Chapter 4
Flowering
Tohru finished the dishes and then headed up stairs to bed. As she was going upstairs she caught Shigure peeking around the corner. "Is there anything else you need Shigure-san? I could make you some tea if you like before I go up to do my homework."
"No, no Tohru-kun. Just behave yourself until I can find the camera."
Tohru seemed confused, but Shigure left her on the stairs alone. Shrugging the comment off she headed back up to her room.
"Ah, Tohru-kun, what took you so long?"
"Shigure needed a word with me, but I'm not quite sure what he was talking about."
"Well what did he say?"
"That we're supposed to behave ourselves until he finds the camera."
"SHIGURE!!!"
The dog meekly poked his head into the door of Tohru's room. "Ahh, yes Yuki-kun?"
"Don't you go around implying such dirty things to Tohru-kun. And don't you ever think that something like that would go on when you're around."
The dog sulked away, and Tohru looked even more confused. "Dirty things, Yuki-kun?"
"Shigure was saying that we shouldn't do anything inappropriate unless he could take pictures."
"Like what?"
"Just never mind; it's not important. Have you finished your English paper yet?"
"Hai. Would you look it over for me?" she asked sitting down next to him on the floor.
The two worked on their homework for an hour then decided that they should head to bed.
"Good night, Yuki-kun," Tohru said as she drifted off to a peaceful sleep.
Sleep did not come as quickly for Yuki. He sat there for a long while thinking about everything Tohru had done for him. Part of him wished that she had never found out about the curse because of all the pain it must cause her. She didn't need to carry that pain; she wasn't a Sohma after all.
A larger part of him was glad that he finally had someone he could be perfectly honest with. He would never forget her words the day he told her that she might have her memory erased.
"Just, promise you'll still be my friend, okay?"
Yuki felt so deeply for her, she was different from everyone. She was everything that Yuki wished he could be: strong, friendly, open, loving, caring, and innocent. He rolled over and looked at her sleeping form before whispering, "Good night my sweet Tohru."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ When Yuki awoke the next morning he rolled over to say good morning to Tohru, but she wasn't in her bed. His mind panicked for a moment, before he remembered that Tohru always got up before everyone else so she could make breakfast and do a few chores before they had to leave for school.
He tucked his bed away in the closet and got dressed in his uniform before heading downstairs. The smell of the wonderful meal Tohru was making floated throughout the house even though there was only Tohru and Yuki to smell it.
"Good morning Tohru-kun," Yuki said as he entered the kitchen.
"Good morning Yuki-kun! Did you sleep well?"
"Wonderful. Just like your cooking smells."
Tohru blushed easily and Yuki laughed slightly. She was always so cute like this.
Just then Kyo came in yelling something about Ayame taking too long in the bathroom. "Do something about your stupid brother Yuki!"
Yuki was glad that someone else found Ayame as annoying as he did, but he refused to take the blame for this. "It was the dog that brought it is, remember Kyo?"
"That's right. That damn dog..." Kyo said storming off, most likely to go find Shigure.
Tohru giggled at Kyo, then finished dishing everything onto their plates. "Would you like some help carrying that into the dining room, Tohru-kun?"
"Oh, thank you Yuki-kun. You're so sweet," she said as she handed him a couple plates of food, and then followed him into the dining room with her own set of steaming plates.
Breakfast went fairly uneventfully, Yuki ignored Ayame, just as Kyo did. Tohru however asked him lots of questions about his shop. Shigure giggled mostly between bites of food.
"Come on Tohru-kun, we have to leave or we'll be late for school," Yuki said pulling her away from Ayame.
"But Ayame was just in the middle of a wonderful story."
"He'll be here when we get home, unfortunately."
The trio walked to school quietly, and arrived before the bell sounded for the beginning of classes.
During class Tohru caught Yuki watching her a couple times, but thought nothing of it. He was her friend, why shouldn't he look at her?
After classes were finished and the students had cleaned the room, Yuki and Tohru left Kyo to walk home alone while they went to the market to buy seeds for the garden.
Kyo was glad that they didn't invite him. He couldn't believe what Kagura had told him last night before she left. How could she even think that Tohru and Yuki liked each other as more than friends? The thought was quite sickening. Maybe the girl just had love stuck on the brain.
