Disclaimer: I unfortunately do not own Fruits Basket (Dreams of Kyo) How cruel life is
Chapter 20 Oppositions
"Are we there yet?" Momiji moaned miserably
"NO!" Shouted back the rest of the group
"Momiji we've only been on the road for an hour, we still have two more to go" Yuki replied calmly
"Another two hours?! Oh god how will I last that long" Momiji moaned again leaning his head against the window "I hope Tohru's alright'
"Shut up already" Haru barked, he didn't really want to hear about Tohru, him still dealing with the guilt. Kei sat beside him, feeling basically the same crap Haru felt. Uo and Hana were in the back of the van, Hana easily sleeping with all the noise, and Uo trying so hard to fall asleep to her boring music.
Yuki gazed out his window too, but he only hallucinated more images of Tohru's delightful smile. He missed her intensely, and this taxi could not seem to go any slower. Momiji laughed and looked to Yuki nudging his side
"I'm sure Tohru is fine." Momiji said slowly. Yuki looked to him rather surprised but nodded gently, and returned to the gazing at nothing. Momiji slipped on his headphones and listened to some songs, a few reminding him of the night Tohru had sang at the bar. He wanted Tohru to go back there soon, she had looked so happy that night.
Everyone was silent, and another half hour passed until finally, Yuki nearly jumped out of his seat hearing his cell phone ring. He could imagine who was calling him, but he flipped it open anyway.
"Yuki Sohma"
"Hello Yuki!"
"Shigure?"
"The one and only. How you holding up lad?"
"Well, actually, we're all on our way home now"
"What? Everyone? Does that mean Uo, Hana, and Kei too?"
"Yes. We're all taking a taxi"
"Hmm, then maybe I should go wake up Kyo and Tohru so they can start cooking dinner...."
"They're asleep?" Yuki asked curiously
"Yeah they're in Tohru's room." The sound of shuffling feet is heard.
"What?" Yuki screamed into the phone
"What what?" Shigure asked confused
"Did you just say, they were together?"
"Yeah, asleep in her room, oh will you look at that, the refrigerator is running, gotta go" CLICK
Yuki practically dropped the phone and then grabbed the driver by the shoulders
"FASTER NOW!"
At the Sohma Estate
"You rang master Akito? You aren't due for your checkup until tomorrow" Hatori stated standing in the doorway.
"Tell me Hatori, what do you think of that Tohru Honda?"
Hatori flinched in the doorway. He hoped that Akito would not to anything to harm her, the way he had with his wife. He begged for anything other than that. Someone deserved to be happy, anyone. He took in a deep breath
"She seems like a pleasant ordinary high school girl"
"Indeed, extremely ordinary. I do not understand what any of them see in her"
"She is someone they can pour their unhappiness to"
"Their unhappiness?" He scowled disgusted
"Erm, pardon my words Akito sir. But I do believe, they seek great comfort in Miss Honda"
"So, shall I let this Tohru Honda truly be a Sohma? Is she really worthy of such a high title, even if it is inherited not by blood?"
"Tohru Honda is worth a title much greater than this cursed families name! She will be the one to save us all from our pathetic lives"
"Hmm, it seems the doctor has a soft spot for this girl doesn't he?" Akito smirked raising an eyebrow. Hatori scowled and changed his gaze towards the ground far off behind Akito
"You must not harm Miss Honda. You cannot go and destroy another love like you did mine" Hatori replied sternly. "As for being a Sohma, I do not think you should destroy Shigure's hopes of being a father, is not as though he can get married carrying around Sohma blood. This is something he's always wanted."
"Something he's always wanted? To be a father to a normal human? Pitiful" Akito spited again
"Pitiful to dream is it now Akito?" Hatori shot back "As I recall you too have dreams that you do not speak of"
"I'd watch your tongue if I were you Hatori. Do not forget I am the one who gave you that scar"
Hatori ran his hand over his eye and face, remembering that day and sighed.
