Special thanks to Bragi151 for his beta work.
Disclaimer: We do not own Fruits Basket. Although we have been known to eat candy by the handful.
One day, Tohru entered 2-D's classroom shortly after arriving at school and immediately encountered a classmate holding a small bag. "Which one do you want, Tohru-chan?" she asked.
"Huh?" Tohru said, blinking at her.
"Candy," she responded, shaking the bag and holding it out to Tohru. "Do you want one?"
"Oh! Thank you," she said, reaching blindly into the bag. There are so many choices, she thought, gazing at the candy before her. They all look wonderful, but... I can only choose one. "I almost wish I could try them all," she found herself saying aloud.
Her classmate shrugged. "Well, go ahead if you want," she said, shaking a few out into Tohru's hand. "It's just candy."
Class began with the teacher's arrival, so Tohru stowed her snack in her bag; she'd eat it later. Really, she'd planned on eating it with her lunch, but by that time she'd forgotten that she had candy. She didn't think about it again until that evening, when she retired to her room. As she lifted the bag off her bed, several pieces of candy fell onto the duvet.
"Oh! I'd forgotten about those," Tohru murmured as she picked them up. She was somewhat conflicted about what to do. She wasn't sure she should eat right before bed, but she didn't want to waste the gift. She stared at the candy in her hand. It looked awfully tasty. Well… she thought, perhaps one wouldn't do any harm. Decision made, she popped a piece of the candy into her mouth. It tasted as delicious as it looked, so she had another, and then another. Before she knew it, all the candy she had been given was gone.
She stared at her empty hand and couldn't believe that she had just consumed so much candy. "I'm getting as bad as Momiji-kun!" she moaned. "I hope I don't get sick, but I couldn't just have the one! It wouldn't have been fair to the others!"
As she went back to the bathroom to brush her teeth, she wondered vaguely whether eating something, especially candy, so late at night would have any effect on her sleep. She needn't have worried, though. She was asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
Authors' Note 10.17.13: Welcome to Unexpectedly Wonderful! This set of Furuba oneshots is all about pairing Tohru with characters you don't normally see her with. That, unfortunately, means that Yuki and Kyo were disqualified. We couldn't quite bring ourselves to actually pair Tohru with Hiro or Kureno, but they will each have their own non-romantic oneshots.
The first installment will be up on Saturday; after that, we plan to add a new oneshot weekly.
Depending on popular demand, one (or more) of the romantic oneshots will be continued as an independent story. Thank you for reading and we hope you enjoy!
p.s. If you're a fan of Ouran High School Host Club and you'd like to read Stella and Catrina's first collaborative work, check out The Unbroken Vase! It's posted on Catrina's account, but there's a link to it on the profile.