Yuki x Kyou
~I don't own Fruits Basket~
I just watched a really cute, sappy, dramatic 50s romance movie... and it did scary things to this chapter. As always, thanks lots and lots to everyone who's reading this, and to everyone who reviewed ^_^ I'll try to get them in character! promise! (don't expect too much of me though...)
Beware of very melodramatic, kind of OOC (of course) Tohru and Kyou.
Chapter 8: Um, she'll take it well? Sure...
"Oi, Yuki, Kyou! Dinner!"
At Shigure's voice, Kyou sighed inwardly. 'Don't wanna go... wanna stay here...' Hm, how could he amend the situation? An idea popped into his head and he clamped his arms tight on Yuki's shoulders, keeping him in place. When he saw the look on Yuki's face, which clearly said 'What do you think you're doing, you know we have to go' he said "Just sit a few more minutes with me? Please?" The sun was setting, and the roof was the perfect place to watch the sky. And a Kyou with open arms was awfully tempting... "Okay. Just a few minutes though..."Resting his head on Kyou's shoulder, he felt a smile working it's way onto his face. Had he ever been this happy before?
"*Yuki*! *Kyou*!" "Alright, alright!"
"Hey, Yuki. Are we gonna tell her?" "I think we should, yes." "Uh, how?"
Sitting at the table, halfway through the meal, Yuki still couldn't find an answer to Kyou's question. What *were* they going to say? "Yuki-kun?" Yuki snapped out of his reverie and looked up. "Yes, Honda-san?" "What do you think?" 'Damn, I probably should have been paying attention...' "Um, about what?" "About the history project, of course! Hey, are you feeling all right? You seem kind of out of it this evening." she put her hand to his forehead. "No, no fever..." "A-ah I'm fine, Honda-san, just thinking. Yes, I think that it shouldn't be too hard, especially since it's a group project..." 'That's right. The history project. He, Tohru, and Hanajima were working together... how the hell did *that* happen? Oh, yeah- Hana had said something about it being 'an easy A, working with the prince and all.' Great, as if it was bad enough he wasn't working with Kyou, now he had to deal with Tohru's scary friend. He just couldn't say 'no' to Tohru when her eyes went all big and watery... 'I definitely have to work on that.' Not that he would have said no to Hana, either. She was *not* a good person to make angry. 'I wonder who's worse, the denpa or the yankee...' Tohru smiled her hundred-watt smile at him. Smiling back, he wondered if all that smiling she did made her face hurt. "That's great! I was kind of worried that it would take a while." A few minutes later, she said "Oh, I almost forgot! Hana-chan's coming over later so we can get started. I already asked Shigure, he said it was fine..." 'Damn that Shigure," Yuki thought as he glared at the dog who had put on his most innocent face.
'This evening sure isn't going as planned.' Neither Kyou nor Yuki had told Tohru yet, mostly because they couldn't think of anything to say. 'This isn't such a big deal! Why can't I say anything?' Of course, he already knew the answer to that. How does one go about telling a girl that has a crush on him, someone he cares about a great deal and supposedly returns her feelings, that he's gay? Not to mention, gay with his cousin, who also supposedly likes her. Their so called 'love triangle' was a lot more twisted than anyone seemed to think. He sat in the living room with Tohru, waiting for Hanajima to arrive. 'I can think of a number of things I'd rather be doing right now. Like sitting on the roof with Kyou. Or sleeping. Or cuddling with Kyou. Or maybe even finishing my homework in peace...*alone*.' Anything but spending an extended period of time with an overly- cheerful girl (whom he loved dearly like a sister and respected a great deal... it was just that ray-of-sunshine routine got on his nerves sometimes) and her friend that obviously suspected something about the Sohma family. He absent-mindedly wondered if he should just do the entire project himself, at least he wouldn't have to deal with stuff like this. 'No, Tohru would be upset. And she might think that I doubted her ability to do the work. And then she'd apologize repeatedly for a few days straight.' No, he couldn't do that. The apologizing always made him feel so *guilty*!
"Your vibes have changed. Significantly... it's obvious something has transpired. There is a lot less... anger than there used to be." "A-ah! Hanajima-san, k-konbanwa!" Where the hell did *she* come from? He hadn't heard the doorbell. "I'm a few minutes late, and Tohru had started to worry. She was waiting outside when I arrived." Wait, he hadn't said anything! How did she know what he had been thinking? "It's not that hard to read one's emotions when they're clearly written in their facial expressions..." 'She did it again... damn, she'd better not be able to use her denpa-abilities to read my thoughts...' That would definitely spell trouble for the Sohma's. "So, about the project!" Tohru started, then thought a minute. "Wait, Hana-chan, I'm sure you'd like some sweets... I'll go make some tea before we start." "Thank you, Tohru..."
