Hi all! I'm back with yet another crazy installment of …"Really Random Fruits Basket Stories!!!" I recently got a challenge from Tayk, who wants An Arisa/Kureno (I love them, favorite pairing ever) fic that involves... a fluffy and cuddle-happy Akito, a ticked-off chicken (like, the bird, not Kureno), and one very unfortunate peanut butter sandwich. And if you pull this off, I will be completely and utterly... in shock. Yes well, so will I. I am also a big ArisaxKureno fan, so I jumped on the chance to write this uber challenging challenge! So here it is, the most demanding challenge I have gotten yet. I'll try my best! Sorry it took so long!

It just wasn't meant to be. That's all Arisa could tell herself nowadays. She was tired. Tired of waiting. Tired of being disappointed. If Kureno had really wanted to see her, he would have come. He would have tried to find her.

Semi awake, Arisa shook her head and brushed the thought from her mind. Lingering on it would help nothing. It was early she knew, but she just couldn't fall back to sleep. She turned over in bed yawning. It was 4:30 AM. It was going to be a bad day.

It was meant to be. That's what Kureno was thinking, watching the movie of the Sorta Cinderella play again. That's me she's calling for. I have to see her. But…he looked over at the sleeping figure of Akito. A raging battle was going on in his mind. He longed to see Arisa. And this time, Akito, or anyone else, was not going to stop him.

The doorbell rang at Arisa's apartment. No one answered. It rang again.

"Get it, old man!" yelled Arisa angrily. He father snored loudly from the couch. Arisa rolled her eyes and groggily went to the door. She opened it a crack.

"Who is it?" A familiar face stared back at her.

"Kureno-san," she breathed. He was about to answer, when she slammed the door in his face. After months of waiting, she wasn't about to forgive him that easily.

"Arisa, I…"

"Go away!"

"Listen, I understand why your upset and I just came to say, I'm sorry."

"You're sorry?!" she yelled angrily, throwing the door open.

"Arisa, who's at the door?" he father asked blearily from the couch.

"No one," she snapped back. "Just one of those annoying door salesmen. Go back to sleep."

"Why don't we go somewhere where we can talk?" suggested Kureno. For a moment, Arisa almost violently declined, but wouldn't that have just been foolish? Wouldn't the months of waiting have been in vain? Still, she tried to sound as angry as she could when accepting his offer, as if she had a million things she would rather do. After all, it had still been a long time.

A long walk in the park, a lot of yelling and a couple traumatized pigeons later, Arisa finally forgave him. Strolling along, hand in hand, Arisa sighed and leaned her head against his shoulder. It was perfect. Nothing could ruin this day. She thought blissfully. Nothing at all.

How wrong she was.

"So, where do you want to go?"

"I don't know. Know any good places?"

"Yeah, I…Damn!" Arisa looked at Kureno apprehensively.

"What's' the matter?" Kureno was searching his pockets frantically. He sighed.

"I forgot my wallet back at the main house. You don't mind if we stop, do you?"

"You don't have to-"

"Yes, I do," he said with a smile. Arisa blushed. He was not at all like the other jerks she had dated in the past. "But, listen," he said quietly. "If you're caught there we'll both be in trouble, so keep a low profile." Kureno was thinking of Akito in particular. Arisa didn't really understand but nodded and they set off.

Henrietta the chicken hid smoldering silently in the bushes. She had been watching that brown haired man for quite some time now. She knew that they were destined to be together. There was something special about him, something…bird like. He wasn't your average chicken chasing human. And then he brings home this…this…girl!

'Well, she would pay,' the chicken thought to herself, smirking as only a chicken could smirk. She would pay.

"We're almost there," Kureno whispered, as much to himself as to Arisa.

"KURENO!" called a voice.

"Oh, shit. Akito," he said, turning white. He pushed Arisa behind a patch of bushes. "Stay here, I'll be right back. And stay silent!" he whispered pleadingly.

"But-" Arisa started, but he was already gone. "I hope he'll be alright," she muttered to herself. If she had it her way, she'd be out there beating up anyone who was coming between her and her love, but Kureno seemed so insistent. Hope he isn't married, she thought to herself glumly. That would just be perfect.

Just then, she noticed a plump brown hen staring at her from underneath a nearby bush.

"Hello," she called softly. "Come here, girl." And the chicken came. A lot faster then expected.

"Um…Akito are you feeling all right?" asked Kureno. Akito was busy making him a peanut butter sandwich.

"Of course I am!" he giggled, and hugged him.

"Yeah…you haven't happened to have any Happy Spice lately have you?"

"No, you silly!" Actually, he had. Shigure had been slipping it into his medication. Akito hugged him harder, and then skipped away intending to check on the cookies he was baking.

"Um, I gotta go now…" Kureno said, edging closer to the door.

"Aw, but you haven't ate your delicious peanut butter sandwich yet!"

"That's okay, bag it for me," he said, and ran off. When he finally found Arisa, she was being mauled by the angry chicken.

"Damn bird!" she yelled angrily. Ignoring this jibe, Kureno reached over and pulled the chicken off her. There were irritated red scratches on her arms and face, but other than that she seemed fine.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"Yeah, let's just get out of here," muttered Arisa. "Do you usually have attack chickens on duty?" Kureno laughed.

"No, that would definitely be a first."

"Kureno, I found you!" Akito cried, catching sight of them.

"Uh-oh."

"Who's your friend? Can I give her a big hug?"

"Um…" Without waiting for an answer, Akito hugged Arisa so tight that she choked a little.

"Would you like a bite of my delicious peanut butter sandwich?" he asked excitedly.

"Um…sure…"said Arisa looking at Kureno for support. Kureno buried his head in his hands.

The sandwich, which had been so happy when he had seen Kureno leave, was now rapidly approaching Arisa's mouth. It would have screamed "DON'T EAT ME!" but, alas, sandwiches can't talk. Akito stood there until Arisa had eaten every bite, then hugged her and Kureno and skipped off.

"Yeah, that's my cousin," said Kureno, not entirely untruthfully.

"You have a weird family," said Arisa, and they went off to finish their date.

The-end

Yeah…that story had serious issues. Sorry, that was the best I could do. Its not funny at all until half way through, cause I had to get a little KurenoXArisa drama in there. I kinda had to lean on the Happy Spice a little; I apologize for not being more creative with that. I couldn't resist. Thanks again, Tayk!...I tried!