Chapter 5 - At Midnight


A/N: Bring on the fluff! Sorry for the delay, I hope this chapter makes up for it! Thanks so much for your reThe song in it near the end is It's all coming back to me now by Celine Dion. It doesn't belong to me, nor does Fruits Basket or any of it's characters. (Unfortunately… If I did, Yuki would be MINE! Failing that, he'd at least be Tohru's! XD On with the fluffiness!


"I don't believe this, it's absolutely remarkable! All these memories… are coming back!" Tohru stared at the photograph in awe. "You've hardly changed!" she said, looking back at the present-day Yuki. "We were friends…" She finished breathlessly as she sat down in a private corner of the cozy little shop, a strong smell of cinnamon and fresh coffee filling her nose. There was a fire burning a few feet away from the two very comfy looking chairs, causing the dim room to glow with an elegant radiance.

"I think I needed someone to remind me… to prompt these memories back into my mind. It's coming back." Yuki replied in accord, sitting himself in the navy chair opposite Tohru. "It… all makes sense now…" he mumbled under his breath.

"You left in the ninth grade." Tohru stared, wide eyed, at Yuki in utter disbelief. "I remember… I really liked you. I just can't understand why I wouldn't remember that just looking at you; you look much the same as you did then." She added, a slight pink crossing her cheek bones. The color was hardly visible in the dim luminosity of the crackling fire; it did however, give her slender face a slight glow.

Yuki's face darkened. "I think I know why; your memories couldn't have been buried that deep... Clearly, neither were mine…" he said quietly.

"Yuki, I really have no idea what you are talking about…" Tohru looked confused as an employee walked up to them, wishing to take their orders. Both looked up at him instantaneously out of pure instinct.

"Oh, I'll have… uh, wait… Miss Honda, what would you like?

"I'm going to seem like a little kid when I say this." Tohru chuckled, looking down at the table for a second in embarrassment. Looking up, a goofy and kiddish look on her face, she answered the waiter determinedly. "Hot chocolate." The server indeed looked bewildered, as it was unusual for an adult to order a drink usually reserved for children; however, he was more taken aback by her behavior that her actual order.

"Okay, One hot chocolate, then." The server answered, an eyebrow cocked slightly on his overlarge forehead. "And for you sir?" He asked Yuki, who was staring at Tohru, biting his lip and smiling.

"I want a hot chocolate too." He replied, trying his best to look and act as Tohru had. This was most difficult for him, as he was desperately holding onto laughter. At this, the waiter, who was considerable older than the couple, (and possessed much less of a sense of humor) turned around and shook his head. He headed off to the coffee bar to make their drinks, rolling his eyes in the process.

"Kids…"

Tohru and Yuki laughed together quietly.

"I've never done something… that stupid before." Yuki told her once they had gotten a hold of themselves. This was one of those situations that wouldn't have been funny if it weren't for the company. "I feel really comfortable around you." Yuki smiled. "I must have had a little thing for you in ninth grade too." He smirked, biting his lip again. Tohru grinned. This was really… strange. They were both completely comfortable in each other's company, (which was a stretch for both of them) and they were talking like old friends. How could it be possible for the both of them to have forgotten each other so much as existed for so long? This question was answered when Yuki brought up the subject again.

"Remember I told you about Akito? There was a reason he pushed me off that balcony, and come to think of it, it makes sense." He told Tohru, his expression serious now.

"What's that?" Tohru asked, puzzled.

"It's his nature. He really loves controlling people, and as the head of the family, he had the power to do so. He has always enjoyed controlling me, over all others." Tohru blinked, concentrating on what he was saying, although not really getting the gist of what Yuki was saying yet. "The idiot found out about us, and he didn't like it."

"Us?" Tohru asked.

"Yeah, we were a little too close for his comfort, remember?"

"Were we?" Tohru answered, eyebrows raised, but she was smiling.

"You will soon remember." Yuki winked. "Anyway, apparently there was a curse placed on the Sohma family ages ago. Since then, there has been a head, as well as someone who had the power to suppress the memories of outsiders that found out about it. It has long since been removed, but I guess these people still exist out of tradition. The person responsible for removing memories was only to do so at the head's request, which leads me to believe that Akito planned all this out. For some twisted reason, he didn't want me involved with anyone but him."