Once Tohru was out of sight, Hana said, "About what I said about your vibes before... I have an idea as to what the reason is. Although Kyou isn't around, I have recently sensed he has changed in a similar manner... in fact, it's nearly identical...from your behavior towards each other in school, I assume the hatred I sensed in you was towards each other... but the change was so gradual that I almost didn't notice it. In fact, the only reason that I *did* notice is that it seems to have gone in the opposite direction..." "Uh, um... I don't know what you're talking about... I can't stand Kyou..." "Your aura seems to say that you're worried... and you're a terrible liar. You love him, far deeper than friendship... I can sense it. Do you not?" "N-no, really... um, you see..." He stammered for a few minutes, not really knowing what to say.It wasn't bad enough Hana knew... well, bad was an understatement. He had to come up with a plausible excuse, something that would convince her that she was wrong... or at least get to Tohru before Hana said anything. But, before he even had time to think, Tohru burst into the room, tears in her eyes. Damn, not the crying thing *again*...
"What!? Y-you don't! It can't be...Yuki--tell me it's not true, that you love *me*, I love you...so much, tell me you feel the same way... I know you do, that's how it's supposed to be..." Hana interrupted, "I think I have overstayed my welcome, I'll see myself out... history can wait until tomorrow. Good night... and Tohru, if you need me..." By the time the the door had shut, Tohru was nearly hysterical. "It's not true! I know it isn't! Maybe Hana-chan's not feeling well, she was looking a little pale," 'She's always pale, it's nothing unusual...', Yuki thought; "I'm sure she read you wrong... she must have been reading your feelings for me, yeah, that's it..." "A-ano, Honda-san..." "It's not true, not true..." "If you'd give me a chance to explain... Yes. Kyou and I are... together, it's true...and I love him, but you don't know the entire story. I also love you, Honda-san..." 'As a sister,' he silently added, "but it could never be, you know that as well as I... I could never wish for you to be with me, it wouldn't be fair to you... you deserve someone that can love you with his whole heart, that can be there for you, someone without a family that will only, at best, tolerate you... and I... I can't even embrace you without turning into a mouse..." "Sniffling, she said, "You- you really do love me? I, I'm so sorry, I got so upset. I never even thought things through... you were only thinking of me... so selfless... I'm so sorry..." "Don't worry, Honda-san, I understand completely... I didn't mean for you to find out this way... I wanted to tell you so badly, but I couldn't find the right words..." he kissed her forehead, and she said, "I'm, going upstairs... again, I'm sorry..."She started to walk away, and only then did Yuki notice Kyou standing in the doorway to the kitchen, looking at him with such an awful mix of anger, pain, and sadness on his face that Yuki felt his heart break.
~I don't own Fruits Basket~
I just watched a really cute, sappy, dramatic 50s romance movie... and it did scary things to this chapter. As always, thanks lots and lots to everyone who's reading this, and to everyone who reviewed ^_^ I'll try to get them in character! promise! (don't expect too much of me though...)
Beware of very melodramatic, kind of OOC (of course) Tohru and Kyou.
Chapter 8: Um, she'll take it well? Sure...
"Oi, Yuki, Kyou! Dinner!"
At Shigure's voice, Kyou sighed inwardly. 'Don't wanna go... wanna stay here...' Hm, how could he amend the situation? An idea popped into his head and he clamped his arms tight on Yuki's shoulders, keeping him in place. When he saw the look on Yuki's face, which clearly said 'What do you think you're doing, you know we have to go' he said "Just sit a few more minutes with me? Please?" The sun was setting, and the roof was the perfect place to watch the sky. And a Kyou with open arms was awfully tempting... "Okay. Just a few minutes though..."Resting his head on Kyou's shoulder, he felt a smile working it's way onto his face. Had he ever been this happy before?
"*Yuki*! *Kyou*!" "Alright, alright!"
"Hey, Yuki. Are we gonna tell her?" "I think we should, yes." "Uh, how?"
Sitting at the table, halfway through the meal, Yuki still couldn't find an answer to Kyou's question. What *were* they going to say? "Yuki-kun?" Yuki snapped out of his reverie and looked up. "Yes, Honda-san?" "What do you think?" 'Damn, I probably should have been paying attention...' "Um, about what?" "About the history project, of course! Hey, are you feeling all right? You seem kind of out of it this evening." she put her hand to his forehead. "No, no fever..." "A-ah I'm fine, Honda-san, just thinking. Yes, I think that it shouldn't be too hard, especially since it's a group project..." 'That's right. The history project. He, Tohru, and Hanajima were working together... how the hell did *that* happen? Oh, yeah- Hana had said something about it being 'an easy A, working with the prince and all.' Great, as if it was bad enough he wasn't working with Kyou, now he had to deal with Tohru's scary friend. He just couldn't say 'no' to Tohru when her eyes went all big and watery... 'I definitely have to work on that.' Not that he would have said no to Hana, either. She was *not* a good person to make angry. 'I wonder who's worse, the denpa or the yankee...' Tohru smiled her hundred-watt smile at him. Smiling back, he wondered if all that smiling she did made her face hurt. "That's great! I was kind of worried that it would take a while." A few minutes later, she said "Oh, I almost forgot! Hana-chan's coming over later so we can get started. I already asked Shigure, he said it was fine..." 'Damn that Shigure," Yuki thought as he glared at the dog who had put on his most innocent face.
