Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of Fruits Basket, but
Natsuki Takaya does.
A/N: This is a story comparing to my own lifestyles of being in the middle of many relationships. With a few twists, I am experimenting how to relate a realistic type situation with a fictional one. Please read this piece and considerately respond to it with a variety of comments (constructive criticisms are always helpful!).
Warnings: Fluffiness, some OOCness, shounen ai - type situations, slight AU... more warnings to come.
Don't you hate it when you are in the middle of the wrong type of attention? When life seems to be going wrong all the time? When your enemy actually gets your "childhood crush" before you even get a chance? Wish life weren't as stressful and depressing? Here's a piece for you to read and maybe wish for the better. To the few unrequited lovers, stay strong, love comes sooner than you think. Keep dreaming.
Chapter One: Prelude
Kyo was leisurely walking with his hands to his head down the road home. He was happy for the pleasant facts of life, for a change. Well, he was trying to stay optimistic, looking at the bright and sunny sky and really just enjoying himself. He knew he could contain his anger and jealousy. He really knew it, he had self-control...
Well, that's what he was thinking... but what he had done was not really "keeping his cool"-type of attitude. He had practically killed his hand from slamming it into the trunk of a nearby tree. It was bloody now, but he really didn't care. He didn't care that Yuki was the first to get a date with Tohru. It didn't matter whatsoever...
'Kuso,' Kyo thought to himself. 'Why'd he have to do that? Is he just wanting to piss me off more?' His thoughts were interrupted by the cow of the zodiac.
"Oi there neko-chan," Hatsuharu said with a slight smirk.
With a sigh, Kyo said, "What do you want you, stupid cow..."
"I'm lost," the cow said plainly. "And... I just had to see you since you got ditched by the girl."
"Tohru did NOT ditch me, you punk," Kyo said, with anger slowly peaking.
"Really, now?" the cow inquired. "I thought she accepted to go on a date with Yuki, now isn't that a 'ditching-you' type of situation? She obviously chose Yuki over you."
Fully pissed off now, Kyo tried ramming his hand over towards the cow, but this time, Haru was able to catch Kyo off-guard. In an instant, Haru had grabbed onto Kyo's hand and pushed the cat of the zodiac to the ground.
"You shouldn't fight, you're hurt," Haru stated in a matter-of-factly type manner while still restraining Kyo from moving.
"Get off me, you bastard!" Kyo yelled with even greater annoyance.
"Take it easy, Kyo. Don't injure yourself from this single situation," Haru said with a sign of sympathy. He then removed himself off of the orange haired cat. Haru smacked his hands together to get rid of some dust. He then offered a hand to Kyo.
"..." Kyo remained silent but he gladly took the outstretched hand. But as that happened, Haru pulled him into a strong embrace. "You can't be let down, my cousin," Haru said still holding him. "These small tragedies will constantly happen. Also, who knows, that girl can be rather unpredictable, eh? She might have accepted Yuki's offer to be nice. You know how she is."
Instantly, the cow's logic actually lightened up Kyo's mood. 'Hey, that is possible. Damn it, the cow might actually be getting a little smarter.' Kyo then shoved the cow off him with a heavy blow. "I can't take your sympathy, since I am not the least bit angry anymore," said Kyo while turning around. As he began to run away, he shouted back to Haru, "Arigatou, na!"
Haru who was on the ground began to rise up to his feet. 'No problem,' Haru thought to himself while slightly grinning. Then, he realized the trouble that he was in. 'I'm lost again, and now in a forest with many identical trees. Crap...'
--
Tohru had just finished up her choirs at the center where she worked on her part-time job as a maid. Since she was done with work for the day, she put all the tools away in the storage room. Afterwards, she went to the restroom to wash her hands clean. As she was doing so, she hummed a tune. 'Boy, I am quite happy to go out with Yuki-kun. Even so, I kind of wish Kyo would have invited me. Oh well, to go out with the "prince" of our school is pretty nice already.'
Once Tohru found her bags, she exited the building. Awaiting her outside was her very own 'prince-charming.' "Kyo-kun, why are you here?"
"Eh?!" Kyo said slightly startled by her sudden appearance. "I was told to pick you up today, by Shigure." He said that slightly looking away from her.
'Maybe, he doesn't have feelings for me after all,' Tohru sighed in her thoughts. "Well, alright. Thank you for picking me up," she said aloud with a smile.
