Tohru Honda was happy. A hundred percent happy and it was the kind of happiness that was true. Not the feelings of forced smiles and awkward laughs she'd faked after her mother's death and during the final stages of the Zodiac curse to replace the joyous emotions that were not there. Not even the reassurance of day-to-day routines with Kyo (which were peaceful and sweet, but so horribly uneventful after literally years of drama and conflict in her life). No, Tohru's happiness at the moment seemed to feel like pure liquid gold in her throat when she swallowed in anticipation, and resulted in a heightened sense of mind in which the Sohma gardens resembled a storybook Eden and the sun rays felt like real pixie dust sparkling on her bare arms.
Tohru Honda so was happy she could not bear it and had to run with her arms outstretched, forward into the doorway of her room in the Sohma estate, then out to the gardens and the main entrance. All along the way, she thought "Oh, yes! I can finally see everyone again! Yuki-kun, Kisa-chan..." she went on listing the names of every single Zodiac member, but not the name of a certain Cat.
To see Kyo, Tohru did not need to come back to the estate so crucial to the events of her childhood. She had seen Kyo every single second of everyday for the past five years, 1 month, and 3 days. Well…maybe not every single second- between Kyo working in the dojo and her part-time job working as a cashier, they only saw each other in the mornings, for lunch, at dinner, and whatever other few stolen moments they had during each day. But never less, Tohru Honda had never been more content in her entire life.
In only a few days, she was about to marry the boy she loved, who loved her back.
Could a girl's life get any better than that?
But even as her mind answered NO! in a loud echo, Tohru couldn't help but think of the one thing that might ruin her perfect day. Yes, her white wedding dress was perfect and so was Kyo's suit (they had opted for the fairytale Western wedding). And yes, the catering was to be done by the wife of one of Yuki's old high school friends (that same friend was also coincidentally the brother of the ever-so-timid yet wonderfully sweet Machi Kuragi).
Kyo had frowned a bit when Yuki offered to help Tohru (via the phone of course) plan her wedding, but he hadn't dwelled much on it. Not when he wasn't a planner himself and had absolutely no knowledge of wedding cuisine and decorative flower arrangements. Plus, Kyo had long accepted Yuki's lingering presence in Tohru's life. The two could even be considered good acquaintances now (though anyone who knew the pair knew not to go that far).
Even the guests were due to arrive this morning, and Tohru had just been informed (by one of the many servants in the main house that she yet to get used to), that Kagura's car was pulling up to the front gates. Kagura, who had graduated college and had gone to America to complete her master's degree, was now a mature young woman and was now driving Kazuma, Hiro and Kisa (who had all been on a karate retreat) to the Sohma estate. Tohru had only arrived in her hometown the previous night and had not been able to see any of them. She wondered if Kisa had grown since the pictures she had sent by mail a few months ago. She wondered if Momiji had also grown, not in size, but emotionally, and whether he had found a special girl for himself yet. She wondered if Haru's black side was now disappearing due to his new freedom and his happy ending with Rin. She wondered if Shigure and Akito might miss their flight back to Tokyo from the Indian airport.
But mostly, Tohru wondered if Kyo would mind the appearance of the one guest she had invited secretly. She wondered if her fiancé would ever forgive her for the surprise she had planned for him before finally becoming Ms. Tohru Sohma.
Tohru Honda wondered if her perfect wedding would be ruined by no one other than herself.