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 ~