Konnichiwa, sorry everybody but I am rewriting chapter 6. I just got vol. 6 and finally got to see that Kyo truly does have a third form. So I thought that I would put it in here before Tohru makes her choice. I also rewrote chapter 5, the last part where Tohru tells Shigure that she chose Kyo. So I'm sorry, but when you find a way to make your story better, you have to just go for it. Anyway here is the new chapter.
Chapter 6
Kyo's true form and Tohru's feelings
They pulled to a stop at the front door. Tohru jumped out of the car and ran to the house. Though her politeness took over before she barged into the hut.
She had never met Kazuma-san before so she was a little nervous. She knocked politely and Kyo answered the door. He looked down at her in shock.
"Wh-what are you doing here?" He asked stuttering. Tohru looked up at him with relief written all over her face.
"Kyo-kun. I'm so glad that you're okay. I was worried about you." Tohru said happily. Kyo smiled softly at her. Kazuma grinned.
"Kyo, why don't you invite them in." Came a strong but soft male voice from the table.
"Kazuma-Dono, It is good to see you again." Shigure said coming up behind Tohru and poking his head in.
"Shigure, it has been a long time. How is your work?" Kazuma asked getting up from the table and walking over to the door.
"It's been fine. How have you been?" Shigure asked walking past Tohru and Kyo to the table with Kazuma.
"Fine. I was just having a nice visit with Kyo." Kazuma smiled at Kyo and Kyo smiled back. Tohru looked happily at the two of them. He actually looked happy, very happy in fact. It gave her a warm happy feeling, seeing him smile like that and be happy.
"So, this must be Tohru-san. May I call you that?" Kazuma asked her. Tohru went ridged and straightened up.
"Y-yes. I am Tohru Honda, it is very nice to meet you." Tohru said nervously. Kazuma smiled.
"So, you are the young lady, who knows of the Zodiac curse." Kazuma stood up and walked over to her. He placed a hand on her shoulder.
Kyo looked confused for a minute. But Kazuma smiled and walked on.
"Shigure, may I talk to you for a minute? Outside?" He asked from the doorway.
"Sure." Shigure followed Kazuma out of the Dojo and around to the porch in back.
"Shigure, I plan to take it off tonight." Kazuma said in a serious tone of voice.
"Are you sure? Kazuma, this is a big risk you're taking. What made you think of this?" Shigure asked. He looked straight into his face.
"As soon as I saw her face. The minute I felt him smile, I thought that for her, he might open his heart to her, and she would accept it in turn. But the only way to see that , is to do this tonight."
"Still, this is a pretty big risk you're taking. Are you sure you want to do this? If she doesn't, he may never smile again and he will hate everyone. Even you."
Kazuma stared at the ground.
'I know, but she can do it…for Kyo.'
He walked back in and found Tohru in the kitchen making tea.
"Can I have a moment of your time tonight?" Tohru looked at him with confused eyes but nodded.
NIGHT TIME…Tohru was wearing a black t-shirt, and a red mini skirt. It had started to rain just a few minutes ago.
'OH NO! I left the laundry out!' Tohru thought as she pulled an umbrella out and walked outside. She came around to see Kyo and Kazuma talking. She stood there.
"You say you hate it at Shigure's house, you compared it to lukewarm water, you know it can heal you, but…I think the truth is that you don't want her to know your true form. You are afraid of losing her if she finds out…"
"Your wron…"
"I will take away your means of running away…will you lose her, or will you not? I will help you find that answer." At this Kazuma grabbed Kyo's hand and reached out his hand pushing him away. Kyo looked behind Kazuma and say her standing there.
'NO!' As soon as he was away from Kazuma, he started to change. A fowl odor filled the air and made it's way over to Tohru's nose.
"DON"T LOOK AT ME!" Kyo yelled.
Tohru's eyes filled with horror as she gazed upon the "monster now in front of her.
"Kyo…Kun…" Tohru managed to get out.
The Kyo "monster" growled and jumped away from her, and started running as fast as he could into the woods.
'She saw me…she saw me…she saw me…IT'S OVER! Everything! It's over…it's hopeless now!' Kyo kept thinking.
