Decisions
Gomen nasai!!! I have taken forever again! But, I am hoping I shall do better since now I have tons of time freed up. So I will try to be more diligent with my updating. For the record (i.e. disclaimer) I do not own Fruits Basket...hopefully I will own the first volume of the manga, which finally came out but I am still waiting for the backorder...grrrrrr!
Tohru watched Yuki walk away and felt her heart go with him. She turned to the guidance counselor and smiled at him. "I understand, and thank you for coming to see me. I will give you my answer tomorrow morning." She still was not sure which one it would be, but she knew that she had to make a decision one way or the other. He apologized for bothering her at home, then made his exit. He was happy that there would be some resolution for this tomorrow. If Tohru were to decline, then he would need time to find someone else to go in her place.
Yuki was sitting in the kitchen and glanced up when Tohru walked in. Shigure left the room, even though he was dying to see first hand what the situation was going to be. "Yuki-kun, I am sorry for not telling you sooner. I didn't want anyone to know until I had made a decision."
Yuki sat there, his heart breaking. He wanted to tell her how much of him would die of she were to leave, how much of his world revolved around her. For so many years he was alone, no one caring really, or taking the time to get to know him. So many people admired him now, but not one of them truly cared about the person he was. Well one did, and she was so close to walking out of his life. Instead of doing this however, he decided on option 2. He remembered Momiji, and knew he could not be so selfish towards the person who was so selfless with him. He would close off his true feelings, and try to let her come to her own decision. "It's ok Honda-san. This may be a great opportunity for you."
Tohru watched Yuki, and she had to admit, she was a little surprised. She didn't think that he would protest or anything like that, but she did think he would show some sort of emotion. Could it be that he really didn't care about her at all? What was the dress for then? What was asking her to the graduation dance about? "Maybe the dress was just a gift as payment for doing all the cooking and cleaning. As for the dance, well it does make sense for him to ask me, since I already know his secret and he doesn't have to worry about it." She thought to herself. Her heart fell as these thoughts took over her mind. "Yes, it may be. I told him I would give him my answer tomorrow." She saw a flash go through the violet eyes, and turned away.
Yuki called out to her before she could leave the room. "Honda-san, tomorrow? Isn't that a little soon?" He didn't realize that he could potentially lose her so soon. "You would at least still be here for graduation right? I hope you will still be able to attend the dance with me."
She turned and smiled at him. To her it had seemed like Yuki had already written her as gone. "Yes, I will still be here for graduation, and yes I will also still accompany you. If you will excuse me, I have some planning to do."
She walked sadly up to her room. Shigure saw her and was going to speak to her but stopped when he saw the look on her face. She seemed so sad and lost. "Yuki must have been his charming self." Shigure thought to himself. It was funny to him how one could have the attitude of a prince, but fail the most simple of tasks. "How hard would it have been to tell her he cared?"
Kyo walked to the park where he used to play as a child. He didn't want Tohru to leave, but he knew it wasn't his place to say anything. He really hoped the rat didn't make a mess out of this. Tohru was his best friend, besides Kagura. He didn't want to lose her now that they had come so far. He sat on the familiar swing and moved back and forth slowly.
"Hey Kyo!" came Kagura's yell. She ran up behind him, gave him a push and ran to the front. She looked puzzled when she saw his face. "What's wrong Kyo?" Kyo filled her in on the afternoon's activities.
He jumped off the swing and sat down next to Kagura. "It's not that I am in love with her. At one time I thought I was, then I realized we were better off as just friends. It is clear who she is in love with, and it is obvious he feels the same...but I can't help fearing he will screw this up. I don't want to lose one of my best friends."
Kagura put an arm around Kyo and put her head on his shoulder. She was relieved to hear him say he wasn't in love with Tohru. She was surprised when Kyo put his arm around her back. She was grateful to Tohru for changing Kyo, and making him open up to people. Tohru never would take credit for opening up Kyo, but Kagura knew it was she who showed Kyo the way.
Together they sat that way, each being comforted by the other. Kyo leaned against Kagura, smelling her hair and felt at ease. He was sure Tohru would do what was right for Tohru, and in the end that is what he wanted the most.
