River of Love

By: Chibi Silver Neko

Summary: First attempt at Shigure x Tohru. Shigure has always been fond Tohru, whom he calls his 'little flower'. But what happens when his brotherly instincts slowly turn into love? Shigure x Tohru fluff.

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" . . . " - talking

' . . . ' - thinking

italics - song

Bold and Italics - a flashback or a dream

Bold - Shigure's dog instinct is speaking

A/N - Just in case, I'm warning you all now: there maybe spoilers from the anime and Manga! And Shigure may seem a little OOC. But it goes well with his struggling feelings for Tohru! And there will also be swearing, because of Kyo's bad mouth. n.n

2nd A/N - Since I'm going to bring a female Akito in here, and there's a strong sexual attraction between her and Shigure, I'm going to warn you all now, there is going to be sexual content intended in this chapter. And maybe for the rest of the story. I'm still unsure of later chapters though. Please do not be offended if you don't like this stuff. Just skip through it for your sake.

Chapter Fourteen

His golden eyes glanced at Tohru as she set a tray of tea and some treats down on the table in front of them. The Hebi watched as she walked back into the kitchen, a happy smile on her face. He turned to the dark-haired Sohma across from him.

"Do you think we should tell Tohru-chan?" Ayame asked, earning a sigh from Shigure.

Shigure shook his head, pushing his glasses back up onto his nose, "No, I don't want Tohru-chan to start worrying about Akito. She already has enough on her plate as it is." He replied.

His cousin blinked, staring at him, "What's troubling Tohru? She seems happy to me . . . " Ayame added.

The Inu ran hand through his dark hair as he leaned back into his chair, "Tohru-chan is searching for a college, one that's close enough to where she won't have to leave home."

"But that shouldn't be too hard, for an intelligent beautiful young girl such as sweet Tohru-chan!" Ayame said, sipping his tea while glancing at his friend.

Shigure chuckled, "Well, Aaya, that's not the real problem. At least I'm not worried about Tohru-chan getting into a good college, much." The Novelist's black eyes turned serious as he rested his hands onto a pile of books on his desk.

Ayame's eyes widend and the silvery haired male leaned more onto the desk, "What is the problem then?" He asked, concern written on his face.

"Something has been troubling Tohru-chan lately." Shigure replied, "And I know it's not the big college 'hunt'. Something else." The Inu sadly glanced at Tohru's shadow, that moved from within the kitchen.

"Something has been making my dear little flower tense and nervous . . ." Shigure continued, "It's worrying the hell out of me . . . "

Ayame played with a lock of his hair as he went deep into thought, "What do you think it could be, Gure-san?"

Shigure shook his head, remaining silent. The snake stared down at a book, not really examining it.

"Have you asked her?" He asked.

Shigure shook his head once more, "If there is something wrong with her, Tohru-chan will tell me." He sighed, now slumping onto his desk, "I just hope no one is giving her trouble at work . . . "

"Don't worry, Gure-san." Ayame leaned closer, rubbing his friend's arm in reassurrance, "Tohru-chan can handle it."

"I hope so . . . "

She coughed once more into the toilet before standing and flushing it. Tohru worriedly put a hand on her stomach as she leaned back against the wall, staring at her feet.

'W-what's wrong with me?' She asked herself, her turquoise eyes staring at nothing in particular, 'Could it have been the food I ate? But if it is, then Shii-chan and the others would be sick as well . . . '

Tohru shook her head, letting out a small whimper as a new thought popped inot her mind, 'What if I'm . . . ?'

"No!" She said out loud, "I'm not ready . . . " The Onigiri whispered, sliding to the floor.

But what if you are? Her heart replied, nervously thumping in her chest, ready to burst out at any given moment.

Tohru shook her head once more, tears ready to form, "N-no . . . I can't be . . . What would Shii-chan say? What would he do?"

Okaasan . . . help! She pleaded.

There was a knock at the door, forcing Tohru to jump as Shigure spoke up.

"Tohru-chan, are you ok?" Her Inu called, concern in his voice.

"H-hai!" Her voice cracked in response, "I'm just preparing for the college entry, Shii-chan!"

There was a moment of silence before her lvoer spoke again, "Ok, I'm just making sure. If there's anything troubling you, tell me, ok?"

"H-hai!" Tohru called out.

Tohru sighed in relief as his footsteps could be heard, walking away. Her gaze then turned to the medicine cabinet.

'There's only one way to find out . . . ' She thought as she pulled herself up.

Her hand reached up, pulling the medicine cabinet open.

"Is she ok?" Ayame asked as his cousin walked back in.

"Hai, I think. But she still seems troubled . . . " Shigure answered, sitting back down, "I wish she would tell me . . . " The dog let out a whimper, resting his head on his arm, groaning.

Tohru may have denied her not being troubled, but her voice told differently. For the past few days, his little flower had been a little more nervous than usual around him. The Onigiri would often find herself waking up early in the morning, running off to the bathroom, waking Shigure up in the process.

Ayame chewed on the corner of his lip, thinking some more, "Hmm . . . "

But before any of them could say another word, Tohru's scream met their ears. Shigure immediately jumped in fright, his eyes widening.

"Tohru!" He yelled, fear gripping at his heart.

Ayame jumped to his feet as well and both men scrambled to the bathroom.

Japanese Words

-chan - used at the end of a young child's and a girl's name that is close with one

-san - used at the end of a name in respect.

Shii-chan - Shigure's pet name given to him by the younger Sohmas, mainly Momiji.

Aaya - Shigure's nickname for Ayame

Gure-san - Ayame's nickname for Shigure

Hai - Yes

Inu - dog

Onigiri - riceball

Note - About Tohru being called, 'Tohru-kun'. We all know that Tohru her self is a girl and not a boy, but the name Tohru is a guy's name in Japan. And in the Manga, people often added -kun to Tohru's name, because of that purpose. Even Shigure calls her Tohru-kun.
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