Wow... I am on a roll but this is to make up for this weekend
because I will be gone at a convention. Ani-Magic 2002: The
Autumn Dream ^_^ Enjoy!
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Without You
By: FayeValentine00 (Sarah-chan)
Chapter 4
I sat in the room that Kagura and I shared the night before and
slowly repacked my overnight bag. I felt like I was moving out of
Shigure's house all over again. I could hear all of my friends
talking in the sitting room and it was like music to my ears but
it also made Tokyo seem lonely and somehow knowing that I was
returning to that was frightening.
I heard a soft knocking on my door before Yuki stepped in and
closed the door behind himself.
"Yuki, is anything wrong?" I looked up to him in
concern. His face looked sad and I didn't know what had happened.
"No."
"Are you sure?"
He came over and sat down next to me. He gazed at me with a
strange look in his eyes that I didn't understand. I looked at
him for a really long time too, trying to take in every detail
before I had to leave again. I didn't know how long it would be
before I would be able to return for another visit.
"I'll miss you." I spoke softly.
"I'll miss you too." He gave me a halfhearted smile.
"Oh, what have you been trying to tell me since yesterday?
It seems like we finally have a moment."
"Well..." He fidgeted a bit. "I wanted to tell you
that I've missed you... a lot. ... I think about you all the
time." I saw him start to blush and I felt my cheeks grow
warm too.
"Yuki..."
"What I'm trying to say is that I---."
"Tohru! What are you doing?" Momiji burst into the
room, causing Yuki to stop the words that I'd wanted to hear so
badly.
"Momiji?!" He scared me so badly that I looked up in
shock. I was really disappointed that Yuki and I had been
interrupted again but I knew that Momiji hadn't done it one
purpose. That was obvious by the apologetic look on his face.
He looked between Yuki and I in concern. "Ummm ... Am I
interrupting?"
"No, it's fine." Yuki sighed heavily and climbed to his
feet.
"Yuki, wait."
"It's okay, Tohru. I'll talk to you later about it."
"But..." I tried to stop him but he just smiled at me.
"I'll be in the sitting room." Then he walked out the
door and left me and Momiji in the room.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you guys."
Momiji still looked really worried.
"No, it's okay." I sighed and looked up to Momiji with
a smile. I just hoped that my disappointment was as obvious as it
felt.
"But Tohru ... Yuki really cares about you."
I just nodded to him absently. My mind trailed off on its own. It
was nice to know that Yuki thought of me as much as I thought of
him but what did it mean? Maybe we were just really good friends
but it felt like more then that to me. Could that be possible? It
certainly felt like it but until he told me how he felt, I'd
never know.
"Do you really have to go, Tohru?" Shigure asked me in
a whiny voice.
"Yes, I have to be at work tomorrow morning at 7am and it's
already 5pm now."
"You promised to visit so you better." Kyo gave me a
threatening look but it only made me laugh.
"Okay. I will."
"Call me and let me know what's going on." Kagura spoke
softly before giving me a big hug and whispering into my ear.
"Once your gone, I'm going to tell Kyo and Yuki."
"Alright." I sighed but smiled to her anyway.
"Thanks for everything."
"Take care of yourself and call if you need anything."
Hatori flashed me one his rare but incredibly attractive smiles.
"I will."
"Thanks for coming, Tohru! It was fun, right?!"
"It was wonderful, Momiji. Thank you." I smiled and
when he jumped into my arms, I wrapped him into a tight hug until
*POOF*, I was holding an adorable little rabbit.
"Don't forget us, okay?" He spoke to me softly.
"I won't. I promise." I felt tears begin to build up in
my eyes as I set him back on the ground.
"Here. I'll carry you bags over to the car." Yuki
picked up my overnight bag and purse before walking over with me
to the car.
"Thank you." I said softly as he opened the door for me
and then loaded up my bags in the back-seat. "Yuki, about
what you were trying to tell me. I--"
"Wait. We can talk later." He seemed a little sad to be
saying that but when I followed his gaze, I saw that the others
were coming over to us to say one last good-bye.
As I pulled out of the driveway and onto the street, I felt like
my heart was being torn out of my chest. All of the fear of going
back to work tomorrow and the pain of having to say good-bye to
my friends overcame me and my vision became blurred with tears.
The entire drive home became an emotional roller coaster.
Memories replayed in my mind of the fun that I'd had growing up
with Kyo and Yuki in Shigure's house and how happy I'd been when
I'd met each of the different Junnishi members. Then those happy
memories would be interrupted by the memories of sleepless nights
alone in Tokyo and of Mr. Fujisawa, who was determined to get
more out of me then I was willing to give. All of the reasons
that I'd left seemed so stupid now. I'd wanted to be on my own so
the Sohma's wouldn't worry about me anymore but if they knew the
truth, wouldn't they worry even more?
When I walked into the apartment, I saw the light on my answering
machine flashing so I walked over and listened to the messages.
*BEEP* "Tohru, it's Uo-chan. I'm going to be in the city
next weekend so let's get together, okay? Call me. Bye. *BEEP*
*BEEP* "Tohru, This is Kagura. ... I told Kyo and Yuki the
truth and they were really upset. We're all really worried about
you so please be careful. Call me back." *BEEP*
*BEEP* "Miss Honda, This is Mr. Fujisawa. I'm looking
forward to seeing you tomorrow. ... Wear something ...
cute." *BEEP*
I felt a chill run down my spine. I couldn't believe the nerve of
that man! He thought that he owned me simply because I was his
employee but he was wrong. I just wondered how I was ever going
to be able to keep him away from me tomorrow, without losing my
job.
I prayed that Yuki would show up at my work tomorrow and recuse
me from my evil tyrant of a boss. He'd be just like a knight in
shining armor or even a prince, just like we'd called him in
school. It was nice to dream, but I knew reality. Yuki didn't
even know where I worked.
When I laid my head down on my pillow that night, I decided that
sometimes dreaming about the impossible was better then worrying
about reality.
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Next Chapter - Work
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