Hello everyone! It's sad for me to write this…but every story needs an ending…so here's the ending for this one. I'm so glad that you guys enjoyed this story and I'm sorry if some of you didn't. I hope overall this story wasn't a disappointment because I really enjoyed writing it…now…without further interruptions, the ending to A Smile from Her.
Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket.
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Chapter 12 A Smile from Her
Yuki smiled as he saw Tohru's bustling figure in the kitchen preparing breakfast. He had an amazing past month enjoying the feeling of being Tohru's boyfriend; Tohru was a good influence on him, he has even been able to wake up early. Of course, to avoid any perverted comments, curtsey of Ayame and Shigure, Tohru and Yuki had kept their relationship a secret. No one in the family knew.
Yuki had met Akito again, and Akito has expressed that he no longer wished Yuki to keep away from Tohru, of course, being the person that Akito is, an apology was out of the question. Akito has decided to marry Hana, much to the delight of Tohru, Uo, and the rest of the Sohmas.
The other members of the zodiac also were ecstatically and happily living with their loved ones. Hatori and Mayuko got married at a beautiful joint ceremony with Ritsu and Mit-chan that was attended by selected guests. Kyo and Kagura were engaged, Haru and Rin were engaged, and Kureno and Uo are also engaged. Momiji and Tomomi were going out, as were Kisa and Hiro. Shigure and Ayame wondered over the gray haired boy and Tohru. The two older men believed that Yuki and Tohru were going out, but they've never seen any evidence that proves their suspicions. Ayame had even ventured out to ask who Yuki was going out with when his younger brother was preparing for a date, to which Yuki replied with slamming the door on Ayame's face.
Tohru turned around to see Yuki staring at her. She turned her head a little to the side and asked sweetly, "Is something wrong?"
Yuki smiled brightly and said, "Not a thing. Everything's perfect." He then got up and kissed Tohru gently on her lips.
When they broke the kiss, Tohru blushed and smiled sweetly at Yuki. Yuki warmed at the smile, the smile that filled his whole being with sunshine, it was amazing what one smile could do, a smile from her.
Tohru was feeling so happy being in Yuki's arms. She felt so comfortable being with him. She loved talking with Yuki, it felt so right to her. If possible, her smile brightened even more.
Their 'moment' was interrupted by Shigure's yelling from the stairs, "O! Tohru! I smell a delicious breakfast."
Yuki helped Tohru to set the table and Kyo and Shigure walked in. Shigure spent the whole breakfast talking about the joint wedding between the three known couples, which ended in Kyo throwing Shigure out of the house. Shigure came back in crying over his destroyed door and aching back, or in other words, the usually morning ritual of Kyo-throwing-Shigure-and-Shigure-complaining-and-Yuki-annoyed-at-the-noise-level-and-Tohru-making-sure-that-everyone-was-alright.
Yuki was staring off into space at his desk, causing Kureno to yell, "Oi! Yuki! Snap out of it!"
"What?" Yuki said snapping out of his daydream, "What's wrong?"
"You've been daydreaming again." Kureno said, "Shouldn't you pay a little more attention to your company?" Kureno said knowing very well that Sohma Corporations was at the top in the stocks.
It was true; Sohma Corporations have risen to the top in the few months since Yuki discovered it. One of the newspapers have hypothesized Sohma Corporations is going to become the biggest company someday. It had a great organization method and Yuki was always at the top of his game. The company produced and specialized in a variety of products and areas.
Yuki shook his head to clear it and said, "Shouldn't you be in the law office?"
Kureno, who was the president of the law firm, replied, "I was just leaving."
Uo then walked in the door. "There you are! You're secretary said that you would probably be here. He's pretty informative if you threaten him with a lead pipe, or a fist." Uo said casually.
Yuki looked at Uo raising an eyebrow, he had always been a little cautious of Tohru's best ex-gang member friend.
"Oh, hey Prince." Uo said noticing Yuki sitting at his desk.
