Tohru tucked Kyo's limp cat body into Yuki's guest room bed. He had
gotten so weak he reluctantly changed, unwillingly. When she was sure
he was comfortable, Tohru got up to leave but a small orange paw
reached up toward her.
"Don't leave...I don't want him to be with you alone..." Tohru smiled at the cute little kitty telling her all these things. It still tickled her. "Ok Ill just call Shigure to tell him he is having a sleep over!" She giggled lightly. "I don't think he'll ever have the house to himself."
Hearing her voice must have calmed him because before she was even done talking Kyo was fast asleep. She quietly stepped out into the small hallway to see Yuki hanging up the phone. "Shigure says it's ok and Hatori is coming over in the morning to check on him."
Tohru's honey eyes lit up and seemed to make all his efforts worth it, even if it was for the stupid cat who stole his love. "Thank you so much Sohma- kun!" She walked up to him and grabbed his hand. "Do you wanna talk now? Kyo is asleep...it will be just like old times."
They situated themselves comfortably into the den and Tohru went to make some more tea. She came back with hot tea on another tray. "I am so sorry for breaking your tray earlier Sohma-kun, I'll get you another one. I was such a klutz."
"Miss Honda, you are not a klutz, it was my fault you did that..." She set the tray down on the coffee table and sat down on the couch next to Yuki. "Sohma-kun...you know I'm here whenever you want to talk no matter what Kyo says." They both smile and their conversation began.
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Meanwhile at Shigure's house Chikara sat happily at the kotatsu behind Shigure, chatting away and braided his hair while he read the paper. "Ya, daddy is probably beating stinky uncle Yuki up by now! Daddy is the best!" Shigure giggled. "Hehe you think so?"
"Ya, daddy is the strongest person in the world and mommy is the nicest." She had just got done braiding the last lock of his hair and turned him around to see the finished product. He looked like a Japanese Snoop Dog.
"Well I will agree with you about your mom! You might have some hope yet, young flower!" Chikara gave Shigure a sour look. "Grandpa Shigure, I'm a cat, not a flower! And you look lovely!" Now Shigure made the sour face.
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Yuki sat as close to Tohru as he could without scaring her. He wanted to hear her voice forever even if it was is she was yelling at him, which she wasn't and probable never would. Their conversation was nearing its end and still they hadn't touched on her feelings for him.
"Miss Honda, I have only one more question. Why did you choose him? What did I do wrong?" This was two questions but he knew he wouldn't say anything. She stared at her now empty cup in her hands, deep in concentration trying to find the right answer.
"You were both so wonderful to me, both princes. I think though, I think that Kyo clicked for me in a way. He is so rough at times and it's hard to get him to talk about how he feels, but he clicked. I could feel him, his warmth..." She looked up at Yuki who was turned away from her now.
"Oh I'm so sorry Sohma-kun! I love you too, I always will. You are so kind to me and you love me too. If I ever lost you I wouldn't know what to do..." When she couldn't say any more she kissed him on the forehead.
While she did, Yuki slowly faced up towards her and caught her lips in his for the second time ever. This time she didn't go rigid or run away. She just backed away calmly. "Sohma-kun, Kyo was right what he said earlier. I don't regret being with him...ever."
It was Yuki's turn to look into his empty cup. "I understand...uhhh....Miss Hond...err...Sohma, it's late, let's go to bed." Tohru smiled peacefully. "That sounds wonderful!" They both got up and walked down the hall toward the bathroom to brush their teeth.
"Don't leave...I don't want him to be with you alone..." Tohru smiled at the cute little kitty telling her all these things. It still tickled her. "Ok Ill just call Shigure to tell him he is having a sleep over!" She giggled lightly. "I don't think he'll ever have the house to himself."
Hearing her voice must have calmed him because before she was even done talking Kyo was fast asleep. She quietly stepped out into the small hallway to see Yuki hanging up the phone. "Shigure says it's ok and Hatori is coming over in the morning to check on him."
Tohru's honey eyes lit up and seemed to make all his efforts worth it, even if it was for the stupid cat who stole his love. "Thank you so much Sohma- kun!" She walked up to him and grabbed his hand. "Do you wanna talk now? Kyo is asleep...it will be just like old times."
They situated themselves comfortably into the den and Tohru went to make some more tea. She came back with hot tea on another tray. "I am so sorry for breaking your tray earlier Sohma-kun, I'll get you another one. I was such a klutz."
"Miss Honda, you are not a klutz, it was my fault you did that..." She set the tray down on the coffee table and sat down on the couch next to Yuki. "Sohma-kun...you know I'm here whenever you want to talk no matter what Kyo says." They both smile and their conversation began.
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Meanwhile at Shigure's house Chikara sat happily at the kotatsu behind Shigure, chatting away and braided his hair while he read the paper. "Ya, daddy is probably beating stinky uncle Yuki up by now! Daddy is the best!" Shigure giggled. "Hehe you think so?"
"Ya, daddy is the strongest person in the world and mommy is the nicest." She had just got done braiding the last lock of his hair and turned him around to see the finished product. He looked like a Japanese Snoop Dog.
"Well I will agree with you about your mom! You might have some hope yet, young flower!" Chikara gave Shigure a sour look. "Grandpa Shigure, I'm a cat, not a flower! And you look lovely!" Now Shigure made the sour face.
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Yuki sat as close to Tohru as he could without scaring her. He wanted to hear her voice forever even if it was is she was yelling at him, which she wasn't and probable never would. Their conversation was nearing its end and still they hadn't touched on her feelings for him.
"Miss Honda, I have only one more question. Why did you choose him? What did I do wrong?" This was two questions but he knew he wouldn't say anything. She stared at her now empty cup in her hands, deep in concentration trying to find the right answer.
"You were both so wonderful to me, both princes. I think though, I think that Kyo clicked for me in a way. He is so rough at times and it's hard to get him to talk about how he feels, but he clicked. I could feel him, his warmth..." She looked up at Yuki who was turned away from her now.
"Oh I'm so sorry Sohma-kun! I love you too, I always will. You are so kind to me and you love me too. If I ever lost you I wouldn't know what to do..." When she couldn't say any more she kissed him on the forehead.
While she did, Yuki slowly faced up towards her and caught her lips in his for the second time ever. This time she didn't go rigid or run away. She just backed away calmly. "Sohma-kun, Kyo was right what he said earlier. I don't regret being with him...ever."
It was Yuki's turn to look into his empty cup. "I understand...uhhh....Miss Hond...err...Sohma, it's late, let's go to bed." Tohru smiled peacefully. "That sounds wonderful!" They both got up and walked down the hall toward the bathroom to brush their teeth.