Memories Lost

Here's part 2 of what now is a 4 part story (More on that later) I know that it's been awhile since I've updated, and I apologize to all of those that had waited patiently for this.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket, Matchbook Romance, or there song "Promise"

Warnings: Language, Angst

Pairings: Kyo x Tohru

Note: The text in bold italics is the song lyrics, regular italics denotes thought.

Promise


What would you say if I asked you not to go
To forget everyone, forget everything and start over with me

Kyo yawned and stretched out as his eye adjusted to the new day. He slowly got up and did his morning ritual that he did everyday. He took a shower, straightened out his hair, and got dressed. As he was brushing his teeth he heard a voice at the door, he instantly recognized it as Yuki's.

"Kyo, Shigure got us some breakfast. It's ready downstairs."

"Okay, I'll be right down."

Kyo put a shirt on and headed downstairs.

Would you take my hand and never let me go
Promise me you'll never let me go

Kyo looked at Shigure "Good morning everyone."

Shigure and Yuki gave him a slight nod as Kyo sat down at the table. The three of them ate in silence; they didn't even look at each other. When Kyo finished he got up and put his plate in the sink.

"Yuki, we better get going, we don't want to be late for class."

Yuki nodded, he put his plate away and grabbed his backpack. They both headed for the door.


And now the stars aren't out tonight,
But neither are we to look up at them
Why does hello feel like goodbye?

"Well see you later Shigure, try and have dinner ready when we get back." Said Yuki

Shigure nodded "I'll do what I can, you guys take care."

Yuki nodded "Okay see ya later."

Shigure watched as they disappeared from view. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. Yuki had told him everything Kyo was planning. He knew he should try and stop him, but a part of him wanted to see the look on Akito's face when he found out they got back together.

"Kyo… I hope you know what you're doing."

These memories can't replace,
These wishes I wished and dreams I chased
Take this broken heart and make it right

"Kyo are you sure you want to go through with this?"

Kyo nodded "I think this is the most sure I've ever been in my life."

"But you remember what Akito said; he said he'd make her suffer." Said Yuki

Kyo gritted his teeth "He won't touch her, he can lock me away for an eternity, but he will never make her suffer."

"In that case, I'll be with you every step of the way." Said Yuki with a smile.

Kyo looked at him and smiled. The two continued walking in until they reached the school grounds.


I feel like I lost everything when you're gone
Left remembering what it's like to have you here with me

Kyo suddenly froze, there in front of him was Tohru, standing by herself. He took a deep breath and started walking towards her. He stopped suddenly at the sound of Yuki's voice.

"I know what you're thinking, but class starts in 5 minutes. You won't have enough time to say what you want to say. As hard as it is, you have to wait."

Kyo closed his eyes and sighed "Your right."

Kyo watched as she walked inside the school.

Yuki patted him on the back "Don't worry Kyo; you'll get your chance. Let's get inside"

Yuki and Kyo walk inside the school and into there classrooms as the bell rang

I thought you should know,
You're not making this easy

The teacher began her lecture but Kyo wasn't listening. He had far more important matters on his mind. He looked over at Tohru who was seated about 3 students in front of him. He sighed deeply as his mind began to wander.

"Tohru… what am I going to do? It's not like I can talk to you as if you still know me. How do I go on with this, how will you react towards me? Will you reject me, or is there still a place for me in your heart?"

I never thought I'd be the one to say

"Kyo Sohma."

Kyo suddenly snapped back to attention "Yes mam?"

"For this assignment you will be paired with Miss Tohru Honda."

Kyo's jaw hit the floor, what were the odds of this ever happening. He looked over at Yuki, a look of pure shock on his face. He then looked over at Tohru; she smiled and waved at him. Kyo gulped and nervously waved back. Meanwhile the teacher had paired off everyone else in the class and told them to get together with their partners.

Please don't,

well please don't leave me

Tohru walked over to Kyo and extend her hand.

"Hello Kyo, I'm Tohru but I guess you already knew that. I just wanted to introduce myself again; anyways I'm really looking forward to working with you."

Kyo was barley able to hold back his tears as he heard her say his name. He regained his composure grabbed her hand and smile at her.

"The pleasure is all mines Tohru."

Tohru smiled "I'm glad, so what do you think about the project were doing?"

I feel like I lost everything when you're gone
Left remembering what it's like to have you here with me

Kyo looked down and scratched his neck "Yeah about that… I kinda wasn't paying much attention in class today. So I don't know a thing about it."

Tohru giggled "You're funny, but don't worry It shouldn't be too hard. We have three weeks to do a presentation on the history of the Chinese zodiac and its effect on today society."

Kyo smiled "In that case I have a feeling that this will be the easiest assignment of the year."

Tohru patted him on the back "That's the spirit; I just know you and me will get along great. Anyways about the project I was wondering how we should do this. Should I come over to your house to study or should you come over to mine? It doesn't matter to me either way I just want to know what you think."

Kyo thought for a second "How about you come over to my place. We have a large study area and an endless supply of snacks."

