Tear Drop Stew
Shigure Sohma's house was unusually silent. Tohru was at Hatori's with Yuki, Kyo, and Kagura.
There was only one more month until baby Kyo was expected. Tohru was larger than before, and
everything was set.
It was Golden Week, and Shigure had been planning a trip to the lake. Kyo, Yuki, and Tohru
walked in the house.
"Here's an idea, let's go to the Sohma lake!" Shigure exclaimed as the three walked in the door.
"Why the Hell would we wanna do that?" Kyo yelled.
"For Golden Week, and it'll be a month before Kyon gets here."
"Kyon?" Kyo asked.
"Yes, that's what I'm gonna call Tohru's baby, so we can tell you apart." Shigure laughed.
"I think it's a great idea!" Tohru said.
"Yes, it would be fun to go up there again." Yuki commented.
"It's set then!" Shigure said. He picked up the phone and dialed a number, the phone rang.
"Hello Hatori!" Shigure shouted.
"What is it?" Hatori replied."
"I got a great idea, how 'bout we take a trip to the lake, Kyo, Yuki, Tohru and Kyon all want to
go."
"… Who?" Hatori asked suspiciously.
"That's Tohru's baby, I'm calling him Kyon."
"So what will Ayame call Kyo?"
"…"
"What were you saying before?" Hatori changed the subject.
"Can you drive us up to the lake?" Shigure asked the doctor.
"I suppose…" he answered. "When do you plan on going?"
"Today!" Shigure shouted.
"Short notice, dontcha think?" Hatori asked, sighing afterwards.
"Heh heh, I guess, but, can you?"
"Sure."
Everyone was packed, Kyo, Yuki, and Tohru decided to bring a tent and sleep in the woods.
Hatori came when it was getting dark.
They sat silently in the car, that is until Yuki teased Kyo with a bag of cat nip.
"Oh, the tainting smell of nip, give it to me ya' damn rat!" Kyo yelled, trying to reach over
Tohru, who sat in the middle.
"Kitty want the spicy cat nip?" Yuki continued to tease.
"Yes." Kyo said calmly, following the nip with his eyes. "No!" he said, snapping out of the
trance. Kyo whipped out a piece of cheese from thin air. "Who wants the cheesy goodness?" Kyo taunted.
Yuki drooled, begging for the yellow cheese. Tohru laughed, then laughed louder, soon she was full blown
slap happy.
"Breathe, Tohru." Shigure said, joining in on the laugh. Hatori concentrated on driving. When
they got there, it was dark out. Yuki got a flashlight and started putting up the large tent. Kyo helped, and
Tohru, too.
"You don't have to help, Tohru." Yuki said, anchoring the tent in place.
"I want to, I can't wait until I can cook over an open fire tomorrow." Tohru said happily. "I think
I'll make stew." Kyo hammered an anchor in.
"It's done." Kyo said standing up.
"I'll go get the blankets." Tohru said, running off to the lake house. She came back, arms full of
blankets. She un-zipped the tent door and laid all the blankets down. She laid down at one end of the tent.
Kyo laid next to her, Yuki laid on the far end. "Kyo?" Tohru said in a whisper.
Kyo rolled over to face her. "Hmm?" he said sleepily.
"I- I, can feel him kicking." Tohru said calmly and quietly. She reached over and grabbed Kyo's
hand and placed it on her stomach.
"It's, weird feeling." Kyo said.
"It's your son." Tohru told him. Kyo smiled, then feel asleep.
The next morning Tohru woke up at the sunrise and started a fire. When it was bigger, she put a
pot over it, then made stew. While she was mixing it, a single tear dripped into it. "One more month." she
said to herself. Kyo woke up after Yuki. Tohru gave them the stew. "Hey, let's go for a walk by the lake."
Tohru suggested.
Kyo and Yuki agreed. They walked along the shore line. Tohru gazed into the deep water. Her
foot got caught under a stone. She tried to free herself, Kyo or Yuki hadn't notice for it happened in
seconds. She fell forward, air pushed against her face. The cat and the rat were too late. Tohru found
herself in the rushing cold water of the lake and Yuki and Kyo's hands outstretched, trying to pull her out.
They both grabbed her arm, her body froze, her mind was lost, the next thing she knew, Kyo and Yuki
were racing her into the lake house. Tohru glanced at Kyo, seeing a tear slide it's way down his face
voluntarily. She looked at Yuki, his face worried.
They set her on the couch, then Kyo grabbed a blanket and laid it over her.
"What happened?" Shigure asked.
"She tripped." Yuki said. Hatori walked in to see the shivering Tohru on the couch.
"What happened?" the question was repeated.
"She tripped." Kyo said this time. Hatori kneeled down next to her, her body shivering
extensively.
I wanna make you suffer and leave you here.. But don't worry, I'll probably update soon, today probably.