When it Rains it Pours

Slowly Kyo opened his eyes groggily realising he was once again in a bed and groaned letting his eyes fall closed again.

“Ahh good to see your finally awake Kyo,” came Shigure’s voice from beside him. Turning his head he looked over at the dog his eyes slowly focusing onto the dark pair that watched him.

“What are you doing here Shigure?” he asked groggily.

“Oh just making sure your alright while the others are eating.” He replied in his usual voice still watching Kyo. The cat nodded his head and looked back up at the ceiling the purple bruise around his eye making Shigure frown.

“Where am I?” asked the cat in barely a whisper.

“In Sohma house, when you passed out we called Hatori. He suggested we bring you here so he could keep an eye on you. Make sure nothing was seriously wrong.”

“It just cause of the rain and that fucking rat” he snarled angrily before sighing tiredly “I don’t know why you had to bring me back here. No one wants me here,” he mttered bitterly letting one slender arm drop over his eyes.

“You know Kyo, that might not be entirely true. There…” Shigure paused in his sentence sitting up straighter and looking at the door, some one was coming.

Not to disappoint moments later the door to the room slide open, Haru standing in the door way. His complete lack of sleep since the other day more than obvious to the dog as he let his eyes linger on him for a moment.

“Well,” he said suddenly getting to his feet and stifling a fake yawn “I better leave you two kids to it. I need an early night and all.” Stretching he walked towards the door pausing by Haru’s side.

The ox looked back at him his grey eyes giving away nothing of what he was thinking as Shigure examined them. Placing a hand on the boys shoulder he smiled lightly and warmly at him.

“You really should get some sleep tonight you know,” when Haru’s only reply was looking towards Kyo Shigure shook his head and left.


Hatsuharu stood where he was listening as the dogs bare feet padded down the hall and out of range. Walking into the room he slide the door shut behind him before sitting down right beside the bed Kyo lay on.

He suddenly felt very awkward and unsure of what to say. For a week after their brief romp Haru had vanished from Kyo’s life. Not even going to school as he tried to sort out his own feelings and decipher exactly what that night had meant to him. How it had changed things, if Kyo felt the same.

He loved Kyo completely and never wanted to lose him. Yet some deep part of him still held to Yuki. Still loved Yuki desperately, even now after their fight he loved the rat, hated what he had done but loved him.

“Haru, what are you doing here?” asked Kyo finally after watching the ox for a while.

“I… I …” he fumbled for words as he looked into those oddly ruby eyes “I’m sorry” he finished finally unable to take his eyes from the cat.

Kyo stared for a moment not sure why Haru suddenly looked away after apologizing. Or what the ox was actually apologizing for in the first place.

“Sorry for what?” he asked moving his arm so it lay above his head his palm facing the ceiling.

“Kyo… I….” grey eyes looked at him again and there was sorrow in them and longing “I\'m sorry for not coming back sooner, and… I’m sorry for not stepping in sooner when Yuki attacked you.” He whispered the slightly painful bruises on his stomach reminding him of the fight.

There was a grunt beside him as Kyo forced himself into a sitting position his eyes watching the ox for a moment. Gently he looked away letting his eyes fall into his lap to look at his hands.

Why did he want the ox to reach out to him so much? Why did he just want Haru to take him in his arms and tell him it was all okay? Kyo didn’t understand it but he was almost way to tired to fight it if it did happen. His stubborn pride however would not allow him to make the first move.

“It wasn’t your place to step in. It was my fight, besides I never expected you to fight Yuki. Not with how you two are its just not right,” why did he feel so sad admitting that? “I don’t know why you stepped in though I can take care of myself you know.” He grumbled finally at a lost for what else to do.

“What do you mean? Did you think I would just sit by while he did that?” questioned Haru a frown creasing his forehead as he looked at the top of Kyo’s ginger head.

“Well… you apparently love him. So its not really fair is it” replied the cat defiantly and slightly angrily meeting the calm grey stare.

“Kyo… you’re an idiot” mumbled Haru before he leaned forward and brushed his lips gently against the cats. He was so unsure of his actions that he was ready to pull back at any moment if Kyo made any sign that he didn’t want this kind of contact.

“Haru?” whispered Kyo almost longingly as he gingerly lifted his hand to tangle in the back of the ox’s hair.

“I love you Kyo” he whispered the hand on the back of his neck all the reassurance he needed. Pressing his lips to the cats yet again he let himself sigh contentedly as he lay Kyo back down. Never once breaking the kiss that was very quickly becoming more heated, desperate and passionate.



Shigure padded down to the opposite end of the house trying to find Hatori and failing miserably. Stepping into Hatori’s office he took a gentle sniff with his nose before a small cheeky smile crossed his face. Ayame had been here, and he knew exactly where they would be now.

“Ahh Tori can never stay good can you no matter how hard you try” he whispered backing out of the room. Turning on his heels he headed back through the house making his way for the back door. By the time he reached it he was humming happily to himself.

Crossing the gardens he walked slowly so as not to draw attention, making his was to one of the more secluded of the houses. HE paused outside the door listening before he opened it and stepped inside. This place was modest and small consisting of two levels with all the amenities down stair and a large spacious bedroom occupying the top floor.

They had been using this place since high school and no one as yet had cottoned on or found them in it.

“Oh FUCK… Hatori… god” came a cry from upstairs following the sound of a hard slap making Shigure smile. Tori always brought the most foul language out of the generally well spoken Ayame it was simply amazing. But then the dragon was amazingly good at that to an almost scary degree.

Walking to the bottom of the stairs Shigure stoped listening with his hand on the rail. His pants already beginning to grow a little tight from what he had heard already… still he needed to know what he was walking into.

“Please…” came a whimpering beg from Ayame.

“Please what?” came the echoed reply with just a slight edge that Shigure recognized instantly.

“Please do it again… Tori please” begged Ayame “It’s been to long… please”

There was another loud slapping sound and another cry from the snake followed by a deep moan. There was a gasp followed by another cry and Shigure couldn’t stay where he was a moment longer. Ascending the stairs he undressed as he went even as a moan echoed down the stair well to him hastening his steps.

Aya was right it had been far to long...