"Ah, Tohru! Welcome home! Glad to see you are awake..I was quite worried." Shigure greeted Tohru as she walked through the door of the Sohma house.
Tohru smiled, behind her followed Yuki and Kyou.
"We haven't eaten alot nor slept alot for three months. We needed to know that Honda-san was still alive. We would not give up so easily." Yuki whispered.
Yuki and Kyou went to take a shower, leaving Tohru to talk with Shigure for awhile. Tohru told Shigure of all her dreams. She labelled the dream she recently had a nightmare. Or maybe more so. Shigure raised his eyebrow and placed his chin in his thumb and finger in thought.
"Hm..Tohru-kun..It seems that whoever was in your dream may not have been one of us. Have you ever thought of it?" Shigure asked, looking back to Tohru.
"Uhm..But..The voice and the scent..It was all so familiar..As if in a mix of Akito, Kyou-kun and Sohma-kun.." Tohru stated in confusion.
"Maybe you should go rest, Tohru-kun. It seems as you've had a long..Three months. And I am even surprised that you did not forget us all, you hit the ground pretty hard." Shigure said, waving his hand to shoo Tohru away.
Tohru looked down sadly. "But..I couldn't forget any of you..I don't want to forget.." She softly whispered as she walked past Shigure and up the stairs into her room. She lightly closed the door behind her and slipped into a nightgown.
Forgetting any of the Sohma's would be torture..I refuse to forget..And if ever I do..I must try to remember.. Tohru shook the thought of what might happened if she forgot the Sohma's. She went to lie on her bed when she heard a knock on her door.
"Uhm..Who is it?" She called.
"It's Kyou..Mind if I come in for a sec?" Kyou answered back.
"Sure, Kyou-kun." So the door slowly opens and Kyou comes in. He smiles at Tohru before sitting at the foot of her bed.
"You know..Me and Yuki were really worried about you..We couldn't leave you. We knew you would wake up, we never gave up hope." Kyou whispered..His voice had a gentle touch that made Tohru smile.
"I thank you and Sohma-kun very much..I am just happy to know I have such good friends supporting me." Tohru said, taking a seat next to Kyou.
"I know that me and Yuki wouldn't have forgiven ourselves if we had left and you woke up in an empty hospital room. So we had to be there for you when you did wake up." Kyou replied, his voice still soft..Not like the tough tone it usually is.
"Hey, uhm..Kyou..?" Tohru asked, pointing her two index fingers towards eachother.
"Yeah?" Kyou replied.
"Uhm..Why are you so..Soft all of a sudden? Was it because of me?" Tohru blushed slightly.
"W-well..Uhm..Well I..Uh.." Kyou stammered, blushing before standing up.
"Well Kyou-kun..?" Tohru looked up at him, wanting an answer.
"I-I guess you could say that..But don't tell the Rat or the Dog!" He yelled.
Tohru giggled shyly "So you're saying you care for me then?"
Kyou blushed madly as he turns around to face Tohru. "Well..I..Uhm.." He rolls his eyes before storming out of the room, clearly he was embarrassed that he likes someone and Tohru knows it. He thought it would ruin his reputation of the "Tough Badass" he is known as.
It's been a week since the whole coma incident with Tohru and she is recovering perfectly. She still wondered about Kyou though. Ever since he had that talk with Tohru, he's been avoiding her..
But why? Why is he asshamed? Tohru thought. But the voice of Yuki interrupted her.
"Is something the matter, Honda-san? You haven't stopped pushing around your food with your chopsticks. Why aren't you eating?" Yuki asked. Tohru could feel the gaze of Kyou look at her.
"Uhm..Well..I am still recovering and I guess I don't feel like eating that much..May I please be excused?" Without letting someone say she could leave she stood up and picked up her dishes, scraping it out and washing off the bowl. She walked up to her room without another word said from anybody. Without her saying another word to anybody as well. She just lay on her bed with her face burried into her pillow.
Maybe Sohma-kun is right..I haven't really been myself since I was in that coma.. Tohru thought to herself. That was the last thought she had in her head as she slowly dipped into a dreamless unconciousness. Tohru tossed around on her bed..For her sleep wasn't so dreamless after all! She saw the figure again and no matter how she tried she couldn't wake up. There was a strange feeling running through Yuki..He could feel that there was something wrong.
"Honda-san? Honda-san!" He found her drowning in sweat, her arms flailing wildly as she slept..Small muffled sounds coming from her lips. He ran over to her bedside and quickly shook her.
"Honda-san? Honda-san! Wake up!" Tohru heard Yuki's desperate cries for her awakening.
"S..S-Sohma- k-kun..." Tohru muttered, her eyes still closed.
"Honda-san..It's a nightmare..Please awaken..Honda-san." He whispers, still shaking the limp body of Tohru.
"Yuki.." Tohru's eyes opened and Yuki smiled down at her. "You had a very bad nightmare, I presume..You're sweating all over.." Tohru nodded a 'yes' and started to tell Yuki about her dream..Much more was added..
"There..There was this figure, Sohma-kun..And he picked me up..And..He had your voice..And his embrace was gentle just like you..Yet..It couldn't have been you or else you would have been turned a rat. I really don't know, Sohma-kun..I don't want that dream again..Please don't let me have that dream again..It was much worse as it went on..I couldn't wake up. I smelled a soft aroma which must have been around the time that the figure was whipping at my body..Like I was some kind of pet..Your voice saved me, Sohma-kun..Thank you.." She closed her eyes, a small smile on her lips.
"Honda-san..Don't thank me." Yuki left the room to let Tohru Honda sleep once more. When he exited the room, Kyou was looking at him with worry.
"That dream again? Was it that dream that Tohru had when she was at the hospital?" Kyou asked, turning to Yuki who was walking down the stairs.
"Yes..Maybe you should stay in there with her in case she has that dream again." Yuki disappeared behind the wall and began to talk to Shigure about the whole thing.
"So..Tohru-kun has had that dream multiple times in the hospital as well?" Asked Shigure, his hand coming from the collar of his kimono again, scratching his head.
Yuki nodded.
"Kyou is up with her now..You know. Just in case. I think that one of us will need to stay in Honda-san's room. We are both trustable." Yuki gave Shigure a look, obviously he meant that only Kyou or himself will be needing to be with Tohru.
"What? Why are you looking at me in such a way?" Shigure asked, a fake hurt hinted in his voice.
"You are a pervert and you are not trusted with Honda-san at this time." Yuki replied, looking somewhat annoyed.
Kyou stared at Tohru as she peacefully slept, thinking in deep thought. I am so glad she's safe..She looks so innocent when she sleeps..Wait..Am I really beginning to feel things for Tohru? This can't be.. Tohru's eyes fluttered open to see Kyou staring into her eyes. She screamed, not realizing who it was at first.
"Honda-san!" Yuki said as he hopped out of his chair and ran up the stairs into Tohru's room.
Yuki saw Kyou sprawled across the floor, his expression as if he saw a ghost.
"What happened?" Yuki asked Kyou.
"I am so sorry, Kyou-kun!" Tohru said as she stepped out of the futon and offered her hand down to Kyou to pull him up. He didn't take her hand because Yuki was standing there, so he just scowled at Tohru before standing by himself. He turned back to Tohru and gave her a look that he would explain what he did later..Perhaps on the roof where they always met.