Hi! I know, really, really late uploading on my part :( I'm very sorry, but this one it's full of lots stuff, and alot of character switching, so sorry if I confuse you, i didn't really proof read, so I'll look back over it later. Anyway, my excuse for being so late is not revision, I've been REALLY ill so I'm sorry :/
Thank you to Esther -chan and KawaiiOdango for their comments on my story they brightened up my day
ANYWAY, on to the story, Enjoy!
Chapter 5 – New Dilemmas
The next day, the children didn't turn up to their lesson. Shigure didn't know why so at around noon he went up to the main house, leaving Tohru, Yuki and Kyo alone.
Yuki was in his room reading, Kyo was on the roof and Tohru was in the kitchen making rice balls. When she had made a few she wrapped them up in a clean kitchen rag and carefully made her way up the ladder to the roof.
'Kyo!' she said and he turned too look at her with a huge smile.
'Hey, what you got there?' Tohru took out the rice balls and started babbling on about how she thought he might be hungry and that she was sorry that they were plain because there was nothing really in the kitchen.
Kyo laughed and shook his head 'she's so cute when she doesn't know what to say.' He took a rice ball and bit into it, sighing at the taste. When he looked over at Tohru he saw her rolling the rice ball in her hands and staring blankly at it.
'Tohru? What's wrong?' She jumped at the voice and gave a small smile.
'I'm just remembering when I used to play fruits basket with the other children after church. Do you know the game?' Kyo nodded and she continued. 'Well, all the others would be apples or oranges or peaches but, I would always be the rice ball.' She gave a small chuckle before adding 'and like a complete fool I would sit in my chair as all the other fruits were called, just waiting for someone to call out rice ball. But, of course, no one did.'
Kyo moved closer to her and put his arm around her shoulder, Tohru put her head on his shoulder a stray tear slipping down her face. He smiled at how she seemed to fit in his arms perfectly, like the last piece of a puzzle. Tohru's face began to heat up as she felt the warmth of Kyo's arm draped over her.
She looked up at him and he looked down. Their faces were millimeters away from each other and all Tohru wanted to do was close the gap and feel the heat of his lips on hers, to feel his arms wrap around her waist and protect her from everything, to have him whisper sweet nothings in her ear about how much he needed her, how much he wanted her. They slowly began to move towards each other when…
'Tohru! Where are you! I'm here to get you ready for your date with my little brother!'
Kyo and Tohru sprang apart instantly at the sound of Ayame's voice, both of their faces cherry red.
'I… um… I'd better go…' Tohru stuttered out
'Yeah, thanks for the… err… rice balls…' Kyo said not meeting her eyes.
Once Tohru was inside she was practically carried to her room where Mine was waiting.
In her arms she held a pile of blue and her glasses glinted as she moved towards, giving Tohru a serious case of de-jah-vu. Again she felt the silky fabric being draped over her and she gave a sigh as the woman started snipping at it.
After what felt like hours, Mine pushed Tohru into a chair and started adding make up to her face
'NO NO GERROFF ME!' came a shout from the next room. Hearing Tohru's sharp intake of breath Mine calmly added rouge to Tohru's cheeks and said 'Yuki must be restraining his brother, don't worry, Ayame doesn't give up very easily.' She gave a dark chuckle before stepping back to admire her work.
She led Tohru to the mirror and stared at her waiting for her reaction. Tohru's jaw dropped as she turned around and looked at herself over her shoulder. The colour matched her eyes exactly.
The dress had a high surplice neckline. It had Juliet sleeves and a bodice that nipped in at her waist. The skirt went out at her hips and floated down to her ankles. Tohru felt a blush creep to her cheeks as she admired herself.
The make up on her face had gotten rid of any imperfections that she thought she had and the dress showed off her petite figure. Mine gave a huge smile and hugged Tohru, 'I knew you would like it! I'm so happy you do!' Tohru smiled and hugged her back.
Yuki, on the other hand, wasn't happy with his brother.
'Get off of me you snake!' He yelled at Ayame who started weeping.
'Oh Yuki! Why are you so cruel!' the snake had asked while turning away making sobbing noises. Yuki sighed and began to say sorry, he'd barely said the first syllable before he had been wrapped in a tight hug and was lifted off his feet.
The moment he felt the ground beneath him again, before he knew what had happened, he had been dressed in a suit that Ayame was pulling on different parts of before stepping back and admiring his work. He smiled.
'When Tohru sees you,' he began proudly; 'she's going to fall head over heels.' Yuki blushed a little before being dragged down the stairs.
Tohru followed Mine down the stairs where Ayame and Yuki were waiting. After a few awkward comments on how they both looked Ayame led them to the carriage outside.
Up on the roof, Kyo watched as the carriage left the estate and he gave a sigh. His stomach still hadn't settled from when he had come so close to kissing Tohru. Just the memory of feeling her warm breath on his lips sent a tingle down his spine. He smacked his forehead with his wrist. 'I'm such an idiot! Why am I so selfish? I can't confuse her, it's Yuki who deserves her not me, I need to stop kidding myself. She doesn't want you Kyo! The only reason she went to kiss you today is because she didn't know what to feel. You need to back off!'
He sat with his head in his hands, gritting his teeth. After a while his jaw started to protest and so he looked up at the now setting sun, trying to take his mind off of Tohru, barely noticing Shigure entering through the gates on horseback.
Meanwhile, Yuki and Tohru had arrived in town. They made their way over to a small restaurant. There were four tables inside, with curtains covering the windows meaning the only light was coming from the candles that hung from the walls and on the tables.
Once they had finished their meal the two took a walk through the rest of the town before sitting on a large grassy hill by a lake. As they sat there Tohru couldn't help but think about how close she had been with Kyo, and how looking at Kyo gave an entirely different feeling to being with Yuki.
Kyo made her stomach knot and flutter as if it was full of butterflies and warmth spread all over her body, whereas with Yuki, she felt nothing, even when he smiled at her with a warm smile, she felt the same way she would have if it had been Hiro smiling at her, but she didn't want to hurt his feelings so she politely chatted with him as she sun sank into the horizon.
She thought of Hiro and Kisa. At first glance Hiro had seemed like he could be trouble, but, in reality, he was very sweet. Always checking to see if Kisa understood a question or an answer. He was very polite and never back chatted Tohru ever. Kisa was slowly getting her voice back, she had begun answering 'Yes' and 'No' and even laughed.
Tohru couldn't help smiling at how far her students had come and how much she had grown to love them.
The redhead ran towards the town, the news Shigure told him buzzing around in his head. He knew Tohru couldn't be the last one to know what had happened and he knew that he had to tell her as soon as he could.
When he finally found them, sweat was dripping off his chin and spots of black were covering his vision as he dropped to his hands and knees breathing heavily.
'Kyo! Oh my God! Kyo are you okay!' Tohru said rushing to his side and helping to stand. He coughed and ran his hand through his hair that was wet with his sweat.
'It's Hiro.' He managed to get out once he'd caught his breath, causing Tohru to hold hers. 'he ran in front of a God damned carriage and.' Kyo sucked in air as tears began to fall, 'they don't think he's going to last the night.'
NOT OUR BABY HIRO! WHY OLIVIA WHY! You'll see. Don't question my writing skills readers!
By the way, Tohru doesn't remember when Shigure turned into a dog okay... Just though I'd point that out
As always, any comments, complaints or reviews you'd like to give, I'll answer them, fix them and such
Much love Olivia x