a/o: I don't know if you've noticed but Tohru usually calls Yuki 'Sohma-kun' and I've decided that she's just going to call him Yuki from now on and she's just going to call Kyo Kyo. No Particular reason just wanted to change it! xD Well here's the next chapater hop you like it!!^^

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Chapter 10- The Walk from School

The sound of an endless annoying alarm clock was ringing loudly. Lazily Tohru lifted her had to shut it off. She moaned tiredly not wanting to get up and then yawned. Tohru rubbed her eyes hoping against hope that possibly the sleep would go away faster. Finally she pryed herself out of bed.

Tohru sighed as she was getting out of her pale yellow pajamas and deciding what she was going to wear for that day. "I guess this is what I get for staying up late huh Mom? I really should be more responsible than this..." After another moment or two of beating herself up she realized that this wasn't going to get her anywhere and everyone was probably wondering when breakfast was going to be ready. Quickly she picked something out and headed down the stairs to the kitchen.

"Now let's see... What to make?" She pondered out loud. "Well first I can make green tea! I'm every will like that right? Hmmm... Now what to eat? Oh! What about rice porridge! That's it! I'll make that!"

Not long after she had gotten all of the things that she needed did she hear the guys moving around upstairs" I guess they'll be down soon! Tohru thought to herself happily.

About ten to fifteen minutes had gone by when Shigure was the first to come down.

"Yuumers!! That tea smells excellent Tohru!!!" he said maybe slightly suspiciously but what he might have meant nobody knows.

"Why thank you Shigure-san!" She responded beaming. "I hope you like it I'm kind of experimenting with it."

"Oh Tohru! As long as its something you'er making I'm sure everyone will like it!"

Kyo had over heard the conversation and gave him a waring look as went to get the plates.

Shigure pouted. "Honestly! Why is it that I'm always the one that is accused of being the bad guy around here!!!"

"Because its you..." the cat had replied simply.

Shigure threw his hands up in the air. "Oh I give up!!" he whinned.

Yuki was the last to come down. He trudged the down the stairs dragging his feet with every step obviously still out of it and still in sleep mode. Afraid Yuki was going to bump into something Tohru had decided to say something.

"Um... Y-Yuki...?"

Drowsily he sat himself down at the table and yawned sleepily. "I'm fine Ms. Honda don't worry. So what's for breakfast?"

By now the smells were through out the entire house and was just about to be served.

"Okay... If you say so." Tohru said reluctantly. "We're having rice porridge! There's also some green tea if you want some!"

Soon enough everyone was done eating and was now heading out the door to go to school. Kyo and Yuki proceeded with their normal arguments with Tohru every so often attempting to play the part of the 'peace maker'.

It was a cool winter day that morning and the wind managed to stay down but it was still chilly regardless. The trees had gone from there pretty shades of red, orange, and yellow to being completely bare with snow scattered on some of the branches along with the roofs on the houses and covering a majority of the ground. What was not covered in snow was covered in ice.

"Will you guys hurry up?! I'm freezing my ass off!" Kyo said angrily

"Nobody said that you had to walk with us you stupid cat. In fact! It would made my morning if you just would've gone ahead." Yuki retorted.

"Well who said I didn't want to you damn rat!? Honestly I don't know what even keeps me here!"

"Its not like I want to be here anymore than you do you stupid cat!"

Tohru continued to walk quietly at their sides her eyes glued to ground terrified that she would do something wrong and she would be the next one they yelled at. By this time knowing them for we'll say two years she was used to this bickering for the most part. The two guys had picked up on her thought waves instantly. This particuarly easy seeing as she was an open book who couldn't hide anything from anyone even if her life depended on it.

"Ms. Honda?"

"Hm? What is it?" she asked pleasantly.

"Well..um you do realize that we would never yell at you right?" Yuki asked.

"Yeah I mean.. Its not like we don't like being with you or anything..." Kyo said akwardly.

Tohru's face popped up eagerly and she lit up like a christmas tree "Really??" she squeaked.

Yuki smiled. "Of course Ms. Honda don't ever let yourself think otherwise."

"Yeah seriously did you really think that we would ever stop liking and drop you just like that? I mean c'mon that has to be one of the dumbest ideas ever."

Finally after a few more minutes they had reached their school and the day gone by normally with nothing out of the ordinary happening. After school was over Tohru had gotten the last of her things and waited at the usual meeting place for Yuki and Kyo. After awhile she looked at the clock and there was still no sign of the rat or the cat anywhere. This is weird mom... Do you think they had something to do and left right away? She decided to wait five more minutes and then head home.

The five minutes had gone by and again there was still no sign of them. Hmmm I guess they already went home mom. They must've had something really important to do. I guess I'll just head home. On the way there she explored her mind for possibilies of why they weren't there. OH! I bet they both thought the other one was going to do it!! So Yuki thought Kyo was doing it and Kyo thought Yuki was doing it! She laughed to herself. She knew they would never do something like this on purpose. They said that they wouldn't this morning. So it was obviously an accident a mere mistake in communication...right?

Tohru frowned. They would never do anything like that and that's that! She scolded herself firmly. She was just about to cross the street when she heard a familar voice to her right greet her.

