"Kagura-san!" Tohru said surprised as Kagura came running in from the door.
Tohru was treating Kyo's wounds at the moment. Kagura ignored her.
"Kyo-kun, how are you?" Kagura asked as she hovered over Kyo.
"Oi, I'm okay." Kyo struggled to say because of Kagura's hug.
Tohru sweat dropped. "Ano.Kagura-san,"
But Kagura cut her off. "We'll talk later Tohru-chan."
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Tohru can't take it anymore. Now everybody in the household must hate her. Kagura even treated her with coldness. She caused so much trouble. "Okaasan, please forgive me. I've done nothing but hurt this family who took care of me. Yuki-kun and Kyo-kun fought because of me. I can't stand them fight. They are both dear to me. Maybe, it's better for me just to leave here." Tohru spoke to the picture of her mother.
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"What really happened?" Hatori asked Shigure as he lit his cigarette.
Shigure looked down. "I just wanted them to fight a little so that Tohru- kun would see that Yuki would be able to protect her more than Kyo."
"Well, you've just made the situation worsen." Hatori stated as a matter-of- factly.
"I know that." Shigure mumbled.
"Why is it that you are trying so hard to make Tohru-san fall in love with Yuki? Isn't it you also love Tohru-san?"
"As much as I love Tohru, you know that we can never be. I'm much older than her."
"Come on, you're just 25 and she's 17. That isn't much."
"Okay, the truth is I'm afraid of many things. Akito's wrath, for example. How do you think he would react when he learned of this? And there are my younger cousins, Yuki and Kyo would hate me. Especially Yuki. I love my cousins too."
Hatori just sighed.
Then Shigure panicked. "Akito-san doesn't know this, does he?"
"Not yet." Hatori answered as he lit another cigarette.
But Tohru heard the whole thing when she was delivering the tea to the guest. "Shigure-san, you coward." She whispered.
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Kagura pulled Tohru into the kitchen to talk.
"Ah.Kagura-san.I'm." Tohru began.
Kagura cut her off once again. "Before you say anything, I would like to speak to you first. Tohru, you know that I love Kyo and I would do anything for him. Honestly, I was really angry with you when I learned what happened from Hatori-san. But after much thought I realized that Kyo should be the one to choose on whom to love. And knowing it's you, it is more acceptable to me."
Tohru was just silent. She is just relieved that Kagura is not angry with her.
"Well?" Kagura asked.
"Well what?" Tohru was confused.
"Do you love Kyo?"
"I do." Tohru answered quickly that made Kagura slump. "I really love Kyo- kun. He is my dear friend."
Kagura felt relieved. "So, no chance for romance between the two of you?"
"Absolutely."
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At dinner . . .
Everybody was silent. They were just eating quietly. When suddenly Tohru announced, "I'm going to my grandpa's house tomorrow."
They all looked at her. Shigure spoke, "Going to visit him?"
"No, I would live there permanently. I would just like to say I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused and I really thank you for having me here."
Nobody dared to ask why for they all knew the reason. Yuki protested. "But Honda-san you can't go. I.." his voice trailed off as he looked at Kyo. Kyo just looked down and clenched his fist. He was still embarrassed on what happened the day before.
Shigure just said. "You're welcome."
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Tohru-kun is leaving! , Shigure's mind shouted. Shigure talked back himself. "What do you want me to do? It's good she's leaving so our lives would return to normal."
Don't you love her? His mind asked.
"I.I do love her but I can't, I just can't."
Shigure, you're a coward. You have to fight for her. Who knows? This might be the only chance you'll have for happiness. You have to grab this now, his heart convincing him.
Shigure covered his face and cried.
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Tohru was carrying her bags when she saw the three waiting for her.
Yuki spoke first. "Honda-san, can I still do anything to make you stay?"
Tohru shook her head and smiled, "Yuki-kun, don't act as if I'm dying or anything we can still see each other at school right? And you can visit me anytime." Tohru squeezed his hand.
Kyo was just standing looking at other things but her. Tohru approached him. She took his hand. "I'm sorry Kyo-kun. Please take care of yourself."
Shigure however was just standing there. Tohru did not bother to approach him and just said, "Shigure-san, thank you for having me at your house. Goodbye." With that, Tohru walked away from the house.
Shigure looked at her back. I can't let this happen, he decided.
Shigure ran to catch up to Tohru. "Tohru-kun!"
Tohru stopped and faced him.
