Disclaimer: As much as I wish I owned Kyo, I don't. Neither do I own
Fruits Basket or any of the other characters in it.
A/N: It will be awhile before the next update. It will probably come some time around the 28th. But the story will continue, so keep an eye out for it around then.
Roses of Glass
Chapter 3
Hana and Uo were sitting in Uo's apartment on Sunday afternoon, discussing the date that Tohru was currently on with Kyo. They knew that Tohru had been really nervous this morning, despite the fact that she had been living in the same house as Kyo for nearly a year now. But judging from the way Kyo had been acting around her lately, the figured everything would probably turn out fine.
"It's so weird that Tohru finally chose between those two," Uo said, "To be honest, I kind of figured she would eventually choose the prince."
"Oh? I've known for quite some time that she would likely end up with Kyo," Hana replied.
"Seriously? I guess it does make a certain amount of sense though. I mean, between the two, I bet Kyoko would have liked Orange-top better. She would have been able to pick on him more."
"Yes," Hana established, "I would have to agree with you on that point."
Uo sighed, "And I guess as long as Tohru's happy, that's all that really matters, right?"
"Right."
Meanwhile, at the movie theatre, Kyo and Tohru were trying to figure out exactly which movie they wanted to see. It was actually quite amusing since they were both trying hard to please the other.
"We could go see the martial arts movie. That's the one you want to see, right?" Tohru said to Kyo.
"But I want this to be about you," Kyo replied, "So what do YOU want to see? That new chick flick?"
Tohru shook her head, "No, I couldn't make you watch that, Kyo. I know you would hate it."
After much discussion, it was finally agreed upon that they would see a comedy. It seemed like a good neutral ground, even if it was slight more to Tohru's taste than Kyo's. To be completely honest, though, neither of them really cared which movie they saw. Both were too caught up in the excitement of actually being on a real date together. Not even the argument over how to pay for the movie (Tohru wanted to pay for her ticket and candy, Kyo wouldn't let her seeing as it was a date and he wanted to treat her) could ruin the good mood both were in.
Partway through the movie, Tohru moved to place her arm on the armrest of her seat. Kyo, however, already had his arm resting on said armrest, so Tohru's arm ended up resting on Kyo's arm. Startled, Kyo glanced down at their arms before lifting his eyes to meet Tohru's. He was pleasantly surprised when, instead of apologizing and pulling her arm away, she took his hand in her own. He snuck her a quick, shy smile and gave her hand a small squeeze to let her know he appreciated her gesture. She, in return, gave him a smile that made his insides melt. He was glad they were in a dark theatre because he could feel the color rising to his cheeks and while he was getting used to blushing in front of Tohru, a room full of strangers was a different story.
They watched the rest of the movie hand in hand. Occasionally they would sneak glances at each other. Every time their eyes met, a smile would pass between them. As far as first dates go, this one rated pretty well.
After the movie they walked home hand in hand. When they reached the house, Shigure greeted them, "Welcome home. How is the cute young couple? Did the date go well? You didn't do anything stupid now, did you, Kyo?"
Kyo was about ready to smack Shigure, but the hand he was still holding squeezed his and Tohru answered cheerfully, "I had a wonderful time. Thank you for asking. It was a very nice day and Kyo was a perfect gentleman." She snuck a smile at Kyo, who immediately lost all the fight that had been in him.
"Oh, by the way," Shigure added, "Yuki wanted to see you when you got home, Tohru. He's up in his room."
Kyo glared as he heard this last bit. Tohru was his girlfriend now. He didn't want her spending time with Yuki. But even as he thought this, he knew that part of the reason he liked Tohru was that she was the type of person who wouldn't stop spending time with Yuki even now that she had chosen to turn him down. Sighing, he gave her a small nudge, "Go ahead. But if that damn rat tries anything, give me a call and I'll come kick his ass."
Tohru's expression brightened and she nodded to Kyo before hurrying up the stairs towards Yuki's room. Unsure of what to expect, she knocked very timidly on Yuki's door.
"Come in," Yuki's voice called from the other side.
Tohru entered, "You wanted to see me?"
"Yes," Yuki answered, "I just wanted to see how you date with Kyo went?"
Tohru gulped, "It was really nice. And, and I'm sorry, Yuki. You don't have to force yourself to be nice about it. I would completely understand if you got mad at me or something."
Yuki was taken aback. Then, suddenly, he started laughing, "That's not it at all, Miss Honda. I guess I kind of wanted to give you my blessings or something like that. You see, I realized a while ago that you were actually better off with Kyo. He needs you more than I do. Besides, you always did have a thing for the cat, didn't you?"
Tohru nodded, her eyes filling with tears of happiness and relief, "Yes, ever since first time I heard the folktale. I always loved the cat. I never wanted the cat to feel lonely or left out again."
Yuki suddenly jumped up, startling Tohru, "That's it!" It all made sense now. It just might work. But how to pull it off? Akito would never agree to it. He suddenly ran out of the room, yelling over his shoulder, "I'm sorry, Miss Honda. I just thought of something."
Tohru was left alone in the room, wondering what exactly had just happened. That behavior wasn't like Yuki. She would have to ask him about it later. Right now, she needed to go start dinner.
