Hi Guys! First fanfic for fruits baskets! Tell me what you think.
So, here's the deal: I love putting my personal character into each story of mine. It's just a thing of mine, so don't be surprised if you find my main character hidden inside another one of my stories. :3
Actually, my character is a person in my life (not me, obviously) but I really like them like a sibling sort of thing. Anyways, just thought you'd like to know that.
So it takes place while Tohru, Yuki, and Kyo are still in their first year of highschool (15 yrs old). I might have altered the characters a little, so I apologize if they aren't what you expected. Please just tell me what you think and give me some tips if you can!
Disclaimer: I own nothing, although I wish I did. :/
"I think it would be better, perhaps," Hatori said to his boss and patient, Akito. "If we allowed her to live elsewhere." Hatori was sitting in front of Akito, who was at the time, fuming about the girl who stayed in the Sohma house. He hated her, almost as much as her brother.
Akito growled to himself. "Elsewhere being Shigure's house?"
Hatori sighed. "It could give you a break from her, and perhaps she can learn the difficulty out of the house." Hatori honestly wasn't trying to help Akito, but more to save the girl from Akito's uncontrollable fury.
"Yes, perhaps." Akito agreed. "But that Tohru girl," he said as though there was a bad taste in his mouth. "She might encourage her to be even more rebellious."
"Better that, than her destroying the house day after day." Hatori contradicted quietly.
Akito smirked to himself, his hair falling into his face. "Yes, I agree." He turned to Hatori. "How soon can you send her off?"
"Oh, I can drive her there right now." Hatori promised. It's Saturday, Hatori thought. They are bound to be at the house. And Kyo and Yuki are probably still fighting, as usual.
"Good." Akito said. "Take her now, but remember to set the rules for Shigure."
Hatori nodded. Right, because Shigure is going to follow the rules. He got up and left the room, quickly closing the door behind him. He made his way to Aloe, the girl they had been speaking about, who was probably in her room.
He sighed. Aloe had destroyed her room, burned down two trees, and broke five windows. Mostly on accident, except for the windows. She broke those for the enjoyment of Akito's angry reaction.
Aloe was part of the zodiac, but in the strangest way possible: she changed into any and all of the zodiac members. It's like how Akito is part of the zodiac, but never transforms; except she's part of the zodiac and always transforms.
Sometimes, it's a rat. Sometimes, it's a dog. Sometimes, it's a dragon. It changes each time, but sometimes repeats. It is totally random. Something that always drove Akito up a wall with anger. She never stopped changing, though.
Hatori opened Aloe's door, and saw she was packing her things. Her bright copper, almost amber eyes looked shocked and embarrassed. "Oh, Hatori.. I didn't see you-"
"Running away?" He asked. "Highly irregular of you. But fortunately for you, I've convinced Akito to let you move in at Shigure's."
She lit up like a christmas tree. "Really? Shigure's okay with it?"
Hatori nodded. "In fact, he and I have been trying to convince Akito for some time now. But there's one thing you should probably know," She nodded, suddenly very serious. "There's a girl named Tohru Honda, and she's not from our family. She knows about us, but she doesn't know about you."
Aloe sighed. "So I should tell her that I transform into the first animal I transform into, right?" Hatori nodded.
"Come on, let's finish packing your things." Hatori said dismissively, picking up some of her objects and stuffing it into her suitcase. He found a box of books she had already packed up, including a photobook. He placed it beside her suitcase, and helped her finish all the packing.
They both loaded it into his car, and hopped in. She squirmed uncomfortably in the chair, not being in cars very often. She loved the feeling of moving, leaving the Sohma house, and finding herself at a place where she could be more free than she had ever been.
She and Momiji and Haru were all the same age: 14. She and Momiji were almost always hanging out, and she and Haru talked a lot too. She and Kisa got on well, but when Kisa went mute Aloe started to feel bad for her. She tried helping Kisa, but she was almost never home.
Hiro got along best with Kisa, but if there had to be someone who he also got on well with, it was Aloe. Although, at certain times he told her he hated her, and they started arguing, but in the end they came to be friends again.
Aloe rolled down her window, watching Hatori carefully to make sure that he wasn't going to scold her for it. When she noticed he looked fine, if not happy, she stuck her head out the window. The fresh breeze was so refreshing and new, she just wanted it to last forever.
She came back inside the car and rolled up her window, trying to tame her bright orange-red hair. She sighed and settled for pulling it back into a ponytail, allowing some of it to fall out and into her face.