'This evening sure isn't going as planned.' Neither Kyou nor Yuki had told Tohru yet, mostly because they couldn't think of anything to say. 'This isn't such a big deal! Why can't I say anything?' Of course, he already knew the answer to that. How does one go about telling a girl that has a crush on him, someone he cares about a great deal and supposedly returns her feelings, that he's gay? Not to mention, gay with his cousin, who also supposedly likes her. Their so called 'love triangle' was a lot more twisted than anyone seemed to think. He sat in the living room with Tohru, waiting for Hanajima to arrive. 'I can think of a number of things I'd rather be doing right now. Like sitting on the roof with Kyou. Or sleeping. Or cuddling with Kyou. Or maybe even finishing my homework in peace...*alone*.' Anything but spending an extended period of time with an overly- cheerful girl (whom he loved dearly like a sister and respected a great deal... it was just that ray-of-sunshine routine got on his nerves sometimes) and her friend that obviously suspected something about the Sohma family. He absent-mindedly wondered if he should just do the entire project himself, at least he wouldn't have to deal with stuff like this. 'No, Tohru would be upset. And she might think that I doubted her ability to do the work. And then she'd apologize repeatedly for a few days straight.' No, he couldn't do that. The apologizing always made him feel so *guilty*!
"Your vibes have changed. Significantly... it's obvious something has transpired. There is a lot less... anger than there used to be." "A-ah! Hanajima-san, k-konbanwa!" Where the hell did *she* come from? He hadn't heard the doorbell. "I'm a few minutes late, and Tohru had started to worry. She was waiting outside when I arrived." Wait, he hadn't said anything! How did she know what he had been thinking? "It's not that hard to read one's emotions when they're clearly written in their facial expressions..." 'She did it again... damn, she'd better not be able to use her denpa-abilities to read my thoughts...' That would definitely spell trouble for the Sohma's. "So, about the project!" Tohru started, then thought a minute. "Wait, Hana-chan, I'm sure you'd like some sweets... I'll go make some tea before we start." "Thank you, Tohru..."
Once Tohru was out of sight, Hana said, "About what I said about your vibes before... I have an idea as to what the reason is. Although Kyou isn't around, I have recently sensed he has changed in a similar manner... in fact, it's nearly identical...from your behavior towards each other in school, I assume the hatred I sensed in you was towards each other... but the change was so gradual that I almost didn't notice it. In fact, the only reason that I *did* notice is that it seems to have gone in the opposite direction..." "Uh, um... I don't know what you're talking about... I can't stand Kyou..." "Your aura seems to say that you're worried... and you're a terrible liar. You love him, far deeper than friendship... I can sense it. Do you not?" "N-no, really... um, you see..." He stammered for a few minutes, not really knowing what to say.It wasn't bad enough Hana knew... well, bad was an understatement. He had to come up with a plausible excuse, something that would convince her that she was wrong... or at least get to Tohru before Hana said anything. But, before he even had time to think, Tohru burst into the room, tears in her eyes. Damn, not the crying thing *again*...
"What!? Y-you don't! It can't be...Yuki--tell me it's not true, that you love *me*, I love you...so much, tell me you feel the same way... I know you do, that's how it's supposed to be..." Hana interrupted, "I think I have overstayed my welcome, I'll see myself out... history can wait until tomorrow. Good night... and Tohru, if you need me..." By the time the the door had shut, Tohru was nearly hysterical. "It's not true! I know it isn't! Maybe Hana-chan's not feeling well, she was looking a little pale," 'She's always pale, it's nothing unusual...', Yuki thought; "I'm sure she read you wrong... she must have been reading your feelings for me, yeah, that's it..." "A-ano, Honda-san..." "It's not true, not true..." "If you'd give me a chance to explain... Yes. Kyou and I are... together, it's true...and I love him, but you don't know the entire story. I also love you, Honda-san..." 'As a sister,' he silently added, "but it could never be, you know that as well as I... I could never wish for you to be with me, it wouldn't be fair to you... you deserve someone that can love you with his whole heart, that can be there for you, someone without a family that will only, at best, tolerate you... and I... I can't even embrace you without turning into a mouse..." "Sniffling, she said, "You- you really do love me? I, I'm so sorry, I got so upset. I never even thought things through... you were only thinking of me... so selfless... I'm so sorry..." "Don't worry, Honda-san, I understand completely... I didn't mean for you to find out this way... I wanted to tell you so badly, but I couldn't find the right words..." he kissed her forehead, and she said, "I'm, going upstairs... again, I'm sorry..."She started to walk away, and only then did Yuki notice Kyou standing in the doorway to the kitchen, looking at him with such an awful mix of anger, pain, and sadness on his face that Yuki felt his heart break.