ch008 - This Gift
Tomorrow was a special day, a very special day. It was Kyo's birthday! Tohru hummed happily in the kitchen, elated that she had already planned a surprise party and had everything else organized. The only thing that she didn't have figured out was what to get him for a present. She sighed as she wiped the last dish dry and placed it in the cabinet with the other dishes. She had to think of something nice to get him, she wanted tomorrow to be the the day that she told him what kind of feelings that she had really been feeling for him lately. Lately things had been having these feelings for him and she just had to let him know. Like her mother said,
"When you find that special someone, you tell that person that you love them unconditionally, or you never know what will happen to them if you don't. You'll may end up regretting it for the rest of your life."
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That afternoon Tohru went out and went out to a fabric store where she found all the things that she needed for Kyo's present. She had finally decided on a gift for him, and it was probably going to take her all night to make. When she finished buying all of her supplies she went to the grocery store to buy food for the party and then hurried back home. Once she reached the house she immediately went to her room and closed the door, ready to get to work because she had a lot of work ahead of her. That night passed by like a flash for Tohru, since she had worked until midnight. She held up her masterpiece with a smile and put it in nice wrapping paper that she had just purchased. She was so exhausted that she fell asleep with her head on the table, holding the wrapped present in her fingers. Before she knew it morning came along and the sun rays gleamed through the windows. Tohru grimaced and felt an ache in her neck as she raised her head from the wooden table she had slept on for seven hours. The pain went away when she realized that she still had a lot of work to do, she had to decorate the house and set up the food. There was so much to do, and so little time.
A few days ago Tohru had invited the whole Sohma family to Kyo's birthday party, but it was supposed to be a surprise. Therefore, she had asked Kagura to force Kyo to go out to lunch until exactly 5:00pm, which was when they would come back home and he would get surprised by all the happy faces. She stumbled down the staircase and heard Kagura in the living room forcing Kyo to go out with her.
"Kyouu-kuunn! You promised that you would go out with me today!"
Kyo tried to wrench his hand out of her grasp, but couldn't find the strength to do it.
"LET GO OF ME! AND WHAT IS ALL THIS CRAP ABOUT PROMISING YOU?! I NEVER PROMISED YOU NOTHING! ARGHHHHHH!"
Kagura grabbed his arm cheerfully and literally dragged him out of the house,
"Oh! Cmon! It's your birthday!! I want to treat you to some lunch, is that so bad?"
Kyo grabbed at the edges of the walls to try to hold her back, but her grip was too strong and she pulled him right off. Shigure and Yuki watched as she dragged him along the road in amusement. Shigure spotted Tohru by the staircase and chuckled,
"Aren't they a wonderful couple?"
Tohru smiled and then held up a bag of food and decorations.
"I'll prepare the food and you two can do the decorating."
They both nodded and got to work.
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It was about 4:55pm and the whole family was hiding in the dark, anticipating Kagura and Kyo's arrival. In what seemed like an hour, they all heard the slide of the door and the lights flickered on. At that exact moment everyone popped up and screamed at the top of their lungs,
"SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY KYO!"
Kyo nearly fell over on Kagura as he saw everyone pop up out of nowhere. Kagura laughed and said enthusiastically,
"We all planned a surprise party just for you!"
Kyo looked around the room and was completely speechless; he hadn't had a birthday like this before. It was a warm feeling that was quite new to him. Kyo caught Tohru's eye and walked over to her and went straight to her, while everyone else mingled, and said,
"Wow, this is... surprising..."
Tohru laughed and pointed at the table nearby,
"And there is a whole table full of all your presents! Oh, Kyo can I a-"
she was interrupted by Kagura who pounced on Kyo and made him fall over onto the floor with a thud.
"OW! What the HELL do you think you're doing?!"
he asked in pure anguish.
"I wanted you to open my birthday present FIRST!"
Kyo sighed with exasperation and Tohru just backed away from the two nervously and decided to get some food. She would ask him to meet her somewhere private when he was less... preoccupied. Hours passed and Tohru couldn't find the chance to tell him because he was always with someone, mainly Kagura, and she could barely get a chance with him. It was like last time, when they had that party for Kyo's acceptance into Tokyo University.
