Is it a Honeymoon?
I do not own Fruits Basket. If I did it would be a story about Hatori :D
Chapter 1
They had been sitting in a café. Mayuko had noticed that Hatori had been happier recently, his mood somewhat lighter and then he had asked her to go to a trip to Okinawa with him. Even though they had discussed about it for almost an hour and then went to a travel agency it still didn't seem real for her.
Later, when she had told her parents she was going to Okinawa with a man, they had been extremely interested and asked about weddings and made sure they wouldn't get married during their trip. Mayuko was exhausted.
Finally it was time to head to the airport. There Mayuko spent 45 minutes looking for Hatori, who finally came in the last minute.
- Hi! I already thought you would skip the trip, Mayuko said with frustration in her voice. Hatori didn't miss it, and said apologising:
- I'm really sorry, Akito fell ill again. Or so she said, I'm almost certain it was only to get attention from Shigure.
- Didn't I hear correctly, wasn't Akito a man? Hatori's to-be girlfriend asked.
- Oh well... You see... It's a complicated situation. She has all her life pretended to be a man but only few weeks ago she announced she's a woman. I of course knew doing all the check ups, but had to be quiet about it.
- Oh, I see... Maybe, Mayuko laughed.
They got to the plane and Mayuko begun to feel terrified thinking how easily it could fall down. Suddenly all the news of plane accidents she had ever heard of started rolling in her mind and they kept going until it was time for the take off. When the plane accelerated Mayuko pressed her face to Hatori's shoulder. He realised she was really frightened and just hold her until they were up in the air and it felt almost as if they weren't moving. Mayuko suddenly realised what she was doing and inhaled sharply while letting go of Hatori.
- Eh umm... I'm sorry, I've never been in a plane before and it just... It felt more dangerous than I had thought. I'm really sorry Hatori-kun! She apologised but Hatori just smiled that smile of his that always made Mayuko's heart skip a beat.
- There's no reason for you to apologise Mayu, I'm getting used to protect you, Hatori said not realising what he just said until it was too late. Mayuko could only stare at him with wide eyes and she saw his face turning bright red when he realised what he just said.
Hatori couldn't believe what he had said. How was he 'getting used to protect her'? How on earth did such a thing come out of his mouth?
- Uh I mean... I just... I'm sorry I didn't mean to say that! It just came out of my mouth I'm sorry! His voice getting higher and higher as if he was panicking.
Mayuko stared at him for a while, then begun to smile, grin and finally laugh watching Hatori tormenting. His face grew annoyed and when she finally caught her breath he seemed almost angry.
- It wasn't that fun, he said, looking as if he was sulking.
- Oh yes it was! Hatori-kun, you just keep saying things I would never guess you'd say!
- How about saying that you can start calling me just 'Hatori' and not 'Hatori-kun'?
- Hmm well, that'd be unpredictable too, she said and only then understood what her companion had just said. - Did you really mean that? Or was it just speculation? She asked.
- I really meant it, he said, looking warmly into her eyes while she was blushing.
- Oh, well, then... It'll be just Hatori from now on, she said trying to hide her nervousness.
Hatori just smiled. He so loved it when she said his name he could hardly stop himself from hugging her.
The rest of the flight they talked about everyone moving and how odd it would be without them around. When the landing begun Mayuko's eyes opened wide and she hold her seat so hardly her knuckles turned white. Hatori recognised this and put his hand over hers to calm her down. He didn't realise it just made her more upset.
When they arrived to the hotel Hatori went to the reception and Mayuko took care of their baggages. There was a suite reserved for them, a good use for the Sohma money. It had two beds and they thought that it wouldn't be necessary to have separate rooms, they were old friends in the end.
When they went to their room, there was a surprise waiting: there was only one bed. It was nice and wide but not what they had been waiting. Mayuko and Hatori both blushed and he called to the reception. They told that there were no rooms with separate beds free and somebody from the Sohma family had called and told that one bed would do because they were on their honeymoon. Somebody called Shigure.
- We're just friends, Hatori said to the phone before hanging up angrily.
He repeated the information he just got, and Mayuko blushed badly.
- Shigure... I should have guessed he'd do something like this! So we just have to survive. We don't even have a couch... Hatori said blushing a bit thinking about sharing a bed.
- Well then, nothing can do. I'll kill him when we get back but I guess we can manage, Mayuko said surprised she wasn't jumping happily. They would be sharing a bed! She was so happy!
It was getting late. Mayuko had almost fallen asleep when they had been planning what to do the following day. She dragged herself to the bed and took her shirt off. Only then she realised Hatori was behind her, probably looking at her really surprised. She grabbed her nightgown and hurried to the bathroom.
Hatori looked at the door she slammed still seeing the beautiful tall and slim girl without a shirt in front of him. She wore a bra of course but when Hatori thought it, he hadn't seen a half-naked girl outside his clinic after Kana.
Suddenly he realised the thought of his ex hadn't hurt as much as it used to.
When they were both in bed they switched off the lights and wished each other a good night. Mayuko fell asleep immediately, but Hatori couldn't. The idea of a woman in the same bed kept him awake. He still was awake when Mayuko turned around and hugged him in her sleep. He didn't know what to do. What would she do if she woke holding him? But then he just decided not to care and hugged her back. And fell asleep immediately.