I do not own Fruits Basket or any other series referenced to in this fanfiction.
I will be doing things a little differently. This story will consist of scenes that weren't a part of the series, but I thought you might enjoy them. These chapters could have been discarded because they were slowing the story down or it didn't fit into the story right. For these reasons, some of the characters may be out of character or the chapter will drag on forever. Please forgive these mistakes as I have posted these for you to enjoy. I have also stated the bare minimum needed to complete the scene; I won't make anything too long or interesting since these aren't truly part of the story. Please remember; these chapters have NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with the plot or effect of my story. Thank you.
This chapter is one of the many sketches that I thought would make a third book off of. In this sketch, the Sohmas are so connected with Akito that they try to prevent him from getting sick. This chapter would have been the opening chapter for the story, thus it may not have the best introduction for my plot bunny. Yuki is at the main house with Akito and he's sick. This entire chapter can be a little disturbing, but if I see the need, I will put author's notes before and after the graphic scene.
Yuki awoke; he opened his eyes to the dark room before him. He looked at the ceiling, wondering where he was considering this was not his bed room. As soon as he heard a gentle voice, he knew exactly where he was.
"My dear Yuki, you have awoken." The rat bolted upright from where he was laying on the floor. He was gasping for air that he couldn't receive, sweat dripped from his forehead. He curled up defensively as Akito made his way across the room; terrible memories flashed through his mind.
I'm not sure if I should censor this or not, but here's a short paragraph of one way Akito terrorized Yuki as a child.
"Do you know what people do to rats, Yuki?" Akito's voice rang through the dark room. Yuki curled up tighter, fearing the other child with his mind, body, and soul. The young god had a small shoe box in his hand; inside the box the familiar skittering of paws was heard. The boy dropped the box on the ground and raised his foot. He brought his foot down on the shoe box; the mouse inside it gave half of a terrified shriek before it was crushed. Sickening snaps, as well as the sound of splattering blood was heard throughout the room. Yuki felt sick.
The flashback is over, please continue reading.
In the present, the rat felt physically sick. With a whimper, he lurched to the side, throwing up violently. When he was done, he curled up on his side, writhing from the pain in his stomach. He jolted suddenly when he heard something next to him. He glanced up at Akito before curling up tighter, putting his arms over his head.
"Don't hurt yourself," Akito cautioned, reaching forward tentatively.
"No, no," Yuki cried. "I'm sorry! Please, don't—!"
"Calm down," Akito commanded gently. He wrapped his arms around Yuki and brought the other into his lap. Yuki went limp in his arms as the exhaustion of fever overtook him. "You have a fever. I'm sorry we couldn't get you home, but you'll be fine. Everything's alright, just rest."
"I'm sorry," Yuki whispered. "I shouldn't have acted like that."
"It's alright," Akito assured him.
"I don't feel good," Yuki whispered. Akito stroked his face calmly as he fell asleep once more. Akito cared for the rat; the rat had always been his favorite. The rat now knew that god cared.
I know it's short; this is another reason why these weren't posted. Because you're all used to six-page long documents, I will include a different plot as well. This would have also been the first chapter of VW3, had my plot corresponded with it. Sadly, this idea was abandoned. I had planned ahead for this plot, but in the end, it didn't work out. I might post more of it in the future.
Akito and Okami were sitting outside like they normally did in the mornings. Okami was looking at the sky; the sakura trees were shedding their blossoms in the late summer. Akito smiled gently at her; he liked that Okami would give him his space. He looked back at the ground tiredly. He didn't feel well, but it wasn't like his usual illnesses. He was nauseas and it felt as if something was constantly under his skin, like an insect. He felt the bug crawl across his neck and immediately put his hand up to scratch it. His hand never made it that far, however, because a sudden wave of dizziness came over him and he swayed to the floor. Okami noticed this and knelt beside her master immediately, calmly. She was used to his sickness, so she methodically put his head in her lap and began rubbing his back.
"Master Akito," she murmured. "What's wrong?"
"I don't feel so good," he whispered, tensing in distress. Okami was slightly concerned, he was usually more specific than that, but reached inside with one of her vectors to ring the bell by the bedside table. It was then that Akito began spitting up blood. In a matter of minutes, Hatori walked in, head bowed in submission towards the young servant girl.
"You summoned me?" he asked.
"It's Master Akito, he doesn't feel well," she said calmly. Hatori nodded seriously and carried Akito inside. Okami was about to leave, like she always did when Hatori treated Akito, but a shout from the young god stopped her.
"Don't leave!" he cried. "Please, I don't want to be alone!"
"You're never alone, Akito," Okami said, but she stood by his bedside and gripped his hand firmly. The sleeve of his kimono rolled down to reveal a bruise in the shape of a hand across his arm. Okami gasped, immediately knowing what was wrong, but said nothing, and hoped Hatori didn't notice.
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"Okami," Hatori began. "Can we talk in my office?"
