Gomen ne…I've been busy…sigh…yes I know there are lots of ppl who are like…in senior high and still squeezing time for this…I really admire them…but I just can't seem to bring myself to manage enough time…T-T…I really should try better…
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Dianchi – Yup! Yuki's da papa! Don't worry, you don't have to remember character eye colors…heck…I have a hard enough time remembers some of the character's names if they're minor characters and their names are like...really long Japanese names…Oo…sorry about updating late though! -;;
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lokilee - -;; Well, it wasn't really two parings, but a love triangle. (Right now its Yukiru since the father has been decided) But before, it was like…Yuki and Kyo both liked Tohru, but Tohru only liked one of them. So there was love going on between those three (doesn't mean Kyo likes Yuki though), and Tohru was either with Kyo or Yuki. If you have any more questions, feel free to email me at -
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Title: Forever? Or Never?
By: ChibiAzn3
Key:
"Dialogue"
'Thoughts'
Flashbacks
OOO change of scenery
PREVIOUSLY…Hana ends up at the Sohma estate with Momiji, while Tohru walks to the park. Hana then remembers that she forgot her bunny backpack in the park, and so Momiji goes out to get it. He meets up with Tohru…and brings her back home…
Family Reunion
OOO
"Hana-chan…I'm…your father…"
OOO
The words held a forlorn sense of silence in the air. Hana stared unmoving into the pair of eyes that mirrored her own. She couldn't bring herself to tear away her gaze, and a sense of mixed shock flooded her mind.
"Tou-san…"
How long she had wished for one…
A sudden memory of a bright day at the park flashed in her mind. A little toddler her age was holding hands with both her parents, cheerfully pulling them along.
How long she had cried at night, asking repeatedly why…why she never had one…
A memory of the day of the pre-school festival…and all her classmates danced happily with their fathers…
And she had been standing alone in the corner…watching all this…
And that night when she went home…she cried…
How long she had wished that for once, her own father would hold her tight in his embrace, protecting her from danger, to brush away the tears when she cried.
She was swinging all alone in the park as the sun slowly set, rocking back and forth. A little girl was riding her bike with her dad behind her. She turned around to smile back at him, but then crashed into a tree. The little girl started to wail loudly, but one swift reassurance from her dad, and it seemed that nothing in the world can resurrect those tears ever.
How long she had seen her mother suffer…
"Kaa-san! Kaa-san! It's Christmas!" Little Hana chirped loudly as she pounced on her mother. "Let's get Auntie Uo and have family time!"
Her mother's smile faltered slightly at the word 'family'.
"Hai…"
How long she had wished…that she could spend one day….one happy day…with both her parents. Having her father hold her hand on one side, and her mother on the other.
How long she had hoped…and dreamed…But each time that dream drifted a little closer, almost enough within her grasp, it withdraws, and seems once more, an eternity away.
She was sitting in the corner of the daycare room, waiting for her mother to pick her up. She looked on sadly as she saw one by one…each of her friends get picked up by their mothers and fathers.
"Excuse me? Your father is waiting outside." A young assistant teacher bent down and looked at Hana.
Her eyes lit up with excitement. Her father? Her father was here?
She quickly got up and rushed out the door. A tall man was standing by the entrance to the daycare. She opened her mouth to speak but was cut off as the man approached her with a smile. "Are you friends with Sakura-chan? I'm her father. What's your name?"
With that Hana was at loss for words, and her eyes that were lit with hope a minute ago, sunk into a misty gray forlorn look. She nodded a little and said "H-Hana…"
"Tou-san…"
This time it was no longer a dream…it was not bound to slip away, for it was already in her grasp.
OOO
Everyone stared at Hana. She kept on staring at the person in front of her.
"H…Hana…chan?" Tohru asked downheartedly.
Yuki smiled painfully at his daughter, a smile that contained hurt, sorrow, and deep regret. "Please forgive me…Hana…"
Hana suddenly burst out crying and ran into her father's arms. She continued crying, and soon after, Tohru broke down onto the ground and began sobbing as well.
Yuki tightened his embrace over Hana, but gently and whispered. "Cry it all out…until there's nothing left but happiness…"
OOO
Outside the Sohma estate, the rain battered down on a shadowy figure standing on a tree branch, looked down at the bright window. His face was masked, though his eyes were not. The pair of eyes gleamed sharply in the moonlight as it stared on.
"So…that weasel actually had the nerve to come back here…well…it's only a matter of time before she leaves again…only this time...it'll be permanent…"
He chuckled lightly behind the mask, a smirk that could not be noticed spread across his face. "You will pay…Honda Tohru…along with your family…"
OOO
After a while, everything settled.
"Maa, Maa…well…that was sweet and all…how about some dessert minna?" Shigure suddenly jumped out and shouted.
Kagura sighed and pulled down on his ear, hard.
THUMP!
By now, Hana started giggling insanely. She couldn't help but laugh. Pretty soon, her laughter couldn't even be heard, and the only way the others could tell she was laughing was due to her shaking.
