This chapter was so so SO much fun to write. It got revised quite a few times, but in the end, I have a great chapter! But it's kinda funny, because this was originally a very short chapter, but I combined this with the chapter that came next, so now it's a lot longer. Lots more for you to read and enjoy. haha. Oh...BEWARE OF THE FLUFFINESS. This story is so fluffy I could stuff into a pillow case and sleep on it. lol.
And so, the physical exam began. Hatori was going to start first with Ayame just so he would be done first and leave, but Shigure constanly pestering the doctor convinced him to take care of Shigure first.
"Alright, Shigure, remove your robe." Hatori opened up his bag.
"Oh, Hari, being a bit forward aren't we?" Shigure winked. Hatori rolled his eyes.
"Shut-up."
Shigure, giggling madly and eyeing Ayame, removed his robe and sat back down on the floor.
"Oh, 'Gure, you're still fit as a fiddle. I'm impressed." Came Ayame's loud, but smooth voice.
"I think I've gained a few pounds actually." Shigure put his hand on his stomach, "It must be due to all of Tohru's amazing cooking."
Hatori remained silent and put his stethascope to Shigure's chest. While Ayame and Shigure bantered, Yuki leaned against the wall on the opposite side of the room. Kyo was on the floor beside him and Momiji sat on Yuki's other side. Haru was standing by the window.
"Stupid physicals..." Kyo was mumbling, "Never anything wrong with us...why the hell..."
"Stop complaining." Yuki said calmly, "It's not like Hatori is going to hurt you."
"I'm not afraid he's gonna hurt me, idiot. I ain't afraid of doctors."
"So you say." Yuki replied smirking.
"Why you...say that again!"
"Why, was I going to fast for you?"
Kyo jumped to his feet, grabbed the rat by the collar of his shirt and slammed him against the wall. Yuki closed his eyes on impact, but other than that, he was unphased. His face was still calm as ever.
"Can I help you?"
Kyo lifted his hand up, "Yeah. Don't move so I can hit you."
Yuki rolled his eyes slightly and grabbed Kyo's hand. Then, he broke Kyo's grip and pushed him away. He didn't hit him. He didn't hurt him. He merely pushed him away and sat down on the floor beside Momiji.
"Wh-what the hell?" Kyo studdered.
"Your grip on my shirt was starting to choke me, so I made you let go." Yuki said simply while adjusting the collar on his shirt.
The short confrontation caught Shigure and Hatori's attention (Ayame was to busy babbling about his shop to notice what was going on).
"Hari, that reminds me, did you get any information out of Yuki or Kyo when you went to get them?"
"Nothing of real interest." Hatori finished checking Shigure's vitals and told him to put his clothes back on.
"No reason as to why they aren't arguing as much or anything?"
"No. All they said was that they had better things to do than try to kill each other."
"Really?" Shigure tied his kimono shut and looked at the awestruck Kyo and the calm Yuki, "Odd..."
"Is it really so odd that they're getting along, Shigure?"
"Yes. As a matter of fact it is. And to be honest, it's bothering me. I intend to get to the bottom of this."
"There's probably nothing to get to the bottom of."
Shigure smirked slightly at Hatori, "Would you like to bet on it?"
"No."
"You're no fun, Hari."
Hatori rolled his eyes and playfully hit Shigure on the forehead. Shigure laughed and sat down near the table.
"Yuki, you're next." said Hatori and Yuki got to his feet, brushed past Kyo and went over to Hatori. Kyo sat back down on the floor.
"If you're still shy like you used to be, Yuki, we can do this in another room."
Yuki sighed and rolled his eyes, "I'm fine."
"Take off your shirt then."
Yuki nodded and began to undo the buttons on his shirt. He got to the middle button and found it to be stuck. He fumbled around with it.
"It's stuck..."
"Let me see."
Hatori moved Yuki's hands away from the buttons and fumbled with the button himself, eventually undoing it, and then proceeded to do the rest.
"Thank-you."
Kyo, who hadn't been paying attention to the scene at first, glanced over and saw Hatori slowly easing Yuki's shirt off, Kyo froze. His face grew warm. He turned away from Yuki and Hatori almost immediately and glared at the wall as if it had just insulted him.
