I'm Sorry

Kyou slammed the door and kicked off his shoes. "Ohayo!! Back from school already??" Shigure popped his head out from the living room.

"Go to hell," Kyou responded as he stomped up the stairs to the roof.

The door opened again and Yuki walked in. He loosened several buttons on his uniform and dropped his book bag. "Ohayo!! Back from school already??" Shigure greeted the boy. "Don't bother me. Not in the mood," Yuki responded as he went up to his room. When he came back down, he was changed into his gardening outfit.

Shigure called out, "Going to your secret base?"

"Unh," Yuki slipped on his shoes again.

"Where's Tohru?"

A pause and then, "Work...won't be back until late in the night."

"Did anything happen at school today?"

The door slammed. Shigure scratched his head. 'What exactly had happened?'

* * *

Kyou laid on the rooftop in his favorite T-shirt and black cargo pants. He stared up at the red-orange sunset and the violet tints in the sky, hinting of the night's entrance. His eyebrows furrowed and he sighed out loud. He rolled to his side, propping his head up with his elbow. 'Dammit, is she really hurt? It isn't my fault!! Just because those girls were after us and in their pursuit, had knocked her down and injured her doesn't mean that I'm at fault...ah hell, doesn't lessen the guilt I'm having though...I wonder if she's mad at us too...like that Yankee and denpa...damn it, damn it, damn it.....' He began punching the roof in a staccato rhythm.

He nearly fell off when a voice called out from under where he was punching. "Kyou-kun!! Please no damaging the house!! You're going to fall through!! I'm sure you're easy to repair but it's very hard to get someone up here to fix the roof at a weekly basis!!" Shigure called out.

"Shut up!!"

* * *

Yuki sat on a tree stump, propping his chin up with the palm of his hand. His eyes wandered to his vegetable plot and he found himself thinking of Tohru ...not that it was a new subject for his heart to ponder over; he had been finding his thoughts to drift to that girl ever since they met a few years ago. 'Wonder how she is right now...hope she's not mad at us...but then again, she never held a grudge against anybody before...still...' The image of the wincing Tohru flashed across his mind and his heart clenched. 'Shouldn't have let her go to work today...she is injured...'

"Yuki-kun!! Maybe you should come back into the house...wouldn't want my precious lead singer to catch a cold or something!!" Shigure's voice cut through his thoughts.

"Shut up!!"

* * *

Tohru sighed and rubbed her neck tiredly. It was six o' clock. Momiji had forced her to go home early after apologizing profusely on the behalf of Haru and himself for her minor injury; Haru had even sent a box of chocolates with the boy. The rabbit had nearly gone down on his knees in tears before she gave in to the early dismissal.

'I wonder how Yuki-kun and Kyou-kun are. Oh no! What if they're mad at me? I did cause a huge commotion and a fight between Uo-chan and Kyou-kun today!! Oh no!! What if they were humiliated? What if they think I'm getting too much of a bother but are too nice to say anything to me??? They're now pop idols and I'm just a mere ordinary girl in their way!! Oh no!! How can I face them?" her head started spinning.

She reached the front door and hesitantly, she pulled it open. "I- I'm home!"

Shigure beamed from the living room. "Welcome back, my precious flower!!"

"Ano...I'll get started on dinner!!" she went into the kitchen and stopped as she saw Kyou at the stove. He turned around, startled. To her shock, he was wearing her pink apron, which was of course a tad too small on him; in his right hand, he held a wooden spatula. "Um, Kyou-kun, are you hungry? I'm going to make dinner right -"

"Don't have to," he cut in brusquely. "I'm making dinner tonight. You go ... take a rest..." He turned back to the stove and stirred something in the pot.

"Ah...ok..." Tohru backed out. 'Oh no! They don't even want me to make dinner anymore...they're really mad at me...what should I do?'

She stumbled into the living room and plopped down, dazed. Shigure peeped over his newspapers, his spectacles resting on the tip of his nose. "Eh, Tohru-kun, what's the matter?"

"Ah, um, nothing...I know!" she shot up. "I'll go do the laundry!"

She hurried to the hamper only to find Yuki standing in front of it. He was peering intently at the back of the detergent box and looking back and forth at the washing machine. As she approached him, he spun around hastily and stared at her.

"Ah....um, Yuki-kun, do you have any clothes that you need to wash? I'm going to do the -"

"Honda-san should take it easy. I'll do the laundry today," Yuki looked away. "Go take a rest."

"Oh...ok..." she walked away. 'Oh god! Even Yuki is like this! They don't even want me to touch their laundry anymore! I must be really despicable!!'

* * *

They sat around the dinner table in silence. Shigure moaned, "I don't know why you had the compulsion to make dinner tonight, Kyou!! Your rice balls taste bland compared to Tohru-kun's!!"

Tohru stared down at her bowl, biting her lip. Kyou's crimson eyes fell on the girl and he snarled to the dog, "Just shut your trap and eat!"

Shigure raised an eyebrow as he darted his eyes back and forth between the other three occupiers of the table.

