Chapter 18 Kyo's Story

Star gazing reminded me dearly of thos lovely monthes of mountain training when I was young so I figured it would help me again now. A car pulled in the driveway as a shooting star wizzed passed the atmosphere. Crap I gotta make a wish now! Thinking pretty hard on my wish, I lost my concentration when a moan filled the silent summer air. Turning around, the back of a blonde woman was leaning all up against someone. Wait a minute... holy fuck Yukiis making out with that chick Shigure was talking about earlier!! So, if he's already making moves on her, then Tohru is all mine again! Yes! I don't know you lady, but I think I love you right now! Throwing my fists in the air, I heard rat boy mutter something. Probably wants to get laid but she's not a "first date" kind of girl. Jumping off the roof, I searched the halls for a missing Tohru.

Knocking on his study door, I heard Shigure acknowlegde me to enter.

"Yes?" he took his eyes off his computer screen (probably looking up porn) and tilted his glasses to the bridge of his nose.

"Yeah, have you seen Tohru?" I questioned softly.

"Nope, can't say I have," he returned his attention back to the monitor.

"Thanks a lot," I snapped bitterly. That helps me a lot.

Making my way down a hall way, I passed by the ringing phone.

"Yeah?" I didn't really go for all that formal shit.

"Hey orange-top," Arisa's voice was pissy and hushed.

"Nice to hear from you too, Yankee," I rolled my eyes, who the hell does she think she is?

"Yeah well it's time to cut the chit-chat," she sighed. "Go get dress in something nice and meet Tohru at this resturant"

"Wait, what?" I was taken aback, what the hell is going on?? "What does that mean"

"Moron! Pay attetion! How about I put it in simpler terms. You dress nice. You meet Tohru in place to eat. Did you get that or do I need to speak English for you"

"Ha, ha, ha you're so funny. How about you just SHUT UP before I die from laughter?!" Arisa and I could go on for hours like this, but since Tohruwas involved I had to wrap it up. "But honestly what's the deal with Tohru"

"My God you're a dumbass," she huffed in frustration. "You're going on a date with her"

"Whoa, wait a minute Yankee," I was out of breath just hearing the statement. "What's the catch"

"How stupid can you be?" she sounded as if I were the most disgusting creature on the face of the Earth. "Hana, Ayame, and I are helping you since you can't get your pussy-ass to ask her out. So are you gonna get the address or are we gonna play 20 Questions all night and keep poor Tohru waiting. Sometimes I wonder what the hell she sees in you"

"Yeah I wonder the same thing about you too," I could hear her rolling her eyes as she gave me the directions to the resturant.

After hanging up the phone, thoughts popped into my skull as if fireworks were going off. They're helping me? Maybe they aren't so bad after all. Rushing like a mad beast, I ripped my filthy clothing off and jumped into a freezing shower. Quickly washing myself till I was clean, I hurried to my bedroom to find something nice to wear. Finding my good shoes, I looked in the mirror to see if I were decent enough for Tohru. A black button down nicely hung over dark deniumjeans with not so scuffed black shoes. My hair was unruly as always, but as my comb brushed through the mess of tangles and knots, it turned out ok. Spritzing on some cologne, I stole Yuki's leather jacket hanging from the closet and dug for my car keys from one of my bags. I want everything to be perfect tonight.

Finding the resturant with Arisa's directions was more of a bitch than she is. It's a miracle she can get anywhere without Kureno leading the way for her. Driving around for a another fifteen minutes, I found an okay parking space to crash my car for a while. Slamming the car door, I ran my fingers through my hair as sweat slipped down my cheek. What am I going to do? I mean, the last thing I want is to freak Tohru out! What should I say? Holy fuck I have no idea what I'm getting myself into! Taking a few deep breaths, I saw the oil-lighted lamps on posts just outside the hand-crafted wooden door. Deja-vu hit when I held the golden door knob. Remembering the hospital scene, my heart jumped into my throat. What if, Tohru doesn't love me again? What if I'm too late and she'll fall for Yuki, or worse, won't remember whatever happened between us at all? No, I won't let that happen! The guys worked too hard for this to be set up and I won't let it go to waste! I will make sure Tohru remembers even if I die trying! I gave the knob a squeeze and began to turn.

