I'm Not Scared!

A/N: Curse is broken. If you can guess the movie, PM me and send me a request for a new Kyoru story!

"Whose idea was this, anyways?" Kyo basically snarled. Uo, Hana, Momiji, Haru, Rin, Yuki, Machi, Tohru, and Kyo were all in Shigure's living room facing the T.V. Everyone had basically invited themselves over for a movie night since it was Friday.

"Kyooooooo! Don't be a party pooper!" Momiji whined. Kyo clenched his jaw, trying to calm himself. He knew Tohru was happy about this so he would put up with it. For her.

"The popcorn is ready! Who wants some?" Tohru called from the kitchen. Everybody but Kyo raised their hands and smiled at Tohru, even Rin. She divided the treat into small bowls and started to distribute them. She knelt down next to Kyo, who was in the corner of the room.

"I got some for you too, Kyo. Just in case you change your mind." She smiled at him. He was a little awestruck by her constant kindness to him. He gently grabbed the bowl and turned to thank her, but she had gone back to the kitchen to grab her own bowl.

"What movie should we watch?" Haru asked Momiji.

"Oh! I have a few to choose from here! There's a romantic comedy, an action movie, and a horror movie! I like the horror movie the best because it's based on a true story." Momiji smiled instantly. Everyone murmured in agreement at the horror movie and Momiji inserted the DVD into the player. Kyo looked up at Tohru, who was frozen in the doorway.

'Crap. She doesn't like scary thing. Annoying rabbit...' Kyo thought. The movie started and Tohru looked for a place to sit. She had noticed everyone had kind of paired off together. Uo and Hana sat with Momiji, Yuki and Machi were snuggling together, and Rin and Haru were basically on top of each other. She didn't want to intrude on anyone so she sat away from everyone else. She didn't mind though, she couldn't really see the T.V. from here and to be honest, she didn't really want to. Still, she tried to watch anyways. About 5 minutes into the movie, the family in the haunted house started to experience strange things. Tohru gasped and jumped when a crashing sound came from the movie. Kyo hadn't taken interest in the movie at all, opting to watch Tohru for her reactions. He expected this much of her after recalling their experience at the haunted house.

"Hey," Kyo whispered just loud enough for Tohru to hear. She looked over at him with clear fear in her eyes. He tried not to laugh as he beckoned for her to come sit next to him. Normally Tohru would blush and refuse such an offer, but she honestly was scared and wanted to be near someone at the moment. She scooted close to him and found that this view of the movie was much better. She couldn't decide whether that was a good thing or not. Kyo was surprised that she actually came over to him, not that he was complaining. Her hands had curled into fists and she covered her mouth with them. She had started shaking as the movie progressed and Kyo was starting to worry. She was probably going to have nightmares now. Wanting to comfort her, he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her into his side. She gasped at the movement but luckily, a jump scare had appeared on screen and Momiji let out a short, high pitched scream at the same time. Tohru looked up at Kyo, whose eyes were glued on the T.V. now and smiled.

"Thank you," Tohru whispered in his ear. He couldn't help but smile a little bit but he continued to watch the movie a little bit. Tohru had eventually relaxed into his side and even went so far as to grab his knee when she was particularly scared. He tried not to jump out of his skin when she did that. He leaned his head down to whisper to her.

"Are you sure you want to watch the rest of this? You're probably going to have nightmares now." He kept his head near hers to hear her response.

"Umm, I think it's almost over... I-I'll be okay." She still looked terrified when Kyo pulled away, so he offered her his free hand.

"Just take it if you get scared..." He mumbled. Tohru smiled appreciatively, but turned her head back to the movie. It seemed the mother was undergoing an exorcism. Tohru quickly grabbed Kyo's hand and laced her fingers through it, squeezing gently. Kyo blushed but pulled her closer to his side, his arm tight around her. She was progressively shaking harder and harder in fear, so Kyo rubbed his thumb on her waist, hoping to either comfort her or distract her. It worked by some miracle and she finally rested her head on his shoulder. Kyo tried not to tense up and eventually melted at the feeling. Tohru only eased up her grip on Kyo's hand when the demon in the mother was gone. She continued to hold it though. Kyo mentally cheered. This was the closest he'd been to her since the curse broke. He was finally making progress! Then the movie ended, showing facts about the real life events that inspired the movie and Kyo could feel Tohru release all the tension from her body.

