Author's Note: I'm sure you all rather want some more Yukiru moments than get bored with all of this so I'm going to skip a few years for the this chapter. I'll recap what happened in those years.

BTW, I'm like REALLY SORRY, but High School is a pain in the neck. SOOO MUCH HW! Updates will take longer, but please don't fret. First day of school and had homework! Stayed up 'til 10/11 so please understand! I didn't even have time to write anything this week! (I wrote this before I started school 'cux I knew this was going to happen)

Reviews:

silveryuki06: I haven't read it, but I love the movie!

Aria's star: ;; Um…I've done that before. I forget whatever happened in the previous chapter so I have to go back. It's OK.

math-nerds-unite: I'm sorry. I didn't think it was that big of a deal for the cliffie since Yuki's not going to be in it. And I was so mad to find out it was only showing in some theaters, but I still saw it. Howl is pretty cute, but I think Yuki is better looking.

yoshiru: Here's the next chapter! And you have to go see it 'cux it's so good!

keepoath: I'm sorry, but I have lots of things on my mind. I don't think I can write a chapter in two days unless it was really, really short. BTW, is the reason you asked that because you're starting school? I am anyway.

animefreak749: Alright, alright. I updated, happy? I told you I don't care if you keep on writing 'UPDATE' so many times, remember?

FurubaFanatic3036: I forgive you! And I'm going to update whenever I can. It's not like I was discontinuing it.

inu-yuki lover100: Keep reading and you shall find out if it'll end happy or sad! As for the Yukiru moments, that's why I had to speed things up a bit. Er…you'll see.

Different Child: Ah, the questions will just have to be answered in this chapter and future chapters.

flute4ever330: Yes it would, but Akito will just make his life miserable.

Phoenixperson17: I like getting reviews! Anyway, you'll find out who the last two were in this chapter!

Pearl Dragon: Hehe…maybe I should've warned you guys (the readers) 'bout the recapping part… ;; I'm sorry if you wanted me to write the whole thing out on the final two contestants, but I'd thought you'd like to see more Yukiru moments. (Besides that, I'm getting lazy and need to end it!)

Akumi: I'm glad you like it! And I really don't know 'bout the older/younger brother/sister stuff. I know 'Onii' and 'Onee' were older brother/sister, but I didn't know if I put 'chan' or 'san'. And the 'Nii' stuff w/o the 'O', I don't know. (I used Onii-chan 'cux I got it from CCS, but in Fruits Basket, they have 'Nii-san so I'm confused.) Also, I'm a big Digimon fan and the stories I've read, little brother is something else and little sister is Imouto-san/chan. So now I'm confused! YUKIRU 4EVER!

Chapter 17

--Down Memory Lane—

It had been four years since the contest. Four years since she had last seen him, but it seemed like it was yesterday…

Tohru, Uo, and Hana were at the station once more. It was almost time to announce the top two.

Tohru stood on the stage, fidgeting. Yuki was already there, sitting down, his head bent down. She longed to stare into his eyes now that she knew she loved him. She wanted him to kiss her and just be near him.

From the corner of her eye, she saw Akito standing with Yamato. She couldn't believe he was the same man who would threaten Yuki and his whole family.

"Since everyone is here, we'll make the announcement quick," Uo spoke up.

"The final two will get a week with our dear Tohru-kun," Hana added.

It was time to announce the two. "And the final two are Ryo Midori and Yamato Nakano. Could you two please come up so we can talk?" Tohru said in a monotone voice. Her cheeriness was gone. It was finally over.

The last time she had seen him was that day. He kept his promise and had the fresh strawberries from his garden with him, but he gave it to Hana and told her to give it to Tohru.

She never got to talk to him. She never saw him again. The only thing she had in memory of him was the dress and charm bracelet and necklace if you counted those two.

"That Yamato!" Uo broke her thoughts. "I can't stand him! Why did he have to win?" Uo snarled.

Tohru, Uo, Hana, Akito, and Yamato were travelling for their world tour. Their duet CD had been out last year and was a huge success, not only profit wise, but for Yamato as well. He had changed dramatically.

"You two are going to spend a week with me. It'll be either this Monday through Sunday or next week," Tohru told them.

