Story: Every Waking Moment

Rating: K-T (it'll vary)

Word count: 485

Pairings (throughout the story): HatorixTohru, with mentions of KyoxKagura and YukixMachi

A/N: I'm so cheesy. I don't have a note today, though! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket.

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When did she start to like him? She wasn't sure. All she knew was she didn't want to leave his side, even if he noticed her blush all the time. "Do you have a fever, Tohru?" She was a terrible liar, too, so she never found the strength to reply to his question.

They were alone, for once. Usually she had gone to the main house with Shigure and the others. But Hatori invited her, no one else. "Tohru, would you mind coming over this Sunday? I have a few things I need to talk to you about." And when Shigure asked where she was going?

"O-O-Oh! Just out with my friends!" Somehow she hoped he believed her (he didn't) and wouldn't investigate (he did).

She knocked on his door. "Come in," he called to her. She cracked the door open and peeked inside. There he was, sitting at his desk. His silhouette looked studious. She saw the shadow move. "Ah, Tohru," he rose from his chair and she opened the door a little more.

"I-I'm not interrupting something, am I?" He shook his head.

"Not at all," she looked around.

"You shouldn't work in the dark," he closed the door behind her, "Hatori," she said to him. He shrugged.

"I turn on the light when it's not light outside," he placed a hand on her back; she tensed up. He directed her to the other chair in his room, next to his. "Come, sit down."

When she sat down, she put on a smile. She didn't want to look nervous. "S-So," she started; he interrupted.

"Open your mouth." She just stared at him. "I want to check your temperature." Her heart was racing.

So she obliged. He slid the cold metal under her tongue; she quickly clamped her mouth shut.

Soon after, he took the thermometer out of her mouth and examined it. "98.3. So you don't have a fever." He looked…worried? "Tohru," he started; she interrupted.

"U-Um, I don't feel sick, actually! It must've just been a little bug!" She nervously laughed.

"You were never sick, were you?"

"U-Um…" she bowed her head and felt embarrassed.

"After you graduate," he replied. He turned his chair and looked down at his desk. She rose her head and blinked.

"H-Hatori?" He didn't budge. "I-I don't mean to, b-but…" he interrupted her again.

"After you graduate, my treat," he whispered.

She felt her heart pound against her chest, and she put a hand to her mouth. She had to hide her large smile.

"But don't say a word to anyone, especially Shigure," he whispered. When he spun the chair around, she noticed a bit of a red tinge on his cheeks. She felt feverish. "Until you graduate, we'll keep it all a secret," she nodded. "I'd…love to take you out to dinner, when you graduate," she unmasked her smile; he smiled with her.

"After I graduate."

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