Fruits Basket: Sailor Moon Style
Chapter Four
Serena was cooking dinner when she heard a rumbling sound outside.
"What is that?" Serena asked.
"Sounds like she's here early" Shigure said nonchalantly. Kyo darted past them in an effort to leave, but Shigure grabbed his collar. "Ah- ah... not so fast Kyo"
Serena went to the door and opened it to see a shy looking girl on the front porch.
"Are you Serena Thompson?" she asked.
"Yes..." Serena said heistantly.
"Oh, um... well that's- I mean, umm..." the girl stammered.
"Yes?" Serena said again.
"I'm Kagura... That's my name. Kagura Sohma" the girl said shyly.
"Oh, hello" Serena said.
"Please, I... I heard that Kyo was here and- please tell me it's true? Is he?" Kagura looked at Serena pleadingly.
"Oh... yes of course Kyo's here, would you like to come in and see him?" Serena asked, just as Kyo tried to slip past her.
"Huh, Kyo?" Kagura said turning. she smiled wide. "I don't believe it... it... It's really you. Kyo! KYO!" She latched onto his arm. suddenly her whole demeaner changed. "Why did you run away for so long? You didn't call me... Or send a card... Where were you? Oh darling... I missed you SO MUCH! LOVE! YOU HAD ME WORRIED SICK!" she threw Kyo through the door and Serena gasped.
"Well, it appears we'll be needing another door... doesn't it?" Yuki muttered, sipping his tea.
"Sometimes it feels like the whole world is conspiring to destroy my house..." Shigure said sadly. Serena just shook her head. she could stop the boys, but Kagura looked like she was in a mad rage. Shigure saw Serena and smiled.
"This is normal... it's Kagura's way of showing affection" he said. Serena raised an eyebrow.
"I would have never guessed... So then... from the looks of it, she must really like Kyo a lot" She commented. Yuki nodded.
"Kagura does tend to get a little carried away with her emotions. That's especially true when she's around Kyo... You might not believe it, but she's two years older than us" Serena frowned
"Did you even think about my feelings? No! You're awful, awful! After all the years we've been together..." Kagura was still slamming Kyo around. suddenly she stopped as Kyo had passed out.
"Kyo? Darling? What happened? You're hurt! Oh, no, no... no... Speak to me! Who did this to you?" she asked, trying to wake him up.
"Are you kidding me?" Serena asked in disbelief. "I just watch you beat the crap out of him" Kagura hung her head.
"I'm sorry... But, when I saw Kyo I got so happy... all my love just came out at once... I couldn't help it" she looked down at Kyo as he was waking up. "But it is really your fault too, Kyo... If you'd just remembered to call me, you wouldn'tve made me miss you so hard!"
"Who says I forgot? Maybe I didn't want to call you!" Kyo snapped groggily.
"Oh, silly, yes you did... We are getting married, after all" she said happily.
"Since when?!" Kyo yelped.
"You mean you don't remember? When we were kids! You asked me to marry you!" Kyo frowned.
"Only 'cause you were gonna kill me if I didn't!" he retorted.
"Oh, so the two of you are engaged! That's wonderful!" Serena said a bit sarcastically.
"At least now, he'll have someone else to fight instead of me..." Yuki sighed.
"Congratulations" Shigure commented. Kyo huffed.
"We really do make the best couple, since we're both members of the Zodiac..." Kagura went on. "Well, Kyo's not officially a member, but he's still cursed so it's almost the same... We can still understand each other in a way that no one else can... And that's good... But the best thing is we can hug each other all we want, and we don't transform!" she launched herself at Kyo and hugged him. Serena smiled a bit.
"Why is that?" she asked.
"It's a mystery to us too" Yuki replied.
"Though we've seen it enough to know it isn't just a fluke with Kagura... She's one of a kind, granted, but she's not the only girl in the Zodiac" Shigure commented.
"Really? There are more girls? Do you think I'll get to meet them some day?" Serena asked. no one answered as thier attention was focused on Kagura.
"Kyo! You have to tell me, and be honest! Do you love me? Do you hate me? Because I love you! I do! More than anything else in the whole wide world!" Kyo looked at the others helplessly as she continued. "I'll prove it! I'll cook for you! Everyday! I'll do anything! Even if you cheat on me, I can forgive a one-time fling! No one else loves you this much, do they? No! Just me! We should always be together, don't you think? I just told you what you think! Now say something dammnit!" she hit him upside the head and he nearly blacked out again.
"Ahh, this pains my heart... But moving on- Serena, correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you something of a cat lover yourself?" Shigure asked.
"Well Yes...but..." Kagura gasped.
"A rival! But I'm not going to lose!" Serena frowned. "what do you like best about Kyo? Because I like everything! Everything!"
"Calm down Kagura, I'm not your rival. I'm engaged" Serena said. Kagura stopped.
"If your engaged why do you live here?" She demanded. "Where's your fiance'?"
"He's dead" Serena said shortly. "but I'm having his baby. Don't worry, I am definitely not competition" Kagura breathed a sigh of relief. "I'd better go do the laundry" She ran to the laundry room and began pulling stuff out of the washer. There was no dryer so she had to hang the clothes up outside. She went outside and started hanging a shirt, when Kagura showed up.
"That's not Kyo's shirt, is it?" Kagura asked.
"No, These are Yuki's. I haven't started on Kyo's. I'll be doing them next"
"Don't worry, I'll do it! If that's okay with you. It is, right?" Kagura asked. Serena hesitated.
"I don't know..."
"I said I'll do it! I really want to! So please, please can I?" Kagura asked.