Kazuma turned to Tohru, as she watched the retreating form of…
"That, is the cat's true form. His third form. It is what he has been hiding. Only those possessed by the cat have this form, this utterly grotesque form. Were you…disgusted? Were you frightened?" Kazuma asked her. She stared deeply at the woods. That horrified look still in her eyes. A look of a disgusted, horrified person. She took off int the woods after Kyo. Kazuma walked a little further and picked up a green and ivory beaded bracelet.
'Will you…heal him?'
Tohru ran farther and farther into the woods.
"Guagh! Bleh!" She fell to her knees and vomited.
'What an incredibly horrible smell! It's like the stench of rotting flesh is everywhere. Even vomiting doesn't make it better. I've never smelled anything like it. I've never seen anything like it. That…that was Kyo-kun's…his other form.'
'What should I do? What's happening? It's too much for me to handle.' She bent low and vomited again. 'What should I do?'
"But…"
She stood up, hearing a loud crack. She walked farther, bent over, holding her stomach. She was soaked from the rain.
"It's too much…It's TOO MUCH!!" She heard a deep dark voice say.
"Kyo-kun…" She spoke.
Her face was red from the horrible smell filling her nose, and from vomiting.
"…Kyo…kun…"
"STAY AWAY!" He yelled. "What…what are you doing? How can you just act…like nothings wrong? What are you doing?!"
"Kyo…" She moved closer to him taking small steps but progressing towards him.
" I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY!" He yelled at her again. "What the hell's your problem?! Cant you see?! SMELL?!" Tohru moved closer towards him.
"I'm disgusting aren't I?! I'm sickening aren't I?! Why don't you leave me alone?! I DON"T WANT YOUR PITY!!"
'I'm begging you…please stop.'
"Kyo-ku…Kyo-kun…but…but I…because I am your…" Tohru reached out her hand to touch him as she said this. He glared at her.
"DON"T TOUCH ME!!!" He raised his paw like hand and slashed out at her, ripping her shirt and cutting into the skin, making her shoulder and neck start to bleed. Her eyes went blank and filled with shock and horror.
"Get lost!" His eyes turned to shock as well and they grew sad. His true eyes, not those of the monster.
"You drive me crazy! I can't stand to look at you!! Next time I'll cut your face to pieces!!" She fell to the ground.
"GET LOST!!"
'If I'm going to lose her anyway…I'll make her so miserable…I'll hurt her so much, that she won't want to pity me. I HATE THIS! Losing her…being pitied…being miserable…having this fate forced upon me. I…I just…more than anything else…I wanted us to be together.'
Tohru stopped in mid step as something hit her. She turned around and rushed back as fast as she could and clutched to one of Kyo's arms, tears poured down her cheeks and became synchronized with the rain.
"You have to come back. Back home…lets go back. You…you just have to…"
'I'm worried that Kyo-kun wont ever come home…again.'
" I couldn't bear it if you don't!"
"Stop it…let go!"
"Don't you get it?!" She asked urgently.
"NO! I DON"T!"
"I'm scared…right now…I'm scared Kyo-kun…listening to your voice…it's like it's not even you. I've never seen anything like it. It's scary. But…but from now on…I want to understand…everything. I want you to let me listen…just like you listened to me and my complaints. When things get tough…when you feel scared or…or weak…I want you to tell me. I want to be together."
'Together?' Had he really heard her say those words.
"I want us to live…eat meals, study share our troubles with eachother, like we used to do…together. I WANT TO STAY TOGETHER!!" She shouted, her eyes shut tight and she clutched to his arm as if it were a matter of life or death.
'I'm being so selfish but…you said…it was okay to be selfish once in a while.'
"Y…you…you don't have to love everything." Tohru opened her eyes. The smell was gone and she was clutching to Kyo's human arm. "It's okay…if you were scared. It's okay…"
'Because that is proof that you're actually looking at my ugly side. Unlike my mom, she would never look at me.' He thought.
"This is what I wanted…all along. To have someone to share my worries with." He whispered to her. She was still holding on to his arm, but less of a grip.
