A.N.: hey readers! Sorry I haven't posted in a while…. Its been hard trying to keep up with everything…. But hey! I've been writing this story more! I stopped or rather, I took a break, and I realized I really like this story, so I kept writing, because my goal for the past 6 months has been to get to the lemons. There will be some! I just have to write them… I'm very close to both of them, b/c they happen like 2 chapters in a row, so give ur opinion… I would appreciate it, who goes first? Yuki, or Kyo? Tell me what you think! Please review! Thanx! Happy reading!

Disclaimer: This story is 100 mine, but the characters and curse belong to the creator of Fruits Basket.

Chapter 13

Kyo walked Tohru to work. She'd started working again last week, so everyday, Kyo walked Tohru to and from work. He didn't mind at all, because he was worried and protective, and he'd never forgive himself if something happened to her.

On his way home, Kyo walked through town, avoiding crowds. He passed a few shops and started to think. 'Golden week is just around the corner. Maybe I should take Tohru somewhere. Just the two of us. Somewhere away from here. Not the hot springs, hell no. What about the mountains? No. It's too cold for the beach. Well, any place I take her she'll love, so maybe I'll take her to the dojo. She'd love to see Kazuma. The cherry blossoms will be so beautiful.'

He realized something, and ducked into a store. He walked out a half hour later with a little bag and walked home. 'This is so perfect!' Kyo thought happily. Tohru really made him the happiest person in the world, and he wanted to show her how much she meant to him. He'd treat her to everything. She really was his princess.

It was late when Tohru came out of the building she worked in. She heard her co-workers giggling about a very handsome orange haired boy standing outside, again, and her heart skipped a beat as it did every time he was there to pick her up. The ladies figured he was there for Tohru, judging by the shade of red she turned whenever they noticed him. But she smiled and bid everyone a good night as she usually did, and went out to greet her boyfriend.

"You really are too sweet, Kyo." She said giving him a hello kiss. They walked home and Kyo proposed his idea for Golden week to her. As he already knew, she loved it, and was very excited to go.

They entered the house to find Yuki smiling to himself. "Good evening Yuki. You look happy tonight." She pointed out. Kyo mumbled, "He's been like that all afternoon."

"Good evening, Tohru." Yuki said with much enthusiasm. "Yes, I'm afraid Kyo's right. I am happy, and I smile to show it." He smiled again.

"Well I'm happy to see you smiling. For the last couple of days you didn't look too well. Anyway, I'm happy that you're happy Yuki. Are you hungry? Did you eat dinner?" She asked, more or less offering to make dinner. "Oh yes, I already ate, thank you. I was actually going up to take my bath now. Good night." He walked out and Tohru smiled and waved. "Goodnight." She called.

She turned to Kyo and asked him if he was hungry for dinner. "Tohru, I should be making you dinner. You must be so exhausted from work." He said. "Kyo I couldn't ask you to do that for me." She said. "And you're not. I'm offering, so you can't refuse." He sat her down and went to make some food. He really did have talent in the kitchen and as long as he was nowhere near leeks or miso, he didn't mind cooking at all, as long as it was for Tohru.

They ate dinner and then got ready for sleep. Kyo wished Tohru a good night, and they shared a small kiss. She smiled and blushed. "Goodnight Kyo." She said as she closed her door. Kyo got to his room and saw the thing he bought for Tohru. He was worried that she might see it if she was cleaning or looking for dirty laundry, so he hid it, wanting to save the surprise until everything was perfect.

The next morning Yuki greeted everyone happily and was too happy even to insult Kyo. Kyo made some quick remarks, but Yuki laughed and brushed them off, not letting anything ruin his mood. On their walk, Kyo told Tohru that there was something definitely wrong with the rat, but Tohru said that it was ok as long as he was smiling about whatever it was.

