Author's Note: NOOOO! School has started and it has killed me already. You see... XI – Dead Tory. Anyway, here's chapter fifteen.
"So we're all back together!" Shigure announced as he stepped into Tohru's home. Behind him trudged Kyo, Yuki, and Hatsuharu carrying all of his things. Ayame flounced in, humming happily and dashing upstairs, soon one heard him screech in delight.
"I call the room next to Tohru's!"
"NO!" Kyo and Yuki yelled in unison, glaring. Marleo looked between the two, utterly confused. He gazed up at Tohru, blinking his big amber eyes. Tohru chuckled and walked upstairs, showing them all around.
"I think it would be best if I or Marleo had the room next to Miss Honda's," Hatori said softly, his gaze drifting between Shigure and Ayame.
"Oh, Hari! You naughty, naughty man!" Ayame burst out, Shigure nodding in agreement.
"I vote for Marleo," Kyo said, Yuki raising his hand also. Hatsuharu raised his hand also, leaving very defeated looks on Ayame and Shigure's faces. Almost instantly, Ayame took Yuki's hands.
"We can share a room!"
"Hell no."
"Ayame!" Shigure grabbed onto Ayame and dashed down the hall, obviously claiming the master bedroom for both of them.
"Sick…" Kyo muttered and stalked to a room, throwing his stuff inside of it, then slamming the door behind him. Yuki cleared his throat and walked downstairs and out of the house to his wife's waiting car. Hatori and Haru looked at each other, shrugging, then walked to the only two rooms left. Tohru popped her head out and yelled to Hatori.
"There's an office for you downstairs!"
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"It's so nice being back together…" Tohru said to herself as she set up Marleo's bedroom. She hummed a bit and smiled as Marleo played with some toys Kyo carved him. She stuck her head up, frowning as she heard her cell phone ringing. Tohru made a mad dash for the phone, picking it up on the last ring. "Hello?"
"Tohru, its Mark Wyatt." Mark was her former colleague in school and a dear friend.
"Hello, how are you!" Tohru grinned and started babbling, then froze at what Mark said. "What?" She asked faintly.
"Tamara is dead. She left everything to you. Her funeral is in three days." Mark said softly, wincing as he heard her draw in a breath.
"I'll be there as soon as I can, thanks, Mark…" She said and hung up the phone, dropping to her knees. Marleo came pottering in the room and frowned when he saw her.
"Mama?" He kept asking over and over, and then finally called for his father. Kyo came rushing in, frowning deeply.
"Tohru..?" He whispered, seeing her shoulders shake. He kneeled beside her, attentively reaching out to touch her hair.
"I'm sorry…" She whispered, looking up at him through tear filled eyes. "I have to go back to America…"
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That same night…
Kyo watched with a heavy heart as Tohru hugged Marleo tightly, kissing his forehead. She handed him a slip of paper, smiling sadly.
"Call me here if you want." She whispered and walked to Shigure, Hatori, and Ayame, hugging them tightly. Hatori got a pained look on his face and hugged her back, Shigure and Ayame almost plain crying. Tohru moved to Yuki next, him kissing her forehead. Last but not least, Kyo. Tohru gazed at him and her face crumbled as she heard her boarding group was being called to board the plane. Suddenly, Tohru let silent tears fall and she kissed Kyo softly on the lips, then turned and ran onto the plane.
Kyo just stared, unnoticing tears falling down his face.