Journey to the Past
By Mayumi Takanashi
That evening, Yuki and Kyo escorted her to her grandfather's house, where she would spend the night. The two boys returned home extremely tired and depressed. It took them, a doctor, and a nurse to pull her from her mother's side when visiting hours ended. Both of them entered the house in very low spirits.
"How was your day at school, Yuki?" asked Shigure. Yuki did not reply, he just went directly up the stairs to his room. Shigure stared.
"What's his problem?" Shigure muttered. Then he turned to Kyo.
"Kazuma said to stay here for the night, and he will come get you in the morning."
"Yeah, whatever," grumbled Kyo. He also made his way up the stairs to his room. Shigure simply sighed and focused again on his work.
-Journey to the Past-
The next morning, Kyo was woken by the smell of cooked rice down below in the kitchen. He jumped out of bed and raced downstairs, where he found Tohru humming and stirring in a pan. She turned at the sight of him.
"Oh, good morning, Kyo!"
Kyo stood, gaping at her.
"Um, are you okay? I know, I bet you're starving."
"Yeah, sure..." Kyo said, dazed. He stood there for a moment, just watching her.
Yuki rushed into the room, breathing heavily. He looked at Tohru, then at Kyo.
"Did yesterday really happen?" he asked Kyo.
"I...I don't know."
Tohru was puzzled.
"Um, breakfast is ready," she said shyly.
-Journey to the Past-
Yuki sat in his garden, his head in his palm. As he stared at his plants, he only thought of Tohru and yesterday's events. A rustle sounded in the bushes as Tohru stepped out from behind one.
"I brought you a snack," Tohru offered.
"Thank you, Miss Honda," he said, taking the tray. Tohru sat next to him, looking at the plants.
"The strawberries are growing nicely," she said, taking a leaf in her hand and rubbing her thumb on it.
"I had no idea," whispered Yuki.
"Yeah, I don't see any brown spots on the leaves or anything," said Tohru.
"I mean, you are so amazing."
"Um, it's really not a big deal, and, uh, I mean, they're just leaves," Tohru stuttered.
"You've been in so much pain, and no one even realized."
"The strawberries aren't hurting me."
Yuki stood up, and Tohru did the same. They gazed at one another for a moment.
"I'm sorry for not noticing," Yuki breathed.
"Oh, maybe the strawberries aren't coming in nicely, I mean, I don't know too much about plants, and you do, so..." Tohru blurted.
Yuki touched her cheek and lightly kissed the other. He turned to leave Tohru and the garden, but then he stopped and circled to face her.
"I'm always here, Miss Honda," he said, then he began to walk away down the path.
-Journey to the Past-
Tohru appeared at the top of the ladder, which lead onto the roof of the house.
"I thought I'd find you here, Kyo," she said, climbing off the ladder and sitting next to Kyo. He turned his head to face her.
"Tohru..." he breathed.
Looking out over the forest, Tohru had a small smile on her face, her eyes shining and her hair glinting in the sunlight. A little breeze blew against them, rustling her clothing.
"I'm sorry you had to go through what you did," Kyo said, not taking his eyes off her.
Tohru turned her head toward his.
"You know, I'm always here if you wanna talk, or somethin' like that," Kyo whispered.
He leaned in and kissed her, his lips caressing hers.
Author's Notes: Okay, that's it. I hope you enjoyed it. I know I have people who want me to continue, but I have other stuff I'm working on. I actually wrote this a long time ago, so the idea's kinda dead now. But please let me know how much you like it! No flames please; they hurt my feelings and depress me. ; )