This is the first of many fanfics I wrote last year about Ayame! I will
post some of the rest soon!
DISCLAIMER: "Fruits Basket" doesn't belong to me, so don't sue...
WARNING: This fic is VERY angsty... Oh yeah, and the characters my be a bit OOC, especially Ayame.
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~~ CHAPTER ONE -- AITOU (Regret) ~~
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*****
It was a perfect day. The sky was clear, and the wind was blowing gently.
Yuki, Kyou, and Touru were eating in the dining room. Shigure was in his office working on his latest novel.
"OHAYO, MINNA!"
The snake disturbed the silence.
Ayame sat down in between Yuki and Tohru. "Glad to see me, Yuki?" he asked in his usual loud voice.
"I would be more glad if you just left and never returned," answered the nezumi, before standing up and leaving. Ayame turned to Tohru and smiled at her. "Ohayo, Tohru-kun!"
"Uh- Ohayo gozaimasu, Ayame-san!"
Kyou stood up and left as well, without saying a word.
Ayame watched As his younger cousin left. Then he turned back to Tohru. "What's wrong with those guys? Did they get in another one of their fights?" he asked Tohru.
"Iie." Tohru closed her eyes and lowered her head, letting out a soft sigh.
"Sou ka," she heard Ayame say. She looked at him and her eyes widen a little. Ayame had such a sad expression on his face. His hair covered his eyes. "They don't want to see me..." he said in a soft voice. "Yuki must hate me..."
Tohru stared at the man beside her. "Ayame-san...?" She lowered her head and noticed that his right hand was bandaged. The bandage appeared to go up his arm. But before she could ask what had happened to his hand, Ayame spoke.
"Ne, Tohru-kun, how has Yuki been doing?" She looked up at his face. Again, her eyes widen. He had a smile on his face.
"I hope he's been doing good! He must be with you around to cheer him up!" he continued.
That smile... Something was wrong about it.
"I guess he doesn't need me around, ne?" He turned away and looked at the ceiling, leaning back and supporting himself with his arms. He was still smiling. "I really am a bad brother."
That smile... it was a fake smile. A forced smile. He was sad, yet he still smiled.
"Ne, Ayame-san..." Tohru began, but was interrupted when the door opened and Shigure came in.
"I thought I heard your voice," he said as he sat next to Ayame, leaving the door open.
"Ohayo, Gure-kun!" Ayame greeted.
Tohru thought it strange. Ayame didn't greet Shigure like he usually did.
"So, what brings you here so early?" Shigure asked him.
"I just came by to check on Yuki." The way he said it... full of sorrow. He lowered his head so his hair covered his eyes and he turned to face front. "Kedo. it looks like he doesn't need me at all. He appears to be doing so well..."
Silence...
Neither Tohru nor Shigure said anything.
Ayame scoffed lightly. "Maybe I should leave..." he said as he stood up, "and never return. Yuki would be glad then, wouldn't he?"
Tohru stood up quickly. "Don't say that!" Ayame looked at her. "I mean... Yuki-kun.... I don't think that Yuki-kun would be glad. I think, he would be sad."
Ayame didn't answer. He just lowered his head again.
Shigure stayed silent.
"I couldn't protect him..." Ayame suddenly said.
*****
Yuki was standing outside the room by the door. He had heard everything his brother had said. He was leaning against the wall, his head low, hair covering his eyes.
"He would be better of if I didn't exist," he heard his older brother say.
"Iie, don't say that, Ayame-san!" Tohru's voice has risen. "Don't say such things!"
A tear slid down Yuki's right cheek.
"How can I not!!" Ayame yelled. "I was such a fool! I couldn't protect my own brother!! I couldn't protect him from Akito!!"
Yuki's eyes went wide. How did Ayame know?! How did he know?!
"He must hate me!" Ayame's voice sound broken. "I... couldn't protect him! And now..." he paused.
Yuki listened, wanting his brother to continue, but at the same time wanting him to stop.
"Now what?" he heard Shigure ask, his voice sounded concerned.
There was silence.
Then Ayame spoke, "Akito..."
Yuki flinched at that name.
"Akito..." Ayame repeated.
"What about him, Aya?" Shigure asked.
"Akito... wants to see Yuki."
Yuki's eyes went wide. No, not that. He didn't want to go! He didn't want to see HIM anymore!
It was too much. Yuki made his way to the stairs but stopped when he saw Kyou standing there. They didn't say anything to each other. Yuki went up the stairs past him. A few seconds passed and Kyou went up as well.
*****
Ayame was on his kneed, fists in front of him, and his head down.
"Akito called me yesterday. So I went to see him. He told me He wanted to see Yuki, but I refused," Ayame said in a low voice.
Shigure noticed the bandaged hand on his friend. "Is that why you have you hand bandaged?" he asked.
Ayame nodded.
"So then," Tohru said. Ayame-san, are you going to take Yuki to see Akito- san?"
Silence...
"Iie. I don't want him to suffer anymore. I'm sure Akito will do something to him, and I can't allow that."
~~ TO BE CONTINUED ~~
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AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Sorry about the ending. This was originally one long story, and I broke it up into chapters because it was too long. About 10000 words or so, I think. Anywayz, I hope you liked this chapter, though it wasn't that good. Please remember to review, and if you have any question, you can ask in your review or you can e-mail me! Ja ne!!
~~
Preview of Chapter Two - Otouto :
~~ Ayame decides to tell Yuki that Akito wan't to see him, and he is willing to go with Yuki. Yuki hesitates to go, but decides to in the end. His Brother goes with him to see Akito. Once there, things go terribly wrong and Akito gets unruly! Ayame interferes this time, but at what cost? ~~
DISCLAIMER: "Fruits Basket" doesn't belong to me, so don't sue...
