Hey, well this is Murder's Angel writing here. This is how it's gonna be: I write the odd-numbered chapters, Kagome writes the even ones. Got that?
Disclaimer: Neither of us own Fruits Basket. If I did, would I be writing this? No.
Summary: Some members of the Sohma family head toward the Summer house, not expecting to meet two girls. Seems normal enough, but what happens where some members start falling for these mysterious strangers? Then, a whole love triange; - maybe two - form, and no one is there to stop the chaos from happening. What's going to happen to this strange-yet-normal-enough family?
"La la la la la la la," the melodic voice of 17 year old Tohru Honda filled the air. She was busy singing softly to herself while dusting the porch of the Sohma house, where she stayed. In return, she was supposed to cook, clean, and do basically all of the house chores in the large, two story house. Some might say that it was an unfair trade, but not Tohru. You see, when her mother died, almost two years ago, she lived with her grandfather until he was going to remodel his house. Not wanting to bother any of her friends, Tohru pitched up a tent in the middle of the forest. Yuki and Shigure Sohma had found her and, both desperate for someone to clean the garbage dump they called a house, appointed her as the 'maid'. Though she did chores an everyday maid would, Tohru was nothing of that sort. To the Sohmas - the ones who lived in the house she cleaned, and the ones outside - she was the one thing they all, or most of them anyway, needed the most - a true friend.
Tohru was kindhearted and very polite. When someone had a problem, she'd listen and help them find the answer - using words of wisdom beyond her age. Most of the things she'd say came from her mother, so Tohru kept them near her heart.
It was early morning on a Saturday, so Tohru was quite surprised when she saw Yuki head downstairs.
"Yuki-kun! What are you doing awake?" she exclaimed.
"Oh, I was up packing for the trip... The trip we take to the Summer house," he added after seeing Tohru's signature blank look. That comment started an other one of Tohru's signatures - the panic stage.
"We're going to the Summer house! But... but you guys have already been so nice! I couldn't! And I have to do all of the housework! The door needs to be fixed! And-" Her out of control ramblings were interrupted by Kyo. Well, more like Kyo's hand hitting her lightly on the back of her head.
"Calm down. We're leaving in the afternoon. You got plenty of time to pack," He told her. Tohru smiled gratefully before re-entering her panic stage.
"But there's so much cooking to be done! An-" Her ramblings were once again interrupted, but this time, not by Kyo. Shigure Sohma, the 'man-of-the-house' and resident pervert walked in.
"My, my. A whole two weeks of fun in the Summer house. You know what they say, the Summer heat drives people to romance!" He exclaimed in a sing-song voice. Once the words left his mouth, Kyo and Yuki turned at him and glared, for once untited under a common cause - killing the dog.
"STOP WITH THE IDEAS YOU PERV!" They shouted in unison. The last seen of the dog was him running away, 'crying'.
"Come on, I'll finish cleaning the floor Miss Honda, you go upstairs and pack," Yuki told the girl gently. Tohru nodded, then rushed up to her bedroom.
"WE'RE GOING TO SEE TOHRU!" The excited sing-song voice of Momiji Sohma, the rabbit, exclaimed, bright eyes dancing under his medium-length blond curls. Though he was just sixteen, he looked like a ten year old with the compassion of an adult.
"Momiji, we know. Would you mind keeping it down?" Came the steady voice of Hatori Sohma, the sea horse or dragon. His dark, hazel eyes shone with a deep fatigue, a result of the countless hours spent treating Akito. Though his black hair wasn't always kept, it was messier than usual; though one clump never failed to hide his injured eye. The rabbit nodded, though his smile didn't leave his lips.
