AN: Wah! I didn't get any reviews. Oh well. Can't expect so much on the first day. Must be patient. Um, I don't own Fruits Basket. Well, it took me forever to think of the second chapter. ; Oh well. I tried, didn't I?! I hope you like this chapter. I don't want to be pushy, but please review my story. Reviews are good! Enjoi hug hug
Kyo looked up the massive building and was amazed. He'd never been to a mall (he thought it was a girl thing). "C'mon, Kyo! We're going to be late!" Tohru smiled and giggled and grabbed his hand in hers. He was surprised by Tohru's bold action. She never acted like this; never. Then he noticed that she was somewhat "dressed up". 'She never dresses up...what's with her today? Well, she kind of does look nice...whatever. I have worse things to deal with,' Kyo thought silently. They walked into the crowded mall and walked over to a bench where they found Hana-chan and Uo-chan. Tohru and Kyo were still holding hands but didn't really realize that Hana-chan and Uo-chan were staring. "Hi, guys! Thank you for coming! I really appreciate it! I hope it wasn't any trouble getting here?" Tohru smiled at her two best friends. Uo-chan stood up in shock. 'What the heck?! Did something happen to those two?! Last time I checked, Kyo was annoyed with her! And holding hands...that's just not Tohru,' Uo-chan thought. Hana-chan just stood up and looked at the joint that connected Kyo and Tohru at the moment. "Guys...? Did I say something?" Tohru said. "Whatever. Let's just go, guys. I don't wanna stay here all day," Kyo said stubbornly. There was silence. Then Kyo looked to where the two friends were looking. 'Shit! They think we're...!' Kyo thought quickly.
Kyo tugged his hand away and Tohru blushed and looked down. "S-sorry Kyo. Um...we should get going, Hana-chan and Uo-chan. And, Kyo? Y-you don't have to stay with us...but thank you very much for the drive! It was nice," Tohru smiled at Kyo. He tried his best to force back his bad reflexes (rolling his eyes) and nodded his head. "I'll stay. Besides, who's gonna take you back?" Kyo questioned. "That's true, Tohru. I guess he'll just have to come with us," Hana said flatly. "Yeah, and go GIRL shopping!" Uo said, snickering. "Shut up, yankee! You're gonna get it bad for that!" Kyo shouted. "Bring it on, orangey!" Uo yelled back. "We should get going. Come on, guys!" Tohru laughed. 'I fell so, free! I've never felt so happy! Everything's wonderful in my life right now...I'm so happy, being with my best friends, Uo-chan, Hana-chan and even Kyo! Thank you, Shigure-sama. I'll have to pay you back later!' Tohru thought to herself.
The group walked for a couple minutes when they realized they were just walking...not looking. "Um, Tohru? Do you have a list or something? Because you know that we're just walking in circles," Uo informed. "Yes, in fact I do! Shigure handed me a list before I left the house. Let's see," Tohru said as she pulled out a pink piece of notepaper out of her pocket. "Hmmm...we need to shop for a swimsuit, mini skirts, tank tops, and..." Tohru drifted off as she looked at the rest of the list. "And what? Let me see that," Kyo said. He grabbed the list out of Tohru's hands and she blushed. "Tohru? Are you feeling alright?" Hana said. "Oh, y-yes. I'm all right, thank you for asking, Hana-chan," Tohru said nervously. Kyo skimmed his eyes over the paper and scowled. "What the hell?! I'm gonna kill that perverted man when we get back!" Kyo yelled, making his hand into a fist and wrinkling the list. "Oh, d-don't Kyo! It's okay," Tohru sighed and put his fist in her hands. Kyo stopped and looked at her, yet surprised again. He let go and straightened the list as best as he could, trying not to get flustered. He shoved it to Tohru and looked away. "Let's just get this over with, okay?" Kyo insisted. "Yes, we are wasting very much valuable time," Hana said. "I'm sorry, Uo-chan, Hana-chan. We'll just shop for a couple of things. It won't take long. Thank you again for coming with me, guys," Tohru assured the group. They just nodded and headed to a surf shop.
