Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ Sleepless ❯ Chapter 3

It had been a few weeks since the two went out together Shigure was reading the paper his eyes slowly looking toward Yuki Kyou was laying on the porch swatting at a fly teasing it. "I hear that your school is having a dance tonight." He looked down to the rat from the corner of his eye.

 

Yuki's eyes shifted and glanced up at Shigure from the corner of them. "Yes the school is having a dance tonight, and yes I have to be there. What is your point dog?"

 

"Is Tohru going to go?" He watched the cat now.

 

"I guess..." he said softly as he glanced over towards the cat as well. "I haven't really asked Miss Honda if she was going to go or not."

 

"Poor Tohru she told me she wasn't going what a shame the poor girl no one probably asked her."

 

Yuki's eyes shifted and glared at Shigure out of the corner of them. "You're full of it Dog. She'd never not go just because of that. She'd go with her friends if nothing else."

 

Shigure shrugged lightly. "I shall cheer her up when you leave."

 

Yuki narrowed his eyes a bit and stood up, eyeing the dog as he walked up the stairs, leaving the dog and the cat behind. She sat in her room at her desk working quietly on her homework she was already in her pjs. Yuki's right hand lifted to knock on the door, his left hand already resting on the knob. "Miss Honda, are you in?"

 

"Yes you can come in if you want Yuki-kun." She spoke softly as she went back to her homework.

 

Slowly the door slid open, the boy walking in wearing the clothes he was going to wear to the dance already. "What are you doing dressed for bed?"

 

"I'm not going so I decided to get ready for bed." She smiled looking back to him.

 

His head tilted a bit as he leaned back against the wall. "Why are you not going to the dance Miss Honda?"

 

"Hana and Uo wouldn't go to the dance and no one asked so I'm going to get a start on my homework."

 

Blinking softly he closed his eyes and looked down. "But what about your pretty pink dress..?"

 

"... That's why I got it for the dance, but no one wanted to go with me so maybe next time I can wear it somewhere." She smiled faintly.

 

"Miss Honda... I was hoping to see you wear it at the dance..." he said softly as he stood by the door.

 

She blushed lightly looking down. ".... Maybe next time Yuki-kun sorry." She turned around going back to her homework.

 

"Come on Miss Honda... we got that dress just so that you could wear it to the dance..." he said softly as he walked to her closet slowly.

 

She looked up watching him. "I have no one to go with Yuki-kun."

 

"I am going..." he said softly as he opened her closet and took out her dress, laying it on the bed.

 

"You'll be busy with your student council though."

 

Doesn't mean I won't have time to dance," he said softly and walked over towards her after he had laid the dress on her bed.

 

She blushed lightly as she looked up to him nodding lightly. "I'll get ready then."

 

Nodding softly, he slowly turned and walked out of the room with a glance back at her, smiling very slightly. "I'm glad you're not going to let your night be ruined."

 

"I was worried about going alone to be made fun of for being alone." She smiled faintly looking to him. "Thank you for going with me."

 

He nodded softly and slowly slid his hand to the door, sliding it shut so that she would be able to get ready to go. She walked over to the bed picking up the dress he got her and started to change before to long she walked downstairs blushing lightly. His head slowly turned when he heard footsteps on the stairs, glancing up at her with a slight look of amazement, very slight warmth on his cheeks. Shigure smiled as he looked above the paper. Tohru's head lowering slowly as Kyou took a peak from the porch. Yuki just sat there watching as if he couldn't take his eyes off of her. Blinking a few times he smiled and tried to catch his composure before Shigure would say anything.

 

"I don't see why I can't make you my wife Tohru." Shigure sighed.

 

Yuki's head jerked towards Shigure, eyes narrowed slightly, "Don't even think about it dog..."

 

The cat stood slowly walking away from the group Tohru watching him. "... Is Kyou not going to the dance?"

 

Yuki shrugged slightly, "I doubt it, you know as well as the rest of us the cat hates 'that place' and 'those people'."

 

"Yeah, but I thought he'd enjoy it, there's a few girls in class that like him." Shigure only giggled hearing her words.

 

Slowly he stood up and walked over to her, holding out his hand to her. "Are you ready to go?"

 

"Yeah let me go check on Kyou before we go to make sure he's ok." She looked to him smiling before heading outside going toward the roof knowing Kyou would be on the roof.

 

Slowly, Yuki made his way to the door and leaned against the wooden frame of it, glancing outside at her, his head shaking a bit.

 

So you talked Miss Honda into going with you?" The dog spoke smirking up to the rat.

 

"I didn't talk her into going with me exactly... I just told her that she wouldn't have as much fun just sitting here... So don't get your panties in a bunch, it's just a dance."

 

The dog just shrugged looking back to his paper. "Your going to dance with her aren't you?"

 

"Maybe, so what if I am..?" Yuki glared as he spoke.

 

"That be sad poor Miss Honda sitting alone in the corner the whole dance."

