Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ Halloween Masquerade ❯ Chapter 3

She pulled several books out of the children's section taking a seat at the little kids table next to him flipping the books open. "See isn't he cute?" Kyou blinked as he sat there, glancing down at the book as she flipped through the pages. Holds up a picture of Tigger smiling as the character in the book held tightly to a tree. Blinking a bit still, he shifted in his seat and glanced down at the book a bit shocked at the fact that the thing was so... childish.

 

She looked up to him smiling. "I loved Tigger he reminds me so much of you Kyou."

 

He, blinking, glanced down at her and tilted his head a bit. "He reminds you of me..?"

 

She nodded lightly. "You two like high places." Blinking softly, he slowly tilted his head and glanced over at her, his right brow rising.

 

She lowered her head slowly. "Sorry..."

 

Blinking still, he glanced down at the book, "So... where's the fighting?"

 

".... I don't remember which book will have to keep looking." Nodding softly, he sat down and waited, glancing down at her. She passed him a few books to look threw as she searched threw the ones she had. Picking up the books, he began to flip through them slowly, seeing the pictures of the tiger looking thing. His head tilted softly.

 

She looked at him threw the corner of her eye from time to time before tugging on his furry arm. "I found it."

 

"Good, all I was seeing was a bunch of childish stuff," he said softly as he glanced over at her, shutting the book that was in his hands. She lowered her head closing the book keeping her fingers as a bookmark. Blinking softly, he glanced down and just shut up, feeling deep down like he was hurting her feelings with his words.

 

".... I should go put the books back some child might want to look at these." She closed the book fully now gathering the books.

 

"Tohru, I..." he said softly as he glanced down and closed his eyes, feeling bad now that he'd hurt her like that.

 

She put the books away now returning to him shortly. "We should go to the store before we go to the party."

 

"Why..." he asked softly as he glanced up at her, biting his lip a bit.

 

"So I can get you a new costume and two masks, after all it's a masquerade ball."

 

His head shook slowly as he got up to go get the book again, "You worked hard on this..."

 

"Yeah, but you said it was childish." She watched him now.

 

His head shook softly as he glanced down and grabbed the book, taking it back to the table. "But you worked really hard... I don't want to make that go to waste..."

 

"I can give it to a child so it's not a waste Kyou." She spoke softly looking to him. He shook his head a bit and held onto the book, sitting down and placing it on the table, opening it. She leaned back against the bookshelf her head low.

 

Flipping to the page with the fight on it, he slowly looked up at her and smiled a bit, "Not so childish... and... Besides, I like how it feels..."

 

She looked up blushing lightly as she smiled. "Really?" Nodding softly, he slowly looked down at the book, feeling bad still that he'd made her sad.

 

She walked over taking the book putting it away. "We still need the masks." He nodded softly as he glanced up at her, glancing away a bit as he smiles.

 

She held out her hand for him. "Ready Kyou?" She looked to him blushing lightly. Nodding softly, he slowly reached up and took her hand, standing up and smiling over at her. She headed out of the library heading down the steps. Slowly he follows with her, his hand holding her's in it. He felt a very slight smile creep over his lips.

 

She was happy to be with him and then close she tilted her head back looking to him. "Do you want to get matching masks?"

 

"Do you," he asked softly as his head cocked to one side, glancing down at her and trying to hide the slight smile that he felt creeping onto his lips once more.

 

She nodded lightly blushing a darker red. ".... I thought it would be cute...."

 

Smiling, he nodded and bit down on his lip, glancing at her with a small smile spreading over his lips now. She let go of his hand as she headed into the store heading back to the Halloween stuff. Slowly he opened the door and walked in behind her, his eyes glancing around the place at the many decorations hanging from the ceilings and walls. She jumped out from behind one of the aisle's holding up a fake bat. His eyes went slightly wide, though not much else showed that he was even slightly startled.

 

"Do you think they have these kind of decorations at the masquerade?" She looked up to him before her attention returned to the bat playing with the string making it flap its wings.

 

"I'm not sure... Yuki's the only one that would know since the student council are the ones that decorated..."

 

She nodded lightly. "You'll still protect me right Kyou?" She turned her attention to him.

 

Nodding very softly, he looked down at her with a small smile still on his lips. "I'll protect you form all the plastic spiders in the world..."

 

She blushed lightly looking down feeling foolish again. "I found the mask their black." She headed down the isle.

 

Smiling, he slowly turned and walked past her, catching her around the waist with one hand and tugging her along with him, "Come on... let's go get our masks so we can go to that party.."

 

Her eyes widened a little feeling his arm around her. She reached up where the masks were getting two down for them. Smiling, he pulled her along towards the front of the store, looking down at her with a look of happiness about him, which was something rare. ".... Kyou what if the other kids from school see us you'll be made fun of..." He shrugged softly as he pulled her along, the tail of his outfit flopping around behind him. She blushed brighter watching him. She reached the counter pulling out her purse paying for the two masks.

 

After she'd paid for the masks, he took his and pulled it on, glancing around. "Now... shall we go..? The party will be starting soon... and I'm sure everyone will love the costume you made for me just as much as me."

 

She blushed lightly. ".... We can get some ice cream then head right over."

 

He nodded softly again, reaching for her hand. "Anything you want to do Tohru... we can do," he said softly as he glanced to the door. He felt strange, he was trying so hard to make it up to her for hurting her feelings in the library, but something still felt wrong.