Yuki replied 'Hi' and Kureno asked, "Um, Arisa, I'm really sorry, but I just received a very important report and can't go today."
Arisa and Kureno were going to go to Ayame's shop today and fit for wedding clothes, along with the other two engaged couples, and Momiji and Tomomi who decided to go along for fun. Uo was disappointed, but she smiled and said, "Oh, it's no problem, I'll be everyone else anyways."
Kureno was upset with himself for not being able to go with Uo, and apologized again, "I'm really sorry." Uo shrugged and smiled.
Yuki intervened, "I don't' see why you can't go. Although I don't' understand why you want to spend time with my brother. Go ahead."
Kureno looked at his younger cousin, Yuki had become much less cold since the time he told everyone why he left. It was like he was a new person, one that smiled much more often.
"Can he go?" Momiji looked in from Yuki's door, following him, Kyo, Kagura, Haru, Rin, Tomomi, and Tohru.
"I didn't know you were holding a party boss." Yuki secretary said through the door.
Yuki looked at everyone and smiled, although more to Tohru than anyone else, "Yes, he can go."
"Are you coming too Yuki?" Tomomi asked besides Momiji.
"And spend a whole afternoon with nii-san?" Yuki joked.
Tohru smiled, Yuki's bond with Ayame has improved, although Yuki would never admit that, and there were instances where Yuki still threw Ayame out of the room whenever Ayame got too annoying, which seemed to be all the time to Yuki
"Come come! You'll get so boring if you spend the whole time in an office, and no girls will ever like you." Tomomi said to emphasize her point.
Yuki smiled and said, "Really? That seems like a refreshing thought." He looked intently at Tohru who blushed and smiled warmly.
"Just come." Tomomi said. Yuki shrugged and followed the group out. He called a company car and they rode to Ayame's shop.
They were greeted with the longhaired man and his assistant, Mine. Ayame was absolutely ecstatic that his brother had come and immediately got a bump on his head. He then whizzed off to take measurements while the group walked around the store choosing colors and designs, much to the boys' distain.
Yuki was walking around with Tohru when she spotted a beautiful wedding dress on display, she said, "This must be the one that Ayame was saying that he finished."
Yuki looked over and saw the dress, he cocked his head and turning to look at Tohru, "Do you want to try it on?"
Tohru blushed and quickly said, "Oh no! I couldn't! It's too beautiful."
Yuki looked at his girlfriend, smiling, he bent down and captured Tohru with a kiss. Tohru was surprised, but happily responded. When they broke apart, they rejoined the group who were now under the torture of Ayame and his plans for the dresses.
When they were finally done with the wedding clothes', they reminded Ayame of the gathering at Shigure's that night, and walked towards the writer's house. The Sohmas and Tohru had decided to hold another get together, to celebrate the engagement of the three couples.
Tohru had a lot of work to do, and with the help of Kagura, Uo, Rin, and Tomomi (although she played most of the time), the food was ready by evening. Tohru realized that Yuki was missing and walked out to his secret base to find him staring at the stars. She walked up to him and smiled, "Beautiful, aren't they?"
Yuki looked at Tohru and slid his arm around her waist and hugged her tight. They never really understood why Yuki could hug Tohru without transforming; the same went with Momiji, Kureno, Ritsu, Ayame, and Hatori. Akito was probably the only one that could explain it, but he decided to not say anything. They had stopped drinking the tea ages ago, the elder Sohma's figured that it had something to do with soul mates and stuff, but they weren't sure.
Tohru smiled and continued to stare at the stars and pointed to the moon, "Mom always said that, when you stare at the moon, you know that you're never alone, because the person that you love, will be staring at the same one."
Yuki smiled and looked at Tohru, Tohru felt his gaze and smiled back. Yuki took a step back; he held Tohru's hands and kissed the backs of her hands. He then knelt down on the soft spring grass and stared deeply into Tohru's eyes. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a velvet box.
Tohru took in a sharp breath and held it. She couldn't believe it; she didn't think that she was ever this happy.
