Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket or any of the characters. And
Kyo's gift to Tohru comes from Brian Andreas' collection, Story People, and
I don't own that either.
A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed the first chapter, you guys made me so happy. Anyway, this chapter is really a bit of Kyoru fluff so I hope you enjoy. Also, starting on the 10th, I will be without a computer for about two weeks. I will try to get at least one more chapter up before then, but after the 10th it will be awhile.
Roses of Glass
Chapter 2
Kyo Sohma was undeniably happy. He had actually just sat through dinner with a dopey grin all but plastered on his face. It took all his control not to break into a face-splitting grin every time he brushed elbows or knees with Tohru, watching, as a blush would paint her cheeks. He could only imagine what he himself must have looked like. Amazing, he had only actually hit Shigure once at dinner, seeing as how all Shigure had done was tease him and Tohru.
Now he was alone in the kitchen with Tohru, helping her wash and dry the dinner dishes. He stood silently, trying to listen as she chattered away cheerfully. He was struggling to follow her though, as he was busy trying to work up the courage to ask her out on their first official date. He had been planning how he would ask her for days now, he just had to work up the nerve and wait for the opportune moment.
He watched the soap bubbles fly into air as Tohru lifted the last plate out of the dishwater. That was perfect. "Hey, Tohru." he began.
Tohru turned to face him as she heard her name and slipped in a small puddle of water that was on the floor. Kyo jumped forward to catch Tohru before she hit the ground. This resulted in him transforming into a cat and Tohru landing on top of him. So much for the opportune moment.
"Yah! Kyo! I am so sorry! You were trying to ask me something and I turned you into a cat."
Kyo sighed, "It's alright. You don't have to apologize. I'm the one who grabbed onto you. Wait! I didn't mean that the way it sounded."
Tohru giggled as the kitty Kyo turned bright red, "So what were you going to ask me?"
Kyo turned an even deeper shade of red, "Um, d -did you, I mean would you want to maybe see a movie with me this weekend or something?"
"Oh, Kyo, I would love to. And I haven't seen a movie is so long," Tohru picked up the cat and hugged him to her chest. It was amazing how deep a blush Kyo could display as a cat.
"Oh yeah," he started, "I also got you something. It's over in my sweatshirt pocket."
Tohru crawled over to Kyo's sweatshirt and reached in the pocket. What she pulled out was a small piece of driftwood, painted up to look kind of like a person. On the person's stomach there were a few lines of writing that said: She fell in love with him before he even thought it possible so he couldn't run away or mess it up. Though it was scary sometimes, mainly he couldn't imagine his life without her in it.
As Tohru read the message on the present, tears came to her eyes and started to roll down her cheeks. When Kyo noticed this, he nearly freaked out, "What's wrong? You don't like it, do you? Or maybe.."
Tohru placed a finger over his lips to quiet him. "There's nothing wrong," she said, "I'm just so happy. This is the best gift anyone ever gave me, Kyo."
"Yeah well," he said gloomily, "I just wish I could have been a human when I gave it to you."
"Don't worry, Kyo. I'm sure that we'll find a way to break the curse. Even if it takes a long, long time, I'll be here with you. And someday, I'll be able to hug you without you transforming. I just know it!" Tohru exclaimed, catching the gloomy hint in Kyo's voice.
Kyo looked into her eyes for a moment before dropping his own eyes to the ground, "Will you do me a favor, then? Will you actually make a promise to stay with me, even if we never break the curse? I know that you take promises seriously and won't break one."
Tohru blinked once, then smiled, "Of course! I promise you, Kyo, that no matter how long it takes to break the Sohma curse, and even if we never do, although I'm sure we will, I will always be here for you. We'll stay together, always. Now I want you to promise me the same thing."
Kyo's head shot up in surprise, then he gave her a small smile, "You really are something, you know that? Okay, I swear that no matter what happens with the Sohma curse, I'll always stay with you."
Kyo delighted in the huge smile that appeared on Tohru's face as he made his promise to her. He knew that he would do anything it took to keep that promise. If it came to it, he would stand up to Akito and protect her from anything that Akito might try. Although, vowing that, he also knew, deep inside, that she was really the one who had already saved him.
He snapped out of his thoughts as he realized that Tohru, who was still holding him, had stood up and was now collecting his clothes. "Um, what.?" he began.
"Oh! I thought I would take you back up to your room, so that you could transform again with some privacy," Tohru answered the unfinished question with a blush as she thought about it.
Kyo's cat form smiled. Tohru really was unbelievably cute. And now, she was his.
Later that night, Tohru sat in her room with her mother's picture, "Hello, Mom! Did you see what Kyo gave me? We're going out on real date this weekend! My first one! I'm so happy, Mom! I really do feel like the luckiest girl in the world!"
