A/N: I was going to write a longer chapter, but someone just took me away from my work and sucked out my motivation. This is so depressing that I want to cry, but I won't. I wonder if anyone will even review. This is an anime/tv commercial after all. Is this even popular among fanfiction fans? Oh well. If anyone does read this, please review. Thank you.

Disclaimer: I do not own the anime Fruits Basket, or the Lucky Charms commercial.

"They're Magically Delicious!"

Tohru giggled at the commercial. She hardly ever watched tv, as she always had something better to do. As such, it was no surprise that she had never seen the cereal mascot before. Her encounter with him had been brief...yet eventful. She had met up with Momiji after the short man had departed, meeting him as she was walking home. She told him everything that happened, and he believed every word and was awed by her encounter with an actual leprechaun.

"I wouldn't have tried to steal his cereal though. What those kids did was really mean. It's not like it belonged to them, after all."

The rabbit's words rang in her ears and she smiled. Momiji was a good kid. He would never try to do something as mean as those bad kids did. He knew to respect other people's property. Hatori had not believed it, though, saying that a cereal mascot, as well as a ficticious creature could not be real. Tohru had been disappointed in his lack of faith, but she shrugged it off, as Momiji believed, and that's all that mattered.

She was startled as a different commercial about the same cereal came on. It was a newer Lucky Charms advertisement. The kids tried to get Lucky's cereal, but he distracted them by making them repeat the names of the charms.

"Hearts, Stars, and Horseshoes, Clovers, and Blue Moons, Pots of Gold, and Rainbows, and me Red Balloons!"

The leprechaun and kids chanted the line, and they flew away with Lucky on a rainbow.

Tohru sighed dreamily. How wonderful it would be to soar away like that, with no worries and no cares. Ah, well, she didn't have time for such thoughts. She needed to do the laundry, because, hey, it wasn't going to wash, dry, and fold itself.

Lucky dropped the last seed into the hole, patting loose soil over the surface like an earthy cover. Placing his hands on top of the buried seed he muttered a well-known chant. Reddish-orange brows knitted in concentration as he pressed down on the dirt, willing the seed to grow with all his might. It wouldn't grow right away - even magic takes time, but it would get the job done, which was all that mattered.

Blue light glowed from his palms, reaching the seed through the earth, and helping it grow. When the light dispersed, the leprechaun stood and took a few steps back to watch his work.

He had planted six seeds, using magic on each one. They were about a foot apart, embedded inches deep in the ground. Soon, the spell would take effect, the results being instantaneous.

As planned, the trees began to grow within minutes. Slowly, carefully, they rose from the earth, springing up like weeds. When they had matured in height, marshmellows burst forth on the leafy branches, all different shapes and colors; The usual ones were seen - the hearts, stars, rainbows, etc. But the new hourglass charm was there, as well as his new swirled charms, which separately, gave him the power to control time, and teleport.

Job completed, the little irish man grinned and jumped in the air, doing a brief dance with his feet kicking up while suspended.

He had done well today.

Hanging various articles of clothing on the line, the adorable riceball hummed to pass the time. Her angelic voice could sound much better if her self-concious nature allowed her to raise it a few notches. As it was, the tune was hummed nervously, the volume falling when she got too distracted to notice.

She was nowhere near finished when a sudden urge to go for a walk hit her. The onigiri bit her lip, debating whether to stay or go. She decided to be selfish for once and leave the work unfinished. She could finish it later, besides it was a shame to let such a beautiful day go by slaving away. She wanted to enjoy it - if only for awhile.

So she took a familiar path and started walking.

"I'm lost. I knew I should have gone right - but nooo. I had to be an idiot and take a left. How could I be so stupid!"

It was rare that our little flower talked in such a way, but then again, it wasn't every day that she felt this scared and alone.

If only Yuki or Kyo were there with her, she wouldn't feel so afraid. In her mind, she was well and truly lost, and completely screwed. The thoughts currently racing through her head were something like this,

"What am I going to do? How will I get back? What if I can't get back? Will I be stranded here forever, doomed to never again see any of my friends - Yuki, Kyo, Shigure, Momiji, Kagura, Kisa...oh...oh lord, no! Somebody, please help! Help me!"

