A love unspoken

Disclaimer: See previous chapters

Wow. What a great response to the last chapter. I knew you guys would like it. Well I don't have much to say, so enjoy this chapter. It's not as good as I wanted it to be, but I hope it will suffice. Oh and p.s., Ian Thorpe, the Australian Olympic swimmer, is sooooo fine! He won the gold in the Men's 200 meter freestyle!

Ch.14: A new beginning

Tohru Honda couldn't believe her ears. Kyo had just proposed to her. She couldn't believe it.

"Kyo," she said uneasily. "Did.........did you just say what I think you said?"

"Yeah." He said softly. His dark eyes stared at her expectantly, his posture and steady gaze belying his nervousness.

He was, in fact, very nervous. She still hadn't answered him. No tears, no laughter, nothing. She was very shocked, that was all he could tell.

"Look Tohru, I'm serious. I can't imagine spending my life with anyone but you. I've always dreamed that we would marry and that you would be the mother of my children."

Tohru blushed slightly.

"And......I'll be a good husband. We're both still young, but I'm confident that we can make a marriage work."

"Kyo......"

"A-And I've been thinking about this for a long time, so I know what I'm doing. We can live here in London; I've been working two jobs in Japan while going to school to be an internet web designer, and I've been working part-time at the dojo, so I have plenty of money saved up......"

He was prevented from speaking any further when he felt Tohru's fingers on his lips. He recalled vaguely that she was crying again.

"Tohru," he said uneasily. Was her crying a good thing or a bad thing? She draped her arms around his neck, and leaned her forehead against his.

"Yes," she whispered happily. "I want to marry you and be your wife."

"R-Really?"

"Yes!" she giggled. She closed her eyes, and gave Kyo a sweet kiss on his mouth. He returned it with fervor.

'She said yes! I can't believe she said yes!!!!' he thought with excitement. He would have voiced his excitement, but he was too distracted by Tohru's lovely mouth. He pulled away when his heart was beating so fast it was making him short of breath.

"Oi, you cry too much you know that?" he said to her. He gave her the most beautiful smile she had ever seen him smile, and wiped her tears.

"Well, I did just get engaged to a man I am very much in love with," she said, her brown eyes shining. Kyo just tweaked her nose with a smirk, and reached into his pocket, pulling out a smal velvet box.

"Is that my ring?"

"Why don't you open it and see?" She took the box from him, and opened it to see a Princess cut three diamond engagement ring with a platinum band. It had an inscription that said: Your love is my most treasured giftK.

"Kyo, it's so beautiful." He gently took it from her, and slipped it on her finger. "It must have cost so much."

"Don't worry about how much it costs, or anything else. You're going to be my wife, and it is my duty as your soon-to-be husband to spoil you rotten."

"Kyo!" She smacked his arm playfully. He grinned evily, and picked her up bridal style, then headed down the steps of the gazeebo.

"Kyo! What are you doing? It's still raining!" He ignored her and spun her around, delighting in her shrieks of laughter as they were soaked in the endless afternoon rain.

Akito growled in frustration, and threw the book before him across the room. It landed against the wall in a cloud of dust.

He had spent years trying to figure out how Kyo's curse was broken; why that monster was free, when he was left to suffer. But he had something to smile about. He had sent Tohru Honda away, and Kyo was absolutely miserable.

'That stupid cat got exactly what he deserved, betraying me for that stupid girl,' he thought.

Sometimes he wished he hd erased that stupid girl's memory, but he was bound their agreement. To go against his word would be less than honorable......

But now that he's thought about it, the idea becomes more appealing. He would be rid of that girl, and it would assure his Juunishi's loyalty to him.

"Hatori-san," Akito called. He turned around and saw Hatori enter the room.

"Is there something wrong, Akito?"

"No, there's nothing wrong. I just wanted to inform you that you will be taking a trip to London to pay a 'visit' to Miss Honda."

"Akito......Don't do this. She did as you asked, why can't you leave her alone?"

"This is not up for discussion, Hatori-san. You will do as I say. Besides, She must be miserable without Kyo. You don't want her to suffer like Kanna, do you?" He smirked when Hatori became silent.

"You'll fly out tonight, and do take Kyo with you. I want him to watch so he'll know the consequences of betraying me. Then I want you to erase his memory too. I want to make sure that they will never be together again......."