Disclaimer: Sorry to break it to ya but...I do not own Fruits Basket.
Um, hi. I'm trying this idea I had because I rather recently got intrerested Fruits Basket...But anyways, please R&R if you have the time! Thank you!
Chapter 1: Cats Will Be Cats
Long ago God decided to have a banquet. So, he invited all of the animals to it. And he said,"It is tomorrow night, and don't be late!" When the rat heard this, he decided to play a trick on his neighbor, the cat. He told the cat that the party wasn't until the day after tomorrow. Then when the night of the party came, all of the animals lined up outside. And the rat rode on the ox's back all the way there. So the cat lay in bed asleep, dreaming of the party he would never attend.
"Woah!" She tried to stop herself but just kept sliding. "Oof!"
"Hey! Can't you read! It says,'WET FLOOR'!"
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to--"
"Hurry and get up so I can mop that spot again!"
"Y-yes sir!" She quickly stood up and ran through the doors of the building.
Oh, you probably want to know who I am. My name is Yoshiko Sohma. I know this may be rather hard to believe, but I am under a curse. My whole family is. You see, when we are hugged by a member of the opposite sex, or are under a great amount of stress, we transform into an animal. Not just any animal though. As I'm quite sure, you have heard of the zodiac ne? Well, we transform into the animal we were born under. Except the strange thing is, I'm a cat, but there is no year for cats. At least I'm no the only cat. Who's the other cat? Well, to be honest... I don't really know. I haven't met very many members of our family. I've only met Akito (he's the head of the family), Shigure (the dog), and Hatori (he's a sea horse). But I've never actually been to Shigure's house before. I would really like to meet the other cat one day. Maybe, maybe soon, I'll meet them...
She walked almost aimlessly. Except, this once, she truly knew where she was going. She walked through Sohma property, until she came to a house. Outside sat small figurines painted like the twelve animals of the zodiac. But they had left out the cat. She frowned slightly at this, expecting someone who seemed to like the zodiac this much to have also made a cat, but it wasn't really a big deal. After all, most people forgot about the cat...
"Oh, hello. I didn't expect to see you here Yoshiko."
"Hi Shigure. Akito says I should stay here, just for a little while. He said that I might get to meet the other cat while I'm here. But I'm still a little puzzled about it all."
"That's no problem! And he should be here when he gets hungry--"
"DAMMIT! GET AWAY FROM ME KAGURA!"
"Come back here love! KYO!"
The boar is this... Kagura person right?
"Kyo, Kagura. Please don't do anything stupid like destroying my house!" said Shigure.
"Do they normally do this?"
"Unfortunately, yes. But beating people up is Kagura's way of showing affection towards others."
"Does that mean that she really likes this... Kyo?"
"Hai (yes). Since she was a little girl, it has been her intention to marry Kyo."
"How old is Kagura?"
"Oh, she's two years older than us," said Yuki.
(background)
"KYO! I LOVE YOU!"
"I DON'T CARE! GET AWAY!"
(Shigure, Yoshiko)
"Should we go help?" asked Yoshiko.
"Sure, why not?"
Shigure and Yoshiko got up and walked to the door. They slowly opened it to see if it was safe.
"Kyo! Kyo darling, who did this to you!"
"Um, I think that would be you," said Shigure.
"I'm sorry Kyo. It's just that, all of my love for you came out at once. I've missed you so much. But you know Kyo, it's kind of your fault."
"HOW IS IT MY FAULT!"
"If you had just remembered to return some of my calls or my letters, maybe I wouldn't have missed you so much..."
"Who says I wanted to...!"
"Shigure, who's this?" asked Kagura.
"This is Yoshiko Sohma."
"What? I didn't know there was another Sohma..." Kagura pondered this for a while until Shigure said,"Well, she's been kept kind of a secret. But anyhow, let's celebrate her return!"
"Return?" They all asked in unison.
"Oops. Guess I kind of -chuckle- let the cat out of the bag! -LMAO-!" Shigure burst out laughing. Kyo and Yoshiko just glared at him. "You see, when Yoshiko was little, as you all were at that time, she came here to visit, but only for a short while. Akito thought it was a good idea to let them meet when they were young. Heh, Akito has some of the most unusual ideas sometimes. But really, there isn't much else to say about the encounter..."
"Why didn't you ever tell me this!" Kyo and Yoshiko asked in unison.
"Hm? Oh. Akito said it wasn't the right time."
Now that I think about it, Kyo does seem a little familiar... But why did they keep it such a secret? Is there really no reason? Or is it something big? Something that could almost shake the earth type of thing? Maybe I'll find out one day, just like I did about Kyo.
"Yoshiko?"
