5. Tohru Honda

                                    

                                          
In another corner of the city, a young girl woke up early in the morning with an angelic smile on her face. She quickly got off her bed and went to freshen up for college. "Good morning mom." The girl said happily once she reached the dining table. "Oh, Tohru. Good morning honey. You're up earlier than usual." The girl's mother said.
That girl was none other than Tohru Honda, daughter of Kyoko and Katsuya Honda. "I slept early last night. So, I managed to wake up early." Tohru replied. "Do you want me to help you in cooking?" She asked. "No Tohru, it's alright. I'm almost done anyways. Do you have everything you need for college?" Kyoko asked. "Yes mom, I do." "Oh right, one more thing honey. I might come home late today from work. Is it possible for you to buy a few groceries while coming back and make yourself dinner today?" "No problem mom. Leave it to me." "Thank you dear."
After waving to her mother, Tohru left for college. "Tohru!" As soon as she reached her class, she heard a voice call her, making her look around and see her two best friends, Arisa Uotani and Saki Hanajima. "Uo-chan! Hana-chan! Good morning!" Tohru wished happily as she walked towards her friends. "Good morning, Tohru-kun." Saki Hanajima wished her. Just then, the teacher entered the class. "Everyone, we have a new student joining us from today, Kyo Sohma. Be nice to him." Their teacher, Shiraki-sensei said, making everyone nod.
Kyo entered the classroom, his whole self-shivering in fear while his face was covered with a mask. "Sensei, why is he wearing a mask?" One of the students asked. "He's allergic to dust apparently, so he has to wear a mask. Everyone, please help him out in classes, okay?" Shiraki-sensei said, making everyone agree. "Well then, Sohma-san, why don't you sit next to Honda-san. That girl, over there." Shiraki sensei said as she pointed the empty bench next to Tohru. Kyo nodded and walked over to Tohru's bench and sat down.
Tohru was intrigued by the new boy. His orange hair and name reminded her of her mother. However, there was something about him that didn't fit her. Somehow, people always say she is like a mother. And, just like any mother would discern a child suffering, she was able to discern that something was wrong with Kyo-kun. Nevertheless, she pushed those thoughts away for now and decided to focus on her class. She could ask him in lunch. 
Lunch came by soon enough and everyone went to the cafeteria to eat. There was a rather huge feast, stunning Kyo in the process. There was delicious food and sweets, making him drool. However, he knew his limits. If Akito found out he had even one morsel more than he had to, he would see hell, not that he never saw it before. And so, Kyo took only a little food. Just as he was about to leave, someone placed a big bowl of soup on his plate, stunning him in the process.
"There you go. The soup over here is delicious. Why don't you try it?" Tohru said as she looked at Kyo with a happy smile on her face. "Nice to meet you Kyo-kun. I'm Tohru Honda, the person you sat next to today. I can-" "Honda!" The person next to Kyo shouted, making Tohru look at them. "You can talk to him later! Stop holding up the line!" "I'm so sorry!" Tohru apologized while Kyo walked away to sit down.
After serving a few people, another person came over and volunteered to serve students, letting Tohru take a break and eat. And so, Tohru served herself and sat down on an empty chair. Just then, she got a message from Hana-chan, making her look at her screen. 'I'm sorry, Tohru-kun, but Arisa and I have a meeting for our project so we cannot have lunch with you today.'
Tohru sighed. Looks like she had to eat all alone today. Just then, she saw Kyo-kun sitting in a corner, all alone, simply staring at the cupcakes which were present at another counter while drooling. Tohru smiled and went over to the counter and took two cupcakes.
"Here." Kyo got startled out of his thoughts and saw Tohru standing in front of him. "I'm talking to you only Kyo-kun. Take it. You were staring at it for a long time, so why won't you just try it?"