Chapter Nine: Kyo's Present
The wind blew across the pond, which blew Tohru's hair across her face. For a minute Kyo stared at her, then he took her hand.
"Hmm" she looked down.
"C'mon. I got something for you" he replied helping her up.
She followed him back around to the front of the building. Under a bench was a cardboard box with holes on the side. Kyo knelt down and pulled it out. Then he stood back up and crossed his arms.
"Go ahead. Open it up."
"What is this?" she asked.
"It's your birthday present" he said, "Open it."
"Okay" she nodded.
She lifted the lid and was speechless. Then she looked back at Kyo. He turned his eyes away for a sec as she lifted the small orange figure from the box.
"I" she stuttered, "I. I don't know what to say," she said as the kitten in her arms crawled up her shoulder, "You got this kitten for me."
"Yea well. I figured you would have her after you leave Shigure's house when we graduate. And you won't be so lonely now."
"Kyo. This must have cost you a fortune?"
"Not really. No one wanted her. So I figured you could give her a good home. I already asked Shigure he said it's all right. So I hope you like her."
"I love her" Tohru replied tears forming in her eyes for the third time that day, "I love her a lot. Kyo this is the sweetest. Oh I'm crying again."
"It's nothing to get all weepy about. The food and her crate are in the party room" he sighed, "Any way Happy Birthday Tohru."
"Thank you Kyo" she smiled, "Thank you so much."
"It was nothing. Hey!" he shouted as the kitten jumped from her arms immediately to his shoulders.
"I think she likes you" Tohru laughed as the animal rubbed it's cheek against his.
"Yea" he replied lifting her off and handing her back, "Here take her back."
Tohru smiled.
"I'm gonna show Uo and Hana what you and Yuki got me. They are by far my favorite presents. I can tell you both put a lot of thought into them," she said as she took off running.
Kyo sighed again and went back to the pond. He sat down and threw more stones in.
"Anything to make you happy" he replied to himself, "Anything so you won't be alone."
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Tohru found Kagura, Uo, Hana, and Kisa back in their room. Kisa was on the bed lying on her stomach. Kagura was next to her sitting down. Both Hana and Uo were on the floor.
"Hey Tohru" Uo smiled when she entered in.
"What's that Sissy?" Kisa asked when she saw the kitten.
"Oh this. This is Kyoko. My new kitten."
"Your kitten?" Hana replied bewildered.
"Uh huh. Kyo gave her to me. For my birthday."
"Whoa" Uo stood up, "Orange top gave you this. She's so cute."
"Her name is Kyoko?" Hana asked also coming over with a bit of a frown on her face.
"Yea. Don't you think she looks like mom?"
"Are you kidding?" Uo replied, "Her fur color is the same as your moms hair."
"I know" Tohru nodded.
"Can I hold her Sissy?" Kisa asked jumping up and running over.
The three of them surrounded Tohru as she sat down so they could all pet her. Kyoko purred contentedly.
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Kagura was the only one who was silent. She watched Tohru with a sad look on her face. She stood up and walked out the door.
Kagura walked down the hall with her head down.
"I have to find him" she said to herself, "I have to talk to Kyo."
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Back at Akito's room, Akito had fallen asleep but Kureno was still wide-awake. He had been behind Akito earlier that afternoon so no one could see him, but he saw everyone. Even her. He couldn't believe his eyes when he saw her stand up and walk out of the room with Tohru. It had been several months since he last saw her after all.
"Arisa" he whispered in the wind sadly, "What are you doing here?"
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Yuki and Hatsuharu watched the stars shining as they sat on the porch off of their room. Yuki had a sad look on his face. Hatsuharu was leaning back a bit with his hands behind his head.
"So Yuki what did you get Tohru for her birthday?" Haru asked.
"That's none of your business" Yuki replied shortly.
"What's wrong?" Haru brought his hands down.
"Akito. I have to wonder. What was his purpose today? Was it to spoil the party or to make us feel uncomfortable?"
"I would have to say both" Haru returned to his original position, "After all he doesn't give a damn about anything except himself."
"I don't know. What he did. Kissing Miss Honda's hand like that. Something else was on his mind."
"Something else?"
"Like maybe he's trying a new tactic to scare her away. Just like he did with Kyo. He was really surprised when she came back after seeing Kyo's transformation."
"I imagine. But Tohru is not like any other person. She won't give up on the people she cares about just because of the way they look. She's much smarter than that. And the sooner Akito learns that she's not going anywhere the better."
"Do you really think so?" Yuki looked at him.
"I know so."
"You know Haru, when it comes down to it, you're not a bad guy" Yuki smiled.
"Likewise Yuki. In fact you're quite cute" he looked at him teasingly.
"Do you always have to ruin a good moment" Yuki's face darkened.
Hatsuharu just laughed.
"I just like pulling your leg. You should have seen the look on your face."
Yuki turned away angrily.
"They're crazy. All of them."
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Kagura found Kyo in the backyard. This time he was standing up. He stared angrily at the pond and threw in a big stone.
"Oh he's not in a good mood" Kagura thought, "Maybe I should. No" she shook her head, "I have to talk to him it's now or never."
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Authors Note: Hey guys! Just two chapters today.
Next Chapter: Kagura's Words
Kagura confronts Kyo with his feelings about Tohru. Meanwhile Uo also bumps into the mysterious Kureno Sohma once more. See you then!
