CHAPTER 2:

Kyo's words echoed the quite room... Kazuma had so many mixed emotions, he couldn't speak. He was proud of Kyo for not being a blood thirsty demon like some are...but he was also sad. In order for Tohru to win...Kyo must die...

"Shishou?"

Kazuma shook the thoughts out of his mind, "I'm here..."

"I'm sorry..."

"It's okay... but Your time is running out...I must go..."

Kyo shook his head, "Goodbye...Shishou..."

"Kyo wait! I have one more thing to tell you..."

"What?"

"I'm proud of you... son..."

With that, Kazuma and Kyo say their final goodbyes...Kyo hung up the phone. He was fighting back the tears...Why did Tohru have to go through this? He walked over to the other phone...

"Yo... Kyo speaking."

"Hello Kyo..." Kyo felt as if there was something crawling under his skin for the person on the other line...was Akito...He stayed silent.

"How does it feel? Ha! I never imagined Tohru and Yuki would be drawn into these games as well..."

"You set us up!" Kyo bursts out.

"What? You maybe...Yuki, no...and Tohru? Hmm? Well It just worked out that way...But even if for some reason you win...I will lock you up were you belong...In the cat room."

Kyo slammed the phone back down on it's base...It didn't matter anyway...He would rather DIE than spend his life in that room! The guard walks back in, "Times up..." Kyo stands up and follows him. When he enters the hallway, Tohru walks up beside him. She say nothing...but it was obvious that she had been crying. She was trying not to look to weak...but she still looked like a cry baby. "Oh great...every tribute out there is gonna try and kill her...and I'm the only one who can protect her!" Kyo thought to himself.

The sunlight blinded them as they walked outside. Camera's flashed at them as they walked to the car. They quickly jumped in the car that shielded them from all the Paparazzi's. The woman with the pink wig was in the front of the car. "If you don't mind me asking...What is your name miss?" Tohru asks the lady. The lady turns to face her, "You don't know my name?" Tohru shakes her head. She looks at them both, "You not from around here at all..." Kyo whispers to Tohru, "Stupid idiot..."

"Well, my name is Effie, Effie Trinket..." She smiles at them. Kyo turns away and Tohru smiles a little smile back. "So, Kyo and Tohru, Your in for a surprise! Treats beyond you wildest imagination!..." Effie goes on with her 'wonderful' description of what wonderful things the tributes do before the games. "Well...some of it sounds exciting..." Tohru tries to sound like she would enjoy this time. Kyo was obsessed with marital arts...but even this took the fun out of it. Tohru drifted off to sleep along with Effie. It had started to rain and Kyo was so stressed about the day... It was too much for his body to handle.

*Poof!*

On the seat of the car laid a stressed little orange cat. Tohru and Effie woke up from the nap they were taking. When Tohru saw that Kyo had transformed, she took off her jacket and put it over Kyo. Effie turns around with droopy eyes, "What was that?" Her eyes lose all sleepiness when she notice Kyo was no longer in his seat. "Where is he?" Tohru shrugs her shoulders as the pull into the train station. "Go and board the train...We'll go find him..." Effie got out of the car with the driver and started to scavenge around. Tohru garbed her bundle of joy in her arms. He was passed out with a fever...

She boarded the train with no trouble ad headed to her room. She sat Kyo down on the bad along with her jacket. She had managed to to grab his cloths, so she set them beside him. She sighed after she was settled down, and sat down on the bed next to him. She studied his breathing for awhile before she reached over and stocked his orange fur. A slight purr sounded from the sleeping cat known as Kyo... Tohru smiled at this, "How cute..."

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Tohru jumped up, "Um! Hold on a sec!" She covered Kyo back up with the jacket. Then she turns to the door, "Come on in..." A girl with long brown hair along with a guy with blond hair and bright blue eyes entered her room. "Nice to meet you Tohru," The young woman greeted her, "I'm Katniss and this is Peeta...we are you mentors." Tohru bowed, "It's an honor to meet you!" Katniss blushed, "No need for that... So your friend, he...just disappeared?" Tohru looks at her, "I guess..." She glanced at her jacket on her bed.