Yuki and Tohru now stood face to face, neither able to move or bring themselves to look at the other.
Kyo was watching all this with mixed emotions…while everyone was making a ruckus: crying, laughing, shouting, he quietly slipped away without any notice, or so he thought.
The fusuma slid close with a barely audible 'thump', but that was enough for Kagura to turn around and look down sadly.
OOO
Kyo slowly walked about the streets of Tokyo, his feet splattering in the puddles of rain. The sky had stopped crying, but he had just begun.
After a while, he stopped, and he looked up to see where his feet had brought him to. As he saw the sign, his mouth twitched into a sad amused smile.
He took one look and the sign, and went in.
OOO
Kagura slowly got up after a while Kyo left. She stared at the reunited couple near the doorway, and felt her heart start to cry. Crying…for both herself…and the one she loved…
The she too, slipped away without notice.
OOO
Kyo climbed, with ease, to the top of the roof. He looked at the pale bright moon and smiled bitterly. "Sensei…this place will always be my home…won't it? A place where I can share my grief…and happiness…"
He sighed as he laid down on the cold wet roof tiles with his arms behind his head. The sky looked so peaceful after the rain…it looked relieved…and he soon realized, that he was crying.
He sat up in vague alarm. Why was he crying? Was it because he was sad? Was it anger? True, Yuki always had what he wanted. He clenched his fists at this. That nezumi always seemed to wave what he wanted right in front of him, than snatch it away the moment he reached for it. It was how it was ever since they were little.
Flashback
"Kuso nezumi…I'll never forgive you! It's because of you everyone shuns me! I'll make you pay!" Kyo had shouted with anger and tears flowing from his eyes.
Yuki looked at him emotionlessly. "You're all talk…if you want to make me pay, then why don't you…?"
Kyo looked up with a brief moment of shock. Then he clenched his fists. "I will….I will…I will beat you…one day…in everything…I'll beat you…I'LL BEAT YOU DAMMIT!"
End flashback
But he never did…he never was able…to do that…
And now…he had Tohru.
He had Tohru…
Kyo blinked at the sudden light sense flowing over him. He blinked several times, and soon realized that he had stopped crying.
Because he has Tohru…
Kyo reached up and touched his face in confusement. Didn't he love Tohru as well? He looked up at the sky once more…at the peacefulness after the rain.
He now realized that perhaps it wasn't Yuki who always took what he wanted…but it was he who always wanted what Yuki had…
He smiled slightly. It seems that his heart felt much lighter…after it poured its pain and sorrow into the earth. Now it was at peace…just like the sky…
OOO
Kagura scanned in every direction for a clue of where the neko could have gone to. She closed her eyes for a minute, and then opened them, smilling.
She then walked in the opposite direction she came from.
OOO
Kyo was on the edge of sleep until he heard a shuffle in the bushes.
He immediately sat up in alarm. He glared out of the corner of his eye down at the bushes nearby.
He jumped down silently, and walked over without a sound. Suddenly he reached out and grabbed something out of the bushes.
"Ah! It-tai sensei!" The voice of a little boy cried out.
"H-Hao..?"
Kyo suddenly let go of the boy, causing him to fall to the ground with a thump.
"Itai!" He cried as he held his bottom.
Kyo bent down and grabbed the collar of the small child. "What are you up to?"
Hao gulped. "N-Nothing…only…I was going around…and then I saw a lady standing outside the dojo. She was just standing there…I think it was Kagura-nee-chan…" The small boy pondered a while.
Kyo looked up in surprise. Kagura?
He suddenly touched his chest. Why was he…happy all of a sudden? Why did his heart slowly speed up?
OOO
Kagura stood with her back against the dojo door. Time and time again she mustered a little courage to knock on it, but at that precise moment her courage was at its peak, she would withdraw once more.
Suddenly the door opened.
She looked up in shock.
"Kagura…"
OOO
Shigure stared at the pair. Hana pulled on Shigure's sleeve. "Ano…Shigure-jii-chan…what's kaa-san…and tou-san doing?"
Shigure stood up smiling. "Oi Hana-chan. Why don't we leave your parents alone, and we'll get some ice cream?"
Hana nodded happily.
Shigure then led her into the kitchen, and shut the door.
"Honda-san…I…" Yuki still looked on with shock, that after all these years, she was finally came back. "…I…-"
He was cut off when Tohru suddenly ran into his arms, sobbing. "It's Tohru…onegai…forgive me…"
Yuki calmly embraced her and said no more.
OOO
Owari!
And Glossary:
Daijibu No problem, it's alright
Gomen/ Gomen ne Sorry
Maa,Maa Hey now…
Kaa-san Mother
Tou-san Father
Onigiri riceball
Ne Hey
Iie no
-chan Thanks to fluteforever330! It's actually a sign of affection and sort. It's just that its more common on girls and little children than boys.
How was it? Sorry for the late update again! Please review!
Ja!
ChibiAzn!