Title: Yume Tamashii (Dream Spirit)
Summary: First chapter contains Vol. 12 chapter 70 of Fruits Basket, when Tohru visits her grandfather after he throws out his back. When Tohru is heading home she bumps into Kyo, along their way they come upon an unconscious girl. Who is this girl? Does she play a key role in breaking the curse? Pairings: KyoxTohru, YukixOC, YukixMachi. Spoilers in future chapters.
Chapter 1
: Tohru is sitting besides her grandfather.
"How are you feeling grandpa?"
"I'm all right. Except for my back, I'm doing well. All I do is sleep. I feel like I'm going to melt."
Tohru smiles and laughs happily.
"For the first time in a long time, I dreamed of Katsuya and Kyoko-san…"
Tohru's smile fades a little.
"It brought back memories…Katsuya and I didn't use to get along. It was like Kyoko-san became the bridge between us. Katsuya himself was a bit peculiar…so I wondered if things would work out between him and Kyoko-san. But they seemed very, very happy." Grandpa smiled up at Tohru.
"But now…they're both gone aren't they?"
Tohru didn't answer, she felt as if she didn't need to.
Grandpa continued.
"I'd like to see them…one more time. Even if it's as ghosts…I want to see them. I want to go meet them…"
"But…!" Tohru started but it was too late for her grandfather had fallen asleep. She smiled warmly at him.
'I want to go see him'
Don't say…such things.
Feel Better.
I'll do whatever you want! Say anything else but that.
Don't go.
Come back.
Mom…don't go away…like mom…
"What's wrong?" It was Kyo.
"Was he in bad shape?"
Tears began to form in Tohru's eyes.
"Tohru? Hey are you alright?"
"I'm…I'm fine…He seemed alright. I was just…remembering the past."
I, too, had closed the lid.
"You…surprised me Kyo-kun. I thought maybe…you had descended from the heavens…"
She smiled happily at him.
"Huh? What are you talking about? Are you stupid?"
He smiled at her then sighed.
"Just don't push yourself. It's not natural to be anxious when a relative's bedridden."
Kyo touched her forehead.
"Well…wanna go home?"
"Eh!" Tohru asked surprisingly. "But um Kyo-kun, you came here for a reason…didn't you?"
She looked at him, wondering.
"…You planning on sitting there the rest of your life?" Kyo grabbed Tohru by the arm and lifted her. "You're skinny…and tiny."
"Eehh!"
"What? Are you gonna say you want to grow like Uotani? What's she wanna be six foot for anyway? Does she want to be a model or something?"
"Ah! That would be so cool! It would be wonderful!"
Kyo and Tohru are walking the path to the house when they notice a girl lying on the ground. Tohru notices this and runs to the girl.
"Kyo-kun?…She needs help!…What should we do!"
"I don't know…I can't pick her up…I'll transform."
"But she needs help! We can't leave her!"
Tohru puts a hand to the girl's forehead. Kyo sighs trying to think of something he could do.
"Tohru here I have an idea…I believe if I hold her up with this arm you cloud help me with the other one. That way together we could get her to the house and call Hatori."
Tohru and Kyo together carry the unconscious girl all the way to the house. Meanwhile at the house Haru was confronting Shigure about Rin.
"Sensei…Rin was just here, wasn't she?"
"Nnn? Yes. She was here. What of it?"
"Why do you always talk as if you're testing people? It makes people not like you, you know."
"Ha ha! I know. You all are so lucky…to live in the ignorance of youth. You always struggle frantically to keep yourself from drowning…when if you'd just relax, you'd find out you float."
"Yes, but the only way to get to that point…until you can't struggle anymore. Is to keep struggling with all your might…"
"…that sounds nice. In that case, Haru-kun, please keep struggling. If there's something bothering you, you should ask her directly. She is your ex-girlfriend after all."
Haru sighed. So, he did know…
"Did she swear you to secrecy?"
"You could say that. I have to keep my promise."
"Would you tell me if I called you 'honey'?"
Shigure laughs nervously.
"Ah ha ha! Sorry I would really hate that. You really are amusing…"
"Shigure-san! Please help!"
Tohru came rushing into the house along with Kyo and an unconscious girl.
"Tohru-chan what happened? Who is this girl? Kyo-kun what did you do?"
Shigure coyly smiled and made fun of Kyo.
"Shigure! This isn't the time!" Kyo blushed furiously.
"Sensei, should I call Hatori? The girl doesn't look so well…"
"Please Hatsuharu-san…Please call Hatori-san!"
"Is something wrong Miss Honda? What's going on?"
Yuki had just come downstairs because of all the commotion, at the site of the unconscious girl Yuki stared surprised. Tohru layed the girl on the couch and went into the kitchen to grab a towel for to put on the girls head. Coming back into the room Yuki noticed something on Tohru's uniform.
"Miss Honda, what is there on your shirt?"
"Eh Yuki-kun?" She looked down on her uniform, the stain was that of blood, it seems the girl was bleeding on her side and the mark had gotten on Tohru's uniform.
"The girl is bleeding!" Kyo yelled.
"AH!" Everyone in the room yelled in union.
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Hatori came later that night and bandaged the still unconscious girl. Yuki asked,
"Hatori is she alright?"
Hatori began to put his instruments away, "She will live it was just a small wound on her side, her head seemed as if she had been hit hard but she will pull through, now I'm not sure when she will wake so I think it would be best if I stay just in case…"
"Ooh Tori-chan, you going to stay for a meal made by my house wife?"
"Stop calling her that you dumb dog! She's not with your house wife!"
"Oh no it's alright Kyo-kun I don't mind, what would you like to eat Hatori-san?" Tohru smiled happily at Hatori, and trying to calm Kyo down before he killed Shigure.
"You stupid Cool then I can stay too, can't I Hatori?"
Hatori looked at Haru then sighed, "Alright you can stay as well…"
Back in the kitchen Shigure began annoying Hatori as usual,
"cat, be quiet or you'll wake the girl up…" Yuki didn't get to finish his sentence for the girl had already woken up and was standing there in the kitchen with a blank look on her face.
"Where am I…?"