"I'm sorry Honda-san, I made a mistake!" "So did I." Tohru continued to walk away.
"Kyo-kun, how are you?" Kagura asked as she hovered over Kyo.
"Oi, I'm okay." Kyo struggled to say because of Kagura's hug.
Tohru sweat dropped. "Ano.Kagura-san,"
But Kagura cut her off. "We'll talk later Tohru-chan."
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Tohru can't take it anymore. Now everybody in the household must hate her. Kagura even treated her with coldness. She caused so much trouble. "Okaasan, please forgive me. I've done nothing but hurt this family who took care of me. Yuki-kun and Kyo-kun fought because of me. I can't stand them fight. They are both dear to me. Maybe, it's better for me just to leave here." Tohru spoke to the picture of her mother.
But where would I go? Tohru panicked. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"What really happened?" Hatori asked Shigure as he lit his cigarette.
Shigure looked down. "I just wanted them to fight a little so that Tohru- kun would see that Yuki would be able to protect her more than Kyo."
"Well, you've just made the situation worsen." Hatori stated as a matter-of- factly.
"I know that." Shigure mumbled.
"Why is it that you are trying so hard to make Tohru-san fall in love with Yuki? Isn't it you also love Tohru-san?"
"As much as I love Tohru, you know that we can never be. I'm much older than her."
"Come on, you're just 25 and she's 17. That isn't much."
"Okay, the truth is I'm afraid of many things. Akito's wrath, for example. How do you think he would react when he learned of this? And there are my younger cousins, Yuki and Kyo would hate me. Especially Yuki. I love my cousins too."
Hatori just sighed.
Then Shigure panicked. "Akito-san doesn't know this, does he?"
"Not yet." Hatori answered as he lit another cigarette.
But Tohru heard the whole thing when she was delivering the tea to the guest. "Shigure-san, you coward." She whispered.
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Kagura pulled Tohru into the kitchen to talk.
"Ah.Kagura-san.I'm." Tohru began.
Kagura cut her off once again. "Before you say anything, I would like to speak to you first. Tohru, you know that I love Kyo and I would do anything for him. Honestly, I was really angry with you when I learned what happened from Hatori-san. But after much thought I realized that Kyo should be the one to choose on whom to love. And knowing it's you, it is more acceptable to me."
Tohru was just silent. She is just relieved that Kagura is not angry with her.
"Well?" Kagura asked.
"Well what?" Tohru was confused.
"Do you love Kyo?"
"I do." Tohru answered quickly that made Kagura slump. "I really love Kyo- kun. He is my dear friend."
Kagura felt relieved. "So, no chance for romance between the two of you?"
"Absolutely."
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At dinner . . .
Everybody was silent. They were just eating quietly. When suddenly Tohru announced, "I'm going to my grandpa's house tomorrow."
They all looked at her. Shigure spoke, "Going to visit him?"
"No, I would live there permanently. I would just like to say I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused and I really thank you for having me here."
Nobody dared to ask why for they all knew the reason. Yuki protested. "But Honda-san you can't go. I.." his voice trailed off as he looked at Kyo. Kyo just looked down and clenched his fist. He was still embarrassed on what happened the day before.
Shigure just said. "You're welcome."
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Tohru-kun is leaving! , Shigure's mind shouted. Shigure talked back himself. "What do you want me to do? It's good she's leaving so our lives would return to normal."
Don't you love her? His mind asked.
"I.I do love her but I can't, I just can't."
Shigure, you're a coward. You have to fight for her. Who knows? This might be the only chance you'll have for happiness. You have to grab this now, his heart convincing him.
Shigure covered his face and cried.
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Tohru was carrying her bags when she saw the three waiting for her.
Yuki spoke first. "Honda-san, can I still do anything to make you stay?"
Tohru shook her head and smiled, "Yuki-kun, don't act as if I'm dying or anything we can still see each other at school right? And you can visit me anytime." Tohru squeezed his hand.
Kyo was just standing looking at other things but her. Tohru approached him. She took his hand. "I'm sorry Kyo-kun. Please take care of yourself."
Shigure however was just standing there. Tohru did not bother to approach him and just said, "Shigure-san, thank you for having me at your house. Goodbye." With that, Tohru walked away from the house.
Shigure looked at her back. I can't let this happen, he decided.
Shigure ran to catch up to Tohru. "Tohru-kun!"
Tohru stopped and faced him.
"I'm sorry Honda-san, I made a mistake!" "So did I." Tohru continued to walk away.