The wind blew across the pond, which blew Tohru's hair across her face. For a minute Kyo stared at her, then he took her hand.
"Hmm" she looked down.
"C'mon. I got something for you" he replied helping her up.
She followed him back around to the front of the building. Under a bench was a cardboard box with holes on the side. Kyo knelt down and pulled it out. Then he stood back up and crossed his arms.
"Go ahead. Open it up."
"What is this?" she asked.
"It's your birthday present" he said, "Open it."
"Okay" she nodded.
She lifted the lid and was speechless. Then she looked back at Kyo. He turned his eyes away for a sec as she lifted the small orange figure from the box.
"I" she stuttered, "I. I don't know what to say," she said as the kitten in her arms crawled up her shoulder, "You got this kitten for me."
"Yea well. I figured you would have her after you leave Shigure's house when we graduate. And you won't be so lonely now."
"Kyo. This must have cost you a fortune?"
"Not really. No one wanted her. So I figured you could give her a good home. I already asked Shigure he said it's all right. So I hope you like her."
"I love her" Tohru replied tears forming in her eyes for the third time that day, "I love her a lot. Kyo this is the sweetest. Oh I'm crying again."
"It's nothing to get all weepy about. The food and her crate are in the party room" he sighed, "Any way Happy Birthday Tohru."
"Thank you Kyo" she smiled, "Thank you so much."
"It was nothing. Hey!" he shouted as the kitten jumped from her arms immediately to his shoulders.
"I think she likes you" Tohru laughed as the animal rubbed it's cheek against his.
"Yea" he replied lifting her off and handing her back, "Here take her back."
Tohru smiled.
"I'm gonna show Uo and Hana what you and Yuki got me. They are by far my favorite presents. I can tell you both put a lot of thought into them," she said as she took off running.
Kyo sighed again and went back to the pond. He sat down and threw more stones in.
"Anything to make you happy" he replied to himself, "Anything so you won't be alone."
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Tohru found Kagura, Uo, Hana, and Kisa back in their room. Kisa was on the bed lying on her stomach. Kagura was next to her sitting down. Both Hana and Uo were on the floor.
"Hey Tohru" Uo smiled when she entered in.
"What's that Sissy?" Kisa asked when she saw the kitten.
"Oh this. This is Kyoko. My new kitten."
"Your kitten?" Hana replied bewildered.
"Uh huh. Kyo gave her to me. For my birthday."
"Whoa" Uo stood up, "Orange top gave you this. She's so cute."
"Her name is Kyoko?" Hana asked also coming over with a bit of a frown on her face.
"Yea. Don't you think she looks like mom?"
"Are you kidding?" Uo replied, "Her fur color is the same as your moms hair."
"I know" Tohru nodded.
"Can I hold her Sissy?" Kisa asked jumping up and running over.
The three of them surrounded Tohru as she sat down so they could all pet her. Kyoko purred contentedly.
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Kagura was the only one who was silent. She watched Tohru with a sad look on her face. She stood up and walked out the door.
Kagura walked down the hall with her head down.
"I have to find him" she said to herself, "I have to talk to Kyo."
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Back at Akito's room, Akito had fallen asleep but Kureno was still wide-awake. He had been behind Akito earlier that afternoon so no one could see him, but he saw everyone. Even her. He couldn't believe his eyes when he saw her stand up and walk out of the room with Tohru. It had been several months since he last saw her after all.
"Arisa" he whispered in the wind sadly, "What are you doing here?"
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Yuki and Hatsuharu watched the stars shining as they sat on the porch off of their room. Yuki had a sad look on his face. Hatsuharu was leaning back a bit with his hands behind his head.
"So Yuki what did you get Tohru for her birthday?" Haru asked.
"That's none of your business" Yuki replied shortly.
"What's wrong?" Haru brought his hands down.
"Akito. I have to wonder. What was his purpose today? Was it to spoil the party or to make us feel uncomfortable?"
"I would have to say both" Haru returned to his original position, "After all he doesn't give a damn about anything except himself."
"I don't know. What he did. Kissing Miss Honda's hand like that. Something else was on his mind."
"Something else?"
"Like maybe he's trying a new tactic to scare her away. Just like he did with Kyo. He was really surprised when she came back after seeing Kyo's transformation."
"I imagine. But Tohru is not like any other person. She won't give up on the people she cares about just because of the way they look. She's much smarter than that. And the sooner Akito learns that she's not going anywhere the better."
"Do you really think so?" Yuki looked at him.
"I know so."
"You know Haru, when it comes down to it, you're not a bad guy" Yuki smiled.
"Likewise Yuki. In fact you're quite cute" he looked at him teasingly.
"Do you always have to ruin a good moment" Yuki's face darkened.
Hatsuharu just laughed.
"I just like pulling your leg. You should have seen the look on your face."
Yuki turned away angrily.
"They're crazy. All of them."
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Kagura found Kyo in the backyard. This time he was standing up. He stared angrily at the pond and threw in a big stone.
"Oh he's not in a good mood" Kagura thought, "Maybe I should. No" she shook her head, "I have to talk to him it's now or never."
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Authors Note: Hey guys! Just two chapters today.
Next Chapter: Kagura's Words
Kagura confronts Kyo with his feelings about Tohru. Meanwhile Uo also bumps into the mysterious Kureno Sohma once more. See you then!