(here's a new story but I don't know how its going but please tell me. RxR!)
I don't own fruits basket or anything else, just the plot.
Chapter one…
"Mom, its so beautiful out here" Tohru chimed happily.
"happy birthday Tohru" Kyoko spoke softly as she stroked her daughters silky soft hair.
"thank you so much for today mom, but you didn't have to" Tohru said but Kyoko shook her head quickly.
"but you're right. I didn't have to, but I wanted to" Kyoko pointed out happily. Tohru smiled at her mother appreciatively.
"your hair looks so cute like that!" Kyoko squealed, making Tohru giggle and blush lightly.
"see, I told you Ruka-chan knew what she was doing" Kyoko spoke giddy. "although we both know you'd be sooo! cute if all your hair was curled not just the bottoms" Kyoko mumbled to herself.
Tohru…
Mom is too…generous. Just for my birthday, she rented a car and took me to an amusement park out of town. Also got my hair done and a whole new wardrobe. It's my sixteenth birthday today, and its been a long day. But I will do everything I can to help mom. Since she did all this for me, but if I have to do it stealthily then I will.
"isn't Tokyo's forest so breath taking?" mom asks in awe
"true" I say breathlessly happy. We're driving alongside Tokyo's forest, its twilight. We still have a few hours till we get home, but I hope were not here when it gets dark. Then this breath taking forest side road will be truly frightening, not to mention its completely deserted of everything. Its as if there's nothing but forest and us. I shuddered at my own thoughts. I turned my focus on the road ahead. It got darker than I anticipated, it also got scary. Mom has been quiet for a while, I wonder why?
"mom what's the matter?" my voice was shaky with worry. But she looks at me with a very fake smile masking her face.
"nothing baby" moms tries to reassure me. Mom is not the very best at lying, and I am no better. But with moms gang reputation people would think it should be easy for her to lie. She always says I'm a sunshine to her and that I softened her like butter in the sun….
"baby you think we should stop somewhere and sleep?" Kyoko asked nervously worry hinting in her voice. Tohru panicked immediately. Tohru looked around at her settings frantically, they scared her.
"um… where?" Tohru asked frantic as they couldn't see thirty feet around themselves. Kyoko ruffled Tohru's bangs playfully.
"don't worry we'll find somewhere" Kyoko reassured her frantic daughter. "I love you honey" Kyoko mused at the frantic girl and pulled her into a one armed hug.
"I love you too mom" Tohru said calming in her mothers grasp.
"so do you see anywhere to sleep?" Kyoko asked leaning forward trying to gaze into the deep darkness.
"no, not yet" Tohru mumbled worriedly. Tohru's eyes suddenly widened with shock. Panic took her over as she absently shook Kyoko and cried out unintelligibly.
"Tohru! Baby what's wrong?!" Kyoko concernedly asked as she attempted to calm her suddenly hysteric daughter.
"Tohru, what are you saying honey? What's the matter?" Kyoko urgently inquired from her hysteric daughter. Kyoko finally pulled Tohru into a tight one armed hug. Finally Tohru screamed and pointed a trembling finger forward. Kyoko followed the point, but saw barely nothing but a bulge unmoving in middle of the road. Instinctively Kyoko let go of the wheel completely and wrapped her arms around Tohru trying to shield her. Tohru shook from sobbing under her mothers arms.
"I love you, Tohru" Kyoko whispered in her daughters ear before slamming into the unknown.
I just woke up but I feel as though I never slept. I cant seem to open my eyes fully, I only manage to peer through my eyelashes as if I'm feigning sleep. But I cant see anything, its too dark. Or maybe I'm still asleep. I hear a very weird sound, its unfamiliar and near. It sounds like a slithering snake, and it sounds very near. My ears start to adjust, I hear screaming, their pleading and painful screams. But who is it?! And where am I? and why? There's so much pain all over me, what happened? Mom! It's mom! Oh no!
