Tohru's heart



"Kura-san! Are you free now? Can you come shopping with me?" Tohru asked with a cheerful voice. Too much has happened. Everyone needed a brake.

"Sure, that'd be fun. Tell you something, I've never went 'shopping' like a girl does."

"Let's go! Yuki-kun, kyou-kun, do you guys want to come with us?"

"If that stupid mouse is going, I'm not going,"Kyou showed an uncaring expression.

"In that case, let's just forget about the cat idiot. Just wait a while I get changed," said Yuki.

"Hey, Kyou, you're not going to give Yuki a chance with Tohru together without you, are you?" Shigure blinked at Kyou.

"Shut up!" Kyou shot his fist at Shigure. After that, he got changed for going out.

And so, the four of them went shopping together. Although they were supposed to be having fun shopping, the atmosphere was tense……no one knows what will happen after today, or the day after……until everything about the Curse and Akito and Hisoka have been solved.

After shopping, the boys went home first, while the girls went to buy things for dinner.

On the way home, they passed by a few gift shops.

"Look at this!!!! Kura-san…isn't this little mouse crystal nice? I bet Yuki- kun will love it…" Tohru exclaimed. "Oh!! And that orange cat toy……should I try to make one for Kyou-kun?" Tohru was really really excited.

Kurapika smiled. She was happy that Tohru was so positive. However, she is worried about Tohru.

"Tohru?"

"Yes?"

"Well, Tohru…you'd feel really really strange if I ask you the following question since I've not been a girl for a while…but…who do you like more? Yuki or Kyou? Do you think you should choose?"

The excited expression of Tohru disappeared. She stared at Kurapika in a way that Kurapika has never seen. She was really serious.

Kurapika went on, "I don't think you should treat them both in an equal way. I mean…it would not be a pleasant thing if one of them finds out that you fancies the other when he originally thought that you liked him…do you get what I mean? Tohru?"

"Kura-san…seriously, I…I…"Tohru bagan to shake her head.

"Neither of them?"

"Neither of them, "Tohru began to cry.

"Tohru?"

They reached the front door of their house and stopped walking.

"I'm sorry...Kura-san…I really am," tears are rolling down Tohru's cheeks.

"Huh?"

"I know I should have controlled my feelings since he likes you…but…don't you think so? He's so great! He's a kind doctor with a heart of gold who doesn't even takes one cent from his patient. Also…I just can't resist that tender and gentle expression of his when he talked toyou the other day…I'm so sorry, Kura-san…I know he's yours. I promise, I won't do anything, is that okay? Please just forgive me…" Tohru was crying too hard that she could hardly talk.

Now Kurapika was really puzzled. First, why did she say sorry? And what does "He likes you" mean? And who's the kind doctor who has a heart of gold? Mr Hatori Souma? But he still loves his ex-girlfriend. Doctor who doesn't takes money from his patient…?



OH YES!!!!!! IT MUST BE HIM!!!!!!!



"TOHRU!!!!YOU"RE NOT TRYING TO TELL ME THAT YOU FELL IN LOVE WITH THAT IDIOT LEORIO, ARE YOU!!!!????????"

"I'm SORRY!!!!!!" Tohru cried really really hard. She fell and fainted.

"What happened?" Yuki, Kyou and Leorio rushed out since they heard some loud noises. They found a fainted Tohru and a frustrated Kurapika.

Leorio picked Tohru up and took her up to her room and fed her some medicine when she became concious again.

Tohru and Kurapika had a talk after the boys had left.

"I'm sorry," said Tohru.

"Seriously, I think it's the most foolish thing to fall in love with someone like Leorio, and I really really want to call you 'baka'. But anyway, I assure you that I did not and am not and will never fall in love with Leorio, so you should stop apologizing, ok?"

"But he likes you. He always hoped that you are a girl when you were still a boy."

"Did he?"Kurapika felt sick at those words. "Anyway," she continued, "just do whatever you want to and don't worry about me, ok?"

"Can I really?"

"Yes."

"Thank you."

"It's…"Kurapika wanted to tell her it's not a matter of 'thank you' or not, but she decided that Tohru just wouldn't understand, so she continued, "It's my pleasure to help you."