Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ A Place to Belong ❯ Tohru's Relavation ( Chapter 2 )

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The day of arrival was here. Tohru jumped out of her bed and started her morning preparations. "I wonder what today will bring." She said to herself. She heard moving around downstairs and realized that the others must be already up. She ran down apologizing to everyone for being the last one up. "Is Yuki-kun still sleeping?" she asked Kyou and Shigure.

"No, he is outside waiting. It is almost time for Misa-san to arrive." Shigure answered. He watched the young girls expression with amusement. It changed back to her normal smile quickly but for a brief moment he saw her worried face. Kyou went back to eating, not noticing anything at all.

"Yuki-kun must be very excited for Misa's visit." Tohru said. "I am going to run to the store so I can get things for tonight's special meal."

"But Tohru-kun, you have not yet had your breakfast." Shigure mentioned.

"It's ok, I am not hungry yet and I already overslept. I should be getting things started already." Tohru went to get her coat and stepped outside and saw a car pull up. The door opened and a beautiful blond haired girl stepped out. She was tall and elegant looking. She grabbed her bags and saw Yuki. For a moment, both stood just staring at each other and then she ran towards him.

"Yuki-kun!" she yelled. She ran to him and grabbed his hands. "It has been so long, and you look almost the same as you did when I left! Yuki-kun I have missed you so much!" Yuki blushed at the affection in her voice.

"Misa-san, you look beautiful. Three years has not changed you either." Yuki replied. He turned around and saw Tohru in the door. "Honda-san," he said a little startled. "May I introduce you to Misa Souma."

Tohru smiled at the beautiful stranger. "Pleased to meet you, I am Tohru Honda." Tohru replied.

"I have heard of you from Kisa,, I am also happy to finally meet you." Misa said happily.

"Are you on your way out Honda-san?" Yuki asked.

"Yes, I am on the way to the store to pick up a few things, but I will return quickly." Tohru answered. She said her good-byes and walked away, grateful to be by herself. "Why do I feel this way?" Tohru thought to herself. "It is not as if Yuki-kun and I are…" and with that she stopped. Somewhere in her she knew that if she kept on that train of thought something could come out that she might not be willing to face yet. She put a smile on and hummed a song and walked down the road.

"Kyou-san, Shigure-san!" Misa yelled as she walked in. "It is so good to see you all again!" They all exchanged greetings and Yuki gave her a tour of the house. "So Yuki-kun," she began, "Are Tohru-san and Kyou-san…"

"No." Yuki answered before she could finish. Misa saw the look on Yuki's face and decided not to finish her question. "Maybe it is just because Yuki-kun has never been to fond of Kyou-san and doesn't like to talk about him," she explained to herself. It was much easier thinking that way then trying to explain to herself what that expression really meant. For three years she had waited to be able to come home. Come home to Yuki. She didn't date in America, and all she thought about was him. She wasn't quite sure why she had been sent away, but she always figured it had something to do with Yuki. So now here she was, and she was not about to lose him after three years of waiting.

"So Yuki-kun, will you take me out later and show me around? I feel like a tourist, I have not been home in so long." Misa asked, taking his arm.

"I think Tohru had something planned for your arrival." Yuki explained.

"Please Yuki. I have been on a plane for so long and I would really like to walk around for a while and visit the Souma House." She knew Yuki was too polite to refuse her. So off they went after Yuki told Shigure to explain to Tohru.

"Damn mouse!" Kyou yelled after he left. "Doesn't he know how much planning Tohru has done for today?"

"Yes, I am sure he does, but what is he going to do when a beautiful girl wants to go out?" Shigure answered. He understood Yuki was in a tight position, but he also knew Tohru would be hurt by all of her planning wasted. Just then Tohru walked through the door.

"I'm back!" she called cheerfully. She walked in the kitchen to see an angry-faced Kyou and a smiling Shigure.

"Welcome back!" sang Shigure. "Yuki asked me to give you his apologies, Misa-san wanted to go out for awhile since she had been stuck on an airplane and hasn't been home in three years."

Tohru put on her brightest smile. "Of course, it is my fault for not realizing that to begin with! How nice it must be to be home after such a long time away!" She put the things away cheerfully. "I have some laundry to do and then I will make lunch." Tohru called out and then smiled at them again before making her exit. Alone with the laundry Tohru started to think. "Why don't I feel this way when Kagura-san is here with Kyou-kun?" Kagura was a frequent visitor to the house, and always involved chasing after Kyou, and Tohru always thought it was cute. Tohru loved Kyou, but it was the same love she had for her other friends. She secretly rooted for Kagura to one day win Kyou over. Tohru knew how deeply the girl cared for him. But Yuki was different. She had a crush on him in the beginning of the year, but that was before she knew him. Once she got to know him…and Yuki has always had admirers, but they were never a threat to their relationship. Yuki had always been hers. She realized just how much she cared for Yuki, and gasped a little. She had taken fro granted that she was really the only female in his life, and now things were different. "Yuki-kun," Tohru said sadly. She knew she could never tell him the truth. She couldn't ruin things between them. She valued his friendship, and if she couldn't have his love, at least then she could always be his friend.

That's it for this chapter!! Hope everyone is liking it so far!