"mom?! Mom?!" I sound feeble and hoarse. The smell of gas and smoke linger mixed in the air. Its very hard to breathe, I can hear my shallow hoarse breaths. There's so much pressure on my body, it's very painful. The screams sound so near. And I just know its mom. But why is it that at this very moment I cant do anything!! Its like there's an invisible force, so now I start to fight it. I can hear my mothers scream slowly start to grow feeble. The force breaks and I can hear myself gasping, choking and sobbing. As soon as I was free of the force the paining pressure on my body intensifies. I can barely move a centimetre without a painful shriek escaping from my mouth. My mothers screams were still somewhat feeble but they were painful screams now. Moments later the dark wall beside me is yanked away, bringing in some moonlight. I closed my eyes with relief, letting the relief spread. But while pressure was being release from my limbs, my saviour chuckled menacingly. I opened my eyes widely, but before I got to look at this person I was yanked roughly from my seat. I screamed in pain. I was thrown to the ground where I let agonised screams escape my mouth. My screams met my mothers who sounded very much nearer than before. My screams stopped but my mothers continued. I painfully open my eyes, it feels like I have black eyes. I do not see and, ambulances, fire trucks or police cars. I don't see any kind of lights, except the moon light. But the thing that most caught my attention is the beautiful person standing above me. A female or male? But its glittering, literally glittering. This person is smiling so menacingly, why? But it is possibly one of the most beautiful people I have ever seen. I heard my mom yell out angrily next to me. I slowly and painfully turn to see my mom broken, bruised and bloody. I whimper.
"mom!" I yell it hurt me more than anything to see her like this.
"I am so sorry mom!" I cried out and turned to the beautiful person above me. Still unknown gender.
"it's not your fault Tohru" Mom says through her teeth while she glared at this beautiful person.
"please! Please, help my mom!" I pleaded with this person. The person just chuckled insanely and moved to crouch next to my mom. Its movement was so fast I barely noticed it move by my mother.
"do you wish to be killed before or after our princess is killed, our queen?" this person is definitely a male, I can tell by his voice. My eyes widen with fear, he was preparing to kill both of us.
"no! please, just kill me spare her!" my mother pleaded angrily, but yet she sounded so agonised. I gaped horrified at my mother, she should know I didn't want her to die. She shot a quick glance at me and mouthed the word 'run'. I glanced at the man, he was staring at me deliberating surely on who to kill first. He let out another menacing chuckle.
"looks like you can watch our queen die our princess" he menacingly said. Why on earth were we being referred to as 'our princess' and 'our queen'?
"no! please leave my mom!" I cry out as he moves to crouch next to her once again.
"don't worry princess, your turn will be soon enough!" he hissed at me. Another invisible force took me over again. It locked my eyes and mouth shut, I had difficulties hearing, my body moved into a stiff and unmoving position.
"don't break that one. It is amazing you broke the first though. But shouldn't be too lucky this time" he spoke menacingly. It scared me that I was incapable to do anything and he was so near. I heard my mother sobbing this time, I could feel the tears streaming down my face, although I should be able to hear my sobs. But my sobs were being choked back. The new force seems unbreakable as I put in all the effort I have, for a chance to save my mom. But right now its not budging. Its… gone! The force I broke it!
"ugh!" I choke and let out all the sobs my body has held back. I cant hear my mom! I try to look around this man pounces me. It feels as though an avalanche occurred right on top of my. He was so heavy, dead weight. Surely broke more than few bones, but I held back the screams, surely they would satisfy him to hear my screams. My mother, think about her. But I cant, I cant hear her shallow raspy breaths, he cries and screams, or her attempted movements. I quickly jerk my head to my mom. She's bruised bloody and broken, she was blanched.
"such a mess, tsk, tsk. And a waste" the male mumble falsely sympathetic. I whimpered from the pain of his weight on top of me.
"any last requests princess?" I glared into his bright vermillion eyes.
"why us?" I asked perplexedly. He laughed with masochism.
"I cant help it. And because I'm sick of your fathers damn rules, ruling me. I am a head of a family too! I am royalty too! If not more royal than he or you will ever be, I deserve to rule! Besides your fathers off and dead already, who else is there to rule? Well when your dead. But I needed vengeance, so here I am. Preparing to kill you, the only heir of Katsuya Honda" he spoke in an angry voice. I winced at his declaration.
"my…my dad?" I stutter feebly, this all seems too impossible.
"well he would never tell you! He tried to forget that part of him. Your mother completely put her part to sleep." he snapped angrily, I quivered. "don't detain me anymore girl!" he growled. He then lunged for me stabbing into my neck. I screamed in shock and pain. Sharp serpent like fangs dug deep into my throat, my skin suddenly felt like plastic against his strength. The slithering sound was the sound of blood being sucked, my blood being drained from my body! It burns, I scream. I fight feebly as I feel myself loosing consciousness. As I fought more, he dug his nails into my arms holding them down. A whole new kind of pain, like knives, but at the highest temperature possible. It felt as though I was burning alive, not having the life sucked out of me.
"Akito! NO!" I hear a new voice. His voice is soft even though he seems very angry.
"Shigure! Get over here!" I hear the soft voice yell. All of a sudden the weight of this man called Akito is shoved off of me. The sound they made is like a car crash collision.
