Hello everyone!!!

This is Elie here! And this is my first Furuba fanfic that I've decided to put online!! Big explosion of fireworks and party stuff Yeah well I just hope that you guys enjoy it and that you help me out incase I mess up something in my story line. Hehe XD Ok well once again, hope you like my story!!!!

The Forbidden Love of a Rose

Chapter 1. Memories Hurt.

The day was new and spring was on its way. It had been a cold winter and now as the days grew warmer and warmer, more people ventured out into the streets to enjoy the coming of a new season. It was a typical day for anyone, especially anyone who wished to be in a park. A young woman sat on a bench as she read the morning paper just as she always liked to do on mornings such as these. She was just like any other woman, enjoying the cool breeze and the warmth of the magnificent sun above her. She glanced up at the playground, watching the little children play on the swing sets. Then she returned her eyes to her paper. It was the same news everyday. The things that she read made her sad sometimes, but there were always sadder things she thought. The woman sighed as if remembering something from her past.

If you looked at this woman for the first time, you wouldn't have thought that she was suffering inside. Her smile just lit up everything in sight. She was young, about twenty-three, and already she had been through more then anyone could handle. Not even she could believe that she survived through it all. Glancing up at the playground again, she pushed her thoughts away from her mind. It wasn't good to dwell on the past. That just made things harder. The woman once again put her attention back to her morning paper. As she read the front page she got the sudden urge to check out the obituaries. The urge pushed her to turn to the middle page. Just as she turned the page, she gasped as she looked at the newspaper. Tears were welling up in her eyes.

There on that newspaper was a picture of a handsome man. His hair covered his pale and frail looking face as he stared back at her from the photo. She shivered. The photograph gave her a chill down her spine. This was the face of the man who gave her so much pain. It was all his fault, but she didn't have the heart to admit it. The tears ran freely down her smooth cheeks as she looked at the picture and read the obituary of this man. Just as she was ready to turn the page, a small hand grabbed her. She looked up to see a little boy, his eyes starting deep into her teal colored eyes. He looked worried.

"Mommy, what's wrong?" asked the little boy in a sweet voice.

"Oh, it's nothing." The woman replied quickly as she wiped away her tears.

"Its all right mommy…please don't cry," whispered the little boy. He then hugged his mother and waited for her to pick him up. She placed him on her lap.

The boy looked a lot like his mother. He had rich brown hair like hers and his smile was almost identical as well. The only thing that didn't belong to her were his eyes. They were an unnaturally color, violet. But the woman loved her son, even though, when she looked into those eyes she would be reminded of her past…the happiness that was once there. It made her want to cry every time she would look too deeply into those violet eyes of his. They reminded her too much of better times. A past that she wished she could go back to. But maybe now, just maybe, she would be able to go back to it.

The boy's mother gave him another hug and then put him down.

"I think it's time you met someone," she whispered thoughtfully. Her son didn't say anything. He just nodded and let his mother hold his hand as they walked to their car.

Yuki didn't know what he was doing when he decided to go to Shigure's house. He hadn't been there in over 4 years, but something was telling him to go there. His head was spinning with the news he just heard. It still rang in his ears. "Akito is dead." Those were the words that Hatori had told him earlier that morning at around 4a.m. He got a call telling him that Akito died of heart and lung complications. Akito had been getting worse and worse these past year, but no one expected that he would die so soon.

At first Yuki was in shock, then a sense of bitterness fell over him. Yuki was finally free from Akito, they were all free now. The rat didn't have to deal with the pain anymore. But he did have to deal with the hurtful memories still, memories that broke him at one point. It was all Akito's fault that Yuki was so lonely. Akito was the one that ruined everything. He ruined true love. Oh, how Yuki wished that she could change the past to be able to be with his love again for the rest of his life.

Tohru.

The name echoed in his head. But it was hopeless now. For all he knew, she was probably already happily married with children of her own. "At least she was able to keep her memories of us." He thought.

He then sighed at this thought. The silver haired man tried hard not to cry all that morning, but the memories were just too much.

They all came back to him as he drove to Shigure's house. He remembered the last night he was with her. He held her as close as he could without changing into his rat form. They lay on her bed under the thin covers, concealing their naked bodies from the darkness. This was something that he would always remember. Well of course he would remember that night. She looked so beautiful lying under him. It had been their first time making love and he had wished that it would just last forever.

"Too bad dreams are too good to be true," he reflected bitterly to himself.

On that night, Akito learned of their forbidden love, and went crazy. He went as far as trying to kill Tohru. If Yuki had not been there with her, then she surely would have been killed.

