Tohru stopped dead on her tracks when she saw who just arrived in the Sohma garden at the same time with her and Ayame.

Sohma Yuki froze too. He knew that he was going to see Tohru in the wedding sooner or later, but he didn't expect the meeting to be so soon!

It was the onigiri who first looked down. She couldn't stand his steady gaze at her. She was afraid that she might just get hypnotized with his purple eyes.

Shigure broke the silence. "Hey Aya! I'm glad you made it! Look, Yuki is with me!"

Ayame bit his lip, wondering how he would react. In the end he decided to say hello to both men, if only for courtesy. However the novelist immediately felt the tension surrounding them.

"I do hope that you would be able to catch that garter this time," said Shigure.

Ayame frowned. "I don't think so," he said coolly.

"Hmm?"

"I want to get the bouquet," said the snake before grinning.

"Dearly beloved, we are all gathered here-" The priest began as the guests watched the couple, amused. The bride was still hysterically crying, still telling herself over and over how lucky she was to be standing beside Kyo, while the groom was looking away, as if he was just forced to sit beside his would-be wife.

Tohru giggled. She knew that Kyo refused to demonstrate how really happy he was, for she knew that the man loved Kagura very much, as proven by the way his eyes glowed when he talked to her a few days ago.

She then felt that steady gaze again. It was coming from the right side of the pews.

It was Yuki. She knew it was Yuki. She could feel it.

Kami-sama, what ever did I do wrong for him to punish me like this?

Yuki was getting frustrated. He tried a lot of times to catch her gaze, but she wouldn't look at him, even give him a glance! And he knew that she knows he was looking at her.

Fool, he muttered. Of course she wouldn't look at you again. After what you did to her these past few days, I doubt if she would even want to see me again.

But the days that he wasn't able to see her made him realize now more than ever that he could never afford to lose her. Her absence was driving him slowly and painfully insane!

And after that kiss…he knew that he would never be the same again, for all his life he would berate himself for losing a special girl like her when she was still in his arms.

I want you back, his heart foolishly cried, staring at the cold, indifferent back of the girl he just realized that he loved with all his heart.

But if you won't want me back, then at least give me the chance to say sorry for all that I did. Please. Look at me!

"You may now kiss the bride," announced the priest.

Amidst the applause, a furiously blushing Kyo lifted the veil covering his bride's face with trembling hands. For what seemed like forever, he was just gazing tenderly at the face of his lifetime partner.

Suddenly, Kagura encircled her hands around his neck and pulled him down to kiss him fiercely. Everyone hooted.

"He was too slow, and she was too excited," noted Hatori as Tohru sweatdropped.

"OK, ladies, line up behind our bride!" announced the wedding coordinator, Ritsu.

Ayame pulled the blushing Tohru along. "Come on, princess! Who know? We might be the next bride!"

"Aya-san!" she whined.

Shigure pulled Ayame back. "Give chance to Tohru-kun. You can catch the bouquet at her wedding." He then leaned over to his ear and whispered something.

"Oh!" Comprehension dawned on Ayame's face. "Are you positive about that?"

"As sure as the stock of condoms in my cabinet, Aya!" said Shigure cheerfully.

"Alright then." Ayame smilingly bowed out of the bouquet competition.

Leaving only Kisa, Tohru and Mayu.

Kisa chuckled as she blushed. "I am too young for this…"

Mayu sighed. "And I'm too old for this."

Kagura grinned. "Then there's no need to throw this bouquet after all!" She went to Tohru and planted the bouquet on her hands. "Here you go! Best wishes on that future wedding, Tohru!"

"E-Eh?? That's the farthest thing on my mind right now!" she said, blushing profusely.

"We'll see about that," said the new bride in a sing-song voice.

It was time to throw the garter. Upon seeing who got the bouquet, men piled on the center to try to catch Kyo's garter.

But the neko was concentrating on the piece of band he was holding between his thumb and index finger disgustedly. "Kagura, don't tell me that you took this garter from that brief you destroyed last week while doing the laundry?" he pleaded.

"Really? How did you know?" asked Kagura, awestruck.

"Call it a lucky guess," he muttered, looking at the name he wrote on it with a permanent marker. It was his Tuesday underwear, his favorite one, in fact.

"Well, Ritsu said that to cut off expenses, we must recycle-"

"Not this kind of recycling!" bellowed Kyo.

Ritsu drew near to the couple. "I-I heard my name on that conversation. Is something wrong?"

"A-Ah!" The guests sweatdropped.

"I-It's not what you think," said Kagura.

"No, tell me!" demanded Ritsu. "TELL ME THAT I'M JUST A GOOD FOR NOTHING BRAT WHO CAN'T EVEN ARRANGE A PERFECT WEDDING EVEN IF HIS LIFE DEPENDED ON IT! WELL I'M SORRY!!!" I'M SORRY!!!" He started to run around the field like a headless chicken. "I'M SORRY!!! I'M SORRY!!!"

"Somebody please stop him before he wreaks havoc here!" pleaded Kyo.

"Not to worry! The defender of justice is here!" said Shigure, stepping forward in front of the crowd. "I will deliver justice!"

"Evil Shigure," muttered Hatori, rolling his eyes.

"Chaaaarge!!!!" Shigure, hands clasped together in a gun position, lunged on his cousin.

Shigure's attack was successful! In no time at all, he was able to silence Ritsu. The crowd sweatdropped.

"And once again, the day is saved, thanks to Super Shigure!!!" announced the novelist proudly.

"Hey, let's get on with the ceremony-" Ayame paused, then blinked. "Hey, where did Tohru-kun go?"

Everyone looked around.

"Yuki's gone too," observed Shigure.

"Where could they be then?" asked Hatori, frowning.

"Hey, where are you taking me!" wailed Tohru as Yuki pulled her away from the party.

"Somewhere we could talk," he replied, glancing at her. "I have to tell you something very important."

"Important? Can't you tell me that matter without having to abduct me?" she cried.

"Abduction?" Yuki finally smiled. "Now that's an idea."

"Yuki-kun!"

He stopped when they reached the forest. "Here, we can talk."

"W-What is it about?" she asked nervously.

"I'm sorry," he said.

"Huh?"

"I'm sorry about what happened a few days ago."

Tohru bit her lip. She had longed to hear those words from him a few days ago. Now she didn't know how to react!

"I was just…I got scared when you told me you loved me," he confessed, sighing. "No one has ever did that to me before…all I got were praises on my looks, adoration….but love?" He laughed bitterly. "I do not know what is that…"

"Yuki-kun…" She sighed shakily. "My feelings will not change, no matter what you say. I do not care if you do not know what love is, all I know is that I-" Tohru's words were cut off by Yuki' fiercely passionate kiss.

I do not know love, Tohru-kun…until you taught me what is it And I thank you for that, thought Yuki, feeling his own eyes well with tears.

Tsuzuku

p.s. I'm suppose to add more details in the story, but my hands-on time is up. Well, watch out for its 2nd to the last chapter coming soon!