Now then, Tohru is getting ready for her big date with Jeromaru. I wonder how the boys will react when he comes to the door?

Three: Date Night

Tohru looked at herself in the mirror. She supposed she looked ok. She had on a simple blue springtime dress with a little open sweater. Her hair was it a matching blue ribbon that tied her two long bangs together in the back. Behind her, she heard a knock.

She turned to see Kyo standing at her open door. His eyes were hidden under his bangs and his hands were stuffed into his pockets.

"Kyo!" she said. "Hello! What brings you up here?"

It seemed to take him a little bit to answer the question. He shifted from one foot to the other.

"Well, uh… you see, Tohru… I… I wanted to tell you something. Before you left."

She looked at him. "Tell me what?"

Once again, he had trouble answering. Hit bit his lip.

"Well… I, um… I wanted to tell you that… I… I really…"

Tohru walked up to him. She tried to make eye contact.

"What, Kyo?"

He looked up, and his mahogany eyes met her navy ones.

"I… wanted to say that… I… I…"

Come on, you pansy, say it!

"I lov-!"

Knock, knock, knock!

Kyo froze, mid sentence as there was a knock at the front door down stairs.

"Hey, Tohru!" Jeromaru's voice called from downstairs. "Ready to go?"

"Coming!" she called back. She looked back at the boy before her. "I'm sorry, Kyo, can you tell me later?"

His shoulders slumped and he sighed.

"No. Never mind."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah… just… be careful, ok?"

She smiled. "I will." Then, she went down the hall leaving a broken hearted Kyo at her door.

"So," said Jeromaru, "you live with Tohru?"

"Yes," said Yuki, coldly. "Do you have a problem with that?"

The two stared each other down, growling.

"Would anyone like some tea?" Shigure interjected uncomfortably.

Then, behind them, they heard a pair of feet come down the staircase.

The three looked and saw Torhu in her little dress. Jeromaru smiled.

"Well, I didn't think it was possible," he said, "but you have made yourself even cuter."

She laughed nervously at his usual complement.

Just as they were leaving, Yuki stopped her.

"If you don't mind," he said, "I would like to have a word with Miss Honda in private."

Jeromaru frowned. "Fine. But don't hog her! Remember, she is my date!" Then he went to his car outside.

"Listen, Miss Honda," said Yuki, "you don't have to go. I know you feel like you need to in order to be a good friend and to make him feel wanted, but you don't. It could be dangerous, Miss Honda, and I don't want you to do anything you don't want to."

"Well… well I…"

"Don't go, Miss Honda…"

"Yuki… I…"

Jeromaru honked the horn

"Come on, Tohru! The night is going fast!"

She sighed. "Goodbye, Yuki. I have to go."

Then she skipped to the car. Yuki felt his last hope had slipped away.

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"How's the popcorn?" asked Jeromaru during the movie.

"Oh, it's delicious!" she said, happily. "Thank you so much for bringing me!"

They both sat in his car watching the old movie being played on the big screen in front of the several rows of automobiles. It was almost halfway through, and Tohru had to admit she was having a good time.

He smiled. "So, you're having fun?" She nodded and an evil glint caught his eye. "You want to have even more fun?"

She looked at him. "More…?"

He took the popcorn out of her lap. Her heart began to pound. He wasn't about to do what she thought he was about to do, was he?

"Hmm…" he said, leaning in, "I wonder if you taste like popcorn?" Then before she could do anything, he forcefully put his lips to hers. She could feel the pressure of his body on hers, crushing her lungs. Inside her mouth, she could taste his slimy tongue as it wriggled around her mouth.

She tried to push him off, but he began to kiss harder. Suddenly, she felt his hands slowly moving up her legs. He took his mouth off of hers and began to kiss her neck, giving her a chance to speak.

"Jer – Jeromaru – s-stop…"

"Why?" he asked in a breathy, passionate voice.

His hands began to massage her thighs as tons of alarms went off in her head.

"P-please…! Stop…!"

He laughed. "Make me."

He was now kissing her collarbone, nibbling at her skin that gave her shivers up her whole body.

"Stop! Stop, Jeromaru, stop!"

But he did not, and soon, she could feel his hands worming their way around the hem of her panties.

"STOP!" And with all her might, she smacked him across the face, causing him to freeze. There was a silence. Jeromaru stared at her in disbelief. She herself was surprised at her own daring.

"Um… I'm… I'm sorry… you… you just wouldn't stop, and… and…"

Jeromaru's face began to grow cold. He sat up and grabbed the steering wheel, fixing his eyes on the screen.

"Get out."

She blinked. "What…?"

"Did I stutter? Get out." The lock on her passenger side door popped open. "You can walk home."

She looked at her shoes and opened the door. "Ok… I'm sorry…"

Then, she got out of the car and began to walk in the dark.

How will the boys react to her treatment? Will Jeromaru get away with this? Tune in next chappie to find out!

T.