Dedicated to The Onigiri and Nezumi

Week 2-

Yuki stood beside Tohru who was hunched over the sink in the bathroom puking. She had been at it for more then half an hour already. It was starting, this so called morning sickness that tore at her insides. Tohru couldn't keep down anything she tried to eat for breakfast, the remains of last nights dinners were out of her system as well. He stroked her back worriedly wondering if they had made the right decision. Seeing her miserable like this he could only think that she wasn't ready to get pregnant, she was too young to be going through this.

"I'm sorry Yuki-kun… You really don't have to see this…" Tohru whispered looking up at him weakly. Her hair was bunched up framing her face loosely giving her the image of a sickly person. If she was aware of how she looked at the moment she would never have let him into the bathroom. This only made his concern for her sake double at the least.

"Tohru…" He started taking her chin in his hand and tilting her face upwards until she was gazing directly into his eyes before continuing, "I told you once but I'll tell you again… I'll stay with you through the pregnancy up to and even after you have the baby… So please don't apologize anymore and please don't push me away. I want to do this because I lo-."

Her eyes widened momentarily her ears craving to hear the rest of what he had to say. On the other hand her stomach disagreed; she jerked her face away from his hands and turned her attention back to the sink, her stomach won, every last bit of her breakfast coming out all over again. She glanced back at him anxious for him to continue. He stared back at her, his whole expression had changed, forgetting about his almost confession until she reminded him.

"What were you saying?" She breathed. Tohru would have begged him to go on if she didn't feel so weak. She could have sworn she was hearing him about to say he loved her but then again she could have been hearing what she wanted or maybe he was going to say something like he loathed her. That would be simply terrible if that's what he was going to say! There were so many reasons he could hate her for, she took away his virginity... His childhood, his time… The list continued in her mind going on for what seemed like eternity. This made her freak out; him hating her was the last thing she wanted.

"Ah… Nothing…. Just that I care about you…" Yuki replied with a half smile mentally kicking himself for backing out. He wanted to tell her how he felt, he wanted her to know but it just never seemed like the right moment. It almost seemed pointless to say if they already made love but she probably thought it was loveless. Most of all he wanted to know how she felt about him; she had to have some feelings for him, right? She was okay with him being the father of her child, wasn't she? He wondered if she had the choice would she have rather had Kyo home to be the father of her child over him.

"…Oh… I see…. Thank you Yuki-kun…" Tohru whispered a bit disappointed with his response. She partially blamed herself for even expecting him to tell her he loved her. He was the prince, of course he cared about everyone, there was no chance he cared for her any differently. They were just friends, friends that slept together, but still just friends, nothing more. Or so she believed, he might have gathered his courage and explained to her properly if it wasn't for Shigure who barged in.

"Now, now Yuki… You already deflowered our flower. Please don't take advantage of your situation!" Shigure scolded enjoying the numerous chances he'd get with teasing the two of them in this situation. He was the only other person besides Yuki, Tohru and her doctor that knew about this case at the moment.

"Shut it…" Yuki muttered feeling compelled to smack Shigure until he died or was unconscious at the least. That dog always got in the way of everything. Couldn't the man act mature for a minute and let him talk to Tohru alone? Was that too much to ask for?

Shigure chuckled standing there with a mischief smile. Tohru would have been flustered and denying what Shigure said if it wasn't for the urge to throw up again. She clutched the edge of the sink, the sickening sound and smell of vomit filling the room again. Shigure's face turned a pale shade of green, his smile fading to a straight line. Yuki slammed the door in his face turning his attention back to Tohru who looked finished with puking for the day. She was reaching for her tooth brush wanting to get the foul taste out of her mouth.

She looked up at him with a weak smile as she tried to fill up her cup with water. Her legs shook causing her to almost fall over, and she would have if it wasn't for Yuki standing behind her. He caught her easily but she hit his chest. There was a puff of smoke and on the floor covered in a pile of clothes was a small grey rat. Yuki, the rat crawled out of the pile with much effort. Tohru blinked looking down at him apologetically. He shook his head wondering how she had managed to accidentally bump into his chest now and not when they had sex. It was an extremely difficult task not to hug one another though.

"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" Tohru apologized bowing her head to the rat.