A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed the first chapter, you guys made me so happy. Anyway, this chapter is really a bit of Kyoru fluff so I hope you enjoy. Also, starting on the 10th, I will be without a computer for about two weeks. I will try to get at least one more chapter up before then, but after the 10th it will be awhile.
Roses of Glass
Chapter 2
Kyo Sohma was undeniably happy. He had actually just sat through dinner with a dopey grin all but plastered on his face. It took all his control not to break into a face-splitting grin every time he brushed elbows or knees with Tohru, watching, as a blush would paint her cheeks. He could only imagine what he himself must have looked like. Amazing, he had only actually hit Shigure once at dinner, seeing as how all Shigure had done was tease him and Tohru.
Now he was alone in the kitchen with Tohru, helping her wash and dry the dinner dishes. He stood silently, trying to listen as she chattered away cheerfully. He was struggling to follow her though, as he was busy trying to work up the courage to ask her out on their first official date. He had been planning how he would ask her for days now, he just had to work up the nerve and wait for the opportune moment.
He watched the soap bubbles fly into air as Tohru lifted the last plate out of the dishwater. That was perfect. "Hey, Tohru." he began.
Tohru turned to face him as she heard her name and slipped in a small puddle of water that was on the floor. Kyo jumped forward to catch Tohru before she hit the ground. This resulted in him transforming into a cat and Tohru landing on top of him. So much for the opportune moment.
"Yah! Kyo! I am so sorry! You were trying to ask me something and I turned you into a cat."
Kyo sighed, "It's alright. You don't have to apologize. I'm the one who grabbed onto you. Wait! I didn't mean that the way it sounded."
Tohru giggled as the kitty Kyo turned bright red, "So what were you going to ask me?"
Kyo turned an even deeper shade of red, "Um, d -did you, I mean would you want to maybe see a movie with me this weekend or something?"
"Oh, Kyo, I would love to. And I haven't seen a movie is so long," Tohru picked up the cat and hugged him to her chest. It was amazing how deep a blush Kyo could display as a cat.
"Oh yeah," he started, "I also got you something. It's over in my sweatshirt pocket."
Tohru crawled over to Kyo's sweatshirt and reached in the pocket. What she pulled out was a small piece of driftwood, painted up to look kind of like a person. On the person's stomach there were a few lines of writing that said: She fell in love with him before he even thought it possible so he couldn't run away or mess it up. Though it was scary sometimes, mainly he couldn't imagine his life without her in it.
As Tohru read the message on the present, tears came to her eyes and started to roll down her cheeks. When Kyo noticed this, he nearly freaked out, "What's wrong? You don't like it, do you? Or maybe.."
Tohru placed a finger over his lips to quiet him. "There's nothing wrong," she said, "I'm just so happy. This is the best gift anyone ever gave me, Kyo."
"Yeah well," he said gloomily, "I just wish I could have been a human when I gave it to you."
"Don't worry, Kyo. I'm sure that we'll find a way to break the curse. Even if it takes a long, long time, I'll be here with you. And someday, I'll be able to hug you without you transforming. I just know it!" Tohru exclaimed, catching the gloomy hint in Kyo's voice.
Kyo looked into her eyes for a moment before dropping his own eyes to the ground, "Will you do me a favor, then? Will you actually make a promise to stay with me, even if we never break the curse? I know that you take promises seriously and won't break one."
Tohru blinked once, then smiled, "Of course! I promise you, Kyo, that no matter how long it takes to break the Sohma curse, and even if we never do, although I'm sure we will, I will always be here for you. We'll stay together, always. Now I want you to promise me the same thing."
Kyo's head shot up in surprise, then he gave her a small smile, "You really are something, you know that? Okay, I swear that no matter what happens with the Sohma curse, I'll always stay with you."
Kyo delighted in the huge smile that appeared on Tohru's face as he made his promise to her. He knew that he would do anything it took to keep that promise. If it came to it, he would stand up to Akito and protect her from anything that Akito might try. Although, vowing that, he also knew, deep inside, that she was really the one who had already saved him.
He snapped out of his thoughts as he realized that Tohru, who was still holding him, had stood up and was now collecting his clothes. "Um, what.?" he began.
"Oh! I thought I would take you back up to your room, so that you could transform again with some privacy," Tohru answered the unfinished question with a blush as she thought about it.
Kyo's cat form smiled. Tohru really was unbelievably cute. And now, she was his.
Later that night, Tohru sat in her room with her mother's picture, "Hello, Mom! Did you see what Kyo gave me? We're going out on real date this weekend! My first one! I'm so happy, Mom! I really do feel like the luckiest girl in the world!"