Chapter 3: And All He Saw Was Black
Author's note: I am pleased to announce a tiny bit of fluff will occur in this chapter! 'ABOUT TIME', you may be thinking, right? If not, I sure am lol. And boy, is this a long chapter!
And a thanks to all my wonderful reviewers! Lots of nice things said, I really appreciate it! Can't individually say something to you cause 1.) I can't spell that well right now, and 2.) there's a long A/N at the end..don't want to waste your time :D
Sorry I couldn't get it up sooner, I had a crap load of homework last weekend… –sob-
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Morning came up peacefully in the Sohma's house that day. Tohru was in the kitchen making breakfast when Yuki came stumbling in, unable to keep his eyes focused. He sat at the table and rested his head on his crossed arms. Not long after, Shigure came in humming about high school girls. Tohru hadn't seen Kyo since he stormed off the night before, and she was getting a little worried, but she knew he would be alright.
"Ah, another wonderful breakfast you have made, Tohru-kun!" Shigure said as Tohru handed him his plate. She put one in front of Yuki, though he was still resting, and she didn't have the heart to wake him. However, Shigure had no problem with doing so.
"Wake up Yuki-kun! Morning is here to greet you, the least you can do is greet it back!" he said cheerfully while poking Yuki in the shoulder. He slowly lifted his head and both Shigure and Tohru gasped. His face was as white as a sheet, though his nose was red.
"Yuki-kun, are you feeling alright?" Tohru finally spoke up. She put her hand on his forehead. Yuki blushed furiously, which really showed with his white skin. Shigure started to snicker but immediately stopped when a glass of water, cup and all, hit him in the face. "I think you might have a fever! You should stay home from school today!"
"No, I'm alright," Yuki said with a little cough. "I just didn't get much sleep, that's all."
"You know, I think Tohru-kun is right," Shigure piped in. "You don't want to get worse, do you?" He said the last two words with a stern voice, unlike what everyone else was use to hearing. Yuki threw Shigure an annoyed look, and got up from the table.
"I'm getting ready for school, it's not like I'm on my death bed," he muttered as he walked up the stairs. Shigure shook his head and muttered a few things, though not audible for Tohru to hear. She wasn't too sure they should be letting Yuki go to school in that kind of state.
"Shouldn't we-"
"He'll be fine," Shigure interrupted. He got up and went to the medicine cabinet and pulled out a box of aspirin. "Would you be able to watch out for him though? In case he pushes himself too much. You said the festival planning was today, and since he's the student counsel president, he'll have a lot to do."
"Yes, of course!" Tohru said, nodding. Without warning, the sliding door leading to the porch flew opened and Kyo stomped in.
"Kyo-kun, you're back!" Tohru said cheerfully. She only received a grumble from the cat as he took the toast off Shigure's plate and headed towards his room. Tohru blinked a few times before she started clearing off the empty plates at the table.
"GROSS, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?" they heard Kyo shout. Shigure and Tohru ran to where it came from and saw Kyo fly down the stairs and into the wall. Yuki followed after in a more graceful way and headed towards the bathroom. Shigure started laughing at Kyo, who grumbled and clutched his head.
"Are you alright, Kyo-kun?" Tohru asked worriedly as she went up next to him.
"I'm fine," he muttered, getting up. Everyone started to head back to what they were doing when Kyo spoke up again. "What's up with that rat, anyways? He looks like he's dying." Shigure stopped dead in his tracks, and stiffened up. Both Kyo and Tohru stared at him with confused looks at his sudden actions. Before they could take in the site anymore, he turned around with a smile plastered on his face.
"That's just silly, Kyon-Kyon!" he said, waving him off. "What a thing to say." He then laughed as he headed towards the kitchen. Tohru and Kyo gave each other confused looks before getting ready for school.
When they got back, Yuki was in the living room, stuffing his books into his bag. Tohru decided to help, considering he had a lot to carry. She noticed that he looked less pale, which was a good thing, but he still looked feverish. Just then, Shigure came in with the box of aspirin he had before and handed it to Yuki.
"Take two of these before you go," he said, and Yuki nodded. When he went into the kitchen, Shigure was right behind him.
"Take it easy, alright?" he said seriously. "We don't want you getting worse." He dropped the adult act and went back to normal. "Plus, I don't want Haa-san coming here to kill me for letting you go. He can really be hurtful." Shigure then pranced off and Yuki joined Tohru and Kyo on the way to school.
"Ok, now, move that booth over there; No, over that way. Now, a little to the left…no, no, I said left, left." Yuki sighed as the booth a few of the students were setting up fell from their hands, far from where it should have been.
'This is harder than I thought it would be,' Yuki thought as he sat down to take a break. Everything was so hectic, he hardly had time to take a breather and he desperately needed one.
"Feeling ok, Yuki-kun?" a voice said from behind him. He turned around and saw Tohru standing there, smiling.
"Yes, I'm feeling fine, Honda-san," he said, returning the smile. He thought he saw her blush a little, but he shook it off.