The next morning Tohru was surprised to learn Yuki had already left for school before she had got up. Yuki always waited for her and they walked together. She didn't remember Yuki having anything to do so early in the morning with the student council. She was starting to be a little concerned about Yuki's standoffishness since yesterday. It had only been one day but he barely spoke to her last night and then today he was already gone. She made breakfast, and when Shigure and Kyo walked in sleepily she made some excuse about already eating and ran out the door. She almost didn't want to go to school today but she had never been one to run away.
When she got to the school she saw Yuki sitting outside. She didn't know if she should approach him or not but before she could come to a conclusion he jumped down from his spot and started walking towards her.
"Good morning Honda-san!" he called cheerily. Her heart lifted at his voice. She must have been imagining the whole thing! Of course he would want her to stay! They could attend a college together, and eventually she could even confess her love for him, and then they could... "I think you should go to America." Yuki said smiling at her. "I would go if I were you, it is a great chance! And I am sure you could meet a lot of really nice people."
Tohru looked at him, her eyes threatening to fill with tears. Could he really mean that? Did she have any reason to doubt that he didn't mean it? "Thank you Sohma-kun," she answered, resorting back to the more formal use of his name, " I appreciate your concern for me. If you will excuse me, I have to meet with the guidance counselor now." She brushed by him and sped walked to the bathroom. Once safe the tears that threatened to come out came then. How could she have thought he cared? She finished crying and then walked towards the office.
Yuki sat outside, almost hating himself for what he just did. For a second he thought that Tohru looked upset. And then she called him Sohma- kun. Why would she resort back to the more formal use of his name? The only reason he could think of was Tohru was upset about Yuki's acceptance of it. Could she want him to ask her to stay? Just then he saw Momiji running at him.
Momiji tried to catch his breath. "Is it true? Is Tohru going to leave?" He looked like he was going to faint, which was very unlike the usually hyper rabbit. Yuki nodded at him sadly. "Stop her then!" he yelled at Yuki.
Yuki snapped his head. "But you said we shouldn't stop her from doing things! You said it was selfish!"
"I know I did! But I didn't realize she would leave! Don't you know that it is obvious how much she loves you? It is just as obvious how much you love her. You are the one who can stop her, you are the one she wants to hear tell her to stay." Momiji's eyes filled with tears. "We all love her, but you are the only one that can make a difference." He grabbed Yuki's hand. "Where is she?" he asked Yuki. After Yuki filled him in on the mornings events they raced to the guidance counselors office, hoping to catch her on the way.
They ran to the office and they saw Tohru was in there. She was standing by the door, and it was open. "Maybe I can catch her in time..." Yuki hoped. He and Momiji stopped at the door.
"I have made the decision to attend the university in America..." they heard Tohru saying. "I would like to leave as soon as possible to allow myself some time to get situated and learn my surroundings."
"Well we can get you on a plane as soon as the day after graduation. But will that give you enough time to say goodbye to everyone here?"
"I think that will be fine. Thank you, and I will meet with you later to go over all of the details." Tohru turned around, opened the door, and saw Yuki and Momiji. She was surprised they were there and even more surprised to see Momiji crying. She motioned them forward and they went to the roof. Once sure they were alone Momiji jumped on Tohru.
Momiji turned into a rabbit with a big cloud of smoke. "Tohru it isn't true right? You aren't really going to leave!" He cried in her shoulder and she stroked her head.
"Yes I am. I received an offer to go to an American University. It really is a great chance for me." She smiled, but she sounded sad. Yuki was facing the other way so she couldn't see his face. She wanted to talk to him, to tell him how afraid she was. But all she kept hearing was his words in her head, how she should go. It was clear that he wanted her to go. She held the rabbit and then put him down so that he could transform back. "I do have to get to class soon. I am supposed to set up for today, so I will see you all later!" She waved cheerily at them and left for class.
"Yuki, fix this please..." Momiji sniffled. Yuki looked at him, afraid to tell him he wasn't sure if he could fix it....
Well that's it. Tohru made the choice to go...will Yuki be able to tell her how he feels before she leaves? I will def make an attempt to update sooner this time!!
Thanks to animelubber, animelubber22, TYouhkriu, and DarkKairi1 for the reviews. Please let me know what you think! I do so love them so please Read and Review!!!!!
