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Chapter 2: LOST PIECES
As they neared the door to the room where everyone was waiting for them, Tohru's heart started to flutter in her chest. Sweat started to gather at her forehead. Yuki and Kyo could feel the nervousness inside their own chests swell. Their grip on her hands tightened comfortingly. Tohru smiled and squeezed back. She was safe. She knew this because Kyo and Yuki would never let her get hurt. They would always protect her because that's what Princes do. And she would always protect them because that's what family does.
"When will Sissy get here?"
"Soon, Kisa, soon," Hatsuharu pulled Kisa into a tight and affectionate hug. They were all nervous about today especially for Tohru yet no one could wait to see their possible savior. Word of what happened two days ago spread through the Sohma gossip lines. Well a generally vague rumor had spread anyways. Hiro shot Haru a threatening leer as Kisa held on tight to Haru's arm. Haru brushed it off. He knew Hiro was jealous and would be the one comforting Kisa right now if it weren't for Akito and the fact was that they were in Akito's house right now. Akito would show up probably after everyone else did, of course.
Dramatic son of a–
The door slid open interrupting Haru's thoughts. In came Hatori followed by a silent Shigure and of course Yuki, Tohru and Kyo. Haru smiled. The latter three were holding hands tightly, reminding Haru of little kids going on walking field trips with their school. God, imagining a sight like that involving either Yuki or Kyo was laughable, but to actually have it here in front of your eyes with BOTH Yuki and Kyo was just miraculous. But as it turned out, this sight looked right. Those three looked like lost pieces of different puzzles that somehow fit perfectly together as if they were one original puzzle instead of three separate ones. Haru marveled at Tohru for a moment. She was truly going to save them, wasn't she?
"Sissy!" Kisa exclaimed with joy as she jumped from her seat to greet Tohru. Sitting on Haru's right was Momiji. The rabbit gasped as he saw Tohru and stood up. He allowed Kisa the first greeting, after all Kisa could give Tohru a hug something Momiji could never do for longer than a half a heartbeat before he turned into a rabbit in a puff of cursed smoke.
"Oh Kisa!" After hugging Kisa fully Tohru sighed and bowed low and politely to the room at large. Tohru looked around the room. At her sides were Kyo and Yuki. She saw Hatori take his seat next to Ayame and Shigure on Hatori's other side. Next there was Ritsu dressed to Tohru's slight surprise, in a suit. Ritsu wore no tie but tied his hair back. Hiro was to the left dressed in a formal suit as were all the male Sohmas in the current room. Kagura rose and walked to Tohru. Uncharacteristically she gave Tohru only a small hug. The tension in the room was thick and everyone was on eggshells. Kagura's eyes were red and moist with anxiety. She threw a soft glance at Kyo who looked away. Yuki smiled warmly at her and she gave him a hug. Haru nodded at Tohru and she smiled lovingly. Tohru gasped. To Haru's right was a tall, young man with blonde hair and the sweetest look of innocence smothered across his face.
"Momiji?" Tohru asked unsure. Kyo and Yuki shifted their attention towards Momiji and their mouths fell slightly. Momiji had grown more than half a foot since they had last seen him; he was hitting puberty and he was on target. Tohru smiled so genuinely that her eyes almost watered. Momiji looked so handsome in his formal attire–in fact they all did. Classic suits adorned the men in the room and Kisa and Kagura were both wearing beautiful dresses. Kisa's was a tan color, light material with lace at the edges. Kagura wore a violently orange dress with slightly puffed princess sleeves and the dressed flowed around Kagura's body like water. Tohru took one last look around the room. The Sohmas were so beautiful it almost hurt to look at them. As her eyes landed on Kyo and Yuki, her courage swelled beginning from the tips of her toes to the top of her head. Those two were the most beautiful of all.
"Tohru! Please come sit with me!" Momiji said cheerfully. Tohru was here and those eggshells suddenly seemed a little tougher. Tohru nodded. Kagura and Kisa started toward the direction of their seats with Tohru when Tohru paused and looked back. She held out both hands and Yuki and Kyo took one each. The two both breathed deeper. Haru would have bet those two had held their breaths the whole time Tohru had to let go of their hands.
About Momiji...Think back to the anime when the School President was giving Momiji a hard time about his choice in uniform and Haru had those two girls imagine Momiji "grown up". Oh yeah.
Author's Note: Well that's the second chapter. Please review! Critiques, suggestions, compliments or whatever! Thank you for reading it! I know this chapter was short, but yeah! Hope you enjoyed it. Yeah, I promise to move the story along in teh next chapter! Well it will have to since Akito will enter the next chapter. Or will he?