Yuki
Due to connections the Sohma family had Yuki, despite only a second year, had been given his own room. He did have to share the dorm room with one other boy but since they had their own other room, Yuki was granted the solitude and privacy he desired. He never saw any use for the shared bathroom or living room and intended to stay in his own room when it came to studying. After everything that had happened, he still found it difficult to break the habit of keeping those around him at arm's length. The slender male had finished moving from one floor to the other, his own boxes expertly labeled and organized according to its contents. There was a correct way of doing things and he liked to keep order, even when simply moving from one dorm to another.
Over the summer Yuki could have gone back to live with Shigure but he didn't wish to, so instead he stayed in his old dorm he had during his first year and paid for it out of his own pocket. Yuki had a part-time job working at a local convenience store. It was easy work but it still paid the bills and gave the dark purple haired male the independance he so craved. Yuki stepped out of his room, a bit tentatively. He had properly introduced himself to his other roommate but had no intention of becoming anything more than mere acquaintances.
His focus was on doing well at school and getting a job and creating all the more distance between himself and the other family members. Yuki had been given a taste of freedom and so he refused to go back to being a coward, a fearful child. Moving to the door, he opened it and walked down to the end of the open hallway that overlooked the campus. He slipped a few yen into the vending machine and a can of soda clanked down. He bent down to pick it up but saw another had mistakenly dropped down as well, despite having only paid for one can. He stood up and held both in his hands, a bit bewildered at the luck.
With a shrug, he silently walked back to his dorm and closed the door behind him, slipping his shoes back off in the entry way. He stepped into the living room and set the spare can on the table, using a wooden thin coaster of course. He cracked open his own can and took a sip. It was cool and refreshing. Yuki knew he wanted to make plans with Tohru, Kagura and Momiji but he hadn't known when the best time was to track them all down.
Even though they were attending the same university, it was still tricky to meet up. They could leave notes for one another but Yuki resolved to find a good way to stay in touch. Lost in his thoughts, he hadn't heard the knock but the feminine voice certainly broke through his train of thought. "Y-yes? Is someone there?" He spoke up and gracefully strode back to the door and opened it, hoping it wasn't someone for his roommate. "Ah, Kagura. Please come in." Yuki stepped aside, motioning her inside with his arm.
While smiling wasn't something he often did these days, his lips did curve up in a slight smile to show his appreciation for her visit, even if it was unexpected. "How has your summer been? Oh, you're welcome to help yourself to the soda there, I ended up getting it as an accidental extra." He commented as he took a seat on the small low-sitting white cotton couch. In front of them was a traditional kotatsu as well as a small tv and a cupboard which supported it and acted as storage. In the corner of the living room was a small fridge and atop it sat a microwave. "I know we haven't spoken in quite a while, not since spring term ended...how are you doing?" He asked carefully as he took a drink.
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Tohru
It had been with a heavy heart that Tohru had to end things with Kyo. She cared deeply for him, just as she did with every other Sohma who had touched her life but Kyo was too restless, too stuck in the past. In the end, she and Kyo had agreed to go back to being friends. Kyo begrudgingly admitted that he needed to work on his own problems and that he didn't want to be a burden to Tohru. She tried to assure him that he was never a burden but he decided to drop out of university. He went back to live with Shigure so he could train. Last she had heard, he was considering seeing a counselor within the Sohma family which Tohru was happy to hear. She wanted Kyo to begin to heal his emotional wounds and scars and hoped he would focus on his own well-being and not just with wanting to one-up Yuki needlessly.
So Tohru did her best to encourage Kyo but there were times where he'd shut everyone else and go hide in the mountains. There wasn't much she could do, sadly. She had to believe Kyo would find his way and that she couldn't fix everything or take care of everyone. But she could still cheer him on as he went on his own journey. Over the summer, Tohru stayed at the school, wanting to give Kyo some space but she did stop by every so often to share a meal with Shigure and Ayame and even Kyo or Hatori. All in all, Tohru was glad to be going to university.
The first year had been very stressful. But Uo and Hana were only a letter or phone call away and that helped immensely. Plus she had Yuki and Kagura to help her through the tough times. Her mother would be proud to see her going to a good, small university. That thought was one that kept Tohru going. And she knew, like Kyo, she was growing up and learning to make tough choices and improve herself. She was also working on being a bit less gullible and clumsy, bit by bit.
Tohru had move from the first floor of the dorm to the third, where the girls in her year were housed. The housing had six floors for the first three years and the fourth years got their own roomier, fancier building. She was the floor under Yuki but she also knew Momiji's floor was just under hers, funnily enough. Tohru felt so lucky to have such good friends close to her and wished Uo and Hana had come to the same university but they had picked a bigger one another town over and to her knowledge, Hatsuharu had done the same.
Leaning against the rail overlooking the school, she enjoyed the warm breeze. In the back of her head she knew she needed to talk to Kagura. Tohru valued their friendship very much and though she Kyo had broken up five months ago, she wanted to tell Kagua but hadn't found the right words yet. Hearing a very happy and familiar voice, she looked over to see none other than Momiji. Even though she had been around many Sohma males over the past two or three years, she still had to fight the urge to hug them, espicially Momiji. "Momiji! I'm so glad you're here! I wish we could be roommates too, I know we would have so much fun!" She agreed with a smile as she stood up though noted how much taller the half-German had become. He could certainly rival Yuki in the looks department. "Of course you can still visit me anytime." Though she also had a roommate, Tohru was pretty sure Momiji would be a welcome guest all the same.
"Why don't I help you unpack? Then we'll reward ourselves with something sweet at the cafe." She suggested to Momiji. Tohru didn't have much to unpack herself and she figured Momiji probably did since it was his first year. From what she could tell first years tended to bring a lot of stuff without realizing the dorm rooms themselves were a bit small. "Oh, by any chance have you heard from Kyo at all?" Even though they weren't together, though no one really knew yet despite it being cut off a while ago, she still worried about him. She suspected he was either still with Shigure or off training but she hoped he wasn't isolating himself again. "He hasn't returned my letter and I thought you may have seen him around the estate or at Shigure's." She tilted her head.
