Chapter 6- His Girl

Tohru said she needed to go to the grocery store before she started preparing for tommorow's meal. It felt just like old times to her, Shigure would give her some yen for what they where hungry for and she'd go to their local grocery store. She knew all the cashiers and managers there on a first name basis. Yuki cherished the times they went grocery shopping together, especially when he was alone with her. He wanted to relive it.

"Tohru, are you going with Kyo to the store?" Yuki asked.

"No, he said he had to practice his martial arts. It was a long drive here and his legs cramp up and stuff." She gave a weak smile.

"Oh, well, may I come?" Yuki asked sheepishly. He felt weird asking to be with her since she became an item with Kyo.

"Oh of course! I would love it if you came! We always shopped together in highschool!" She gleamed.

Yuki felt a false spring of hope. He knew getting her was hopeless, but it made him feel good to know she wanted him around just for company.

Yuki had his own car now, but he really wanted to just walk with her. However, he thought it might be rude to not offer her a ride when he had the capability. So he did.

"Oh wow! Yuki this car is wonderful! It's so shiny and pretty! Oh did I say pretty?, I'm sorry I didn't really mean it that way! It's very masculine and tou-" Yuki stopped her short.

"It's okay Tohru, I'm not offended at all. After all, I drink nonfat vanilla lattes. I guess I am feminine." He chuckled.

She giggled. They got in his car and drove off.

Kyo watched from a distance. He felt a little boiling ball of rage building up in his blood. His eyes narrowed before he did some kind of roundhouse martial art kick in the air.

"Shit faced rat" he growled.

What was he worried about? He won Tohru. HE WON. He finally had beat that rat. He lived with Tohru. She loved him. She had SEX with him. He made a sinister grin and proceeded practicing his martial arts moves.

Yuki pulled into the driveway of the grocery store.

"You know Tohru, we could go to that Global Food store. It was the next town over, about 30 minutes away.

"Oh! I wouldn't want you to waste gas money! That's a bit of drive, isen't it?" Tohru said concerned.

"I'm not worried about it at all. I've always wanted to go there. I think it would be fun. You could experiment with new ingredients you've never had before." He smiled

She brightened and looked very excited.

"I'm definitely paying you Yuki. I work in the dietary department at a school. I can afford it since Kyo helps me with the bills" She pulled out her purple Hello Kitty wallet.

Yuki pushed it away.

"No way, my treat" He smiled.

Tohru knew she was going to make it up to him later, or at least sneak the money in his coat pocket.

He got on the interstate and she was practically bouncing in her seat she was so excited.

He put it on a station that was playing Britney Spears "You Drive Me Crazy". Tohru sang along happily. He knew she liked that song.

When they arrived at the Global Market, Tohru didn't even know where to begin. She was so thrilled her palms where sweating. She was so in her element.

Each aisle represented a different country. She thought she could maybe try her hand at making a few new ethnic dishes on the side of their main course meal.

"Oh Yuki! This is wonderful! Thank you so much!" She hugged him.

He died in inside a little bit. In a good way.

She went on a hunt throught the aisles. She went through Russia, America, Pakistan, China, Africa...it really was an interesting place Yuki thought to himself.

"Can you find an Ethnic dish you'd like to try Yuki?" Tohru asked while reading through some recipe ideas provided in each aisle.

It looks like Americans have a thing for mashed potatoes and gravy on Thanksgiving. It seemed pretty basic, but also very good. Yuki loved getting hot sweet potatoes on the street.

"Hmmmm...I would be making beef gravy, mashing yellow potatoes, butter, sour cream, chives, wow it sounds really easy...absolutely!" Tohru said. She started picking out all the ingredients.

"I think Pad Thai sounds really good. See?" She showed him a picture. He had actually had it before at a Thai restaraunt in his college town with Machi. He remembered Machi throwing all the tissues on the ground and pouring coke on the table on purpose. Ugh. He was so glad to be with Tohru right now.

"Oh yes, it's delicious, I've had it. You will love it." Yuki responded.

Then they went through the German aisle.

"Wow! Look at all these jams!" Tohru cried "There is so many of them! Apricot! Rhubarb? Wow!"

"They might be good with some of that homemade bread you're going to make" Yuki smiled.

"Oh yes! But which one!?" Tohru pondered.

Yuki remembered Tohru's favorite fruit. Strawberries. He was afraid to make a suggestion because she would probably think that's what he wanted, and she would choose it regardless if she wanted it or not.

"I think they all look good. You choose" Yuki smiled.

She chose strawberry.

They even found some shampoo from Pakistan that smelled really good. Like strawberries. Tohru loved it but commented that she should only use Shigure's money to buy food. Yuki threw it in the basket while she wasen't looking. Yuki wasen't going to abuse Shigure's money. He was going to pay for it himself, regardless if Tohru told him not to. He thought her hair would smell even more lovely than it already did with that shampoo.

Not that he wanted that fucking cat smelling it. Which he would be. They would probably share a bed in the Sohma guest house that night. Grrrrrrr. Yuki thought to himself he would probably even have to hear them have sex. Nonononononono he went paler than he already was. He walked down one of the other aisles looking interested in somthing so she wouldn't see him look so disturbed. He recovered himself.

He was with her now. Alone. He didn't want thoughts like that ruining his time with her. His time spent with her was so rare. Once she (shutter!) starting having babies with Kyo, he'd probably never get to spend time with her again, he thought to himself.

They searched around the market for way longer than they told Kyo and Shigure. Yuki forgotten that he had his phone turned off. Kyo had Tohru's cell because he was "investigating" it while she was gone.

Luckily for him, she didn't notice. That was the main reason he didn't go shopping with her. He needed some privacy to do his searching. See who Tohru was talking to...any guys. That sort of thing.

Kyo sat in Shigure's yard, leaning back against the house wall. He looked up to the sky. He had her phone in his hand. He felt like breaking it in half. Shigure was very worried, calling the other Sohma's to see if they where visiting with them. Nope.

"Where the hell did they go?" Kyo growled to himself.

She had some explaining to do.

****I based the gloabl market off of a place in real life that I love. That was fun to write about. I have to drive forever and a half to get there though! I've shopped there before and imagined Tohru running around shopping euphorically. I'm in my mid twenties, and yes, I think about those kinds of things. Lol. Anyways, plenty of more chapters to come, lots to happen.****