A Broken Heart Never Fails to Heal
A Fruits Basket FanFic
By realixweatherfairy
Disclaimer: I own only what I created.
Chapter 3: Confessions of a Teenage Heart
The next few days after the Zodiac Banquet, Tohru, Tsukiko, Haru, and Yuki spent the day together. They went shopping and had a lot of fun. Tsukiko didn't have to borrow any money. Before her mother died, she took many trips to Japan to visit what was left of her family, and while she was there, she created a bank account in Tsukiko's name. She deposited all her life savings, which amounted to 500,000. Tsukiko's maternal grandparents made many deposits into the account and so had her paternal grandfather. To that point, the account now amounted to 900,500.
"Tsukiko-kun, how are you able to do all this?" Haru asked.
"My oka-san's parents still live here in Japan and before she died she visited them often. While she was here, she opened a bank account in my name and deposited all her life savings," Tsukiko answered, "Her parents and my grandfather has made many deposits into my account since she died. Apparently, they wanted me to be able to take care of myself."
"Wow," he said.
"Yeah," she replied with a smile.
While the girls were in a jewelry shop, Tsukiko found a silver chain bracelet with all twelve of the Zodiac symbols on it as charms for 30 yen. It pulled at her heart and she liked it, so she bought it. They went to meet the guys for lunch. When the guys met up with them, they went to McDonald's. Tsukiko bought everyone their lunch.
"Thanks, Tsukiko-chan," Tohru said.
"You're welcome, Tohru-san," Tsukiko said with a smile.
"Yes, thank you, Tsukiko-san," Yuki said. Haru smiled at her and she smiled back at them. They could see how much happier she was now, than when they first met her. Whether or not it was because she was a member of the Zodiac or because she felt more at home, they couldn't tell, but they were happy that she was happy.
While they were out, Haru couldn't stop thinking about how and when he was going to talk to Tsukiko. He was so nervous but he could tell that Tsukiko had things on her mind as well. Then he noticed the bracelet on her wrist. It was the bracelet that she had bought at the jewelry store that day. He smiled.
Later that day after the trio returned to Shigure's house, Tohru was about to fix dinner when Tsukiko suggested that they order a pizza.
"Yeah, why not? A pizza sounds really good," Yuki said while Haru, who was staying the night again, nodded. She smiled and had Shigure go and order the pizza, but making sure that he didn't do anything stupid. Haru was thinking about his feelings for "His Tsukiko" as he liked to think of her.
"Tsukiko-kun, can I talk to you for a minute?" Haru asked.
"Huh? Oh, sure," she said, following Haru out the back door and into the garden. Yuki had been doing well with the flowers, since her first full day in this Sohma House, Tsukiko had learned that the garden was Yuki's life and pride, and that her cousin often helped him. They had allowed her to help them as well. Haru led her to the lake where she had run the day she found out that she had a stepmother.
"Tsukiko-kun, I have to ask you something," Haru said. He was nervous and wasn't very confident at the moment.
"There's something I need to talk to you about," she replied. Without warning, Haru turned around and kissed her. At first she was shocked, but she then started to relax. They kissed for a good three minutes, before they broke apart. Haru looked into Tsukiko's wide eyes that were full of shock and surprise, and smiled as he said, "Don't tell Akito," and took her hand by the wrist and pulled her back into the house.
