Sorry this took soooo long! Don't hate me, please!
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And I noticed that I've been switching between Kyo and Kyou. It's not on purpose, just bear with me. It's spelled both ways in the manga, so I'm just gonna stick with Kyou, k?
I sat on the park bench, still dazed, and unbelieving that this actually worked out. As the class emptied to go to lunch, I had taken her aside, and asked her to meet me in the park sometime. She agreed, but couldn't until this Saturday morning, since Emery would be home all week. She said she would tell him she was running errands, and she actually would, since they needed to be done.
I now sat, fidgety and anxious; eager to see her. She was late, which was unlike Tohru. It was 9:30, when we agreed on 9:00. I looked to my right, seeing a young boy walking his dog around. When I looked to my left, I saw her walking towards me. She wore a pale yellow dress, her hair in two braids that swung at her shoulders. She was smiling. And so was I.
"Sorry I'm late!" she said, sitting down and patting her tummy. "I was feeling a little sick this morning, but I took some medicine and now I feel much better!"
"Are you feeling alright?" I asked. She waved her hand.
"I'm fine, don't worry." She said as I sighed.
"Alright, Tohru. How are you?"
"I'm well. I've been very busy between house chores, and homework, and studying for finals. I'm worried I may not be ready for them…" She said, folding her hands in her lap. She looked very cute.
I don't think cute can describe Tohru any longer, I thought… she's a woman now, and her freedom is being tugged at, along with her innocence. I shook my head. I wish the memories and the loneliness would just fall out of my head, but when I opened me eyes, she was right there, along with all the hurt that inundated my skull.
She swung her legs back and forth, watching the little boy play with his dog. I think she may have been humming. I looked at her, my head still hung.
"Tohru," I said guiltily. She looked at me, a small smile escaping her lips. "Well, I'm sorry for everything I said to you." She stopped her legs, and leaned forward to match my posture.
"No, Kyou, you had every right to say what you did, it was my entire fault! Right from the start, I really wronged you. I should have the blame! I was lying to you…well by omission, but, lying is lying! And I'm the one you should be angry with! I was afraid, and uh… um… nnn…" She stopped.
"…you okay?" I asked, an eyebrow raised. Tohru let out a frustrated huff.
"I forgot what I was saying…" She said.
I couldn't contain myself. I encircled her with my arms, not caring if anyone saw. She was so adorable, and my love for her was overflowing my head. I held her waist with one arm; the other held her head into my neck. She squeezed my waist tightly. Her familiar breath gave me the butterflies.
"I miss you," her muffled voice said.
"I miss you, too, Hun." I felt like I was going to cry. Eventually we untangled, as much as I didn't want to. She sighed suddenly, and scooted away from me.
"Someone could be watching…" She said solemnly. I stood up suddenly, grabbing her hand and pulling her up as well.
"Then let's go somewhere more private," I said, smiling. The confused look on her face made me smile even more. "Let's go home." I said. Her face lit up like city lights.
"Oh, Kyou! I'm so excited! Yes, let's go!" She was pulling me towards the house, a huge, goofy grin on her face. I checked over my shoulder as we walked away from the park. There was no one in sight who looked suspicious.
We were walking through the woods, close to the house now. She had not let go of my hands, but I found myself looking down at hers, seeing that ring glinting in the sunlight that fell from the tree tops. She tripped on a root when the house came into view.
"Will you watch where you're going?" I asked her, giving her a playful bonk on the head. She responded with her usual, adorable giggle.
I entered the house first, Tohru right behind me.
"Yuki! Shigure! Get over here!" I called out.
Shigure's voice was first to be heard, (But what else is new?).
"KYOU~! I'm so glad you've finally seen the light and called me by my real name! I should call Aya, or even Hatori!" He entered the room, and might have well have exploded.
"TOHRU!!" He yelled, throwing himself at her, arms wide open. I rolled my eyes, moving Tohru behind me so that Shigure landed on his face next to us. Despite his red face, which probably hurt a lot, he continued talking from the floor as if it hadn't even happened.
"Tohru! I'm overjoyed to see you! It's been so long! So lonesome, I am, living with two mean boys! The house is just pitiful without you, though we've managed to keep it somewhat clean!" Just then, Yuki stepped in.
"Ah, Miss Honda?" Tohru shifted her weight uncomfortably.
"Yuki," She said smiling. "It's nice to be home. But it's actually no longer Honda, its Sullivan…"
"Oh, I sincerely apologize, Miss… Sullivan." He said, still smiling half-heartedly.
"Actually, Yuki~! It'd be Mrs. Sullivan, anyone can see that~!" Shigure said from his spot on the floor.
"Can it, dog." I snapped. Shigure snickered to himself, and I felt Tohru clamp one of her hands to a piece of my shirt.
Yuki came over to her, placing his hand on her shoulder.
"Miss…Tohru. We miss you very much," He said emotionally. What a girl, I thought.
"I miss you all too," She said, scrunching her hand harder on my shirt's fabric. Thank God it wasn't Kagura; she would have ripped it to pieces by now.
"I'm sorry for any trouble I've been causing you all," she continued. "I don't mean any of it."
"You could never be a burden on any of us," Yuki said with a smile on his face.
"Especially not Kyou!" Shigure said from down below. I kicked him, but not hard enough to hurt.
"Tohru and I are going upstairs to talk," I said, pulling her from them. Shigure called out to us as we got halfway up the stairs.
"Don't do perverted things to our little flower, Kyou Kyou! She's a married woman!" A smash was heard, followed by Shigure's moans of pain.
"Yukiiii," He wined. "Why are you so mean?!"
"Shut up, you moron." Was all Yuki said.
We went into my room. The first thing she noticed was her mother sitting on my bedside table. She ran her fingers over her mother's face, and then placed the picture face down on the table. We both sat on my bed. We were silent for a while, until Tohru finally turned to me.
"Kyou, I love you," she blurted out. I chuckled.
"And I love you," I responded. She wrapped her arms around me. I held her tightly, never wanting to break this moment. She broke away only for a second. Then before I knew it our lips were crashing into each other. This was unlike any kiss we had shared before: they were all soft pecks, and usually on the cheek or forehead. This kiss was… passionate. And it didn't stop there.
When she had to leave, I walked her to the end of the woods. The sun was going down. We hugged goodbye, and I watched her walk away, to her house. But it didn't feel right. She wasn't supposed to leave. As she disappeared around the corner, I vowed to myself that no matter what, I would get her back where she belonged: in my arms.
