Chapter 6

AN: I know I've probably said this a million times already, but please leave me reviews! Thank you! Oh by the way, this chapter begins with what happens after Tohru fainted. Oh, I'm not sure if Japanese schools have dances or not, but I hope they do.

"Young Master, how long do you intend to—" I heard a familiar voice say before someone interrupted him.

"I will fix all of this soon, Mr. Hamasaki. Besides, I don't think I have the heart to make her wait any longer," I heard another familiar voice say from the blurry figure beside me.

The blurry figure beside me is now looking at me, but I'm sure that they didn't know that I was half conscious. I am in a moving car right now. I was still a little dizzy when I heard this. I couldn't really comprehend the rest of the conversation. I was unconscious again.

Later that evening

I woke up during the evening in my room on my bed. I was changed into my pajamas. I was still a little light headed, but I decided to go find out what happened. In the hall, I bumped into Mrs. Hamasaki who was coming to check on me. She guided me back to my room and sat me down on the couch by the window.

"Mrs. Hamasaki, what happened? I was at school and then…I don't remember anything else," I said impatiently.

"Calm down dear. You fainted in class today. A young man that claims to be one of your school mates came home with you, but he left just a little while ago. You have a fever darling. 100˚F!" she told me.

"Who was the person that brought me back?" I asked wondering who it might be. "Was it Momiji?" I added.

"Oh no, dear. It's not Momiji, how can I not recognize that adorable little child. He looked like a third year to me. Quite a handsome young man," she answered.

"What does he look like?" I asked.

"Hm, I'm sorry Tohru. I'm getting old. I've forgotten," she answered dishonestly.

I knew that she was lying because how can a forgetful old woman run this gigantic mansion flawlessly. However, I was forced to accept this answer for she immediately insisted that I rest. Mrs. Hamasaki exited the room. I wonder who it was and how did he know Mr. Hamasaki. They seemed very close. I was lost in my thoughts when I found myself becoming sleepier. Then the phone on my bedside table rang.

"Ring! Ring!" it went.

I forced myself to pick it up. It was Mrs. Hamasaki.

"Tohru, I didn't mean to bother you dear, but I just received a message from Mister Kyo. He said it's for you. Would you like someone to bring it up to you?" she asked.

"Yes, thank you Mrs. Hamasaki," I finished and hung up.

Within a few minutes a maid entered my room and gave me a piece of paper. I opened it. It read:

Kisa,

Rest and don't worry about coming to see me tonight or tomorrow night. Get well soon. Hopefully I'll see you soon. I miss talking to you.

Kyo

I had forgotten. I was supposed to go to Kyo's mansion tonight. Well, I'm really not in any condition to go anyway. I set the note on my bedside table next to the phone and went to sleep.

The next morning

"BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!" went my alarm clock. It was 7:05 a.m.

I turned it off and got up. I got off my bed and went into the bathroom to freshen up. When I came out, Mrs. Hamasaki had my breakfast set on the table.

"Good morning Mrs. Hamasaki," I greeted her.

"Good morning Tohru, dear. How are you feeling today?" she asked, "Come over here and let me take your temperature."

I walked over to the table where she had a thermometer ready.

"Hm, 97˚F. You still have a small fever," she said.

"I'm fine. I can go to school today. Don't worry," I insisted.

"But dear, a fever is a fever," she replied.

"I'm sure its just one of those overnight fevers that I always get after I've been bleeding for quite a bit. This isn't the first time. Please, let me go," I begged.

Eventually, I got Mrs. Hamasaki to let me go to school. After she rewrapped my wounds, she sent me to school. When I got to school, there was no one in site. I wonder where everyone was. I continued into the school building to find Uo and Hana talking by the door.

"Good morning Uo. Good morning Hana," I greeted them.

"Good morning Tohru," they both said at once.

"Where's everybody? What's going on?" I asked.

"Oh, they're all probably stalking the two Princes," Uo answered. "Or that mysterious weird kid. What's his name?" she added.

