Fruits Basket fanfic!
New Beginnings
By Akari Kazuki
A/N-'Sup? This is my very first fan-fiction, so please be nice in your reviews, and don't flame me! Fruits Basket is my ultimate favourite manga, and so I've written a lot of fanfics on it! Just so you know, my fav. pairing is Kyoru, fav. character is Kyo, and fav. animals are cats, so you can tell my tastes….
This fanfic is based at a time after the original Furuba series, so characters are different, and not many names will seem familiar, so don't go sueing me for having the zodiac names different, it's not set at that time! Now, let's get on with the story!
P.S. I DON'T OWN FURUBA MANGA, NOR DO I OWN ANY OF THEIR ANIME RIGHTS! The only things I own are this fic, the plot and story and my characters!
Please enjoy my fic! Please read and review! I will try to answer questions etc. as often as I can, too!
New Beginnings
By Akari Kazuki
Chapter 1:-The Rat and The Ox
It was time, once again, for the New Years Banquet at The Sohma Main House and Naeko Sohma was putting on a beautiful, yet clearly strained, smile on her face as she danced in front of the large table where the rest of the family sat.
Her best friend, Haru Sohma was also performing the Dance with her, and as they moved in perfect synch with each other, Naeko allowed her mind to drift away and wander… It always rested on the same thought that always plagued her: The Curse.
It had been 20 years since the (supposed) Last Banquet, when the stranger Tohru Honda had broken the Curse, lifting the shadow that had been darkening the Sohma's lives for so long had finally been lifted. Or so everyone thought, because it had returned all right and they were once again helpless to stop it. Something had gone wrong, something had happened…
'Something that made The Curse return to us, but what?' wondered Naeko, closing her eyes as she landed gracefully in Haru's arms, as the dance required at the end. He gently squeezed her shoulders, and she opened her green-gold eyes to his brown ones, seeing the familiar warmth and concern in them, knowing he was worried about her. She smiled up to reassure him, briefly pressing his shoulders with her palms so he'd let go. They both faced the long table where the Juunishi and Akito-sama were stood up, clapping, and bowed deeply.
Naeko looked up and noticed Akito-sama's eyes had shifted to the ceiling above them, with a happy look; an insane, cunning smile that made her shudder.
'What is he up to?' she wondered, all-too familiar with this look. 'He better not have done anything…'
"Naeko, you decent?" called Haru from outside the door, before immediately coming in and dodging the usual punch and kick at this action.
"Haru, you are such a perv!" cried Naeko, turning from him to fully button up her shirt.
She smiled to herself. Haru was always like this. Playful, mischievous and cool. She'd known him since childhood and he was her very best friend. They'd studied martial arts together and had a lot of other things in common, besides.
Naeko was one of the cursed Juunishi of the Chinese Zodiac, the Rat and Haru was the Ox.
Naeko could not have looked or acted any more different than the previous Rat, Yuki, even if she tried. Unlike his silvery bangs and purple-grey eyes, she had long, light brown tresses and green eyes with golden flecks in them. She was incredibly attractive to be sure, and to most people, unless they personally knew her, would think of her as an unattainable, shy and proper little 'princess' of a girl.
Naeko couldn't stand this image, and being labelled superior than everyone else just because of her looks. She worked hard to make friends, always kind and courteous to others and everyone warmed up to her almost immediately because she wasn't so hard to approach as they first thought. She was devout martial artist, spoke her mind often, and always fought for what she believed in.
Four months her senior, Haru, too, was incredibly good-looking as all the Juunishi members were. His black and white hair attracted attention alright but not always the positive kind. Still, he had his fair share of crazed and besotted fan-girls, too.
Still, Haru had an easy-going, yet mischievous and cool persona about him (which made him even more popular!), but he was a very true and gentle guy, always looking out for Naeko and, though he'd never say so, for fear of embarrassing her, she meant more to him than anything, and he'd give his life to keep her safe and happy always.
"Let's go eat something! I'm starvin', Naeko! You take forever doing your hair!" Haru whined now, as he watched her putting a few slides into her hair to tie it back from her face.
Naeko pulled her tongue out at him playfully and continued.
"Patience is a virtue, Haru Sohma. Learn it."
"Naekooooooo!"
"Alright already, I'm done, let's go!" she turned back to him, grinning. "Race ya to the dining hall?"
"You're on!" Haru grinned back, bounding out immediately, Naeko in hot pursuit.
"No fair, you jerk!" she laughed, grabbing at him and tackling his legs from behind so he fell.
Haru pulled at her, making them both fall to the ground, Naeko underneath him.
"Geroff, you!" she demanded. Haru started to tickle her under him, securing her arms with one hand, above her head. Naeko laughed hard, trying to struggle. She kicked up from under him, then cried out for him to "stop now!"
"Ha-Haru-! Sto-stop-hahahahahaha! Stop it-! Hahahahahaha! No, I mean it! Get off!"
Grinning down at her, Haru got up off the floor, pulling Naeko up with him. She took her hand out of his, turning from him. Coming up behind her, he put his arms round her waist. She struggled to get away.
"I hate you, you know that?" she told him, trying to prise his arms off her.
"I know, I know. I'm a jerk."
"Right." She nodded.
"A dumbass." He continued.
"Yup!" she nodded again, this time a smile breaking through her lips.
"Naeko!"
"Haru!"
They started laughing again, as Naeko ran off again, Haru chasing after her, their hunger forgotten, only happy to be together, play, have fun and joke around as best friends do. Little did they know their laughter and antics were being watched from the first floor by a pair of lightless, black eyes…
TO BE CONTINUED...
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