Part 3
"What do you think the girls are making? Tohru and her friends have been sewing every lunch period this week. Every night after we finish our homework, she starts sewing at the table. I keep asking her what she's making and she just blushes and refuses to tell me." Kyo said to Yuki over breakfast.
"Last night she was working on something a hideous shade of bright purple. The night before was lemon yellow." Kyo shook his head in puzzlement. "If she'd stick to one project it would be finished by now."
"Why do you care? It's not like she is going to give it to you or anything. If she is embarrassed by it leave her alone. Baka Neko."
"Who are you calling stupid?" yelled Kyo as Yuki shut the door in his face.
I wonder what they are making. I keep seeing Tohru sewing on something lime green and when she sees me she blushes. Yuki sighed. I wish she trusted us enough to tell us what she's making.
Tohru had left early every morning last week to meet Hana and Uo. The girls had needed every spare moment to finish all four costumes before the party.
"I can't believe we finally finished them. I thought we never would." Uo-chan collapsed into her chair.
"I knew we could do it." Tohru smiled at her two exhausted friends. "I believed in us. I never could have done it with out you guys, but with you I can do anything."
Hana-chan and Uo-chan reached out and grabbed Tohru into a bear hug. The three girls smiled at each other and said. "Of course we can."
"Have you two decided what you are going to be for the party?" Tohru asked.
"I hadn't even thought about it. We have been working so hard on these I never gave it a thought." Uo chan replied. "Maybe I'll go as a gang girl."
"The whole idea of Halloween is to look different than you usually do." Hana-chan said. "Maybe you could dress like a normal school girl."
"Look different. Well I guess that means you can't where black. No witch costumes for you." Uo-chan said. "What are you going as Tohru?"
"I don't know. Shigure-san told me not to worry about it. He said he was having Ayame-san bring me a costume."
"Who is Ayame? Why would he bring a costume for you?" Uo-chan asked.
"Ayame-san is Yuki's older brother they don't get along very well. Ayame-san owns a wonderful shop that sells handicrafts and incredible costumes. Ayame designs them himself." Tohru said.
"Prince has an older brother he doesn't get along with? Does Yuki get along with any of his family?" Uo-chan asked. "Every time we meet a new relative he fights with them or else Kyo fights with them. Talk about dysfunctional."
"They both hate Ayame-san. For once they agree on something." Tohru thinks back to when Yuki and Kyo learned Ayame was coming to the party and winced. Poor Ayame-san, he tries so hard but Yuki just keeps rejecting him.
"I can't believe the party is tomorrow night. Please come early if you want to watch the reactions of the boys when I give them the costumes." Tohru said. "Everyone will be arriving about 6 pm. So I'll give the boys their costumes about 5 pm. I figure it will take about an hour to get them to agree to wear them."
"We'll be there at five don't worry they won't refuse." Hana said with sparks shooting from her eyes.
"Tohru. Ayame sent you a package. What's inside?" Momiji grabbed the package out of Haru's hands and thrust it into Tohru's. "Is it your costume? What are you going to be?"
"I don't know. Shigure arranged to get it for me." Tohru felt her own excitement build.
"I wonder what he chose for me? I hope it's not too revealing or odd. Ayame designed it. What if its super short maid's outfit or a low cut tennis outfit? Oh my god they'll be upset if I don't wear it what will I do?" Tohru starts to panic.
"Even Ayame isn't that stupid. He knows Yuki and Kyo would kill him if he embarrassed you." Haru stated calmly. "Don't worry so much."
"Umm, Haru's right." Momiji nodded .
"Ayame did everyone's costumes and Hatori told him to tone it down because we are all kids." Haru added.
"Can I see the costume Tohru made for me?" Momiji squealed and started tugging on Tohru's sleeve. "Please. Please."
"The costumes are all at home. If you want you can walk home with me. I might even make a snack for you before the party."
"Yeah." Momiji ran around Tohru in excitement. "I'll even help set up for the party okay?"
"I would love the help." Tohru smiled sweetly down at Momiji's upturned face. "Are you coming too Haru-san?"
"No I have to take Kisa and Hiro over to pick their costumes up from Ayame." Haru glanced towards the school gate. "I better get going. I'll see you all tonight"
Tohru watched as Haru walked away. A voice from behind her made her jump.
"Tohru, are you ready to go home?" Yuki smiled at her and brushed a lock f hair out of her eyes. "Momiji are you coming home with us? I didn't think we'd see you until the party started."
"I'm helping Tohru set up. Tohru promised I could see the costume she made me." Momiji got excited all over again. " Can I try it on as soon as we get to Shigure's? Please Tohru?"
"Tohru made you a costume?" Yuki watched as Momiji looked soulfully up at Tohru. "What costume did she make you?"
"Tohru wouldn't let me see it until today. I'm so excited. Hasn't she shown you yours?" Momiji looking on proudly tells Yuki. "Tohru and her friends worked so hard to get our costumes done by today."
"Our costumes? What costumes? No one said anything about costumes." Kyo came up just in time to hear the last. "Are you guys wearing costumes tonight? Maybe it will hide the fact that you're the mouse."
"Tohru made you a costume too, Kyo. She sewed them with her own hands. Aren't you excited to see them." Momiji bubbled. "I'm so happy Tohru cares enough for me to make me a special costume."
Yuki and Kyo turn to look at Tohru who has been frozen. When she sees them looking at her the ice statue blushes so hard she thaws.
The two boys recognize the blush. It is the same one she's given them each time they asked what she was sewing. They look at each other remember the colors of the fabric and wince.
"Please, god let me be the yellow it wasn't as bad as the rest." Both boys mumble under their breathe.
"We are glad, Tohru cares about us but she shouldn't have wasted her time on us. She should have made herself something." Yuki said as calmly as he could.
"It was Shigure's idea. He asked Tohru to make the costumes for us. The girls even made him one." Momiji seemed to radiate excitement oblivious to the dark cloud hanging over his cousins.
"Shigure's idea? We really must thank him for being so thoughtful." Kyo said as visions of torture ran through his head.
An image of Shigure as a hot pink blob hanging from the ceiling being used as a piñata raced through Yuki's mind. "I have a great idea for a party game."
Yuki and Kyo continue plotting as the four head of towards home.
"Shigure-san We are home." Tohru called out as they entered the house. "Momiji your costumes in a package on my bed if you want to go look. I'll bring up a snack."
"I promised I would wait to give you guys your packages until Hana and Uo-chan get here at five." Tohru said over her shoulder as she headed into the kitchen.
"That's alright, Tohru. We can wait. We need to go talk to Shigure san for a while." Yuki managed to remain calm until Tohru left the room.
Yuki and Kyo turned as one towards Shigure's study door. Waves of fury rolled off the two boys.