Chapter 1: Tohru's Confession

"It's time I told him..." Tohru muttered to herself as she walked out of her room, "alright, I'll tell him today."

"Good morning Sohma-san. You're extremely early this morning."

"Oh, good morning Honda-san."

Tohru went into the kitchen when she accidentally bumped into a figure, which almost dashed through her. *POOF*

"Oh my, I'm so sorry Kyo, I didn't see you coming."

"Whatever!" He retorted as he grabbed his shirt and ran for his room.

Tohru continued with her laundry, thinking about how she should tell Kyo about her feelings for him. That was when Yuki suddenly hovered over her.

"A penny of your thoughts? You seem to be in daze."

"Sorry...I was just thinking..." Tohru stammered.

"Of?" Yuki said slyly.

Tohru blushed as she was reminded of her thoughts that somehow seemed shameless to her. Hesitantly, she shook her head.

"It's okay if you don't want to say it out, Honda-san." Yuki smiled gently, "anyway, I wanted to tell you that I would be out in the afternoon to buy some plant care products for my garden. (in the actual Fruits Basket anime series, Yuki has a garden he calls his 'secret base')"

Tohru nodded and continued hanging the laundry.

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"How should I tell her? I mean...I can't possibly tell her I would be leaving the country for a silly course Akito signed me up for overseas...can I? I know her character too well. She's too kind hearted and would be worried for anyone. How could I actually break this news to her?" Kyo thought as he lay down on the roof. As he was about to shut his eyes, something blocked his sunlight.

"Tohru?"

"Umm...Kyo, I have something to tell you."

"Shoot." Kyo answered curtly.

"Remember when I told you I already have someone in mind?"

"Continue..." Kyo's voice faded as he thought she was going to mention Yuki.

"It's you..." Tohru blushed as Kyo's face was instantly struck with an obvious sense of embarrassment.

"What are you saying? Is this some kind of a joke? Not like I'm unaware of that damn rat's feelings towards you..." Kyo said, "after all, he's the prince and he is way better than me."

"No...it's not the way you think it is..." Tohru's eyes suddenly went off like a faulty tap.

"Umm, I still have loads of school work. I'd better get onto them. Tell me when dinner starts." Kyo shouted as he leapt down the roof, trying to evade the words Tohru had just told him in his mind.

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"Oh man! What should I do now? No doubt I like her too, but I'm leaving soon...I would rather have myself mistaking that she likes Yuki than knowing that she likes me but I have to leave her. What to do???" Kyo screamed in his mind, running one of his hands through his orange hair.

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"Does that mean he doesn't like me? Was I rejected? What should I do now? There would be so much awkwardness when we meet in future. I mean, we live under the same roof after all..." Tohru whispered to herself, with tears brimming in her greenish-blue eyes.

Silently thinking, Tohru climbed down the roof and went to prepare dinner. Being extremely distracted by her thoughts, she mistakenly added sugar instead of salt and served a half raw fish to the dinner table.

"Ahhh! My favourite time of the day - dinner time." Shigure exclaimed as he continued grumbling about the mountains of work he did today.

A streak of disgust struck Shigure as he ate a mouthful of the "salted vegetables".

"Have we run out of salt, Tohru?" Shigure joked.

Tohru just sat down quietly and ate the fish.

"What's wrong with her today?" Yuki whispered to Shigure.

Shigure simply shrugged and he walked into the kitchen, took some eggs and started frying them.

"Honda-san. Honda-san." Yuki started waving his hand in front of Tohru.

She snapped out of her thoughts and gave Yuki a confused look.

"Did something happen? Did you get bullied by Kyo or Shigure while I was out?"

"Don't drag me into this! I was writing my manuscripts for the whole entire day!" Shigure bragged, "It MUST have been Kyo."

Yuki rose from his seat and floated up the stairs, with a dissatisfied look on his face.

"You are still in the mood to play your violin?!" Yuki blasted as he opened the door, revealing Kyo playing his instrument. (I know it is really weird for Kyo to do that but it was done to show how troubled and depressed Kyo was at that moment.)

"What?"

"You still have the cheek to ask after what you did to Honda-san?" Yuki said, throwing a merciless punch at Kyo, sending him flying across the room.

Kyo lumbered up. Although his face was bowed down, Yuki could see that his punch made Kyo's mouth bleed.

"I deserved that Yuki. Thank you." Kyo said under his breath as he picked up his violin and started playing it again.

"What the matter with BOTH of you? You are driving me crazy!" Yuki dashed out of the room.

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Author's Reviews:

I'm so sorry for not updating for so long. I've been tied up with schoolwork of course. (trying to find an excuse like Shigure does) I left a little cliffhanger here. Maybe you would be asking yourself 'Will Yuki really go crazy?' 'What will happen between Kyo and Tohru?' 'Is it over between them?' 'Is Shigure EVER going to finish his work?'