Author's Note: More and more one-shot stories are overflowing my mind. Sorry, I have writer's block on most of my stories so it won't be a while until I can actually start new chapters. Here's the next one-shot story. This one is about Kyo finding out about Yuki's secret talent. I don't know when Tohru's birthday is, but I know that she is a Taurus and that I'm just going to guess that her birthday is April 30th…

Oh yeah. And the reason why I didn't update last Friday was because I was at my high school football game. I'm in band (I think I told you before) and therefore I must play. In my opinion, I don't really like football and I think it's kind of weird. Anyways, here's the next fic!

Discovered Talent

Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket, if I did, they wouldn't be cursed; maybe I probably wouldn't even have thought of it!

Part 1:

April 12th

Walking out the door, he almost regretted even deciding this. The warm breeze immediately met his face as soon as he got out the door. "I shouldn't have even asked him," he muttered under his breath. "What was that?" the other teen asked testily. The other teen was halfway out the door and he was already glaring at him.

"Nothing, let's just get this over with," the first teen said. He had slivery-gray hair and gray eyes, while the other teen had red hair and crimson eyes. Almost the total opposite. The slivery-gray haired teen was cool, calm, and collected while the other teen was hot-headed, and would get flustered easily.

The red haired teen only grunted and followed his cousin. They walked to the town in total silenced, not even glaring at each other once in a while—not even a 'stupid cat or damn rat'. If anyone who didn't know who they were, they would just shrug and think that they were two friends who were in a middle of an argument. If anyone from their school came and saw, they would just come over and say hi and ask what they were doing. But if anyone who knew the two teens very well, like say, family, saw them right now, they'd think that one or the other would be very sick or they weren't in their right minds.

The red haired teen looked to his right as they kept walking. He was in deep thought and thinking. Kyo Sohma nearly ran into a tree while doing this. "Watch where you're going, stupid cat," his cousin, Yuki Sohma said coolly without a hitch and only kept walking. The red haired teen only grunted a 'damn rat' and they both kept walking in silence.

In his head, what he thought of his cousin was that they hated each other. No matter how many times Tohru had told him and his cousin not to fight, they didn't give it another thought, but to continue fighting. They hated each other. That was that. It didn't make a difference if one of them didn't hate the other. They hated each other and that was done. He narrowed his eyes and kept his hands in his sweater pocket. Even though it was spring, he still wore a sweater, but the other teen was in his usual Chinese shirt and black pants, while he wore a blue sweater, black shirt and cargo pants.

Kyo didn't even know his enemy. He only knew that his enemy liked to garden and that was it. He frowned at his lack of knowledge of his enemy. He kept walking and would have walked into another tree if his cousin hadn't spoken.

"We're here," the slivery-gray haired teen said, pointing in direction of the town. Kyo grunted in acknowledgement and both kept walking further into the town. Finally, they got to the square and that was where they started to speak again. "We'll meet here in two hours. Is that enough time to look for something for Honda-san?" the cursed mouse asked. The cursed cat only nodded and started to walk off somewhere. Yuki frowned and he, too, turned around to walk in his own direction.

(--?--)

Once inside the town, Yuki Sohma started to wander around for stores. Wandering around and around the town square, he had unknowingly gathered attention for himself. His attention was caught by a certain figurine store and he walked in.

(--?--)

The cursed cat walked off to who-knows-where—not even he knew himself. He just picked a random direction and started to walk to wherever his feet would take him. A store caught his eyes and he walked inside.

He looked behind the shelves and walked around. Noting that it was a pretty nice place to do homework and stuff, he decided that he would come here if he needed some time to himself. While looking at the shelves, a book caught his eye.

A Loved One Cursed, he read silently to himself. He mused on the title before finding a sit and sitting down to start to read it. There was plenty of time, he told himself.

(--?--)

Looking at all the cute figurines, he couldn't decide what to get her. And then he noticed that the store had those figurines and went over to take a look. Yuki Sohma bent down and looked closely at the zodiac figurines. He inspected them closely to make sure that they didn't have any scratches or dents on them before buying them.

He asked the store owner for the package and purchased it. He carefully placed them into a paper bag with a plastic bag under it. Then, he made his way towards the square where he and his cousin would meet. Looking up at the clock tower, he noticed that he had plenty of time, so he went walking around the square.

After the fifth time around, he decided to go back to the store to make another purchase. He had forgotten something.

(--?--)

Another chapter finished and he decided to buy it. He went up to the register and paid for the book and left.

(--?--)

Yuki Sohma went back in and asked the clerk for another figurine. "Oh, back again?" the man behind the counter asked. The slivery-gray haired boy nodded and said, "Yeah, I forgot something," The man behind the counter had a dark brown hair, hazel eyes—that didn't seem to fit him—and was wearing the usual uniform. A red shirt and black pants. "What is it? Are those for a girl?" he asked and winked. Yuki took a step back and shook his head. He sighed and answered, "It's a long story, but she's a really good friend of mine and her birthday is coming up."

"Ah, I see. Does she like the zodiac that much?" the clerk asked, Yuki nodded and smiled. The clerk handed the bag to him and said, "Here you go, hope she enjoys it!" Yuki nodded again, and smiled, "I think she will," and he left.

