Forgotten Flower
Author's note: This is my first fan fic, so I hope everyone likes it! If I do something in my story that's incorrect or that's already happened in the manga or show, please tell me. I've only seen episodes 1-12 and read up to manga #5.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Fruits Basket, nor do I own the manga, TV show or any of the DVD's. I do, however, own this story.
Chapter 1- Cleaning Up
I wonder if the snow will ever melt... if the clouds will ever clear... or if faith will ever shine through again...
The snow had just fallen when Tohru decided to go for a walk. Shigure was in his office finishing his novel and Kyo was practicing his training. She had no idea what Yuki was doing.
"I have something to do at the main house," Yuki said to Tohru before he left, "But you don't have to wait for me. Start dinner at any time."
She had to admit, she was a bit worried about him. He almost never went to the main house. Suddenly, Tohru stopped in her tracks as a terrible thought came to her. What if he had gone to see Akito? She knew how thier last visit went.
Akito's lips curled into a smile, but his eyes showed a deep coldness. Yuki was so scared, he was shaking. The school building was filled with students meeting the new kids after orientation. They showed no trace of knowledge of what was happening outside.
"I hope you enjoy your school life," The head of the juunishi said as he was turning away, "And I would be pleased if you would come to see me soon." And with that, he walked away.
It had taken Yuki weeks to get rid of the fear Akito had left. The threat given to Yuki gave him so much fear. Although Tohru hadn't heard it, she knew he would be thinking about it as he entered the main house doors. She ran towards the main house with only one thought:
"I have to see Yuki."
Yuki was trembling. He looked at his hand. It wouldn't stop shaking. He took a deep breath and opened the doors, tyring not to think about thier last visit.
Akito cupped Yuki's chin in his hand as he came closer. He whispered in a cold voice etched in Yuki's mind.
"Why did you skip out on New Year's?" he had said, "Why would you do something like that? It hurts me deeply when you do things like that...and after I've been so lenient lately. I may have no choice but to put you in that special room just for you for a day..." Pictures of memories flashed through Yuki's mind as he remembered all his pain. All the scars left from before...
He shook his head, shaking out the horrible thoughts. Why Akito wanted to see him, he didn't know. But it could be nothing at all. He walked through the entrance, towards the huge building. It could be nothing at all...
"I'm sending you back."
Once Yuki went inside, those were the first words Akito spoke.
"Sending me back where?" Deep down, he knew the answer, but he didn't want to believe it.
"Sending you back to your room. You know the one I speak of. You've obviously been thinking about it all day." Akito sent a smirk towards Yuki's direction.
"Tohru Honda-san has been a horrible influence on all of you. Convincing you that you could be normal people. That your feelings matter." His every words dug straight into Yuki's heart. He felt rage building up. He heard this many times, but he couldn't stand Akito talking about Tohru that way.
"Honda-san is more of a person than you could ever be! She's helped all of us! Hatori, me, everyone who thought they had no hope!" He waited to see Akito's reaction. His cold lips formed into a smile, but a frown was deep beneath him.
"Have you... fallen in love with her?"
At that moment, Tohru burst through the doors, out of breath and tired.
"... Yuki-kun... I came to see you..." She stopped and turned to Akito. He was still smiling, but in a way, she could see that he was angry.
"Who said you were to come here?" Akito said, his voice drenched in coldness, "You don't belong here or anywhere else. Leave right now."
"You have no right to speak to Honda-san that way!" Yuki yelled with rage. In a flash, Akito slapped Yuki across the face. Tohru gasped in horror.
"I gave you the priviledge to have her stay with the Sohma family. With this ungratefulness being shown, it seems I've made a mistake." Akito turned around and called Hatori. Once he came, Akito spoke the dreaded words only he could understand.
"Call everyone from Sensei's house down here. It is time."
Kyo wiped his forehead with a towel. He had worked very hard during his training. As he collapsed on the couch, he thought about Tohru. She said she was going for a walk, but she looked concerned. Concerned about that damn rat. He went off to the main house, leaving everyone thinking about him. This was how it always was. He bet if he had gone to the main house, no one would care. Still...why did he care so much about what Tohru thought?
"Kyo! I got a call from Ha'ri. He wants us to come down to the Main House!" Shigure called out as he grabbed his coat. That's strange. Why would Akito want to see them? He hoped that rat hadn't done something stupid. He grabbed his own coat and walked out the door.
"You know," Shigure said once they were outside, "Ha'ri sounded pretty nerve-wracked. I wonder if he has to erase another memory..." He stopped as he saw Kyo's expression. Kyo was thinking of the worst. What if Akito had decided Tohru would get her memory erased? What if Hatori was going to erase his memory? He automatically denied them. Like that would happen.