"So what's Tohru like?" Aloe asked excitedly.
Hatori struggled to keep down a chuckle, which he found very odd. "Actually, you two are a lot alike. The only difference I can see is your looks and perhaps the fact that she can cook."
Aloe frowned. "What's that mean?"
"Oh, nothing. Just that your last attempt to cook nearly burned down the Sohma main house." Hatori played with her, smiling just the smallest amount. It was rare, but Hatori did occasionally make jokes.
She crossed her arms, and laughed to herself. "I'm not that bad." She let the silence take over for a minute, then she turned back to Hatori. "What's Kyo like now? How's he been doing? And how about Yuki?"
Hatori shrugged. "Kyo and Yuki still fight, but Kyo's begun to grow up."
"Really? Is he still throwing tantrums?" She mused.
"Sort of." Hatori pulled over the car. "Here we are, Shigure's house."
They unpacked the car, pulling out about three suitcases worth of junk. Aloe threw one over her shoulder and carried another in her hands easily, while Hatori pulled the other one. Somehow, she got the strength of her family. Hatori could never explain, since her brother was so bent on having strength.
They walked through the small forest which Aloe found the most refreshing of the entire trip. She saw so many places she could hide where no one could ever find her, and she could live forever. Well, until she got hungry, which was usually whenever she smelled food.
She found herself at the door she had imagined so many times, but never actually opened. Her heart soared for a moment, until Hatori broke it and knocked on the door.
Shigure opened it, his drunk looking face smiling like usual. Aloe threw the bags onto the porch and hugged Shigure quickly, saying little things like, "How are you?" and "I missed you!". She grabbed her stuff again and followed Shigure into the house, happy to see it.
Her eyes sparkled happily at the sight of his house. A small table in most rooms, except for the kitchen and washroom. She placed her stuff next to the table in the living room and sprinted through the hall, embracing her natural born curiosity. She bolted back to Shigure, and began to overwhelm him with questions. "Where's Kyo? Where's Yuki? Where's this Tohru person? Where's my room? Do you have a t.v.? What time is dinner? Do I have a curfew? What school will I be attending? Is there a dress code? Do I have to wear a skirt?"
Shigure shook his head, trying to overcome the wave of questions. "Er, the boys and Tohru are picking up groceries to prepare dinner for you, which will be at about 6. Your room will be upstairs, next to Tohru's. Yes, I have a t.v. You have a curfew of 10 pm. You will go to school with Kyo, Yuki, and Tohru and just follow them around. Yes, there is a dress code, but I'm not sure about the skirt." He smiled. "Anything else?"
"How's the book coming?" She asked, chipper.
A bead of sweat formed on his face. "Oh, the book, well.."
Hatori sighed and shook his head. "Poor Mi. I'm surprised she hasn't committed suicide yet."
Shigure forgot about Hatori for a little bit. "Ha'ri!" He said happily, coming at Hatori with a hug, who coldly walked away from his attempt.
"I'm just here to drop off Aloe." Hatori said, pulling the suitcases up the stairs. Aloe quickly picked them all up out of Hatori's hands, piled all three onto her arms, and began whistling as she marched up the stairs to the room beside Tohru's.
Hatori shook his head and looked wearily at Shigure. "Good luck. That girl has already broken five windows, lit two trees on fire, and almost destroyed her room. Plus, with all that strength she might break your house." Hatori turned to leave, but stopped. "Oh yea, she eats twice her weight in each meal, so you'd better tell Tohru to make her twice the servings."
Hatori turned his head towards the stairs. "Bye, Aloe!"
And just like that, she sprinted down the stairs, hugged Hatori, and he left.
She turned to Shigure. "So what do you do all day?"
He frowned thoughtfully. "Hmm, well, usually Mi is nagging me about my book and things, but maybe we could help you get all set up." He smiled his famous smile.
She smiled back. "Thanks!" They both made their way up the stairs and began to unpack her things.
-About thirty minutes later-
"I'm telling you, nobody could ever eat that many leeks in one meal, Tohru." Kyo said arguably. His deep hatred for leeks was almost as deep as his hatred for Yuki.
"But we have an extra guest!" She said brightly, smiling as she skipped through the house to the kitchen, where she sat the groceries. "Besides, I want to make sure what she likes is here."
Yuki smiled nervously. "Miss Honda, trust me, it will only be you, me, and Shigure eating those leeks." His voice was quiet and soft, yet somehow, affirming.
