Disclaimer: Guess what? I just bought Fruits Basket and now I own it and I'm gonna be rich and famous and I get to do whatever I want to all the characters now, which means that Kyo is officially my husband. APRIL FOOL'S!!(it's late, but whatever, just go with it) Yeah, like I could ever own something as precious and beautiful as that which is Fruits Basket.
A/N: Thanks to all my reviewers for reviewing, but as a heads up, I now require at least 4 reviews per chapter for me to update (from different people of course). That's not saying that I'm going to update as soon as I have 4 reviews, but I will try to get the chapters up as fast as I possibly can. I have started accepting anonymous reviews again so hopefully this shouldn't be much of a problem. Bunches of thanks to my reviewers once again!
Coletterby: I'm glad you think this story rox and I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Pure Shikon: Glad you like the story and I hope you enjoy the second part of the "date."
AKITO. At The Disco is lazy: Hee hee that's funny, anyways glad you like this story and I hope you enjoy the rest of Kyo and Tohru's "date." And yes, you're right Kyoru is cute!
Chapter Nine: The "Date" (part II)
Saturday, September 12
-Kyo & Tohru-
"Where to, Kyo-kun?" Tohru asked once outside the apartment.
"I don't really know…" Kyo muttered, "Any place specific you wanna go?"
"Um…well," said Tohru, looking down, "If it isn't too much trouble…I'd like to see Shishou's—well actually your dojo, Kyo-kun!" Tohru said looking up at him hopefully.
"Really?" Kyo asked, surprised.
"Yes!"
"Well, if you really want to I guess we can go…"
"Yay!" Tohru exclaimed.
Kyo smiled slightly at Tohru's enthusiasm. Tohru noticed this and only smiled bigger.
"Hey…if you want," Kyo said hesitantly, "we can stop and see my apartment, it's on the way to the dojo."
Tohru gasped in delight, "I would love to see that Kyo-kun!"
And so they made a quick detour to Kyo's house.
There was nothing particularly exciting at Kyo's apartment, but Tohru seemed to enjoy it a lot, none-the-less. They were almost ready to leave when a single beautiful flower sitting on the window ledge in the living room caught Tohru's eye. It was really the only decoration in Kyo's house so it stood out like a sore-thumb. (a pretty sore thumb!)
"Kyo-kun," Tohru said, walking over to the flower, "What's this?"
"Oh that," Kyo looked embarrassed by Tohru's question but he fruitlessly tried to remain nonchalant about the whole ordeal, "it's a flower I trampled over just a little while ago."
Kyo walked to where Tohru was standing. Tohru gently caressed the flower's soft pinkish-purple petals and its crisp leaves between her fingers. Kyo suddenly grasped her hand in his and looked intently into Tohru's crystal blue eyes. Startled, Tohru gasped and turned her face upward to look at him, but did not pull her hand away.
"I guess you could say it has a bit of a symbolic meaning for me, so I decided to take care of it," Kyo said gently.
"What symbolic meaning does it hold for you Kyo-kun?" Tohru asked him softly, gazing curiously back into Kyo's intense amber eyes.
Kyo simply smiled and shook his head knowingly. When he saw Tohru's bewildered expression, he said, "I'll tell you someday, but not right now. Right now just isn't the right time."
Tohru didn't completely get it, but she didn't question him any further, since she didn't want to be nosy. They stood there in silence for a few minutes before Kyo finally said, "C'mon, you still need to see the dojo," and pulled her out of his apartment by the hand.
It wasn't until they were outside of the apartment that he let go of her hand. Tohru was a little disappointed when he did, because when he held her hand it made her feel…safe.
They continued on their way to the dojo. Once there, Kyo tried to teach Tohru a few of the simpler moves. She wasn't very good, but, hey, at least they got a laugh out of it. Once they had finished up at the dojo, they were both extremely hungry, what with all the anxiety, walking, and martial arts, how could they NOT be hungry?
"Where would you like to eat Kyo-kun?" Tohru asked.
"I don't care," he said, "You pick."
"Are you sure," Tohru asked nervously.
"Yeah, as long as you pick a place that has something on the menu that doesn't have leeks in it, I don't care where we go," Kyo replied.
Tohru giggled, "Okay."
So Tohru picked one of her favorite childhood restaurants that she used to go to with her mom. It also did not have a single dish with leeks in it, so Kyo was happy.
Dinner was very enjoyable and the two of them talked about almost everything. From the nice weather, to Tohru's job, to Kyo's dojo, and of course they spent the majority of the time talking about the times when they still lived in Shigure's house.
Once they were finished, they ended up taking a walk through the park. The sky was clear so the stars seemed especially bright that night. The crescent moon only added to the night's beauty.
"Kyo-kun…it's so beautiful!" Tohru breathed.
Kyo, however, didn't respond. Looking up at the night sky, Kyo remembered the many times he and Tohru had sat on the roof talking together. Just another thing to add to his growing list of all the things he missed.
Tohru was thinking along the same lines, until suddenly, she got an idea.
"Kyo-kun! Come with me!" she said, grabbing his arm and practically dragging him behind her.
"Hey! Wait a minute! Where are we going?!" Kyo protested. 'Man, she's almost as bad as Kagura,' he thought.
Tohru stopped for a moment and turned around to face him, a cute little smile playing at her lips, "It's a surprise," she whispered, before pulling Kyo along again.
Tohru didn't stop pulling him until they had reached her apartment building. Tohru turned around to look at Kyo.
"Close your eyes," she said, "I'll guide you." She took a hold of his arm again and started pulling him forward, although not as fast this time.
"Hey, just make sure you don't make me run into anyth—" Kyo began before Tohru accidentally hit with the front doors of the apartment building. 'Too late,' he thought, clutching his face in pain.