"How are we going to decide?" Ryo asked, surprised that he was one of the ones that she picked for the finally two.

"Heads or Tails?" Hana simply asked, taking out a coin.

"Heads," Yamato called out.

Hana flipped the coin and caught it. "Heads it is. Yamato, you get this week while Ryo gets next."

"We decided to accompany Tohru's date this time. A week with Tohru without any supervision won't do," Uo told them, smirking.

"In this week, you're allowed to take me anywhere as long as we're back here by the deadline," Tohru added.

"That being said, Yamato, we are going to go to Kyoto," Uo said.

"What? Why? I thought I was the one who could choose?" Yamato yelled rudely.

Uo and Hana shot him a glare. "Tohru picked it," Uo and Hana said in unison, through the clench of her teeth.

Yamato's face turned red. "Sorry."

"Ryo, you get to choose since Tohru doesn't really mind," Hana told the other man.

"Why does she want to go to Kyoto with me?" Yamato asked in a more polite way.

"You'll see," Uo spat, not liking Yamato that very minute.

During that week, Tohru wanted to go to Kyoto to visit her mom's grave; after all, another year would pass since her mom's death. Yamato had been so understanding and caring when she told him about her past. He made sure that she had a nice time in Kyoto for that week, and she did except for the fact that Yuki kept on running through her mind.

She remembered when he had told her what he truly felt for her.

It was the last day of their date. Yamato had managed to get some alone time with Tohru.

He reached over and grabbed one of her hand. Tohru tightened when she felt his touch. "Tohru-chan, I know we haven't known each other very long, but from what I know about you…I think I love you," Yamato whispered, rubbing her hand.

Tohru's eyes widen. She still hadn't gotten over Yuki and didn't know if she ever would. The singer instantly pulled her hand away from his and started quivering. "I'm…I'm sorry, but…but…I don't feel the same way…" Tohru replied as she started playing with her charm bracelet.

Tohru stared at the charm bracelet on her wrist. She had never taken it off. Every since that day, Yamato had change.

"Why couldn't you pick that Ryo dude?" Uo shouted. He was getting on her last nerve.

With Ryo, he was just like Yamato: kind, caring, and understanding when she had told him why she went to Kyoto. The only difference was that he never told her that he loved her, which was a good thing.

Ryo didn't do anything special during his week with her. He just did whatever he felt was right: nothing too fancy or cheap or something that would make her uncomfortable.

"Uo-chan, you know very well that Tohru didn't pick him," Hana said sternly. "Why did you have to draw him? You very well could've put his name back and draw," Hana stated.

"How am I going to choose?" Tohru complained after her last date with Ryo.

"Can I choose for you?" Uo asked earnestly.

"No, that's not the plan, but if you would choose, who would you choose?" Tohru asked.

"Ryo. He seems like a good guy. Hana, you have anything against him? Or should I say your waves?" Uo told them.

"No. He seems like a normal guy," Hana commented.

"What's wrong with Yamato-kun?" Tohru asked, wondering why they weren't even suggesting Yamato.

Uo and Hana had already talked about this when Hana had said something about his wave. They knew better than to tell Tohru about this so made a cover up story, coughliedcough.

"Nothing," Uo and Hana said in unison. Thank goodness Tohru was dense or else they might have had to tell her the truth.

"We just prefer Ryo that's all," Uo quickly added.

Tohru was still unsure about whom to choose, but then she remembered what she did last time. "Let's draw again!"

The ex-Yankee and psychic woman gave her a surprised look. They didn't think that Tohru would actually do that again, but then again, she didn't really love either of the guys, but Hana knew deep down, Tohru had favored Yuki and kept it to herself.

"OK, here goes," Tohru said as she randomly picked a piece of paper from the cup. "Yamato Nakano."

"I didn't know that it would end up like this," Tohru said as her face showed sadness.

"It's OK Tohru. No one expected this to happen." Uo cheered up her. "It's only for a couple of more months and then we can ditch him."

"That's if Akito will allow that," Hana spoke up.

"What'd'ya mean?" Uo asked, raising an eyebrow.

"With all the attention Yamato is getting, it's increasing sales. You know how Akito is. If it brings in money, there's no way he's backing down from it," Hana explained.