 

"She's not going to sit alone in a corner, there are plenty of guys that would kill for a chance to dance with her..." he said softly as he looked out the door still. "Besides... I'll dance with her when I can..."

 

"A lot of guys would like to do things to our naive little Tohru." The dog kept his head in his paper.

 

"Yea, you included you perverted jerk," he said softly as he glanced out the door still.

 

She came back shortly after talking with Kyou. Shigure smiled watching her. "Tohru you're so pretty."

 

Yuki slowly stood up straight and smiled, offering her his arm. "Are you ready now?" She nodded lightly as she took his hand instead blushing lightly.

 

Slowly he drew her arm under his and looped his arm around her's, slowly leading her out the door. She blushed madly now as she looked down Shigure giggled watching the two. Glares back at him once more as they slowly walked out together.

 

"Kyou said he might come later to the dance." She smiled looking up to Yuki now.

 

"I doubt he'll come...,” he said softly as he walked with her still, holding her arm under his.

 

"You never know Kyou he's full of surprises."

 

"No..." he said softly as he glanced down at her, seeing her blush and thus blushing softly himself. She looked away quickly keeping her head down.

 

He smiled a bit and slowly turned his head back towards the direction of the school. "I hope you have fun tonight..."

 

"I know you will girls will be lined up to dance with you." She giggled softly. Chuckles softly, his head looking down just a bit as he slowly walked towards the school, the lights finally coming into view. She let go of his hand now as she saw the lights come into view. Slowly he glanced over at her with a slight smile.

 

"I'll let you go ahead so I don't cause to much trouble."

 

"No, please... come with me inside." He smiled still and reached down to take her hand, "After all... you're my date it seems."

 

She blushed lightly hearing him. ".... This is a date Yuki?"

 

"Well... you're here with me... so you're my date to the dance, aren't you?"

 

She nodded lightly. "But you also have your student council."

 

"Yea... I have to do that, but I don't want to... I'd rather just enjoy the dance instead of having to work..."

 

"I can wait while you do your student council thing for the dance." She smiled kindly.

 

"But still.. You're gonna go in with me, right?" Smiling, he offered her his hand once more.

 

She smiled nodding taking his hand softly. "Of coarse I will." Smiling, he slowly turned and walked with her into the school, leading her to where the dance would be, in the cafeteria building. She smiled as she paid for her ticket she was blushing lightly as she walked in with Yuki some of the fan club girls looking at her coldly.

 

Slowly he turned and grasped her hand between both of his hands, bowing softly, "I should take care of the council stuff as quickly as possible so that we may enjoy the dance... feel free to walk around and dance while you wait."

 

She nodded lightly blushing lightly. "Ok Yuki I'll see you when you get done." She smiled turning away from him now. Slowly he walked towards the council, his arms crossing over his chest. She walked over to where the chairs were waiting for him quietly. The meeting with the council seemed to drag on, his patience being tested as he stood there and mediated their bickering. She lowered her head waiting now before a few boys walked over trying to get her to dance with them.

 

"That's it, nothing is getting accomplished here, you're all just fighting in circles... This meeting is adjourned for now... we'll try it again in a less noisy environment, I have someone to attend to..."

 

She shook her head slowly. "I'm waiting for someone I'm sure you can find someone else to dance with..." She spoke softly looking up to them smiling. One boy taking this chance to grab her hand trying to get her to stand up.

 

Slowly Yuki walked towards them, "I'm finally done Miss Honda, would you like to dance now?" She pulled her hand free of the boy now that looked up to him Tohru moving to Yuki's side quickly as she nodded.

 

Smiling, he slowly took her hand in his and looked down at her, "Then, would you share this next dance with me?"

 

She blushed a dark red as she nodded the boy grabbing her hand again. "She's going to dance with me first."

 

"She's my date..." Yuki said as he glanced at the other boy, his eyes narrowed. "There are other girls that are here without dates for you to dance with."

 

"If she was here with you, where were you then seems kind of selfish to leave her waiting."

 

"She knew I had to attend to student council business, that's why she was waiting, now if you'll excuse us, we have a dance to attend to."

 

The boy shrugged lightly. "She's not to bright to begin with." He walked off now with his friend.

 

"She's far more intelligent than a forceful buffoon as yourself," Yuki mumbled just loud enough for Tohru to hear as he held her hand softly still, smiling down at her.

 

She looked to him blushing lightly before looking down. "Thank you Yuki."

 

Nodding softly, he slowly took her hands in his and started to walk towards the dance floor with her. She looked around watching the fan girls glare at her as she moved close to Yuki. Slowly he slipped his arms around her and bit his lip softly, looking down at her.

 

She looked up to him now. "... We have to be careful Yuki..." She spoke barely above a whisper.

 

"Why," he asked as he held her softly.

 

"So you don't change." She looked to him still.

 

"Oh... right..." places his hand on her hip instead of around her, being careful. She blushed lightly as she wrapped her arms around his neck being careful as possible. The girls around them watched wanting to get at Tohru for dancing with Yuki.