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I don't own Fruits Basket or any of the Characters within this story, even the ones I made up.
Special thanks goes to all the previously uploaded fanfics online that gave me the idea to write this fanfic myself.
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Chapter 5: Revelation
"You are the Rat. You are well composed. You are swift. You are agile. You are charming. You are the embodiment of all that is wished for."
"The Cat is a monster, he is your Opposite, and he is not good at anything, yet not horrid either."
"The Rat is meant to have a better life than the Cat. If you are unhappy how this has turned out, its your right to do something about this!"
"You are my favourite of the Zodiacs. Kureno serves me obediently, but you are my favourite. It grieves me to see you like this"
The Night air was cool. And a gentle breeze swept through his room through the Open sliding door to the veranda. Yuki sat up awakened by his dream. Sweat was drenched all over him. His Futon was cast aside. He looked around in confusion, and remembered.
He had come home.
Kureno had fetched his belongings. Everything from his room was packed and brought back to his house. Even the mementos of his time with Tohru was packed up and given to him. He was allowed to stay in Akito's house. For his old house brought too much memory for the Mouse.
He looked around for his clock and looked at the time. 5:30. She would be waking up now. To think he had ruined her life was depressing. But he was also much relieved to have unloaded his unbearable weight.
After that meeting with the Tenka clan members, Yuki had excused himself and they showed him his room after he had decided not to go back to either of the two houses he had spent in the past. He was no longer what others thought he was before. He was no longer the calm and princely Yuki. He was no longer collected. He was a ruin, a mere shadow of his former life.
To him, everything sounded reasonable now, provided it did not come from Kyou or Tohru. Akito for the first time sounded like he was telling the truth. The Tenka Clan members' arguments were sound. He was the Rat. He was the Mouse. The Cat was always to lose against the Rat and Yuki's loss of Tohru was not going to deter him!
Akito stood on the Veranda looking up as the Sun began to rise. A new dawn had come. And a new dawn was rising in the Souma clan. After the darkness of Night, There was always light to the others. But it was always cloudy to Akito, if one of the Zodiacs could come to bear the same torment as he, or similar, the Souma Lifestyle would change.
The mind of those that are depressed has been said to be very malleable, even those with the heart of Steel. Depression if attended for, could lead to irrational anger and could be made into the best conditions for remoulding. Akito knew this. And he was prepared to wait for Yuki to turn. Yuki and Akito had many physical appearances in common. To have a similar look on life would mean much to every cursed member of the Souma Clan. Yuki must know!
Yuki lay back to try and relax, but the nightmarish speeches made him weary. He had not had rest in so long, despite what the others thought; he had not slept a wink for the past few days. Before, he could cry himself to sleep, or hammer his way, but the last few days before Shigure talked to him about Akito, he had lost all self-control.
"Yuki?"
Yuki sat up again and this time Akito was standing on the Veranda, his kimono draping over his shoulder at one side and slipping off on the other. The Kimono was slightly dragging but Akito did not seem to notice.
"Yuki, will you do nothing to maintain your status in the Souma clan?"
In Yuki's mind, it was all a mess. His split opinion on whether to hate or to love Tohru, What she had done and what Kyou had done. How they now both basically ignored him. Akito was right. Yuki had a position to maintain. In his wrecked mind, everything appeared to have come to order. He was the rat and Kyou was the Cat. The Rat always beat the Cat one way or another. That was how it was made to be!
"I will do what I must, Akito."
Victory! Akito now had done what he had wanted to do. The Proud Rat will never accept anything but First place. Yuki was no exceptions. And now, from his depression, Yuki would come out the stronger.
"If I try to break them up, will you help me, Yuki?"
Yuki could not hold it any more. He had to ask.
"What of Honda-san? Will you hurt her?" Akito Chuckled at this.
"She is the one that has hurt you, Yuki. Do you intend to defend someone who has dropped you for that monster?"
Yuki knew what he had to do, but he couldn't bring himself to do this. Akito's, and the Tenka's, words seemed so appealing, so correct. Indisputable.
"No, Akito. I will help you end this."
