So – both boys want to take Tohru. Let's see who comes out on top! The winner may surprise you…

Two: Dream Date

"Yuki, Kyo!" Shigure called the next morning. "Get up or you'll be late!"

"Coming!" two voices called down the stairs. Then, at the exact same time, Kyo and Yuki both came out of their rooms and froze.

Yuki eyed Kyo suspiciously. "Huh," he said seeing his overly neat hair this morning, "you actually put a comb to your fur. What's the occasion?"

Kyo blushed a bit. "Back off you – huh?" He sniffed the air. "Is that… cologne?"

It was now Yuki's turn to blush. "Even if it is, how is it your business?"

"The same way you thought my hair was yours!" the red-head snapped.

"You two aren't fighting this early, are you?" said a voice from the bottom of the stair.

They looked down to see Tohru, already dressed, smiling at them. Her hair was put into her usual blue ribbons and her uniform was creased perfectly. She was so adorable this morning...

"Oh… I'm sorry. Forgive us, Miss Honda," said Yuki.

"Kiss up…" Kyo muttered under his breath.

She giggled and said, "Well hurry! Your breakfast is getting cold!" Then she bounced out of sight.

Yuki and Kyo began to walk towards the stairs, each watching the other out of the corner of their eye, lest one breaks into a run.

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"Ahh…" said Tohru happily, "I'm so glad that test was over! Thanks for helping me study for it, Yuki!"

The Sohma smiled. "My pleasure." Kyo rolled his eyes.

"How do you think you did, Kyo?" she said, looking over her shoulder.

He blinked. "Uh… ok, I guess…"

As they walked, the boys spotted a couple near the lockers. The boy was having a hard time saying something, but once he said it, she smiled and hugged him. "I would love to go to the dance with you!" they heard her say.

Well, Yuki thought, now is as good a time as any to ask her…

I guess I'd better get this out of the way, Kyo decided.

Then, they both took her hand, and at the same time said, "Can I talk to you?"

They looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Uh, you can go on ahead Kyo; I would like to have a word with Miss Honda in private."

"Like Hell I will! I need to talk to Tohru, Yuki!"

"Kyo, this is very important."

"So is this!"

"Whatever it is can wait! I need to have a moment alone with her!"

"Why don't you wait? I need to talk to her now!"

"Stop being so childish, and let me have a minute with her!"

"I'm not a child!"

"You sure could have fooled me!"

Kyo pulled Tohru towards him. "C'mon, Tohru! Let's go!"

Yuki yanked her back. "Don't pull on her!"

"Like you're any better!" Kyo spat, tugging her again.

"Better then you, you immature brat!" Yuki said, pulling on her again.

"Please stop pulling on meeee!" Tohru cried, as her arms were being torn from her.

The two boys looked at her in shock, then let go and immediately started apologizing.

"Oh, Miss Honda! I am so sorry! Please forgive me!"

"I didn't hurt you did I? I'm sorry! I didn't mean to if I did!"

She rubbed her sockets. "It's ok." Kyo whipped his head over to Yuki's direction.

"Nice going, rat."

"I wasn't the one who pulled first."

"Well you as good as did!"

I'm not getting anywhere with this! Yuki thought

I have to ask now before he ruins it! Kyo fumed

I have to act fast!

Here goes nothing!

Then, in unison, they shouted "WILL YOU GO TO THE DANCE WITH ME?"

There was a long and uncomfortable pause. The boys stared at one another.

"You want to take…?" Yuki started.

"…her to the…?" half finished Kyo.

"Sure!" said Tohru. "I'd love to!"

Now, they were staring at her.

"Uh…" said Kyo, "sure?"

"Um, who are you talking to, Miss Honda?" said Yuki.

"Both of you!" she answered happily. "I think it would be so much fun!"

"Both…?"

"Uh, Tohru… I don't think that's how it–"

"Hey Tohru!" said a voice behind them. They looked to see Yankee and Hana walking towards them.

"Hey girls!" she said.

Hana stopped. "There is a disturbance in the electronic waves," she said. She looked at the two boys. "You aren't trying to make Tohru decide something that would make her emotionally distraught, are you?"

The two Sohma's gulped. "Nope," said Kyo, "not at all!"

"Good. Because if Tohru was forced to do something that could hurt her, I would be… upset…"

Two huge sweat drops passed by the boys' temples.

"Oh, everything's fine, Hana!" said Tohru. "We were just talking about the dance."

"The dance?" said Yankee. "Don't tell me you're going to that thing?" Tohru smiled. "You are going to that thing! Who with?"

"Yuki and Kyo are taking me!"

"Both of them?"

"Yup! It'll be a double date!"

"Tohru, you need four people for it to be a double date."

"Oh… then it will be a one-and-a-half date!"

As the girls chatted, the boys stared at each other, half with bewilderment, and half in frustration.

This is going to be a disaster…

Will it be a disaster? Or will Tohru choose her love on the next night? Only fate can decide! (Well, actually, only I can decide)

T.