Always Chapter 2, a fruits basket fanfic

Always

At Shigure's house:

"Hmmmm...what should I do now that I have the house to myself?" Yuki thought aloud. "Well I don't have any student council work to do and the base was tended to yesterday. There is nothing on t.v. either." "I guess I can listen to some music" he said as he went upstairs to his room. He went to his desk and took out his CD case and randomly chose a CD, he looked at it. It said Jon Bon Jovi: Cross Road. This was the CD his younger cousin Hatsuharu Sohma had given him for his birthday last year, Hatsuharu liked American rock songs and he had nothing else to give Yuki that year so he thought quick. Yuki put it in his CD player and skipped until he reached a song called Always.

With Tohru:

Tohru was in front of the store, "Oh no! I forgot the grocery money, I was in such a rush to get out of the house that it toatally slipped my mind!" And with that she started running at full speed to get home.

With Yuki:

The song in the CD player started to play:

"Always" -Jon Bon Jovi

This romeo is bleeding
But you can't see his blood
It's nothing but some feelings
That this old dog kicked up

It's been raining since you left me
Now I'm drowning in the flood
You see I've always been a fighter
But without you I give up

Now I can't sing a love song
Like the way it's meant to be
Well, I guess I'm not that good anymore
But baby, that's just me

And I will love you, baby - Always
And I'll be there forever and a day - Always
I'll be there till the stars don't shine
Till the heavens burst and
The words don't rhyme
And I know when I die, you'll be on my mind
And I'll love you - Always (Yuki started to sing along now)

Now your pictures that you left behind
Are just memories of a different life
Some that made us laugh, some that made us cry
One that made you have to say goodbye
What I'd give to run my fingers through your hair(Tohru walked in the door on this verse)
To touch your lips, to hold you near
When you say your prayers try to understand
I've made mistakes, I'm just a man (Tohru followed the music to Yuki's room)

When he holds you close, when he pulls you near
When he says the words you've been needing to hear
I'll wish I was him 'cause those words are mine
To say to you till the end of time (Tohru peeked through the crack of Yuki's door and saw him singing along)

Yeah, I will love you baby - Always
And I'll be there forever and a day - Always

If you told me to cry for you
I could
If you told me to die for you
I would
Take a look at my face
There's no price I won't pay
To say these words to you (Tohru saw Yuki pretend he was playing along with the guitar solo on the instrumental part)

Well, there ain't no luck
In these loaded dice
But baby if you give me just one more try
We can pack up our old dreams
And our old lives
We'll find a place where the sun still shines

After the song was over:

'Wow, I wonder if he feels this way about anyone, and if so who?' Tohru thought. Tohru stopped peeking in through the crack and gently knocked on his door. This caused Yuki to jump two feet in the air. Yuki went over to his door and opened it, only to see the girl that the song made him think about. "oh M-M-M-Miss Honda" Yuki stammered "what are you doing here? I thought you were shopping?" "oh, well I was, but when I reached the store I... remembered I.... forgot the money. AHHAHAHA!! silly me!" Yuki just stood there too embarrassed to move. "Um...how long have you been standing there? "Yuki asked shyly. "well" Tohru started " lets just say I saw you singing ,and I saw your..guitar solo." she said modestly. "oh" was the only thing Yuki could think of to say. ' The girl I'm secretly in love with just saw me making a fool of myself! She will never be able to look at me the same way again!' This is what poor embarrassed Yuki was thinking about. "Um... Yuki?" Tohru brought Yuki out of his thoughts. "Yes?" he practically whispered in response. "Well.....I couldn't help but wonder....." Yuki just listened intently waiting for her question. "Were you playing that song for someone special?" Yuki's cheeks turned dark red "well.....um.. s-s-sort of" he stammered again. "who?" Tohru asked, patiently waiting for an answer. Yuki turned even more red (if that was even possible). Tohru noticed this and added "I wont tell anyone, I promise." Secretly Tohru liked Yuki too. Yuki had a sudden burst of courage and he stepped as close to Tohru as he could for not to invoke the curse. He leaned into her ear and whispered "you and only you." Tohru was surprised by this sudden action and gasped. Yuki took her hands in his own, looked into her teal blue eyes and kissed her on the lips. It was short, but very passionate. Tohru's eyes went wide, but after a couple of seconds she closed her eyes and leaned into the kiss. When Yuki pulled, she opened her eyes to see an embarrassed Yuki looking down at the ground. She cupped his cheek in her hand and he looked over to meet her dreamy daze. " So all of the lyrics you sang.... they were about me?" "Yes" Yuki answered truthfully.

"When it says 'I wish I were him with those words of mine' I think of Kyo, because I know how much you love him. And when it says 'what I'd give to run my fingers through your head, touch your lips, to hold you near' I think about the curse and how I wish I could be closer to you. And of course 'I'll love you always' is what I think about all the time." Yuki..." was all she could say. They stood there in deep thought for a while, until Tohru broke the silence. "Yuki, I do love Kyo, but not how you think." Yuki snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Tohru in shock. "I love Kyo as my best friend, but Yuki.... I'm..in.......love with...you." And for the first time, instead of Tohru doing the hugging, Yuki brought her in his arms and kissed her on her forehead, then there was a big POOF! Tohru sat on the floor and picked Yuki's little rat form up in her hands. She kissed his tiny nose and said "I love you so much Yuki."