A/N: It will be awhile before the next update. It will probably come some time around the 28th. But the story will continue, so keep an eye out for it around then.
Roses of Glass
Chapter 3
Hana and Uo were sitting in Uo's apartment on Sunday afternoon, discussing the date that Tohru was currently on with Kyo. They knew that Tohru had been really nervous this morning, despite the fact that she had been living in the same house as Kyo for nearly a year now. But judging from the way Kyo had been acting around her lately, the figured everything would probably turn out fine.
"It's so weird that Tohru finally chose between those two," Uo said, "To be honest, I kind of figured she would eventually choose the prince."
"Oh? I've known for quite some time that she would likely end up with Kyo," Hana replied.
"Seriously? I guess it does make a certain amount of sense though. I mean, between the two, I bet Kyoko would have liked Orange-top better. She would have been able to pick on him more."
"Yes," Hana established, "I would have to agree with you on that point."
Uo sighed, "And I guess as long as Tohru's happy, that's all that really matters, right?"
"Right."
Meanwhile, at the movie theatre, Kyo and Tohru were trying to figure out exactly which movie they wanted to see. It was actually quite amusing since they were both trying hard to please the other.
"We could go see the martial arts movie. That's the one you want to see, right?" Tohru said to Kyo.
"But I want this to be about you," Kyo replied, "So what do YOU want to see? That new chick flick?"
Tohru shook her head, "No, I couldn't make you watch that, Kyo. I know you would hate it."
After much discussion, it was finally agreed upon that they would see a comedy. It seemed like a good neutral ground, even if it was slight more to Tohru's taste than Kyo's. To be completely honest, though, neither of them really cared which movie they saw. Both were too caught up in the excitement of actually being on a real date together. Not even the argument over how to pay for the movie (Tohru wanted to pay for her ticket and candy, Kyo wouldn't let her seeing as it was a date and he wanted to treat her) could ruin the good mood both were in.
Partway through the movie, Tohru moved to place her arm on the armrest of her seat. Kyo, however, already had his arm resting on said armrest, so Tohru's arm ended up resting on Kyo's arm. Startled, Kyo glanced down at their arms before lifting his eyes to meet Tohru's. He was pleasantly surprised when, instead of apologizing and pulling her arm away, she took his hand in her own. He snuck her a quick, shy smile and gave her hand a small squeeze to let her know he appreciated her gesture. She, in return, gave him a smile that made his insides melt. He was glad they were in a dark theatre because he could feel the color rising to his cheeks and while he was getting used to blushing in front of Tohru, a room full of strangers was a different story.
They watched the rest of the movie hand in hand. Occasionally they would sneak glances at each other. Every time their eyes met, a smile would pass between them. As far as first dates go, this one rated pretty well.
After the movie they walked home hand in hand. When they reached the house, Shigure greeted them, "Welcome home. How is the cute young couple? Did the date go well? You didn't do anything stupid now, did you, Kyo?"
Kyo was about ready to smack Shigure, but the hand he was still holding squeezed his and Tohru answered cheerfully, "I had a wonderful time. Thank you for asking. It was a very nice day and Kyo was a perfect gentleman." She snuck a smile at Kyo, who immediately lost all the fight that had been in him.
"Oh, by the way," Shigure added, "Yuki wanted to see you when you got home, Tohru. He's up in his room."
Kyo glared as he heard this last bit. Tohru was his girlfriend now. He didn't want her spending time with Yuki. But even as he thought this, he knew that part of the reason he liked Tohru was that she was the type of person who wouldn't stop spending time with Yuki even now that she had chosen to turn him down. Sighing, he gave her a small nudge, "Go ahead. But if that damn rat tries anything, give me a call and I'll come kick his ass."
Tohru's expression brightened and she nodded to Kyo before hurrying up the stairs towards Yuki's room. Unsure of what to expect, she knocked very timidly on Yuki's door.
"Come in," Yuki's voice called from the other side.
Tohru entered, "You wanted to see me?"
"Yes," Yuki answered, "I just wanted to see how you date with Kyo went?"
Tohru gulped, "It was really nice. And, and I'm sorry, Yuki. You don't have to force yourself to be nice about it. I would completely understand if you got mad at me or something."
Yuki was taken aback. Then, suddenly, he started laughing, "That's not it at all, Miss Honda. I guess I kind of wanted to give you my blessings or something like that. You see, I realized a while ago that you were actually better off with Kyo. He needs you more than I do. Besides, you always did have a thing for the cat, didn't you?"
Tohru nodded, her eyes filling with tears of happiness and relief, "Yes, ever since first time I heard the folktale. I always loved the cat. I never wanted the cat to feel lonely or left out again."
Yuki suddenly jumped up, startling Tohru, "That's it!" It all made sense now. It just might work. But how to pull it off? Akito would never agree to it. He suddenly ran out of the room, yelling over his shoulder, "I'm sorry, Miss Honda. I just thought of something."
Tohru was left alone in the room, wondering what exactly had just happened. That behavior wasn't like Yuki. She would have to ask him about it later. Right now, she needed to go start dinner.