"Akito," Hana answered simply.

"Oh that's right! Akito!" Uo said.

"Why? What happened?" I asked confused.

"The school just announced the official date for our third year formal," Uo said, "It's exactly two months from today. Are you going?"

"Um, I'm not sure. Besides, no one will want to go with me anyway," I answered.

"Don't worry Tohru, I'm sure someone will ask you," Hana assured me.

I smiled a sad smile. Then we heard a lot of commotion coming from the distant hall. Hana, Uo, and I walked over there to see what was going on. Kyo, Yuki, and Akito were surrounded by screaming girls.

"OH, PRINCE KYO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO TO THE FORMAL WITH ME!" one girl yelled.

"PRINCE YUKI, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO WITH ME!" another yelled.

"OH, AKITO YOU'RE SO QUIET. ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT HOW TO ACCEPT MY INVITATION?" another yelled.

It was pretty chaotic. The whole hall was crowded with girls. We couldn't get through. Uo, Hana, and I were trapped there when my eyes meet with Kyo's.

"CAN YOU GUYS SHUT UP AND LEAVE ME ALONE! I'M NOT GOING WITH ANY OF YOU! YOU HEAR ME! I DON'T WANT TO GO WITH ANY OF YOU!" he yelled suddenly.

The girls broke into tears.

"Why Prince Kyo? Are we not good enough for you?" they cried.

Kyo seemed very annoyed now. He yelled again and all of the girls that surrounded him ran off crying. At this moment, the group of girls that surrounded Yuki and Akito had also quiet down. Everyone's attention was on Kyo now. However, he didn't look at anyone except at me. I was scared. Was he mad at me? What did I do? I was once again lost in my thoughts.

"Miss Honda?" I heard a voice say.

I snapped out of my thoughts to find Prince Yuki standing right in front of me. The girls were right behind him. They seemed shocked for some reason. Kyo was still where he was before motionless.

"Yes?" I answered.

"I was wondering would you give me the pleasure of taking you to the formal?" he asked politely.

I was paralyzed by shock. The "Yuki Fan Club" girls were also paralyzed by shock as well. Wow! The handsome and popular Prince Yuki just asked me to the formal. And to think that I was just saying that no one will ask me. What should I do? Should I say yes? Wait, no, I can't go with him. I will become the most hated girl in this school. What should I do? Oh no! A debate broke out in my head.

Meanwhile the "Yuki Fan Club" girls surrounded Yuki again.

"Why her Prince Yuki?" one asked.

"Yeah, why me?" I thought to myself.

"No reason," he answered.

"But, why go with Tohru Honda, when you can go with me?" another girl asked.

"Because I want to go with Miss Honda," he answered.

The conversation between Yuki and those girls continued for awhile before another voice interrupted my thoughts again.

"Tohru," it said. It was Kyo this time. "You're going to the formal with me," he said commandingly.

"Huh? What?" I was confused.

"Whoa, Orange-y, the lease you can do is ask," Uo said.

"She doesn't have to go with you," Hana added.

Kyo seemed irritated now. "Tohru, would you go to the formal with me?" he forced himself to ask nicely.

The "Yuki Fan Club" girls were excited now because if I went with Kyo, Yuki would be dateless.

"Um," I didn't know what else to say.

What has just happened? At first, I expected no one to ask me, but now the two "Princes" of Kaibara High has asked me at once! I stood there silent.

"Tohru will answer you both in a week. We'll be going now," Hana answered for me and guided me down the hall pass the crowd.

I couldn't concentrate that whole day. I kept running into things and losing things. I got lost a couple of times too. I really didn't know what to do. I even asked Momiji for advice.

Flashback

"Momiji, if you had to choose one fruit to eat, would it be an orange or a grape?" I asked stupidly. I don't know why I choose those fruits.

"Um," he thought for a moment. "I'll eat…" he added while he was still thinking.

"Yes?" I asked impatiently.

