Hey everyone! I'm finally back! I'm sorry I was late with chapter … I haven't updated since the tenth! I hope none of you thought I just dropped the story, because I haven't! School's actually made me busier than I thought it would! I had a history essay to write, I've had homework, I've been spending time doing my hair -giggle- I deeply apologize. But thank you so much for all of those reviews! Chapter ten was a huge success! I can't believe it! You guys are the greatest! You all make me so happy! Now, I hope you all enjoy this chapter! I've tried to make it as fluffy as possible! Enjoy!
Title: Unexpected
Author: Swaying Cherry Blossoms
Chapter: Summer Love
Summary: Tohru Honda's mother and Kyo Sohma's father have been friends for thirty years and their children have never met. But on one fateful day, the two teens meet and their lives are changed forever.
Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket or any of the song lyrics I add at the beginning of each chapter.
And in case you were wondering
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You are like a sunset to me
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You're all kinds of beautiful as you end my day
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And you sweetly retire as the stars chase you away
- Sunsets and Car Crashes by the Spill Canvas
The night of Tohru and Kyo's first kiss was like just any other night. After that moment in the park the two walked home, only this time Kyo had his arm around Tohru's shoulder, holding her close as they walked through the rain. When they were at home they went about their normal routines, only each of them had been thinking about that kiss. To Tohru, it was almost just like the dream she had when she was in Paris. The kiss was tender yet passionate, and Tohru and Kyo seemed to be telling each other their feelings without words. Tohru was caught off guard at first, and when she pursed her lips together she could feel her face turn red at the fact that Kyo touched those lips with his own. Kyo, on the other hand, couldn't function properly. He had kissed Tohru. He kissed her. Sure, he liked it, but what would Kazuma think if he found out? Would he think Kyo was irresponsible about doing that? Would he have Tohru move somewhere else so things don't get too 'out of hand'?
Well, he didn't have to know …
And so, it was now summertime, and Tohru and Kyo enjoyed the beginning of it very much. They would take walks together, go to the store, and every night they sat on the roof as they watched the stars twinkle in the night and the moon glimmer in the midnight blue sky. Of course, they kissed many times, almost too much, because sometimes Kyo couldn't take being away from her too long. Before summer vacation started and Tohru was still in school, Kyo would impatiently await her return, kind of like a puppy waiting for their master. Like a puppy, Kyo would kiss Tohru once she got back, also hug her, stroke her hair, and tell her how much he missed her. Once Tohru finished her homework, they would spend as much time as they could together. And did Kazuma ever get suspicious?
Of course he did.
Now it was the middle of July, and Kyo and Tohru were at the beach. It was their first time at the beach together, and Tohru wanted to make it special so she made lunch and brought blankets and things for them to do. Kyo had told her the night before that he hated swimming and wasn't going to go in the water, but Kyo couldn't help but change his mind when Tohru went running in the water by the shore, kicking and splashing water around. And Kyo couldn't help but think how cute she looked in her bathing suit, so he went over by the shore with her.
"The water's really nice, Kyo-kun!" Tohru said happily when Kyo joined her. He took her hand in his, entwining their fingers together. He nodded. "Yeah, I guess it is," he said as the cool, refreshing, foamy water rolled onto his feet and back into the ocean. The air was salty and stuck to his skin and his hair. Tohru's hair was in pigtails, and they were whipping about around her head. She leaned in closer to Kyo, and he gently wrapped his arm around her tiny waist. Tohru leaned her head on Kyo's shoulder as they both watched the waves crash onto the shore. "Kyo-kun?" Tohru suddenly said. Kyo rolled his eyes in her direction, letting her know that she had his attention. "I love you," she whispered softly. Her voice was barely hearable over the roaring of the wind and the flowing sound of the ocean, but Kyo's heart turned, as it always did when Tohru told him she loved him. She just had that effect on him, and he couldn't control it. It's not like her wanted to get rid of it anyway … It made him feel wonderful. Tohru made him feel wonderful. Tohru was wonderful.
Kyo dipped down his head and captured Tohru's lips in a kiss. The two took advantage of the moment, letting the waves crash down onto them. As the kiss deepened, Tohru and Kyo's bodies pressed against one another, making the kiss too much for Kyo to handle, and his hands began to trail up and down her slender body. He didn't want to wreck the moment, but he knew that if he didn't end the kiss he would get carried away. He slowly pulled back, brushing Tohru's bangs away from her face, and stared into her eyes. "Sorry," he said, a smile grazing his face. "I kind of got carried away."
"It's okay," Tohru whispered. She gently laid her head on his shoulder, and together they watched roll onto the shore.
