Chapter Two: Difference of Opinion or Is It?
Kyo stared into Tohru's eyes as he spouted the words loud and clear once more.
"Just stop caring about me!" he shouted again.
But it was at that moment that he stopped shaking and noticed the hurt look on her face, and he couldn't bear it any longer. H pulled away suddenly, and then dashed out of the room leaving her stunned and speechless. Meanwhile Yuki was sitting there furious and steaming with anger. He slowly walked over to Tohru and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Miss Honda, maybe you better let me help me handle this," he said gently.
"What? No" she shook her head starting to worry again.
"It'll be all right Miss Honda" he replied standing up once more, "Just trust me."
She nodded her head slowly as he walked quickly out of the sitting room and into the hall to put on his shoes. As he walked out the front door, Tohru sighed a little and rose from the floor. She walked quietly up the stairs and back to her room. Once there she hung her head as she leaned against the door, and one small tear fell from her eye.
Yuki trudged in the woods still fuming inside. He felt like a volcano that was about to erupt. He knew where to find Kyo. Whenever he wasn't on the roof sulking, Kyo was always off in the woods somewhere, and Yuki knew far to well how to track him down. He was right. He found Kyo not far in the woods punching at the trees. One of his knuckles was bleeding quite a bit, but it didn't look like he seemed to care. Yuki stepped from behind the trees and crossed his arms.
"Probably not the most lucrative of ways to solve your problem" he said cynically making Kyo snap his head back.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"I think that should be obvious by now you stupid cat. If it was not one thing it's another isn't it?"
"What are you talking about?"
"First you ditched her at the dance, now the girl shows complete compassion for your plight and what do you do? Like an idiot first you yell at her, and then ask her to stop caring. And oh my favorite part, finally you run away. Like you always do."
"You have nothing to do with this damn rat! So beat it!"
"I'm not going anywhere Kyo" Yuki said once more in his dangerous voice, "How could you do that? She only cares about you and you pushed her away."
"You don't understand. You can never understand!"
"I think I know what exactly is going on here."
"No you don't" Kyo retorted, "Oh then again what am I thinking? Of course you do. Your Prince Yuki. You know everything. You're perfect."
"Perfect? You think I'm perfect?"
"Damn straight I do. You have the answer for everything. People look up to you. They listen to what you say. You have the perfect life and you know it."
Yuki scoffed a bit before he turned back to Kyo.
"I have the perfect life? Get real. I do not have the perfect life."
"Sure you do. You always have" Kyo said bitterly, "Do they blame you every time something goes wrong?" Kyo replied as he sat down on a log, "Or how about this did they blame you for your mother's suicide? Huh? I didn't think so. So don't tell me you don't have the perfect life. You're the most popular guy at school. They all listen every time you speak. Even in our family, you're high above me."
"I don't think that you know me as well as you think you do" Yuki said.
"What?"
"Yes, people do listen to me. And yes they look up to me. But they don't know me. Not the real me anyway."
"Huh?"
"All they have ever seen is an act. A show. A play that I put on everyday. The Yuki at school is not the real me. It's not how I feel at all. But you. You don't have to pretend. Your friends. They like you because of who you are, not because you're popular. Or because they have to. You as far as I am concerned have the perfect life. You were free most of your life. I on the other hand lived in pure hell from the time I was four. Where as you got to go live outside Sohma house. To be with someone who cared about you. I didn't get that growing up Kyo. So don't tell me I have the perfect life because I don't. Yes you were also blamed for your mother's suicide, but at least your mother loved you."
They both were silent for a few minutes until Yuki spoke again.
"The way I see it, I would give anything in this whole world to have what you have Kyo. Anything."
"Oh yea. Well I would give anything to have what you have. You have our family on your side. They don't hate you or pretend you're not there when you are there. Do you know how that makes me feel sometimes? Being alienated from my own family? I don't even know why I am telling you this" Kyo stood up, "It's none of your business anyway."
"I don't know why I am telling you either" Yuki leaned again against a tree, "I almost forgot why I came here? Oh yea. You have to" he said but was interrupted.
"Apologize to Tohru I know" Kyo replied, "I handled that badly."
"Yes you did. You probably really hurt her Kyo. How could you do that to someone who cares that much?"
"I was shocked okay. She caught me off guard. I didn't know she knew. I didn't want her to know that."
"Why?"
"Why do you think? You know how she is? She worries constantly about us. I didn't want her to have to worry about this along with other things when she leaves."
They both frowned a bit at the thought.
"Well she's worried about you" Yuki said pulling away from the tree, "I think you should go back and apologize to her as soon as possible."
Yuki began to walk back to the house while Kyo sat still and thought some more. He crossed his arms as he one thought entered his mind.
