Blue: Yay I finished chapter four! I'm having so much fun writing this fic! Oh and I'd like to give a big thanks and a batch of cookies to my first two reviews! Thank you Pebbled Sky for the compliment about my characterization! I am so flattered that you like my story and thanks also for letting me know about the slip up in chapter two. I'm always doing stuff like that hehe.

Ivey: ::Hits Blue in the head with the TV remote:: That's for the soda can to the head earlier. Hurry up Fullmetal Alchemist is on!

Blue: Ok that hurt! Besides it comes on again in a couple of hours. Anyway thank you also to nilfheim as well! Don't worry I'm defiantly going to continue. Ivey you're up!

Ivey: Blue doesn't own Fruits Basket or the guest character in this chapter.

This story is dedicated to Josh. Wherever you are I hope you like it.

What's Left Unsaid

By Blue

Over the next week life continued as normal for Tohru. Every day she woke up an hour before sunrise, dressed in one of her two brown frocks, choked down a bowl of pasty lukewarm porridge, and then performed her chores until supper and bed. In no time at all it was laundry day again Tohru was once again scrubbing away with a bar of soap that smelled lightly of lilac. Stacking the damp clothing high in the basket she headed down the corridor stepping carefully to avoid repeating last weeks incident. The pile in the basket was so tall that she could barely see over it. Balancing the basket on one hip she blindly reached for the banister with her right hand. She was making her way slowly down the first of the steps when she heard a familiar voice behind her.

"Now what do we have here? I think I've seen this before. Is that the same little flower I encountered not one week ago?" Tohru turned carefully and peeked over the bundle to see Lord Shigure.

"OH! My lord!" she said as she started to curtsey. Shigure chuckled and held up a hand to stop her.

"You don't want to take another tumble, now do you?" Tohru blushed in embarrassment.

"Here let me get that," Shigure said moving to take the basket from her.

"Oh, but sir I couldn't let you do that. It's my job to carry it just like its your job to...uh… well I don't really know what you do," she admitted.

"Actually I'm the king's advisor. But I insist on escorting you to where ever it is you're of to right now."

"But-"

"What's this? Don't you want me to accompany you? Oh dear well I suppose you wouldn't want an old man like me bothering you. I can see I'm not wanted…" He interrupted putting on a mock pitiful expression. If the royal advisor was anything it was manipulative. Poor Tohru Honda was not wise to his ways of course and began to panic.

"Oh no that's not it at all! I just didn't want you do go out of your way is all. I'm very sorry! I never meant to insult you your not old at all! I would love it if you'd accompany me to the garden!"

"Well in that case," he said taking the basket from her. He faltered under the weight of the wet clothes. 'Maybe I shouldn't have offered to care them after all,' he thought with a mental sigh. The duo strolled down the hall towards the servant's entrance to the gardens. As they passed guards who bowed in respect to Shigure, one guard in particular who seemed to be on friendly terms with the lord cocked a suggestive smile at the pair.

"Hey there Shigure isn't she a little young for you?" joked the guard. Tohru turned tomato red at the implication. Shigure feigned an innocent look and grinned at the man.

"What ever do you mean, Sano?" The guard gave a disbelieving 'hmph' at the lord and grinned at Tohru.

"You'd do well you watch out around that one little missy. He's a sheep in wolf's clothing," said Sano. Shigure him an annoyed look.

"That's wolf in sheep's clothing." The guard shrugged, muttering a "same thing", and opened the door for them. Tohru smiled and thanked him as she passed through. Shielding her eyes at the bright sun Tohru led Shigure down the path to the prince's garden. Noticing where they were headed Shigure wondered if Tohru knew that this particular garden was off limits.

"Ah, Tohru?"

"Yes?" she replied as she walked over to undo the latch on the gate.

"Did you know that this is Prince Yuki's private garden?" he asked casually.

"I didn't at first, but Tomo told me when he came to tend the garden." She explained as she passed through the gate. "I would have left right away, but he said I could stay if I helped him weed the vegetable patch. He even said I could come back if I liked. He was very nice about it. Oh, there he is!" Tohru said with a smile. Over near the opposite wall of the fence was Tomo watering a bush of damask roses. "Good morning Tomo!" she greeted. Tomo turned at the sound of her voice and seeing Shigure he dropped the watering can.

"Shigure?" he exclaimed.

"'Tomo'?" he replied with a raise of his brow. 'Well isn't this interesting?' Shigure thought. Tohru was looking back and forth between Shigure and Tomo confusedly.

"Um, do you know each other?" she asked seeing the look of amusement on Lord Shigure's face and the one of panic on Tomo's. Tomo cleared his throat and picked up the now empty watering can.

"Y-yes Miss Honda. It's nice to see you again Shigure," he said sounding rather strained. "Miss Honda would you be so kind as to please refill the watering can for me?" Tohru nodded with a smile as she took the watering can from him and left the garden heading towards the near by stream. Shigure set down the basket and smirked at the younger man in front of him.

"My dear Prince Yuki it seems you've told a fib…"

Blue: Here's chapter four for your enjoyment! Whoever guesses what anime the guard is from gets Ivey's soda and sno-caps!

Ivey: HEY!!!

Blue: Please review thanks! Oh and can someone please tell me what the heck a Beta Reader is? Yes, I know I'm ignorant. My apologies.