Chapter 9: He Did What?
Tohru's Point Of View
A/N: Well Expo was loads of fun, if you want pictures of me in my outfit at Expo you can go to my LiveJournal, There are pictures of me in my Kyou beanie and with a picture of a giant Fruits Basket poster, plus a picture of my Saiyuki covered room. Oi, but I had loads of fun at Expo! So much that I'm already deciding who I'm gonna cosplay as. My friends went on Monday and saw some cool Fruits Basket cosplayers. Even Aya!! I LOVE AYA! huggles Ayame plushie. He'll be in the next chapter by the way for you Ayame fans.
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I was still thinking about my relationship with Kyou, I was so confused on what I should do. Hiro made a really good point when we went out for ice cream and Hana-Chan and Uo-Chan had really good points as well, but they still don't know. I mean, I love Kyou, but I really don't want to hurt Yuki after all he's done for me. It'd be like betraying him and I don't want to do that at all. I sighed to myself as I continued on my walk home in the rain. I had my pink umbrella over me and mud was splashing all over my shoes.
" I guess I have to wash them when I get home." I sighed again.
" Hey Tohru." Kyou said, running up next to me, his hair slicked over his face with the spring rain. He wasn't soaking wet, he had a jacket on, but wet enough for me to worry.
" Oh! Kyou, you forgot your umbrella today didn't you?" I panicked.
" I know, I shoulda listened to you when you said to bring an umbrella." He hissed. " So you can say I told you so now."
I giggled. " I told you so. Want to get under mine with me?" I offered, holding it up a little more.
" Eh, thanks." He smiled, bending down a bit to get level with my height so he wouldn't hit his head on the roof of the umbrella. He and I walked for a little while in silence. I shivered a little, making the umbrella shake. Kyou looked down at me.
" Where's Yuki?" He asked.
" He'll be home around 6:00, he has some student council things to do." I answered, shivering a little. I heard the swift sound of a zipper and Kyou wriggled out of his jacket and put it over my shoulders.
" There, you look really cold." He smiled, patting me on the back.
" Oh but---"
" Don't worry about me, I've been though worst. It's alright, we're almost home anyway." He said, not looking at me. I nodded and smiled.
" Thank you Kyou." I said as we walked in silence for a few more minutes. As we came up to the house I felt a finger lingering on mine. I looked down and Kyou's hand was slowly linking with mine. I smiled and blushed. I looked up and Kyou who's face was red and looking in another direction. I smiled again and grasped his hand. " Come on! Let's run!" I smiled, running out from underneath the umbrella. I dragged Kyou along the muddy path until we got home. I let go of his hand, but gave him a smile of assurance. We took off our muddy shoes and we separated into our own rooms. I changed into my pink starry pajamas and walked into Kyou's room, his jacket on a hanger in my hand. He was sitting on his floor folding stars, wearing his normal black shirt and a pair of shorts. He looked up at me.
" Hey, thanks for knocking." He grinned, finishing off a small pastel yellow star.
" Oh! I'm sorry! I totally forgot!" I panicked, nearly dropping Kyou's jacket.
" I told you before it's alright, I don't care if it's you." He said, pushing the cork cap on his jar. " What'd you need?"
" I came to give your jacket back. Plus, Shigure and Yuki are both out so I got pretty lonely sitting in my room all alone."
" Ahhh, you wanted company? What'd you wanna do then?" He asked, putting the jar back on his bedside table.
" Honestly, I don't really know..." I smiled dumbly. Kyou gave me a friendly glare.
" Okay then..." He said, tossing me a lock of pastel papers. " Wanna help me make my wish faster?" He smiled as I caught the bundle of small strips. We got alot of it done until I started a conversation.
" Have you heard about the dance they're having at school? Are you doing?" I asked.
" Probably not. I'm not much of a dancer, plus not like I'd have a date." He explained, an honest look on his face.
" Well, do you want to help me pick out a dress? Hana-Chan and Uo-Chan are going, mostly becasue I begged them to." I laughed.
" Yuki's going too?" Kyou asked, tossing a pink and a green star into the jar.
" Yeah, I think we're going together." I confessed, my face not looking too happy.
" Oh..." Kyou said quietly. " I won't be going but I don't mind helping you look for a dress." He said, his volume raising to normal.
" Ah! Thank you so much Kyou! You're very kind! I mean, even if you're not going you're still willing to help me go as well. Thank you, so much." I smiled.
" It's nothing." He said. His cat ears emerged as he heard the front door open. " Gah! Hurry, get into the closet!" He panicked, pushing me into the closet. " Don't say a word!" He whispered harshly as he closed the door. I heard someone walk into his room.
" Cat, where's Tohru?" Yuki asked.
" Bath." Kyou said, his voice changed to monotone.
" You haven't been talking to her have you?" Yuki asked in a sharp tone. What? What was going on? Did Yuki tell Kyou to ignore me or that he couldn't talk to me anymore? What was going on?
" No." Kyou said simply.
" Good." Yuki said, closing the door as he left. Kyou left the room as well to let me escape quietly. I opened the door and rushed to my room. This was serious, what was going on between Yuki and Kyou. I couldn't believe that Yuki told Kyou not to talk to anymore. Yuki must have some serious blackmail against him to be able to control Kyou. I guess I'd just have to let Kyou talk to me and if he gets caught then I'll cover for him. I don't want to stop talking to Kyou, and Yuki isn't the one to decide that. I blushed at the fact I had stated such a mean comment. But it was true. I needed to start speaking up for myself.
A/N: Yeah, lots of Kyou X Tohru but I totally forgot that Kyou wasn't supposed to talk to Tohru so this chapter DID end up with a plot. . Muah Ha Ha!! I think this chapter was short.
(Is not a very smart fan fiction writer...)