Uo looked up at the sign and said, "This is probably the best shop to look for a swim suit. Let's go!" They walked into the shop and took a look around. They looked at the swimsuits. Kyo was waiting for them on a bench, tapping his foot to the music playing. Finally after several minutes of tugging, laughing and commenting, the three girls had grabbed what they thought would look good on Tohru and went to the dressing rooms. "U-um, guys? I'm not so sure about this. I mean, the rooms are really, open, and..." Tohru stuttered nervously. "We'll ask for a private room, then. C'mon!" Uo said. Kyo stood up and followed them to the cash register. There was a very good-looking guy there and he smiled at the girls. "Well, hello there! May I do anything for you lovely looking ladies today?" He said. "Back off," Kyo snapped at him, folding is arms. The register guy shot a look at him and straightened his face. "Yes, you can do something for us. Can you give us a private changing room?" Hana asked quietly but firmly, not liking this dude. "Well, for sure I can! It's behind that door that says 'Private'. Walk into that door and you'll see another door that says 'Changing Room'. I'll give you the key," the dude said and handed Hana a silver key. "Thank you very much!" Tohru said happily and smiled back cockily, keeping another eye on Kyo. They all walked into the door and they were in a medium sized room. It had a very comfy sofa chair and another door straight across from it. "You can sit here, orangey," Uo offered, pointing to the sofa. "Heh, why not?" Kyo flopped down as the girls shoved Tohru into the room behind the second door and went in with her. He heard giggles and unsure voices coming from Tohru. "Uo-chan, Hana-chan? Don't you think this is a little...showy?" Tohru said nervously. "Nonsense, Tohru! You have such a beautiful little body! It's supposed to be like this, by the way..." Uo assured Tohru. "Yes, indeed, Tohru. You are perfect," Hana chimed in. Then Kyo heard his name called by Uo. "Listen, Kyo. You're going to be today's judge. Laugh Tell us what you think of this swimsuit," Uo said, starting to turn the doorknob. "Now wait just a sec—," was all Kyo could say before Uo and Hana brought Tohru out.
Kyo almost blew up when he saw Tohru. His eyes were as big as saucers. As Tohru is always shy, she was blushing and covering herself. Kyo starting feeling his face getting hot and also something else going on down there. 'Dammit! She does look beautiful. Fuck, I'm being like Shigure! But, aren't guys supposed to like this? It's not like I wanna take her or something. She just looks good, right?' Kyo snapped in his head. "Kyo! Are you gonna judge or not? Good, or out?" Kyo looked at the way the two-piece swimsuit skimmed Tohru's curves in all the right ways. It was a white string bikini, the last thing Tohru would wear. She had a well-formed chest and curvy hips. Her creamy complexion and everything else about her drove Kyo off the edge. Tohru just looked away nervously, still half-covering her body. "U-um...it looks, nice. Y-you should pick another color, though," Kyo commented, just as nervous as Tohru was. Tohru let out a breath and went back inside, ready to try on another. Swimsuit after swimsuit, Kyo couldn't take it. Finally he just went with what he thought was the best and sighed as the girls closed the door for the last time, changing Tohru back into her dress. Kyo ran his tan hand through his soft hair and tried to calm down his breathing. 'Why, why me? I mean, it's not like I don't like it, but it seems so wrong to think this way. Dammit, why'd I have to come?!' Kyo thought angrily. "Ok. Now we must buy this swimsuit and move on to the next item," Hana said. They paid for the swimsuit and walked out of the store. Kyo was glad that there was air-conditioning in the mall or else he would have melted. Surprisingly, this all happened in only 20 minutes, although it seems like hours to Kyo.