It was the summer nights that Tohru and Kyo enjoyed the most. Although it took Kyo a long time to convince Tohru, the two would occasionally take walks around the woods under the moonlit sky, without Kazuma knowing. He would be sleeping, or watching television, or reading, and Kyo and Tohru would quietly leave. Kyo knew Kazuma would object to letting them be outside at night, so that's why they had to sneak out. They would leave the house around nine o'clock, and they sometimes wouldn't get in until one o'clock in the morning. There was a lake nearby Kazuma's house, one that you had to walk through the woods to get to, and Tohru and Kyo would sit by it a lot. Tohru would sit in Kyo's lap and he would stroke her hair or just whisper sweet nothings into her ear. The lake would shine underneath the moonlight, and that light would reflect in Tohru's eyes, making Kyo lose his breath whenever looked into them.
"Kyo-kun?" Tohru asked one night when they were sitting at the lake together. Kyo and Tohru were both leaning against a rock, holding hands, Kyo using his thumb to massage the back of Tohru's hand. "Yeah?" Kyo responded. Tohru snuggled closer to him and laid her head on his shoulder. "Do you believe in angels?"
"Huh? What're you talking about?"
"Do you believe in angels?"
Kyo bit his lip. What kind of question was that? Was she going to get all spiritual or religious on him? Kyo decided to answer this question as best as he could. "Sure I do," he answered. "I've talked to one before, I've hugged one … I've even kissed one, too."
"Really! You have, Kyo-kun?" Tohru sounded amazed. "Wow! How did you meet her? Where is she now?"
"Well," Kyo started, beginning to stroke Tohru's hair. His voice dropped to a whisper. "I met her last year, and she's sitting next to me right now. You're my angel, Tohru. You're like heaven to me." Tohru's face immediately turned red, and Kyo could even see the bright color of her cheeks despite the darkness. He leaned in and kissed her, forgetting everything else besides himself and Tohru, and he pressed her down into the ground. He cautiously slid his tongue into her mouth, exploring her teeth and tongue. Tohru moaned in ecstasy as his lips trailed a path of kisses from her mouth to her neck. Kyo untwined their hands so he could run his fingers through her long, silky hair. Tohru's arms were wrapped around his neck and she tried as hard as she could not to accidentally choke him. Kyo's mouth left her neck and went back up to her face, kissing her cheeks, nose, and forehead. He then went to her ear, kissing it lightly and whispering, "You're so beautiful" repeatedly. His hands slowly went under her thin shirt, feeling her smooth, soft skin. Tohru loved the way Kyo's warm hands felt on her bare back, and she couldn't help but quietly moan.
"Tohru?" Kyo began to stroke her face, and he finally noticed that she was breathing heavily. "Are you okay?" Kyo questioned as he sat up. Tohru brushed her hair away from her face and sat up as well. Her face was flushed, and she leaned her head against Kyo's shoulder. "I'm fine, Kyo-kun," she said. She looked up at him, smiling softly, her eyes twinkling. Kyo didn't know how long Tohru and Kyo stayed like that, just staring into each other's eyes, but it was for the majority of the night.
And did Kazuma somehow realize that Kyo and Tohru would suddenly be gone during the night?
Of course he did.
Occasionally, Kazuma would hear the door open downstairs when he was in his bedroom, reading, and he would hear people walking up the stairs and to the directions of Kyo and Tohru's rooms. Did he know what they were doing and why they were outside? He had an idea, and he wasn't going to stop them because if they were happy, that's all that mattered.
During the day Tohru and Kyo did things together as well. Not only did they go to the beach a lot, but they would get together would Arisa and Saki But did Arisa and Saki know that Kyo and Tohru were dating?
They had an idea.
It's not that Tohru didn't want to tell them, she was just afraid that they would act different around her and Kyo. The four of them would hang around at places like Saki's house, or Kazuma's, and they would go out for lunch, and Arisa and Saki accompanied Tohru and Kyo at the beach once in a while. Tohru and Kyo just acted friendly around Arisa and Saki, but it was the way they looked at each other and the way they smiled that made the girls a little suspicious.
"So, you wanna sleep over at Hanajima's place tonight, Tohru?" Arisa once asked when they were all out at a diner for lunch. "We've hadn't had a sleepover in ages and, you know, since I don't have work tomorrow I thought that we'd stay at Hanajima's." Tohru looked from her friend to Kyo, wondering what he would want her to do. She agreed with Arisa that they hadn't had a sleepover since she was living with Kyoko, but she didn't want Kyo to feel like she was leaving him for her friends. "Orange can come too, I guess," Arisa added with a laugh. "But you wouldn't wanna hang around three girls all night who just sit and talk about crap, would you?"
"Of course I wouldn't," Kyo spat back in response, crossing his arms over his chest. "Who the hell would?"
