Title: Wish

Paring: Kyo/Tohru (a bit one-sided)

Disclaimer: Fruits Basket © Natsuki Takaya

Rating: K+ for some minor swearing and slight perversion (on Kyo's part, of course XD)

Author's Note: I absolutely adored this series when I was younger, and I recently fell in love with it all over again. Kyo/Tohru is forever my OTP. Hope you enjoy my fic! ^_^

Kyo lay on the roof, gazing up at the night sky filled with scattered stars and a crescent-shaped moon. He shifted his body weight onto one side, tucking his hands beneath his head as he closed his eyes. A gentle breeze picked up, swaying his orange locks in its direction and causing him to shiver. His chest slowly moved up and down as he simply lay there, too comfortable to get up. He could feel unconsciousness beginning to slip in, that sleepy feeling crawling into his muscles and making him feel utterly relaxed. Just as he was about to doze off, he felt a light nudge on his back, and his eyes instantly flew open. His heart nearly leapt up to his throat as he sharply turned his head, only to lock eyes with none other than Tohru Honda. She was smiling brightly until she took in the startled look on Kyo's face, and her smile faded.

"Oh, I'm sorry," she said. "I didn't mean to wake you—"

"You didn't," Kyo said.

A new smile broke out over Tohru's face.

"Oh, okay," she said with noticeable relief, closing her eyes as she let out a soft chuckle. "That's good."

Kyo felt a familiar warm, fluttering feeling inside his stomach, a sudden rush of electricity that shot through his veins and left his insides tingling. He always felt it whenever Tohru smiled like that, so soft and carefree, always over the slightest, stupidest thing. It wasn't long before he felt a sudden rush of blood to his cheeks. He averted his gaze, hoping the darkness was enough to mask his blush.

"So, uh," he said awkwardly, glancing back at Tohru again, albeit reluctantly. "What the hell are you doing up here? Shouldn't you be asleep right now?"

Tohru reached behind her head and started sheepishly rubbing the back of her neck.

"Well, see, I came outside to take in the laundry because I forgot that I left a few things hanging on the clothesline, and so while I was folding the clothes I—"

"Never mind," Kyo said with an impatient groan. "Forget I asked."

"Oh," Tohru said softly, a dejected look on her face, one that instantly had Kyo regretting what he said. It was definitely something that happened way too often, even if it was unintentional. He mentally cursed himself. Damn him and his big stupid mouth, always saying the wrong things at the wrong times. "Okay." She was just about to turn and leave when Kyo impulsively grabbed her wrist.

"Wait," he said, voice filled with sudden urgency. Tohru turned back to him, her eyes slightly wide. He stared at her for a moment, unsure of what he even wanted to say. He stole a quick glance at his hand, which was still clasped around her wrist, before he finally let go, jamming it right into the pocket of his teal sweatshirt. "I'm…sorry," he mumbled, the blazing feeling in his cheeks returning once more. "Go ahead and finish what you were gonna say."

Tohru's mouth fell open for a moment, only for her face to light up. Her eyes sparkled with excitement as that same big, goofy, adorable grin found its way across her lips once again.

"Well," she started, her voice filled with new found enthusiasm, "I was folding the laundry when I spotted something growing near the woods, so I wandered over there and—"

"YOU WENT WANDERING INTO THE WOODS BY YOURSELF?" Kyo shouted.

Tohru flinched, and he paused, scolding himself again. He hadn't meant to scare the hell out of her just now.

"Sorry," he said much more calmly. "What I meant was, you shouldn't be wandering around the woods by yourself. Especially not at night, what with all these damn perverts around nowadays…"

"You're right," Tohru said, apologetic as always. "I'm sorry. I didn't even think of that. I really should learn to be more responsible."

"Well, you just gotta be careful, is all," Kyo said.

"Right," Tohru said with an obedient nod.

The two fell silent. There was nothing but the sounds of crickets chirping somewhere in the distance, and the soft, cool breeze blowing past them. It gently brushed through Tohru's silky brown hair, carrying the long locks in a lazy gust of wind before it died down again, and the strands fell back perfectly into place. Kyo, upon realizing that he was staring at Tohru like some kind of sick pervert, blushed even deeper.

"So, uh…" he began again, finally sitting up. "What'd you find that was so damn interesting that you just had to climb all the way up here to show me?"

"Oh," Tohru said, her eyes popping in realization. She held up her hand to reveal a long green stem that led up to a ball of small, fuzzy white seeds.

Kyo furrowed his eyebrows as he gaped at the unknown plant.

"What the hell is that thing?" he asked. "A flower?"

