Thank you Darkness Sweetheart2000 for telling me I accidentally posted the wrong chapter! It took me about two more times of downloading it before I realized that was the wrong file name! ;
Yuki, Tohru, and Kyo all walked to school in an awkward and guilty silence, all with things weighing heavy on their minds.
'What should I do? Sohma-kun did that because of me...what if he does it again....and now I think Kyo-kun feels guilty....and it's not his fault...I better talk to him soon....what about Sohma-kun....something is definitely bothering him....' Tohru's brain spun with all the things to worry about and she finally let out a sigh of exasperation.
'Is Uo right? Am I selfish? Should me and Tohru break up....that might make her feel better...that's all I want............is for her to be happy....Is this...part of my own curse as the cat?' Kyo gave a last thought to it and let out a sigh of exasperation.
'What if I have to go live in the main house again? I'll die...I can't stay there...away from Miss Honda... Miss Honda...what would she do? Feel guilty no doubt and get sick again......If it happened should I just lie and say I want to go back...no...she would still think it was her fault.....' Yuki pondered and let out a sigh of exasperation.
And so, in this fashion, onward they marched to school.
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Hana and Uo paced through the halls near their best friend's locker to wait on her to arrive. As luck would have it though, they were on the opposite end of the hallway when she did come with Kyo and Yuki close by her side, as usual. Yuki, however, excused himself and made his own way down the hall once to the girl's locker.
"Oh great, that'll save an errand for me...I gotta apologize to orangey..." Uo said quickly to Hana as they made their way down the hall, passing the mouse and nodding their heads at him in recognition. Before they could get close enough to be seen by two fairly ditzy people, Tohru's locker opened, blocking the two friends from view. It was Kyo's voice that silenced them from greetings.
"Uh...Tohru....I've been thinking....Do I stress you out?"
No, Kyo-kun...why would you say that?"
'Oh god, here it goes...' Uo thought with extreme guilt, "I'm gonna witness a break up by my hands...no. I will stop them...' She decided she would wait for the opportune moment and waited.
"Look...you need to tell the truth. I won't get mad if I do but I need to know...."
"What are you talking about Kyo-kun? You make me very happy...."
Kyo sighed. "Tohru, I want you to be as happy as possible....and if I made you sad....then we can just...."
"WAIT!" Uo yelled, much to the surprise of well, everyone, "Orangey...look, I was wrong yesterday. Don't listen to me, ok? And definitely don't do what I think you were going to do." She then turned toward Tohru. "Hey, sorry about this....I guess I just got a little overprotective yesterday....Kyo'll tell you later if you want to know..."
An angry blush spread across the boy's face. "Why do I have to?! It was your idea!" Tohru looked back and forth from Kyo to Uo and back to Kyo with a confused look on her face. "What are you talking about?" Uo sighed in irritation, "Fine, if you won't then I will....Tohru, yesterday I came down pretty hard on Kyo. I told him he should break up with you because I thought it was stressing you out....ok...I said it...sorry."
The onigiri looked from Kyo to Uo and back to Kyo once more, "Kyo-kun, is this true?" The neko looked down in shame, "Yes...I didn't want you to be unhappy.....and I still don't....so if you are then...you know..." He clenched his fists, unable to finish what he couldn't say.
To both Kyo and Uo's surprise, Tohru gave them a huge, grateful smile. "Aw, you guys...you were both worried about me? Uo-chan...you would do that for me?...and Kyo-kun....you would break your own heart just to make me happy?" Tears filled the girl's eyes. "I love you both so much!"
Uo smiled and sighed with relief, "Wow Hana, seems like things turned out ok....." She turned around to see the dark mysterious girl wasn't there....at all. "Hana?"
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"Hello Yuki-san, I know what happened and was wondering if you are ok...." Hana said, appearing from nowhere behind the poor, now near a heart attack, mouse. "Miss Hanajima-san! Why do you do that?" Yuki sighed with his hand over his thumping chest, panting, then realized what she said and gave her and embarrassed look.
"Oh...yes I'm ok. Thank you for your concern." He stammered with a deep troubled blush. Then, without any warning Hana reached out, pressing her hand against the side of his face gently. "Yuki-san, I just wanted to say....I'm here for you if you ever want to talk, ok?" A smile flickered across her face.
"Uhh.....I.....ok..." The mouse hesitated and backed away very nervously, then turned to walk away only to find there was nowhere to go since class was about to start and he was already in the room. Just before the teacher made her appearance, Uo, Kyo, and Tohru sped past the door, just avoiding the tardy bell.
"Hey, Hana, where have you been?" Uo asked once she saw that her friend had beaten her to the room. "I was fulfilling a promise..." the mysterious dark haired girl answered in a whisper. "Hey Yuki...why are you blushing? Did another guy ask you out?" Kyo smirked, but was taken off his insulting when he noticed a guy chatting with Tohru. "Not again...." He muttered and took off in her direction for some major ass kicking, much to Yuki's relief.
For the rest of the school day Yuki had a very had time concentrating on his studies. Instead his mind swam with questions, feelings, and worries. 'Why did she do that? How did she know....oh yea...that wave thing. Why am I so flustered when all she did was touch me? What's wrong with me?'
