Fruits Basket/Fullmetal Alchemist Crossover by Melinda-chan
I was inspired to write this fic by a couple of crossover pics featuring Kyo. I thought this would work. This fic will contain manga spoilers from Fruits Basket and Fullmetal Alchemist. You have been warned.
As usual with a PG-13 rated story, this fic will contain violence, profanity and sexual references. There'll be nothing too graphic and most fans of Fruits Basket and Fullmetal Alchemist will be already used to them, but for some readers, reader discretion is advised.
The Fruits Basket manga was created by Natsuki Takaya (1999) and distributed by Hakusensha Inc. and TOKYOPOP. The Fullmetal Alchemist manga was created by Hiromu Arakawa (2001) and distributed by Square Enix and Viz (in May). No character infringement is intended. All original characters were created by Melinda-chan. I should note that since I have not seen the animes most of this story will be based on the mangas. So if you notice any differences, that may be the reason. But if you still notice a mistake, please let me know. I'll be very grateful.
Now that is over with, let the story begin!
It all started for Kyo when he went into Shigure's room. He thought it would be the perfect time to sneak into Shigure's room since the dog was at the Main House, the rat Yuki was still at school for a School Council meeting, and Tohru was making supper for all of them. Yes, now was the perfect time to go into Shigure's room and see if he could find a book that could help him defeat Yuki.
If only he could find his way through the mess.
'I can't defeat Yuki when he's awake,' Kyo thought. 'I can't defeat him when he's asleep. There must be some way to defeat him!' He then looked at the boxes, bits of paper, pens, clothes and books scattered all over the room. How could Shigure work in a place like this? Kyo wondered. He kicked a box across the room.
Out of the box a book came out. It would change his life for the better or worse, depending on your point of view.
"What is this about?" Kyo asked himself. It was a leather-bound book with a picture of two snakes around a winged rod on its cover. He opened it.
"Nicolas Flamel?" Kyo said. "Never heard of him. Must be a very old author." He flipped through the pages. "It's not written in English. Could it be in French?" He went through the book. "I wonder what these symbols stand for?" He looked around the room. "Does Shigure have a dictionary?" He wandered around the room, trying to find one.
He could not find a single book to help him.
'Damn' Kyo thought. 'It looks like I have to figure this out by myself.' He continued to look through the pages. He concentrated on the pictures, many filled with strange symbols. Could this book be on magic?
'Could magic help me defeat Yuki?' Kyo wondered. 'If I could just read the words-.' He then saw a picture of a flame. 'Now that has to be 'Fire.' But does the triangle next to it mean the same thing?' He was so thinking so deeply about it that he failed to notice footsteps coming toward the door.
"Kyo-kun!" Tohru's voice caused the orange-head to almost drop the book. Instead he clutched it at his chest. "What are you doing in Shigure-kun's room?" He looked at the book, searching for an answer.
"I was, ah, borrowing a book," Kyo said. 'That's true' Kyo thought. However, it then occurred to Kyo that Shigure probably wouldn't even miss the book. Besides, why would he have an old magic book in French anyway?
"Well, if Shigure-kun doesn't mind," Tohru said. "Speaking of Shigure-kun, he just called. He said that he'll be coming home soon. Sohma-kun should be home soon too." At that Kyo flipped some pages of the book.
"I see" Kyo said. "I'll get ready then." Tohru nodded and left. Kyo went through the book once again. The black-drawn symbols seem to be a bit bolder, as if luring him to discover their secrets.
Shaking his head, he decided to read the book more completely later (as if he could understand it more then). He had other things on his mind right now like a good hot meal. He took the book to his room, but all he could think were those symbols. The supper was unusually quiet, but nobody seemed to mind.
It was a good thing that there was a full moon that night since Kyo was able to read the book without a flashlight. He still couldn't read most of the words though. But since some English words are similar to their equivalent French ones, Kyo could understand a few words. For example, he assumed that "l'air" meant "air" which meant that the triangle with a line across it at the top symbolized air (which was correct). He recognized some of the more picturesque symbols like the sun and eagle, but the meanings of them escaped him. And what about the complex patterns later in the book, one which filled two pages?
'I really do need help' Kyo thought. 'First I need to know what I am reading. Next, I need to understand what I am reading.' He thought about it for a minute. 'I need to get a dictionary, and then I need to find someone that could help me.' For some reason, he did not think Shigure would be helpful even though he did find the book in his room. Just then an image of one of Tohru's friends came into his head.
'Could the psychic freak help me?' Kyo thought. 'It seem that she would know about this stuff.' Still the thought of asking Saki creeped him out. And he wasn't sure that he would want the answers she might give him.
"I shouldn't worry too much," Kyo said to himself. He glanced through the pages. The symbols seemed more alive now, as if they were dancing on the pages. He blinked, and they settled down. What was going on?
'I need sleep' Kyo thought. 'Yes that's what I need.' Blaming on what just happened to his tired eyes, he put the book under his head and fell asleep.
Above him, though, the stars looked a bit brighter.
End of Chapter One
In case you're wondering when Kyo will cross-over to the FMA world, just be patient. It'll occur very soon, I promise. If you have any questions and/or comments, you can e-mail at or at Please do not forget to review!
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