Full Summary: For everything good in this world there is something bad. It is necessary to maintain balance…but not every thing bad and good is as black and white as it should be. Tohru Honda seems to the Sohmas to be a very sweet normal girl but that is far from the truth. In truth she holds a dark past and a secret that ties her bloodlines to the very curse afflicted to the Sohmas. When her past comes back to find her and bring her home, will lives be destroyed, will chaos ensue, will love bloom? And when Tohru is faced with the choice of accepting her birthright to save her homeland or forsaking her duties to stay with the family she has grown to love…where will her heart lead her to?
A/N: OK this is a new story…yes I know I have many out already but this one was stuck in my head and I had to let it out. I had this idea while watching KKM. The idea of another world with the warring tribes and such…I dunno it got the juices flowing! This is a Romance/fantasy
Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits basket but I own this story and all O.C's from Kibou.Ch.1: Waking up from a comforting reality
A dark alley in Tokyo
It was after midnight as a cool breeze swept by on the empty Tokyo streets outside of the small alleyway. Darkness engulfed the tiny passageway leaving only a slither of moonlight to wash over the tin trash lids stacked up in the alley. A tall dark hooded creature strolled leisurely down the alley searching for his comrades "Yoshino-Chan? Hikimo-Chan? Are you in here?" the hooded figure called out in a hoarse whisper as he ventured deeper into the alley. Once he made it to the end of the alley he slowly lowered his hood revealing shoulder length wavy brown hair and a pair of piercing grey eyes. "Of course Taka darling!" came a loud haughty female voice from behind him.
The cloaked figure shrieked and fell forward into a small pile of garbage, "ohohohohoho! My dearest puppy doodles did I frighten you?" the female voice inquired as the voices owner moved out of the shadows. The figure was slightly shorter than the first figure wore a long hooded robe made of black silk with a picture of a serpent stitched on to the back in silver thread. As she stepped further into the light one could clearly make out her short cut silver hair and sharp gorgeous features, her amber eyes twinkled in amusement.
"Oh no of course not Hikimo honey drops, you nearly surprised me is all" the first figure replied sweetly as he stood up and brushed a banana peel from the shoulder of his silk black robe. On the back of his robe a picture of a fierce wolf was stitched on in silver thread, the female…Hikimo giggled and jumped into the arms of her companion "oh good…Taka darling I was so worried when I hadn't heard from you all day! Oh Taka…earth is such a vile dirty place I want to leave right now!" Hikimo said dramatically.
"I know Hikimo my dearest heart…I shall be your valiant prince and take you far away from this distasteful land!" Taka declared as he held Hikimo tightly. (A/N: I bet this seems awfully familiar…can you note the similarities?) "Oh please, give it a rest you two…I swear you never seem to tire out" came a calm mature voice from the shadows causing Taka and Hikimo to jump. "YOSHINO!" they both cheered as they pounced on the third figure, "AHH! Get off me! Get off!" the young woman grunted agitatedly as Hikimo and Taka lay on top of her hugging her and squeezing her. "Yoshi-Chan! We missed you…so did you find her? Did ya? Did ya? Did ya?" Taka questioned as he and Hikimo slowly got off of Yoshino, Yoshino was also wearing a robe similar to those of her comrades except she had a picture of a grand dragon stitched into the back of hers.
"SHH! Keep it down you idiots…it's late and we don't want to cause attention to ourselves!" Yoshino whispered harshly and the other two nodded stupidly. Yoshino sighed and began to stand up and dust off her robe "now listen carefully…we only have until the red moon tomorrow night to find her so that we can help guide her through her powers…so no goofing off alright" Yoshino said firmly and the other two nodded "oh goody I cant wait to see young Tohru-sama…it's been so long" Hikimo said dreamily. Yoshino rolled her light blue eyes as she ran her long slender fingers through her long silky midnight blue hair, "well it has been 7 years since the last time we saw her" Yoshino shrugged thoughtfully.