"I would rather this scar on my skin, then the painful scar you left in my heart"
"Remember Hatori, you will never be normal, we Sohmas will never be normal"
"So why not let someone in for once? To try and help us be normal?"
"I'm am done with this discussion, return back to your quarters now Hatori" Akito turned and then disappeared into the shadows. Hatori then sighed as well, and left Akito's residence, but instead of returning to his own quarters, he grabbed his coat, and headed for his car. It was time to pay Shigure another visit. As he slumped into his car, he could not help but grin.
Shigure's Home
Kyo was the first wake up. His eyes focused on the blurry clock to see it read out seven o clock at night. He blinked a few times, and turned over looking to see Tohru was still asleep, and just waking up. Her eyes opened gently, her player had long since stopped, but the headphones were still on her ears.
"Good morning Tohru" Kyo replied gently getting up off of her slowly. Tohru took off her headphones, tossed them onto her bed, and then stretched raising her arms above her head.
"Oh good morning." Tohru smiled sweetly. "Or good evening. I've lost track of what hour it is."
"Yeah..." Kyo's stomach then loudly grumbled and he looked away with a thin line of blush
"I think its about time for dinner then?" Tohru giggled standing up. Kyo still blushed, but Tohru pulled him to his feet and they walked down the stairs. Kyo slumped down onto a couch, and Tohru scurried into the kitchen. She began to pull out some vegetables from the refrigerator and called back to Kyo.
"Is miso soup okay Kyo?"
"Yeah sure!" Kyo shouted back blandly, and he turned to gaze out the window. Shigure then emerged from outside his study, almost in a quick walk and then stopped seeing Kyo.
"Oh you're awake! How good! And Tohru must be cooking then." Shigure said putting two and two together, mostly smelling the delicious aroma "Well, I must warn you, that Haru, Kei, Yuki, Momiji, Uo, and Hana are on their way home right now. They should be here in about an hour"
"Yeah, whatever, seems like the Rat is homesick" Kyo grumbled
"Homesick for Tohru, I think they all are"
"Whatever, let them all come home if they want"
Shigure just chuckled to himself and smiled. He wandered into the kitchen and stood beside Tohru and kissed her forehead
"Good evening my flower, I see you must be feeling better if you're cooking"
"Oh Shigure, I told you all along I was fine" Tohru pouted.
"Indeed. But one cannot be too careful, flowers are delicate"
Tohru rolled her eyes and began to chop up some vegetables. She threw them into a pot and allowed them to boil, and just as she had done so, the doorbell rang. Tohru perked her head up and shuffled to the door and opened it, and smiled. There stood Hatori
"Hatori! Its so nice to see you again."
"Indeed. It is a pleasure to see you up and well again Miss Honda." He bowed upon entering
"Please its Tohru, no need to be so formal here"
"Of course" Tohru then took Hatori's jacket and hung it on a hook and guided him into the living room where Kyo was still sitting. "Hello Kyo" Hatori greeted gently
"Hey, what brings you here?" Kyo asked curiously
"I need to speak with Miss...Tohru and Shigure about something." Hatori looked around with his eyes 'Where is Shigure?"
"Oh, Shigure was in the kitchen with me" Tohru scampered into the kitchen delicately, there was an awkward silence between Kyo and Hatori, each one's eyes darting back and forth.
"Its about the adoption right, am I right?" Kyo asked
"That is not a matter of which I should discuss with you" Hatori said sternly
Kyo growled "Tohru is part of our family even if that stupid Akito does not approve."
"Indeed, but one must not question Akito's judgement. Betrayal, can be quite consequential."
"Yeah, but he isn't always right." Kyo growled again
"Ah my dearest comrade Hatori. What brings you to my lovely home?" Shigure entered the room with open arms.
"I have news regarding your adoption of Miss Tohru Honda" Hatori gestured to Tohru will revealing a folder. "I wish to speak with you in private, if that is all possible" Hatori glared at Kyo.
"Why yes of course" Shigure took Hatori and Tohru into his office, where he usually wrote his stories. He sat them down and Tohru served tea. "What is this about now Hatori?"
