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Title: Fruits Basket Guess Who With a Twist
Author: CheeseLovingFruitsBasketFan

Story ID: 4233948

Idea: These are little drabbles based on words sorted alphabetically. In each chapter there is an unnamed character's POV and the idea is to try and guess who the characters are. From what I've already read the author knows a lot about Fruits Basket and the chapters aren't as easy as they may appear.

CHAPTER TEN: HARU'S LONG GOODBYE and ACTUAL FATHER REVEALED

Momiji rubbed the sleep out of his eyes as he heard Haru enter his bedroom. He looked up, surprised to what he saw, it was as if he were still dreaming. Haru was bald, quieter than usual and one of his arms was in a sling, his neck was bandaged and his right eye was covered. He wore very simple clothing, a black shirt and trousers, hanging on his arm was a plastic bag with his boots inside. "H-Haru?" he asked as the ox nodded.

"It's alright," he attempted to smile, he had to keep smiling for him, "He won't know that you were the one..you and Honda-san are safe..." There was a smack on the ground as he dropped the bag, "Momiji," he whispered in a hollowed voice, "There are some boxes in the storage room, could you go and get them for me, I need to pack up my room tonight..."

Momiji looked at him confused, he wasn't sure what exactly had happened to Haru but, the ox didn't seem to be too happy, "Haru, what are you..."

The cow gave Momiji a sharp look, "The boxes," he said bluntly. Momiji ran to get them, returning swiftly with five or six whilst Haru dumped everything out of drawers and placed the items on his bed. "You're a similar size to me now...which of my clothes would you like?..."

"Haru...what are you doing this for? I know you hate to worry people but just tell me," the bunny pleaded. Haru sorted out the photos into different albums, the first one he put together was one of him and Rin in some of the most adorable poses. This was love the way they were together, this was what he had wanted with someone. Haru quickly got finished with the second album of him and Rin and was now putting pictures of him and Yuki together, tossing that into another box.

Momiji's eyes grew wider as he saw Valentines Day, birthday and Christmas gifts from Rin get placed in the first box next to the two photo albums. All his jewelry, gloves and other accessories entered that box as well. Next, he added music CDs, DVDs and books. "Haru...why are you giving all these things to Rin-chan? Are you breaking up with her?...What happened with Akito?"

"I'm going to be living with god now," Haru told the bunny, "As punishment, it's the only way I can protect both Honda-san and Isuzu." He took a brief look at the remaining items in his room, Hiro would be getting his bike and then, for the fun of it, he was giving sensei his gaming equipment, people went over to that house enough anyway. His digital camera lay on his nightstand, he had yet to decide whether Rin or Yuki would get that. "Whatever I don't give away will be burned and I can only keep things that meet his approval..." he would have spat out the last part if he hadn't already felt so hollow.

"What if I went and explained to Aki--" Momiji whispered as Haru looked away.

"I wanted to protect you as well..." he whispered, his heart pounding in his chest. As he sorted more into boxes he closed his eye. "I'm going to go drop some boxes off at the dojo, stay here if you want..." he told the bunny who looked to him.

"I'm coming too! So...which boxes are we taking?" he asked sadly, he wanted to stop Haru but something inside him prevented him from doing so. "Haru, are you sure that there's nothing I could do to change this?...To help you?...That I could do for you?..."

"You wanna do something for me?" the ox asked staring at Momiji who nodded. "Five things then," he lifted his fingers listing out his desires: "Don't tell anyone of what's really going on with me, don't try to get yourself into this mess, take care of Isuzu for me which means protect her, help make her happy, do the same for Yuki and last...just try to keep me off of people's minds until they find out by themselves..."

The bunny took a deep breath in, "I could get you out of this mess right now Haru-chan, I'd only be..."

"You have a kid to look forward to, just keep my wishes alive alright? Especially Rin, the way that she'll handle this.." he bowed his head in defeat.

Dojo

The stars twinkled in the midnight canvas over Kazuma's house. The cold air played with the trees and a cat crept stealthily through the bushes. Rin sat down on the steps outside the dojo, crap it was cold out here! Hopefully that stupid cat would be here soon; she wasn't about to run all over looking for him. She froze hearing footsteps, and looked up, her eyes widening as she spotted the two people. Haru!

