Scars of the Sisters
Start: 5/10/2013 Finish: 7/22/2013
Summary: The Ohayashi twin sisters have a big secret. Younger twin, Chika, can turn into a leopard while her sister, Akahana, has strong empathic abilities. They've lived a hard life, and both girls bear many scars, both physically and emotionally. Their gifts (or curses) bring both misery and, very recently, a special bond in the form of two very special Sohma boys, Yuki and Haru. Haru/OC with Yuki/OC
[Author's Note: Helllllooooooo FanFiction! 'tis I, CosmicHorse, returned from … wherever the hell I was… anywhos, behold, my newest fic, Scars of the Sisters. Yes, it is my first anime fic and my first Fruits Basket fic. Yes, it is co-written with my dearest friend GodlyJewel. Yes, yes, yes. So many yesses and so little time. Now, read and review please. They make me smile and smiles are happiness. Happiness is contagious… like the Black Plague… but what people actually want to catch haha. Alright, shutting up. ~CosmicHorse]
Chapter 1
(Chika's POV)
I was panicking. It was just my first day of school and I was going to be late! I clutched my book bag tighter and started to run. My sister, Akahana, had left way before me, warning me not to be late but, of course, I had slept in. 'Shit, you idiot! Stupid, stupid leopard! You're going be late your first day of school you stupid!' my mind yelled at me and I ran faster.
"Make a hole!" I shouted as I neared a group of students. "Make a hole!"
They all but dove out of the way as I blazed passed them. "Sorry!" I shouted over my shoulder, not really meaning it but said it anyway.
I skid a little bit as I reached a corner. Great, another group of kids. These guys looked a little older than the first group. It looked like some boys, a few girls and a little kid. One had outrageous orange hair while another, beating up on an older guy in glasses had white hair with black roots. The other boy had dark grey hair and the girl had mouse brown hair. The kid was a stark blonde. Though, I couldn't really judge. My own hair was rather crazy looking as well. It was long and tan with black and dark brown underneath. I had braided it, as I usually do, so the mid-thigh length looked like a tail as I ran. "Make a hole!" I shouted again, all of them looking at me.
Most of them moved but the guy with white hair wasn't very fast so I barreled into him, knocking him to the ground. I blushed heavily as I ended up straddling him with my hands on either side of his head. "Sorry. Love to stay and chat but I've gotta run!" I said, pushing off him and sprinting off again, just in time to get to my class as the teacher called, "Chika Ohayashi?"
"Here!" I said loudly, panting lightly.
"You're late." He said and I sighed.
Great, run into a rather cute guy trying to get to class on time and I'm still late. Akahana was going to ream into me later for this! I slunk into an open desk and unpacked my book bag. I got a few weird glances from others in my class so I glared hard at them, my yellow-brown eyes threatening them to say anything. They looked away quickly. Two more people entered the classroom and I glanced at them, gasping in realization. It was the guy I ran into and the little kid! The guy gave me a very chill look while the kid beamed at me. "Hatsuharu, Momiji, please take your seats." The teacher sighed as they entered.
The guy, Hatsuharu, sat in the desk next to me while the kid, Momiji took the desk in front of him. The teacher started rambling about stuff we were supposed to be learning when Hatsuharu leaned toward me. "I'm Hatsuharu Shoma." He whispered, catching my eyes.
"Nice to meet you." I whispered in reply. "The name's Chika Ohayashi."
He nodded before turning his attention to the teacher, a lazy expression on his face. I smiled lightly before paying attention as well. It has never been easy for me to make friends. My dad is a sailor so my family moved around a lot. Since my mom died a few months ago, my dad asked to be permanently stationed here in Japan rather than moving around a lot. The company he worked for agreed and we moved here from America. I felt tears coming to my eyes so I squeezed them shut before opening them and giving my notes a hard look. I don't cry, especially not in public next to a cute guy in a new class.
Class ended quickly and we were dismissed for lunch. Hatsuharu and Momiji hung around after class, apparently waiting for me since I had to talk to my teacher. I have a weird learning habit that I felt like I needed to inform him about. He smiled and said that it was perfectly alright for me to take my tests in another room so I could read the questions out loud. I thanked him and left. "Chika right?" Hatsuharu said calmly as I exited the classroom.
"Hatsuharu correct?" I asked back, giving him a smirk.
"Yea. This is my cousin, Momiji." He said, pointing to the blonde boy.
"Hi! It's nice to meet you!" Momiji said happily, making me a bit irked.
I smiled politely and said, "Nice ta meet you."
"Do you want to eat lunch with me and my cousins? Other than Haru, their second years." Momiji asked, getting into my space.
"Um yea that'd be cool." I replied, smiling. "I'll have to bum some lunch off my sister though… I kinda forgot mine…" I said, playing with my braid.
"I'll share with you." Haru said, giving me a small smile.
"Thanks but Akahana usually packs extra for me. I'm a little scattered brained as of late." I said, smiling genuinely at him.
He nodded and started walking while Momiji grabbed my hand and made me walk between him and Haru. "You sound different. Where are you from?" Momiji asked me as we walked.
"Oh all over." I said, wiggling my hand free so I could talk with my hands. "My dad's a sailor so my family traveled all over the world. I spent lots of time in Egypt, Spain, Italy, Africa, China, India, Brazil, and, recently, America. That's probably why I sound different."
"Wow!" Momiji said, looking at me with awe. "That sounds like fun! Do you speak all those languages?"
"Nah. I speak Spanish, German, Italian and Egyptian fluently while my sister managed African, Chinese, Indian and Portuguese. We both learned English and already spoke Japanese before we started moving." I replied.
"That's really awesome!" Momiji said as we entered the lunch room. "We'll go sit down while you look for your sister alright?"
I nodded and they left. My eyes scanned for my twin and I saw her with the grey haired boy from before. "Akahana!" I called, skipping over to her but came up short where her hard eyes drilled into me.
"Chika, I told you not to be late to your class," Akahana groaned. "Geeze, you're such a scatterbrain sometimes."
I smiled sheepishly. "Yea, yea I know. It won't happen again tomorrow." I said, playing with my braid from nervous habit. "Say, could I… maybe… hijack some of your lunch? I forgot mine this morning…"
"Here." She handed me a bento box. "I saw it on the counter. You really need to stop rushing out of the house."
I took it and dropped to a knee, taking her hand. "Thank you so much my beloved sister! Without you, I am like a lost cause in the snow drifts of life. You, my dear, are my saving grace." I said dramatically before laughing and dodging her swipe. "Thanks sis!" I said, scampering off before she could get me.