Battle for a Riceball

Chapter 12: A visit to the beach

That Afternoon…………

"We're home!" Tohru cheerfully greeted Shigure at the door.

"Oh hello Tohru! How was school today? Anything interesting happen?" Shigure smiled.

"No, not really! Oh, but I bought some riceballs for you Shigure. I hope you like them!," Tohru handed a box of riceballs to Shigure. They were packed in a little box with cute decorations and ribbons outside.

"Actually Tohru, I have a surprise for you as well!" Shigure had a sneaky smile on his face. Tohru's face brightened up.

"Oh really!? What is it?"

"We are going on a trip to the beach! Just you and me." Shigure laughed.

"Oh uh..er.. Really! No Shigure, that would be too much!" Tohru shook her head.

"You're not going with Tohru alone!" Yuki smacked Shigure on the head.

Kyo did the same thing right after.

"Oh..Tohru..save me. I just wanted to do something nice for you and they take it as if I'm going to kidnap you or something," Shigure cried.

"Wah! Uh…Shigure!" Tohru struggled to grab hold of Yuki and Kyo so they would stop torturing Shigure.

"Oh fine..you guys can come along too. I'm sorry Tohru. You'll have to be with Yuki and Kyo. That just spoiled our romantic trip together!" Shigure whined.

"You perverted bastard!" Kyo kicked him again.

"I know! I'll bring Aya and Hari along too!" Shigure clapped his hands in delight.

"Don't you dare!" Yuki looked as if he was about to murder Shigure.

"Wah! Tohru save me!" Shigure hid protectively behind Tohru.

After that big argument I accepted Shigure's present and I started packing for the trip. I was even happier to find out that Ayame and Hatori were coming along as well! I just can't wait either. It will be a great break from all the pressure from the exams!

"Tohru, did you pack your things yet?" Shigure popped into her room.

"Ah! Yes, I'm doing that right now!"

"Well when your done, would you mind getting Kyo to start packing? He won't listen to me," Shigure whined.

"Agh! Shut up, I'll start packing if you stop bugging Tohru," Kyo spat.

"Kyo, you're so mean to me!" Shigure faked a crying sound as he left Tohru's room.

Tohru just giggled as she continued packing.

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"Oh Tohru! I can't believe we are actually at the beach! This beach was made privately just for the Sohma family, but I'm so happy you get to come along!" A very happy Momiji tugged on Tohru's arm

"I can't believe this stupid rabbit had to come along," Kyo moaned.

"Kyo don't be so mean to Momiji," Yuki snapped.

"I can't take being in this car for much longer," Kyo muttered. They were driving towards the beach while Momiji sang some songs. Tohru sat in between of Yuki and Kyo.

"Umm..we're almost there, so don't worry about it Kyo," Tohru said cheerfully.

Kyo managed a fake smile as he looked out towards the window.

"Aww Kyo likes Tohru! Kyo likes Tohru! He only listens to Tohru! Haha!," Momiji grinned.

"Shut up!" Kyo whacked the rabbit.

"Aww Kyo's hitting me!" Momiji cried.

"Hey look! We're here!" Tohru cheerfully shouted out.

Yuki looked out the window to see the beautiful ocean sparkling blue.

"Hey Tohru! You wanna make sand castles!?" Momiji shouted excitedly.

"Sure!" Tohru grinned.

They made there way towards the beach as Momiji dragged Tohru to the sand.

"Haha! This will be fun Tohru!" Momiji smiled happily.

"Right!" Tohru replied.

"Hey, I have a better idea!" Momiji leaned closer towards Tohru's ear and whispered something that only she could hear.

"Wah! That would be t-terrible! Momiji, please don't do that! I think Yuki and Kyo would be really upset!" she gasped.

"I wanna see what happens!!" Momiji took two buckets and filled them with ocean water.

"Momiji I don't think-"

He took the buckets and splashed them on Yuki and Kyo's faces while Tohru shouted in panic.

Kyo cringed away and Yuki just stared at Momiji with a glare in his eyes.

"Dammit! I hate getting all wet! You should know, I'm a cat! I'll kill you, you damn rabbit!" Kyo was ready to tackle Momiji.

"Ah! It wasn't just my idea! Tohru helped too!" Momiji said suddenly. Tohru's eyes widen.

"Nah..agh! Momiji!" Tohru's face went pale.

"Don't worry..we won't believe him," Kyo spit the salt in his mouth.

"Don't blame Tohru for this," Yuki shook his wet hair so it would dry.

"I'm going to the beach house to dry off," Kyo snapped.

"I'll go in too Kyo!" Momiji followed.

Tohru giggled, she looked around the beach to notice that Yuki was the only one there.

"Hey, we're all alone! Do you think we should follow them to the beach house? You need to dry off too" Tohru asked suddenly.

