Happy Endings
Chapter 1- Rejection
It was finally summer break again, and everyone was excited. Shigure, Yuki, and Kyo Sohma, joined by Tohru Honda, were going on vacation to the ocean. After a long drive, they arrived.
"Man, are we there yet?" Kyo asked impatiently.
"Almost, be patient," said Shigure, who was driving.
"You said that an hour ago!" he said exasperatedly.
They pulled into the driveway and Kyo jumped out. He stretched lazily and looked up at the sky, then to the ocean. Tohru followed him. He sat down on a grassy hill, away from the water, and then lay down on his back. Tohru lay next to him.
"Why do you always follow me?" Kyo asked and turned away.
"I-I-I like you Kyo," she spoke softly.
"What? No one likes me! How can she?!" he thought.
"You don't have to pretend, Tohru. You can hate me like everyone else."
"Not everyone hates you! Ayame doesn't, Shigure and Hatori don't…I don't…" she started.
He turned towards her, "Why?"
"Because… you helped me be happy, and feel safe. You're always there when I need you," she told him sincerely, reaching to take his hand.
"N-no, I'm bad at that, I wasn't there when you…" he tried his hardest to think of when he hadn't been there, but none came. "Well, I know I missed something!" he said in a huff, pulling his hand away.
"Kyo, you idiot! You stupid, worthless cat! Why don't you just admit you like her!" his mind yelled at him. "Because of Akito… I can't have the one person in the whole world who might truly like me, even though she's seen my true form, because of her. I have to find a way to be with Tohru… I love her…
Tohru walked away, downhearted. She had admitted her true feelings for Kyo, and he hadn't felt the same. She must have misinterpreted the signs, Tohru told herself, holding back an ocean of tears that threatened to overcome her.
