Yuki: holding up a sign / Tohru holding a microphone yelling:
AMERYAQUAISHA HAS NOT OWNED ANYTHING FROM THE ORGINAL AUTHOR OF FURUBURA!
Kyo, Shigure, Hitori, Momjii, Ayame, and Haru all clapping in the background!
Chapter 4: Trust is an Issue
Kyo stared incredulously at the shirt he had finally managed to fold. He groaned.
"I've turned to a chick! DAMMIT!" Kyo put his hands in his face. Tohru looked at him in surprise then laughed.
"What are you talking about? Did you know that tons of bachelors fold their own clothes?" Tohru smiled. Kyo looked at her strangely.
"No they don't, they just throw them on the couch."
"Oh…well…maybe only some do! But none the less, that doesn't mean that you have turned into a girl…" Tohru pouted. Kyo smiled slightly.
"Yeah…Whatever." Kyo stood up and stretched. Tohru laughed.
"Oh its almost lunch time! I better go get some thing to make. Kyo, what would you like?" Tohru checked the clock then glanced at Kyo. Kyo considered what it was then smiled.
"No, I will go shopping for you ok? I will get stuff to make a big sushi dinner! Gimme a list. I am bored anyhow." Kyo sat back down as Tohru smiled and went to get a paper and pen.
"Are you sure you want to do it for me?" Tohru asked as she wrote down ingredients she would need.
"Look, I said I would do it didn't I?" Kyo asked bluntly.
"Emm..well…ok…" Tohru handed him the list, and smiled.
"Damn, you write sloppy!" Kyo laughed.
"I was writing fast!" Tohru protested. Kyo winked at her, much to his own surprise and walked out the door. Tohru laughed and went to go clean the kitchen.
Tohru hummed as she cleaned smiling. Yuki walked in and stood in the doorway for a bit. He just watched her, a half smile on his face. Yuki went up beside her and touched her shoulder, causing her to start.
"Sohma-kun…you scared me!" Tohru jumped and stammered. She had nearly dropped the plate she was holding.
"I am terribly sorry Honda-san, but I needed…need…to talk to you, if you don't mind." Yuki looked down as he spoke avoiding her gaze.
"Ok, are you alright Sohma-kun?" Tohru asked, setting the plate down in the strainer.
"Yes, I am fine. But…Honda-san, do you mind if I talked to you more often? I mean, I have tried before in the past, and sometimes I cannot bring myself to, I avert the conversation away from the topic I wanted to talk to you about anyways." Yuki choked on his words. He felt that familiar and strong urge to change the subject, but he wouldn't allow himself to.
"Sohma-kun…?" Tohru looked at him questioningly.
"What I am trying to say, is, from now on, if I say I wanted to talk to you about something, don't let me change the subject. I can't seem to open up enough to talk to you about certain things. And if I change the subject, I am sure to just not talk about it at all! I try and I try but when I do come to talk about it, I get …nervous. I cant seem to do it. I close myself off from the topic and I cant stand to even release it, even a little. I don't understand this…But is does go that way Miss Honda." Yuki closed his eyes as he spoke and he didn't look at her. He knew if he looked at her, he would do exactly as he would always do. Tohru gasped all of a sudden. "Miss Honda?"
"Sohma-kun! I know what your saying! Your saying, you don't trust anyone enough to show your emotions! And I certainly cant expect you to just trust me Sohma-kun. I found out all of the Zodiac members have had a hard life, and a hard time, one way or another. Sohma-kun, its ok, and you know that! I wouldn't want you to talk to someone you didn't trust enough to talk about it in the first place!" Tohru smiled at him and touched his hand gently. Yuki felt the bolt of lightening he felt when she touched him and he couldn't help but smile.
"Its not that I don't trust you…"
"But it IS a trust issue! You have taught yourself all this time that there is no body you CAN talk to. And you know you can come to me, I would be happy to help you. I care about all of you and I want to be someone you guys can count on! I don't want to be just someone that people think that I shouldn't get meddled in their affairs. Because I just want to help. That is all. Can you grant me that Sohma-kun? My mom always said: 'Tohru, you will be able to free the stars one day, of their cages in the sky. You will be able to douse the angry fires of this earth, if you want to! Anybody can do this, but I think, that if you really try, that YOU Tohru, will be counted on one day.' I wanted this to come true so badly when she told me this. I think, if you really let it, you cant trust me enough to talk with, to tell me your fears." Tohru smiled and looked at him steadily.
Yuki balked his protests. He stared at her for a moment in surprise.
"Miss Honda, I think you right. Honda-san, I think, I will be able to open a bit easier to you now." Yuki grabbed Tohru's hand and kissed her finger. Tohru blushed and turned back to her cleaning, humming a new tone, as Yuki tried his best to help her.