Yuki had let her get out of bed about an hour after they made love. He begged her not to leave, but she insisted that she needed to get dressed and make dinner before everyone got home. Shigure and Kyo had been out that night; they were at Sohma house getting ready for New Year's Eve. It would be the first time in history that the cat would be able to partially participate in the events of the New Year. Kyo would only partially participate because he would only be allowed to attend the feast for a couple of hours and then would be sent home afterwards.

That was just like Tohru though, always thinking of others. So, he reluctantly let her go and get dressed. Not thinking twice about it, he fell asleep on her bed until he heard a scream.

"Tohru! What's wrong?!" There was no answer.

Getting worried, Yuki put on some clothes and ran down the stairs. To his surprise, Akito was waiting for him in the kitchen.

Everything was so vivid in his mind's eye. Yuki tried to shake it from his head, but the memory played on like a bad movie.

"So, you thought that you could keep this a secret, Yuki?" Akito's voice was soft, barely above a whisper, but just as deadly as venom.

"What did you do?! Where is she, Akito?!!" Yuki asked anxiously.

"Look down." Akito pointed his long finger to the floor. There lay Tohru with blood all over her chest and stomach. Yuki looked quickly at Akito's right hand and noticed that he was holding a knife stained with blood.

"What the hell did you do!"

"I think I killed her. Then again I'm not sure… Why don't I go check and make sure that she's really dead?" He made his way closer to Tohru. But thankfully, Yuki was faster then him. He then punched Akito in the stomach, making the fragile looking boy fall to the floor.

"You think you can get away with it that easily?" Akito gasped.

"Shut up you filth. Don't you dare come near her, Akito." Yuki replied as calmly as he could, his anger was already above boiling point and he didn't know what he would do at this moment.

Akito only snickered and slowly got up from the ground.

"Yuki, you really are pathetic," said the Sohma clan leader.

"I swear if you even try to get up, I'll kill you myself!" Yuki threatened in an almost composed voice.

"Ha, you wouldn't be able to kill me." Akito's cold eyes glared at the Rat.

"Shut up!!" screamed the rat as he went for Akito's throat.

"Go ahead. You can't do it. I know you can't." Akito laughed. At this, Yuki slammed the thin man to the wall, tightening his grip around his throat.

"No, Yuki!"

It was Tohru. She was alive.

"Don't kill him." She whispered.

"Tohru, stay there. I need to deal with this once and for all," he hissed.

"Yuki, please don't kill him…" she whimpered. "If you kill him, what are you going to do? You'll end up in jail."

As Tohru spoke, Yuki tightened his grip even more, to the point where Akito's eyes began to bulge out of his head and his face started to turn into a pale blue.

"YUKI, STOP!"

The rat looked at his lover with confused eyes then loosened his grasp. Akito coughed for a few seconds then began to chuckle evilly. He then pushed Yuki towards the bleeding Tohru. His eyes glared at the couple with such distaste.

"Yuki, Yuki. You will suffer greatly." He slowly whispered. "She could never love you. She could never love any of us. This wench is a liar…that's why she deserves to die. I've had enough of her meddling with things that she shouldn't even be dealing with." He pointed at her, his voice dripping with hate.

"Why, Akito? Why do you want to kill me? I…I love Yuki. I…I love this family. I would do anything for your family." Stammered the injured girl. Yuki noticed that the large gash near her abdomen and across her chest was bleeding more. The blood was dripping steadily from her wounds. If she didn't get the cuts to stop bleeding then she could die.

Once again, Akito laughed. He seemed to find all this very amusing.

"You really are a stupid girl. That's why I-"

There was a loud thump as Akito fell to the floor.

"Shigure!" Tohru and Yuki exclaimed.

"Oh Tohru, you're hurt…did he do that to you?" asked Shigure. His worried eyes glanced at Akito.

"Y…yes," she whimpered in pain. Shigure sighed.

"I'm sorry Tohru…I'm sorry that I put you through all this pain." Tears welled up in his eyes as he examined her.

"I think…I think the best thing for you is to leave, Tohru. You…you need to leave and never come back. Before he wakes up."

"Shigure, you can't make her leave. I won't let you. I…love her."

"Yuki, if we let her stay…"Shigure whispered, "He will kill her…I know he will."

"But…"

"No Yuki! She has to leave! Tohru, I'm sorry…but if you stay…if you stay then he will come after you. Here…take Hatori's car." Shigure rummaged through Akito's kimono and handed Tohru the car keys.

"Can you even drive like this, Tohru?" asked Yuki, concern written all over his face.

"Uh huh," she nodded. "But, I don't have a license though…" Tohru had been oddly silent up until now.

"But you know how to drive right?"

"Uh, huh." Her eyes searched Shigure's.

"Tohru…I…"Yuki tried to say something but couldn't put himself up to it.

"Yuki…go get her stuff…hurry…she doesn't have much time. I'll help her into the car." Shigure looked away from the couple to wipe his eyes.

