Hey guys. My names Chibi Nagisa Sakura and it's my first fanfiction for Fruits Basket. I hope you'll enjoy it. I'd also like to thank SonomiTahashia for her help and for her support for me to share my imagination with everyone. Please enjoy.
I do not own Fruits Basket
Chapter 1.
"Hello?" Machi, sleepily answered her phone.
As usual, her apartment was messy. Clothes and package wrapping lay on the floor and furniture. Her bed was the only thing that didn't have anything other than Machi herself, a cover, pillow and quilt on top. Saying this, the bed was never made.
"You're suppose to be sleeping." A soft and gentle voice chuckled over the line.
"YUKI!" Machi accidentally yelled with excitement hearing his voice once again. He laughed at her again causing her to blush, feeling stupid for reaction.
"Nice to talk to you to Machi. How are you?" He asked calmly.
"Tired." Machi responded to his question. She listened to his laugh at her joke. The sound was like a soft little fairy bell. So enchanting and sweet.
"School good?"
Machi didn't say anything. The truth was, after Yuki left for university, she went back to her usual self. She throw and wrecked everything, talking to no one and hiding in corners. She didn't want to tell Yuki, her boyfriend, how much his departure tortured her.
"Oh Machi," Yuki sighed, guessing what she was thinking. "Try to make a friend this year. I don't want to come home and visit you to see you've totally lost it." Machi continued to say nothing. Yuki smiled on the other end of the phone. "You know I love you right?"
Machi blushed, not knowing how to react. "Hm...yeah..." She casually rolled her eyes trying to deal with the situation calmly and coolly.
"Every single day." Yuki put a baby voice on, mocking Machi knowing it made her cringe and make her uncomfortable.
"Shut-up." Machi cut him short. Yuki laughed again. "And how's you?"
"I'm fine. I've made a few friends here. All of them are dimwitted like your brother but I'll manage."
"Have fun. I only have one." Machi laughed awkwardly. Yuki laughed at her awkwardness and her joke. Machi signed listening to him. "I miss you." She said out loud without realizing.
Realizing what she said, she gasped, covered her mouth and blush scarlet. Yuki's eyes widened and even he went a little red. He laughed. It was very rare that Machie showed any romantic feelings so Yuki made a big deal out of it.
"Really?" He teased making Machi bang her head on the wall for her stupidity. "I miss you also."
Machi stopped and grabbed the phone. "Really?"
"Of course! I miss your darling eyes, your soft hair...your gentle lips." Machi blushed remembering the kiss. "Your laugh, your smile, the way you blush, the way you look at me. I think of you every single day."
Machi smiled and blushed feeling butterflies in her stomach. "I miss..." She bit her lip before forcing herself to say it. "Your laugh, your smile, your enchanting eyes, your hand when you touch me and the way you listen to me and take the time to call me even from a long distance!"
Yuki smiled and closed his eyes, listening to her voice on the phone. "I should let you go to bed."
"I can stay up." Machi insisted, not wanting him to go.
"You must sleep! I swear, you never sleep! You have school in the morning and I have class as well."
Machi sighed. She hated saying goodbye to him. "Okay! Fine!" She snapped. "Goodnight."
"Sweet dreams Machi. I'll be dreaming of you tonight."
Machi smiled and hung up. She set the phone down on the table and curled up to her stuffed animal in bed. How she long to curl with Yuki.
Yuki, stood by the window and looked at his phone as it said on the screen, End of Call. He looked up to the moon and stars in the midnight sky. He set the phone down on the window sill and smiled.
...
"Well come to our new home." Kyo swung open the door. Tohru looked in and smiled with delight.
On the inside was a huge room with just a table in the middle, in the kitchen you could see the fridge, cooker and sink. It was empty and bare and looked like it needed a good clean out.
"I know it's not much..." Kyo looked away, bright red. He was embarrassed that he even showed a shabby place to Tohru and told her it was their new home.
"Kyo..." Tohru sighed. Kyo looked down in shame waiting to hear her say she hated it. "I LOVE it!"
"Y-You do?!" Kyo asked in shock.
Tohru clasped her hands over his and smiled at him. "This is Kyo-kun's and my home now. Just the two of us."
"I guess you're right!" Kyo smiled down at his cute and beautiful girlfriend.
"Plus, we haven't even unpacked. I'm sure after some elbow grease, our items unpacked and you managing the dojo, this can become home in no time."
