(A/N: Yay! Another chapter! )
Once inside the house Hatori found a spare white shirt and a towel, then he tossed it to her and spontaneously told her,
"Change into this. At least it'll be dry."
Or course Hatori left the room, the second she began to peel away her sleeve he went back upstairs and went on a search to find himself some dry clothes as well.
He returned downstairs dressed in a flimsy white shirt that buttoned down the front and on the sleeves, followed by black pants, and a towel hanging around his neck. Tohru was dressed and sat in front of the fire clutching at her shoulders. She slowly dried her hair by pressing the towel to a few silky strands at a time. Hatori sat down and dried his own hair until he came up with an idea. Strolling into the kitchen he began to warm up some water.
When he came back into the room he held two mugs of steaming tea. Handing one to Tohru she accepted it while smiling happily.
"Thank you so much Hatori-san."
He smiled weakly in return, though he was delighted to see her feeling better, he was still concerned about her earlier whereabouts in the graveyard.
"Tohru, may I ask why you ran away from Shigure-san's house and stayed out in the rain. I can understand you missed your mother, but is that all?"
She nodded, but shielded her eyes from his gaze. He knew there was something else to this…. But he simply shook his head and stared down at his steaming cup. The smell of herbal spices filled the room, it calmed him somehow…the Rose hips tea scent…. Then out of nowhere Tohru asked after taking a sip,
"Why were you in the graveyard Hatori-san?"
He continued to stare at his cup until he replied in his usual calm manor,
"I was out walking, and when I came to the graveyard I decided to pay a visit to my father and mother. That's all."
When he looked up he noticed Tohru was smiling at him, they both were trying to avoid something. Hatori smiled in return and picked up his book in attempt to excuse himself from Tohru. But she didn't give up that easy.
(A/N: Sorry! Cliffhanger. How do you think of it so far? Hatori is one of my FAVORITE characters! He's just SO cool! And after watching Fruits Basket today I figured Hatori should be paired with Tohru. PLEASE review, it helps SO much!)