Hallo! Here we go again…and u may notice this is 2 chappies so its 9 and 10! The titles should give them away …I think…any way thanks to all my loyal reviewers who always review and thanks to those who just do it sometimes and just happen to review mine! It makes me feel special! Ok! Chappie 9 and 10 everybody!
Chapter 9: The Flower And The Cat Bond At Last
Kyo stood at the end of the aisle, waiting impatiently. Today was the day he always dreamed about…the day Tohru's and his life would finally be connected. There Kyo stood next to the priest, in his clean black tux, his fists jammed in his pockets, in nervousness. The church was crowded, and it was obviously full of the Sohma family members. Some were yelling at each other, some were whispering, some were just singing happy songs for no apparent reasons that they made up, and some were laughing like drunks when they didn't even have any alcohol yet. All of this commotion allowed Kyo to slip out a tiny sigh. But he smiled, because in all of this mess, this was his family.
The chapel became quiet as the soft organ music started. Everyone hushed and leaned over the pews as they sat in a frantic mess. Kyo ran his fingers through his hair, anxiously, for the umpteenth time. The doors in the back opened with a small creak and a 16 year old Kisa, in a light lavender dress, walked up the aisle slowly, tossing small pink petals across the carpeted floor. Behind her, Momiji followed. He was the ring bearer, not Kyo's idea to have him, but Tohru insisted. He wasn't being annoying though; Kyo hadn't associated with the rest of the Sohma's since graduation and he couldn't remember a time, no, a moment without being with Momiji's usual aggravating self. But Momiji was quite calm the entire practice and ceremony, which surprised Kyo, but even Kyo realized later that everyone has to grow up some time. Besides, Momiji was 21 now, a long way off from 17.
And then, as if the church couldn't get any quieter, no one moved and Kyo became even more restless. Arm in arm, Tohru and Yuki stood in the door. Tohru couldn't have looked more beautiful. Standing there in the doorway, Tohru glowed in an angelic radiance. The dress Ayame had made for her complemented her body, making her shoulders and face stand out. It was an off the shoulder seam with a ribbon in the back that she could comfortably tie, without making it too tight for Kohana. The ends of her sleeves were frilly and dress shone in the light, looking as if it were made of velvet.
Kyo saw Tohru turn her head at Yuki and smile. When he smiled back at her, Kyo recognized his soft smile. It was the smile that proved to Kyo that Yuki had finally given up, that now, Kyo had finally won. Kyo had finally won a battle that meant the most important to him. Now Yuki was going to give Tohru up…to Kyo…forever.
This forced Kyo to smile directly at Tohru. When her eyes went back to meeting with Kyo's, they shimmered in happiness. Kyo then looked over to Yuki. When their stares reached each other's, Yuki did the impossible…he smiled at Kyo…and nodded his head, as if to say, "I guess this makes you…the winner."
Tohru stood up next to Kyo on the alter. Kyo lifted her veil, revealing her beautiful face and smiled warmly down to her. The priest began the ceremony.
Kyo almost dozed off, standing there so still for so long. He had already closed his eyes and his head was leaning to one side a bit. When he started to lean over, thinking he hadn't gotten enough sleep lately, Tohru nudged him in the side. Kyo jolted and snapped his head right back up, wide eyed, but not for long. His eyes closed halfway again and he turned his head slightly towards Tohru, who was giggling no louder than a mouse's whisper.
Shigure, who was watching this whole epidemic, turned to Ayame next to him and whispered, "Even Kyo is having trouble staying awake through this!"
The familiar phrase echoed through the church; "Do you, Tohru, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?"
"I do," Tohru smiled.
"And do you, Kyo, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?"
"I do," Kyo replied, taking Tohru's hands in his.
"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
Kyo leaned in and met Tohru's lips. In the background, you could hear cheers and of excitement and hollers of congrats. But the new couple didn't hear anything, except for their heart beats, pounding ecstatically in their chests. When the two parted, Tohru's eyes widened. But no one noticed under all the enthusiasm.
Kyo pulled gently at Tohru's arm, leading her through the large mass of people through to the outside of the church. Everyone threw rice on the ground and shouted 'good luck' to the newly-weds as they past them.
"Kyo!" Tohru shouted from behind him.
"Hold on!" he shouted back. "I can't hear a thing. Let's wait until we get into the car."
When the door shut behind them, Kyo told the driver not to go anywhere yet. "Now, what is it?"
