Scarred Beyond Repair:

Chapter 7

"And that's what happened. I don't know why they were making such a big fuss over it," Senshi said blushing, and telling Tohru about what had occurred between her and Yuki.

"Maybe they are so unused to not transforming when a girl falls on them," Tohru suggested.

"I don't know that could be it. Do you want to start lunch? I can finish hanging out the clothes if you want?" Senshi asked Tohru blushing while she hung up a pair of boxers.

"Um, if you don't mind? You are still recovering, and you just started to stay here," Tohru said hanging up what looked like it was one of Yuki's shirts.

"I don't mind at all and I am almost healed anyway," Senshi told Tohru.

"Alright then, as long as you are sure" Tohru said and trotted off into the kitchen to start lunch.

Once Senshi finished hanging up the clothes she went down the stairs. Seeing this it was a beautiful day outside Senshi told Tohru that she was going out and a small walk outside and that she should be back before she served lunch. Tohru nodded and continued with her cooking while Senshi started her walk around the area.

Not too long after Senshi started her walk she found a clearing with a small lake with sandy beaches for its' shore. Senshi found a nice shady place underneath a tree that was on the beach and she sat down underneath it. She closed her eyes, and it was not long before she fell asleep.

"Yuki –kun, have you seen Senshi –chan?" Tohru asked putting the pot of rice on the table.

"No I have not seen her, Honda –san. Why?" Yuki asked Tohru as he entered the dining room.

"She said that she was going for a walk and that she would be back before lunch, but she hasn't shown up," Tohru said as a worried look crossed her features.

"Don't worry, Honda –san. I will go look for her."

Outside Yuki picked a direction and started to look for Senshi. It seemed that he picked the right path to follow, because he saw her resting underneath a tree. Her head was tilted to the side showing the side of her face that he had never seen before. The scare that was on her cheek was jagged and a light red color. He slowly reached out his hand and gently traced the scar. Her face was warm to the touch, not that he was expecting her to be cold, or anything like that. He stilled his movements when Senshi muttered something underneath her breath and moved to get more comfortable. Yuki pushed Senshi's hair out of the way and put it behind her ear. He placed his whole palm against her face, and she nuzzled it unconsciously. He looked at her face. She was truly beautiful, if you looked past her scars, you could see what she looked like.

Senshi mumbled 'Papa' in her sleep and winced. Yuki wondered what had happened in her past, but he did not want to wake her up. So he, very softly, picked her up hugging her to his chest. He reveled in the fact that he did not transform. Why could he not hug Honda –san? What made Senshi so special? Was it because of her unusual powers that allowed her to hug them with out the Zodiac members transforming.

Yuki entered the house and was met with the gazes of Kyo and Tohru, who were talking to one another. They looked at Yuki strangely, but then saw that Senshi was asleep. Yuki walked right passed them and up to Tohru's room. He opened the door with the toe of his foot gently so that it would not slam against the other wall and wake Senshi. He set her down gently on the bed. Once again Yuki cupped her cheek with the palm of his hand, gently rubbing his thumb back and forth underneath her eye. He heard her let out a breath as she once again cuddled into his hand. Her eyelids fluttered open and a wave of panic swept over her as she looked at Yuki with both her eyes with out her hair blocking her view, her red and yellow eye available to his view now.

"Please, stop. Don't look at me," Senshi said and moved her head to the side tearing her gaze away from Yuki's face, not wanting to know what emotion was played on it. She peaked at him from the corner of her eyes when he kneeled down on the bed and a wave of his emotions came to her. He was so calm and understanding, it scared her.

Yuki kneeled on the bed as Senshi turned from him. His hand still on her cheek moved slowly down to her chin turning her head to face him.

He smiled and looked deeply in to Senshi's eyes as he spoke, "It's ok. You don't have to be scared. You can just tell me when you're ready. Ok?"

"Are you not, you know, repulsed?" Senshi asked looking away once again from Yuki. She was starting to be highly aware of Yuki and how close he really was.

