Chapter 3: Storm

Disclaimer: I sadly do not own Furuba, the Sohma family, Tohru, Uo, or Hana.

A/N: It gets fluffily at the end, so if you're not a fluff person, read and when fluff comes up, you can stop.

By the time Yuki and Tohru got to the market, the sparse snowflakes had turned into a flurry. Both of them raced through the market, collecting the necessary supplies, and dropping them in the basket Tohru was clutching.

When they had finished paying for their supplies, they began the journey home. Yuki pulled Tohru closer to him, placing his head on hers.

They walked through the snow, saying nothing, but thinking about everything.
It was mid-afternoon and the snow hadn't stopped. It still came down, hard as ever, coating the Earth in a powdery, white blanket. Tohru and Yuki sat in Tohru's room, watching the snow.

"What does snow become?" asked Tohru.

"It becomes water, of course."

"No, it becomes spring."

"Let me guess, Haitori?"

"Yup."

They sat in silence, just watching the snow.

Meanwhile, Kyo sat on his computer, talking to Uo.

DamnYuki16: Hi Yankee.

BlondYankee: Hi Orange-top.'

DamnYuki16: uhhh....I...I have something to tell you...but I can't tell you now.

Uo stared at the screen thinking, "Oh Christ, what's he gonna tell me?"

BlondYankee: Tell me!

DamnYuki16: No I can't. I can't tell you until the dance.

BlondYankee: You're blubbering.

DamnYuki16: I know.

Kyo stared at what he had just written. Should he tell her now? Or should he wait until at the dance?

BlondYankee: You like me don't you?

DamnYuki16: Uhhh...I guess you could put it that way....

BlondYankee: Ha! I was right! There is compassion in that small red-head of yours.

DamnYuki16: Oh shush.

BlondYankee: So you were gonna wait until the dance to tell me, weren't you?

DamnYuki16: Yeah.

Kyo blushed. He had never felt this way about a girl before, not even Tohru.

Uo was a bit flustered. She did kind of like him back. He was cute and always had some jackass response. A small smile flickered across her face. Should she tell him that she liked him too?

BlondYankee: Um, well, I kinda like you too.

Kyo's face went redder than a tomato. Even though she called him a stupid bastard, she liked him.

"She's the first normal person who actually likes me. And she's not Kagura! She won't maul me!" he said to nobody imparticular.

"What was that?" Shigure stuck his head in the door.

"The Yankee likes me too!"

"HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS!"

Kyo got out of his seat and slammed the door on Shigure's head

"The pervert." he muttered to himself.

Upstairs, Tohru had fallen asleep in Yuki's arms.

"She's so peaceful when she sleeps." Yuki said, pulling Tohru's hair away from her face.

It was six p.m., Tohru was up and making a dinner of miso soup and rice cakes.

Shigure, Kyo, and Yuki were all sitting in the living room, watching the weather forecast.

Tohru heard the TV click off, and heard Shigure say:

"Great, more snow tomorrow."

"It's not as bad as it could be. We could have hail destroy the house, again." said Yuki, with a slight chuckle.

"Dinner's ready!" Tohru called from the kitchen.

She placed a steaming bowl in front of each chair and put a plate of rice cakes in the middle of the table, along with a pot of green tea.

It was Tuesday, and Tohru was up making breakfast. As she bustled around the kitchen, the snow began to build up in the windowsills. Yuki was the first one (apart from Tohru) to arrive in the kitchen.

"Good morning, Yuki!" Tohru said with a cheerful smile.

Yuki came up behind Tohru and wrapped his arms around her shoulders.

"Morning Tohru." he whispered in her ear. Tohru giggled and checked the rice cooker.

"So, what's for breakfast today?"

"Rice, boiled eggs, and toast."

"That sounds good!" It was Shigure. His hair was combed and he was holding a copy of the daily newspaper.

"You'd better be careful with that newspaper today, Shigure!" Tohru said, waggling her finger.

"I'll be sure not to sit next to Kyo today!"

"And not say anything dumb or perverted for that matter." Muttered Yuki.

Kyo stumbled into the kitchen a few minutes later. He sat down just as Tohru put a bowl of rice in front of each seat, a bowl of eggs in the middle, and a plate of toast in the center of the table.

"This is delicious, Tohru!" said Shigure, through a mouthful of toast.

"Yes, very delicious, Tohru." complimented Yuki. Tohru turned red. She had never been complimented on breakfast before.

"If you think this is delicious, wait until Christmas." she said, still rather flustered.

Yuki and Tohru were back in Tohru's room. This time, Yuki fell asleep first. Tohru got off the bed, gently, so as not to wake him, and got a blanket from the linens closet in the hall. She tiptoed back into the room and sat back down on the bed, covering Yuki and herself with the blanket. She drifted off to sleep....

She was walking through the park with Yuki. It was a warm, sunny day. They were holding hands. All was peaceful. They stopped and sat down on a bench. Tohru noticed that she was in a graduation outfit. 'How odd,' the dreaming Tohru thought, "I still have one more year of school to go.' But at the moment, this didn't matter; Yuki was down on one knee and was holding a box out to her. It showed a lovely diamond engagement ring.

"Tohru, I love you, and I always have, and always will. Will you marry me?"

"Oh Yuki! Of course I will!" She jumped off the bench and hugged him. He placed the ring on her left ring finger. The diamond sparkled in the sunlight. Tohru felt the greatest rush of joy. She was going to be Mrs. Yuki Sohma...

Tohru started.Yuki had woken up, causing her to wake up as well.

"I'm so sorry Tohru, did I wake you?"

"No, no, it's okay."

"Can I ask you a question? I know it's kinda informal, but, will you marry me?"

"Oh Yuki!!! Of course I will!"

"I know we should wait for a bit before we have the serious engagement, but I was wondering, so I can get permission in advance from Akito."

"Oh Yuki! You're the best." She glomped him so hard that they fell back onto the bed.

"What are you two doing?" Shigure asked from the doorway.

"Ummm....nothing..." Tohru said, blushing.

"Nothing? It sure doesn't look like nothing."

"Oh Shigure, you know we just took a nap."

"Oh right. I was thinking of doing that myself." Shigure wandered down the hall.

Tohru and Yuki laughed. They knew Shigure suspected them, but they didn't care.