HK's notes: Actually... this was gonna be a short chap... but, hey~ it seems a lot of ppl like long chaps, ne? So~ I crunched, 2 chaps maybe, together~ hope it's not too bad~
Ok, syao, this chap is for u! Coz... kekekeke~ can u guess? XD



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" Yuki kun, do you like flowers? " Asks a dainty girl wearing a short white dress with a soft tinge of pink in its laces to the lavender-eyed boy sitting next to her on the soft green grass.

The sun was smiling upon them. The sky had white wisps of clouds dotting randomly on the clear blue crystal sky. It was still summer. Butterflies floated here and there among the extravagantly blooming flowers.

The boy watches as the gentle breeze lifts strands of the girl's rich chocolate coloured hair and blows them across her porcelain-like face.

" Flowers? ...Umm... I don't hate them. Why do you ask Tohru san? "

" Iie, I was just wondering since I have never seen you plant any flowers in your garden. " Explains Tohru as she looks upon the jade-like leaves of the strawberry plants in Yuki's garden and brushes them with her delicate white fingers gingerly.

Yuki stared intently at Tohru and asked wonderingly: " ......Tell me Tohru san, what is your favourite colour? "

Tohru turned to look at Yuki with a puzzled look made by her fair features and exclaimed: " Favourite colour? " She pondered for a moment and answered: " Umm... actually, I like any colour there is! They all seem so pretty! "

" But you must have one colour that you love more than the rest, don't you Tohru san? "

Tohru tilted her head off to the side and replied: " ... ... Then... I think, pink! "

Now it was Yuki's turn to be puzzled and he asked her: " Why pink, Tohru san? "

" Because it reminds me of strawberries and I love strawberries! " She exclaimed cheerfully, as always.

" I see. " Said Yuki thoughtfully.



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" Where did these flowers spring up from, Yuki kun? They are... "

" Yes, Tohru san? " Whispers Yuki softly, waiting for her response.

" They are beautiful! ' Breathes Tohru as she stares at them with wonderment in her eyes.

" I'm glad you like them, Tohru san. " Said Yuki with clear relief in his tone.

The little Tohru turns to face Yuki. Her eyes were sparkling. Her face was flushed with joy. She asks him: " Yuki kun, what kind of flowers are these with pink petals and white centers? "

Yuki pried his eyes from staring at the little Tohru and found his voice: " Those are called Cyclamen, they are of the Primrose family. "

" They are beautiful! " Breathed Tohru again, and then she pointed to the other set of flowers and asked: " What about those white ones with purple centers, Yuki kun? They are very pretty too! "

" Those are Violets. ... ... "

" Violets? But how can that be? I've never seen any violets that has white petals with a purple tinge!? Not to mention that the centers are of a royal purple. It's extraordinary! "

" ... Well, Tohru san, the reason of that being is... I've mixed it with another flower so that's why it appears like that. "

" Hontouni?! That's so incredible! " Exclaims the bewildered Tohru.

" Do you like the flowers, Tohru san? " Ventures the hopeful Yuki.

" Yes! I love both these flowers! Especially the violets because they have such a sweet scent to them! And they look so beautiful! "

" I'm glad, Tohru san. I'm really glad. " Smiled Yuki gently as he looked upon the beaming girl with her flowing chocolate hair and delicate features.



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Yuki wakes up from his dream.

' Another memory from the past. Why do I always think about her...? '

Yuki looks around to see where he is and searches his memory to relive what had happened to him yesterday.

He remembered he was with Haru in the morning yesterday then because he made Haru turn 'Black', a giant hare by the name of Momiji came to his rescue and they stopped by a brook. After they had some fruits they continued on Yuki's quest to find the boar. Momiji told him that he knows where the boar is and he could take Yuki to it. So, night fell and they went to bed. He also remembered something else. Yesterday, he was being followed, the whole day.

' Who would be following me? ' Ponders Yuki as he sits up from where he is lying. ' And where did Momiji go? He's not here! '

Clearly, the oversize hare has woken up before Yuki and left.

' Didn't he say that he was going to take me to the boar? ... Oh well, guess I'll have to find it myself then... '

As he got up, he heard rustlings and whisperings in a bush nearby.

' That's strange... what could that be...? ' Wonders Yuki as he creeps silently up to that particular bush.

