Chapter 12
Home Again
"In—in love with each other?"
Kyo nodded, he couldn't believe he was having to explain this to her.
A couple tears fell from her face, "I'm so sorry. I must have hurt him so deeply... I didn't know... I didn't..."
He cut her off, "Don't worry about it Tohru. Yuki will understand when we explain it to him. I think he's just overly upset that he couldn't help you the other day."
She nodded quietly in thought. Would she ever remember this Yuki that she loved? Or the two others they had mentioned, Kagura and Shigure. Who were they?
"You don't remember anything, do you? About the Sohmas," he dropped his voice, "and about the curse?"
"What curse?" she asked equally quiet.
Kyo frowned for a moment. Maybe he shouldn't tell her. She could be happier this way, couldn't she? Most people were happier having never known the Sohmas... But of course Tohru wasn't like everyone else. She had seen his true form and still smiled at him.
He couldn't leave this up to himself. He would have to take this to Shigure and Hatori. "Never mind for right now. We need to get you home."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Kagura caught up with Yuki, who had stopped to sit on a rock. He was nearly in tears.
"Yuki?"
"She doesn't remember Kagura. She doesn't remember me."
She took Yuki into a tight embrace. "I'm sure she does deep down. She might have lost her memories from falling in the river, but I'm sure that we can get them back."
"And if they don't come back? I can't live without her anymore Kagura. I love her. I couldn't stand it if she didn't love me anymore."
"I'm sure it will just take some time. Now, let's go get Kyo and Tohru and go home. Okay?"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "Yuri? I'm sorry, it's Tohru, isn't it?" Kyoji said coming out of the tent with a couple of the others peeking out behind him.
Tohru nodded silently. Kyo looked between the two of them and said, "I'll let you say your goodbyes Tohru." He walked back to the path they had came from and met up with Kagura and Yuki.
"Are you sure you'll be okay walking back? I mean your ankle might still..."
"It will be fine Kyoji. Thank you all for everything," she said smiling.
Kyoji moved closer to her, "Yur... Tohru. I wish you didn't have to leave. I've really enjoyed spending time with you. I think I'm—"
Yuki coming over and carefully picking up Tohru, then turning and walking away with her awkwardly in his arms cut Kyoji off. Kyo and Kagura followed behind, no one giving the strangers another word.
When they were out of sight from the small campsite Kyo finally spoke, "Maybe you should put Tohru down Yuki. You don't want to transform, do you?"
Yuki stopped and looked at him, "What?"
Kyo sighed, "She doesn't remember anything Yuki. She doesn't remember the curse..."
"Tohru... is that true?"
"Yes... Yuki, right?"
He nodded setting her down. "Can you walk? I noticed your ankle was hurt."
"Yes, it's much better." She bowed deeply, "I'm so sorry Yuki. I don't remember about this curse you keep talking about, or about..." she paused for a moment. "Or about us..."
He didn't want to face it, but it was staring him right in the face. What was he suppose to do?
"I want to! If you just please..."
Yuki put his fingers to Tohru's lips to silence her. "It's not your fault. We should get home. I'm sure that Shigure and Ayame are worried by now. Especially if Kagura didn't leave them any food."
The boar turned bright red at this. She had totally forgot about the 'adults' and cleaned up all of the food from breakfast.
The group walked the rest of the way home in silence. Kyo held Kagura's hand for comfort. He still couldn't believe that Tohru remembered him and not Yuki... Surely he couldn't tell Yuki this; it would break his heart even more. If only there was some way to get Tohru to remember...
"Little brother!" Ayame called as they crossed the lawn. He was sitting on the porch with Shigure.
Shigure jumped up as soon as he saw who was with them. "Tohru! You found her?"
Yuki nodded, "Yes, some college students found her. She can't remember anything. Not even the curse."
Kagura noticed that Yuki made no mention of her not remembering the two of them. He must be hurting so much, she thought.
Shigure silently nodded, he understood. "Let's let it be for right now. I think a good meal would do us all some good."
Kagura took Tohru's hand, "Do you want to help me Tohru?"
Tohru smiled brightly, "Hai! I love cooking!"
Together the two girls ran off for the kitchen leaving Shigure and Ayame with the two younger boys. Shigure sighed deeply. "She seems to have a vague memory of who she was, at least I think she does."
"The boy who found her said that she had remembered a few things, but most things were vague."
Shigure nodded and Yuki gave him a questioning look, "So do we tell her? About the curse I mean. She knew about it, if she saw us transform it might bring something back. But what if she's happier like this?"
Shigure looked to Ayame and Ayame nodded at him. Shigure then turned to face Yuki. "I think that decision should be left up to you Yuki."
** Author's Note ** Greetings all! I just want to thank all of my loyal reviewers and readers. *smiles* You guys really brighten my day when I get reviews about my stories. I can't wait to see what you think of the new chapter. Is good, no? Well, I think so.
