Battle for a Riceball

Chapter 22: The Riceball picks the rat

"I pick-" Torhu felt tears were about to crawl down her face. She turned away with clenched teeth and spoke softly then ever, "Yuki," she mumbled.

Her eyes fixed on the ground below her- not even wanting to look at Kyo.

Akito's eyes widen, he seemed irritated with her decision.

"Why him?" he spoke in a furious, low tone.

"B-Because Yuki is so kind and caring. Because he was always there for me.

I d-don't want to forget him," Tohru replied hesitantly.

"Don't you understand!?" Akito rose to his feet, walking slowly towards Tohru. She shakily cringed away.

"The rat of the zodiac deserves the best. The rat of the zodiac is the best out of all the members of the zodiac. He deserves the best. He doesn't love you. He can never love…..a insignificant normal girl like you!" Akito spat. Yuki clenched his teeth in anger at the harsh words coming out of Akito's mouth which seemed to impact Tohru greatly. She turned away, with tears in her eyes.

"I guess you're right…" she whispered slowly. "I don't deserve him. I should just forget about everyone and go on with my life. I'm sorry I was being so selfish…how could I ever-" she stopped with a small sob.

"That's not true. Akito stop making decisions for me! I'm tired of- of your lies. I'm tired of you always making me follow orders around. I'm not your puppet! I decide what I want myself," Yuki spoke up shakily, but in a enraged tone. Akito's eyes widen and the sudden outburst coming from Yuki. He turned towards him- with a hurt look on his eyes.

"Yuki- I didn't think you could be so stupid………. You disappoint me." Akito spoke bluntly. Yuki looked oddly at Akito, before turning away.

"Think what you want. Just don't trick Tohru into believing she's useless, because no matter what you say- I love her," Yuki spoke up. Akito narrowed his eyes down and looked away.

Tohru looked away from the arguing faces- she spaced out a bit before laying her eyes on- Kyo. He clenched his teeth together and looked towards her.

She felt heartbroken with the look on his face. He did the unexpected and smiled at her, mouthing the words, "it'll be okay,". Tohru sadly looked back at Yuki- who was showing a different side of himself. He was arguing with Akito- the person he feared the most- for her.

She managed a weak smile, looking towards the ground and back up at Yuki. He grounded his teeth together in anger- and waited.

"Alright then. Have it your way Yuki. I'll be glad when you regret having this normal girl near you- think of me when you do." he spat out. Yuki swallowed hard as Akito signaled Hatori to come into the room.

"She wants to pick Yuki. I can't believe someone as filthy, and worthless as her would deserve Yuki. I would rather have preferred she would have picked the insignificant cat, but then again- he can never be loved," Akito sent a glare towards Kyo, who was standing in a corner. He bit his lip with the harsh words.

"That's not true." Tohru whispered in a barley audible voice. She was trying to make Kyo feel happy, but her words just shattered him. She only confused him more.

If that's not true then why did you pick the damn rat? he thought to himself with a pathetic smile.

"Just get it over with," Akito glowered. Hatori hastily rushed towards Tohru in an apologetic sort of way. He raised his hand at her forehead, and a vivid, glow of blue sparked across the room, knocking Tohru unconscious.

"I hope you're happy Yuki-" Akito muttered, slamming the door shut. Yuki managed a weak smile. He looked towards Kyo, who had his eyes fixed on Tohru.

"You- You better take good care of her damn rat," Kyo spoke up softly- his hair covering most of his face. Yuki felt a wave of happiness wash over him. Tohru had picked him over the cat. He walked towards Tohru, smiling upon her and caressing her hair.

"Make sure you're near her when she wakes up- or she'll be very confused. I better go before Akito gets even more furious," Hatori shot a smile towards Yuki, "take care," he muttered, making his way to the door.

When the door slammed shut, the room went to complete silence.

"Don't worry Kyo. I'll do my best to make her happy," Yuki abruptly spoke up.

"Who's worried!?" Kyo spat angrily.

"I know you love her- so I'll make her happy. She liked you too- I can tell," Yuki finished.

