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AN: Okay so the last one was short. Sue me. As a matter of fact…please don't. I have no money that I can spare….well….yeah. Okay so I didn't think the last was so bad. Please review. I'll love you… (Platonically of course)
Chapter 7: Beach House
"I guess I should apologize to Tohru huh?" Momiji said after a very long pause. Hatori nodded. Everyone in the room waited.
"Gomen Tohru." He said and bowed. "I did not mean much by it at all. Please do not hate me forever. Please find it in your heart to forgive me for putting you in such an awkward position." And Tohru beamed at him.
"It's okay Momiji, really I can find it in my heart to forgive you." Tohru said.
'Why she has forgiven that brat I will never know.' Yuki snarled to himself, getting jealous at seeing her smile at the wee usagi. 'I will never, no matter how much he tries to weasel his way back in. She is MINE not his.' Yuki softened up a bit when he remembered being able to hug her. It was the best thing he had ever felt.
'Baka usagi.' Haru thought and glared at him. 'Why my Tohru has chosen to forgive him is beyond me. I really need to teach the brat a lesson.'
'Baka usagi.' Kyou let his thoughts roam as he glared at the sucking-up rabbit. 'I have no idea why my Tohru even bothers with him.' And then Kyou let his gaze go to Tohru. He really wished now that he had more of a chance in the kitchen with her. Maybe he could find a way to spend alone time with her very soon.
"Well, I suppose if Tohru has no problem with Momiji, we can leave it. For now." Hatori said standing up. Tohru smiled at him.
"Shigure. Ayame. I think we should leave the younger ones alone. They don't want excess baggage around when they talk." And Hatori walked out of the room. Shigure and Ayame gave each other pitiful looks and followed holding their aching heads.
"So what do we want to do today?" Tohru asked a little bit later. Everyone was sitting round the table except Kagura and Kyou, who were… fighting.
"Let's go on a picnic!" Kagura said as she sat down. Momiji nodded enthusiastically.
"That's a wonderful idea!" Tohru smiled at Kagura.
Haru wanted that smile for himself. He wanted to kiss her, like he had tried to the night before. He wanted to kiss her all over her body until she was so hot, that she would beg him to take her, right then and there. And then when he'd finally fulfill her wishes, she'd scream his name, and no one else's.
"Where should we go then?" Hiro asked. "You can't go on a picnic without a place to go, baka." Haru felt his hackles rise.
"Shut it you little punk!" Kyou growled coming into the room. He took a seat across from Tohru. "And don't call her that again. You do; and I'll make sure you have a reason to be scared of ovens, mutton head." Hiro got angry.
"What don't you make me baka neko?" Hiro sneered at him. "Or would you be to slow to hit me as you are for Yuki?" Everyone froze and turned to look at Kyou.
"What was that?" He asked dangerously. Hiro tried not to gulp. He saw that now no matter what he was in for it. 'So why not go down guns blazing?' he thought to himself and then smirked.
"I said you baka neko, that maybe you are too slow to hit me as well. I mean after all you can't even hit pretty boy Yuki over there, and everyone knows what a suck he is." Hiro saw Yuki tense. He felt like grinning and cringing at the same time. He decided a new insult was in order.
"I mean look at him. Mop top hair, purple eyes. He transforms into a rat, a disgusting rat. He's small in all areas and you, the cat, can't even hold a candle to the pathetic rat."
Haru was grinning and Tohru did like any of the boy's looks. This would only end in bloodshed. Kisa hid her face in her hands. Thanks to the oven comment, Hiro was now at maximum rage. Not even she could stop him now. Kagura knew when not to interfere with Kyou. He would never really hit her, he loved her, but right now, he was so close to losing control over anything. Even Kagura couldn't get him this mad.
"Uh…maybe you should quit while you're a head." Haru said, looking over at Kyou and Yuki. They were fuming silently.
"Shut it you baka." Hiro sneered. Haru lost any white he had left in him. Hiro continued.
"Look at you Haru." He said looking him over. "You are really the baka they used to call you. Even Yuki did as well you know. Just because you believe you're smart, doesn't make it true at all. You are the only true baka in this family, you know that right?" Hiro was treading on even worse ground.
"Hiro-" Tohru began but Hiro wasn't done dying yet. Kyou was pulsing anger, along with Haru and Yuki. Tohru saw the fight that was about to come.
"Kisa, could you calm Hiro down?" Tohru whispered. Kisa looked at the sheep in question and nodded slightly. Kagura looked at the other three. She was doubtful Tohru could do anything, because they were standing up now. Tohru nodded at Kisa.
"So you guys deal with him, and I will stop the other three." And she stood up with Haru, Yuki and Kyou. They all were ignoring her. Momiji, Kisa and Kagura were staring at her with awe.
"So neither of you will keep your promise then." Tohru said eyes wide. Yuki, Kyou and Haru turned to face her.
"YOU HEARD WHAT THE FUCKING BRAT SAID!!" Kyou shouted at her. "HE HAD NO RIGHT! I WILL FUCKING KILL HIM!!! AND NO ONE WILL GET IN MY FUCKING WAY!" Tohru made herself cringe as he bore down on her, and suddenly he stopped, fuming.
"I am trying Miss Honda, but for once I agree with that neko." Yuki growled. "There is no need for you to defend him, like you do everyone else. Just drop it and let me teach the brat why Kyou can't beat me." And Tohru let a tear fall. Yuki was very angry.
