disclaimer: i never own Furuba or it's characters...merely playing with them...;)

ps: hope u'll like it...though its not that good...review plssssssss...(don't flame me..TT_TT)

The Reason I Love You

Chapter Three

"A-Arashi-sama..." stuttered a woman to the man who was sitting on his armchair, smoking. The man turned his head to her, glaring. "What?"

"Um...he...he's here... H-He said he has s-something important t-to talk to y-you..." she shook.

"Who is it?" he asked harshly. She nearly jumped in fear as she heard he growled at her.

"Y-Your s-son sir..." The man's eyes widen as he heard her. He quickly stood up before shouting, pointing at the door. "NO! DON'T LET HIM IN! I WON'T ALLOW HIS DIRTY FEET STEP INTO MY HOUSE! SEND HIM AWAY!!"

"B-but A-Ara—"

"DO AS I SAY!" he shouted menacingly. As the maid turned to the door, she was nearly knocked down as Kyo suddenly appeared in front of her, making her bumped into his chest. Kyo caught her before she fell onto the floor. Arashi stared at them. "YOU!"

Kyo looked up to his father, staring at him. After a long pause, he spoke. "Hello...father..."

Arashi was still dumbstruck seeing his son standing at his doors inside his house. He didn't reply, mainly gaping at Kyo. Kyo took his father's silence as a chance for him to speak. "I'm here to talk to you about something and I want you to at least listen to me...even if you didn't want to..."

Arashi was back to his senses and started shouting again. "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, INTRUDING INTO MY HOUSE AND COMMANDED ME TO LISTEN TO YOU?! I DON'T WANT TO LISTEN TO YOU! I TOLD YOU I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE IN THIS HOUSE AGAIN!!"

Tohru, who was standing behind Kyo and the maid, winced at Arashi's loud voice. Tohru's eyes started to well up. The girl cowered herself, as if afraid of being hit. Kyo however remained where he is, staring silently at his father, expressionless.

"GET OUT!!! GET OUT I SAY! OUT! OUT!!!" he shouted.

"No, I won't. I'm sorry but I won't. Not until you hear me say." Kyo said firmly. He could feel Tohru's shaking behind him, gripping his shirt. "Please father."

"WHO'S YOUR FATHER?! I'M NOT YOUR FATHER! I DON'T HAVE A SON! I DON'T KNOW YOU, GET OUT!!!"

Tohru was now in tears as she heard Arashi yelled at Kyo. She sniffed loudly. Arashi heard her sniffed and looked behind Kyo, who now turned to face her, calming her down by hugging her tightly in his chest. Arashi gawped stupidly; staring at his son hugging the girl he noticed wasn't someone from the Sohma family. He stared at Kyo to Tohru, and back to Kyo again. "How—how did you—"

"My curse broke more than three years ago," Kyo said quietly into Tohru hair. He's still hugging her, stroking her back a bit.

"How did it happen?" he asked. His eyes wide. Even the maid was shocked by this, then she suddenly remembered that Kyo hadn't transformed just now after they bumped into each other at the door. "Oh...no wonder..." she whispered.

Kyo turned to her. "Yes, you get it now didn't you?" She nodded.

"But how?" Arashi repeated harshly still. "How can it happen?"

"I don't know... I can't really tell," Kyo said, letting go of Tohru as she calmed down a bit, still hiding behind him. "It just sort of happened one day." He paused. "Everyone who was cursed was also freed." He paused, thinking of what to say next as he stared at his still angered father. "So," he started slowly, "I'm not the cat anymore."

Arashi gawped. He filled himself with Kyo's words until suddenly he snaps once again. "SO WHAT? DO YOU THINK THAT I WILL BE OKAY WITH IT? WITH YOU ESCAPING FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE?" He gripped the end of the sofa. "Do you actually think that I will ever accept you even if you're normal? NO I WILL NOT!! EVER! I WILL NEVER ALLOW A MURDERER INTO MY HOUSE!!"

