Chapter 5: Sweet Kiss
(Quick) Author's Note: Oh hohohoho! Yukiru fans will enjoy this chapter! I sure loved writing it! Now, enough stalling from me XD
Yuki was lying in his bed, staring at the blank ceiling. Since Shigure was so strict about him not getting up until Hatori came to check on him, he had nothing to do but examine his room; from every detail in the design to the cracks in the walls.
'Wow, that's a big crack,' Yuki thought while tilting his head and taking a look at a short line, not more then 3 inches, along the ceiling. The door of him room suddenly opened, bringing him out of his thoughts. Hatori came in, with his white medical bag, and sat it down next to Yuki's bed.
"So, I heard you fainted at school," he said calmly as he rummaged through the bag. "How do you feel now?"
"Better," Yuki replied, though half-lying. His head felt like it was going to exploded; it kept throbbing with pain, and had been ever since he woke up in the nurses' office. Without warning, Hatori stuffed a thermometer in his mouth, making Yuki half-choke.
"Ut uh ell!" Yuki tried to get the words out clearly but the thermometer was firmly placed under his tongue, making his voice unable to be comprehendible. A few minutes passed and Hatori took it out and looked at it.
"Yes, 102 Degrees, just as I thought," he said quietly to himself. He went through his bag again and pulled out a syringe. Yuki's eyes widened as he stared at the sharp, long needle in Hatori's hand.
"Can't I just rest up some more?" he begged the doctor. Needles made him feel uneasy; going into your skin and putting medicine through your veins. Yuki shuddered at the horrible thought.
"No," Hatori answered, simply. "You'll need to hold your arm out and be still." When Yuki didn't do so, Hatori added, "Fine. You're acting just like Shigure. You just better hope I don't miss the correct spot; that would be a terrible pain to face."
"Fine!" Yuki said, slowly holding his arm out. He closed his eyes and waited for the shot to be over. However, he instead felt as if something, like a huge, sharp, piece of metal, enter his arm.
"Now, would you look at that," Hatori said, somewhat amused. Yuki opened his eyes and gave the doctor a glare. "Sorry, I'll probably get it right this time."
"Probably?" Yuki repeated, somewhat in a squeaky voice, as he took a huge gulp.
Tohru entered the kitchen, about to make dinner, but found that she couldn't even think about anything other then Yuki and his health. The shock of finding out he was going to die still hadn't worn off, and she was unsure as to whether or not she'd be able to act normal around him. She was relived that Hatori was looking over him, but no matter how many check-ups he gets, Yuki will still die. Tohru shuddered at the thought of it.
"Something wrong, Tohru-kun?" Shigure asked as he entered the kitchen. Tohru turned around and gave him a smile and nodded.
"It's just a little chilly," she lied. She took out the ingredients for dinner and started getting everything prepared.
Yuki rubbed the spot on his arm where the shot had been injected. It took 3 tries before Hatori actually got the right spoke. Yuki knew he did it on purpose, though.
"Not so bad, huh?" Hatori said as he packed everything away. He put his hand in his pocket, pulled out a piece of paper, and gave it to Yuki. "Some other things that this, we'll say, sickness, can cause. Just watch out for them."
"Hatori," Yuki began as he stared at the paper in his hand, "do you happen to know why I'm cursed with this? You know, why is it that the rat dies at 18, and not any of the others?"
"I'm afraid I don't know that," Hatori said, mentally slapping himself. 'Why hadn't I asked Akito that?' He shook his head. "I'll find out and tell you by the end of the week."
"No," Yuki said, making Hatori look up at him sharply, with a questioning look. "I'll go ask him myself. It's about me, afterall; I should be the one to see about it." The doctor stared at Yuki for a few minutes; he looked completely serious about seeing Akito.
"Alright," Hatori said, while getting up. "I'll see that he knows you'll be coming soon. Just rest a bit, until you get better, and I'll notify you when you can come." Yuki nodded and fell back gently onto his bed, feeling a bit drowsy from the needle and its contents. Hatori quietly left the room, while Yuki started to rest his eyes.
Tohru stood outside Yuki's room, holding a tray of food. Since he didn't come downstairs to eat, she thought he should have at least something before he goes to bed for the night.
"Ok, Tohru," she whispered to herself and took a deep breath. "Act like you don't know; act like everything will be alright." She knocked on his door.
"Come in," Yuki said from inside, and Tohru slid the door opened. She looked at him long enough to see him smiling at her, but quickly looked down; she was afraid he'd be able to see that she knew by the look in her eyes.
