Chapter one
'I don't understand. It's just three words. Yuki was able to say them to Haru so why can't I say them to her?' I thought sitting in my chair at Tokyo University. Tohru sat two rows up next to Momiji. Yuki and Haru sat two rows behind me. I chose to sit where I could watch her. The bell rang and I closed my notebook and started putting things into my bag.
"Hey Kyo?" Oh no. Her voice. So gentle, so sweet. I looked up at Tohru. "Do you have to work tonight or will you be home for dinner?"
I smiled. A smile only she ever saw. "Shishou gave me the night off. He is actually closing the dojo tonight so he can go out with Shigure, Aya, Hatori, and Kureno."
"Oh I see. Well Momiji will be coming over at least." she said thinking about how many people will be home for dinner. "Um. Yuki, Haru will you be home?" Yuki and Haru were coming down the stairs to join us.
"Sure Tohru." Haru said in response.
"Oh great. Kyo can you come with me to do some shopping for dinner?" she asked turning back to me.
I sighed my smile vanishing."Sure Tohru. I'll go with you. What are you going to cook?" I said standing. She only came up to my shoulder in height. I had grown since this is our second year at the university.
"I was think of smoked fish with curry and rice." she said with a smile. Oh how beautiful that smile was.
"Alright we'll see you at home then. I think Kureno will be dropping off Uo before he heads out so we don't want her to be alone." Yuki said walking down the stairs. Momiji, Haru, and Yuki turned to take the train home while Tohru and I went to the store. She bought six individual fish and the broth for the curry.
"We can just the vegetables Yuki just brought in yesterday while they're still fresh." she said. I grabbed the bags while she finished paying. "Oh no Kyo I can carry it."
"Don't bother I can do it." I said walking out. We took the train home. When we got there Tohru went straight to the kitchen.
"Kyo can you give me a hand?" she called just as I was about to sit down under the heater.
"Yeah sure." I said going to the kitchen.
"Now that I think about it, orange top hasn't been losing his temper much as of late." Uo said sitting next to Momiji under the heater.
"How is Kureno doing these days?" Momiji asked her. "I'm so glad he has his won business now."
"He's doing great." she said. "The business is small but we live ok."
In the kitchen we had the rice cooking and the broth made for the curry. Tohru was steaming the fish and I was cutting the vegetables. 'I still can't tell her. We are in here alone and I still can't tell her. I love you. Just three simple words.' I was thinking.
"Kyo?" her voice knocked me back to reality out of my thoughts. I turned and looked at her. "Is there something on your mind?"\
"I just smiled at her."No. Not really." I said. I still can't tell her. Who knows if I ever will.