Title: Keep Your Head Up
By: Author 888
Disclaimer: The only person who owns Fruits Basket is Takaya-san. Momiji-kun may also own it. I don't know. Do you?
Note: Yay! The sequel to "You Were Mine", that wonderful fanfiction that got over 100 reviews! Everybody take a moment to give your applause to these wonderful reviewers and the wonderful writer. It's been about 5 months since the last chapter of "You Were Mine". Tiburo has had his third birthday, and Tohru has started to get over Kii, but she still hasn't fully gotten over it.
When your heart is free
It's easy to make a decision
When your head is clear
You can know you have good judgment
But when your life is turning topsy-turvy
And you have no reason for what's deserving
We'll follow these words the Father sent to me.
He said:
"Keep your head up
Don't say you love me
Walk away from
All that is hurting
Find your power
You know you're strong
Take that step and it will help you along."
When your mind's at ease
Sleep comes so much more peacefully
When you start to dream
There's a wonderful end to everything
But when your life is turning topsy-turvy
And you have no answers for what's disturbing
Remember these words the Father sent to me.
He said:
"Keep your head up
Don't say you love me
Walk away from
All that is hurting
Find your power
You know you're strong
Take that step and it will help you along."
Tohru sat in the chair next to the aisle. Tiburo sat next to her, Ritsu and Mitsuru next to him. The music started and everybody looked back. Kisa began to walk down the aisle, wearing a traditional uchikake. She looked beautiful in the white kimono, walking towards the altar. Hiro waited for her there. It was time for their wedding.
Tohru hoped that her relationship would not end the same way her marriage did. Yuki left her for Rin, and then was left by Rin. He thought he could get away with loving a whore in her house. She chased him out.
Since then, Tohru has calmed down. Little Tiburo is three now. He has not smiled since his sister died, only forced smiles when they were needed. He missed his father but loved his mother.
Kisa passed Tohru and stopped to hug her. Then, she proceeded to Hiro, smiling. She reached him, and the ceremony proceeded until they kissed. After that, Tohru looked down the row and noticed that Ritsu was crying, dripping tears onto his tomesode(1), possibly staining it with the storm of tears.
Yuki and Hatori were the only people that did not make it to the wedding. Nobody had seen Yuki since Tohru kicked him out. Hatori had disappeared long ago. Apparently, he had moved to Hokkaido. All that they knew was that he would be at the family reunion in the next month.
The reception came, and everybody began to speak, dance, eat, and have fun. The honorary couple was dancing all the time. All the couples seemed to enjoy the dance.
Momiji ran to Tohru, almost hugging her. "How are you doing, Tohru-kun? I haven't seen you in almost a year." He was jumping up and down, still acting like the Momiji she remembered. Momiji had gone to Britain to study and only was allowed to visit once in a while.
"I'm fine." Tohru let out a genuine smile. She had missed Momiji's cheerful attitude that was always there no matter what happened.
"Where's Yuki? I haven't seen him yet! I want to say hello!"
"I don't know."
"You don't know? I thought you married him. I remember going to the wedding."
"We got a divorce."
"Oh, I didn't know. I'm sorry, Tohru."
"It's okay… I'm getting over it."
"That's good to hear! See ya! I'm going to greet more people!" Momiji ran in the opposite direction of Tohru, heading to where Hana and Uo sat.
Tiburo tugged at his mother's shirt. "Mommy, I'm getting sleepy. Can we leave soon?"
"Sure." She smiled at her child. "I love you."
Tiburo had already run off to say his goodbyes to everybody. Tohru had decided to wait for a while before starting. She wanted to make sure everything would be all right, even if only for the moment.
She heard something outside. What could that be? Tohru began to get curious. She waited for the sound to repeat, but, after three minutes, decided that it probably would not repeat.
She walked around to everybody, telling them goodbye. "Goodbye, Sissy." Kisa did not want Tohru to leave yet.
"I'll see you tomorrow. I promise." Tohru hugged Kisa then turned to Hiro. "Don't be Yuki." She then left the building.
"Keep your head up
Don't say you love me
Walk away from
All that is hurting
Find your power
You know you're strong
Take that step and it will help you along."
Why give up?
This time you can win
Why give up?
It's time to begin
Why say in your heart
What he's gonna do?
Our guide says
It's time to choose you
"Keep your head up
Don't say you love me
Walk away from
All that is hurting
Find your power
You know you're strong
Take that step and it will help you along."
(1)Tomesode- everybody who read my last fiction, you must… MUST be tired of hearing of these kimono. Tomesode are formal kimono that are worn to the wedding of a close relative. It has a black background to contrast with the white Uchikake but has a colorful obi and lower half. This signifies a happy occasion.
Note: That has to be the worst chapter I have ever written of anything. It is short, choppy, and hard to understand. I'm sorry! Gomen nasai! Forgive me!
