Disclaimer: I still don't own Fruits Basket, it haunts me.

A/N: I'm so sorry that this chapter is late AND short. Been a busy week but regardless of my excuses, I hope you enjoy the chapter. It's fluffy :)

Chapter 9: I'll Be Your Cuddler

It seemed surreal.

Kyo returned my feelings and even if perhaps it weren't on par with mine, he was at least willing to give a relationship with me a shot.

I practically floated on Cloud 9 the entire time he walked me home.

Upon entering the house, I leaned against the closed door and sighed in content.

Oh my fuck... I'm dating Sohma Kyo.

A wide grin broke out on my face as I shouted joy inside my mind.

"Why do you have that creepy look on your face?"

I opened my eyes to see Mimi standing in front of the stairs with a red apple in her hand.

"Nothing..."

"Ya, right. It's not nothing, I haven't seen you this happy since forever. Ooh, is it a guy? It's a guy, isn't it?"

"..." Shit, she's fast. I forgot Mimi could read me like a fucking book.

"Yuki-nii, you stud! Are you guys going out?"

I couldn't keep the blush off my face. Might as well be honest. "Yes..."

"Seriously? Since when? I can't believe you never told me!"

"Since this afternoon only! Mimi, stop talking about it, you're going to jinx it!"

"Are you crazy? This is epic. Oh my gosh, I have to tell Aya-nii."

No! No no no! I saw Mimi make a run for what I knew was the direction of Ayame's office at home.

I ran after her, "Mimi! I'm going to kill you!"

"Aya-nii! Yuki-nii's got a secret!" Mimi said as she slammed the door to Ayame's office open.

"Ooh~ What is it? What is it? Do tell!" He said, his interest peaked.

I groaned and slid my hand over my face as Mimi spoke up, "Yuki-nii is officially dating his first boyfriend!"

"Oh my gosh! Seriously? Since when? Why don't I know about this?"

I groaned, Mimi answering all the questions. Why are my siblings so annoyingly alike?

"It happened this afternoon!"

"Are you serious? This calls for a celebration!"

I saw Ayame pick up the phone and promptly dial a number putting the phone on loudspeaker, "Aya-nii... who are you calling?"

Someone picked up and without a beat Ayame shouted into the phone, "Darling! Guess what? Yun-Yun got a boyfriend! We're going out for supper tonight, so you have to come home early okay?"

"Seriously? Congrats Yuki."

"Why's everyone so shocked?" I screamed in annoyance.

"Oh! I have a great idea, why don't you invite the boy with tonight?"

"Aya-nii, are you insane? We haven't even been going out for a day yet and you want to ambush him already? I'd like to keep him as my boyfriend, you know."

"Oh come on, it'll be fun." I stood my ground, shaking my head at his request, unwilling to give in to Ayame's crazy demands. "Yuki, come on." Ayame whined.

"Fine! But not tonight! I'll talk to him tomorrow and ask him so just chill!"

"Woo hoo! I can't wait to meet him, wait! What's his name?"

"...Kyo."

Mimi's eyes widened, "You're dating Sohma Kyo! He's friggen hot! I didn't know he was gay! All the girls in my year are in love with him!"

"He's not gay... he's... well," I blushed and said the next part in a whispered tone, "He said that... that I'm the only one who makes him feel like that and that I must be kidding him if he's going to give that up for some... 'damn gender boundaries'." I said, using air quotation marks, blushing from ear to ear when Aya-nii whistled and Mimi seemed to melt with a long 'awwww'.

"That's so cute! Aww, I love him already."

"Aya-nii, you haven't even met him yet." Mimi stated with her arms crossed over her chest.

"Yes I have! Ask Yuki."

Mimi and Ayame turned expectantly towards me, waiting for my confirmation. "He did. While he and Hatori were making-out in front of the house no less!" I said, irritated at their first meeting all over again.

