Chapter 7: I'm Sorry
Disclaimer: Ok, you all know the drill; this isn't mine blah blah blah.
A/N: The new editing system here is being stupid and I left out a quote (thanks to the Neko editor) and used the wrong to when Tohru said she wanted to go to Aya's shop. I also used the lyrics for "Broken" By Seether and Amy Lee in this chapter. Now, on with the show!
Kyo walked for a block before stopping at a bus stop and waiting for the next bus.
He reminisced on the evening.
He had kissed another girl. He had kissed Tohru before, when he had been her boyfriend. They had loved mutually and the breakup had been mutual as well.
--Flashback--
"Kyo," Tohru's voice drifted up from the ground.
"Yeah," Kyo had said, looking down from his position on the roof.
"Can I come up," she asked.
He nodded. He heard her climb up the rungs of the ladder and he reached out his hands to pull her up. She had grabbed them and walked shakily to where he was sitting. She sat down next to him and looked him straight in the eye,
"Do you love me, Kyo?"
He had looked at her and saw that her eyes were full of tears.
Brushing them away he said,
"Of course I do."
They had sat in silence for five minutes before Kyo had felt a slight pressure on his shoulder. He looked and saw Tohru's head on his shoulder. He lifted her chin up and kissed her gently on the lips.
"Kyo, I, I don't know," she had said, tears running down her face.
"About what," he asked, looking dumbfounded.
"About us."
He felt as though he had been slapped in the face. The girl he loved might be telling him that she didn't love him.
"What're you talking about?"
"I don't know if I love you."
"I know I love you."
"We should..."
"Probably. I love you, Tohru. I'll miss you," he said, kissing her on the cheek.
She climbed back down the ladder, leaving a disappointed Kyo in her wake.
--Present time--
The bus rolled up and opened its doors. A few businessmen ambled out of the bus, no doubt headed for home. Kyo waited until they were all off, then boarded. He plunked 100 Yen down in the box at the front and took a seat near the door. The bus had been traveling for fifteen minutes before he knew where he was. He had one mile to go. He also knew that there was a bus stop right near the path that led back to the house. When the bus came to a halt, Kyo walked off, starting his journey home.
Kyo arrived at the house fifteen minutes later, to find Shigure, Yuki, and Tohru all sitting in the living room playing Go-Moku (a traditional Japanese board game similar to tic-tac-toe).
"Ah, Kyo, how was dinner," Shigure asked, moving his black piece in front of Yuki's white piece, blocking his next move.
"It was...pretty good," Kyo said with a smile.
And without another word, he walked upstairs, leaving a mysterious silence in his wake.
Upstairs, Kyo turned on his computer and decided to see if Uo was online. She was. A window popped open the second he got on.
BlondYankee: Hi!
Kyo raised an eyebrow. She had never said hi to him like that before.
"She must be remembering, too," he muttered, a grin spreading across his face.
DamnYuki16: Hey
BlondYankee: Thanks for coming over tonight, I had a great time.
Kyo smiled, he had a great time as well.
DamnYuki16: Thanks for inviting me over.
BlondYankee: I can tell my parents really liked you, judging by the fact that my father called you 'son'.
DamnYuki16: Does he do that often?
BlondYankee: No, actually he's never done that before.
Kyo stared at the screen, smiling. He really was special.
Meanwhile, Tohru, Yuki, and Shigure were sitting on the couch in the living room. Tohru and Yuki were watching the evening news and Shigure was rereading his manuscript, checking for typos and grammar mistakes.
"Well, it looks like we're going to have a white Christmas this year," Yuki said, turning off the television and hugging Tohru to his shoulder.
"Really? How much snow are we supposed to get," Shigure asked, looking up from his manuscript.
"Six inches by Sunday morning," Yuki replied, a grim expression creeping across his face.
"That's not too bad, you know," Shigure said, pen raised a few inches above his manuscript, about to make a correction.
"I think I'll go up to bed," Tohru said from Yuki's shoulder.
"I'll come up with you," Yuki said, standing up and pulling Tohru to her feet after him.
"Goodnight, then," Shigure said to the couple.