 

She looked to him blinking. "... Kyou am I dieing...?" He's behavior changed so dramatically it was scarring her.

 

Blinking a bit, he stopped and glanced back at her with a tilted head, "Uh... no, why do you ask Tohru?"

 

".... You're acting very strange.... You're scarring me more then the fake spider."

 

Blinking a bit, he looked down, "I'm...” He, as usual, couldn't bring himself to say the word, his head shaking a bit. "I... hurt your feelings... and I'm trying to make it up to you..."

 

".... All you have to do to make it up to me is to protect me." She smiled looking up to him.

 

"But... I said some things that I shouldn't have... I made fun of the costume you made for me... even though you worked so hard. Look at your hands... you did all that for me, and...."

 

She looked to her hands blushing slightly. "Its fine really Kyou.... I should have made you like a ninja costume or something..."

 

His hands reached down and took her's, "You made me what you saw fit... and you worked so hard... I shouldn't have judged it..."

 

"Kyou its fine don't worry please." She spoke softly looking to him.

 

Nodding very softly, he took her hands in his and smiled, "Let's go get that ice cream..." She smiled faintly taking his hand to get ice cream from the polar down the way. His hands, though covered by massive gloves, gave her own a gentle squeeze. He couldn't bring himself to say the words, so he had to say sorry to her in some way. She pulled out her money paying for the cones.

 

Glancing over at her, he shook his head and frowned a bit, "I was gonna pay for them... I'll pay for the tickets to the party I guess."

 

"I don't mind Kyou." She smiled holding out his cone for him to take.

 

Slowly he took the cone and lifted it to his lips to lick at the ice cream, making a soft "Mmm".

 

"Cat's love ice cream don't they?" She looked up to him giggling. Eyeing her slightly, he chuckled and continued to lick the ice cream, his eyes closing a bit as he smiled, enjoying the sweet, cold taste. She took a seat on a bench now closing her eyes halfway as she smiled. Slowly he walks over and sits down by her, eating his ice cream at her side. She blushed lightly before resting her head on his shoulder as she bit at her cone.

 

Closing his eyes a bit, he leaned against her as well, eating his ice-cream slowly now, trying to make it last as long as she was her's. "I can't wait for you to see what I made you Yuki." She giggled softly.

 

"Oh," he inquired, now curious by her words, his head tilting to one side just a bit still.

 

She tilted her head up blushing as she nodded. "yep, he looks really cute."

 

Chuckling softly, he gave a slightly mean looking grin, "Good, I can't wait to poke some fun at him..."

 

She looked down again. ".... Why cause its childish?"

 

He shook his head a bit and smiled, "No... It's just fun to poke fun at Yuki... maybe I can get him good on this one..."

 

"Please don't fight at the dance... I really want to have a good time with you...."

 

"I won't fight with him... just have a little fun..." he said softly as he looked at her with a reassuring smile. She looked into his eyes before finishing the rest of her cone nodding.

 

Finishing up his ice cream, he smiled and offered her a hand, "Should we get going... it's almost time for it to start..."

 

She smiled nodding taking his hand. "Yep I'm ready Kyou." Nodding softly, he slowly took her towards the school, holding her hand softly in his own.

 

"I bet you're the cutest Kyou." She blushed lightly looking to him.

 

He felt a slight warmth dance across his own cheeks as he kept his eyes forward, "I doubt it..." Her smile faded slowly as she turned looking toward the dance.

 

"No one likes the grumpy cat," he said softly as he glanced back at her with a slightly playful smile on his lips.

 

".... I do." She spoke softly.

 

Glancing over at her, he blushed a bit and looked down, "You do?"

 

She nodded lightly. "That's why I made your costume look like Tigger."

 

Nodding softly, he glanced down, feeling as though he'd once more hurt her feelings. It always seemed to make him hurt when he knew he hurt her, it was a strange emotion. "I can pay for my ticket ok Kyou?" She looked up to him smiling.

 

"No...." he said softly as he looked down at her, "Let me... to pay you back for making this costume..."

 

"You coming with me was enough to pay for the costume." She smiled her carefree way.

 

He smiled a bit and shook his head still, "I'm still paying for your ticket..."

 

She blushed lightly nodding. "Thank you Kyou." Nodding softly, he slowly took her hand once more and led her on, the school coming into view. She smiled moving ahead of him dragging him with her.

 

"Ack," he exclaimed as she tugged him, his head jerking slightly as he began to laugh. She reached the doorway sliding her mask on as he paid for them.

 

Once paid, he slowly walked to her, pulling on his mask once more, "Let's go in now... hope you have fun."

 

"I will because you will be with me Kyou." She looked to him smiling taking his hand. Smiling, he felt a bit of a blush spread over his cheeks, following with her into the dance.

 

She looked around the room seeing all the costumes. "I think your going to win."

 

"Going to win what," he asked as he glanced at her, not knowing there would be a contest.

 

"Cutest costume." She blushed lightly.

 

Biting his lip he looked at her and glanced around, "You didn't tell me there was going to be anything like that."

 

"... You don't have to enter if you don't want to." She looked to him blushing

 

"But... I will, to show off your hard work," he said softly as he looked to her still.

 

"I'll stand beside you Kyou I'll even hold your hand."