"Why?" She asked, cocking her head to the side curiously.
"KYO!" A voice shouted, and like a flash Aloe bolted down the stairs looking blurry to Yuki, Kyo, and Tohru. All she could see was the red-orange hair that somehow resembled- wait a minute..
Tohru looked at Yuki. "Is she..."
Yuki smiled. "Kyo's sister? Yes." They both looked over at Kyo and Aloe. Aloe was hugging Kyo, while Kyo looked to be attempting to hug her, but it also looked like he was trying to strangle her. Knowing Kyo, they both assumed he was trying to kill her and broke the hug.
Tohru finally got a good look at Aloe. She had short, thick red hair that was pulled back in a ponytail. She was average sized, with skinny arms and large legs. She seemed to be about one inch shorter than Momiji, if not the same height. She wore jean shorts and a baggy t-shirt that was much too big for her, swallowing her whole. Her face, unlike Kyo's, was pale like a ghost, and covered in tiny freckles. Her eyes matched Kyo's, though, with a bit more brown to them.
"Miss Honda," Yuki said. "This is Aloe, Kyo's younger sister."
Tohru smiled. "Hi! I'm pleased to meet you! I'm Tohru Honda, but you can just call me Tohru!" She said cheerfully.
"Hi! I'm Aloe. I guess it is obvious that Kyo's my brother, since we look a lot alike-"
"No we don't!" Kyo argued.
Tohru looked them over, "Actually, Kyo, you do look a lot alike. Same hair, same eyes,"
"Same clumsy demeanor," Yuki said coldly to Kyo.
"Shut up you stupid rat!" Kyo shouted angrily. He gave Yuki his death glare, trying to decide whether or not to begin a fight. He decided not to, for the sole reason that it would be embarrassing if his sister saw him getting beat by that stupid sissy boy rat.
Aloe blushed. "I'm not that clumsy, am I?"
Tohru shook her head. "You don't seem clumsy to me, and even if you are that means that we'll get along just fine. I'm constantly tripping over things and I've accidentally ruined a perfectly good dinner."
"I can't even cook a dinner!" Aloe laughed to herself, enjoying this Tohru girl's company. Tohru laughed along with Aloe, until the boys were done glaring at each other and hoping that the other one would melt by doing so.
Yuki regained his princely stature, and offered for them all to sit down. Tohru agreed, and offered to make the tea for them all. Aloe offered to help, but Tohru turned her down and Kyo pulled her down next to him.
"So how are you doing?" Yuki asked nicely, looking at her with his beautifully violet eyes.
Aloe smiled. "I'm doing a lot better now that I'm here!" She looked around once more, trying to soak up all the happiness as though it were all about to be taken away.
"That stupid Akito still giving you trouble?" Kyo asked viciously, suddenly very protective of his younger sister.
She shrugged. "I guess you could say that. He doesn't like me very much, since I'm so different from him yet so.. alike. I mean, us being related how we are really makes him upset even more."
Both boys nodded, understanding everything she meant in her vague sentence.
"Anyways," She said, trying to get the topic off of herself. "What about you guys? How has school been for you?"
They both cast each other glances, trying to determine who would go first. Yuki spoke, "Well, it's been fine, thank you. I'm still having trouble with hiding the secret, but I've been doing well in school."
"Well I've been trying my hardest to avoid all those girls at school, since they've almost transformed me about a million times.. Oh yea, and I;m passing my classes." Kyo said.
"Barely.." Yuki whispered quiet enough Kyo couldn't hear him.
Tohru entered the room, holding up a tray of cups and a tea pot. "The tea's ready!" She smiled to herself. She sat it down, and sat beside Yuki, then frowned. "I forgot one of the groceries outside!"
Aloe smiled. "Let me get it, I want to help out!" She marched out the door, just in time for the Ever-Reliable-Mailman to transform her.
Thankfully, just like it happened with Kagura, Yuki was there in time to save the day by forcing the mailman off the property kindly. They all ran to Aloe, who, as luck would have it, transformed into a bright red cat.
Yay! One chapter down, a lot more to go! Tell me what you think and message me your questions, and obviously, please review the story! Oh yea, you may be wondering why I'm not making Kyo or anyone cuss.. I don't like reading cussing, and I hate writing it too. So, if you're one of those bent on cuss words being in my story, then I'm afraid you might want to find a different story.
Thanks! :)