They girls ran all over the mall. The same routine: ask for a private changing room, change, ask for an opinion, repeat several times with different items, buy whatever needed to be bought and out. It took them a lapse of 1 hour to complete their task. Once they were done, the girls flopped on a bench and sighed. "Thank you so much, Hana-chan and Uo-chan. You've been a great help! And you too, Kyo. Thank you so much. You are...too kind," Tohru said, pausing and blushing, remembering how he looked at her each time she tried on something. "Sure," Kyo said, rubbing the back of his head with his hand. "Let's go. We're going to be late for dinner," Kyo reminded Tohru. "Ah! Dinner! I completely forgot! Oh no! What are we going to eat?! Oh no, oh no!" Tohru panicked. "Cool it Tohru. We'll just buy some Chinese food, okay?" "O-okay. Are you sure, Kyo-kun? I can cook someth—." "It's fine. Now hurry or we'll be late." "Okay. Bye Hana-chan and Uo-chan! Thank you again so much! I couldn't have done it without you! I'll see you in a week!" Tohru waved and smiled as she walked away to the car with Kyo. "That Tohru. Always worrying about everything but herself. She should watch out. Something could happen to her," Hana told Uo. "Ah, but that's what she's got us for!" Uo smiled to Hana, who smiled back. Kyo got in the car and Tohru got in from the other side. They quietly drove to a Chinese take-out and ordered food. They quietly started driving back. "Kyo, I can't thank you enough for today. Thank you," Tohru said softly turning to Kyo. "You really CAN'T thank me enough, can you?" Kyo joked and smiled slightly. Tohru looked down a blushed. 'Great, you got her embarrassed! Say something nice, jackass,' Kyo told himself. "Um, well, I had fun today, Tohru. Thanks for letting me come with you," Kyo managed to get out. Tohru shot her head up and smiled greatly. "Oh, no! You don't have to thank me! But, I had fun too...thank you for coming, Kyo," Tohru said as she gently placed her hand on Kyo's thigh. 'Whoa!' Kyo shouted in his head. 'What is she doing?! Wait, keep control of yourself!!!' It was too late. "Kyo! Look out!" Tohru yelled. Kyo swerved back and forth, driving into the opposite lane and almost crashing. He managed to swerve back into the correct lane and tried to calm down his breathing. 'Damn! She shouldn't touch me like that!' Kyo thought so hard into his mind that he said it out loud. "Damn! You shouldn't touch me like that!" Kyo said in a firm voice. "Ah! I-I'm so sorry, Kyo! This is al my fault! I'm such an idiot! I'm sorry, I'm—." 'Great. You're making her sorry...again. Say something nice again, jackass. You messed it up big time.' 'Oh no! What was I thinking, touching him! I should've known he would react like that! He has no feelings for someone like me.'
"Look, I'm the on who should be sorry. It's just that, when you...uh, touched me, it made me feel...relaxed somehow. I started feeling sleepy," Kyo paused. Tohru was shocked. She looked to Kyo to see if he wasn't lying. 'Relaxed?' Tohru thought. She blushed and the rest of the way the two were silent. They drove into the driveway and Tohru grabbed half of the food and Kyo grabbed the other half. Kyo walked over to Tohru's side and as they were walking towards the door, he said, "So. You managed to get the door open this time?" Kyo smiled at her. Tohru blushed and smiled a bit. "Y-yes. I did," she laughed. Shigure heard some voices and opened the paper door. "Ah! There you are. Where have you two been? Yuki's not feeling very well. He's lying on the couch. Oooo! Chinese food! Fabulous! Come in, hurry! I'm starving!" Shigure said quickly. "Thanks for saying 'Hi'. Oh, and here's your list, pervert," Kyo said as he set down the food on the counter and reached into Tohru's pocket and shoved the paper into his hand. Tohru was so stunned by his action that she threw the food onto the counter (but it didn't get ruined) and slipped backwards. "Ah!" she yelped. Right before she hit the ground, Shigure placed his hand right where Tohru's back curved and caught her. Tohru gasped from the shock of getting saved. Shigure's face was just breaths away from Tohru's and Shigure smiled in a way that made Tohru blush furiously. "You know you should be more careful, Tohru-kun," Shigure said in a deep quiet voice. Tohru's response was just heavy breathing and big eyes. He helped her stand and brushed himself off. "Well, that was a shocker," Shigure smiled 'childlike'. "Th-thank, you, Shigure," Tohru bowed quickly and started serving the food. 'Great, that perverted fool is getting all the glory and shit. Whatever. It's not like I care.' Kyo thought angrily. "You know, you two were gone so long I started thinking that maybe you were doing something other than shopping," Shigure drifted off and flopped down in a chair. Kyo shot a look at Shigure. Tohru just looked at Kyo and blushed. Kyo then looked at Tohru and blushed. "Ah, so you did, I suppose?" Shigure said amusingly putting on his glasses and trying to balance a pencil on his nose. "No! We didn't do anything, you, you, damn pervert! God, is that all you think about?" Kyo yelled. Yuki suddenly awoke and sat up and moaned, holding his head in his hands. Tohru heard Yuki and gasped, running towards him. 'Great, now Tohru's going to bicker all about how he should get some rest.' Kyo thought.