Gomen nasai!!! I have taken forever again! But, I am hoping I shall do better since now I have tons of time freed up. So I will try to be more diligent with my updating. For the record (i.e. disclaimer) I do not own Fruits Basket...hopefully I will own the first volume of the manga, which finally came out but I am still waiting for the backorder...grrrrrr!
Tohru watched Yuki walk away and felt her heart go with him. She turned to the guidance counselor and smiled at him. "I understand, and thank you for coming to see me. I will give you my answer tomorrow morning." She still was not sure which one it would be, but she knew that she had to make a decision one way or the other. He apologized for bothering her at home, then made his exit. He was happy that there would be some resolution for this tomorrow. If Tohru were to decline, then he would need time to find someone else to go in her place.
Yuki was sitting in the kitchen and glanced up when Tohru walked in. Shigure left the room, even though he was dying to see first hand what the situation was going to be. "Yuki-kun, I am sorry for not telling you sooner. I didn't want anyone to know until I had made a decision."
Yuki sat there, his heart breaking. He wanted to tell her how much of him would die of she were to leave, how much of his world revolved around her. For so many years he was alone, no one caring really, or taking the time to get to know him. So many people admired him now, but not one of them truly cared about the person he was. Well one did, and she was so close to walking out of his life. Instead of doing this however, he decided on option 2. He remembered Momiji, and knew he could not be so selfish towards the person who was so selfless with him. He would close off his true feelings, and try to let her come to her own decision. "It's ok Honda-san. This may be a great opportunity for you."
Tohru watched Yuki, and she had to admit, she was a little surprised. She didn't think that he would protest or anything like that, but she did think he would show some sort of emotion. Could it be that he really didn't care about her at all? What was the dress for then? What was asking her to the graduation dance about? "Maybe the dress was just a gift as payment for doing all the cooking and cleaning. As for the dance, well it does make sense for him to ask me, since I already know his secret and he doesn't have to worry about it." She thought to herself. Her heart fell as these thoughts took over her mind. "Yes, it may be. I told him I would give him my answer tomorrow." She saw a flash go through the violet eyes, and turned away.
Yuki called out to her before she could leave the room. "Honda-san, tomorrow? Isn't that a little soon?" He didn't realize that he could potentially lose her so soon. "You would at least still be here for graduation right? I hope you will still be able to attend the dance with me."
She turned and smiled at him. To her it had seemed like Yuki had already written her as gone. "Yes, I will still be here for graduation, and yes I will also still accompany you. If you will excuse me, I have some planning to do."
She walked sadly up to her room. Shigure saw her and was going to speak to her but stopped when he saw the look on her face. She seemed so sad and lost. "Yuki must have been his charming self." Shigure thought to himself. It was funny to him how one could have the attitude of a prince, but fail the most simple of tasks. "How hard would it have been to tell her he cared?"
Kyo walked to the park where he used to play as a child. He didn't want Tohru to leave, but he knew it wasn't his place to say anything. He really hoped the rat didn't make a mess out of this. Tohru was his best friend, besides Kagura. He didn't want to lose her now that they had come so far. He sat on the familiar swing and moved back and forth slowly.
"Hey Kyo!" came Kagura's yell. She ran up behind him, gave him a push and ran to the front. She looked puzzled when she saw his face. "What's wrong Kyo?" Kyo filled her in on the afternoon's activities.
He jumped off the swing and sat down next to Kagura. "It's not that I am in love with her. At one time I thought I was, then I realized we were better off as just friends. It is clear who she is in love with, and it is obvious he feels the same...but I can't help fearing he will screw this up. I don't want to lose one of my best friends."
Kagura put an arm around Kyo and put her head on his shoulder. She was relieved to hear him say he wasn't in love with Tohru. She was surprised when Kyo put his arm around her back. She was grateful to Tohru for changing Kyo, and making him open up to people. Tohru never would take credit for opening up Kyo, but Kagura knew it was she who showed Kyo the way.
Together they sat that way, each being comforted by the other. Kyo leaned against Kagura, smelling her hair and felt at ease. He was sure Tohru would do what was right for Tohru, and in the end that is what he wanted the most.
