Disclaimer: Natsuki Takaya owns everything. I am just using her characters for my own enjoyment.
A/N: Thanks to all those who are reviewed, and thanks to MysticSorceror for betaing.
Theme #11 – Gardenia
Chapter Eleven
White Day was drawing nearer, and Yuki Sohma had no idea what to get his girlfriend. It wasn't as if Tohru was like most girls – she wouldn't freak out if he didn't get her anything. But even so, he wanted to get her a gift that she would love.
His first idea was hair ribbons, but then he remembered that he had already gotten her a ribbon for a previous White Day, and he didn't want to seem unoriginal.
Then he thought of maybe jewelry, but Tohru never wore any to begin with. Chocolates were out of the question – they fell in with the hair ribbons as being unoriginal. And he couldn't cook her dinner, since he lacked culinary skills.
It wasn't until the day before White Day that he finally got an idea. Well, really, Tohru gave him the idea when she stopped on the way home and pointed out a cluster of bushes with white flowers blooming throughout them. Gardenias.
"How pretty…"she sighed, her eyes softening in the way he loved so much. That's when he knew what present to get her.
The afternoon of White Day, Tohru came home a little less cheerful than usual. She didn't know why she felt so miserable that Yuki hadn't gotten her anything. She didn't know why Yuki not getting her anything made her feel so miserable. They had only been dating a few weeks, and on top of that they had to keep their relationship a secret, lest Akito find out. But it still didn't stop her from hoping.
She was making her way upstairs to work on her homework when, the front door slid open and Yuki called out.
"Tohru?" He heart fluttered. He just called her by her name!
"Yes?" She asked, coming into his line of sight.
"Will you come to the secret base with me for a moment?"
Silently, she nodded and followed him into the woods. Right before arriving in the clearing where Yuki's garden was, he turned to her and said, "Close your eyes."
Her heart started beating faster as she closed her eyes and she let him take her hands, putting all her faith in him. As her heart started beating faster, she closed her eyes and allowed him to take her hands; she put all her faith in him.
After a moment, he whispered, "Open them." She did so, and let out a tiny gasp at the plant before her. A small bush with the most beautiful white flowers blooming on it. The same beautiful flowers she saw yesterday.
After what seemed like an eternity, Tohru turned around to Yuki with one of the most beautiful smiles he had ever seen on her face. Her thank-you came in the form of a kiss.
TBC…
