Mona Lisa
Chapter 1
Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket
Note: Characters may be out of character
A beautiful blonde girl exited the local bar. Staring into the rainy street she focused her dark brown eyes. She lifted her right hand up into the gloomy air, signaling. "Taxi!" she shouted. A taxi slammed to a halt. She opened the door and put her long porcelain legs in one at a time.
"Where to miss?" The driver asked.
"Two twenty-seven Main Street," the girl spoke without any hesitation.
The drive was silent expect for the rain hitting the roof of the car and the tires splashing in the puddles on the street. After fifteen minutes of passing blurry buildings the taxi slowed to a stop. The girl handed the driver the money, "thanks," and stepped it's of car and walked up ten steps to the porch of an apartment building. Digging through her large, hot pink purse, she hunted for the key to enter her home.
"Ah-ha, gotcha!" She shoved the key into the lock, spun it to the right, and pushed open the door. Once inside, the blonde girl waltzed up three flights of stairs and turned down the hallway. Stopping in front of room 353, she grabbed the ring of keys, and chose a different key than before. But again inserted the key into the lock in the door, turned it to the right, and pushed the door open.
"Home, finally!" The girl pulled off her blue heels and blonde wig. Her long brown hair fell down to about her waist. She walked over to her home phone and pushed the voicemail button, then walked into her bedroom.
"You have three new voice messages. First message, received today at nine thirty-three AM." Her voicemail spoke to her.
"Tohru, hey, it's Arisa. Just calling to see what's up! Saki is coming over tonight and we are going out! Call me back of you wanna go!"
"Next message, received today at twelve oh nine PM."
"Tohru, it is your aunt. Your grandfather is having a birthday party on Saturday. And for some reason he wants you there... So you better be there."
"Last message, received today at five twenty-nine PM."
"Hey it's me. Come by tomorrow, I got some more."
"You have no new messages. To play your messages again press-" Tohru walked out of her bedroom dressed in a soft pink sweat suit and turned off the voicemail.
"What a long day..." She looked at the clock on her microwave, 11:31 PM. "Hmmm." Tohru grabbed her purse and pulled out a pink flip phone that had black rhinestones on the top in the shape of a heart. Flipping it open, Tohru flicked her thumbs over the buttons. She pulled up a new draft for a text message.
Tohru: hi. just got home from work. got your message.
Tohru set down her phone on the couch and sat next to it. Grabbing the television remote and she turned on the television. Not really caring what was on, Tohru sat there and stared at the screen.
BZZZZZ BZZZZZ, her phone began to vibrate. Picking up the cell phone, she looked at the screen. 1 NEW TEXT MESSAGE.
Manabe: hey. took you long enough.
Tohru: I know! sorry. they had me work a double shift.
Manabe: damn. I wanted you to come by.
Tohru: I will be there tomorrow morning. want to go with me to pick up my paycheck?
Manabe: sure.
END
- Cocos -