"Let's go on living…together." Tohru said softly.
Kyo's eyes widened.
He pulled his arm out of her grasp and grabbed hers, pulling her towards him and wrapping his other arm around her shoulder and his hand onto her head, pressing her against himself, and barring his face in her hair, letting his tears slide down his face. He was thinking…'It sounds so stupid. I always assumed that no one would ever…understand me. I never thought…I'd hear those words.'
"…Tohru. Tohru…!" He managed to say before poof. He was a cat, half in his pants, and half on her lap.
'Just like that…The ugly emotions inside of me, the mud-covered anxiety…little by little, one by one, you melt them away.
"Kyo-kun…?"
'Why…why would someone like you stay near me and…cry for me?' He thought, snuggling in her legs, to rest.
Tohru smiled, tears still in her eyes, and picked him up along with his clothes, holding him with his paws in the air. She held him close to her as she walked back to the Dojo. Kazuma had been sitting outside in the rain, waiting to see the results of his decision.
Pat pat pat pat
He looked towards the woods to see her, with Kyo, the cat, in her arms, nuzzling him to her cheek. Kazuma smiled with great pleasure at this. He had succeeded. No…she succeeded.
Shigure stared out the window at the three.
"Tohru?"
She looked up at him and smiled warmly.
"I was…just a little afraid. But everything is okay now." She said happily.
Kazuma smiled and patted her on the head, as he led her inside to warm up and get on some new clothes.
"I'll go put him in his room." Tohru said starting for the stairs.
"Oh, that's alright, as long as he's in your arms, he wont change back. Besides, he seems very content where he is." Shigure joked. Tohru blushed and laughed a nervous laugh.
"Shigure, you know that's not true, Tohru, if you would like you can go to Kyo's room and get changed in there. I'll take Kyo until you are finished." Tohru nodded happily and handed the sleeping Kyo to Kazuma. She ran down the hall and into Kyo's room. A few minutes later she came back out, in the same clothes, baring a white T-shirt and a pair of black pants, along with a thick blanket.
"I thought he might need these, we were out in the rain for so long, I don't want him to catch a cold." Tohru said as she handed the blanket and clothes to Shigure, then scampered off back to the room to change. She had found some of Kyo's old clothes from when he was about her height. A pair of blue pants that were a little baggy but they at least stayed on her, she also found a red T-shirt that fit her pretty well. When she came out Kyo had already changed and was in a fresh pair of clothes and was wrapped securely in the blanket.
"Kyo-kun, how are you…feeling?" Tohru asked sitting next to him by the little fire Kazuma had made.
"I'm fine." Kazuma smiled at Kyo. He was trying to say something but he didn't want to say it in front of Shigure. Kyo didn't mind saying anything in front of Kazuma because, the guy raised him for crying out loud. But Shigure, well, we all know how Shigure is…
"Shigure, would you care to join me in the kitchen. I think they could use a cup of hot tea." Kazuma said winking at Kyo. He smiled and nodded.
"Oh, I'm sure our little flower is in dyer need of some hot tea. I will make some right away." Shigure got up and made for the kitchen, leaving Kazuma sitting in his spot.
"Shigure do you need any help?" Kazuma called. All the sudden a boom, bam, clang, splash.
"Oh no, hold on Shigure, I'm coming." Kazuma called. Once Kazuma was out of the room Kyo turned back to the fire.
"Tohru…I want to thank you." Kyo said softly, his voice barely above a whisper. Tohru looked over at him quizzically.
"For what? I didn't do anything."
"Yes you did. You…you came back. All you wanted was for me to come home…"
"No…that's not the only thing I wanted. I mean…I wanted you to be happy. I don't want you to have to suffer alone. No one should have to be in that sort of pain alone. Even I have some stuff that hurts me, but I'm never alone. I know I always have you and Yuki and the entire Sohma family to turn to if I feel bad. I know that I'm never alone. And…you should know…that you are never alone, Kyo, because…you have me, and you have Mr. Kazuma to turn to. I just…wanted you to know that, you don't have to take on your burdens alone." Tohru faced him and smiled her warm, loving, happy smile that always brightened the Sohma house.