I don't own Fruits Basket or any of the Characters within this story, even the ones I made up.
Special thanks goes to all the previously uploaded fanfics online that gave me the idea to write this fanfic myself.
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Chapter 5: Revelation
"You are the Rat. You are well composed. You are swift. You are agile. You are charming. You are the embodiment of all that is wished for."
"The Cat is a monster, he is your Opposite, and he is not good at anything, yet not horrid either."
"The Rat is meant to have a better life than the Cat. If you are unhappy how this has turned out, its your right to do something about this!"
"You are my favourite of the Zodiacs. Kureno serves me obediently, but you are my favourite. It grieves me to see you like this"
The Night air was cool. And a gentle breeze swept through his room through the Open sliding door to the veranda. Yuki sat up awakened by his dream. Sweat was drenched all over him. His Futon was cast aside. He looked around in confusion, and remembered.
He had come home.
Kureno had fetched his belongings. Everything from his room was packed and brought back to his house. Even the mementos of his time with Tohru was packed up and given to him. He was allowed to stay in Akito's house. For his old house brought too much memory for the Mouse.
He looked around for his clock and looked at the time. 5:30. She would be waking up now. To think he had ruined her life was depressing. But he was also much relieved to have unloaded his unbearable weight.
After that meeting with the Tenka clan members, Yuki had excused himself and they showed him his room after he had decided not to go back to either of the two houses he had spent in the past. He was no longer what others thought he was before. He was no longer the calm and princely Yuki. He was no longer collected. He was a ruin, a mere shadow of his former life.
To him, everything sounded reasonable now, provided it did not come from Kyou or Tohru. Akito for the first time sounded like he was telling the truth. The Tenka Clan members' arguments were sound. He was the Rat. He was the Mouse. The Cat was always to lose against the Rat and Yuki's loss of Tohru was not going to deter him!
Akito stood on the Veranda looking up as the Sun began to rise. A new dawn had come. And a new dawn was rising in the Souma clan. After the darkness of Night, There was always light to the others. But it was always cloudy to Akito, if one of the Zodiacs could come to bear the same torment as he, or similar, the Souma Lifestyle would change.
The mind of those that are depressed has been said to be very malleable, even those with the heart of Steel. Depression if attended for, could lead to irrational anger and could be made into the best conditions for remoulding. Akito knew this. And he was prepared to wait for Yuki to turn. Yuki and Akito had many physical appearances in common. To have a similar look on life would mean much to every cursed member of the Souma Clan. Yuki must know!
Yuki lay back to try and relax, but the nightmarish speeches made him weary. He had not had rest in so long, despite what the others thought; he had not slept a wink for the past few days. Before, he could cry himself to sleep, or hammer his way, but the last few days before Shigure talked to him about Akito, he had lost all self-control.
"Yuki?"
Yuki sat up again and this time Akito was standing on the Veranda, his kimono draping over his shoulder at one side and slipping off on the other. The Kimono was slightly dragging but Akito did not seem to notice.
"Yuki, will you do nothing to maintain your status in the Souma clan?"
In Yuki's mind, it was all a mess. His split opinion on whether to hate or to love Tohru, What she had done and what Kyou had done. How they now both basically ignored him. Akito was right. Yuki had a position to maintain. In his wrecked mind, everything appeared to have come to order. He was the rat and Kyou was the Cat. The Rat always beat the Cat one way or another. That was how it was made to be!
"I will do what I must, Akito."
Victory! Akito now had done what he had wanted to do. The Proud Rat will never accept anything but First place. Yuki was no exceptions. And now, from his depression, Yuki would come out the stronger.
"If I try to break them up, will you help me, Yuki?"
Yuki could not hold it any more. He had to ask.
"What of Honda-san? Will you hurt her?" Akito Chuckled at this.
"She is the one that has hurt you, Yuki. Do you intend to defend someone who has dropped you for that monster?"
Yuki knew what he had to do, but he couldn't bring himself to do this. Akito's, and the Tenka's, words seemed so appealing, so correct. Indisputable.
"No, Akito. I will help you end this."
