Simplicity
Summary
With Akito deceased and the curse broken, Kyo is finally able to hug the one he loves...After the funeral Kyo and Tohru decide its time to take their relationship to the next level, by comforting each other ... and taking things a little too far!
What happens next is anything but simple. Life becomes more complicated as graduation approaches, including new life, new lovers, new begginnings for all the Sohmas
Please R & R
A/N
Tohru and Kyo are about to get married :-)
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Chapter 12
"Umbrella"
The honeymoon was over
Nothing more to say
Tohru went to visit Yuki
Just the other day
Tohru waited until Kyo had gone to work with his sensei before she headed over to Yuki and Hana's house.
Saki was already at college, studying the human mind and how certain electrical influences disturb the body.Yuki didnt have class until the late afternoon so he often slept in, fell out of bed around 11am and stumbled around for something to eat. He did miss Tohru's morning cooking and little Onigiri she would prepare for him, Hana was not the domesticated type. If it could be reheated she would eat it, otherwise there was nothing wrong with take away Katsudon or a nice pizza after school.
When the door bell rang, Yuki rubbed his eyes and tripped overhimself, sleepy as anything.
He yawns and runs a hand through his hair when he unlocks the door.
"Tohru" He smiles.
"Please come in" He removes her coat.
"So the weather is changing again huh?" He asks, while heading to the kitchen to prepare some peppermint tea.
"Yeah it is" Tohru replies, taking a seat on one of the kitchen stools.
"Where is Reika today?" Yuki asks.
"Shigure is looking after her today" "Him and Ayame wanted to take her out for the day" Tohru replies.
She plays with her gold hoop earrings and presses her hands on her jeans.
"Oh, watch out for those two" "He's my brother i should know" Yuki sighs.
He hands Tohru a cup of tea and sits beside her.
"To what do i owe this honor Miss Honda?" "Er sorry "Sohma"
Tohru smiles and sips her tea. She then looks directly at the purple eyed male and sighs.
"Yuki" "It's about my husband"
Yuki furrows a brow. "Kyo?"
Tohru nods affirmitvely.
"You said something to him, what was it?"
Yuki uneasily inhales the scented mint aroma of the tea.
He looks to the kitchen floor with slight pangs of guilt.
"He didnt tell you?"
Tohru shakes her head.
"Kyo dosent rat out anyone", "even those he dosent like" she looks at Yuki.
Yuki takes a sip of tea and places a hand on his head sheepishly.
"what brings this up?"
"Well" Tohru replies.
"Kyo was very upset on the plane ride, at the hotel and for the first day he barely spoke""If i wasnt there i dont know what he would have done"
Yuki listens to Tohru's words of concern.
"He started blaming himself for his mother's suicide" she folds her arms.
Yuki's eyes widen a little.
"I..I didnt think he would take my words personally" he says with a shrug.
"Well he did" Tohru replies.
"I dont know what he said to you, but i dont think anything deserves a response like that"
Yuki nods his head.
"I might have used his mother's suicide as a way to get back at him" Yuki sighs.
Tohru's eyes start to well up.
"Why?" "why would you say something like that?" Tohru asks.
"Im sorry Tohru, I didnt mean to hurt you" He replies, tapping her on the shoulder.
Tohru moves away from his advance. "Dont you get it?" She raises her voice.
"When you upset Kyo, you upset me"
She stands up and walks around the kitchen in a disgruntled state.
"All those times I let you hit, and snarl at Kyo" "You know I thought the fued between you two would end one day"
"I always asked Kyo to be nice to you" She looks him dead in the eye.
"Then you do this"
Yuki dosent know what to say.
"I am sorry okay?"
Tohru looks out of the window, she creases her blazer by folding her arms.
"What did you say about his father?" she asks.
Yuki looks at her sadly.
"He was upset about that too?"
Tohru walks beside him.
"Offcourse he was" "what did you say?"
Yuki winces. "I told him..." "I said his father didnt want him"
Tohru held her hand to her heart.
"I always thought you were too nice to be the rat" "You would never really deceive the cat""You're not out to hurt him" she says with a small hiss.
"Now I realise you are the exact same" "You are a rat" Tohru wipes tears from her eyes and thinks of her own mother and father who are long gone.
"You know how hard it is for Kyo but you dont care" she cries.
Yuki jumps off his seat and awkwardly places both hands around Tohru.
"I am truly sorry" "You're right i did act like a rat" He closes his eyes.
"Im ashamed of being so low" "Stooping to a low level just to satisfy my own jealousy" he whispers.
Tohru looks up at him. "Jealousy?"
Yuki nods his head.
"Tohru, you and Kyo are so happy" "You belong together"
"Im still surprised Sako is with me"
Tohru gently pats him on the head.
"Dont talk like that" "You and Saki are great together"
Yuki gently smiles at Tohru's words.
"Im really sorry again" He holds in a deep breath.
"You can even tell the CAT that from me"
Yuki apologizes.
Tohru smiles with releif and hugs her friend.
"I couldnt stand being upset with you Yuki" "You and Saki chan are my closest friends"
Yuki warmly returns the hug. "You're mine Miss Sohma"
Tohru sits on the couch with Yuki and they talk about their weddings for the first time.
"Incase i didnt say before, welcome to married life" Yuki grins.
