Kileana's POV (Christmas time)
It's now the night before Christmas meaning it's Christmas Eve and instead of going out shopping like the others have done already for Christmas Shopping while I made all everyone's gifts but I'm hoping they all like them... It feels... weird to be around everyone around Christmas time because before only 3 years ago I left without a christmas to celebrate.The whole house is decked out with christmas decorations and Tohru has been going all out with making christmas cookies and other things associated with christmas.I sighed as I walked in the house from helping hang more christmas decorations with Shigure since he sucks at hanging stuff up and usually breaks something that is glass.The smell of cookies and flour came to my nose.The smell is really good... I NEED TO ASK TOHRU IF SHE COULD MAKE IT!I dashed into the kitchen bumping into Yuki who was helping with the baking and cleaning things up
"Oops sorry Yuki!" I apologized in a hurry.He smiled down at me and ruffled my hair.I ran to Tohru's side once she put another batch in the oven
"Can... you... make... Rice Ball lollipops?!" I asked her out of breath.She smiled at me and nodded
"Do you know how to make them?" She asked me and I nodded.After telling her the ingredients to make them she started on making them for me.Tomorrow everyone is going to come over and spend christmas with us which I'm excited for.I walked out of the kitchen and decided to look for something to do.I walked upstairs to my room to draw some christmas related stuff.As I entered my room the window was open with a cold breeze flowing into my room.I shuddered and got on my bed to shut the window.I shut the window locking it shuddering from the coldness in the room.I looked around for my sketchbook to see it wasn't on my bedside table anymore.I frowned in confusion before looking around it.I looked under the bed and saw nothing only a few dust bunnies and old boxes.I sighed and scratched the back of my head in confusion.Creaking caught my attention.With my amazing hearing it sounded like they were coming from on the roof.I grabbed a blanket and opened my window back up the cold winter air hitting my face having goose bumps spread across my body.I swung up onto the roof using my strength before reaching down to close the window a bit leaving it a creak.I stood up careful not to fall backwards to see Kyo sitting cross legged flipping through my sketch book...I walked towards him wrapping the blanket around myself for warmth.I stopped in front of him when he looked up at me with his crimson eyes
"What are you doing up here?" He asked me
"I could ask you the same thing." I replied and he nodded.I sat down next to him.He stared at me for a while before going back to my sketch book
"Why are you looking through my sketch book up here for?" I asked him and he smiled lightly at me
"For 3 years you kept this up... Hard to believe that you even still had time for it." He told me and I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion
"What do you mean?" I asked him
"As in when you had to survive out there.You still put your time and energy into drawing." He told me as I rested my head on his shoulder
"I was bored during the nights, I used to not get any sleep so I just stayed up and drawed in this." I told him flipping the page
"I have found a lot of drawings of us in here... Why is that?" He asked me in curiousity
"Because I guess I missed you guys a lot..." I trailed off and he wrapped his arm around me pulling me close to him
"That's good.. because we missed you too." He told me kissing the top of my head
"I bet I missed you guys more." I stated and he chuckled
"Yeah right, dealing with the circumstances you being gone for well 2 or 3 years searched for you for a year I bet we missed you more than you missed us." I looked up at him deciding to tell him the truth...
"Kyo?" He looked down at me
"Yeah?" He asked me and I sighed
"I need to tell you a secret that I have kept from you and everybody else..." I told him
"What is it?You know I can take it." He told me and I sighed looking down at my sketch book laying in his lap
"The day I came back... Well at first I wanted to steal food out of the house and leave but as I got closer I heard familiar voices and well I just... turned away and started walking away with my knees feeling weak I knew that I wouldn't make it... So I turned around and managed to get to the front door before collapsing... I didn't want to face any one knowing the pain I caused you.That day I wanted to run away... Run away from all of you.. Without saying a goodbye like I did when I first left..." I told him the truth.The air became tense as silence filled the air letting the cold breeze sway by us having my hair go with it.I stared down at my hands not wanting to meet Kyo's eyes.After a moment of silence he spoke
"Then why did you stay?" I stiffened
"I..." I didn't know why I stayed exactly so I stayed silent.Without knowing what was happening Kyo placed his hand on my cheek and made me look at him my eyes locking with his
"Your crying." I was?I stared confused then he wiped away my tears with his thumb.I really was crying... But why?
"Kileana all I care about is you being here, with me, right now.Nothing else." And with that he softly pressed his lips onto mine having my eyes go wide.Me and Kyo have kissed before but I just wasn't expecting it this time... He always somehow surprises me... I closed my eyes letting the tears fall.It's crazy.How all of this happened so fast... But when actually this past year it seems as if time is flowing by way too fast.Like there is no more time left in the world anymore.Before I felt time being slow but when I came back time just... sped up like my heart rate.He pulled away and rested his fore head against mine
"I will never forget you Kileana... never in your wildest dreams." He told me kissing my nose
"Same here Kyo.Same." I told him and I knew that was the truth.He pecked my lips before standing up holding the sketch book under his armpit
"Come on.I don't want you to get hyperthermia." I smiled and nodded.He extended his arm out to me and I took it letting him pull me up
"How are you able to be out here only in a t-shirt and jeans?" I asked him and he shrugged
"The cold never bothered me anyway." I rolled my eyes at him and lightly punched his chest.He chuckled at me and I rolled my eyes
"Please don't make a movie reference ever again." I told him
"Okay fine I won't... Maybe when you forget about this conversation I will." I glared at him playfully
"Does it look like I would forget about this?" I asked him and he sighed resting his hand on my back
"Let's get going before this turns out ugly." I nodded and we walked to the end of the roof.He let me enter first then him.We were now in his room.Don't take that the wrong way people.He shut the window and I started walking towards the door when he grabbed my hand.I turned around and he pulled me in for a hug wrapping his arms around me like a cocoon
"You called me 'Kitty Kat' when you fell asleep a week ago?May I ask why?" I lightly laughed
"Well you kinda are a cat and all..."
"I get it.Foxxy." I looked up at him glaring.He smirked down at me and kissed me again.We left the room after that and I dashed into the kitchen smelling the wonderful pastries of rice.After getting one of I thanked Tohru by giving her a hug and went into the living room to watch a movie with everyone.Tohru followed behind me holding a tray of chocolate chip cookies and we sat with Shigure, Tohru, and Yuki on the couch while me and Kyo sat down on a lounge chair with me on his lap.The movie started (Christmas Vacation).That night we all laughed and had the time of our lives.Tomorrow on Christmas Day we are going to share everything we know about and worked hard for.

To Be continued