Okay...Hi.
WARNING: This chapter will show you the main reason to why this story is rated 'T'. And I am srry about the Haru part (you will see later) I tried to be deep, but I think it came out like shit. The beginning in this chapter is a bit slow too, but it gets better (hopefully)
Thank you AlexuPenguin for your kind review, hope this chapter keep up with your expectations:)
Also a big thank you to battycherry1 for the favorite, I seem to have a lack of those.
Enjoy this chapter!:D
Tohru woke up with the sun. It was such a beautiful day! The sky was not orange, and it didn't remained her of Kyo. But that didn't make any difference because she still thought of him! She felt so much love for Kyo that she felt that she was going to burst. She had been thinking a lot lately about her talk with Mayu, and the more she thought about it, the more she was convinced that she was ready. Kyo and her hadn't talked about it at all, nor had he pushed her to do anything. But something told her that he would not decline her offer if she brought it up.
She danced her way out in the hallway and in to the kitchen and made breakfast. And since it is friday, the last day of work and school, she made pancakes. Friday is pancake day!
She hummed on a song as she set the table, and Hatori came in right on time. She smiled brightly at him.
"Good morning Hatori-kun!" She greeted cheerfully, and Hatori couldn't help but to give her a small smile in return.
"Good morning, Tohru" He said as he sat down and Tohru began loading pancakes onto his plate.
They began eating, making small talk. But Tohru always kept a smile on her face and hummed on happy tunes.
"You seem extra happy today Tohru, is there any reason?" Tohru shaked her head in 'no'.
"I am just happy" She explained extra cheerfully. Her smile almost too bright.
"Today I will make a house visit to one of my patients who has a serious disease—"
"Oh No! Will they be alright?" She asked worried. Just like Tohru to get worried over someone else.
"Probably, but what I am trying to say Tohru is that I will not be home until tomorrow". Tohru looked shocked for a moment, but then smiled again.
"Okay, then I will not prepare any dinner for Hatori-kun" She said, making a mental note out loud.
"Will you be okay on your own?" He asked her, slightly worried. She nod reassuringly at him. Suddenly she saw Kyo outside of the kitchen window, here to walk her to school. He had stopped coming inside for several reasons. Hatori being one of them, and the half-naked Tohru situation the other one. Mostly Hatori thought.
"Kyo-kun is here now! I got to go" Tohru said and hastily stood up and laid the dishes in the sink. Then she kissed Hatori's cheek.
"Bye dad!" She exclaimed happily and hurried out the door. She hadn't even noticed what she had called him. But Hatori sure had. He sat there, shocked. She had called him dad. She was probably in too much of a haste to notice, but she had still called him that. Hatori smiled and went in to his study. He was so excited that he would have run, but since Hatori is Hatori, he doesn't run. Neither Hatori or Hana runs. It's beneath them.
He made it to his study and dialed a phone number.
"Shigure Sohma spe—"
"Tohru called me dad" Hatori said. You could almost not hear the happiness in his voice since Hatori hardly ever sounds happy. But since Hatori is one of Shigure's best friend's, Shigure couldn't miss the little hint of cheerfulness in the doctors voice.
"That's wonderful Hari! We shall—" Hatori hung up and dialed a new number. A number, he had never, ever dialed by his own free will before.
"HELLO! You have the fortune to be speaking with the one and only AYAME SOHMA—" of course Ayame's greeting was much, much longer than that, and even more ego-tripped. But Hatori cut him short.
"Tohru called me dad" Ayame didn't miss the happiness in Hatori's voice either.
"….Hatori…This is the first time you have called CALLED ME. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH HAA-SAAN. AND I LOVE TOHRU THAT LITTLE BLESSED ANGELIC REASON FOR BEING THE REASON WHY YOU CALLED ME! AND OF COURSE I LOVE MYSELF FOR BEING THE WONDERFUL—" Hatori hung up, and dialed a last number. There was a reason that he had saved this one for last, for this person he wasn't going to hang up on.
"Who is it? I have class in five minutes"
"Mayu? It is Hatori Sohma" He said, and the other line went quiet. Mayu was suprised, in a good way.
"Hatori?"
"Yes, I called to tell you that Tohru did just call me 'dad'." He stated and smiled. She smiled too.
"That is…wow, That's great I guess. Congratulations" She said truthfully, as people started dropping in to her classroom, making her a little stressed.
