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Sometimes It Be That Way	By : lutz Category: Fruits Basket > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 7269 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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A/N: *cuddles Avmin* super-mega thankies to my fuhrer and beta!! ^o^ How
I love thee - let me count the ways~ *gets lost around one-thousand* hmmmm~
well let me just give you kisses for helping me so much! I couldn't have done
it without you and your hammer of destruction!! Smashed my writers block into
itty-bitty pieces she did =^^= *kisses*

Sometimes It Be That Way

Declarations and Resolution

It had taken almost two months, but he had finally got back on his feet. Shigure
had gotten Haru excused from a week of school so he could stay with Kyou for
the beginning of his recovery. When the ushi had to return to school, Shigure
had sat with Kyou and
excitedly recollected how Kyou had been rescued from his cage. Kyou
had sat quietly
with his hands clutching at his heart and a
soft smile on his lips. With a knowing grin, Shigure had wiped the tears off
his cheeks that he hadn't known were falling.

When Haru had returned from school that day, Kyou had latched onto the ushi,
nuzzling his neck in silent thanks. Haru was more than happy to cuddle with
the neko, enjoying the affection he received even though he wasn't sure what
prompted it.

After two weeks, Hatori had decided to move Kyou down to a less powerful
painkiller and the neko returned to his normal personality. Haru had been
worried that Kyou would be embarrassed about their relationship finally being
out in the open, but he didn't need to since the neko had no qualms about
his feelings for the ushi. Tohru had thrown in her own two cents saying that
she thought it was so cute that Kyou acted like that with Haru. Yuki even
began using it as a way to shut the neko up when he began ranting. The nezumi
would yell for the ushi to come get his obnoxious boyfriend when Kyou began
to get on his nerves. As for Shigure, he had become reattached to his video
camera, keeping it up his sleeve once more. One never knew when things would
get interesting.

Kyou had been exceptionally busy catching back up with schoolwork and the
challenge that walking again presented, but he didn't mind since Haru had
been there with him every step of the way. He had made sure to thank the ushi
properly when the stitches had been finally removed. When Haru had opened
the door to their bedroom after the hour long session to go downstairs and
get something to eat, Shigure and Ayame had fallen over from where they were
pressed up against the door listening. Shigure had laughed
briefly saying that Kyou was loud as Haru had said. Haru had kicked
the two out of the
room with a dry smile and slammed the door, when he looked over at Kyou, the
neko
had narrowed his eyes and said, "You said what?!" Haru had
calmed him down by
jumping the incensed neko and taking him again.

Downstairs, Shigure and Ayame enjoyed the resulting screams of ecstasy that
were emanating from the upstairs with extremely large smiles on their faces.

***

"Kyou-kun could you get me some of the good plates?" Tohru asked
the neko.

Kyou nodded to the smiling girl who was busy making dinner then gone into
the adjoining room where they kept them. Some of the other juunishi and Tohru's
two friends were coming to dinner that night so she was making a lot for the
occasion.

Reaching for the plates in the cabinet before him, Kyou felt a tap on his
shoulder. When he turned, Yuki was standing there behind him. The notion that
his time had finally come for that beat down flashed through the neko's mind.

The nezumi blinked at the look on the neko's face, "Kyou, I-" he
began.

"Sorry for sucker punching you!" Kyou exclaimed covering his face
with his arms, clearly expecting the punches to start flying. He peeked out
from behind his arms when the nezumi started chuckling softly. Dropping them
to his sides completely when he realized that Yuki wasn't going to attack.

"No, that's not it." Yuki said with a slight smile, putting a hand
on Kyou's shoulder. "I just want you to know," He paused seeing
the confused ruby eyes. "that if he ever hurts you, I'll be here."

WHAT?!?! Kyou's eye twitched as his brain simply denied what he had
just heard.

The nezumi leaned over and brushed his lips over Kyou's. Kyou's internal
clock ticked
down as his brain couldn't deny what had just happened. 3, 2, 1...

Kyou's fist connected with his face and Yuki slammed into the wall five feet
behind him, splintering the wood. The dishes that were in the cabinet screamed
in fear as Kyou started grabbing them and chucking them at Yuki.

"You kuso nezumi!!! You freak!!! Never!! NEVER!! Not even if
HELL froze over!! Not
if we were the LAST two people on earth!! AHHH!!" Kyou thundered.

Yuki covered his face with his arms as the dishes crashed over him; the pile
of broken porcelain around him grew. When he ran out of dishes, Kyou started
heaving furniture at him.

