A flock of white birds fluttered past the window where Tohru Honda was stood washing the dishes from lunch. The forest around the house was so peaceful Tohru thought, the sky is the most beautiful blue I have ever seen in my life. I'm so glad that spring is at last here!

"Uh Tohru…" came a voice form the doorway. Tohru span round so past that soap suds flew all up the walls. There stood Shigure Sohma leaning against the doorframe as he always did with a grin of amusement of his cheeky little face.

"Oh Sigure-san!" Tohru cried. "You scared me! Oh no! And look what I've done, I'm so sorry, I really am!" The young girl went into another one of her panicking states running around the kitchen wiping the soap off the walls with a tea towel.

"Calm down!" Shigure giggled "I just came in to ask when you were planning to go shopping!"

Tohru gasped at his comment, stopping in her tracks. "Oh no! I'm dreadfully sorry Shigure – san! I had forgotten all about that! I'll go right away!" And with that she has ripped off her apron, thrown it to one side along with the towel, and grabbed the shopping list that was lying on the side.

But Shigure spoke sternly to her "Tohru! I insist, if you don't calm down, I'm not going to let you go!"

"Yes… of course, I am sorry…" Tohru's gaze fell to the floor in shame.

"It's no problem," said the dog, walking over to her and placing his hand affectionately on the top of her head. "But I insist that you take one of the boys along with you. You don't know who could be about to take advantage of a young girl like you… I think that Ayame was planning on going into town today…"

Tohru looked at Shigure with a look of confusion on her face. Spotting this Shigure hesitantly 'corrected' himself. "Erm… never mind… now along with you."

Young Tohru Honda smiled up at Shigure, her long brown hair farming her pretty little face. Such a sweet girl… Shigure thought.

Walking into the dinning room, Tohru spotted the tow other boys that she lived with. Kyo was, as always, was sat slouched against the small dinning table watching the television. Yuki sat reading a book titled 'The uses of the Zietiolraphy theory in real life', something Tohru didn't even knew existed! She sat herself silently at the table and looked nervously from boy to boy.

Hating to break the peaceful atmosphere that she rarely felt between them, Tohru muttered, "Um… do you think that… um… you know, maybe one of you could… um… come with me into town…?"

Both boys jumped slightly at her voice! "What the hell!" Kyo said loudly in surprise. "Don't sneak up on people like that, they don't like it!"

Yuki looked up from his book and smiled at Tohru, only then to turn to Kyo and say "Shut up you stupid cat, why don't you keep a closer eye on what is going on around you rather than zoning out all the time?"

Kyo clenched angry fists in front of his face "Don't use that sarcastic voice with me you damn rat! And stop talking to me like I'm stupid!"

"Oh I'm sorry, was that too fast for you? Do you want me to say it again?" Yuki replied in an even more sarcastic tone that before.

That hit Kyo's final breaking point, making him jump up for the table ready to kick the hell out of Yuki. "WHY YOU LITTLE…!"

"No Please!" Came a small voice from between them. "Please don't fight… I didn't mean to start an argument…"

Both boys' heads flicked to the other side of the table where Tohru sat with her hands clasped together in a pleading manner. They hated fighting in front of her, but sometimes they had no choice.

Yuki was the first to apologise. "I'm sorry Honda-san, we shouldn't fight in front of you, it mustn't be very pleasant. Tohru shook her head. "Well…" Yuki snapped at Kyo "I think you have something to say to Honda-san too. After all, you were the one that started this."

"What the hell! I was not!"

Yuki sighed, and watched Kyo sit back down, his eyes wandered back to the TV. Giving up any chance of getting an apology out of the stupid cat, he turned back to Tohru.

"I'm sorry Honda-san, what were you saying?" Yuki asked her giving a smile that would melt any girls' heart.

"Well… um," Tohru stuttered, afraid of started yet another argument. "I was asked by Shigure to go and do the shopping… and um… I was just wondering… er… if one of you could come with me…?"

"Of course we will Honda-san!" Yuki smiled, gently closing his book and getting to his feet. "Are you planning to leave now?"

"Well… yes I was if that is Ok…" Tohru replied standing up as well.

They both exchanged a smile and then looked down at Kyo who still had his eyes glued to the television.

Kyo noticed that the room was now silent, his eyes slid to the other side of the table. Torhu and Yuki were now looking down at him; Yuki had an expectant expression cast over his pale face. A frown crinkled Kyo's forehead.

"What the hell do you too want?"

"Well you stupid cat, we need someone to carry all the bags don't we?"

"WHAT!" Kyo roared, jumping to his feet once again "I'M NOT COMING JUST SO I CAN BE USED AS SOME PACK-HORSE YOU…!" But was interrupted by the sweet voice of Tohru yet again.

"Kyo please don't! We can all carry the bags!" Tohru said reasonably a look of plead on her, in Kyo's opinion, beautiful face. A blush, the colour so red that it rivalled the colour of his air gushed up his handsome face.

Why does she always have to look at me like that? I want to hold her so much… no wait what the hell am I thinking?

"Ah what the hell… I'm up now," Kyo said scratching the back of his head and looking at the floor in utter embarrassment.

"Oh thank you so much Kyo-kun! It will be so much more fun if you come along too!"

Not knowing what to say to this in reply, Kyo walked past both Tohru and Yuki into the hallway to put on his shoes.

Tohru stood there thinking of what she had just saw. The look on Kyo-kun's face just then… it was almost like he…

"Shall we go then Honda-san" came Yuki's voice bursting her from her thoughts.

"Um… yes, of course!" she replied in a high pitched squeak as she bounced into the hallway with Yuki at her heel.

Birds twittered in the tree's that lining the road on which the trio of teenagers talked along to get into town. Frothy, white clod swirled above them, the marine sky glistening like the breathtaking ocean. Such a beautiful day thought Tohru once again, letting out a silent sigh of joy. I have a feeling something special is going to happen today… I wonder what it will be..?"