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Book Two: The Greatest Gift
Chapter One: Yuki's Question
Yuki walked home that brisk sunny afternoon, after another day of dealing with Kakeru's nonsense in the student council office. The time was drawing near when President Takei would be departing and he would have to take the lead. He sighed as he thought of this. Sometimes he really did wonder why he ever did take the part as the next student council president. But as he gazed at the clouds in the sky he smiled. He knew why. It was all because of her. He stopped for a moment and pulled his backpack off to get something out of it. He spotted the rat keychain that dangled from it and smiled again. Tohru had given it to him last August on his birthday. He stood back up after he had pulled the book out and continued walking home. Then he stopped again with a puzzled look on his face.
"Wait a minute" he thought, "Miss Honda gave each of us a keychain on our birthdays, but what about her birthday? I don't think we even celebrated it last year?"
He scratched his head and started walking again, still pondering the question all the way home. When he got there he heard a loud shout from inside.
"Damn it woman! Why can't you leave me alone!"
He opened the door and saw Kyo being chased by Kagura and sighed again.
"Come on Kyo!" she shouted, "You promised. I did you a favor, now you have to give me a kiss!"
"I made no such promise!" Kyo retorted, "The damn rat did it! I'm gonna get you for this rat boy!" he snarled as he ran past Yuki.
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Yuki just shook his head as he walked upstairs to get changed. After he was dressed he went back downstairs and sat in the sitting room with Shigure, who was once again reading his paper and wincing behind it as Kagura continued to chase Kyo around the house.
"Where's Miss Honda?" Yuki asked.
"Oh Yuki" Shigure looked up, "I didn't know you were here. Tohru's at work this evening."
"Oh, that's right" Yuki replied, "I forgot about that. I guess I'll go pick her up later."
"That sounds like a good idea" Shigure smiled, "She absolutely adores it when you two pick her up."
By the end of the evening, Kagura had left, since she had gotten her kiss from Kyo much to his chagrin. He wiped the sloppy kiss off his cheek, said he was going to bed in a huff, and trudged up the stairs. Yuki looked at the clock and stood up as well.
"I'm going to get Miss Honda now" he told Shigure who was sipping the last of his Miso soup.
"All right" Shigure nodded, "Be careful."
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Yuki was standing outside when Tohru came out of the building. Once again she was surprised to see him there.
"Yuki" she replied, "How nice. You came to pick me up again."
"Of course" he smiled, "That's not a problem is it?"
"No" she smiled back.
"Well let's get going Miss Honda" Yuki said, "We both have school tomorrow after all."
She nodded and walked beside him down the sidewalk.
That night as he lay in his bed, Yuki pondered his question some more. He decided that tomorrow some time he would ask her friends. They would know for sure when it was. He rolled over onto his side and fell fast asleep.
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He got his opportunity to talk to them just before lunch. He met them outside their lockers.
"Hey prince" Uo replied with a wave, "Are you looking for Tohru?"
"She's not here at the moment," Hana added.
"Actually, I was looking for you two" Yuki said, "I wanted to ask you something."
"Okay" Uo responded by crossing her arms.
"I was just wondering. When is Miss Honda's birthday?"
Uo and Hana looked at each other then back at him.
"I mean," he replied nervously seeing their two looks, "In case I ever want to get her something."
Uo sighed.
"So she hasn't told you," she said.
"Told me?"
"Tohru hasn't told you when her birthday is" Hana replied.
"I know that's why I'm asking you" he looked at both of them.
"Well" Uo scratched her head with a frown, "There is a good reason why she hasn't told you."
"Yes" Hana nodded, "You see Tohru's birthday is May fourth."
"May fourth?" Yuki replied then he realized, "You mean Miss Honda's birthday is three days after?" he stopped.
They nodded slowly and sadly.
"Yea. Ever since then, she feels no need to celebrate it. Even Hana and I tried to do something last year and she didn't want to. So we would appreciate it that you didn't mention to Tohru that we told you this."
"Um all right" Yuki slowly nodded and turned around.
He walked slowly down the hall and back to the student council office. He sat down at his desk and placed his head in his hands.
"I don't get it," he thought as he shook his head, "I just don't get it."
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That night after dinner, Tohru was doing the wash so Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure were all alone.
"Something wrong Yuki" Shigure replied in concern, "You're awful quiet."
