Yuki gasped, and struggled for air, his throat constricting since it was so dry. His eyes rolled around his head as he fought to gain consciousness, but when he opened his eyes slightly all he see was a blurry form of a young woman, sitting next to him, and felt smooth, gentle hands caress his face. His face was wet, as if he had been out in the rain. 'Where am I? What's going on…' "To…Toh…r..u" He tried to the words out, but they were faint. Tohru heard it anyway. She bit her lip to make it stop shaking, but she could not contain it any longer. She wept, placing her head on his chest to make sure he was breathing, and sobbed uncontrollably, words finding their way out of her mouth. Yuki could feel her body trembling on top of his, shaking the bed slightly, and he closed his eyes once more, fatigue preventing him from keeping them open to just take one look at his Princess, who had just saved his life.
"Yuki, oh Yuki, don't ever do that again, Yuki, Yuki, don't ever leave me…" Now it was his turn for the tears to fall, and his bottom lip to tremble. He tried to mutter her name again, but Tohru quietly told him to not say anything, just breathe. As Tohru gently rested her head of his chest, Yuki used all the energy he could muster, and placed his arms around Tohru, and let them lay there, somehow managing to embrace her, though his breath was quick and uneven, and his body exploding in pain from the slightest movement.
POP! Tohru drew her body back, and cupped the weak rat in her hands, laying him softly on top of the pillow. Just as soon as she had laid him down, Shigure and Kyo ran in sweaty, disheveled, and froze at the sight before them.