Fruits Basket: The Deep, Blue Ocean
A/N: Happy reading!
Disclaimer: Not anything here is mine besides the plot and the writing mostly. Otherwise, I DO NOT CLAIM ANY CREDIT.
"Good morning, Tohru-chan!" came the ever delightful voice of Shigure, the dog.
"Did you sleep well, Honda-san?" asked Yuki, the rat. "You were tossing around for a bit, but I assume you settled down? Unlike the baka neko sitting here, you seemed to have slept well. He kept on muttering in his sleep."
"Who're you calling an idiot you dumb rat?!" Kyou yelled from the outside. He had been resting and waiting for breakfast.
"Baka neko," muttered Yuki. "He'll never learn."
"WHO'RE YOU CALLING AN IDIOT YOU RETARDED RAT?" yelled Kyou as he kicked down the screen door and burst into the kitchen.
"Um… I slept well. I'll be making breakfast now, so please excuse me," she replied.
"STOP JUMPING INTO OUR CONVERSATIONS!" Kyou yelled at Tohru.
"Calm down you two! You sure like breaking people's houses…" Shigure told them.
Honda cowered for a moment and then said, at a record-breaking speed, "I'm so sorry. So sorry. So sorry. Sorry. Sorry."
"Um… I mean… you shouldn't… answer… so late…" muttered Kyou, face burning.
"Idiot. Cat," hissed Yuki.
"Idiot. Retard. Super stupid. Rat," hissed Kyou back, as he glared at him.
"Honda-san, did I tell you? Today we're going to the best place on the earth! THE SEA! Or… the ocean. Whichever you prefer," said Shigure.
"Really? I can't accept, not at all! You've already taken me on a trip," she said, waving her hands in front of her face.
"Ah, but last time you went with them, and my heart longed to go with you," he replied without hesitation.
"Okay then! I'll go get some stuff," she exclaimed.
"Don't manipulate her!!" Kyou and Yuki yelled.
"Well, it's okay if you don't want to go. I mean, it's perfectly okay if you want to let us two have our own little vacation!" taunted Shigure.
"FINE! WE'LL GO!" they both screamed.
This seems like déjà vu, they both thought. Hmm, has this happened before?
"How're we going to get there? Driving? Do you have a license, Shigure-san?" asked Yuki.
There was a moment of silence. Nothing could be heard except for drips of water, some crickets, and Tohru's packing. They stared at each other and the wall, the tile floor, and the sparkling room.
"Yes. I do," Shigure admitted.
"What was that silence for then?" demanded Kyou.
"Oh. So this is what he meant," muttered Yuki.
"Well, Ha-san, thank you SO much for VOLUNTEERING to go with US!" exclaimed Shigure. "We love you for it."
"Shut up, Shigure. If you would just take the stupid test, you could just drive yourself," replied an extremely irritated Hatori.
They had rented a big car so that they could drive. It was very comfortable with five seats in the back, and then two seats on either side of the car in two more perfect rows, with the aisle in the middle. There were two seats in front, where Shigure and Hatori were sitting. It was very exciting for her, Honda Tohru. She had gone to the ocean for about a week in her childhood. She had loved it. The smell, the air, the people, and the ocean itself! All of it was so thrilling! She hadn't quite figured out why Hatori was driving, but it didn't matter. All she knew was that they were going to the ocean! THE OCEAN! The luggage she had packed for them –and later Hatori's- were stacked in the back, one bag for each of them. Her instinct told her that Kyou and Yuki were going to fight and that they were probably going to meet Ayame, Yuki's charming older brother. Ayame was the Snake in the zodiac and owned a costume shop. After looking at the beautiful landscape for a while, she fell asleep. Honda had dreams of Kyou and Yuki not fighting, Yuki getting along with Ayame, and Akito being extremely nice to everyone.
"Guess what?" Shigure asked. Someone had shaken her awake, and her leg and arm had fallen asleep.
"What?" she asked rather groggily.
"We're here!" replied Shigure.
"YES! HERE WE COME OCEAN!" Her voice echoed in the small car quite triumphantly.
As Hatori parked gracefully, Honda was overjoyed. After all, this would make her second trip to the ocean quite enjoyable! However, the weather looked gloomy. They got out of the car and she took out the bags. One for Yuki, one for Kyou, one for Hatori, one for Shigure, and one for herself! Yuki got the cooler and Kyou grabbed another filled bag of snacks. Suddenly, a tall, dark looming shadow hung over them...
A/N: Interesting, no? Review please? Please? Anyways, cliff hanger! I'll be posting the next part sooner or later.