A/N Well thanks for the reviews everyone ^_^ Also, Kotali brought up a good point about the whole Tohru-kun thing. I think its odd too that Shigure and Ayame call her Tohru-kun when I always thought -kun was for boys but if you see the anime or manga, that's what they call her. I think Hana does too. I'll have to check. Oh yeah, and I realize everyone may be a little out of character, but I mean, this is lemon type thing. Can you imagine Tohru and Yuki having sex or doing anything even remotely close to it in the anime? I mean, they're both a bit shy and reserved so if I don't make them act a little ooc, then they're not going to get anywhere. So give me break all right? I'm trying. ^_^





"Whee!" Shigure sang loudly. "Trip time. Trip time. Time to go on a trip!" Everyone tried ignoring the dog as Hatori drove them to the docks. Ayame had gotten them tickets for a small cruise ship that would take the group to his private beach house. If Yuki thought about it, he would suppose this was a kind gesture on his brother's part. Then again, this was his brother they were talking about. Who knew what the snake was planning.

"This'll be fun, don't you think?" Tohru asked cheerfully taking Yuki's hand. In the large van, Yuki and Tohru were sitting in the back two seats, Kagura, Kyo and Momiji in the seat in front of them, and Hatori and Shigure in the driver's and passenger seat.

"Yeah," Yuki smiled, threading his fingers through hers and squeezing gently. "This'll be fun."







"Kyo, Kyo," Momiji said excitedly bouncing in his seat. "When we get there, I'm going to make a giant sand castle. It'll be so cool. Do you want to help?"

"Not really," Kyo said flatly.

Momiji jumped up and landed on Kyo's lap, making a whoosh of air escape the cat's lungs. "Come on! You have to help!"

"Damn it!" Kyo shouted angrily, hitting the boy on the head. "You're so annoying."

"Waghh," Momiji cried clinging to Kagura. "Kyo's being mean to me."

"Kyo-kun," Kagura reprimanded. "Be nice."

"It's Momiji's fault!"

"Will you guys stop making so much noise back there," Hatori groaned from the front. "I'm trying to drive." He turned to Shigure who was still singing merrily.

"Trip time! Trip time!" the dog hummed.

"And that means you too," Hatori said firmly. "I'm going to crash with all these distractions."








Tohru looked at Yuki's hand in fascination, holding it up to her own and pressing their palms together. His fingers extended past her own, and he curled them down gently over her fingertips. "Your hand is so much bigger than mine," she giggled.

"You know what they say about big hands don't you?" Yuki asked raising an eyebrow and grinning.

She looked confused for a moment, her innocent eyes looking up at him. "No, what do they say?"

Yuki laughed, and shook his head. "Big gloves," he replied finally.

Tohru nodded. "That makes sense."

Watching her, Yuki felt the overwhelming urge to hold her. She smiled at him and he returned it. How could one person be so beautiful. Tohru was so beautiful. Leaning down, he kissed her gently on the lips.

Warmth spread through her entire body as Yuki's lips covered her own, closing her eyes, she let the feeling take her away.

"Heehee," Momiji muffled a laugh with his shirt sleeve as he turned around and saw Yuki and Tohru kissing. "When did Yuki and Tohru get all lovey dovey!" he exclaimed finally.

Blushing fiercely, Tohru pulled away and gazed down at her lap. "Umm, we shouldn't be doing that in front of everyone," she said quietly to Yuki.

He nodded and sighed. "Yeah, I suppose not."

"Hey you guys don't have to stop the kissy faces," Momiji beamed. "I didn't mean to interrupt you!"

"Lovey dovey?! Kissy faces?!" Shigure finally exclaimed from the front. He turned around, his eyes wide with excitement. "I wanna see! I wanna see! Oh where's a video camera when you need it."

"Ugh," Yuki groaned covering his face with his hands. This family was going to be the death of him.










"You all made it!" Ayame called happily as he ran to meet them in front of the cruise ship. He saw Yuki and gave him a big, suffocating hug. "Ah, my dearest little brother. You will not regret coming. We shall bond as brothers and become closer than ever before!"

Yuki knocked the snake away annoyed. "Don't ever hug me."

"But my brother!" Ayame cried. "We need one another."