Kyo looked into Tohru's eyes thinking, I am so lucky to be blessed by an angel from heaven.
He hugged Tohru rested his chin of on her head while she listened to his fast beating heartbeat.
"Well, not time for hugging about." Tohru joked. "It's time to clean."
Kyo lifted all the boxes and suitcases in while Tohru took a brush and began to sweep around the floors. After the floors were brushed, her and Kyo began to wash down the walls and counters in the kitchen as well as the cooker and fridge. They moved through the rooms and scrubbed the toilet, shower and sinks and dusted everywhere. While Kyo washed the outside windows, Tohru cleaned the inside. The looked out at each other and smiled as they wiped the suds off.
Kyo and Tohru sat on the floor, going through things and unpacking.
"Wow!" Tohru smiled. "We did good today."
"You did too, y'know." Kyo smiled at her as he began to set the wardrobe in place.
"You did good too Kyo-kun." Tohru smiled, folding up clothes to put in drawers.
"Not as good as you. I mean, you were like lightning! I swear I never seen you work so hard or fast."
Tohru shrugged off the compliment. "But that was nothing compared to you!"
Kyo rolled his eyes and looked down at the happy Tohru. She could never give herself some credit. She always thought low of herself compared to everyone else.
Together, they rolled out their beds in their new bedroom. It felt odd. Even you know they were dating and now living together, they were still new at the couple things. They were able to manage kissing and holding hands but nothing extreme like sleeping in the same room together or changing in front of each other.
"Tohru, are you okay?" Kyo asked Tohru as she blushed.
"Yes...I'm fine." She shakily said.
That meant no. Kyo held her hand as they looked down at the made beds. "It's okay." He reassured her.
"What is?" She looked up clueless.
"I'm scared too."
Tohru took a deep breathe. She was uneasy and anxious. They've been friends for sometime now and only became a couple a week ago. Kyo saw this and didn't want to make her uncomfortable. "Let's take it slow." Kyo reassured her.
Tohru nodded a little.
Tohru left the room with a smile while Kyo tugged off his shirt and swapping his trousers from a pair of sweats. At that point, Tohru came in dressed in yellow pajamas. She set her clothes down and began to brush her hair for bed.
"Hey, you ready to sleep?" Kyo asked, lying down.
Tohru glanced at him and smiled. "In a minute." She gave her hair a few more tugs with the brushed before finally setting it down and lying next to Kyo.
...
"Do you think...we'll be able to share more than we already do?" Tohru asked sitting up, curling into her legs, and staring at the ground.
"Most likely." Kyo lay on his back, hands behind head and looked up at the ceiling.
"You think? I'd love to be closer to Kyo-kun but..." Tohru bit her lip not wanting to upset Kyo.
Kyo lifted his arm away from his hand and gently took hold of her arm that wrapped round her legs. Tohru looked up at his red eyes which confirmed it all. Kyo said it anyway.
"We've only begun our journey as a couple. Before you know it, you won't be awkward or anything. We'll share problems with each other and you know, we'll fight together."
Tohru felt her eyes whelming up with tears and began to rub her eyes.
"AW SHIT! WHAT DID I SAY?!" Kyo panicked, wondering why Tohru was crying. He hated making her cry or see her upset.
"Nothing." Tohru took her hands away from her eyes and smiled. "I'm just so happy."
Kyo couldn't help but sigh into a smile. "It's late." He squeezed her arm for comfort. "We should sleep."
Tohru nodded and lay down. The two stared into each others eyes for a while, relaxed.
"Good night Kyo-kun." Tohru smiled.
"Night...Tohru."
Kyo turned on his side, facing away from Kyo and began to think, It will get better than this! I know it!
Torhu stared at his back for a while before turning around on her side away from him and began to think, I love Kyo-kun, so why so I feel so uncomfortable?
The two then slept.
...
The sun rose through the window of the bedroom. When the two woke up, they were cuddled together.
Even you know the two decided to take it a step at a time instead of rushing it, Tohru didn't panic. She simply smiled.
"See?" Kyo smiled. "Told you we'd get this close."
Tohru giggled. "You're right."
Tohru sat up right with bed hair. Kyo watched as she got up and got her clothes to dress in the bathroom. Kyo then turned his head to the side to the window where he watched as two butterflies flew together in the morning sunlight. Today, he worked for the first time in the dojo.