"In—in love with each other?"
Kyo nodded, he couldn't believe he was having to explain this to her.
A couple tears fell from her face, "I'm so sorry. I must have hurt him so deeply... I didn't know... I didn't..."
He cut her off, "Don't worry about it Tohru. Yuki will understand when we explain it to him. I think he's just overly upset that he couldn't help you the other day."
She nodded quietly in thought. Would she ever remember this Yuki that she loved? Or the two others they had mentioned, Kagura and Shigure. Who were they?
"You don't remember anything, do you? About the Sohmas," he dropped his voice, "and about the curse?"
"What curse?" she asked equally quiet.
Kyo frowned for a moment. Maybe he shouldn't tell her. She could be happier this way, couldn't she? Most people were happier having never known the Sohmas... But of course Tohru wasn't like everyone else. She had seen his true form and still smiled at him.
He couldn't leave this up to himself. He would have to take this to Shigure and Hatori. "Never mind for right now. We need to get you home."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Kagura caught up with Yuki, who had stopped to sit on a rock. He was nearly in tears.
"Yuki?"
"She doesn't remember Kagura. She doesn't remember me."
She took Yuki into a tight embrace. "I'm sure she does deep down. She might have lost her memories from falling in the river, but I'm sure that we can get them back."
"And if they don't come back? I can't live without her anymore Kagura. I love her. I couldn't stand it if she didn't love me anymore."
"I'm sure it will just take some time. Now, let's go get Kyo and Tohru and go home. Okay?"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "Yuri? I'm sorry, it's Tohru, isn't it?" Kyoji said coming out of the tent with a couple of the others peeking out behind him.
Tohru nodded silently. Kyo looked between the two of them and said, "I'll let you say your goodbyes Tohru." He walked back to the path they had came from and met up with Kagura and Yuki.
"Are you sure you'll be okay walking back? I mean your ankle might still..."
"It will be fine Kyoji. Thank you all for everything," she said smiling.
Kyoji moved closer to her, "Yur... Tohru. I wish you didn't have to leave. I've really enjoyed spending time with you. I think I'm—"
Yuki coming over and carefully picking up Tohru, then turning and walking away with her awkwardly in his arms cut Kyoji off. Kyo and Kagura followed behind, no one giving the strangers another word.
When they were out of sight from the small campsite Kyo finally spoke, "Maybe you should put Tohru down Yuki. You don't want to transform, do you?"
Yuki stopped and looked at him, "What?"
Kyo sighed, "She doesn't remember anything Yuki. She doesn't remember the curse..."
"Tohru... is that true?"
"Yes... Yuki, right?"
He nodded setting her down. "Can you walk? I noticed your ankle was hurt."
"Yes, it's much better." She bowed deeply, "I'm so sorry Yuki. I don't remember about this curse you keep talking about, or about..." she paused for a moment. "Or about us..."
He didn't want to face it, but it was staring him right in the face. What was he suppose to do?
"I want to! If you just please..."
Yuki put his fingers to Tohru's lips to silence her. "It's not your fault. We should get home. I'm sure that Shigure and Ayame are worried by now. Especially if Kagura didn't leave them any food."
The boar turned bright red at this. She had totally forgot about the 'adults' and cleaned up all of the food from breakfast.
The group walked the rest of the way home in silence. Kyo held Kagura's hand for comfort. He still couldn't believe that Tohru remembered him and not Yuki... Surely he couldn't tell Yuki this; it would break his heart even more. If only there was some way to get Tohru to remember...
"Little brother!" Ayame called as they crossed the lawn. He was sitting on the porch with Shigure.
Shigure jumped up as soon as he saw who was with them. "Tohru! You found her?"
Yuki nodded, "Yes, some college students found her. She can't remember anything. Not even the curse."
Kagura noticed that Yuki made no mention of her not remembering the two of them. He must be hurting so much, she thought.
Shigure silently nodded, he understood. "Let's let it be for right now. I think a good meal would do us all some good."
Kagura took Tohru's hand, "Do you want to help me Tohru?"
Tohru smiled brightly, "Hai! I love cooking!"
Together the two girls ran off for the kitchen leaving Shigure and Ayame with the two younger boys. Shigure sighed deeply. "She seems to have a vague memory of who she was, at least I think she does."
"The boy who found her said that she had remembered a few things, but most things were vague."
Shigure nodded and Yuki gave him a questioning look, "So do we tell her? About the curse I mean. She knew about it, if she saw us transform it might bring something back. But what if she's happier like this?"
Shigure looked to Ayame and Ayame nodded at him. Shigure then turned to face Yuki. "I think that decision should be left up to you Yuki."
** Author's Note ** Greetings all! I just want to thank all of my loyal reviewers and readers. *smiles* You guys really brighten my day when I get reviews about my stories. I can't wait to see what you think of the new chapter. Is good, no? Well, I think so.