100 Themes

Pairing:

Momiji Sohma x Tohru Honda

Name of Theme:

44 ~ Teddy Bears

Disclaimer:

I do own many teddy bears, but not Fruits Basket and it's characters.

Maybe it was because she was a girl. Maybe it was because she liked bows. Maybe it was because it was really soft. Maybe it was because it made her think of his eyes. Maybe it was because he gave it to her. Maybe it was because it wasn't any day special. Maybe it was because she never really had one before. Maybe it was because his smile made her feel funny- wait. . .

Whatever the reason, Tohru loved the gift.

It was so small that it fit into her bag, yet big enough to make her feel like he didn't just grab it at a convenience store. She wouldn't have minded if he did, that smile would have won her over anyway. She liked the color especially, it matched his eyes. Chocolate swirling in a melted sweetness, just waiting to be eaten slowly and carefully . . . but that was off topic.

She blushed thinking about his eyes like that. Her mother did not raise her to be so . . scandalous. After all, there were other better parts to be fantasizing about- oh wait. That was worse than the first.

Back to the gift.

Tohru loved that it had a big red bow on it too. It was so silky to touch that it made her wonder if it was indeed silk. She couldn't think of anyplace that would put such a bow on something like this, but then again, he was a Sohma and money was something like aliens to them. It simply didn't matter. The ears were cute to her, like little folded hills. Something didn't sit quite right about them being so. . .short.

She brushed off the feeling, not quite ready to understand what she meant by thinking that.

The legs entertained her when she found out they could move, she was already planning to make this her little helper when she was alone. Not that she was alone often, but a private tea party couldn't hurt a girl.

The opening of a door interrupted her evaluation of the gift. Tohru looked up surprised, and half-embarrassed to be caught with such a thing. Kyo stood in her doorway, staring at the object in her hands in interest. He would look at it, then her face, then it, her face, it, face, it, face, it, face.

"Y-Yes?" She managed to squeak out.

"Why do you look like you've just been caught with one of the mutt's novels?" Kyo asked her, now leaning against the door frame. Tohru blushed and looked down at her hands.

"N-Not a real reason, Kyo-kun. I just never really had one before. But what do you mean by Shigure-san's novels? I'm sure he is a wonderful author and I'm not sure why you would slander him like that-" Tohru said placing the gift down against where she was sitting at her desk. She closed up the box that it had came it, placing that by her trash can to be thrown out later. She propped it up against the back center of her desk, then made it wave it's arm at her.

She giggled happily. Kyo smiled softly at this. He walked over to her to ask about where she had gotten such a thing, when his foot kicked the box and something rattled inside. Curiously, Tohru and Kyo slowly looked over at the box.

Upon re-opening it, Tohru found something she had overlooked before. She blushed taking it out. Her eyes looked at Kyo, who was trying to see what she was holding inside the box. Thinking quickly, she dropped it back inside the box and re-sealed the box.

"Why'd you do that?" Kyo said sounding confused. "What's in there?" Tohru shook her head, clutching the box protectively.

"Nothing, Kyo-kun. Why don't you head downstairs, and I'll get started on some dinner?" She said hopefully. Kyo raised an eyebrow and shook his head.

"Not until you show me what's in there." He said, obviously knowing that there was indeed something in there, something that Tohru didn't want him to see.

That fact, made him want to know more. Tohru never really hid things from them, being such an honest creature. Thus, he began to wonder what it was, and who gave her the thing residing on her desk. Was it that damn rat? It could explain why she didn't want to show him, with Yuki and him being mortal enemies and all.

"It's really nothing Kyo-kun, how about some fish for dinner?" She said smiling softly at him. He ignored his increased heartbeat to see what was inside the box. Kyo, although not often, was a patient cat.

He knew how to wait.

"Okay." He agreed, walking out of her room. Tohru sighed of relief, placing down the box and following Kyo out of her room. She giggled happily at the note written inside the box.

He knew how to make her smile too.

