****I don't own Fruits Basket or ABBA's music (Lay All Your Love on Me)****
Chapter 7 - Wasting Your Emotions
Don't go wasting your emotions, lay all your love on me.
After hours of hunting through the market, Yuki and Tohru paid at the checkout. As they put their groceries in his car, he realized the cold weather was on his side. He could easily leave the perishables inside for a while if Tohru wanted to take some time to go grab a bite to eat.
He convinced himself it would be a totally proper thing to do. This little lady was probably tired and hungry after such a long hunt through the exotic aisles. It would be rude of him to not think of her comfort. Plus, she was going to be doing almost all the cooking for their meal, as she had insisted.
She needed sometime to relax as well.
"Are you hungry?" Yuki asked. "It's a bit of a drive home, we haven't ate in a while, we could get somthing quick. My treat." He said unassumingly.
"You've treated me enough Yuki" she grinned.
Right on the spot, as if the heavens where shining on him, his stomach growled loudly.
"Oh wow...wow" Yuki thought to himself. Tohru couldn't turn him down now. She took people's grumbling stomachs very seriousely.
She immediately offered to pay for his meal.
"No" Yuki said politely.
He opened the passenger side door and guided her in.
"I know a good place, I'm paying." He said happily.
She sighed and smiled. "Well, we'll see about that, let's just get some food in your belly."
He took her to a little Chinese restaraunt nearby. He seemed to be craving crab rangoons nonstop these days. He ordered eight of them with a coke. Not very healthy, but he had faith that Tohru's cooking would heal him the next day.
Tohru got vegetable lo mein and hot jasmine tea with lemon.
"This is so much fun Yuki, and so unexpected!"
She gleamed as she took a careful sip on her hot tea.
Yuki smiled. He found himself using facial muscles that he had not used in while. He was always felt like smiling when she was near.
Then he mustered up some courage and took the conversation a bit out of his comfort zone.
"Tohru...are you happy? With you're new life? Are you happy living so far away?...Working at the kitchen at that school you mentioned..." Yuki asked, trying to sound nonchalant.
What he really wanted to ask was, "Are you happy with Kyo."
"Oh! Well, it's been two years, I guess I wouldn't really call it my "new" life, I um, I mean it took a good getting used too I guess. I didn't know a single soul when I moved there. Um...I love to cook. I guess the student's don't really enjoy my cooking there much because I have to follow certain guidelines. It's not really my cooking, I have to follow their menu, there's tons of spices I would love to add-"
She kept talking about the cooking, truley thinking he was actually asking her about whether she liked her job or not. He cared if she did,
but he really wanted to know if she was happy overall.
He wanted to know if that fucking cat was treating her like shit.
"And Kyo..." she said suddenly, "It's really important to him that he learns the ways of how to run a Dojo. I really want him to be happy. It's his dream and I'm glad I can be there to support him. That's all that matters." she said with that weak smile she had been making lately when she mentioned him.
"Blagh!" Yuki thought to himself.
"What do you think of all that martial arts stuff? Does it bore you? Make you laugh?" Yuki couldn't believe himself for asking this.
"Oh no! It's very interesting! It's making him very strong and a good fighter!" Tohru responded quickely.
Yuki burst out laughing very loudly.
"Oh...oh...yes I guess that would make you laugh" she giggled, covered her mouth, and turned pink.
Yuki was still laughing. It was rare for him to laugh this much.
"Oh yeah, I could still kick that douchebag's ass with his constant training and my sitting on my ass eating crab rangoons." Yuki thought to himself. He wouldn't say THAT to to Tohru at least.
He felt like he already said too much. He felt like a jerk.
"Sorry, It's really none of my business". He said sheepishly.
"Oh no! It's important for friends to check up on eachother!"
He looked off to the side. Friends...yes that is probably all he ever would be to her.
But at least he had that, he thought to himself. At least I'm not estranged from her, always wondering how she is. At least I can enjoy her company.
He would have killed to have more alone time with her like this though.
"I guess we should head home soon." Tohru said worriedly. "I can't believe how I lost track of time, look how long it's been!" She said pointing to a clock with the Chinese zodiac by each number.
"Oh yeah, look the big hand is on Haru" Yuki said as he eyed the clock. The cow was next to the number 10. It was now 9:50 PM. It had been four hours when Tohru told them it was going to be a one hour trip.
"Hehe! You're right!" Tohru thought this was funnier than Yuki did, but he was glad she was laughing and not fretting about going home to that stupid cat.
Yuki sighed "Yeah, Shigure is probably fretting." Yuki wondered why had not called. Then he remembered his phone was off.
"Oh snap" Yuki turned his phone on to find 10 missed calls from Shigure, and 150 missed calls from Haru.
"Sounds about right..." Yuki rolled his eyes with an annoyed grin.
Yuki dialed Shigure and told them they'd be home soon. He figured he'd let Shigure tell Haru so Haru wouldn't try to make love to him over the phone.
Shigure let out a sigh and leaned back into his chair. To everyone's dismay, his robe was hanging open a little more than it should have been.
"Close that damn thing up!" Kyo screamed.
"I'm so relieved! Their safe! Oh Kyo, do you think they held hands while they shopped?" Shigure chanted.
Kyo got really bristly. "Shut up you damn dog."
Even though the curse had ended, they still called eachother by their past animal.
"Dogs...I miss how they used to howl to me all night" Shigure said sadly.
He continued "I miss how they would always show up on my doorstep, always come to me before anyone else in the room."
"You probably miss how much they used to hump you too" Kyo snarled.
"Oh yes! I miss that too!" Shigure giggled. "But humping Akito is more fun".
"Would you shut the hell up!?" Kyo screamed "Gross!"
Just then Tohru and Yuki came through the door. Kyo eyed Yuki, then got up and gave Tohru kissed Tohru on the mouth and looked at Yuki. It was obviousely for exibitionist purposes. He looked angry. Tohru felt confused. It wasen't really a loving kiss.
"Oh now who's being innapropriate?" Shigure teased.
"Yeah, no one wants to watch you stick your tongue down anyone's mouth" Yuki said deadpan.
Kyo snarled. "Where the hell where you guys, huh? What took so damn long!?"
"Yuki suggested we go to the Global Market! I got new ingredients, see!?" Tohru was trying to lighten the mood.
Kyo looked at Yuki with narrowed eyes. "Don't pull a stunt like that again you damn rat. Why should I trust your driving?
Why the hell couldn't you just gone and got the same damn ingredients as always? That's all anyone wants anyways."
"Speak for yourself Kyo, I would love to try somthing new!" Shigure said excitedly while looking at Tohru.
"No on asked you. Screw this, I'm going out to run." Kyo turned and stormed out the door.
The three of them looked at eachother. Awkward silence.
Tohru took a deep breath and tried to look resilient. "Well, time to get ready for tommorow's meal!"
Shigure cheered and got up a little too quickely. Somthing caught his robe and he was suddenly running towards the kitchen stark naked. Not even underwear. They got a little too good of a view of the hair on his ass.
Yuki covered Tohru's eyes.
"Lets sanitize the kitchen first Tohru." Yuki said with a sigh.
*****Sorry, couldn't resist. I always wondered if Shigure was really suppossed to be naked under those robes he always wore. Anyway,
more updates to come.******