Tohru and Yuki walked upstairs together. Yuki kissed Tohru on the cheek and they both went into their rooms.
Saturday morning came, sky grey as ever and colder than the previous week. Tohru was up early making muffins for breakfast. (A/N: They're blueberry!)
She had just put the basket of muffins on the table with butter when Kyo walked in.
"You're up early today, Kyo," Tohru said, plunking the butter dish down next to the basket.
"I really do love her," Kyo said, picking a muffin out of the basket.
"Love who?"
"The Yankee. I kissed her yesterday."
Tohru's eyes widened and she almost dropped the container of orange juice she was holding.
"You kissed Uo?"
"I just said that, didn't I," Kyo said, swallowing some muffin.
"Good morning everyone," Shigure said from the doorway.
Shigure sat down at the table with a mug of hot tea and grabbed a muffin out of the basket.
"You seem to be in a good mood today, Kyo," Shigure said, sipping his tea.
"Of course I'm in a good mood, I kissed," Kyo stopped, realizing what he had just said.
"You kissed? Who," asked Shigure, tilting his head at Kyo.
"Who did I go to visit last night," Kyo asked, sarcasm lacing his voice.
"You kissed Tohru's friend," Shigure yelped.
"Yes, you dumb dog, I did. I thought you knew that I love her," Kyo said, taking another bite of his muffin.
Yuki walked into the kitchen and sat down next to Tohru.
They ate their breakfast in silence. When they had finished, Tohru and Yuki cleaned up, Shigure went to the post office to mail his manuscript to his editor, and Kyo sat at the kitchen table.
"Hey Tohru," Kyo said, standing up, "Can you call the Psychic and let her know that we're picking her up at 7 to go to dinner with us before the dance?"
"Sure, but where are we going to eat and how are we going to pick her up," Tohru asked, turning around.
"I was thinking we could eat at that new French restaurant in the Tokyo Bay area and I have arranged a limousine service to pick everyone up. Hatsuharu will be here around five, we'll get dressed, then the limousine will be here at around six forty five to pick us up, then we'll collect everyone and go to the restaurant," Kyo said.
He had obviously planned this in advance because he seemed to know what he was talking about.
"So, what's the name of the restaurant we'll be eating at," Tohru asked, wiping her hands off on the towel by the sink.
"Club NYX. It's pretty upscale, luckily I managed to get reservations a few weeks ago," Kyo said, smiling.
"Club NYX?! Do you know how expensive that is," Tohru shouted, eyes widening.
"Don't worry, that dumb dog paid for it already," Kyo replied, waving his hand as though Tohru had said something stupid.
"Well, you might want to be a little nicer to him then," Yuki said, drying off the last dish and placing it in the cabinet above his head.
"He said he would do it, I didn't suggest it."
"But you might want to be a bit nicer to him; I mean he's letting you live here, isn't he?"
"Yeah, but he's still a pervert."
"True."
Tohru ran over and hugged both of them. Yuki hugged her back, but Kyo transformed with a poof and suddenly, Tohru was hugging Kyo's cat form.
"I'm so proud of you two," she squealed.
"For what? What did we do," Yuki asked, confused.
"You agreed on something for once," Tohru said, hugging them still tighter.
There was a poof and a cloud of smoke filled the kitchen. Kyo stood, naked in the middle of the kitchen. Tohru ran from the kitchen, dragging Yuki with her.
Kyo redressed and headed upstairs. It would be seven and a half hours before Hatsuharu arrived. Kyo had no idea what he was going to do for seven and a half hours.
He had just reached the second landing when Yuki came out of his room.
"Do you know if we have any wrapping paper in this house," Yuki asked, looking around as though he was hoping some would pop out of the wall.
"I don't think so," Kyo said, realizing that as he said it, he hadn't bought presents for anyone, "But I still have to get presents."
Yuki looked taken aback, then said, "You should probably get them soon, otherwise you'll have to get up really early tomorrow."
"Thanks for the advice, you damn rat."
"Hey, at least I got presents for everybody in advance. It isn't my fault you forgot."