But what if she was right? What if the two did like each other and they weren't going out because they thought he would be mad? Kyo told himself that he didn't care, but did he? It was hard to say. Sadly the only person for him to talk about things with was going to be Shigure, and he wasn't sure if he wanted to talk about his problems with that dumb dog. Shigure usually ended up being right, when he got serious, but he always had to laugh about being right later on.
However, when Kyo arrived home Shigure was not there. Ayame told him that something had come up at the Main House that needed Shigure's attention. Kyo steamed and headed up to his room, slamming the door before Ayame could question him why he needed to talk to Shigure so bad. Like hell Kyo was telling his problems to that stupid snake.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ In the market Tohru and Yuki stood looking over all the different kinds of vegetable seeds that they could buy. While Tohru seemed happy with any of the ideas that Yuki gave her, she kept looking over at the different flower seeds. Yuki smiled at her, she probably didn't even know that he had noticed her glances yet. That was just like her.
"Tohru-kun we could plant two things if you like. We do have more than enough space."
"Oh yes, but what else could we plant?"
"Hmmm.... Well, let's get carrots like we originally thought, and how about something special?"
"Special?"
Yuki nodded, "Something special." Then he took her hand and pulled her over to look at the different flower seeds.
Tohru blushed a bright red, and Yuki suppressed a giggle. He was quite surprised at the different kinds of flowers you could plant. There were more different kinds that those for vegetables!
"Pick anyone that you like Tohru-kun."
"Really?"
"Of course. Which one do you like?"
After looking the different types over Tohru finally decided on some pretty Yuris, lilies.
"Do you like these Yuki-kun?"
He smiled, "I said that you get to pick, so whatever you like. They are very pretty, almost as pretty as you Tohru-kun."
** Author's Note ** Well, what do you all think of the new chapter? I hope you like it. Now, I've been noticing that a lot of you, okay nearly all of you, really want to know what's going to happen between Tohru and Kyo. I think next chapter is going to be the festival, and then the camping trip for the next couple chapters after that, but where ever shall I put the 'thing' between Tohru and Kyo? Hmmm.... Well, if I'm feeling nice I just might put it in the next chapter so say tuned!
Tohru finished the dishes and then headed up stairs to bed. As she was going upstairs she caught Shigure peeking around the corner. "Is there anything else you need Shigure-san? I could make you some tea if you like before I go up to do my homework."
"No, no Tohru-kun. Just behave yourself until I can find the camera."
Tohru seemed confused, but Shigure left her on the stairs alone. Shrugging the comment off she headed back up to her room.
"Ah, Tohru-kun, what took you so long?"
"Shigure needed a word with me, but I'm not quite sure what he was talking about."
"Well what did he say?"
"That we're supposed to behave ourselves until he finds the camera."
"SHIGURE!!!"
The dog meekly poked his head into the door of Tohru's room. "Ahh, yes Yuki-kun?"
"Don't you go around implying such dirty things to Tohru-kun. And don't you ever think that something like that would go on when you're around."
The dog sulked away, and Tohru looked even more confused. "Dirty things, Yuki-kun?"
"Shigure was saying that we shouldn't do anything inappropriate unless he could take pictures."
"Like what?"
"Just never mind; it's not important. Have you finished your English paper yet?"
"Hai. Would you look it over for me?" she asked sitting down next to him on the floor.
The two worked on their homework for an hour then decided that they should head to bed.
"Good night, Yuki-kun," Tohru said as she drifted off to a peaceful sleep.
Sleep did not come as quickly for Yuki. He sat there for a long while thinking about everything Tohru had done for him. Part of him wished that she had never found out about the curse because of all the pain it must cause her. She didn't need to carry that pain; she wasn't a Sohma after all.
A larger part of him was glad that he finally had someone he could be perfectly honest with. He would never forget her words the day he told her that she might have her memory erased.
"Just, promise you'll still be my friend, okay?"
Yuki felt so deeply for her, she was different from everyone. She was everything that Yuki wished he could be: strong, friendly, open, loving, caring, and innocent. He rolled over and looked at her sleeping form before whispering, "Good night my sweet Tohru."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ When Yuki awoke the next morning he rolled over to say good morning to Tohru, but she wasn't in her bed. His mind panicked for a moment, before he remembered that Tohru always got up before everyone else so she could make breakfast and do a few chores before they had to leave for school.