He stared at her, with a sort of mystified look in his eyes. He had never heard Tohru talk so…so aware of her surroundings before. Suddenly he felt really happy. The kind of happy he only feels with his Shishou.
He felt the urge to take her in his arms like he did before but that would only cause Shigure to be the way he is. He smiled back at her, with his own warm, happy smile. Shigure and Kazuma came back in with a tray of hot tea an hour later to find the two of them sleeping next to eachother. They were lying down on the floor next to the fire.. Tohru's arms were wrapped around his arm, her head resting on his shoulder, his on top of hers, both were covered in the thick blanket. Kazuma grinned at this, Shigure too.
"Well, I guess we aren't going anywhere tonight." Shigure said smiling.
"Of course. If you like, there is a spare bedroom just down the hall. You can sleep there if you like, Shigure."
"Thank you. I think I will. Besides, I wouldn't want to ruin this most precious moment. They are just too cute together to move. " Shigure commented quietly.
He walked down the hall and into the spare room, closing the door behind him. Kazuma set the tea down next to them and ruffled Kyo's hair.
'Now you can begin to truly heal, my son.' Kazuma thought happier than ever. He walked to his room and shut the door.
The next morning Kazuma decided to visit Shigure's house. So he got into the car with Kyo and Tohru (after she had made them all breakfast -), and sat in the passenger's seat next to Shigure.
"Shigure, can you seriously drive?" Kazuma asked, securing his seat belt.
"Of course. It wasn't that bad, was it flower?" Shigure asked Tohru innocently.
"No, it was actually quite nice." Tohru said happily. Kyo and Kazuma looked at her like she was crazy, well, mostly Kyo.
Shigure drove out of the driveway and onto the road. Tohru had been right, Shigure's driving really wasn't that bad. They arrived at Shigure's house where Yuki and the other Sohma kids were waiting for them. Shigure stepped out of the car, Kyo and Tohru got out as well. Then out stepped Kazuma and all of them froze.
"Shihan?" Yuki asked. Slowly walking up to Kazuma.
"You've gotten taller, and you've fleshed out a bit as well, Yuki." Haru stepped forward and so did Momiji.
"Shihan! Shihan! How have you been Shihan?!" Momiji asked jumping up and down. Kyo glared at them, but Tohru just smiled and giggled a little.
Yuki looked behind Kazuma and immediately bowed.
"Ms. Honda!" Yuki said as he walked over to her.
"Hello Yuki. How are you?" Tohru asked.
"I was just about to ask you the same question." He said glaring at Kyo.
"Would you quit staring you damn rat." Kyo growled.
"I'm fine thank you. I was with Kyo." Tohru smiled up at Kyo and then looked back at Yuki. Seeing the mad expression on his face she immediately went into sorry mode.
(I'm calling her sorry fits the "sorry mode". Oh, and I apologize for the earlier scene, where she learns of his true form. I thought, and thought, and thought, but there was just nothing more Kawaii than how she found out in the Manga. So I apologize again but I had to use it. I took it almost word for word, but I still like it. And for those of you who haven't read or watched…well yeah…)
"I'm sorry, don't be mad at Kyo, it was my choice to go." Tohru said.
Yuki looked back at Tohru with surprise as she sneezed.
"Ms. Honda are you alright?"
"Oh, I'm fine Yuki."
"Maybe you just need some rest flower." Shigure suggested. Tohru yawned and waked inside, followed by the rest of the Sohmas.
"Go on, I'll come wake you up in a little while." Shigure said. Tohru nodded and went upstairs to her room. Once she got in her room she walked over to the bed and collapsed on it, still in the clothes she borrowed from Kyo.
After a little bit, Kyo pretended to go up to his room but in stead decided to check on Tohru. He walked silently to her room and slid open the door. It made a soft creek as it was pushed open even further. He crept inside and shut the door. (Boy doesn't this sound familiar -)
He walked up to her and stared down at her slumbering form.
"…Kyo…" She turned over facing away from him. Kyo looked up in surprise.
