HIT & MISS

by k o u s e n

[3 of 15] She’d give him her tears if he’d open his heart. [2. Hatori x Mayu] [ »Possible Spoilers« ]

1. Onigri

HIT & MISS

»A Fruits Basket Collection«

1 oF ?

1: Onigri – KYORU

He watches her as she clears the table of their dishes from the dinner that has just ended. It's something he does quite often now. He watches her for a reason—one she doesn't know. He likes to watch the umeboshi on her back grow with every smile she gives him. He told her a while back that it was merely a tiny plum, when it was already a full-fledged piece of fruit. Now, it's grown into a whole plum tree.

She smiles at him every time she comes back from the kitchen to get another plate; another bowl; another serving dish that they've nearly scraped clean. He pretends to be lost in thought, but in the back of his mind he knows every move she makes. It's because he watches her do this small task every night—her movements have become familiar. He could write out a map of her path with ease.

He stands up as she comes back, and her smile fades into a curious frown. Before she can ask, he picks up the last plate and the last bowl and the last serving dish that he himself cleaned of the last salmon onigri. She smiles at him, and on the tip of her tongue she's getting ready to tell him that he doesn't have to help. But that's become routine too, because every night he tells her she can't do it on her own, and that he'll help her.

She smiles and tells him the umeboshi on his back has grown. He smiles knowingly because that's what he's been meaning to tell her for a while now. He leads her into the kitchen and they finish their nightly routine, and all the while, he's watching that little plum tree bloom and she doesn't even notice.

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Note:
Okay, so this one doesn't have any
spoilers or anything, but some of the
following ones WILL. I have read
volumes 1-21 & will be using things
from ALL of those volumes. So, this
is a warning :) Also, the fact that I
will not be writing any YAOI pairings
in this collection should be a dead
giveaway that there WILL be
spoilers :D

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