"Listen Hatori, I got too go—"
"Will you go out with me today?" He said, interrupting her. She was speechless once again.
"I have school and—" Hatori cut her short again.
"I can meet you for lunch, you have lunch break don't you? I will not work until after lunch when I make a house visit" He told her firmly. It was clear that he wasn't going to take a 'no' for an answer.
" Yes, Okay—"
"Great, I will pick you up at twelve, Goodbye" He said and hung up. Mayu's heart had skipped a beat. Sure, she and Hatori had gone out once before, but he hadn't asked her out since that. But he did now, and she was so relived and happy.
Tohru and Kyo was the last to enter the classroom, and not one single student noticed that Mayu was happier today then she had ever been before. But that didn't matter to Mayu, for she was going to have lunch with the probably hottest doctor in Japan. Yeah, she was on a roll.
A couple of hours later Mayu, at lunch, still felt that way. Kyo however, didn't feel that he was on a roll, since the day hadn't gone according to his plans. You see, Kyo had brought his guitar with him today. Or well, it wasn't his. Since he didn't want to carry it with him when he walked Tohru to school in the morning, he had 'borrowed' one from the schools music room. His first plan was to play it for her on the school roof, during the lunch break. BUT that didn't go well, for when he was about to hide his guitar up there, minutes before he was supposed to bring Tohru up, he had seen something disturbing. There, on the roof, his and Tohru's special spot, sat a couple, that was not them, and they were making out. Worse was that the couple weren't even students, but two teachers. What shocked Kyo more was that they were both guys. He wasn't homophobic or anything….love is love, right? But Kyo didn't really like seeing people making out at all. Especially not old people. That was his teachers. On his and Tohru's special spot.
So, now they sat at the lunch table as Kyo tried to forget what he had just seen, and at the same time come up with a new plan to play for Tohru. It was the usual people sitting at the lunch table, but with a new addition. Momiji. Their new addition also had a new appearance. Momiji was now hot. The half german boy looked more mature, he was taller and had a more masculine face. He had even gotten his own fan club now, although, it wasn't nearly as big as Yuki's.
"So I heard ya play the guitar, carrot top" Uo said after awhile, bringing Kyo from his thoughts. Momiji seemed to think that this was an interesting conversation.
"I didn't knew that you too played an instrument Kyo!" He exclaimed happily, and very childish. He might look mature, but he is for sure the same Momiji.
"Too?" Tohru said and Momiji actually blushed.
"Yeah, I play the Violin" He admitted shyly. Tohru clapsed her hands together.
"That is great Momiji! I love the Violin!" She said, and Momiji's face brightened up. Haru decided to butt in now.
"I play the piano" He stated, and Tohru seemed to burst with joy. This was for some reason very exciting for her.
"Or…I used too" He said and Tohru's expression fell a little.
"How come you stopped?" She asked sadly. Haru looked at her with empty eyes.
"I will tell you from the beginning" He said, and all the Sohma's—except for Momiji— at the table sighed. Haru's story's and explanation usually didn't make any sense at all.
"When I was young, like three years ago, I wanted to learn how to play an instrument." Tohru seemed to be listening carefully, like every word that came out of his mouth was made of pure gold.
"At first, I wanted to play the gitarr, but then I realized that the Piano was black and white, like me. And playing another instrument than that one would be like betraying my own kind, you know?" He continued and Tohru nod like she understood. But of course she didn't.
"Then, you know, when I realized that I was a cow, in chapter four, I knew that I had to stop playing" Now everyone was lost. Kyo became angry just listening to him. FIRSTLY Haru was not a cow. A boy turning into a cow? How ridiculous.
"You are not a cow Haru, and why the hell did you have to stop because of that?" Kyo hissed, irritated. Haru sighed like Kyo was the dumbest person he had ever met.
"Think Kyo, what is a piano made of?" Kyo didn't actually know, so Yuki answered.
"Ivory" He said. But no one understood, so Haru sighed again. Like the answer should be really obvious.
"And what does ivory come from?" Haru continued, and Momiji lit up.
"Oh I know! Ivory are elephant bones!" He said, excited that he knew something, and Haru smiled, like everyone should get it now, only to then realize that no one did. He sighed much louder this time.
"And who is basically brothers with the elephants?" He said, but everyone was quiet.
