Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya, or Snow White.

Note: Ignore Age Differences. Also, please ignore OOC moments and differences form your version of hearing them, since there are many different versions of the same fairy tale.


Tohru Snow White and the Seven Cursed Dwarfs (Part 1)

By Kisa44

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away lived a king and a queen. The queen, named Kyoko, was pregnant with her first child. As she sewed in mid winter, she pricked her finger on the thimble. As she cleaned the wound, she said, "I hope my child has lips as red as this blood, and skin as white as the snow outside. But who even cares what color hair she has. I mean, I dye mine."

A few months later, in the spring, the child was born. Queen Kyoko and her husband King Katsuya named their baby Princess Tohru Snow White, but everyone simply called her Princess Tohru, because the rest of the name seemed rather dumb, of course snow would be white. But no one stopped the queen from naming her daughter that because she died soon after because of the plague.

The king remarried a cruel woman named Akito, who did not wish to marry him in the first place. It was an arranged marriage. She acted kind, until King Katsuya died. He was never the same after Queen Kyoko died.

Queen Akito was given custody of Tohru until Tohru turned 18 and could rule the country. She was incredibly cruel to Tohru, but never tried to hurt or kill her because the people in the country would become enraged that their kind princess had been hurt in any way. That put Akito's teeth on edge, and she was incredibly mean to the people, but Akito never laid a hand on Tohru.


Queen Akito was incredibly vain, and would ask her enchanted mirror named Shigure everyday, "Shigure, Shigure, on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?"

"Why you, my beautiful queen! I do say that the way your eyes glisten, and the way your hair flows-!" Shigure began to croon.

"Shut up! I have serious things to do besides hear you compliment me! Besides, I have short hair, it doesn't flow that much!" Akito yelled with a blush.

Shigure then said, with a mischievous look in his eye for he knew his queen would soon have a rival.

Tohru grew more beautiful as the days passed, and on the day of her 17th birthday she was the most beautiful of all those attending her party. It was a wonderful party, all the guys wanted to dance with the princess, and all the girls wanted to talk to her. Meanwhile, the queen was ignored.

Later that night, she asked Shigure the mirror, "Shigure, Shigure, on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?"

"Ah, my queen it is no longer you, but Princess Tohru Snow White," Shigure said with regret, looking scared as the queen's mood worsened. There was silence for a moment, and Shigure said carefully, "But there is a way you can get back your title."

"How?" Akito growled. Shigure shivered.

"All you must do is kill the princess," Shigure answered with a smirk, "and you will, undoubtedly, get back your title."

"Fine then," the vengeful queen said. She snapped her fingers over her head and shouted, "KURENO!"

Kureno appeared immediately at Queen Akito's feet, kneeling, "Yes, your majesty?"

"You were a huntsman before you arrived here to work at the place as my servant, correct?"

"Yes, your majesty."

"Then, do this task for me," Akito took a heart shaped box off her table next to the mirror, "Take Princess Tohru Snow White out to the forest and kill her. You will do it, and as proof that you killed her, you shall place her heart in this box and give it to me."

"I shall do so your majesty," Kureno ground his teeth, he really did not want to do that. The princess had always been very kind to him, and to everyone else. He stepped out of the room, and began to think of ways to avoid killing her. If she stays away until she turns 18, then she will be safe from that witch, Kureno thought, but how to get her away?

Later that week, the kind huntsman decided that if he used an animal's heart in place of Tohru's, he could save her. So, right before he went to take Princess Tohru to the woods, he went to the butcher's and bought a cow's heart. He then went out to find the princess. He went out to her favorite place in the entire palace, the garden.

She would probably be on the bench, spacing out. He was the only one in the entire palace, except for may be her two maids, Saki Hanajima and Arisa Uotani. He was in love with Arisa, but was unable to wed her until Tohru became queen.

Just as he expected, Tohru was at her favorite place in front of the lilies on a bench in the garden, spacing out. She was in a plain floor length pink dress. She held a book in her hand, and was apparently supposed to be studying for a test if it was to be judged for its thickness. Princess Tohru was not the brightest, but was so kind that it made up for it. Kureno was sure she would be a great queen.

"Your Highness?" Kureno called to Tohru. She turned immediately and smiled. Ah. There was that smile, Kureno thought, It never leaves her face, she is so optimistic, even with her stepmother being so cruel. She makes everyone's day better.

"Yes, Kureno-san?" Tohru said.

"Would you like to take a walk out in the forest with me?" Kureno said, smiling softly.

"Okay, Kureno-san!" Tohru said placing her book on the bench. She smiled. But what she did not notice was a rock. Since it's Tohru…

"Ahhh!" Tohru fell on her face.

"Princess!" Kureno knelt down next to Tohru, "Are you okay?"

Tohru sat up and smiled, a scratch on her forehead. She said, "I'm okay!"

Kureno sighed and said, "Do you still want to go for that walk?"

"Yes! And I will not fall over anything this time!" Tohru declared determinedly. Kureno chuckled. "What's funny Kureno?" Tohru said obliviously.

"Nothing."

Kureno and Tohru walked deep onto the forest. When Kureno could no longer see the garden, he turned to look at Tohru. "Princess?"

"Yes?"

"I have something to tell you," Kureno hesitated, "The Queen told me to kill you." Tohru gasped, but Kureno hurried on, wanting to get the explanation over with. "I'm not going to do it. But if you don't go into hiding someone else will. Hide out in the forest until your 18th birthday. Here," Kureno gave Tohru a piece of paper with the name Hatori on it. "Give this to my old friend Hatori. It will explain your situation."

"What about you, Kureno-san?"

Kureno sighed, How typical of the Princess. She always thinks of others above herself. "It doesn't matter. Arisa, Hanajima-san, and I will go into hiding ourselves after you go. We will come back when you become queen. Run straight ahead, until you find a house. They should be around there. Now, run!"

"Thank you, Kureno-san!" Tohru cried as she ran.

"Your welcome, Princess!" Kureno shouted, then he turned, to meet up with Uo and Hana. My hopes and dreams lie with you princess. Good Luck!


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