"You've been busy, haven't you," she took a seat next to him.
"Yes," he sighed, looking around at the students trying to get everything set up right. "Luckily, it's only a once-a-year thing." Tohru nodded in agreement.
An awkward silence followed the conversation, but Tohru finally spoke up.
"Is something wrong?" she asked Yuki quietly, while looking at him. He looked back at her with surprise, but hid it immediately.
"No, no, of course not," he said with a voice unlike his own. He coughed and got his normal, calm voice back. "Why do you ask, Honda-san?"
"Well, you seem to be a little sick lately, and Shigure's even acting weird about it," she replied. Yuki was just staring at her, his expression unreadable, and it caused Tohru to start looking at the floor. "I'm sorry, I don't mean to pry; I just got worried. I'm really sorry." To her surprise, Yuki laughed. She looked up to find that Yuki's face was rather close to hers.
"It's alright, Honda-san," he smiled. "I should be apologizing for worrying you. It's just a slight cold. And Shigure …well, you never know what to expect from him." He leaned forward a little bit more, making Tohru blush a deep red, and whispered to her, "I'm lucky to have someone actually worry about me, but I assure you, I'm perfectly alright." Just when it seemed as if he was going to kiss her, Machi came up behind them and interrupted.
"Uh, Sohma-kun, we need your help on where to put one of the booths," she said in a quiet voice. Yuki pulled back and nodded at her.
"I'll see you later, Honda-san," he smiled and waved as he followed Machi, leaving a blushing Tohru. The last booth to be set up was in the corner, with students gathered around it, debating. Among them were Haru, Kyo, and Momiji.
"I think it should go over there!" Haru said, pointing to the other side of the room. "It fits in perfectly!"
"How the hell does a hat booth fit in with the games?" Kyo said, shaking his head in disbelief. "As if your sense of direction was bad enough..." Yuki walked up to the group, who immediately started asking for his advice.
"Yuki," Momiji whined, grabbing onto his sleeve. "We don't know where to put the hat booth!"
"I think my place idea would work out perfectly," Haru said calmly.
"Shut up, it's a stupid place!" Kyo shouted. "I think we should just keep it here; who wants to buy a stinkin' hat anyways?"
"Yuki-kun, where do you think the booth should go?" Minami added as she pushed her way to the front of the crowd.
"Well, the only good place to put it is by the school shirt one," Yuki said, nodding towards a booth that was a few feet away. There was an opening just big enough to fit it in.
"Great idea, Yuki-kun!" everyone, except Kyo, who started grumbling, agreed right after he finished his sentence.
"Let's start moving it over there, then!" Minami said. "I'll direct you all so you don't crash into anything!" Muttering, some of the students in the group, including Kyo and Haru, picked the booth up and started moving it to where Minami was directing it to.
"Sohma-kun, we need your help!" one of the members of the student counsel said from the other side of the room. Yuki sighed and walked over to help with whatever they needed help with.
A Few Hours Later
Yuki finished putting a shelf up in one of the booths. He wiped his forehead and started to cough; His cold seemed to be acting up again. Through out the day he's been ignoring his coughs and the headache he seemed to be getting. Now, however, he seemed to be getting worse, including his coughs. Yuki took a seat in the nearest chair and rubbed his temple. When he looked up, everything was blurry. Blinking didn't even make it go away, and all he saw was blurry outlines of people and objects.
"Hello Yuki-kun," a blurry figure appeared in front of him. If it wasn't for her voice, he wouldn't be able to figure out that it was Tohru. "Aren't you happy we only have an hour until school lets out? You can fully rest at home."
"Yes," Yuki said weakly; he didn't notice that he did, however. He started to stand, but he was too weak to keep himself up, causing him to fall back down. Suddenly, he couldn't even hear what Tohru was saying clearly. Before he knew it, he started feeling light-headed and everything went black.
Author's note: Long note, beware!
To start this off, I have to say that I hate Machi. I hate her with a deep passion. I want to strangle her with my bare hands. She is nothing but a disturbance.
Ok, I'm sorry to those who actually like her. Hey, maybe when I get to know about her character some more, I'll start to like her a little. I mean, I've only read up to Volume 6, and watched the anime (so forgive me if she's OOC). Though, my hatred for her is very reasonable, I assure you. If only she didn't get so close to Yuki grumbles!
And as of now, she's scheduled to appear again in my story. She only had a tiny, tiny part in this chapter.
Well, I ended it with a cliffhanger, as you can see. What will happen, and will the others find out about Yuki's problem? Bwahaha, I'm evil.
But wait! There's more! I don't know what to put in chapter 5 (Yes, yes, chapter 4 is complete)! OH NO! Wow, I'm very screwed..very..very..very, very screwed. Well, what do you guys want to see more of? Yukiru moments? Yuki's sickness? Or maybe something else? POLL TIME, YES! So please, tell me what you want see more of and I'll put it in chpt. 5!
Boy, all the sentence fragments I just made..haha did it again :D Please review, I'd really appreciate it!