WARNING: This fic is VERY angsty... Oh yeah, and the characters my be a bit OOC, especially Ayame.
___________________________________________________________
~~ CHAPTER ONE -- AITOU (Regret) ~~
___________________________________________________________
*****
It was a perfect day. The sky was clear, and the wind was blowing gently.
Yuki, Kyou, and Touru were eating in the dining room. Shigure was in his office working on his latest novel.
"OHAYO, MINNA!"
The snake disturbed the silence.
Ayame sat down in between Yuki and Tohru. "Glad to see me, Yuki?" he asked in his usual loud voice.
"I would be more glad if you just left and never returned," answered the nezumi, before standing up and leaving. Ayame turned to Tohru and smiled at her. "Ohayo, Tohru-kun!"
"Uh- Ohayo gozaimasu, Ayame-san!"
Kyou stood up and left as well, without saying a word.
Ayame watched As his younger cousin left. Then he turned back to Tohru. "What's wrong with those guys? Did they get in another one of their fights?" he asked Tohru.
"Iie." Tohru closed her eyes and lowered her head, letting out a soft sigh.
"Sou ka," she heard Ayame say. She looked at him and her eyes widen a little. Ayame had such a sad expression on his face. His hair covered his eyes. "They don't want to see me..." he said in a soft voice. "Yuki must hate me..."
Tohru stared at the man beside her. "Ayame-san...?" She lowered her head and noticed that his right hand was bandaged. The bandage appeared to go up his arm. But before she could ask what had happened to his hand, Ayame spoke.
"Ne, Tohru-kun, how has Yuki been doing?" She looked up at his face. Again, her eyes widen. He had a smile on his face.
"I hope he's been doing good! He must be with you around to cheer him up!" he continued.
That smile... Something was wrong about it.
"I guess he doesn't need me around, ne?" He turned away and looked at the ceiling, leaning back and supporting himself with his arms. He was still smiling. "I really am a bad brother."
That smile... it was a fake smile. A forced smile. He was sad, yet he still smiled.
"Ne, Ayame-san..." Tohru began, but was interrupted when the door opened and Shigure came in.
"I thought I heard your voice," he said as he sat next to Ayame, leaving the door open.
"Ohayo, Gure-kun!" Ayame greeted.
Tohru thought it strange. Ayame didn't greet Shigure like he usually did.
"So, what brings you here so early?" Shigure asked him.
"I just came by to check on Yuki." The way he said it... full of sorrow. He lowered his head so his hair covered his eyes and he turned to face front. "Kedo. it looks like he doesn't need me at all. He appears to be doing so well..."
Silence...
Neither Tohru nor Shigure said anything.
Ayame scoffed lightly. "Maybe I should leave..." he said as he stood up, "and never return. Yuki would be glad then, wouldn't he?"
Tohru stood up quickly. "Don't say that!" Ayame looked at her. "I mean... Yuki-kun.... I don't think that Yuki-kun would be glad. I think, he would be sad."
Ayame didn't answer. He just lowered his head again.
Shigure stayed silent.
"I couldn't protect him..." Ayame suddenly said.
*****
Yuki was standing outside the room by the door. He had heard everything his brother had said. He was leaning against the wall, his head low, hair covering his eyes.
"He would be better of if I didn't exist," he heard his older brother say.
"Iie, don't say that, Ayame-san!" Tohru's voice has risen. "Don't say such things!"
A tear slid down Yuki's right cheek.
"How can I not!!" Ayame yelled. "I was such a fool! I couldn't protect my own brother!! I couldn't protect him from Akito!!"
Yuki's eyes went wide. How did Ayame know?! How did he know?!
"He must hate me!" Ayame's voice sound broken. "I... couldn't protect him! And now..." he paused.
Yuki listened, wanting his brother to continue, but at the same time wanting him to stop.
"Now what?" he heard Shigure ask, his voice sounded concerned.
There was silence.
Then Ayame spoke, "Akito..."
Yuki flinched at that name.
"Akito..." Ayame repeated.
"What about him, Aya?" Shigure asked.
"Akito... wants to see Yuki."
Yuki's eyes went wide. No, not that. He didn't want to go! He didn't want to see HIM anymore!
It was too much. Yuki made his way to the stairs but stopped when he saw Kyou standing there. They didn't say anything to each other. Yuki went up the stairs past him. A few seconds passed and Kyou went up as well.
*****
Ayame was on his kneed, fists in front of him, and his head down.
"Akito called me yesterday. So I went to see him. He told me He wanted to see Yuki, but I refused," Ayame said in a low voice.
Shigure noticed the bandaged hand on his friend. "Is that why you have you hand bandaged?" he asked.
Ayame nodded.
"So then," Tohru said. Ayame-san, are you going to take Yuki to see Akito- san?"
Silence...
"Iie. I don't want him to suffer anymore. I'm sure Akito will do something to him, and I can't allow that."
~~ TO BE CONTINUED ~~
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AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Sorry about the ending. This was originally one long story, and I broke it up into chapters because it was too long. About 10000 words or so, I think. Anywayz, I hope you liked this chapter, though it wasn't that good. Please remember to review, and if you have any question, you can ask in your review or you can e-mail me! Ja ne!!
~~
Preview of Chapter Two - Otouto :
~~ Ayame decides to tell Yuki that Akito wan't to see him, and he is willing to go with Yuki. Yuki hesitates to go, but decides to in the end. His Brother goes with him to see Akito. Once there, things go terribly wrong and Akito gets unruly! Ayame interferes this time, but at what cost? ~~