'Did she just say…his name? His name…no one else's?' He moved closer to her. (Now this really sounds familiar)
Tohru rolled over again and slowly opened her eyes to come face to face with Kyo.
"(Gasp) Kyo…" She jumped slightly and sat up in bed.
"Kyo? What is it? Is something wrong? Do you want to talk about it?" Tohru asked him.
He shook his head no.
"No, I'm fine. Just a little tired that's all."
"Do you want to lay down? I could set up a bed for you on the floor next to my bed if you want…" Kyo silenced her by pressing his forefinger to her soft pink lips.
"No damn it, I'm fine. I was just wondering how you were."
"Oh, I'm fine. You don't have to worry about me Kyo, I'm strong to." She playfully tightened her muscles to resemble a muscle man pumping up his.
Kyo sweat dropped and shook his head. Tohru started to giggle.
"What's so funny?" He asked a little defensively.
"You…hahahaha…no I mean…that is…your face…it looked so funny…just then…oh, I'm sorry." Tohru said drying her eyes.
Kyo looked straight at her. Staring into her pure brown eyes. He blushed and looked away. She smiled happily.
"Is something wrong?" She asked quizzically.
"N-no, I'm just fine." He said nervously.
"Kyo, you know you can tell me anything. I said I wanted to understand, so please…tell me what's on your mind."
Kyo glanced back up at her again and blushed a dark shade.
"Well, I…"
"Yes?" Tohru asked smiling.
"I………I better get out of here. You need to get some more sleep." Kyo stood up and made for the door.
"Would you like to lay down too?" Tohru asked with her shining smile on. He looked back at her and grinned.
"I'd like too, but I think I'd get in trouble with Shigure and the rat."
"So you and Yuki are not fighting anymore?" Tohru asked.
Kyo looked at her. Walking back over he crawled onto her bed and the minute his head hit her lap he fell asleep. Tohru brushed away his bright orange hair and smiled softly.
She leaned back against her pillows and fell asleep with one hand in his hair and the other holding his hand.
After a while Shigure came up to wake her, but when he opened the door, Tohru was asleep but she had a visitor, and he was sleeping as well. He grinned and walked back downstairs.
"Well?"
"It was like you said. He fell asleep with her again. How do you know these things?"
"I know Kyo. He seems closer to her than anyone else."
"Well, he isn't closer to her than he is to you. You were the one who raised him after all." Shigure said happily.
Kazuma smiled and looked back at the stairs.
Later on Kazuma went up to say goodbye to Kyo and Tohru, but found that Kyo was still asleep. Tohru however was petting his head in a loving sort of way as he slept. He walked in slowly and Tohru looked up.
"Hello Shishou-san." Tohru said softly and quietly so as to not wake Kyo.
"Hello to you too, Tohru-san." Tohru smiled and continued to play with Kyo's hair.
"Tohru, may I ask you something?"
"Of, course, what is it?"
"Do you love him?" Kazuma asked bluntly.
Tohru looked taken aback by his question and blushed.
"Well…yes I love all of the Sohmas, but…Kyo…he's…"
"Different?" Kazuma interrupted. Tohru nodded.
"My mother told me the story of how the cat was tricked into not going to the banquet. From then on, I…wanted to be the cat. I told him that when I met him, but he just stared at me. But I still love the cat. I still love Kyo." Tohru smiled warmly at the sleeping Kyo on her lap.
"Why not tell him?"
"Oh, I couldn't do that. He doesn't…"
"But he does. And you know he does." Tohru looked away from Kyo and Kazuma.
"I guess, but I'm afraid that Yuki and the rest of them will hate me. Because…I chose the cat over them, they all hate him because, he isn't really part of the family. And they are all afraid of Mr. Akito. I'm just afraid that they will hate me because I know that Mr. Akito already hates me. I can see it in his eyes. He has a different expression than what his eyes depict. He talks gently to people, but…you can tell."
"Oh Tohru, you can't believe that. Not all of them hate him."
"I don't, as long as he isn't destroying my house." Shigure said walking in.
"Shigure, I…I never thought you hated him. You never hate anyone. That's what makes you different." Tohru smiled at him lovingly.
