A new family
Tohru awoke with a start. She quickly sat up, but had to sink back down as a throbbing pain shot through her head owwwww…what happened? she attempted to sit up once more, but failed again with a shiver shooting through her veins. As she opened her eyes wearily, the door slid open and yuki came in, with a steaming bowl of stewed leeks in one hand, a cup of fruit tea in the other. "I'm afraid you passed out, and now you have a cold, so Hatori ordered for you to stay in bed and not to get out until later tomorrow. Uhhhh! here's your soup" he mumbled as he set down the meal on a tray next to the bed. He helped her sit up, placing an ice pack on her head which calmed the pain, and then handed her the tray. "uh…..miss Honda?"
"yes….Yuki?"
"uh, is it ok if…if I stay here? And…and chat to you?" she smiled, she's so pretty when she's smiling like this he thought. "of course you can, yuki that would be very kind of you!"
This brought a grin to yuki sohma's face, and he sat down on the end of her bed, and said nothing until she had finished her leeks and tea.
"so, uh miss Honda" he stammered, trying to make conversation but being careful what he said at the same time was difficult. "how, how are you feeling?" he instantly mentally kicked himself, realising what he had just said.
A small frown crept onto her face, and a tear escaped her eye, trickling down her cheek. Yuki gasped, now he had done it. He reached out his hand and swept away her tear, a look of sorrow on his face. He pulled her close, and held her whilst she wept, he understood. Understood how she felt, as, he too had lost his mother at a young age, younger than this, when he was six. And now he was 17 he was over it, tough he still missed her dearly. "I am sorry" he whispered in her ear. She turned to him, and, without thinking wrapped her arms around his neck, and burying her head into his muscly chest…and instantly turned away. a dark shade of cherry on her cheeks. He also, blushed though not as much. "m…miss Honda?" he was surprised at her actions, though silently pleased. She turned, tears once again filling her eyes. "oh oh!" he panicked, "please….miss Honda! Don't cry, it's ok"
She turned from him and lay her face in her pillow, her shoulders shaking. He put his hand on her shoulder, desperately trying to calm her down. "please……" she said the words mumbled and smaller than a whisper. "please…..I…I didn't know what I was doing…….forgive me?…..Yuki?" he looked back at her, her blue emeralds glinting in the moonlight. "why are you apologising? You don't need to, I'm not hurt, miss Honda please….don't cry?" she raised her head a little and smiled through her tears. He wiped them away with a single finger, and then he spoke to her softly "shall we go down for dinner now?" she nodded. yes dinner, that will cheer me up she thought. And so, he stood up, and held her hand until they reached the doorway, when they both sat down side by side at the table.
After a delicious chicken ramen, Tohru decided that she might like to go for a walk, and wondered if kyo and yuki would like to go. Then she had a thought, they seemed to not really like each other that much…..hmmm, she thought she would ask anyway, just in case they were in good moods.
"um kyo?" she asked nervously if the boy would listen. He turned and smiled when he recognised the girl. "yes?….." she blushed a little. "um….well I'm going for a walk, and uh, I was w…wondering if you would like to come too?" he jumped at the chance. " s…sure" she laughed at his uncertainty and then blushed once more "uh well I asked y….yuki as well and he's coming too….if…if that's ok with you?" he suddenly scowled but then realised he was scaring her. I guess I could put up with that damn yuki…… "uh…….um……well I uh….I mean……" he sighed "sure." but he looked shocked when she started bowing profusely and saying over and over each time she bowed "thank you kyo! Thank you very much!" he laughed, he was coming to like this girl, she looked a bit dim at times, but sounded determined and intelligent at others. And so he, yuki and Tohru set off, over the hill, towards the centre of town. Once they reached the hill, they stopped as they saw simultaneously a cloak swept away, as if someone had been watching them. They carried on walking, a little more cautious this time, until they reached the city, when they carried on walking, until, suddenly Tohru stopped. Not a word escaped her mouth as the two men frantically asked what was wrong-seeing as she was almost in the middle of the street- yuki suddenly had a thought. He walked to Tohru, looked at her eyes, and followed her gaze. He realised in an instant why she stopped. There, in the middle of the road was a large, brown, mark, where blood once was. Still she said nothing. Kyo followed yuki's gaze and also clicked. Both boys knew they had to move, before the lights turned green and the cars killed them all. They, for once acted together, and lifted her up, just slightly, so that they could carry her under one arm and use the other to hold her hand. When they reached the other side, Tohru didn't move, didn't speak. Despite their attempts, they could not make her talk. "miss Honda!" yuki was getting very worried, as she turned silently, reminding him of Saki, and walked right back to the middle of the road.
The lights turned green. damn Japanese traffic lights thought kyo as he turned a white unknown to this planet, and could only watch as the cars started to drive away from the stop section. Yuki rushed to the frozen Tohru, trying to pull her away, only to fail. He decided to push her away, though it would make him feel terrible doing this to her, she was so fragile! But it had to be done. He stepped forward, braced himself, and shoved. She flew through the air like a bird, and landed softly on the pavement, well, not softly, but gracefully. She was now fully aware of her surroundings, she cried.
Yuki stood in the road, panic spreading across his face. The car headlights got closer and closer….suddenly, the cloak, the person beneath it. Saki. She landed next to him, missing him by inches. She stood up almost as fast as she fell, and grabbed his hand. "yuki, please listen run now we don't have time. When those cars reach through those traffic lights we are dead."