YUKIRU RULES!!!! *cough, cough* Sorry... Just wanted to say
that!
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Without You
By: FayeValentine00 (Sarah-chan)
Chapter 6
The ride home was fairly quiet. I drove with Yuki in the
passenger seat while Kyo took care of Kagura in the back-seat.
Thankfully, she slept most of the way home so she was not in too
much pain.
Yuki called Hatori when we were on our way to the house so by the
time we pulled up to the building, Hatori and Shigure were
already waiting for us. The break in Kagura's arm was clean so
all Hatori had to do was give her a cast and a sling.
"Don't hit Kyo with the cast." Hatori instructed her
firmly and she agreed with a nod. "Take some aspirin and
relax for the day."
"Thank you." Kagura smiled up at her cousin brightly.
"I'll be okay."
"Okay, Tohru. What about you?"
"Huh?" I 'd been sitting in the back corner of the
room. lost in thought. All the activity of the morning really
seemed to take its toll on me. When I looked up, I saw Hatori
looking down at me in concern.
The older man put his hand on my shoulder but I winced away in
pain and everyone in the room noticed.
"Tohru! What's wrong?" Yuki was by my side in a flash.
"My shoulder is just really sore."
"Let me see. Everyone but Kagura go to the other room."
Hatori turned to the others and I noticed that Kyo, Shigure and
especially Yuki were all reluctant to leave.
Once they were gone, I unbuttoned my dress and pulled my sleeve
off of my shoulder to show where Mr. Fujisawa had held me down.
"Oh my God." I heard Kagura whisper softly to herself
but Hatori didn't say a word.
I saw his eyes turn cold and hard in a way that I'd never seen
before. He examined the dark red and purple bruising on my right
shoulder and arm while at the same time, trying not to hurt me
further. "You need to take some aspirin too and put some
ointment on that arm. It will heal in a few days. Just be
careful."
"Okay. Thank you, Hatori."
He helped me pull my dress back over my shoulder and then allowed
me to head up to my room for a nap.
*Knock, Knock, Knock*
A few minutes after I'd laid down, I heard a soft knocking at the
door.
"Come in."
"Are you doing okay?" Yuki peaked in.
"Y-Yes. Come in." I quickly sat up and smiled.
"I'm sorry that we didn't get there sooner but we missed the
first train."
"No! It's fine. I'm just glad that you got there in time.
You were really just like a prince, coming to my rescue." I
laughed lightly.
"I guess." A blush crept into his face. "I guess
only a prince would be able to save Princess Tohru, right?"
Now it was my turn to blush. "Yeah."
"Tohru, I ... What I've been trying to tell you is ... I was
lost without you. ... I-I'm in love with you." Yuki's voice
was quiet but he looked into my eyes lovingly as he spoke the
words that I'd only ever dreamed of hearing.
"Really?" I blinked a few times in surprise.
"Yeah."
"Thank goodness." I sighed in relief and a huge smile
spread across my face as I gazed up at him.
"Huh?!" Yuki looked confused.
"Thank goodness because ... I love you too!" This new
confession seemed to make all of my stress and worries melt away
and I was able to look at Yuki with my true feeling for him
shining in my eyes for the first time.
The enthusiasm of my confession made Yuki smile before he leaned
down and kissed my lips with pure, loving emotion. With his light
touch, my faith in the magic of a kiss was restored. This kiss
was nothing like the one that Mr. Fujisawa had taken from me.
This kiss was full of love and caring and I wanted to savor every
moment of it.
"Welcome home, Tohru." Yuki whispered softly.
"I'm happy to be back."
The next morning, I woke up early and made breakfast for everyone
since Hatori and Kagura had slept over. It really was good to be
home again. It seemed as thought the last few months had never
even happened and any of my residual stress from yesterday had
immediately melted away the moment that I was greeted with a
smile by each of my friends.
Just as we were finishing eating, Shigure looked up at me with a
smile. "Tohru, about the belongings in your
apartment..."
"Oh! I was going to drive back today and get my
things."
"Actually, what I was going to say was---" His voice
was cut off when a louder one rang out from the hallway.
"TOHRU! WE HAVE BROUGHT YOU ALL OF YOU THINGS FROM THAT
LITTLE HOLE THAT YOU CALLED AN APARTMENT! HOW COULD YUKI AND KYO
BE SO CRUEL AS TO LET THE PRINCESS LIVE IN SUCH SQUANDER?! YOU
CAN NEVER LEAVE HERE AGAIN!" A moment later, Ayame came into
view, carrying a box with my name written on it.
"Ayame?!" I was in shock. He must have worked all night
to get my things.
"Me, Kisa, Hiro and Haru all helped too!" Momiji walked
in behind Ayame, quickly followed by the others and they too all
held boxes.
"Thank you so much, everyone. I don't know how to make it up
to you."
"Just don't leave us again." I turned to see Yuki
smiling over at me sweetly.
"Alright. ... I promise." Our eyes locked for a few
moments and I found myself realizing that I never would want to
leave again anyway, especially since now I had Yuki.
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Next Chapter - Epilogue
Only 7 Chapters for this story but I hope it was enjoyed! One
more chapter to go. ~ Sarah-chan ~