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Meanwhile Shigure sat at the table skimming the newspaper that was in front of him while Kyo flipped threw the channels. A few moments had passed when Yuki had come through the door. Kyo looked expecting to see Tohru but when he didn't he immediately got angry.

"You damn rat where's Tohru?!"

"What do you mean I thought she was with you??"

"So you left her at the school?!"

"Yes because I thought she was with you you stupid cat!"

"Don't call me stupid you damn rat!!"

"Then don't act stupid stupid..."

"Okay okay let's approach this calmly..." Shigure interjected before Kyo could get a word in. "Tohru's a smart girl so she probably figured out early on that you had gone ahead thinking that you both thought the other was walking with her am I right? And c'mon people this is Tohru we're talking about its not she's going to stump in here in huff. She'll understand she's pretty good at that kind of thing if you haven't noticed."

Niether of the boys said anything and remained quiet not really knowing what to say or how to retort.

"So to make sure this doesn't happen again why don't you all leave from school together just like you leave from here together. Just a thought. I'm sure it would be a bad idea though if one or both of you go back. I'm sure she'd like that."

Kyo got up first and he headed out the door.

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"So what are you doing walking by yourself Tohru? Don't you usually walk with your friends, the Sohmas?"

"Well yeah, but I guess there was a miscommunation or something," Tohru laughed a little. "I don't think I'd be surprised if I saw one of them when I get about half way there,"

Brock's face slightly redded. "You won't mind if I do it would you?"

"Well..." she hesitated. What should I say?! Should I tell him I can't?? What if I do tell him I can't though does that mean that he will hate me?! Ooooh I don't like the idea of being hated... What if I do? It could be that he really wants to be nice and mom always said to give people the benefit of the dout but what will Yuki and Kyo think???! I'm sure as soon as they see us walking they're going to think I'm mad at them for not walking with me and that I don't like them anymore or I like them less for doing it or I just like him more! What should I do Mom!? And he's still just standing there waiting for answer but I still don't know what to say!!!

"Please?" he asked asked again with a sweetness that reminded her a little of Yuki.

"O-O-O..kay..." she agreed reluctantly. Tohru began walking stiffly, but walking never the less. The guilt of walking with Brock and not any of the Sohmas built and built. Was she really doing the right thing? Would they really understand if they happened to see her? Tohru had begun to lose herself in her thoughts and she had completely forgotten they it was in the middle of winter and there was ice everywhere. Tohru was still thinking and then she had slipped there was a small 'eep' and she had closed her eyes ready to brace herself for the icy landing she was going to have only... Nothing happened? This wasn't right how could she not have fallen by now? Forgetting for a moment that she wasn't dealing with someone who had a zodiac curse she hadn't realized that Brock had caught her.

"I would never let you fall..." he whispered in her ear.

Tohru got up quickly. At that it wasn't physically possible for to any redder than she already was. She glued her eyes to her feet and didn't move a muscle. " T-Thank you..." she said quietly then she turned around and continued her to her house.

Brock however lightly and very gently grabbed her hand and spun her around making sure that she wouldn't fall on the ice and he pulled her close to his chest and wrapped his arms around her. She tried to protest and keeping on walking but his grip was firmer but at the same time it was gentle. She could feel his on her back and she could hear his heart beating. Was this what it was like to be held?

"I-I- I can't I'm sorry! I have to go!! I really have to go they're going to be so worried about me! I have to go" she protested.

"Please... Don't runaway.. Just let me hold you. I need to know what it's like to hold you. I'm not an idiot Tohru... I know that you're in love with Kyo... But still just a little while longer. If this is the closest I'm going to get to you then I'll take it."

Tohru flushed there so many things she didn't understand now. She...she was in love with Kyo? That would make sense. Everytime she saw him smile she could feel herself melt. He could be just sitting there and she would have to smile. She blinked in confusion. "huh?" she asked innocently.

"You're in love with him..." he said with a sad gaze that made her slightly blush and almost break her heart. She had never had this happen to her. Then she could here foot steps behind her and she turned around to see who it was and sure enough it was Kyo.

"I'll see you later Tohru." Brock said smiling. You wouldn't have been able to guess that smile was the saddest look on a person's you ever would have seen just a moment ago.

"Bye." She said returning the smile after she had seen him walk away she met up with Kyo and smiled at him.

"Sorry for the mix up..." Kyo started.

"Oh no no its okay I understand really! I knew you wouldn't have left me there on purpose!!" Tohru laughed.

"Yeah so you ready to go home?"

"Yeah that sounds nice. What do you feel like for dinner?

"I dunno samon I guess." th

her thou

"Yeah! That sounds great!"

They had started walking to the house and Tohru began to lose herself in her thoughts. Was she really in with Kyo? ...Could he possibly like her? Kyo could tell that she had zoned out.

"Hey Tohru, what's wrong? Did something happen back there?"

"No no its ok really don't worry about me okay?"

Kyo gave her a skeptical look. "You sure? I mean..you would have said something right?"

"Of course! You'd be the first to know!" Tohru replied smiling.

A few moments had passed when finally they were on the door step of Shigure's house. "Glad to hear it." Before Tohru even realized what he was doing. Quickly his lips lightly brushed her forehead and he turned and went inside leaving Tohru stunned.