"Haru!?" she whispered getting to him and kissing all the places she could reach on his body, "What happened? Baby?" she wrapped her arms around him and found the worst thing to happen, Haru broke down into tears. She held him tighter, "What did that bas...Akito do to you?"

Momiji frowned at this, it was his fault! He had at least thought that Akito was smarter than to fall for the same trick twice but, apparently, Haru had been able to manipulate him. Was it that easy when Akito was in a temper and just had to blame someone? He walked to the other side of the dojo and knocked on the wooden door, no one was there.

Rin peered at him from where she was in Haru's arm. "No one's going to answer," she commented trying to wipe away Haru's tears, it scared her to see him cry, it was a very rare sight to her but it was something she wanted to stop. "I'm the only able body here..." she turned her attention back to her boyfriend, tilting her head to the side. "Baby," she whispered massaging his hand, "Just tell me what happened..."

"I can't," Haru whispered to her with his head bowed as Rin touched his scalp. She had loved his snow white hair but she wasn't going to stop wanting him near just because it was gone. No matter what she loved the ox, her savior. "I just need to go away for a while but before that I need to give you some things back," he passed forward the boxes for her. She opened them taking out the photo albums and thumbing through them with a dampened smile.

"Ha...Haru" she asked looking at him tears pricking her eyes, "Just run away from him...I'll protect you, I will...we can run away together, you don't need to go into the cat's cage...if you do I'll break you out."

Haru lovingly pushed her hair behind her ear, "No, I can't let you do that to yourself, I couldn't bear for you to get hurt again..." he held her in his arm. "Just promise me something please?"

"Why don't you promise me something you jerk!" she spoke to his shirt, "Just promise to stop being so nice, you haven't done anything apart from be with me and Akito should know that...stop being nice Hatsuharu! Turn in whoever it is you're covering for! Who...are you covering for?" she asked holding his shirt in her hands, her head buried in his warm chest. She wanted to stay in this position forever but had learned that she rarely got what she wanted.

"I can't tell you..." Haru closed his eye smelling her hair as his neck stung, Rin was holding him there, would she ever be able to let go of him?

Momiji kicked the ground. "It's not fair Haru...the father should turn himself in, you're making a sacrifice for them when it's their responsibility, makes me sick..." he told him as Rin looked at Momiji suspiciously but shook her head. Momiji was too nice, he couldn't have the balls to sleep with Tohru; it had to be that fricken messed up cat either that or that dick of a rat.

"Momiji's right...you've already done enough for that rat...stop it!" she snapped at him, "You have a kid to look forward to!"

"I'm not the father to Hond--" Haru told him as Rin stared at him watched the ground nervously,

"No you idiot not Tohru! Ours...Big coincidence isn't it that I get knocked up the same time as Tohru but at least I'm only loyal to one guy. Who knows how many she's slept with! She doesn't even know who the stupid father is!" Tears gathered in her eyes as Haru felt the pit in his stomach, right now this was some news that he didn't want to receive. If he hadn't agreed to remain with Akito he would have been overjoyed at the thought of being a father, of Rin actually being pregnant after he had started trying with her, now...

His eye held so much sadness and guilt, "You...could get an abor--" Rin slapped him at that comment.

"And lose all parts of you that I have!? You have no idea how important you are to me do you!? Jerk...I may not think that self-sacrifice should be a part of life but I know what true love feels like. Tell me where I can find you now, I want to visit you as much as I can...I'd die if I couldn't! So tell me you asshole! Tell me!" Rin screamed at him unable to keep her emotions inside any longer, "You know you hypocrite so tell me...room of the cat?"

"Yuki's old room was mentioned..." Haru replied as Rin nodded determined to use this information.

"That's good, I've snuck in there before, I know the right place to watch the door from and don't try to stop me. I need you in my life Hatsuharu Sohma and I'm not content to watch from a distance as that bastard Akito steals your soul and your happiness...I love you so much baby," she kissed his cheek, her shaking hands touching every part of him. She found his arm was in the sling and nodded, that would heal soon, his eye wouldn't and she hadn't seen his throat yet, maybe a scar but it would heal as well. "And if I find that...that person who's the reason for this I'll make sure they get what's coming to them."

