Disclaimer: As much as I wish I did, I do not own Fruits basket or the characters and the plot of this is purely made up. If I owned it I would be making episodes instead of writing fanfiction, wouldn't I?
Warnings: Self-harm, Mild Yaoi.
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Chapter Seven (Yuki POV)
I felt that I wanted to keep hugging Kyo. I couldn't figure out where this new idea had come from. Could it be because I've never actually been properly hugged before without transforming. 'Yeah, that must be it. I'm not gay. I shouldn't enjoy being hugged by Kyo.' I heard Hatori talking so I focused back onto the situation at hand. I could think about that later.
"So what is it that I need to check up on?" Hatori enquired.
"It's Kyo's arm. He needs it checked on to make sure it is not infected. Also it would be greatly appretiated if this could stay between the three of us." Yuki responded. I saw the grateful look directed at me by Kyo and smiled in return. Hatori did not see this exchange as he had walked over to sit by Kyo on the couch.
"I'm sure that can be arranged. Kyo, please remove your shirt, I will need to be able to see your arm properly." I felt my heart skip a few beats at these words. Sure I'd seen Kyo shirtless before but now seemed different. Kyo looked worried but did as he was ordered anyway. Kyo took off his shirt and judging by the expression of shock on Hatori's face he saw the same as sight as I did.
Kyo was very thin and his ribs were visible. I was shocked, the last time I had seen him shirtless only a few months ago, he had been tanned, muscular and overall gorgeous although I didn't think so at the time. Then my mind flashed back to what Shigure had said a few days ago about Kyo not eating much lately. From the severity and the time scale, the only time he must have been eating was the small amount he ate with us at dinner in the evening although I was no doctor so this was only an estimate.
"Why are you so thin Kyo?" Hatori questioned, already over the shock of what he had just found out.
"I don't know." Kyo grunted back at him. He clearly didn't want to say what the real reason was but he had to. I was worried about him and right now I didn't care about admitting it.
"Kyo, you have to tell us so we can help you. Anything you say won't be found out by anyone else." I said in an attempt to make him explain. He sighed and seemed to be mentally debating with himself over whether to tell us or not. I went and sat next to him and put my hand on his shoulder in a gesture of comfort. His head snapped up, eyes wide. I briefly wondered if I had hurt him somehow but dismissed the idea.
"Tell me Kyo."I said softly. He sighed again and his head dropped so his hair was covering most of his face. He shook his head and continued to stare at his feet.
"I see."Hatori said in a professional manner.
"Fine." I stated, very disappointed which Kyo and Hatori seemed to notice. Kyo looked guilty but said nothing.
"Well Kyo, in order to assure this will not happen again I ask that Yuki keep you under constant supervision. Yuki, can you do that?" Hatori enquired. Yuki nodded vaguely while trying to proccess what the doctor had just said. Kyo remained still but had looked up with wide eyes and jaw dropped looking ready to protest. He didn't.
"Good. Well then I'll be leaving now but I will be back to check on you again soon. Yuki, I expect you to keep an eye on him and keep him away from sharp objects, and Kyo, I expect you to keep yourself safe and healthy from now on." That said, he left.
Not a bad chapter length this time, in my opinion at least. Updates should be faster now as I have figured out what to write next. The next few chapters will be up when I transfer them to the computer from paper.
Hope you liked the chapter and the story so far and let me know what you think of it. :)
