"Miss Honda, Tohru." Tohru looked up at the sky and smiled, as she walked up the steps to get her diploma. As she was walking off the stage, down about three or four stairs she tripped, but was able to catch herself with the help of Kisa who was right by the stairs to hug her.

Tohru hugged the little girl and said, "Thanks Kisa." then she continued to her chair. After sitting in her chair she looked up at the stage at Yuki and Kyo and was thinking, 'this is going to be a great night mom. I am so happy with my life right now. I have a great "family" and wonderful friends."

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(After the Ceremony at the dance)

Tohru, Kyo, Yuki, Arisa (Uo), and Hana were hanging out by the wall of the hotel ball room that the dance was being held in. Arisa and Yuki had already danced together with a little push from Tohru. It was a fast dance so Yuki didn't have to worry about being too close to Arisa and accidentally bumping in to her and transforming. Tohru really wanted to dance with Kyo and tell him how she really felt about him but every time she asked him Kyo would bark back a firm, NO.

"Tohru, would you care to dance?" Yuki asked her as the first slow song of the night started playing. Looking at her face, seeing that it was a look of panic he said, "I'll be careful not to step on your toes."

Tohru took that as a 'I'll be careful not to bump into you' and she agreed to the dance. Yuki took her had and lead her to the outer side of the dance floor, put one hand on her waist and the other held her hand. Tohru too her free hand and put it on his shoulder, and away they went. "Tohru, are you alright?" Yuki asked.

"Yes I'm fine." Tohru said not even looking at him.

Yuki knew that something was wrong with her, she wasn't her normal self. " I know that something has been bothering you all day. Is it Kyo?"

"How'd you figure it out?" Tohru said looking into Yuki's eyes.

"I just know you and I know how much you like Kyo." he paused, then continued. "Have you told him how you feel about him?"

"I was going to tonight when we danced. But it doesn't look like I'm going to be able too…" Tohru stopped talking because her voice started to crack. She was so close to tears and didn't want to break down in front of her friends.

Arisa came walking over to cut in on Yuki and Tohru's dance. When she saw the look on Tohru's face she knew that something was up. "Tohru do you mind if I cut in?" Tohru nodded and backed away. When Yuki and Arisa started dancing Tohru walked off to the bathroom.

'I need to get a hold of myself. This is supposed to be the night of my life…' she thought to herself as she looked in the bathroom mirror to check her hair and make-up. "Tohru! You need to get out here." She heard Hana yell into the bath room.

Tohru then heard the commotion coming from outside. 'Oh crap not here!" she thought as she ran out of the bathroom to see who was fighting even though she knew that it was Yuki and Kyo.

"You damn rat! Mind your own business!" Kyo was in his fighting stance facing Yuki.

"You want to fight? You know that you can never beat me you stupid cat." Yuki yelled back at Kyo.

Tohru began to panic, not knowing what to do. 'They cant do this here… they will get us into trouble.' she then did the only thing that she could think of with out turning either of them into their zodiac animal. "Knock it off Kyo, Yuki! Not in here." She said as she ran in between them.

"Get out of my way stupid girl!" Kyo yelled at her. "This is none of your business." He tried to throw a punch around her at Yuki but she followed his movements and was still right in front of him.

"It is my business Kyo! I am so sick of you and Yuki fighting each other over stupid shit!" Tohru yelled back at him, her eyes challenging his. "This is the last night that all of us will be together before Yuki goes off to college with Arisa and you are fucking ruining it! Now take your guard down!"

Yuki was so surprised by Tohru's voice and the look in her eyes that he let his guard down. "Tohru…"

Tohru turned around to look at him, "And you Yuki you knew how special this night was supposed to be! Not only for me but for Arisa! How could you embarrass her like this."

Yuki blushed and hung his head. "I'm sorry Tohru. I'm sorry Arisa."

Kyo saw Yuki letting his guard down and thought that this would be the best time to strike. He pulled his fist back and charged at Yuki, just when he was about to attack Tohru sensed him there, turned around to block Yuki. "Kyo!" Tohhru started as she got hit with the punch. She stumbled backwards, looked at Kyo and then ran off to the bathroom.