He looked at her from across the classroom. The light from the window caught her hair perfectly. Oh how he wished he could hold her and run his fingers through her golden-brown hair. Amidst his daydream, she turned to him with a strange look on her gentle face.

"Yuki-kun, what's wrong?" Tohru mouthed as a blush rose to her cheeks. Yuki didn't change his expression until he saw that he was making Tohru uncomfortable. He turned away with a violent blush on his cheeks. Yuki Sohma was not one to express his emotions openly in public. He desperately tried to avoid all the girls in school…. especially his goddamn fan club. But all that was beginning to change when Tohru Honda stepped into his life.

"Yuki-kun are you feeling alright?" Tohru asked with concern in her deep blue eyes.

"Yes, Tohru I am perfectly alright," Yuki said as the two walked home that afternoon.

"Well today in class you were just staring into space. Do you need to tell me something? I mean you can talk to me about anything I'll always be there," Tohru said as she absently grabbed his hand. In that instant, Yuki let out a small gasp and he began to blush. Tohru saw the look on his face, released his hands and ran.

"Tohru wait! Where are you going?" Yuki frantically tried to catch up with her, but she had gotten a decent head start. He was so disappointed at the way she ran…. What did he do? Yuki stepped out of his thoughts just in time to see Tohru trip in the woods and fall.

"Gahh! Ouch my ankle!" Tohru began to cry. That's all she could think of doing. She didn't know what was going through her head when she had grabbed Yuki's hands. She was just happy, that's the only way she could describe it. Gasping for air, Yuki caught up and knelt on the rocky ground by Tohru.

"Oh no! Tohru did you hurt yourself?" Yuki panicked, and without thinking he scooped Tohru in his arms and began trudging back home.

"Why did you run away from me Tohru?" Yuki asked with hurt eyes.

"To tell you the truth, I don't know. I mean you made this face when I grabbed your hand and I didn't want to make you feel awkward," Tohru said meekly. She noticed how firm and protective Yuki was holding her. She kept in mind that as long as she didn't hug back, he wouldn't turn into a rat.

"Oh Tohru, you never make me feel awkward or uncomfortable. I would never feel that way about you. Its just that I've never held someone's hand before." Tohru noted how serious Yuki was about this. And the fact that there was love in his voice made it the all better. They finally arrived at Shigure Sohma's house. No one seemed to be home. Yuki gently laid Tohru down on the couch and slowly removed her shoes and socks. Tohru's left ankle was swollen and sensitive to the touch.

"Oh no!" Tohru said with worry in her voice.

"Does it hurt that bad?" Yuki sounded very concerned and Tohru didn't want him to worry. Tohru smiled at his worried face.

"O-oh no, it's not that its actually numb right now. But how am I going to take care of you and Shigure-kun and Kyo-kun? I can't cook and clean like this." Tohru seemed very troubled.

Yuki sighed. "You care for us to much you know that?" Yuki then set to work. He made sure Tohru was comfortable as he iced and elevated her ankle. Yuki then began to cook and prepare the house before dinner.

"Aww, Yuki you are such a sweetheart, you know that?" Yuki acknowledged her with one of his genuine smiles he reserved especially for her.

"After all you do to take care of us, this is no problem," Yuki continued to make dinner. Tohru looked at Yuki in adoration. He is so sweet, she thought to herself. Just then, Shigure and Kyo walked in the door.

"Tohru it smells wonderful in here!" said a very excited Shigure, only to see Tohru smiling meekly on the couch and Yuki placing food on the table.

"Well I guess I mean Yuki it smells great in here," Shigure said trying to grasp hold of what was going on.

"What the hell did you do this time you idiot?" Kyo said with a smirk but a hint of worry on his face.

"Kyo! This is no time to be fighting with Yuki," Shigure said in a weary voice.

"Too bad I was talking to Tohru," Kyo smirked some more at his sarcasm. Tohru looked towards the ground face flushed with embarrassment. She felt hurt at Kyo's rudeness. This just angered Yuki to an uncontrollable level.

"Who the hell do you think you are, you stupid cat?! Say anything you want to or about me but, especially when Tohru is hurt, do NOT insult her!" Yuki was practically screaming. Kyo was barely fazed at the affect his remark had on Yuki. Soon enough the rat and cat were at each other's throats. Shigure knelt beside Tohru on the couch and asked what had happened.

"My dear what happened to you?" Shigure asked in a worried voice.

"Oh its nothing. Clumsy me tripped and fell," she gave Shigure a smile and assured him she was all right. Yuki and Kyo were still fighting.

"Why the hell do you care so much?!" Kyo screamed back at Yuki.

"Because you dumbass! You can't say stuff like that about a young lady! Have you no sense of pride?" Yuki just glared back. Tohru couldn't take it. For once she would like a quiet meal without Yuki and Kyo bickering, just once.

"Please stop," Tohru intervened with a smile. "Fighting about something like this is so… pointless." Then all four of the members of the household sat down for a quiet meal. There was hardly any talking. After the meal was finished, Yuki and Kyo began to clean up. Shigure then saw Tohru try to get up off the couch.

"No Tohru you sit back down. You should not be putting any pressure on your injury at this state. You'll just have to sleep on the couch tonight. Shigure had made his point loud and clear. Tohru found it useless to protest so Shigure brought her some blankets and then went to bed. Kyo followed soon after.

"Good night everyone! Pleasant dreams!" Shigure shouted down the stairs. Tohru had made herself comfortable. But she saw Yuki come to sit beside her.

"Yuki-kun, you should really get some rest. You've had an eventful day," Tohru insisted but Yuki paid no attention to her pleas.

"No Tohru this was basically all my fault. I'll stay up with you until you're comfortable enough to go to sleep." Tohru began her protests again but he placed a finger on her lips.

"How about we watch some TV to relax ourselves?" Yuki said grabbing the remote control and started to flip through the channels. All Tohru could do was stare at him. Yuki had been so worried about…. her. Tohru just smiled at her thoughts. Yuki looked over at her and began to laugh.

"What is it?" Yuki chuckled.

"Nothing really. Just wanted to thank you for fussing over me this afternoon." Tohru gave him a soft smile. Yuki smiled back and thought how lucky he was to be taking care of this angel. He had finally chosen a Japanese flick to watch. As they watched the film silently, Yuki looked over at Tohru who seemed cold. He slowly wrapped his arm around her. This was unlike Yuki. She was startled by his touch. She went and got comfortable against him. She laid her head down on his chest. POOF! Yuki turned into a rat.

"I-I'm sorry Yuki, that kind of ruined the moment." Tohru giggled. POOF! Yuki was back in his human form… only with no clothes. Tohru turned her head towards the couch blushing. Yuki ran upstairs to go get dressed. And soon enough, he came back with a plain white T-shirt and flannel PJ pants. They resumed their awkward position only not so close as before.

"Yuki you're so sweet," Tohru said with a smile.

"You know Tohru, there is something I wanted to tell you back in the woods," Yuki stammered beginning to flush. But Tohru had fallen into a soft sleep. Yuki sighed as he fell into a dreamy slumber of his own, arm still lying on Tohru's waist. Neither of them realizing someone was watching from the safety of the shadows.