Thanks to all!
At school the next Monday Tohru found herself thinking about Yuki as the teacher blabbed on about the history of Japan.
It's all my fault. She thought guiltily as her eyes wandered to where Yuki was usually seated. Today, Yuki was absent from school, probably for another three days or more. After Yuki was stabbed, she immediately went to the Sohma mansion to find Hatori. There was so much blood she thought Yuki was going to die. Good thing Hatori was there and attended to Yuki right away. Hatori said after further examination that Yuki was going to be alright and his wound was nothing serious. Hatori even promised her that Akito would not know Yuki was there. However, Yuki was so agitated when he woke up and realized that he was at the Sohma mansion. He requested to be released immediately and he said that he would rather just stay and wait to be healed at Shigure's house. He was so persistent that Hatori gave his consent and just requested Yuki to take some antibiotics. It was odd, now that she thought about it, how she felt when she saw Yuki bleeding. It's almost as if I care for him. Tohru shook her head. I must be really tired for thinking all these stuff. Tohru forced herself to block Yuki out of her mind and concentrate on what the teacher was saying.
"I'm a mess." Tohru moaned as she stared at herself in the mirror of the girls' bathroom. Her eyes were all puffy from crying and bloodshot from the lack of sleep. She was the one attending to Yuki's needs and her conscience won't let her sleep for very long.
"You still haven't slept, Tohru-chan?" Hanajima asked coming out from the cubicle.
"I tried but I can't." Tohru said as she gathered her things. "I'm sorry but I have to go now, Yuki-kun needs me."
Tohru left Hanajima staring after her with a worried look.
In his bed, Yuki slowly opened his eyes. He was reluctant to sit up because he was bracing himself for the blast of pain he knew would come with consciousness. But there was no pain.
He rubbed his eyes and saw Tohru hovering over him, surrounded by a bright halo of sunlight that spilled in from the window behind her. What surprised Yuki more was the unmistakable tenderness in Tohru's smile as she looked at him. "Are you alright?" Tohru asked with much concern. Yuki blinked. "Am I dead?"
"No, silly, but you might have been. I'm very, very sorry Yuki-kun for what happened. If I hadn't . . ."
Yuki cut her off. "Shhh. It was not your fault. Besides this is just a little scratch. He pinched his wound lightly to prove his point which made him remember. "If I really didn't die, then how come there's no pain?"
Tohru smiled. "Hatori-san came in earlier and we forced you to drink a medicine. He said it was supposed to numb you so that you would not feel pain when you wake up. I guess he was right."
"I see."
Silence.
"Yuki-kun, I'm really sorry. Please forgive me." Tohru can't take the guilt.
Yuki pitied her distressed face. "I forgive you." He whispered then he wiped her tear-streaked face. "Don't cry anymore."
"Ahem."
Tohru jumped. She turned to see Kyo at the doorway. "Oy, Hatori needs to talk to you downstairs."
Tohru quickly complied. "Hai," she said while blushing profusely.
Kyo was left at the room with Yuki. They looked for each other for about three seconds and Kyo shot him a dark look and went downstairs.
Four days have passed since the stabbing incident and things have returned to normal. Yuki was now going to school and although he still wore bandages inside his clothes, it was not evident anymore. They said that he had a high fever hence, the absence. They did not want to stir more attention to Yuki than what he already received. The Yuki club was so worried at him that they were all gushing at him when he arrived at school. Tohru, after seeing the girls fawning over at Yuki was displeased. Why am I angry? Tohru asked herself as she looked at the girls. Maybe you're jealous.
I'm certainly not.
But what are you so angry about?
I don't know either.
Her conversation with herself halted when she saw the bulletin board. It said that today was the audition for the role of Juliet in their school play. Her bad mood was quickly replaced with excitement and she quickly went to look for a pen and a paper in her bag to scribble the information. She was so busy writing that she did not notice that she was no longer alone.
"You're trying out for the lead part?" a husky voice asked.
Tohru looked up to see Kimura Hiroyuki smiling down at her. She looked at her sides and back. He was definitely talking to her. Tohru reddened. "I . yes. I mean, yes." She stammered.
Kimura didn't seem to notice her nervousness and smiled. "Well, I hope you get the part. Good luck!" and then he walked on.
Tohru was just standing for many seconds. She was still deciding whether what just happened was real or was a product of her imagination. She finally snapped out of her trance when the bell rang.
Through out the class, Tohru wasn't able to concentrate. She kept thinking about the audition and so after the last class ended, she immediately went to Yuki to get permission. She thought about her speech and she thought that it would certainly make Yuki agree to let her audition. "Yuki-kun!"
"Ready to go home, Tohru?"
"That's what I want to talk to you about. I want to audition for the school play because . ."
"Okay." Yuki cut her off.
"Please hear what I have to say first before you disagree. What did you say?"
"I said okay, you may go, but try not to be late, okay?"
Tohru was dumbfounded. He agreed? So fast? Tohru was still standing there so Yuki went on ahead.
But before Yuki was out of the room, he turned back. "Ey, Tohru."
Tohru still looked amazed.
"Good luck." And then he left.
Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. ---Proverbs 10:4