Title: Tohru's Task
Summary: Tohru made a pact with a god to save haru's soul, but what consequence does the onigiri have to pay? Sequel to Demon Days, the adventures of the afterlife abound, but somehow she has to keep up with a normal life. What's a messenger of the dead to do?
Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket, but I do think I own the idea of Tohru becoming a reaper! Just think about her ushering souls into the afterlife! Oh and Remi and almost any reaper in the future...
Chapter 11-
Tohru almost ran inside declaring herself home and rushing into the kitchen to wash dishes. Kyo and Yuki followed her into the kitchen, watching her fill the basin.
"Tohru, I thought you said you be home over an hour ago," Yuki said worrying about Tohru.
"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to make you worry. Its just I was having such a good time I forgot all about it," Tohru said not turning to look at the two boys. "Please forgive me."
"Of course I'll forgive you," both boys said at once.
"What were you doing that was so fun anyway? Isn't work boring?" Kyo asked.
"Oh, Remi invited me over and I stayed there for a little while," Tohru said quickly then started to blush madly realizing what that must sound like to the boys.
"Remi? As in that Egyptian guy?" Kyo asked angry and stunned.
Tohru made a small nod, "Oh, yeah, we worked it out. Funny story really. Anyway, him and some of his friends live in an apartment near work."
"Some friends?" Yuki asked interested.
"Well yeah, there was Fergy, Eve, Lulu, and Saki. They seem pretty nice too," Tohru said as she smiled thoughtfully.
"Remi lives in an apartment with three girls?" Kyo asked in wonder.
"No, Lulu and Fergy are girls. Eve and Saki are boys," Tohru explained.
"And they all live in one apartment?" Yuki asked softly.
Tohru nodded enthusiastically, "it's a big apartment."
"Whatever you say," Kyo sighed.
"I think I'm going to bed now. I'm really tired," Tohru sighed and yawned stretching her arms for emphasis. "Good night, Yuki. Good night, Kyo. Have sweet dreams!" and with that she placed the last dish in the cabinet and went to bed.
"We seriously need to do some investigation into this guy and his friends," Kyo said once she was gone.
"What kind of names are Eve and Saki for boys?" Yuki said wrinkling up his nose. Kyo shrugged, "and Fergy for a girl."
"Don't forget Lulu, that's like a name you'd give your dog," Kyo added.
"So could you look him up?" Yuki asked Hatori. He was asking if they could get information on a Remi Ishuzu.
"Yeah, but do you know how many people probably have that name," Hatori sighed.
"I don't care. This guy has a bad influence over Tohru, we need to know more about him," Yuki stated annoyed at having to explain.
"Yeah, and check and see if he's ever been arrested," Hatori heard Kyo say in the background.
"Well, first of all what does he look like?" Hatori asked, "you know a description."
"Well he has black hair, Egyptian, purplish eyes rimmed with black eyeliner, ummm… pretty tall maybe about six foot, thin," Yuki sighed as he tried to tell Hatori what Remi looked like.
"All right I'll call Maison and we'll see what information he can find," Hatori sighed and hung up the phone. Several seconds later he picked it up and called Maison.
"So how's work going?" Uo asked as she shuffled the cards. She, Hana, and of course Haru were all over visiting.
"Oh, it's great!" Tohru told them happily, "I'm having a lot of fun."
"So, no troubles or anything?" Uo asked concerned.
"Nope, none! Remi takes good care of me!" Tohru told her and then blanched suddenly worrying how that sounded or that they might probe further, "you know looking out for me and stuff. I'm such a space cadet."
"Uh-huh," Uo said, thinking, 'she's sure right about the space cadet part.'
"Oh, got go to the bathroom," she said getting up quickly to run off. She turned back to them on her way out, "be right back!"
"Does Tohru seem different to you guys lately?" Uo asked as soon as she was out of sight.
"Yeah," Kyo said annoyed, "We think it has something to do with that Remi guy. We met a while ago and he was a real jerk."
"More than you?" Uo teased.
"I'm not a jerk!" Kyo bristled angrily.
"More than Kyo," Yuki answer casually ignoring the cat.
"That's not funny!" Kyo yelled at him angrily.
"I was there too. He did seem to be rather crude," Haru informed them, "with a mouth worse than Kyo's."
"Hey, you're supposed to be my boyfriend! Stop talking about me like that!" Kyo said angrily pointing a finger at the cow.
Haru shrugged, "I'm not going to lie for you."
"Then just keep your mouth shut!" Kyo hissed at him.
"Oh, a lover's quarrel," Hana sighed daftly.
"Okay, that was scary. I expect things like that to come out of Shigure's mouth not your's," Kyo told her.
"But it's so tragic," she sighed closing her eyes sadly.
"Okay stop, now," Kyo told her worried by the psychic's strange behavior.
"Uh, let's get back to the important part before Tohru gets back," Uo reminded them.
"Yeah, fine," Kyo sighed annoyed.
"So what all do you know about this guy?" Uo asked them.
"Well, things that we already told you are mostly it," Yuki sighed, wishing they could find out more.
"Well I can guarantee you that duck comment Tohru told us about while back was made by him; along with a couple of swear words mixed in," Kyo sighed.
Just then they heard footsteps coming their way and they all froze up staring at the entrance way.
"I'm back!" Tohru called as she came in, taking her seat, "I didn't miss anything, did I?"
They all shook there heads quickly.
"Oh, good," she smiled at them picking up her cards.
'Maybe they were just making a bigger deal out of this than they should,' most of them reasoned seeing Tohru's sweet innocent smile.
End of chapter 11-
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