Yuki shook his head clearing his head of the thoughts of that night. Lucky for him his blush didn't show over his grey fur. He glanced up at her about to tell her not to worry about it when another cloud of smoke filled the air and he transformed back. Tohru shrieked whirling around covering her eyes even though they had already slept together. He dressed quickly telling her she could turn around when he finished. She peered up at him with a queasy look across her face. Tohru hurried back to the sink vomiting once again. Every last bit came out, her stomach completely empty now.

"Are you okay Tohru?" He asked her worriedly.

"Yeah… I think I'm done throwing up… Sorry Yuki-kun…"

"Are you sure? Do you want me to call Hatori? He might have something that'll make you feel better," Yuki offered. Hatori was a doctor after all; the Sohmas' doctor but he treated Tohru as family nonetheless.

"No!"

Yuki stared at her in complete shock by her firm refusal. Her expression softened as she continued, "I didn't mean it like that Yuki-kun… It was nice of you to offer but I don't want to tell anyone yet… I'm not ready Yuki-kun… So please don't tell anyone…"

He nodded understanding how she felt a little. If he was her he wouldn't want the world to know about her pregnancy either. They would all find out eventually though most likely starting with Hatori. He was the doctor; he had to at least be able to recognize the symptoms of pregnancy. Looking back, Yuki wished they had thought this through more. There was no way they could keep this hidden from the school and he could already imagine his older brother's reaction and his never ending babbling.

"Don't worry about it… I won't tell a soul. But that dog is another story… I'll try to keep him from telling the world as best as I can…" Yuki reassured her.

"Thank you…" Tohru whispered gratefully.

"So do you feel alright? Do you want me to help you back to your room so you can rest?" Yuki suggested. This morning sickness seemed to scare him more then her.

"I'm fine Yuki… I really am… You don't have to worry about me!" She tried to convince him as she spread toothpaste onto her toothbrush. She stuck the pink plastic brush into her mouth brushing her vomit coated teeth and mouth to keep them from decaying too badly. Yuki watched her for a minute before nodding and leaving the room to give her some privacy.

He stopped outside the bathroom instantly slumping down against the wall. Yuki rested his face on top of his knees lost at what to do. There didn't seem to be anything he could do to help Tohru, he felt helpless even though he was basically the cause of the problem and her pain. She did want to be pregnant he had to admit but he still felt extremely guilty. He couldn't even begin to imagine how the rest of his family would react, or even the school. They'd both be dead, her friends would murder him and his fan club would kill her. That filled him to the brim with confidence.

"Yuki…"

Yuki glanced up finding Shigure looking down at him. Groaning he immediately looked back down obviously not in the mood to deal with Shigure. Shigure for once was completely serious without a wry smile on his face. He stood in front of Yuki quiet for a second before starting to speak, "You know you can't blame yourself for this. It's a part of pregnancy. Keep in mind she wanted to do this."

"I know… I know but I can't change how I feel. Seeing her throwing up like that, it's just hard not to feel at fault here. I'm not the one in pain… Who else can I blame?" Yuki replied.

"You don't have to blame anyone. There's nothing wrong with the situation… Okay that's a lie… It's wrong and complicated… Who would expect prince Yuki isn't a virgin anymore? Ooh… I can just picture how everyone would react!" Shigure sang in a singsong voice his tone completely reverting back to its normal state.

"Oh just shut up and leave me alone…." Yuki muttered cursing himself for actually believing Shigure had something to say that was worth listening to.

"Eh?"

He looked up staring up at wide brown eyes that looked saddened by his words. Shigure was nowhere in sight anymore and Tohru appeared as if she thought he had meant for that to be directed at her. Yuki stood up with a pained expression hoping she hadn't taken that to heart even though it clearly showed she did. He swore he was going to kill Shigure later if he did this on purpose. Clearing this up was going to be interesting, he wasn't sure how to start an apology for a misunderstanding.

"Ah… Honda-san that was for Shigure… Not you! Don't shut up… Don't leave me alone… I don't know what I'm saying now… I'm just sorry…" Yuki told her looking up with honest eyes.

Tohru smiled with a look a relief and nodded only understanding a bit of what he said. She wondered how he could have been speaking to Shigure if Shigure was not over here. As if he was reading her mind he added, "Shigure walked away or whatever… He probably did this for his own amusement…"

"It's okay Yuki-kun… I'm just glad you don't hate me!" Tohru admitted beaming brightly.

"I couldn't hate you even if I tried," Yuki confessed.