Unforgettable Colors

Chapter 2


By Koyukix
A big thank you to all who reviewed the first chapter, I'm glad to know that there are actually people out there who read my fic. Now, on with the second chapter!
Note: I'm (mostly) going off of the manga. ;D
"Eeh?" Tohru felt a sudden electric shock circulate her body. "I…I…a…date? Wh-wha…?" She stumbled; her sentence wasn't making much sense.

"Well, I guess you can say a 'trip' instead of a date if that makes you less nervous," He started. "Will you not go with me on a trip to the park, ohime-sama 1?" Yuki knelt down and took her hand.

Tohru felt herself blush but dared not to refuse the prince's invitation. "Erm, I guess its okay…" she finally managed to whisper softly. A small smile spread across her reddened face.

"Great," Yuki slowly stood up smirking, not taking her eyes off the girl. "I'll meet you at the front door in a minute Honda-san, I just forgot something."

Tohru nodded and the rat walked out of the kitchen and swiftly went up the stairs as the onigiri2 made its way towards the front door.

She heard Yuki's footsteps as he came out of the house. He closed the door behind him.

"Sorry for the wait." He said, walking towards Tohru after putting on his shoes. Tohru saw Yuki put something into his pocket.

"Oh, it's nothing!" Tohru said nervously, waving her hands in the air faintly.

"Shall we go?"

"Mm!" Tohru nodded and the two of them began their trip.


"Peh." Kyou spat out as he walked down the street. His solemn emotion suddenly turned sympathetic.

He had mistakenly yelled at Tohru again. He felt guilty for his own stubbornness. Hopefully, she hadn't taken what he said earlier to heart.

The cat continued stroll along, until his eyes met an old man who was sitting on a large rock on the side of the road. He looked so familiar, where had he seen him before?

The old man suddenly lifted his head to face Kyou.

Kyou's cat ears shot up in alarm as he awkwardly turned to face the man.

"WHA-WHAT DO YOU WANT?" He cried, putting his arm in front of his face.

"You're Kyou, right?" His voice was elderly, yet gentle sounding.

The orange haired teen recognized the voice. It was Tohru's grandfather.

"Can you come here for a second? I would like to talk to you." The old man had a kind smile on his face.

Kyou approached him cautiously. "What is it?" He demanded in his usual forceful tone.

"Thank you for taking Tohru home with you last time," he started, his face suddenly seemed to turn sad.

The cat wondered what he was trying to say. Was he talking about the time when he came and took Tohru away from her grandpa's place after accidentally listening to her speech on how much she wanted to stay with them?

"I do miss Tohru, but I know that it would be best for her to stay with you guys. I could tell she was unhappy after moving back to living with me and my daughters but I didn't think I could possibly do anything about it." Tohru's grandpa explained.

"She was miserable, you knew it, yet you didn't even try do anything about it! She's supposed to be your granddaughter!" Kyou cried rashly. He felt odd for saying what he had just said. "Why am I so upset?'' he asked himself. He couldn't seem to find a satisfying answer.

"I know. And that is why I am happy that you came and took her back with you. She must be happier now that she's living with people she truly cares about." Kyou could tell he was stating the truth by the sharp tone in his voice.

He turned his head away. Why did he coincidentally meet her grandpa here? Why is he telling him all this?

He didn't know.

"The girl's always been like that, ever since she was a kid. She just covers up all her problems with that nothing-is-wrong smile of hers. It makes me worry." The old man sighed.

The cat dropped his head to face the ground.

"I know what you mean…" He muttered quietly. Kyou had finally dropped his aggressive attitude.

"Anyways, I wouldn't want to keep you here talking to an old man for so long, so I'll get to my point now," A smile replaced his earlier cheerless emotion.

Kyou faced him. "What is it?"

Tohru's grandpa slowly reached into his pocket with his hand and pulled out a nicely decorated small box.

"Please give this to her on Tuesday," He requested, reaching out his hand, "It's my birthday gift for her, but unfortunately, I won't be able to personally present it to her since I'll be going away with one of my daughters to a friend's wedding."

The cat smiled and took the box and placed it carefully into his own pocket.

"I'll give it to her." He promised.

"Thank you."

Kyou began to walk home, he hadn't eaten lunch yet.


The two continued their walk to the park. Tohru felt an awkward atmosphere around her.

"Would you like some ice cream, Honda-san?" Yuki offered, pointing to the ice cream store which they've walked past.

"Erm, it's okay-really! You offered me a walk to the park together and now ice cream? I couldn't possibly…" She laughed nervously to herself and tried her best to kindly decline the ice cream.

"It's nothing, really. Don't stress yourself out, Honda-san." Yuki comforted her with a smile as he walked back with a cone of strawberry ice cream. He handed it to her.

"Tha-Thanks…Yuki…kun."

Yuki blushed slightly.

"My, what's this?" a voice came from behind them.

"Hana-chan!" Tohru cried out joyfully, and turned to hug her best friend.

"What are you doing here?" cried Tohru.

"A date."

"Eh! Hana-chan, you're on a da-"

"No, I meant the two of you." The psychic explained before Tohru could properly finish her sentence.

"It's just a walk to the park," Yuki explained, putting his arm behind his head, sweat dropping.

"Nope, it is most definitely a date." An antenna suddenly appeared from the psychic's head.

"No-it's not a date-it's… just a walk…a-a walk-to the park…" countered Tohru, unsuccessfully. Her eyes spun in circles as she frantically waved her arms around in the air.

The sky was dark as Tohru and Yuki returned home.

"Okaerinasai 3 "the novelist stuck his head out of the room and greeted them.

"Tadaima 4," The two answered, walking into the room.

"Where's Kyou?" Tohru looked around.

"Forget about that stupid cat." Said Yuki.

"He was eating the leftovers from yesterday's dinner when I came back…he should be upstairs somewhere by now," Shigure explained. "And…come to think of it, he had a rather weird expression on his face, and no, I'm not talking about the fact that he was literally gulping down his food immediately after putting it into his mouth, without chewing."

"Stupid perverted novelist…" Kyou said sounding pissed off as he came down the stairs.

"Bakaneko."

"WHAT WAS THAT, YOU CURSED RAT?" the cat shouted, putting his fist in front of his face, threateningly.

"I didn't say anything." Yuki answered.

Just as Tohru was about to step in and break their argument, Shigure placed his hand on her shoulder. "I think it'd be best if you leave them be."

"WHY I OUTTA-" Kyou yelled, aiming for Yuki with his fist.

"Oh and…I met with Akito today." Shigure stated matter-of-factly.

Silence filled the room.

Tohru stared nervously at the dog, who still had his hand on her shoulder.

The cat and mouse just froze and turned to face him.

Tohru saw Yuki sweat drop.

"Akito wishes to see Tohru." Shigure explained.


Notes:

1 means "princess" in Japanese

2 literally translates to "riceball" which is what Tohru is often referred to as (Yuki is referred to the rat, she is referred to the onigiri)

3 Okaerinasai is a greeting said when someone comes home, something like "Welcome back"

4 Is usually said before or after one says Okaerinasai, literally means "I'm home" or "I'm back"
That marks the end of chapter 2! Oh, and I'm now accepting votes for either Tohru/Kyou or Tohru/Yuki for the fic couple. :D Please review and vote if you may.