"get…her…out…of here!" I heard a rougher voice say, it sounded as though he was struggling to keep a car from falling of him. I am gently but swiftly picked up. Next thing it feels as though I am flying through an ocean that is spraying water on my. Everything is slowly going black, not that I can actually see anything, but everything is going pitch black. I don't know if I am going to sleep or losing consciousness, but I feel safer now. I hope this really is all just a dream…
"how long has she been out now?" Shigure whined.
"only a few more hours, how about you learn to ignore her screams like I ignore you?" Yuki asked Shigure exasperatingly.
"that's mean Yuki! Be nice there's a women present!" Shigure ordered.
"she's not conscious. Be quiet or you can join her" Yuki calmly retorted before going back to Tohru's side. He placed a finger on her hand once more trying to calm her. Yuki listened deeply. He heard her heart accelerate, then slow, then it stopped. Her screams turned to deep gasps. Shigure peeked his head in.
"she… stopped?" he asked in disbelief. Yuki nodded wide eyed. Tohru slowly opened her eyes and sat up, she stared at her own hands for minutes. She then quickly glanced around landing her eyes on Yuki and Shigure. She broke down sobbing.
"um, miss what's the matter?" Yuki asked her softly, Shigure wore and anxious expression.
"another…dream! I'm--so… stupid! I cant wake up!, please--pinch me!" Tohru sobbed into her hands.
"miss, your not dreaming. And I am very sorry for all your loss. But please, can you be rational for a little bit?" Yuki begged, he couldn't stand to watch a girl cry. Its probably why he gained the, 'prince' nickname.
"rational? What have I been doing?" Tohru squeaked.
"nothing but screaming and thrashing!" Shigure teased.
"I'm so sorry I had no idea! Please just let me gather my stuff and I will be gone!" Tohru said as she jumped to her feet.
"you don't have any stuff, and I don't think you should leave" Yuki said through his teeth whilst glaring at Shigure.
"yes miss stay. By the way, I must say--" Shigure started but was clunked on the head with a trophy.
"sorry, forgive him. Miss what's your name?" Yuki asked apologetically
"…Tohru, Honda" Tohru responded worriedly. "is he going to be okay? Maybe I can go look for some ice or something?" Tohru added quickly.
"no im okay! Strongest vampire head in Tokyo!" Shigure chimed from the floor.
"no the hollow-est vampire head" Yuki mumbled.
"I am Yuki Sohma, this is my cousin, Shigure Sohma" Yuki sneered Shigure's name.
"have to be so cold?" Shigure whined as he crawled out of the room.
"Sohma-san, I don't want to be anymore of a burden, I have friends and some family I…can live with" Tohru choked out.
"don't you know what happened to your mother? Or what happened to you?" Yuki asked desperately.
"my mom was… murdered…. And I am just…fine" Tohru choked out as silent tears drifted endlessly down her cheeks. 'my tears… they feel like ice water tickling down my cheeks, why?' Tohru thought as she quickly wiped them away.
"she was. But do you know what by? Do you know what you are?" Yuki asked dubious.
"I don't know…I couldn't, exactly move at the time, when she was...murdered" Tohru mumbled.
"Honda-san, she was murdered by Akito…Sohma. A vampire" Yuki whispered, but Tohru could hear him perfectly.
"Sohma?" Tohru whispered to herself in disbelief. "I am sorry I shouldn't be here" Tohru's voice quivered as she got up and made for the door.
"you shouldn't leave!" Yuki spoke with shock as he dove for her arm. Tohru stepped away and looked for the stairs immediately. Tohru made to exit the house as fast as she could. Before she knew it she was halfway across the strangers yard, when she herself should barely be at the bottom of the stairs.
"what's… the matter with me?" Tohru whispered to herself as she played with her hands and looked back at the porch she practically flew off.
"what's the matter with me?" Tohru asked Yuki who stood in the doorway.
"you're…a vampire also" Yuki looked down with an apologetic expression on his face as he said those words.
"and you?" Tohru's voice quivered.
"I am one too" Yuki mumbled as he stretched his hand outward, inviting her back forward. Tohru went and grabbed his hand.
"you don't have it the least worst" Yuki reassured her.
"I am not self pitiful" Tohru mumbled to herself.
"that's good" Shigure chimed from the threshold.
"now come in and rest. We have all eternity to sort this out!" Shigure practically bellowed with joy.
"eternity?" Tohru questioned as they entered to the sitting room…
"Kyo you cant just stay up here forever! You have the proper restraint now" Shishou said to Kyo.