"The COW! The cow and the elephant are basically brothers, so it would be unethical of me to play such an instrument" He explained annoyed. It was sure a burden sometime's to be the smartest person in the room. He know looked at Tohru, his eyes all condemnatory.
"Cow's and elephant are not brothers! Not even cousins, not even close at all!" Kyo yelled in frustration. Hatsuharu looked offended. He stood up, looking like he was going to give Kyo a lecture.
"Just because we had a fight with each other and they moved away to Spain doesn't mean that we don't love each other! We are still family!" Haru said, and everyone was taken a back. Instead of correcting Haru about elephants living in Spain, Kyo sat down, Yuki looked deep in thought, and Momiji smiled at Haru. Had Haru just unconsciously told them that he loved them?
"Yes Haru, family is very important, and we shall always love each other" the blonde boy said, and Haru looked proud. But when Momiji said it, it was different. He directed it to all the Sohma's at the table, giving them a thinker. It wasn't so often that they was reminded of the fact that family wasn't always a bad thing, and that no matter what, they shall stick together. Maybe Haru wasn't the smartest, but he was wise in the way that counted. Haru himself looked at Tohru.
"I know that everyone in this room is completely oblivious to much things, but I excepted more from you, Tohru" He said, and then looked away like he had been betrayed.
"No not at all Haru! I understand, it was a really sad story, you must have it very hard. It is good that you care for your family enough to quite doing something so meaningful as playing a instrument" She said, her eyes glittering.
"Okay, I forgive you, it wasn't you fault. It is probably just because you have been hanging out with Kyo too much" Haru continued and looked back at her. Kyo started throwing a bitch fit, and Arisa then silenced everybody by throwing her disgusting lunch at the floor.
"Why are we even still here?" She questioned to no one special. Everybody looked at her weirdly.
"Miss Uotani, I believe that we are here for school lunch" Yuki said, like he was the smartest man in the room. Uo sighed.
"Didn't any of you listen to what Sensei Mayu said? She wanted to have a longer lunch break so she told everyone that we could go home and enjoy the weekend." She said and everyone stared at her. They hadn't heard that actually.
"Weird. She actually smiled when she said that too. Wonder if anything happened today that made her happy?" Uo continued, mostly to herself. Everybody started making their way home. Kyo wanted to leave with Tohru quickly, but she, as well as the other girls (and Momiji) was dragging out their goodbye's. So instead, Kyo pulled Tohru with him to the side, and whispered so nobody else would hear.
"Meet me at the park in two hours" He said and then disappeared. He had a plan. Since Kyo didn't want to take a school guitar out of school property (for that meant that someone would notice, and that he would also have to bring it back after the weekend) he was going to go home, pick up his guitar, bring it to the park. It didn't take two hours though, but he would give Tohru some time to do whatever she wanted to prepare herself (girls are a mystery when it comes to dates). So he took of home, leaving Tohru and the others alone.
"Did orangey left? Doesn't he usually walk you home?" Uo asked Toru, worried about her safety. But before Tohru could answer, Momiji did.
"Then could I walk you home Tohru-chan? Me and Haru live in the same direction so we could keep you company! Please?" He practically begged, and after Tohru had made some apologies about how that didn't need to do that, and after Momiji had done some more begging, she happily agreed. When the goodbyes finally ended. The three of them made their way home.
After awhile of Haru walking in silence, and Tohru nodding happily at everything Momiji said, and Momiji talking non stop about his sister, Haru spoke.
"Rin likes you. You are her friend." He just stated. Tohru smiled, but was surprised at his words.
"She talks about me?" She asked but Haru didn't answer.
"Thank you." He said instead, and a small smile appeared on his face, as he looked deep in thought.
When they reached Tohru's house, Momiji hugged her, which felt weird for Tohru since he was now taller than her, and Haru bowed in farewell. They then took of, leaving Tohru at her empty house. She noticed that it was one and a half hour left until she was supposed to meet Kyo at the park. So she decided to Shower and afterwards she dressed herself in a bright pink dress Ayame hade given her when she first moved in with Hatori, a few months back now actually. It had been too cold back then to use it, since it was more of a summer dress, but now, in late spring, she could. She looked herself in the mirror, deciding that it was the nicest and probably the most expensive piece of clothing that she had ever owned. Realizing that it was still 45 minutes left, she prepared a picnic of onigiri's for them. Then she took of to the park.
