Chapter Twelve: Sitting on the Roof
That evening Tohru walked over to the ladder and climbed up it. Kyo was once again on the roof staring at the night sky.
"Kyo?"
He looked over at her a bit surprised.
"I brought some dessert back if you're interested" she replied.
"Uh no thanks."
"Okay" she started to go back down.
"Tohru!" he called out.
"Mhm" she looked up.
"I need to apologize."
"Apologize?"
"For ditching you at the dance. I shouldn't have done that. I'm sorry."
"Oh that's all right," she said coming over and sitting down, "Are you feeling any better?"
"Yea" he nodded, "But it's not all right. I shouldn't have done it. You have every right to be angry."
"But I'm not angry."
"You're not" his voice rose, "Why aren't you?"
"Because I can't get angry at you Kyo. I can't get angry with anyone really. I don't know why that is that's just the way I am" she smiled.
"Oh. Okay."
"So. It's all right. Don't worry about it" she turned to the sky and looked herself.
Kyo found himself look at her for a few minutes then he cleared his throat.
"So that's what you have been doing?" he replied.
"Hmm?"
"With Haru. The music thing. That's why you have been going over there."
"Uh huh" she replied blushing a bit, "Yea. That's why. I'm sorry I didn't tell you guys about it, but I was a little embarrassed."
"Why? You got a good voice."
"It's more along the lines of, well I haven't sung like that in public or since Mom's death."
Kyo's eyebrows rose a bit.
"So I felt kind of like I was betraying her if I did sing, since it was our special thing. I know that sounds funny, but that's how I felt."
"I think that is funny. Why would you want to waste such a talent?"
"I'm not that talented."
"If you say so" he replied with a frown, "But I beg to differ."
"Hmm?"
"That song. The way you sang it. Was almost as if you really felt those words."
"Oh no" she replied nervously, "I sing that way with every song."
"Are you sure? I mean it was almost as if you were."
"What?"
"Never mind. Come to think of it. Maybe I will come down for some dessert. Maybe in a little while."
"Okay" she nodded as Kyoko ran past her and jumped into Kyo's lap.
She laughed a bit as the little lump of orange fur startled him.
"She really does like you Kyo" she smiled.
"Like all of them" he grumbled.
He watched as Tohru departed then turned to the kitten.
"You're lucky cat. You don't know how lucky you are" he sighed.
"Meow" Kyoko said.
"You don't have to worry about things. Important things. Or feelings for that matter."
She snuggled up to his chest and purred.
"I don't know where to go from here," he thought.
"Time is a precious commodity" he heard Hatsuharu say in his head, "And you don't have a lot of time left. Don't waste it."
Kyo sighed again and leaned back, Kyoko still on his lap.
"Just one more year" he said to himself, "Then it's over."
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When all the dessert had been given out and they had all said goodnight, Tohru walked back to her room. She closed the door behind her and smiled at the picture on her desk.
"Hi mom" she replied, "Well I did it. I sang the song. Only" she frowned a bit as she remembered the earlier conversation with Uo and Hana.
Is that why you are crying?" Uo asked, "Because of your mom."
"It's okay" Hana replied, "We're here Tohru."
"Thanks you guys."
"But I lied to them" Tohru thought, "That wasn't the problem" she sat on her bed and looked down, "Not at all."
She saw the wind pick up outside and walked over to the window. She slowly slid the window open and let some of the breeze come in.
"Oh mom" she said, "Why is it? Why is it that lately I can't get him off of my mind."
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Authors Note: The End of Book Three. Be sure to look for Book Four on April 26! I hope you enjoyed this one. I also had a question for you my fans. Like so many of you who have I think I read the latest manga story and it kind of messes with my story ideas for the next book, however I can work around it to keep it true to the fruits basket manga, but my thought is I already changed Kyoko's family background and Takaya did mention in that last story a little about the parents and it is completely different. In book four I was hoping to add a little more about Kyoko and Kyo's parents as well. But I will let you the fans decide. I do really want your opinions so I can make the best decision. My decision won't change the first books in the slightest and I was really kind of looking forward to writing the next book as is, but again I want to please you guys. So if you could in either your next reviews or you can send me a personal e-mail, let me know what you think and I will begin planning for the next book. Thanks again!!!
Next Chapter: Book Four: Spring Festival
The Sohmas and Tohru go to the Spring festival that is held every three years. Along the way some secrets of Tohru and Kyo's past are going to be revealed. A lot of Kisa and Hiro in this one too. Not to mention another appearance from the guy we all love to hate Tai Ushida. See you guys next time!!!