"That's it! Tohru, we are going to either find a new music dealer, and if we can't, then how about quitting show biz and starting fresh," Uo suggested, slamming her fist on a table.

Tohru didn't say anything.

For these past years, ever since she told him that she didn't like him that way, Yamato had changed from being kind and caring to player.

With all the extra publicity when the media had found out she didn't think of him as a boyfriend and only did it for the CD, more girls started to hang around him.

"Ugh. Look at him," the ex-Yankee said with disgust, as she pointed out from the window.

Yamato was being crowded with more girls, all sucking up to him.

"Thinks he's all high and mighty. Well if it weren't for the contest he'd probably still be in Tokyo filing papers," Uo remarked.

"Maybe it would've been better if we hadn't done it for Tohru's love life," Hana declared, as she looked out of the window. "Maybe if we had only said it was for her duet CD and then just keep the boyfriend part to ourselves."

Tohru was listening and knew it was her fault that this was happening. "I think I'm going to take a walk," she told them.

Tohru quickly changed into her disguise. She needed some time to think.

"Be careful," her friends shouted before she left.

They were in Paris right now. They only had a few more stops on the tour before heading back to Japan. The singer longed to see Yuki again. The only time she could see him is in the pictures in Ayame's shop.

Once Uo and Hana had seen the dress Yuki had bought for her, she suggested hiring him as her designer. Of course they agreed, but Ayame didn't seem like the type of person to actually be a designer when they had met at Momiji's restaurant.

'What if I never came a singer? Things would've been a lot different. I probably would've never met Yuki,' she thought as she walked down the streets of Paris.

"But I wouldn't have to worry about things like this. Uo-chan's right. I should probably stop being a singer and start fresh like opening a restaurant or something. Then maybe I can see Yuki again!' Tohru thought excitedly as she nearly jumped up and down.

'Yuki…I haven't forgotten you. Have you forgotten me?' she wondered as her excitement eased down.

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After seven years of college, he was finally a professional prosecution attorney. On his fifth year, his professors had recognized him to be a promising lawyer, and they had recommended him to a law firm as an intern.

His internship was at the most famous law firm in Japan, Tsukishima and Son. He helped in some cases in his two years, and it had been obvious to them that he was going to be one of the best lawyers ever. During internship, Tsukishima-san had already reserved a spot for him in his company.

Today was Yuki's graduation. All the cursed Sohma's except Kyo were there, celebrating his graduation. The day was perfect: no clouds, sunny and bright, and most importantly, no Akito.

Everyone would expect Yuki to be happy, but he wasn't and hasn't been for four longs years.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the moment all of you Tohru Honda fans out there. The moment where Tohru Honda has chosen her duet partner AKA boyfriend. Now, live with Sadie at the announcement."

"Well, as you can see, there's quite a crowd here. I've managed to find out that the last two were Ryo Midori and Yamato Nakano. Wait…Tohru Honda is coming out now with her friends and music dealer, Akito Sohma."

"I'm sure you all have been waiting long enough. Tohru," Akito started it off as he handed her the mike.

Tohru gave them a smile. "It was a hard decision, but my duet partner is going to be Yamato Nakano."

The audience was now cheering. Yamato got up from his seat and kissed the back of Tohru's hand.

"As you can see, everyone is excited about the announcement, and I guess the number one bachelor is taken," Sadie started, as she made her way to the front to ask Tohru and Yamato some questions.

"Yamato-san, how do you feel about winning the contest and Honda's heart?" Sadie asked, sticking the microphone in his face.

"I'm very honored that Tohru picked me, but I didn't win Tohru's heart," Yamato said, pretending to look confused.

"What do you mean?"

"I told her a loved her, but she said she didn't feel the same way," Yamato explained.

"So you are still single?"

Yamato nodded his head.

"Honda, what can you say about this?"

Tohru flustered. She hadn't expected this to happen. Not that soon anyway. "I know that we were holding the contest for my duet partner, but my friends thought it would be a perfect opportunity for me to get a boyfriend, but as you can see, I didn't manage to find one."