Kyo opened his eyes to see the brown cloth around him. He felt smothered...he throws it off off him before he realized that he was in the room with other people...plus, he was in his cat form. "Cat?" Katniss says starring at Kyo. "Uh! That's my pet?" Tohru lies. Katniss and Peeta exchange looks, "Well...uh...how did you get it here?" Peeta asks her. "I brought him! Duh!" Tohru tells them. Katniss throws her a look. Then she looks at the cat, "I'm not a cat person..." Tohru jumps at that statement, Kyo and her may not get along that well. Peeta walks over to Kyo, " Well, I think it's okay." He reaches to pet Kyo, but the cat jumped up on the train window. Peeta falls on the bed and looks at the cat. "Stupid cat!"

Kyo had a natural comeback to that, "Don't call me stupid!" After realizing he had talked he jumped down, "You guys have been drinking right?" Katniss and Peeta stare at him now on the floor. "uh, no..." Peeta says. "Wait, wait...so your? Tohru's pet?" Kyo's fur stands on one end, "Hell no!" Katniss laughs, "Then who or what the hell are you?" He looks at them, "I'm one of the two you supposed to train for these damn games!" Katniss stops laughing, "Your...Kyo?" The cat nods. Katniss falls back onto the bed in laughter. Kyo hisses, "Dammit! What the hell is so funny!"

"Your a cat!" She says out of breath. Kyo jumps up on the bed and scratches her arm, "Ah! Damn cat! What the hell was that for?" Katniss stares at him, "Well, at least you can fight...as a cat!" She starts to laugh again but is stopped as a cloud of orange smoke surrounds the little cat as he transforms back into a human. Tohru calls as she turn away, "Look away!" Luckily, they all managed to look away in time. Kyo got dressed, cursing at his own curse. "Stupid damn curse!" When he was finished, Katniss turned to face the teen. "Well, you seem interesting...but a curse you say?" Kyo nods and him and Tohru try to explain the curse the Sohma family possesses. "But...your a cat? The cat isn't part of the Zodiac!" Peeta points out. Kyo looks down at the ground, "I know that..."

Effie opens the door, "Dinner is served and... Kyo? Yay! We can start moving now! I'll go tell the train conductor!" She runs off. "We haven't been moving at all?" Tohru asks. "No...your little friend here had to be on the train, but he was this whole time..." Katniss says looking at Kyo. Kyo held his gaze with the woman, "Lets go eat..." she finally says.

As they sat at the table, Kyo had to ask some questions. "So like, How did you win these games?" Katniss looks at him, "Find food, water, and hide...when you are found, either fight or run..."

Kyo looks at her as she smiles, "But you might need extra work..." Kyo's eyes widen, "What the hell does that mean!" Katniss looks at him, "You hair...it's so bright! It doesn't matter what kind of arena they but you in...you will be an easy target! Why did you dye it that color?" Kyo looks at her in disbelief, "It's naturally this color!" Katniss smiled, "Oh yea, your curse...but I'm serious...you need to do something with your hair first thing..." Kyo looks at her, "Like what?" Katniss get a evil look on her face, "Find mud or something..." Kyo stands up, "Oh no! Never! Mud means water, and I hate water!" Katniss sits back in her chair and puts her hand behind her head, "Oh well...guess you'll just be another dead tribute on the field..." Kyo looks at her, what was up with her? "I don't want to win...I want her to win..." He point at Tohru who is trying to figure out how to hold the fork. "Wha?"

Katniss and Peeta look at them, "We know the feeling..." Kyo, feeling stupid, sits back down feeling like a stupid idiot. After dinner he walked Tohru to her room and sat on the bed next to her. "Are you okay?" Tohru looks onto his eyes. "Honestly, no...I'm scared, I'm just scared. I can't make this positive at all...And You...I don't want you to die! I don't want to die..." Kyo puts his finger over her mouth, "You won't die, because I won't let that happen..." Kyo and Tohru's lips meet as the kiss each other passionately.

Katniss and Peeta walk past Tohru's door which was cracked open. Katniss peaked in to see the two kiss...she turns to Peeta, "They're for real Peeta, We took there name as the star-crossed lovers..."