"Alright, I'll go to town and get some."
Kyo closed the door to his room as he heard Yuki's footsteps on the stairs. He couldn't believe that he had forgotten presents, not that he had ever given them before. He grabbed his coat out of his closet and went back downstairs.
"I'm going to town," he said, hoping that someone would hear him.
He walked out the front door and closed it behind him. He walked downtown today, seeing as buses didn't run on holiday weekends. He pushed through the crowd of last minute holiday shoppers, all looking for that perfect gift at the last minute.
'I guess I shouldn't be so critical, seeing as I'm one of them.' He thought .
It was three fifteen by the time he had bought all his presents. He got a snack from a convenience store by the train station and began his walk home.
He arrived home at three forty and decided to wrap the presents he had bought.
He pulled Tohru's present, a silver picture frame with her name on it, out of a bag and placed it in a box and wrapped it up in a blue and gold wrapping paper.
By the time he had finished wrapping gifts, it was four thirty.
"I'd better take a shower before Haru gets here," he said, standing up and walking to his door.
After he had showered and redressed, he went into his room and changed into the tuxedo he had rented for the night.
The rest of the household had finished showering by five thirty and was waiting downstairs at six thirty.
"What are we going to do for the next fifteen minutes," Yuki asked, looking around at everyone. His arm was around Tohru's shoulder. He was wearing a white suit jacket and black pants with a black shirt. Haru sported a black tuxedo, and Kyo wore a gray sport coat and black pants with a red tie.
They sat in silence for fifteen minutes before they heard the crunch of tires on gravel. As tough they were telecommunicating, the group stood up and walked out to the limo, calling their goodbyes to Shigure as they left.
"Have a good time, kids," Shigure shouted, sticking his head out his office door.
Yuki held Tohru's hand as they walked out to the limo and sat down next to her when they got in.
When Tohru had given the driver directions to Hana and Uo's houses, the limo moved out of their driveway and onto the main road, leading to town.
They arrived at Hana's house fifteen minutes later. Tohru got out and ran to the door. It only took a few seconds for Hana to come to the door. They walked back down the path leading from Hana's front door to the street. They opened the door to the limo and got in.
"Hello, "Hana said, taking a seat next to Haru and gazing at everyone in turn.
They rode to Uo's in an awkward silence until,
"Tohru, do you mind if I get Uo," Kyo asked.
"I don't mind at all,' she said, her head on Yuki's shoulder.
"It appears that someone has a crush on a Yan-kee," Haru teased
"Shut up, you stupid cow!"
"Cow, you say? He does rather remind me of a cow," Hana said, gazing intently at Haru.
The limousine stopped, and Kyo got out, closing the door behind him, leaving the silence from Hana's comment behind him. He walked up the path to Uo's house, making sure his tie was straight. Upon arrival at her front door, he rang the doorbell. He could hear her say goodbye to her parents and open the front door.
Kyo, who had been looking at the garden beside the pathway, looked up when he heard the front door close. He looked up and felt his jaw drop to the ground.
Uo was standing in the doorway sporting a navy blue knee length dress and knee-high boots. (A/N: this is in honor of my pal Oni who has a set of boots like this and a dress kinda like that, except for the fact that's it's a green-ish khaki material. )
"Hi," she said, waving at Kyo who was still dumbstruck.
"You look, you look, fabulous ," he managed to spit out.
"Thanks, you clean up pretty nice yourself" she said, smiling.
They walked to the limo and Kyo opened the door, allowing Uo to go in first. When they were both seated and Kyo had told the driver where to go, Hana directed her attention to Uo.
"Doesn't he," she pointed her finger at Haru, who was looking out the window, "Remind you of a cow?"
"He kinda does, especially the hair."
"Hey! Look! It's Shigure," Tohru shouted, pointing at a black dog on the side of the road.
The rest of the group looked at her like she was insane.
"Oh! I thought I," Uo began.
Kyo put a hand over her mouth.
"Not you, too," he groaned.
The rest of the ride to the restaurant was uneventful, unless you count that Kyo looked out the window every minute, a paranoid expression on his face.