Hatori was a wreck. How would he be able to erase Tohru's memory? He never said otherwise any other time he had to erase someone's memory. Not even for Kana.
"Your memory suppression skills would be helpful now, wouldn't they?" Akito had said, "Just erase her memories. You had no problem with the others." He came closer to Hatori, who had a patch over his wounded eye. "What's hurting her right now is her memories of you. Her love for you. Isn't it your final duty to free her from that pain? I think she truly wants to be released. She wants to forget." Hatori didn't argue. Not even mentally. Because every word was true.
Tohru reminded him of Kana in many ways. Her laugh, the way she smiled, the things she said...how could he make her forget that? And what's worse, how could he erase the memories of his family?
"In case you haven't noticed," Akito said, "Yuki and Kyo have feelings only for her. If she were to have her memories erased, they couldn't live to bear it. With that in mind, I expect you to think it would only be honourable to erase their memories as well. You realize that, right?" But all Hatori realized was that the juunishi were more cursed than ever imagined. More than dreamed of in the worst nightmare.
He did know that Yuki and Kyo love Tohru, whether they realized it or not. Part of the reason why he wanted her to leave. All of it would end up as pain.
"I think... I think it would've been better... if we'd never met...it would've been better if we'd never met."
He wanted it to end. But it was too late now. He could hear Shigure and Kyo in the other room.
Shigure lied. He knew why they were there. Hatori had told him, but even if he hadn't, he could've figured it out.
The phone rang, awakening Shigure from his thoughts. "Hello?" he said into the receiver, "Ha'ri? Is that you?"
"Akito wishes for the two of you to come to the main house."
"What's wrong? You sound... different."
"No one should've gotten thier hopes so high. Your 'flower' will soon be forgotten." Those were his last words before he hung up.
He had always called Tohru his flower, but only as a joke. He knew that even if Tohru was forgotten in everyone's memories, no one could get rid of the pain. Without Tohru, the snow filling the Sohma's with coldness would never melt. The clouds would stay in the sky forever. Tohru was the only one able to bring them faith, hope and happiness. Especially for Yuki and Kyo. He opened the doors to the main house to see Yuki and Tohru in complete fear.
"Welcome Shigure," Akito addressed. He ignored Kyo beside Shigure, knowing that it was killing him. "In case none of you knew, it's about time that this should have happened. I don't know why I didn't do it before."
"What do you mean?" Kyo asked through gritted teeth. He sounded more enraged than ever. He looked as though he would punch someone through the wall if they touched him.
"To put it simply, I'm erasing the memories of Tohru Honda-kun here." He said, patting Tohru's head. It sent shivers up her spine.
"DON'T TOUCH HER!" Kyo yelled as he clenched his fists. Akito kept going on.
"And just so she won't feel left out, I'll erase your memories too. You too, Yuki." He looked at the two of them. They suddenly lost the fight in them. At that moment, Hatori came into the room and sat in front of Tohru.
"Don't worry," he said, "This will all be over soon." Yuki and Kyo felt fear build up in them.
"If my memories are erased... please... will you still be my friend?"
"I love you! I've always loved the cat from the Zodiac!"
"Sohma-kun is wonderful. Kyo-kun... is wonderful, too."
"... You don't have to get along... it's okay."
"Yuki-kun! Let's do something fun!"
"Your kindness is like a candle, Sohma-kun. I can feel it light up... and I just want to smile."
Inside, they fought to do something. It was tearing them apart. But in a flash, a blinding light fell across the room and Tohru lay on the ground. Yuki felt tears fall down his cheeks. Him and Kyo looked around the room to find Shigure and Hatori crying as well. Out of frustration, Yuki punched the wall with all his might, leaving a hole in it. But his anger collapsed over top of him and he sunk to the ground. Kyo wouldn't cry. He couldn't. He also couldn't believe that Tohru had forgotten all the memories of him. And in his denial, he curled himself into a little ball on the ground.
Only a few moments later, it was all over. Tohru, Yuki and Kyo's memories were erased of the days they had spent together. Tohru would never remember Kyo or Yuki and they would never remember her. The other zodiac members were sworn to secrecy.
"I made sure they would never remember thier memories on their own." Hatori had said to Shigure.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Shigure asked out of curiosity. But the doctor simply turned away without another word. The novelist thought to himself:
"Will the snow ever melt again?"
That's the first chapter for now. It took me at least a full week to finish it. Please message me and tell me if it went too fast. So, bye for now!