"T-That was pretty scary..." She mumbled. Momiji had insisted on watching the sequel and Kyo groaned. He noticed Tohru was gripping his hand again. He look at their interlocking fingers and gave her a gentle squeeze back.

"You going to stick around for this movie, too?" He asked. Tohru couldn't seem to form words so she just nodded and Kyo chuckled, making her look at him.

"You don't have to you know. It's okay to be selfish sometimes." Kyo reminded her. She grew a determined look on her face and spoke with conviction.

"People say sequels usually aren't as good as the original so I'm sure it won't be as frightening! It would be rude to leave now anyways!" Kyo cheered in his head. She was going to stay beside him!

"If you say so..." He unwrapped his arm from her waist and let go of her hand and was instantly missing the contact, just as he thought he would. He looked down at Tohru and noticed she had a remorse look on her face as well.

"I'm going to get a drink and to grab a blanket. Want anything?" He mumbled just loud enough for her to hear. Her face instantly brightened.

"Oh! A glass of water would be great actually! But I can get it myself." She moved to stand but he just pushed the top of her head down.

"I'm already up. Relax." He gave her a small smile indicating this favor wasn't a big deal. After he returned from his task, he sat in the same spot next to Tohru, who was already shaking at the opening scene of the movie. He wanted to wrap his arm around her again, but it didn't seem like the right time. Instead, he draped the blanket over both of their laps and he leaned back against the wall. He watched with disinterest at the horror film, noting briefly that it wasn't terribly made. (A/N: I actually love both of the movies so forgive me for writing this).

His thoughts were interrupted when Tohru gasped at the screen and reached for his hand again. Kyo noticed she couldn't find it was was feeling around under the blanket for it. However, Kyo had his hands behind his head, so she was essentially feeling him up. He tried not to blush and her hand moved up and down his thigh looking for his hand and he finally reached under and grabbed hers. She instantly relaxed and leaned into him again. This time it was a bit more uncomfortable as she was leaning on the arm that was holding her hand. Kyo adjusted the situation quickly, wanting to take the opportunity to hold her again. He managed to get his hand out of her death grip and wrap it around her waist and offered his other hand to hold again, palm up in his lap. Tohru looked back at him and gave him a grateful smile. She laced their fingers together and leaned into his side. Well, as best as she could in the current situation.

As the movie escalated, there were times when Tohru got so frightened that she turned and buried her face into Kyo's chest. The first time this happened, he was sure she could feel his heart racing. But he gently rubbed her side, trying to calm her a little bit and telling her when the scene was over. The next few times it happened, Kyo noticed her face was getting closer and closer to his neck, not that he minded. She always mumbled about how terrifying the story was and gripped the front of his shirt a little bit. Kyo only chuckled and whispered in her ear the same thing.

"Dope. It's not even scary."

The last time Tohru did this was near the end of the movie. Kyo had been adjusting his position to better fit her for when these instances occurred and he also pulled the blanket to her shoulders. When her head connected with his chest once again, she released the hand she was holding and used both of hers to wrap them around Kyo's torso. He tried not to flinch, but he did anyways. Tohru went to pull away, thinking she had made him uncomfortable, but he quickly grabbed her elbows and wrapped them around his middle himself. In return, he wrapped one arm around her waist and used the other hand to hold the back of her head. Kyo was sure he was blushing furiously and he was grateful that Hana had insisted that they watch with the lights off.

"It's okay. It's almost over. Do you want me to tell you what's happening?" He mumbled into her ear. Tohru didn't respond for a second before she shook her head 'no'. Kyo laughed lightly and instinctively kissed her forehead. Once he realized what he'd done, he didn't dare move. His lips were mere centimeters away from her skin and his jaw was slack, horrified. He waited for her to move or to say something but she didn't. He felt the heat from her face on his chest and at once he knew he had just messed everything up. He mentally slapped himself in the face and began retreating his arms.

