Chapter Ten

For the next week, Tohru wasn't feeling so well.

She couldn't sleep and she was barely eating because the content of her nightmares was worrying her to the brink of an ulcer.

Kyo and Yuki had noticed her losing weight and the change in her demeanor and they were worried for her.

They both thought that it had something to do with Kaname Kuran and they needed to figure it out before Tohru got worse.

For once they were cooperating and not fighting.

While Tohru was in the process of getting ready for work, the two boys got to work on finding out where Kaname would be.

"Do you think he would be back at the cemetery? That is where we met him and it can't have been the only time he's been there, right?" Kyo suggested.

"NO, no, no. I don't think he'd be there again at all. He was way too suspicious for it to be that easy. No, he looked like the type to be ostentatious… More than my brother, I mean." Yuki replied.

They were looking over a map of the area and decided just to check all of them… except, of course, the cemetery.

By the time they gave up looking for Kaname, it was already time for Tohru to be getting off of work, so they decided that they were going to surprise her and pick her up…

Together.

Maybe that was a bad idea.

They got to Tohrus' place of work and waited outside of it for an hour before one of her co-workers came out and let them know that Tohru had gone home early because she wasn't feeling well again.

On their way home they bumped into somebody.

"I am sorry. You two were the ones with Tohru at the cemetery, right? Do you have any idea of how I might find her?" Kaname Kuran was standing right in front of them.

"Why d'ya wants know, huh?" Kyo asked.

"I heard from her co-workers that she hadn't been feeling well and I wanted to visit her to see if she was alright." He replied.

Even Yuki was suspicious.

"If we take you to her, can you help her?" Yuki asked slowly.

"What is wrong with her? Do you know anything?" Kaname asked worriedly.

"No more than you do, but we think you may be able to help. Ever since she met you she hasn't been feeling well and we think you know what to do."

"Take me to her." Kaname demanded.

They turned and began to walk towards their home.

It wasn't long before they reached that house and invited the strange man inside.

"I'm going to go and call Hatori and see if he can come and have a look at Tohru to see what exactly is wrong with her." Kyo said.

Yuki was left to escort the guest to Tohrus' room and watch him while he was there to make sure he didn't make any funny busyness.

"Please follow me. Tohrus' room is this way. I'm sure she is there resting at the moment." Yuki explained and led him to her bedroom.

When they got there Yuki opened the door after knocking and led Kaname inside.

"Honda-san, are you alright? I have someone here to see you. Do you remember Kaname Kuran from the cemetery?"Yuki asked her in quiet tones.

She turned over cautiously in her bed so that she could see them both better.

"Yes, I do. How are you? I'm sorry I'm not in a better state to see you. What can I do for you?" Tohru asked Kaname.

"How are you feeling? Have you been sleeping well? I hope I haven't disturbed you too much. I just wanted to come and see how you were doing." He replied.

Tohru stared at them both for a while before she turned towards Yuki.

"Sohma-kun? I feel a bit warm. Could you find some ice for me please? I think it might be another fever coming on." She asked the teen.

He was reluctant to leave the two alone together for any length of time, but if it was a fever and she needed ice, he didn't want to make Hatori mad at him for possibly making it worse.

"Okay Honda-san. I will be right back." Yuki replied and left the room.

Kaname approached the side of Tohrus' bed and sat in a chair that was close by.

"I think I know what is happening. You have been having nightmares every night or nearly every night. You have no appetite to the point where you can hardly even bring yourself to force yourself to eat. You are tired all of the time because the nightmares keep you awake at night and they are becoming even more increasing in number to the point that they are coming in the daytime as well now. Did I get anything wrong?" He asked her.

She stared at him for a moment, dumbfounded.

"How could you know all of that? Have you seen something like this happening before?" She asked him.

He gave her a slight nod.

"Yes I have seen it before. My younger sister was having the same problems. I got her through it, but she no longer wants to talk to me. I had lied to her for years about who she was. I don't think she will ever forgive me. I just hope you will let me help you." Kaname said.

"What exactly is wrong with me?" Tohru asked.

"Would you believe me right away if I told you? It's something that is believed to be a myth. Stories are told to errant children to get them to behave at night. I don't want to have to tell you and have you not believe me. I need to know that you will trust me." Tohru could tell he was serious.

"Okay. I trust you. Just so you know if it's weird I don't care. I have enough weird stuff going on in my life as it is. One more won't hurt." She told him kindly.

"I need you to lay back, close your eyes and listen to my voice. I swear that you will be safe from any and all things that might seek to hurt you. Listen, and… remember." His soothing tone of voice calmed her and she drifted off into sleep.

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Hey peeps!

Sorry for the long wait.

It's been a very long time since I first posted this story and it has been an amazing journey.

My writing has gotten immensely better and I have multiple stories that I am working on at the moment.

This is the end for this story, but I AM thinking of doing a sequel to this though.

Please PM me with ideas of what you want to happen.

Hope to see you in the sequel soon!

HaruhiandHikaru out!