"Y-yuki! Are you feeling all right? Kyo and I bought some Chinese food, I'm sorry I couldn't cook anything! I was just caught up in my selfish needs. I'm so sorry!" Tohru said, blushing from shame and putting her hand on his forehead. "Mmmm, Tohru? It...it's all right. I'll just eat something. Thank you for worrying about me, but I'm fine," Yuki said and sighed. He stood up with Tohru, but then collapsed from drowsiness. "Ah!" Tohru yelped as Yuki landed on her on the couch he was sleeping on. Tohru blushed so much she looked like a beet. "Ah, um, Kyo! Can y-you please help me?" Tohru called. Kyo, who was preparing the food and trying to ignore Yuki and Tohru, came over to her. "Yuki! What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Kyo threw Yuki off and his head banged against the wall. "OW!" Yuki yelled and rubbed his head. "My, my. It seems as if a riot will start soon. I'll just have to eat and watch," Shigure said nonchalantly. "Yuki didn't do anything to you, did he? Are you okay?" Kyo said as he leaned over Tohru. She started cooling down, but was still blushing. "Yes. Um, I'm okay, K-kyo. But what about Yuki?" Tohru worried. "Who cares about him?! He was trying to—." Now Kyo flew to the other side of the room. Yuki sat by Tohru and said, "I'm sorry, Tohru-kun. I didn't mean to, it's just that I'm so tired and I couldn't control myself," Yuki said. Tohru sat up and said, "Oh, I-it's okay! I didn't mind!" There was silence. "Wow. Better than the stuff on TV." Shigure said quietly. Yuki looked at Tohru, shocked. "I-I didn't mean it that way! It's o-okay. I'm fine, Yuki," Tohru said quickly. She stood up and scurried towards the food and sat down, waiting for Kyo and Yuki to come and eat.
"That is it! I can't stand you anymore, damn rat! I'm not going on the stupid trip and you can't make me!" Kyo yelled. Yuki walked over to the table calmly and sat down and started eating. Tohru had just felt like she had been hit with a boulder. "No! You must come, Kyo-kun!" Tohru ran over to Kyo and looked at him with sad eyes. "Wha, uh, but I don't want—." "Kyo, we went shopping together! Didn't you have fun? Um...but I guess it's all right, you won't have to come. But, it won't be the same without you. It'll feel like someone's missing," Tohru pleaded. 'Oh no! I'm being rude! I shouldn't have said that! I'm begging him to come! That's not polite...oh well. What's said is said, and it's how I feel.' Tohru thought. Kyo began to get flustered and stuttered, "F-fine, I'll go. Just don't beg me like that. And yeah, I had fun, okay? Let's just eat." And so the two sat down and they ate in silence. 'Is Honda-san beginning to have feelings for that stupid cat? Oh...I knew it. She would never love a disgusting rat like me.' Yuki thought sadly, but showed no expression. 'Why am I so nervous around her?! God, just chill.' Kyo forced his mind. 'I'm beginning to feel those feelings...of...love?! How can this be?' Tohru panicked, trying to hard to swallow the peas in her fried rice. 'If you're happy and you know it clap your hands! clap clap' Well, you know who thought that.