"Wha?"
"Would you like some time to get to know Kyo?"
"Yeah, I guess so."
Shigure and Kagura walked out of the room and went to, wherever it was they needed/wanted to go. The two sat there in silence fora while. But then Kyo said,"Are you going to say something or not!"
"Kyo, I just... I don't know what to say... I mean, I'm just glad to finally meet the other cat..."
"But we've met before..."
"I know. But I didn't really meet you. I didn't get to know you that well..."
"Hmph. Well, I have some stuff to do."
"Oh, sorry for keeping you..."
"Whatever."
She frowned slightly. Does he hate me that much? Kyo went up to the roof while Yoshiko went into what was now her room. It was ordinary, for the most part anyway. She sat down at the desk and started her homework. When that was finished, the smell of delish food filled her nostrils. She put away her things and went downstairs.
"Oh, Tohru, that smells so good!" said Shigure.
"Huh?"
"Yoshiko! This is Tohru Honda. Tohru, this is Yoshiko Sohma."
(Tohru Thinking Right Now)
Wow! Another one of the Sohmas! But I thought that it was only the twelve members of the zodiac, plus the cat? Kisa, Hiro, Yuki, Shigure, Hatori, Ritsu, Momiji, Rin,Kureno,Kagura, Ayame, Haru, and Kyo. So... how can she be a Sohma? Or is she not under the curse, like Akito?
(Now, We Don't Care What Tohru's Thinking)
"Hello Ms. Honda. Nice to meet you!"
"Oh, please call me Tohru."
"Then you can call me Yoshiko, okay Tohru?"
"Uh-huh. Dinner will be ready in a little while."
"Excuse me, is it all right if I go up on your roof?"
"What? Sure. That's fine. But watch out for Kyo."
"Why?"
"No reason really. Have fun."
"Uh, yeah... thanks..."
She went outside and noticed the ladder leaning against the house. She slowly climbed up it and poked her head up enough to see the roof now. She also saw Kyo, sitting there with that orange fluff he calls hair. Yoshiko carefully and quietly crept over and sat down about eight inches from him.
"Yoshiko!"
"NYA! Ah, y-yes?"
Great, she's scared to death of me! Thought Kyo.
"I'm not very good at controling my anger." Kyo said through almost gritted teeth. He was still rather loud, but not quite as cunning as before. "What I mean is, I'm so--!"
"Yoshiko! Can you come here for a minute?" called Shigure.
Why does this keep happening! "DAMMIT SHIGURE!" Kyo lept down from the roof and ran off, leaving Yoshiko all alone there.
"Shigure!" She jumped off the roof and ran inside. "Shigure! Kyo, he ran off--!"
"Shh. Calm down. Don't worry, he'll be back. He always comes back once he gets hungry. Now, we must get you enrolled at Kaibara High ne? I have all of the papers here. It shouldn't take too long I suppose. Tohru has started dinner."
"...Okay..." she sounded a bit unsure, but figured he would probably be just fine. It sounded like he did this quite often, according to Shigure. She sat down next to Tohru and quietly (and politely too of course) ate her food. It was some really good fish, rice, and yakisoba.
Later That Night
Yoshiko had helped Tohru with the dishes, then went for a quick walk. When she got back she saw Kyo sitting on the roof again. He was laying on his back, his hands behind his head. She quietly went up the ladder to the roof. She stared at him for a little while, then went back down. When she got down she saw Shigure there, whistling (or attempting to) and acting all innocent. Yoshiko blushed and smacked him (with a paper fan, didn't want to hurt him too much). Kyo heard a few smacking sounds and looked over the edge.
Shigure will never learn, will he?
"Kyo! A little help... please?"
"Hell no. You got yourself into this, now you have to get out of it."
"Aw, but Kyo!" Shigure cried out for help again.
"Fine." Kyo jumped down.
"Thank you so much Kyo!"
"You shouldn't be thanking me so soon." he said, kicking Shigure.
"OUCH!" In the end, Shigure was sore for the rest of the night, and the day after.
The End (of Chapter 1 that is...)
Hope you liked it. And when I include Japanese, I am not going to put the translations in (unless I feellike it or someone can move me to do so), but I may occasionally have liner notes. Sorry for the bad language in there. But it's what Kyo does, and it adds to the fic. Somehow or another...
OMG! I realized that Yuki wasn't in here at all (I think anyway)! So I added a line for him... And... I LOST CHAPTER 2! NOW I HAVE TO DO IT OVER AGAIN! I promise to work extra hard, and get 2 chapters up, quicker than usual! (Tch... that didn't happen... I'M SORRY! I'M A FAILURE! No, seriously, I am! -cries- I'll hurry up...)