OHAI~

...sorry. Well, anyway, I'm back with this bundle of joy. (Waitaminit, was Fruits Basket really EVER a bundle of joy? Not really, no. Not with the miniscule "angsticles".)

This, at first, wasn't going to see the light of day, because I'm very self-conscious about works I abandon and then go back to. That being said, my dear friend Eri said it was FFnet worthy. So, here it is... hope she's right!

Disclaimer: Yeah. Right. I own Furuba. I'm also Queen of England and can hold my breath under water forEVER. -Sarcasm+Lawyers=BAIBAI-

Prologue

The moment Tohru Honda got out of school, she began immediate preparations for supper that night. Shigure was busy working on his novel to realize she'd come home, or to realize that Yuki had called a little over a half hour ago to ask if they could be picked up, for it was raining hard. To their extreme irritation, the trio had to walk home in the rain, Kyo already in a bad mood after being harassed by Uo and getting in a fight at school and ultimately losing thanks to the interference of Yuki.

Tohru couldn't help but smile; ever since that night, the three of them as a whole have gotten closer. She and Kyo have started dating, and Kyo and Yuki haven't gotten in an all-out shouting match since. Of course, it had only been three days, which to Tohru was a huge stretch from the previous record of thirty minutes.

Dinner that night was going to be a chicken soup recipe her mother had taught her. The chicken had simmered in a pot of water and fresh vegetables from the market, and that itself made a stock. She was currently peeling the meat from the bone and putting it back into the fresh stock, and slicing some onion and tomatoes to throw inside. She stirred the concoction and took a sip, licking her lips and whispering how good a job she'd done.

The rain had died down by the time they all sat down for dinner, and they all ate in a comfortable silence. Occasionally, Tohru asked Yuki how the garden was, and he would reply back. Then, Shigure would be asked how his novel was, and he'd shrink in his cushion and say he was almost partly halfway done with the first chapter. When Kyo would ask how he could possibly be so behind, in a cranky tone thanks to the weather, Shigure locked his mouth shut with stars in his eyes. The teens shook their heads, understanding all too well that he became enthralled in one of us "special magazines" hidden in his study.

Kyo and Yuki sweat-dropped as Tohru kept herself unresponsive and took another quiet slurp of her soup.

When dinner was cleaned up and dishes were clean and put away, the teens went up to their rooms to do their homework. And what that means is, Kyo kept himself away from everything on the roof, Yuki stayed in his room and made future preparations for his garden in the woods, and Tohru studied for an upcoming test on Tuesday.

She was a little glad that today was Friday.

Kyo stared up at the sky, his head resting atop his hands and his red eyes darting from one section of stars to another, and then the moon. It was so bright; he had to squint his eyes just to make out a distorted round, bright object hanging over his head. There wasn't a cloud in the sky after the earlier rain, but he could feel in his very bones that it was going to rain tomorrow. He felt warn out already.

What's worse he sighed, closing his eyes, is that I'll be in a bad mood the entire time, and when I am I always yell at Tohru without meaning to… I've got to work on that.

"Kyo, are you up here?" Tohru's voice croaked as she climbed up the ladder and stood on the last step, looking at him with a cheery smile on her face. He called out that he was and sat up as she got up herself. She crept over, wearing her yellow pajamas, and sat beside him. He rested on his elbow, and she rested on his upper muscle. He flexed it and listened to her melodious giggle as they looked at the sky together.

"You feel alright? Your cheeks are red; did you study too hard?" Kyo's voice held a slight reprimanding tone, and his girl flinched slightly. He frowned and mouthed a sorry as he kissed her flushed cheek. It was warm. "You probably shouldn't study so much, stupid, or you'll faint and get sick again."

Tohru smiled at him, giggling as his breath lingered on her face. "Oh, I know that, don't worry. That's one of the reasons I came out here. I needed a bit of a break; I was starting to get a little dizzy."

Kyo nodded and stretched his arm out, resting his hand on her shoulder and smiling at her. She scooted a little closer, being careful not to bump chests or he'd transform. She'd already done that countless times this week, being the klutz she was, and had to cover it up with jumbled excuses like "Oh, Kyo went to the bathroom, uh…" and "Kyo's… practicing his magic again! He's really good at the disappearing trick". Maybe she wasn't air-headed, she was just sorting out excuses to cover up the curse that has locked away his fate and thrown away the key…

He shook his head and shifted his eyes back to the sky. She's as much an air head as she is a good cook.

"Tomorrow we're supposed to get rain. Shigure told me," Tohru cut through the silence, looking up at the moon. She could see the curve of her mother's smile, and immediately looked in another direction. Kyo nodded, sighing gruffly through his nose. Knew it,he rolled his eyes and lay beside her, closing his eyes. Tohru smiled and closed her eyes, snuggling closer to the Cat and sighing contentedly.

And tomorrow, before I start the chores the girl thought, still in the shallow depths of consciousness, I can study a little more for the algebra test. That thought in mind, she drifted off to dreamland with her Cat lying beside her.

Are you confused as to what to do next? Well, reviewing would be greatly appreciated. Virtual hugs are fun, too. But, most of all, cake. Not virtual. REAL cake. ((I don't want to hear any "THECAKEISALIE" crap...))

OKAIBAINAO~

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