"So neither of you will keep your promise to me." Tohru whispered sadly. She let more tears fall. They stopped, horrified.
"I thought you of all people would understand." She whispered and then turned away. "Obviously, you don't care as much as-" And then stopped and let a heart wrenching sob escape her lips. She knew she had her audience captured by the looks on everyone's faces. Tohru saw Kisa go to Hiro and calm him down. Tohru continued as he left the room.
"I'm sorry. I guess I ask too much sometimes." She said. "I had a loving mother, wonderful friends and one of the best homes I could hope for. Why do I deserve more?" Her voice was soft and sad. Kagura got up and glared at the boys for effect and went to her friend.
"Tohru-" Kyou began but stopped himself at the sight of her tears.
"Miss Honda I-" And Yuki could do nothing either. Haru who had watched the whole performance was trying to hold back a grin. He was calm now. Tohru's acting was brilliant, and she had the two boys enthralled by it.
Momiji wanted to hug Tohru as well. Even if she was acting, it was something he had always wanted to do. Thoughts of what hugging lead to flashed across his mind, as did the thought of naked Tohru. He wanted to go over there and kiss her sweet lips, kiss her tears away. Then he would continue to kiss up and down her beautiful little body until- Momiji sighed. Now he would never get within an inch of Tohru. And all because he couldn't control his stupid teenage hormones.
"Look what you did now!" Kagura hissed at them as Tohru buried her face into her shoulder. "Why did you have to make her cry you jerks!" And Kagura glared at them. "Hiro was right, you are baka-aitsu's for doing this too her. Jerks."
Yuki took a deep breath. Okay so he had over reacted, and broken his promise to Tohru. And now his sweet little Tohru was crying. It was all his fault.
Kyou saw Tohru's shaking shoulders and felt a big bag of guilt drop down onto him. He had over reacted and broken his promise to Tohru, just for the sake of a muttonhead. He sighed, he really was sorry that he had yelled at her. And now his sweet Tohru was crying, because he was an arse. This was all his fault.
"Of course you do Tohru." Yuki said and walked over to her. He wanted to hug her like before, but was scared to. "I'm deeply sorry. I got carried away. You're completely and utterly right of course. I am dreadfully sorry. Please try and forgive me. Even though, I don't deserve forgiveness from you." Kyou frowned, but said nothing. He did not want another fight, that would upset her too much.
"Oh no Yuki, you do. You are wonderful. Of course I forgive you and Kyou." Tohru said and turned around, smiling a beautiful smile. Yuki and Kyou could only smile back, glad that their Tohru didn't hate them. "I love you!" And they blushed.
"So where will we go for a picnic?" Kagura asked as Hiro and Kisa came back into the room. Kisa went straight to Tohru's side, and she was blushing.
"I've got an idea." Momiji said. "But you'll have to bring your bathers. And we can play the game again. It'll be great I promise!"
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"Isn't it a beautiful day to be out?" Tohru said spinning around happily. Any traces of tears were gone now, but neither Yuki nor Kyou suspected a thing. They were too glad that Tohru loved them. Haru seethed a bit, but resolved to make it up at the beach house they were staying at tonight.
"Where will we sit?" Kagura asked and Momiji pointed to a little cliff thing, just before the sand.
"How about there?" He asked and he and Tohru went off to settle down. Everyone followed talking and making fun of Ayame and Shigure, whose eyes were hurt by the light.
The beach was lovely, and one of Momiji's better ideas. Even Hatori seemed to be having a nice time.
"Let's going swimming after lunch." Tohru said. "After we've put our things away, of course. I mean it would bad if we just left them to get stolen, and then we would have nothing to wear at all!" Tohru tilted her head slightly. "Except of course what we are wearing, or our bathers. Then we would have to go home, but if the car got stolen, or the surf washed our clothes away and then we lost our bathers…" Tohru trailed off as she saw everyone's eyes on her. She blushed. "I guess we should put our things away."
"Can I share a room with you sissy?" Kisa asked eyes wide. Tohru nodded and hugged the cute tiger. "That way I can hug a real Tohru, instead of a toy." Kisa whispered and Tohru laughed slightly.
"You can sleep with me as well Kagura; it'll be just us girls again." And Kagura smiled. All the boys except Hiro wished she had said 'You can sleep with me' to them as well.
Half an hour later all the young ones were in the water. Shigure and Ayame had dragged Hatori out saying the cure for their headaches was another drink. Again they all left advice to the 'kiddies'
"Don't have too much fun. And do dance again." Shigure snickered. Ayame hid a smile as well.
"Don't do anything that would shock and appall me, but everything else is alright."
"Behave." Was all Hatori said and then they left the 'kiddies' in the water, alone. Without supervision.
'Now is my chance to be alone with her.' Haru thought grinning. 'I'll take good care of the problem soon.'
Yuki noticed Haru's eyes on his Tohru and smirked a little. 'I guess now is the time to make a move. And I didn't get a chance to find out Hatori's theory. No one else knows, now is the perfect time.'
Kyou saw his rivals eyes go onto his Tohru and smirked. 'I will so not let them get to me. Now is my chance to get her alone and finally finish what I tried to start.'
'Baka's' Momiji thought as he saw all of their gazes on Tohru. 'sif she would pick them, they don't even have half the brain I do. So now is my time to be alone with her, and they won't suspect a thing.'
AN: Okay so there you go. Sorry it took so long…and W00t for all the reviews. I'd huggle everyone if the fan fiction would let me. But, I would if I could. Till next time.