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Disclaimer- I do not own Fruits Basket in any way, shape, or form.
Sakura POV
I sat on the flat roof of Ayame's shop, quietly listening to his conversation.
"Minnneeee! We need to fit this dress order! The customer is expecting it to be finished tomorrow, chop chop!"
"Oh, okay! I'll get right to it!" called a cheerful voice that I assumed to be that Mine girl.
Hmm...
Does Ayame love that girl?
...
Yay! Revenge opportunity!
I quietly stripped, the sudden cold causing me to change, which is what I wanted. I slipped inside the store under the door, silently infiltrating the shop. I smelled Ayame's familiar scent. Looks like he still likes strawberries...I can tell he eats alot. (A/N ^^") And then there was another...the sickeningly pure smell hung in the air, intoxicating. How does Ayame stand it? Slithering under some bolts of brightly colored fabric, I waited. After what seemed to be an hour, footsteps could be heard.
The source of that horrible sweet scent came towards me. Target spotted! When her clothed leg came into view, I darted forward, sharp fangs bared. She shrieked loudly when I bit her leg, ejecting my poison into the wound. Naturally, Ayame came running.
"Mine! What's wrong?" He asked, very, very worried.
"It...it bit me!" She cried between tears.
The silver haired man's gaze traveled down to me. He raised an eyebrow.
"A snake? I thought that there was something wrong. But how did it get in here?"
I could see the realization dawn on him as soon as his expression change.
"Sakura! What in the name of fashion is wrong with you?" he roared.
"Youuu desserved it!" I hissed angrily between my teeth.
"You finally found someone you truly love, and now it's my turn to destroy it! Like you desstroyed ussss!"
I was lifted violently into the air, my long body being grasped by the center. Ayame's grip was firm.
"Tell me! Did you poison her?" He demanded
I turned my head away, sighing.
"Who can say?"
He squeezed me even tighter at my response.
"SAY IT! TELL ME NOW!"
I winced.
"She's going to die within a day. Have fun with her while you can!" I said cheerfully. I bit his hand, careful not to poison him, as suffering through this is much worse than dying. He released me, and I slithered away. I came face to face with the girl.
"You, a lowly girl, don't deserve a person like Ayame. You wretch, you aren't good enough." I sneered.
I went through the window, and then slithered to the roof to retrieve my clothing. Mission accomplished.
Yuki POV
Shigure was on the phone with Ayame, and he slammed the phone down, angry.
Apparently something had happened to Ayame. Like I cared much. But since Shigure was unusually shaken up about it, I asked him.
"What happened?"
Shigure was completely distorted.
"It's Mine..she's going to die."
My eyes widened.
"But...how? What happened?" i asked, worried.
"Sakura bit her and poisoned her. Revenge, she said."
A wave of complete horror and guilt washed over me. Mine's death...is my fault. If we hadn't happened...then Mine wouldn't have died.
Shigure looked at me.
"Yuki? What's wrong?"
"Mine...her death is my fault." I murmured.
"Eh? How? You were in the house the whole time."
"Sakura and I...we used to be in a relationship. Secret, for obvious reasons. She was so happy...but Ayame found out about it, and told Akito since he hated Sakura. One thing let to another, and Sakura was in some way hurt by Akito. I broke up with her to keep things from getting worse, and to keep her from getting hurt again. She's hated Ayame ever since." My voice was tinged with sadness and remorse.
"So...Sakura wanted revenge, as that is in her nature. Hence, she wanted to kill Mine, because she was special to Ayame. Tear them apart."
I closed my eyes.
"Like us."
The older man's expression was sober; quite rare for Shigure.
"I see," he said, voice sympathetic. "I understand what Sakura did...she must be really sad."
"Yes," I said softly.
"I can't do this anymore. We should stop this."
"What? Okay. Let's go home then, Yuki."
"That's not what I meant, Sakura."
"Eh?" The confused girl turned around, her head tilted to the side.
"Stop what?"
"This. Our get togethers. These secret meetings. Seeing you. I;m tired of it."
I'm tired of the pain.
"What?" Hurt and confusion clouded her silver eyes. I'm so sorry Sakura, but this is to protect you.
"You heard me. Let's break up."
The girl in front of me began to tremble, and looked down, her silver hair falling like a curtain in front of her heart-shaped face.