"So 'Tori, who else is coming?" The bored voice of Hatsuharu Sohma asked out loud. Said Sohma was the cow - as it could be shown with his pure white hair, the roots black. An other thing that linked him with his zodiac animal was the fact that he was normally a pretty sweet guy, easily bored but sweet none the less, until you pissed him off. Then he became Black Haru. Usually, Yuki or Kyo or one of them could calm him down, but sometimes, rarely, but still sometimes, he totally lost control and became really black. Then you would not mess with him.
"Well, I know that Yuki, Kyo, and Tohru are going to be there," Hatori answered, eyes on the road as the van moved through the traffic. "And of course, Shigure and I are going to be there too." Haru gave a slight, satisfied nod as he closed his eyes. The van was once again silent, not counting the humming of the rabbit. A low growl was heard. A growl that could come from only one thing - a hungry Sohma.
"When are we going to get there? I'm starved," Haru spoke, realizing that he hadn't eaten at all, having to skip breakfast because he forgot to pack his bags, then got lost on the way to get Momiji and bring him to Hatori's car. Plus it was past lunch. Hopefully Tohru would have something to eat...
"We turn at the end of this street. Didn't you eat at the house? Never mind," Hatori dismissed his own question. As they pulled up to Shigure's house, Momiji, unable to wait any long, hopped out of the car and rushed toward the house.
"TOHRU!" he shouted, rushing to hug her when SMACK! Kyo's hand came down on his forehead. "WAAAAAA! KYO HIT ME!" The rabbit cried.
"Shut up and get back in the car!" Kyo snapped back as Torhu started trying to calm the household down.
"Yes, let's go into the car. Have you eaten lunch yet? I have a picnic basket!" Tohru told the rabbit, holding up a woven basket filled with delicious smelling food. Once Momiji saw this, his tear disappeared and he was once again up on his feet.
"ALRIGHT! Come on Tohru, you can sit next to me!" And with that, both the hyper rabbit and girl were laughing and headed for the car. Kyo and Yuki sighed. Not even in the car and the head aches were coming...
"I know a song that get's on everybody's nerves, everybody's nerves, everybody's words. I know a song that get's on everybody's nerves AND THIS IS HOW IT GOOOOOOOOOESS!"
"SHUT UP WITH THAT STUPID SONG YOU DAMN RABBIT!" Kyo hollered from behind Hatori.
"WAAAAAAAA! KYO'S BEING MEEEEEEEAN!" The rabbit cried in response. Hatori sighed. Thank God they were almost there. Just a few more turns...
"Kyo, stop yelling at Momiji. And Momiji, could you try not to sing in the car? It's been two hours," The only responsible adult sighed, shaking his head slightly. (A/N- Wow, 'responsible adult'. Wonder who that is - Hatori or Shigure? Real brain teaser... Right)
"Ok Hatori!" Momiji replied cheerfully. Kyo looked, baffled, at Hatori.
"So what? You ask him to stop and right away he stops? WHY COULDN'T YOU ASK HIM THAT TWO HOURS AGO!" He shouted. They had left Shigure's house five hours ago, and it wasn't until four in the afternoon that Momiji started singing. (A/N- For those of you who don't bother doing the 'math', it means that they left the house at 1 PM, and it's now 6)
"Thank God we're here," Hatori muttered under his breath. "Alright, everybody out! We're here!" He said in a louder voice, as relief blanketed his face. Finally, they were there. Everybody piled out of the car, Tohru 'AAAAH!'-ing and 'OOOO'-ing at the huge Sohma estate. Momiji just laughed and shouted, loud enough for almost everyone in a two mile ratio to hear, "ALRIGHT! GATHER ROUND,WE HAVE TO PICK THE ROOMS NOW!"
"MOMIJI, SHUT UP!" Kyo shouted back at him, though there was no need - he was standing right next to him. Before Momiji had a chance to say his standard "WAAAAAA! KYO'S HITTING ME!" line, an unknown voice was heard.
"Now, that's not very nice to say, he's just a kid!" Seven heads turned to see a brunette smiling.
Or in Kyo's case, a gorgeous looking brunette...
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