School wasn't as bad as Tohru had thought it would be. Uo and Hana didn't even mention what had happened at lunch the day before. Tohru just figured that they had just cooled down, but really Yuki had talked with them before school and convinced them to forget about it for a while.
When they got home Momiji convinced everyone to play a game of musical chairs. Yes, very corny but Tohru thought it would be interesting, so the rest of the boys agreed to join in.
They nabbed Hatori to play the music. Honestly, how can anyone say no to Momiji?
The music started and they all began to chase around the chairs. First round over, Momiji sadly was cut from the musical team.
When the music ended the second time, Yuki failed to find a chair and sat on the sidelines with Momiji.
The third time the music stopped Kyo got snipped out. Leaving only Haru and Tohru, it's only natural that the cat and rat would get jealous of the cow.
"Prepare to lose girl," taunted Haru as they began circling the last chair like two hungry sharks.
"We'll see," Tohru said as her pace began to quicken.
Then the music stopped one final time, Haru and Tohru both dove for the chair. This was destined to have some sort of disaster. The two bumped into each other causing Haru to transform and break that chair.
"Oh no! I'm so sorry!" exclaimed Tohru.
Kyo and Momiji began laughing while Yuki just grinned entertained. Hatori sighed and picked up Haru's heap of clothes.
"Haru, follow me, you can get changed in my office," Hatori said as he walked away. Haru following behind, his hoofs clicking against the ground.
"Gosh, I feel so bad. It seems every time I try to do something with you guys, I end up making you transform," Tohru complained.
"That's all right, better you than someone random," smiled Kyo. Tohru smiled back and they all decided to go back to their respective homes for dinner.
Tohru snuck to where the kitchen was, she preferred to help make dinner not sit around and wait for it.
"Miss Honda," bowed one cook, her name was Rikku Sohma. The cook next to her bowed as well, his name was Liam Sohma, her brother. Apparently most the Sohma's that weren't part of the zodiac had taken jobs inside the Sohma environment.
Rikku and Liam are cousins to Hiro the smart mouth sheep.
"Hi Rikku, Liam. Thought tonight I'll help you two cook something up," Tohru put on an apron after the siblings agreed she could help.
For the first time in a few days she felt relaxed, cooking really was a time of peace for her.
After dinner Tohru went to her room to take a look at her homework.
When she entered her room she found a bundle of red roses on her bed.
"What on earth?" she picked up the roses and took in the nice scent of them. "Who could have given me these?"
She walked into the living room, where Kyo and Yuki were watching TV, and Akito was lazily gazing at his usual spot.
"Hey guys, do you know who left me these?" she lifted the roses in her hand.
Yuki and Kyo looked at each other and shook their heads.
"Someone left you roses? They must be really pathetic," Akito grinned not even looking at Tohru.
Tohru rolled her eyes and went back to her room.
"Must have been Haru," growled Kyo.
Akito lifted his eyebrows, "I thought you said I had nothing to worry about with Haru?"
"You still don't," Yuki said quickly changing the subject to the TV commercial that was displayed.
Akito felt more drawn into the situations that lay before him. Life around here was getting more interesting by the day it seemed.
After Kyo had retired to his room, Yuki had sought that tonight he would confess his feelings.
He tapped lightly on Tohru's door and slid it open after he was verbally allowed entrance.
"Hello Yuki, what can I help you with?" she smiled. She was in her pajamas reading a book she had picked up in the library that day.
"Can we talk?" he asked shutting the door behind him. Tohru nodded hoping nothing to serious was going on.
"Tohru you're an intriguing girl. You're kind, generous, and always thinking of others," he sat on her desk chair.
"Thanks Yuki, but where are you going with this?" She dog-eared her book and put it on her nightstand.
Yuki couldn't believe what he was doing. He had never told a girl his feelings. "Well, over the course of time I've been able to get to know the wonderful person you are, I've grown a liking towards you. Actually more than a liking, Tohru, I think I might be in love with you."
Tohru's eyes froze, did he say what he just said. Her heart began pounding and she became really confused.
"I don't know how I'm supposed to respond to that Yuki," she said.
Yuki bit his lip, "You don't have to. It's just that I couldn't hold my feelings in anymore. I just thought you should know my feelings for you and I obviously hope that you have the same feelings towards me, but if you don't that's fine to."
"Yuki, I really can't answer that right now, I'm confused about my feelings towards everything," Tohru got up from her bed and over to her flowers. "So did you give me these?"
Yuki shook his head, "No, I'm afraid I'm not the only one around here who has a liking towards you. Right now I think you might want some time alone so I'll leave." He exited quite quickly. He couldn't believe he just told her that he might be in love with her. He felt like an idiot, yet he felt relieved.
