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Getting You Back
Chapter Eight: Peace in Troubled Souls
"M-miss Honda!"
"Tohru!"
Kyo and Yuki froze, after speaking in unison they turned around to face her. Their eyes locked onto her face and they noticed true confusion….and to their broken hearts, small dismay.
"Kyo. Yuki. What are you guys doing here?" She repeated, but didn't stutter nor act to surprised. "Can you please tell me?" she asked pleadingly her eyes causing them both to crack.
Kyo was first, "W-well…it's just that when that guy asked you out I guess—"
"—we got a little jealous so we decided—"
"—to follow you guys and try to find ways to break you all up—"
"—we were at the beach, the arcade—"
"—we were the employers at the arcade—
"—I threw the rock…--"
"—and I'm—"
"—I'm really sorry—"
"So that's it!" They ended, breathing heavily as if running a marathon.
Tohru stared at them with her cerulean eyes wide and her lips parted. "…? You guys…? But why? Why would you do something like that?" her eyes were now downcast as her voice slipped into a whisper, "A-are you angry with me?"
"N-no!" Both Kyo and Yuki stepped forward, reaching their hands out to her before they let them fall, sighing. Kyo spoke, "Tohru; it seems like I or ANYONE can ever get mad at someone like you. You're just to pleasant, and happy and sweet and cute and—" He pressed his lips together, letting his crimson eyes fade away from his face as they lifted to the sky. His cheeks started to form into a dusty red as he rubbed the back of his orange hair.
"What Kyo is trying to say—"
"Shut it Yuki! You can't finish—"
"KYO was trying to say, is that…well…"
"YUKI!"
"WHAT?!"
Both mouths opened and both eyes were steadily fading towards her, sad expressions on their features, "We both love you."
Tohru stepped back a few paces, her eyes widening in surprise, confusion, guilt…her fists soon interlaced with each other and she pressed them against her chest, her head bent down as her eyes were shadowed.
In the meantime, Kyo and Yuki were shooting whispers back and forth. Things like "Did we just say that?" or "WHAT did you mean?" Their eyes held much difficulty, as if they were fighting an invisible war inside themselves.
Tohru lifted her blue gaze back up; her eyelids drooped down to resemble her sad estate. "Kyo…Yuki…I-I'm really sorry…but I'm already in love with someone else. Koiji…he's just…he just…Ohh…" She lifted her hands to her face as she closed her eyes slowly, her whole body trembling.
". . . . ." Kyo rubbed the back of his head, sighing as he shook his head of ginger hair, "Uhh…well…Don't make that seem like you can't have your own feelings—well…ahh…" He growled lowly, replacing his blushing features.
"Miss Honda, please, don't stutter…"
"I am so sorry…should I just uhh…umm…" She crooked her neck down, hiding her face from the two boys as her shoulders shook in thought.
It was as if Kyo and Yuki were waiting for some kind of answer. Their eyes were both filled with anxiety, and a flicker of pain. They did both feel horrible—nearly ruining Tohru's date for their own sake of getting her to themselves. They guessed it was the fact that they missed her goofiness and they both felt that if she fell in love with someone besides them…she'd never spend as much time with them anymore.
And this caused both Kyo and Yuki pain.
They spoke in unison, "Tohru—"
"I-I'm sorry…Please, forgive me…you two…" The tiny brunette lifted her head, her blue eyes glistening with unshed tears. "I-I really like Koiji…h-he listens to me, not that you guys don't…but I love him, I have a feeling I really do…b-but I love you guys to…maybe deeper…but you two…" She reached her hands and wrapped her fingers around their hands, her lips quivering into a smile, "You guys are like brothers to me…you always protect me, watch out for me…An-and I suppose I love you both for that."
Kyo couldn't belive it. He squeezed her hand slightly, his fingers curling around hers as he stared into her eyes, not being able to make out the fact if he wanted to curse or cry.
Yuki stared at her, his violet eyes searching her face as a small smile formed on his lips. He squeezed her hand as Kyo did. "Miss Honda—"
"—Tohru…"
They stood like they usually did; Kyo on one side, holding her hand, Yuki on the other. All three would be smiling, or Kyo and Yuki fighting playfully as Tohru giggled in between. Swinging their arms, speaking of their day; or just walking in quiet. Either way, Tohru was so happy with both of them, grinning widely as her white teeth flashed and her eyes dazzled. Her laughter was like a bell to them, her perfect lips either
Kyo and Yuki loved her so much.
Both the boys leaned in towards her, their eyes shut softly as their lips pecked simply against her cheeks. Her deep blushing was a tiny tingle of warmth and they both heard a small pounding from her heart.
Pulling back, Yuki and Kyo—yes, even Kyo—smiled soflty ad brightly at her, her eyes still wide and her face still red. Her eyes soon watered and she squeezed their hands in hers, "Come on guys. Let's go home."
"Alright Miss Honda, but I believe we should have leeks and meso tonight."
"YOU BETTER NOT! NO WAY IN HELL IM' EATIN' THAT!"
"Ohhh you should get over your fears. You just got over one just now."
"Yeah, yeah…"
Tohru laughed softly. Her heart was fluttering with the little memory of two kisses from them at once. Her eyes were tender as she spoke softly between laughs to stop the two from their fighting. Kyo…Yuki...I think I love you two just as much…maybe even more. My heart is still unsettled, but I'll find out one day. ..
AS the sun dipped deep into the mountains and the fiery glow of the sky was leaking into a small velvet blue, the threesome continued to walk home, the chilling night air not fazing them. Through the trees the winding bickering could be heard as a certain dog sat on the patio of his home. When the three entered, he looked up and smiled, waving in his sing-song manner.
Kyo smiled. Yuki smiled. Tohru smiled.
Swinging their arms, grinning widely, it seemed as Time stopped as the bickering did and the three ran in laughter towards their home, the laughter of two miserable souls being lifted from their hearts as the reason ran right in between them.
Tohru Honda were the cat's and mouse's only reason for their peace in their troubled souls.
THE END
My Notes: Well! That's the end! Dun dun dun! I hope everyone enjoyed sorry if it makes it seem like there needs to be more. Uhh..no sequels! Sorry! >.>
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