Author's Note: Hello! Here's Chapter Three! I hope you like it!Anyways, any Reviews would be LOVELY! Chapter four will be up when I get some reviews... Chatper four is when the trouble starts... heh heh heh malicious laughter But more on that later! Enjoy!

Chapter 3

The Path of Treasures

"Two tickets to downtown," Yuki told the clerk at the train station.

"You'll have to be quick, the train leaves in five minutes,"

Yuki received the tickets and thanked the man. He paused for a second.

"Well, what are you waiting for? Let's go!" she smiled at Yuki and grabbed hold of Yuki's hand and ran, her heels making loud noises as it met with the floor.

The couple made it just in time onto the train. They were out of breath and gasping as they sat down into the seats. When they regained their breath, they sat in silence listening to the sound of the train as it made its way towards their destination.

Tohru looked intently at Yuki's face for a second and reached out a hand to brush away a lock of hair from his face. He blushed at the gesture, but gave her a warm smile in return.

The elderly couple who sat in the seats across them were whispering to each other. The woman exclaimed to her husband.

"Oh, just look at them! They are SO cute together!"

He man looked up from his paper. "Yes, they are. The young lady is going to make him a wonderful wife," he smiled softly at them.

Having heard this, Tohru blushed with embarrassment and something like happiness at being thought of as Yuki's fiancé.

"I could just imagine that young man's face when he sees her all decked out in the white veil and the wonderful white dress with rose petals everywhere…" the woman had a dreamy look in her eyes.

It was Yuki's turn to blush as he heard them.

"It seems that they approve," she had a mischievous glint in her eyes as she leaned towards him to whisper.

They broke out in laughter, and Tohru put her head on his shoulder, and Yuki jumped in surprise, but enjoyed the sensation.

When the train stopped, they got off and walked a few blocks. There was a little jewelry store at the corner, and Tohru admired a sparkling ring in the window.

"Do you want to go in and see everything?" Yuki asked.

"I suppose it wouldn't hurt to look," she smiled.

When they went in, a saleswoman smiled and welcomed them.

After a few minutes of looking here and there, he manager, said to them, "We have the diamond engagement rings over here," he gestured to the left of the window, and the wedding rings over to your right," he smiled at them warmly.

Tohru was horrified. "Oh, n-no, see, we're not… looking for wedding rings,"

Yuki cut in. "Do you by any chance have any coupling rings?"

"Yes, right this way sir, madam," he bowed and showed them to a show case with sparkling pairs of rings that ranged from sapphires to diamonds, and just plain bands of gold and silver.

Tohru looked at Yuki. "C-coupling rings?"

"It's fine. Really. I mean, it'll be fun. Besides, it's just a little something that I'll have to remember you by when you aren't with me and the same goes for you," he smiled his gorgeous smile.

"Oh, okay, then…" Tohru smiled somewhat convinced by his words.

Tohru looked over the wide array of different rings. "I think that this one is nice," she pointed at the one with a silver band that had been encrusted with small sapphires all around the band.

"Okay, then that iswhat you shall have," he smiled at her with his eyes showing just how much her cared for her.

"We'll take this one," he told the man who was hovering over in the corner.

He handed the rings over to the couple and replied, "Thank you for you're business! Come again!"

Outside, as the snow began to fall lightly around them, Yuki slowly took the ring out of its case, and put it on Tohru's the ring finger of her left hand. He watched it sparkle a little on her finger.

"It looks very becoming to your hand," he said softly.

Tohru looked up at him and smiled. "Thank you very much,"

As she slidhis ring onto his finger, she felt so happy and thanked fate SO much for bringing them together.

"Not only have I come across this wonderful ring, I have come upon the person that I hope to spend the rest of my life with. I have so many wonderful treasures that I keep finding as I go on through the path of life. Thanks, Mom, for always watching over me, wherever you may be."

She smiled up at Yuki as she thought how fortunate she was to have someone like this.

"Thank you… For all that you have done for me in my life," she softly said.

"Princess, you deserve the best in life, and I promise that I will do everything in my power to make you happy," he leaned down to kiss her.

This was their first kiss ever. At first, it was light, but, slowly, it became deeper. His tongue coaxed Tohru's mouth to open, and they embraced as they shared the most wonderful moment of their lives.

"Hey! Get a room!" a man walking down the street interrupted their passionate moment.

Tohru pulled away reluctantly.

"I guess we're quite a sight right now… standing in the middle of nowhere, kissing," she blushed.

"Yes, I suppose so. I think that I see the park up ahead."

The blissful couple entwined their hands and walked on towards their destination.

When they reached it, Tohru started to have her eyes smart for some reason, and there was a feeling in throat that made it hard to swallow.

Flashback:

"Mommy! This place is SO pretty! Look at all this snow!"

"Yes, it is. Did you know that the snow is fairy dust that the angels have put their love into? That's why it's so pretty. Just like you!"

"Will we come back again sometime?"

"Sure! Anything for my little pumpkin!"

End Flashback.

A teardrop slowly made it's way down her cheek.

"Tohru! What's wrong?" Yuki was so concerned when he saw her crying.

"It's sniff nothing," she brushed away her tears that just seemed to keep coming.

"It's not nothing. What's happened all of a sudden?" Yuki looked at Tohru and took her hands in his.

"Well, when I was little, my Mom took me here, and she said that we would go again, but… S-She…," Tohru took a deep breath. "She was never given the chance to go again… I'm sorry, I'm just ruining everything. I just get SO emotional sometimes," she turned her head to the side.

He put a hand under her chin so that he was now looking directly into her face. "I understand how you feel. It's okay. You don't have to say you're sorry or hide what you're feeling. Not while you're with me." he seemed so sincere and caring.

She smiled prettily up into his face. "Thank you," she breathed.

"Now, why don't you and I go and make some memories of our own?" Yuki smiled down at the person that he cherished most in the world.

"That would be lovely," she smiled.

As they made their way through the crowd, they both felt the peace and serenity that engulfed them when they were together.

After a few hours, the couple decided to sit down by the frozen lake and watch kids and adults alike, skating on the ice's surface like the snow gently gliding and dancing down all around them.

Tohru sat mesmerized by the lovely sight. It looked so much like it used to be when she was little.

"Isn't it wondrous?" Tohru asked with a smile.

"Yes, I suppose it is," Yuki carefully answered her.

"It looks like something out of a fairy tale. Everything just looks as if we're inside of a snow globe. It's just so perfect!" her eyes were dreamy and she sighed a happy sigh.

Just then, Yuki had a thought. "Would you like to skate as well?"

She looked at him with a tint of amusement in her eyes. "Let's go for it!" (A/N: I didn't really feel like explaining where they got the ice skates, so let's just assume that they went, rented them, and came back… Back to the story! )

Surprisingly, Tohru was very coordinated on the ice. Of course, those Princess Lessons may have paid off! She glided, and circled around Yuki. He was astonished at how well she skated. He took her hand in his and they spent a wonderful moment with the snow falling all around them and them sharing the time of their lives together.

Yuki had never had this much fun since she had left two years ago. When he was a child, Akito had been the shadow of fear, when he was finally starting to open the doors in his life that was filled with sunshine and happiness, he wasn't with the person that he wanted to spend it with. Finally, he had found his treasure.