Lece: Hey guys! I know some of you have been waiting for this so here it is!
Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket or any of its characters. I own the ones that I have made up.
Ryuneko 2: Children of the Zodiac
CHAPTER ONE: The Next Generation
"Kristal! Are you ready?" yelled Shigure up the stairs.
"I'll be down in a minute!" a girl's voice yelled back.
"Alright, just hurry or you'll be late." stated Shigure.
He heard footsteps coming down the stairs.
"Okay! I'm going to school, I'll see you this evening." said the girl's voice.
"Be safe!" Shigure said before the door closed.
The girl had short purple hair and big innocent purple eyes. She had on a Kaiwaia High School girl's uniform. She had a small green backpack and a bento lunch wrapped up in a white cloth.
'My name is Kristal Sohma. I'm a first year at Kaiwaia High. 3 months ago my mom was in an accident. Now I live with my cousin Shigure. I haven't met my other cousins. One of them is a first year like me. So maybe, I will me him today.'
"Hey." said a voice.
Kristal turned around to see a boy with orange hair and red eyes. His shirt wasn't all the way buttoned. He was wearing a Kaiwaia boy's uniform.
"Kakasa-kun." said Kristal.
'Kakasaryu Sohma, my cousin. The Prince of Kaiwaia High. I only met him once when we were small children. I had hoped we would meet.'
"Long time no see Krissy. Mind if I walk you to school?" asked Kakasaryu.
"Oh no. I would like that." replied Kristal.
Later at school...
"L-O-V-E Kasa! La-la-la-la-la. La-la-la-la-a!" said three girls as the duo approached the school. "Kasa!"
Inside...
"Alright start talking!" said a girl with short blonde-brownish hair.
"Why were you walking with Kasa-kun!" asked a girl with blue hair in a pony tail.
"Details and they better be good!" said a girl with long red brownish hair.
"We just bumped into each other that's all." answered Kristal.
"That better be all! For we are the Prince Kasa Fan Club and we got first dibs sissy!" stated all three girls.
"Hey." said a voice.
"What!?" answered the girls.
There stood a boy with short blonde hair in a boy's uniform. There was fire in his eyes. Behind him was another boy with short black hair and in a boy's uniform.
"You better shut up before you get hurt." said the boy with blonde hair.
The three girls jumped back in shock. The blonde-brownish hair girl pointed her finger at the boy.
"You don't scare us you Yankee!" she said.
The other boy stepped forward and looked at the girls. They all paled as a dark aura surrounded him.
"One more word and I'll beep you with electric shock." said the boy.
The three girls ran like hell. Kristal walked up to the two boys.
"Thanks I didn't think they would ever stop." said Kristal.
"Were they bothering you? Poor thing..." said the blonde as he hugged Kristal. "Hanajima, don't shock anyone."
The aura disappeared from the boy with black hair.
Later at lunch...
The trio were in cooking class. Kristal sat between the two boys.
"I couldn't even look at Kasa while we were walking. In truth I didn't know what to say." Kristal stated as the three chopped up some ingredients.
"Well it's been awhile since you last saw your cousin. Am I right?" the blonde said.
"Yeah Katsuo, but still. He's in our class and yet I know nothing about him."
"There's something strange about him." said the black haired boy. "I'm getting a strange signal from him."
"Hideaki's electrical report." said Katsuo.
"Strange?" said Kristal.
"His signal is not normal." replied Hideaki as he put the ingredients in the pot.
"Yeah, he is a bit weird. I heard one of those fanclub girls tried to kiss him. He pushed her right in the middle of the hall. Then he just ran and left her there." Katsuo told.
"Yes but they are not as bad as the others." Hideaki said as a trio of boys stood outside the class room.
"L-O-V-E Krissy!" they said at the same time. "Princess Krissy!"
"Oh no." said Kristal as she hid her face in her hands.
"How many times have I told you to get away from here!" yelled the teacher as she chased the boys.
"Damn fanclub boys." Katsuo hissed.
"They never learn." Hideaki stated.
"I hate that. Why can't they leave me alone?" Kristal asked.
"You are smart and good at sports." Katsuo stated.
"Please change the subject."
"How's your job?"
"Fine why?"
"You've been pullin' a lot of hours, is there a problem?"
"No...well..."
"That cousin of yours isn't making you pay rent is he?"
"No-no! Shigure isn't like that."
"Well do you owe anyone any money or hurting you?"
"No."
"Well, you need someone to rough 'em up just call me."
"Gotcha."
'There's no way I would let my friends know. Since I'm living with Shigure I have to work to get some spending money. My father pays my tuition so that helps but I don't want father to waste too much money on me since my little brother stays sick. I can't stand to be locked up in a house so working helps me relieve stress. I don't want them to worry too much about me.'
End of school...
Kristal walked out of the gates and toward home.
"Hey Krissy."