They arrived at the restaurant at seven thirty.
When they had all piled out of the limousine and Kyo told the driver that they would be ready in an hour and fifteen minutes, they walked into the restaurant.
A man in a tux was standing behind a mahogany podium.
"Welcome to T'suki, featuring the regional cuisine of Europe," he said, " what is your last name?"
"Sohma, "Kyo answered.
The man checked the list, then,
"This way, please."
The man led them through a door on the left and into a large room. It was magnificent. The tables were a rich colored wood with upholstered chairs grouped around them. The maître'd led them to a table by the window that had six chairs grouped around it.
When they had all been seated, the maître'd handed out menus and left.
They were all perusing the menu when their waiter, a woman in her mid twenties with her brown hair tied back in a bun, came to get their drink orders. They decided to get a bottle of San Pellegrino and split it amongst themselves. The waitress returned a few minutes later, a bottle of it and six crystal glasses perched precariously on a tray that she was carrying above her head. She placed a glass in front of each one of them.
"What can I get you to eat," she asked, looking hopefully around at the group.
They all gave their orders, the waitress scribbling them down on her pad.
When she walked away, Hana turned to Haru and started badgering him with questions. Uo and Kyo were talking casually about martial arts. Tohru felt Yuki's hand brush against hers. She took hold of it, squeezing it gently. Yuki smiled at her, and she smiled back, a small flush illuminating her cheeks before gently subsiding.
Meanwhile, Hana and Haru were discussing his hair color, or shall we say colors.
"Are you sure that you're a two color person," Hana said, plucking a white hair from Haru's scalp.
"I was born this way, I never dyed my hair. Ow! That hurt!"
Hana had plucked one of Haru's black hairs and was now comparing it to the white hair she plucked a few minutes prior.
"Interesting," she muttered, and then turning her attention to Haru, she said, "Are you bipolar? I sense some waves that are similar to bipolarity coming from you."
"Umm...you might be able to put it that way," Haru said, looking Hana straight in the eye, "Now enough of me, let's talk about you."
Tohru turned her attention away from Hana and Haru to see what Uo and Kyo were discussing.
"And then I punched him right in the gut," Uo finished.
"Was this when you were in a gang," Kyo asked, looking interested.
"Yeah, those were the days, not that I'm not having fun now," Uo said, looking at Tohru and Hana with a smile on her face.
"I remember when I was in a gang," Kyo started.
"You were never in a gang, unless you count the time when you and I tried to kick Shigure," Haru butted in.
"That must've been funny," Uo said through stifled laughter.
"It was," Yuki said, " It was at the New Year's Party and we were around six, and well, Shigure was being stupid, as always, and these two," Yuki said, motioning at Haru and Kyo, "Decided to kick Shigure, but they failed because Shigure found out and he and Ayame decided to chase them into the courtyard as punishment."
By this time, the whole table, with the exception of Kyo and Haru, were in fits of hysterical laughter.
Their food came at eight and by the time they were done, it was eight thirty. They paid the check and walked out onto the porch that overlooked Tokyo Bay and the Rainbow Bridge. It was beautiful. The lights on the bridge were reflected in the bay and cast a shimmering light onto the deck. They gazed out at the bay for ten minutes, then walked out to the front of the building where the limo was waiting.
They piled into the limo and Kyo gave the driver directions to their school.
They rode in a sort of peaceful silence to school. They arrived at the school, slightly late, but there nonetheless.
When the limo had pulled away, the group began the walk to the school. Tohru, Uo, and Hana had all linked arms with their respective dates, and once inside the building, were greeted with shocked expressions. The Yuki fan club stalked by the group huffily, but quickly out of fear of what Hana might do to them if they commented on Tohru and Yuki.
"If they give you any trouble," Hana said to Tohru, "Make sure to call me over. I'll beeeeep them with electro-poison waves."
"Um...ok," Tohru said, eyes wide.
"It's alright, Hanajima, I'll deal with them," Yuki said, putting his arm around Tohru's shoulder.