"If you think, that this scar," he ran his finger tips slowly down the path of the scar making her close her eyes, "Or the color of your eyes," Yuki looked pointedly in her eyes, "Makes you any less beautiful then you already are, then you are greatly mistaken, Ai," he finished his fingers near her lips where the scar ended.

Senshi gasped as she felt his warm breath on her face, her heart warmed at his kind words, she felt like crying.

"Yuki-kun, I…."Senshi started until she noticed a couple figures standing at the door their eyes and mouth agape. "Eeeeeek!"

"What, what's…Shigure, Haru!" Yuki roared, as he stood up and in front of the still shocked Senshi. "Stop peaking, you bastards!"

Senshi moved her hair back in place, and smoothed out her clothes before stepping around Yuki to stand at his side.

"Um, Hatsuharu-san? You are here again? Are you joining us for dinner?" Senshi asked her string of questions with a blush marring her features at being caught in such a suggestive manner

"Oh, yeah, for dinner. I'm going down now."

"I'll join you," Senshi said and made her way to follow Haru. "Good evening Shigure-san," she said as she passed him not making eye contact, what she was feeling from him was going to make her blush forever.

"Humm," Shigure grunted as Senshi passed him. His gaze did not waver from Yuki who was still standing by the bed staring back at him.

"Don't say anything, hentai."

"Oh, ho, ho, me, the pervert? When you were the one doing 'H' things to an injured woman?"

"I was not, doing 'H' things with her," Yuki said in silent outrage completely unlike himself.

"Well, isn't this something? You know Yuki for the longest time I thought you were homosexual, or at least bi. Well, I guess you can still be bisexual. So! Yuki-chan! Which one are you?" Shigure asked a playful light flickering in his chocolate eyes.

"Shigure, I am not like my brother, or you. Now if you excuse me," Yuki said as he started walking out of Tohru's room.

"Are you sure you can make her happy?" Shigure said his voice serious as Yuki was passing him. He was surprised when Yuki looked up at him anger directed at him with his voice.

"I have no doubt."

No, Yuki did not have any doubt at all. He could protect her, no, he would protect her from everything and anything that dared damage her heart and her mind more then it was already. And he be damned if her wasn't the one who was going to heal her and protect her at the same time. He just wished, that she could also heal him, and protect his heart from his past, his tortured mind. Yuki thought this as he gazed at Senshi across the dining room table as she conversed with Haru, Tohru and Momiji.

"So beautiful," Yuki let slip as he was still looking at Senshi.

"Wha?!" Kyo looked shocked at what had come out of Yuki's mouth. "Did he just say what I think he said?"

"Humm, what?" Yuki turned towards Kyo to see what was the matter. That was when he realized that everyone was staring at him and the low hum of conversation had stopped.

"Nothing," Kyo said and asked Tohru to pass the soy sauce starting up a distraction.

Senshi could not believe what was happening to Yuki. She had only met him but a little while ago, and yet she was not disturbed by what he was feeling towards her. No it made her feel happy, happier then what she had ever felt with Kurama or Hiei. What she was feeling, herself was something new to her.

Love, perhaps, Senshi thought as the picked at the food in front of her. Not likely.

A/N: Well there is another chapter up, and a year later too. Sigh. This thing isn't so bad, one chapter a year? I think I could handle that. What do you think? Any way the plans that I have for the next chapter are drama and tear filled. Drama, drama, drama! I love the drama, well not living it.

Thanks to all of you who have reviewed, well the two of you for the last chapter, more are wanted and needed. Thanks again, Gothcat.

Ya here that folks I like to get reviews! I know you people read my story, or at least look at it, I see that hit's tally go up in numbers!! So I know you are out there… :sighs: All I ever wanted was a review is that too much to ask for. Anyway! :Bounces back like Momiji: I hope yall enjoyed it!! Because I know what I did writing it!!

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Disclaimer: I do not own the Fruits Basket characters, but I do own Ai-Senshi Hidomi and Ikari-san(who was once again not this chapter, thank the gods), and the plot.