Tohru had been living with the Somas for a little over than a year now. But there was still a secret about them she didn't know.
She was in her room taking a nap since school was a little stressful today. And nobody wanted to disturb her so Kyou decided to make everyone popcorn for lunch.
BOOM!! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
Yuki stood up on a stool and waved a magazine in front of the fire alarm. And when it finally stopped, he stepped down and said, "Stupid cat. How do you blow up a microwave by making popcorn?" His voice was still low but on the inside he was screaming.
"Shut up rat-boy!" Kyou yelled. "You shouldn't even be talking! You burned all the food when Tohru wasn't around!"
"Was that the fire alarm?" Tohru asked worried. "Is everyone alright?"
"Hello, Miss Honda," Yuki greeted. "Did you have a nice rest?"
"HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME SHIGURE?!" Mii wailed. "YOU HAVE TO FINISH YOUR MANUSCRIPT!!" Then she started crying non-stop.
"There, there," Shigure cooed leading her toward the stairs. "You go rest up and I promise, I'll finish the manuscript."
"Okay!" she wailed again.
"Shigure, you should really stop avoiding your editor like that," Yuki said shaking his head. "You're the adult around here, aren't you?"
"But it's so boring!" he whined. "And she's always rushing me!"
"It's been over two months! Don't you think you can finish it by now?" Kyou asked.
Shigure sighed defeated. Then to change the subject he said, "Tohru, I'm starving. Do you think you could make us something to eat?"
"Shigure, she just got out of bed," Yuki said shooting him a look.
"No, no it's fine!" Tohru defended. "I guess I better get started." She squeezed between Yuki and Kyou and walked toward the stove.
About a half an hour later Tohru announced, "Lunch is served!" She handed everyone their plates.
"Miss Honda, I have to tell you something," Yuki said as he took his first bite.
"What is it Yuki?"
He swallowed. "I think the strawberries are ready."
"Oh! I love strawberries!"
"I know. That's why I planted them."
She gasped.
"Don't act so surprised," Kyou butted in. "He does that for every girl he falls for."
"You know, you are starting to get on my nerves," Yuki growled.
"Well that's weird. I FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT YOU!!"
"Calm down you two," Shigure said. "Let's just eat peacefully."
Their heads dropped and they continued to eat.
Then Mii walked back in the room yawning loud. Then she ran in Shigure's face and screamed, "DID YOU FINISH THE MANUSCRIPT?!!"
"Uuuuh, yes!" he lied.
"Huh?" they all asked.
"It's right here," he said as he placed papers in her hands. Then he laughed nervously.
Mii sighed in relief and then left the house.
"Shigure, you finished it?" Tohru asked.
"SHIGURE!!!" Mii stomped back into the room and slammed the pile of papers on the floor. "These papers are blank!"
"About that…"
Mii grabbed the back of his robe and started to drag him to his office.
"Sorry, I couldn't finish lunch Tohru!" he called as he was dragged further into the hallway. "It was delicious!"
Tohru giggled.
Yuki cleared his throat, grabbing everyone's attention. "Would you like to pick the strawberries with me Miss Honda?"
"Sure!"
The two walked to their secret base and put all the strawberries in a basket.
Tohru caught Yuki staring at her. "Is something wrong?" she asked.
Yuki didn't answer. He just…kissed her.
Tohru made the mistake of wrapping her arms around him causing him to turn into a rat.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" Tohru freaked. "That wasn't supposed to happen I--"
"It's ok, it wasn't your fault," Yuki laughed. "As clumsy as you are, you'd probably get us all in trouble."
She looked away and blushed.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that. I love the way you mess up. It's hilarious!" he laughed again.
Tohru laughed with him.
"I love your smile…Tohru."
The brunette gasped. "That's the first time, you've ever called me Tohru."
"Is that wrong? I can still call you Miss Honda."
"No, no, it was just surprising," she laughed, "Prince Yuki."
"You called me Prince Yuki?"
She smiled. "Mm-hm!"
Then Yuki transformed back to his normal self. Naked.
"Ah! Sorry, I didn't look!" she said as she turned around.
Yuki laughed at the way she always thought she was invading someone else's privacy. He put on his clothes and asked, "Shall we go back to the house?"
Tohru turned around and took his extended hand and intertwined her fingers with his. Then they walked back home together.