"I know! I'll eat an apple! Hehe, I love apples!" he answered joyously.

End of flashback

That was obviously no help. Before I knew it, school was out. I wait until everyone had left before I left. I didn't want any of the fan club girls to see me. (The news has spread to every student at school by 6th period) I couldn't risk them attacking me and seeing my bandages. It was around 4:00 pm when I finally decided to exit the school building. To my surprise, Prince Yuki and Kyo both didn't leave. They were by the front gate with their cars waiting. When they saw me, they both ran toward me.

"Tohru!" Kyo yelled.

"Miss Honda!" Prince Yuki yelled.

The both stopped in front of me.

"Hi Prince Yuki. Hi Kyo," I greeted them, "Why are you guys still here?"

"Um…" the both started and then paused. There was a long pause.

"Well, if it's not important, I really have to go. Mrs. Hamasaki must be really worried by now," I broke the silence hoping to go as soon as possible. I headed for the front gate.

"Wait!" they both called at the same time.

I turned around. "Yes?" I answered. They walked up to me.

"You're not going to go to the formal with him are you?" Kyo asked referring to Yuki.

"Miss Honda, please tell him that you will be going with me," Prince Yuki said after Kyo.

"Um," I couldn't answer them. "Please give me some time. I really don't know," I said stressfully.

I think I somehow expressed my stress through my expression because they both just nodded. I went home that afternoon still thinking about that problem. Mrs. Hamasaki was relieved to see me. I took a soothing bath and then I was sent off to Mister Kyo's (I'll call him Mister Kyo, so you won't confuse him with Prince Kyo from school) mansion that night. I arrived at 8:00 pm.

I walked slowly into that mysterious, yet familiar dark space. I walked straight reaching out my hand to look for the bed that was supposed to be twenty steps away from the door. I found it and say down on it.

"Kyo," I called out.

No one answered me.

"Kyo?" I called again.

No one answered me.

"Kyo, where are you?" I called out as tears made their way slowly down my cheeks. "Kyo…" I mumbled as I started to cry.

Suddenly a hand wiped the tears off my face. It lifted my head by my chin.

"Yes?" Mister Kyo answered.

I jolted up and hugged him. I was so relieved to hear his voice.

"I thought that you weren't here," I sobbed.

"Of course I would be here," he assured me.

I was still hugging him.

"Why didn't you answer me?" I asked really crying now.

"I was going to," he said.

I just hugged him and cried.

"What's wrong?" he asked caringly.

"I thought that you were going to leave me alone. I don't want to be left alone anymore. Its scary," my voice broke off every other word as I cried.

My arms were wrapped around his neck. He gently grabbed my arms and guided them back to the sides of my body.

"Ah!" I cried. It hurt.

"What's wrong? Did he hit you again?" he asked.

"Yes. He did," I answered. I stopped crying for a little bit.

"When? What happened?" he asked almost impatiently.

"It was a couple of days ago. He---" I paused.

"He?" he said.

"He threw me against a drawer and shattered glass cut my whole arm," I answered and began to cry again.

"That bastard!" he yelled.

I felt his two soft, warm hands cupped around my two cheeks. His thumbs gently wiped away my tears.

"It's ok. You'll be safe here," he assured me as he guided my head to his shoulder.

I was tired. I was really tired of everything, of school, of Kyo and Yuki, of life, and of just all of this. The only thing that I was not tired of was…Mister Kyo. He laid me down onto the bed gently and pulled a sheet over my body.

"Kyo?" I called.

"Yes, Kisa?" he answered.

"Thank you," I said softly.

"Anything for you," he replied.

I felt his body walking away when I called, "Kyo!"

"Hm?" he answered.

"Can you stay with me?" I asked hopefully.

He didn't answer, but within moments I felt him sit on the bed beside me. "Of course," he answered finally.

I rested my head on his lap. I felt his gentle hands brush through me hair over and over again softly. I smiled. Then within moments, I fell asleep in his lap…