Disclaimer : I don't own Fruits Basket or the rights to it. The only thing I own is a copy of the first manga book because I can't afford any other rite now... All credit goes to the creator of the manga,Natsuki Takaya. Kudos to Natsuki for creating that wonderful series Fruits Basket:D psst... also,no spell check... stupid Wordpad... :P
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Mina stared at the television blankly,not even paying attention to the show that was on. She was alone. Her mom was off on a business trip,which took longer than her mom had expected.
'Man... it's so boring here... I wish Mom was home...'she thought bitterly. She turned her head and looked at the antique clock hanging on the wall of the small apartment's living room. Noon. Mina sighed and turned the television off. She jumped a little when the phone rang. She walked over to it,and picked it up off of the hook.
"Hello?"she said.
"Hi,Mina! It's Mom."Her mother's voice said on the other line. Mina's eyes widened as she heard her mom's voice for the first time in three days.
"Hi,Mom."she said,smiling.
"Sweetie,guess what? I'm coming home tonight!"her mother exclaimed,and Mina almost dropped the phone in utter shock.
"W-what? You are? Seriously?"
"Yes! I'm so excited!"
"I'm gonna go shopping for dinner,okay?"
"Okay,Mina! I'll be home by five,if not,then five-thirty,okay?"
"Okay,dinner will be ready by then!"
"I love you,sweetie."
"I love you too,Mom. Bye."Mina put the phone back on the hook. She couldn't believe it. Her mother was gong to be home tonight! She had been on that stupid business trip for weeks! Mina couldn't contain it any longer. "Yyyeessssss!!!!"she shouted with joy. She grabbed her jacket,house keys,and wallet. She had decided to make something really special for dinner.
She burst into her room,making the kitten jump in surprise.
"Hey,Mitten! Guess what? Mom's coming home tonight! I'm going shopping for dinner,so don't cause any trouble,okay?"Mina said to her cat. She closed the door to her room and opened the door in her living room. She breathed in the fresh air,and closed her front door. She locked it and walked to the grocery store,which was only two blocks from where she lived.
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Mina came back an hour later,carrying two big bags full of groceries. She sat them down on the table in her dining room. She heard her Mitten meowing from inside her room. She took out a can of cat food and put it in Mitten's food bowl. She opened the door to her room,and the cat dashed to the dining room and began to eat the cat food.
Mina washed her hands after taking out the ingredients she needed,and began to make dinner.
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Mina looked at the food she had prepared. She was so amazed that she didn't mess up the rice balls or the fish or chicken at all. She set the table quickly after putting away the letters and papers that were on it. She carefully placed the food on the plates in the middle of the table.
She looked at the clock again. It was four-thirty. She covered the food on the table to make sure no bugs got on it,washed her hands again,and sat down on the couch.
She picked up her favorite book that was lying on the coffe table next to her. She flipped through the pages until she came to the marked page in the book where she had left off earlier in the day. She sighed and closed her book as someone knocked on her font door. She opened it,and was surprised to see someone very familiar standing there.
"Um,hello."she said,not believing who she was seeing right in front of her. "Uh,please come in! It's cold outside."she said,and the boy thanked her and walked in. Mina closed the door.
"Hello,there. Um,I seem to be lost. Oh,I'm sorry. I'm Yuki Sohma."the boy said with a smile. Mina froze up. After her brain processed what the boy had said,she stared at him.
"N-no. That's impossible!"she said,and the boy gave her a funny look.
"Pardon me?"
"Yuki Sohma is just a character in a book! There's no possible way that he could be here!"she said to him.
"What are you...?"he started,but then he saw a book on the small table next to them. He picked it up. "What's this?"he asked. The book was strange. It had a picture of him on the front. He flipped through it. "This book... It... It says about my family's secret. It says about what happened to me in the past. But...how?"he asked Mina. She looked at him.
"I told you. Yuki Sohma is a character in a book. A very popular one,at that."Mina told him. Yuki seemed to be thinking pretty hard,because he hadn't responded to her comment.
'A character in a book? How can that even be possible?!' he thought. He kept flipping through the pages. Every detail in the book happened to him and his friends and family. Whoa. That was too much for him. He fell to his knees,and held his head.
"Ah!! Are you okay?!"Mina freaked out.
"I...I'm fine. Just a little freaked out that I'm just a character in a book. But,how did I get here if my world is in the book?"he asked her,hoping she'd have the answer. Mina thought about it. She had heard something about that kind of stuff somewhere.
'Of course! Now I remember!!'she thought.
"Um,well... I think that if you're someone that has a really good imagination and something gets you mad or something happens,you might wish that you could go to a whole different world. Then,if you imagine what that world would be like,you might go there. But you have to have the right reasons to go there."she told him. "Well,that's just what I've been told. I've never actually tried it,so I wouldn't know."she said.
Yuki had barely taken in any of that information. But,once the words set in,he realized something. He had just had a really bad day,locked himself up in his room,and wished he could get away from that house,the curse,and most of all,Akito. Yuki was very afraid of Akito. He had started to imagine being in a world he knew he could never live in. Then,all of a sudden,he was standing on the sidewalk of a street he wasn't familiar with. He realized that it was the street he imagined he was walking in.
"Th... That's... Exactly what... What happened to me."he murmured to Mina. He looked at her with a smile. "By they way,I never got your name. What is it?"he asked her. Mina was caught off guard when he said that was what had happened to him.
