My first and probably only Fruits Basket fic. It takes place in the first few chapters, when Shigure and Yuki are thinking about making Tohru forget everything. Well, in this fic, they act on it.
The song at the end is Folkin' Around by Panic! At the Disco
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"I'm so sorry, Tohru," he said as he brought the needle closer.
Relax, my mind tells me. It's only Yuki.
He won't ever hurt you.
The needle slipped between the layers of the skin on my arm.
The pain… he was hurting me.
Trust him, Tohru.
Why?
The syringe was still stuck in my arm. My eyes closed without my permission.
What's happening? I screamed from inside my head.
Relax, Tohru. He has a good reason for this. Just breathe.
I followed my instructions.
In. Out. In. Out. I slowed my breathing down immensely, and when I looked, the needle was gone.
And so was Yuki.
On my arm, though, was a small dot of red blood.
Instantly, my breathing speeded up again.
"Tohru, in and out. Don't breathe so fast."
My mind was talking to me again. Wait, no, it wasn't my mind, it was someone else.
Yuki was standing at the door, face dispassionate.
"Why?" I whispered; it was getting too hard to talk. "I promised that I wouldn't tell anyone."
"Tohru, it's easier this way. I promise."An unnamable emotion flickered across his face.
With that, everything started fading and my vision turned black.
The last thing I heard was Yuki's voice. I felt his breath on my cheek as he said, "Goodbye, Tohru."
And then it was all gone.
And I forgot everything.
~8~8~
I've forgotten how to sing
Before I sung this song
I'll write it all across the wall
Before my job is done
And I'll even have the courtesy
Of admitting I was wrong
As the final words before I'm dead and gone