"What does he know anyway?" Kyo thought.
As he walked into the house he sighed as he shut the door. He found Tohru sitting in the sitting room, staring into space and immediately felt very guilty. As he entered the room Tohru looked up with a bit of hope in her eyes and she smiled slightly as he came in and sat down next to her.
"Kyo" she replied slowly, "I am so sorry I didn't tell you."
"Wait a minute" he held up a hand, "What are you apologizing for? You didn't do anything wrong. It's me who needs to make the apology here" he sighed, as he looked her straight in the eye, "I'm sorry. I was a bit startled to hear that you knew about this, and I handled it the wrong way. I just didn't know what else to d, you know what I have no excuse. Forgive me Tohru, if I hurt you?"
"Of course" she nodded, "I'm just glad that you are all right now. Yuki must have said something to you that helped a little huh?"
Kyo grimaced as Yuki's name was mentioned but tried to keep in a good mood.
"Um I was going to apologize anyway," he said quickly.
"Oh okay" she nodded.
"It's getting late" he replied, "We should both get to bed."
"Yea" she said agreeing and standing up along with him.
As she entered her room this time she sighed contentedly and walked over to her desk to look at her mom's picture. As the moonlight shone in the window, it lit the face of one of the figures in the group photograph. Tohru stared at it for a moment quizzically and then began to rack her brain.
"That's funny?" she thought as she climbed into bed, "Maybe I will think about it a little more tomorrow."
Authors Note: Hello again everyone! I am such a nerd. I really want to finish this story line because I am so excited about it the most out of all my books. The other reason I am writing still when I said it will be done by Monday, is that I don't want Shadow's translation of the manga to interfere with my storyline, or make the two storylines not fit. Or something to that effect. So I am going to try to get most of out before that storyline is translated. The next two chapters will be done on Monday though. That is unless I get antsy again tomorrow. And the last two since I am in such a writing frenzy will be done on Tuesday. But again that all depends on what kind of mood I am in. I know that means the book is coming to an end soon but I promise you that it will be worth it.
Next Chapter: Kyo's Story
Tohru tries to figure out where she knows Sakura Sohma from. Kyo meanwhile reveals that he knew Tohru's mom. Find out how! Again my own interpretation of how he knew her and one of my biggest questions I would like answered, so I came up with one of my own. See you there!
Kyo stared into Tohru's eyes as he spouted the words loud and clear once more.
"Just stop caring about me!" he shouted again.
But it was at that moment that he stopped shaking and noticed the hurt look on her face, and he couldn't bear it any longer. H pulled away suddenly, and then dashed out of the room leaving her stunned and speechless. Meanwhile Yuki was sitting there furious and steaming with anger. He slowly walked over to Tohru and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Miss Honda, maybe you better let me help me handle this," he said gently.
"What? No" she shook her head starting to worry again.
"It'll be all right Miss Honda" he replied standing up once more, "Just trust me."
She nodded her head slowly as he walked quickly out of the sitting room and into the hall to put on his shoes. As he walked out the front door, Tohru sighed a little and rose from the floor. She walked quietly up the stairs and back to her room. Once there she hung her head as she leaned against the door, and one small tear fell from her eye.
Yuki trudged in the woods still fuming inside. He felt like a volcano that was about to erupt. He knew where to find Kyo. Whenever he wasn't on the roof sulking, Kyo was always off in the woods somewhere, and Yuki knew far to well how to track him down. He was right. He found Kyo not far in the woods punching at the trees. One of his knuckles was bleeding quite a bit, but it didn't look like he seemed to care. Yuki stepped from behind the trees and crossed his arms.
"Probably not the most lucrative of ways to solve your problem" he said cynically making Kyo snap his head back.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"I think that should be obvious by now you stupid cat. If it was not one thing it's another isn't it?"
"What are you talking about?"
"First you ditched her at the dance, now the girl shows complete compassion for your plight and what do you do? Like an idiot first you yell at her, and then ask her to stop caring. And oh my favorite part, finally you run away. Like you always do."
"You have nothing to do with this damn rat! So beat it!"
"I'm not going anywhere Kyo" Yuki said once more in his dangerous voice, "How could you do that? She only cares about you and you pushed her away."
"You don't understand. You can never understand!"
"I think I know what exactly is going on here."
"No you don't" Kyo retorted, "Oh then again what am I thinking? Of course you do. Your Prince Yuki. You know everything. You're perfect."
"Perfect? You think I'm perfect?"
"Damn straight I do. You have the answer for everything. People look up to you. They listen to what you say. You have the perfect life and you know it."
Yuki scoffed a bit before he turned back to Kyo.