"Aya-nii... again? What have I told you about making-out with Ha'ri-nii in public?"

Ayame sighed, reciting exactly what we've told him myriads of times before, " 'If you're going to make-out in public then at least don't rub yourself up against Ha'ri-nii like you want to hump him.' "

"Guys... I'm still here."

"Sorry Ha'ri! I'll let you get back to work. See you tonight! I love you."

"I love you too. Bye guys."

"Bye Hari-nii!"

"Bye Hatori!"

Mimi and I shouted in unison as Ayame ended the call.

"I've got so many plans to make." I heard Ayame announce as Mimi and I left his office.

Oh crap, what have I gotten myself into?

After the short Student Council meeting early on Wednesday morning, I made my way to the classroom. Upon entry I saw Kyo sitting with a bunch of his friends, laughing about what seemed to be some comedy show, his entire group of friends turned to my direction when I opened the door and I made instant eye contact with Kyo. "Hi." I greeted hesitantly.

"Hi." He said shortly, immediately turning back to his friends and continuing their conversation.

I stood still for a moment, hurt by the lack of emotion in his greeting, before making my way to my desk, which was currently occupied by Sou's head. Sitting down in my seat and sighing heavily.

"Yuki, you're talking too loudly."

I looked down at Sou, disgust plastered on my face.

"Please tell me you don't have a hangover again."

"I wish, my head's throbbing like... fuck."

I dropped my hand softly to Sou's head, running my hand along his soft locks in hope that I was helping soothe away his migraine.

I felt a burning gaze and turned my head to the side only to see Kyo paying a little less attention to his group and little more attention to me through the corner of his eye, an unreadable expression on his face. At Sou's groan of pain, my eyes snapped away from Kyo's and I continued to rub soothingly.

"Maybe you should head to the Infirmary. Rest before class starts and then see if you feel better after lunch or something. What did you eat for breakfast?"

"Nothing."

I stared down at Sou with suspicion. "And what did you eat last night?" I asked, removing my hand from Sou's head and crossing them over my chest.

"Well... I fell asleep early so... only coke?"

I glared at Sou as he lifted his head from my desk with a sheepish look on his face.

"Again? Seriously?"

"I didn't mean it! Ow, fuck." Sou groaned and clutched his head again.

"Come on." I said with a sigh, standing up from my desk.

Sou's face was contorted in confusion as well as pain. "Where to?"

"To Aki, all you need is some food in you."

Sou's face lit up, "I love Aki's food."

I grinned, "Who doesn't?"

To say I was a bit pissed off would've been an understatement. Kyo hadn't spoken to me the entire day. He hadn't even made eye-contact with me since that morning.

I was pacing the floor in my room when I heard Mimi shouting. "Yuki-nii!"

"Ya?" I shouted from my room.

"Would you just come down please?"

I sighed and made my way downstairs clad only in my pyjama bottoms.

"You sure are a bold one, aren't you?" My walking slowed down and I came face to face with none other than Kyo, Mimi standing beside him, smirking slightly she added in a whispered tone, "Your boyfriend's here."

I glared at her, "You didn't care to mention that before I came down half-naked?"

"I thought he may enjoy the sight. Anyway, I've got better things to do, you boys behave." She said, slapping me lightly on the ass, causing me to squeak, as she made her way pass me and to her room.

I glared at her retreating back before turning to Kyo with a blush on my face.

"Excuse me for a moment. Don't go anywhere." I said, backing up and making a run for my room, embarrassed that Kyo had seen me so exposed, literally. I ran into my room, pulled on a navy t-shirt and made my way back down, noticing that Kyo indeed hadn't moved an inch. I smiled at the notion before leading him to the lounge area and motioning for him to sit on the couch as I sat next to him, facing him instead with my legs crossed beneath me.

"What brings you over to this side of the neighbourhood?"

Kyo turned to face me and smirked, "Is it wrong for me to want to visit my boyfriend when we haven't seen each other for so long?"

