A/N: Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket or Twilight!
A short chapter I know, but I hope you enjoy! Thank you soo much for the reviews! Especially the alerts! I've never gotten so many alerts for any of my stories before! This has a small Kyo/Tohru moment in it also.
Also, the secrets don't get out yet, as I have decided to let it play out a little longer. As you read this chapter, you'll see how I am going to reveal each secret slowly. The moment will most likely take place in the next chapter. I wanted to get this out as soon as I could! Hope you enjoy!
Dialect Breakdown:
English: Normal
Japanese: Italics
Bold Italics: Thoughts
Kyo waited for Tohru, Yuki and Shigure to return home. The rain had died down a bit,and it was almost getting dark. He sat in the living room doing his best to be patient,but he was never one for patience.
The door knob jiggled and in came Yuki, Tohru and Shigure, trudging into the house, water dripping from their clothes. Their faces were flushed from the cold air,their hair wet as well. Shigure held a plastic bag in his hand.
"So tired," Shigure mumbled before falling face down onto the couch. Kyo eyed him.
"You forgot to bring an umbrella," Kyo said aloud,sighing. Everyone nodded. Yuki walked up the stairs to his room.
"Dog, your going to get the couch wet," Kyo told him, while taking a glance at Tohru as she walked into the kitchen.
"Oh, sorry Kyo,the weather was just awful! I've never seen it rain so much,"
"Did you forget it's one of the rainiest towns in America Shigure? Now your going to get me sick," Kyo replied irritated. Shigure laughed and sat up.
"Oh don't worry about that Kyo. I'm not sick,just tired is all," Kyo eyed him quietly.
"Oh by the way, we asked around the town about the Cullens. They seem to be a nice family from what people have said. They mentioned a Doctor Cullen a bunch of times too. Saying that he's one of the most experienced doctors out there,and a very generous and kind one too. He works at the hospital about 10 miles from our school. He has a wife as well," Shigure finished.
Kyo nodded taking all this information in.
"Some have also said they are all adopted but the tend to look similar in a way, pale skin,golden eyes, inhumanly beautiful as they described,mostly a few classmates we asked that attend Forks High,"
"What do you think they could be? We know they're inhuman by the scent of course,but that's all we have,nothing else," Yuki asked aloud walking down the stairs,now in some dry clothing, a t shirt and pajama pants.
"Maybe if I phone Akira about this later, he might know what we're up against." Shigure suggested, taking something small and silver out of his kimono pocket.
"A cell phone." Kyo stated bluntly. Shigure chuckled.
"Indeed Kyo, now I can talk with Akira from America. I purchased you Tohru and Yuki one as well. We'll need to keep in contact when we're not around each other," Shigure replied as he threw a small black phone to Kyo.
Kyo caught it in a swift motion with one hand,and placed it in his pocket.
" So, what should we do about this. What if Akira doesn't know," Yuki asked. Shigure's eyes lit up,as if he had gotten an idea.
"He most likely won't," Kyo muttered. There was nothing that matched the appearances of the Cullens in Japan. He shivered slightly as he remembered when Edward's hand was latched around his throat.
"It was freezing cold. How was that possible?" He remembered, muttering thoughtfully to himself.
"We should spy on them!" Shigure suggested eagerly. Yuki nodded agreeably. Kyo sighed.
" Won't we be obvious. I mean we know they aren't human so they could probably smell our scent," Kyo said disagreeably to his eager cousin.
"Not if we mask it. I could whip up a little something for us," Shigure replied waving a finger at him. Kyo nodded.
" Okay then, me and Yuki will go tomorrow night. You can stay here with Tohru, Shigure," Kyo planned.
"Kyo, Tohru can come with us-"
"She's not going to come. You need to stay with her. What if they try to attack? We can't risk her getting hurt," Kyo interrupted Shigure.
Shigure sighed, knowing that Kyo was right. They couldn't risk her getting was too important.
"Your right Kyo, though she does have a say in this," He added as Tohru appeared from the kitchen, a tray in her hands. Kyo growled angrily at Shigure,though he knew he was right.
She set it down on the coffee table, four small tea cups placed there, hot tea steaming.
"Here's some tea to warm you guys up. I hope you don't mind. It's pretty chilly out there," Shigure smiled as did Yuki, at her kindness and each took a cup.
"Of course not Tohru! This was very nice of you. Would you mind having a seat. We feel we should discuss something with you,"
Tohru nodded and sat herself a few inches from Kyo, making sure she didn't touch him.
"Would you like some tea Kyo?" She asked briefly turning to him. As he looked into her eyes, he couldn't help the blush that was slowly forming on his cheeks, though he turned to hide it before anyone noticed.
"Um, sure," He answered shortly before carefully picking up the small cup, and began drinking it slowly. He liked her tea but wasn't in the mood for any,but he didn't want to disappoint her.
"So, we have decided,after not getting much information about the Cullens, that we should go spying tomorrow night. You, know, follow them to their home and stay unnoticed. So far we got nothing. They could be a threat to us," Shigure informed her.
She sweat dropped at the word"spying" though she couldn't help but want to go. She was also curious.
"Okay. I'll go with you. But what about our scents? Surely if they're not human-"
"We got it covered. No one will be harmed I promise!" Kyo growled angrily, a little louder this time. Everyone averted their eyes to him, Yuki, with a small but understanding smile on his face.
"Are you okay Kyo?" Tohru asked worriedly. Kyo rose from his seat angrily, knocking over the tea cup, that was placed on Tohru's lap.
"Ouch!" His head snapped to Tohru, who shrieked as the tea spilled over her clothing. Kyo's face immediately fell and he quickly began to get worried. Shigure ran to get something to help her get cleaned up. Yuki stood up when it happened, shocked.
"Stupid cat! Why the hell can't you just control your temper! You spilled hot tea on Miss Honda!" He yelled to the orange headed boy, who had all his attention focused on Tohru.
Yuki ran over to Tohru asking her if she was okay. She answered with a brief nod,placing the teacup on the table.
Shigure came back with a few paper towels and helped Tohru wipe off the tea. After they were done, Tohru decided to go upstairs to bathe, leaving the boys downstairs.
Kyo ran up the stairs to apologize to her. He couldn't help it. He wanted her safe and she couldn't be if she was around the Cullens, especially since they weren't human. He didn't want her around them, though if it came to it, he would make sure she wasn't harmed.
Kyo sighed, knocking on the bathroom door. Water from the tub could be heard from the other side of the door. It came to an abrupt stop. The door creaked open revealing Tohru, in her still tea stained clothing.
"I-I'm sorry," He stammered immediately. Tohru laughed, a small smile grazing her lips, no disappointment in her eyes.
"It was an accident Kyo. Everyone makes mistakes. It wasn't your fault. I'm okay" She reassured him, though he couldn't help but still feel guilty.
Tohru sighed knowing he still felt bad about it, though she thought the incident was no big deal. She hated seeing him like this. She found herself reaching out to hug him and in an instant,he turned into a small orange cat.
She hugged him by the waist, his paws outstretched across her shoulders. He froze not knowing what to do.
"I'll be fine Kyo okay? It wasn't a big deal. Just a spill is all," She whispered,stroking his back gently with her fingers. He shivered under her touch and found himself purring quietly. She laughed suddenly.
" And, I'll be fine when I go "spying" with you on the Cullens. Though I don't think it's a very good idea, I want to be there with you. I'd be too worried at home, waiting for you. I-I mean you and Yuki," She corrected herself, sighing internally as she only thought of Kyo when she said that. A blush crept across her cheeks.
Yuki was important to her too, but she couldn't help but feel something else for Kyo. Something different...
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