Disclaimer: Lina Li does not own Fruits Basket or any of the characters in
it. But she does own this fanfic.
A/N: I'm really sorry I've been taking so long between updates lately. Things have been kind of crazy around here. I will continue to work on this story though so I hope you all continue to read it.
Roses of Glass
Chapter 7
"Man, I hate finals," Uo announced.
"Yes. But finals are almost over," was the reply from Hana.
Tohru joined in, "And then we get our winter vacation. I can hardly wait. It's going to be so much fun."
"What are you doing over vacation this year?" asked Hana.
"Oh, well we're all going on a ski trip. Shigure is taking Yuki, Kyo, and me to Hokkaido. I'm really excited. I've never been to Hokkaido before. We're probably going to spend Christmas there. Then, when we get back, we're going to the Sohma main house for New Year's."
Hana and Uo stared at their friend. They hadn't expected to find Tohru doing so much over the holidays. She had definitely changed over the past couple of years. She had always spent the holidays at home with Kyoko. And last year she had nearly spent New Year's alone. It was her plans for New Years that surprised the two of them the most.
"Wait a minute," Uo said, "You're going to spend New Year's at the Sohma main house? With the entire Sohma family?"
Tohru grinned and nodded cheerfully in response.
Hana gave Tohru a questioning gland and asked in an unusual tone, "So, just how close are you and Kyo then? It seems to me it must be getting pretty serious if you're going with him to visit the other Sohmas this year."
Tohru blushed in response, "I'm not going with just him, you know. Yuki and Shigure are going as well. But, well.."
Tohru broke off before she said something that might reveal the secret of the Sohma curse. However, her ambiguous answer left her friends to speculate as to exactly how serious her relationship with Kyo might be. Tohru, who had usually been extremely open with them, kept any details abut her relationship with Kyo to herself. This led her friends to believe there were many secrets going on in the relationship. Tohru's own intentions about keeping quiet were to protect Kyo and the other Sohmas and to be sure she was allowed to keep her own memories. Her friends, however, couldn't help but wonder if her silence meant something different.
"Well, anyway, what are you planning on getting Orange-top for a Christmas present?"
Tohru squeaked, "Christmas present? Oh my gosh! I can't believe I haven't thought of that yet. I don't know what to get him for Christmas. I've never had a boyfriend before. How am I supposed to know what kind of present to get?"
"Calm down, Tohru," Hana commanded, "There's still some time before Christmas. And Uo and I can help you. We'll all go shopping together. Think about the kind of person Kyo is and I'm sure you'll come up with the perfect gift. After all, you seem to know him better than anyone. And I have a feeling that he will like just about anything you give him."
"Besides," added Uo, "I would be more worried about what he's going to get for you. That boy doesn't strike me as the type to understand the thoughtfulness and romance that is supposed to go into a gift for a girlfriend."
"That's not true. I know her might come across that way, but Kyo actually puts a lot of thought into gift giving. He knows exactly what to get for people. At the very least, everything he's give me has been good, " Tohru blurted out.
As she realized what she had said, Tohru clapped a hand over her mouth. She hadn't previously told her friends about any of the gifts Kyo had gotten for her since they had become a couple. She hadn't meant to bring it up now, either. She didn't want to embarrass Kyo. But she had slipped and now Uo and Hana were jabbing her with their elbows and asking questions, trying to get more information. She grudgingly began to tell them about the couple of small thing that he had presented to her. It wasn't a long list but as she completed, Tohru noticed that Uo and Hana were staring at her in shock. It was obvious that they were having a hard time connecting such thoughtful and romantic gestures with the boy they knew from school.
"And so," Tohru added, "I have to get him something really special, because I know he'll get me something wonderful."
Uo and Hana nodded and the three girls continued on in quiet thought toward the lunchroom, all three now with their minds on Tohru's gift for Kyo.
Kyo at that particular moment was sitting by the window in an empty classroom on the top floor of the school building. He would have preferred to be on the roof since that was where he was most comfortable with his thoughts. The weather, however, had decided to turn against him in its attempt to decide between rain and snow. Kyo's thoughts were also on Christmas presents, though he was not worried about what he would get for Tohru. That was already taken care of. He pulled the small package out of his bag.
No, he wasn't worried about finding a gift. He was slightly worried about what Tohru's reaction to the gift would be. Knowing her, she would try to tell him that it was too much; that it was more than she deserved. And feeling she didn't deserve it, she would try to give it back to him. That was what Kyo feared would happen. But he felt the gift was of special importance, more because of the meaning behind it than because of the actual gift itself. And he wanted more than anything for Tohru to get this. He wanted more than that, if he was going to be honest, he wanted to know that she would want this gift, knowing the meaning behind it. He hope she would let him explain the why he had chosen this gift before she tried to reject it. His fear was that Tohru would not understand. That was the thought that kept Kyo brooding in the window. He gave a sigh.
"Oh, there you are."
Kyo jumped at the voice. He had been so caught up in his thoughts that he hadn't realized that someone had been coming.
"I didn't see you in the lunch room so I got a little worried," Tohru informed him with a smile, "Will you come now and join me for lunch?"
Pushing his thoughts a side for now, Kyo stood and took Tohru's offered hand. Together the couple walked off to join their friends. Kyo glanced down at their joined hands and decided not to worry about the gift. If anyone would understand what he was giving, it would probably be Tohru. With that, returned the smile she offered him as the entered the lunchroom.