When everyone was finished, Tohru cleared the dishes and washed them, while Yuki went up to his room for rest and Kyo went up on the roof for his night training. Shigure started helping Tohru finish up the dishes. "So, Tohru. Did you have fun at the mall today?" "Oh, yes! Thank you for letting me go! Thank you so much! I don't know how to ever repay you!" Tohru stopped washing and was about to hug Shigure with her soapy hands. Then she stopped and remembered. "Oh, I'm sorry," Tohru said, wiping her hands on her apron. Shigure sighed deeply and looked at Tohru. "I am too, Tohru-kun." She looked up at his beautiful face. His sparkling brown eyes, soft brown hair and sculpted body. "Why, Shigure-sama?" she panicked. "You didn't do anything to make me upset!" Tohru assured. Shigure closed his eyes and shook his head. "It's not that. Tohru, you are a very beautiful girl, and I've...I've always wanted to hug someone like you. But since I'm possessed with this horrible curse, that will never happen," Shigure looked at Tohru with genuinely sad eyes. Tohru blushed from embarrassment, but also felt so sorry for him. 'How sad...wait, did Shigure just call me...beautiful? No! I'm not deserving of those words...I do wish I could hug him and make him feel better...what else can I do? Maybe...no, that wouldn't do. That would be rude! But a little one wouldn't hurt, would it? Please forgive me Mother, for doing this.' Tohru thought to herself. As Tohru was thinking this, Shigure had already gone back to washing the dishes. "Shigure-sama?" Shigure turned around with a soapy dish in his hands and had a grim expression on his face. "Yes, Tohru-chan?" 'I'll do it! I don't want to see Shigure sad...' Was Tohru's last thought. She closed her eyes slowly and quickly stood on her tiptoes to reach Shigure's mouth. She gave him a little peck on the lips. But right when her soft lips touched Shigure's, he dropped the glass dish on the kitchen floor. Tohru gasped and pulled away as it shattered.
"Ah! I-I'm sorry, Shigure-sama! I, I just wanted to m-make you f-feel better! I should have n...never done that. Th-that was very rude of me! I'm so sorry," Tohru said as she kneeled down on her knees to pick up the pieces of the dish that had been dropped. Shigure went down to help as well, and Tohru blushed in shame. "Tohru," Shigure said as he lifted her small chin in his fingers. "Thank you. You made me feel a great deal better, my flower," Shigure said in his deep, quiet voice. Tohru shivered at Shigure's actions and words. She blushed an even deeper hue of red. Shigure closed his eyes and dipped down to kiss her. Tohru's eyes shot wide open. She'd never, ever felt anything like this before. It felt even better when someone was kissing her instead of her kissing someone. Shigure placed his hand on Tohru's hip and slowly stood up with her. Tohru's breathing was beginning to get fast as she blushed and closed her eyes. 'Mother. Is this what you felt when you talked about kissing father? It feels...like I'm lost. But...like I'm lost in a dream.' Tohru thought. Now she didn't care about anything. She was tired and needed this very much. Shigure gently pushed her against the counter and used his other open hand to slip off the rubber bands that held her braids in. They unraveled rapidly and he weaved his hands through her silky hair, keeping his hand there. Without thinking, Tohru moaned ever so softly that Shigure almost couldn't hear it. 'She must be a beginner at this. But she feels so...wonderful. I'm really not perverted...that's just my personality. I'm glad Tohru sees that. I love my little flower.' Shigure thought. He then wrapped his arm around her waist, bringing him closer. Tohru didn't care. She just let him lead the way for her. Shigure opened his mouth slightly and licked her soft lips. She moaned lightly and opened her mouth, letting him enter. He slipped his warm tongue in Tohru's mouth and started to explore. 'She tastes like...the flowers in spring...the water from rain...and the sun in the sky...that would be good for a novel, eh?' Shigure though, smiling into the kiss. Tohru felt the smile and opened her eyes. 'What's he thinking? Does he think I'm...not good? Oh no! How embarrassing! I-I don't know how to...kiss! Um...I'll just do this." Tohru said. She weaved her hands through his silky soft hair and kissed him back harder. She slipped her tongue in his mouth, taking her turn for exploring. 'Mother...should I be ashamed of myself? Is this wrong? Is this...love?' Shigure shot his eyes open. He saw that Tohru's were closed and relaxed. 'Hell-o? Where did this come from I wonder...' She started backing against Shigure's warm body and shivered because she was only wearing a thin dress and it was still pretty cold at nights. She shivered again and surprisingly, Shigure did as well. She backed him against the opposite wall and moaned, this time audible. 'Competing, I see? This might be fun.' Shigure smiled again. 'He's smiling again! Did I do something wrong? Oh, I'm just making a fool of myself.' Tohru thought, putting off the pressure she had on Shigure. But Tohru did that in the least convenient time. Shigure was pushing her back, but she slipped and fell. Fortunately, like last time, Shigure saved her with his arm that was wrapped around her curvy waist. Then Shigure stopped the kiss for a couple seconds. 'He...stopped. Did he not like it?' Tohru whimpered. Shigure put Tohru's legs in between his. He was on his knees bending over to continue the broken kiss. He freed both of his hands from their places and put one beside the side of Tohru's head, the other on her thigh. She gasped loudly into the kiss from the shock of the warmth creeping up her leg. Tohru moaned loudly and put pressure on Shigure's head with her hands. 'Demanding, aren't we?' Shigure laughed to himself. He slithered his hand farther up until he came under Tohru's skirt and up to her upper thigh. He gently stroked her inner thigh, making her gasp and moan. 'That's more like it.' Then Shigure stopped the kiss once again and started planting feather-light kisses on the curve of Tohru's neck, making every part of her body tingle with pleasure. "Ohhh, Sh...Shigure...sa...ma," Tohru said, barely getting it out in whispers. 'This little flower is making me excited.' Shigure humored himself. Shigure then traced the edge of Tohru's panties. Her breathing began getting more and more heavier and faster. "Nnn...Shigure...ah!" Tohru squealed. Then everything was ruined when Tohru felt her head getting wet. "AH! The sink! I left it on!" Tohru was right. She did leave the faucet on and it overflowed, traveling all the way to the other side of the kitchen. The two were so distracted with each other that they couldn't hear it.