"It's just, I found out something out about Miss Honda today" Yuki said.
Kyo looked up.
"I was wondering for some time, when her birthday was."
"Oh yes" Shigure smiled, "After all she made such a big deal about ours. So did you find out? Maybe we can do something."
"The thing is, its May fourth."
"May fourth. May fourth?" Shigure suddenly frowned, "But that's just three days after?"
"I know" Yuki replied.
"May fourth?" Kyo suddenly slammed his fist down, "Hasn't that girl been through enough. I mean it's bad enough that her mom died, but now we find that she died just three days before her birthday?"
"I know Kyo" Yuki said putting a finger to his lips, "But we can't change that."
"Poor little flower. It must be so hard for her sometimes to even smile, especially around that time" Shigure replied, "We have to do something."
"What do you suggest we do?" Kyo said, "Throw her a party or something?"
"Why Kyo that's a perfect idea!" Shigure clapped his hands together with glee.
"Huh?" they both looked at him.
"We'll throw Tohru a surprise birthday party."
"But Shigure" Yuki replied, "I promised her friends that I wouldn't tell her that I know and in any event she'll be upset."
"Not necessarily."
"What do you mean?" Kyo asked.
"Well, if we throw her surprise birthday party like a month before she wont suspect a thing. We can hold it at a mutual place like the hot springs. We can do it at the end of this month in fact. This is around the time you left for the hot springs last year after all."
"A surprise birthday party?" Yuki replied, "But who would handle it?"
"Don't worry. I got the perfect candidate. Oh she is going to be so surprised" Shigure laughed.
Yuki and Kyo looked at each other nervously. They hated to see him like this and they wondered just what he had in mind.
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Authors Note: Hey everyone! I'm back and here's the first chapter for you. In case you are wondering I chose the date of her birthday based on the fact that she is a Taurus, which falls between April 21 and May 20. Hope you enjoyed it. The next chapter will be up soon and the chapters following will be coming out every Tuesday and Thursday.
Next Chapter: Planning the Celebration
Shigure hires Momiji as the party planner and he prepares for the party of the century. Meanwhile Yuki and Kyo think about the perfect gift idea.
Book Two: The Greatest Gift
Chapter One: Yuki's Question
Yuki walked home that brisk sunny afternoon, after another day of dealing with Kakeru's nonsense in the student council office. The time was drawing near when President Takei would be departing and he would have to take the lead. He sighed as he thought of this. Sometimes he really did wonder why he ever did take the part as the next student council president. But as he gazed at the clouds in the sky he smiled. He knew why. It was all because of her. He stopped for a moment and pulled his backpack off to get something out of it. He spotted the rat keychain that dangled from it and smiled again. Tohru had given it to him last August on his birthday. He stood back up after he had pulled the book out and continued walking home. Then he stopped again with a puzzled look on his face.
"Wait a minute" he thought, "Miss Honda gave each of us a keychain on our birthdays, but what about her birthday? I don't think we even celebrated it last year?"
He scratched his head and started walking again, still pondering the question all the way home. When he got there he heard a loud shout from inside.
"Damn it woman! Why can't you leave me alone!"
He opened the door and saw Kyo being chased by Kagura and sighed again.
"Come on Kyo!" she shouted, "You promised. I did you a favor, now you have to give me a kiss!"
"I made no such promise!" Kyo retorted, "The damn rat did it! I'm gonna get you for this rat boy!" he snarled as he ran past Yuki.
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Yuki just shook his head as he walked upstairs to get changed. After he was dressed he went back downstairs and sat in the sitting room with Shigure, who was once again reading his paper and wincing behind it as Kagura continued to chase Kyo around the house.
"Where's Miss Honda?" Yuki asked.
"Oh Yuki" Shigure looked up, "I didn't know you were here. Tohru's at work this evening."
"Oh, that's right" Yuki replied, "I forgot about that. I guess I'll go pick her up later."
"That sounds like a good idea" Shigure smiled, "She absolutely adores it when you two pick her up."
By the end of the evening, Kagura had left, since she had gotten her kiss from Kyo much to his chagrin. He wiped the sloppy kiss off his cheek, said he was going to bed in a huff, and trudged up the stairs. Yuki looked at the clock and stood up as well.
"I'm going to get Miss Honda now" he told Shigure who was sipping the last of his Miso soup.