Tohru blinked, a semi-confused look on her face, before she suddenly giggled softly.

"No, silly," she said, shaking her head. "It's a dandelion. You've never seen one before?"

"Does it look like I've seen one of these things before?" Kyo snapped, but he immediately caught himself, and he willed himself to control his unruly temper. "I mean…what's so great about a dandelion?"

Tohru smiled wider, if that were even physically possible. The moonlight shined above her, giving her skin a soft, delicate glow. It brought out her pale complexion, and the subtle rosy tint on her cheeks, and—dammit, he was staring at her again!

He hated himself for acting like such a pervert by staring at the sweet, innocent Tohru like this. It seemed to be happening more often than usual these days, though he didn't know how it got started, let alone how to stop it. All he knew was that his casual looks somehow turned into these lingering gazes, and, before he knew it, he was having these…thoughts. Thoughts about him and Tohru together, thoughts about her beautiful, smiling face…which, of course, only made him feel even guiltier. He was allowing his feelings to get the better of him, and yet, despite all of that…

…he just couldn't seem to look away.

He knew it was wrong, but he couldn't help it. He was drawn to her. She was so kind, so happy and sweet and undeniably beautiful.

Ugh. He really was a sicko.

"Well," Tohru said, immediately pulling Kyo out of his self-reprimanding thoughts, "if you close your eyes and blow out all the dandelion seeds, you get to make a wish!"

Kyo stared blankly for a moment.

"That has got to be the dumbest thing I've ever heard," he said. Tohru's smile instantly dropped, and Kyo groaned at his own stupidity, gritting his teeth in frustration. "No, wait, I didn't mean it like that. I just meant…what the hell's the point of making a wish by blowing the seeds off a dandelion?"

Tohru blinked, lips parting in a tiny circle. She was quiet for a few seconds, seemingly deep in thought, before she simply shrugged.

"There's no point, really," she said. "It's just fun." She suddenly scooted closer to him, propping herself on her knees and extending the dandelion towards him. "Would you like to make a wish, Kyo?"

Kyo stared into her ocean blue eyes, distracted for a moment.

"Well…" he started. "You're the one who found it, though, right? So, you should be the one who gets to make a wish."

"Hmm…" Tohru hummed, looking from the dandelion to Kyo. "Ah, I know! Why don't we each make a wish and blow out the seeds together?"

He almost grinned then, because it was just so like her to suggest something like that. She truly was the most giving person he'd ever met, and frankly, he knew he wouldn't be able to resist her offer. Somehow, she had that power over him, and he didn't even mind.

"Sure," he said.

Tohru's eyes brightened once again.

"Okay," she said, "just think of a wish, and on the count of three, we'll blow out all the seeds together."

Kyo watched as Tohru's eyes fell shut. He stared at her for a moment longer before finally closing his eyes as well.

"Oh," Tohru said, "you should probably hold onto the dandelion, too."

Kyo cracked one eye back open, squinting as he tried to re-focus his vision on Tohru, whose eyes were still closed. He promptly closed his eye again, and, without thinking, he reached up and gently clasped his hand around Tohru's. He felt her fingers twitch beneath his touch—probably, he figured, because she wasn't expecting him to do that—but thankfully, she didn't move her hand.

"Are you ready, Kyo?" she asked.

He thought about it for a moment. What was he supposed to wish for? He couldn't really think of anything…especially not right now, what with his hand cupped around hers. Her hand was so warm and…smooth and…very, very distracting…

His eyes snapped back open, but he remained perfectly still. He gazed at Tohru, who was blissfully unaware that he was staring at her—again. That amazing smile of hers…

"Yeah, I'm ready," Kyo said at last, allowing his eyes to fall shut again.

"All right, on the count of three," Tohru said. "One…two…three!"

The two of them blew out all the seeds together, the rush of air picking up with the wind as the tiny seeds flew away. They both opened their eyes, and Kyo couldn't help but notice the slight blush now adorning Tohru's cheeks as he let go of her hand.

"So…what'd you wish for?" he asked.

Tohru winked, holding up her index finger and waving it back and forth.

"Ah, ah, ah," she said playfully. "Don't you know the rules of wish-making, Kyo? You're never supposed to reveal your wish, because if you do, it won't come true."

Kyo lowered his eyebrows.

"Well, that's annoying," he said.

Tohru chuckled.

"Just be patient," she said. "I'm sure both of our wishes will come true soon enough."

She smiled again, and suddenly, Kyo found himself smiling, too.

"Yeah, I guess you're right," he said, thinking about his wish.

I wish to be the person who can make you smile, always…