Toru grinned "That sounds great to me."

I thought you should know,
You're not making this easy

The class bell rang; Tohru looked at the clock then at Kyo.

"Well I have to go, I'm going to be to busy with my job today but I think I'll be able to come over tomorrow. Anyways it was very nice to meet you Kyo, I'll see ya tomorrow."

Kyo nodded "Same here, you have a safe trip home Tohru."

She nodded, smiled, and walked out of class. For awhile Kyo just sat there thinking about what had happened. Yuki walked over to him "What just happened?"

Kyo looked at him "She's coming over to the house tomorrow… And I think she likes me."

"I think it's still too early to tell, we'll have to wait and see till tomorrow to find out more how she really feels," Yuki paused and grinned at him "But if you want my honest opinion, I think she does too."

Kyo leaned back into his chair and smiled "Yuki, I think life is gonna get a lot better for us all."

You're not making this easy (easy, easy, easy...)

Next day at school, Lunch time

Kyo was sitting by himself eating lunch when all of a sudden, Tohru walked up to him.

"Hey Kyo, how are you doing today?"

Kyo smiled "Very good, how are you?"

"I'm fine, do you mind if I sit next to you for lunch?"

Kyo's jaw dropped for a moment, he was speechless. "Snap out of it Kyo!"

"Uhh, sure, I don't mind at all."

Tohru smiled and sat down next to him.

"So, do you have any ideas for the project?"

Kyo grinned slightly "As a matter of fact, I did some studying last night and came up with a whole bunch of ideas."

"That's great! That means we can start right after school."

Take my hand and never let me go,

Kyo nodded "That's right… hey since were going to my house you wanna walk home together?"

Tohru smiled "Sure I'd love to."

Kyo smiled, the bell suddenly rang signaling lunch was over.

"Time to go inside, how about we meet at the front of the school when class is over?" Asked Kyo

"Sounds good to me; I'll see you after class."

Kyo nodded and watched as she walked off to her classroom.

Take my hand and never let me go,

After school

Kyo walked up to Tohru as she waited for him at the front of the school

"Hey Tohru; you ready to go?"

Tohru nodded "Yep all ready to go."

Tohru and Kyo began to walk home. As they walked Tohru began talking about the project, but at that moment Kyo wasn't paying attention. He just stared at her, almost in a trance like state. He wanted nothing more than to reach over and take her hand in his.

"No I must restrain myself, I can't lose her again…"

Kyo glanced forward and noticed they were almost home. As he looked more closely he could see Shigure waiting for them outside.

Promise me...
You'll never let go

Shigure walked up to Kyo and Toru "Ah hello Kyo how was your day today."

"It was fine," She glanced over at Tohru "Tohru this is Shigure the man that I live with, Shigure this is Tohru, my classmate."

Shigure smiled "Oh so you're Tohru. Kyo has told me about you. He said that you are a very beautiful girl. But I must say that the words don't do you justice."

Tohru lowered her head smiled and blushed slightly. Kyo shot him a glare which he playfully ignored.

"Well anyways I figure you two must be hungry, I'll prepare some snacks. And Tohru, when it's time for you to leave I'll drive you home," He looked at Kyo "Hatori let me borrow the car."

Kyo nodded, and Shigure walked away. He turned around and looked at who was still smiling with a little blush on her face.

"He certainly is a charmer."

Kyo grinned "You say that now but wait till you get to know him. Anyways lets get started now shall we?"

Tohru nodded "Sure thing Kyo."

You'll never let go
You'll never let go

3 hours later

"Wow Kyo this is amazing. We've only been working on this for a couple of hours and were almost finished already. How do you know so much about this?"

Kyo grinned "Let's just say it's something my family knows a lot about."

"I'll say, at this rate we'll be done in only a few days."

Kyo noticed a hint of disappointment in her voice "Is there something wrong?"

Tohru looked down "It's just… well I was just getting to know you. I don't know how to explain it, but I want to spend more time with you. I want to get to know you more."

Kyo had to fight off the cry of joy that threatened to escape form his lips. Everything he had dreamed was falling exactly into place.

He placed a hand on her shoulder "You know just because we finish early doesn't mean we have to stop seeing each other. You can still come by after school and we can still sit together at lunch."

Tohru looked up at him and smiled "Your right, I completely forgot about that. This makes me feel much better."

Kyo smiled back "Me too Tohru."

You'll never let go
Make this last forever

Sure enough they finished the project in only a few days, but Tohru still came over everyday. As the days went by Kyo and Tohru started becoming much closer. Since they had no more schoolwork, they would frequently take walks to see the sunset or the stars. And if they weren't doing that, they would watch a movie in the living room. For Kyo, he felt like his dream was finally actually coming true. He felt like he had achieved what was said to be impossible. Now all that was left was for Kyo to tell her his true feelings, but would Tohru share them?

I feel like I lost everything when you're gone
Left remembering what it's like to have you here with me

3 weeks later

Kyo turned off the TV and looked at Tohru "So what did you think of the movie."

