After Math

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Fruits Basket. That is all. So you cannot sue me.

Summery: It has been 10 years since the curse was lifted. And now Kyo, a successful writer is married to Tohru and with a small child. But when he decides to write about his family curse, will he discover things he never dreamed possible or decide to just drop the book all together?

Yo, this is DarkWings, or well, formally known as DarkWings. I changed my name! How do ya like it? I was getting tiered of the old name. So I changed it because I thought it was funnier. Smells Like Strippers. Kukukuku… Well, here is an all waiting story that I know I should have put up… Sorry for the wait. The other stories will be completed or I will just see if somebody can finish them off for me. If you are interested in finishing one of my unfinished stories, please e-mail me. I will reply back to you and let you know my answer. Now on with the show!

Ch1

I sat down on my chair, staring at the blankness of the papers before me. My laptop was in the repair shop due to my little girl being under the impression that grape jam and milked mixed with electronics. So many thoughts swirled in my head now. How am I supposed to start this book now? All I knew was once it was finished, I finally would be allowed to put my past behind me.

That part of my life was dark and twisted; a terrible storm that refused to let up. I was in my own lamentation and self pity; however, I would have never have been released had it been for my wife who pulled me out of my pathetic sorrow. She saved me from my own demise. Hell, she saved my entire family. We were lost in the shadows of the tempest our hearts created. This wonderful woman was our much needed sun shine that brightened our depressing days we called our lives.

When we first met, I was horrified. Why was this girl here in this house? I was petrified. After all, I was taught to fear 'normal' women because of the family secret. For many years it has been broken; about ten years if I am not mistaken. My wife, cousin, and I were graduating high school the year it happened. That night was as stormy as our hearts had been before she graced us all. The head of the family was going to hurt Tohru. My defiance against Akito released me form the spell of the family curst.

For many weeks, I wore my bracelet, the warm black and white spherical beads were cool against my tanned skin. Ironic— the color of those beads were the same colors I viewed life. My vision was so bland. I couldn't even see color until Tohru showed me a world full of them. All our lives were like an old Disney film from the 40s and 50s. There was no color what-so-ever. And now, my eyes were open and I loved those colors my wife showed me. I can never thank her enough for such an amazing gift as sight.

"Kyo." Tohru muttered softly.

I turned away from the blankness of the papers to see my auburn-haired cherub. Her chocolate eyes dazzled with such love. I found myself many nights laying in bed besides here, trying to figure out how I could have been so blessed to have such an amazing woman by my side who for some insane reason loved me as much as I loved her. I knew very well I didn't deserve her love, but she still loved me the same. I guess, after so many years of being the 'worthless cat' from the Zodiac, I still find myself unworthy of Tohru's love sometimes.

"Tsubame is in bed now." She smiled warmly as she pressed her hand on my shoulder.

Tohru is an amazing mother. She has so much love and patience for this job. All she has to do is flash one of those celestial smiles and children are tranquil. My wife never yells at our daughter when she miss behaves. All Tohru does is kneel down to her level and calmly explains the situation and tells her what has to be done. I, on the other hand, would end up yelling and screaming (like when Tsubame destroyed my laptop) until she cries. And I end up looking like a monster in front of people. I sometimes wish that I had Tohru's patience. It is really amazing. But my fuse has increased ten-fold after I met my wife. If I have a short fuse now, I would really hate to have been the person who pissed me off when I was younger.

"That's good." I spoke as I turned back to my paper.

"Are you alright, Kyo?" my wife asked me.

"Ye-yeah, why wouldn't I be?"

She frowned a bit. My wife has little quirks that I find oddly irritating and amusing at the same time. When ever she was worried about something, her optimism would always be replaced with unreasonable pessimism. And I knew that the obtuse and pointless were racing in her head.

"I'm trying to decide if I should write about my family curse." I stated.

"Do you think you'll be allowed to?" Tohru asked.

"Yeah, nobody would believe it to be true. After all, would you believe in a tale where a boy you hug turns into a loveable flea-infested rodent?" I gave a crocked smirk.

"Nope, but I would believe in a story about a handsome boy who turns into a cat and falls for an orphaned girl."

"Does this orphaned girl give weird analogies like rice balls and candles?" I chuckled.

"Of course! The girl has to knock some sense into the boy somehow." Tohru chirped as she sat on my lap.

I kissed her lips tenderly for the moment. All I wanted was her. I still wanted her after all these years, from our first kiss, to our first fight; from our first time to our first child. This woman named Tohru, I simply couldn't get enough of. I held her close to me; inside my head, an irrational panic lingered. I still feared that this would end. That when I hugged her, I would poof into a feline. I still was terrified that I would need my old bracelet just to have a human body. I was deathly afraid of the evil spirit the family curse bestowed upon me.

"You know," Tohru whispered as she pressed her head against mine. "Yuki would get a kick out of the flea-infested rat joke."

"Loveable flea-infested rodent joke." I corrected with a smug look.

Tohru gaffed as I began to laugh. These were the things I was happy for. I knew in reality, they would never end. And I was thrilled. I suddenly lifted my wife, Tohru gave a quick yelp, and we rushed to our room. Tonight, like many other nights, I was going to be happy that I could truly embrace her, and not worry about turning into a different species. Tonight, I knew we would be doing more than 'hugging'. I just couldn't wait to hear my wife say she loved me. And I couldn't wait to see her beautiful body when she would rest. Nights like these, I was happy to know the curse was truly lifted.

And thus ends this chapter. I hope you all enjoyed it. Now, Updates will be shacky. I will try to update once a week. Please review.

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