Taka grinned perversely and rubbed his chin in thought "hmmm…yes she must be quite the young woman now…I'll bet she's gorgeous, and still as sweet as ever…and hopefully she has an ace body just like her mom…" Taka sighed dreamily. Yoshino and Hikimo both sweat dropped and promptly clobbered Taka over the head with a discarded trash can lid "calm down you damn child molester…you very well that if you even tried to do anything to the princess that Nikko-kun would kill you" Yoshino said curtly. "Yeah and so would Kira-kun…not to mention me…I mean really Taka, how could you even think of another woman while in my presence?" Hikimo scoffed and Taka smirked as he once again took her into his arms "oh my dearest Hikimo…no woman could ever replace you my angel…mi Corazon" Taka cooed lovingly.
Hikimo returned his embrace passionately "oh my heart be still" Hikimo cooed dramatically as she caressed Taka's back with her hands, Yoshino rolled her eyes "oh god…come on you two get a room already!" she snapped harshly causing the two lovebirds to be brought back to reality. "Oh…err sorry Yoshi…anyway so when do you plan to bring her back" Hikimo asked urgently, "as soon as possible…I've tracked down her location to the home of a Shigure Sohma…one of the cursed here on earth" Yoshino said in a hushed tone. Taka and Hikimo looked on in awe "wow…what a coincidence eh? Hahaha! So it's all set…. starting Tomorrow our best 3rd levels and I shall implant ourselves into her school to keep watch over her correct?" Hikimo asked as she idly twirled her hair around her finger.
Yoshino nodded "yes…after the red moon her powers will awaken so I'm entrusting her safety and training to you four until I feel the time is right for her to return home" Yoshino said formally. Suddenly something clicked in Taka's head "wait…four? I thought it was just Nina, Yumi and Hikimo?" Taka asked suddenly, Yoshino sighed and shrugged "Nikko insisted on coming…even though he knows that the 2nd levelers' out door combat assessments are supposed to begin next week…but he insists on seeing his sister" Yoshino said flatly. The other two nodded "well I guess it's understandable…as long as he doesn't try to take charge…stubborn feline!" Hikimo hissed.
Yoshino simply sweat dropped "whatever… be sure to contact to contact me when you have set up things with Tohru-sama …until then farewell" Yoshino said with a chaste smile before she was engulfed in a bright blue light and disappeared. Hikimo and Taka took her lead and did the same…disappearing into the still of the cool night.
Next Morning: Shigure's house
Tohru Honda tossed and turned in her bed wildly as the sun crept in through the small window near her bed. Tohru suppressed a small groan in her sleep as she dug her nails harshly into the skin on her left shoulder Tohru's thrashing continued as the pink comforter now resided on the floor. Tohru could feel a tingly itch washing over her shoulder as she scratched harder, "ehh….erm…n-no…please…don't m-mom…ermm" she whined in her sleep. BRII! BRII! Suddenly the shrill ring of her alarm clock woke the brown haired girl with a start causing her to fall out of bed with a loud thud.
"Eep!" Tohru squeaked as she hit the ground hard, Tohru looked around and noticed she was still in her room and sighed in relief "oh good…it was just a dream…I'm still here…with the Sohmas…still here" Tohru chanted to herself to calm herself and reassure her surroundings. Tohru slowly got up and looked at the alarm clock and smiled "oh…looks like it's time to make breakfast for everyone" Tohru beamed to herself as she quickly grabbed her toiletries and headed to the bathroom to get ready.
Downstairs: 1 hour later
Yuki, Tohru, Shigure, and Kyou sat in their usual places at the table as they enjoyed another delicious breakfast prepared by Tohru. The room was unusually quiet as they ate which unnerved the two younger men who were used to hearing Tohru's silly morning cheer, in fact right now Tohru was spaced out as she stared into her rice bowl. Tohru seemed almost in a trance, "Honda-san…are you alright?" Yuki asked a bit sleepily. Tohru snapped out of her trance and gave Yuki a quick smile "oh…err…yes! I'm fine Yuki-kun…please don't worry about me I'm just a little tired is all" Tohru said with that old cheerfulness returning quickly.
Yuki seemed satisfied with the answer and smiled back at her before returning to his food
Kyou still seemed worried and he studied Tohru's movements from the corner of his eye as she went back to lightly picking at her food as always. But something caught his eye as he saw a quick glimmer of green from under the collar of Tohru's uniform top; Kyou found himself staring at the obscured item.