"Kyo..." came Momiji's voice, "Are you..."
Momiji let out a loud gasp and promptly got to his feet, "Kyo, you're blushing!"
Everyone in the room turned to look at Kyo, all trying to see the red face he was desperately trying to hide.
Damn it, Momiji...
"I am not blushing!"
"Yes you are! Your cheeks are all red. You blushed when Yuki took his shirt off!"
Kyo's face immediately flushed red and he got to his feet and slammed the door open.
"I'm out of here."
Kyo stormed out of the room, leaving a very amused Momiji and a very confused (but partially flattered) Yuki.
Kyo stomach was churning. The mere thought of Yuki made it worse.
Maybe I really am sick...
Kyo, instead of going back to school, was simply walking (stomping rather) through the forest to nowhere in particular. So long as he was away from everyone. Away from Shigure, Ayame, Hatori, Momiji, Hatsuharu, and...
Yuki...
While Kyo worked through his hissy fit, Yuki sat in front of Hatori being examined in a strictly medical way. However, he was being examined quizically by Shigure. Yuki, finally tired of the stares, turned to the elder zodiac.
"What is it, Shigure?"
"Oh, it's nothing really." Shigure replied, still staring Yuki down, "Just thinking to myself."
"Do you have to stare at me while you think?"
"Well, I'm thinking about you, so..."
Yuki sighed and turned back to Hatori. The doctor mouthed, "Just ignore him" and Yuki replied with a nod. However, this was easier said than done. Shigure's eyes bore holes into Yuki. Holes so deep that Yuki pulled the stethascope away from his chest and glared at the dog.
"Shigure!"
"What?" He said defensively, "I'm not hurting anyone by looking."
"You're annoying me."
"You sound like a kid aruging with his younger sibling."
Yuki rolled his eyes and let out a frustrated groan.
"Shigure, stop staring. You're making him fidget which makes it hard for me to do my job." Said the doctor and put the stethascope back to Yuki's chest.
"I know you're thinking the same thing I am. Asking yourself the very same question." Shigure now had a rather serious expression on his face.
"And what might this question be?"
"'What is wrong with Yuki and Kyo?'."
"What are you rambling about now?" Yuki interjected.
"Tell me, Yuki, is there something going on between you and Kyo that is affecting your all hate relationship and transforming it into a more...love-hate type of thing?"
"No." replied the rat rather bluntly.
Or was there? Yuki couldn't help but ponder the very same question himself. Maybe something really had happened that night when Kyo played that trick on Yuki. Maybe there was something there between them that wasn't there before. But what is it?
I don't think I hate Kyo that much anymore. Maybe that's it. Maybe we're just...getting over it. Out growing this 'I have to beat you' mentality.
"Tell the truth, Yuki." Shigure urged, "Come on now."
"There's nothing to tell Shigure." said Yuki as calmly as possible, restraining himself from going off on the dog, "Kyo and I...we're getting over it. Over each other. We're losing the need to murder each other on sight."
"Well that much is pretty obvious, Yuki." Hatori said, "What we want to know is why."
"Oh, look, we've brought Hari down to our level!" Rang Shigure playfully.
Hatori smirked slightly, "You wish."
"Well, then both of you are out of luck, because I don't know."
Back in the forest, Kyo was sitting against a tree, staring up at the sky and contemplating whether he should camp out or go back to the house. If he were to go back to the house, he'd no doubt be questioned to death by Shigure and Momiji. But if he camped out, he'd miss dinner. The prospect of an empty stomach over-powered his unwillingness to be questioned by the dog and rabbit and he got to his feet and went home. Along the way, he came across Tohru jogging down the path. When she spotted the cat, she sighed a little in relief and approached him.
"Kyo, there you are! I was wondering what had happened. I went looking for you and Yuki to see if you wanted to walk home, but I couldn't find you. And I couldn't find Momiji or Hatsuharu so...oh my gosh, where are they!? Do you - "
"God, will you relax? They're all back at the house. Today was the stupid Sohma family physical and Hatori came and took us all outta school early for it."
"Oh!" Tohru said sighing in relief once more, "I was really worried that something had happened to you guys."
