Welcome to the second chapter of my story! I'm sorry that there aren't any author's notes in the first chapter; I didn't have time to put them in! Anyway, here's the second instalment of what looks like will be a three-part story. Originally, I had planned on putting some smut in here, but I couldn't do it without seriously compromising the quality of the story. I'd hate to write something that's completely out of character. I ended up changing the direction of this story, but I think it'll turn out better this way. I'm sorry to anyone who was hoping for smut! Maybe next time. Oh, and not that anyone has, but please don't attack me saying, "Tohru's eyes are blue!!!1!11" because I deliberately used the original manga character designs (i.e. Brown-eyed Tooru and grey-eyed Yuki.) So, that's about all I have to say here - I hope you enjoy it!!

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"Tooru-kun?" Yuki laughed as he followed her up, blushing more than a little.

"See? The sunset's perfect up here. I used to sit here sometimes, back when I was living in my tent." A soft expression came into her eyes, and her voice was dreamy as she spoke.

"Ah! Look at this mud! I don't want Tooru-kun's things to get to get dirty." Once again, Yuki wore a serenely happy smile, as he took off his coat and laid it down for them to sit.

Tooru blushed. "Oh! That's so kind of you! I didn't realise." 'Yuki took off his coat just so we could sit on it. How romantic! I wonder… How long has he wanted to do this?' Her eyes shone at the thought. 'The girls are right to call him a prince…'

"Now, Tooru-kun. How about those strawberries?" He reached into the basket and drew out a small, ripe strawberry.

"Ah! They look wonderful! Yuki-kun is really very good at—" She was, again, cut off mid-way.

Yuki held her face in his palm, and ended the kiss gently, still holding the berry in his other hand.

"…This kind of thing…" Tooru's thoughts suddenly snapped into focus as she realised what she had implied. "Oh! I mean…! Well…!" She started to giggle, and bowed her head. When she looked up, Yuki could see that her pretty face was tinted pink once more. "I mean… It's true for both..." She tilted her head, grinning.

They laughed together, as the sun crept down behind the distant horizon. Tooru looked over, and their gaze met. She leaned in, and kissed him lightly on the cheek, drawing back to take in his beautiful face.

Yuki was hit with a sudden wave of emptiness as soon as she moved away. He pulled her closer whispering, "Come back…" through lips that felt starved.

Tooru met his gaze, a little surprised at his desperate tone, and was stunned by his eyes. It was always so hard to tell what they were saying. Edging closer to him, she whispered his name. He caught her in one more deep, fervently passionate kiss, and before they knew it both were lying down, only just far enough apart that he wouldn't transform.

Suddenly, Yuki realised that he was still holding the strawberry (which had been forgotten in the flurry of teenage passion). He broke their kiss, and sat up, moving so that the prince was kneeling before his maiden. "I present to you an unworthy token of my affections. Please honour me by accepting my gift… Tooru-hime…" He kept his head bowed.

Tooru sat up, her lips bright and red from the previous moment's events, a flush lingering in the apples of her cheeks. "Eh?! Yuki-kun?" Tooru immediately remembered the ribbon in her hair. She smiled. "Thank you very much, kind prince. I accept your offer with gratitude." She giggled, holding a hand up to her face. She took the berry from him, and as her hand brushed his he scooped it into his own, flitted his lips over it.

Yuki looked up through sleek bangs to see her smiling down at him. Her sweet brown eyes were filled with a tender kind of happiness. He had seen this look a few times before. Never so intense, though. And never for him alone. This day had been filled with wonderful firsts…

As she lifted the fruit to her lips, Tooru remembered the time they'd planted them. It was after she'd come back to live with the Soumas. After that awful time full of doubt, and loss. She'd had such a wonderful feeling, planting them with him. So sure that everything would be okay. Knowing that now, there would be another chance. For… this.

Tooru took the plump little berry into her mouth. She smiled when she tasted its perfectly sweet flesh. "Thank you so much. …Yuki-miya…"

For the last time that night, Tooru rested her head on his shoulder, and stared out at the sun's blazing display. Yuki caught her in one final, intense kiss. Among all of the soft things that he found in Tooru, Yuki could taste strawberry.

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That's all for now! I hope you enjoyed chapter two! I know it's short, but that's sort of how I wanted it to be. Please leave a review if you liked it! Reviews are like candy. If candy made me write more, that is.

(In case you're wondering…

"-hime" Princess

"-miya" Prince

"-kun" Japanese honorific used when addressing friends.

I don't like using Japanese words in the things I write, but "Princess Tooru" sounded too American. I hope I didn't confuse anyone!)