"Ah! Kyo-kun! I'm so sorry! I really didn't mean to! Oh, I'm so stupid! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorr—"Tohru said, in hysterics.
"It's okay Tohru. Really," he said, but Tohru didn't hear him since she was too busy screaming apologies, "but you know, you really sound a lot like Ritsu when you do that."
This finally got Tohru to stop and to let out a small laugh.
"Are you sure you're okay, Kyo-kun?" she asked uncertainly.
"Yeah, don't worry, nothing's broken or bleeding, so I'll be fine."
Tohru looked relieved.
"But how about you get me to a safer place before you make me close my eyes again," Kyo said, smiling slightly.
"Yes! I'll be more careful this time! I promise!" Tohru said.
Tohru led Kyo to the elevator. Once on the elevator, she made him close his eyes again. They rode the elevator all the way up to the very top floor where there was no apartments, and Tohru carefully guided him off the elevator. Then she slowly led him up a small set of stairs which Kyo miraculously managed to get up without tripping or falling once. At the top of the stairs, Tohru opened the door and led Kyo outside onto the roof.
The roof was flat and spacey and was very different from Shigure's roof, but it was still a roof, and besides that, it had a spectacular view of the city and the stars and moon.
Tohru led Kyo to the middle of the roof, "Open your eyes," she said.
Kyo did and when he did he was surprised at his surroundings. It was truly very beautiful up there, and better yet, it reminded Kyo of sitting on Shigure's roof with Tohru like they had so many times before.
"Do you like it?" Tohru asked nervously.
Kyo shook his head, "No…" Tohru's face fell and Kyo moved closer to her, "…I love it," he whispered.
Tohru brightened and looked up at Kyo. He was standing very close to her now. He moved his face closer to hers so that now they were merely centimeters apart. Tohru started to slowly lower her eyelids and she felt her heart beat faster than normal. She could feel Kyo's soft, warm breath against her face and she could feel her own breathing get faster and shallower.
She'd never really kissed a boy before, because she'd never had a boyfriend before so it was no wonder she was so anxious. Kyo, was just as, if not more anxious. Since he'd loved her for several years by now, he'd never kissed a girl before. He just had never been interested in any girls besides Tohru.
Tohru began to stand on her tip toes as she leaned slightly against Kyo, shortening the already short distance between their faces. They were very, VERY close now. So extremely close, in fact, that Tohru could practically taste the minty-freshness in Kyo's breath (A/N: it's minty-fresh b/c he brushed his teeth so many times). Closing her eyes completely, Tohru was just about to erase the remaining space between their lips…
…When Kyo's cell phone had to go off and completely ruin the moment.
Kyo swore under his breath while Tohru quickly came down from her tip toes and took a step backwards to give him some space. Kyo looked at the caller I.D. and flipped the phone open.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT, SHISHOU?!?!" Kyo screamed into the phone.
"I was just calling to see how your date went with Tohru. Are you still with her? Did I call at a bad time?" Shishou asked on the other end of the line.
"HELL YEAH!" Kyo shouted, "TOHRU AND I WERE JUST ABOUT TO—
Kyo stopped short, barely catching himself in time. Tohru flushed slightly and looked away, pretending she hadn't heard what Kyo had been about to say.
"You and Tohru were just about to do what, Kyo? Didn't I ever preach to you about not having sex before marriage?" Shishou asked him casually.
Kyo turned a bright shade of red and suddenly became very thankful that Tohru could not hear the second half of the conversation that was currently going on the other line.
"Shut-up, Shishou," he said, not really meaning it, "Just never mind. I'll call you back later." And without waiting for an answer, he hung up the phone.
"Stupid Shishou," Kyo said, embarrassed. Tohru turned back around and looked at him.
"In addition to bad cooking skills, Shishou always did seem to have a knack for bad timing." Kyo shook his head disgustedly.
Tohru smiled a small smile and said she didn't really mind. An awkward silence fell over the two for the next several minutes while they just stood there, neither of them sure of what to say or do next.
"Well…I guess you should probably go back inside now," Kyo said, "It's getting pretty late."
Kyo walked with Tohru to the entrance of her apartment door. Tohru unlocked the door, but didn't go inside. For a while, they both just stood there, neither of them wanting to leave, but neither knowing what to say.
Finally Kyo cleared his throat, "Uh, well…um…I guess I'll see you later then?" he asked, unable to think of anything else to say.
"Yes, of course! Good night, Kyo-kun!" Tohru replied in her normal cheerful manner.
"Good night," he said and with that Tohru disappeared into her apartment, shutting the door behind her.
Kyo just stood in the hallway to her apartment building, dumbstruck, still feeling like he should have said or done something more. Just as he turned to leave, Tohru's door opened again and before he could ask her what was going on, she caught him in a warm, affectionate hug. Kyo returned the hug, holding her in his arms and nestling his face into her hair, desperately wishing that he could stay like this forever and never let her go.
Sadly, however, all good things must come to an end eventually. So after several long, warm moments, the two finally broke a part.
Tohru stepped into her apartment smiling, but before she closed the door she said, "I had a really great time tonight, Kyo-kun. We should do this again sometime soon," Tohru paused for a moment, "Keep safe, Kyo-kun," And then she shut the door, for good this time.
As Kyo walked away, Tohru's words kept playing over and over again in his head,
'Keep safe, Kyo-kun.'
'We should do this again sometime.'
'I had a really great time tonight.'
Kyo smiled to himself, 'Yeah,' he thought, 'me too.'
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A/N: Well there you have it! The next chapter isn't as exciting but I wouldn't say it's a completely terrible chapter. Anyways, hope you enjoyed it, and remember, the more reviews I get, the more likely I am to update sooner.