The next morning Tohru was surprised to learn Yuki had already left for school before she had got up. Yuki always waited for her and they walked together. She didn't remember Yuki having anything to do so early in the morning with the student council. She was starting to be a little concerned about Yuki's standoffishness since yesterday. It had only been one day but he barely spoke to her last night and then today he was already gone. She made breakfast, and when Shigure and Kyo walked in sleepily she made some excuse about already eating and ran out the door. She almost didn't want to go to school today but she had never been one to run away.
When she got to the school she saw Yuki sitting outside. She didn't know if she should approach him or not but before she could come to a conclusion he jumped down from his spot and started walking towards her.
"Good morning Honda-san!" he called cheerily. Her heart lifted at his voice. She must have been imagining the whole thing! Of course he would want her to stay! They could attend a college together, and eventually she could even confess her love for him, and then they could... "I think you should go to America." Yuki said smiling at her. "I would go if I were you, it is a great chance! And I am sure you could meet a lot of really nice people."
Tohru looked at him, her eyes threatening to fill with tears. Could he really mean that? Did she have any reason to doubt that he didn't mean it? "Thank you Sohma-kun," she answered, resorting back to the more formal use of his name, " I appreciate your concern for me. If you will excuse me, I have to meet with the guidance counselor now." She brushed by him and sped walked to the bathroom. Once safe the tears that threatened to come out came then. How could she have thought he cared? She finished crying and then walked towards the office.
Yuki sat outside, almost hating himself for what he just did. For a second he thought that Tohru looked upset. And then she called him Sohma- kun. Why would she resort back to the more formal use of his name? The only reason he could think of was Tohru was upset about Yuki's acceptance of it. Could she want him to ask her to stay? Just then he saw Momiji running at him.
Momiji tried to catch his breath. "Is it true? Is Tohru going to leave?" He looked like he was going to faint, which was very unlike the usually hyper rabbit. Yuki nodded at him sadly. "Stop her then!" he yelled at Yuki.
Yuki snapped his head. "But you said we shouldn't stop her from doing things! You said it was selfish!"
"I know I did! But I didn't realize she would leave! Don't you know that it is obvious how much she loves you? It is just as obvious how much you love her. You are the one who can stop her, you are the one she wants to hear tell her to stay." Momiji's eyes filled with tears. "We all love her, but you are the only one that can make a difference." He grabbed Yuki's hand. "Where is she?" he asked Yuki. After Yuki filled him in on the mornings events they raced to the guidance counselors office, hoping to catch her on the way.
They ran to the office and they saw Tohru was in there. She was standing by the door, and it was open. "Maybe I can catch her in time..." Yuki hoped. He and Momiji stopped at the door.
"I have made the decision to attend the university in America..." they heard Tohru saying. "I would like to leave as soon as possible to allow myself some time to get situated and learn my surroundings."
"Well we can get you on a plane as soon as the day after graduation. But will that give you enough time to say goodbye to everyone here?"
"I think that will be fine. Thank you, and I will meet with you later to go over all of the details." Tohru turned around, opened the door, and saw Yuki and Momiji. She was surprised they were there and even more surprised to see Momiji crying. She motioned them forward and they went to the roof. Once sure they were alone Momiji jumped on Tohru.
Momiji turned into a rabbit with a big cloud of smoke. "Tohru it isn't true right? You aren't really going to leave!" He cried in her shoulder and she stroked her head.
"Yes I am. I received an offer to go to an American University. It really is a great chance for me." She smiled, but she sounded sad. Yuki was facing the other way so she couldn't see his face. She wanted to talk to him, to tell him how afraid she was. But all she kept hearing was his words in her head, how she should go. It was clear that he wanted her to go. She held the rabbit and then put him down so that he could transform back. "I do have to get to class soon. I am supposed to set up for today, so I will see you all later!" She waved cheerily at them and left for class.
"Yuki, fix this please..." Momiji sniffled. Yuki looked at him, afraid to tell him he wasn't sure if he could fix it....
Well that's it. Tohru made the choice to go...will Yuki be able to tell her how he feels before she leaves? I will def make an attempt to update sooner this time!!
Thanks to animelubber, animelubber22, TYouhkriu, and DarkKairi1 for the reviews. Please let me know what you think! I do so love them so please Read and Review!!!!!
