Ice Prince

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Chapter 2

(Three years later…)

Tohru whistled a little as she shook out the towel, folded it and placed it in the basket sitting next to her. It was such a lovely day, the sky was blue, the sun was shining and it was supposed to stay that way all day.

"Tohru! You should come back in, you've been out too long already." She turned to see Hatori standing out on the porch, watching her.

She laughed, finished folding the last towel, placed it in the bucket and walked over to him, resting it against her side. "Hatori, you worry too much."

"No I don't, you just need to learn to be more careful. I told you that you can't stay outside actively for more then two hours." Hatori scolded her as he helped her inside to his office.

"But Hatori, it's-" Tohru began to argue.

He walked up to her and put a hand on her head. "No arguing Tohru, we don't want to almost loose you again."

Tohru smiled sadly as Hatori took his hand away, walked over to his chair and sat down to start working on his papers.

It had been three years since that day, and since then everyone had been treating her with extra care. She wasn't allowed to do anything drastic, or that would drain her energy. Hatori had been the one keeping the closest eye on her, and when she was let out of the hospital, he had offered for her to stay with him in his house. She had quickly agreed, since there was really no reason to go back to stay with Shigure and Kyo, and there was only the two of them living there, ever since Yuki had left.

Tohru sighed, Yuki. No one had seen him ever since her near-death experience. No letters, phone calls, or cards had come from him, and almost everyone had given him up for dead, everyone, except for her. She still believed in her heart that he was alive and that he was just hiding somewhere, away from his family.

When she had moved in with Hatori, Shigure and Kyo had also decided to move back into the main house. Shigure had moved in with Aya (scary thought!) and Kyo had moved in with Kazuma and had also begun practicing at the dojo again.

But all this time, no one had mentioned Yuki, and even though Akito had thrown a tantrum when he learned that Yuki had left, even the head barely mentioned him. The years had still gone on, and although his spot was empty at the banquet, everything felt the same as it had been before.

"Tohru? Tohru are you okay?" Momiji's voice came from beside her and she jumped at the sound of it.

"Oh, Momiji! What are you doing here?" She asked, still shaking.

"If you two are going to talk, then please go outside so I can work." Hatori told them, not turning around from his desk and work.

Momiji rolled his eyes, but took Tohru's hand anyways and led her outside the house. "So, how have you been Tohru? Are you feeling okay?"

"Yes, don't worry Momiji, I'm fine. Perfectly fine!" She reassured him, a little too quickly.

"So Momiji, what are you doing over here?" Tohru asked smiling again.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you! Your friends Hanajima and Uotani are at the gate, they came to visit you." Momiji told her happily, pointing vaguely in the direction of the gate.

"Really? Here?" Tohru exclaimed happily, and ran off towards the gate.

As she made her way there, everyone who was walking by quickly got out of her way, or stared as she went past. She was the terror of the sidewalk!

Tohru finally arrived at the gate, gasping and panting, exhausted. She slid open the door to see Hana and Uo standing there behind it. "Uo! Hana! Hello!"

"Hello Tohru." Hana said, nodding her head.

"Hey there!" Uo greeted, waving.

"Come in, come in. Please!" Tohru slid the door open a little bit more and waved them inside. "I'm glad to see you! It's been a while!"

"Yes, it has." Hana agreed with her, looking around.

"Sheesh, every time I come here it looks bigger." Uo commented, turning in circles.

Tohru laughed. "Yes, it is quite large isn't it?" She grabbed Uo's hand and led her down the sidewalk. "Come with me! Hatori's working right now, but we can go somewhere else until he's done."

"Alright. Where should we go then?" Uo asked, fine with walking around.

"Um, well. Momiji's around here somewhere, and there's a nice garden that we go to sometimes. I think you'd like it." Tohru told them, looking around.

"Hey there!" Momiji appeared from ahead of them, and walked over. "Whatcha doing here?"

"We came to visit Tohru." Hana told him.

"Oh. That's nice of you." He smiled, and leaned back nonchalantly.

"I was thinking we could show them the garden. You know the one we go to together sometimes."

"Oh yeah. Come on, I'll show you." Momiji laughed and began running down the sidewalk, waving them to follow him.

See? Told ya Tohru didn't die. I wouldn't do that to you.

Sry that this took so long, and that it kinda short, but there will be more coming soon. Right after I figure out what I wanna do with this fic! (jk) But I do promise next one'll be better!

Also, please read my other fics as well, and review too if u want, I would love u forever if u did, and i dont mean like Kagura, that would kinda be scary.

One more thing, do people actually read these author notes things? i was just wondering cause sometimes I do sometimes I don't but just wondering.

Anyways, thanks again to everyone who reviewed, five reviews for my first chapter is awesome! Actually.. I did a few victory laps around my house, and ate the rest of my cookie dough ice cream.

Tuki: yeah, but isnt this so much more romantic? (dabs eyes (jk)) and... told ya so!

Black-Meteora: yay! thnx so much! and see, i did! I like them too, thats y im writing one, what d'ya know?

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- miji-chan