Touya felt as if part of him had disappeared the same day that Yue and
Yukito had gone. For days, he just curled up in his room, staring blankly
at the wall, not eating. School dragged on, as did the days. It was almost
two months before Sakura, who was missing them just as much, kicked him.
"Do you think Yukito-san would want you to be like this, oniichan? He'd
want you to smile! Yukito-san always smiled." She sniffled and looked down,
tearing up again. Touya sighed softly and embraced his younger sister. He'd
forgotten that he wasn't the only one who had lost someone close to them
with this..
"I'm sure they'll be back, Sakura."
"So stop moping around!" She kicked him again. He yelped and stood up.
"Kaijuu!"
"SAKURA IS NOT A MONSTER!"
He couldn't help but laugh. Some things never changed, did they? Yukito did. He changed into nothing. Touya sighed as he watched Sakura stomp off towards Tomoyo's house, orange plushie hanging out of her purse and yelling at her to slow down. He grabbed a coat and walked out of the house, breathing in the scent of sakura petals on the air. He almost bumped into a girl from the high school. "Oh.. gomen." He murmured, looking at her. She turned bright red.
"Kinomoto.. H.. How are you?"
".. Fine." He lied, trying to figure out who this girl was.
"Miki." She supplied him with her name, grinning a little. He smiled.
"Oh.. Hello. " Touya forced a smile. This was one of the girls that had always had a crush on him and Yuki throughout high school. No one noticed that the two of them only had eyes for each other.
"Are you seeing anyone?" She asked abruptly; so much so that Touya was caught off-guard.
"N..Nani?"
"I.. would you like to go to a movie with me?"
Touya paused. Yukito could be coming back any day.. but part of him doubted if he ever would come back. Sakura was right (although he could never tell her so). He had to stop moping around. Besides, it was just one date? What could it hurt? ". Sure."
"Great! I'll see you tonight? " She wrote down her address, beaming. "Seven. Ja ne!" Happily, she skipped off, and waited until she was around the corner to let out a schoolgirl squeal. She had done what no other girl did - She was going on a date with Kinomoto Touya.
One date turned into five.. One month turned into a year.. and before Touya knew it, five years had passed since Yukito had disappeared. A lot had happened in five years. He had married Miki three years ago, and although he did love her, his heart would always belong with his white rabbit - Yukito. They had one daughter together, and Touya was completely and utterly devoted to her. They'd named her Usagi, although Miki never did figure out why he was so insistent on the name. She figured he just liked rabbits. A lot.
"'tousan! 'tousan!" Usagi hopped into his arms, giggling, and gave him a sloppy kiss on the cheek. She and Miki had just been to the zoo - Touya decided he might as well get some work done instead. It felt strange to him, only working at one job for such a long period of time, but he figured he had enough places on his resume. He laughed and picked her up, kissing her back on the cheek.
"Did you have fun?"
"'tousan, I saw lions and tigers and zebras and fishies and more fishies and bunnies and." She rattled off a long list, beaming proudly.
"Wow, it sounds like you did a lot."
"And I had ice cream!"
"Looks like it." He grinned, ruffling her hair. "Go on inside and clean up, kaijuu."
She giggled at him and made growling noises. "Grr! The monster'll eat you, 'tousan!"
He feigned terror and set him down. Still giggling and roaring, she ran inside. Miki laughed and kissed him. "I'll go get her cleaned up before dinner."
"Yeah, just let me finish up out here, and I'll go inside and start." He smiled, returning the kiss and going outside to shut the gate.
"To-ya?"
He froze completely, and his throat tightened. Slowly, he turned around, feeling like he was dreaming as he stared into those golden eyes, that smile.. ". Yuki."
Yukito smiled softly and only took a moment before embracing him tightly. "I'm back.." Touya melted into his embrace instantly, fighting back tears. Yuki was back. His Yukito was back. ...but how could he tell his wife?
"I'm sure they'll be back, Sakura."
"So stop moping around!" She kicked him again. He yelped and stood up.
"Kaijuu!"
"SAKURA IS NOT A MONSTER!"
He couldn't help but laugh. Some things never changed, did they? Yukito did. He changed into nothing. Touya sighed as he watched Sakura stomp off towards Tomoyo's house, orange plushie hanging out of her purse and yelling at her to slow down. He grabbed a coat and walked out of the house, breathing in the scent of sakura petals on the air. He almost bumped into a girl from the high school. "Oh.. gomen." He murmured, looking at her. She turned bright red.
"Kinomoto.. H.. How are you?"
".. Fine." He lied, trying to figure out who this girl was.
"Miki." She supplied him with her name, grinning a little. He smiled.
"Oh.. Hello. " Touya forced a smile. This was one of the girls that had always had a crush on him and Yuki throughout high school. No one noticed that the two of them only had eyes for each other.
"Are you seeing anyone?" She asked abruptly; so much so that Touya was caught off-guard.
"N..Nani?"
"I.. would you like to go to a movie with me?"
Touya paused. Yukito could be coming back any day.. but part of him doubted if he ever would come back. Sakura was right (although he could never tell her so). He had to stop moping around. Besides, it was just one date? What could it hurt? ". Sure."
"Great! I'll see you tonight? " She wrote down her address, beaming. "Seven. Ja ne!" Happily, she skipped off, and waited until she was around the corner to let out a schoolgirl squeal. She had done what no other girl did - She was going on a date with Kinomoto Touya.
One date turned into five.. One month turned into a year.. and before Touya knew it, five years had passed since Yukito had disappeared. A lot had happened in five years. He had married Miki three years ago, and although he did love her, his heart would always belong with his white rabbit - Yukito. They had one daughter together, and Touya was completely and utterly devoted to her. They'd named her Usagi, although Miki never did figure out why he was so insistent on the name. She figured he just liked rabbits. A lot.
"'tousan! 'tousan!" Usagi hopped into his arms, giggling, and gave him a sloppy kiss on the cheek. She and Miki had just been to the zoo - Touya decided he might as well get some work done instead. It felt strange to him, only working at one job for such a long period of time, but he figured he had enough places on his resume. He laughed and picked her up, kissing her back on the cheek.
"Did you have fun?"
"'tousan, I saw lions and tigers and zebras and fishies and more fishies and bunnies and." She rattled off a long list, beaming proudly.
"Wow, it sounds like you did a lot."
"And I had ice cream!"
"Looks like it." He grinned, ruffling her hair. "Go on inside and clean up, kaijuu."
She giggled at him and made growling noises. "Grr! The monster'll eat you, 'tousan!"
He feigned terror and set him down. Still giggling and roaring, she ran inside. Miki laughed and kissed him. "I'll go get her cleaned up before dinner."
"Yeah, just let me finish up out here, and I'll go inside and start." He smiled, returning the kiss and going outside to shut the gate.
"To-ya?"
He froze completely, and his throat tightened. Slowly, he turned around, feeling like he was dreaming as he stared into those golden eyes, that smile.. ". Yuki."
Yukito smiled softly and only took a moment before embracing him tightly. "I'm back.." Touya melted into his embrace instantly, fighting back tears. Yuki was back. His Yukito was back. ...but how could he tell his wife?