"That's not what it looked like this morning." I said harshly, internally irritated at my outburst. We haven't even gone out a day and we're already having a fight? Joy.

Kyo's expression morphed from happiness to utter confusion. "What?"

"This morning... You barely greeted me fully before you were already turning your head away, ready to engage in another random conversation with your friends."

Kyo seemed hurt by the accusation and replied with one of his own, "You say this yet you stroke some guy's hair for everyone –"

"I can't believe you! Sou's not some guy. He's my friend and he wasn't feeling well."

"But I'm your boyfriend." Kyo stated possessively and I couldn't stop the shiver of pleasure that came over me because of it.

He sighed next and lay his hand on my knee, "Sorry, I'm just... I was a bit jealous, I know Sou's just your friend and he's a great guy too. Do you forgive me? I didn't come here for a fight. I really missed you, you know."

I sighed too, "I'm sorry, it's just that... have you been avoiding me?"

"I thought that we were pretending that nothing was going on between us, wouldn't it be sort of conflicting if I suddenly started groping you in the passages? Come on, give me some credit. It was really hard staying away from you today, even more so because now I know I can finally touch you." He ended, smirking.

"Oh, really?" I challenged, but Kyo didn't back down.

"Really." He whispered in response and moved in for a kiss

The kiss was sweet and chaste but I suddenly felt much better about the entire day and I knew it was because Kyo was with me at the moment.

"Why were you so mean to me though?" I asked, not willing to let things go just yet.

"Babe, you've never said 'Hi' to me before, most of my friends were curious about the greeting this morning, you've got to be careful. Act like you normally were before we were together."

There was a moment of silence before I spoke up, "I've really never said 'Hi' to you in the mornings before?"

"Never."

I pouted, "Sorry, my neko. I never realised."

"Maybe you could make it u—" Before Kyo could finish his sentence I had already pulled him on top of me, kissing him firmly on the mouth this time. I felt Kyo twist his body so he was in a more comfortable position, leaning on his elbows so that he wouldn't crush me.

I moaned at the feel of his tongue sliding against my bottom lip and I eagerly provided access. "Since I've been the one being mean I'll allow just one touch," I whispered hotly when we broke apart for air and I felt that familiar feel from yesterday enter my body once again, Kyo's blazing hot fingers creeping up the t-shirt I had put on just moments ago, his smooth lips attaching to mine a moment later.

The next thing I knew Kyo was sitting back on his haunches, my legs on either side of him, looking down at me curiously. "'My neko'?"

I snorted before answering, "You may not know it but you've always got these cats and kittens following you a way back when you walk around school."

"Shit, they were following me during school too?" Kyo asked, but the question seemed to be directed at himself instead and I laughed in response. Making eye contact with me again, he attempted to explain "Ever since I was a kid, I'd always have cats following me. I'd sit down at a park and suddenly there they'd be just staring up at me. I can't stand it. It happens especially when I'm in a bad mood..." Kyo trailed off and he averted his gaze.

I sat up a bit too and grabbed his face, forcing him to look me in the eyes. "I, for one, think it's utterly adorable." I smiled sweetly before kissing his softly on his lips.

"Well if I'm a neko then what does that make you?"

"Oh oh! I wanna be a –"

"Nezumi."

I pulled a face of slight disgust, "Why the hell do I have to be a rat?"

"You're more like a cute little mouse instead and I could easily eat you up."

I stared at Kyo, biting my lip to hold back a laugh. "That was so lame."

Kyo laughed and leaned in for another kiss, "But it's true." He said, taking my bottom lip between his teeth.

"You know, Ha'ri only did that to me after we'd been going out a week... and I had had to beg him for it."

At the sudden voice, Kyo and I broke apart.

"Afternoon, Kyo." Ayame said, smiling sweetly.

I was so shocked that I couldn't move. The fact that I even managed to form a coherent greeting was beyond me.