"You're table is ready sir," a soft-spoken waitress addressed for me as I was waiting for my arranged table.

Wow, Ayame sure does know where romance would eat at.

The place had oil-filled lamps plastered against the rosey vined wall paper. The backround being an off-white. When I looked at all the customers, I realized the carpet was an evergreen. All the chairs and tables seemed to have been hand-crafted and it was obvious that the craftsman tookpride withhis work with all the delicate twists and turns his knife took. The legs of the tables and chairs resembled paws of lions and on the backs of chairs, a large flower was in center withvines swirling off the flower, their backs arched perfectly. The cushions were an off white color as well with roses printed all over them. Odors of the freshest foods floated about the air and they were all served on steaming china. Heading to the back of the resturant, the waitress opened a wooden door with fairly small glass windows covering almost all of it. The handles were of a gold color and the shape was of an horizontal S.

"You will be dining on the terrace as requested," her voice was low and rich as each syllable was pronouced withcare.

Her curly red hair bounced with each step she took took until she stopped at a table of iron-cast furnichure. The design of the two chairs and round table were the same as the wooden ones inside. The spray of sea salt was light suprisingly. The terrace was in the shape of a semi-circle and the railing was iron as well. Pink and white roses twined against the iron beautifully along withthe dim string lights that went along with the flowers. Soft violins stole the silence away in the far corner of the terrace. When I looked around for other couples, I was flabbergasted to see that I was the only one dining outside. Note to self, remember to thank Ayamelater. I picked up a menu and scanned the lists of wine and appetizers they served. Everything sounded exotic and in my mind the images of all the foods made my mouth dry and I wanted to order badly. But I restain myself knowing how rude that would be since Tohru wasn't here yet. Where could she be? The wind blew a little harder than before and the flame on the candle's tip flickered but kept on burning.

Tohru's Story

"Are you ready Tohru?" Uo-Chan adjusted my dress one more time until she was completely satisfied. The smell of powder clouded my nostrils as Hana-Chan fixed my makeup for about the third time.

"Yes I'm ready," I was excited in a way. I wanted to see Kyo-kun and see what he thought of their make-over. A blush warmed my face as the car pulled over.

Ayame-san grabbed both my shoulders and looked me dead in the eye. "Don't be nervous Tohru. You'll be a princess once your heels hit the pavement! He won't be able to keep his eyes off you when you enter his presence"

The girls nodded and my smile grew wider. Each of them gave me their wishes of luck for me and Ayame slipped a plastic wrapper in my palm. Uo-Chan gave him a death glare and Hana-Chan nodded in disapproval.

"It's just in case something between you two happens," he gave a nervous laugh and shrugged his shoulders. Looking down at the wrapper, I read the label, let out a squeal and dropped it like a burning dumpling in my hands. My blush became darker and my voice started to stutter again once Hana-Chan opened the door for me.

"What do you t-think will be going on th-that I would b-be needing this!" I stepped out and faced the others.

"I don't think you'll be needing this," reassured Hana-Chan as she pick the condom up off the floor. Giving me one last hug, she smiled beautifully. "You're so very beautiful Tohru. Kyo will be the perfect gentlman and he would never take advantage of you that way. Just forget about what Ayame gave you ok"
I nodded.

"Be good ok?" called Uo-Chan as Hana-Chan reentered the vehicle. Giving one last nod, they closed the door and I stepped infront of a door to a look-alike to a palace.
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Kyo's Story

The music was drowning me with no mercy. My patience was thinning out and I was beginning to believe that this was some joke. Are they truly on my side? I picked up my shinning fork and began to twirl it in my fingers. More sea salt breezed past me and the sound of the flickering flame came back once again. Where the hell is Tohru!

"Ahhem," a woman cleared her throat delicately, making me sit up straight compared to my slackened and bored position.

