Chapter 12- The Bad News and The Gifts

Tohru woke up in a hospital bed. Uo, Hana and her grandfather were sitting in chairs at the other side of the room. Hana looked up and made eye contact with her. She gave her a small encouraging smile.

"What happened?" Tohru asked in a small horse voice. Uo and her grandfather got up and went to her side, grasping her hands.

"Oh don't worry over me. Please. But I would like to know why I'm in a hospital." She pleaded.

"You passed out on your way home. Likely Hana felt you and we came running to find you on the sidewalk, bruised up far a hard fall. What happened?" Uo desperately asked.

"The last thing I can remember is sitting up my tent in a woodsy area. I remember how beautiful the day is." Tohru answered.

"Tohru you haven't lived in your tent for almost two years. Are you sure that was the last thing you remember?" Uo asked panicking slightly.

"Two years?" Tohru cried.

"Do you remember Kyo, Yuki? The Sohma family?" Hana asked stepping on Uo's side.

"Who?" Tohru felt hot tears start to blur her vision.

With all the excitement she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

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Hatori let himself in the house. Shigure was at the table along with Momiji, Haru, and Ayame. Yuki, Kisa, Hiro and Ritsu stood in the back of the room. Kagura held on to Kyo's arm that stood by the door. no one said anything.

"Kyo are you alright?" Kagura asked when he didn't push her away.

"No I'm not alright, that asshole took away my girlfriend. My…my… my Tohru. He answered her bitterly. He pulled his arm out of her grasp and went out the door. They heard him sprint up the stairs and a door slamming.

"He's doing better at least." Shigure said. "The door didn't come off the hinges this time."

"Oh Akito is so awful." Ayame cried. "How could he take away our sunshine, our flower, our sweet, cute, innocent Tohru?"

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Kyo walked into Tohru's room. It smelled like her. Kyo took a deep breath and walked overt to the box on her bed. On the top was a heart shaped frame and a note on it that said Kyo.

He took it and removed the note. It was a picture of Tohru smiling happily.

On the back of the note read.

Kyo

Never forget me. I adore you too much for our love to be completely forgotten. If you remember me, then that's almost as good. Please Kyo, don't stop your life because I'm not in it. I love you.

Tohru

He smiled, grabbed the full box and headed down stairs.

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"She said that this is for us." Kyo said suddenly appearing in the doorway. "She told me to check her room when we got home. There's a letter and a gift for all of us."

Hatori took the box and placed it on the ground in front of him. He took out the letter and read it aloud.

Dear Sohma's,

If you're reading this then the worst has happened. Akito has ordered my memories to be erased. Though it makes me sad, I'm glad to have met you. Everyone of you. Please don't let this stop you from living your lives. If you smile and wave at me I'll do the same back. You'll always have memories of me. I love you all. Good-bye.

Tohru Honda

He finished and looked down at the box at his feet. Kisa, Ayame, and Momiji were crying again.

Hatori pulled out a hair clip with a tag on it.

"Ritsu." He said. He stepped forward and took it. It was an American style hair clip with a sequin pattern on it.

Next Hatori pulled out a metal ball necklace. The tag read, "Haru."

He stepped forward and grasped the necklace in his hands.

Next item was a date book.

"Hiro." Hatori said. He stepped forward and smirked.

"Ayame." He said when he pulled out a headpiece. Ayame walked forward and put it on his head. It was a maid's headpiece and had colorful jewels and ribbon bits.

"Oh Tohru how did you know?" he asked himself out loud.

Hatori pulled out a cat shaped stationary set. Kagura stepped forward knowing it was for her.

Next he pulled out a journal. Momiji was on the tag. He walked forward and took it. The first page was written in and said.

Momiji, now you can write down every memory so you wont forget them.

He cried harder and held the journal close to his body.

Kisa was next. Tohru gave her a small tape recorder. She looked confused at first but pressed the play button and Tohru's happy voice sang. "So you never lose your voice again." Kisa smiled happily and stepped back next to Hiro.

Hatori pulled out a book that read "100 easy recipes". Shigure laughed when he found out it was for him. Next was a envelope addressed to Yuki.

Yuki opened it and read.

Yuki,

Your gift is at your base. I will miss you. Thank you so much for being a put of my life. You've taught me so much. I might forget your face but I know I'll never forget your influence and your thoughts that you've shared with me.

Tohru Honda.

He smiled and put the letter in his shirt pocket. Hatori pulled out a black leather briefcase that was on the bottom of the box. It had his name engraved in the corner and a key tied around the handle.

'Thank you Tohru.' He thought.

The box stood empty now.

"What did you get Kyo?" Kagura asked. He didn't reply.

"Kyo I do got to know." Shigure started. "Why didn't you beat the crap out of Akito? Why did you just sit there?"

"Simple," Kyo began his answer. " I wanted to, I wanted to make Akito feel all the pain I was feeling. But then I looked at Tohru and saw her pain. I thought it might be more important to take away her pain first. Akito's orders would've happen regardless if I kicked his ass or not. And if I did beat him up, that would have been time that I couldn't spend with Tohru. Time I wasted on Akito. And I didn't want to waste my time on him. And I didn't want to lose a second of time without Tohru." Kyo finished.

Shigure looked at him in surprise.

"Wow, you've grown up." He said.

Yuki walked out and started the walk to his base, eger to see what he had to remember Tohru with. When he got there he smiled. There were potted fruit plants. Strawberries and raspberries. A small grape vine and a two-foot tall cherry tree. And a book that was about planting and talking care of fruit plants. He got on his work gloves and started to plant the fruit.

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He finished and started back to the house. Kyo met him half way.

"What she give you?" Kyo asked,

"Some fruit plants." Yuki answered. "What did she give you?"

"A picture of herself." He answered. ""What did you say to Akito that one day?"

"Nothing really. I went and asked him why he found me desirable and no one else does." Yuki said walking past him.

"What do you mean by that?"

"I mean Tohru likes you and not me. I don't understand it. Then after thinking about it for a while I started to see I don't like her in a girlfriend boyfriend way. I see her as a sister and just wanted her to be cared for." Yuki confessed. "I thought for the longest time that only I could give her that care. But when I saw you holding her after Akito gave the orders, I knew that you could give her that care. I didn't have to worry."

Kyo looked at him in complete surprise and they walked back in silence.

Yay another chapter. Ok there you go. I know it's a crappy place to end it but the next direction I want to go would make no sense if I ended it somewhere else. So…yeah. Thank you for the reviews. Apparently I made a lot of you guys cry. Sorry. I dind't mean for that to happen. But, it was a sad chapter. R&R and this isn't the last chapter it continues. I'll update again. Soon.

-Counting Down the Days-