When they got to school, Yuki marched right up to Haru and grabbed his sleeve. "Come with me." He whispered as he led Haru to a usually empty stairwell where they could find some privacy. As soon as the door closed, Haru picked up on what Yuki was doing and followed along. They fell into an embrace and shared a passionate kiss. A moment later, they released each other and Yuki smiled and said, "Good morning," In his cheery tone. Haru smiled and said, "It is now." They kissed again and then talked for a moment about how they decided to wait to tell everyone. In fact they decided to wait until they were caught. It wouldn't be as much fun approaching everyone and just saying, "We're in love," as it would for everyone to think it was some sort of scandal.

As they left the stairwell and headed for their lockers, Haru asked, "How is your back today Yuki?" Yuki responded, "It's better, but still colorful." They smiled, Yuki waving his injury off. They were so happy to finally be together and have everything figured out. It might have taken a while, but here they were, in love and happy.

Yuki, where were you?" Tohru asked as he returned. Kyo got suspicious when he saw Haru following. "Oh, sorry, there was something I had to do." He said. Haru smiled when he heard Yuki say, "had." They all split up to go to their classes and wished for lunch's quick arrival.

When the bell for lunch rang, everyone jumped up and hurried to the lunchroom, the Sohma boys careful to not bump into girls. They sat at their table eating and talking. "So Golden week is coming up. Any plans?" Uo asked. Seeing the blush that spread across Kyo and Tohru's face, Uo shouted them out. "Ooh! You guys are going somewhere together right?" "Uo, really. Everyone already knows that. You don't have to shout it out." Hana said. "Okay, so where are you guys going?" She asked, persistent in her questioning.

"None of your damn business!" Kyo shouted. "All right orange top. We just want to make sure you're treating our Tohru all right." She said. "No really guys, don't worry about me. I'm so lucky to have Kyo. He's so wonderful." She smiled, and Kyo smiled.

"Prince Yuki!" Minami called. He and Haru, and the rest of the gang turned to her. "Yuki how are you! Did you get our card? We were so worried! What happened to you?" All of her questions were asked at once, making them hard to remember. Yuki did his best.

"Oh, um, I'm much better, yes I got your card, thanks for that, and really what happened was I was clumsy. Your 'Prince' lost his grace and elegance for a moment." "How about two weeks." Haru said.

"Yeah, more like two weeks. Looks like I'm just a normal guy who doesn't deserve your title. Sorry to disappoint-" "No!" Minami shouted. "Don't be silly Yuki! You will always be our prince!" Yuki looked a little disappointed. He decided he didn't want her there anymore. "Thanks for your concern Minami. Give the girls my best." He smiled and waved. Minami caught on, but didn't want to go yet.

"Wait Yuki, can't you go into more detail? What part of you was injured?" She asked. "I fell off of my roof." Yuki said a bit agitated. It was embarrassing to say this because it was very hard to imagine that Yuki, with such grace, could ever fall off of anything. Minami's eyes widened. She saw the look on his face and wondered if she wanted to pry more. She did.

"Ouch. Well, where did you get hurt?" Haru was also getting agitated now. He knew if she found out, she'd tell everyone and it would spread like wild fire around the school. "Well, it's quite funny. I am not a cat, so I didn't land on my feet. My doctor says I'm lucky I didn't die. I fell on my back, on a rock. Lots of bruises and broken ribs. I still can't do too much physical actvity." He said, hoping this was all she would ask for his tone wasn't improving. "Minami, it looks like the rest of the club wants you back. See you later." Haru said, pointing at the girls at the table. She agreed and walked back to her table, trying to close her mouth.

"What is it Minami? Did he tell you? What happened?" The girls asked. "Yeah." Minami said in a low voice. Her eyes started welling up. "Minami? What is it? What's wrong?" They asked. "The Prince. He went through so much." She came to her senses and told the girls, getting the same reaction from them.

Yuki and everyone watched the girls all cry and hug on to each other. They all looked over at Yuki and wiped their eyes. Yuki went back to his lunch and everyone followed. "So is that true Yuki?" Uo asked. He looked up and smiled. "Yep. That's how it happened. The bruises were gruesome!" "Yes they were." Haru agreed. Momiji chimed in. "How come you got to see Yuki's back and I didn't? Haa-san wouldn't let me in to his room, but you were there around the clock. It's not fair."

