Alright, so I don't know what to name this story, so it's untitled for now. I have eight trillion ideas flying through my head, and I'm going to be working on both this and Here for You at the same time. Oh, and if you have the time to read this, then you probably have the time to leave an itty bitty review, which would be greatly appreciated. 3
She has an amazing smile, I thought, watching her laugh at Shigure as he was trying to climb a tree to retrieve his newspaper that had been blown away by the harsh wind that was stirring this morning. She leaned on my shoulder, still giggling. Yuki was laughing too… and I couldn't help by smile. Shigure did look like an idiot up there.
Having Tohru as my girlfriend was the best thing I could ever ask for. She would curl into my arms when we watched a movie, or she'd come out of nowhere and hug me, like she hadn't seen me in weeks. She would cup my face and tell me how much I meant to her. It was like I had been broken my whole life, and she just reached right into my chest and touched my heart, repairing it so it'd last forever. I've never even liked a girl. They were too crazy. But Tohru Honda was different. She was crazy in her own cute, adorable and lovable way.
She interrupted my thoughts.
"Kyou, could you go help him?" She looked a bit concerned. I sighed, patting her face once lovingly. I ran to the tree, pushing off the ground and grabbed onto the lowest tree branch, which was well above my head. I lifted myself onto it, thanking my newly worked-on muscles. I continued climbing until I reached the branch with the newspaper. I grabbed it and made my way down, landing on the soft ground with ease.
Shigure grabbed at the newspaper.
"Yay! My newspaper! Now I can…" he paused. "Oh," he looked disappointed. I looked at him.
"What's wrong with it?" Shigure smiled guiltily.
"This is last weeks newspaper. I've already read it."
"WHAT?!" I yelled. Shigure shrank back.
"…Kyou…you're scaring me…" He whimpered, looking like a small child.
"I SWEAR SHIGURE! GAH!" I stomped off towards the house. Tohru looked concerned as she stood on the porch. Yuki looked bored. Tohru hugged me before I stepped onto the porch. At this spot, she was almost as tall as I was.
"Don't be angry, Kyou," She said lovingly. Her voice made my insides melt.
"I'm sorry," I said. She looked at the clock.
"Looks like it's time to go to school!" She sang. Yuki and I both groaned.
Soon, we were all on our way. I held Tohru's hand as she chirped happily with Yuki about various, dumb, school things. I watched the ground.
"Don't you agree, Kyou?" Her voice echoed through my ears. I looked up.
"What?" I asked. I admit, I had been very out of it.
"Don't you even have the decency to listen to what your girlfriend has to say?" Yuki spat at me.
"Shut up, Yuki, she was talking to you. I was thinking." Yuki scoffed.
"You? Thinking? Funny." I shot him a death glare, but held my temper for Tohru, who looked unhappy that we were arguing. I think she's changed me. She's made me happier. She's made me more patient. She's made me better. We arrived at school minutes later. I rubbed my thumb on her soft hands as she was greeted by her psycho friends. We all talked outside our classroom before school, waiting for the bell.
Tohru was chatting happily. That gorgeous smile was on her face, and I wrapped my left arm around her waist, keeping her close to me. Uo suddenly held up her hand, ceasing all conversation that had been going on.
"Hey, so I heard there's a new student in the class next to ours. He's a looker, too." Her eyes flashed, as she smiled. Hana joined in.
"Yes, he is quite handsome. He is from America, I've heard." I felt Tohru squirm slightly. Just then the bell rang. We filed into our classroom, and the school day went by.
At lunch, Tohru and I sat outside; sharing a lunch she had packed for us.
"There's cod in this," She said, pointing her chopsticks at a round unidentifiable piece of food. I ate it, finding it delectable. Just like all of her cooking. I smiled as I finished the cod. "You like it?" She asked.
"Of course I do," I said, pulling her into a one-armed hug. She giggled, making me smile more. I kissed the top of her head. "I love you," I said quietly. She nuzzled her face into mine.
"I love you too, Kyo" she said softly. Her voice was so pure, dripping with something soothing. I bent down, kissing her quickly. She smiled as we parted. There was nothing that would ever make me fall out of love with her. She was perfect for me.
Just then, Uo, Hana, Yuki, and Momiji came from the lunch room, waving to us. Someone else was with them, I just didn't know who. As they got closer, I noticed that the other person must have been the American that Uo had mentioned this morning. I still had my arm around Tohru, who was now stiff as a board and wide-eyed. She looked very uncomfortable. The boy had curly hair, and it was a dirty blonde. He was a little taller than Yuki, which means he was probably my height. He had freckles all over his face, and grey eyes that seemed to be amused. He had a muscled figure, and hell, his body figure really just looked like my own.
Tohru was not moving. She probably wasn't even breathing. I gave her a gentle squeeze. Her eyes did not shrink, but she relaxed a little. Was it him? The group arrived, sitting down in a circle. Tohru squirmed into my side. Why is she acting like this? The boy sat between Uo and Momiji. He was looking at me.
"Well, this is the new kid," Uo announced. I looked at him. I think he had a smirk on his face.
"He's so cool!" Momiji cheered. The boy smiled at him, then turned to me and Tohru.
"You must be Kyou," He said. "And Tohru." She was suddenly a board against me again.
"I'm Emery Sullivan."
"Where are you from?" I asked. He stretched his arms over his head.
"Massachusetts," he said, leaning back on his long arms. "My pops just got a job here, so I'm stuck here." He looked around. "Much better than my old school, though." Tohru was clutching my shirt right now.
"Miss Honda," Yuki spoke up. "Are you alright?" Tohru's hands were trembling. She only nodded. Emery's smile did not disappear. He was very… sketchy.
Just then, the bell rang. I quickly got up, pulling Tohru along with me. In one swift movement, I had our books in my arm and her waist in my other. I reached the side of the school in minutes.
"What's wrong with you?" I asked. It came out harsher than I meant to.
"I…I don't know what came over me," she said, her voice was very soft. I stroked her face.
"Did he bother you?" She shook her head.
"No, I guess I was just nervous," she said. Her voice stayed soft.
"Nervous around a good looking guy?" I questioned.
"I'm not nervous around you…" she said, followed by a meek smile. I kissed her cheek.
"I hope not," She hugged me tightly. I told her I had to use the bathroom, and that I'd see her in class soon. As I walked to the bathroom, I saw Emery Sullivan standing outside the door.
"Hey, Kyou," He said, that smirk on his face.
"Hey…" I said hesitantly.
"Your girlfriend seems nice."
"She didn't even talk."
"I said she seems," I rolled my eyes. "So, Momiji told me that you like fighting, martial arts, and shit like that." He said. I nodded. "Well, let's get together and brawl one day, okay?" This kid's pretty cool, I thought.
"Yeah, let's do it." Emery smiled, walking down the hallway and turning the corner.
As I made my way back to the classroom, I suddenly heard shouts. I opened the door. The majority of the students were standing over her, with Hana, Yuki, and Momiji all by her side, fanning her and calling her name. Tohru was on the ground, white as a sheet, her hair matted to her head with sweat.
"What happened?!" I yelled, crossing the room in long strides. I picked her head up. The teacher was on the phone, calling the nurse to come get her.
"Forget it," I said, picking Tohru up bridal style. "I'm bringing her down." Before the teacher could interject, I was out the door. I brought her to the nurse, who said she's just fainted, and needed rest. She told me to go back to class. I left the office. What's wrong with her? I wondered. It had to be associated with how she was acting when Emery was near her… I shook my head. There's nothing wrong with him, it's probably something else. Tohru did worry over stupid things sometimes.