"Yeah, whatever," Kyo said indifferently. "Let me take a bag for you." He began to reach for her hand bag but he lost his balance and bumped into her. Tohru caught him in slight embrace. Poof! He had transformed.
"Damn it, girl," Kyo said rather angrily. "You shouldn't have caught me." He then realized he was being extremely rude. "Uh... nevermind, thanks for preventing my fall."
Tohru immediately smiled by his last comment. "Of course, Kyo-kun." She then gave a hug and kiss to the transformed cat of the zodiac. "You're so cute in this form, you know!"
Kyo was started to get pissed off again, but the caress under the touch of Tohru was so pleasant, he began to purr in delight. The two good friends then walked together back home.
---
"Tadaima!" Tohru exclaimed once both herself and Kyo entered the house. He was still in her arms, resting in cat-form.
"Okaeri!" Shigure sang as he walked down the stairs. "Hm... Neko-chan seems happy. Blossoming lu-"
Before he could finish his sentence, Kyo had already awaken and he had pounced on Shigure.
Mockingly, Shigure said, "You're a mere kitten. Versus me, a dog, you have no chance."
Kyo got off. Even more agitated, he bounded off to his room before transforming back.
"Kyo-kun..." Tohru started to say but she remembered where she was. "Shigure- san, what would you like for dinner?"
"Oh, Tohru-kun anything will be fine," Shigure said turning to her. Then, he turned towards the staircase to return to his study. "Let me know if you need anything."
"Okay, I will prepare some supper," Tohru said with a smile.
--
As final dinner preparations were made, Momiji yelled into the household. Hatori and Haru also arrived, but in a more quiet fashion.
"Tohru!" Momoji whined as he reached over to embrace his friend. Before that could happen, Kyo was already there and pounded his fist onto the rabbit's head.
"Wahhh!" Momiji said, continuing to whine. "Kyo hit me..."
Before Tohru could really say or do anything, Hatori came into the room. "Showing your overprotective-ness over that girl does not have to resort into to fighting. Love doesn't come from violence, you know." Before long, Haru also appeared into the dining room.
"Arg, why do these three have to be here?" Kyo asked, rather frustrated.
Shigure also entered the room a moment after with his entrance as: "Tohru- kun kindly invited them over since they are welcome here, but obviously someone is not giving them a very warm welcome."
'God, why does everyone have to gang up on me,' Kyo thought to himself, feeling even more annoyed but also depressed. "Fine, fine, whatever. Sorry about my uproar, Momiji, Hatori, and Haru."
Out in the main hallway, a voice yelled, "Tadaima!"
Tohru then, hurriedly ran over towards the owner of the voice. She met him at the entrance and welcomed him back.
"Dinner will be ready in a couple of minutes, please wait with the rest of the company, would you?" Tohru asked.
"Of course," Yuki said.
Once he entered the dining room, he truly did notice a crowd.
"Hey Yuki," Shigure pronounced.
"What do you want now, Shigure," Yuki said with a roll of his eyes.
"How's your girlfriend?"
"What on Earth are you talking about?"
"I mean exactly as I say," Shigure said grinning. "Have you forgotten already, Tohru-kun isn't it?"
"She's not my girlfriend yet," Yuki responded with a slight tone of irritation. "We're just going out for a day."
"Don't do anything dirty now, Yuki-chan."
Yuki immediately fumed up, but before he could say anything, Kyo had stood up and walked away. Haru soon followed after him. Yuki also left the room but went the opposite direction.
"Jealous, these boys are becoming," Hatori said simply as he reached for a cigarette in his coat pocket. "But, you should watch out for them."
"Oh my!" Shigure exclaimed rather loudly. "How very uncharacteristic of you, to barge into other people's business! That is something to lookout for... "
"I'm serious, Shigure," Hatori said more forcefully. "These boys can be rather violent with each other."
"I'm watching with a keen eye, don't worry. That little saint has saved them quite a bit of trouble already as well," Shigure commented. "Well, I smell good food. I'm going to help with supper. Ciao!" With that, Shigure dashed away.
Hatori sat there alone, thinking: 'That man will never change.' He then sighed and puffed his cigarette a few more times till Tohru called everyone to dinner.
--
To be continued...
A/N: I wanted to finish it up better, but I have had no time. I will update my other stories soon as well after revising some things, I've been just so busy. Next weekend there will be another update, now I've got finals to study for! Thanks for reading, but please also review for me, thanks!
