Ok, so this is my first fan fic. shrieks of excitement Eh, sorry, a little bit hyper tonight. :D
I hope you enjoy it!
Warning: I rated it T for now, but it might go up later. Depends on what kind of feedback I'm getting,
and how the story is progressing. : R&R!

Dr.Hatori Sohma had just walked in the door, returning from work. He hung his white "lab" coat on the coat rack by the door, and set his brief case down on the table in his living room. He saw his answering machine blinking on the smaller table that his phone sat at. He hoped oh so dearly that it wasn't Akito, calling him in again after hours for another one of her illnesses that could'nt wait until the next morning. He clicked the button to play the message, and wasn't quite sure if he was relieved or stressed even more when he heard Shigure's voice coming out of the little speaker on the side of his phone. "This is going to be tiring, I can already tell." Hatori told himself as he reached for his pack of cigarettes.

"Oh, Ha'san, you simply must come over and let my little flower cook you up something special! Fast food isn't good for you! Seriously, Ha'san, come over tonight for dinner, I miss youuu!" (click)
Hatori was slouching over the table, listening to the over-excited message the dog had left while he took another drag of his cigarette, calming his nerves. "Probably just needs a house sitter of some sort to watch over Yuki and Kyo, to make sure they didn't kill each other, while wrecking the entire house in the process," he thought "Tohru's cooking wasn't bad though, it was actually quite tasty. The dog really didn't deserve someone like her." He decided it was worth it, he'd had eaten only what greasy fast food places had to offer for the past month and a half. Akito had gotten the flu, and was extra hard to deal with.

Slowly, Hatori began to lose himself to images of Kana, and how she had always made time for him to eat. She'd make his favorite dishes, and would have them ready before he'd even walk in the door, he could smell it before he even got there. He decided to stop his flash backs when tears started to occur. His heart was in a permanent winter since Kana had left, leaving the memories of their love for him to bear on his own. Her only memories of him were in a professional light. Nothing near what they're reached in their warm, happy times together. Even though he couldn't hold her, they still loved each other, and found ways to show it. But he was always scared to be intimate in that way with her. She seemed so fragile. He couldn't do that.

Hatori took his briefcase to his office, changed into more casual clothing. He called Shigure to assure him that he'd be there, and t not feed him the bullshit, he knows he was going somewhere for something, and he'd watch the kids while he was gone. He held the phone nearly a foot and a half away from his ear, hearing Shigure defend himself, and that his heart was broken because his "dear, sweet, Ha'ri" had thought so wrong about him. When the dog started to silence, he returned the phone to his ear, to hear Shigure more calmly thank him, and explained that Hatori was right this time, there was a writers convention that his editor had forced him to attend. And that Kyo was visiting his "father", and Yuki decided to tag along (the man and Yuki hit it off the last time he visited Kyo, and gave him great praise for his martial arts skills. Kyo, of course, went into a jealous rage, though he wouldn't admit it, and Yuki wanted to completely own him again) and neither wanted to stay home during the Christmas break (2 weeks off) but didn't want to leave poor Tohru home alone, being that she had no one to visit. She would've gone to see her Grandpa, but him and her cousins went to see distant family a couple hours away. And Hana and Uo went on a ski trip.

They had to hurry and leave. Tohru was in the shower during this time, and they couldn't explain the situation. So they wrote a note, and stuck it to the refrigerator. Cracking the bathroom door open, just slightly, to tell Tohru that they'd be gone until the Sunday towards the end of the holiday break, and there was a note explaining with all of their cell phone numbers on the fridge.

Hatori packed and left the Sohma property. He felt a tad bit of awkwardness, knowing he'd be alone in a home with a young girl for such an amount of time. He hadn't been alone with a women for that long since Kana. He quickly shut off any thoughts of Kana or that Tohru (so young, so innocent) could in any way be a figure to her like he was to Kana. He was more of a parental figure. (Not that she would ever accept someone as cold as he anyway.)

He pulled into the drive way, and stepped out of his car. He went around back to retrieve the spare key Shigure had told him. Hatori let himself in through the back after replacing the key to its hiding space.

Tohru had just stepped out of the shower. She wrapped her fuzzy pink towel around herself and walked downstairs to the kitchen to read the note explaining the boys' leave. "Hmm." She said to herself aloud, "Hatori is coming to keep me company, how sweet! Always one to think of others..I hope I'm not causing any trouble, especially during the holidays." She worried to herself, "I wonder when he'll get here.." She wondered aloud.
"Already here" he said as he walked behind a wall. Tohru shrieked in surprise, dropping the note..and her towel. Hatori turned quickly, although he did catch an accidental flash of her bare thighs. They both blushed tremendously, then she she started babbling. "Oh! Hatori! I didn't know you were here! Or even coming over until I read Shigure's note. I should make you some tea!" She babbled to his back, then wrapped her towel more securely around herself and started to rummage through the cabinets for the tea pot. Hatori quickly said, "How about you get dressed first, before you catch a cold, then I might consider some tea"
She was then reminded that she was standing barely covered and freezing in a kitchen with Dr.Hatori Sohma. She turned red as a beet, then made her way upstairs after she squeaked an "Okay then, just a moment"
"That was horribly improper of me! Hatori must think I'm some freak (or nudist) that just walks around like that all the time!" She thought to herself.

"Well, that was, erm, interesting." Hatori thought, an image of the exposed girl's thighs reappearing in his mind. "Bad Hatori!" And slapped his own wrist. He was definitely not going to be another Shigure, especially under his living circumstances for the next couple of weeks.

Hope you liked it! Reviews please, they'd be really helpful! No flamers, pwease. :