Author's Note: Hello everyone! It's me again! Chapter eleven is finally here! The story is finally slowly starting to draw to a close. Please Read and Review! The Last Chapter will be up on Saturday! I hope that everyone will like it!

Chapter 11

Heart Break

"Tohru,"

"Uegh," she stirred slightly in her sleep.

Yuki smiled slightly and stroked a few stray locks of hair out of her face.

She jerked her eyes open and saw his face loom over her's. She had a bewildered look in her eyes. She gasped again as she realized that Yuki was in bed with her. She relaxed under his touch and put her head on his chest. They stayed like this for a while.

"What happened last night?" Tohru asked.

"I don't exactly remember. I think I had one too many glasses of champagne," he smiled sheepishly.

Tohru looked up at him. "Oh well. I have to get up," she pulled herself reluctantly out of Yuki's arms and scrambled out of bed and opened her closet. She yawned cutely and picked out a dark blue skirt with a lighter top. She began to take off her red pajama top that was really skimpy to begin with. Yuki blushed furiously even though her back was facing him. While she was buttoning her shirt, she smiled at his shyness and replied.

"It's alright, I suppose, because we're going to be married soon, anyway, right?" Her grandmother's words echoed in her mind. She shook the thought out of her mind and put on her skirt in the blink of an eye.

By the time she was ready to do her hair, Yuki had gotten out of bed and began to gently brush her hair. Tohru smiled at his actions and let him fix her hair that day.

He gently swept it up with a few pins. "You're a man with many talents," Tohru complimented him.

"Thank you," it was the one thing that he had learned from Ayame's jabbering. Or, actually, the one thing that stuck in his mind because of the fact that it was something that he thought would look good on Tohru.

The two went downstairs to have breakfast, when Tohru's grandmother came bustling out of one of the room's and dragged her away.

"A Prince is here to see you. He wants your hand in marriage,"

Yuki's heart skipped a beat when he heard those words. What was happening? She was already engaged to him. Before he could do anything, he heard door close. The sound of the door shutting seemed as if it was shutting away something in his life.

Meanwhile, in the room, there was a handsome looking man of about 25. Tohru looked at him with disdain and didn't say anything.

"Tohru, this is the gentleman that I was telling you about," her smile was forced and on her face, it clearly stated that she shouldn't dare do anything to offend him. But, Tohru ignored this.

"Sir, I'm so flattered that you would take the time out of your day to come visit me like this, but I have no intention of marrying anyone else except the one I love and that is certainly not you," she put it bluntly and held out her left hand to show him the glittering diamond ring that decorated her left finger.

"Oh, I see," he licked his lips nervously and frowned slightly. "It seems that I have intruded in the wrong place. Forgive me," he stood up and bowed respectfully before walking out of the room.

"Tohru!" her Grandmother furiously turned to her meet her gaze. "How could you have been so rude to such a wonderful gentleman? You could've been the ruler of a whole wonderful kingdom!" she earnestly waved her hands about.

"I'm sorry. But, I absolutely refuse to marry anyone that I don't love. I love Yuki and whether I get your permission, I will marry him," she stormed out of the room and went upstairs. She felt dizzy and slightly nauseous. She sat down limply on her bed and put her head in her hands. "I can't believe this is happening to me,"

A few weeks had passed by since the incident, and Tohru avoided her Grandmother as much as possible. In turn, her Grandmother avoided her. It worked out very well. Yuki comforted her in any way that he could. But, Tohru just told him that she was fine, and went on with life. Eventually, the burden became too great and she told him what her Grandmother had said. He took it quite well.

"It's alright. I'm sure that we can overcome this obstacle," he smiled reassuringly when truly, he felt battered.

After a few weeks, Tohru came down with the flu… or something. She threw up one morning and felt very weak. Of course, Yuki was by her side to nurse her back to health. In the mean time, the councilors were informed of the fact that Tohru was engaged to Yuki and they were shocked and outraged that she would defy their orders.

Yuki fought in place of Tohru and told them fiercely that she should be allowed to marry anyone that she liked. But, his opinion was considered naught.

One day, Grandmother came into her room with a soft knock on the door. "Come in," Yuki immediately left the seat by her bed and left to give them some time together.

"Tohru. I'm sorry, but, you have to get married to the person that the council has chosen. He's a very nice person. I'm sure that he will treat you well. Yuki may still stay in this house, but, you must tell him that your feelings have changed and that you don't love him anymore. That is the way it must be. There is no other way," she hugged Tohru lightly before leaving her to her thoughts.

Silent tears came down her face as she thought about the man that she must marry.

Through the crack that the door made, Yuki heard what the dowager Queen was saying to Tohru and he was saddened by how he couldn't marry the one person in his life that he loved.

"I'm sorry that I couldn't protect you from all of this,"