Blue: SUCCESS! Chapter seven is now complete thanks to a sugar rush and Ivey working over time!

Ivey: Can I go sleep now?

Blue: Sorry, Ivey, but I want to get started on chapter eight. Here have some more Dr. Pepper.

Ivey: There is sucha thing as child labor laws you know!

Blue: Which is why I'm glad we're both eighteen!

Ivey: Damn it!

Blue: Thanks AnimeFreaks13 for another ego-boosting review! I hope this is soon enough for you! And an extra special thanks to Amelie Rae Lanhoss who always leaves me paragraph length reviews. You are such an inspiration and even though my wrists feel like they're gonna fall off I'll be sure to get chapter eight out sometime tomorrow… or um today since its 1:27 am over here. Anywho, Ivey you're up!

Ivey: ::zzzzzzzzzz::

Blue: IVEY!

Ivey: ::falls off the bed:: I DIDN'T DO IT! ::notices Blue's icy glare:: Oh right… Blue doesn't own Fruits Basket ::rolls eyes:: like anyone actually thinks she does…

This is dedicated to my best friend Josh. You better not be watching me at any naked time! Not just shower time!

What's Left Unsaid

By Blue

As Sunday dawned it brought clouds as well. Tohru woke to the muggy morning with a smile and hurried off to take a quick bath. With her face pink from scrubbing she combed her hair enjoying the feel of it falling passed her shoulders. Having her hair pinned up practically everyday of the week got old fast. With that done she donned her green dress and tied the sash carefully into a bow. Smiling softly she walked over to the desk and plucked the half a dozen dandelion puffs out of the clay vase. 'Maybe I should stop by the garden on the way and pick a few more before I go,' she thought happily. 'And maybe Tomo will be there.' She blushed brightly at the thought. She'd only met him a few times but he seemed like such a nice boy. 'I really do hope we can be friends.'

"Tohru something has come up… an errand… I won't be able to join you today. I apologize," Hana said from behind her. Tohru turned around in surprise to see her friend wearing a regretful visage.

"Oh Hana I didn't hear you come in! It's all right! I'll be fine. Please enjoy your day off!" she said not wanting Hana to worry about her. Without warning Hana embraced her. "Hana? Is something wrong?"

"Nothing. I only wish I could go with you…" Little did Tohru know that the older girl was not referring to the visit to the churchyard.

With dandelions in her pocket and her brow knit with worry Tohru walked down the path towards the private garden. 'I wonder if Hana's all right? She said it was nothing so I shouldn't worry, but still… Oh well there's no use worrying. If Hana says it's nothing then it must be nothing. Besides it's a beautiful day!' She looked up at the sky and saw the clouds gathering. A sure sign that it would rain that night. 'Well maybe not beautiful, but certainly a nice day…' she thought latching the weather worn gate behind her.

"Miss Honda what a pleasant surprise. I didn't expect to see you here today. Weren't you going to visit your mother today?" Prince Yuki was once again on his knees waging war with the weeds. Tohru gave Tomo a warm smile and kneeled across from him careful not to get her dress too dirty.

"Yes, but I thought it might be nice to stop by to say hello and maybe pick a few more dandelions if its alright," she answered.

"Dandelions? But Miss Honda those are weeds," he replied a little confused. Why would anyone want to pick weeds? Tohru blushed slightly and wrung her hands together.

"I know its silly, but my mom always said that dandelions were wishing flowers. She said that even weeds have good in them. So I always take them to her when I visit and make a wish," she said looking down at the ground. Yuki suppressed a grin with difficulty. He didn't want her to think he was laughing at her, but she was just so… there wasn't really a word for it. She was just so Tohru.