Kyo already sat there, under a big, now fully blossomed cherry blossom tree. His guitar was leaning against the tree, but more hidden. The tree was a bit away from the rest of the people that was in the park. Which was not that many, only a few kids. But Kyo didn't want anyone except Tohru to hear his song. For this song was too special for him.
He saw her come walking, she didn't notice him at first. When she did, he saw her whole face lit up, and he couldn't help but smile. She wore a pink dress, the color the same as the very cherry blossom tree that he sat under, she came towards him and smiled that special smile that was hers, and hers only. She had a picnic basket with her, but what did he expect? She is after all, Tohru Honda. She doesn't come empty handed. She spread out a picnic blanket, and put out the food. She didn't say anything, but Kyo watched her in wonder. She looked at him with so much love, and he had never thought that she was more beautiful. Everything was beautiful. And it wasn't necessarily her looks. Before, Kyo had never believed the saying 'It's the inside that makes you beautiful', but he saw it in Tohru. How her kindness and love just shined threw, blinding everyone she met. He loved her, he loved her so much that it wasn't even possible.
She spread out the blanket, and they ate, and they made small talk, sometimes he stole a kiss or two from her. He loved her taste, he couldn't quite put his finger on what she tasted like. It wasn't like anything he had ever had before, it tasted like…love. He also liked how she blushed every time he kissed her, that small pink flush that tainted her cheeks. She was so much more beautiful like this, happy that is, then she was when she was crying and empty, but he would stay with her whatever her mood was, but it was for moments like this that he longed for. They talked awhile more. Then, he thought it was time to show her the reason why she came. Hu pulled out the guitar from behind the tree, and she gasped and smiled. Kyo rolled his eyes but grinned. Anyone but Tohru would have noticed the guitar before, or at least suspected that he brought her here to play.
"Will you play for me now Kyo-kun?" She asked, happy. He didn't answer, instead he started checking the guitar, making sure it was tuned. he sat down and just looked at it.
"Will you sing too?" She continued and he blushed. He was going to sing to her, but only because the song made no sense otherwise. He just nodded, and she clasped her hands together.
"That's wonderful" She said and Kyo blushed again. He tried to start playing, but his hands shaker. Why was he suddenly so nervous? It was just Tohru. But Kyo knew why he was nervous, he was nervous because it was the first time he would play this song to anyone. From the start, he had thought about playing some romantic shit to her, but then he remembered that she had asked him to play his favorite song. So he was going to play the one song that meant the most to him, a song that held a place in his heart. He had written this song himself, based on something someone once asked him, and a promise that he never got to keep. He wanted to play this song to her, he knew it made him vulnerable, that he would have no defenses up to protect him. But he wasted to give Tohru all of him, the real him, no lies. He wanted her to see him and all that it meant, and he wanted her to know everything that he had never said out loud. He took one last look at her, and stopped shaking. He shoot her a smile and started to play.
"She asked me ' Son, when I grow old, will you buy me a house of gold?
and when your father turns to stone, will you take care of me? '
I will make you queen of everything you see,
I'll put you on the map
I'll cure you of disease
Let's say we up and left this town,
And turned our future upside down.
We'll make pretend that you and me,
Lived ever after happily.
She asked me ' Son, when I grow old, will you buy me a house of gold?
And when your father turns to stone, will you take care of me? '
I will make you queen of everything you see
I'll put you on the map
I'll cure you from disease.
And since we know our dreams are dead
And life turns plans upon are their head
I will plan to be a bum
So I might just become someone.
She asked me ' Son, when I grow old, will you buy me a house of gold?
and when your father turns to stone, will you take care of me? '
I will make you queen of everything you see,
I'll save you from his grasp
and together we will flee…"
He had kept his gaze at his fingers all the time. Maybe he was expecting Tohru to cry, he did after all, sing about broken dreams, and wishes that could never be. But Tohru didn't cry, she felt for him. But she didn't cry. He sang good, not so good that a talent scout would have recited him if one of them had walked by, but better then average. He was a good writer too, Tohru may be oblivious but she was almost certain that he had written the song. She didn't know why she didn't cry, maybe because she knew that Kyo wouldn't have wanted that, so she took her hand and cupped his cheek, and he looked up at her, and then she kissed him.
"Let's go home" She whispered after they had broke apart, only to then kiss him again.
