Snowfall turns into spring

Disclaimer: I donot own Furuba nor any aspect of it. *Wish I owned Kyou though. ^_^

You guys wouldn't believe what happened! I had chapter three almost finished, but the dumb computer wouldn't open it. So now I had to start a new one. I also revised ch.2. I thought it was too angsty. Hope you'll like this new chapter 3! Oh, and the letters with little astericks behind them stand for Kyou's foul language. I don't like to use curse words.^_^

(*)-character's thoughts

( )-my thoughts

(~)-flashback

Ch.3: A girl's touch

Tohru woke up, and it was chilly and foggy. She turned to look at Kyou sleeping next to the bed. "How kind of Kyou-san to stay by my side during the night," she whispered. Tohru took a blanket from the bed, and wrapped it around him.Then she took another blanket from Kyou's bed, and wrapped it about herself. *I wonder if that soup is still downstairs? I'm kinda hungry.* She left the room and started down the stairs, and heard someone say: "Good morning Tohru-chan!"

"Ah....good morning Souma-san." It was Shigure, and he smiled at her brightly.

"No need for formalities. Just call me Shigure."

"Okay, Shigure-san! What are you doing up so early?"

"Well, I'm an author and I like to get an early start on my novels. Plus, Mit-chan my editor hates it when I procrastinate on my work."

"Wow, Shigure-san is a novelist! That's wonderful......Achoo!"

"Ah Toru-chan! Are you cold in that kimono? How inconsiderate of me! To leave a lovely young girl like you in one of my thin kimonos. Not to worry. I know a place that has a lot of nice feminine clothing ." He took a jacket from a coat rack, and wrapped it around Tohru's shoulders.

"Shigure-san, what about Souma-kun, Kyou-san, and Hatori-san? Shouldn't we tell them where we are going?"

He smiled at Tohru, and led her out the front door to the car. "Well, Hatori left earlier. He had to get back to the main house. But don't worry about Yuki or Kyou. I'll leave them a note. We should let Yuki sleep, and Kyou wouldn't want to come anyway." He winked at Tohru, and she just stared at him in confusion.

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An clock alarm rang, and Yuki's hnd shot out to turn it off. He rubbed his eyes sleepily. *I wonder how Honda-san is doing? I should check up on her.* Yuki crept out of his room, and realized he didn't know where she slept. He hoped she didn't sleep on the floor all night. He checked Shigure's room, and hoped Shigure wasn't in there with her.^.^ No luck. Then he decided to check the extra room they had. Finally, he decided to check Kyou's room. He opened the door, and saw a tousled bed and Kyou sleeping on the floor.

He grabbed Kyou by the hair and shook him. "Ow! What the heck's your problem? You wanna fight!?"

"Not now, baka. I can't find Honda-san." Kyou rubbed his head, and stared daggers at Yuki.

"Are you that d*** stupid? She's lying right....Hey! Where is she?" Yuki just rolled his eyes, and headed downstairs with Kyou close behind. "What the heck is going on around here? That girl and that ecchi dog are gone." Kyou sat at the living room table, pondering about Tohru and Shigure's disappearance. Yuki grabbed a jacket, preparing to go look outside for Tohru when the front door opened and Shigure entered.

"Good morning! I see you two have finally woken up." Yuki and Kyou turned toward Shigure with angry looks, and tiny flames burned in their eyes. "Heh, heh........Look, I can explain...." Yuki and Kyou had grabbed Shigure by his collar, and were about to punch him when Tohru walked in. Both of them turned towards her, and they stared at her in awe, dropping Shigure in the process. A light blue headband adorned her head, and her long brown hair shimmered and shined in the sunlight. Her bangs no longer hung in her eyes, so they looked like shiny and sparkly pools of blue.

No longer was she wearing one of Shigure's robes, but was wearing a light blue dress with thin straps that had a long blue ribbon tied just under her chest and flowed out in a long skirt at the bottom. (If you've seen the picture of Tohru in a pink dress holding flowers, you'll know what my dress sort of looks like) She was also wearing blue straw sandals. "Ah, good morning Kyou-san and Souma-kun. Shigure-san took me shopping. How do I look?"

Yuki smiled softly and walked over to Tohru. "I think you look pretty, Honda-san." She blushed, and murmered,"Thank you Sohma-kun." Kyou didn't say anything, but snuck a look at Tohru when he thought no one was looking. Shigure rolled on his stomach, and rested his hands on his chin, and surveyed the three teens with intrigue. *I think our little Honda-san will make our lives a little more interesting.* "Since Honda-san looks so beautiful today, I think we should all go out to eat. We can celebrate the new guest in our humble little home."