"You know now that I think about it your right. Everything has at least a little good in it. Though it seems you're better at seeing it than I am. You know my mother took care of this garden before she died. At first I didn't want to come here, but then I remembered how much she loved it. She wouldn't want it to wither so I decided to take it on. But…" Yuki stood up and walked over to one of the yellow rose bushes. With a pruner (A/N: in case you didn't know a pruner is a tool used for gardening to cut stems and stuff.) he cut off rose that was just beginning to bloom and pulling off the thorns held it out to Tohru. "It would be ungentlemanly of me to let you leave without something for yourself." Tohru was thoroughly flustered. Never in her life had anyone, especially a handsome boy, ever given her a rose or any other flower for that matter.

"Tomo, I-I can't take that! It wouldn't be right!" she said as her face began to match the bell peppers. Yuki chuckled at her highly amusing behavior.

"I insist. Besides yellow roses mean friendship and we are friends, right?" he said softly. Tohru nodded. It would be rude to refuse a gift and she really did want to be friends. As she took the rose from him their fingertips brushed lightly and they both blushed.

"Thank you so much Tomo. It's really very kind of you. Well, I better be going now. Goodbye!" She hurried toward the gate, but turned when Yuki called out to her.

"Yes?" He walked over to her with several dandelions in hand.

"You forgot these," he said and handed them to her. She blushed at her own foolishness. Red was becoming a regular color for her. Laughing lightly in embarrassment she tapped the side of her head with her fist.

"Oh right! Silly me! Thank you again," she exclaimed and waved goodbye as she disappeared through the gate. 'She really should wear her hair down more often,' he thought and went back to work.

While the royal family normally dinned alone most days it was tradition that Sunday dinner was eaten together. It was a tense affair between the Sohma men, but it was one none of them ever missed. It was with this in mind that Akito devised his plan to get rid of this Tohru woman. However he would be unable to execute his scheme without the help of his ever-dutiful servant. Once again lounging in his study he waited patiently for his breakfast. Hearing the tale-tell clicks of Hana's heels he sat himself at his desk. If it suited his needs he could be agreeable. He kept his back to the servant as she entered and crossed the room. When she set the tray on the desk he grasped her wrist firmly. Hana didn't flinch; instead she turned her dark eyes on him. Akito loosened his grip and took her hand in his stroking it with the other.

"Did you know Yuki has made a new friend? A little servant girl named Tohru. She has taken my brother away from me and we must show her for what she really is." He took his eyes off her face and examined her hand as he traced the lines of her palm. Her skin was almost as pale as Akito's own and for servant's hands they were exceptionally soft. Letting her hand drop he stood and leaned towards her, brushing his cheek against hers as he whispered into her ear. "Will you help Saki?" Hanajima showed no outward reaction to his intimate coercion.

"Yes, Akito."

Blue: I bet your all wondering what Akito wants Hana to do. Actually some of you probably already figured it out… I hope not but oh well.

Ivey: Amelie Rae Lanhoss was right you are evil. Why did you cut it off there?

Blue: It's called a cliffhanger. Anyway, I really don't know much about gardening although my grandpa's probably glaring down at me from heaven and wondering why I never paid attention to him the summer I stayed with him and grandma. Sorry gramps I was probably playing with dirt or picking grapes. Say hi to Josh for me!

Ivey: You know that everyone's probably wondering about the dedication at the beginning of each chapter. No one knows who this Josh guy is.

Blue: Oh right! Well if anyone would like to know his full name is Josh Ivey (that's where Ivey gets her name hehe) and I knew him since third grade. Last year he was hit by a car and due to some hospital negligence he got a head injury. He was a crazy guy who always had a smile on his face. Lots of people thought he was weird and I always got annoyed with him, but he was still my best friend. He always liked my poems and said he loved me so I thought I'd write this story to show how much I loved him.

Ivey: Wow… That was depressing…

Blue: Nah its ok. I'm still grieving but that's why I'm writing this story. I really believe what Tohru says in this story. "It's ok to be sad sometimes. I want to remember everything about (him) even if some things make me sad." Sorry if I brought anyone down. Whenever I read a dedication I always wonder about it, but I never ask cause I don't want to be nosy. Anyway please review! You guys rock!