Tohru gasped at the statement before looking up at Kyo, who had his eyes fixed directly at Arashi, then turned her head back to the latter. She suddenly felt a sudden urge to shout and yell at the older man for calling her beloved a murderer. She doesn't know it, but she's really angry as she heard him say those words.

"Don't!" she started. Her voice quivered as she speaks; her eyes red and watery; her expressions are of anger and hurt. Her hands shook as her grip on Kyo's shirt tightens. "Don't say that to Kyo-kun."

Both of the men's eyes are now on her. So has the maid's. Kyo looked at her as if he had never seen her in his life before. Arashi merely glared at her, hating every inch of her.

"What did you say to me girl?" he said menacingly. "I can say and talk the way I want to anyone I want!" His sneering peaked. "And you, disgraceful little whore, are in no position whatsoever on ordering me around!"

"Don't talk to her like that!" Kyo stood up higher in front of her.

"DON'T YOU TALK TO ME AND GIVE ME ORDERS YOU MONSTER!"

"I would appreciate it if you stop calling me that." Kyo glared at him. "I'm not cursed anymore whether you like it or not. For your information, I wasn't here to argue or fight with you. I'm tired of that already. I'm here just to inform you about my wedding. And to show you my bride..." Kyo pulled Tohru closer to him. "This is Honda Tohru, my fiancée. I brought her here so that she could actually get to know who her soon-to-be father-in-law, to know what he's like. Apparently he doesn't show any good example in any way..." Kyo paused, waiting to be smacked. Apparently it didn't come that he continued, "That's the only reason I'm here. You may come if you want, which I doubt you would. But as a son, I really am grateful to meet you and informing you right now, because if it wasn't for you and my mother, I wouldn't be here. So by that," he bowed low, "thank you...for everything...father."

Kyo stood himself straight, stared at Arashi for a few seconds for a response, which didn't suffice, he then turned his heel back to the front doors, dragging a stiffed Tohru with him. Tohru bowed herself to Arashi, her face red out of embarrassment and fear as they walked to the front door.

***

"So, you guys just left?" Yuki asked as he stirred his coffee. Tohru nodded briefly, her face still tainted out of embarrassment. They were sitting around a kotatsu at the main house. She then stared at her own cup.

"I never knew...that he hated him so much..." Tohru whispered, "Kyo-kun just told me that they weren't on speaking terms...that's just it."

"Kyo just probably didn't want you to worry too much," said Shigure, sipping his coffee.

"Well, Arashi just couldn't take everything very well from the start. He obviously hated Kyo for being the cat...from what I know, he despises Kyo from the day he was born..." said Akito, her face somewhat regret. "It's all my fault since I'm the one who started all these double standards and stuff..."

"No, no Akito-san. It's not your fault. It's no one's fault. It's just fate." Tohru protested. "Kyo-kun said that he didn't mind anymore; what's done is done." She smiled. Akito looked at her and smiled softly. "You and Kyo are both the same you know..." Tohru blushes by the comment.

"So Tohru-kun, where is he?" asked Shigure.

"Hmm? Oh, Kyo-kun said that he'll join us a bit later. He didn't say where he'd go though..."

Yuki stared at the open shoji where he could see the clear blue sky and the beautiful garden where Kyo and Tohru's wedding is going to be held within the week. He stared at the beautiful scenery in amazement. He turned back to the group in front of him, chatting avidly. He then stood and excuses himself to go to the bathroom.

He wasn't exactly heading to the bathroom. Actually he saw something as he stared at the garden just now and knew exactly what it was. He walked outside towards the opposite room and went out. Yuki walked all the way to the back of the main house and saw a lone ladder at one side of the wall. He climbed up to the roof and saw a full stack of orange hair opposite him. Kyo was gazing to the sky above him before he abruptly turns around to his direction.

"What are you doing up here?"

"I thought I saw something flashes in front of me just now. Something rather annoying," Yuki smirked. "It was you weren't it? Tohru-san said that you'll be with us later. I wonder when that is?"