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Tohru was beyond shocked when later at dinner, Kyo had come running down the stairs clutching a note in his hand with a enraged look in his eyes. Yuki and Shigure also looked surprised. Kyo wasted no time marching over to Tohru, waving around the note in his hand.

"Kyo-kun, what's wron-"

"What's wrong is this!" he screeched slamming the note on the table for anyone and everyone to read.

Tohru,

I hope this little guy makes you think of me!

Although I'd be happier if you were to cuddle me instead!

I'm kidding?

Xoxo,

Momiji

Shigure chuckled at the sudden dark aura he felt radiating from a seat across from him. Tohru blushed at weakly reached for the not, but two pairs of hands stopped her from even reaching from across her plate. She squeaked in fear seeing the look in Kyo's and Yuki's eyes. Shigure also squeaked, and ducked out as soon as he could.

"Thanks for a lovely dinner my little flower, but I simply must be going- oh is that you dear editor?" He said putting a hand against his ear. Tohru weakly reached for him, with doe like eyes she begged him not to leave. His eyes caught hers, and for one second he looked like he might stay to save little Tohru from male testosterone, and then he saw the rat's eyes. "Alas! The novels call to be, bye bye~" Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand he was gone.

"Honda-san." Yuki said slowly, breathing deeply so he didn't freak out like some people he knew.

"Y-Yes, Sohma-kun?" Tohru squeaked inching away from the table. Yuki counted to ten in his head.

"Do you care to explain this?" Tohru now felt sorry for bugs in a spiders' web. She now felt a sort of comraderie to them, and mentally swore to always help them be free. In front of her, was the deadly mouse, behind her the raging cat. She was a little fly with two big black widows.

She was terrified.

"N-no." She said softly.

4. 3. 2. 1. "Would you care to explain what 'This little guy' is?" Yuki asked, sensing how Tohru looked like she could faint in a few seconds.

"It's just a teddy bear. . ." She whimpered. "I told Momiji about how I'd never really had one. . ." Her voice faltered when she heard a loud crash from upstairs. Slowly, both teens turned to look at the stairs.

"What was that?" They both said.

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"Are you okay?" He asked her softly, running his fingers through her hair. He knew she liked it when he did that. Tohru sighed. She continued to mop slowly, in the same spot that she had been for the past half hour.

He decided not to tell her.

"Kind of." Honest was the best policy after all. "I'm sorry." A warm had held her cheek.

"What happened?" He asked her, leaning his head on her shoulder. She sighed and leaned onto his head.

"They found out about the teddy bear. . . and kind of ripped it." She finished sadly, remembering how she and Yuki stormed up the stairs to find Kyo holding a mangled teddy bear with a silk ribbon. Momiji sighed.

"That's not very nice." He pouted. "I spent a day looking for the perfect one. Now I'll just have to take you with me this time." He smiled.

"I didn't mean to have your time wasted."

"I didn't waste my time, Tohru." Her face heated up at the way he said her name. "This time it'll be like a date." He chuckled. Once again, Tohru blushed. "If it's okay with you."

"O-Of course. Umm. ."

"What is it?" He asked her gently. He was always to gentle with her. Tohru stared at her shoes. She mumbled. "I can't hear you."

"Can we get a teddy rabbit instead?" She whispered. Momiji blinked at the request. Like she had done earlier, he brushed aside the thought of what that probably meant.

"Sure we can!" Tohru smiled and resumed her mopping. "Uh, Tohru, you've been mopping that spot for this whole conversation."

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A/N. So, I love this pairing too much for there to be such a small fandom for it. (Frowny face) Thus, I am making this fic exploring this relation ship in 90 different themes, and a ten chapter fic. (An idea I got from another fic in another fandom .. . who will be credited in the next update) So, theme number 44! Teddy bears, is done! :D

This rating will be T, but I will post a warning in the beginning if it changes.

There will be lemons people. Shizz happens like that.

Ree out.