The pairings are still a secret!
"Shigure-san, I . . . I'm going out this Saturday. May I?" Tohru asked while blushing profusely.
Shigure nearly choked. "What? A date? With whom?" He asked eagerly while looking both at Kyo and Yuki.
Kyo was attacking his food savagely while Yuki was at his usual composed self.
"A friend. His name is Sakuragi-kun" Tohru replied.
I sense something going on here, Shigure was overjoyed. "Of course, but you have to remember that we have to be careful since he can't know you live with us."
"Hai," Tohru clapped her hands. "I would meet him outside the house."
Eh? She made plans already? Shigure, Yuki, and Kyo all thought. Shigure smiled. Yuki clenched his fist. Kyo scowled.
Suddenly, Tohru stood up. "Yes! Shigure-san, may I use the telephone?"
Shigure nodded.
Tohru went quickly to the telephone to tell Sakuragi their plans for Saturday.
**
"Yuki-kun, Kyo-kun, Momiji-kun Shigure-san, I'll be going now. The food for your lunch is on the microwave oven. Just re-heat it at 11:30 for 3 minutes set at high. Ok?"
"Ok, no problem. Just enjoy your date!" Shigure bid her goodbye.
"Bye! Bye!" Momiji bade.
Tohru then went to meet Sakuragi at a coffee shop near their school.
"Come now, we must go now!" Momiji kept pulling both Yuki's and Kyo's shirts. Momiji coerced Yuki and Kyo to follow Tohru on her date since Sakuragi looked very scary and according to Momiji they have to protect Tohru.
"Just shut up. Alright, we're going!" Kyo shouted at Momiji. Yuki pulled Momiji to his side and the three went off.
**
Tohru was really excited for this date. This is my first date! Actually, Tohru was at first hesitant to agree but Sakuragi looked so scared to be rejected that Tohru's heart went out for him. Mother, I would like Sakuragi-kun to be my friend.
Sakuragi was already seated and waiting at the coffee shop when Tohru arrived. '"I'm sorry, were you here that long? I'm sorry for being late."
"No, no, you were right on time. I was just early." Sakuragi grinned at her. Tohru started to pull the chair in front of Sakuragi when Sakuragi stood up. "I'm sorry, Tohru-san but we're not going to eat here."
"Eh?" Tohru was confused.
"I have no money for this." Sakuragi scratched the back of his head. "We're going to go to this place, it's not expensive and the food is really good." Sakuragi reasoned.
"It's ok, really Sakuragi-kun. Whatever you want is fine with me." Tohru smiled at him.
She's so understanding! Sakuragi was so happy. The two then turned to leave. The waiter was going to stop them but Sakuragi gave him a dark look that made him cower.
Yuki, Kyo and Momiji were all outside and were just peeping at the coffee shop. "Her date is a real gentleman!" Momiji exclaimed. "Yeah, whatever," Kyo said. Come on, do what you really wanted to do so I could punch you now. He was secretly wishing Sakuragi to do something ungentlemanly so that he could have an excuse to beat him.
"Hey, they're leaving now." Momiji warned. The three all went to a nearby post to hide. "Where are they going?" Yuki said his thought aloud.
The three followed the two stealthily.
"Hey," Kyo said suddenly. Tohru and Sakuragi stopped at a really bad looking restaurant and went inside. "This guy's really cheap." The three went to the side of the restaurant to spy. But unknown to them, Sakuragi's gang was also spying the two at the other side of the restaurant.
**
"Hey, one more rice here please!" Sakuragi shouted at the waiter at the counter. "Tohru-san, isn't the food here delicious?"
"Hai," Tohru was also eating with much appetite. The place looks bad but the food's delicious.
The waiter was going to deliver the rice to Sakuragi when a fat man tripped the waiter causing the rice to fall on Sakuragi's face. Sakuragi stood up and marched at the fat man. "What's your problem?! I saw what you did!"
Tohru was also at her feet and went to Sakuragi's side but Sakuragi pushed her at his back. "Please go back to your seat. I would just talk to this man."
"Hai," Tohru was scared. Before Tohru can go, one of the friends of the fat man stopped Tohru by holding both of her hands. "Hey, your girl is cute. I would like to have fun with her." Tohru struggled at his grip.
Yuki and Kyo were ready to go inside the restaurant when Sakuragi's gang beat them up to it. "Hey, release the girl." Yohei stated calmly. The man looked at Yohei's short stature and almost no muscle body and pointed to himself. "You talking to me?" the man laughed.
"Yeah, I said release the girl now." Yohei repeated. The man was going to kiss Tohru to spite Yohei when his lips got in contact with Yohei's shoes that threw him on the other side of the restaurant. All the people by now were all gone. Yuki and Kyo watched the whole scene with surprise. They are strong too. Yuki thought. Meanwhile, Momiji was on the verge of tears for fear.
Sakuragi's fight with the fat man was long done because of his head bang. The fat man was asleep after with just one bang.
Tohru went to Sakuragi and observed his head. "Are you alright?" "Yeah. This is nothing. I'm sorry Tohru-san for all the trouble I've caused you." Sakuragi looked both so sad and angry.
"Iie," Tohru shook her head. "It was not your fault." Tohru was still shaken but managed a smile for him.
Yuki, Kyo, and Momiji managed to slip from the scene unnoticed by Tohru and Sakuragi but Yohei noticed them and followed them with his eyes.
"Hey! What were you doing here? You were spying on me?" Sakuragi demanded to his friends.
Yohei smiled sheepishly. "And this is the thanks that I get."
Tohru smiled at Yohei. "You must be Sakuragi-kun's friends. Thank you for saving me then."
"Yeah, it's no problem."
Sakuragi spoke. "Tohru-san, next week, we're going to have a game versus Ryonan. Would you like to come to watch?"
"Sure, I like basketball now ever since I've watched the game last week." Tohru agreed.
Sakuragi was so happy. "Thank you, Tohru-san."
**
When Tohru arrived at Sohma house, Yuki, Kyo, and Momiji were all waiting expectantly at her. Momiji ran to her which caused Momiji to transform.
"Hey, you look like you're so happy to see me?" Tohru laughed.
Momiji cried. "Hey, what's wrong?" Tohru was worried.
"Nothing. I'm just happy you're here."
Yuki cleared up his throat. "How was your date?" He inquired politely.
"It was fun! We ate and watched movies." Tohru was genuinely happy. "In fact, we're going again next week!" Tohru announced.
"What?!" Yuki, Kyo, and Momiji exclaimed in unison.