"But you must know that he…"
"I know. But Yuki and Haru and Momiji, they all love me. I know it."
"But, you're afraid that they will hurt him."
"A little. I will always love them, but I can't help but worry."
Just then Kyo started to stir. He slowly opened his eyes to meet with Tohru's.
"Hello Kyo. Did you sleep well?" She asked happily.
He nodded sleepily and looked around. He saw Shishou and…Shigure!
He sat up straight, blushing.
"I'm glad to see you are awake, Kyo." Kazuma said.
"Shishou…"
"Take care of him for me will you? And come visit me anytime you like. I would enjoy having some company." Kazuma smiled and turned to leave.
"Tell him soon, Tohru. It might save him." He added before waving and walking out of the door. Shigure walked swiftly behind him, not wanting to get the gist of Kyo's fury.
He turned to Tohru and cocked his head to one side.
"What did he mean?"
Tohru looked at him with a line of blush running across her face.
"Well I…He asked me if…um…"
"He asked you what?" Kyo questioned.
"He asked if I…I love you Kyo. I do." Tohru said not looking at him. Kyo's face flushed read, but her words soon sank in.
"You…do?" She nodded and smiled.
"I…love you too." His expression softened as he brought his lips to meet hers. Tears streamed down her and landed on his hand that was rubbing her soft cheeks. He immediately pulled back and looked at her.
"Did I…do something?"
"No…I'm just happy." Tohru said.
Later that night, Somewhere on the roof…
Kyo was gazing up at the clear night sky. The stars shone with a bright, warming feeling.
'She chose me. She chose me…" Kyo kept thinking about the same phrase over and over again. He stood up and walked over to the ladder that lead off of the shingled roof to the living room. Climbing down it, he passed the balcony where Tohru usually dried the laundry.
'I wonder…" Kyo jumped off the ladder and silently landed on his feet. He cautiously walked over to Tohru's room and slide the door open. It made a small creek and he winced at the sound it made, afraid that it would wake Tohru.
But it didn't. She turned over facing the door. Kyo froze. Had she really woken up?
"Kyo…" She said in her sleep. If Kyo had ears they'd be pointed to the sky.
'Is she dreaming about me?' Then he heard a slight moan pass from her lips and he grinned. (Sorry, for those of you who know Inuyasha, I am pulling a small Miroku pervert here. Sorry).
He stepped towards her and stood just an inch from her bed. He bent down to look into her slightly lit face. All the sudden, poof!
Kyo, the orange cat, lay flat on the bed tucked into peacefully sleeping, Tohru's arms. He sighed as a nerve pulsed in his head. He tried to squirm out of her grasp, but to no avail. Once she has you, there is no escaping. So, he just curled up in her arms and waited for her to let go. Unfortunately, she had not let go of him before sleep overcame him.
Morning…
The sun had not risen yet. Kyo opened his eyes. He was staring straight at the back of Tohru's head. His face buried into her soft brown hair. He raised his hand to…HAND!
Kyo looked down at himself to see, he was human, and completely NAKED!
He jumped up as swiftly and quietly as he possibly could and put on his pants. He sighed with relief that he had not awakened Tohru in his frantic action of jumping away from her.
Just then she stirred and her eyes slowly began to open.
"K-Kyo? What are you doing here? What happened to your shirt?" Tohru asked sleepily. Then… "(Gasp)! I hugged you didn't I? I am so stupid. I'm really sorry Kyo, I…"
"Will you stop apologizing?! You were asleep and talking in it too." Kyo grinned that grin again.
"Nani?" Tohru asked confused.
"Was I any good?" Kyo asked. Tohru blushed a shade of dark crimson red.
"Oh, that…well, I was…" Kyo shook his head.
"I don't want to know what we were doing. I think I have a good Idea of what anyhow. I didn't know that you loved me like that." Kyo grinned again, teasing her.
"Well, um…uh…I…that is…"
"Hey, it's okay." Kyo walked closer to her and kissed her cheek.
"Like I said, you don't have to say anything. Besides, if you tell me, what does that leave to the imagination?" Kyo asked.
