BIG IMPORTANT NOTE AT BOTTOM OF THIS AUTHOR'S NOTE

Hi everybody! I had to remove this chapter and re-upload it because I messed up with this big, huge important detail! But no worries, it is fixed now. YAY! Shout-outs at bottom. I'm sorry I didn't update on Wed. or the weekend. I just wanted to be back on schedule...you know updating on weekends...i'm sorry. (hangs head in shame) Forgive me? (pouts cutely). ok. moving on from my sadness. I really hope you like this chapter. It's EXTREMELY FLUFFY! FULL OF FLUFFINESS! FLUFF-A-GALORE! FLUFF!FLUFF!FLUFF!FLUFF! Lol. But it's good fluff. At least I hope so. Tell me what you thing. I wrote this cahp. in my head and then on the computer. it was fun. funnyfunnfunn. Lol.

BIG IMPORTANT NOTE: The day Tohru told Yuki of her birthday was Day 11. The next day, when he talked to Uo and Hana was Day 10. The jyunnishi (i hope i spelled that right) meeting was also on Day 10. The big, important meeting was on Day 9. this chap. is Day 8. meaning7 days left until Tohru's b-day. Day 11 was a Tues. Day10 was a Wed. Day9 was a Thurs. Today is a Fri. Day7 is Sat. Meaning the party will be on Sat. In their world. Lol. Tohru works Tues-Thurs (evening shift). Free Fri and Sat. Work Sun. (afternoon shift). It's important. Sodon't forget. Remember: DON'T FORGET!

Now here is the promised, FLUFFY, uber-cool chap.:

Chapter 6

The next day:

"Honda-san. We can walk home together today. I finished all of my council president duties early." Yuki said.

Tohru smiled. "That's wonderful Yuki-kun. Let's go. Oh, wait. Kyou's not here yet."

"Kyou's gone to his Shishou's today."

"Oh, that's right. I forgot," Tohru said quietly. But then she smiled a bright little smile, saying, "All right, then Yuki-kun. Let's go home."

The two began to head home, Tohru in a surprisingly quiet state of mind. (A/N: That's usually's Yuki's job isn't it? Lol. Don't worry. I'm not making fun of our BELOVED Yuki-kun. I just wanted to offer an opinion to the mysterious yet strangely (well, not all that strangely) attractive side of him….wow….this is a really long A/N. I'm done. Continue reading.)

"What's on your mind, Honda-san? You seem a bit preoccupied. Usually you have all of our schedules down pat. What's wrong, if you don't mind my asking?" Yuki asked Tohru all this quietly. He didn't want her to become angry for all the questioning he had been doing lately.

"I don't mind you asking, Yuki-kun. You can ask me anything and I won't be mad! I swear. Cross my heart and hope to die!" Tohru promised.

"I know Honda-san. Nice try evading the question. Now, what's bothering you?"

"You know me too well, Yuki-kun!" Yuki blushed. "Yes, there is something on my mind. It has been ever since you asked me about my birthday date."

Yuki looked at her with a slight tilt to his head, silently urging her to continue.

Tohru took a deep breath. "For my tenth birthday, my mom held a birthday party for me. She bought balloons, streamers, party hats, everything. She even made this huuuge cake for me," Tohru said extending her arms.

"She invited all of the girls in my class at school. I was really excited. I'd never had a birthday party before, we couldn't really afford it. But since I was turning "double-digits" my mom decided we should celebrate with a big bang," Tohru threw her arms into the air, yelling at the last part.

"I was really happy," she said quietly and stopped, staring at her feet. Yuki stopped too. (A/N: In case any of you are wondering, they're on a sidewalk.) He reached for her hand, wanting to offer her some sort of comfort.

