OK, all you Fruits Basket fans. Here is the next chapter. Ok, so the first chapter was all

about Toru and Kyo, but I'm show the opinions of every character in each chap ok?

Thanks for reading. ^_^;;

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"Good morning!" Said a bright-eyed Toru Honda in her usual place in the Kitchen

of Shigure Sohma's house. It was a beautiful Friday morning and Toru was making

breakfast for her friends Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure. Yuki had just come down from his

room and, as it usually was with him in the early mornings, he was still half asleep. Kyo

was already wide awake and eating a plate of eggs.

"Oh, Yuki? What do you want for breakfast?" Asked Toru. Yuki just trudged past

her to the table and groaned as he sat down. Kyo gave him a dirty look as he took another

bite of egg. "Yuki, are you hungry?" Said Toru.

"WAKE UP YOU DAMN RAT!!" Shouted Kyo at the top of his lungs as he

banged his fists on the table. Yuki's head jerked in surprise at the noise, then he reached

across the table, punching Kyo in the face."

"That is what is more commonly known as a crude awakening, and not many

people like them you know. Why don't you make a note of that you stupid cat." Said

Yuki as he rubbed his sleepy eyes and yawned.

"Don't get mad Yuki. Kyo was just trying to get your attention because I need to

know what you want for breakfast." Said Toru. Kyo rubbed his bruised chin and scoffed.

"You should wake up before you get out of bed you damn rat." He said.

"Oh, miss Honda! Were you trying to ask me something? I apologize if I made

you wait. I guess I'm really not a morning person at all." Said Yuki with a smile.

"That's all right, just tell me now so we won't be late." Said Toru as she smiled

back.

***********

"Hey, Toru!" Yelled a blonde haired girl accompanied by another girl with black

hair in a neat braid.

"Oh, hi Uo, Hana! What's up?" Answered Toru with a friendly wave.

"Your electric signals seem better today then they were yesterday. It seem you are

feeling better." Said Hana.

"Well that's good." Said Uo.

"Why don't we do something fun together this weekend? I thought we could all

get together and do something. We haven't in such a long time!" Said Toru excitedly.

"Sounds good to me, just say when and where and I'm there." Said Uo.

"Yes, it has been a long time. I would enjoy a little recreation this weekend." Said

Hana in her usual ominous monotone.

"TORU! There you are, we have been looking everywhere for you!" said a short

blonde haired boy in a girl's school uniform closely followed by snowy haired boy with a

serious expression were coming towards the group of friends.

"Oh, hi Momiji, how are you? Hello Hatsuharu, it's good to see you too!" Said

Toru with another one of her sweet smiles.

"Have you seen Yuki?" Hatsuharu asked.

"He was in class last period, I haven't seen him since the bell rang." The three

girls and the two unknown junishi continued to talk, completely oblivious to the fact that

they were being watched. "Toru, hey Toru! We have a surprise for you tonight!" Said Momiji dancing

around carelessly nearly crashing into a girl, but luckily pulled back by Haru. Both Toru

and Haru breathed a sigh of relief.

"Be careful Momiji, you almost eh . . ." Toru almost forgot that Hana and Uo

were still there, so she revised what she was about to say. "You almost crashed into that

girl." A little drop of sweat dropped down her forehead. "Now, what is this surprise you

are so excited about?" She asked.

"Yes, I don't remember a surprise either Momiji." Said Hatsuharu curiously.

"Well, I think some of us are coming over for dinner, if you don't mind?" Said

Momiji with a giant grin on his face.

"No, not at all. I'm glad. I can't wait, and I love seeing the Somas as much as I

can. Thank you Momiji, what a wonderful surprise!" Said Toru. *RINGRING* "Well,

that's the bell, I guess we'd better head back to class, huh?" They all waved good-bye to Haru and Momiji as the three girls headed back to class.

"Hey, you guys" Said Toru to her friends. "I 'm going to the restroom, I'll see you

on class ok." She turned a corner and had to stop so abruptly she dropped all her notes on

the floor.

"Oh, dear miss Honda, I'm sorry, but thank you for not bumping into me. Here,

let me help you pick these up." Yuki was just around the corner walking the opposite

direction Toru was, and with so many people in the halls, well you know.

"Thank you Yuki. Yeah, that would have been bad if I had bumped into you now,

huh?" grinned Toru. Yuki looked up at her smile. It was so joyful, so innocent and

peaceful. He had already come to grips with the fact that he was sweet on Toru, maybe he

even loved her, but he was so shy. How could he ever tell her? Maybe it wasn't his

shyness though; maybe it was fear of rejection. What if she didn't love him?

"Yuki, is everything all right?" Toru's voice broke into Yuki's thoughts.

"Uh?"

"Cause if there is, you know you can tell me anything, right? I'm your friend

Yuki, and if I can help in any way, just say the word, ok." She smiled at Yuki once again

"Miss Honda, I . . .well . . .we should get to class, we're going to be late!" Said

Yuki hesitantly.

