Disclaimer: Fruits Basket? Not mine.
Warning: Chapter 97 spoiler. Hinted shounen-ai.
A/N: Kureno x Haru oneshot. Why? Because I can.
Confidential Bond
It's almost time for the New Years dance. Shigure and I are in our dress robes. We're just waiting for Akito to give the sign for us to begin.
She's talking to Momiji about something… Yes. She. Akito has finally started to dress more femininely; tonight being no exception. She looks beautiful in her white dress.
I look around at the Juunishi; they're getting anxious for us to start. I try to catch someone's eyes, but none of them are looking my way. They're watching Akito's every move. Except one. Hatsuharu. He's sitting next to Rin, their arms around each other, but he's looking at me. I stare back.
I've never noticed before how dark his eyes can be… Black orbs stare into my brown ones. But his aren't empty, bottomless pits, but rather filled with warmth.
So we stay this way for a moment, staring into each other's soul. This is an odd feeling… Maybe he's feeling it too?
I smile at him.
Akito stands up and we both look away, my smile quickly fading.
Our bond is broken; lost forever.
As Shigure and I dance, I think about Haru. I realize my Juunishi bond has been broken for years now… So maybe what I felt while looking at him was a different sort of bond. A bond that will be there for eternity, but kept a secret.
My secret… No, our secret. I know he felt it too. Maybe some secrets just are not meant to be said aloud.
And as I think this, I smile.