A/N: Hi y'all (waves) Sorry I've been gone so long! Here's some little filler fics until I can get to work on the others sorry again. n.n

Dislcaimer: I do not own Hatori, however I do own Flora. Also don't own the music.

Flora: Hey! You do not!

Quite muse! (bats)

Flora: meh! (flails)

Rated: T for kisses nn

Dedication: To my wonderful muse! n.n

Ayame's shop has never been horribly busy. Then again, it's never been terribly boring either. Stepping into the oasis of colors, Hatori Sohma called out to his cousin.

"Ayame. I'm here." He stated softly as he walked past a few women looking at fabrics.

One woman, however, happened to catch his eye. His good eye, that is.

She stood at about five and a half feet from what he could tell and her magnificent vampire red hair swept up into a delicate bun. She was towards the back of the store, talking to Miné in whispers, and upon seeing her pull out an evening gown to try on, he frowned a bit deeper then he normally does and kept walking toward the back of the store.

"Hari!" Aya cried happily, launching himself at his slightly taller cousin, enveloping him in a big hug.

"Ayame." Hatori replied softly, giving him a small hug back.

Ever since Kana, Hatori's emotions have been unbalanced. He tends to shy away from women, and only really talk to Shigure, Ayame, Akito (not by choice), and Tohru. On rare occasions, Miné will corner him all alone in the shop and make him talk, but only to help him.

"Something wrong, Hari?" Aya cast his worried glance up at his cousin, gently pulling away.

"No Ayame, nothing more then usual." Hari nodded to him.

Truth was, there was something deeply bothering Hatori. It was the two year anniversary of the day he had to watch Kana walk away. It was June 3rd.

'Third of June she said "goodbye"

I watched her walk into the night

The hardest thing I ever did, was let her go.'

Peering at his calender, Aya realized. "Oh Hari..."

"Don't worry, Ayame. I'm fine." Hari said steadily, he didn't want to show how bad he was hurting. He knew if he did, Akito would feed off of it like a hungry wolf.

"No, you're really not Hari. You're hurting." Aya was being serious, he knew how much Hari hurt, because he hurt almost equally in the fact that he wanted so badly

to be with Miné.

"Ah, Hatori-san!" Miné bowed as she stepped over to the two, the young woman Hatori was looking at before following her.

"Hello." The girl spoke softly, a bit intimidated by this tall stranger that Aya and her cousin Miné apparently knew.

"Hari, this is Flora Trunfield, Miné's cousin from America." Aya smiled.

"Hello." Hatori bowed to her, causing a light blush to form on the woman's cheeks.

Nodding, the young girl scurried out back to try on the few dresses Miné chose out for her.

"Such a shy girl. Nice to see you Hatori-san!" Miné giggled and followed Flora quickly.

Aya, on the other hand jumped at the radio to turn it off when "She's in Love" by Mark Wills came on, but Hatori stopped him.

"Let it play." He commanded softly.

As the chorus played, the words hit him hard, and he felt a slight tear slip from his eyes.

'She's in love, she's got that fire in her eyes,

She's in love, how her smile lights up the sky,

It's like she's walking on air, she's been set free,

Still I can't believe she's in love

Strolling down a one-way street, she's in love

You'd swear her heart has wings,

She's in love, why can't it be me?'

Aya wiped the tear from his eye, smiling sadly at him.

"I'm okay, really." Hatori reeled back a bit.

'Told everyone I'm doing fine

Learned to get on with my life

I just want what's best for her,

So I lied.'

Hatori reached around Aya and turned off the radio, he couldn't handle it anymore.

"Hari..." Aya sighed quietly, hating to see his friend so sad.

"I'm alright." Hatori forced a small smile.

"Oh Hatori-san!" Miné called, stepping from the shadows of the back room.

"Yes, Miné?" Hatori glanced at her, a bit concerned about her tone of voice.

"I need your opinion on our latest evening gown. Now come on out Flora." Miné smiled.

"No!" Came the firm reply.

Miné quietly excused herself before going out back and shoving her cousin through the doorway into the main area.

Blushing scarlet red Flora stood still, spinning and turning when Miné told her so she showed Hatori the whole dress. The dress was strapless, and gave off a decent amount of cleavage. It ended just below her knees, and was a navy blue.

"It looks a-- I mean, good job Miné, it looks wonderful." He nodded.

"Hari has a crush!" Aya sang out.

"Do not!" Hari countered.

"Boys, please." Flora spoke softly.

Miné smiled wide. This was the plan all along, and now for the final step.

"Ayame-san, I need some help with a design out back, could you help me?" Miné smiled lightly in her normal way.

"Of course of course!" Aya smiled, "Be nice to her Hari, she's a frail little one."

"I am not little!" Flora protested as Aya pranced out back with Miné following.

Hatori let out a small chuckle but quickly stopped. He knew this was no day to be happy but seeing her angry was just so adorable.

"What're you laughing at?" She glared a bit at him.

"Sorry, I just thought you being angry was cute." He murmured.

"C-cute?" She blushed again.

"Yes." Hatori nodded.

"Thanks." She smiled then rubbed the back of her neck.

"Something wrong?" Hatori asked, tilting his head slightly.

"Just a bit of a sore neck. I didn't get much sleep on the plane in the awkward position I was in." She smiled.

"Allow me to help." He stepped behind her, bringing his arms up to her neck and beginning to massage gently.

"Hatori...ah, what're--" She began.

"Shhh" Hatori whispered in her ear, "You're too tense."

Slowly her shoulders started to slump into his skilled hands. He frowned at how many knots she had in her neck, but gently worked them out, not asking any questions.

"Got a girlfriend?" Flora inquired softly.

"You have a boyfriend?" Hatori smirked a bit as he questioned back.

"Nuh-uh, I asked first." She giggled a bit.

"No, I don't have a girlfriend." He bit back a small sigh and worked out a rather large knot in her neck.

"Mmm, i don't have a boyfriend either." She moaned quietly at the pleasant feeling of his massage.

"Oh?" He smirked a bit.

Blushing, she nodded and leaned a bit into his touch.

"Yeah." She smiled.

Gently Hatori pulled away, making her pout. Suddenly though, she felt Hatori's arms envelope her, pulling her closer to him.

"You smell like lavender." He inhaled her scent.

"T-thanks." She blushed, leaning gently against him.

"You know... Flora?" He spoke softly, voice shaking slightly.

"Yes, Hatori?" She asked in a quiet tone, filled with hope.

"I haven't done this in a while but.." He turned her to face him, smiling in a caring manner at her.

"Yes?" She smiled back, a light blush on her cheeks.

"Would you accompany me on a date tomorrow night?" He lightly kissed the back of her hand.

"Of course Hatori, how could I ever turn you away?" She blushed deeper.

"By saying no." Miné smirked, stepping out of the shadows.

"Yay Hari!" Aya chanted happily.

The two just laughed as Hatori leaned in and kissed her softly. The kiss was soft, sweet, and immediately returned. Hatori took just a moment to savor her taste, it reminded him of airplane peanuts and chocolate. Then it was time for Hatori to leave.

"I have an appointment to attend..." He sighed a bit.

"Hatori.." Flora caught his wrist when he was at the door, Aya and Miné out back doing Lord knows what.

"Yes, Flora?" He smiled caringly again.

"See you tomorrow?" She smiled back.

"Until tomorrow, sweet princess." He lightly kissed her lips before hurrying off.

And like that, he was gone.

Flora slowly made her way upstairs and layed on the guest bed, deciding to take a nap. As she fell asleep she could still hear Hatori's voice and feel his soft lips against hers.