Part one
The sun dawned on the Sohma house and Shigure was at the breakfast table while Tohru was cooking breakfast.
"Those two had better get up some time soon, they're going to be late for school," Shigure said. Tohru just smiled as she sat down to eat with Shigure. Upstairs in the hallway Yuki and Kyo walked sleepily out of their rooms at the same time, causing them to bump into each other.
"Hey!! Watch where you're going, you damn rat!" Kyo shouted. Yuki just stared at him with an unpurturbed expression.
"You should have been watching where you were going, stupid cat," Yuki said calmly. A huge argument broke out all the way down to the breakfast table.
"Good Morning you-" Tohru started, as Kyo went to punch Yuki, getting himself kicked out of the doorway. "-two." Kyo came stomping in and they argued some more.
"Now, now. Haven't you two forgotten something?" Shigure asked. Kyo and Yuki turned to face Shigure with puzzled looks.
"What??!" They both shouted. Shigure tutted.
"Oh, the shame. I can't believe you both forgot Tohru-Kun's birthday, after all the things she's done for us," Shigure said, in his dramatic voice.
"What?" They both said, eyes wide open. Shigure sighed and looked hurt.
"I did announce it last night," Shigure said. Kyo looked like he was going to explode but flopped over and Yuki held his arm, staring at the ground.
"H-Happy birthday," They both said.
"I can't believe I forgot about it," Kyo mumbled.
"Well, you never listen to anything at dinner," Yuki said.
"Oh yeah? What's your excuse, you damn rat? Why didn't you remember?" Kyo shouted. The argument broke out again and they stormed out of the house, Kyo breaking the paper door again. Shigure sighed.
"Wh-what is up with them?" Tohru asked, slightly dazed. Shigure turned over the page in his newspaper.
"I don't know, maybe it's stress," Shigure replied. "Oh, I haven't got you anything for your birthday, but I was thinking of taking you, Kyo and Yuki out for a meal at a restaurant. What do you think?"
"No, you don't have to do that, I'm fine," Tohru said.
"I insist," Shigure said.
An hour after school ended, Kyo walked in where Tohru was sat at the table. Kyo handed Tohru a present and walked off up the stairs. Along the way, Shigure told him of the dinner plans.
"Why do I have to go? I'm not going if that damn Yuki is, so leave me alone!" Kyo shouted, stomping to his room and slamming the door. Tohru walked to where Shigure was leaning out of his doorway.
"That went well. Don't worry Tohru-Kun, he'll feel better later. Oh, did he get you a present? How thoughtful of him," Shigure said. He returned to his work. Tohru sat back at the table as she was doing before and made to open the present, as Yuki walked in. He sat at the table opposite her and handed her a present.
"I didn't mean to forget, I've just had a lot on my mind," Yuki said. Tohru smiled.
"It's ok. You didn't need to get me anything," Tohru said.
"I wanted to," Yuki said. Tohru opened Yuki's present, to find a plant pot with soil in it.
"It has some flower buds in it. I thought maybe you would like to grow something," Yuki said.
"It's wonderful, thank you Yuki-kun," Tohru said. She started opening Kyo's present. She found a small orange cat ornament and picture frame with cats on it.
"Aww, how sweet," Tohru said. The photo in the frame portrayed Tohru with Kyo, Yuki, Hatsuharu and Momiji around her, in their school uniform. At this moment Kyo walked into the room to get a glass of milk.