Battle for a Riceball

Chapter 13: An innocent kiss

Yuki stood in shock, his whole face turned pale. He felt like the whole weight of the world tumbled on top of him. He was putting Tohru in danger already, if their relationship went on, she would be hurt by Akito because of him.

"Come on, let's go," Kyo muttered grabbing Tohru's arm and dragging her away. Yuki felt his heart drop. He didn't want his precious Tohru to be hurt. He watched her, fearfully walking away.

"Kyo, really it's okay I can talk to Akito. It would be impolite if I just left him waiting," Tohru insisted.

"You can leave that damn Akito waiting! You're coming with us right now," Kyo muttered.

"O-Okay," Tohru's voice sounded unsure. Yuki slowly followed behind them, he felt horrible. Akito had already suspected about them, he tried to push his worried thoughts away so that Tohru wouldn't panic.

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It has been a week since the trip to the beach. When I found out Akito wanted to see me, I insisted on talking to him, but Yuki and Kyo told me I shouldn't. Yuki has been really tense these days and so has Kyo. I wonder-I wonder if Akito is mad at me…

Tohru glanced outside the window, spacing out again. She sighed. The whole thing about Yuki was confusing to her. She loved him, but she was really afraid to tell him.

Terrified.

What if he rejects me? No…that's not what I'm really scared of. I'm scared of what will happen with Kyo. I don't want to hurt him, and I love him too. I'm so selfish. Why am I always a burden to everyone?

"T-Tohru?" a quiet voice made Torhu snap out of her thoughts.

"Y-Yuki! Sorry, I was spacing out again! Did you need something!?" she apologized.

"N-No. I just wanted to come see you," he admitted.

Okay..I'm going to tell him how I feel! Yes, that would take a burden off my shoulders. I have to do it…even if the outcome might not be what I want, I have to tell him. I have to tell Yuki- that I love him.

"Tohru? What's wrong? Are you sick? You're face is burning," his hand reached up to her face, making Tohru's cheeks turn even warmer.

"N-No I'm perfectly fine! I wanted to tell you something- but never mind..I shouldn't" she muttered sadly.

Yuki frowned, "What do you mean…?"

"Never mind Yuki, don't worry about me! I should go get lunch ready," Tohru cheerfully smiled.

"What did you want to tell me?" he persisted.

Tohru just shook her head, her cheeks burning even more. She walked towards the door, Yuki was following her close behind.

"Tohru," he mumbled, begging her to tell him what she was hiding.

"Well if you really want to know, it's a problem of mine that I can't get off my head. I don't want to trouble you with my problems Yuki. Don't worry about me," Tohru smiled.

She felt Yuki take a few steps forward, getting very close to her, his breath tickling her ear.

"I want to know Tohru. If you have a problem, it's better when you talk about it," Yuki smiled. Tohru told him the same thing not long ago when he had a problem. She blushed even another deeper shade of red.

"This is different though…You don't want to tell a problem to the person who is involved in it," she whispered quietly.

"I'm involved in your problem?" Yuki asked worriedly.

"yes," she nodded quietly. She noticed Yuki getting awfully tense. He took even a step closer, pinning her against the wall.

"Did I do something wrong? I'm sorry if I upset you in any way, but if this problem has to do with me, I need to know so I can fix it," Yuki replied firmly.

"No, I'm sorry if I gave you the wrong idea! You didn't do anything wrong. It's me," she panicked.

"Tell me," he whispered firmly. Tohru's face flustered.

"Yuki.." she began, her eyes soft and nervous. Yuki grabbed her wrists, he had her pinned to the wall making sure she didn't leave his sight.

"Y-Yuki. I can't tell you," she mumbled.

"Why?"

"I'm afraid of how you'll react." she admitted.

"It's okay Tohru, tell me," he put a hand on her cheek.

Okay..I'm just going to tell him- just get this over with. I'll just tell him "Yuki I love you!" That doesn't sound so hard….

"I'll just tell you then," she muttered softly. Yuki silently cheered in his head when she said that.

"Yuki…I l-love you," she said in a low murmur. Unfortunately, Yuki couldn't hear her.

"What?" he cocked his head in confusion.

"I really love you Yuki," she whispered softly, but loud enough for him to hear. Her face turned extremely red. She felt like she wanted to run away, she tried to move away. Yuki just copied her movements to block her from leaving. How could I say it so casually? He probably doesn't feel the same way, and now-now He's just going to hate me…

Yuki was so close to her, his eyes were staring at her strawberry colored lips.

I really hate this curse. I hate it…I can't hold her.

He watched her for a few seconds and leaned closer towards her face, his face turning the same shade of color as a tomato. When Yuki quickly pressed his lips against hers, he felt Tohru get tense.

There was a faint squeal of surprise, but she slowly deepened the kiss too. She realized how firmly Yuki was holding both her wrists, he didn't want to let go of her. He leaned in wanting to get closer to her, but not enough to transform. A soft moan escaped Tohru's mouth when Yuki deepened the passionate kiss. Yuki cupped her chin and applied more pressure to the kiss. Tohru felt a giggle escape her lips. She was happy, she couldn't help but smiling. They soon pulled away, making Tohru's face redden even more. She put her head down in shame to what she had told him.

Yuki put a hand on her burning cheek.

"It's okay Tohru, you don't have to be ashamed. I love you too," he replied huskily, getting closer to her. She smiled.

"Thank you," she whispered happily.

"I wish I can hug you," he complained like a little child.

"Of course you can Yuki!" Tohru wrapped her arm around Yuki's neck, making him faintly gasp in surprise, when she tackled him to the floor. He felt the warmth of her body against his, her face so close again. He leaned in, wanting to kiss her again. The few romantic seconds were interrupted by a flash of gray smoke.

Yuki stood in the floor in rat form while Tohru giggled. She picked up Yuki's rat formed and kissed the little rat repeatedly.

"I love you Yuki!" she cried out happily.

Yuki felt so relieved that he had finally made his feelings clear to her.

Everything was perfect. They were happy.

Except for one thing, they didn't realize someone was watching them the whole time.

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The votes are in on how I'm going to make this story turn out! I even got some emails begging the story to be either YukixTohru or KyoxTohru.

I personally love both pairings in each unique way! I wont' reveal what I'm going to make this story end with, but I hope you guys still enjoy it!

More YukixTohru fluff this chapter.

Who was watching them? (gasp)

Please review!

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