A/N: The other chapter...I think it kinda sucked...well I promise this one will be a better one!! Yup! So enjoy!!

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WARNINGS:

..sappy..very..sappy..kinda?

Chapter 17:



' It was a hectic morning today, the day we leave to go to the beach..I was completely surprised! Shigure said we'd be there for a week since..well it was Golden Week anyway..and I invited Hana and Uo, too! Although after Kyo and Shigure talked to them...Uo always had this smile...or grin whenever she looks at me, and Hana she would just stare at me..well right now we're on a van..off course it's a van! There's alot of us! And we're aren't stuffed or anything..Hatori's doing the driving with a ear plug on his right ear from both Shigure and Ayame..which I think is very dangerous somehow..I can't help but think there's something behind this trip to the beach. ' Tohru thought.

She was sitting beside Momiji and..and..Yuki. ' At least Momiji keeps me from spacing out..' She thought and smiled at the boy.

" Ne, ne, ne, Tohru!!" Momiji said, " Do you think it'll be a good weather when we get to the beach?"

" Uh-huh! I think so." Tohru assured the boy. Shigure couldn't help but over hear and decided to butt in, ' They need to know any way..'

" Oh! That reminds me.." He started getting the attention of everyone except Hatori..well maybe half of his attention.." Anyway the beach will be a day's trip--"

" NANI?!" Kyo screamed. He tried to get away from Kagura sitting beside him--but he only ended up having to sit with her and Haru. Tohru looked at him, " Is there something wrong?" She asked.

Kyo calmed, ' I'd blow the whole cover if I keep on exploding like this!!' He thought and mumbled something about being fine.

" Hey, Kyo, if you keep on doing that they'll probably suspect something. I mean Yuki isn't that slow you know." Haru whispered with a void look on his face. Kyo ignored his cousin, he still couldn't believe that he came with no hesitation about this plan to make Tohru and Yuki tell each other how they feel. Everyone must've been sick of the way they acted with each other, trying to burst out the right words to tell each other how they felt. No wonder everyone decided to come--he just came because it was his idea, and plus Tohru being not happy...it just makes him feel guilty that he wasn't there to protect her from the hurt.

" Kyo-kun?"

He shook his head, " What?"

" This a great idea..it's about time don't you think?" Kagura asked. He didn't answer. ' He's doing this to make her happy...He keeps on saying, 'I'm fine just leave me alone' but..he isn't..not yet..' She thought and sighed and looked out the window.

" I have a question.." Yuki stated.

" Go on little brother! There is now question your older brother can't answer! HAHAHAH!" Ayame said loudly. ' Why did we have to be cramped in a van with him...I think I need an aspirin or something..my head is throbbing like crazy!' Yuki thought.

" When will you go away and shut up?!" He yelled.

Ayame blinked, " I guess that question is left unanswered.."

Yuki sighed, " Anyway if this trip is to take a day, where will we sleep?" He asked. Hatori caught the question..where will they sleep anyway?

" Well...we have to keep driving if we are to reach the beach..this better be worth the time we're wasting Shigure." Hatori said to Shigure who was fanning himself.

" Off course it isn't a waste of time! And we'll be sleeping here as Ha'ri drives.."

" I'm not your driver..remember that." Hatori said.

" ..ehehe..I do remember..don't be silly Ha-san!" Shigure said..although he did forget.

Momiji jumped, " Too bad Kisa and Hiro couldn't be here!"

" Why couldn't they come?" Tohru asked, it would be waste for them not to come..' I wonder what came up..' She thought.

" Well..let's just say their school will be having their testing as soon as Golden Week is over..so they're both studying like crazy." Momiji said.

" Oh..I see.." Tohru simply said. She turned around from her seat and took a look at Uo and Hana who were talking to each other quietly.

" Hana? Uo? What's wrong?" She asked. Hana looked up and indicated Uo to look up.

" Oh Tohru..umm..nothing just thinking of a way to get you and--ow!" Arisa said as Hana jabbed her side.

" She meant we were thinking of a way we'd spend in the beach.." Hana said emptily.

" Oh! Well I know it'll be fun and once we get there we'll know what to do."

Under their breaths, except for Yuki and Tohru that is, they all whispered to themselves, " I sure hope so."

--*--

They've been driving on and on for what seemed like a century, and there was something nagging Yuki. ' Ever since yesterday..it seems like we're being carried off by a tide..at least things quieted down a bit.' He looked around him. Everyone was asleep except for Hatori. It was nearing 2 in the morning. ' Hatori must really be tired..' He thought and looked down sleepily at Tohru who was asleep with Momiji on her right shoulder.

' I wonder..I wonder what she's dreaming of..she has a smile on her lips..' He thought and as Hatori turned right her head slowly plopped down on his shoulder.

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He felt suddenly sleepy, ' If I wake tomorrow like this...then I know it isn't a dream..' He thought as he dozed off his head on Tohru's.

--*--

She blinked.

Blinked again.

' Ano..what time is it?' Tohru thought. She looked at where the watch was, it said 6:30 am glowing a bit of green. She looked at Hatori who was still driving, what seemed to be endlessly. ' Poor Hatori..When we get there I promise I'll say thank you.' She then looked outside the window, there were hints of gray in the sky that we're meeting the orange color of the new sun. Even thought this wasn't the beach, it was still breath taking.

Tohru looked beside her right shoulder, only to find Momiji fast asleep and dreaming. She then noticed there was someone else beside her. She almost forgot. Almost. That Yuki was beside her asleep. She looked at him.

His head was now on the window lolling once in a while because of the van's movements. ' He looks even more handsome when he's asleep..AAAAAAH! I'm blushing?! I am blushing!' She inwardly screamed to herself. ' Why oh why did he have to sit by me..not that I mind--Ah! I said it again!' She looked at Yuki. ' It's impossible not to fall for him..no matter what..try as I might to stop thinking about him, trying to forget him..I can't. I keep telling myself..being friends is more than enough. I can live with that..I think..because I know he only looks at me as friend--there is no possibility that he would..he would love me like I love him...I can't ask for more or else it would be wrong.' She thought sadly, every time she thought of that...she can't help but almost break into tears. ' Stay as friends.' She thought, ' Something I should be happy with..but I can't help but feel so sadden by the thought that it can't be more than that.'

Tohru recalled the past,

~"I want nothing to change. I want us to be friends."~

She had said those words. The very opposite of what she wanted. ' But..but I do want something to change! I don't want us to be just friends..but what can I do when I've said that already? There is no hope...so I'll stay by you as friends.' She thought.

"..Only as friends.." She whispered to herself and closed her eyes to be swept by her regretted words.

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A/N: How was it? Not to bad is it? I really want to finish this so bad so I can begin another one!! _ Please review! Oh and thanks to those who did review!! I'm so tired of typing my fingers hurt...-_-

Lys