"All right" Shigure nodded, "Be careful."
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Yuki was standing outside when Tohru came out of the building. Once again she was surprised to see him there.
"Yuki" she replied, "How nice. You came to pick me up again."
"Of course" he smiled, "That's not a problem is it?"
"No" she smiled back.
"Well let's get going Miss Honda" Yuki said, "We both have school tomorrow after all."
She nodded and walked beside him down the sidewalk.
That night as he lay in his bed, Yuki pondered his question some more. He decided that tomorrow some time he would ask her friends. They would know for sure when it was. He rolled over onto his side and fell fast asleep.
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He got his opportunity to talk to them just before lunch. He met them outside their lockers.
"Hey prince" Uo replied with a wave, "Are you looking for Tohru?"
"She's not here at the moment," Hana added.
"Actually, I was looking for you two" Yuki said, "I wanted to ask you something."
"Okay" Uo responded by crossing her arms.
"I was just wondering. When is Miss Honda's birthday?"
Uo and Hana looked at each other then back at him.
"I mean," he replied nervously seeing their two looks, "In case I ever want to get her something."
Uo sighed.
"So she hasn't told you," she said.
"Told me?"
"Tohru hasn't told you when her birthday is" Hana replied.
"I know that's why I'm asking you" he looked at both of them.
"Well" Uo scratched her head with a frown, "There is a good reason why she hasn't told you."
"Yes" Hana nodded, "You see Tohru's birthday is May fourth."
"May fourth?" Yuki replied then he realized, "You mean Miss Honda's birthday is three days after?" he stopped.
They nodded slowly and sadly.
"Yea. Ever since then, she feels no need to celebrate it. Even Hana and I tried to do something last year and she didn't want to. So we would appreciate it that you didn't mention to Tohru that we told you this."
"Um all right" Yuki slowly nodded and turned around.
He walked slowly down the hall and back to the student council office. He sat down at his desk and placed his head in his hands.
"I don't get it," he thought as he shook his head, "I just don't get it."
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That night after dinner, Tohru was doing the wash so Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure were all alone.
"Something wrong Yuki" Shigure replied in concern, "You're awful quiet."
"It's just, I found out something out about Miss Honda today" Yuki said.
Kyo looked up.
"I was wondering for some time, when her birthday was."
"Oh yes" Shigure smiled, "After all she made such a big deal about ours. So did you find out? Maybe we can do something."
"The thing is, its May fourth."
"May fourth. May fourth?" Shigure suddenly frowned, "But that's just three days after?"
"I know" Yuki replied.
"May fourth?" Kyo suddenly slammed his fist down, "Hasn't that girl been through enough. I mean it's bad enough that her mom died, but now we find that she died just three days before her birthday?"
"I know Kyo" Yuki said putting a finger to his lips, "But we can't change that."
"Poor little flower. It must be so hard for her sometimes to even smile, especially around that time" Shigure replied, "We have to do something."
"What do you suggest we do?" Kyo said, "Throw her a party or something?"
"Why Kyo that's a perfect idea!" Shigure clapped his hands together with glee.
"Huh?" they both looked at him.
"We'll throw Tohru a surprise birthday party."
"But Shigure" Yuki replied, "I promised her friends that I wouldn't tell her that I know and in any event she'll be upset."
"Not necessarily."
"What do you mean?" Kyo asked.
"Well, if we throw her surprise birthday party like a month before she wont suspect a thing. We can hold it at a mutual place like the hot springs. We can do it at the end of this month in fact. This is around the time you left for the hot springs last year after all."
"A surprise birthday party?" Yuki replied, "But who would handle it?"
"Don't worry. I got the perfect candidate. Oh she is going to be so surprised" Shigure laughed.
Yuki and Kyo looked at each other nervously. They hated to see him like this and they wondered just what he had in mind.
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Authors Note: Hey everyone! I'm back and here's the first chapter for you. In case you are wondering I chose the date of her birthday based on the fact that she is a Taurus, which falls between April 21 and May 20. Hope you enjoyed it. The next chapter will be up soon and the chapters following will be coming out every Tuesday and Thursday.
Next Chapter: Planning the Celebration
Shigure hires Momiji as the party planner and he prepares for the party of the century. Meanwhile Yuki and Kyo think about the perfect gift idea.