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A/N: Sorry it's been awhile. But I'm back now with chapter six. I hope you all enjoy it. I actually started this chapter a few weeks ago and interestingly enough, the weather around my house seems to be reflecting the weather in the story for the same time of year. I just thought that was kind of funny.
Roses of Glass
Chapter 6
Weeks passed. Things were going well for Kyo and Tohru, as well as with Yuki's plan. Despite the fact that Kyo was still clueless about the plan's existence, he was learning not to worry as much about the future of his relationship with Tohru. She was so endlessly optimistic that she wouldn't let him stay gloomy. Not to mention Akito hadn't tried anything despite the fact that it would be impossible for him to not know about their relationship by now. Even Kagura had finally come around to accepting them as a couple. She had visited a couple of times and seemed to have relinquished her claim on Kyo, even if it was somewhat grudgingly.
It was now late November and the air was getting chilly although the sun was still out most days. On this particular day, Kyo and Tohru were walking home from school together while Yuki was staying late for a student council meeting. The walked hand in hand, with Tohru shuffling her feet in the fallen leaves and chattering away cheerfully, "I'm so glad I've got the day off work today. Not that I really mind work, it's just that when I have to work, I don't get to walk home from school with you or sit on the roof and watch the sunset. But with the sun setting earlier and earlier, I guess we won't be able to do that for much longer anyway."
"The weather will probably change soon, too," Kyo agreed.
Tohru glanced at the sky, "Do you think it will snow this year? If it does, we can watch the snowfall together. That's as good as watching the sunset. Oh! Or does snow bother you like rain does? If it does, then I guess you wouldn't really want to sit and watch the snowfall, would you?"
"No, no," Kyo interrupted, "The snow doesn't bother me like the rain. Actually, I kinda like the snow." (A/N: I realized after I wrote this how funny that it since the Japanese word for snow is yuki. I didn't think about that ahead of time.)
"Really? I didn't know that. I just learned something new about you. I'm so happy."
"Well, I did live in the mountains for awhile. It may not be much, but there is a bit more snow up there than here. Maybe I'm just kind of used to it or something," he replied, trying to hide the fact that he was pleased by her enthusiasm, "Maybe we could all go to Hokkaido this winter. We could take a ski trip. Like for Christmas or something."
A flustered Tohru answered, "Oh, no. I couldn't possibly. You guys have already taken me to the hot springs and the lake. If you took me on a ski trip, too I'd feel like I was taking advantage of all of you."
"Don't be stupid. We invite you on all these trips because we want to take you. We want to go all these places with you. And it's really not much. It's not like we're traveling around the world or anything," Kyo told her.
"Well, if you're sure.."
"Good," Kyo cut her off, "I'll talk to Shigure about it later. I'm sure he'll be okay with it. So, that takes care of Christmas, what do you want to do for New Year's?"
"Um, aren't you going to the main house with Shigure and Yuki?" asked Tohru.
"Yeah right. Last year, we almost left you alone. I'm not going to do that again this year. I'm going to stay with you. So what do you want to do?"
"Well, actually," Tohru started, "I was invited to the Sohma main house this year as well. But I guess I'll only go if you do. But I think it would be fun to spend the holiday with everyone. I've never been to a big New Year's celebration before. Last year, with you and Yuki was the biggest New Year's I've ever had. Before that it was always just Mom and me. But if you don't want to go, I'll understand."
Kyo stared at Tohru in surprise. That was the first he had heard about her being invited to join the Sohma New Year's celebration. It either meant that their relationship had been accepted and approved or that Akito was planning something. Kyo had an uneasy feeling about the whole situation. He wished somebody had told him sooner. It left him with a difficult decision to make. On the one hand, he didn't want to risk anything happening to Tohru if it ended up being a trap. On the other hand, Tohru seemed so excited about the prospect of going that he didn't really want to tell her they weren't going to go. He took a deep breath as he made his decision.
"Do you really want to go?" he asked.
Tohru looked at him with her eyes sparkling and gave him a sheepish grin as she nodded her answer.
"Fine, we'll go to the main house for New Year's. But I want you to be promise me that you'll be careful, especially around Akito," Kyo had made up his mind. He couldn't disappoint Tohru. He would just have to keep an extra close eye on her during their stay at the main house.
By this time they had reached Shigure's house. Both went inside to drop off their bags and change into warmer clothes before heading up to the roof. This time Tohru beat Kyo. When he arrived, he found her huddled up for warmth.
She turned to face him and smiled, "It's colder than I expected."
"Here, put this on," Kyo said, handing her the extra jacket he had brought, knowing she wouldn't dress warmly enough. Then he pulled out a blanket and gave it to her. She grabbed his hand to pull him down next to her and wrapped the blanket around both their shoulders.
So, they sat, wrapped together, watching the sunset as clouds moved in above them. The sun dipped below the horizon and the pair got up to leave. As they reached the ladder, something wet hit Tohru on the nose. She looked up.
"Kyo, look! It stared snowing! Already. I can't believe it. This is so perfect. An sunset and a snowfall," with that she turned and kissed him on the cheek before turning back to the ladder and climbing down. She left Kyo standing on the roof, watching after her with his hand on his cheek and a dazed grin on his face.