To add more attention to the small stone Tohru unconsciously started to fondle the small item with her fingers. Suddenly the object seemed to glow as Tohru stroked the small stone and Kyou decided to speak "what the hell is that" he asked gruffly as he gestured to Tohru's neck. Yuki and Shigure looked over to see what the ruckus was about, the volume of his voice caused Tohru to jump slightly and accidentally pull the necklace off causing the beaded trinket to break.
"Oh no!" Tohru gasped as she held the small broken necklace in her hands delicately, suddenly Tohru's face paled and her eyes darkened with sorrow "Nikko…" Tohru whispered as she stared longingly at the jewelry. "Nikko?" Shigure asked curious as to what could possibly have made the young girl so upset; Tohru looked up at her housemates and suddenly remembered where she was and quickly hid the necklace in her pocket of her skirt. "Um…err…" Tohru stuttered as she felt her face flush under the pressure, her reaction intrigued the three Sohmas…especially Yuki and Kyou. "Who's Nikko?" Yuki asked curiously "he's no one" Tohru answered quickly and a bit coldly which they all noted as very un Tohru like, Tohru suddenly realized what she had said and decided to get out of their quick to avoid questioning "um…oh Yuki-kun, Kyou-kun…we should be going now…we don't want to be late…come on we should go" Tohru said brightly.
With that Tohru jumped up and started to gather up the dirty dishes from the table and put them away, 'hmm smooth' Shigure thought to himself as Tohru narrowly avoided the question. Yuki and Kyou just let the subject drop and they got up to gather their books and what not to go to school, "Are you ready Honda-san?" Yuki asked as he and Kyou waited by the door for their third party. "Coming!" Tohru called over to them as she came from the kitchen to join them, "ok let's go!" Tohru chirped as she grabbed the two boys' hands and began to walk out of the house and down the beaten path to their high school.
At school
Once the trio arrived at school they all went to their classroom, Yuki and Tohru chatted about the homework assignment from the previous night while numerous fan girls seethed with jealous anger. Kyou was engrossed in another irate game of Dai hin min with Uotani and a few others as they waited for the teacher. "Revolution carrot top! Read em' and weep!" Uotani jeered as she threw down her four cards on the desk, the other players all groaned and threw down their cards in defeat…all except Kyou. Kyou stood up angrily and leaned over the desk at the blonde ex-Yankee "hell no! You must have cheated ya damn Yankee!" Kyou sneered; Uotani scowled and began to roll up her sleeves as she leaned in closer to him "hey it's not my fault you suck! I won that hand fair and square cat lover…so why don't you try to be a man and deal with it!" she hissed.
Kyou was fuming now "oh man! You better be thankful that you're a chick or else I'd knock your block off!" Kyou yelled s he slammed his fist on the desk causing the rest of the class to turn and stare. "Ah! K-Kyou-kun…Uo-Chan…ehh…please don't fight…" Tohru protested as he two friends became locked in a death stare. Yuki simply shook his head "stupid cat" he mumbled as Uotani grabbed at Kyou's collar and jacked him up across the tabled, "oh yeah? Well that wont stop me from dragging your sorry ass all up and down the hallways!" Uotani threatened as she pushed Kyou back across the table. "Why you!" Kyou growled as he prepared to lunge at Uotani but he was stopped by a hand roughly grabbed the back of his shirt and pulled him backwards abruptly. "Now if you two don't cut it out right now I'll paint the pathway to hell red with both of your blood!" came a deadly cheerful voice from behind Kyou.
He turned around to come face to face with a beautiful young woman with short silver hair and bright amber eyes.
"Who the hell are you?" Kyou asked after a while pulling himself from the woman's grasp and turned around to get a better look at the new individual. The woman was wearing a tight mid thigh length black shift dress with a short black and red trimmed blazer and blood red stiletto pumps. Suddenly Tohru stood up from her seat and locked eyes with the strange woman as she felt her heart race wildly in her chest 'I-I must be dreaming…how…how did she?' Tohru thought to herself. "Hikimo-san?" Tohru blurted out excitedly and the woman smiled brightly "Tohru-sama! It's so nice to see you again dear…and to answer the little redhead's question…my name is Hikimo and I am your substitute teacher for the time being…you may call me Hikimo, sensei, Hikimo-san, gorgeous…whatever!" Hikimo said with a dismissive flick of her wrist.