"Hatori is not home, will you stay with me tonight?" She continued, this time breathing heavier. Kyo blushed. He had stayed with her before, but she sounded different this time. This time, her voice implied that she wanted him to stay the night. But he must be wrong, right? His little Tohru is too innocent to even know what she is talking about. But he blushed still, because he certainly knew what it sounded like, and once he got thinking about it, it was kind of hard to stop.
"I'm ready Kyo, I love you" She said, and now he knew he wasn't wrong. Tohru wanted to… His Tohru. Oh God. He was speechless, his whole face red, but Tohru smiled and took his hand and started to walk away, towards her house.
He couldn't say a thing during the whole time. He just blushed. Did he want to do this? Of course he did, but he wanted her to really know what she was getting herself into. He wanted it to be right. Kyo was a virgin, Tohru had even been his first kiss (not counting Kagura). He hadn't really put much thought about him and Tohru doing…it.…any time soon. For at least another two years, or until they are married, if they ever did get married. But here she was, looking determined and sure, dragging him behind her. Before he knew it, they were inside her house, she was wearing a bright smile. She was sure of her thing, but Kyo wasn't.
"Ehhh…Tohru?" Kyo asked, and she turned around and gasped.
"Oh I am so so sorry ! I should have thought of you and asked you first, but are you ready for this?" Kyo's jaw hit the floor and he started stuttering.
"Yeah! Hell yeah! But are you sure you are Tohru?" He eventually managed to say. She smiled and took his hands in hers.
"Yes Kyo, I love you. I want to give you my all, I am sure" Kyo flushed again.
"It will hurt" He said and Tohru flushed for a second. Then she kissed the corner of his mouth.
"It will hurt more if I have to wait any longer" She said in a whisper. Kyo's hands where shaking. He was nervous, and her words were so new to him that they made him embarrassed, but also happy.
"Okay then, I love you. I want to give you all of me too" He said. She smiled and gave him a peck on the lips.
"You already have" She whispered, and then they kissed. It started out gentle, then they opened their mouths and let their tongues explore each other like it was the first time. They slowly moved in to Tohru's room, on to her bed. The kisses became rougher, clothes came of and love was made.
Awhile later, they didn't know how long, maybe it was seconds or maybe minutes. It could have, for all they knew, been hours or days. They were both breathing heavily against each others mouth, like they wanted to kiss, but had to catch their breath's first. Both wore a smile on their face. Tohru held a sheet tight to her naked body, and Kyo was leaning a bit over her, also covered. He looked at her with so much love, and Tohru was happy.
"Let's run away together" Kyo said casually, still breathing heavy, his face not even inches away from hers. Tohru stiffened and her smile dropped.
"What?" She asked. Kyo seemed surprised by her response and sat up, making a little more space between them.
"Let's run away together Tohru, I love you. I have been working overtime at the dojo, I have money. We could leave, start over. What do you say?" He asked and smiled at her. Tohru was glad that he loved her so much, and wanted to be with her, but—
"No." She said, and looked at him weirdly, and Kyo backed, like he was offended, hurt.
"What?" He said, his voice cracking a little. Tohru sat up straight.
"No, we have all of our friends her, I couldn't just leave them—" Kyo stood straight up, interrupting her.
"I thought you loved me!" He said, his voice raising in hurt and anger.
"I do!" Tohru protested. But Kyo looked at her differently, not like he used to. He looked at her like he was betrayed, like she was just… somebody else.
"Clearly you don't!" He said firmly, his eyes burning in to hers. But he regretted it the moment he said it, and his face softened. He realized what he had done, and so had Tohru. She looked away from him. He questioned her love, like he didn't trust her. That was the most important thing to Tohru, and he knew that.
"Tohru I…" He began but couldn't find the words, his voice was full of regret.
"Maybe…It would be best if you left" She sniffled. Her words hit Kyo right in the heart. He had done it again, he had drove someone away. He took all of his clothes up from the floor and quickly got dressed. Tohru hadn't turned her face one time. Then he left. Tohru heard the door slam behind her. She buried her face in her hands and cried.
She had given him her all, and she had fell hard. She looked at the clothes on the floor, wishing he would come back. But he didn't. She was alone, and no one saw her tears.
The song used in the chapter is not owned by me, but by twenty one pilots the name of the song is House of gold , If you haven't heard it, you should look it up. Great song, great band.
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