"Anyway," Kyo broke in, trying to control his temper. "Fine, we're all here. That's great, so can we please move this along now?"

"Always the impatient one," Ayame sighed. "Well, grab your luggage then and lets board the ship."

Shigure opened the back of the trunk and began pulling out bags. "Don't just stand there," he whined to everyone else. "You have to help me."

Grumbling, Kyo pulled out his own suitcase along with Kagura's.

"Thanks, Kyo-kun," Kagura said as she went to take it from him.

"I.. I'll carry it," he muttered, his face turning red. Kagura's eyes widened in surprise but she nodded. He narrowed his eyes and walked to the ship with her close beside him. "I'm stronger anyway."

"Of course you are," Kagura smiled at him. "Thank you."

"Can I carry your bags for you?" Yuki asked as he pulled out his and Tohru's luggage as well.

"Well uh," Tohru said blushing. "You don't have to. I mean, I can get it if you want."

"It's all right," he reassured. "I'll carry them."









Tohru leaned over the railing of the ship and looked out over the water. The sun was setting, a firey red over the horizen. It sent bright rays of orange light over the surface of the crashing waves and tinted the clouds above it with soft shades of lavender and pink. Tohru smiled serenely to herself as a gust of wind brought a light spray of water over her face and through her hair. If only her mom were here, Tohru knew her mom would be enjoying this sight as much as she was.

"Honda-san?" Yuki called coming up behind her. "I was wondering where you were."

"It's so beautiful," she whispered turning to him and smiling. "I can't describe how beautiful the sunset is."

He went up beside her and rested his arms on the railing. "I know the feeling," he said quietly, turning to look at her face. "When something is too beautiful for words."

"Like what Yuki-kun?"

"Like... you," he murmured bending down and kissing her. It was as if their bodies had melted into the ocean and the breeze was carrying away their souls on a long journey. They were swimming. They were flying. Just the two of them, and they were alive. And finally, after an eternity had passed, they were set back down gently on the ship's deck, as if they had never left.

Yuki finally pulled away from the kiss, taking her hands into his own. Bringing them close to his face, he kissed her fingers tenderly. "I don't think I've loved anyone this much before."

Tears came to Tohru's eyes and she closed them, letting the water run freely down her cheeks. "I know what you mean."

He kept her fingertips pressed to his lips, letting the feel of her soft skin overwhelm his senses. There was nothing he wouldn't do for this girl. Nothing.











Kagura giggled to herself in her room, her hands pressed against her flushing cheeks. I can't believe it. Is Kyo-kun... maybe finally... starting to really like me? She thought of when he had carried her bags for her. Of course, she couldn't remember the words he had used exactly but she was certain they were somewhere along the lines of...

"Kagura, my darling. I would die for you my love. I would swim the deepest ocean. I would climb the highest mountain!! Anything, if it meant I could carry your bags for you."

"Oh Kyo-kun!! I love you!!"

"Not as much as I love you!"

"Kiss me you fool!"

"Oh Kagura, my lips belong to you."


Or something like that. It didn't matter if her memory wasn't totally accurate. It had been something along those lines anyway. She sighed and wrapped her arms around herself. If Kyo was really starting to care about her, shouldn't they make love? This trip was in fact quite romantic and she was already nineteen. "I've been saving myself for him," she whispered to herself. "But will he have me?"










"Yuki-kun," Tohru murmured against his lips.

"Hmm?" he asked.

She pulled away a little. "You know what I really want right now?"

"What?"

"Brownies."

"Brownies?" Yuki asked confused.

"Yeah, I think they're supposed to be serving dinner around now," she said pointing to her watch. She grinned sheepishly. "I'm sorry. I'm just really hungry... and I had a sudden craving for chocolate brownies." As if to verify this, her stomach began to growl loudly and her cheeks flushed bright red. She doubted that grumbling noises in her gut was the most attractive sound in the world.

"All right," Yuki smiled. He linked his arm in hers and led her away. "Shall we be off then, Princess?"

"But of course," Tohru said curtsying, "my Prince."








A/N Well, I hope you liked this chapter everyone :D Please review! I'm really doing my best to see this fic through to the end, even though I have a million other things to do right now. But like I said, I'm trying my best so please continue to review and lend me your support. ^_^