The students all stared at her blankly as she set down her briefcase "Ok students…well we'll also be having a new student in class as well…a friend of mine actually...ohohohoho!" Hikimo giggled as she walked over to the door. Tohru sunk back into her seat and rubbed her temples "Honda-san…do you know that woman?" Yuki asked politely and Tohru nodded, Hikimo turned back to the class as she opened the door "this is Nina…. our new transfer student" Hikimo said happily as the new person entered the room. She had shoulder length golden blonde hair tied back in two pigtails and large pink eyes and was of course wearing the girl's uniform; she was slender and a little shorter than Tohru. "Hello everyone! I'm so happy to be here…I hope we can all be great friends," the girl said cheerfully as she skipped into the room and took an empty seat.
For a moment the girl's pink eyes locked with Tohru's azure orbs and the girl's face relaxed into a familiar smile causing Tohru to smile back reminiscently, Nina quickly turned away and proceeded to take a seat in the back of the class. Hikimo pouted her rouge lips as she leaned onto her desk "now Nina-Chan…don't be so anti social…please sit up front with everyone else" Hikimo chirped happily but Nina giggled "hehe don't worry I'm just fine Hiki-Chan…um I mean Hikimo sensei!" she said brightly as she began to remove the note book and supplies from her tan satchel. Hikimo sighed as she brushed a lock of hair from her face "ok…well…alright students today we will be discussing Polynomials…whatever the hell those are" Hikimo added under her breath.
Tohru's head was spinning and her heart was racing all the while as everyone else went back to their regular lessons, 'why…why are they here…. how did they find me after 7 years? What could they want…I wonder if this has to do with the death of Lyracis?' Tohru pondered as she stared out the window near her seat into the murky blue sky remembering day long since past. But as Tohru continued to study her musings rather than the lesson she was being carefully studied by three sets of eyes, one maroon, one purple and one pink.
Lunch
The bell had just rung to signify the start of lunch for the classes and the students were being dismissed from class. Tohru however seemed unfazed by this as she continued to stare out of the lonely window locked in her thoughts. Her face held a serious stony expression and her eyes seemed hazy, as she was lost in her thoughts. Yuki and Kyou had both long since been worried as they stood relatively near Tohru's desk, "what the hell is wrong with her? She seems spacier than usual," Kyou grunted impatiently. Yuki rolled his eyes at the disgruntled cat and reached out a hand to tap Tohru's shoulder "Honda-san…?" Yuki said softly.
Suddenly a small tan hand darted out in front of Yuki's hand and grabbed it, keeping it mid air as it started to descend to Tohru's shoulder. "I wouldn't recommend doing that…she is very jumpy …it's not a smart move" came a bubbly voice from behind Tohru's chair. It was Nina; the petite girl let a toothy grin spread across her face as she released Yuki's hand. "Hey you're that new student aren't you?" Kyou asked the new comer aggressively but his question fell on deaf ears as Tohru began to blink out of her stupor "huh…oh um…I'm sorry what were you saying?" Tohru asked embarrassedly as she shook her head free of her thoughts and looked over at Kyou who had just spoken.
But before Kyou could reply Tohru caught sight of Nina and her eyes widened slightly "Nina-kun…what a nice surprise!" Tohru said as she stood up and faced the other girl beaming. Nina's face melted into a warm smile "It's been a while Sakura-sama" Kimi said with a soft bow. Kyou and Yuki gave the girl confused looks but before they could question the girl Tohru spoke up "yeah it has… and please, it's Honda...Tohru Honda. Tohru is just fine though…I prefer that" Tohru said with a small smile. Nina quirked her lips into a smirk " as you wish Tohru-sama," the girl said again with a nod.
Suddenly Nina's eyes darted over to Kyou and Yuki and she scrunched up her nose a bit "and who are they?" Nina asked Tohru curiously, Tohru smiled and smacked her hand to her head "oh silly me! I forgot to introduce you! Nina-kun this is Kyou Sohma and Yuki Sohma…my friends" Tohru said as she gestured to both the bewildered boys beside her. Nina's eyes widened and she smiled excitedly "wow! So these are the infamous Sohmas? Oh boy I bet Yumi-Chan will be dying to meet them" Nina said as she grabbed Tohru's hands excitedly.
