Scattered Papers
Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya. I do not own the original storyline, characters, or anything else legally associated with Fruits Basket. No profit is being made from this.
Note: I have not written for a long time, so please forgive me if I'm rusty. I'm going to try to reconcile my old style and conventions in this, and make it something even better. Thank you for reading. (Also, this is told in first person from Tohru's point of view).
Scattered Papers: ch. 1
I never really visited Shigure's room. When I did, it was only for cleaning duties, or to find something for him; but even then, it was always very tidy and well-kept, with surprisingly few personal items. Shigure's room was a lot like a clean slate to me, but I never really even thought about it anyway.
I was alone in the house one day. Shigure had taken Yuki and Kyo to a meeting at the Sohma House; they had been going a lot lately, but I guess it just slipped my mind to realize they had been away from home so much lately. I decided that something constructive would be a good treat for idle hands that day, so I went upstairs to see if I could clean up Yuki's room. On the way up though, I passed a door I rarely took notice of, Shigure's room, and a paper was sticking halfway out under the door. Thinking it wasn't a good idea to snoop, I reached for the paper to quickly push it back under the door...but not before I saw something. My eye instinctively caught my name several times on the page, and I stopped abruptly. Reversing my action, I raised the paper to my eye level and began to read.
In a neat handwriting, the letter read: Dearest Akito, as much as we owe our loyal service to you as the Head of this family, we must disagree with your decision. Tohru has been an essential asset to our household, and has never done anything to compromise our safety of the Curse. She is a kind individual and will not do anything intentionally malicious, degrading, or compromising to our family and its need for secrecy. She is still an outsider to this family, and though she may not be related to us by blood, she has grown to have an affectionate hold on all of us, and continually assures us she will not betray our secret. With best regards, Shigure Sohma
After reading the letter, I felt immediately that I had done something wrong. I should not have read Shigure's letter, and I should not have done anything to anger Akito. I was unsure of what I had done to threaten the security of the Sohma family, but I felt immensely frightened I would be kicked out, or my memory erased.
Note: I know it was a very short first chapter, but they will progressively get longer. Thank you very much for reading! Comments of any kind are accepted.
