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ch003 - [Welcome Back]
Japanese lesson #03
Arigatou - Thank you
baka - idiot
Okairii - Welcome back
Kyo woke up and found himself wrapped up in a cozy blanket. He smiled when thoughts of the night before with Tohru came into his mind. He swung his feet over the side of the bed and got out of the bed just in time to see Tohru walk out of the bathroom with his now dry clothes.
"Oh! Ohayou Kyo-kun, you're awake."
She flashed him a smile and handed him his clothing and then turned around while he put them on quickly. When he finished changing she turned around and they just looked at each other for a moment, blushing. Kyo finally spoke up and asked,
"Um... Tohru? Are you going back home?"
Tohru nodded and held up two suitcases with her things inside.
"I'm all set, so I guess we can get going home now."
Kyo nodded and then they both headed out of the dorm, together.
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After about an hour bus ride back home Kyo rushed into the bathroom and took a nice hot shower while Tohru unpacked her things. She wondered where Shigure was, she missed him too. She suddenly felt herself smiling for no reason at all; it just felt good to be home again. After about fifteen minutes Kyo got out of the bathroom with fresh, clean clothing and he spotted Tohru folding her clothing and sat down next to her, startling her a little bit.
"Hey, Kyo-kun..."
Tohru suddenly got quiet and debated on whether she should ask him a question that had been on her mind for a while. After a while she decided that she should just honestly ask him since they were friends and all. She glanced at him and asked,
"Um...where have you been for all this time? I...I worried about you a lot,"
she said quietly while clutching her folded shirt in her lap. Kyo got very awkward and scratched the back of his head as a nervous habit and cleared his throat uncomfortably,
"Uhh... I've been... on vacation to just get away from all my um... worries. I was just feeling really you know, frustrated and stressed and I just needed some time to myself,"
he answered, not looking at her in the eye and mentally yelling at himself in his head,
*Why are you lying? Why are you lying to her?!*
"But... why didn't you say goodbye?"
She asked, while tears threatened to fall from her eyes but she blinked them back and concentrated on the shirt that she was holding. Kyo balled his hands into fists and sweat prickled down the side of his face,
"I... didn't want to burden anyone... and besides no one would care anyway,"
he said angrily and crossed his arms over his chest, stubbornly. Tohru looked at him in the eye and said softly,
"I would."
Kyo stayed silent for a while and then cleared his throat awkwardly. He needed to change the topic, quick, so he asked,
"So... uhh, anyway, how is the college life?"
he asked, desperately trying to change the subject. Tohru knew that he wasn't comfortable with the subject and understood so she decided to just lay off of it until he was ready to tell her what was really going on.
"Well, college life is pretty good; I mean my grades have been going well and everything."
"Have you... um...met anyone special yet?"
he asked nervously and the thought that repeated in his head was,
*Don't say Yuki, don't say Yuki...*
Tohru's face turned pink and she answered in an embarrassed tone,
"Well... I'm not seeing anyone at the moment, but Uo-chan and Hana-chan set me up on a date tonight with this guy named Souske. It's nothing big though, just some blind date sort of thing..."
Kyo felt jealousy hit him big time, and he wished that he had never asked her that question. He gritted his teeth down to keep from exploding and asked,
"Oh... so what time is this date thing anyway?"
"Seven,"
she replied. Kyo glanced at the clock hanging off the kitchen wall and stated,
"Hey, it's like 5:30 already, shouldn't you go and get ready?"
Tohru jumped up and laughed nervously,
"Oh, yes! I should be..."
She rushed into her room and got the satin white dress out of her closet, the one that she had recently bought. She then stepped into the bathroom and slipped into the dress and tied her hair back with white lace ribbons. Tohru looked at herself in the mirror and smiled with admiration, thinking in her head,
*I wonder what Kyo will think of it...*
Her eyes widened at the thought,
*Wait! I shouldn't be thinking about what Kyo-kun thinks about it... I should be thinking about what Shinjiru-kun will think about the dress...*
She went downstairs and saw Kyo sitting at the table, just spacing off. When he heard her footsteps he looked up at her and his mouth literally dropped open. He had never seen a more beautiful sight then now...he was at loss of words. Tohru blushed as she saw him stare at her with his mouth open in shock, she wondered to herself if he thought that she looked horrendous or something.
"Um... Does it look terrible?"
Kyo took in a giant gulp of air and finally found his voice again and squeaked out the words,
"You... look nice."
*Is that all you can say?! You baka! Just tell her that she's beautiful! Just say it!*
Kyo watched as a smile formed on her face, making her face practically glow. He lost his voice again...
"Arigatou Kyo-kun,"
she said formally and did a little curtsy. He smiled at her and she smiled back and then looked at the clock, it read 6:05. He jumped out of his spot on the floor and muttered quickly,
"I'll be upstairs; you go and have fun on that date thing..."
He breezed past her and pounded up the wooden staircase. She bit her bottom lip and left the house and back onto the bus to meet her date.
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When she reached the Sushi Bar it was only about 7:03, she sighed with relief and saw a handsome man standing outside of the bar, glancing at his watch. She went up to him and asked politely,
"Konnichiwa, are you by any chance Shinjiru Souske?"
Souske smiled at her with an amused look in his eyes and answered,
"Why yes, I am. And are you by any chance Honda Tohru?"
She giggled and replied,
"I am."
Souske was at awe of her beauty and held out his hand, waiting for her to take it. She stared at it for a second and then finally took it. They both walked into the bar together and sat down at a table for two.
"So... do you attend Tokyo University as well?"
asked Tohru, to start off the conversation.
"Oh, no, I go to...."