Tohru's smile brightened "Yumi is here too? Really? I haven't seen her in so long!" Tohru beamed as she jumped up and down with excitement along with Nina. Kyou and Yuki exchanged looks and sweat dropped "um…Honda-san…uhhh…" Yuki called out softly trying to get her attention, Tohru and Nina stopped and turned to face the boy with faint blushes of embarrassment. "Um…. S-sorry Yuki-kun…um were you saying something?" Tohru asked sheepishly, Nina's eyes sparkled admirably at Yuki "oooh you must be Yuki-san! Wow you're just as beautiful as I imagined!" Nina gushed as she hopped over to Yuki and grabbed his hands in hers causing the taller boy to stiffen nervously at her close proximity to his torso.
Kyou backed up cautiously 'what the hell is with this chick? Is she another fan girl?' the cat thought as the girl bore her large frosty pink eyes into his purple orbs. "Um…I'm sorry Nina-san…I um…I don't know what you're talking about" Yuki said politely, Nina squealed, "Oh of course you do! And you're polite too! Just like Yumi-Chan…I'll bet you're strong like her too! Children of the rat are always so talented! My mother always used to say-" Nina continued to gush before Tohru quickly clamped a hand over the shorter girl's mouth. Kyou and Yuki both looked suspiciously at the two females 'did she just say children of the rat? But…how could she know?' Yuki thought panicked.
'What was that all about? How does Tohru know this girl? What was she babbling on about…' Kyou wondered as he watched the new girl struggle to breath under the force of Tohru's hand. "Nina-kun. That is quite enough…please try to control yourself more…you know what happens when you get over excited…" Tohru said in a soft serious tone that sounded very unlike her. Tohru finally let go of the other girl and Nina pouted slightly "I'm sorry Sakura…I mean Tohru-sama! I know I talk to much…Nikko-san was telling me this morning, when Yoshi-san sent us to find you, that I need to calm down because if I don't I may turn…" Nina began rambling again but Tohru cut her off.
"What? You talked to Nikko? Is he here?" Tohru said with a sudden urgent curiosity and Nina nodded vigorously, Tohru gasped in shock and her face began to pale slightly as new thoughts struck her mind. 'Nikko...he's here! Oh no…it must be about Lyracis…hmm I'm so happy to see them again but…why would the wise three send Yumi, Nina and Nikko here to find me? I have to find out…could it possibly have anything to do with that dream last night?' Tohru wondered as she curled her fingers around the hem of her skirt. "What is going on Tohru? Who are Nikko and all these other weird people?" Kyou asked impatiently as he shook Tohru's shoulders, bringing her out of her thoughts.
"Who we are is really none of your concern Sohma" came a cold voice from behind Kyou, the redhead nearly jumped out of his clothes as he whipped around to face the new entity in the room "holy crap! Who the hell are you?" Kyou croaked out as his heart settled back into his chest. Standing behind him was a slim girl about Tohru's height with short sleek grayish hair and navy blue eyes; she was dressed in the girl's uniform and held a look of superior confidence. "I'm sorry that I frightened you…but really you have terrible guard…and an even worse attitude. Especially with people you've just met. How rude" the girl said in a diplomatic tone with a slight grin tweaked on her lips.
Kyou narrowed his eyes at the girl and clenched his fists 'that girl! She's so dignified and cold…almost regal. Damn it…somehow she reminds me of that damn rat…that aura that seems to peel off of her. That superior…arrogant air…. i don't know why but…I dislike her already' Kyou thought. "Yumi!" Nina chirped and she ran over and practically flung herself at the other girl who seemed at least a years or two older than them, the new girl simply sweat dropped and squirmed out from the girl's grasp "Nina-kun! Get off of me!" she protested as she squeezed the girl off.
Tohru looked up weakly at the new girl "Yumi-Chan…so you really are here" Tohru stated rather breathlessly, Yumi nodded and smiled, a warm smile…not a cold smirk or a tight grin as before…but an actual smile. "Yes it's me…long time no see. We have so much to discuss" Yumi said happily as she stepped over to Tohru and placed her hands on Tohru's hands and brought them up between them. Yumi's eyes suddenly darted to Yuki and their gazes locked, Yumi gasped slightly.
