Falling into Fruits Baskets chapter 2: The Sohma Family is totally cursed! I awoke to a startle to find an orange haired boy staring at me. It was Kyo! Suddenly we both fell through the ceiling and landed with a crash. My fall wasn't as hard as Kyos for some reason. I looked under me and saw Tohru. "I am so sorry Tohru!" I cry. "I had no idea you were right there."
"It's okay. By the way, I forgot to ask your name last night. Would you mind telling me your name?" she asked. "Oh, my name is Jessica Smith. You can call me Jess or Jessie though," I reply. I was just about to start getting to know Tohru better when all of a sudden I hear, "Where is he? Where is that stupid rat Yuki?" Tohru and I turn to look at each other in confusion. Well, mine was obviously fake confusion. "You stupid cat, you ruined the roof and are scaring the guests. What do you want?" snapped Yuki.
"I'm gonna kick your ass Yuki! There's no way you can beat me now I've train for three whole months up in the mountains," Shouted Kyo. Just then Shigure walked in and asked, "What's going on?" then looked at the roof then Kyo and then me. "Kyo, you've been missing for three whole months. Akito is not happy. And just look what you've done to my roof! And on top of all that, you're scaring Tohru-chan and Jessie-chan."
"I'm not scared," I corrected. "Neither am I. I was just a little startled when Jessie-chan and Kyo-kun fell from the ceiling," Tohru added. She started walking out the door when all of a sudden the slipped and fell into Kyos arms. Poof! He turned into a cat. "Oh my gosh, he turned into a cat. That's so cool!" I say. Tohru looks shocked and started to back up when she suddenly falls onto Yuki and then Shigure. Poof! Poof! Now there's also a rat and a dog. She quickly picks up Kyo, Yuki, and Shigure follows as we all head down stairs. "We need to get them to a hospital!" screamed Tohru. Just as she opened the door the mail man stood there and said, "Mail for Shigure Sohma." Tohru shouted, "Look! They're animals!"
Shigure then took the letter into his mouth. "Yes. And smart ones too. I wish I had a dog that smart," he replied and shut the door. "Dammit! How am I supposed to come up with an excuse if both of you transform too?" hissed Kyo. "Don't you dare try to blame this on us you stupid cat!" spat Yuki. "GO AHEAD, SAY THAT AGAIN!" yelled Kyo. "Stupid… Cat," Yuki teased. "Why you…." Kyo tried to finish his sentence but was interrupted by Shigure, "Cut it out, both of you! Anyways it's too late for excuses. We might as well tell them the truth," Shigure turned to look at us with his puppy eyes and said," Tohru, Jessica…. I'm a dog, Yuki's a rat, and that's Kyo. He's the cat. Our family has lived with this curse for generations. When we hug someone of opposite gender we change into the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac." Kyo glared at Shigure. "Sorry… I mean the 12 animals and the cat. After a while we change back, but the problem is…." Poof! Poof! Poof! They turned back into People but…" We come back naked." We all ran screaming. "AHHHH! Please hurry and put cloths on!" I shouted as I felt my face grow warm.
"So at this point we must seem pretty strange to you three, huh?" Shigure said. "Well, it's not your fault. I mean, you can't help it," I reply. "Although Kyo is the cat, the phrase cat like reflexes doesn't really apply to him. The way he let you fall on him like that. But he is a cat, clumsier than most. Surprisingly really considering all the martial arts training he's had. I'm sure he'd tell you the same thing if he wasn't throwing a tantrum." Laughed Shigure. "Ugh! Would you shut up? I told you, it's not my fault! If you wanna blame someone, then blame them!" Kyo pointed to tohru and me. "They shouldn't even be here!"
"Leave them out of this! Who we choose to allow in this house is none of your concern, you stupid cat! You're the one who doesn't belong here," said Yuki. That made Kyo really mad! He screamed and then smashed the table in two! As soon as he had done that the other half of table flew at me and hit me right on the forehead. Truth is I didn't see that one coming. I thought it was going to hit tohru but instead it hit me! It didn't really even hurt but I got tohru all worried about me. "It's okay. It doesn't even hurt. I'm fine," I reassure. "Still, it would be best to get a Band-Aid on it," said Shigure. I looked at Yuki who was walking towards Kyo. Suddenly Yuki slapped him. "I knew Kyo was reckless, but to act like this…." Shigures voice trailed off as Yuki started to talk, "You're as stupid as ever. And I'm going to prove it by giving you want you want. Only this time, I won't hold back!"
"No Yuki!" shouted Tohru." Don't worry this goes back a lot farther than today. Every time they saw each other they would fight like this. And every time they fought, Yuki won. Which made Kyo hate him even more," Shigure said as he put the Band-Aid on my head. "Oh, and don't worry. It'll be over soon." Just as he said that, Yuki sent Kyo flying right into a rock. "I told you I wouldn't hold back. You wanted to fight me so bad that you ended up hurting Ms. Smith," lectured Yuki. Then Yuki walked over to me with a worried look. "Ms. Smith, are you okay?" he asked. "Oh, I'm fine! Honestly, it doesn't hurt," I looked over at Kyo," But… is he okay?" I pointed to Kyo. "He'll be fine. He just got what he deserved," replied Yuki. After Kyo started to run away, Tohru started to shout, "OH no! I'll be late for school!" Then she looked down at her uniform, "You're going to school? But your uniform is all dirty," stated Shigure. "Can't you be late to school just once? It's only to wash your cloths then you can go to school. Maybe Shigure can give you a note or something," I commented. "No I can't do that. I have to go and I also have to be on time! I promised mom!" argued Tohru.
"Fine, don't let me stop you a promise is a promise," he said with understanding," That reminds me. I'm going to have to tell Akito all about this morning." By looking at our faces he guessed what we were thinking and said, "Akito is the head of our family. We DID just give away the whole Sohma family secret after all," answered Shigure. "That makes sense," I replied.
I'm walked up stairs to go and wake Casey up. "Casey you missed everything! How did you even sleep through me and Kyo falling through the ceiling?" I questioned as she sleepily rubbed her eyes. "Why watch it again? I've already seen AND read it! Wait… why do you have a Band-Aid on your forehead?" she asked. "See, this is why you should've been awake! Now that we're in the story, things are going to be different. The only way things would stay the same is if we didn't talk or do anything. And you and I can't just stop talking. For me to talk is the same thing as breathing; I can't live without it! Oh man, it's going to be so awesome watching Kyo and Tohru fall in love. This time it's live!" I exclaimed. "Or…. You could make Kyo fall in love with you!" she said. "Are you crazy? Then I'd have no idea how the story ends and I'll be put in situations I don't know how to deal with. Besides, what would people think if they found out I decided to make a FICTIONAL character my boyfriend? They would think I'm a total geek!" I said.
"You see, that's your problem. 1) You don't like being out of your comfort zone to take risks and 2) you worry about what others think too much! You need to RELAX!" she pointed out. What she's saying is true; I just don't want to hear it. Everyone tells me the same thing. I just don't like getting hurt, that's all.