They walked into the gymnasium, which now was unrecognizable. The walls were draped in a sparkling white substance, fake silver and white snowflakes hung in garlands around the room, and a row of white chars had been arranged along the back wall for those who were tired of dancing or could not dance. A DJ had attracted a small crowd of dancers at the far end of the room and groups of students chatted in little clusters around the room.
"Um, Tohru, would you like to dance with me," Yuki asked, looking down at her, a smile on his face.
"Sure, but I should warn you that I have two left feet, "she said, giggling.
They walked over to the dance floor. Several girls commentated on Yuki's tux and how he was with Tohru, but they ignored it. When they had reached the dance floor, Yuki pulled Tohru closer to himself and put his arms around her neck, after placing hers on his shoulders. They swung to the music for a bit, then Yuki twirled Tohru around with one hand, catching her when she almost fell over.
After about twenty minutes of dancing, Tohru sat down while Yuki got them some drinks.
"Hey kiddo, how was dancing," Uo asked, looking at Tohru.
"Fun, but I really do have two left feet," she said, fanning herself with her hand.
"We were watching you. For a person with two left feet, you did pretty well."
"Thanks," Tohru said, taking a cup of punch from Yuki who had just returned, "You're a really good dancer."
"Well, I have danced at the New Year's party before," He said, going red.
"Yuuuukiiii-kuuuunnn!!"
A dark haired girl walked towards them, an evil smile on her face
"Uh-oh," Yuki said under his breath.
Hana stood up and glared at the girl. But the girl didn't seem to mind, she just walked towards Yuki and Tohru.
"Yuki-kun, why are you with her," the girl said, gesturing at Tohru.
"Tohru is my girlfriend, Mai, you're not," Yuki calmly explained.
"Yeah, you heard what he said, now bug off before I have to beeeeep you with electro-poison waves," Hana said, placing a hand on the girl's shoulder.
Mai's eyes widened at the prospect of being beeped with electro-poison waves.
She ran out of the room as fast as she could.
"Thank you, Hanajima," Yuki said, his hand on Tohru's shoulder.
Tohru looked up,
"Thank you, Hana-Chan, I'm glad that I have friends like you," she said, smiling.
The group meandered to the dance floor. "Broken" was playing.
I wanted you to know I love the way you laugh
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain away
"Tohru," Yuki whispered in her ear, "I do love the way you laugh and I want to
steal your pain away. I'm sorry if I have ever caused you pain."
I keep your photograph I know it serves me well
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain
Kyo put his head on Uo's and danced slowly. He thought of Tohru and her picture that was residing on his desk. It served him well, he didn't deserve her, after what he had put her through.
'cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel light when you're gone away
Haru took Hana to the side of the dance floor. She looked at him with a puzzling expression.
"I don't know if you would ever consider this, but," He started ," Would you be willing to go out with me?"
"Sure, I'll give bipolar freaks a try," she said, eyes alight with interest.
The worst is over now and we can breathe again
I wanna hold You high and steal your pain
"Tohru, I'll be right back," Yuki said.
"Alright," Tohru said, walking over to Uo, who was alone, Kyo had walked to the side with Yuki.
There's so much left to learn and no one left to fight
"I'm sorry, Kyo," Yuki apologized, looking at the floor.
"It isn't your fault. I'm sorry, too. If I had the common sense to restrain my anger, things wouldn't be the way they are now," Kyo looked Yuki square in the eye as he said this.
"Friends," Yuki asked, his hand outstretched.
"Yeah," Kyo said, shaking it.
I wanna hold You high and steal your pain
'cause I'm broken when I'm open
and I don't feel like I am strong enough 'cause I'm broken when I'm
lonesome
"Did you and Kyo apologize," Tohru asked, when Yuki had returned to her side.
"Yeah, we're not going to fight anymore," Yuki said, pulling Tohru in front of him so they could dance.
"I'm so proud of you," she whispered, taking hold of his hand.
and I don't feel right when you're gone away 'cause I'm broken
when I'm open
and I don't feel like I am strong enough
'cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
and I don't feel light when you're gone away
"Tohru, you are the light in my life," Yuki said, brushing Tohru's hair out of her face.