"It's not really your concern now is it?" Kyo stared at him, suspicious. Yuki merely laughed.

"Nope. Not at all..." he smiled. "I'm just worried 'bout Tohru-san. She'll be worried sick if her beloved fiancé didn't show up."

"I told her I'll be there, it's just now...I needed sometime..." he glanced at Yuki, "...alone."

"Okay," yet he's still there. Kyo glared at him. "I said...alone."

Yuki nodded and sat down a few feet from him, chin on his knees. Now he had Kyo glared at him. He then turned his head towards his cousin, raising his eyebrows as he saw a perplexed and annoyed looking Kyo. "What?"

"Are you deaf or just plain stupid, kuso nezumi?!" Kyo asked. His voice rose. Yuki snorted at him, smirking. "Neither, fortunately."

"Then, why the hell are you still here?!"

"Just sightseeing," he heaved a long, deep and relieved sigh. "Beautiful isn't it? No wonder you like it up here."

Kyo looked around him towards to sky once more. It's now sunset and the sky is indescribably beautiful and the colours red and orange combined together perfectly. Just as much as Yuki said it, Kyo thinks the same way. "I thought you hated orange."

Yuki chuckled. "I never really said I hated orange; I just thought the colour looks stupid because it reminds me of someone stupid." Kyo growled. "I practically like orange."

"Humph..." Kyo snorted again. "Yeah, right..." Yuki nodded absent-mindedly.

"Yep, surprising isn't."

"I never really like blue." Kyo started after a few moments silence. Yuki glanced at him, smiling. "But I always thought...it's appealing. The sky, however you may think it may look, to me, it's really appealing, whenever it is."

Kyo's cheeks reddened a bit as he confessed this to Yuki. He had never done anything of the sort. He is frankly surprised himself at this. Yuki, however, remained silent and smiled. "But still, I hate purple. It's too girlish for my taste!" Kyo said looking away from his cousin, blushing.

"Hmm...You obviously like pink though." Yuki smirked. Kyo turned to him. "No, I do not!"

"Really?" Yuki lift his head, now completely smiling. "That's a shame. Tohru-san really loves the colour though..."

"T-that's different! It suits her. And she's a girl, so it's okay..." Kyo turned completely red now. "Everything's good on her is good to me..." he mumbled quietly. Yuki grinned by this comment. Oh, how he missed teasing his cousin.

Yuki stared at his now red cousin, amused. "So, what's up with you? You look distraught."

Kyo glanced at him, sat still for a moment before dragging his knees to his chest and put his arms around them. He then shook his head. "Nothing."

"Look, as much as I hate this myself and don't know why I'm bothering myself asking you this, but just once...you should at least tell someone what's in that thick skull of yours." Now it's Yuki's turn to blush.

Kyo glanced at him again before putting his chin on his knees just like Yuki did minutes before. "That really didn't sound like you."

"I know," Yuki sighed.

Both of them sat there in silence for solid ten minutes. Neither of them uttered a word. The two boys are both busy thinking and dosing to the beautiful sky above them. Nearly fifteen minutes later did the quietness break by Kyo's silent hum. Yuki stared at him, surprised.

"Did you just sing?"

"I didn't sing, baka, I hummed." He replied dully.

"It's the same to me."

"Whatever." Kyo now had his head buried on his knees. Yuki looked, confused, at the former cat's behaviour. "So, did Tohru-san sing that song to you?" He asked teasingly. Kyo sat stiffen and didn't respond at his comment. Yuki sighed. A few moments later did Kyo lifts his head once more.

"Nah..." he said quietly. "It wasn't Tohru." Yuki stared at him for a while. Kyo dosed off, his eyes are staring at completely nothing in front of him. Yuki let a few moments passed slowly before he asked, "Who was it then?"

Kyo continues staring off to space before replying. "It's...my mother."

*i do hope u'll like it...-blushes-*