Hi guys! Daelaeyni here. Well, this is rather long for me but I felt the scene with Hana Uo and Momiji meeting with Tohru was just a little too short to update so I added another scene. Hope you all enjoy! huggles -Daelaeyni


A HUGE thank you to all of my readers and my faithful reviewers! I feel so loved!
Quick note: Yes, I know that I left out Rin and Kureno. I've never read the manga so I know little about Rin other than that she's suicidal and often a bitch. As for Kureno, he'll come into the story in later chapters; mostly as part of Tohru's flashbacks.
Disclaimer: VERY bored voice "I, Daelaeyni, do hereby solemnly swear that I do not own Fruits Basket nor shall I ever claim to do so."
in Tohru's hospital room Uo and Hana walked into the room, leading Momiji in. The sight froze them in place.

Hana took a breath and stepped up to the bed first. She took one hand in hers. "Oh, Tohru…sweet, sweet Tohru." With that, she kissed Tohru's hand and backed off to give the other two room.

Uo looked at Momiji, motioning he should go, but the rabbit wouldn't have it. "She was your friend first," Momiji whispered.

Uo nodded and tousled the rabbit's hair before stepping forward. "Hey, Tohru. It's Uo…we'll always be here for you, okay? Always." With that, she gave her hand a tight squeeze and then backed off to join Hana as Momiji slowly stepped up to the bed.

Momiji got as close as he could, trying his best to stop the tears raining down his cheeks. He wanted to hug her so badly he couldn't stand it. But he knew that it would only hurt her, so he forced restraint. He pulled out his most radiant smile and pushed through the pain. "Hey, Tohru. It's me, Momiji! Don't worry about anything bad anymore. We're family and family keeps each other safe and happy, always!" He felt the sadness in him tug as he spoke those words, but he didn't want it to get to him…he wanted to focus on Tohru, not himself. "Well, Tohru, we gotta go now. The others want to see you, too…I love you, Tohru." Leaning forward, he gave her a very gentle hug before turning and walking away.

Uo and Hana glanced at Tohru before walking out quietly. Uo picked up the rabbit and, together with Hana, they both hugged him tightly, letting their tears flow out unhindered.

back in Hatori's office

Kyo sat frozen, staring at Hatori. He knew he'd heard him wrong…even though Hatori had said it three times, he just knew he kept hearing it wrong. It just wasn't possible. No, no, he wouldn't believe it.

Hatori stood up and walked to Kyo's chair. Kneeling down, he took Kyo's hand and squeezed. "Kyo, I know that this is really hard but you need to be strong for Tohru. Please."

Kyo squeezed out a few tears and bit his lip before turning to face Hatori, eyes full of pain. "Stop it, Ha'ri…stop her pain."

Hatori nodded. "I just need to ask Yu-"

"No. Do it now, Hatori. I know that baka nezumi's answer already. Just do it…before she wakes up again." Kyo glared at him before settling back down into the chair, head in his hands.

Hatori nodded grimly and patted his back. "Why don't you go be with the others, Kyo? It'll help to be with family."

Kyo made no attempt at an answer as his shoulders began to shake.

Hatori gently took Kyo's hand and helped him to stand. Helping him stay standing, he walked out of the office in time to see Hana and Uo hold Momiji and begin to cry. "…Uo, Hana, could you girls help me with Kyo?"

Uo raced over while Hana held onto Momiji. Uo slung one of Kyo's hands over her shoulder and helped Hatori walk him back to the waiting room, Hana and Momiji following quietly.

Upon reaching the waiting room, they found that Kagura and Ritsu had joined with the others finally. Everyone looked at the scene with deep sympathy as Hatori and Uo helped Kyo into a chair. Hatori patted his shoulder and took a seat. "Ritsu…Kagura, have you both been filled in completely on the situation so far?"

Both girls nodded, tears sliding down Kagura's cheeks at the sight of Kyo and Ritsu looking like she was on the edge of screaming out her normal "I'm sorry's".

Hatori nodded and looked at them all. "It's been decided that the child will be aborted. You all have a choice to make. Wait to see Tohru until tomorrow after the abortion or see her now, before it's done."

Hatsuharu looked around and stood straight. "Hatori, maybe it would be best for us to see her tomorrow. As much as I know we all want to see her now, I know that all of us wish to see her with as little agony as possible."

Hatori noted that all the others seemed to be in agreement through expression. "Very well. I doubt any of you are in much of a state to drive home so I'll ask the hospital to provide an escort car to take all of you to……Shigure, would your house be alright?"

Shigure only nodded, holding onto Ayame's hand even tighter.

Hatori gave his friend a sad smile before nodding. "Alright, then. I'll have a van take you all to Shigure's house for the night."

"No."

Hatori and the others turned to look at Kyo in surprise.

Kyo looked up at them all and then stood. "Hatori, I'm staying with Tohru. There's no way in hell I'm leaving her again."

Hatori wanted to argue but he knew by the look in Kyo's eyes that he wasn't about to back down. Nodding, he ushered Kyo out and took him back to Tohru's room. He watched as Kyo slowly climbed onto the bed and curled back up around her, forehead against cheek. Smiling sadly, he shut the door and walked out.


Hope you guys like the story so far. The next update SHOULD be tonight, but if not it'll probably be tomorrow night.

-Daelaeyni