"Well, okay" Serena said. Kagura smiled and ran back in the house to Kyo.
"Kyo! Okay, take everything off!" she began tugging at his clothes.
"Stop it! What are you doing?!" Kyo snapped.
"Your laundry, silly! Now take off your clothes! Or do I have to wash you along with them? ...Where are you going?" she demanded as he began backing away.
"Away from you!" Kyo shouted, running outside. Kagura's smile dropped.
"Ah! Kyo!" she muttered.
"Don't worry. I'm sure he'll wander back when he gets hungry" Shigure replied. Serena walked inside to see Kagura sighing.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Why is Kyo so mad at me? I don't understand" Serena raised an eyebrow.
"Gee, I don't know. Maybe its the fact that you beat the crap out of him when you are together" she said sarcastically. Kagura sighed and followed Serena into the laundry room. she picked up one of Kyo's shirts.
"I guess I'd better get started" Serena hesitated, then left to finish hanging Yuki's clothing.
"Let's see... hom much detergent? Hmm... Maybe a little bit more... One more scoop for love. Ooh! Better yet, the whole thing!" Kagura cheerfully added the whole box to the washing machine.
"Ah, there you are... Are you still going out to shop for dinner?" Yuki asked, popping up behind Serena.
"Yeah" Serena replied.
"I'll come with you" Yuki said. Serena nodded and they began walking to the store. I'm guessing you've noticed by now. It would be sort of hard not to... But Kagura has a bit of a one-track mind when it comes to Kyo. She's had her heart set on marrying him since we were little kids, for whatever that's worth. It's pretty silly, I know..."
"Just a little" Serena said. "Its amazing to love someone so much for as long as she has. You know, Darien and I were together for what seemed like eternity. It felt like we could do anything, that we would always be there for each other. When he died, I was heartbroken. I never even got to say goodbye. If Kagura loves Kyo, like she's says she does, she should hold on to him" Serena smiled. "I think she'd be a great person to have as a friend"
"You should try. I think you'd be a good influence on her" Yuki replied.
"Maybe.." Serena said slowly. After shopping, Yuki and Serena returned home to hear shouting from inside. "Oh No!" They ran inside and stared in horror as the kitchen, which was connected to the laundry room, was filled with soap suds and Kyo's wet clothes were scattered about soaking wet and one of his shirts was ripped.
"Well, you see... It- It's a long story..." Shigure began when he saw them. Yuki held up a hand.
"That's all right. I think I can guess what happened" he said. Serena sighed.
"I'd better clean this up"
"I can do it" Kagura said firmly. Serena raised an eyebrow.
"I don't think..." Kagura cut her off.
"No, please! Let me do it! I want to... It's my fault the kitchen's like this..." Shigure shrugged.
"She wouldn't let me help either" Serena sighed, but left Kagura to it.
since the kitchen was a disaster zone, Shigure ordered take out. Kyo had vanished to the roof, sulking. Serena picked up Kyo's torn shirt and took it to her room. she used her luna pen to repair the shirt and dry it.
once dinner was ordered, Yuki, Shigure and Serena sat down to eat.
"I'm gonna burst...I'm so full" Shigure said after eating three plates.
"Me too" Serena replied. "But what about Kagura and Kyo?" Shigure stood.
"I'll tell Kagura" he said. Serena nodded and grabbed a plate. She put some food on it and began making her way to the roof.
"Kyo..." she said. Kyo jumped and turned to look at her.
"You're not really planning on staying up here the whole night, are you?" Serena asked.
"Better believe it. Kagura's still down there!" Kyo huffed. Serena smiled slightly.
"You really don't like her?" she asked.
"Of course not! You see what happens when she's around. It's always like that. She's crazy! And she won't ever shut up about all that stupid "marriage" crap... I can't stand it" Kyo snapped. Serena smiled.
"I think I understand both of your view points" she said. She looked up at the moon.
"You know, love is a precious gift, Kyo, don't treat it lightly. Darien and I went through more heartache and troubles than most couples I know, but we loved each other so much, even when we both lost our memories, our love brought us back together. We've been together for a long time, that when he died, a part of my heart did as well" she turned to look at Kyo who was staring at her. "I'm not telling you this so you'll feel sorry for me, I'm telling you this, because you are luckier than you know. I think if you were nicer to Kagura, her anger wouldn't get the better of her" Kyo didn't reply and Serena sighed. she set the plate down next to him. "I brought you some food. It isn't good to go to sleep on an empty stomach" for the first time since she met him, Serena thought she saw a smile.
The next morning, Kyo snuck down into his room, trying to avoid Kagura, when he spotted a shirt, lying on his bed. It was his favorite shirt, the one that Kagura had ruined. on top of it was a note...Kyo, I know how much you liked this shirt, so I fixed it for you.
Kyo slipped the shirt on and headed downstairs. everyone was outside, so he went to see what was going on. Kagura immediately latched onto his arm.
"Kyo! Darling! Goodbye my love! Take care of yourself 'til I come back!" she said. Serena smirked as Kyo tried to get out of Kagura's grasp. "Kyo, be nice, or I'm not gonna kiss you goodbye!"
"Who needs it?!" Kyo snapped.
"That's it! Kyo, you jerk! I'm leaving you, Love!" with that she whirled around and ran straight into the paper boy, instantly turning into a boar. Serena stepped in front of her so the paperboy didn't see. she took the paper from him and handed him a coin. Shortly after he left, Kagura returned to normal.
"Bye Shigure. Bye Yuki. Bye Serena. By my Love. Until we meet again" Kagura ran down the path and disappeared from view.
"I'm glad that's over" Kyo muttered. "C'mon, lets get to school"