Hey lovely readers. I hope you're not mad or anything cause it's taken me forever, but here is the promised chapter. Heh heh. Well, you know with school and all that extra work I'm doing so I can graduate early I have loads of stuff to do. I'M SO SORRY! I should be having more free time from now on and I will get this story going again. Since you guys have waited so long, I'll stop rambling and get on with the chapter. I love you guys!

Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket but I do own Yukiko.

Innocence
Chapter 12
A Rainy Day and a Cold

Jumping around, Yukiko noticed Haru standing a couple of feet behind her. She sighed and relaxed knowing it was just him.

"Haru, you scared me. Please don't sneak up on me like that," Yukiko said nervously laughing.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to," Haru replied. He walked over next to her and sat down.

"That's alright. So what did you come all the way out here for?" Yukiko wondered looking at him.

"Ah, I actually came to see you. I wanted to tell you something," Haru said slowly.

"Oh really?" Yukiko asked fiddling with a piece of grass between her hands.

"Ah… I saw what happened with you and Kyo," Haru stated watching Yukiko's expression. Yukiko's eyes widened and she hung her head quickly.

"Oh… It was an accident," Yukiko stuttered. Haru grabbed her hand and turned her towards him.

"It's okay. I see the way he looks at you sometimes. For him, it may not have been an accident. He's changed. Even if you can't see it, I can. Ever since you came here, he's been different than he was a year ago," Haru explained.

"But… he's not very nice to me sometimes," Yukiko faltered while trying to pull away from Haru.

"He doesn't know how to convey his feelings. He's confused and he's never liked anyone before. Kyo's not the best person with showing his emotions. You just have to know how to read him. It's in his eyes. When I see him look at you, his eyes soften and they get a sparkle in them. He doesn't even look at Tohru that way," Haru said locking Yukiko's eyes with his.

"I don't see it. He's always looked at me with such anger and hate. What you're saying is impossible," Yukiko tried to reason.

"Fine, if you don't want to believe me than forget about it," Haru seethed before storming off. "See if I ever try to help that stupid cat ever again." Yukiko heard Haru mutter slightly.

"Haru's gone off his rocker," Yukiko whispered before lying back in the soft grass behind her.

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"I mean, if they knew the real me, then they'd know…" Yuki mumbled to Tohru while they were waiting under a house garage for the rain to stop.

"YUKI!" Yuki and Tohru looked up to see Yukiko running towards them with a couple of umbrellas under her arm. "Tohru!" Yukiko started panting as she slid to a stop in front of them. Since she was still under the rain and drenched, Yuki pulled her in next to him and Tohru.

"What are you doing here and why are you soaked when you have an umbrella?" Yuki asked the girl once she finished trying to gasp in air.

"I… came… to bring you… umbrellas," Yukiko managed slightly. She coughed before trying again. "I knew you guys went out without them and I ran to bring them to you so you wouldn't be late."

"That was very sweet of you, Yukiko, but you're all wet!" Tohru said. Looking at the girl's attire, she started spazzing out. Yukiko was out in the rain in only a pair of cream shorts and a long-sleeved light pink spaghetti strap. "What are you doing out here without a coat! You're going to catch a cold!"

"But… I just wanted to bring you an umbrella," Yukiko replied.

"It's alright. We'll go straight home and get you warmed up," Yuki said patting her on the head. Yukiko and Yuki turned around, hearing footsteps coming quickly down the street. Tohru calmed down enough to see Haru running their way also. Haru stopped in front of them carrying a towel.

"Yuki?" Haru wondered.

"Hatsuharu!" Tohru exclaimed running over to Haru.

"What are you doing out here in the rain like this?" Haru asked. He noticed Yukiko next to Yuki soaked from the rain. "And why is she all wet!"

"We could ask you the same thing," Yuki said as he pulled Yukiko with him over to Haru.

"You're drenched also!" Yukiko exclaimed indignantly.

"Well, I had to find something," Haru explained.

"Find what?" Yuki asked. Tohru finished patting Haru's face down with a napkin and waited for his reply.

"Well, I… I was looking for her," Haru said as he pulled the towel up to reveal a baby tiger. Yukiko gasped in shock with Tohru.

"What a cute little cat!" Tohru exclaimed. Yukiko however, wasn't too excited. She quickly hid behind Yuki grabbing his shirt, not even peeking out like usual.

"Actually Miss Honda, she's a tiger," Yuki said. He felt Yukiko start to tremble behind him but it could either be from fright or her being cold. "This is Kisa Sohma."

"A Sohma? So she's a member of the zodiac! I don't believe it!" Tohru exclaimed happily. "This is so exciting. Um, hello there. It's really nice to meet you. My name is Tohru Honda-" As Tohru was reaching her hand out to pet the tiger, Kisa bit Tohru's hand.

"Tohru!" Yukiko screamed as Tohru fainted.

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"Oh my, you've been bitten," Shigure said while Haru was wrapping Tohru's hand.

"Uh-huh," Tohru stuttered still in shock from the bite.

"Kisa, you apologize to her," Yuki commanded to the small tiger in the corner facing the wall. Kisa did nothing but lay there. "Kisa!"

"Um, it's all right. I'm okay. I was just startled, really," Tohru explained.