I watched as Yuki moved to sit normally on the couch and made his way closer to me leaning on me and placing his arm around my waist, snuggling into my side. "Shoo Aya-nii, you're spoiling our alone time."

Ayame took on an expression of mock hurt, "When did my Yun-Yun turn out to be so mean, Kyo is this your influence?"

I shook my head, "It comes naturally to him." I answered with humour.

Yuki hid his face in my chest and groaned. His next words directed at Ayame, "How many times have I told you to stop calling me that?"

"Yun-Yun is Yun-Yun. Anyway, you are coming to dinner tonight, right?" Ayame asked suddenly and I looked down at Yuki quizzically.

"I haven't asked him yet, Aya-nii."

"Well maybe you should have asked before you started making-out with him. You know, for someone who's never had a boyfriend before you're very... well let's just say you can't seem to get enough of him."

Yuki seemed to answer immediately, "That's because I can't." And with that he looked up at me, glancing at me through my lashes, "I still think I'm just having a wonderful dream and when I wake up he'll disappear."

Even though I knew Ayame was standing right there, I felt that, in that instant, I had to prove Yuki wrong. I leaned down and pecked him on his forehead, "You'll never have to worry about that, I'm not ready to let you go just yet."

Yuki's face lit up with glee and he smiled brightly. "Meine Neko." He said sweetly and in turn pecked me on the lips.

"Okay okay, enough. You never allow Ha'ri and me to be romantic in the house." Ayame said with a pout in Yuki's direction.

Yuki's face turned to Ayame in a challenge, "Is that so? Would you care to tell us what you were doing with Hatori in the kitchen this past Saturday?"

I furrowed my brows in confusion, "On Kazuki's birthday?"

Yuki smiled and nodded, "Ya. Before I went off to the gig, Hatori and Aya-nii here were engaging in... amorous activities." After a few minutes it finally dawned on me and I couldn't help the blush from rising on my cheeks.

Ayame's eyes glazed over and I could practically see him thinking about it again, "Oh yeah, that was really good."

Yuki made pseudo vomiting noises and Ayame smirked in response, "One day you'll wish you engaged in 'amorous activities' like that. Ha'ri's like a dragon-beast in bed."

"Eww, okay, enough. I think my ears have officially begun to bleed."

I laughed at Yuki's exaggeration and answered the initial question leading to this very arbitrary and awkward topic, "I'd have to make a call to the Dorm to say I might be late but... I'm sure it'll be okay."

"Then you do what you need to do. I'll make sure Mimi knows to make for one extra person and to prepare a feast!" Ayame said excitedly before exiting the lounge area.

"Sorry, he's so boisterous sometimes." Yuki apologized, slightly exasperated.

I rubbed circles on his back, hoping to soothe him and to calm his mood as he resumed cuddling me.

"I never took you for a cuddler, Sohma Yuki."

"A cuddler?" Yuki asked bewildered, snuggling closer towards me and I laughed at the paradox of it all.

"Someone who cuddles." I stated and Yuki immediately made to move but I grabbed him, placing my arms around him firmly lest he should try and escape again, "I like it. Knowing that there's a side to you that no one else knows besides me... it's refreshing and almost endearing." I smiled down at Yuki who was now looking at me thoughtfully.

"Well then enjoy it, because as long as you're planning to keep me, I'll be your cuddler."

I could feel the smile on my face widen and I leaned down to meet Yuki's seeking lips in another kiss for the umpteenth time that day, both of us relishing in the bliss of it all.

Please review!

Fluffy? No? Well I tried XD

If anyone didn't know [and I'm pretty sure this may be redundant but oh well]:

neko: cat [JAP]

nezumi: rat or mouse (I chose mouse simply because it's cuter & Yuki's cute too) [JAP]

Meine Neko: My Cat [Meine being German & Neko obviously being cat in Japanese]

Hope that this clears things up for anyone who may have been a bit unsure.