Chapter san! Yay! Just so you'll know, I'm gonna but down all my favorite pairings. All the pairings (the yaoi & yuri ones probably won't though) will show up, but the ones in bold will be the main ones.
Yuki – Tohru
Kyo – Tohru
Kyo – Yuki (don't ask)
Hatsuharu – Yuki
Hatsuharu – Hana
Kyo – Uo
Uo – Hana
Kisa – Hiro
Kagura – Momiji
Oh, and a little warning, I use the manga nicknames for the characters. So, onee-chan sissy. That's what Kisa calls Tohru.
xx Chapter Three xx
x Is it love? x
Afternoon the Next Day, In the Girl's Kitchen
Uo sat on one of the bar stools drinking a glass of lemonade. Everyone else was at the beach, but she had come in to take a break and cool off. A little while later, she heard the lock click and Kyo's orange head popped in the condo. He grabbed the carton of milk from the fridge and sat on the counter, chugging the milk.
"Kyo, drink the milk in your own damn condo!" said Uo. Kyo smiled devilishly and drank the rest of the carton with a finishing 'aaah'. Uo glared at him. "You have to go buy us another carton."
"I will, I will. I was gonna go to the store now anyway. You need anything?" asked Kyo. Uo raised one eyebrow.
"What's wrong with you? Are you high? What'cha being so nice for?" Kyo instantly got up and crumpled the milk carton and threw on the floor in front of Uo.
"I can be nice if I damn well wanna be!" With that, the cat slammed the door behind him and stalked off to the store. Uo slumped down and rested her head on the counter.
"I made him mad again…" mumbled Uo. Tears of guilt began to well up and spill down her cheeks. "Does he hate me? Maybe I should try to be more… I dunno… nicer I guess." She sniffed, and wiped away a tear. Suddenly tired, she trudged down the hall and flopped into her bed. She didn't even bother to change out of her bathing suit.
Thirty minutes later a certain cat slunk into the girl's condo. Clutched in his hand was a bouquet of flowers that he had bought along with milk, and he intended to give the flowers to Uo and apologize. 'I hope she's not mad at me. I didn't mean to piss her off.' When he didn't see Uo in the kitchen, he looked out the window. She wasn't out on the beach either. 'Damn. Where could she be? Oh no, what if she left? I didn't mean to make her that mad! Wait, maybe she's back in one of the bedrooms. Which one's hers again? Hmm.' So Kyo proceeded to look in every bedroom for Uo. She was lying, still sleeping, in the bed in the last room on the right side of the hall. He tiptoed in silently and looked down at her. She looked so peaceful, her long blonde hair scattered around her. Kyo staggered suddenly, gasping for air. He had been holding his breath. Shaking his head, he took a deep breath. Kyo reached out his hand to wake her, but stopped. Instead, he laid the flowers beside her and gently brushed his hand against her cheek. Realizing what he'd done, he turned abruptly and left.
Uo sat bolt upright, shaking. She looked down beside her and picked up the flowers. Putting them to her nose, she sniffed them gently. They were lovely. All of a sudden she was at peace, and she laid back down still clutching the flowers and slept.
That Same Day, On the Beach
On the beach, everyone but Kyo, who had slunk off, and Uo, who was still sleeping, were splashing in the water and looking for shells. They had already found a huge pile of beautiful shells, most of which were whole. Momiji and Tohru giggled together and splashed Hana, whose eyebrow twitched irritably. Kagura was diligently sifting through the sand for shells, and Hiro and Kisa were taking a walk. Haru also looked for shells, hoping to make necklaces out of the good ones. The only person who wasn't playing was Yuki. He just stood back and gazed at Tohru, smiling softly.
'This is the woman I hope to marry. Maybe, if Akito won't allow it, we'll come and live here. That would be nice,' thought Yuki. He had left the ring up in the condo, tucked safely in his dresser. Yuki imagined what it would be like when he proposed to Tohru. He would ask her to take a walk on the beach the night before they left, and he would propose to her with the sun setting over the water…
"Sohma-kun. Sohma-kun!" Yuki started. Tohru was looking at him. "Are you okay? You were spaced out," said Tohru in a concerned voice. Yuki smiled.
"Yes, I'm fine. I was just thinking."
"What were you thinking about, Yuki?"
"Oh… Nothing. Just you, Honda-san." Yuki tapped Tohru lightly on her nose, and then bent down to scoop up a shell. Tohru blushed, and suddenly felt hot. Next thing Yuki knew, Tohru had collapsed in the water with a splash. "Tohru! Tohru, are you okay?" Yuki picked up Tohru like a loaf of bread and ran back to the condo, leaving six bewildered friends in the water.
Yuki laid Tohru on the sofa in the living room of the girl's condo, and fanned her frantically. When she didn't wake, he got a glass of water and poured it on her face. Tohru shuddered, and opened her eyes slowly. Yuki sighed heavily.
"Thank God you're okay. How do you feel, Honda-san?" said Yuki softly. Tohru smiled.
"I'm just fine, Sohma-kun. I must've gotten overheated. I think I'll just stay inside the rest of the day."
"I'll stay inside too, to keep you company." Tohru sniffed, and a tear rolled down her cheek.
"Thank you, Sohma-kun." Yuki wiped Tohru's eyes with his finger. "I'm okay, really. It's just that you're so kind, all the Sohmas are, and I'm so grateful. Thank you," said Tohru through sniffs and a few tears. Yuki wrapped his arm around Tohru, and the onigiri fell asleep on the rat's shoulder.
On the Beach, About a Five Minute Walk from the Condo Complex
Hiro and Kisa were taking a walk when Tohru collapsed. They chit-chatted as they strolled along and Hiro edged a little closer to Kisa. Kisa looked at him, and smiled softly.
"Are you having fun, Hiro?" said Kisa in her little voice. Her voice had gotten steadily stronger after she had regained it.
"Yeah, I guess. This place is pretty cool," agreed Hiro.
"Everyone is so happy, and that makes onee-chan happy! I'm glad that onee-chan is happy."
"Here we go again with the onee-chan thing. It's always: 'onee-chan, onee-chan!' I mean, ah-" Hiro stopped short when he say the look in Kisa's eyes. His shoulders slumped. "Sorry." Kisa smiled softly.
"It's okay. Lets go back now, I'm getting hungry," said Kisa. Hiro turned and looked at Kisa slowly, and leaned down to peck her on the cheek. Kisa gasped, and blushed furiously. Hiro covered his mouth with his hands, and took off running down the beach, away from the condo. Kisa shook her head. "He'll be back. He probably just needs to cool off." Kisa walked back to the condo alone, touching her cheek where Hiro had kissed her and smiling.
