He knew he would transform if he touched her, but Yuki needed to know she was really there.
Kyo knew what would happen if he reached out, but he wanted to be able to hug her.
Tohru fell to the ground laughing, Kisa in her arms, Kyo purring at her side, an ox standing over her, a bunny on Tohru's head, and a rat on top of Kisa's head, staring down at her in happy disbelief.
Of course, piles of clothes were fluttering down around the group, too.
"Sissy!" Kisa cried, and Tohru hugged the younger girl.
"Kisa," Tohru cooed. "I've missed you so much!"
"Then why'd you leave?" Hiro asked. He was standing over the group, arms crossed, a bored look on his face. Out of the whole group, he was the only one who hadn't decided to tell the whole world about the Sohma secret. Tohru stopped laughing, her eyes closing sadly.
I can't tell you... She wanted to tell them, but she couldn't. It would go against everything she stood for! Yes, she had agreed to have her memories erased if the Sohmas' wanted her to forget, but it wasn't her place to decide that for others.
"Aw, shuddup, would ya, Hiro?" Kyo growled, turning on his cousin.
"Yes, this isn't the time to interrogate her," Yuki agreed, not noticing Tohru pale. Interrogation? W-Why an interrogation?
"I've missed you so much, Sissy," Kisa whispered, burying her head in Tohru's shoulder. The older girl could feel Kisa begin to cry softly.
"Sh, sh, it's okay, sweetie," Tohru comforted, moving to sit up. Animals were displaced, and a bunny fell off the brunette's head. Tohru, ignoring the boys' cries, focused her attention on the crying child. "It's going to be okay, Kisa. We're together now, right? You don't need to cry, sweetie."
The group was quiet as Tohru gently hugged the younger girl, soothing the crying child. She hadn't wanted to leave her friends, her family, especially not little Kisa...
Yuki watched the girls sadly. They had missed Tohru's calming voice, and the rat knew Kisa had missed the blue eyed girl's hugs.
"Tohru! Tohru, you alright?" a voice shouted out, and the girl in question turned her gaze to a group heading towards them. Tohru gaped, then grinned, standing up and depositing Kisa on her feet as a group of guys headed toward them.
"Atsushi! Jain! Hojo! Hi!" Tohru giggled.
"Tohru, why were you on the ground? Are you alright?" Hojo asked concerned.
"Oh, yes, yes! I'm fine, you don't really need to worry about me, you know," Tohru replied, waving off his concern quickly. It was nice they cared, but she really didn't want to cause anyone worry!
"Oh, that's good to hear. Hojo saw you on the ground, and well...yeah. Who's this cutie pie?" Jain smiled, looking toward Kisa. The blond blushed, and looked at her feet.
"Jain, meet Kisa. Kisa, this is Jain. He's one of my friends. Hiro, come here!" She called to the sullen Sohma, who reluctantly came to say hi. "Atsushi, Jain, and Hojo, this is Kisa and Hiro Sohma. They are some of my friends from my previous town."
"Hi."
"Sup."
"Hey."
"Whatever," Hiro grumbled.
"Hello," Kisa whispered.
"So, what's with the animal farm?" Atsushi remarked with a chuckle. Tohru's eyes widened in shock. How am I going to explain this? What if they transform back? What if-
"Um, well, Kisa and Hiro have a lot of pets! See? And the pets are just so loyal, they follow them everywhere! An um, you see, Kisa and Hiro live on a really big piece of land, so they can have all these crazy animals, and um..." By now, Tohru's mind was in a state of confusion, her eyes swirling vortexes of What the heck am I supposed to say without sounding absolutely insane?!, and she was speaking rapidly in order to try to get all her thoughts out.
"Whoa, whoa! Slow down, Rue!" Jain laughed, and the brunette took a deep breath.
"Chill," Hojo laughed.
"I should probably be getting the pets back to the kennel," Hiro interrupted. "since we're only in town for a few days. Do you mind if we steal Tohru for a while?"
"Not to long, alright? We're still on for later, Tohru?" Hojo asked, and Tohru nodded happily.
"It's a date," she grinned.
"That it is," Hojo smirked, leaning in to press a light kiss on her lips.
An orange cat rocketed at the boy, hissing and spitting, claws out.
A rat had disappeared up the offending boy's pant leg, making Hojo cry out in surprise.
A bunny was bouncing on Hojo's foot angrily.
The ox sealed the deal as he knocked the boy to the ground.
"No! No! Please, get off him!" Tohru cried, and the animals grudgingly left the boy alone. "I'm so sorry, Hojo! They're usually much better behaved."
"No-No worries," Hojo replied weakly, his friends helping him back up.
"I'm going to take the animals away, you should see the nurse though! I would hate it if you were hurt," Tohru spoke, hugging the Zodiac attacked boy before quickly stepping away.
"Yeah, I think I will see the nurse," Hojo replied, and his friends helped take him away.
"What do you think you were doing?!" Tohru cried to her old friends, turning to look at them angrily. A loud pop sounded, and she turned around quickly, embarrassed and letting out a squeak.
A chorus of voices demanded one thing:
"Who the heck was that?!"