"Oh,m-my name is Mina."she said,and put her hand out to help him up. Yuki graciously took it and she pulled him up. He looked around the living room,while Mina looked at the clock. Four forty-two.
"Uh,Yuki? Are you hungry or thirsty? Because,I just made dinner for my mom and I. And I have tea cook-"she started,but then her eyes widened. "Ahh!! The tea!!"she yelped and ran into the kitchen. She tried to take the teapot off of the stove,but she burned her hand,dropped the pot onto the tile floor,thus shattering the pot,and the tea spilled all over the floor as well. "Ow,ow!!!!!"she yelled,grasping the hand she burned.
Ten,she slipped on the floor as she tried to reach the phone,which was ringing. She scrambled to get up,and grabbed the phone just before she slipped again.
"H-hello?"she said,slowly getting up with the help of Yuki.
"Hey,Mina. This is Mom."her mother said on the other line.
"Hi,Mom. what's going on?"she asked.
"Honey,I can't come home tonight. I got stuck in another city and I won't be able to get home for another few days. I'm sorry,sweetie."her mother said. Mina felt tears prick at her eyes.
"Oh. O-okay,Mom. I'll see you in a few days. Bye."she said,and hung up the phone. She walked back into the living room,and sat down on the couch.
"Mina,you need to treat that wound."Yuki said. "Where's your medical kit?" Mina pointed at the cabinet on the wall. Yuki got it out,and treated the burn like he would have if it was Tohru that was hurt.
"There. All finished,MIna."he said with a small smile. Mina gave him a smile,too.
"So,I guess tea is out of the question right now,huh?"she said to Yuki,who laughed a bit. He noticed she had some food covered up in the middle of the dining room table.
"Uh,Mina? A few minutes ago,you asked if I was hungry,or thirsty. I'm not really thirsty,but I am little hungry."he told her.
"Well,I made plenty. Would you like some?"she asked Yuki.
"I'd like that very much,it smells delicious from here."he told her with another smile.
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"Mina,that was delicious!"Yuki said after they had eaten and Mina had put the dishes in the sink. Mina felt her face heat up a little.
"Thanks."she said,and they gave eachother a smile.
'Maybe I should be getting back to my world.' he thought to himself.
"Mina,I'd hate to eat and leave so quickly,but I think I should be getting back to my own world."he said,and Mina gave him a small smile.
"I understand,Yuki. But,will you come back soon?"she asked him. Yuki smiled and nodded.
"Yes. I'd like to show Tohru,but I'll bet that stupid cat will want to come along,too. Well,I want to introduce you to them,anyway. Does that sound good?"Yuki said,and Mina nodded.
"Yeah,it does. But,Yuki. Before you go,can I show you something?"Mina asked him. Yuki nodded. Mina smiled,and led him to her special place.
"It's not much,but I still come out here to think. And sometimes,watch the sunset."she told Yuki. Yuki was looking around the tiny outside space the landlord allowed her. Mina was already sitting on top of the stone wall,that was supposed to be like a fence. "I love this little place."she said,looking out at the sunset.
"The sunset is so beautiful."Yuki said as he sat next to Mina on the wall.
"I used to argue with my mom alot,you know. One time,I got so mad that I ran off,away from this place."Mina started. Yuki looked at her as she continued with the story. "I came back around eleven at night. I looked through the window in the living room,and I saw my mom asleep at the dining room table. Her glasses were still on, she had been writing some sort of documents as far as I was concerned that day. I couldn't face her that night,so I snuck around the back,and hopped this wall. I slept out here that night."when she finished,Yuki could see a tear running down her cheek.
He gentley wiped the tear off of her cheek,and she looked at him,her eyes sparkling from her tears. He gave her a smile that warmed her heart. Then,Mina laughed lightly.
"What is it?"Yuki asked her.
"It's just,here we are,talking as if we were really good friends. But,we just met hours ago. That's funny,isn't it?"she asked him. Yuki smiled again.
"Yeah,it is,Mina."he said,chuckling. Mina looked at her watch.
"Ahh! It's already almost six o' clock!"she said. "I need to clean the kitchen and put away the leftovers!"she said. She started to get down from the wall,but she slipped,hit her head, and began to fall(Hey,that rhymed! hehe). Yuki's eyes widened and he grabbed Mina's hand and pulled her to him. He embraced her and turned so that he was the one that hit first when they reached the ground. They hit the ground with a thump,and Yuki prepared to turn into his animal. Then...
...Nothing. He didn't transform. Not even a little. He sat up,Mina's half-unconcious body leaning against him,and he looked at Mina's face. Her face was relaxed,her eyes were closed. She looked like a sleeping angel. She grunted,and opened her eyes. She gasped and looked at Yuki.
"Did you... save me?"she asked Yuki,and he nodded.
"What I'm wondering is,why I didn't transform."he said.
"Well,maybe because... maybe the curse... doesn't effect you in other worlds."she told him,and his eyes widened. He smiled. Mina smiled as well.
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"Whenever I want to come back,I'll just think of you sitting and watching the sunset,okay?"Yuki told Mina,and she smiled and nodded.
"Okay,Yuki. Also,the next time you come,try and bring ohru and Kyo with you,okay?"she asked him,and he nodded.
"I will."he said,and moments later,he disappeared.