Yuki smiled and said, "Since the first that you came to live with us, you've helped us open our hearts to the world. You've showered us with your love and wisdom. I didn't think that I would ever be able to open my heart, but I did. You once said that the world is full of possibilities, and I felt that world opening up to me when you enter my life." Yuki stopped here and realized that tears were gathering in Tohru's eyes, he continued, "I thought that I was going to lose you, and it tormented me. So I'm asking you, will you marry me?" Yuki asked opening the box reveling a magnificent ring; it was a pink diamond ring, simple, yet elegant, just like her, were Yuki's exact thoughts when he had picked it up.
Tohru smiled brightly and it lit up her whole face. A tear strode down her cheek, she immediately, "Yes! Of course Yuki."
Yuki smiled even more widely. He slid the ring onto Tohru's slim finger and got up. He kissed Tohru passionately on her lips and said after they broke apart, "I love you, Tohru."
"I love you too, Yuki. I always did." Tohru replied staring into his eyes.
"Me too, Tohru. Me too." Yuki said hugging Tohru close.
They stood like that for a moment before realizing that there were still the other members of the Sohma family who were probably waiting for them to start dinner. The walked back hand in hand, both of them felt like their hearts were about to burst with happiness.
They entered Shigure's house, filled with even more noise than usual, not that Tohru and Yuki especially cared since their hearts were so full of happiness. Soon, everyone sat around the round table (each person sitting next to their loved one) and started dinner. They talked like they did when Yuki walked back into their lives, each of them were so happy and grateful that they had their loved ones around them.
They talked about what was going on in each of their lives. Kyo was going to inherit Kazuma's dojo, Tohru was training to be a counselor at a school (a/n Sorry if you dislike Tohru's job, but I thought that she'd be great as a counselor since she so helpful to everyone), Kisa said that she wanted to be a teacher, etc.
When the question came to Yuki, Yuki said, "I'm engaged."
There was a moment of silence around the table (it seems like Yuki's able to create a lot of those), everyone stared at the gray-haired boy who seem to think that it was the most casual thing in the world. Yuki was smiling and took a sip of his tea.
"T…to...who?" Ayame asked stuttering.
"To the love of my life." Yuki replied smiling even more brightly. Tohru blushed, not that anyone noticed, since all of them were staring at Yuki.
"Who might that be?" Ayame asked, shocked.
"Tohru." Yuki replied looking at Tohru lovingly, everyone around the table gaped except Haru and Rin. Yuki looked at their expressions and said, "I believe you all know her."
Haru smiled along with Rin and said, "About time."
Everyone else slowly came out of their shocked states and congratulated the couple. Ayame was pretending to scold Yuki and from keeping the secret from them and then went into an array of things talking about their wedding clothes and how they'll have to go to his shop the next day, and how he always knew that they were the perfect match and etc.
Yuki and Tohru were forced to bear with all the attention, but they really mind because they were so happy to be together.
Shigure lifted his glass and cleared his throat, after everyone quieted down, he said, "I have a toast, to all the loving couples around the table (at this, all the couples looked at each other). We've come through, we're happy, and we have our loved ones around us. Let's drink to our happiness."
Everyone smiled brightly and lifted their glass, "To happiness!" They shouted and clinked their glasses at the middle of the table. Yuki squeezed Tohru's hand after everyone drained his or her glass. The smiled at each other lovingly.
The Sohma family and guests talked and laughed into the night.
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Finished! I can't believe that I've finished the story! I hope that you guys like the last chapter and please review!
I'm kind of sad finishing this story, but not to worry! I think I'll write another one soon…I won't be able to finish that one as quickly as this one since school's starting…but we'll see.
Thank you so much my reviewers! Your comments made me so happy and I hope that you were able to enjoy this story as much as I enjoyed your reviews. Thank you so much! And the suggestion was wonderful, but I wrote this chapter before I could read the reviews, so I'm sorry...I tried to incorporate it a little.
Until next time...Go Yukiru!