Haru looked to her, "Well I should be getting back to my old room..." he kissed Rin again before she latched herself to him.

"Don't go anywhere Hatsuharu Sohma...I'm coming with you, I'm staying with you tonight and you better let me walk you to the main house later, I want to see you as much as I can understand?"

Haru nodded, reaching to her and moving her hair behind her ears, "I'll be alright..." he tried to tell her as she rolled her eyes.

"I just wanna see the proof for myself."

Momiji looked down, he was to blame for this but he had promised Haru not to get involved. His heart and his promise conflicted and he absent mindedly played with the bracelet which resembled his promise to Tohru, to look after her. Should he tell her knowing that he could only be rejected? Should he tell Akito only to feel that Haru's sacrifice and attempts to help him were for nothing?

He stared at the ground as if he were stuck

School the Next Day

Momiji stared at his notebook, he kept giving Haru glances from where he sat, the whole class seemed to be, it wasn't as if his condition was exactly normal. The sun peeked its head out from behind a passing cloud as the guilt consumed the rabbit. Haru shouldn't have come! Still, he'd gotten himself ready knowing that this would be the last time he could be considered a student at Kaibara no kokou.

Soon the bell rang and a group of guys were trying to talk to Haru. Had his girlfriend dumped him and that was the reason for shaving his head, Was he part of the Yakuza? His heart stuck to the back of his chest. Momiji stood behind Haru realizing that his friend had figuratively lost his soul, his eyes no longer sparkled and it was as if he had exited his own body years back, his actions and words sounded mechanic. This wasn't Haru...it just couldn't be Haru.

Momiji's eyes widened as he saw the ox making origami squares, why did they look so perfect? He had to do something to break this to just release Haru from this but the promise. "Haru! How about we gather everyone together and play badminton like we did on the first day of school!?"

Silence

The bunny tugged on his friend's sleeve again, "Haaaaru! Come on I bet it will be fun with Tohru and Uo-chan and Hana-chan and of course Yuki and...well Kyo's not here but the teams will be even."

Haru scooted his chair back and walked out of the room without even looking into the bunny's brown eyes, "Can't...I have to go to the office alone and unenroll."

Momiji blinked, tears nearly escaping him but he shook his head, he had to try hard to be strong now, he had to do his best! Not feeling as cheerful as usual, he felt it best to pay Tohru a visit. Upon entering the brunette's homeroom, he found that only three people were there, desks pushed together as they engaged in a game of Rich Man-Poor Man.

"Momiji-kun!" Tohru's smile widened, "How are you today?"

The blonde lingered by the door forcing a fake smile onto his own face, "Hey Tooohru! What's up! Hi you guys!" he grinned waving to them. He had to keep his mind off of Haru and his condition for a little bit. "Aww...you're playing cards without me that's no fun!"

Tohru's eyes widened as she waved her hands in front of her, "Well no, I...I mean I didn't expect for you to visit us today and it's so nice to see you. Oh and guess what Momiji-kun, I've decided to get a paternity test..."

"Wow!?" Momiji faked again, "That's great! How are you feeling about it?"

There was an air of silence as Tohru leaned in close to him and took both of his hands in hers, "Please don't tell anyone Momiji-kun but I've decided, I really do want Kyo-kun to be the father..."

The bunny's eyes widened.

In the Office

It had taken ten minutes of waiting and fifteen minutes of discussion before the papers were being passed forward to the ox to sign. Apparently he would be signing now and then his parent or guardian would have to complete it, odd but not out of the ordinary. Haru had quickly avoided talking about his future plans and what had already happened with Akito stating that his injuries were part of an unfortunate accident.

"So there is one more form that I'd like you to fill out" the school principal told the lifeless ox, "Still, I'm not the person you need to talk to..."

Haru took a breath in, the melancholy expression remaining the same, "Who?"

At that point the door was opened and a familiar voice, a voice that he didn't want to hear right now rang out

"How can I help today?"