She cursed you? But....yeah. I get that. It's such a difference in how some people treat you. It can be hard. After having parents like that. To accept and believe other people that really do care about you.

[But oh. Oh how many times had he told himself that? That nobody, let alone Tohru, could actually really, genuinely, love him? He was the Cat. He wasn't supposed to have anyone love him in that way. Kyo had thus been more inclined in pushing her away initially than actually opening himself to the idea, to begin to accept she had her own judgement and feelings on him as they got to know each other. At the least, he did follow.]