Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket nor do I own any of the characters. The series and all the characters belong to Natsuki Takaya.
The Heart
Tohru woke up to another bright and sunny summer morning. She got up and got dressed for the day. She went downstairs to the kitchen and started fixing breakfast. She set the table and went to find the guys.
Shigure was in his study reading the morning paper. "Breakfast is ready." She told him.
"I thought I smelled yet another one of your delicious meals." Shigure replied in his usual way.
"Do you know where Kyou and Yuki are?"
"Kyou woke up early and went for a walk. Yuki went out to check on the garden."
"Oh okay. I'm sure they'll be back soon." Tohru replied in her sweet voice.
The two walked to the dining room table and sat down to eat breakfast. After a little while Tohru decided that she needed to ask Shigure a very important question. "Shigure?"
"Yes, Tohru?"
"May I have tomorrow off?"
"Yes of course. May I ask why?"
"Oh well…um… tomorrow is just a very special day for me. I'd like to have it off and go see somebody special."
"Oh well then, you have fun."
"Thank you so much Shigure." Tohru replied with a polite bow. Kyou and Yuki walked into the house.
Kyou sniffed the air. "Breakfast smells delicious." He said taking a seat at the table and digging into the wonderful spread.
Tohru smiled. She was always happy when Kyou enjoyed his breakfast.
"This is a truly wonderful breakfast Miss Honda." Yuki said after taking a few bites.
"Thank you." Tohru replied with a smile.
Everyone finished their breakfast and Tohru cleaned up the table. Tohru went into the kitchen and started looking through the cabinets. Well I'll just have to go to the store tonight. Tohru thought to herself. She found a pen and paper and began writing her shopping list down. Then she found her shoes and a small purse.
"Where are you headed?" Kyou asked coming up behind Tohru.
Tohru jumped up in the air. "Oh Kyou you scared me. I'm going to the store. I need to pick up a few things."
"Mind if I go with you? I…um… need to get something."
"Sure." Tohru said smiling brightly.
The pair walked to town. "I gotta go to another store." Kyou said. "I'll be back in an hour to pick you up. Okay?"
"Okay." Tohru replied flashing yet another bright and happy smile. Kyou couldn't help but return the smile.
As Kyou walked to the little shop his smile grew bigger. He walked into the shop and said, "Hello." To the owner.
"Mr. Sohma the special gift you ordered is ready." The shop keeper replied as he handed Kyou a small blue box with a silver ribbon tied to it. Kyou untied the ribbon and opened the box. His smile was from ear to ear. The gift was perfect. He tied the ribbon back and placed the box into his pocket.
When Kyou reached the market he saw Tohru waiting for him. "I hope you haven't been waiting very long." He said sprinting to Tohru.
"Nope. I've only been here for about five minutes." She replied happily.
"That's good." Kyou replied, his ear to ear smile returning.
"Well you seem to be in a good mood, Kyou." Tohru said, her smile growing.
Kyou's face turned red. "Yeah, so?" Kyou shouted angrily. He instantly regretted it when he saw Tohru's beautiful smile disappear. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you." Kyou then took her hand and the pair walked back home together, smiling the whole way.