"Oh no!!! Shigure-sama! Th-the sink...ah...I have to clean this up!" Tohru said, still trying to recover quickly from the pleasure Shigure was giving to her. 'Well, so much for fun. I had a few moments with her. It was nice...' Shigure smiled as he saw Tohru rushing to turn off the sink and mop the floor. "You know what, Tohru-kun?" Shigure said to Tohru. Tohru blushed and looked up at Shigure, holding a drenched mop. "You've done enough work for today. I think I'll clean this up," Shigure said, grabbing the mop from Tohru's small wet hands. "Oh, no! I-it's all right, Sh-Shigure-sama! I can do it by myself!" Tohru panicked and waved her hands. 'After all you've done for me...making me happy.' Tohru wanted to say. "How about...we do it together?" Shigure suggested. And so Tohru and Shigure began mopping and cleaning and finally finished at 10:30 p.m. By then, Yuki was still in his room probably sleeping and Kyo was sleeping in his room, waiting for the early wake-up call to go to Las Vegas. Then, as Tohru thought about Kyo and Yuki, she stopped in her tracks and began to cry, dropping to the floor. Shigure stopped where he was and turned around to see Tohru on her knees, trembling and sobbing quietly with her head in her hands. He ran over to her and put his hand on her back. "Tohru! Are you all right! What's wrong?" He rubbed her back. "Sh-Shigure! I...I love you so much!" She sobbed between the breaths that she could catch. Shigure made a face at her and said, "Is that it? Is that bad?" Shigure said, confused. "N-no...I-it's just that I...I l-love all of y-you...Y-you, Kyo, Y-yuki...I don't know what to do! I l-love all of you so m-much! I'll eventually have to choose or something! I can't cheat on anybody! That would be very bad! A-and I don't even know if Yuki or K-kyo love m-me! I d-don't know w-what to do, Sh-shigure-sama!" Tohru sobbed. "Hm. That is a difficult situation...I'm very sorry if I fell in love with you, Tohru. It would have probably made things easier. But, just...follow your heart, my dear flower. If you can't choose, just do what you think is right," Shigure coaxed her. "Now, you should get some sleep. I'll take care of things, all right? Don't worry about a thing. I'll be there if you need me," Shigure said as he led her up to her room. "Th-thank you Shigure. I don't think I can repay you now...after all you...you've done f-for me," Tohru said as she sat on her bed and went under the sheets. "Oh, you know how to repay me, Tohru-chan," Shigure winked at her. Tohru smiled slightly and closed her eyes. Shigure dipped down to get one more kiss. He kissed her tear-covered lips and took one last look at her before he saw her in the morning. He quietly shut the door and walked downstairs. He changed into his pajamas and turned off the light. He slipped into his futon and sighed sadly. He knew he would have to deal with this later in the week. He would have to tell Yuki and Kyo. Finally, tired from worrying too much, Shigure fell asleep.
AN: I hope you didn't think this was too long, or too detailey, or too boring! sigh Well, took me forever to write this one. And I believe I'm come to a humongous problem: To choose between who will take Tohru! I possibly can't choose. Oh well. I'll leave that up to you guys! So long! Tomorrow I'll update.