Yuki felt a strange tugging feeling from his chest and he swore he heard a small distant voice humming in his mind as he locked into the intense eyes of the girl before him, 'what's this? Who is this girl…why do I feel suddenly, as if my body were trying to rip in two? As if something inside of me was calling out to something…' Yuki pondered as he kept eye contact with the girl.
Tohru looked between Yuki and Yumi and felt a strange cold tingle down her spine "um…Yuki-kun…Kyou-kun!" Tohru blurted out causing everyone's attention to slide to her. Tohru smiled nervously and blushed "um…please…would you mind telling Sensei that I had to leave early…please I'm sorry to inconvenience you but I suddenly feel very sick" Tohru pleaded nervously as she reached down and grabbed her bag. "B-but Wait!" Yuki blurted out as Tohru began to head towards the door with her two new companions, "Where the hell do you think you're going? You know you'll get caught trying to run out the front door!" Kyou protested as he grabbed Tohru's arm to stop her from leaving the classroom.
Tohru stumbled back slightly as Kyou pulled her from the door, which caught the attentions of Yuki and Yumi, "I can't believe you! You idiot…are you trying to get yourself expelled?" Kyou yelled at the shorter brunette causing Tohru to wince slightly at the tone he used. "Leave her alone stupid cat!" Yumi and Yuki yelled at the same time causing everyone in the room to look at them and then they at each other. Yuki stared wide eyed and breathless at Yumi "w-what did you say?" Yuki asked her urgently, 'did she just call him a stupid cat? What the hell is going on here' Yuki's mind raced wildly. Yumi and Nina turned to throw serious looks at Tohru 'oh no…Yumi how could you do that…now they'll find out about the demon zodiac" Tohru thought in panic.
"We have to go now!" Tohru whispered urgently to the two other females in the room before lifting up her leg swiftly and kneeing Kyou in the side of his stomach and snatching her arm away from his grasp. Kyou fell to the side holding his stomach and looked up at Tohru in mixed shock and confusion a look mirrored in the eyes of Yuki as he watched Tohru grab her two old friends and go over to the window to open it. "What the hell?" Kyou yelled with evident hurt in his voice, Tohru turned around with tears rimming in her murky blue eyes "I-I'm sorry Kyou-kun…. Yuki-kun but…I really have to go…I promise…I'll explain someday," Tohru said as she bowed her head apologetically.
And with that Tohru grabbed Nina's hand and the two of them leapt out the window together, swiftly landing in an underlying bush to break the fall. Yumi turned back to the two Sohmas and smiled mysteriously "don't worry…assuming that Tohru-sama nor Akito-sama have told you anything about the adjoining zodiacs…you should be confused. Well just in case we don't get to see each other before Tohru-sama goes home…good bye," Yumi said curtly before she herself jumped out of the window and into the underlying bush.
Yuki and Kyou both snapped out of their stupor and rushed to the window and watched as Tohru and Nina helped Yumi out of the bush and to her feet, then just as quickly as they'd jumped they were on their feet and running from the school into the city. Yuki and Kyou watched breathlessly and helplessly as the woman of their affections ran off with a pair of strangers…possibly for good. "What did that girl mean…'going home'…what the fuck is going on?" Kyou grumbled as he gripped the window ledge in panic. Yuki looked quickly over to his cousin and couldn't help but empathize with the sad/confused look in his deep maroon eyes. He too was increasingly becoming frightened at the strange girl's words and the possible prospect of never seeing their beloved little rice ball again.
So frightened in fact that they didn't even notice the pair of gleaming silver eyes peaking out at them from the hallway and smirking, "and so begins and ends the reign of Tohru Sakura…and brings about the age of power and chaos" the voice said sinisterly as it faded from the shadows and out of sight.
A/N: Ok that was my first chapter…I know it was really bad…but I had to put this idea out there! Please review and tell me whether I should continue or not. If I don't get any reviews or all bad ones…I'll delete it but if I get reviews that are good I'll continue! I have lots of ideas for this story so hopefully I can continue it! Please don't flame me to bad! REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! – Love, Chizz