"yes I can" Kyo stubbornly answered.
"you can't. I have training in a different place, and your not being hunted anymore" Shishou tried to convince his son.
"you said I have restraint and everything, why cant I just go with you to train!" Kyo asked.
"you know this is for one-self. I cant take you" Shishou explained. "now you have arrangements to stay with Shigure. Please go now" Shishou asked.
"you promise to come back? So I can come back with you?" Kyo asked urgently as his train started boarding.
"I promise" Shishou promised and hugged his son before pushing him. "go now before you miss your train!" Shishou ordered. Kyo did so but grumbled under his breath.
'the train is so slow. He had to send me on this thing. I could have ran faster than this, I wouldn't have gotten lost like that cow. They just had to send me to hell with that stupid rat. I cant die, I cant kill him. What the hell is the purpose in life then? I just learned to control this stupid "gift" and my thirst. shouldn't I be rewarded or something?'
"mister is this your stop we're just heading back to the main station after this" a female waitress asked Kyo, she blushed like mad. But was only averagely pretty, her early twenties with short brunette curly hair.
"yeah sure" Kyo mumbled and hopped off the train. His eyes immediately landed on Hatori, thankfully.
"hello Kyo. Good trip?" Hatori asked, leading the way to his car.
"fantastic" Kyo grumbled sarcastically.
"mmm" Hatori replied. The trip was quiet.
"where are we going?" Kyo asked.
"Shigure's. I also have some business there" Hatori spoke clearly.
"where in the hell does this guy live?" Kyo mumbled as they entered a forest road.
" 'out of the way' " Hatori mumbled.
"what kind of business?" Kyo asked boredly, but was mildly interested.
"training" Hatori said in the same board voice.
"for what? Did he get a dog?" Kyo mused.
"I wouldn't do such a stupid thing. He got a new vampire" Kyo's jaw dropped.
"you say that like he got new curtains or something" Kyo grumbled at realization of another new annoying member of the already insane household.
"well Shigure said she's got good self restraint, should only take a couple weeks to train her" Hatori explained speeding up.
"She?" Kyo questioned, Hatori nodded.
'great, probably some boy crazed girl to be able to stay in that mental house of men.' Kyo thought. While entering the driveway. Kyo saw a dog running after a stick thrown by someone too far in the sunlight to see properly. Kyo ignored her and went straight for the door, taking his things.
"they did get an annoying dog" Kyo grumbled.
"what a coincidence" Hatori mumbled as he went towards Tohru. When Hatori reached Tohru her expression was sad.
"nice to meet you, I guess your Sohma-kun" Tohru said sadly, displaying a sad smile. Hatori frowned.
"you didn't do anything wrong, he is just not used to girls." Hatori assured her.
"oh,uh…um would you like some tea?" Tohru flustered. Hatori nodded and went to the house.
"Diamond! Come on girl" Tohru timidly called.
"do you think I am predictable?" Tohru asked the dog.
"you're not, I can read minds. But yours doesn't seem to want to let me in" Hatori mumbled. Tohru jumped at his voice and seen him waiting for her.
"I am sorry, I didn't notice you standing there" Tohru exclaimed. They both entered the house.
"Ha'ri, I see you have met our new and beautiful flower!" Shigure exclaimed happily. Tohru looked around the room and saw a particularly handsome orange headed boy sitting there. He glanced at her, and looked down looking frustrated. He left moments later.
"he doesn't like me?" Tohru guessed sadly.
"it's his business, I guess he's antisocial." Shigure joked.
"his power is just not working" Hatori corrected Shigure exasperatingly, "mines barely working on her." he added.
"hmm, interesting. Hatori why don't I have any special gifts?" Shigure whined.
"you have a gift, just not a special one." Hatori said.
"um I'll go get the tea" Tohru mumbled before flying out of the sitting room.
"does she know yet?" Hatori asked Shigure solemnly.
"no" Shigure shook his head.
"are you planning on telling her? Or are you going to let it get out of control first?" Hatori mumbled seriously.
"no I was hoping you could help me" Shigure asked. Hatori nodded.
"this place is looking way cleaner" Shigure said loudly, Hatori looked confusedly at him. Shigure winked.
"is she a morpher?" Hatori asked.
"yeah, it's slightly out of hand. But she doesn't look in the mirror as often as other high school girls do. She hasn't even looked at herself." Shigure chimed sadly shaing his head.
"wouldn't have to if someone was that beautiful" Yuki mumbled while he walked in and sat down. Hatori nodded thoughtfully.
"but you might want to show her how she looks or she'll have an attack if she sees her reflection without warning." Hatori told them.