Tohru bit her lip. Clearly, Kyo seemed mad. Well, what she could do was have Arisa and Saki spend the night at Kazuma's! That way, she could have a sleepover with her friends and not leave Kyo alone all night. It was the perfect idea! "I know!" Tohru said happily. "How about we stay at our house? That way, we can all be together! Uo-chan and Hana-chan, we can still have fun with Kyo-kun, but we'll sleep in my bedroom while Kyo-kun sleeps in his! How does that sound?" Arisa pondered Tohru's suggestion while Saki ate, and Kyo stared at Tohru. She was willing to stay at home with him? She could have went with her friends, she knew that. It didn't matter to him, but he would have missed her. Kyo made a mental note to thank her later.
"Okay, sounds good," Arisa said. "Hanajima and I'll be there around eight, okay?" Tohru nodded. "Okay! We're going to have a lot of fun tonight!"
When Kyo and Tohru got home, Kyo stopped Tohru before they went inside. "You could've gone to that psychic's house, you know," he told her. "I wouldn't have cared. Sure, I would've missed holding you before we went to sleep and everything—" Tohru giggled and blushed "—and I would've missed you like crazy, but it's just one night. You could've gone." Tohru stepped closer to Kyo and leaned in, hugging him. Kyo wrapped his arms around her small body, breathing in the fresh scent of her hair. "I know," Tohru said into his shoulder. "But I would have missed you too, and I know we're all going to have a lot of fun tonight!"
"What about Shishou?" Kyo reminded Tohru. "I'm sure he'll let them come over, but you gotta ask him first remember?" Tohru drew away from Kyo and looked him in the face. "Oh," she said, biting her lip. "I forgot … Oh, I hope Shishou-san doesn't get upset with me when he finds out that I've already invited them over!"
"Why the hell would he?" Kyo said. "You do live here, you know. If you just let him know that they're coming he won't have a problem. Trust me, I've lived with Shishou since I was six … I know him." Tohru nodded, now smiling a little more. "Okay, Kyo-kun," she said. Kyo then kissed her on the forehead, and they both went inside.
Like Kyo said, Kazuma had no problem with Arisa and Saki spending the night. Tohru happily made dinner for everyone, and made extras just in case Arisa and Saki didn't have dinner before they arrived. Kazuma, Kyo, and Tohru ate dinner together and at eight o'clock Arisa and Saki arrived as planned. They had the dinner that Tohru made them, and then everyone went in the living room to watch a movie. If Arisa and Saki noticed how close Tohru and Kyo were sitting to each other, or how each time a scary part came on Tohru would cuddle next to Kyo and squeeze her eyes shut as he put an arm around her shoulder, they never said anything.
"Aw, that was a good movie," Arisa said, stretching her arms out once the movie was over. "Yes, it was good," Saki agreed. "But everything was fake. The dead don't just come out of the ground as skeletons, they—"
"And how the hell do you know that?" Arisa asked. Before Saki could answer, there was a loud thunderclap and the teenagers then heard rain beginning to pour outside. "Well, it's about time we got rain," Arisa said. "It's been so damn hot out, I thought I was gonna have a stroke or something."
"Yes, it has been awfully hot out …"
"Well, you wear black all of the time, so you're a different story."
As Arisa and Saki talked, Tohru and Kyo still sat close to each other. Tohru didn't like thunderstorms, and Kyo didn't want to leave her, so he sat close to her. His arm wasn't around her anymore, and he felt it twitch whenever he had the urge to. It was when the lights went off and Tohru cowered to him that he couldn't help it. "Hey, the lights went out," Arisa suddenly acknowledged. "No shit," Kyo said. He held Tohru closer to him each time it thundered. It was thundering so loud that the windows shook, and the bright lightening could be seen behind the closed curtains. Kyo could feel Tohru trembling next to him, and he whispered comforting words to her as it continued to storm outside. "Don't worry," he whispered into her ear after planting kisses on her face. "You're with me … It's okay."
"Hey, guys, let's tell scary stories!" Arisa said. "I bet Hanajima knows some pretty good ones." Tohru squeaked and cuddled closer to Kyo at the sound of scary stories, which reminded Arisa that Tohru wasn't the type of person who liked them. "Oh, sorry Tohru," Arisa said apologetically. "I forgot you don't like them, Tohru! Maybe we can just tell funny stories then?"
"I know a funny story," Saki said. "Yes, it was very funny. A boy in school once tried to pull my hair and he ended up with a seizure. It was funny … Very funny."
"Your idea of funny and our idea of funny are totally different," Kyo said. "I find that really scary."
The lights were out for about twenty minutes, but everyone talked the whole time. Kyo and Tohru had no idea where Kazuma was, but once the lights turned on they had other things to worry about. Kyo was holding Tohru close to him, and Arisa and Saki were staring right at them.
"Well," Arisa said, an eyebrow raised. "What do we have here?"
Ah, I've left you all with a cliffhanger this time! I don't usually do cliffhangers, but I decided in that in this situation it would be reasonable. Did you all like it? I hope so! Please review, and thank you so much for all of the reviews! You're all so wonderful! I'll be back soon!
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