Finally the time came for him to open presents and Tohru still had hers up in her room... she had planned on giving it to him in private...but it didn't look like it was going to happen just now. She gulped and wondered if she should run upstairs and put it on the table but then that would be rude, and she wanted to give it to him in private. Tohru started to sweat as he opened up the first present, which was from Shigure. It was a magazine full of girls with an interesting amount of clothing [ A/N : you know what I mean! @_@ ] Kyo's face turned red and he threw the book at Shigure's face and screamed,
"I'M NOT A HENTAI LIKE YOU!"
Shigure let out a loud teasing laugh and then held onto the magazine for himself. Kyo rolled his eyes and tore up the next present which was from Kagura. He was a little afraid of what was in this one. It turned out to be brand new pants, and a brand new shirt. Kagura squealed with happiness as he looked at them with an astounded look on his face.
"Kyo, don't you LOVE my gift?"
Kyo just muttered a thanks and moved onto the rest of the presents. After a long while, he had finally finished and ended up with one sock, from Yuki, a plush cat toy, from Momiji, a martial arts book, from Hatori, and money, from Haru. Kyo felt a surge of disappointment fill him when he found that there was nothing from Tohru.
*Maybe she just didn't have the money... I can understand that.*
It was late and everyone was now leaving to go back to their own houses. Kyo muttered out his thanks to everyone and pried Kagura off of his arm before slamming the door shut with frustration. Tohru decided that now was her only chance and she had to do it now or never. Shigure yawned audibly and said,
"Great party, I'm so tired though, I'm going to turn in now, good night everyone."
Shigure sleepily went upstairs followed by Yuki who said in a fatigued voice,
"I'm gonna go to bed too, good night."
Kyo looked down at the ground and said bashfully,
"I'm just gonna go up to the roof..."
He went out the door and climbed up to the roof, his only escape. Tohru stood there for a moment and then rushed to her room, she had to give him the present and tell him now. She grabbed the present from her room and then clambered up the ladder loudly. He looked at her with confusion and wondered what she was doing up here so late. She walked over to him with a red face and then without a word she held out the nicely wrapped package and said,
"I'm sorry I didn't put it on the table... I had wanted to give it to you in private, but I couldn't find the right moment to give it to you, but I guess now is a good time."
She sat down next to him and watched as he carefully unwrapped the present. As he opened up the box he lifted out a orange scarf, handmade by her.
"I know that it isn't that great bu-"
"I love it,"
he cut her off and gave her a diffident smile that made her face flare up. She had never thought that she would hear the words "I love it," come out of his mouth, ever.
"Did you make this yourself?"
"Oh... umm... yes, but it didn't take too long, only a couple of hours."
she said as if it had been the easiest task in the world. He shook his head with a dazed look on his face and that's when she saw a lone tear roll down the side of his face.
"Kyo-kun..."
"You always have this way... this way to make me feel so...happy. You make me feel like I'm someone important and I want to thank you."
Tohru looked down at her hands in her lap with embarrassment and said uneasily,
"Oh it's not that great, I mean it's nothing compared to what Kagura gave you. She must have used up a fortune for you."
Kyo smiled and moved closer to her so that she could feel his breath on her cheek.
"No, I meant you… you're the greatest gift that I could ever get...you changed my life in ways that I can't even comprehend. You make me want to be a better person... you don't know how much I appreciate you, and how blessed I feel to have you in my life. It's amazing."
Kyo smiled a rare smile at her and looked her in the eye, with a softer look in his usual fiery eyes, and continued,
"You help me fit in; you help me feel like I'm somebody."
Kyo felt more hot tears drag down the sides of his face and he touched her face with his warm hands and she murmured,
"Kyo...kun."
He laid his lips gently on top of hers and he kissed her, it was the best feeling in the entire world, she felt like she was on the clouds and floating. It was like time froze.
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The snow is falling the city is white
Your eyes are shining like diamonds tonight
and we're all alone there's no one home
you're finally in my arms again
the night is silent, the moment is here
I couldn't ask for more than having you near
'cause I love you girl I always will
and now I know the moment is right
'cause I've been waiting to give this gift tonight
I'm down on my knees there's no better time
It's something to last for as long as you live
tonight im gonna give you, all my heart can give
I thought I'd give you something shiny and new
I tried to find something worthy of you
but I realized when I looked inside
there's somethings that money cant buy
I feel the magic whenever your near
I feel it even more this time of the year
'cause I love you girl, I always will
and now I know the moment is right, the moment is right
you know i'll always be true to you
and you know im the one you can turn to
anytime any place anywhere
you'll know that ill always be there
98degrees - This Gift
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