I soon turned my head to find the devil herself. A heated blush rushed to my cheeks and blood soon began to rush some where else. My God did Tohru look amazing! I've never seen her so beautiful in my whole life. She fashioned herself in a soft white cardiagnover a light pink, v-neck halter-dress that hugged her breasts and curves with refine care. Her hair curled at the end, but didn't look like a frizzy mess. Light pink ribbons were at the sides of her skull. Her pink heels weren't as high as I had feared, but they still made me feel a bit edgy. Diamond studs sparkled in her lobes and a single diamond on a gold chain was wedged in between her perky breasts. Her eyes were radiant and she chewed on her icy pink glossed lip. Black mascara made her lashes full and baby pink shadow peeked out. The woman was nothing short to a goddess.

"Hi," my voice was raspy as if I haven't spoken a single word in years. She smiled and stepped forward, the hollow sounds of heels on the stone floor almost echoed.

"How are you?" her voice was soft and I could see hints of a blush darker than the shade of her makeup.

"I'm good," my voice returned to normal but I was still talking in a whisper oddly. "Would you like to sit down"

She nodded and I got up to pull out her chair. She giggled slightly and thanked me. Good job Kyo, now all you have to do is keep this up. She'll find you in some odd way charming and then maybe she'll get her memory back! Taking my seat, the music began to play a light tune and Tohru started for her water.

"So," awkwardness came out of me without any pride for myself. "How was hanging out with the girls"

"Lots of fun," she smiled till all her teeth were showing and she began to explain everything they did together. "We went to this park and had ice creams. We all talked about what we've been doing lately and their romantic statuses"

That was a pang to my heart. Hell I was going to ask for her hand in a few weeks. I want her to be my beautiful, blushing bride, going down the aisle in front of all our friends and family, and getting to say, "I do" to the person who means the most. But since the accident, everything has changed. Instead of how should I ask her, it's how should I get her to love me again?! I exhaled shallowly and that caught Tohru's attention.

"Are you alright, Kyo?" her brows were stitched together and she leaned into the table to get a closer look at me.

I smiled at looked at her a minute before replying. "I'm fine thanks. I'm glad you had fun." She sat back in her chair and smiled shyly.

At any moment, I was going to jump over the table, sweep her into my arms, and kiss her with an undeniable passion.

The awkwardness soon faded away and our conversation grew with laughs and comfort. When she smiled or laughed, it was like she was plunging her fist into my chest and giving my heart a deadly squeeze. Over and over again, I wanted to tell her how much I love her and how I wish I could make this memory issue go away, but I knew that would only frighten her and cause her to run away. I have Tohru now, I should be grateful for that.

"Kyo-kun," her voice interuppted my thoughts. I turned my attention to her and stared straight into her beautiful eyes. "Ayame-san told me something very interesting this afternoon while trying on dresses"

"Really?" I was curious and nervous as to what he told her.

"He uhh told me that-" She was soon interupted by our waiter.

He was a balding man and the bits of hair that remained were pitch black. His nose was a bit too small for his face and he had beety bug eyes that seemed to give Tohru shivers.

"So what'll you have to drink?" he turned towards Tohru to get her order.

"Sweet tea please," she looked up at him with a smile.

"And you sir?" he finished jotting down her drink and glanced at me.

"Coke'll be fine." I wasn't too excited to see his guy near Tohru.

"Would you two like to start off with soup or salad before I take your dinner order"

"Salad please," piped Tohru and looked at me with a smile.

"Soup for me please," a blush surfaced to my cheeks as her eyes sparkled just how she used to before the accident.

"The special soup and salad for the both of you, or would you like a specific soup or salad?" he sounded distracted, but that could be on account of him writing our orders.

"Tohru, do you want the special?" I smiled because it reminded me of past dates and all the fun we used to have. She nodded and I told the waiter we'll both have the special.

He then nodded and walked off to the kitchen, leaving us to ourselves. The music grew louder and the tune was slow and light, perfect for dancing with a partner.

"Would you like to dance?"