"Yes," Okami murmured, rising to her feet and following him down a few hallways. She sat down in his office; he did so as well, but he did it much slower. He put a hand over his face.
"Okami," he began awkwardly. "You know about the curse, and about Akito's place in it?"
"Akito is the god of the Zodiac," Okami nodded. "He will die in order for the Zodiac to live."
"Well, I believe that it is his time," Hatori continued. "And I know that you may want to be by his side the whole time—" Okami bristled. "—but since you may die with Akito, I don't want you to contract the illness. It's not contagious, but we can't take any chances. You're going to live with Shigure for a while." As if on cue, Shigure stood in the doorway. "If Akito gets better or he… passes on… you will be allowed to come back to the main house. Do you understand what you have to do?"
Okami took this time to speak by rising to her feet and slamming her fist on the table.
"That's not how it works," she growled. It was clear that sweet Okami was gone. "You can't stop the curse, and you can't stop the pact. If I can't stay with Akito, you're just killing him faster! I thought you knew this! Fine, I get it; you do want Akito dead. Then why spare me, huh? You—" she pointed at Hatori. "Go commit suicide with your sleeping pills."
"Okami—"
"And you—" she pointed at Shigure this time. "Go to the mountains and die!" she began to turn from side to side rapidly. "DIE! DIE! ALL OF YOU JUST DIE ALREADY!"
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"Okami?" Shigure asked quietly, standing in the doorway. "Dinner is ready. I'd understand if you're not hungry, but…"
"Okay, Shigure," Okami said, rising off the bed and giving him a smile. It made Shigure relax slightly, knowing that she didn't need the comfort no one was ready to give her.
"Whenever you're that cheerful, it makes me wonder if you're just waiting for me to turn around so that you can kill us all," he muttered as he walked down the stairs. The others were still sitting quietly at the table. Tohru was sitting on the end of the table, which was odd since she usually sat next to Yuki or Kyo.
"You can… sit by me, if you want…" Kyo muttered. Okami smiled, her ears plushing comically to the side as she took her usual spot at the table. They all ate in silence for a few minutes.
"Will you all listen to me now?" Okami asked. The others looked up at her.
"Of course, Okami," Shigure said. "Is something wrong?"
"Very wrong," Okami said, her voice was suddenly very mature. "I know what's wrong with Akito, and it can't be helped. There is a vector inside his body. Somebody put it there."
"What do you mean?" Yuki asked.
"Somebody tore off their own vector and put it into his veins. In a few days, or even hours, the vector will retract to its owner, ripping through flesh and bone. This is someone's plot and they will manage to kill him."
"That's okay, right?" Kyo asked. "I mean, when Akito dies, we can just go back in time. If you have to die first, then Hatori can give you something to…"
"Stupid cat," Yuki barked.
"He has a good point," Okami said. "But how futile. You see, we need to resolve the problem before going back in time. I need to know who is behind this… I may die in the process, but then we can go back in time, okay?"
"O-Okay?" Shigure asked. "This is a potentially dangerous situation, what can we do?"
"Not get killed," Okami said.
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"Hello?" Okami answered the phone quietly. She had a feeling who it was.
"Okami," Hanyuu said on the other end. "I know who did this to Akito."
"Yes, who?"
"Okami, your brother is back."
Okami dropped the receiver and backed away from the phone, shaking violently. Yuki noticed this and stopped walking.
"Okami, what's wrong?" he asked. Okami began to giggle quietly, suddenly throwing herself backwards and laughing raucously. The others heard this and ran into the hallway. Okami stopped laughing suddenly and collapsed to her knees. Yuki dashed forward and held her tightly.
"Don't come," she whimpered. "Please don't come." She looked up at Yuki with tears of fear and pain in her eyes. "Please don't let him come. He hurt me worse than Akito ever hurt you." At this, Yuki's eyes widened and he became slightly stoic. "Can't you hear me? Why aren't you listening to me?! Help me, Nii-nii!" she sobbed, burying her face in his chest.
Shigure picked up the phone.
"Hanyuu, are you there?" he asked.
"I'm here," she said. "I'm guessing Okami isn't able to come to the phone now?"
"What did you tell her?" Shigure demanded.
"I can't tell you," Hanyuu said.
"I'm not taking any more excuses!" Shigure said harshly, putting his fist down on the table. "Okami may not have the name, but she's a Sohma; she's my concern. What did you tell her?"
"Her brother is coming to kill you all," Hanyuu said before hanging up. Shigure was in shock as he set the phone down once again. He turned around to see Okami in a torrent of tears, Yuki holding her consolingly. He knelt next to them.
"Okami, I'm sorry," he whispered. He put one hand forward on her head. "I'm so sorry."
"Sorry for what?! Tell us what the hell is going on!" Kyo demanded.
"Okami's brother is coming back," Yuki said. "Her real brother."
That is the end of this insert. :D I hope you all liked the ideas that I didn't end up using. If you want, I could probably write another chapter or so to continue these ideas (as I said, I had a lot written down for these). Please read my official stories, thank you.
