Disclaimer and stuff: I don't own this, you know that….
Stuff: This is based on the anime, cuz that's all I've seen, so don't say anything about the manga storyline, cuz I don't know that!
So, presenting Ana Mei's first Fruits Basket fanfic: "Restraints"
-------------------------------------
Chapter 1 - Frustration
-----------------------------------
Kicking a rock flying off the tiled roof, Kyo 'humpfed' in frustration. He was so pissed off, he thought he might actually snap, something he hadn't done in a while.
Fifteen minutes ago, he had been cheerfully (as cheerfully as possible with Kyo) helping Tohru hang the laundry out in the fine afternoon sun. Everything was going GREAT! he thought with bitterness, Until she had to go and get all stupid on me!
--- I groped around in the basket for another pin, forgetting that I had two clenched in my teeth. Tohru giggled, and I glared at her for it.
She was crouched on the ground, unraveling a damp sheet. She smiled, in the way that smooched her eyes closed. A breeze wound its way through the maze of white sheets just to get at her shiny brunette hair. She reached up and pulled out one of the pins from my mouth.
"Here," she said. One word, and my face burned. I was so embarrassed, I was annoyed. I took the other one from my mouth.
"I know!" I spat and tossed it at her forehead. The flat side hit her right between the eyes and she blinked cross-eyed. Then she tossed the other back at me. I was frozen with shock, and she took the opportunity to jump and run before I could react.
"Hey!" I hollered. She laughed from somewhere to my left. I ran after her, pushing the waving sheets out of my way. "Tohru-kun!" I growled, and I turned to see her dash past me in a whirl of white sheets and brown hair.
I knew I could catch her and followed at a run. Overtaking her a few moments later, I grasped her arm and we tripped into each other. I almost landed on top of her, but caught myself with one arm.
"That was close," she said, out of breath.
"Yeah." I knew it was a bad idea, but I did it anyway. I leaned in and she reached up towards me. Instinct, I'm sure. She wrapped her hand around my side. We looked at each other in shock for a moment before the smoke surrounded my body and I found myself covered in fur and sitting on Tohru's stomach. Again, I felt the annoying embarrassment and I ran.
"Kyo-kun, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to! I'm so stupid!" ---
Damn right, you're stupid! He stood straight up for a few seconds after thinking that and realized how wrong he was. Which made him even more angry.
--------------------
Sick with me, this is gonna be fun . . .and kinda sappy. . .