Struggling to hold back tears, she sobbed and they fell despite her best efforts to keep them at bay. Not having an alternate decision, she walked until she came to the end of the path. She saw that she was in front of a dense wood and trembled violently. She disliked places like this, where she could get hurt or kidnapped. The woods were so dangerous...but what choice did she have? None. So, without further hesitation, she took the first shaky step into the woods.

Hours passed and still she was getting no closer to the woods end. She thought about taking a break, but that was out of the question. She didn't want to think about what would happen if she rested in the middle of a forest, and, anyway, she reasoned that the sooner she got to her destination, the better.

So, she walked for who-knows-how-long, passing bushes with juicy berries that made her stomach growl. She didn't dare pick any for fear of getting some mysterious disease, but the onigiri was seriously hungry.

She was starting to wonder if she would simply pass out - from hunger or fatigue, which one, she didn't know - when, quite suddenly, she came to a wide clearing.

Gaping at the lovely sight before her, Tohru rubbed her chocolate orbs, and looked again. The picturesque scene didn't go away. She blinked and smiled. Maybe her luck was finally turning around.

Lucky plucked a heart charm from the tree and threw it in front of the huge plant with a loud cry of, "Marshmallow powers!"

The tree came to life, the trunk forming a face that grinned at the leprechaun.

In a deep voice, the animated object said jovially, "Hiya Lucky."

The irish man laughed, pleased that his powers still worked well. With a natural power that was all his own, he turned the tree inanimate again.

Now tired, but far from sleepy, he lay down on the emerald, sweet-smelling grass. His blue irisis gazed at the clouds, his expression thoughtful as his mind pondered over his status in the leprechuan village. Over there, he was a hero to the people for all of the adventures that he went on to save them and the entire village. But, he didn't want to be a hero. He wanted to be Lucky - just Lucky. No one understood that...no one understood him.

He sighed and shut his eyes. Just then, the Emerald Elder appeared.

"Lucky."

Said leprechauns brow twitched in annoyance.

"I see the bane of my existence has arrived. May I ask what brought about this unwanted visit?"

The Elder rolled his eyes. Several long years of this taught him the virtue of patience. The young lad wasn't bad as their kind went - michievious beings that they were - so Lucky's comment was easy enough to ignore.

"I have a new charm for you."

"That's a surprise."

The sarcasm was thick in the elf's voice, but the Elder payed it no heed.

"It's a...highly unusual one, to be sure."

That got his attention.

He was up in an instant, nearing the older elf, curiousity the culprit of a sudden change in mood.

"What is it?"

The Elder held out his hand to show him.

It truly was different. It was a stemless red rose, having the appearance of a newly blossomed bud.

Lucky was confused. He had never gotten a charm like this before. What could it be? And what about its power? Could a flower hold any useful ability?

In answer to his unspoken questions, the Elder said,

"This charm is very special. It has the ability to make a person fall in love. Not just with anyone, but anything. It is called, the 'rose' charm."

The young hero crossed his arms and tapped his left foot impatiently.

"And that helps me...how?"

The Elder smirked.

"I know it doesn't seem like much, but what if the children fell in love with the trees, or stars, or flowers long enough to distract them?"

Lucky glared at him and opened his mouth to tell the other just how incredibly stupid that sounded, when he realized that it might, in fact, be very helpful, indeed.

The Elder waited for a scathing comment; when he recieved only silence, he added, quite casually, "oh, yes, and, before I forget, here is another charm that will allow you to control the weather."

He handed Lucky a white charm in the shape of a thunder bolt.

Lucky threw him a sour look.

"Why didn't you just give me this one in the first place?"

The Elder shrugged, and gave him a wink.

"I wanted to see that vexed look on your face. You really are easy to agitate."

He disappeared before the younger elf could retort, leaving a disembodied chuckle behind.

Lucky's brow did a furious serious of twitches as he stared at the spot the 'bane of his existence" had been a moment ago.

"Ya know, I'm gonna seriously hurt him one day."