"Besides Yuki, Kisa isn't able to answer," Shigure muttered. "Wait, wasn't Yukiko with you guys? Where'd she go?"

"Yes, she brought Tohru and me umbrellas. She kind of flipped though when Haru appeared with Kisa. I don't know why though," Yuki contemplated.

"Oh yes, that's right. You see, Yukiko is deathly scared of cats. She wouldn't say why though," Shigure said. Haru's head jerked up when he heard this.

"Really? She doesn't like cats?" Haru asked. Shigure nodded in answer and Haru sighed in defeat.

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Meanwhile, Yukiko was up in her room asleep on her bed. She had taken a shower and changed into a pair of comfortable shorts and a shirt of Yuki's that she took from his closet. She put a box of tissues next to her bed because she kept sneezing violently. From being out in the rain earlier without any warm clothing on, she definitely caught a bad cold.

Hearing everyone running around downstairs, Yukiko was awoken by the sound of doors slamming. She reached for a tissue because her nose was currently running.

"Ugh!" Yukiko groaned lying back on her bed and going to sleep once more because she couldn't grab a tissue.

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Kyo was walking down the hall to get a drink in the kitchen when he heard a loud sneeze. It came from Yukiko's room and the door was shut. Curious as always, Kyo slid the door open a tiny bit and peeked in to see Yukiko asleep on her bed.

"What the hell is she doing sleeping at one in the afternoon?" Kyo wondered to himself. Right then, Yukiko sneezed brutally and struggled to get warm in her bed. Worried, Kyo walked into the room and up to her bed. She had a pile of tissues on her bed stand and a couple blankets piled over her, but she was still shivering. Kyo put a hand on her forehead to check her temperature, and drew back at the immense heat radiating there.

"Damn it! How is she still cold when she is burning up hot?" Kyo vented. He ran out of the room to find someone but the house was vacant. He tried to call Hatori but there was no answer. "Where the hell is everybody!"

Kyo ran to the kitchen and grabbed a glass of water for Yukiko to drink along with some aspirin. He went back to her room and set the glass on the stand next to her bed.

"Yukiko, wake up," Kyo said lifting her off the pillows.

"No… tired…" Yukiko mumbled in her sleep. Kyo kept a hold of her as she tried to lie back on the bed.

"You need to drink this or else you'll get dehydrated," Kyo warned. He grabbed the glass and put it to her lips for her to drink. "Open your mouth."

"No-" Yukiko tried to say but was cut off when Kyo drained the water into her mouth with the pills. Yukiko swallowed automatically and flinched at the pain of the action. Kyo laid her back down and covered her with the blankets. He retrieved a cold washcloth and placed it on her forehead to cool her down. Leaving the room, he grabbed the mound of used tissues and put them in the trash can on his way out.

"The things I do for people," Kyo murmured but he couldn't help but smile when he closed the door.

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A few hours later, Kisa was at the house sleeping in Tohru's lap. Tohru was sitting next to Yuki in her room. Shigure was reading the newspaper with Haru in the living room.

"So what's the deal? Kisa's here?" Kyo asked as he walked into the room.

"Some things came up. She'll be staying with us for a little while," Shigure answered.

"What sorta' things?" Kyo wondered.

"If you must know, it looked like Kisa's mother was just about to reach her breaking point. So we all agreed it would be good to give them some time apart," Haru explained.

"Yeah, right, forget I asked. Anyway, so where's she hiding?" Kyo asked.

"She's clinging to Tohru," Shigure mused. "Speaking of hiding, have you seen Yukiko at all?"

"Yeah, she's been asleep in her room for about six hours. She's sick you know. None of you were here and Hatori didn't answer his phone," Kyo said.

"She's sick? Must have been from when she ran out in the rain to bring Yuki and Tohru umbrellas. She only had shorts and a tank top on and she didn't even use one of the umbrellas for herself, is what I heard," Shigure clarified.

"Are you serious? What the hell was she thinking? I would have just let them wait until the rain stopped," Kyo muttered vehemently.

"She's sweet, unlike you," Shigure said. "I'll go try calling Hatori and see if he can come over and check on her." He left the room and Kyo took a seat at the table.

"You know, I have to agree with Shigure. She's able to stay sweet even with all the crap you give her," Haru taunted.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Kyo screamed.

"What I mean is you don't deserve to like her. You treat her like she's stupid and can't do anything right. You yell at her about caring and then you go and kiss her. Now who's the stupid one?" Haru explained.

"What are you going on about? I don't like her and I didn't kiss her," Kyo yelled.

"Don't lie, I saw it happen. And besides, I do see the way you look at her. You want her but you know what, you're not good enough. She's too kind of a person to be with you. All you would do is treat her like shit. I tried helping you out earlier by talking to Yukiko but I've changed my mind. Oh yeah, I forgot one important detail… She's frightened of cats…"

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Okay, wow. I really like this chapter and I hope you guys do also. This one definitely looked more into relationships and not the story. I'm really sorry that this has taken forever to come and it's not even that long but all I can say is that I'm sorry and I hope this chapter has made you happy. Anyways, I'll get started on the next chapter asap. Love you guys!

Love, Archer