A/N: I'm really sorry I've been taking so long between updates lately. Things have been kind of crazy around here. I will continue to work on this story though so I hope you all continue to read it.
Roses of Glass
Chapter 7
"Man, I hate finals," Uo announced.
"Yes. But finals are almost over," was the reply from Hana.
Tohru joined in, "And then we get our winter vacation. I can hardly wait. It's going to be so much fun."
"What are you doing over vacation this year?" asked Hana.
"Oh, well we're all going on a ski trip. Shigure is taking Yuki, Kyo, and me to Hokkaido. I'm really excited. I've never been to Hokkaido before. We're probably going to spend Christmas there. Then, when we get back, we're going to the Sohma main house for New Year's."
Hana and Uo stared at their friend. They hadn't expected to find Tohru doing so much over the holidays. She had definitely changed over the past couple of years. She had always spent the holidays at home with Kyoko. And last year she had nearly spent New Year's alone. It was her plans for New Years that surprised the two of them the most.
"Wait a minute," Uo said, "You're going to spend New Year's at the Sohma main house? With the entire Sohma family?"
Tohru grinned and nodded cheerfully in response.
Hana gave Tohru a questioning gland and asked in an unusual tone, "So, just how close are you and Kyo then? It seems to me it must be getting pretty serious if you're going with him to visit the other Sohmas this year."
Tohru blushed in response, "I'm not going with just him, you know. Yuki and Shigure are going as well. But, well.."
Tohru broke off before she said something that might reveal the secret of the Sohma curse. However, her ambiguous answer left her friends to speculate as to exactly how serious her relationship with Kyo might be. Tohru, who had usually been extremely open with them, kept any details abut her relationship with Kyo to herself. This led her friends to believe there were many secrets going on in the relationship. Tohru's own intentions about keeping quiet were to protect Kyo and the other Sohmas and to be sure she was allowed to keep her own memories. Her friends, however, couldn't help but wonder if her silence meant something different.
"Well, anyway, what are you planning on getting Orange-top for a Christmas present?"
Tohru squeaked, "Christmas present? Oh my gosh! I can't believe I haven't thought of that yet. I don't know what to get him for Christmas. I've never had a boyfriend before. How am I supposed to know what kind of present to get?"
"Calm down, Tohru," Hana commanded, "There's still some time before Christmas. And Uo and I can help you. We'll all go shopping together. Think about the kind of person Kyo is and I'm sure you'll come up with the perfect gift. After all, you seem to know him better than anyone. And I have a feeling that he will like just about anything you give him."
"Besides," added Uo, "I would be more worried about what he's going to get for you. That boy doesn't strike me as the type to understand the thoughtfulness and romance that is supposed to go into a gift for a girlfriend."
"That's not true. I know her might come across that way, but Kyo actually puts a lot of thought into gift giving. He knows exactly what to get for people. At the very least, everything he's give me has been good, " Tohru blurted out.
As she realized what she had said, Tohru clapped a hand over her mouth. She hadn't previously told her friends about any of the gifts Kyo had gotten for her since they had become a couple. She hadn't meant to bring it up now, either. She didn't want to embarrass Kyo. But she had slipped and now Uo and Hana were jabbing her with their elbows and asking questions, trying to get more information. She grudgingly began to tell them about the couple of small thing that he had presented to her. It wasn't a long list but as she completed, Tohru noticed that Uo and Hana were staring at her in shock. It was obvious that they were having a hard time connecting such thoughtful and romantic gestures with the boy they knew from school.
"And so," Tohru added, "I have to get him something really special, because I know he'll get me something wonderful."
Uo and Hana nodded and the three girls continued on in quiet thought toward the lunchroom, all three now with their minds on Tohru's gift for Kyo.
Kyo at that particular moment was sitting by the window in an empty classroom on the top floor of the school building. He would have preferred to be on the roof since that was where he was most comfortable with his thoughts. The weather, however, had decided to turn against him in its attempt to decide between rain and snow. Kyo's thoughts were also on Christmas presents, though he was not worried about what he would get for Tohru. That was already taken care of. He pulled the small package out of his bag.
No, he wasn't worried about finding a gift. He was slightly worried about what Tohru's reaction to the gift would be. Knowing her, she would try to tell him that it was too much; that it was more than she deserved. And feeling she didn't deserve it, she would try to give it back to him. That was what Kyo feared would happen. But he felt the gift was of special importance, more because of the meaning behind it than because of the actual gift itself. And he wanted more than anything for Tohru to get this. He wanted more than that, if he was going to be honest, he wanted to know that she would want this gift, knowing the meaning behind it. He hope she would let him explain the why he had chosen this gift before she tried to reject it. His fear was that Tohru would not understand. That was the thought that kept Kyo brooding in the window. He gave a sigh.
"Oh, there you are."
Kyo jumped at the voice. He had been so caught up in his thoughts that he hadn't realized that someone had been coming.
"I didn't see you in the lunch room so I got a little worried," Tohru informed him with a smile, "Will you come now and join me for lunch?"
Pushing his thoughts a side for now, Kyo stood and took Tohru's offered hand. Together the couple walked off to join their friends. Kyo glanced down at their joined hands and decided not to worry about the gift. If anyone would understand what he was giving, it would probably be Tohru. With that, returned the smile she offered him as the entered the lunchroom.