"Do you regret this? Do you regret us?" she asked, voice still hopeful.
"Yes." I choked out. I'm sorry.
There was a pause before she responded.
"I see."
Her voice sounded so hollow, so broken. I'm sorry. But I can't watch you be hurt because of me. I saw her eyes close, and tears fall. Many, many tears.
"That's alright." she said, her voice suddenly steady.
She looked up, and her eyes that were once a warm, liquid grey were now a steely silver. The tears had been wiped away and there was almost no trace of them.
"I don't need your fake feelings. You pity me, don't you? You always did, you rat." Sakura snarled.
She turned away, and left my side.
There were tears in my eyes after I finished recalling the memory.
"I loved her. Very, very much. And I still do."
Shigure sighed.
"It's like that, life for the zodiac. Sad thing, isn't it?" he murmured.
"Yes. Indeed," I said, voice cracking.
"But of course, an even sadder one for us, right?" sneered a snide voice.
I turned around, and came face to face with Sakura's frosty gaze.
"The one's who don't belong. The one's who are mistakes. Didn't you say so yourself,Yuki? "
I made a mad dash for the stairs, but felt Sakura grab the collar of my shirt. Dammit, I really hate snake reflexes. So fast.
"Where do you think your going, Yuki?" she purred into my ear.
I shoved Sakura away from me.
I'm sorry.
She stumbled, and fell onto her back, her head thumping against the wood table that just happened to be behind her. Crying out in pain, she began to cry. Uh oh.
"Owww...Yuki, what was that for?" she squeaked.
It took everything in my power to keep myself from running towards her.
"I've told you before; we're done. Now, will you please stop trying to get us together? You're acting like a slut." I said coldly.
I'm so, so sorry.
Her silver eyes widened with hurt, and I stomped up the stairs before I could see any more.
Sakura P.O.V.
Did Yuki just say I was a slut?
Yup. He did.
The throbbing pain in my body was nothing compared to the pain I had on my chest. I had never stopped loving Yuki, even after we broke up. Obviously he had.
"Sakura? Are you oka-"
"What sort of question is that? The girl in front of you has been called a slut by her ex that she still loves, thrown onto the table and you're asking if she's okay? You're really a worthless idiot, aren't you? Can't you read a situation when it unfolds right in front of you?" I snarled, venting out my pain and anger at Shigure.
I kicked the table out the door, the paper tearing with a loud rip and made a mad dash for the roof where I knew Kyo would be. He had about 2 hours before he left to train at the dojo, so I guessed he would be there. Sure enough, the hot-headed male was sitting comfortably on the surface, looking up at the sky. I wrapped my arms around his neck, and whispered in his ear.
"Whatcha lookin at?"
The cat didn't jump; he sighed instead. I raised an eyebrow. Oh? When did this happen?
"Clouds." he answered lamely.
I sat in his lap, legs to the side. I played with his bright orange har.
"Clouds?"
"Yea, clouds. Gotta problem with that?"
"No. It's just so weird for you to be calm like this..." I murmured softly.
"Really?"
"Yes."
Kyo looked at me worriedly.
"What's the real reason, Sakura?"
"Eh?" I looked up at him.
"Tell me. Why did you come up here? You would never be here on your own; you're afraid of heights."
"Because you were here. I wanted to see Kyo." I lied.
"The truth, Sakura!" Kyo demanded fiercely, getting impatient.
I stared into his warm maroon eyes for a moment, before I felt myself totally melt like candle wax under his searching gaze. My vision blurred, and I buried my face in his chest. Kyo stiffened, then awkwardly began patting my hair. The words that I have been holding back spilled out of my mouth all at once.
"I hate Tohru so much! Yuki is all Tohru this, Tohru that! She is a demon. I despise her! Why does she have to live here? Doesn't she have a house? It's like Tohru is everything Yuki thinks about; it makes me so mad! He even plants strawberries for her! It's like he's forgotten all about me! About us!"
The last words slipped out of my mouth before I could stop them; I had never told Kyo about Yuki and mine's relationship.
He listened to me patiently as I ranted; I knew that he liked Tohru. It was so obvious from the way he looked at her. Even though I had said things about Tohru, he has still listened to me.
"Us? What us?"
I closed my eyes.
"Planes...many, many paper planes..."