Tohru went into the garden, she needed some fresh air. She found the same flat rock she sat on before.
She kept wondering how on earth she missed any signals Yuki might have sent indicating that he liked her. She felt so naïve at the moment. She heard footsteps behind her.
"So Yuki has a thing for you?" hissed Akito. Tohru had chills run down her back.
"Where you spying on us?" she asked.
Akito slyly grinned, "It's not that hard to spy. Right?"
He was mocking the night she had spied on Yuki and Akito. "So does this mean I get to choke you?"
He laughed, "You could try."
She rolled her eyes, "Not even worth it."
"Oh I'm hurt," he sarcastically remarked. "Sure are being brave talking to me like that."
"Bravery has nothing to do with it," she stood up walking away from him, but he followed.
"So what are you going to tell Yuki?" Akito asked pursuing her.
Tohru whipped around and snarled, "That is none of your business."
Akito smirked with satisfaction, "I believe it is. This is my world you've stepped into and you have no say in whether I know something or not."
Tohru narrowed her eyes at him, "Why do you hate me so much?"
With ever a god complex, he stepped close to her, overshadowing her, "It's not that I hate you, not saying I don't, but it's the fact that my Sohma's would rather follow you then me. I can't allow that to happen. I'm slowly figuring out what makes them draw to you."
"It's called good character," snapped Tohru, she didn't know why she was getting angry. Was it because he was annoying her, threatening her, or was she angry the moment she stepped into the garden after her conversation with Yuki. "They would follow you if you were more caring. Every time they do something remotely bad in your mind, you punish them with physical and mental force. The reason they draw to me is because I don't care what they do or say, they are all wonderful people and I praise them for that. That's why they prefer someone like me over you."
Akito bared his teeth, "Yes, what you say may be true but I honestly don't care. Everything was under my control until you came into the picture showing them that normal people can understand them. You've made them all delusional."
"They are normal people, just with a little secret. Why must you always make them out to be monsters?" she spat staring him down.
Akito raised his voice, "Because that's what they are! You don't see people, humans, walking around protecting themselves from the flesh of the opposite sex because if they were to touch that flesh they'll turn into a member of the zodiac. That's not normal you twit, it's abnormal and you're making their agony of living this life even worse."
Tohru couldn't stand his insults any longer and dashed away back into her room. Akito felt accomplished for the night, he always enjoyed hurting someone's feelings before getting some shut eye.
Tohru sat under her covers, angry and upset. Akito had said such words that could be true, but she hoped weren't true. She hated how he could get under her skin, she wish she could beat him to a pulp.
Wait how could she think such things about another human being? She's never thought like this at all. Was living here getting to her? She felt like she was changing into a more aggressive person every day.
Small taps came from her main door. She feared it was Akito coming back to harass her, or Yuki wanting an answer. But it was neither; it was the loveable orange haired Kyo.
"Tohru, I heard what happened in the garden. I was on the roof. Are you all right?" He shut the door and sat on the edge of her bed.
"Yes, I'm completely fine," she badly lied.
"So Yuki told you he had feelings for you?" Kyo felt quite stupid for not telling her before that damn rat did.
Tohru nodded slowly, "Yes, he did. How could I not see that he liked me? I mean am I that dumb?"
"You're not dumb at all. He just was subtle I guess," Kyo patted her head friendly like you would to a dog.
"How can anyone like me at all? I'm such a mess," she whined.
Kyo wasn't thinking when he spoke, "How can anyone not like you Tohru? You're wonderful."
Tohru eyed him and her heart started pounding, "Kyo…do you have feelings for me. Like Yuki's feelings."
Kyo paused, should he really tell her now how he felt. She was already a mess over Yuki saying it, should he really tell her. "Tohru I'd be lying if I said no." But telling her would release his stress of holding it in.
Tohru took a deep breath, "For how long?"
"Well it kind of just hit me recently that I had feelings for you. I'm sorry to trouble you with this right now," Kyo tried to hold her hands but she moved them away.
"I see. Well right now I'm in a world of confusion and I can't really figure out my feelings for anyone right now. Maybe you should go to your room now," she watched as he got up without a word and walked towards the door. She caught her eyes on the collection of roses.
"Kyo, since Yuki didn't leave me those flowers, did you?" Kyo said no and left. Leaving Tohru with the still burning question of who left those flowers.
A/N:
Wow I had such writers block when writing this, but I hope you all liked it. Thanks for the reviews everyone, it keeps me motivated! Whoot! Ok well I'll leave it at that. Maybe the next chapter will reveal who left the roses, or maybe not.