The rest of his words were suddenly fogged up when thoughts of Kyo suddenly flooded into her brain. She couldn't seem to get her mind off of him for some reason. What was wrong with her? There was this wonderful guy sitting right in front of her, and he might actually be interested in her, so why couldn't she get her mind off of a guy who couldn't possibly be interested in her? She snapped out of her thoughts and tried hard to focus on what he was saying, she didn't want to be rude.
"Uh… Honda-san? Daijobu? You look like you're dazed out or something,"
he asked with his eyebrows furrowed in concern. Tohru blushed and shook her head furiously,
"Oh, I'm perfectly fine; you don't have to worry about me,"
she said with a forced smile and a nervous sweat prickling down the side of her face. She took a sip of her water and tried to make more small talk by asking more questions about him.
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After the night was over they both walked out of the bar together and he faced her and said,
"Well... I had a great time,"
Tohru smiled and replied,
"Me too, and thank you for the night, it was wonderful."
He looked at her for a while and then finally leaned in to give her a kiss but she moved a little to the left so that he got her cheek. She then apologetically said,
"Um... I'm sorry, but I just don't see you in that way..."
Souske snapped back with embarrassment and laughed nervously,
"I had a feeling that was coming up...but... can I just ask you something?"
Tohru nodded and looked at him expectantly, he looked down at the ground and asked,
"Is there... someone else that you like or something?"
Tohru blushed and asked,
"What would make you think that?"
Souske put his hands in his pockets and shrugged,
"Well... you just seemed like you were thinking about someone else throughout dinner,"
"Ahh... I'm so sorry, I had no idea that I was coming off like that! ... I must have been a terrible date, I'm so sorry."
Souske laughed and looked her in the eye,
"No, you were a great date, and you're a really sweet girl. I'm glad that I went out with you. And that guy out there for you is one lucky guy,"
he said with a smile. Tohru blushed and said,
"Arigatou Shinjiru-kun."
They hugged and then departed.
It was about 10pm when Tohru came back home. The first thing she did was go upstairs to see if Shigure was home yet and if Kyo was doing okay. Unfortunately, when she went upstairs she found that every room was empty. She furrowed her brows and wondered where Shigure could be. She sighed and then looked up at the ceiling, having a feeling that Kyo was up on the roof, like he always was. She went outside to the side of the house and found the same wooden ladder leaning on the wall of the house. She climbed up the ladder and when she reached the top she saw a familiar figure with fire colored hair sitting on top of the roof, staring off at the silver moon. She smiled at the nostalgia of the moment and stepped up onto the roof. Her footsteps startled him, like they always did, and he turned around to see Tohru approaching him.
"Hey, Kyo-kun,"
she greeted,
"Oy,"
he grunted back and looked back at the moon. She seated herself next to him and he asked her,
"So how did the date go?"
Tohru hugged her knees to her chest and rocked back and forth,
"Well... it went okay, except for the fact that I don't see him as anything more than a friend."
Kyo glanced at her and then looked back at the sky and asked,
"Oh...so why didn't you like the guy?"
Tohru looked at the tiles of the roof and didn't know what to say for a moment.
*Why didn't I like him? He was handsome, caring, friendly, and kind... so why was it that I didn't find myself attracted to him? ...Maybe it's just certain people that you can feel an attraction towards. Only certain people that can catch your heart and make you feel lightheaded whenever you are next to them. I guess it's all a matter of what your heart says...so what's my heart saying now? I'm so confused.*
She just looked at him and gave him a little shrug,
"I really don't know... I guess I just wasn't attracted to him. I didn't feel anything with him. Like the sweaty palms, and the unstoppable pounding of the heart, and all that other stuff. Oh... I must be rambling, I'm sorry."
Kyo chuckled and turned around to muffle his laughter. Tohru blushed and asked him,
"What is so funny? Is it something I said?"
He shook his head and looked at her with laughing eyes that made her feel extremely self conscious.
"No, it's just that you have a soy sauce stain near the side of your mouth."
He said in between laughs. Tohru's face turned about five different shades of crimson and she turned away, rubbing at her face in embarrassment. He leaned over to her and put his hands on her cheeks and made her face him. Her heart started to beat faster and she started to sweat. She thought to herself,
*Why is it that I have to feel this way around you?*
She gulped as he stared at her with laughing eyes and wiped the stain from her mouth gently. After that he whispered softly,
"All gone."
Tohru blinked a couple of times and squeaked out,
"Arigatou Kyo-kun..."
His head suddenly moved closer to her and her eyes fluttered close as an impulse but the sound of an opening door made them jump apart and blush madly. They both rushed back into the house to find Shigure standing in the living room, removing his jacket. He turned around to the sound of footsteps behind him and he gasped with a shocked look on his face. He stuttered out,
"T..Tohru-kun?! ...Kyo-kun?!!"
A giant smile formed on his face and he immediately ran to them and gave them both a giant hug, which made him turn into a dog with tears flowing down his face.
"Oh! I missed you two so, so much! Ohh, I've been so lonely!"
he said in between sniffs and loud sobs. He let out a big sniff and closed his eyes while more tears of happiness poured down his cheeks. Tohru laughed with joy while Kyo just rolled his eyes, but inside he was really feeling incredibly happy. But the happy feeling vanished when Yuki stepped into the house. Once Yuki caught sight of Kyo he gave him a glare but still politely nodded and said,
"Hello Kyo-kun..."
Kyo just grunted in return and inched away from Yuki.
Yuki just smirked and then turned to Tohru, smiling gently at her, and said
"Hello Honda-san,"
Tohru laughed and looked happily at Yuki, the crying dog (Shigure), and then Kyo. That's when the tears of joy flowed down from her eyes as she yelled out to all three of them,
"Okairii!"
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