Ooc:/ Why hello again :3 I'd like to thank a 'certain someones' for giving me my first reviews 8D *party popper* I DO NOT OWN FRUIT'S BASKET IN ANY MANNER. I ALSO AM NOT AFFILIATED WITH THEM, KNOW THEM, AND I CERTAINLY DON'T SKIP AounD PICKING STRAWBERRIES WITH THEM. So then, without further ado, here we goooooo! :D

Bic:/

"Yuki's… birthday?" Tohru asked confused.

"That's right…" Shigure sighed in sadness. "His birthday."

"Well, why didn't he tell me? Did I do something wrong? Oh no, I need to get him a birthday present!" Tohru felt as if she could just weep.

"Oh no, Tohru, its not your fault!" Shigure promised. "Yuki never really likes others to know about it, so, forget I said anything!"

"Okay…" Tohru sighed. "If you say so, Shigure." However, even though she said so, Shigure knew that this wasn't the end of what he'd hear of Yuki's birthday.

"Look you cat, just because I have manners and you don't doesn't give you the right…"

"I DON'T NEED YOUR LECTURE, YOU DAMN RAT!" Kyo interrupted. "You're really starting to piss me off…" he said taking a bite of a rice ball.

"You're letting your anger get the best of you, you don't need me to help you be an ass."

"DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS OUTSIDE OR SOMETHING?" a twinge of rivalry struck between the two members of the zodiac.

"Boys? Please stop fighting…" Tohru sighed, picking up a bowl of leeks.

"My apologies, Ms. Honda." Yuki smiled.

"Yeah, whatever…" Kyo rolled his eyes, blushing a bit.

"So Yuki, I uh… made you some steamed leeks!" Tohru grinned, holding out a bowl.

"They're my favorite, thanks Tohru. You're such a sweet girl." Yuki couldn't help but blush a bit. Tohru was always so kind to him. She always seemed to know when he was having a bad day. He wished that in some way he could repay her.

"Oh, its no problem! I'm happy to do it!" Tohru smiled. "Maybe later today we can go pick some more of those strawberries that came up! I just got a recipe from a book at the library for a strawberry pie," Tohru said as she put Kyo and Shigure's plate in the sink.

"That sounds wonderful," Yuki beamed. "Here," he began walking over to Tohru. "Let me help out with the dishes, that way we can go sooner."

"Thanks, that's nice of you, Yuki!" Tohru grinned happily. And with that, Yuki washed dishes with Tohru, and they departed for the secret base.

In the garden, Yuki's eyes widened in horror. All the plants were gone. All of them were pulled up, only a few roots remained.

"What… the…" Yuki was speechless in disgust. All those plants he and Tohru had planted. Gone. His plants. Tohru's plants. THEIR plants.

"Who would do something like this?" Tohru said, a bit angry as well. Yuki knew this had upset her as much as it upset him. However, she wasn't about to show it.

"This just like last year, dammit." Yuki muttered just loud enough for Tohru to hear.

"Huh?" Tohru asked confused. This had happened before?

"Last year on this exact date, the same thing happened. Shigure and I thought it was some kind of animal taking it, but it had never happened before, so we knew it wasn't the case," Yuki sighed in sadness. "I swear, this particular day is the worst…"

"So that's why you don't like your birthday…" Tohru said, confessing her knowledge of it. "You hate the fact that someone stole from you… On this day,"

"How did you know that?" Yuki asked surprised.

"I asked Shigure why you and Kyo seemed more into arguing today. He told me what day it was," Tohru explained. Yuki sighed.

"Of course he did…"

"We can go shopping if you want," Tohru pointed out. "I need to go there for the rest of the ingredients anyway!" she added with a smile.

"But Ms. Honda… It won't be the same…" Yuki frowned. "We planted those… You and I. That's what made them so special…" Tohru couldn't help but blush.

"That may be true, Yuki…" Tohru started. Her smile was almost completely erased off her face. "But I'm not about to let you without a special treat on your birthday," she said bringing her warm smile back. Yuki gave a little chuckle.

"Thanks, Tohru."

"For what?"

"For helping me. You put me in a better mood. Who knows? Maybe I'll learn to like my birthday, because of you."

Ooc:/ Sorry I didn't add sooner, school JUST got out for me, and now I should be writing a chapter every two days. ^_^ Also, if there's anything you'd like to see in the story, please add it in a review! Next chapter though, they'll be going into the supermarket. :3 Sorry this one was a little long D; UNTIL NEXT TIME~