"Don't..." Tohru said so softly Kyo could barely hear it. He glanced down at the top of her head and she slowly moved to look at him.

"Don't let go. Please." She begged. Kyo just nodded and pulled her to him again. Maybe this was a good sign? Kyo could tell there was still a good 15 minutes left of the movie and he wanted to cherish every one of them. He stared at the T.V. but all of his senses were actually focused on Tohru. She had rarely moved and she was so still in his arms when she was usually trembling with fear. It was nice, Kyo admitted to himself. Soon Tohru moved and pulled away from him the slightest bit to look at him. She had an unsure look on her face.

"Thank you for helping me, Kyo..." The way she lingered on his name made shivers shoot up his spine. He blushed and looked at the movie.

"It's no prob-" Kyo's eyes widened. She had kissed his cheek! She quickly dug her face into his chest, pulling the blanket up a little more to hide some of her scorching face. Kyo snapped his mouth shut and steeled himself. He wrapped his arm around her waist a little tighter and moved the one previously holding the back of her head to her cheek, urging her to look at him. When she finally did, it almost looked that she had tears in her eyes. Even though he couldn't really see her face, he knew what her expression must have been. One of uncertainty and embarrassment. He gave her a genuine smile and leaned down to kiss her other cheek. He felt her shiver a bit at the contact and heard a small gasp. He loved the sound. He kissed her cheek again, and again, and again, moving closer to her mouth each time. One of her hands had come to rest on his wrist, her thumb lightly tracing a scare she found there. He gulped and took the plunge. He gently pressed his mouth to hers and felt his entire body heat up. If the curse had still been intact, he was certain he would be a cat right now. Tohru's grip on his wrist tightened as she returned his kiss shyly. They broke apart and Kyo loved the sound it made. He rested his forehead on hers and smiled. He rubbed his thumb on her cheek and pecked her lips again with a little more force. Tohru responded enthusiastically, squeezing Kyo's shoulders slightly. As they broke apart again, Kyo chuckled.

"You have no idea how long I've wanted to do that. Maybe we should watch horror movies more often." He whispered in her ear. Tohru definitely felt conflicted. She absolutely wanted to kiss Kyo more but not watch any more horror movies if she could help it. She leaned up to whisper back in his ear.

"We don't have to be watching a horror movie though right?" Kyo smiled and kissed her again and then shaking his head 'no'. They settled in together and watched the happy ending of the movie. He had only just noticed that most of the characters had English accents. One of her hands was still lightly gripping to his shirt and the other had wrapped around his back. They sat in comfort until Momiji turned on the lights. They both suddenly realized that the others would see them, only to find that everyone was already staring at them.

"About damn time." Uo said and both of the couples faces flushed red. Kyo pulled the blanket over their heads and heard the rest of the group laugh.

"Oh geez, sorry. I didn't think about what would happen after the movie ended..." Kyo said softly to Tohru. She just smiled and kissed him again.

"I don't really mind."

Kyo felt someone yanking the blanket out of his hands and wasn't surprised to see it was Momiji. Kyo just rolled his eyes and stood up.

"Are you all happy now?" He asked angrily, making the group laugh at his expense again. He felt Tohru lace her fingers through his and he instantly calmed down. He hadn't realized she stood up next to him.

"What should we do now?" She asked.

"Oh! I already have a plan! We are going to make s'mores!" Momiji called out. Hana was instantly intrigued and followed Momiji out into the front yard. The rest of the group trailed behind, leaving the new couple in the back.

"Tohru? Are you okay with all of this? With me?" Kyo asked seriously. Tohru only grinned at him.

"Of course! I've wanted to be with you for a long time too you know." She said matter-of-factly. Kyo's eyes widened and then he laughed.

"If you say so. Come on, we should join the others." he responded.