Summary
Tohru had been living her days out peacefully with Kyo, or so Yuki thought. Yuki has realized his love for Tohru was anything but motherly and decided to leave Machi in the past. When Kyo makes a huge mistake that threatens his relationship, will Yuki be able to pick up the pieces before they patch things up? Or will Kyo be able to win back Tohru's love?
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Yuki's P.O.V.
The room was still for moment, the curtains didn't flutter in the wind, the clock's incessant ticking ceased, and Machi's chest lay still with lack of breath. Then, tears slowly formed in the corner of her eyes, and for a second I thought I regretted my decision, but I knew I didn't, she wasn't the woman I loved, I was just so enamoured with the prospect of someone new I failed to realize I was just infatuated with her. Machi could never measure up to Tohru, even if she spent her life trying, she'd never hold a candle to the radiance Tohru burned so naturally.
I was so engrossed with thoughts of Tohru, I hadn't noticed Machi moved until a plate flew past my head, followed by forks and spoons, the clock on the wall, and several other household items. The noise tore me from my musings and as if angered by my thoughts, Machi's voice broke through the clatter of pots and pans falling to the ground behind me, she yelled, "Get out of here Yuki, you useless bastard, I thought I could trust you! Take everything and just leave. I never want to see you again!"
So I did. I left her on the ground ,body wrought with tears, and I grabbed everything I had, leaving her alone. I muttered out one last ,"Sorry", as the door shut behind me.
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The walk to Shigure's was short, and if it weren't for the turmoil in my heart, it would've been almost peaceful, a breeze shook the trees, children could be heard playing in the distance, and the spring air made everything feel more lively. Yet, thoughts of Tohru wracked my mind, I missed her smile, her laugh, her scent, her everything, I missed her, even knowing that at this moment she was likely tucked tightly in Kyo's arms sleeping soundly with that adorable little grin she sometimes wore on her face, or she was in the kitchen making him breakfast humming lightly to a tune inside her head, or perhaps she had her lips on his telling him how much she loved him.
It was too much to bare. I wanted her so bad, but of course he always got what I wanted, he didn't even realize it. He couldn't see how much I longed to be with her, or feel how I felt looking at her, he had no idea, yet he took her away, all before I broke free from Akito's little trick. Tohru is a woman, a beautiful, kind, gentle, loving woman, a woman who could be a mother, but not my own, Tohru is a woman and she's the one that I love, I just wished I realized it sooner.
A tree branch caught my foot, and as I fell to the ground I came to realize just how long it'd been since I walked up this path. I was nineteen the last time I was here, it'd been four years. It'd been four years since I left this house, and four years since she'd slipped out of my reach. I don't know why it took me so long to come back, but I'm glad I did.
A melodious laugh moved me to my feet and I turned to look behind me. My eyes lit up and I struggled to contain myself as I took in her figure before me, her eyes had less of a shine than I had remembered,but her chocolate tresses still fell down back. I noticed her face was glowing, she looked radiant and mature, especially with her face lit up with mirth.
"Yuki-kun", Tohru's voice sounded sweeter than ever, but I just gawked at her. "Here Yuki-kun, I'll help you carry your luggage. Are you vacationing here with Shigure? Wait, you live so close, that's a stupid question, forget I asked it, how have you been? It's been awhile. Oh no! Yuki-kun you're bleeding, we need to get you to Shigure's right away!" She grabbed my arm to tug me along with her, "Hurry up before it gets infected!", and promptly tripped on the same root I had.
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Tohru's face flushed, "Sorry I wasn't much help. You had to carry all your luggage and help me walk. I should've been more careful. I'm sooo sorry for troubling you so much even though we've just been reunited after so long, oh no I'm rambling, I'll just be quiet now." I couldn't take it anymore, I laughed, I was so happy she hadn't changed, Tohru was still Tohru after all this time. "Don't worry Tohru, I'm glad to see you haven't changed at all, you can just call me Yuki, you know. We've been friends for a long time now." Tohru beamed, and for the first time in awhile I felt complete. "So what brings you here Yuki, and with all that stuff?", she asked with a beet red face, making my heart speed up. "Well, things with Machi didn't really work out so I've decided to move back in with Shigure. What brings you here Tohru?"
She hesitated, "Well, Kyo...he well. I found him passed out drunk outside our home. I brought him inside and took care of him, but in the morning I found him missing. He had plans to open up a dojo and took out some loans and I guess the loan sharks got involved and he's just...gone, he took off without me. I ended up losing our apartment and came back here. That was a year ago though." I didn't know how to respond to that, so I just sat there and thought to myself Stupid cat, you gave me a chance to take her away from you.
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Well there goes the first chapter of my first fanfic. Depending on how this is recieved I'll write more or stop all together.