Quick Note:
I do not own any of the rights to "Fruit's Basket", the credit to the manga/anime belongs to the creator,Takaya Natsuki and publisher(s) FUNimation (anime) & Tokyopop (manga). The story I have written is influenced from the fruits basket manga.
Spoiler Alert- I used chapters 104-107 a lot during the writing process so, fair warning! [This chapter has some of 106 but not much]
Enjoy!
It was the muffled scream that woke him then the tossing and turning, as if she were in an epic battle with his bed and losing pitifully. He nudged her shoulder and whispered in her ear to wake up.
"Rin...Rin, wake up, baby! RIN!"
She gasped herself awake and looked at him, and burst into tears. Haru pulled her into a deep embrace. She had another nightmare, though she never told him what they were about - he knew. He had heard her begging them not to hurt her anymore in her sleep. He held her as if tdo take her pain away when she had squirmed in her sleep. He looked down at her, she was shivering in his school shirt that seemed to dwarf her small body.
"Did you have another nightmare, Rin?", he asked. He knew better than to expect an answer. She was so private about what demons possessed her at night. So he held her.
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Haru wasn't completely sure where he was, he was lost in his thoughts. All he could think about was her. His best friend, his beautiful Rin. Why hadn't she talked to him about this? As soon as he thought that Haru sighed... he should have known! She was so private about her demons he really should never been surprised that Rin's decision to leave him was not because she was "Tired of him" but because she was afraid for him. She didn't want to lose the only person she had in her life, the only person who had loved her. She had only been trying to protect him.
He dropped to his knees and hid his face in his hands to hide the sob that escaped him. Shame. That was all he felt right now, utter shame at his attitude of late; for practically a year he had been nostalgic and complacent to Rin's out-of-the-blue decision to dump him. He hadn't protested, he simply accepted the blow to his ego and the pain in his heart and responded with a numbness that was so unlike him. He acted as if he was on a high dosage of morphine towards everything - and everyone. What had happened to his black personality? It was strange that he was upset that it didn't uctually kick in until an hour ago. He was disgusted with himself for not pushing her to talk to him about what was going on with her. Didn't she know he could've helped her? His anger came back. His brain was a whirlwind of emotions, that when mixed together, made an atrocious blend he couldn't understand in the slightest!
It was dusk by the time he had risen his head. His body was exhausted from crying. He wanted to go home and burrow deep in his bed and never wake up again. First things first. He had to conjure up the strength to will himself to his feet. Grasping onto the closest thing in reach (a trash can), he pulled himself up and found started the long journey home, his head still hung and his heart still aching.
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"Sohma residence, yes this is she. Hatori-San, hello how-", She began before the stern doctor interupted her. She listened ernestly to the bleak news she knew her son would not be happy with. What was going to happen to that poor girl next? She thought, Someday her body is just going to give up on itself if she continues doing this. The woman sighed as she reached her sons door and knocked impatiently
"Haru, are you awake?" She continued to knock rapidly with no answer "There's a call for you - it's from Hatori-San" she waited for a few moments longer but still no answer - he was either knocked out cold or he had decided to leave again without telling her where he was going. "HARU! ARE YOU THERE! Hatori-San has some news about Rin!" Finally her son opened the door and took the phone from. She looked at him, her heart was breaking at the sight of him. He was growing up so fast, she had to look up to see his face now, he was no longer a little boy with baby fat, since when did he become so handsome - She instantly hated growth spurts at that moment knowing he was no longer her little boy. His face became very grave and she expected he had recieved the news that Hatori had told her only moments ago. She placed a comforting hand on his arm as he squeezed his eyes shut.
"I know, thank you for telling me Ha-san" He said, ending the phone call.
"Are you going to to go look for her?" The worried mother asked.
"Yeah, I will probably be out a while - there is no telling where she could have gone off to."
"Do you want some help? I can take the car out and call you on your cell if I find her." He looked up at her proposal and smiled at her, taking her hand and kissing it.
"Thank you Mom. If you do find her - take her to Kazuma's house - I don't want her anywhere near Akito." She nodded at his instructions and watched him go back into his room to throw on a jacket and put on his boots.
"Are you going to be okay, Haru?"
"Yes" He replied, pausing on his laces, "Once I find her."
Fruits Basket is the creation of Takaya Natsuki, and is licensed in North America by FUNimation (anime) and Tokyopop (manga). Used without permission or the intention of making a profit. Please support the original work!
