Kyo's New Obsession

A/N My sister, our friend Stickers (not her real name) and I were at the beach. We were hot, bored, hungry, and had sand all over. Plus mosquitoes, but that's beside the point. This came out of us passing a flashlight, to much Fruits Basket in the car, and near midnight camping hallucinations. Here we go.

It was a near peaceful Friday afternoon at Shigure's house when suddenly Momiji burst through the door.

"Does someone want to come want to come shopping with me?!" He yelled.

"Oh, Momiji!" Said Tohru, "I would love to but I have to do something! I'm sure Shigure would love to too, but he's out somewhere. Kyo is gone too. I think he went to the dojo."

"That's too bad." Momiji said.

Momiji then promptly went to the electronic store. To his surprise he found Kyo there.

"What are you doing here?" Momiji squealed.

"Shishou sent me to buy something."

"Oh! What?!"

"A teapot. Shishou wants an electronic teapot. Like an electric coffee maker only for tea. I can' see any here though."

Momiji, not listening, squealed suddenly! "Oh look! It's Sims! Yeah! I've been wanting this for a while! YAY!!

"What is Sims?" Kyo asked stupidly.

"It's a really fun game silly! Said Momiji, "You should try playing it!

"Okay… I'll try it. I need something to do anyway." Kyo said.

Kyo and Momiji both bought Sims Pets II. As soon as he got home he downloaded Sims onto his computer.

Out of habit Kyo procrastinated playing the game for a good week. Since he didn't know how to play it, he wouldn't play it. Ha-ha on you little computer! You aren't gonna get used by Kyo this week!! (Sorry for the randomness!! I just ate like half a thing of frozen orange juice!! He he!)

After a very boring day at school, with no homework and he didn't have to go to the Dojo, Kyo decided to play the game that he had bought, loaded onto his computer, and forgotten almost a week ago.

So without reading the instruction manual… (Who does? Raise your hand!! raises hand and looks around no one?) …he began.

Kyo was started off with a family that was a grand four people. It was four people to many, in Kyo's humble opinion. And he didn't like it. It was boring and they had no money. He worked hard to make their lives easy but it was tiring work. Especially when Emily fell asleep in the road and almost got hit by a taxi. (A/N: My friend's Sim actually did this… and her name was Emily…)

Down stairs Kyo heard the door open am Momiji yell out that he was here to see Tohru. Kyo had to fight back the urge not to call out to the happy boy downstairs, who would ultmatlity maki Kyo's game playing experience more enjoyable.

'I will not ask for help, I will not ask for help, I will figure this out on my own. That rabbit can't help me. I can figure this out by myself.'

When Emily fell asleep while making macaroni and cheese, almost burning the house down, and no one came to help because they were taking a shower or washing the dishes in the sink in the bathroom, Kyo finally broke down his manly image and called Momiji up to help him. (A/N: my friend's Sims again. My Sims are very good. They are Fruits Basket characters!! All of them!)

Momiji came upstairs. He took one look at Kyo's poor, pitiful, struggling family and laughed. He laughed and laughed. And laughed. (Inside Joke… sorry.)

Kyo sat there and tapped his foot.

Momiji sat up and wiped his eyes.

"Oh Kyo! Why doesn't your family have a sink in the Kitchen?" Momiji asked.

"We couldn't afford it." Kyo answered biting his lip. He didn't see what was so wrong with having no money. Minus the fact that they didn't have a sink in the Kitchen, there was nothing wrong with his family…

Momiji snorted.

"And why don't you have a foundation?" Momiji asked, smiling.

"Couldn't afford it." Kyo said, frowning. There was that little fact too…

Momiji's shoulders shook and he smiled struggling not to laugh.

"And Kyo… Why…why don't you have a roof?" Momiji asked, holding back a laugh.

Oh, and that miniscule fact. But there was a reasonable explination for all of this that Kyo wasn't afraid to share:

"I told you, you stinkin' rabbit! We couldn't afford it!! Look at how much money I have! Forty-five dollars! Do you think if I had the money to buy a roof, I would have a roof?"

By this time Momiji was rolling on the ground laughing.

Kyo, trying to bring understanding to the conversation, explained why his family had no money.

"Momiji, listen. Listen!" Kyo started. "The reason why I don't have any money is cuz of they dad's weird job. He is a psychic. Well he was. He got fired. But not cuz he did a bad job or anything. Just cuz… well they didn't think he was a psychic anymore so they sent him in for testing. When he got there I had to choose for him to eat blue licorice or red licorice. Obviously I chose red licorice cuz there's sompthin' wrong with blue licorice. You don't see blue licorice. I was afraid they were gonna poison him!!"

This was far from helpful, and when Kyo saw that he just made Momiji laugh harder, he stopped altogether, waiting for the rabbit to stop laughing.

After what seemed like ages Momiji stood up from his position on the floor and wiped his eyes. His eyes were swollen and red. His cheeks were ruddy from laughing so hard.

"Kyo," he asked. "Do you need some help?"

Kyo rolled his eyes. "Duh. It's not like I have a choice. If you don't teach me then my Sims will die in their small house, consisting of six walls.

Momiji laughed and lead Kyo over to his computer.

Tohru, who was wondering what was taking Momiji so long came upstairs to ask what he was doing.

Tohru checked every room except Kyo's. Tohru knew Momiji would never go in there and Kyo would never allow him in there at all. After she searched all of the rooms and her search brought up two un-matching socks under her bed, but no Momiji, she decided to check in Kyo's room just to be sure.

What she saw when she opened the door was unbelievable. Momiji was leaning over Kyo's shoulder, pointing to something on a bright computer screen that Kyo never used. Kyo nodded at Momiji's instructions.

