Disclaimer: Fruits Basket was never mine.

Warnings!

..not sure.. some spoilers..

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Chapter 21: Together, always

" Then help me help myself!"

The sudden outburst caught Shigure by suprise. He looked at the desperate girl, and finally sighed and answered,

" The only one who can help you, is yourself, Tohru."

" Then...then at least give me some advice!"

' Desperate times, call for desperate needs..' Shigure thought.

" I'm sorry Tohru, I can't help you with this one." He simply replied.

--*--

She looked at the paper once again.

' Shigure wasn't much of a help.' She thought disappointedly. She thought he would at least help her out. ' Hopeless.. that's what I am.' She thought. Tohru sighed once again. ' I've never felt so helpless..'

She walked past Kyo who was drinking milk out of the carton, ' Huh? I knew this stupid plan wouldn't work! I should've never let Shigure mess with this!' He thought. Kyo looked at here as she prepared a snack to eat.

" Hey. If there's something on your mind, you know you can talk to me." He said.



Tohru looked up. " Oh..K-Kyo.."

" It's not that hard to figure out, you know? It all started when we we're all going home right? And it's about that damn Yuki, too.."

' Isn't it ironic? Almost everyone in the world knows..' Tohru thought, and simply nodded.

" Why don't you just go and talk to him?" He asked.

"..Because.. it hurts to look at him."

Kyo put down the carton of milk and looked at Tohru, " Then how are you ever going to solve this? I mean you can't keep on running."

~"Is that all we do? Is run away? Well I for one am tired of running..!"~

The words Yuki spoke that day when Kyo changed rang in her head, ' I shouldn't run.. but it seems so much easier than to face him..'

" You gotta face him some day, I mean running away and hiding, it gets you no where." Kyo said, ' And I sure know that.. becasue that's what I've done before. Runnning away, hiding behind my hatred. It's.. good that Master.. Master told me what I've been so stupid to miss. Hell.. I just don't want Tohru to do that.'

' He's right. I have to face him. Even if it's going to hurt me.. I might as well face it.' Tohru thought and smiled at Kyo, " Thanks.. for everything Kyo. here's my advice to you, if you keep on pushing her away, the one that can love you so much, maybe some day, she won't return anymore." With that she went outside running.

' Pushing..? Who?' Kyo thought, ' Erggh!! I don't want to think about that!! I have better things to do.. like go lie on the roof and wait for them..'

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Tohru ran, as if the path towards Yuki's secret base was on going. ' Tell me I'm not too late! Tell me he isn't lying. Tell me--'

" Yuki?" She said then gasped for air.

" Honda-san! You look out of air!" He said rushing towards her. Tohru put out her hands to stop him in place, she got some air then began.

" Tell me your not lying.. tell me it's true.." She said.

" What--?"

" Tell me you love me..tell me that you do, like I love you.." She quietly said.

Yuki looked at her, ' Did she..did she just say I love you to me.. me?'

" It is true.." He replied with a smile. Tohru looked up, ' It's true..?' Tears we're slowly coming out her eyes.

" Why are you crying? I thought..you would be happy.. Is it bad, that I do love you?" Yuki asked wiping her tears slowly away.



Tohru shook her head, and smiled, " No.. it's not bad. It's good.. it's wonderful.."

Yuki smiled, that real smile, and she couldn't help herself once again but to smile with him. Yuki bent down and quickly stole a kiss from Tohru's lips before she knew it.

"...u-um.."



Yuki panicked, ' What the hell was I thinking?! She didn't say I could do that! Baka! Baka!'

" I'm sorry I couldn't--"

But he was cut off by Tohru's soft lips against his. Once she pulled away, there was a smile playing on her lips. " You have nothing to be sorry about, I actually..umm.. liked it.." she said blushing. Yuki smiled, ' That's good...'

Tohru held out her hands, and Yuki took it. " Let's go home.."

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Kyo was on the roof, and saw two figures..it was them! He suddenly darted off downstairs only to find..

" Kagura..?" He said.

Shigure smiled, ' I must've been asleep on the roof when she came.' Kyo thought. Kagura smiled, after all she has everything to smile about right? Kyo shook his head.

" They're coming.. " He simply said. Shigure suddenly rushed off infront of the house, Kagura looked at Kyo and smiled following Shigure, then Kyo finally followed.

' Pushing her away? Why would I?' He found himself thinking, then slapped his fore head.

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Tohru couldn't pull away her hands, nor can Yuki. ' Everything happens for a reason, and I found out mom..' As they walked they saw Shigure, Kagura, and Kyo waitng by the door..and was Kyo holding Kagura's hand? Tohru looked at Yuki, but evidently he didn;t understand either.

' Those tears that spurt forth.. the joy that I feel.. all for a reason.'

The next day Hana and Uo hugged Tohru,

" I knew it was bound to happen!" Arisa said.

" Yes, what did I tell you?" Saki asked.

" Huh?" Tohru said completely confused.

Yuki came by, and smiled at them. Specially for her, for Tohru.

' And that reason is for now. All the things that happened wasn't just suppose to happen for the bad like we all thought it would..'

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Kyo sat on the roof, finding.. somehow the company of Kagura..who was by his side, not as uncomfortable, but alright. Kagura on the other hand, couldn't help but smile.. a small part will always be there because of Tohru.. but she can always occupy the rest of it. He had accepted her, byt not pulling away.

' But.. it happened for the good..'

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' Mom.. we *will* stay together..always..'

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Epilogue...

Ayame came to visit..so did Uo and Hana..

" I KNEW IT!! That sly brother of mine!!" Ayame said rather proudly. It was a good thing Yuki was with Tohru tending the secret base if not.. well.. the snake would probably become instinct in the zodiac..

" Yes! Yes! I planned everything from start to finish!!" Shigure said, he expected some prasie when someone's shadow covered him.

" You? Hey novelist-guy it wasn't you. It was us!" Arisa argued.

" Nuh-uh!!" Shigure whined.

" Actually..it was me."

Everyone in the living room turned around to see Hana only read one of Shigure's novel. " I planned it all.. especially the note.."

'Come to think of it..' Shigure thought, " What was on the note?" He asked. Hana looked up, her eyes somehow glowing. Ayame and Shigure backed away, clutching their chests. That was an answer enough!

~upstairs in Tohru's room..~

The note layed folded in her desk drawer..it read..

~* One day..love can be a source of pain and sadness..but it can also be a source of great happiness. And you.. you're my source of happiness.. and love. And I want us to be together, always.. *~

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A/N: Ah it's finished! I really didn't know what to

put inside the note. I really didn't! Anyway.. I've ended it!

*yehay* I'm writing tey another fic, though!! It'll be called

"prologue" Yup yup!! It's going to be a long one! And I'll

probably upload it in ff.net during summer. For now, since

school is to start, I'll write short stories.. if I can!!

Thank you for taking the time to read and review my fanfic! Those who reviewed every chapter from start till finish! I'd like to say Thanks!! You're the best!

Lys