* * *

"EGAHHH!!" Shigure examined his favorite yukata in the light. "Why?! Who can be this cruel to turn you pink?! Why?!!" He pressed his cheeks against the cloth, sobbing.

"Shut up, baka inu," Yuki snapped. "I - um - had a little accident with the washing machine..."

"You know better than to attempt household chores!! All the appliances hate you!!" *SMASH* The dog went sailing.

"Lucky he didn't wash my clothes," Kyou smirked. *SMASH* The cat also went sailing.

"Ano...pink is a nice color," Tohru ventured.

Yuki glanced at her and quickly looked away. "I guess." He walked off to his room.

* * *

Tohru ran her fingers along her mother's image. She hugged the picture frame to her chest and sighed. "Okaa-san, what do I do? Yuki-kun and Kyou- kun have been avoiding me all day...I think they're really angry."

Suddenly, she heard a light knock. "Um, who is it?"

"It's Yuki...may I come in?"

EEP! Tohru checked herself in the mirror and hastily fixed her pajamas. "Uh...yea, ok!"

The lavender-haired boy stepped in and bit his lip. "Um...Honda-san...about today...I just wanted to -"

Another knock at her door interrupted the mouse. He inquired, annoyed, "Who is it?"

"Um...it's Kyou...can - HEY! Wait a minute! Nezumi?! Oh shit, did I get the wrong room?!" a loud stomping echoed down the hall and then there was a pause. Kyou marched back and flung open the door. "NO! This is the right room! Kuso nezumi, what the hell are you doing in Tohru's room so late at night?!"

The other boy folded his arms, "Funny, I was about to ask you the same thing."

The neko bristled and screamed, "I just wanted to have a quiet talk with Tohru...alone. You hentai baka get out!!"

The mouse retorted, "Well, you'll just have to wait in line...I'm talking to Honda-san first."

Kyou's hair upended and he flung his fist at the other boy. Yuki got into his defensive stance and prepared to kick the cat up into space. Tohru gasped and the boys halted. Kyou growled, "Not in Tohru's room." They went back to verbal abuse.

Tohru's huge eyes flitted back and forth and she bit her nail nervously. "Ano...I'm sorry!"

"Huh?" they turned to look at her.

She shuffled her feet and stared down at the ground. "Gomen nasai...about today... I know you both wanted to talk to me about it...and I'm sorry... and I understand."

"About what?"

"About throwing me out of the house. I know you guys were only keeping me here because you felt bad for me and now that I went and embarrassed you guys in front of your fans and the school, I understand if you, well, don't want me near you guys anymore. Ah, but please don't be mad at Uo-chan and Hana-chan!! They were only trying to protect me...it really is my entire fault. If I wasn't so clumsy and fell to the floor, I wouldn't have hurt myself and made you guys worry and fight...gomen," she finished in a whisper.

The boys stared at her in astonishment. "You don't really think ..." Kyou trailed off.

Tohru flushed. "Yea, it's true!! I really don't think sometimes! I'm really stupid!!"

Kyou shook his head. "NO! That's not what I meant! I mean, you don't really think that, do you? That we're mad at you?"

"Eh? You're not?"

"NO! Baka. Whatever gave you that idea? I, um, actually wanted to say..."

"Honda-san, in fact, I did come over to talk about your injury but what I wanted to say was..."

"I'M SORRY!" Yuki and Kyou let out at the same time. "I've been feeling guilty all day because I was partially at fault for causing you to sprain your wrist! If anything, I was worried YOU were going to be upset with ME. How could you think that I was mad at you? It's impossible! Um, well, anyways, here!" They both thrust out identical tubes of ointment at the bewildered girl. As soon as they realized that they were mimicking each other both in words and actions, they began glowering at each other.

Tohru was startled at first and then she began giggling. 'Déjà vu! Feels just like that incident at the lake during Shigure's vacation idea! Hehe...I'm so glad.' The boys stared at her chuckling and identical smiles of gentleness spread across their faces.

"Ne, why is everyone in Tohru's room?! Are we having a sleepover?! Oooo goody!! Can I join? Can I join?" Shigure popped his head in. *BOOM*

"Good night, Honda-san," Yuki smiled down at her softly.

"Get a good night rest, Tohru. Don't wear yourself out. Make sure to try MY ointment," Kyou gave her a lopsided grin.

"Little old pervert," they muttered as they dragged the crying Shigure down the hallway. He waved feebly at Tohru. "Good night, my precious flower!! Maybe next time, ne?!"

Tohru smiled, "Night, everyone."

* * * Alright! *sigh happily* A little break from the chaotic writing of the music band, etc. hehe! Focused a little on their relationships : ) Hope you guys liked it! O yea, MAKE SURE TO GIMME REVIEWS...I crave them daily -_-;; ...hehe, don't mind me...me gonna go to sleep and dream of a congestion of reviews now ^_^ But I'm sure u guys want to make my dreams come true, ne, ne?? Fine, fine, this crazy little girl won't bother u anymore... ^-^ I'll wait til the next chapter ^o^

~Maeven~