Tohru squeezed his hand gratefully. "What happened, Honda-san?" Tohru looked up. She saw the curiosity in his eyes but knew that if she didn't want to continue, all she had to do was say so, and Yuki would not ask. For this reason and more, she decided to continue. If there was one person she could count on to keep her secrets, it was Yuki. He wouldn't want to tell someone for her safety or accidentally tell the whole world. (A/N: Like a certain cat we all know and some love and some hate. Lol. Hope you enjoyed that eni-chan!)

Tohru took a deep breath. And then another one. Yuki waited. When she was finally ready, Tohru said, "My party was supposed to start at noon, but everyone had been told to get there a little early because there would be traffic, since it was a Saturday. Well, the clock struck 12 o'clock. No one had arrived. My mom and I figured that they had all been caught in traffic. At 1 o'clock, we thought there must have been some sort of accident nearby and that's why it was taking everyone so long to get here. Meanwhile, the candles were melting into the birthday cake. When it was 2, we realized then, that no one was coming." Tohru stopped and took another deep breath.

"But I didn't want to believe it. I opened our front door, thinking everybody would be there, just waiting for us to open the door. Maybe the doorbell didn't work or something. No one was there," Tohru whispered. "I yelled at my mom then. I shouted at her, saying that she must have written the wrong address. I started crying then. But I continued to yell at her. I remember. She was crying too. She came forward slowly and she kneeled and wrapped her arms around me even though I struggled. And she said…she said that it was her fault. That she must have written the wrong address. She was taking all the blame because she didn't want me to feel bad. I'd realized it even then but I continued to cry. I wanted to believe her but I didn't want it to be her fault either. We stayed there, crying, for a long time."

Tears were falling from Tohru's eyes now and one landed on their clasped hands. Startled, Yuki squeezed her hand. "It's all right. If you don't want to keep going, you can stop. I don't need to know."

Tohru smiled despite her tears, and gently shook her head. "No, it's all right. I want to tell you. You're…" she hesitated, "you're the first person I'm telling this too…" Yuki was shocked. He didn't know what to say; but he didn't have to. Tohru continued, "And…I need to tell someone or else I'm always going to feel sad around my birthday. I don't want to feel sad on the day I was born. I don't want to," she said, shaking her head firmly.

"You shouldn't have to." Yuki said quietly. Reaching up, he used his thumb to dry her tears. Under his breath, he whispered, "And you won't have to soon enough."

Tohru was touched at Yuki's kindness. He really was like no one else she had ever met. He has been hurt so bad, by Akiko and his family, yet he still…somehow…manages to have a heart of gold, one which would cry when another's did. He was so sweet.

Tohru smiled slightly. "Thank you."

Taking another deep breath, "When I was done crying, my mother had me blow out the birthday candles. We both didn't want to be inside, so she took me to the park. Only…only when we got there, we saw that most of the girls from my class were there. They were all having some sort of picnic together. I would have started crying right then if my mom hadn't taken my hand. I felt braver because of her and foolishly, I decided to confront those girls. I walked over to them, leading my mom. She didn't ask any questions, she just followed me. When we got to them, one of the girls saw me and stood up. She asked me, 'what I was doing, interrupting her party?'. And I asked her about mine. No, I yelled at her. I yelled at her, shouting 'why didn't you come to my birthday?'. She just laughed. And all the girls there laughed too. And then…then she said that she didn't come because I was unlucky. She said that if they had come to my birthday, they would have become unlucky too. I started crying, not caring that they saw. But then she said…she said that I was ugly and stupid. And that she didn't want to be friends with me. And…and…" Tohru took a breath, trying not to start crying again, "All the girls around her, they all agreed. Not one, not one of them stood up for me! Not a single one!"

Tohru shuddered, trying to keep her emotions inside but they were too much. They were overwhelming her and she began to cry, uncontrollably. Tohru tried to stop herself but couldn't. She hated crying; it felt awful!

Unsure of what to do to make her feel better, Yuki only squeezed her hand again. He wanted to hug her, comfort her in a way so that she could actually feel comfort. But he couldn't. Because of that stupid curse. 'Aarrrgghhh', Yuki thought, frustrated at his inability to provide consolation for the one person in his life whom he actually cared about.