"she has noticed the length of her hair though" Shigure pointed out cheerfully.
"well she hasn't noticed it was strawberry blonde yet has she? And she only noticed how long it was because when she got out of the bed her hand got caught on top of her hair and yanked her hair when she tried getting up." Yuki explained.
"it's only to the top of her hips how did she do that?" Hatori asked. Yuki and Shigure shrugged.
"sorry, I needed to do some tidying up" Tohru apologised as she set the tea down. Shigure nodded to Yuki who got up.
"excuse me, I will be right back" Yuki said smiling at Tohru who smiled back.
"Honda-kun will you please take a seat?" Hatori asked, Tohru obeyed.
"Honda-kun, in the vampire society, your father was very important. Like our king. He was our king. And your mother was a vampire. She put that part of herself to 'sleep' she forgot everything about vampires even being one. It killed her vampire nature, so she slowly became human, and met your dad and had you. Your mother was also royal to the society. But she was one of the most hidden and valuable royals. So nobody noticed when she went missing and left our kind. But when she met Katsuya and their wedding was announced everybody, all the vampires found out that she morphed herself to be human eternally. They were our king and our queen from then on. And now you, are our princess until you marry and become our queen, your mate our king. Your mothers vampire side and your fathers vampire side was awaken in you by Akito. You are royal to us now. And you have powers, many" Hatori explained. Tohru stared at the table.
"powers? Like Yuki's and yours?" Tohru finally asked curiously.
"you have powers exactly like theirs" Shigure said.
"huh?" Tohru questioned dumbfounded.
"whenever a newborn vampire is born with a gift, you receive the gift also, because if they go against you, you can use their own gift against them. Or another's gift against them. Your royalty, they can't go against you." Hatori explained once more.
"those powers will come when you need them" Yuki added.
"but try not to use them when you're mad" Shigure said adding a nervous chuckle.
"now for my first test, the parking lot of a mall" Hatori mumbled, and fingered for Tohru to follow.
"yes Yuki" Hatori responded to Yuki's telepathic thought.
"Yuki remember the nice illusion you showed me this morning?" Tohru asked curiously, Yuki nodded.
"if you were to try and make a bad illusion, could you do so?" Tohru asked timidly.
"yes, and so could you" Yuki responded. Tohru nodded and gulped.
"what's the 'first test' for?" Tohru asked.
"you have a thirst for blood, isn't your throat burning?" Hatori asked, Tohru nodded.
"well, were going to see how bad your thirst is, testing you restraint" Hatori said
"well that sounds like it went well!" Shigure bellowed happily.
"but, it seems impossible. She didn't even have a thought about attacking them" Hatori spoke disbelieving.
"um, I was wondering if I could, please continue my schooling? It was my mothers wish for me to do so!" Tohru spoke quickly. Shigure and Yuki and Hatori glanced at each other.
"yes, you can go to school with Yuki. He graduated once before, but I am sure he can pass for sixteen" Hatori said thoughtfully..
"yippee! Goody because I put an entry exam for you and Kyo and Yuki already!" Shigure chimed loudly.
"oh um thank you" Tohru sincerely spoke .
"great" Yuki mumbled glaring at Shigure.
"he, he good thing you did some shopping. Your uniform is on the bed. Yours too Yuki" Shigure exclaimed before running off to his study.
"so first day of school tomorrow. Maybe you should drink first." Hatori thought out loud.
"you know water satisfies me if I drink in semi constantly." Tohru offered.
"hmm, well drink up" Hatori shrugged.
"Honda-san you might want to take a look at this" Yuki offered a circular item. Tohru glanced it still as a statue.
"oh what a pretty picture, is it a girlfriend?" Tohru happily asked.
"actually, Honda-san, um its you" Yuki said awkwardly.
"wha…what?" Tohru whispered disbelieving before dashing to the bathroom. Tohru let out a small whimper.
"my hair, what happened to it." Tohru cried out softly.
"well, your hair was curled when you were still human, you took it into this life. So I guess you have curled hair now. And girls hair always grow when they go from human to vampire. And it's a different colour because you can morph. So maybe you will be strawberry blonde only for a little while. And the hair is the easiest to morph so you accidentally changed it. We might have to work on that" Yuki explained quickly as he saw Tohru going into a frenzy.
"we'll work on it all night until you have the proper colour" Yuki reassured her.
"okay" Tohru mumbled.
"time to get ready for school" Yuki smiled.
TBC…
(okay so tell me how it went, it is only going to be continued if I get reviewers/alerters. So please review!)