Sadie gave a laugh. "Ladies and gentlemen, Tohru Honda and Yamato Nakano are still single so don't give up yet for those of you who have a crush on them. So what…"

Yuki closed the TV. 'It's over now. Even if she's still single, Akito will somehow manage to make things worse if we got together,' he thought sadly. 'The one good thing that has happened to me is taken away. She was the only one who didn't think I was disgusting.'

Now with the contest over, he didn't have to worry much. Yuki glanced at the bear that Tohru had given him. 'I will never forget you, Tohru.'

Somehow, within the years, he had slowly changed. All the Sohma's noticed it. Yuki had wanted to be a lawyer to help innocent people, but now even if he did win the case, it was only for his reputation. He didn't care about the people anymore.

"CONGRATULATIONS, my little brother!" Ayame shouted with joy as he started showering Yuki with flower petals.

"Stop it!" Yuki said sternly, shaking the petals off him.

"First Sohma to graduate if you don't count Kyo!" Shigure added. "And as a present, here's my latest book."

A shiver went down Yuki's spine. "That's OK. I don't need it…" Yuki turned down his 'gift'.

"Yun-chan, congrats!" Kagura exclaimed, handing him a present.

"Thanks, Kagura."

"What? You take her present, but not mine?" Shigure pretended to cry.

"Never fear, Gure-san! I will happily take it!" Ayame spoke up.

Soon, once everyone else ignored the two, Yuki was showered in presents.

"It's party time!" Momiji shouted as they drove to his restaurant.

"I'll be there later," Yuki called out. He was going to drop his gifts at his new apartment. With a job, he had moved out of Shigure's house and into an apartment near his work.

"It has been four years now, hasn't it?" a familiar voice spoke up, surprising Yuki.

Yuki grunted. "So what? It's been four years for the both of us," Yuki retorted, turning to face Kyo.

Kyo was now a dojo master and had moved away from Tokyo three years ago after he had graduated.

Surprisingly enough, the rat and cat were getting along. There were occasional fights here and there, but it was a big improvement compared to when they were little kids.

"I know," the cat grumbled. Kyo was now more muscular, and he grew his orange hair a little longer. His red eyes were still the same, but sadness could be seen deep down.

"You haven't talked to her since then, huh?" Yuki asked, taking off his cap.

Kyo nodded.

"So are you going to go to Momiji's restaurant?" Yuki asked.

"I don't know if I'm ready to see her," Kyo whispered. "Is her boyfriend there?"

"Probably."

Kyo sighed. "I guess I can deal with it for a day. Can't stay away from the dojo for too long. So how's your life?"

"Fine," he muttered.

"Yeah, right. I've heard the rumors. I know you've been winning some cases before you've even graduated Good job, but that's not the point. I meant your love life," Kyo gave him a friendly punch.

"Nothing. Same ol', same ol'," Yuki shrugged, showing no emotion.

"I see…" Kyo said under his breath.

"I didn't figure you would actually show up for my graduation, baka cat," Yuki smirked, changing the subject.

"Wanna start something, d--- rat?" Kyo sneered, getting in his fighting stance.

"I don't think you'd have the nerve. You know you'll never beat me. Besides, I don't think you'd want Kagura to see a bruise on your pretty little face," Yuki spat as he brushed past Kyo, bumping him on his shoulder.

Kyo smirk turned into a slight grin as he made his way to Momiji's restaurant.

'How are they going to react? I haven't contacted any of them in three years,' the cat thought.

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Author's Note: I know nothing really happened, but I just really wanted recap what had happened within the four years that past. And I should've warned you about the OOCness on Kyo and Yuki.

BTW, I don't know much about lawyers so please just bare with me. I know the general overall of a trial, but I don't know when a person needs a prosecution or defense attorney. (You'll see why I put Yuki as a prosecution attorney soon)

Note: I started school this week and so my free time is getting cut back. I'm REALLY SORRY, but I don't think I'll be able to update once a week like I've been doing. PLEASE DON'T BE MAD! Every free second I have, I'll think/work on my stories ('cux I have more than one going on).

BTW, for all of you who've read my one-shot, Aishiteru, I've posted up a sequel so please check it out! For those of you who haven't read it, then CHECK IT OUT! The sequel is REALLY KAWAII!

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