Is This Love?

Is this love, is this love, is this love, that they're feeling?? Muahaha! The cat and mouse finally have something in common. And what is that? They've finally admitted that they love Tohru!! (Though Kyo said it more straightforward)

Yuki's Moment

After an encounter with Akito at the Sohma's beach house, a shaken Yuki takes a walk to sort out his thoughts. He then meets Tohru, who was searching worriedly for the others (who had gone to visit Akito in the guest house). The two share the sight of a shooting star, while Yuki tells Tohru what he's been feeling. He says that he knows exactly what will happen when he opens the "tightly closed lid"( I still am not sure what he's refering to here, but I think it has to do something with his past with Akito). He finally tells Tohru that he was the young boy who help Tohru when she was a little girl, explaining the mystery of the baseball hat. The fact that Tohru was the first person to need him, made Yuki realize how important she was to him. Yuki and Tohru share a heartfelt moment under the stars. Yuki kisses her forehead, and whispers soft words to her. Yet, behind the love, we still feel Yuki's pain, and Tohru's worry.

"You're just like the sky above...touching my heart with bittersweet sadness
...and yet, so dear and precious to me"

Kyo's Moment

Okay, so I'm gonna stop hiding this from you guys - I'm a total Kyo fan. He's just so...gaahh. And he and Tohru seem perfect for each other! Now, to the recap. Akito calls Kyo to his room, where we learn of Kyo's unfortunate future. If he doesn't "beat" Yuki before the end of his highschool career, he will be imprisoned and face the same fate as his Shishou's grandfather (past cat spirit). 

Akito throws insult after insult towards Kyo, saying that he was a monster, that he killed his mother, that he didn't deserve to love or be loved. However, it's when he calls Tohru a monster that Kyo snaps. He shouts at Akito, telling him how scared Tohru was of his true form. But, dispite her fear, she kept holding his hand* and accepted him and his true form. If she had let go, he would definitely have ran away from everyone. That's when he recalls Momiji's story of the foolish traveler and, with teary eyes, he thinks to himself..."How is it, that I love her so much?" 

"Had it been too unbearable not to love you?"

My eyes began tearing up since chapter 59 (Yuki's moment), but chapter 62 and 63 pushed me over the edge. Poor Kyo- He's the "monster" of the family. A boy who has been bashed and blamed for the death of his mother. A boy who has no future to dream of, whose fate is to be confined in a dark room. The thought that Tohru opened his heart into believing that he can love, and the selflessness he shows towards her just breaks my heart...in such a happy way. Is that even possible?
*Note: In the manga, Yuki was not with them, and Tohru and Akito did not encounter each other in this chapter (unlike the anime).