A/N: Sorry it's been awhile. But I'm back now with chapter six. I hope you all enjoy it. I actually started this chapter a few weeks ago and interestingly enough, the weather around my house seems to be reflecting the weather in the story for the same time of year. I just thought that was kind of funny.
Roses of Glass
Chapter 6
Weeks passed. Things were going well for Kyo and Tohru, as well as with Yuki's plan. Despite the fact that Kyo was still clueless about the plan's existence, he was learning not to worry as much about the future of his relationship with Tohru. She was so endlessly optimistic that she wouldn't let him stay gloomy. Not to mention Akito hadn't tried anything despite the fact that it would be impossible for him to not know about their relationship by now. Even Kagura had finally come around to accepting them as a couple. She had visited a couple of times and seemed to have relinquished her claim on Kyo, even if it was somewhat grudgingly.
It was now late November and the air was getting chilly although the sun was still out most days. On this particular day, Kyo and Tohru were walking home from school together while Yuki was staying late for a student council meeting. The walked hand in hand, with Tohru shuffling her feet in the fallen leaves and chattering away cheerfully, "I'm so glad I've got the day off work today. Not that I really mind work, it's just that when I have to work, I don't get to walk home from school with you or sit on the roof and watch the sunset. But with the sun setting earlier and earlier, I guess we won't be able to do that for much longer anyway."
"The weather will probably change soon, too," Kyo agreed.
Tohru glanced at the sky, "Do you think it will snow this year? If it does, we can watch the snowfall together. That's as good as watching the sunset. Oh! Or does snow bother you like rain does? If it does, then I guess you wouldn't really want to sit and watch the snowfall, would you?"
"No, no," Kyo interrupted, "The snow doesn't bother me like the rain. Actually, I kinda like the snow." (A/N: I realized after I wrote this how funny that it since the Japanese word for snow is yuki. I didn't think about that ahead of time.)
"Really? I didn't know that. I just learned something new about you. I'm so happy."
"Well, I did live in the mountains for awhile. It may not be much, but there is a bit more snow up there than here. Maybe I'm just kind of used to it or something," he replied, trying to hide the fact that he was pleased by her enthusiasm, "Maybe we could all go to Hokkaido this winter. We could take a ski trip. Like for Christmas or something."
A flustered Tohru answered, "Oh, no. I couldn't possibly. You guys have already taken me to the hot springs and the lake. If you took me on a ski trip, too I'd feel like I was taking advantage of all of you."
"Don't be stupid. We invite you on all these trips because we want to take you. We want to go all these places with you. And it's really not much. It's not like we're traveling around the world or anything," Kyo told her.
"Well, if you're sure.."
"Good," Kyo cut her off, "I'll talk to Shigure about it later. I'm sure he'll be okay with it. So, that takes care of Christmas, what do you want to do for New Year's?"
"Um, aren't you going to the main house with Shigure and Yuki?" asked Tohru.
"Yeah right. Last year, we almost left you alone. I'm not going to do that again this year. I'm going to stay with you. So what do you want to do?"
"Well, actually," Tohru started, "I was invited to the Sohma main house this year as well. But I guess I'll only go if you do. But I think it would be fun to spend the holiday with everyone. I've never been to a big New Year's celebration before. Last year, with you and Yuki was the biggest New Year's I've ever had. Before that it was always just Mom and me. But if you don't want to go, I'll understand."
Kyo stared at Tohru in surprise. That was the first he had heard about her being invited to join the Sohma New Year's celebration. It either meant that their relationship had been accepted and approved or that Akito was planning something. Kyo had an uneasy feeling about the whole situation. He wished somebody had told him sooner. It left him with a difficult decision to make. On the one hand, he didn't want to risk anything happening to Tohru if it ended up being a trap. On the other hand, Tohru seemed so excited about the prospect of going that he didn't really want to tell her they weren't going to go. He took a deep breath as he made his decision.
"Do you really want to go?" he asked.
Tohru looked at him with her eyes sparkling and gave him a sheepish grin as she nodded her answer.
"Fine, we'll go to the main house for New Year's. But I want you to be promise me that you'll be careful, especially around Akito," Kyo had made up his mind. He couldn't disappoint Tohru. He would just have to keep an extra close eye on her during their stay at the main house.
By this time they had reached Shigure's house. Both went inside to drop off their bags and change into warmer clothes before heading up to the roof. This time Tohru beat Kyo. When he arrived, he found her huddled up for warmth.
She turned to face him and smiled, "It's colder than I expected."
"Here, put this on," Kyo said, handing her the extra jacket he had brought, knowing she wouldn't dress warmly enough. Then he pulled out a blanket and gave it to her. She grabbed his hand to pull him down next to her and wrapped the blanket around both their shoulders.
So, they sat, wrapped together, watching the sunset as clouds moved in above them. The sun dipped below the horizon and the pair got up to leave. As they reached the ladder, something wet hit Tohru on the nose. She looked up.
"Kyo, look! It stared snowing! Already. I can't believe it. This is so perfect. An sunset and a snowfall," with that she turned and kissed him on the cheek before turning back to the ladder and climbing down. She left Kyo standing on the roof, watching after her with his hand on his cheek and a dazed grin on his face.