The Decision

"Who do YOU like, Tohru?"

"ME?! Ah, well, um, I actually like ..."

Everyone in the room peered eagerly at her. Momiji's humongous chocolate eyes were fixated on her nervously. Haru kept up a steady, emotionless gaze. Yuki awaited her decision with a kind smile. Kyou chew his lip anxiously. Shigure grinned at her with his head tilt to the side. 'Oh no...it's all up to me...Okaa-san, what should I do? I don't want to hurt any of them...they're all so important to me...oh god...oh god...oh god...'

"Ano...Tohru?" Yuki and Kyou asked, concerned. Her only response was a loud *THUD* as she fainted straight away.

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"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" the boys roared at the cowering dog. They paced outside of Tohru's room worriedly, shooting a lethal glare at Shigure every once in a while. Hatori had rushed over at once when Shigure had phoned him timidly about how "his precious flower had fallen unconscious and he doesn't know what to do and how he's willing to perform CPR"; as soon as the doctor heard the words CPR coming from Shigure's mouth, he dropped everything.

After what seemed to be an infinitely long time, Hatori came out and reassured everyone. "She's fine...just a nervous breakdown." With those words, he shot a glacial look at Shigure and it was even more terrifying than the boys' threats combined.

The distressed Momiji tugged on the doctor's coat. "Hatori, may we see Tohru now?"

Hatori nodded in consent. "But you have to let her rest and if there's even a slightest bad word exchanged between any of you *stares pointedly at Yuki and Kyou*, out you go."

Jyuuni filed into the room quietly but as soon as Tohru saw them, she leaped out of her bed and began babbling, "I'm soooo sorry! So sorry! I didn't mean to blank out on you guys like that...I really didn't! Please forgive me! And oh my god, I forgot about dinner! Oh no! I'm sorry! Sorry! Sor- eep!"

Kyou pushed her gently back into bed. "Doctor's orders so stay here...baka. You don't need to worry about anything...or anyone. We're all big kids now; we can take care of ourselves." Yuki snorted and Kyou gritted his teeth but continued. "Besides, you're starting to act like Ritsu...and that's just plain scary."

Tohru blinked and then smiled happily. "Hai!"

"Yea, so...you can just relax and quit worrying about which one of us you like more..." Kyou froze and cursed himself silently as Tohru's eyes glazed over again with fretfulness. "Don't -"

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Tohru blathered. "I really can't make a decision! I like both of you soooo much! I really can't choose. You both sing so well and both of your songs are so nice and so very moving!" The boys flushed at her compliments and looked away.

Momiji grinned, "I know the real reason why Tohru can't pick between you two!"

Everyone was startled and turned to look at the blonde boy.

"It's because ..." he paused dramatically. "... she loves my singing the best! *Ahem*

Sunset on the mountain

Come out, come out Momiji

Frogs and lizards say hello,

Koi and herring roe

Looks like a horse

Sunset on the mountain

Come out, come out Momiji

Frogs and lizards say hello - AHHHH!"

Kyou's arm linked around the boy's neck and he rubbed his knuckles furiously into his head. "Stupid brat! I wish the frogs and the lizards would eat you instead!"

The next thing everyone knew, they were thrown outside of Tohru's room by an aggravated Hatori.

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In the living room, Jyuuni had a conference with their manager. Shigure stroked his chin musingly and scrunched up his face in contemplation while the others sat there, tensed and annoyed. Finally, Kyou snapped, "Oi! Are you actually going to make us sit here and watch you think?"

Yuki stretched lazily, "He's thinking? Funny, I just thought he was constipated."

Shigure sniffled, wounded. "You guys are breaking my poor old heart! But fine, since you guys insist on being so mean to me...I guess I have no choice but to just blurt out the final decision...really, rushing your elders...so sad...kids these days...no patience at all...right, Tori??"

"Just say it, Shigure," Hatori massaged his neck in pain.

"AH?!! Not you too, Tori??!! You're supposed to be on my side -"

"Don't make me bring out the anesthesia again," Hatori threatened.

"Fine. No need to get all hostile on me -"

The doctor began rummaging through his briefcase.

"ALL RIGHT!! OKAY! *Ahem* After much long and thorough evaluation, I decided to just go along with my original plan after all and make you both the lead singers!! Congratulations!! Break out the party confetti!!"

Silence.

"So...all that work you put us through for that so-called "duel" and causing Tohru to faint because of that so-called "decision"...was merely for your pure entertainment?" Yuki said quietly. The dog smiled uneasily.

"And...all along, you had already planned to pick both of us...but you just decided to withhold that particular information from us?" Kyou was surprisingly calm.

Shigure laughed uncomfortably, "Well, you see, I figured it would make more publicity with two rivaling lead singers...especially such two cute heartthrobs!!"

His petty compliments were lost on the two boys as they turned to Hatori. Yuki declared, "We don't want to wake up Tohru by beating him up senselessly. Would you please do us the favor of knocking him out for ...oh, I don't know ... how about a month?"

Kyou smirked evilly, "Make that two."

Shigure backed away nervously, "Ne, Tori, you wouldn't gang up on me with them ... would you?"

Hatori shrugged as he prepared the syringe. "Just for your stupidity, I'm going to make it two and a half."

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Sorry for such a short chapter but really sleepy now...

Alright, next chapter will definitely be The Debut. Finally! Thanks to those who are reading this fic and even more thanks to those who took the time to review!! More please! At least reach up to 30 something??? Fair enough?? *shining pleading puppy dog eyes* And thanks to BishounenChaser for her sweet offer...I'll make sure to think about it when I get too brain dead to come up with anything ^_^

BTW, Momiji's song up there is the one he sang in the anime when they go to the onsen... sounds so cute in Japanese...so, I didn't write it and I never said I did so don't send me a law suit or anything like that!!

Really tired now...bibi...again, please review!

~Maeven~