Hello, I am Oystiee.

Well, this is my first Fruits Basket fan fiction fun, eh? I have not written the whole story yet just the first three chapters. This is a non-cannon shipping fan fiction and please let me know if your want any other characters in the story. I was thinking about adding Momji and Hatori, maybe Ayame. I do not mind flames but I would rather have reviews telling me what I can do better. By the way, I do not have a beta tester so if anyone is interested I will love you forever.

Disclaimer// I do not own Fruits Basket in any way but I do wish for it every time I see a shooting star….


Prologue

Hundreds of students pilled in to a classroom that was titled literature on the door. Tohru Honda was one of the first to pile into the snug classroom taking a front row seat she opened her Sanario backpack and took out the needed books and a notebook. People were zooming in the classroom with there giant lab top computers.

"Well, Mom here I am at college, student 37b0006. I may not be a full time student but I'm here and I'll make you proud mom!" Tohru said as she sat down. Today might have been her proudest day if she was not to busy thinking of last night…

Flashback

"Hana-chan, Uo-chan, I think I'll be heading home, it's getting late," Tohru said as she hugged Uo and Hana goodbye. It really was late at least 11:00 P.M. She could see her breath in front of her as she walked down the sidewalk. She could feel her legs walking faster and faster until she was in a fast run.

Turning a corner, she felt hard contact with something else and began to fall.

Just as fast as she fell, she was caught in the arms of a man looking down at her. Around him, he had four girls watching him all giggling.

"It looks like I swept you off of your feet," The man said with a chuckle.

Quickly Tohru jumped to her feet and bowed.

"I'm so sorry!" She said repeatedly now blushing.

"It's alright pretty lady, I'm Souma Shigure and I didn't mind," He said staring at her with his lovely brown eyes.

"Oh alright, I'm Honda, Tohru," She said smiling.

"Would you like to join us?" He asked grinning.

"Oh, no I wouldn't want to be a bother and I must be going…"She said her voice distant.

"Nice to meet you Souma-san," She said as she turned and walked by him.

He reached out for her arm and looked at her.

"There are creepy old man out you shouldn't be alone," He said inches away from her face his other hand now touching her cheek. She could smell alcohol coming from his mouth.

SLAP!

With Tohru's free hand, she slapped him across the face and began to run down the dark sidewalk.

End the Flashback

A handsome looking man walked through the doors he was smiling at all of the seated students. Walking to the giant white board, he wrote his name:

Mr. Souma

He was the person from last night! How didn't she see that Mr. Souma was Creepy Pimp guy

She had wondered out of space until she heard her name being called,

"Honda Tohru?"

Snapping out of her trance she shouted, "Present!"

Mr. Souma continued the attendance and quickly began the requirements for the class.

1. Pencil

2. No. 2 Pencils

1. Notebook

1. Lab top

1. English Literature Volume 1-3

Tohru gazed at the list and suddenly felt overwhelmed she was the only person in the class without a lab top in fact, everyone had been typing away fast as they could. How could she afford a lab top she barely had enough for schooling and a home outside of school?

Hana was going to a college on the other side of town and Uo had a job away from both of them they rarely saw each other let alone live together.

She scrambled down the list and opened her book to page 001a where it gave a list of things they would be doing first English Poems then moving quickly to Japanese scrolls and back to English stories.

Two hours zoomed by and Tohru could not be more happy to get to her job. She only had 30 minutes to get from the school to work on Tuesday's but that was enough time if she made no stops and the bus was on time. An old fashion bell went off and the students packed up their bags and raced out of the room. Tohru threw her notebook into her backpack and started for the door when she heard the calm voice of Mr. Souma.

"Honda, Tohru may I have a word with you?" He asked calmly looking down at a book.

She walked over to his desk, "Yes, Sensei Souma?" She asked shaking.

He stood up towering over the young adult and spoke, "I'd like to apologize for my behavior last night."

"Oh it's alright!" Tohru spoke quickly looking up at him.

"No it's not I acted very immature is there anything I can do to make it up to you?"

"Oh, no… I must go…" Tohru said as she ran out of the classroom.

"Miss, Honda you forgot your book bag!" He yelled after her. Looking to the clock, he scooped up her bag and chased after her.

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Tohru stood outside of the bus stop looking through her pockets for her bus pass and as she reached for her book bag, she found nothing there. There was no book bag hanging in the back of her. The bus would be there in moments and she had no money, she would have to run back to the school.

"Miss, Honda! You left your book bag in my classroom," Shigure said as he handed her the book bag he was clearly out of breath from running.

((A/n Tohru is 19 and Shigure is 27 just for anyone who cares))

"Thank you," She said bowing.

"You didn't need to bring it, "Tohru said softly avoiding his eyes.

"Nevertheless, it was the nice thing to do," He said staring at her.

"Oh no! Don't get me wrong it was very nice but you didn't need to go out of your way don't you have a class soon?" She said in one breath.

Shigure laughed and looked at her, "Was that your bus?" He asked pointing to the leaving bus.

"Hai!" She yelled as she ran for the bus and in a swift motion tripping over the curb. Shigure could not help but laugh at his students' misfortune.

"Would you like a ride?" He asked as he walked toward the fallen girl and reached out his hand.

She jumped to her feet and brushed off her pink sundress.

"Oh, no thank you." She said as she checked the bus schedule.

Shigure looked a little took back no one said no to him.

"It's just you must be really busy…"She said as she looked through her bag for her bus pass.

"Oh, no trouble. So where are you going?" He asked as he flicked out his shinny keys.

"Um… Work." She stated as she stopped searching and looked at him.

"Come on my car is just down the street," he said as he began to walk down the street.

She started at the back of his before following the very handsome teacher.

They approached a Lexus Hybrid and Shigure opened the door for Tohru.

After seeing him and the car, she began to laugh.

"What?" He asked before she stopped laughing.

"Sorry it's just I can't imagine you with this car imagine you with something more exotic maybe a Porsche or something," she said smiling.

He smiled back and they entered the midsize SUV.

The car trip was dead silent only the newest song by YUI could be heard under their breaths.

They arrived and he stopped the car.

"Thank you, Sensei Souma," Tohru said gently as she unbuckled and reached for the handle. "Honda-san I was wondering if you would like to go for a drink after work?" Shigure asked her.

"I don't think so," Tohru said as she opened the door and looked back.

"But, thank you for the ride," she said as she shut the car door and headed for work.


That was the first chapter of Dating Tohru.

Translations

chan- friend

Hai- Yes

sensei- literally teacher

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Till next time!