"Oh Kakasa-kun." said Kristal as she turned to see the boy.
"Mind if I walk with you?" he asked.
"Of course not." replied Kristal.
They were walking and Kristal couldn't think of a thing to say.
"Krissy..." said Kakasaryu.
"Yes!?" replied a shocked Kristal.
"I know we don't know each other very well but...I hope we get to know each other." he said turning and looking into her eyes.
Kristal stood there shocked. He caught a cherry blossom as it fell in front of her face.
"You're looking a bit pale. You should go home and rest." said Kakasaryu. "See you tomorrow."
'Wow. He's dreamy but I can't think about resting. I have to work!'
-Nightfall-
"I'm home!" said Kristal as she entered the house and took off her shoes. "Shigure?"
She opened the door to the living room and there sat two people with Shigure. Not only them but Kakasaryu too. Kristal stood shocked.
"Good, sit down Krissy." said Shigure. "I have some news for you."
"Shigure, may I ask what's going on?" Kristal asked as she sat down across from Kakasaryu.
"You may. This is my cousins which would be your cousins as well. Not sure if you remember but this is Kyo and Kairi Sohma." Shigure explained.
"It's been a long time Krissy, you're looking like Tohru more and more each time I see you." said the woman.
"You know my parents?" Kristal said.
"Yeah, Tohru, Yuki and I grew up in this house. Mainly through High School." said the man.
"Oh, I didn't know that..."
"Now that we're introduced, back to the point of your visit." Shigure interupted.
"Oh yes, we want you to look after Kasa for us while we go out of town. We would really appreciated it." Kairi said.
"We didn't want him to miss school." Kyo said.
"Well, we do have that spare room. He's free to stay here." Shigure replied.
"Great. We'll go get his bags." Kairi said.
Kyo and Kairi disappeared. Kristal sat in shock.
'Kakasa-kun living here! This is just too much!' thought Kristal.
"Kakasaryu, you and Kristal have class together don't you?" Shigure asked.
"Yeah, we do." Kakasaryu replied.
"Well then you two can study together then."
"I guess we can."
Kairi poked her head back in.
"Alright Kasa, we're leaving." she said as she entered the room.
Kakasaryu stood up and hugged his mother.
"Please be-safe." he said when he let go.
"Don't worry, I'll keep your father in line." Kairi replied.
"I heard that!" Kyo stated. "Kakasa, watch over Krissy. They're a lot of weirdos who hang around here."
"Gotcha dad."
"Well then we're off. We'll call you when we get there." Kairi said before they left.
"Krissy, are you alright?" Shigure asked.
"I'm fine! I think I better start some dinner." Kristal said as she tried to stand up.
She slumped back to the floor. Kakasaryu ran over to her. He placed a hand on her forehead.
"A fever!" he said as Shigure stood up.
"Ice! I'll go get some ice!" he said before running into the kitchen.
"Really I'm fine." Kristal said.
"No you're not. Come on, I'm putting you to bed." Kakasaryu said.
Kristal was in a yellow gown and lay on her bed. Kakasaryu sat on the side of her bed.
"You'll be fine for now. Shigure's getting some ice." Kakasaryu said.
"I've over done it again. I pushed myself too hard." Kristal said. "It's sad but not sad as most things..."
"Like what?"
"Like not telling mom be-safe on the day of the accident. I was studying the night before and I didn't wake up long enough to tell her be-safe. With everything that she's done for me I couldn't even do that one little thing...then she was gone."
"Krissy..."
"I couldn't stand staying at the hospital so I begged Papa to let me stay with Shigure. I didn't want to be a burden to him or Akira. I have to be strong for not only them...but for myself..."
Kakasaryu covered Kristal up as Shigure entered the room. He had a bag of ice in his hands.
"Mom and dad told me that Tohru had been in an accident. But she shouldn't blame herself for that." Kakasaryu said.
"Yuki calls her regularly to update her on Tohru's condition. He believes that she will wake up soon." Shigure said.
"So she's in a come?"
"Sort of. Akira just knows that his mom is asleep."
"Does she know?"
Shigure looked at him. Kakasaryu had a serious look on his face.
"I don't think so. I believe Yuki never told her about the curse. So we're safe as long as she doesn't hug us." Shigure said.
Kakasaryu looked at Kristal as she slept.
"It's better that she doesn't know about the curse. Considering the rat and the cat could never be together."
"You love her don't you?"
"Of course I do. But with the curse, we could never be together."
Kakasaryu left the room and Shigure sighed.
"It's beginning again..."
To be continued...
Lece: That's all for now! Okay, Kristal is Yuki and Tohru's daughter. Kakasaryu is Kyo and Kairi's son. For those of you who don't understand what's going on, please read Ryuneko. I hope you like what's happening so far! Please review so I know what you think or have any ideas you like to express. Be-safe!