Come Back To Me

Chapter Twenty-Five

Forever

It had been a week since their confrontation, and Kyo was not finished yet. He wanted one final act. He rang Tohru's mobile, it turned out she'd stayed at Uo's since he had kicked her out. He had told her to meet him at the local coffee-house, Feisty Beans to talk.
They had arranged to meet at 1:30, and it was now 1:10. Kyo slipped into a red and white check shirt and jeans. He finished tying up his red shoes and headed out the front door. He pulled the door closed behind him, and began walking down the corridor.

"Hey!" came a familiar voice behind him.

Kyo did a swift turn to see Mr. Tobi and Tanya walking up to him. Mr. Tobi, however, was smiling. Mr. Tobi and Tanya had known for a long time that Tohru and Kyo would not last. They smiled at him.

"I always liked you best," Mr. Tobi said, smiling and slapping Kyo on the shoulder, the way a father would to his son.

"Thanks," replied Kyo, smiling at Mr. Tobi and Tanya.

"Y'know," said Tanya, her Texan-accent still strong "Julie with still need picking up. Tohru used to do that. Are you sure you could manage such a thing?" she asked, winking and smiling at him.

Kyo laughed and waved to his neighbours. He had seen them in a whole new light. He was prepared for what was going to happen. He had been over and over what his words would be to Tohru.
He stepped out to a brilliant day. It was slightly cold, however the Sun was blazing as usual, and Kyo walked down the street. As usual, the streets were packed with people, either shopping or on their way to work. A few times he was pushed past, to which he would glare at the passing person.
He walked with a spring in his step, and a happy song in his head, whistling it as he went. He was in the perfect mood.

He walked up to the front doors of the green Feisty Beans coffee-house. He pushed the doors to see Tohru sat at a table in a far corner of the large room. She was in a light-brown floral, knee-length dress, her hair brushed down her back. Coffee fumes drifted into Kyo's nostrils and he took a deep breath. He walked over to Tohru's table and sat down. He stared at her for a moment, as she stared back.

"So," said Tohru timidly "how have you been?"

"I'm not here to make small talk, Tohru," Kyo said, resting his arm on the back of the chair.

"Kyo, look," began Tohru.

"I don't need to hear it," Kyo said, holding up a hand "I just don't. It'll be the same dribble I poured out to you when I supposed cheated on you. I've had it."

"Kyo, I'm sorry, okay?" Tohru said, looking up, tears leaking from her eyes "I didn't mean for any of this to happen, okay? It just did!"

"Uh-huh," said Kyo, obviously not believing a word she said.

"I never wanted to hurt you, ever," said Tohru, wiping her tears away "I honestly didn't."

"Then why the hell did you?" asked Kyo through gritted teeth, and leaning in.

"It wasn't my fault!" said Tohru, her voice stronger "Isaac suggested all of this. He wanted to be with me."

"And you felt mutually, I get it!" said Kyo, holding his hands up "But I just wanna know one thing."

"What?" said Tohru.

"Why the hell did you have to do it so sneakily?" asked Kyo, pounding his fist on the table "Why the hell did you trash my heart, making me feel so small? Why did you make me feel like I had to apologise to an adulterous bitch like you!"

"Kyo!" said Tohru, leaning back "None of this had anything to do with me, I just let Isaac do it, okay!"

"I was obviously not man enough for you, huh?" asked Kyo, grinding his teeth.

"Kyo," said Tohru, holding out her hands, and slowly touching his "you know I've always loved you. And I always will. And I know those feelings have definitely been returned."

Kyo didn't reply, he just stared as her hands drew slowly closer to his.

"So I just need to ask one thing," said Tohru, deadly serious, her voice breaking slightly as the tips of her fingers brushed Kyo's hand "do you love me, or not?"

Kyo looked up suddenly. Tohru was being serious. Her brown eyes glinted in the sun-soaked room. Kyo just stared at her, searching his heart.

"I..." he said, Tohru leaned in "don't..." he said finally, and Tohru recoiled.

Tohru slapped a hand to her mouth as tears poured from her eyes. The last word seemed to echo around Kyo. He had said it. What he had wanted to say for a while now.

"B-But how could I ever love another?" asked Tohru, tears pouring from her eyes.

"Easily," said Kyo, tears falling down his chin gracefully "you already have."

Tohru continued to cry.

"I honestly can't believe that you and me have fallen out of love," Kyo said, an air of smugness in his voice "and everybody used to be so jealous of us." He wiped the tears from his eyes and smiled.

"How could you?" asked Tohru, in a whisper.

"How could you?!" said Kyo, his more of a shout "You've lead me on for God only knows how long! And all the while you've been screwing some other guy, while I've been sat here twiddling my thumbs awaiting your return home so we could improve our relationship!"

"Kyo, I'm sorry," Tohru said once more, still sat in her seat.

"Sorry's not good enough this time," said Kyo.

He stood up and looked down at Tohru, who wiped the tears from her eyes and looked back.

"Tohru," he said finally, building the courage and say something he had wanted to say for a while now "it's over."

It hit them both like a blow to the heart. Kyo was amazed he'd said it, and Tohru, sunk in her chair.
And for the first time in a long time, Kyo smiled, a genuinely happy smile. He turned on his heel and began to walk to the green front doors of the coffee house. Tohru stood up.

"Wait!" shouted Tohru, running behind him, and out the doors as well "Kyo! Wait! Come back! Come back to me, Kyo!"

Kyo continued his strides down the street, the busy street still packed with people, as Tohru's shouts became more and more distant. He smiled again as he walked happily down the street, knowing that he was free.

It was a few weeks before all of Tohru's things had been removed from apartment 71B of Evergreen Court Apartments. And eventually, the day finally came when Tohru held that final cardboard box, paused at the doorway at Kyo, sighed and walked out into the sunlit corridor for the final time.

"Y'know, life's funny isn't it? I get with Tohru Honda, the girl of my dreams, after she says she loves me five years ago, and we begin our relationship together, and it all goes out great. But however, as time went on I guess she just lost the passion for us, or at least, did for a while.
It turns out she and Isaac had been plotting to get together for a while. He'd regularly call her and text her, and they'd speak for hours on the phone. No wonder he was in love with her. He fell in love with the Tohru I'd fallen in love with.
As their relationship became closer, mine and Tohru's slipped away, and eventually she did the deed, and slept with Isaac.
It crushed me to know I couldn't provide for her like I should've done. But I guess that's life, and you take each challenge as it comes. And you roll with the punches. I guess my punches were more knock-outs to be honest. However, I have a fresh look on life now. But I still think about it sometimes. What would we be doing right now? Would we be married? Would we have kids? Y'know, the usual stuff you think about after a break up.

Tohru was the love of my life. My all, my everything. And for her to betray me like that, it's devastating. It really is. It feels as though you're having your heart pulled out as painfully and slowly as possible. Tohru would constantly tell me it's destiny that we were together. But then again, even destiny can be wrong, sometimes...

How could I ever love another? I don't know if I ever will..."

The End.

(A/N: Hey everyone! This is technically the "end" of the story, however, an epilogue is gonna make it's way up soon, so look out for it!)