He tucked his bed away in the closet and got dressed in his uniform before heading downstairs. The smell of the wonderful meal Tohru was making floated throughout the house even though there was only Tohru and Yuki to smell it.
"Good morning Tohru-kun," Yuki said as he entered the kitchen.
"Good morning Yuki-kun! Did you sleep well?"
"Wonderful. Just like your cooking smells."
Tohru blushed easily and Yuki laughed slightly. She was always so cute like this.
Just then Kyo came in yelling something about Ayame taking too long in the bathroom. "Do something about your stupid brother Yuki!"
Yuki was glad that someone else found Ayame as annoying as he did, but he refused to take the blame for this. "It was the dog that brought it is, remember Kyo?"
"That's right. That damn dog..." Kyo said storming off, most likely to go find Shigure.
Tohru giggled at Kyo, then finished dishing everything onto their plates. "Would you like some help carrying that into the dining room, Tohru-kun?"
"Oh, thank you Yuki-kun. You're so sweet," she said as she handed him a couple plates of food, and then followed him into the dining room with her own set of steaming plates.
Breakfast went fairly uneventfully, Yuki ignored Ayame, just as Kyo did. Tohru however asked him lots of questions about his shop. Shigure giggled mostly between bites of food.
"Come on Tohru-kun, we have to leave or we'll be late for school," Yuki said pulling her away from Ayame.
"But Ayame was just in the middle of a wonderful story."
"He'll be here when we get home, unfortunately."
The trio walked to school quietly, and arrived before the bell sounded for the beginning of classes.
During class Tohru caught Yuki watching her a couple times, but thought nothing of it. He was her friend, why shouldn't he look at her?
After classes were finished and the students had cleaned the room, Yuki and Tohru left Kyo to walk home alone while they went to the market to buy seeds for the garden.
Kyo was glad that they didn't invite him. He couldn't believe what Kagura had told him last night before she left. How could she even think that Tohru and Yuki liked each other as more than friends? The thought was quite sickening. Maybe the girl just had love stuck on the brain.
But what if she was right? What if the two did like each other and they weren't going out because they thought he would be mad? Kyo told himself that he didn't care, but did he? It was hard to say. Sadly the only person for him to talk about things with was going to be Shigure, and he wasn't sure if he wanted to talk about his problems with that dumb dog. Shigure usually ended up being right, when he got serious, but he always had to laugh about being right later on.
However, when Kyo arrived home Shigure was not there. Ayame told him that something had come up at the Main House that needed Shigure's attention. Kyo steamed and headed up to his room, slamming the door before Ayame could question him why he needed to talk to Shigure so bad. Like hell Kyo was telling his problems to that stupid snake.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ In the market Tohru and Yuki stood looking over all the different kinds of vegetable seeds that they could buy. While Tohru seemed happy with any of the ideas that Yuki gave her, she kept looking over at the different flower seeds. Yuki smiled at her, she probably didn't even know that he had noticed her glances yet. That was just like her.
"Tohru-kun we could plant two things if you like. We do have more than enough space."
"Oh yes, but what else could we plant?"
"Hmmm.... Well, let's get carrots like we originally thought, and how about something special?"
"Special?"
Yuki nodded, "Something special." Then he took her hand and pulled her over to look at the different flower seeds.
Tohru blushed a bright red, and Yuki suppressed a giggle. He was quite surprised at the different kinds of flowers you could plant. There were more different kinds that those for vegetables!
"Pick anyone that you like Tohru-kun."
"Really?"
"Of course. Which one do you like?"
After looking the different types over Tohru finally decided on some pretty Yuris, lilies.
"Do you like these Yuki-kun?"
He smiled, "I said that you get to pick, so whatever you like. They are very pretty, almost as pretty as you Tohru-kun."
** Author's Note ** Well, what do you all think of the new chapter? I hope you like it. Now, I've been noticing that a lot of you, okay nearly all of you, really want to know what's going to happen between Tohru and Kyo. I think next chapter is going to be the festival, and then the camping trip for the next couple chapters after that, but where ever shall I put the 'thing' between Tohru and Kyo? Hmmm.... Well, if I'm feeling nice I just might put it in the next chapter so say tuned!