Disclaimer: I do not now, nor will I ever own Fruits Basket or any of the
characters from it.
A/N: Thanks to everyone who continues to review this story. I'm happy to be getting feedback from all of you. I'm also happy because I just got a new writing station set up at home. However, my computer at home no longer lets me load my chapters so if updates seem to be a little irregular, it's because I have to wait until I get free time on other computers before I can actually post my updates. It's a pain. But I'll try to get a new chapter up each week.
Roses of Glass
Chapter 5
Everyone sat around the table eating a rare takeout dinner at Shigure's house. Everything had been going smoothly, considering everyone who was sharing the table. All actual questions about the date had been mild in manner and directed at Tohru. Kisa was managing to keep Hiro from being overly rude and Hatori was keeping Shigure in line.
Then Momiji asked the wrong question, "So, Tohru, did you and Kyo kiss on your date?"
Kyo jumped up from the table and ground his elbow into Momiji's head, "What kind of an idiot actually asks a question like that?!"
"Wah! Kyo's hurting me!"
"Kyo, please stop that and sit back down," Tohru began, "and Momiji, the answer to that question isn't really any of your business."
That got everyone's attention. They all stared at Tohru. That wasn't the kind of response they would have expected from her. It got everyone at the table speculating as to whether the couple had actually kissed or not. This left Kyo and Tohru to sit next to each other with matching blushes on their faces.
Then Hiro broke in, "Hey, we're out of tea. Go make some more." This was directed at Tohru and caused Kyo to shoot up from his spot once again.
"Who do you think you are, you little brat. This isn't your house. Tohru isn't your maid. Stop ordering her around like that."
Tohru tried to smooth things over, "It's okay, Kyo. I really don't mind."
"It is not okay! Stop letting him boss you around."
"Look," Hiro said, "your girlfriend's okay with it. Besides, she is the housekeeper, isn't she?"
Kyo grabbed Hiro by the collar, "Now look here you little punk.." That was as far as he got.
"What the hell is all this noise about?! I can't stand it! Is someone looking for a fight? Come on, I'll take on every last one of you," Haru had gone black.
"Oh dear," sighed Shigure, "Please try not to destroy my house. Yuki, maybe you can get Haru to turn white again."
"You know I can't do that. He'll change back when he's ready to."
Meanwhile, Tohru was now stuck between Kyo, Haru, and Hiro. Kisa was pulling on Hiro's sleeve, trying to get him to back down. Momiji was in the corner, still rubbing his head and Hatori was calmly slipping away at the last of the tea that had started the whole fight. Yuki turned and was about to head upstairs when he heard Haru from behind him, "That's it. Now you're really going to get it."
He turned back around in time to see Haru take a swing at Kyo. Tohru jumped in and shoved Kyo out of the way, landing on top of him. Haru, unable to stop the momentum from his punch, lost his balance and landed on top of Tohru. Now Kyo and Haru were both in their animal forms and Hiro was trying to console a now tearful Kisa. Yuki shook his head at the group.
"Well," Shigure said to Hatori, "at least the fight ended without damage to my house."
"And it is fortunate that Hatsuharu transformed into a standing position or Tohru would have been crushed underneath him."
Momiji heard this and rushed over to Tohru, "Tohru, are you okay? Did you get hurt anywhere?"
"I'm fine Momiji. Thank you for asking though," she replied, "Could you take Haru and his clothes into the other room so he can change back?"
After Momiji followed her instructions, Tohru once again gathered up the cat and his clothes to take them back up to his room. On the way there she asked, "Are you okay, Kyo? I'm really sorry I landed on you. I hope I didn't hurt you."
"I'm okay. At least Haru transformed standing up. If his cow form landed on us, that could have hurt."
Tohru stared at him for a moment. After a moment, it was too much for him, "What?!"
"Well, it's just," Tohru stammered, "that's the first time I've ever heard you admit that something could really physically hurt you. You usually act like you're invincible. It makes me kind of happy that you let me see another side of you. Every time I see a side of you that you usually hide, it makes me feel special and important."
Tohru missed the look on Kyo's face as she set him down and turned to leave the room. Had she been looking, she would have seen a rare, tender expression to tell her how important she was. She was unbothered by the lack of response she saw from him. She had learned to read him and his silence was enough. So she left him to transform.
Heading back towards the rest of the group, Tohru was stopped at the head of the stairs by Yuki, "Miss Honda, I'm sorry that I ran off so suddenly earlier. I need to speak to you again. Then, maybe you will understand why I left so suddenly before."