By then, Tohru was breathing really heavily, and it wasn't because of the running. "Kyo, I think…I think it's…Oooh!" Tohru couldn't finish and she clutched her stomach tightly.
"Aw, Shit! Come on! Come on, let's drive! Go, go, go!" Kyo coaxed the driver to hurry up. Tohru grabbed Kyo's hand and squeezed it hard in pain.
"Where are we going?" the driver asked.
"Where do you think? You idiot, to the hospital! My wife's gonna have the baby any minute and you're askin' about where we gotta go! Geez!" Kyo started to lose it, especially because Tohru was squeezing the living daylights out of his hand. "Come on, you…!" Kyo threw everything he had at this guy, and it only made him go a bit faster. Tohru hadn't heard Kyo curse so much in years.
"Hey buddy, I'm not getting paid to speed! But, if we get a ticket, you're paying it!" the driver was already annoyed with Kyo's bad mouth. Then when Tohru looked out the window, all she could see were blurs of different colors speeding past. But it wasn't as if she wasn't seeing stars already.
Chapter 10: You Just Had To Come Now!
When they got to the hospital, Tohru was rushed inside. Kyo was right by Tohru's side. They got into the room, where Kyo was told to put this green material that covered part of his face and his hair.
"Come on! Do I really have to put that crap on? I gotta get inside!" Kyo argued.
The doctor yelled at him, though, in a hurry, "The only way you're getting in there is if you put this stuff on!"
"Gah! Fine!" Kyo grunted, snatching the material from the doctor's hands. He went to go change.
Meanwhile, in the room, Tohru was waiting in pain, anxious to see Kyo again. "Kyo…where's Kyo? I need Kyo!" she almost started to cry. But the pain was too much, and crying wouldn't do anything to ease it. "Kyo!"
"Tohru, Tohru, I'm right here," a man in green clothing knelt down next to her bed.
"But I want Kyo!" Tohru didn't recognize him.
"Tohru, it's me…your husband!" Kyo lifted the mask down to show his face. His tongue tingled when he said the word 'husband'.
"Oh, Kyo! I'm glad you're here! I wanted you so badly! Ah! Ooh! Kyo, make the pain stop!" Tohru wailed.
"Isn't there any medication you can give her to ease the pain?" Kyo asked the nurses on the other side of Tohru's bed. When they just shrugged, Kyo walked up to them, gave them a death-glare, and said, "Find out what you can give her and give it to her, dammit!"
The two nurses rushed out of the room, as quickly as they could. Kyo continued to kneel next to Tohru and try to comfort her. "Everything's going to be alright," he said soothingly. "Kohana's gonna be fine. And you are too."
"Oh, Kyo!" Tohru was sobbing in great pain. She clearly needed some thing to help her. "I don't know if I can do it! I was never worried about it…not until now! Now, I'm…I'm so scared! I don't think I can do this."
Just then, Hatori came into the room. The couple looked up at him. "It's time."
"Aagh!"
"Okay, keep going. Easy does it! Now, push!"
"Tohru…don't give up…you can do this…"
"Aaaagh!"
A baby's cry was heard.
Kyo opened his eyes. He was sitting in a low chair in a dimly lit room, with Tohru and Kohana sleeping in the bed next to him. Tohru's wedding dress was laid on the other chair across the room and he was still wearing his tux. It was wrinkled from the rush to get to the hospital, and his tie was undone. He got up from his position slowly, a little wobbly on the legs, and covered the two in the bed, under the sheet.
Kyo gazed at Tohru's peaceful face. Her hair was tangled and in strands spread across the pillow, and her eyes were closed. Then he looked down at his new baby girl, Kohana. She was the cutest thing he had ever seen. And the smallest. 6 pounds, 4 ounces. She also had his color of flame orange hair. Her tiny eyes shone a reddish-brown, a mix of him and Tohru. "You're so beautiful," Kyo whispered to them and turned around to sit back down.
"She is…isn't she," he heard a voice behind him. He turned to see Tohru smiling up at him.
He brushed some of the bangs out of her face, "I was talking to you."
Ummm…o yea…I put 2 chapters together cuz I thought 10 was really short…so anyway…chapter 11 is mysterious and after that things get DRAMATIC! MUAHAHAHA!I think chappie 11 takes place around 6 or 7 months after this…I don't kno if I mentioned it there…ok then…cya next time and plz review!
