Mizu-chan's Notes: OO;.. It is the end! Yaay, I'm so glad I finally finished this fic and just in time for the holiday. I'm not sure if I'm 100 satisfied with it, though, so let me know what ya'll think! Thank you so much for all the awesome reviews you've been sending in. They mean a lot and they are huge incentives for me to settle down and write a chapter. Especially when I'm having writers block, hehe. I don't want to let anyone down. Well, here it is. The final chapter of "The Grinch Inside of Me"! I hope you all enjoy it very much! Have a great holiday and such!!

The Grinch Inside of Me

Tohru's Resolution

"Eh? Where are the cookies?" questioned Tohru as she glanced about the kitchen. There was dough everywhere except for the empty cookie tray. The oven wasn't even on, let alone beeping to announce completed cookies. She opened her mouth to pose another question.

"Whoops," Yuki cut her off. "Must have heard things." He scrambled to turn on the oven, offering the girl a quick, nervous grin.

"Yeah, but we'll just make 'em now," Kyo declared, grabbing the bowl of dough off the kitchen counter.

"And hopefully the cookies won't be too awful," Yuki smirked as he grabbed three spoons. He handed one to both Tohru and Kyo before scooping out a bit of dough himself. He dumped it onto the pan and all three eyed the dough uneasily for a moment. Satisfied it wasn't going to mutate into any sort of monster, Kyo scooped out a bit of dough as well. Tohru followed suit and the three worked silently for a while.

When the pan was nearly filled to capacity with little balls of dough, Tohru gave a quick jerk. "Wait, we've never finished the story!" she nearly shouted.

"Ah, yes, you're right," Yuki cleared his throat and gave Kyo a reassuring nod. "I'll start up right where Shigure left off. Ahem.

"The Grinch shook his head clear of such idle thoughts. It was not lust or love he felt for Ne Zo Whomi. The hatred between the two was undeniable. But for Toh Lu, yes for Toh Lu, the Grinch tentatively sent an awkward smile towards Ne Zo. It was Christmas after all."

Kyo's eyes widened as he noticed Yuki was actually being nice to the character of the Grinch. His lips parted into a wild smile as he decided to return the generous favor. "And since it was Christmas, Ne Zo felt the same niceties towards the Grinch. Even though Ne Zo was a foul, wretched, ugly bastard." Yuki rolled his eyes in exasperation as Kyo continued, "He would be polite for just one night. For Toh Lu. They both would because of how much they liked and admired her."

"Perhaps even loved her," murmured Yuki as Kyo's face flushed furiously.

"Ye-yeah, so the three of them celebrated Christmas Eve together," Kyo stammered out the ending line as he placed the tray of cookies into the oven. He looked over at Tohru who looked like she was about to cry but had the most heart-warming smile on her face. "It's over, what's wrong?"

"That's a really beautiful story!" she squealed. "The two of them set aside so many years of hatred just to make her Christmas Eve wonderful," she started sniffling now, her cheeks near to the splitting from the size of her smile. "She's a very fortunate Who."

Yuki and Kyo both sidled closer to the girl, each resting a hand upon her shoulders. They sent each other triumphant grins for a job well done. "She must love them both very much as well," Tohru whispered, glistening tears still streaming down her face.

In that mere instant both Yuki and Kyo were suddenly scarlet red. They stared down at the girl, their mouths open in blunt shock. Both were stammering for words as they felt like they could actually fly from joy. Their hearts were beating a million per second. Yuki felt as though he might even explode as he thought of all the things Tohru could be insinuating towards.

Tohru, however, merely gave a swift, curt nod of resolution before stepping away. Their hands drifted back down to their sides as Tohru headed out of the kitchen to sit at the table that Shigure disappeared from moments before with a slightly paternal chuckle.

"Er," Kyo turned to Yuki with his still crimson face. "What was that all about then?"

Yuki furrowed his brow in confusion before sighing, "We jumped to conclusions." He gave a sorry shake of his head before turning to face his cousin. "Oh well, Merry Christmas, Grinch."

Kyo sent Yuki a genuine grin for once, punching him playfully in the shoulder. "Merry Christmas, Ne Zo Whomi."

Both boys chuckled softly before heading back out into the living rooms to take their respective places besides Tohru. And the three celebrated a very merry Christmas Eve together.