Tohru's aqua eyes were again wide. It was clear that she was reaching some level of understanding. "So, Akito, your family clan head pushed you off that balcony so you would forget… and he sent the person who had the power to suppress memories to wipe my memoirs of you…" she continued Yuki's speech with new heart and comprehension. "But then, why didn't I forget you completely… I know who you are now, and you-me… Uo and Hana recognized you too." Tohru questioned.

"The memory suppression does not clear your memories; it simply buries them deep into your head. You probably all saw me on campus a few times in the past year or so without noticing it, which would drive your subconscious to partially unearth them… Then you saw me today and the events that we were involved in together probably stuck in your mind enough that all you would need to remember was a picture." He finished, picking up the old photograph from the table beside Tohru's chair.

"There are your friends." He said, smiling as he pointed out two more girls in the front row of the shot. Uo looked much the same, yet much younger. Noticeable though, were her white running shoes under her skirt while everyone else wore black dress shoes. Hana, however, looked slightly sinister. Her hair, which was down, floated to the right in a non existent breeze and her eyes had just flashed a deep fuchsia.

"How could I have missed them?" Tohru laughed happily. Just then the server who had been so startled by the couple's child-like behavior showed up with their hot chocolates. "Thanks." Tohru smiled kindly at him as she accepted the steaming hot mug. Yuki however, merely nodded, not averting his gaze from Tohru but accepting the mug with his left hand. "What do you remember about me?" Tohru inquired playfully.

"I think I remember… The girl that I met in Kindergarten and have been in love with ever since." He declared proudly in response, leaning forward toward Tohru, who did the same.

There were nights when the wind was so cold

That my body froze in bed

If I just listened to it

Right outside the window…

There were days when the sun was so cruel

That all the tears turned to dust

And I knew my eyes were drying up forever…

The bright moonlight lit up their faces as the met in the path of a nearby window.

I finished crying in the instant that you left

And I can't remember where or when or how

And I banished every memory you and I had ever made…

Yuki lifted one hand off his mug as the two cups made a dull clanking sound, meeting between the two of them. His hand made its way to the side of her shining face, cupping it lightly. 'It's so warm…' Tohru thought fondly.

But when you touch me like this…

And when you hold me like that…

Tohru's hand followed Yuki's arm all the way up to the back of his head, where it found its place; shivers following in its wake as Tohru felt his silky hair between her fingers.

I just have to admit

That it's all coming back to me…

Tohru's head stirred slightly in Yuki's hand, as if she were adjusting it to get just the right spot. Satisfied, she closed her already fluttering eyes as the couple grew even closer, noses touching as Yuki's eyes slowly closed as well.

"Yuki…" Tohru whispered as their lips met softly, lifting her chin up slightly.

If I kiss you like this

And if you whisper like that…

It was lost long ago

But it's all coming back to me…

"Tohru, I've missed you so much…" Yuki whispered back delicately just as she began kissing him slowly; lovingly.

It's so hard to resist

And it's all coming back to me…

The flesh and the fantasies,

All coming back to me

I can barely recall

But it's all coming back to me now…

Yuki breathed heavily into the kiss as both he and Tohru pulled away, lips still open slightly. A cool breeze from a window that the server had just opened danced across their young faces, causing Tohru's hair to flutter onto Yuki's cheek in the still glowing moonlight.

It's all coming back…

His eyes opened slowly in the sensation just as Tohru's fluttered in her reaction to the wind. Yuki smiled as his violet eyes locked with hers, a look of pure innocence on her face. "I don't believe it." He whispered, caressing her check as her fingers followed his jaw line down his chin and body… eventually making their way to his knee, where they rested.

"I've found you." Tohru finished for him, leaning in once more in preparation to meet his lips once more; a beeping sound suddenly filling their ears, signaling the new day.

All coming back to me…

Now…


A/N: They were 'very' close in the ninth grade. Best friends… maybe more… XD (air of mystery…) They are only just remembering some things… but not all, yet… Akito is so very evil, ne? The beeping sound is Tohru's watch, btw ;) I love that song… (humming It's all coming back to me… now…) I'm so sorry this wasn't up sooner… I finally got my computer back, but along with it came unspeakable amounts of pointless homework. And I do mean pointless... I wrote this on New Years Eve btw, can you tell? XD The next chapter will be up soon, I hope! Thanks so much for reading, and for your reviews. They mean so much to me!

-Sahariah