Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket, only the OC's

Be warned, this is one of my darker chapters but I feel like it really says a lot about the characters. Hope you like it.

"Hey, how did Kendo go?" Haylirain looked up from staring at the ground as she walked and noticed Kyo sitting on a wall, smiling at her.

"Oh, it went really great. Thank you for telling me about it. I am officially a memeber of the Kendo club." she said returning a sad smile.

"Are you alright?" He asked, hopping off the wall, brows furrowed in concern.

"Yeah, of course." She said in her best fake happy voice and smiled like she didn't have a care in the world. It was pretty convincing too.

"Lee told me about the fight you two had." Kyo informed her.

Hayli huffed. "Just great! She's telling everyone our business." She spat. Perfect, now Kyo and everyone was going to think she was such a horrible person.

"She told me because she was upset and worried about you." Hayli rolled her eyes. "She's not the only one." He was staring at her, his dark orange eyes boring into her. She shifted uncomfortably. "Look, I don't know you that well, but I consider you a friend. So if you ever need to talk or something, I'm here."

Hayli looked at him, as if seeing him for the first time. She didn't know what to say to the strange orange haired boy. "I..."

Kyo's gaze shifted to something behind her. "Hey babe." Tenkai greeted her, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her closer to his body.

Novalee let out a sigh. She had been working on the same math problem for what seemed like an eternity and was getting no where. She could tell that Kyo was getting impatient and it was causing her more frustration. "I don't see why there are letters when it's a freaking number problem." She exclaimed, turning her paper over. "Oh and look, now im out of freaking paper!' She really hated math. She threw her pencil down."

"Calm down Lee. You'll get it. You have improved a lot. Go get some paper and I'll help you solve it."

Nova looked away. "I don't want to chance running into Hayli and him." She said, saying the latter name in disgust.

"Ok. Ill go get some. Where is it?"

"In my room at the top of the stairs. There should be a notebook on the desk."

Kyo walked out of the library and down the hallway. When he reached the top of the stairs he noticed that there were two doors instead of just one. He tried to remember which room was Lee's and realized he had no idea. He considered going back and asking her, but decided she was stressed enough. Taking his best guess he opened the door on the left. Kyo's jaw went slack and he took a small step backwards. Tenkai was leaning over Hayli on her bed, her shirt off and his tongue in her mouth. Hayli moaned as her hands roamed over his bare back eagerly. Kyo slammed the door shut, trying to remove the image from his head. He tried to take a deep breath, his chest feeling heavy. His stomach was doing flips and he felt like he was going to vomit. Why the hell did he feel this way?What did he care if that egotistical bastard was making out with Hayli. It was none of his business. Kyo felt the ground giving out under him. He clenched his jaw and shut his eyes tight to steady himself. Why was he feeling like this!? Lashing out, he threw his fist into the nearest wall. Cursing himself he stormed down the hall to the library.

Nova was moving along with her math problems when the door slammed open. "I have to go."Kyo growled, grabbing his bag and turning on his heel.

Nova jumped up "Kyo, what's wrong? Are you ok!?"

He stopped, his back to her, head hung "No." Then he rushed off, leaving Nova staring after him.

Hayli's door slammed shut, causing her to push Tenkai away in fear of her uncle being home early. "Who was that?" She said, heart racing.

"I think it was yours sisters friend."Tenkai replied, still trying to kiss her.

"We should probably actually start studying." She said leaning up.

"Oh come on baby." He kissed her. "You know you like it." he said with a devlish smirk that normally made her knees weak.

"Yeah but I can't afford to get caught." She informed him. He kissed her again, shoving his tongue into her mouth. She tried to pull back, but he was leaning forward the more she pulled away. She pushed her hand against his chest and managed to get her mouth free. "Tenkai. Stop."

"Come on babe. Don't be such a tease." He reached down, running his hand along her side and down to the button on her pants in an attempt to unfasten it.

She pushed his hand away. "I said stop." She said firmly.

"Yeah and I told you not to be a tease." he said reaching for the button again.

Angry she shoved him away and jumped up from the bed. "You need to leave. Now." She glared at him, her body tense.

He stared at her with those cold blue eyes and shook his head as he grabbed his shirt and headed out the door, slamming it behind him.

It was after dinner when one of the workers brought Nova the phone. Hoping it was Kyo and he had some sort of explanation as to what happened earlier, she took the call. "Hello?" she asked.

"Hi Nova."

"Mom? How are you?" Nova asked, uneasily.

"Oh, you know, working as always. I'm trying to catch up on the bills. I'm hoping the electric doesn't get turned off. I don't get paid again until next week."

"I thought you were making enough money to be ok."

"Yeah but things come up. How is your father doing? Is he alright?" She asked, her voice becoming hopeful.

"I don't know. I see Uncle Ronny more than I see him."

"Oh." she sounded disappointed. "Does he still own that company?" Her mother inquired.

"Yeah."

"Does he get free stuff?"

"I don't know. Why?" Nova asked, suspicious about her mothers questions.

"Just wondering." She paused for a long moment. "Is your father seeing anyone?"

"I don't think so. All he does is work."

"That's good." There was a long silence between them.

"Hayli has a boyfriend." Nova said, trying to make conversation.

"Oh well she is going to end up pregnant and on the streets."

"I don't think that's going to happen."

"She has always liked getting into trouble."

"She isn't like that. She is doing a lot better now. She is going to school every day and she is making friends."

"We'll see how long that lasts." she retorted.

Nova was biting her tongue, furious with her mother. "Are you drinking again?" she asked, hatefully.

Her mother took a long time to answer. "What kind of question is that to ask the woman who gave birth to you?"

"I thought you stopped drinking."

"Nova, there are things in this world that you don't understand."

"I have to go. Bye Mom." Nova said, unable to listen any longer. She stared at the phone a long time before letting out a sigh. She returned the phone to its charger and went to her room, not even noticing the hole in the wall next to her door.