"Oh, okay then," Tohru said as she followed Yuki towards his room for the second time that day.
A/N: Thanks to everyone who continues to review this story. I'm happy to be getting feedback from all of you. I'm also happy because I just got a new writing station set up at home. However, my computer at home no longer lets me load my chapters so if updates seem to be a little irregular, it's because I have to wait until I get free time on other computers before I can actually post my updates. It's a pain. But I'll try to get a new chapter up each week.
Roses of Glass
Chapter 5
Everyone sat around the table eating a rare takeout dinner at Shigure's house. Everything had been going smoothly, considering everyone who was sharing the table. All actual questions about the date had been mild in manner and directed at Tohru. Kisa was managing to keep Hiro from being overly rude and Hatori was keeping Shigure in line.
Then Momiji asked the wrong question, "So, Tohru, did you and Kyo kiss on your date?"
Kyo jumped up from the table and ground his elbow into Momiji's head, "What kind of an idiot actually asks a question like that?!"
"Wah! Kyo's hurting me!"
"Kyo, please stop that and sit back down," Tohru began, "and Momiji, the answer to that question isn't really any of your business."
That got everyone's attention. They all stared at Tohru. That wasn't the kind of response they would have expected from her. It got everyone at the table speculating as to whether the couple had actually kissed or not. This left Kyo and Tohru to sit next to each other with matching blushes on their faces.
Then Hiro broke in, "Hey, we're out of tea. Go make some more." This was directed at Tohru and caused Kyo to shoot up from his spot once again.
"Who do you think you are, you little brat. This isn't your house. Tohru isn't your maid. Stop ordering her around like that."
Tohru tried to smooth things over, "It's okay, Kyo. I really don't mind."
"It is not okay! Stop letting him boss you around."
"Look," Hiro said, "your girlfriend's okay with it. Besides, she is the housekeeper, isn't she?"
Kyo grabbed Hiro by the collar, "Now look here you little punk.." That was as far as he got.
"What the hell is all this noise about?! I can't stand it! Is someone looking for a fight? Come on, I'll take on every last one of you," Haru had gone black.
"Oh dear," sighed Shigure, "Please try not to destroy my house. Yuki, maybe you can get Haru to turn white again."
"You know I can't do that. He'll change back when he's ready to."
Meanwhile, Tohru was now stuck between Kyo, Haru, and Hiro. Kisa was pulling on Hiro's sleeve, trying to get him to back down. Momiji was in the corner, still rubbing his head and Hatori was calmly slipping away at the last of the tea that had started the whole fight. Yuki turned and was about to head upstairs when he heard Haru from behind him, "That's it. Now you're really going to get it."
He turned back around in time to see Haru take a swing at Kyo. Tohru jumped in and shoved Kyo out of the way, landing on top of him. Haru, unable to stop the momentum from his punch, lost his balance and landed on top of Tohru. Now Kyo and Haru were both in their animal forms and Hiro was trying to console a now tearful Kisa. Yuki shook his head at the group.
"Well," Shigure said to Hatori, "at least the fight ended without damage to my house."
"And it is fortunate that Hatsuharu transformed into a standing position or Tohru would have been crushed underneath him."
Momiji heard this and rushed over to Tohru, "Tohru, are you okay? Did you get hurt anywhere?"
"I'm fine Momiji. Thank you for asking though," she replied, "Could you take Haru and his clothes into the other room so he can change back?"
After Momiji followed her instructions, Tohru once again gathered up the cat and his clothes to take them back up to his room. On the way there she asked, "Are you okay, Kyo? I'm really sorry I landed on you. I hope I didn't hurt you."
"I'm okay. At least Haru transformed standing up. If his cow form landed on us, that could have hurt."
Tohru stared at him for a moment. After a moment, it was too much for him, "What?!"
"Well, it's just," Tohru stammered, "that's the first time I've ever heard you admit that something could really physically hurt you. You usually act like you're invincible. It makes me kind of happy that you let me see another side of you. Every time I see a side of you that you usually hide, it makes me feel special and important."
Tohru missed the look on Kyo's face as she set him down and turned to leave the room. Had she been looking, she would have seen a rare, tender expression to tell her how important she was. She was unbothered by the lack of response she saw from him. She had learned to read him and his silence was enough. So she left him to transform.
Heading back towards the rest of the group, Tohru was stopped at the head of the stairs by Yuki, "Miss Honda, I'm sorry that I ran off so suddenly earlier. I need to speak to you again. Then, maybe you will understand why I left so suddenly before."
"Oh, okay then," Tohru said as she followed Yuki towards his room for the second time that day.