Tohru laughs. "Thankyou Mr Saki"
Yuki blushes.
They both laugh and chat together into the afternoon. Tohru thinks about her love Kyo...
"I hope I made it better Kyo sweetie" She thinks..
"I have an idea" Yuki pipes up.
"Lets go out for lunch, you and me"
Tohru smiles and grabs her outside coat.
"Lets go"
Yuki ushers her out the door and closes it gently.
That afternoon
Tohru stood in the rain. The sound of harsh wind and late autumn drizzle pounded on her umbrella.
Reika sat in the stroller under a waterproof cover.
She stood beside her mothers grave, were fresh cherry red roses caught the rain drops beside the gravestone.
"Hey "Mom"
"Im so sorry I havent seen you since Reika was born"
She smiles and looks at the picture of her mother, planted by the stone.
"Well here she is" "Reika Sohma" "Your granddaughter"
"She is pretty good" "Reika is so much like her daddy"
"You would love Kyo" She laughs to herself. "I say that all the time dont I?"
Tohrus laughs fade and tears form in her eyes when she thinks of her wedding.
"If only you were there to see the wedding"
"Kyo and me both kind of wished, we had our mothers there"
"He would never admit that but I missed seing you there..."
She wipes her eyes and shivers a little, the air is growing cooler.
"Im so sorry" "I will finish high school i promise"
Reika starts to mumrur and whinge.
Tohru gently pushes the push chair back and forth.
"Well, your grandchild's hungry again" "Shes so much like her daddy"
"I already said that didnt I?" she giggles and looks at the dark sky.
Rain falls on to her face. Tohru closes her blue eyes and imagines her mother there by her side...
"You were there when I had Reika"
"You were there when we got married"
"You're never really going to leave me"
"Thankyou Mom"
"Tell Dad i love him" "I hope I make you proud"
she then looks down at the concrete.
"Kyo and all the sohma's say hello"
She smiles.
"Uh Miss Tohru Sohma?" A voice calls from behind.
Tohru immediately turns around. A girl in a long fluffy pink coat is standing underneath a large dark umbrella. Her hair is long and auburn coloured, similar to Kyo's only darker.
Tohru gasps. "Mika?"
The ex student council member and president of the Yuki fan club approaches the grave side and stands beside Tohru.
She looks at Reika and smiles.
"She's very cute"
Tohru smiles. "Thankyou"
Mika sighs and takes a deep breath.
"I want to apologize" "For me and my friends"
"We were bitches, to you and your friends"
"I sware if we had known your mom had died like that..."
Tohru cuts her off.. "No, its okay honestly"
"Thankyou for your apology"
She is stunned to see the girl who used to give her hell at school standing beside her mothers grave saying sorry to her.
"Reika is cute isnt she?"
Mika nods her head.
"She sure is"
Mika looks at tohru then at the ground.
"So I hear Yuki Sohma married Saki Hanajima?"
Tohru nods. "Yeah, he did"
Mika bites her bottom lip.
"Im never gonna forget him you know?"
Tohru looks at her and raises an eyebrow...
"I mean it" She replies.
"No matter how many guys come along" "He was my first crush"
Tohru nods in agreement.
"Well maybe it was a little more than a crush"
Mika laughs. "Oh hell yeah"
"TOHRU" Kyo comes sprinting up to her in the rain.
"I was worried about you and Reika, its freezing and wet out"
He stands shivering in the cold, pulling his green hood over his head.
"Well "Id better go" "Bye Tohru" Mika says with a friendly wave.
Kyo ignores the cool rain and aids grabs hold of the pushchair.
"What did she want?" he asks with a narrowed eye.
"To apologize" Tohru replies, looking at the flowers by her mothers grave.
"OH" "Well about time" kyo states.
He stands in the rain, looking at Tohru, shivering in the cold.
Tohru places her umbrella over his head, Reika is already covered and starts to fall asleep to the sound of the rain...
"I talked to Yuki" "Earlier today, when you were training" Tohru explains how she discussed what had been said between the two of them on their wedding night.
Kyo looks to the concrete and puts his arm around her waist.
"What did he say?"
Tohru holds the umbrella high above Kyo's soaking hair.
"He also said sorry" "I guess its a day for apologies"
Kyo shakes his head.
"You didnt have to do that Tohru, I could have gone over there and..."
Tohru presses her finger on his lips.
"I wanted to" "Noone hurts you like that Kyo Sohma" Her voice was firm, Kyo had not heard that tone before.
He smiles a little and the two of them walk to the car...
"You had my heart and we'll never be worlds apart
Maybe in magazines, but you'll still be my star
Baby cuz in the dark, you cant see shiny cars, thats when you need me there
with you I'll always share"
When the sun shines we'll shine together
Told you ill be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend, take a note im a stick it out til the end
Now that its raining more than ever, know that we'll still have eachother
You can stand under my umbrella
"When the world has took its part
When the world has dealt its cards
If the hand is hard, together we'll melt your heart"
When the sun shines we'll shine together
Told you ill be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend, take a note im a stick it out til the end
Now that its raining more than ever, know that we'll still have eachother
You can stand under my umbrella
"You can run into my arms, its okay dont be alarmed"
"Come into me, theres no distance in between our love"
"So go and let the rain pour, I'll be all you need and more"
How cute -
TBC
xoxoxo
Ketelight