That evening Tohru walked over to the ladder and climbed up it. Kyo was once again on the roof staring at the night sky.
"Kyo?"
He looked over at her a bit surprised.
"I brought some dessert back if you're interested" she replied.
"Uh no thanks."
"Okay" she started to go back down.
"Tohru!" he called out.
"Mhm" she looked up.
"I need to apologize."
"Apologize?"
"For ditching you at the dance. I shouldn't have done that. I'm sorry."
"Oh that's all right," she said coming over and sitting down, "Are you feeling any better?"
"Yea" he nodded, "But it's not all right. I shouldn't have done it. You have every right to be angry."
"But I'm not angry."
"You're not" his voice rose, "Why aren't you?"
"Because I can't get angry at you Kyo. I can't get angry with anyone really. I don't know why that is that's just the way I am" she smiled.
"Oh. Okay."
"So. It's all right. Don't worry about it" she turned to the sky and looked herself.
Kyo found himself look at her for a few minutes then he cleared his throat.
"So that's what you have been doing?" he replied.
"Hmm?"
"With Haru. The music thing. That's why you have been going over there."
"Uh huh" she replied blushing a bit, "Yea. That's why. I'm sorry I didn't tell you guys about it, but I was a little embarrassed."
"Why? You got a good voice."
"It's more along the lines of, well I haven't sung like that in public or since Mom's death."
Kyo's eyebrows rose a bit.
"So I felt kind of like I was betraying her if I did sing, since it was our special thing. I know that sounds funny, but that's how I felt."
"I think that is funny. Why would you want to waste such a talent?"
"I'm not that talented."
"If you say so" he replied with a frown, "But I beg to differ."
"Hmm?"
"That song. The way you sang it. Was almost as if you really felt those words."
"Oh no" she replied nervously, "I sing that way with every song."
"Are you sure? I mean it was almost as if you were."
"What?"
"Never mind. Come to think of it. Maybe I will come down for some dessert. Maybe in a little while."
"Okay" she nodded as Kyoko ran past her and jumped into Kyo's lap.
She laughed a bit as the little lump of orange fur startled him.
"She really does like you Kyo" she smiled.
"Like all of them" he grumbled.
He watched as Tohru departed then turned to the kitten.
"You're lucky cat. You don't know how lucky you are" he sighed.
"Meow" Kyoko said.
"You don't have to worry about things. Important things. Or feelings for that matter."
She snuggled up to his chest and purred.
"I don't know where to go from here," he thought.
"Time is a precious commodity" he heard Hatsuharu say in his head, "And you don't have a lot of time left. Don't waste it."
Kyo sighed again and leaned back, Kyoko still on his lap.
"Just one more year" he said to himself, "Then it's over."
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When all the dessert had been given out and they had all said goodnight, Tohru walked back to her room. She closed the door behind her and smiled at the picture on her desk.
"Hi mom" she replied, "Well I did it. I sang the song. Only" she frowned a bit as she remembered the earlier conversation with Uo and Hana.
Is that why you are crying?" Uo asked, "Because of your mom."
"It's okay" Hana replied, "We're here Tohru."
"Thanks you guys."
"But I lied to them" Tohru thought, "That wasn't the problem" she sat on her bed and looked down, "Not at all."
She saw the wind pick up outside and walked over to the window. She slowly slid the window open and let some of the breeze come in.
"Oh mom" she said, "Why is it? Why is it that lately I can't get him off of my mind."
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Authors Note: The End of Book Three. Be sure to look for Book Four on April 26! I hope you enjoyed this one. I also had a question for you my fans. Like so many of you who have I think I read the latest manga story and it kind of messes with my story ideas for the next book, however I can work around it to keep it true to the fruits basket manga, but my thought is I already changed Kyoko's family background and Takaya did mention in that last story a little about the parents and it is completely different. In book four I was hoping to add a little more about Kyoko and Kyo's parents as well. But I will let you the fans decide. I do really want your opinions so I can make the best decision. My decision won't change the first books in the slightest and I was really kind of looking forward to writing the next book as is, but again I want to please you guys. So if you could in either your next reviews or you can send me a personal e-mail, let me know what you think and I will begin planning for the next book. Thanks again!!!
Next Chapter: Book Four: Spring Festival
The Sohmas and Tohru go to the Spring festival that is held every three years. Along the way some secrets of Tohru and Kyo's past are going to be revealed. A lot of Kisa and Hiro in this one too. Not to mention another appearance from the guy we all love to hate Tai Ushida. See you guys next time!!!