"Kyo…" Tohru said breathlessly. Just them they heard footsteps and Kyo quickly stepped away from Tohru.
"My little flower, I was just about to…Oh, I see. I'll leave you two alone." Shigure smirked as he noticed Kyo was not wearing a shirt and Tohru's pajama top was slightly unbuttoned at the top. Tohru blushed that crimson red again and turned away.
"You perverted DOG! It's nothing like that! She hugged me on accident!" Kyo yelled at him.
"Oh, well in that case…Flower, will you be returning to school today?" Shigure asked.
"Um, yes. I am going to go to school today." Tohru smiled happily and bowed.
"And you, my oh so high tempered young man, are you going to school on this fine morning?" Shigure asked in his narrative tone.
"Grr, don't talk to me like I'm stupid!"
"Fine. Will you be going to school Kyo?"
"Yes. I am." He said.
"Good. Tohru, I shall like a cup of tea if that is alright with you."
"Okay." Tohru said happily. She ran down the stairs and started straight to work.
" So, did Yuki find out yet?" Shigure asked.
" You were supposed to tell him for us!" Kyo yelled.
"I'm getting to it."
Kyo glared at him and then went back down stairs.
Shigure sighed with relief and walked downstairs for his cup of tea.
Tohru walked with Kyo and Yuki to school. Momiji skipping ahead of them. He was singing something.
"Shigure tells me that your birthday is three day's from now, What would you like for your birthday Ms. Honda?" Yuki asked kindly.
"Oh, no, I don't want anything. I am grateful for just being in this family. I have all that I need."
"Ms. Honda, I insist. I want to buy you a present."
"I don't care what you get me. Because anything you get me will be wonderful." Tohru said happily.
Yuki smiled.
Kyo looked up into the sky.
'What should I get Tohru? Maybe I can ask…'
Before Kyo realized it he was in front of the school.
"Kyo? Are you all right? Your not sick are you?" Tohru asked in concern.
"No, I'm fine." Tohru smiled and nodded.
"Okay."
"Tohru!" Uo was calling her name.
"I'll see you later Kyo." Tohru waved and ran off to Hana and Uo.
"So Orangy is back huh?" Uo teased.
"Yes, he's feeling much better."
"I can tell. He seems happier than usual." Hana said.
"Really?" Uo asked with great interest.
"Yes."
BBBBBBRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNG!
They ran to class. Hana kept glancing over at Tohru and she smiled.
'So they did confess.'
Class went better than usual. Lunch came quickly. Tohru ate with Uo and Hana today.
"Tohru would you like to play badminton with Hana and I after school. Do you want to go?"
"Oh, Shigure asked me to come home. He wanted me to help him with the house. Since Hatori is taking care of poor Akito today he can't come and help fix the wall that Kyo broke. Sorry you guy's. I wish I could."
"That's all right. We'll come and help." Uo said happily.
"Really? Oh that would be wonderful. Thanks you guy's." Tohru received a hug from each of them.
"Besides, we need to talk to Shigure about the…" Uo started.
"About the what?"
"Nothing, nothing. We just need to talk to him." Hana covered. She smiled her rare smiles and they walked back to class.
"Now that we have everyone's attention, I have an announcement." Their teacher said as they sat down.
"As you all know, we have a vacation coming up in about two weeks. But we did not know all the details until now. It has been decided that the vacation will be taken in America. It will be for a few weeks, all expenses paid. Courtesy of the richest person in Japan, Nakuta Sanko." The teacher said excitedly.
The class cheered and hollered.
"Okay, okay, settle down. We need these permission slips signed by a parent or legal guardian by this Friday or you may not go on the trip." Their teacher explained.
Tohru's eyes widened. If she wanted to go on this trip, She'd have to get her grandfather to sign it.
Konnichiwa, and hello. I hope you like this chapter as much as I liked writing it. I was a little afraid that it was going too fast with Kyo and Tohru, but to let you all know, this is after the 5 book so I thought it would be nice. Sorry for making this chapter 17 pages long, but there was no other way, so it may take some of my readers a while to read this. Anyway, I have to start on chapter 7 now, so bye! .
