Tohru looked out the window of the bus nervously on their way to the train. Kyo had talked about moving to a distant land- she hadn’t realized it would be clear on the other side of Japan…
She wondered how the others would do without her- she would be so worried about them.
“Hey- don’t look so depressed.” Kyo touched her shoulder softly to get her attention, and ran a hand through her hair slightly, the strands whispering through his fingers. “Everything will be alright. It will be a rough start on our own, but things will turn out, I promise.”
“I know, I’m just worried about the others. What about Momiji? He looked so sad to see us go. I know Kisa has Hiro to cheer her up, but Momiji is one of the few zodiac members still single now. I think he’s lonely seeing everyone else getting together.”
“What, you feel guilty?” Kyo chuckled, and touched her face reassuringly. “Momiji is the kind of outgoing guy who will get a girlfriend easily. Don’t worry about that.” He laughed. “Besides, girls chase after him so much he’ll probably wind up like Yuki and have his own following. You worry to much, Tohru.”
“Yeah.” She smiled softly, knowing all to well that she worried too much. She sat up in her seat quickly enough to surprise Kyo. “We’ll be fine! I’ll get new jobs, and I’ll work to get us a good house, and we’ll use the money Akito gave us to start off, and we’ll be fine! We’ll prevail!” She cheered, making everyone in the bus look at her in confusion.
“That’s right, we’ll be fine. That’s the Tohru I like to hear.” Kyo laughed and patted her on the head to calm her down. He leaned back in his seat, his knees pressed against the seat in front of him. They always made these seats too damn small. He snorted in frustration as he moved his legs to a diagonal so that they were more comfortable. He sighed in relief as the bus finally stopped, and opened its doors. Kyo and Tohru made their way out with everyone else, taking their belongings from the holding bay on the bottom of the bus and making their way to the train to Hokkaido.
“Now you did remember to pack winter clothes, right? Sapporo is a lot colder than Tokyo or Kyoto.” Kyo looked over at Tohru as she carried her two bags, still looking slightly nervous about moving.
“I packed two sweaters and a pair of sweatpants.” She nodded.
Kyo sighed. “You’re going to need more than that Tohru.” He laughed, and shook his head. “We’ll get more when we get there then.”
They boarded the train with their tickets and sat in the plush seats as they talked about the family and what was going on back at home.
“We’ll stay in contact with them, it’s not like we’ll never see them again. I’m sure at least Yuki and Shigure will call you every week or so.” Kyo said, hating to see Tohru this worried. She always thought of other people before herself, and never made any time for herself. It was a bad habit she was trying to encourage her to break.
“That’s true.” Tohru nodded, cheering up slightly. Yuki was currently going to a university in Kyoto, while Shigure was staying with Akito in the main house now- well now that the two of them were married, it made sense for them to want to be together all the time. She glanced at Kyo with a slight blush at the thought of marriage. He had never said anything about it- did that mean he didn’t ever want to get married, or that it had never crossed his mind?
“What’s that look for?” Kyo smirked at Tohru’s blush. She shook her head and slumped in her seat in embarrassment. He leaned closer to her so that his breath was on her cheek. “Are you thinking about us? I saw you blush.”
Tohru blushed even deeper, nodding ever so slightly. He chuckled and kissed her gently on the cheek.
“Don’t worry about us, Tohru. I almost lost you once- I’m never letting you go like that again.” He said, taking her hand and squeezing it firmly to get his point across. The memory of her unconscious on the ground, scraped bruised and broken made him want to yell in fear and wrap himself around her to protect her. He thought he had lost her…
“Now you’re worried.” Tohru smiled, putting a hand to Kyo’s face gently. “Don’t worry about me, I’m okay. I can take care of myself too. I even lived on my own for a while- remember?”
“What, the tent?” He laughed and ruffled her hair teasingly. “I don’t really think that qualifies- besides, you were living on someone else’s property.”
“And it turned out to be Shigure’s.” Tohru said happily, remembering that first hectic day… it was so long ago now.
Time passed in silence as they both thought about their past, and future. What was in store for them both? Kyo was sure he could get through anything as long as Tohru was with him, but it would still be hard starting with almost nothing. They would have to buy a house… get a car… run the dojo… maintain everything… and still find time enough to keep their relationship going- for it to grow into something even better.
What could be better though? He looked at Tohru, who smiled sweetly to him, and he couldn’t help but smile himself. Oh yeah- it would get better, he knew that now. But he didn’t know if she would approve of that at all. He scratched his head thoughtfully as a blush came over his face when his mind raced with thoughts. He hated how he randomly thought these things lately, it made him feel like some dirty old man- but he wouldn’t help it. He was a man after all, and men had their needs. He snorted slightly and looked out the window at the bright sun in the sky as the train sped along its tracks. Things would turn out fine- he was sure. There was no need for him or Tohru to worry about anything, as long as they were together and healthy.