(--?--)

"Argh, damn stupid rat…" he muttered profusely under his breath as he made his way towards another shop. He had just finished looking at one of those 'Japanese girl's' shops, decided to take a break and look around in the karate store.

Once inside, he looked around and wished he had eight more eyes to see everything. He looked around at all the different items that the store had sold and the different colors. He looked first at the clothing wear for martial artists and then to the different colored belts before making his way to the back of the store.

"Hey dude. Anything I can help you with?" a familiar female's voice asked. Kyo Sohma turned around to find himself face-to-face with the blonde Yankee.

Arisa Uotani.

She was wearing the store uniform which consists of a white blouse and a tan skirt for females…although she was the only female in the store.

"Yankee?" he asked as his eyes widened with surprise. "Orange-top?" the ex-yankee asked, also in surprised.

(--?--)

Walking out the door, he felt satisfied with himself and hoped that the brunette will like her present. He walked around the square some more, accidentally grabbing attention from both male and female shoppers. He ignored them all. He kept walking until a store caught his eye and decided to go inside.

The store was a kind of gardening store and he wandered inside—not caring about the attention he got. He felt a tap on his shoulder and looked behind him to see…

Saki Hanajima.

Whoa. What's she doing here? Off all places?

(--?--)

"What are you doing?" both teens chorused out loud. This caught the attention of all the other people in the store. "Hey! I asked you first, Yankee, so what are you doing here!" the orange haired male shouted. "Okay, okay, Orange-top. Look, I work here. What do you think? And now, what are you doing here?" the blonde female asked.

"I-I was just going, see 'ya in school Yankee," the orange haired male answered and he tried to leave the shop in a hurry. "Hey-hey! What's the rush for? You gotta meet someone for a date?" the Yankee teased. "WHAT?" the male stopped in a mid-step and spun around to face the Yankee. "FOR YOUR IMFORMATION, I'M HERE BECAUSE OF TOHRU'S BI—" he started, then realized what he almost said, stopped and covered his mouth.

The other people in the store were still watching. Arisa noticed this and turned to them and said, "It's alright people! He's just a classmate! Go back to shopping now!" She turned back to him and said, "Oh, I see. Tohru's birthday, eh? So, are we going to throw her a surprise birthday party or what? Take her out to a fancy restaurant? Or take her on a vacation?"

"Actually, we were thinking of maybe taking her a on a vacation. All expenses paid. Well, that's what that know-it-all Prince said…" Kyo started with a snort and Arisa nodded in approval. "The Prince always as the best ideas, but what are you still doing here?" Arisa continued. "Just looking around, what? Is that a problem?"

"No, no! I was just wondering. What is it? Do you take martial arts lessons or something?" the blonde Yankee asked, cocking her head. Kyo nodded and said, "Yeah, well...I used to live with my Shishou. He would teach me everything, and I would train really hard. Then he went away for a while, so I left the dojo to fight that damn Yuki. Then…" he trailed off, remembering how Tohru learned of the curse.

"Then…Tohru interfered and all, but after she and Shigure were out of the way, that damn Yuki and I would fight. We hate each other, I think you know that…but I would always lose…No matter how hard I train, I would lose. But I love martial arts. I train every morning, while that damn Yuki would still sleep in, but he would still beat me…" he continued.

/The cat was made so that it would never beat the rat. Never/

When the boy finished, Arisa looked at him strangely and said, "Wow, I'd like to see that, anyways, don't you have to get going?" Kyo shook his head and said, "No, not really. I have plenty of time. Maybe I'll just wander around the square…" he left without saying another thing.

Arisa Uotani stared off as the orange haired teen walked away. She shrugged and went back to work.

(--?--)

"A-ah! Hello, Hanajima-san! What brings you here?" the slivery-gray haired teen asked, slightly startled to see a classmate. "I…was just buying something…for Tohru…" the gothic female answered. Yuki smiled, cocked his head and said, "Really? What did you get her?"

"I got her…a sunflower…" the Goth answered, holding up a pot of dirt and one huge sunflower in the middle. "Ah, that suits Honda-san very well!" the Prince said in reply and the Goth nodded in agreement. "Exactly…I thought that she might like it…but…" Saki turned to face the sliver-gray haired teen and asked, "Why are you here?"

"Eh?" the Prince asked in reply, and then, "Oh! I…was just looking around. I like gardening…" he ended with a slightly red face. "Ah…I see," the black haired said and then there was an awkward silence between them.

Breaking the silence, the Gothic girl simply said, "A rose…" and turned to leave the store, leaving behind a very confused Prince. He stood there, in a daze, wondering what she meant, and glanced at his watch. He still had a couple of minutes left. He left the store and went to another.

(--?--)

Walking around, the orange haired teen strolled into a jewelry story to browse. A certain piece caught his eye and he went over to look at it. The piece was a bracelet. It was made of sliver and there were many charms that you could choose to go on it for a small price. He figured he could pay for it and decided to buy it.

