Five Years Later

It had been five years – five long years, yet the Sohma house looked no different from when Tohru departed through those doors. She took a deep breath, then knocked on the door. To her surprise, a woman who looked just about her age opened the door. She was quite pretty.

"Can I help you?" smiled the young woman.

"Ah- yes, I was looking for-" Started Tohru,

"BAKA MOUSE! I HATE YOU!" Came familiar yell, followed by a loud crash. Tohru giggled slightly.

"Haha, never mind.. found them." Tohru smiled politely.

"Nami-chan, who's at the door?" Came a familiarly drowsy voice. Shigure appeared beside the woman, looking at Tohru with a mixture of shock and happiness. The young woman smiled again, and walked into the house, leaving the two to have a moment together. "Tohru-chaaaan!"

Tohru was swept into tight hug before she knew it. They both smiled at each other, as two other faces appeared beside Shigure.

"What are you saying about Tohr-.." Started Yuki. His face turned to the same shock and happiness Shigure's had been. However, Kyo just stared in disbelief.

Before she knew it she was in the middle of a 4-way hug. None of them seemed to want to let go.

"So.. are you going to introduce me?" Laughed Nami, crossing her arms.

The three boys let go of Tohru, leaving her gasping for breath.

"Nami-chan," said Shigure, "This is Honda Tohru."

Tohru smiled and extended her hand for a handshake.

"Ah, Tohru-san, I've heard so much about you." Smiled Nami. "Especially from these two." She directed her eyes towards Yuki and Kyo, who seemed to have developed a severe interest in the ground. "Ah-! Forgive me for being so rude. Come in, Tohru-chan. Make yourself at home!"

"Thank you, Nami-san," replied Tohru, bowing her head and entering into the living area. Everyone followed her and sat down.

"So, to what do we owe the pleasure of your company, Tohru-chan?" grinned Shigure.

"My wedding."

The whole room went silent.

"You-.. hu.. wha..?" Replied Yuki.

Tohru smiled. "My wedding. His name is Ryuichi. We met while I was living in Scotland – that's where I went when I left here. Beautiful country.. cold, yes.. but lovely."

No one replied. Kyo stood up, and ran his hand through his hair. "Congratulations, Tohru-san," he muttered, turning away. "I hope you two are very happy." Without anymore words, Kyo departed through the front door.

Tohru frowned. "Rude as usual, I see."

"He's just.. going through a hard time." Sighed Shigure. "But congratulations Tohru-chan, we're all happy for you."

"Well, I came over to invite you. Ryuichi and I both come from Japan, so we thought it'd be best if we held the wedding here – and I didn't just want to inform you by post.

Shigure stood up and hugged Tohru, and Yuki slowly rose to join in. As the trio sat down, Nami looked somewhat uncomfortable.

"Ah- , Nami-san." Tohru had forgotten about her. "I'm so sorry for the rudeness – you are also invited."

Nami smiled politely and stood up. "I must get to work now, but congratulations Tohru-san, I'm looking forward to your wedding."

"Thank you, Nami-chan." Smiled Tohru. "I will see you then."

Nami bowed her head slightly then walked out the door. Kyo walked in a few seconds after her. Yuki and Shigure both stood up and walked upstairs as Kyo sat across from Tohru. The pair sat in silence for a minute, just looking at each other.

"Kyo-kun." Smiled Tohru. "You haven't changed a bit."

Kyo looked down. "Actually, I've dealt with my anger problems."

"Good for you!" replied Tohru. "So it wasn't you I heard earlier yelling about that baka mouse?"

"I said I've dealt, not got a new personality." Replied Kyo. They both laughed slightly. A slight pause came between them, broken by Kyo. "…why did you leave, Tohru-san? We were all devastated… we looked for you everywhere…"

Tohru leaned foreward. "You don't remember the fact that you two tried to kill each other?"

"I remember…" sighed Kyo, "but you stopped us. You always stopped us… we needed you. I landed myself in hospital a week after you left. Things were so bad, Tohru."

Tohru's eyes widened. "I'm so sorry, Kyo… I didn't realize. Ah- I.. better go. Ryuichi will be waiting for me. Tell the others I said goodbye."

Kyo embraced Tohru. He ran his hand down her soft, silky hair, and leaned his head on her shoulder. They quickly broke apart, and both looked at the ground.

"Well- I…"

"Yes.. goodbye, Tohru-chan."

-As you can tell, this one is much better written. This is due to the fact that it's not 2am in the morning, AND we've got into the actual storyline now. I hope you enjoyed it. Chapter 3 has already been started. You see, it shows up on as chapter 2, even though the first was the prelude, so I'm just going to count this as chapter 2.

Also, I was unsure of the location of the Sohma home, but I assume it's in Japan. -