"I'll be there in a sec.," said Toru. She watched Yuki turn the corner, breathed a

sigh of relief and ran into the girls' room. That incident with her almost bumping into

Yuki had almost made her wet her pants!

**********

"So, miss Honda, what shall we be enjoying for dinner tonight?" Asked Yuki as

the three, Toru, Kyo, and himself, walked home from school together.

"Well, Momiji told me that some of the other Sohmas are coming over or dinner

tonight so I thought I'd make something special. What do you think sounds good for a

group meal? Kyo?" Toru looked behind her at Kyo who was scuffing his feet and looking

at the ground.

"I dunno, anything but leeks is fine with me I guess." He said in his usual bored

way. He seemed preoccupied today, Toru noticed. Perhaps the events of last night were

still on his mind.

"I'd be glad to help you in whatever way I can." Said Yuki.

"Yeah, then I'd be the one who would have to rebuild the house after!" mumbled

Kyo under his breath. Toru heard this and giggled a little.

"Welcome home you three!" Greeted Shigure when they walked in.

"Yes, welcome home children, so nice to see you all again!" came another voice

from inside the other room with Shigure. A voice that made the hairs on the backs of their

necks stand on end.

"Damn it, why'd it have to be him, of all people to come to dinner!" said Kyo.

"Yes, it is me, and aren't you glad you glad to see me, especially you Yuki! Is that

any way to treat your own brother?" A tall, silver-haired, green-eyed man came out of the

room.

"Isn't it great?" Said Shigure, following the man out of the room. "Ayume has

decided to come early for dinner to get the chance to visit a little more."

"Grr, I'm going up to my room." Growled Yuki and he stormed off, closely

followed by Kyo, who was pulling Toru by the wrist behind him.

"You don't think we're actually going to leave you down there with those two

perverts, do you. Your coming with us." Said Kyo.

**********

"I need to go don and start on dinner." Said Toru after a while of sitting and

talking to Kyo and Yuki upstairs.

"I'll go with you." Said Yuki

"Are you kidding, you can't cook at all. I'm going too to make sure nobody dies

by your cooking." Said Kyo, receiving a nasty look from Yuki for his remark.

"Thank you both. It's wonderful to have all this good help. Dinner should be

ready before everyone starts arriving with you two helping." Said Toru sweetly.

***********

"Tsp. means teaspoon, not cup you damn rat!" Yelled Kyo as he watched Yuki

trying to make the egg rolls.

"Yuki, maybe you should do something a little easier. Here, you can add the

spices to the rice and salt the fish, all right? I'll finish the egg rolls." Said Toru.

"Kyo went to the rice maker and started making rice balls and putting them on a

pan. Toru slid the Egg rolls into the oven then went to see the rice balls that Kyo was

making.

"Wait Kyo!" she said excitedly as she rushed to the refrigerator, pulled something

small out, then rushed back to the rice balls. "Look Kyo, Its you!" she said as she put a

plum in the back of one of the rice balls. Kyo couldn't hold back a smile. He blushed as

he remembered the conversation he and Toru had had what seemed to be so long ago.

Yuki, on the other side of the room saw them standing together and Kyo blushing. Anger

swelled up in his heart, and he didn't even know why. He felt a lump in his throat.

"Miss Honda, I'm done with the rice and the fish. Is there anything else you

need?" he asked, trying to get her away from Kyo. Could he be jealous of Toru's

friendship with Kyo, but why? He had never felt this way before. Maybe he did love

Toru, but how could he ever give her a good life? Whenever he got close to any one, the

rat in his perfect personality came out, and yet, Toru was the only person who didn't have

a problem with that. Maybe that was why he loved her so.

"Good, thanks so much Yuki!" Said Toru.

**********

"We're here!" Came Momiji's voice from the living room. The three working in

the kitchen quickly finished what they were working on and ran upstairs to change into

nicer clothes for dinner with the Sohmas.

"Oh, you're here already? Is it that late already?" Shigure said to himself as a few

of the members of the Sohma family came in his front door.

"Where's Toru?" Asked Momiji happily, closely followed by Kisa, who dearly

wished to see Toru as well.

"She, Yuki, and Kyo have been working all afternoon in the kitchen. They may

have gone up to change. They'll be down soon." Said Shigure. "Oh, dear. Yuki and Kyo

working together in the same room. I don't think I'm brave enough to even look and see

what my kitchen now looks like!"

"Oh, Hatori. It's been a long time!" Said Ayume in his usual seductive voice.

"Hum." Grunted Hatori. He took a seat at the table with his two high school

friends.

"So Hatori, when will you be buying a wedding dress from me?" Said Aya.

"I hope your implying that I would wear a dress." Said Hatori in a slightly

annoyed voice as he lit a cigarette.

"Of . . .of course not. Hmm, on the other hand . . ." Said Ayume, rubbing his chin.