Before he knew it the bell had rung for class to let out.
"Sohma-kun, do you have any meetings today or will you be walking home with us?" Tohru asked spiritedly. Yuki came back to reality to see he was out on the side walk with all his things and the whole gang surrounded him, including Hana....
"Um, if it's alright, I would like to hang back and talk to Miss Hanajima-san...." He murmured under his breath. Tohru gave him a surprised look and the turned her gaze over to Hana with a smile and mouthed the words 'thank you'. Then, the three that were left set off for home, Uo in the opposite direction of Kyo and Tohru.
"What would you like to discuss Yuki-san?" Hana began. Yuki smiled and blushed a little. He had never talked to anyone about his problems other then Tohru. "Please, you don't have to be so formal. We are friends aren't we?" Hana let loose another one of her rare smiles. "Of course Yuki-kun."
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'I wonder how everything is going. Oh was this such a good idea...what if Hana-chan finds out the secret? Why would she? Oh I'm so stupid for asking this much of a friend!' Tohru punished herself in her mind as she walked unsteadily home. "Hey, are you that worried that the damn rat wanted to talk to another girl?" Kyo asked in a phony, uncaring, jealous voice that screamed I CARE AND I'M JEALOUS.
Tohru tried to put on her cheery face and looked over at Kyo. "I'm sorry. I'm just worried about him, especially after......" her voice trailed off in the memory and it seemed tears were going to erupt any minute.
"Hey, don't worry so much or you'll get sick...again," Kyo warned in a dangerous voice and looked down at the ground helplessly, springing an idea. With a huge sweat-drop and eyes clamped shut ready for a big smack across the face, the neko shakily placed his hand around the girl's waist and let it rest there. After a few moments he opened his eyes realizing a smack wasn't coming. Instead his gaze was greeted with a blushing smile.
In his moment of limited courage the boy gather what little strength he had left that wasn't sucked out by nervousness and pulled her closer to him, letting her put her head on his shoulder while they walked. "It'll be ok..." he sighed, not caring if it would be ok or not. He was in heaven....although not for long.
In the distance a figure stood exultantly, arms on hips. "Kyo, I'm going to kill you, you son of a bitch!" 'Oh hell no...I know that voice....' He thought and prepared for the worst, placing Tohru behind him. "I'm not after Tohru-kun. You are the one who is cheating! Now pay the price!" The voice warned and began its death march to the couple.
"Tohru, go back to school and get Yuki ok? He's gonna have to carry me home once she is done with me..." Kyo gulped, letting go of Tohru and sending her on her way. "Uh, ok...." The onigiri answered and began running back to school.
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".....so I probably do deserve what happened to me huh?" Yuki finished his story finally. He and Hana both sat on a little wall by the school, Hana listening to him carefully. "Yes, you probably do...but that is still no reason to try to end your own life....there are many people who care about you...who love you Yuki-kun."
At these works the mouse lifted his head and stared at the dark girl in contradiction, "Like who, those snobby fan club girls? They are just selfish. Tohru? She loves Kyo; that is obvious..." just mentioning his rivals name made him sigh in weariness and he let his head drop once more.
For the second time today Hana grabbed Yuki's chin quite forcefully and leaned his head to train his gaze at her. "Just because Tohru-chan is with Kyo-san doesn't mean she doesn't love you. If you think she can love just one person then you ARE a fool. It just might not be the same love you feel for her. Plus, those are not the only people who love you....." her words trailed off and she let go of the stunned mouse.
"What do you mean Miss Hanajima-kun....?" Yuki questioned shakily, unsure if he really wanted an answer or not. "Nothing, just trust me. Now, I must bid you farewell Yuki-kun. Good day." With her goodbye out of the way, Hana got up and began to turn towards home, only to be stopped by an arm around her own.
"Wait....Miss Hanajima-kun....." Yuki pleaded quietly, trying slowly and carefully to pull her closer to him without getting shocked. To his surprise, Hana made no attempts to fight or shock him. Instead she willingly stood in front of him expectantly. Ready for what ever might ail him, the Sohma took his chance and leaned in for a quick peck on the lips. "Good night Miss Hanajima-kun..."
".....Sohma-kun...Hana-chan...." Tohru murmured , seeing the display unfold just before she was in their sight. She waited for Hana to leave then walked out from behind the bushes beside the sidewalk, taking a deep breath. "Sohma-kun, I need your help.... Think Kyo-kun is hurt..."
She wasn't sure how to take what she had just seen. 'Better leave it alone for now....' She finally decided, 'If Sohma-kun wants me to know about this, he'll tell me.'
Ok, the thing about Kagura (you should know who the person was surely!) is everyone always makes her all understanding...which in my opinion she wouldn't be. So I made her out to kill...er...hurt. And if I was Kyo I would be fearing for my life as well...so I made it that way...but that's how fiction goes right? You write what you think would happen? Of course! Don't question me! Hahahaha Please Review!!
Oh and the Yuki/Hana thing....no matter how you get them together it's bizarre and challenging so please no flames on that if you have them....