"Miss. Honda, it's your turn." The teacher said gently with a smile.

Tohru swallowed hard. Was it really her turn so soon? She felt like the last five projects before hers went by far too quickly. As she moved to the front, her paper tightly in her hand, she found herself trembling. She moved to the front and let out a shaky breath, looking over the class. Everyone's attention was fixed on her, not a single student turned away.

Uo was giving her a thumbs up while Hana looked at her with her very small smile. She spotted Yuki who was looking at her, half with his gentle smile, half with what she thought was angst. Finally she saw him. She saw Kyo. He sat where he always did. His bright orange hair starring her in the face. For some reason, seeing his cat-like red eyes fixed on her, made her relax rather than panic more.

"Miss. Honda? You can begin." The teacher said.

"S-Sorry." Tohru said and laughed nervously. She let out a breath before taking one last glance at Kyo. She turned her eyes back down and began to read.

She began by explaining the folk tale on how the cat missed on making the zodiac. She explained how the cat was simply fooled by the selfish rat and nothing could ever take away the cats hurt and it would be impossible for them to ever be friends again. She paused in her story to glance from Yuki to Kyo. They're eyes fixed on one another's for a brief moment before they broke away; Kyo snarled quietly.

She smiled softly. "But this does not make the cat anything less then it would be." She sand and smiled at the class before looking down again to her sheet.

"Sneaky, stealthy, mischief and loyal. Cats are quick on their feet, but of course no one is perfect. The cat would have been the ideal animal to be in the zodiac. I believe it's a shame the cat didn't make it in because of the rat's selfish desires..." She lifted her head to look at Kyo.

His eyes were wide as he stared at her; was that admiration she saw?

"Gentle creature that needs not to be alone, but to be loved. Cats... mean a lot to many people.. but one cat in particular... means a lot to me... and that is the forgotten, but deserving one.. to the Chinese Zodiac..." She said and lowered her paper with a grin. "If there was a year of the cat fanclub, I'd be the manager." She stated and giggled before bowing. "Thank you."

The class began to clap and the teacher stood, dismissing Tohru to her seat. "Well Miss. Honda. I wasn't sure what to expect from your project, it being on an animal that is not originally in the Zodiac, however... I was very impressed." The teacher said and smiled.

Tohru blushed deeply as another round of applause began.

It was shortly after that, that the bell rang and everyone piled out of the room.

The end of the day rolled around and Kyo had not said a word to Tohru. She thought maybe she had said something to offend him. Eventually herself, Yuki and Kyo headed home. Kyo was up ahead with Yuki and Tohru behind him.

"What's wrong, Miss. Honda?" Yuki asked and touched her shoulder.

"I-I... think Kyo is mad at me..." She whispered and sighed.

Yuki shook his head. "Why would you think that?"

"S-Since... my project this morning... he hasn't said a word to me..." She explained.

Yuki sighed and looked up at Kyo. Stupid cat... she basically confesses her love and you're rejecting her!

...

The night rolled by quickly. Tohru made dinner for the household but Kyo refused to come down from the roof to eat. Even as bedtime rolled around, Tohru had yet to hear from Kyo.

She frowned as she got dressed, buttoning up her nightshirt and climbing into her warm bed. She shut off her lamp and curled up with a long breath.

I-I... don't know what I did, Mom... I think he hates me...

...

Kyo stared at the moon hanging high in the sky. He slowly sat up and ran his fingers through his hair. "Tohru..." He sighed softly.

He jumped down to the backyard and moved back into the house. All the lights were off an everyone was in bed. He didn't even know what time it was. As he climbed the stairs, he moved to Tohru's door and opened it slowly.

There she laid, under her pink frilly blanket. She looked to comfortable, he almost felt guilty for even considering waking her up... but it had to be done. He slowly stepped into the room, closing the door gently behind him. He moved to her bed and sat down on the edge.

"T-Tohru..." He stuttered nervously. He saw her hair was tousled across her face and he went to move it aside, then rested his hand to her cheek, moving her face into his view. "Tohru.." He said again.

A soft groan came from her lips as her eyes slowly opened. "K-Kyo?" She whispered.

He nodded. "I-I... I'm sorry for ah... waking you..." He murmured.

She shook her head. "I-Is something wrong?"

He shook his head. "I-I'm... sorry for ah... ignoring you today..."

She nodded slowly and went to speak but he hurried on.

"I loved what you said about cats- well... you meant me... r-right?"

She nodded.

He nodded in return. "Thank you... Tohru..." He whispered. His face moved closer and closed the gap between their lips.

Her eyes widened as she tried to process what was happening in her fatigued state. He only pressed his lips harder to hers, his fingers tangling in her long hair as his eyes shut softly. She let out a soft breath as she went to wrap her arms around his neck but thought against it, not wanting him to change into his cat form. She simply closed her eyes and melted against the kiss.

After a moment, he pulled back and smiled softly. "I-I... really.. like you..." He murmured.

"S-So do I..." She breathed. She gripped his hand. "Please... stay with me, Kyo..." She whispered.

He nodded. "I promise you wont lose me ever... not like how you've already lost so much."

Tears welled in her eyes as she smiled. "Th-Thank you... so much..." She cried.

Kyo nodded and stroked her hair, wishing he could hug her.

She calmed after a moment. "C-Can you lay here... without turning..?"

"We just can't hug." He stated.

She smiled slightly and moved so he could climb in. He pulled her to his chest but kept his arms away from her. Her back rested against his chest, feeling as it rose and fell with each breath he took. She moved to entwine her legs with his and giggled softly. "There..." She whispered.

He chuckled. "Night, Tohru." He whispered.

"Goodnight, Kyo." She whispered and sighed contently.

AN: Done! Gah! Finally I got a new idea for a story tonight... but I thought if I started a new one, I'd have some people ripping off my head ^^" So... yeah xD

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