"I brought you something to eat," she said, feeling stupid at what she just said. 'Obviously I did.' Tohru shook her head and sat the tray down on the side table.
"Thank you, Honda-san," he replied. "Is…is something wrong?" Tohru realized that she was still staring at the ground, and she finally looked up, and nodded. Yuki saw the sadness in her eyes, and frowned. "Honda-san, are you sure everything's alright?"
"Ah! Uh, well," Tohru stuttered. 'I have to act normal!' She smiled at him while she took a seat next to his bed. "I should be the one asking you that question, Yuki-kun." She saw him blush a little, but it went as fast as it came, and he started to laugh.
"I'm much better," Yuki said, and just like earlier that day, he cupped her chin and they stared at each other. "Thank you for bringing me something to eat. I'll have to repay you."
"No, I don't mind; that's alright!" Tohru's words were cut short as she felt his lips touch hers gently. Though shocked, she could feel her cheeks growing warm as he did so, and had to admit it felt like heaven.
However, the kiss only lasted a few seconds, before Tohru could respond. Yuki pulled away and she saw that his cheeks were bright red. Of course, she didn't doubt that hers were as well.
"Sorry," Yuki muttered, and with all the courage he had, he looked up at Tohru. Just as she was about to replied, he continued, quickly changed the subject, "Thanks again for bringing me something to eat, Honda-san."
"I-it was no problem," Tohru replied, and she reluctantly got up and smiled at him. "Well, I, uh, have some homework to finish up, so I'll see you in the morning. Goodnight, Yuki-kun; I hope you get better!"
"Goodnight, Honda-san," he said as she left. He stared at the door for a few minutes, thinking about the kiss they shared, and he smiled. "I really do love her, even if I won't be around much longer." Yuki sighed and took the tray from his table and gave a small smile. 'If only I was brave enough to tell her how I feel.'
Meanwhile...
Tohru shut her bedroom door behind her and stood against it. She still couldn't believe that Yuki had kissed her, but she loved it nonetheless. If only he knew what she felt for him...would he love her back? He may have kissed her, but what if he really didn't love her?
"Still..." she whispered to herself with a smile. "I haven't felt this happy all day." She could still feel the warmth of Yuki's lips against hers, and sighed. 'If only I was brave enough to tell him how I feel.'
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The morning soon came, and everyone in the Sohma residence was up. Tohru, making breakfast; Kyo, grumbling around the house at the, as he puts it, 'lack of warm water because of that stupid, perverted, childish idiot dog'; Shigure, who was singing about high school girls as he dried his wet hair; and Yuki, who was just coming into the kitchen, more awake than he usually was in the morning.
"Yuki, Yuki, Yuki," Shigure said as he spotted him. "What are you doing out of bed?" At the mention of his name, both Tohru and Kyo turned to look at him.
"Well, it's morning, you see. I usually get up, to go to that one place where you learn. You know, that educational building...I think they call it school," Yuki said sarcastically; Shigure rolled his eyes with a small smile.
"Yuki-kun, are you sure you should be going to school?" Tohru asked, trying not to blush, but failing miserably. The events of yesterday were still fresh on her mind, however, she didn't mind at all thinking about the kiss. Just as Yuki was about to answer, Shigure cut in.
"Ohhh, he won't be," he said, patting Yuki on the shoulder while laughing. "He's going straight up to bed, and he'll be staying there so he can get some rest." He started ushering Yuki back up to his room.
"Why does that idiot get to stay home from school? You make me go, even if I was throwing up all over the place," Kyo said, almost childish.
"You would think that you would at least act like you're 17," Yuki said, annoyed at the way Kyo spoke. At the comment, Kyo's eye twitched, but he refrained himself from trying to hit Yuki, which made both Shigure and Yuki stare at him in shock.
"Maybe you are sick," Shigure said, his eyes still wide opened. However, Tohru knew he was just trying to take it easy on Yuki by not starting up fights with him.
"Shut up," Kyo muttered as he gathered up his books and put them in his bag. "I'm going." With that, he kicked the door and ripped a hole so he could fit through it and headed for school.
"I better get going too," Tohru said, while also picking up her bag. "Bye Shigure-san! Bye Yuki-kun, get some rest!" She started to blush as she gave him a smile and went to catch up with Kyo.
"It was nice that you didn't start a fight with Yuki-kun," Tohru said to him, "even though you wanted to."
"Yeah well," Kyo muttered. "It's just this once." Tohru smiled at him and they walked the rest of the way to school silently.
"You seem to be getting better," Shigure said as he looked the thermometer. "It was 102 Degrees yesterday, right? It went down 2 Degrees."
