Disclaimer: Chaos and Era are mine, the Fruits Basket characters are not.
Note: This chapter didn't turn out how I had planned…It kind of makes it seem like this was a Yuki and Tohru fic… x.x Oh well…I wrote the extra chapter to make you people happy. Hope you like. (Also, no one checked over my grammar and such this time so forgive me if I've left some horrible mistakes.)
Chapter 11: The Aftermath
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Tohru looked out at the rain which had been hanging around ever since that day…It's been a week since Yuki's funeral and his death had affected a lot more people than anyone would have thought. Kyo still wouldn't come out of his room except to receive a meal when he got too hungry to bear it…Shigure stayed in his room most of the time too…and he's stopped teasing his editor. Kagura is heartbroken and Haru hasn't been doing too well either…Momiji hasn't been his usual, bouncy self…Aya hasn't been himself either…the news didn't sit with him too well, needless to say…Kisa and Hiro were sad too…and Hatori…he's fairing pretty well…he's sill too weak to walk around on his own and so he's still in a wheel chair. If Shigure hadn't gone and checked up on him…we might have had two funerals…
A tear fell down her cheek as images of Yuki, once again, came into her mind.
'Why? Why did he have to die? Why did it have to happen like this?'
Most of the kids from school had come to his funeral too. His fan club members had been as loud as ever…
"Tohru…?"
She turned to see a familiar blue cat peeking out from behind a tree near the porch.
"What do you want?"
He flinched at her unusually harsh tone but dared to come closer, but not in his humanoid form.
"I can't bri--"
"You!"
Chaos jumped and ran up a tree as Shigure chased him off by throwing a book or two at him. He looked over to see Kyo come out of the house as well, much paler than the last time they met.
"What are you here for now!?" he snapped.
"You should know better than anyone that I had no control over his death!" Chaos shouted back, his temper rising.
"Then how about bringing him back!? Aren't you some powerful diety!?" shouted Haru, who had come out of nowhere.
"Of CHAOS! That's all I can control! I can't control life anymore than you mortals can!" he growled. If they were going to be too thick headed to listen then he should just leave that mouse dead!
"Why not? You can cause just as much chaos by bring back some one as you can by taking away a life." Tohru mumbled...trying to hold back more tears.
Chaos let out an aggravated hiss before saying,
"Will you horrid mortals listen to me or not!? If you like your precious mouse like he is then I'm leaving!" he turned to leave but Tohru ran up to him yelling,
"No! Wait!…What were you going to tell me before Shigure came out?"
He let out a sigh and ran down onto the porch before shimmering into his humanoid form.
"I can't bring Yuki back myself…but…I know of someone who can…at a price."
"What is the price? Money…another life?" Kyo asked, glaring at him just inside the doorway."
"…I'm not sure…we've never met."
"How in the heck do you know that he'll bring Yuki back then?"
"Era can get him to do it…as long as she lets him name the price."
"So when can we meet this guy? Just who is he exactly?"
"He's high above my rank…he's the Angel of Life…"
Silence hung heavy at that statement. Everyone remained quiet, thinking of what could possibly be the price that the Angel of Life would want. Suddenly everyone's attention was turned towards Era as she shimmered into view. Chaos sprang to his feet and kneeled to the thin air beside Era as he kept his head low.
Tohru saw a shimmer then finally spotted and outline of a figure with wings as rain poured around it. Chaos finally stood and something shook his hand as Era began to laugh. The 'three' of them talked for a while. Chaos and Era were speaking some strange language that she'd never heard before. Finally she saw a smile form on Chaos' face and he walked up to her.
"The thing he wants won't hurt at all…and will last for just a few minutes…are you willing to--"
"Yes. Whatever it is, I'll do it. So long as Yuki can come back into the Sohma family, living."
"Very well." Chaos nodded to the outline as he walked over to Era's side.
Tohru saw wet footprints appear on the porch as it walked towards her. She felt a warm, wet hand run down from her forehead to her chin. As it did this she heard a soothing voice in her head,
Don't be afraid. I haven't seen a certain beautiful creature and a long time…and you're t a good person to transform into it.
'Transform…into what?'
You shall see…Close your eyes.
Tohru did as she was told and immediately felt her body beginning to change when he removed his hand.
Kyo's eyes widened as Tohru was surrounded by a white mist and light. His mouth dropped open at what he saw when it cleared.
The Tohru that they all knew was gone. In her place, stood a pure white…unicorn with indescribable beauty that took their breath away. The creature took a few prancing steps off the porch…not even the rain dared to touch the creature…wherever it went, the rain parted away from the unicorn's strange aurora.
Yuki suddenly appeared, cradled in unseen arms. He was slowly set down and the outline stepped away from the body. The unicorn walked up to it curiously…then touched it's horn to the boy's forehead. His eyes flashed open, but they were empty…lifeless. All his wounds had been repaired but the boy still remained lifeless. The creature stamped it's foot in frustration.
A soft chuckle was heard before the glow of a green blade was seen. The outline of the Angel of Life could be seen as he walked up to Yuki's corpse. He raised his sword and slashed a cross into Yuki's chest…where his heart was located.
Air rushed into Yuki's lungs as he desperately gasped for the life giving oxygen. His eyes finally began to focus…and when they did, he couldn't believe what he saw.
"A…unicorn??"
He heard cheering and took a look around him. Kyo, Shigure, and Haru were cheering while Era was hugging Chaos so tight that he was having trouble breathing. He then looked at the unicorn as it began to glimmer as a white mist surrounded it. Before it fully cleared, he was hugged as he heard,
"Yuki!"
POOF!
Tohru set down a confused grey mouse as she stood to thank the angel, Chaos, and Era…but they were gone.
((AN: So….Are you people happy? I brought Yuki back to life for a happy ending. Reviews please.))
