Hatori entered the room, and Tohru stood up immediately, her forehead creased with worry and her eyes searching Hatori's for a sign. Hatori narrowed his eyes at Shigure, who nonchalantly waved his hand and holding a cigarette in the other. "Well, spit it out Haa-San! Little Tohru might just faint if you don't say something!" Hatori turned his attention towards Tohru. "He's very weak, and without you, Tohru, I very much doubt he would have survived. He will need to stay in bed for at least a week, until I see that he is healthy to my satisfaction. Tohru, I'm guessing you will be his caretaker, and do not let him out of your sight. I will come once a day to check up on him. Give him soft foods and plenty of water. I have here some vitamins that will help gain back his strength, and have a humidifier in his room that must be on every day, 24 hours. Shigure, don't smoke inside the house." Shigure sighed, and put out his cigarette reluctantly. "Well, nothing my little flower can't handle, right Tohru? Tohru?"
Tohru had already dashed up the stairs before Shigure's cigarette met the ashtray. "Hmm, looks like I'll have to deal with Kyo, what fun!" Shigure giggled, and Hatori narrowed his eyes. "Shigure, you must keep Kyo away from Yuki. If he comes barging in there, I guarantee Yuki will have another attack." "Well, that'll be hard to do…he's sooo temperamental…you know I--" Shigure was interrupted mid-sentence by the door flying open and colliding with the wall with a loud bang. There stood Kyo, panting and furious. "WHERE'S TOHRU!"
Tohru flew up the stairs after Hatori finished his diagnosis, focusing only on one thought. She would do whatever it took to help her Prince. She calmly walked down the hall and reached his room. She had to collect herself, because once her hand reached for the door, it shook and her eyes grew watery, for all she could see was what had happened only a hour ago, again, and again, and again. She sniffed and wiped her eyes, took a deep breath, and opened the door quietly. Yuki was laying on his back, nestled in sheets, and to her relief, breathing. She was careful to make no sound as she crept to the bed, her heartbeat dull with apprehension, lub dub, lub dub, lub dub. His eyes were closed, so she silently drew up a chair and turned out the lamp, so that only several lit candles gave the room a soft dim glow. Tohru drew her chair closer to the bed, and she leaned over slightly, and stroked his beautiful dark hair softly, smiling and telling him softly everything would be ok. "Yuki…I'll never leave you…I'm always here…everything will be ok." She caressed his cheek with her thumb, and felt herself grow calm, and relaxed. She gazed at his face affectionately, so thankful that he was alive.
Yuki was dreaming. He was in a field, the sunlight on his face, trees with beautiful pink, white, and lilac blossoms, many of them flowing with the wind. Everything was so peaceful, and he smiled. He heard a voice coming from the trees. It was a young woman's voice, soothing and warm, telling him everything was ok, that she would always be there. He recognized the voice only moments later. "Miss Honda? Miss Honda, where are you? He ran towards the voice, but could not find his Princess. He dropped to his knees and cried out. "MISS HONDA WHERE ARE YOU!" He felt himself crying in desperation. "She…left…where…Miss Honda, why did you leave me?" He sobbed.
"Yuki?" Yuki opened his eyes in response to the soft voice. The first thing he saw was Tohru's soft brown eyes, watery but filled with affection and concern. He blinked, because he was positive he must have been dreaming. "Yuki…did I wake you?" Tohru bit her lip, worried that she disturbed his sleeping when he all he needed was rest, as much as possible. 'Oh, what have I done? I'll make him worse! Hatori won't be happy…I'm so pathetic…'
Tohru averted her eyes and withdrew her hand from Yuki's face. He frowned, thinking that just touching him made her skin crawl with disgust. "Miss Honda…? Why are you here at this hour? I mean, I don't mind at all…I mean…" Yuki sighed. His voice was weak, and sighing made his head throb. He winced and laid his head back down on the pillow. Why did she save him, if she cared nothing for him, only for Kyo. The thought of that stupid cat being with Tohru made him wince once more, the pain too much for his heart to bear.
Tohru panicked. Why is he wincing! Does he not want me here? How can I possibly help him…I'm no use. "I'm sorry, I was just…worried. You…you really scared me…seeing you like that…I-I…" She couldn't stop the tears coming. She covered her face with her hands, and sobbed quietly, her body trembling once more as she saw Yuki's face, pale, dead…A hand softly took her hands away from her face. Yuki smiled softly, his eyes soft and sad, and Tohru looked up to see tears fall from those stunning purple eyes…Tohru wiped his tears, and Yuki took her hands in his, and laid a gentle kiss on the back of her right hand. "Miss Honda…all that matters…is that you are here…and that is all I need…I chose to live…for…you…Tohru."