This chapter has been officially edited to fit the purposes of later chapters. Expect the next three chapters to be the same.
I was bored today and had a story idea running through my head. I've hit a point in writing My Fifteen Pound Bag (lame name I know, but I couldn't come up with anything else so ha) and I'm using all my friends that are willing to help get me past this so I'm gonna write this for a while instead.
Summary: Basically FB/Inu crossover. Don't know the pairing yet you can decide. But, Akito never happened. Instead, a different head of the family is in his place and is the best thing that's ever happened to this family, but things never stay the same.
A Different Kind of Lonely
Chapter 1
Finished Typing on 12-2-06
Finished Editing on 11-3-07
She looked out the window, slowly studying the landscape with attentive eyes and her hand on her chin. Sighing for the tenth time that morning she moved from the window and went to the kitchen to make herself a cup of tea. While the water was heating up she hopped up onto the counter and sighed again heavily.
Her life had always been this boring, to her at least. Ever since she was a young girl she had been kept away in solitary, the only times to really interact with other people was when someone had to ask her permission to do something or when Hatori came to do one of his weekly checkups.
She never asked for this position, but it was forced upon her when her decided to not have anymore children. Even then she would have inherited the position for being the eldest. Her father was the most pervious person filling this position. Shortly after passing away, she immediately was given the crash course on her duties. Her mother did not spare her a glance after the death of her husband, choosing instead to give her to another woman to watch over her. Without her father there, her mother had no reason to keep her around and sent her to live at the Sohma Spa with Ritsu and his mother.
Growing up with Ritsu, she learned quickly not to apologize for much unless you were ready to be apologized to in a loud voice for something that made no sense. She and Ritsu became great friends when he wasn't trying to ask for forgiveness. After a year of living with them, she realized that Ritsu never really held any self confidence, and after several trial and error periods, discovered that he acted more like himself when in female clothing; giving him the boost he needed and wanted. But after only two years, she was taken back to the main house to be in the care of Hatori, Shigure and Ayame.
Being only six when she went back to the main house brought back the short memories she held with her mother and father. She asked for a different room, not being able to stand the thought of her father reading her a bedtime story before snuggling up with her. That would be the last time she asked for anything major.
When she was ten, Yuki Sohma had turned into his rat form front a large group of his friends. She was meant to give him punishment; the only problem was she never knew what punishment was. The only thing she could think to do was separate him from his parents. That happened to her, leaving and fresh memory and it was the only thing she could think would actually cause him grief. Instead it actually did him a favor of getting away from the abuse in his home; she hasn't given another punishment in seven years.
As she turned thirteen, Yuki asked to be able to live with Shigure away from the Sohma estate, wanting to give him the freedom that she so desperately wanted. Now Yuki comes over every once in a while to chat with her, no one else does because they don't know anything about her. No one has given her the chance to get to know to know them, but with Yuki and Shigure living in the same house she has gotten the chance to get to know more people. Like Tohru Honda and Kagura Sohma.
Less than two years ago Yuki had discovered a miss Tohru Honda living on Sohma property. After staying at Shigure's house a couple days, they asked permission for her to live there permanently. Naturally wanting to protect her relatives, she went to meet her. Seeing that Tohru really was a kind person although aloof in many situations she would be able to help the family in her own way and it was decided that Tohru could stay. She's met with Tohru several times since then, even briefly meeting her friends.
Thinking back to it, even though Kagura was older than her, she was still one of the Sohma's that come near her unless it was the New Years banquet. The first serious time when she had met her was when she came tunneling into Shigure's house looking for Kyo while she was over for tea and talking. At first Kagura apologized profusely for causing such a ruckus, but after she just waved it off and made a reference to acting like Ritsu, Kagura immediately loosened up and they started talking more often.
Still the two people that she felt most comfortable with to this day, two months and seven days after her seventeenth birthday, were Hatori and Yuki. Both had become so close to her for the simple reason that they enjoyed talking to her. Hatori, she had decided was still strange for he had made to choice to grow his hair out over his left eye, but continued with his medicinal practicing with perfect 20/20 vision. Yuki, well Yuki was the closest thing she has to best friend, they're the same age and now he makes weekly trips to come visit her.
The kettle on the stove started to whistle, breaking her out of her thoughts and telling her that the water was ready. She moved the kettle off the stove and went to get some tea leaves and a cup. Setting the straining tea on the table she sat down herself when Hatori walked into the room.
"Hey." He said sitting down across from her.
"Hi." She whispered back meekly, staring into her tea cup. "How are things going at the office?"
"Alright. Ayame decided to be an idiot again and not remember anything I've told him. Let's just say that he's not in the best of shape right now."
"Ayame just wants to be closer to Yuki." She sighed, shaking her head, Hatori nodded her head at her statement. "I'm sorry, please excuse my forgetfulness. Would you like some tea?" The small nod of his head had her getting up to grab another cup and some more leaves. Hatori had been very stress lately and he needed to have some things done for him no matter how small it might be.
Entering the room, she found Hatori with his head in his arms looking like he was asleep. Knowing that he wasn't asleep, she still moved silently as she prepared his tea. "You need to take it easy, Hatori."
Hatori opened his eyes and slightly smiled at her, "Thank you Kagome." He whispered back as he took the cup into his hands and took a sip of tea.
So what do you think, I need feedback in order to continue with this story. If you want a specific pairing let me know. I'm pretty much open to anything right now. Hope you enjoyed.
Bruce n' Charlie