A/N: This is a story comparing to my own lifestyles of being in the middle of many relationships. With a few twists, I am experimenting how to relate a realistic type situation with a fictional one. Please read this piece and considerately respond to it with a variety of comments (constructive criticisms are always helpful!).
Warnings: Fluffiness, some OOCness, shounen ai - type situations, slight AU... more warnings to come.
Don't you hate it when you are in the middle of the wrong type of attention? When life seems to be going wrong all the time? When your enemy actually gets your "childhood crush" before you even get a chance? Wish life weren't as stressful and depressing? Here's a piece for you to read and maybe wish for the better. To the few unrequited lovers, stay strong, love comes sooner than you think. Keep dreaming.
Chapter One: Prelude
Kyo was leisurely walking with his hands to his head down the road home. He was happy for the pleasant facts of life, for a change. Well, he was trying to stay optimistic, looking at the bright and sunny sky and really just enjoying himself. He knew he could contain his anger and jealousy. He really knew it, he had self-control...
Well, that's what he was thinking... but what he had done was not really "keeping his cool"-type of attitude. He had practically killed his hand from slamming it into the trunk of a nearby tree. It was bloody now, but he really didn't care. He didn't care that Yuki was the first to get a date with Tohru. It didn't matter whatsoever...
'Kuso,' Kyo thought to himself. 'Why'd he have to do that? Is he just wanting to piss me off more?' His thoughts were interrupted by the cow of the zodiac.
"Oi there neko-chan," Hatsuharu said with a slight smirk.
With a sigh, Kyo said, "What do you want you, stupid cow..."
"I'm lost," the cow said plainly. "And... I just had to see you since you got ditched by the girl."
"Tohru did NOT ditch me, you punk," Kyo said, with anger slowly peaking.
"Really, now?" the cow inquired. "I thought she accepted to go on a date with Yuki, now isn't that a 'ditching-you' type of situation? She obviously chose Yuki over you."
Fully pissed off now, Kyo tried ramming his hand over towards the cow, but this time, Haru was able to catch Kyo off-guard. In an instant, Haru had grabbed onto Kyo's hand and pushed the cat of the zodiac to the ground.
"You shouldn't fight, you're hurt," Haru stated in a matter-of-factly type manner while still restraining Kyo from moving.
"Get off me, you bastard!" Kyo yelled with even greater annoyance.
"Take it easy, Kyo. Don't injure yourself from this single situation," Haru said with a sign of sympathy. He then removed himself off of the orange haired cat. Haru smacked his hands together to get rid of some dust. He then offered a hand to Kyo.
"..." Kyo remained silent but he gladly took the outstretched hand. But as that happened, Haru pulled him into a strong embrace. "You can't be let down, my cousin," Haru said still holding him. "These small tragedies will constantly happen. Also, who knows, that girl can be rather unpredictable, eh? She might have accepted Yuki's offer to be nice. You know how she is."
Instantly, the cow's logic actually lightened up Kyo's mood. 'Hey, that is possible. Damn it, the cow might actually be getting a little smarter.' Kyo then shoved the cow off him with a heavy blow. "I can't take your sympathy, since I am not the least bit angry anymore," said Kyo while turning around. As he began to run away, he shouted back to Haru, "Arigatou, na!"
Haru who was on the ground began to rise up to his feet. 'No problem,' Haru thought to himself while slightly grinning. Then, he realized the trouble that he was in. 'I'm lost again, and now in a forest with many identical trees. Crap...'
--
Tohru had just finished up her choirs at the center where she worked on her part-time job as a maid. Since she was done with work for the day, she put all the tools away in the storage room. Afterwards, she went to the restroom to wash her hands clean. As she was doing so, she hummed a tune. 'Boy, I am quite happy to go out with Yuki-kun. Even so, I kind of wish Kyo would have invited me. Oh well, to go out with the "prince" of our school is pretty nice already.'
Once Tohru found her bags, she exited the building. Awaiting her outside was her very own 'prince-charming.' "Kyo-kun, why are you here?"
"Eh?!" Kyo said slightly startled by her sudden appearance. "I was told to pick you up today, by Shigure." He said that slightly looking away from her.
'Maybe, he doesn't have feelings for me after all,' Tohru sighed in her thoughts. "Well, alright. Thank you for picking me up," she said aloud with a smile.