"It won't go away, will it," Yuki whispered; he said it as a statement, more than a question.
"Of course it will," Shigure said as he put the thermometer in its case. "Temperatures always do, anyways."
"No," Yuki said with an annoyed sigh. "I mean the thing that caused this; that 'curse'. There's no cure, is there?"
"Such a pessimist," Shigure said with a small smile, trying to lighten the mood. "You never know; nothing's impossible. There's a cure for loads of things, you just need to try and find it. I'm sure it's out there somewhere." The phone then started to ring, and Shigure left Yuki's room to answer it. Yuki sat in his bed, thinking about what Shigure had said. Of course, as much as he wanted to believe him, he didn't. Because he knew…he knew it wouldn't go away.
"Yuki," Shigure's voice came from downstairs. Yuki got out of his bed and slowly made his way downstairs to where the phone was. "It's Haa-san, he needs to talk to you." He took the phone from the dog and held it to his ear.
"I told Akito that you wanted to see him," Hatori said right away. "He said that today was the best day to come. If you're feeling better, you should come over here, especially while Tohru and Kyo are at school now."
"Alright," Yuki said. 'That was fast. I thought it'd be another week or so before he'd want to see me.' "I guess I'll be there in a little bit…" They got off the line and Yuki went to get his coat. "I'll be back later."
"Yup!" Shigure said as he watched Yuki leave for the Main House. Hatori explained to him why he had called, and Shigure laughed quietly at the thought of Yuki going to the Main House willingly.
Hatori met up with Yuki in front of the gates of the Sohma Main House. They didn't speak a word to each other on the way to Akito's room. Yuki thought he felt a cold breeze brush pass him, but the second it came, it left, making him shiver. After what seemed like hours, considering Yuki was walking slowly after Hatori, they were outside the door, and with a knock, Yuki went in, alone.
Yuki kneeled on the floor of the ever-so-familiar, hollow, room; the one Akito stayed in. This time, however, Hatori wasn't in there with him, and Akito actually acknowledged his presence. His cold eyes were piercing into Yuki, who for once, refused to look at the floor.
"So, why exactly are you here to see me, Yuki?" he finally said, raising an eyebrow. Even so, it seemed like he already knew why he was there, but Yuki answered right away.
"I want to know more about the curse," he replied firmly. "The one I have."
Author's Note: Sorry if Hatori seemed a little OOC at the beginning; he was pretty funny, though XD
: Sorry if Hatori seemed a little OOC at the beginning; he pretty funny, though XDI'm sorry, this chapter wasn't full of too much; just Tohru's reaction towards Yuki...plus a bit of humor and, not to mention, the lovely YUKIRU! But next chapter, there will be information about the curse. It's not a long explanation, but it's not a stupid one either. Ex: "Cause I said so, THAT'S WHY!"
Haha, no, it's better then that.
And some thanks to my wonderful reviewers!
Yukyoru- Well, Yuki and Tohru finally kissed! Wonder how they'll react now…Tohru still has trouble with the whole 'second curse' thing already! Thanks for your review!
Moonlit Maiden- Ah, an Akito basher. –gets bat and also hits Akito in the shin- That's awesome Nooow, the curse, it'll be explained in the next chapter, I hope it's a good enough one ;;
Princess Vivwipes sweat off forehead- phew! I'm glad there's no mistakes –Uh..I don't spell check or read it over much…I probably should, thought ;; - I hope I put enough detail in this chapter, I just didn't want to go overboard with it lol XD Thanks for reviewing!
Animefreakkagome- thanks ! And yes, your shiny axe is so awesome!
sanka- Yes, I agree! Yuki angst is the best! Hopefully Tohru won't spill out that she knows! And Yuki dying…we'll just have to wait (…er…still deciding myself lol has a complete, good ending for whatever is chosen, though)
kitsune vampire girl- Thanks so much for reviewing! I'll update at least once a week, so I don't lag behind
loyanini – Thank you so much for commenting! I'm so glad there are so many Yukiru fans (it is the best, though..haha XD) I'm glad you like my story!
I'd also like to add this, something unrelated to the story: One day, I got so bored I decided to count up my reviews. Reviews from my Fruits Basket fics, and also for my Harry Potter ones. I got 294, and now you lovely reviewers made it higher. So, who is my 300 reviewer? Why, kitsune vampire girl! Just like to say congrats!
Why, now isn't that something you don't read often in A/Ns lol
(Rushed to get chapter in by 10:30)
(huggles her new Momiji plushie) Until the next…
TBC
