Chapter 9 - Let's plan a wedding!

"Oh, dear. I don't even know where to start. Flowers? Dresses? Locations? Guests? Maybe we can have it at the main house. The garden really is gorgeous there. And then we can have the reception at that hotel in town." Tohru said frantically while the whole house including, Machi, Uo, Hana, Akito, Hatori, Ayame, and his new fiance Mine helped plan the wedding. Ayame and Mine agreed to make the gown and bridemaid's dresses. Hatori was there to make sure that Tohru didn't give herself one of her notorious fevers. Uo and Hana were helping her and keeping her calm. Machi was with Yuki, Akito was with Shigure. Which all of them were in the wedding it made Tohru stress a little less, mentally checking off bridal party in her head and figuring how it was gonna go, Uo and Hana were maids of honor escorted by Kureno and Hana's current boyfriend, Uo would walk down the aisle with a picture of Tohru's mother, and place her in a front row seat, which Tohru was very greatful for the suggestion. Machi was escorted by Yuki, Akito by Shigure, Kana by Hatori, Rin and Hatsuharu, Momiji and his new girlfriend, Ayma, who Tohru met last week, and Kagura and one of her many boyfriends that she dated to move on about Kyo's love for Tohru. Kisa and Hiro were flower girl and ringbearer. Everyone thought it was silly, but since Shigure was escorting Akito, Tohru decided to have Ritsu walk her down the aisle along with her Grandfather. Kisa would throw rose petals while Tohru's boquet would have Cherry blossoms, lillies, and baby's breath. Tohru's gown was a simple empire waist, sleeveless with a blue waistband. The colors were orange and blue, Tohru and Kyo's favorite colors. So flowers, check. Guests, check. Location, check. And Dresses, check. She was finished. It all took about a month to plan (probably not so realistic, but hey, whatever). It was now December and Tohru was excited for her June wedding. It all seemed too good to be true, Tohru and Kyo getting married, being happier than ever together. They thought nothing could rain on their parade, so to speak, but that was until an old pest from Tohru's middle school years came back to harrass her, in more ways than one. His name was Arido, he was Tohru, Kyo, and and Yuki's age. Although he wasn't Tohru's boyfriend, he had some sick idea in his head that they were and so he persued her, stalking her more like it. He'd not known her whereabouts since middle school ended when she still lived with her late mother, Kyoko, and recently came to learn where she'd been staying. So, naturally he'd seen that she'd been planning a wedding and not to mention romancing with Kyo. Well, he couldn't have that and he was gonna do something about it. He'd followed Tohru, Kyo, and Yuki to school undercover and waited until after school. He waited for her outside the girls locker room, where naturally Kyo wasn't allowed to be. He was leaning coolly on the wall when Tohru exited the locker room and said bye to her friends, immediately dropping her bag, staring starstruck at her former stalker.

"Arido...W-What are you doing h-here?" Tohru said panicking a little inside 'of all the times Kyo wasn't waiting for me.' He was to be a little late for not finishing a test. Who knows when he would get there.

"Don't act too surprised to see me, Tohru." Arido said slyly inching forward. Tohru shuddered at him saying her name. The way he said her name was like he was about to pounce and do something unspeakable to her at any moment. At this point she was shaking her knees almost giving out. "Why wouldn't I wanna visit one of my favorite middle school friends." He added after an awkward silence.

"W-Well, I can't say i'm not surprised..." Tohru said barely able to form a speakable sentence looking to the floor. Arido saw this and cornered Tohru into the nearest wall holding her delicate, and vulnerable, chin in his rough hands, while his other hand slithered up her thigh to go under skirt and pulled her into a forced, and not wanted, kiss. Just then Kyo turned the corner and Arido saw this and quickly changed positions so Kyo would see her on him.

"Tohru?!" Kyo asked, eyes wide. Genuinely shocked "What the hell?!" With this Tohru pulled away and looked at Kyo, tears brimming in her chocolate brown eyes, barely being able to say,

"Kyo! Wait! It's not what you think, I wa--"

"Just stop!" Kyo said not being able to control it anymore. "If you wanted someone else you should have just told me! Here I thought we were happy! So much for letting me down easy!"

"Kyo..." Tohru just barely got in before he ran out.

"Don't worry about that stick in the mud." Arido said quickly. Happy for himself.

"Shut up Arido!" Tohru said angrily, really for the first time. "I never liked you! I never will! I can't believe you pulled something like that! You just can't stand that I be happy so you ruin everything for me and deceive the only thing that's keeping me happy!" At this point Tohru was now fuming not even noticing Kyo was just around the corner listening to the whole thing coming out just to catch Arido running away and on the verge of tears, it was really hilarious to Kyo.

"Now that's what I'm talkin' about Tohru!" Kyo said ruffling Tohru's hair laughing

"K-Kyo?" Tohru said utterly confused, and a bit embarrassed at him seeing her so mad. "What all did you hear?"

"Every word." Kyo said shrugging. "So, how long has that guy been following you around?"

"Since the beginning of middle school. He started stalking me, then after my mom died it stopped and apparently it started again."

"If he were here right now I'd kick his ass." Kyo said balling his hands in a fist. "I didn't really think that's what you were doing with him, I was just stressed about the test and my rage just kicked in. I really am sorry. I don't wanna hurt you, and I don't wanna be with anyone else."

"I know Kyo. I would never, you're everything to me now. I could never do something like to you. I love you." Tohru said getting emotional

"Now, now. No need to get cheesy." Kyo said jokingly "I love you too, always have and always will." They shared a quick makeup embrace and walked home hand in hand, as they did everyday.

-- Later on --

"Kyo..?" Tohru said waking him up from peaceful sleep, in who knows what time in the morning.

"What is it?" Kyo said not trying to sound annoyed

"Sorry." Tohru said now guilty for waking him up

"It's alright, tell me. I'll listen." Kyo said tiredly

"It's nothing. I just needed to know you're here." Tohru said

"Why wouldn't I be?" Kyo asked perplexed suddenly realizing "Oh, you still worried about that guy?"

"Yeah." Tohru said as she let a shiver run up her spine, she felt a lift on the mattress then felt a sudden warmness as Kyo placed a second comforter on her and holding her closer than before, if that's possible. She leaned up whispering in his ear "I love you. I'm yours. Forever."

"I love you too." Kyo replied as he drifted back to sleep with the love of his life in his arms, thinking about how he thought his life was over as soon as it began, coming to the realization that he was there for a reason, in that little private mansion in the woods, holding the most beautiful girl, no woman, in his arms waiting to be married and start a family. This, excited him more than ever before.

A/N: Ohhhhh snappp! I thought it needed a not so happy twist in the story. reviews please!