"Yeah, well, we're fine. We're grown people, we can take care of ourselves. We don't need you worrying to death about us."
"Oh. Okay.." Tohru said softly, and held her books tighter against her chest, "I'm sorry. I was just..."
"Stop apologizing so damn much!"
Kyo was more angry than usual, and when Kyo's angry, the next person he encounters is in trouble. But, Tohru was used to the cat's anger. She smiled and simply nodded, leaving Kyo slightly confused, but, in effect, calming him down.
"If the Sohmas have an exam, then why are you out here?"
"I...well, because I...ughh..."
I can't very well tell her that I left because I blushed when Yuki took his shirt off...what should I say?
"I got into a fight with Momiji and left." he said.
It wasn't the whole truth, but at the same time, it wasn't a lie, so he could get away with it and not put any ideas into Tohru's head.
"Oh." Tohru sighed a little, "Well, I'm going back to the house. If you came with me, I'm sure you could talk to Momiji and - "
"I'm not going back!"
Tohru jerked back. Kyo sighed.
Damn it, calm down...
"I mean...yeah, sure. Come on..."
While Kyo and Tohru headed back to the house together, Hatori was checking Momiji. The blond was sitting crossed legged in front of Hatori with his shirt unbuttoned and pulled back slightly, a broad smile on his face.
"It's so cold!" He said laughing as Hatori moved the stethascope around on his chest, "and it tickles!"
"I'm glad you're enjoying yourself, Momiji." Hatori said.
Yuki was sitting at the table with a cup in his hand. His physical exam was over, but Shigure's little exam was far from through.
"You said that Kyo played a trick on you, Yuki, how did you feel after that?"
"Annoyed." Yuki replied and took a sip of his drink.
"And?"
"And nothing, you stupid dog. Now please leave me alone."
"Not yet. Just a few more questions."
Yuki sighed. Just as Shigure opened his mouth to ask another questioned, the door opened and in walked Kyo and Tohru. Momiji whipped around and smiled at Tohru.
"Tohru! You're here!"
"Hi, Momiji." Tohru said smiling, "And hi, Hatori."
"Hatsuharu's here too!" Momiji pointed to the boy in the corner.
"Oh, I didn't see you there."
Hatsuharu nodded, "Nice seeing you again, Tohru. I see you've brought Kyo back. Thanks."
"Shut-up. I'm not some lost animal that she found." Kyo moved away from Tohru.
"Well, you are the cat and you did wander away from us. So, techinically speaking..." Yuki smirked while he spoke.
"If you value your life, you won't finish that sentence, rat boy!"
"Guys, please don't fight." Tohru put her hands up, "Is anyone hungry? I can make something for us all to eat."
Yuki stood to his feet, "Sounds wonderful, Honda-san."
"Good." Tohru smiled and clapped her hands together, "I'll go get started."
"Would you like some help?"
"I can take care of it, Yuki."
"Oh, Tohru, lemme help!"
And the rabbit jumped to his feet and dashed towards Tohru, stumbling over his own feet and crashing into Yuki who began to fall. Tohru hastily moved over to comfort Momiji, bumping into Kyo in the process and it was only a matter of seconds before Kyo had fallen on top of Yuki on the floor. The situation was rather comical and Shigure had to stiffle a laugh, but when he realized what happened after the fall, he fell silent. The rest of the Sohmas (plus Tohru) stared. Yuki and Kyo had, accidentally, kissed each other and the two were so much shock that niether could pull away.
You've got to be kidding me!
This can't be happening...
Finally, after a long pause, the boys snapped back to their senses and pulled away from each other, wipping their mouths and mumbling incoherently.
"I'm gonna kill you! If you hadn't fallen on your ass like that, this wouldn't have happened!"
"If I remember correctly, you fell on top of me." Yuki straightened his shirt and wipped his mouth one more time, "This was your fault."
"No it was yours!"
"It was yours."
The two bickered like this for a couple minutes, and if Tohru hadn't stepped in, they probably would have kept at it for hours. Tohru urged the two to push the incident aside and move on, and the two agreed. But inside, they were both thinking the same thing.
That didn't feel so horrible...