"Yeah, whatever," Kyo said indifferently. "Let me take a bag for you." He began to reach for her hand bag but he lost his balance and bumped into her. Tohru caught him in slight embrace. Poof! He had transformed.
"Damn it, girl," Kyo said rather angrily. "You shouldn't have caught me." He then realized he was being extremely rude. "Uh... nevermind, thanks for preventing my fall."
Tohru immediately smiled by his last comment. "Of course, Kyo-kun." She then gave a hug and kiss to the transformed cat of the zodiac. "You're so cute in this form, you know!"
Kyo was started to get pissed off again, but the caress under the touch of Tohru was so pleasant, he began to purr in delight. The two good friends then walked together back home.
---
"Tadaima!" Tohru exclaimed once both herself and Kyo entered the house. He was still in her arms, resting in cat-form.
"Okaeri!" Shigure sang as he walked down the stairs. "Hm... Neko-chan seems happy. Blossoming lu-"
Before he could finish his sentence, Kyo had already awaken and he had pounced on Shigure.
Mockingly, Shigure said, "You're a mere kitten. Versus me, a dog, you have no chance."
Kyo got off. Even more agitated, he bounded off to his room before transforming back.
"Kyo-kun..." Tohru started to say but she remembered where she was. "Shigure- san, what would you like for dinner?"
"Oh, Tohru-kun anything will be fine," Shigure said turning to her. Then, he turned towards the staircase to return to his study. "Let me know if you need anything."
"Okay, I will prepare some supper," Tohru said with a smile.
--
As final dinner preparations were made, Momiji yelled into the household. Hatori and Haru also arrived, but in a more quiet fashion.
"Tohru!" Momoji whined as he reached over to embrace his friend. Before that could happen, Kyo was already there and pounded his fist onto the rabbit's head.
"Wahhh!" Momiji said, continuing to whine. "Kyo hit me..."
Before Tohru could really say or do anything, Hatori came into the room. "Showing your overprotective-ness over that girl does not have to resort into to fighting. Love doesn't come from violence, you know." Before long, Haru also appeared into the dining room.
"Arg, why do these three have to be here?" Kyo asked, rather frustrated.
Shigure also entered the room a moment after with his entrance as: "Tohru- kun kindly invited them over since they are welcome here, but obviously someone is not giving them a very warm welcome."
'God, why does everyone have to gang up on me,' Kyo thought to himself, feeling even more annoyed but also depressed. "Fine, fine, whatever. Sorry about my uproar, Momiji, Hatori, and Haru."
Out in the main hallway, a voice yelled, "Tadaima!"
Tohru then, hurriedly ran over towards the owner of the voice. She met him at the entrance and welcomed him back.
"Dinner will be ready in a couple of minutes, please wait with the rest of the company, would you?" Tohru asked.
"Of course," Yuki said.
Once he entered the dining room, he truly did notice a crowd.
"Hey Yuki," Shigure pronounced.
"What do you want now, Shigure," Yuki said with a roll of his eyes.
"How's your girlfriend?"
"What on Earth are you talking about?"
"I mean exactly as I say," Shigure said grinning. "Have you forgotten already, Tohru-kun isn't it?"
"She's not my girlfriend yet," Yuki responded with a slight tone of irritation. "We're just going out for a day."
"Don't do anything dirty now, Yuki-chan."
Yuki immediately fumed up, but before he could say anything, Kyo had stood up and walked away. Haru soon followed after him. Yuki also left the room but went the opposite direction.
"Jealous, these boys are becoming," Hatori said simply as he reached for a cigarette in his coat pocket. "But, you should watch out for them."
"Oh my!" Shigure exclaimed rather loudly. "How very uncharacteristic of you, to barge into other people's business! That is something to lookout for... "
"I'm serious, Shigure," Hatori said more forcefully. "These boys can be rather violent with each other."
"I'm watching with a keen eye, don't worry. That little saint has saved them quite a bit of trouble already as well," Shigure commented. "Well, I smell good food. I'm going to help with supper. Ciao!" With that, Shigure dashed away.
Hatori sat there alone, thinking: 'That man will never change.' He then sighed and puffed his cigarette a few more times till Tohru called everyone to dinner.
--
To be continued...
A/N: I wanted to finish it up better, but I have had no time. I will update my other stories soon as well after revising some things, I've been just so busy. Next weekend there will be another update, now I've got finals to study for! Thanks for reading, but please also review for me, thanks!