Behind the bush, he finds two children. A girl with orange hair and orange eyes while the boy has light brown hair, his eyes are closed. The girl is trying to wake the boy up by gently shaking him and whispering to him to get up.

Yuki watches them curiously and then as the boy slowly opens his eyes from the girl's shaking, the little boy notices him.

"Good morning." Greets Yuki courteously.



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"So you two were the ones following me all day yesterday, ne?" Yuki asks them complacently.

The girl shyly looks away while the boy lifts his head and stares defiantly at Yuki.

"So what if we were? Do you have a problem? Or can you give me a law in this particular kingdom that states following someone is against the law? But hey, why do we even care about laws? We're not even under its influence or power."

Yuki lets out a soft chuckle and eyes the rambling boy curiously, "You sure do talk a lot, ne? ... But what do you mean you're not under the law's power?"

"We're not considered part of this kingdom's people."

"Why?"

"Because...we are... fairies!"

Yuki eyes them suspiciously and replies: "Right..."

The girl merely blushes and the boy, with his lightly flushing face, stares hard at Yuki and states: "It's true! We aren't like... ... normal people..."

Yuki furrows his brows a bit but decides to let the matter go since he never intrudes on other's privacy when they don't want to let him know, and by the looks on their faces they don't really want Yuki to know. So, he decides to change the subject.

"Would you mind telling me your names then? I'd like to get to know you two. We can be friends."

This time the little girl speaks. Taking a deep bow, she says: "My name is Kisa.... my cousin here, is Hiro. Hajimemashite."

Yuki returns the curtsey and says: "Yoroshiku."

Hiro makes a grunt and turns away.

Kisa timidly pulls Yuki's sleeve and meekly says to Yuki, "Anou ne, are you Yuki san?"

"Yes, that's right. I'm Yuki."

"Then... I.... ... have something.... for you...." says the girl shyly as she reveals a shiny shield from behind her back and handing it to Yuki. "Oneechan said to give this shield to you."

Yuki looks puzzled as he receives the shield. ' Who would be giving a shield to me? ' He looks at Kisa and asks her: "Who's this 'Oneechan' you speak of? Is she another fairy?"

"I'm the one she calls 'Oneechan'," says a voice behind Yuki.



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' That voice, could it be? ' Yuki quickly whirls around and sees the one he's been dreaming all these nights. "Tohru san..." He whispers.

The girl standing in front of Yuki smiles gently at him. Her brown hair flows in the breeze, and her pale dress ripples lightly. In her arms, she carries an orange cat.

"It's been a long time Yuki kun. How are you?"

Yuki quickly drops his gaze somewhere else and replies coldly, "I'm fine. But what is a Princess like you doing here?"

"I came to see you."

Yuki looked at Tohru and said sarcastically, "See me? You must be kidding, 'Princess'!"

Tohru does not seem to notice the venom slowly creeping into Yuki's voice, but the cat in her arms stirs a bit. She says: "I heard you are one of the participants on the quest. I... I'm happy to have heard that."

"Well then, I didn't know you were happy to hear a person being a prisoner as well. That's very considerate, Princess." Spits out Yuki.

"I... I didn't know you were a prisoner..." Stammers Tohru, finally realizing Yuki's current emotion.

"Then you must not know that as a prisoner, I was forced to participate in this quest. If I didn't, both me and my brother would be killed." Continues Yuki, slightly increasing the acidity in his tone.

Tohru furrows her slim brows a bit and asks, "I... I didn't know... Why are you mad at me, Yuki kun?"

"Mad? How can I be mad at a 'Princess'?"

"But you obviously are! Yuki kun, please tell me what I have done to make you so angry at me!"

"I am merely a common boy, I don't have any rights to talk to you, let alone be mad. You did not tell me anything when we first met and left. Why should I tell you everything now? If you find me so enjoyable as a toy so much, I'm sure you'll find that baka neko in your arms to be as enjoyable as well. Well then, I bid you, Princess, and that baka neko good day. I must be on my way." With that said, Yuki turns to leave.

"But... Yuki kun..."

Suddenly the orange cat in Tohru's arms yells from his spot, "Kuso nezumi, appologize to Princess Tohru right now!"

Yuki turns back to face him and simply says, "No."

"Why you?!" The fur on the cat immediately stands up. "Ok, I'll take you on, kuso nezumi... if I wasn't so badly injured..."