Letting go of her hands, he used his thumbs to wipe her tears away. He whispered, "I'm sorry. I really didn't want to cause you so much pain. I never meant to when I asked. Please, forgive me."

Tohru couldn't help but smile a little. It was so like her Yuki, to think her pain was his fault. It was one of his most endearing qualities.

Tohru shook her head again. "No. No, it wasn't your fault. And I don't want you to think it is. Please. Don't." Yuki smiled and replied, "All right."

"And besides," Tohru laughed a little, "there's one good memory at the end of this horrible one. When we got back to the house, my mom cheered me up. She cut the cake and stuffed this huge piece in my mouth. It made me laugh so hard, I almost choked. And then, I cut a piece for her and stuffed it into her face. It was so funny! She looked absolutely ridiculous! We were both laughing so hard now but somehow, my mom managed to take a picture of the both of us. When we saw it later, we both looked so absurd! It was crazy! But so funny! We got it blown up so we could frame it. I loved that picture. It was so nice...and the only one there was of the two of us together." Tohru stopped talking, her face taking on a nostalgic expression.

"What happened to it?" Yuki asked, interrupting her thoughts.

"Hmmm? Oh. I took it with me to Grandpa's. But I left it there when the reconstruction began. I couldn't take it with me because I didn't have room for it in my tent. I figured Grandpa would take it to his relatives so it wouldn't get in the way of the construction workers. But when I moved back, for that little while, it wasn't there. Grandpa is a bit forgetful so he must have left it behind. I guess the construction workers must have destroyed it accidentally."

"You're too kind sometimes, Honda-san. You won't even blame your Grandpa for losing a memory that was very important to you." Yuki shook his head, laughing a bit at his Tohru and what made her Tohru.

"It's not his fault. He's forgetful." Yuki laughed, hard. He didn't know why, but it was funny. Maybe it was the way she had said it: hesitatingly but with determination at the same time. He didn't know. It was just funny.

His laughter was contagious and Tohru began to laugh too. They were holding their sides in pain when they finally stopped.

"Let's go home! For real this time!" That just cracked them up again. Laughing, the two headed home, "for real."

Hi! Here are the shout-outs to my beloved reviewers! To those who reviewed chap. 5:

Sarah Weeks: You thought it was great! YAY! YAY! A thousand YAY's! You can tell me when your birthday is. I don't think I ever told you not to tell me your birthday...if i did...i didn't mean it...sorry for the confusion. But YAYNESS! Here is the update. hope you enjoyed it!

lunar goddess: YAY! I totally agree Yuki and Tohru are brilliant together. Tell me what you think of this chap. thoroughly. I want to know what you thought of the FLUFFYNESS! YAY! FLUFF! Lol.

o.oxanimefreak.xo.o: I can't wait either! I have the chaps. before it planned but not the party planned. I even have the after-chapter planned. it's crazy. i just can't getan ideaparty down. hopefully i will before the actual point where i have to write it! Lol.

Animefreakkagome: i don't know what you said...don't kill me...a Momiji and Kagura attitude...both are intense in whatever they do so that is a serious threat right there...LOL! Hope you like this chap.!

MaNgA-bOy-LoVeR: YES! YOU GOT IT JUST RIGHT! RIGHT ON THE BULLSEYE! YAY! YAY! Enjoy this one. Lol.

mochii: Awww...you're so sweet. I lub you! YAY! (crazy me...)...anyway...i like that it's a Yukiru too. I like Yukirus. No. I love Yukirus. YAY! Enjoy.

eni-chan: hey! I'm shouting out to you in this re-done chapter. THANKS SO MUCH FOR TELLING ME! I lub you sooooooooo much! REALLY appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed above randomshout-out! See you tomorrow!

Hope you enjoy this one a looooooooooooooooooot! B/c I LOVED writing it! It was sooooooo much fun! YAYNESS! Ja ne. Enjoy.

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