Trapped on a Ferris Wheel,

A Fruits Basket Fanfic by Sweetboxer

Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket. I also don't understand Japanese honorifics well. If someone could help me out with that, I'd be very grateful. I want my story to sound accurate.


Chapter 2: CUTEST COUPLE!

(This CAN'T be safe!) Tohru thought, as a high pitched scream continued to emit from her throat. She would have cried but the wind that was whipping her hair every which way also made it impossible for any moisture to collect under her eyes, or any part of her face for that matter. She mentally wrote out her will as the car tossed her back and forth. She wanted to check on Kyou to see if he was still alive, but the turns and twists of the devilish ride kept jerking her head every which way, and she couldn't keep it pointed in his direction long enough to get a clear picture. She felt like a rag doll being shaken by the teeth of some vicious dog. Her scream was as jerky as the coaster itself, going from 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAA– ' at the initial drop, to something more like 'AAAAAAaaAaAaAaAaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAaaaAa– oof– ugh– AAAAAhhhhhaaaaAAAAAeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee– ' .

Suddenly there was a blinding white flash that sent Tohru pannicking. (OH NO! A white light! I AM dead! No! It's not fair! I just had my first kiss with Kyou! It's not fair! Oh NO! Kyou! That means Kyou's dead too! I ruined his birthday! Ohhh I'm sorry Kyou!) She opened her eyes when she heard the sound of breaks halting and the car straightening up...and...stopping? "Okay, please use the exit located on the right! We hope you enjoyed the ride, okay?" A polite sounding woman recited, gesturing to the exit.

(Whaaaa?) Tohru thought, confused. She felt stiff as a board, and consequently couldn't find the momentum to get out of her seat. She just sat there, dumbfounded, until she felt a soft elbow from Kyou. "Tohru?" The orange haired boy called. "H-Hai?" Tohru responded nervously, turning towards Kyou, who had already stepped off the ride. He turned around and held out his hand, and with a tender grin, he asked, "Are you gonna get up, or do you wanna sit through the whole thing all over again?"

Tohru shook her head 'no' uneasily, sputtering something like, "Too soon...". She grabbed on to his hand and allowed him to pull her up. Gasping, she tripped over the lip of the car and almost landed on Kyou. Luckily, she tried to fall to the side and Kyou succeeded in grasping on to both her arms, leaving her dangling inches away from a concrete owie. As they gathered themselves and exited from the ride, Kyou noticed a crowd of people gathered around a set of television screens. One of them audibly yelled "Hey look at these morons on screen two!"

"Why would they have TV in an amusement park!" Kyou asked openly. Tohru chuckled lightly, remembering the white flash that was most likely from a camera, "Oh that? Those screens show the pictures that they took of us when we were on the ride." Kyou looked confused, "Just us?" Tohru giggled, "No, silly! Everyone on the ride gets a picture taken."

"I gotta see this." Kyou stated. Then the man who was talking about the morons on screen two turned to face them, "Hey look! It's the morons in person!" He started belly laughing. Kyou tuned around and grabbed Tohru by the arm, headed for the way out, "Then again, no I don't." They were stopped by a large cloud of confetti and balloons that seemed to come from nowhere. A man walked up to them dressed in park uniform. He handed them an envelope.

The man began his prepared speech, "Congratulations! You are deemed the cutest couple to ride The Black Dragon, and therefore we are giving you your on-ride photo absolutely free!" Kyou internally squirmed at all the attention being paid to him. Tohru opened the envelope and pulled out the picture. "Oh my gosh! I look terrible!" Tohru giggled. Kyou snickered at the image of Tohru, a look of pure fear set on her face, hair flying in about seven different directions, almost like a bush around her head. "And...Kyou!" Tohru added with much more than a giggle.

Kyou's eyes drifted to the person next to her in the picture. The orange haired boy appeared to have stepped into a windtunnel, as his face was being pulled back comically. His cheeks were practically flapping in the wind. "GAAAAHHHH! That's ME!" Kyou wanted to be angry, but he couldn't help but laugh when he looked back at Tohru, who was having a hysterical fit. She seemed to be having a hard time keeping both her sanity and balance."Kyou! Hahahaha!Did you know your face could stretch that far? You looked so silly!"

"Shut up!" Kyou said playfully, "At least I don't look like a hair demon!" After the two stopped laughing, the man spoke up again, "Well, I hope you know that's not all! Everything in the park is free to you for today! Including the photo booths, just in case you want to take more becoming pictures home with you. The tickets in the envelope I gave you say you have access to everything in the park for free, except the game prizes, which you have to win to take home. Enjoy your prizes!" And with that, he walked off.

"W-Wow, I feel so lucky!" Tohru smiled, "What do you want to do now, Kyou?" Kyou held up their photos with pleading eyes, "Burn these?" Tohru laughed, "No...I like them. Maybe we should take more at the photo booth like the man said." Kyou reluctantly nodded, "Okay, but you don't show these pictures to ANYONE, got it?" Tohru nodded, hugging on to his arm, "How about this time I pull my face back, and you can be the hair demon!" Kyou laughed a little at that one.

The photo booth was oddly large, allowing the two plenty of breathing space between each other. That meant no transforming if they were careful. Kyou and Tohru flashed their tickets under the scanner. "Hello! To take a photo, press the yellow button, please. You will have seven photos per session. Please press the yellow button." They did as commanded, and Tohru quickly pulled her face back, Kyou draping Tohru's messed up hair over his head to appear like the hair demon. SNAP! SNAP! They continued to make faces into the camera SNAP! SNAP! Then Tohru turned and kissed Kyou on the cheek. SNAP! Kyou liked that, so he turned towards her lips and kissed back. SNAP! Tohru was excited that she could finally try what she'd watched in those PG romance movies, so she rested her forearms over his shoulders and started nipping at his bottom lip with hers SNAP!

They were interrupted by the announcement "Thank you! Please exit the booth and enjoy your pictures which will be dispensed through the slot outside!" They both seemed a little embarrassed as they stepped out of the booth, blushing. Tohru bent down and grabbed the strip of pictures, but was startled by an old sounding voice, "Son– I said sonny?" It was an old man with an old woman, presumably his wife, and he was talking to Kyou, "That wouldn't happen to be the kissing booth, would it?" The man looked at his wife and gave her a frisky look. Tohru giggled, causing Kyou to blush even more.

"Well, it is now..." He said with a chuckle.


Author's Note: Real CUTE I think! It's kinda OOC I guess, but Tohru being romantic is almost always OOC. Once again to continue with the story I need A: ideas and B: maybe a Beta, so I hope someone out there has an Idea as to how the plot should go! I have small ideas. Nothing big. You see, I wrote Chapter 1 of Trapped on a Ferris Wheel as a One-Shot about 2 or 3 years ago. It's very hard to find my way again. Please help MEEEEEEE! READ & REVIEW! And give me ideas as to where you want the story to go! I can do anything as long as it's Kyoru related, and I can even put more of the characters in if you help me out with their personalities. I haven't watched or read Furuba in about two years. I still remember it but I need YOUR help with specifics! I am a good writer, I just need my sources!