Stepping towards the register, he took out his wallet and rang the bell on the counter. A woman appeared behind the counter almost instantly. "Yes?" the woman asked, blinking her eye lashes prettily. Kyo Sohma inspected her and saw that she was wearing a name tag that said, "Hello! My name is Yumi! How may I help you?" and that she was wearing a maroon skirt, black shirt and a maroon shirt jacket.

"Uh…I'd like to buy that bracelet, plus those five charms," the orange haired teen said, pointing towards the sliver bracelet. "Ah, okay…" the woman named Yumi said, took out a key, put it in the keyhole, unlocked it, and pulled out the bracelet. She also took out five charms, and started to type numbers into the machine. After paying for it, Kyo walked out the door, feeling satisfied with himself and walked to where he would meet his cousin.

(--?--)

Swiftly and quietly, Yuki Sohma gently glided his fingers across the keys, feeling the smooth surface against his skin. He let out a sigh before finally deciding to sit down on the bench next to the instrument. Moving himself into the right position, he gracefully let his hand fall onto the keys and then pressing them.

The piano made a beautiful, yet sad and almost heartbreaking music. He truly played his soul out. Why do I have to hate that stupid cat? Why do I have to listen to some random person in our family, just because someone said so? Why do cats have to hate rats? Am I a rat? He played while thinking hard and it appeared so, because he didn't notice anyone watching him.

Everyone hates the dirty, lying, stinking rat! Those scornful words still haunted him. Even if Haru stopped hating him; it still pained him to listen to those words in his head. I hate you! I wish you never existed! Everything would have been better if they lying rat never existed! Even Kyo's words pained him. As much as he hated to admit…he was weak…and he only hated Akito.

His train of thoughts was interrupted by the music store owner who had started to clap his hands. Yuki jumped up with a start, realizing that he in a store, not at home. "Eh?" he let out in surprise. "That was very good; you must have taken a lot of lessons, have you not?" The man said. He was a tall, thin man, with a white goatee, and long white hair, and was wearing a black suit.

"Actually, I only took lessons when I was younger…I stopped after a while…" he said smiling on the outside, but held a sorrowful smile on the inside. "Really? I'm amazed…well, come back anytime, young man," the man said politely and Yuki nodded, smiled and left.

Unknown to Yuki, the man turned around and gave a thumbs-up to a camera in the corner of a room. He took off his goatee in the process.

(--?--)

What was that heartbreaking music? It just nearly broke his heart…it was so sad…

Kyo Sohma opened his eyes and looked around him. He was seated on a bench near the square, waiting for his cousin to come so they could go home. He looked into the window of a music store and saw that his cousin was playing the music. He narrowed his eyes…sadly and looked away. He then closed his eyes again and replayed what happened a couple months ago.

(Flashback)

"Hello, Yuki-kun!" the brunette greeted when the cursed spirit of the mouse walked into the house. The mouse, in return, greeted her and smiled. Kyo was standing near the stairs, but he could see what was happening. He could tell that Yuki's smile was strained and that he was thinking. He needed to test out his theory somehow…

When he saw that Yuki walked past by the cursed spirit of the dog without saying anything, he moved in to taunt him. "Hey you damn rat! Let's fight! C'mon! Are you a sissy!" he had said, but Yuki only walked right past by him, eyes glazed over as if in a trance. He was obviously thinking hard.

That night, Kyo couldn't sleep, so he walked down the stairs to make himself some hot chocolate and to get warm. It was—after all—almost winter. So he walked down the stairs, but he found the rat, sitting on the couch…watching T.V. having himself some hot chocolate also. When the rat noticed Kyo, he only turned to look at the cursed spirit of the cat and muttered something under his breath.

Kyo shrugged and went into the kitchen to make his hot chocolate. When he came back into the living room, he found the rat still there, watching T.V. and looked at the screen to see what he was watching. Kyo found it funny what Yuki was watching and decided to make a comment. "Nice show?" he asked and Yuki nodded absentmindedly, making Kyo laugh.

"What's so funny?" the slivery-gray haired teen asked, half-awake. Kyo only pointed at the screen and Yuki turned to look—finding the screen blank. (I give credit to um…I forgot what story it was…but she got this idea…only it was Kyo and Shigure…I'm only borrowing this.) "Oh…" was all he said, and he stood up to get the remote.

They flipped through the channels before finally settling on a news channel. They stayed like that for about an hour until Yuki fell asleep on the couch. Kyo only grunted and let him sleep…listening to Yuki's subconscious pleading…from his childhood.

"No…Akito…let me out…" were the only words that Kyo could decipher from Yuki's ranting. 'Let me out'? was Kyo's first thought when he first heard that. He listened some more, but that was it. That was certainly an interesting night…

(End Flashback)

Kyo opened his eyes and found his cousin standing over him with a scowl on his face. "Let's go stupid cat. Before Honda-san starts to worry about us," and they left. Kyo made a new discovery…the mouse plays the piano…weird, huh? It reminded him of a children's book about a mouse that learned to play the piano…

(End ofPart 1)

Author's Note: This is part 1 of 2 parts…only two chapters. Oh well…anyways, I'll type the next chapter as soon as I can! Please read and review! (I think this is my longest chapter yet…7 pages…)