***

Haru watched in amused silence from where he had been knocked over to the
floor as his lover went on a rampage. He had opened the door just in time
to see Yuki kiss Kyou and immediately gone black with all intents bent on
kicking the nezumi's ass. Shigure had tackled the ushi before he got a step
through the door and was currently sitting on Haru's back with his camera
out, snickering as he rolled film. Haru opted for just watching the resulting
damage that was occurring; his kitten was doing a bang up job of it too.

When Kyou finally ran out of things to throw, he stepped back against the
wall and slowly slid down it, trying to catch his breath. He felt extremely
nauseous. "Need…bleach…." He mumbled, shakily getting to
his feet and stumbling from the room.

Yuki dug himself out of the carnage around him and simply said, "Ouch."
And fell over the pile of debris.

"You deserved that." Haru told him from his place on the floor.

Yuki closed his eyes and raised his eyebrows, "Yeah, I know."

Haru pushed Shigure off him and went to find his kitten; he knew exactly
what would
cheer him up after that revelation.

***

News had trickled down through the grapevine, and eventually Rin heard of
what Haru had done for Kyou. He had not done the same for her as she had hoped
he would with her calculated actions long ago, but she could care less. The
ushi had finally showed some spine and quit sneaking around like an ass. Justice
had at last been dealt; she felt she had been properly repaid this time around.
It was just too bad she wasn't there to witness it.

Rin grinned at the shot of whisky she was holding in her hand. "This
one is for you two, I know you'll have happy lives together." She downed
the shot and slammed the empty glass on the bar. The bartender came over and
refilled it for her.

"What are you so happy about, chica?" The bartender asked her.
"Never saw you smile like this…ever." He told her wiping down
an empty glass with a raised eyebrow.

Rin raised her glass and proclaimed to the bartender, "Revenge is a
dish best served cold."

She let out a booming cackle as she let herself think about how Akito had
served it right to himself. Then she bought a round for the rest of the patrons
in the bar to celebrate.

***

Yuki sat alone in a mostly empty coffee shop, quietly thinking about the
things that he had done and had not done. A song softly playing in the background
caught his attention and he decided that even though the lyrics were mostly
nonsense, it still fit for his current frame of mind.

'And I'm sorry if you had to explain it like this - Sorry I was a point
you were destined to miss'

He had fallen for the neko the first time he had seen him, the ruby eyes
and ginger mane had captured his attention. He had reached out to the neko,
wanting to touch the soft looking hair when Kyou had brushed him off. All
he had been left with from the brief encounter was a blue baseball cap the
neko had left behind in his haste to get away.

'And I'm sorry I spoke to you irreverently'

Since he couldn't gain the neko's friendship, he turned to harsh words and
pushed the neko even farther from him. He had never meant to do that, it was
unintentional on his part but he knew he had only brought it upon himself.
He should have dealt with the situation differently, but it was too late to
change things now.

'And I'm sorry if my arms to you were just empty rooms - I'm sorry they
never could
comfort you'

Yuki considered only now that he should have let the neko beat him. Just
once, so that the neko could have collected on Akito's promise. He wondered
if things would have been different if he had done that. Would the neko have
gone to him then? No, he doubted Kyou would have.

'And I'm sorry if I ever caused you pain'

So many things that he wished he could change and never would be able to.
It was the past, and he would be haunted by those crimson eyes for a long
time. The moments of hurt and anger that shown so brightly in the red orbs
when they fought and verbally spared. When Tohru had come into their lives
he saw the change that started with her and ended with Haru claiming the full
concentration of love that could spring from the neko. It was hard watching
Kyou act so tenderly with the ushi when all Yuki received was wary distrust
now. At least he had finally come clean, and Yuki felt better for finally
doing it.

'This love was a velvet ring unheard in the air - I was bound to find
out that you didn't
care'

It had been odd seeing Kyou easily swing from one extreme to the other, he
wondered how long before they had all found out about the relationship that
Haru had been graced with that shining smile. He let himself admit the two
couldn't be more perfect for each other, but it still hurt. The best thing,
he decided, would be to just watch from afar. It was enough to see the neko
that happy.

'I'm sorry if it was my swerve that tempted you to sway - Oh well, sometimes
it be that
way'

Yeah, thought Yuki with a sad smile, sometimes it be that way.

***TBC***

A/N: Only thing left is the epilogue! ^-^ Thankee all my lovely reviewers
for sticking with me through this! And the song Yuki was listening to, which
is the name of the main title of this is: 'Sometimes It Be That Way' by Jewel,
beautiful song!
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