"Kyo," Momiji was saying. "All of this would have been much easier if you had just read the instruction manual." (A/N: That's why I do. self righteous nod)

Tohru coughed to announce her presence. Momiji's and Kyo's heads both turned at the same time. When they saw who it was, Momiji ran up to her and jumped up and down. Kyo just waved and continued playing.

Suddenly Momiji's eyes got wide and he squealed. He ran over to Kyo and shook his shoulder. Kyo turned around and looked at the rabbit. A look of frustration in his eyes.

"Kyo!! I just had the best idea! Why don't you create a family like the one you have right now. Not your dad. But like the family that you live with. One with Tohru and Shigure and Yuki and You. You and Yuki could be brothers with Shigure as your dad. You'd have to be cuz everyone has to have a parent. Oh! And I could be Tohru's dad! That would be kinda weird but I think that we should do that."

Kyo and Tohru had matching expressions. They both looked up at Momiji with swirling eyes; mouths open, in an altogether vacant expression on their face.

Kyo shook his head and looked at Momiji. "You can make new families?" Kyo asked. He was starting to wish that he had read the instruction manual.

Momiji nodded happily. "Yeah! It is a lot of fun! Oh! And here is something we could do to put a twist on things. We could have everyone put in their own interests and stuff. They could pretty much create a Sim version of themselves for you to play!" Momiji was hopping up and down by the time he was finished.

He looked at Tohru. "Would you like to make a person on Sims?" he asked. She blushed and nodded

Then Tohru looked at him in confusion. "What is 'Sims'?" she asked. Momiji trotted up to her and took her hand.

Momiji started explaining everything to her as they walked over to the computer. Being the gentleman that he was, Kyo gave his seat to Tohru. She sat down and listened. So did Kyo, and for once, listening paid off, he actually learned something.

By the time Momiji was finished explaining Sims to Tohru she was ready to create her character. Kyo, even though it was his game, was asked to gather up all of the other family members in his household.

Kyo, being much older and more mature than he used to be, managed to ask Yuki to meet him upstairs without grinding him into a bloody pulp. Next, he was off to find Shigure. Surprisingly Shigure was in his study, writing his newest novel, with a name that Kyo didn't bother to ask about.

Now that everyone was gathered upstairs in Kyo's room and Tohru was working on her character, Momiji explained once again, Sims. Kyo just watched as Tohru made her person. She was indecisive on how she wanted her hair. She kept toggling between two styles that looked exactly the same to Kyo.

Like with Tohru, everyone was excited to make a character, even if they weren't able to play it, seeing as how it belonged to Kyo.

While they each person was creating a person, the other people were ushered out of the room until the said person was done. As soon as Tohru was finished she and Kyo went down stairs to cook dinner.

It was a Saturday night and tomorrow was their only free day. Oh glorious Sunday. Kyo planned on doing nothing but spend time with Tohru and play his new game.

Soon everyone had finished creating their character. Kyo went up to create his character. While Momiji coached him on how create his character, Kyo listened and started to believe that this game was actually playable; not a candidate for "throwing-against-the-wall-fun."

When he was about to create his character, he noticed that Shigure, who was much more computer savvy than Kyo, had managed to make a dog version of himself.

"I guess that is why they call it 'Sims Pets." Kyo thought. He continued on to make himself. He was irritated that they didn't have his hair style. But then again, they probably didn't have Yuki's hair either. He chose the hair that most closely resembled his own hair. When he finished his character he looked at the other Sims. He snickered when he saw that Yuki had the same hair as Shigure.

"Serves him right," Kyo thought. Then Kyo looked at Tohru's Sim. It was a good copy but no Sim could match Tohru's Beauty.

Kyo whacked himself for thinking that. "Ew." He thought. "I am such a perv for thinking that. I told myself, I don't like her like THAT. It's sick. Nope. I'm not Shigure."

Kyo clicked angrily on the screen. Suddenly a window popped up. He was in the process of creating a cat. A very skinny cat with a fat face and a bushy tail.

Kyo rolled his eyes, and he continued on to make himself as a cat. When he was done the cat no longer resmebled resembled a Q-Tip but a cheeto-puff kitty cat that he appropriately named Kyo.

Soon his family was complete. Momiji had been sitting quietly on Kyo's bed for the whole ordeal of Kyo struggling to make his Sim.

Kyo allowed Momiji to take care of the family tree. Kyo didn't think he was skilled enough for that difficult task yet. The family tree went just as planned. Momiji: Tohru's dad. Shigure: Yuki and Kyo's father. Kyo groaned inwardly at the thought of Kyo being his father. That was just to sick to think about.

When Momiji told Kyo about a cheat code for money, Kyo took it instantly. Kyo usually wasn't a cheater, but when he remembered Emily and her family, he couldn't help but use it to get money.

"Plus," Kyo thought. "Now they'll be living the same lifestyle that we live right now." He suddenly thought of the large bank account he had in his hands. "I bet I could buy all of the Sims games..."

Momiji explained the difficult task of setting up a house. Kyo was amazed at the complex business that was turning furniture. (I suck at this too!)

Kyo was feeling confident that he could do everything else relatively the same time that Momiji had to go home. Kyo thanked Momiji and he left. To be the happy, peppy Momiji that everyone knew at school, Momiji needed a good nights rest.

So Kyo, with a new family, more money than he could ever want, a superb house and two rowdy pets (plus the hamster that Kyo had bought for Yuki, grudgingly,) he set off to play the game with out even touvhing the instruction manual.

Little did he know how much he really needed to read that instruction manual to help his Sims, two in particular, survive.

A/N: I may just leave it like that. If you want to read more, review please. Off to eat more frozen orange juice!!