But the damn rat won her heart…. Kyo sighed in anger. He rose to his feet and walked upstairs, his hands in his pockets.

"I hope she is happy with you," Kyo mumbled, before disappearing from Yuki's sight.

I know she'll be happy- I guess that's all that matters.. Kyo weakly smiled.

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The next morning….

Tohru stifled a yawn as she looked around the room. Everything seemed to look so unfamiliar to her. She looked around hesitantly, when her eyes fixed upon a figure sleeping on a chair on the other side of the room. She narrowed her eyes down and smiled in surprise. The figure had his hair covering most of his face, but a small, gentle smile could still be seen.

"Y-Yuki…" Tohru spoke up softly. The small smile turned into an "O" shape.

The figure practically stumbled out of his seat. Tohru cocked her head in confusion. A pair of violet colored eyes looked her way. It was Yuki.

"Yuki!" Tohru called out more cheerfully. Yuki came closer to Tohru, tears felt like they were going to stream out of his face. She really did remember him- it felt like a dream. He clenched his teeth to hold back the tears, but instead he crawled towards Tohru, hugging her tight. Tears finally flew out freely. Tohru happily embraced him back.

now lets all gather
enjoy all the company we share

Her smiling face, soon turned into a shocked one.

"The curse is broken Yuki!" Tohru cried out, tears now crawling out of her face.

"Y-Yeah..it's all thanks to you," he cupped her face, in a gentle way. Tohru's face flustered.

"I don't remember anything Yuki. What happened?" she hesitantly questioned.

"That's not important- just-just rest for now," Yuki urged. He was about to leave, before Tohru grasped a sleeve of his shirt. He swiftly turned around, with a look of confusion.

"Stay…please," she pleaded innocently.

"Are you sure? Don't you want to rest for a while? Are you hungry?" Yuki asked the questions abruptly.

"N-No. I just want you to be here- with me," Tohru replied cheerfully.

our tears dissolve into thin air
as we drink up this wonderful life
lalallalalalalla

Yuki managed a weak smile. He sat next to her, at the edge of the bed- explaining everything that had happened. He turned to look at her reaction, but she seemed happy.

"Oh- I see. So I picked you, Yuki? Well, I guess that's obvious…because I love you!" she blurted out happily. Yuki, caught of guard, looked back at Tohru with a surprised look on his face. He covered his flustered face with his hand and let out a small laugh.

"That makes me-really happy," he mumbled. Torhu closed her eyes and smiled.

taking in all the sweet love and life
lalalallalalala

"Is Kyo okay? You told me I had a difficult time choosing because of him," Tohru mumbled slowly.

"Yeah- he's okay." Yuki assured her.

"I'm glad." Tohru spoke up awkwardly. She crawled a bit closer to Yuki, making him blush. She awkwardly rested her head on his shoulder and smiled.

drinking up all this good love and life
lalalallalalala

"Tohru…."

"Yes?"

"I-…." Yuki just wanted to blurt out that he loved her, but the words wouldn't come out, so instead he got closer to her, and wrapped his arms around her. He kissed her softly, and then it deepened into a more passionate kiss. He pinned her against the wall, and hugged her.

"I- love you," he finished.

taking in all the sweet love and life
dududuududududu
dudududududududu

Tohru smiled.

"Let's stay together forever okay? Nothing will get in the way this time! I can finally be with you. I'm so happy I could keep my memories of you, Yuki. Because I cherish everysingle one," Tohru spoke up blissfully. Yuki reached out for her hand, and smiled.

"Thank you Tohru." he sighed happily. "For making me so happy," he finished.

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Love can be a delicate thing,
True about the power that's infinitely real.
Mocking the heart,
The true emotions that you feel.

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I'm finally done with Battle for a riceball… although I'm kinda sad that I finished it so soon ( I hope you guys all enjoyed both endings I made. Although I write corny endings ( Thanks stream of tears for not thinking my endings are corny ) lol.

I decided to end this one with a part from "Serenade" in English. (does anyone know where to download that song?)