Story: Every Waking Moment

Rating: K-T (it'll vary)

Word count: 341

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

A/N: CHEESY ALERT. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket.

S is for "Spring"

"Ah!" Tohru rushed out of the candy store and held her little bag of chocolates. "He will love these!" She smiled. They were little dark chocolate bars, inside a red bag. It was White Day, but she marked it as the first day of Spring. The trees were blooming, people were out more, and there was something about the air that made everything cheerful.

She loved it.

As she was walking down the street, she started to talk to herself, about life and her friends. She felt terrible that she couldn't buy everyone chocolates, but she barely saw them anymore. "Oh, what if he hates this tradition? I never really asked him if it was okay to celebrate Spring today…" she drifted into another thought: what if he really did hate chocolate?

She felt even worse. A few people passed her with flowers in hand. What if he wanted a bouquet of flowers instead? What if he didn't even want something from her? What if—

She wouldn't think like that.

Tohru reassured herself. "N-No! He'll like these chocolates! I'm sure of it!" She stopped at the corner and waited for the okay signal to walk across the street. As she waited, someone planted a bouquet of roses in front of her face.

"I think I love this tradition as much as I love the woman," she blinked, "Happy Spring," he whispered in her ear. She smiled and turned around. He smiled back and rested his forehead on hers. Truth be told, he saw her walk past him when he exited the flower shop. He wanted to call out to her, but in fear of frightening her, he just followed her.

He liked that option better now.

He could stare into her eyes forever, even if others were looking. She could do the same. He wrapped an arm around her shoulder and she held onto his shirt with her free hand against his chest. They shared a quick, intimate kiss before sharing another set of smiles.

"Happy Spring, Hatori," she whispered back.

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