"Now, Tohru…come here so that I can clean your wounds." He went to a cabinet and found the first aid kit. Thankfully, the wounds weren't too deep, but she still would have to go to the doctor and get checked. Not long afterward, Yuki went upstairs to go gather Tohru's belongings. He packed everything he could in two suitcases. Then once he was done, he slowly walked down the stairs with the luggage in his hands. He cried the whole time he was up in her room.

"Here…Tohru." Shigure handed her some money. "Tohru, I want you to know that…we love you very much. And …we wouldn't be doing this if…if we didn't think that you would get hurt."

Yuki listened from behind the door

"Now, it's time to go." Shigure spoke softly. His eyes never looked so sad and they never did shine with the same brightness after that night.

"Tohru,I have your things," said Yuki. She didn't answer him. She only stared blankly at the ground.

"Where is Kyo?" She asked vacantly.

"Kyo his still at Hatori's," Shigure replied.

"Tell him that I loved him like a brother. And that one day I'll be able to see him…I'll be able to come back to you all with open arms and hug you as if you never had a curse. Please tell him that. And tell everyone else as well…" By now Tohru's face was wet with tears. She sobbed.

"Here let me help you up." Shigure took her by the waist and held her hand gently. Making sure not to get too close to her, he guided Tohru out to the front of the house. Yuki followed after them with her luggage. After putting away her things in the trunk, he went to Tohru.

"Shigure, could we have a moment?" Yuki's voice was full of dread. Shigure nodded, and went inside. He seemed to have forgotten something. "I'll be right back," he mumbled.

"Tohru…I…. God why does this have to happen? Why is it that just when I think everything is perfect something bad has to happen? Why Tohru? Why?" She looked deep into his violet eyes and took a breath, wincing in pain. He was so angry and frustrated. But she looked so calm.

"Yuki…I don't know why these things happen…but at least we were able to have a taste of what our life could have been. I think…I think that it's better to have loved than to not have loved at all." This was just too much for him to bear and he began to cry once more.

"Oh, Yuki, don't cry, please…this will only make it harder. Just know that…I will always love you. And I promise…I promise that one day we will be together again." She sobbed on his shoulder for a while. Yuki picked up her head and help her face in his hands. They stared deep into each other's eyes.

"Tohru, I will wait until that day. I promise that I will wait for you…and I will always love you too." He gently lowered his face to hers and kissed her softly on the lips. She kissed him back, desperate to make the kiss last longer, she pulled him closer but was mindful of the curse. That kiss was probably the most passionate kiss they had ever shared. After a few good minutes, she backed away from him. He held her hand tightly, wishing that there were some possible way he could go with her, run away and live happily ever after. But Akito would surely find him. That bastard had his ways of finding people, especially if it was Yuki he wanted to find. His thoughts were interrupted when a flash of lightning ran across the darkened sky. A gust of wind blew across their faces, stinging Yuki's violet eyes.

"You better get going," he muttered.

"No, I need to tell Shigure good-bye," she whispered. "Oh…and please tell them all that I'm sorry…I'm just so sorry for leaving."

"I will…"

"And Yuki…please try not to fight with Kyo…anymore…you two…need each other more then you think." Tohru continued to sob.

Yuki didn't understand what she was talking about then, but soon understood later on in his life.

"Tohru!…Here…I want you to have these!" Shigure gasped for air as he ran to Tohru's side, holding a small wooden box. He handed it to her. She opened it up and gasped.

"Shigure, are these-?" Her mouth trembled as she spoke.

"Yes, these are the little figures you found on my porch…the first day that we met."

This just made Tohru cry harder. She quickly leaned towards the brown haired man and gave him a big hug. Shigure hardly had time to hug her back when there was a loud "pop!" and a puff of smoke appeared.

"Oh Shigure…thank you for everything. Thank you." She then turned to Yuki and hugged him as well. He help on to her for a moment until he too turned into his cursed form.

"I'm sorry…I just couldn't help myself," she sniffled.

"It's alright, Tohru…but you need to leave. I'm sure I didn't hit Akito hard enough for him to be unconscious for long." Shigure slightly joked, but his eyes told a different story.

"Yes, you must go now, Tohru…good-bye," replied Yuki.

"Good-bye, then. Be safe," she whispered.

And that was it. She slowly slipped into the car and drove off just as the rain started to fall from the darkened sky…that was the last time Yuki ever saw his sweet Tohru Honda.

CLIFFHANGER!!! XD So what did you all think? Too sobby? I hope it wasn't too bad. Oh well, just gimme some constructive criticism. please…be nice…I bleed easily...nah, jk ok well gimme some reviews please!!! I'll put up the next chapter once I get some feedback from you fine people!! CIAO!