"I have the perfect life? Get real. I do not have the perfect life."
"Sure you do. You always have" Kyo said bitterly, "Do they blame you every time something goes wrong?" Kyo replied as he sat down on a log, "Or how about this did they blame you for your mother's suicide? Huh? I didn't think so. So don't tell me you don't have the perfect life. You're the most popular guy at school. They all listen every time you speak. Even in our family, you're high above me."
"I don't think that you know me as well as you think you do" Yuki said.
"What?"
"Yes, people do listen to me. And yes they look up to me. But they don't know me. Not the real me anyway."
"Huh?"
"All they have ever seen is an act. A show. A play that I put on everyday. The Yuki at school is not the real me. It's not how I feel at all. But you. You don't have to pretend. Your friends. They like you because of who you are, not because you're popular. Or because they have to. You as far as I am concerned have the perfect life. You were free most of your life. I on the other hand lived in pure hell from the time I was four. Where as you got to go live outside Sohma house. To be with someone who cared about you. I didn't get that growing up Kyo. So don't tell me I have the perfect life because I don't. Yes you were also blamed for your mother's suicide, but at least your mother loved you."
They both were silent for a few minutes until Yuki spoke again.
"The way I see it, I would give anything in this whole world to have what you have Kyo. Anything."
"Oh yea. Well I would give anything to have what you have. You have our family on your side. They don't hate you or pretend you're not there when you are there. Do you know how that makes me feel sometimes? Being alienated from my own family? I don't even know why I am telling you this" Kyo stood up, "It's none of your business anyway."
"I don't know why I am telling you either" Yuki leaned again against a tree, "I almost forgot why I came here? Oh yea. You have to" he said but was interrupted.
"Apologize to Tohru I know" Kyo replied, "I handled that badly."
"Yes you did. You probably really hurt her Kyo. How could you do that to someone who cares that much?"
"I was shocked okay. She caught me off guard. I didn't know she knew. I didn't want her to know that."
"Why?"
"Why do you think? You know how she is? She worries constantly about us. I didn't want her to have to worry about this along with other things when she leaves."
They both frowned a bit at the thought.
"Well she's worried about you" Yuki said pulling away from the tree, "I think you should go back and apologize to her as soon as possible."
Yuki began to walk back to the house while Kyo sat still and thought some more. He crossed his arms as he one thought entered his mind.
"What does he know anyway?" Kyo thought.
As he walked into the house he sighed as he shut the door. He found Tohru sitting in the sitting room, staring into space and immediately felt very guilty. As he entered the room Tohru looked up with a bit of hope in her eyes and she smiled slightly as he came in and sat down next to her.
"Kyo" she replied slowly, "I am so sorry I didn't tell you."
"Wait a minute" he held up a hand, "What are you apologizing for? You didn't do anything wrong. It's me who needs to make the apology here" he sighed, as he looked her straight in the eye, "I'm sorry. I was a bit startled to hear that you knew about this, and I handled it the wrong way. I just didn't know what else to d, you know what I have no excuse. Forgive me Tohru, if I hurt you?"
"Of course" she nodded, "I'm just glad that you are all right now. Yuki must have said something to you that helped a little huh?"
Kyo grimaced as Yuki's name was mentioned but tried to keep in a good mood.
"Um I was going to apologize anyway," he said quickly.
"Oh okay" she nodded.
"It's getting late" he replied, "We should both get to bed."
"Yea" she said agreeing and standing up along with him.
As she entered her room this time she sighed contentedly and walked over to her desk to look at her mom's picture. As the moonlight shone in the window, it lit the face of one of the figures in the group photograph. Tohru stared at it for a moment quizzically and then began to rack her brain.
"That's funny?" she thought as she climbed into bed, "Maybe I will think about it a little more tomorrow."
Authors Note: Hello again everyone! I am such a nerd. I really want to finish this story line because I am so excited about it the most out of all my books. The other reason I am writing still when I said it will be done by Monday, is that I don't want Shadow's translation of the manga to interfere with my storyline, or make the two storylines not fit. Or something to that effect. So I am going to try to get most of out before that storyline is translated. The next two chapters will be done on Monday though. That is unless I get antsy again tomorrow. And the last two since I am in such a writing frenzy will be done on Tuesday. But again that all depends on what kind of mood I am in. I know that means the book is coming to an end soon but I promise you that it will be worth it.
Next Chapter: Kyo's Story
Tohru tries to figure out where she knows Sakura Sohma from. Kyo meanwhile reveals that he knew Tohru's mom. Find out how! Again my own interpretation of how he knew her and one of my biggest questions I would like answered, so I came up with one of my own. See you there!