"What did he say? You were there the whole time you were absent?" Uo asked. "Yeah. The whole time." Kyo said slyly. Yuki threw him a threatening look. "Hey, like Hatori said. It's none of my business, and like I give a damn about you anyway damn rat!" Kyo said, responding to the look.

The conversation was very interesting to watch, so the girls sat back and watched the boys talk about Yuki's recovery at the main house. Haru decided to chime in and try to defend himself. "What? I was worried! He had been out cold for days, and really badly injured! Of course I was going to stay there! I did sort of rescue him." He said in an undertone. "Haru that's not fair! And you moved out too. You're so lucky." Momiji said. Kyo's eyes widened. "How come I didn't hear this? Haru, you moved out? To where? And how did Akito let it happen?" He asked.

"Shut up stupid cat. You don't know anything. I moved out after Yuki left the main house. I got an apartment." Haru said, trying to stay calm. He was getting agitated, and didn't want to turn black. "I'm going out for some air. Some things are starting to piss me off." He hissed at Kyo. Tohru grabbed Kyo's hand to make sure he didn't start anything. She knew it was terrible when Kyo and Black Haru got into a fight. Everything melted with her touch and he forgot the comeback he was about to yell at Haru. Yuki finished his lunch and got up to go check on Haru.

Yuki left the cafeteria and wondered where Haru went. He didn't have to wonder too much, thinking of one of Haru's favorite spots. Yuki headed in that direction, and in a minute he found himself in the courtyard under a very lovely tree, staring at Haru, who was leaning against it.

Haru looked up and Yuki said, "Was it something I said?" Haru smiled. "No. I just needed to cool off. That Minami girl and her fan club were pissing me off, and then Momiji was saying stupid stuff. I just needed to get out of there and cool my head. I'm glad you're out here." Haru smiled. Yuki smiled and said, "Of course I'm out here. I was worried about you. I wanted to make sure you were okay. Besides, I can't stand it when everyone stares at me all the time." "Then why did you tell Minami all of that dramatic stuff?" Haru asked. "I don't know. I was really agitated and I wanted her off of my back. I don't know what came over me." Yuki wanted to lean against the tree too, but didn't want to irritate his wound, which wasn't fully healed.

"Maybe you felt like telling someone. Maybe you felt like expressing your feelings. Sometimes when you have something to say, and you don't say it, it builds up until it overflows. Maybe you were close to the breaking point, and just wanted to shout it out." Haru said.

"Are you talking about me or you? I guess you could say that, but not really. Something just said in my head-tell her and she'll tell the school and no one will ask questions that they already know the answer to. Maybe not. Maybe everyone will want more answers now. But I don't care. I don't really care about myself as much as I used to. I care about the more important things in life, the important people." He said, looking at Haru.

"Yuki, you know, Kyo and Tohru said they're going somewhere for Golden week. Does that include you? Is it a family thing? Or are you free that week?" Haru asked. "Well, they didn't mention anything to me, and I think Shigure is going off somewhere too. I think I'd like to go away with you. Even if it is a 'family' thing, I want to be with you, alone, together." Yuki said.

"Yuki, what are you implying?" Haru asked, a hint of fear hidden behind excitement. "Oh I don't know. I guess I'm implying I want to go on vacation with you! Somewhere we won't have to be bothered, or we won't have to worry about harassment from Kyo or my brother. Somewhere away from here. Maybe I'm implying something more, maybe not." Yuki teased. "Yuki you're playing games with me! Stop being so mean!" Haru said. "What about the hot springs?" Yuki asked all of a sudden. "That sounds great Yuki." Haru said as he grabbed Yuki's chin. He brought his face close, but Yuki looked away. "What?" Haru asked, a bit annoyed. "Someone could be w-" "Watching? Yuki, do you really care about that?" Yuki acted as if he did for a moment and then shook his head. "No, of course not." Haru finished what he started and swooped down to plant a soft kiss on Yuki's enchanting mouth. Yuki blushed. He was still so new to this.