"Thank you, Shigure-san. I've never recieved such kindness from anyone."

"No thanks needed from our lovely Tohru. Now you just go outside and wait in the car while we change into something more appropriate." As soon as Tohru was gone, Kyou finally said something.

"Have you lost your mind?! You're a lot dumber than I thought you were. You know it's not safe to have a normal girl around here. What if she finds out about the curse?"

"We'll probably have to tell Akito about her," Yuki added.

Shigure had begun to change into a suit, and was putting on a tie. "Don't be so worried. Akito doesn't have to know about this unless Tohru finds out about the curse. Besides, this is the month of the Blue Moon. We should be safe for now. I'll ask her where she lives tonight so I can take her home. I'm sure her family misses her. Did she tell you anything about herself?"

"No, all she told me was her name and that we went to the same school."

"I guess she does have some kind of family. We better be going before we're late."

When they all came outside, Tohru clapped her hands in delight. "You guys look very nice. You three look so handsome." Shigure was wearing a black suit and Yuki was wearing a gray suit. Kyou was wearing all black with a red tie. "But what's wrong with Kyou-san?" He stood a little away from Yuki and Shigure. Shigure smiled.

"He's not really comfortable wearing a suit. We had to force him to at least wear a shirt and tie." Kyou turned to Shigure, sending him a death glare.

Tohru walked over to Kyou. "Don't be upset, Kyou-san. I think you look the handsomest." She reached up to straighten his tie, and beamed happily at him. Kyou's eyes widened, and his face turned beet red. Shigure looked amused, and Yuki looked like he was going to be sick.

"Well, I guess that settles it. I think we should head out to dinner now." They all grabbed their coats, and Shigure helped Tohru put hers on. They went to a fancy resteraunt that played music. They all had spaghetti for dinner and strawberry shortcake for dessert. Tohru took one bite, and her mouth was filled with the sweet strawberry taste. "Mmmm, oishii~desu," she said in delight. When she finished her dessert, she turned to watch everyone on the dance floor. It looked like so much fun. Shigure saw her watching the people dance. He stood and said:"Miss, may I have a dance with you?" Tohru smiled and went to the dance floor, holding her hands out to him. But before Shigure could join her, Yuki and Kyou grabbed him by his shoulders. "You had better behave yourself out there, Shigure. I'd hate for us to have to ruin this nice evening by beating you to death."

"Yeah, what he said" Kyou chimed in. But Shigure just laughed it off.

"You two sure are being protective of her. But you have nothing to worry about. I might behave if the mood suits me." Then a dark look came to his face, and a mischevious smile formed on his mouth." But since Tohru- chan is so lovely.....I just might lose control of myself." He dashed off to join Tohru before Yuki or Kyou could grab him again. "That idiot. He better not do anything stupid," Kyou muttered.

Yuki and Kyou watched as Shigure twirled Tohru around in his arms. She looked like she was having a lot of fun. Suprisingly, Shigure was having a lot of fun too. No doubt he was enjoying having a cute young lady held closely in his arms. In fact, Yuki and Kyou felt he was enjoying it a bit too much. A slow song came on, and Shigure pulled Tohru closer. She began to blush because he was so intimately close. He smiled at her umcomfortableness,(Is that a word?) and held her even closer.

For some reason Kyou became even more irritated when he saw how close Shigure was to her. He was already angry that he was made to go to a dumb resteraunt and dress up. He stood up noisily. "Forget this, I'm going home." He got his coat from the coat check, and left out the front door. Yuki sighed, and went out on the dance floor to get Shigure and Tohru.

"Um, Shigure-san.......don't you think we are dancing a bit close?"

"Of course not. I for one am quite comfortable being as close as possible to you^_^." He leaned down and held his cheek against hers. "I hope I'm not making you uncomfortable?" he said teasingly. In response she just blushed harder. Then Yuki snuck up behind Shigure and hit him across the head with his fist.

"Oww! Yuki-kun, what did I do to deserve such pain?" he whined.

"Fool, didn't I warn you to behave? We have to go now. Kyou's getting restless." He gave Shigure his coat and helped Tohru put hers on. They went outside and saw Kyou leaning against the wall. Tohru looked at him. For some reason he seemed lonely to her. During the whole car ride home he was silent and wouldn't look at anyone. He just stared out the window. When they arrived home, he jumped out the car and headed into the house.

