Never Give Up
By Ginta and Hakakku Fangirl
Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket.
A/N: Hey all. So, um…yeah…
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Chapter Twenty: Tell Us! (Reprise)
Tohru sighed, resting her head on Kyo's shoulder as he held her hand. They had just finished registering for the baby shower and she was exhausted.
"Hey, Tohru?" Kyo asked softly, leading her out the doors of the mall.
"Mm?"
"Um, is yellow the right color? We registered for a lot of it, and a lot of white."
"Oh, um…" Tohru looked up at Kyo. "I don't know."
Kyo looked surprised.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"I don't know if the baby is a boy or a girl. I asked Hatori not to tell me."
"How come?"
"I was waiting for you," Tohru said with a small smile; Kyo instantly felt a rush of both guilt and affection rushing through him, and stopped walking.
"Tohru," he murmured, before leaning down and kissing her.
"Mm…" Tohru gave a little moan and reached up to place one hand on Kyo's chest to keep their chests from coming into contact and activating his curse, and the other on his shoulder to bring him closer.
"Kyo…" she whispered when they broke apart.
"Hmm?"
"Akito can't be mad forever, can he?"
Kyo sighed.
"I don't know," he muttered. "But I hope not."
"Me too."
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"Don't worry, Tohru," Uo whispered into her ear. "I'm sure that he really wants to be here, he just doesn't want to make that Akito guy mad."
Tohru sighed and nodded. In about five minutes, everyone she knew would be here at Shigure's house for her baby shower. And Kyo would stay up in his room. It wasn't his first choice, or even his last, but he knew that it was best that he not be around Tohru at the moment. Particularly as Hatori had come to tell Kyo and Shigure that Kureno would be attending for Akito.
"Come on, Tohru," Hana said, taking Tohru's hand. "Let's go downstairs."
"Okay."
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"Sissy!" Kisa cried, throwing her arms around Tohru. Hiro rolled his eyes, making Tohru giggle.
"Ah, the princess has descended from her room!" Ayame beamed, then sighed, adding, "Unfortunately, this beautiful young flower is still trapped in a household of--"
"She's not a prisoner, Ayame, as Shigure has so clearly indicated," Hatori said, exasperated. "Do you really have to say this every chance you get?"
"Yes!"
Shigure was doing his best not to laugh, although he had to leave the room to do so. It didn't work. As soon as he had left to room, everyone in the room could hear his laughter ringing in the hall.
"So, Tohru." Uo turned to her friend. "When are you going to tell us if it's a boy or a girl?"
"Huh? Oh, um…" Tohru looked over at Hatori.
"Oh, let me tell her!" Shigure said, coming back from the kitchen, having finally managed to stop laughing.
"You know?" Tohru asked, surprised.
"Of course!" Shigure grinned.
"All of the Madubachi Trio knows!" Ayame said, as he and Shigure each put an arm around Hatori, who immediately rolled his eyes.
"Go ahead, Shigure," he said.
"It's a--"
"Girl!!" Shigure and Ayame yelled together.
"Really?!" cried Tohru, clasping her hands over her stomach.
"It's a girl?"
Tohru, Shigure, Ayame, Hatori, and everyone else turned to the doorway. Kyo stood there staring at Tohru with a strange smile on his face.
"Yes," Tohru whispered.
In three strides, Kyo crossed the room to Tohru and pressed his lips to hers.
"Well, well. Isn't that sweet?"
The occupants of the room turned to see Akito leaning casually against the doorway next to Kureno .
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Ha, ha! Another cliffee! I don't care, though, sorries. I also don't care that this chapter was short, because it's really a continuation of the two previous chapters. So get used to it!!
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