Yuki smirks and looks at the cat, "Really? Where are you hurt, baka neko?"

"It is true, Yuki kun, Kyo kun is hurt. He is already hurt when I found him."

Yuki glances at her and turns to leave once more.

"Wait! Yuki kun... I think I know why you are mad at me... ... ...The reason I didn't tell you about my true identity is not because I didn't trust you... It's because I was afraid that you'll treat me like all the other people that knows I'm a Princess. It's not that I don't like them... It's just that... I wanted a friend... and then I found you. I wanted to experience what it is like to just be a normal girl. I wanted to tell you but then my servant finally found me and I couldn't slip out of the palace anymore... I'm sorry, Yuki kun..."

During Tohru's speech, Yuki has been standing still with his back to Tohru. After her speech, Yuki coldly replies, "There's no need... It's all past now..." and then he begins to walks away.

"Stop, you kuso nezumi!"

Yuki stops once more, and still with his back to them, he says: "Now what?"

"What Princess Tohru says is true! I can be a witness! Even though I think Tohru chan deserves better than you, I cannot deny the fact that she keeps mentioning you everytime I see her. I've only met her a couple of months ago and all this time she mentions you! Isn't that enough for a girl that has not seen you for seven years?!"

Yuki slowly turns around and looks at Tohru. He notices the tears that had formed in her eyes and rolled down her pretty face. Tears that should not be there. He suddenly realizes how wrong he has been all these years for letting his anger rise and cover up the love he has for this fair maiden in front of him. He's determined to mend his ways and stop the tears from falling down his fair lady's cheeks.

"I'm sorry Princess Tohru... I'm sorry Tohru san.... Will you ever forgive me for my harsh words and barbaric attitude?"

The teary-eyed Tohru finally breaks a smile on her lips and nods vigorously, like she did exactly seven years ago.

Yuki comes up to Tohru and lifts his finger to wipe the tears falling down Tohru's face gently. "Please don't cry, Tohru san. You're making me sad."

"Go...gomennasai....." She keeps smiling through her tears.

"Ok you two lovebirds, break it up already! I'm an injured kitty here! I need medical attention??"

"Baka neko..." curses Yuki under his breath. He then looks into Tohru's eyes, "Tohru san, why don't you go back to the palace? It's much safer there since there is a boar roaming around there."

At this the orange cat flinches a bit but no one seems to notice.

"But, I..."

"No buts, Tohru san, you should get back to the palace as soon as possible. ...That way... I wouldn't have to worry about your safety."

Tohru blushes a bit and nods quietly to the statement. The two children that were silent all along their conversations suddenly speaks up. "Why don't we escort Oneechan back to the palace? We know the way out of this forest."

"Then, please take care of Tohru san for me."

"We will. The boar you're looking for is just ahead. Keep walking north and you will soon find the boar you seek."



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Yuki went further up north as soon as he bid his farewells with Tohru and her company. The forest seems less and less dense. As he walks further in, more and more tree trunks lay strewn all over the forest floor. There are a lot of stumps as well. The grass seems to be trampled on and there aren't a lot of flowers either.

' Why are there so many tree trunks on the floor? ' Wonders Yuki.

As he walks further in, Yuki also notices banging and crashing noises coming from somewhere ahead of him. Yuki becomes more curious and he sets his pace faster. Finally, he reaches the source of the noise and this is what he see:

A man sitting very calmly in the middle of a clearing, and some unknown brown object seems to be flying, no, crashing into the trees surrounding the clearing. Round and round it goes...

Yuki notices that the man is actually his long lost cousin, Sohma Shigure. "Shigure! So, this is where you are all along. Your troops have been looking for you, you know?"

The man sitting in the middle of the clearing looks up and sees Yuki. His lips break into a bright smile and he yells to Yuki, "Yuki! My dear cousin. What brings you here?"

"Never mind that, Shigure. I'll get you out of this mess."

With that said, Yuki charges at the unknown object, which as it turns out is actually the boar that Yuki has been seeking all this time.

"STOP!"



To be cont...



HK's little glossary of random jap words:
iie = no/ nothing
hontouni = really
hajimemashite = first time meeting you yoroshiku = (colloquial, slang) nice to meet you
anou = ummm...
oneechan = older sister / or some younger person calling someone (female) older than them
neko = cat
nezumi = mouse