"Where is Kyou-san going?" Tohru asked.

"Oh, don't worry about him. He's just upset about being away from home. Just leave him alone for awhile. "Did you enjoy dinner tonight?" Shigure asked.

"Hai! Very much so."

"If you don't mind Tohru, I think we need to have a serious talk. We found you near our house unconscious. What were you doing there? Do you have any family?"

"My family? Ah, no! I'm orphaned. I...I have no family. My mother died recently, and my father died when I was young."

"I see. Hmm, so where have you been living? How have you been getting by? Don't you have any relatives?" Tohru looked up at him in alarm. He was seeing right through her lie. Her face turned red, and tears ran down her cheeks.

"Umm.....I.....," she began, but Shigure held a finger against her mouth.

"Shhh. You don't have to lie anymore. Just tell me the truth." He wrapped his arms around Tohru and she began to sob into his chest.

"I was living with my relatives, but......I ran away. They don't want me around. I was just a troublesome burden. Mother always told me to never unecessarily trouble someone. They've done so much for me, I just didn't want to be a burden anymore." Shigure lifted her teary face and smiled at her.

"If your relatives donot want you, then you can stay with us. It would be nice to have a female presence around the house. If you can help out with the house work, then you won't be a burden. How does that sound?"

"Shigure-san, that sounds wonderful!" She gave him a big hug."You are very kind. I will work hard to please you and your family."

"Good. Now go upstairs aand get some sleep. You can have the empty room next to Kyou's." Tohru reached up and kissed Shigure's cheek, then headed up to her new room. Shigure's eyes widened in shock. He touched his cheek and smiled. Sometimes he was just too nice for his own good.
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Tohru was about to enter her room, when a thought hit her. *I wonder how Kyou-san's doing?* She saw a ladder leading up to the roof, and climbed it. Kyou was sitting with his back to her throwing acorns off the roof. "Kyou-san?" she called tentavely.

"Huh? Oh, it's you. What do you want?"

"Gomen Kyou-san. I didn't mean to disturb you. I just wanted to see if you were alright." She stepped off the ladder, and slowly came towards him.

"I'm fine, so go away," he said sharply. Tohru's face fell. *Mother, I've upset him somehow. I feel so sad.* Kyou turned a little to look at her, and saw the tears in her eyes. She turned away from him, and started back towards the ladder. He started to feel bad.

"Hey, I'm sorry okay? I didn't mean to yell at you. Don't leave." She stopped and turned back towards him. She wiped her eyes and smiled. Kyou looked away, and cleared his throat. "You can come sit by me if you want."

"I'd like that very much, Kyou-san!" She started to walk back towards him, but slipped on an acorn. "Eh?!" she uttered as she was about to fall. #WARNING#:CLASSIC ROMANTIC MOMENT ABOUT TO HAPPEN^_^#

"Dummy!" he yelled. He tried to catch her, but she fell over on him. "Oww," he groaned as he rubbed his sore head.

"Ahh! I'm so sorry Kyou-san! I'm very clumsy. Are you okay?" She was afraid that he might get mad again. He opened one eye, and gave an akward smile.

"Dummy, I'm fine." Then they both realized they were on top of each other. Their eyes widened, and they both blushed. They both got up and backed away from each other. "I.....I think we should probably get some sleep."

"Ah, yes! I agree. Sleep sounds like a good idea!" He went down the ladder first, then he waited to help Tohru down. She missed the last rung of the ladder, and once again found herself in Kyou's arms. "I-I'm very sorry. I'm just very clumsy." She hesitantly looked into his firey red eyes.

"It's okay, just.......be more careful." He reluctantly withdrew his arms from around Tohru. "Get some sleep, okay?" He started to walk off towards his room.

"Goodnight Kyou-san," she called.

"Um, yeah. Same to you."

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Tohru changed into her new pajamas that Shigure bought her, and climbed into the futon they gave her till her new bed came the next day. As she closed her eyes, images of Kyou, Yuki, Shigure, Hatori, and her mother swam before her closed eyes. *Okaa-san, I feel so blessed to be able to stay with such a great family. I wonder if I will be able to meet any other Sohmas?*

That's all, folks! Sorry I haven't updated in awhile. Major writers block. Thanks for reading. I might introduce Kagura in the next chapter. Please review! Also, no flames. They will not be read.