"I think I'll stay here, I'm too tired to walk all the way back to the beach house," Yuki yawned.

"You're soaked Yuki! I hope you don't catch a cold!" Tohru exclaimed worriedly.

"Don't worry about me," Yuki smiled.

"Well, I'll stay here with you just in case! Here have this towel," Tohru handed him a towel with strawberry patches on it. She pulled it out of her bag.

"Um…thank you. You can go back if you want too," Yuki wrapped the towel around his bare chest and smiled.

"No that's okay! I'll stay with you!" Tohru said cheerfully.

Yuki plopped his back into the sand and laid there happily.

"Thank you," he smiled.

"Yuki, look at the ocean! It's so pretty!" Tohru exclaimed happily.

Tohru put her feet into the water and squealed in delight.

Yuki stood from a far, watching her play in the water like a little kid.

He closed his eyes and felt the warm sunlight come to him. He smiled.

Tohru..I wonder what she thinks of me…I wonder what she thinks of Kyo….I know she can never love me the way I do-the idea is just stupid. I have to stop getting so close to her, I'll only get hurt. The same goes for her…if she gets to close to one of us…she'll be hurt. Akito…would never allow it. What would happen if she does fall in love with either Kyo or me? What would…Akito do?

Just as Yuki laid there in thought he felt the sun being blocked. He didn't feel warm anymore. His eyes snapped open. He felt water dripping on his face. It was Torhu, she was standing on top of him with her usual smile. He started to panic at her closeness.

"Sorry! Did I scare you?!" Tohru panicked.

"N-n-no…I just, didn't expect you to be there," Yuki explained lamely.

"So I scared you!? I'm sorry!" Tohru cried.

Yuki shook his head in deny.

"No, it's okay..you don't have to apologize," Yuki said in a gentle tone.

"I'm sorry! I just always have a habit of apologizing for everything, so if it bothers you I'm really sorry," Tohru explained. She paused for a moment and cocked her head in confusion to what she had just said.

Yuki turned away quickly and blushed.

Am I turning into Shigure or something? I'm starting to think she looked really cute when she did that. Agh! What if I'm turning into a pervert like him!?

Tohru was still only inches away from Yuki's face.

"Are you okay Yuki? You seem worried about something," Tohru didn't notice that it was her that was making him uncomfortable.

"Nnn? Oh no..nothing. Don't worry about it. Um…do want to head back to the beach house?" he said abruptly, hoping for her to not get any closer before he did something stupid.

"Sure!" she stood up and reached out for Yuki's hand. They both flinched when their hands touched, but neither of them wanted to let go.

"Um..Tohru?" Yuki looked at her with a cute expression on his face.

"Yes?"

"Do you have another towel I can borrow?"

Tohru smiled and handed Yuki another towel. He was still soaked from what Momiji had done to him. He took the towel and tried his best to dry his soaked hair.

Tohru giggled, she had never seen Yuki's hair in such a mess. It was going in different angles and directions.

"Hmm?" Yuki tried to ask her what was so funny.

"Nothing, Just that I've never seen you hair like that," she giggled.

"Like what?"

"never mind, it looks fine," she smiled.

"Okay, then lets head back," he said in his gentle, usual tone.

As they were walking they held each other's hands and Yuki couldn't help but blush. He felt like an idiot. Even if he already kissed her before, he couldn't even hold her hand without blushing.

"Hey."

Tohru and Yuki's heads spun when they heard a voice behind them.

"Kyo!" Tohru let go of Yuki's hand and waved at him.

Kyo stood there with a somewhat angry expression on his face.

"What is it?" Yuki asked, rather annoyed.

"We have to get Tohru away from here fast," Kyo stated.

Tohru cocked her head in confusion.

"Wha? Why..?" she asked worriedly.

"Akito is here. He wants to see her," Kyo muttered.

"Why!?" Yuki cringed when Kyo muttered Akito's name.

"Don't worry about me…I can go talk to him," Tohru smiled.

"No…don't," Kyo interrupted her.

Kyo turned towards Yuki with a glare in his eyes.

"He thinks you have a relationship with Tohru," Kyo muttered, looking at Yuki.

"Relationship..with me?" Yuki looked away in shock.

Tohru's face turned pale.

What am I going to do! I'm not even sure how I feel about Yuki or Kyo. I can't confront Akito to tell him…that I love them both! He would surely be furious. Oh mom, what do I do!?

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This chapter was mostly YukixTohru fluff

So I guess this is where Tohru is forced to pick who she truly loves. I don't even know what I should make it either KyoxTohru or YukixTohru! Please tell me, and I'll take what the majority votes for! I like both the couples so its hard for me to choose! Haha. Please tell me which couple you prefer!

And..thanks for all the lovely reviews! It makes me sooooo happy! I didn't expect a lot of people to actually like this story XD but I'm really happy, and that just inspires me to write more often! Thank you!