"You're truly a perverted mind." Said Hatori. Shigure giggled.

"Seriously though. You need a little love to warm up that frozen world you live

in." Said Ayume. Hatori's eyes widened at these words.

"When the snow melts, what does it become?" Kana's words floated through his

head as if the events of long ago happened only yesterday. He quickly shook those sad

thoughts away as he puffed a cloud of smoke into the air. More memories of that cold day

came to his mind as he watched the smoke float from his mouth, then, he remembered

that day he had met Toru at Sohma House. How she had fallen, how she saw his zodiac

form, and how she reminded him so much of Kana. "I think spring is my favorite time of

year . . ." So many memories frozen in his mind, but he pushed them away for now.

"Love? A chance for love comes around once in a lifetime, if you're lucky. No,

my so-called frozen world needs no warmth. It stays frozen to preserve the memories of

what I once had." Hatori blew more smoke from his mouth. "So let's change the subject,

shall we?"

" There you are Toru, we were wondering where you were." Said Momiji. Toru,

Kyo, and Yuki had just come in.

"Sissy!" Said Kisa as she ran up and hugged Toru, clinging tightly to her skirt.

"Hello Momiji, Kisa, and Hatori!" She said. "Kyo, Yuki, why don't you sit down

while I finish up the rest of dinner."

Toru then left back into the kitchen, Kisa still clinging to her skirt as she walked.

"You're looking well, Yuki, Kyo." Said Hatori. The two said nothing but just sat

down. There was an awkward silence. The only noise in the room for a while was

Hatori's puffing of smoke into the air.

Yuki was deep in thought. He couldn't stand this feeling, this feeling of love for

the first time, and the fact that he couldn't tell Toru how he felt was driving him out of

his mind! And then there was Kyo. He could tell Kyo had feelings for Toru as well, or

maybe he was just being overly protective. Yuki turned his head and looked at Kyo. He

didn't hate Kyo, but he didn't like him at all. Somewhere between hate and friendship,

but he knew his feelings about Toru were true. He also knew that if anyone tried to come

between them, he would have to deal with that person himself. Yuki chuckled to himself,

if it was Kyo he wouldn't have any problem knocking some sense into that silly cat.

"Here, it's all done. Let me go get the rest." Said Toru coming into the room with

a platter of fish and putting it on the table. Kisa was holding a smaller platter of rice balls,

which she set on the table too, then followed Toru back into the kitchen.

"That's so cute, the way little Kisa has latched onto a friend in this world, and

now she won't let it go no matter what!" Said Shigure as he watched Toru and Kisa move

back and forth between the kitchen and the dining room with trays full of delicious foods

that Yuki, Kyo, and Toru had worked on all afternoon.

**********

"Bye! Thanks for coming, it was a lot of fun!" said Toru as she waved goodbye to

Momiji, Kisa and Hatori as they went out to the car. (Hatori did the driving, lol!) She

loved getting to know the Sohma family better, although she still had a lot of work to do.

"Here, miss Honda, let me help you with that!" Said Yuki when he came into the

kitchen and saw Toru doing the dishes.

"Thank you Yuki, Can you dry please?" She asked.

"Of course." There was a silence as the two stood next to each other, and then

Yuki finally plucked up enough courage to speak. "Er, Miss Honda?"

"Yeah Yuki?"

"You remember when you sold me that I could tell you anything?"

"Oh, Yeah!" Squeaked Toru. "He's about to tell me something important. Finally,

it's my chance to get Yuki to open up to me!" She thought to herself as Yuki spoke.

"I've been thinking about you a lot Toru. Your moving into this house with us has really changed everyone a lot, but I think you had the biggest impact on me. With you I

can open up and be myself, the self that I'm not when I'm around others at school.

Maybe it's because you know our secret, but I believe it's more than that." Said Yuki

"Eh, well I don't think I've done that much, I mean all I do is cook and clean,

occasionally help in the secret base, you know, I haven't done nearly as much as your

saying Yuki!" Toru started to babble quickly; in that way she did when she was nervous

or flattered. Yuki smiled, he really did love Tour. He loved even her senseless babbling

and self-put downs; it was his job to build her up.

"You have done that much, Toru, and much more. All I wanted to say, I guess

was . . . thank you . . .thank you for always being there for me, for all of us." Said Yuki.

By this time they had finished with the dishes.

"Your welcome!" Said Toru smiling. Yuki could tell she was close to tears. He

dearly wished with all his heart to hug her, to hold her close to him and tell her what he

really felt, but that was impossible. "I'm going upstairs to finish a paper, ok? Thank you

for telling me this. It's wonderful that we are good enough friends that you can open up

to me. I promise you'll be the first on I come to if I ever need anything or someone to talk

to." Toru patted Yuki on the back and went up the stairs to her room.

"Wait Toru," Yuki whispered when she had left the room. "I forgot to tell you one

thing! I love you!"