Hey! Chapter 2! I've decided that I'm not gonna group chapters kind of by day, but some might be two days and others might be just a part of a day. I'm shooting for ten chapters, but I kind of doubt I'll get that far… Oh well, I'm hoping!

xx Chapter Two xx

x Bye-bye, jet lag! Hello, beach! x

Tohru smiled as she plopped six over-stuffed bags of food onto the counter. The girls' condo was empty; she had found a note signed by everyone telling her that they had gone down to the beach that they could see so perfectly from their condo windows. 'This should be enough for at least a few days… But you never know… There are ten of us after all…' thought Tohru. She put all the groceries away and her hand stopped over a box on the counter she hadn't noticed before. Her name was written on the box in a flowery script. 'Hmm? What's this?' Tohru opened the box, and to her surprise it contained a bathing suit. She pulled it out and examined it. It was a light baby blue one-piece with a small flower design around the neck-line. A smile graced her lips, and as she held the bathing suit up to her body she noticed that a note had fallen to the floor. Picking it up, she read:

Dear Tohru,

I hope you find the bathing suit to your liking! The minute I saw it I knew that you would love it. I'm very happy that you had a good flight, and hope you have fun while you're here. Well, I'll see you at the beach!

- Love, XXXX

'Strange,' thought Tohru. 'The person's name is scratched out.' She shrugged, and went to go change into her new bathing suit.

At the Beach-

"Ah! It's so… hot!" Exclaimed Tohru as she walked down to the beach. She had already spotted her friends the second she emerged from the condo complex. Kyo and Uo were trying to better each other in sandcastle making, Haru, Hana, and Yuki were sunbathing, and Momiji, Hiro, Kisa, and Kagura were splashing in the Gulf (A/N: Just to clarify, Sanibel is an island off the WEST coast of Florida, therefore it is in the Gulf of Mexico.) and looking for pretty shells, of which there was already a large pile of.

Uo was the first to notice Tohru. "Oy! Tohru! It's about time you got back!" yelled Uo. Yuki turned around and smiled.

"Well, good afternoon, Honda-san! Did you find everything you were looking for?" asked Yuki with a smile. Everyone else waved or said 'good afternoon, Tohru-kun!' Soon Tohru was lying in a beach chair next to Yuki, soaking up the overly-hot Florida sun. (A/N: Trust me, it's hot as hell in Sanibel… You could stand outside for ten minutes and get burned…) Everyone enjoyed themselves immensely on the beach, and soon it was noon and everyone's stomach was rumbling and skin was burning!

Tohru was soon busied with whipping up ten turkey and ham sandwiches for the starving masses. Smiling the whole time, she watched her best friends all get along for once. It was a beautiful sight for Tohru to behold. She sighed, and everyone was soon enjoying orange juice and turkey and ham sandwiches. It wasn't long before the day's beach fun kicked in and everyone split up to take an afternoon nap. (A/N: Yup. Did this a lot during my Sanibel trip…)

That Night, In the Boy's Condo

Yuki tossed and turned in his bed. He couldn't sleep at all, but not from jet-lag. Finally giving up, he turned on the lights and tip-toed into the kitchen. To his surprise, Haru was already sitting at the bar drinking a glass of milk. Without talking, Yuki poured himself some water, and then sat down by Haru.

"Can't sleep?" whispered Haru. Yuki nodded. "Neither can I. But it's nothing new for me, I never sleep anymore." Yuki looked at Haru with confusion in his eyes.

"Why? Is it about her, or Akito?" said Yuki softly. Haru smiled grimly.

"Both. Akito because I'm so worried that he'll find out about her; and her because I can't get her out of my brain! I can't stop thinking about her, the way she smiles and the way her hair whips in the wind…" Haru stopped short, and let his head rest on the palm of his hand.

"You must really love her. Have you told her yet?"

"That's the other thing. I don't know how, and if she loves me back. It might be best just to admire her from afar."

"No, Haru! That's never the way to go. You have to tell her eventually." Hatsuharu laughed softly.

"You haven't told Tohru yet. Who are you to talk?" Yuki shook his head.

"I'm going to tell her the night before we leave. And this is how I'll tell her," Yuki pulled a small box from his pocket. Opening it, he showed it to Haru. The cow's eyes widened.

"You're going to propose! Yuki, that's… that's…!" shouted Haru. Yuki thrust his hand in front of Haru's mouth.

"Shh! Do you want to wake up the whole complex?" whispered Yuki harshly. Haru slumped.

"Sorry. It's just that I didn't want anyone to take you away from me," Haru sighed. "And have you thought about Akito? He might hurt you, like he hurt Hatori. Or he'll take Tohru away, like he took away Kana. But knowing how much he hates you, there's no telling what he'll do. But there's one thing for sure: he won't let you marry her."

"I know, Haru. I know."

The second part of the chapter was written entirely to Tears, by X-Japan. The depressingness. It burns. TT