"It was really funny, I loved it," she stretched a bit and then sat up. "Well it's getting late, I'd better be getting home soon, I'll go get Shigure."

Kyo sat up "Actually if it would be alright with you, I'd like to walk you home."

Tohru gave him a concerned look "Oh you don't have to do that. I don't want to trouble you."

Kyo shook his head "It's no trouble really, I'd be glad to do it."

Tohru smiled "If you really want to than okay."

She took Kyo's hand they began to walk home.

I thought you should know,

you're not making this easy

For the most part the walk was in silence, with the occasionally talk about the project. Kyo glanced at her; she was looking at the ground and had a nervous look on her face. He looked up at the night sky; it was bright with the light from the stars. As they approached her house he took a deep breath; he knew now was the time to tell her, but how? When they reached the front door Tohru turned around to face him.

"Well Kyo I guess this is good night… thanks for waling me home."

Kyo nodded "Sure no problem."

Tohru slowly turned around and started to walk inside

"Tohru wait!"

Tohru turned back around "What is it Kyo?"

You're not making this easy

Kyo lowered his head "Tohru I need to tell you something but I'm afraid that if I do, you may never want to talk to me again."

Tohru shook his head "Kyo, I'd never do that to you… don't be afraid, just say it."

Kyo looked up at her "It's now or never… It's hard to put it in words…" His mind was still racing as he thought of how to say it. He thought back to the time when he told her he loved her. He then knew what he had to say.

You're not making this easy

"As far as I can remember, I've only been in love once. She was this beautiful girl who always knew how to put a smile on my face. When I was around her, it was like nothing else mattered. She was always there for me when I needed her the most. I wouldn't be the man I am now if it wasn't for her. I loved her more than anything else in this world," He paused as he lowered his head "But then one day, she left me. I know she did it for a good reason, but every time I think bout it… it hurts. It has been over 1 year since that day, and not a moment has gone by where I haven't thought about it," He looked back up at her, tears running from his eyes. "I'd never thought I'd meet anyone else that would make me feel the way I was when I was with her. But then I met you… and all theses feelings I thought were gone have came back. These 3 weeks of being with you, have been the best days I've had in a long time. I finally know what it means to be truly happy again, and I owe it all to you. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I… I…,"

You're not making this easy

Kyo was suddenly interrupted as Tohru ran down the stairs, placed a hand on his cheek and kissed him. Kyo went ridged, Tohru quickly pulled back, her face bright red.

"I'm sorry Kyo I didn't mean to surprise you like that."

Kyo regained his composure and smiled. He gently cupped her face and kissed her softly. This time they both kissed back. Kyo wrapped one arm around her neck, but kept just enough distance so not to transform. After what seemed like an eternity they both reluctantly pulled back. They both looked at each other and stared into each others eyes.

Tohru ran a finger down his cheek "Kyo… I don't know if I'll ever make you as happy as that other girl. But I want you to know that I'll always be there for you. And that I will love you with all my heart."

You're not making this easy

Kyo took her hands in his "I will always be happy with you Tohru."

Neither wanted the moment to end, but they knew that they needed to rest.

Tohru smiled "Well Kyo… I guess we should get going. I'm going to be busy tomorrow but we can see each other the next day, if that's okay with you."

Kyo smiled "That's fine by me… Goodnight Tohru."

"Goodnight Kyo."

They kissed each other once more and both went there separate ways.

I'll fall asleep tonight,

cause that brings me closer to you

As Kyo approached the house he quickly wiped his eyes. He was running the whole time as tears of genuine happiness came down his face. He opened the door and saw Yuki and Shigure staring at him, a look of dread on there faces.

"What's wrong guys?"

"While you were gone Akito called." Said Shigure

Yuki looked at him sorrowfully "He said that he wanted to see you in the morning… inside the Sohma main house."

Kyo nodded, he didn't need to be told the reason why. He wished them both goodnight and headed to his room. As he laid down he thought briefly his confrontation with Akito. But he quickly pushed it out of his mind as he thought about Tohru. A smile came to his face as he closed his eyes.

"Tohru… I don't know what will become of me tomorrow. But what ever happens, I will face it without fear. Because I have you again, and I promise you I'll never let you go... I love you."

End

Once again I apologize to all of those who have waited so long for this. I promise I'll do everything I can to get the next part out soon. Now originally this was going to be a 3 part story but I decided to make another chapter about Tohru and Kyo's past relationship as well as a confrontation between Akito and Kyo. For that chapter I'll be using the Senses Fail song "Bloody Romance" (The ONLY good Senses Fail song). Also on a minor note I thought I should clear up the time gap issue between Kyo and Tohru's separation. As said in the chapter Kyo and Tohru had been separated for more than a year. Also I should point out that part 1 (The Shooting Star That Destroyed Us All) takes place on exactly 1 year since Tohru's memory was erased. Just thought you should all know that. Anyways that's all for now, like I said I'll do my best to make updates more frequent. Also loved it/hated it, let me know what you think. Remember I enjoy all kinds of feedback, including criticism (As long as it's constructive) So until then…

Peace!