A/N: As a thank you for the great reviews, I'm gonna put this up extra early!
Disclaimer: I do not own fruits basket.
Chapter 3:
Tohru was in the girl's toilet, bracing herself for what she was about to do. Uo and Hana were right beside her, being the supportive friends they were. She felt stupid. She should never have agreed to do that. But Uo had made sure she promised. Hana was silent all through yesterday's lunch. She took a deep breath. "Okay, I'm ready."
Yuki was sitting at his usual table, with Haru and his friends. He wasn't really in the mood for talking. Haru and the rest of the gang were chatting happily. He just stared at his tray, looking at the indescribably disgusting food they served in the cafeteria. He felt somebody tap his shoulder and the table fell silent. He looked up. It was a girl. Duh. He tried to recall her name; she was in his math class. Toh… something. "Umm… Sohma-kun… may I speak to you for awhile?" Tohru blushed furiously. Yuki knew what was about to happen. She was going to confess her undying love for him. Yawn. What was new? He smiled, "Sure."
As they walked past Uo and Hana, Uo smiled and gave Tohru the thumbs up. Hana smiled. How encouraging. The walk out of the cafeteria seemed to last for miles and miles, finally! She pushed open the doors and the walked into the courtyard. She turned around. Yuki was staring expectedly at her.
"Well… Sohma-kun… I… I… I LOVE YOU!" Tohru blushed. "I… I mean… I've been liking you for awhile now… and… and…" before Tohru could finish, Yuki cut in, "You want to go out with me right? Look, I'm sorry, but you don't even know me. How can you love me like this? I don't think it will work out." Yuki regretted what he said. It came out harsh, but he just wasn't in the mood for rejecting. He wanted to get it over with. Yuki gave her a small smile and stalked off.
Tohru was shocked. She didn't even get a chance to finish what she was saying. Girls in the courtyard were already sniggering at her. She felt a tear roll down her cheek. She needed to go somewhere. The toilet? No way, they were probably already there bitching about her. She just climbed up the nearest stairway, to the rooftop.
Kyo laid on the hot cement flooring on the rooftop. Kagura had been extra irritating today, and he was seriously pissed. The rooftop was nice, no one was there to… he heard the door slam open, and in came running a girl with long chocolate brown hair… crying. He was stunned for a moment. Then the girl looked up and saw him. "Oh. Sorry. I… I…" She burst out crying again. 'What the hell? Can't a guy get some peace here? Why is she crying?' Kyo mused. "Why are you crying? Lover boy ditched you or something?" The wailing went up by 10 decibels. Looks like that was the wrong thing to say. Oops. "Sorry, didn't mean it that way." Kyo hastened to say. She looked at him with her big blue eyes. "May I stay here for awhile?" Kyo didn't reply. He just lay back on the floor, staring at the sky. He was already thinking of transferring schools.
Tohru was shocked to find somebody on the rooftop. She didn't even knew it existed until today. Now she knew where he went to escape from the world. It was nice up there. She could hear the distant shouting and screaming of the students back down in the world below, it was peaceful. She went to the railings and looked down. "Are you going to jump or something?" She whipped her head around and saw amused ruby red eyes boring into hers. She faltered, "Maybe I should..." She whispered to herself. Now that her one true love had ditched her, her life was basically over, right? No-effing way. Except she didn't know that. Kyo looked at her from where he was, on propped elbows. "So you gonna jump or not?" Was he mocking her? "You could if you wanted to, you know, I'll tell the teachers you won't be coming back then. Any last words?" Tohru was scared. That crazy guy was clearly mentally unwell. She needed to do her part as a good citizen in Japan. She needed to call the mental hospital.
Kyo looked at her, she looked scared. He laughed. "I was just kidding alright? Please don't jump. I'll probably get arrested for murder or something." He could see Tohru visibly relax. He was curious about her, it's not everyday that you see crazy girls running to the rooftop. He didn't think that most of them knew there even was a rooftop. Tohru slid down and leaned against the wall. They stared at each other for a few seconds. Then Tohru asked, "Where are you from?" "America." He said simply. He then proceeded to tell her why he moved (because of his father's work), and a little about himself. Tohru smiled, he was kinda weird, but he was nice.
Tohru sat there in silence, still thinking of Yuki. He had rejected her so promptly. Was he that rude? She started crying again, she really did like him. Perhaps she wasn't good enough for him or something. She scolded herself mentally, in which alternate universe would he ever like her? He was THE prince. She was only a normal, ditzy girl. Why on earth did she even think that she would have a chance? Obviously he would never accept her. "Are you crying again?" she heard Kyo ask. She quickly wiped away her tears. "Don't keep crying, it's annoying." He saw fresh tears in her eyes and quickly softened up. "Look, I don't know what the hell happened, but since he rejected you and all… you should get over him. He's not worth your time if he does that to you. Go spend your feelings on other stuff. So get over him already." Tohru gave him a weak smile through the tears, "Okay." The bell rang. She wiped her tears and got up, he made no attempt to move. "Aren't you supposed to go for class?" "I'll think I'll skip." He replied, not looking at her but at the sky. She left the rooftop.
Uo and Hana were looking for Tohru, they saw Yuki walk in again, but Tohru was nowhere in sight. That bastard had rejected her! They went around the whole school looking in the girls' toilets but to no avail. They were looking around when they saw Tohru walk through the staircase door. They ran towards her and hugged her. Tohru could feel fresh tears filling her eyes. She tried her hardest to hold them back for the sake of her friends, but they still came down.
A/N: How's it? Any good? This chapter's kinda weird, I'm not sure what's gonna happen next… but I hope you guys like it! R and R please!