Note: This chapter didn't turn out how I had planned…It kind of makes it seem like this was a Yuki and Tohru fic… x.x Oh well…I wrote the extra chapter to make you people happy. Hope you like. (Also, no one checked over my grammar and such this time so forgive me if I've left some horrible mistakes.)
Chapter 11: The Aftermath
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tohru looked out at the rain which had been hanging around ever since that day…It's been a week since Yuki's funeral and his death had affected a lot more people than anyone would have thought. Kyo still wouldn't come out of his room except to receive a meal when he got too hungry to bear it…Shigure stayed in his room most of the time too…and he's stopped teasing his editor. Kagura is heartbroken and Haru hasn't been doing too well either…Momiji hasn't been his usual, bouncy self…Aya hasn't been himself either…the news didn't sit with him too well, needless to say…Kisa and Hiro were sad too…and Hatori…he's fairing pretty well…he's sill too weak to walk around on his own and so he's still in a wheel chair. If Shigure hadn't gone and checked up on him…we might have had two funerals…
A tear fell down her cheek as images of Yuki, once again, came into her mind.
'Why? Why did he have to die? Why did it have to happen like this?'
Most of the kids from school had come to his funeral too. His fan club members had been as loud as ever…
"Tohru…?"
She turned to see a familiar blue cat peeking out from behind a tree near the porch.
"What do you want?"
He flinched at her unusually harsh tone but dared to come closer, but not in his humanoid form.
"I can't bri--"
"You!"
Chaos jumped and ran up a tree as Shigure chased him off by throwing a book or two at him. He looked over to see Kyo come out of the house as well, much paler than the last time they met.
"What are you here for now!?" he snapped.
"You should know better than anyone that I had no control over his death!" Chaos shouted back, his temper rising.
"Then how about bringing him back!? Aren't you some powerful diety!?" shouted Haru, who had come out of nowhere.
"Of CHAOS! That's all I can control! I can't control life anymore than you mortals can!" he growled. If they were going to be too thick headed to listen then he should just leave that mouse dead!
"Why not? You can cause just as much chaos by bring back some one as you can by taking away a life." Tohru mumbled...trying to hold back more tears.
Chaos let out an aggravated hiss before saying,
"Will you horrid mortals listen to me or not!? If you like your precious mouse like he is then I'm leaving!" he turned to leave but Tohru ran up to him yelling,
"No! Wait!…What were you going to tell me before Shigure came out?"
He let out a sigh and ran down onto the porch before shimmering into his humanoid form.
"I can't bring Yuki back myself…but…I know of someone who can…at a price."
"What is the price? Money…another life?" Kyo asked, glaring at him just inside the doorway."
"…I'm not sure…we've never met."
"How in the heck do you know that he'll bring Yuki back then?"
"Era can get him to do it…as long as she lets him name the price."
"So when can we meet this guy? Just who is he exactly?"
"He's high above my rank…he's the Angel of Life…"
Silence hung heavy at that statement. Everyone remained quiet, thinking of what could possibly be the price that the Angel of Life would want. Suddenly everyone's attention was turned towards Era as she shimmered into view. Chaos sprang to his feet and kneeled to the thin air beside Era as he kept his head low.
Tohru saw a shimmer then finally spotted and outline of a figure with wings as rain poured around it. Chaos finally stood and something shook his hand as Era began to laugh. The 'three' of them talked for a while. Chaos and Era were speaking some strange language that she'd never heard before. Finally she saw a smile form on Chaos' face and he walked up to her.
"The thing he wants won't hurt at all…and will last for just a few minutes…are you willing to--"
"Yes. Whatever it is, I'll do it. So long as Yuki can come back into the Sohma family, living."
"Very well." Chaos nodded to the outline as he walked over to Era's side.
Tohru saw wet footprints appear on the porch as it walked towards her. She felt a warm, wet hand run down from her forehead to her chin. As it did this she heard a soothing voice in her head,
Don't be afraid. I haven't seen a certain beautiful creature and a long time…and you're t a good person to transform into it.
'Transform…into what?'
You shall see…Close your eyes.
Tohru did as she was told and immediately felt her body beginning to change when he removed his hand.
Kyo's eyes widened as Tohru was surrounded by a white mist and light. His mouth dropped open at what he saw when it cleared.
The Tohru that they all knew was gone. In her place, stood a pure white…unicorn with indescribable beauty that took their breath away. The creature took a few prancing steps off the porch…not even the rain dared to touch the creature…wherever it went, the rain parted away from the unicorn's strange aurora.
Yuki suddenly appeared, cradled in unseen arms. He was slowly set down and the outline stepped away from the body. The unicorn walked up to it curiously…then touched it's horn to the boy's forehead. His eyes flashed open, but they were empty…lifeless. All his wounds had been repaired but the boy still remained lifeless. The creature stamped it's foot in frustration.
A soft chuckle was heard before the glow of a green blade was seen. The outline of the Angel of Life could be seen as he walked up to Yuki's corpse. He raised his sword and slashed a cross into Yuki's chest…where his heart was located.
Air rushed into Yuki's lungs as he desperately gasped for the life giving oxygen. His eyes finally began to focus…and when they did, he couldn't believe what he saw.
"A…unicorn??"
He heard cheering and took a look around him. Kyo, Shigure, and Haru were cheering while Era was hugging Chaos so tight that he was having trouble breathing. He then looked at the unicorn as it began to glimmer as a white mist surrounded it. Before it fully cleared, he was hugged as he heard,
"Yuki!"
POOF!
Tohru set down a confused grey mouse as she stood to thank the angel, Chaos, and Era…but they were gone.
((AN: So….Are you people happy? I brought Yuki back to life for a happy ending. Reviews please.))