"Things with Akito, are going well." Hatori started sipping his tea. "Akito, has decided. He will allow Miss Tohru to be adopted at the end of this year. This gives him more time to examine her. The same with the agreement still applies though. He wants to see how dedicated she is"
"I don't like the sound of that" Shigure said sternly putting down his cup.
"I would not fear, it isn't something Tohru cannot handle" Hatori smiled again, rareness of smiles. Tohru then blushed
"Oh I'm sure you're just being nice"
Hatori chuckled and then looked back to Shigure "Shigure, I would be careful, there is still half the year to go, and a lot can happen."
Kyo was still on the couch so bored, he stared at the ceiling, and then at the closed door he couldn't be behind. He wondered what was so horrible he couldn't hear, but just as he began to ponder that, he heard a car door shut.
"Oh joy, the zoo's home" Kyo stood up and walked out the front door and leaned against the porch railing. Momiji was the first to escape the car.
"FREEDOM!" Momiji danced around
"Yo Squirt" Kyo greeted blandly
"Its Kyo-kun!" Momiji smiled happily. Yuki and the rest soon exited the car too, Yuki handing the driver a hefty bill.
"Hey," Kei, Haru, Uo, and Hana greeted. Yuki just glared with his famous death glare. Yuki walked up the stairs and looked straight into Kyo's eyes
"Where is Tohru?" He asked hotly
"She's inside, talking with Shigure and Hatori." Yuki began to march inside. "Wouldn't do that" But Yuki didn't head the warning. Kyo walked down the stairs and started to carry up the luggage. Uo and Hana straggled behind in the back and Kyo without looking only said this "Look Uo, I can tell you're not really hating Tohru. Do her a favor, and tell her that, because no matter how much she hides it, she's only pretending, she's really upset"
Uo stopped and looked down at the ground biting her lip Tohru...
Yuki stormed through the house, and stopped about the rip open Shigure's door when he heard.
"She'd have to stay with Akito for at least a week." He stopped cold. Tohru? Alone with Akito for an entire week? He could only imagine the horrible things that he'd do to her. "But I"d be there, I'd protect her Shigure, you have my word on that" Hatori's voice added
"I'm grateful for your concern to Tohru" Shigure's voice "Thank you Hatori." Tohru's voice.
Yuki stood there, leaning against the door, but heard someone rise from their seat, and he quickly hid behind a different door. It was Tohru, leaving with a tray of empty cups humming as she went back to the kitchen. "Uh Miss Tohru..." Yuki stepped out and called to her. Tohru turned around and accidentally let go of the plate.
"Oh god, clumsy me" She bent down and started picking up the shattered pieces. Yuki bent down in front of her, picking up the pieces. Both their hands reached for the same shard of the cup, and she looked up at him.
"Tohru...I've missed you so much. I've been so worried"
"I'm fine Yuki, really I am. Hatori took good care of me, and so did Shigure and Kyo."
Yuki really wanted to ask about her going to stay with Akito for a while, but he couldn't do that without revealing he was ease dropping.
"Everyone else is outside unloading our luggage"
"That's good, I started dinner, I think I have enough for everyone. I've been waiting for you to get home"
"Really?"
She nodded "Of course, now we can plant the strawberry seeds together"
Yuki's face softened, tears brimming his eyes. He rested his head against her shoulder. He wanted so much to hold her in his arms. Tohru only rubbed his head with her soft hands.
"Tohru..'
"Its okay Yuki. Don't worry about it." Tohru's voice had a very understanding tone. Yuki only gently pecked her cheek, causing blush to flare on her cheeks. Tohru kneeled there, uncertain of what to do, baffled. She could not have been more lost, or so she thought until she found his lips were pressed against hers. His eyes were shut as he leaned over, no part of them touching but their lips. Much to a pair of copper eye's dismay, Tohru's eyes shut too, and Yuki deepened their kiss.
Author's Note
I leave you in suspense once more, who was it, that saw them kissing?