked even though he knew she was right beside him. She just looked him to him; "Hm?" she hummed. He didn't say anything for a moment until he took a deepbreath, "You know how… I said that I like you and that I want to spend more time with you?" Tohru just nodded, too into his words to create any of her own. "I just wanted to use this as one of those times, you know?" he said to her, his voice low and soft, "Also, I want to go and change what I said about liking you." Hearing him, her expression sank to one of worry and confusion but stopped when she felt strong hands grab her shoulders. "Don't worry. It's nothing bad. I don't like you… I rrreally like you." He explained. Dammit. That's not it. Say you love her! Love her!! No matter how hard he tried to say the 'L' word, he couldn't bring himself to say it so he just stuck to that.

The girl smile greatly and nod. "Oh, okay. That's wonderful, Kyo." She said which wasn't the kind of reply that he was really looking for. She… She isn't going to say that she likes me back? The shattering thought played through his mind and all he was left to do was drop a hand onto her head. You'll never understand will you? He mentally questioned with a sad smile as he slowly took his hand from the top of her head. As he did this, Tohru giggled, "I really like you, too." She said but then stopped when she saw Kyo had also paused. "What?" he asked, his voice making the brunette feel unsure of what she had just said seconds ago. "I… I said that I really like you too." She said quietly, not sure on what the Sohma's reaction would be. Not hearing anything from Kyo, the girl seemed worried until she got another question from him. "Have you ever had a boyfriend, Tohru?" Kyo asked his eyes to the seemingly endless sea of blue flowers. She just stared at him, not sure where he was going with the questions but answered anyway. "No." she answered with the shake of her head. The redhead slowly nodded and asked another question that really caught her off guard.

"Would you like one?"

The conversation went cold from there and a choking silence formed. Tohru stared at Kyo, who stared at the flowers. From the corner of his eye, the Sohma saw her look away and to the floor. Her eyes seemed lost in thought, which he hoped was for the good. Good. She's thinking about it. He noted to himself as he looked back to the flowers. I shouldn't rush her though. There was still silence as he paused his eyes from running through the followers anymore. It was two flowers that caught his eye. There were two pale purple flowers in a group of pale blue ones. It was barely noticeable but someone with very good eyesight could see the difference between them. In a field of flowers, there's always two that are meant for each other.

Looking away from the flowers, he saw Tohru was still looking to the ground. Her features were still with thought and Kyo smiled to himself, hoping her answer would be the "Yes" that he has been wanting to hear for so long. Hm, I really shouldn't rush her. I'll give her time. He decided and began to take a few steps away from the thinking girl. Hearing him leave, Tohru looked up to Kyo but then looked down to his wave hand as if telling her to follow. "We should go. It's getting dark." He said to her, his eyes climbing to the sky. By now, the sun was almost gone though it was darker than usual until Kyo saw why that was so. Clouds… rain clouds. We need to get home before it starts to rain. "It's going to rain." He said plainly as he began to walk to an exit out of the park. Tohru followed at his side and looked up to take a look for herself. "You're right. Let's get home quick." She said, lowering her eyes so see in front of her.

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Entering the home, the sound of rain combined with wind came to life. "We got here just in time." Tohru sighed as she ran a hand down her lightly wet hair. Kyo just nodded as he began to tug off his shoes. Lazily, he tossed them aside and looked up to the brunette when she asked, "Should I start on dinner?" He just shrugged and saw Tohru start walking towards the hall to leave. "I'll just change and see if the others are hungry for dinner." She explained and then left. Now, Kyo was alone with his thoughts. I wonder how Shinta is doing. He wondered as he peered out of a window to see that the rain hadn't let up. It's raining pretty hard. He should be fine.

Letting the thoughts go, he wandered into the kitchen and pulled open the refrigerator. He pulled out a container of milk and set it on the counter. Closing the door to it, he took up a cup and poured himself some milk. Kyo stopped and put the container beside the cup as he put the top back onto it. Slowly, he began to drink it but then paused when he heard someone enter the room in a hurry. Lowering the cup from his lips, he saw it was Tohru. Her expression was an odd mix of worry, shock and some other things he couldn't register since she cut his thoughts short. "Have you seen Shinta?" she asked in a quick voice. Her voice had a shiver to it and now that he thought about it, her small frame even had a shiver to it. Kyo shook his head, now being filled with so many questions. Before he could ask, Tohru left the room. "Is Shinta still gone? She looked so worried…" he whispered to himself and put the cup back onto the counter. Not bothering to return the milk, Kyo left the kitchen to follow the worried brunette.

Minutes of searching past and then Kyo paused when he still couldn't find her. "Dammit!" he scolded loudly but then stopped to the eye widening sound of someone running and a worried call. Quickly, he followed the sound and saw Tohru wandering the house. "Tohru? What happened?" he asked but then frowned when she looked to him with teary eyes. "It's Shinta, Kyo. I don't know where he is… no one does! What if he's out there?" she asked her voice uneven with worry. What? He didn't get back? I wanted get back at him… but Tohru looks horrible right now. The Sohma thought to himself, his expression being one of shock and thought. "It's okay, Tohru." He comforted, trying to get the skinny trail of tears to stop running down Tohru's face.

Nothing he did helped until he made a decision that instantly quieted her down. "I'll find him." He said, his hand slightly raised and then coiled into a fist. I hate seeing her so sad this way. If I knew this would happen… I never would have done this. Tohru glanced deeper into his eyes and then smiled, breaking the tears. "You will? You don't have to!" she said but then had a tan hand shoved to her face. "No. Don't worry. I'll find him." Said Kyo with a confident tone as he went to get his shoes to leave on his search mission. Watching him go, Tohru called to him, "Alright but… please, be careful!"

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Oh, yeah. Who saw that kind of ending coming? Hm, I have really nothing to put here so… yeah. Hugs to all.