^_^Shoutouts^_^
Arigatou gozaimasu, Aishiteru! It's nice to know that someone's reading this^_~
Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket. . .and that's probably a good thing. . .
Tohru looked down by her feet where the prince would have been standing. "Oh, a peach! Yum!" She picked the tiny fruit up off ground and was about to take a huge bite when. . ."No, don't eat that! It's Yuki-kun!" Shigure shouted, snatching the 'peach' right out of her hands. "WHAT!?" Tohru screamed, stumbling backwards.
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Back in the house, Tohru and Shigure were sitting at a table, opposite each other, with Yuki (the peach) in a glass bowl that was conveniently sitting in the middle of the table. "So. . .the Sohmas are under a curse?" Tohru asked the older man, half confused. "Yes," he replied, nodding his head while slowly rubbing his chin. "And not too many people outside the family know about it. You see, whenever someone of the opposite sex embraces one of the Sohmas, they transform. It's quite a shame, really. Not being able to hold the ones you hold most dear in your arms. . ."
"So that's why Sohma-kun's never really been close to anyone," Tohru whispered under her breath. "It's because. . .he can't. . ." Tears began to fill up in her eyes. Then, all of a sudden. . .
POOF~!
Yuki had changed back and the schoolgirl jumped right into him. "Sohma- kun!! I feel so sorry for you!!!" she said, tears flying into the air. She suddenly remembered the curse and pulled away. The second before he transformed, Tohru got a good glimpse of him and. . .
"EEEEEK!!!"
POOF~!
Yuki was a peach again, Tohru had fallen back and fainted, right there beside the table, and Shigure sheepishly said, "Oh yes. I forgot to tell you that when we change back. . .Well, we're not exactly wearing clothes."
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An hour later, Tohru awoke only to find herself lying on a small futon. She could feel a cold, damp cloth on her forehead, but didn't bother taking it off. The teenager was much too tired and the cloth felt quite relaxing, actually. Tohru barely turned her head and out of the corner of her eye she saw Shigure sitting there, smiling. "You okay?" he asked, putting on a more serious face.
"G-Gomen nasai," she whispered. "Huh?"
"I've put you through so much trouble, already."
"Really, it's alright," Shigure said, smiling once again.
"No, it's not!" Tohru shouted, and sat up in an instant. "You see, my mother. . ." She looked down at her lap with a sad expression. "She died in a terrible car accident. . .The night before, I had been studying hard, preparing to go to collage like okaa-san had wanted me to do. . .The next day, I was so exhausted that I slept in. . .Okaa-san left to go to work. . .If it had been any other day, I would've been standing by the door, waving, and saying "Come back soon". . .But I was just too lazy to get up. . .And because of it, Okaa-san never did come back. . ." she finished, tears rolling down her cheeks and onto the blanket. Shigure stared at her, slowly taking in every word. The crying girl sniffed and blinked away a few tears. Then, she continued. "Sometimes. . .I think to myself, "If I would've just gotten up and said 'Come back soon', then none of this would've ever happened. . .I would still be at home, living with my mother. . . and not bothering other people. . .you two. . ." Tohru blinked away all the rest of the tears, then looked over to Shigure. . .and smiled. He smiled back, wiping a tear away, and said, "Amazing. . .how you can go through all that and still continue going to school. . ."
"SCHOOL!!!" Tohru frantically ran around the room. "I GOTTA GO TO SCHOOL!!! I COMPLETELY FORGOT!!!"
"I'll walk you to school, if you don't mind."
"Huh?" Tohru turned around and saw Yuki standing by the stairs. "A-Alright. B-But I can walk alone if it's too much trouble."
"Not at all. Your things are upstairs. Why don't you go get them?" he said with a warm smile.
"Hai." Tohru bowed, and headed up the stairs.
To be continued. . .*Barney Song plays* Stupid record player! *flips record over and freaky twilight music plays*
Arigatou gozaimasu, Aishiteru! It's nice to know that someone's reading this^_~
Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket. . .and that's probably a good thing. . .
Tohru looked down by her feet where the prince would have been standing. "Oh, a peach! Yum!" She picked the tiny fruit up off ground and was about to take a huge bite when. . ."No, don't eat that! It's Yuki-kun!" Shigure shouted, snatching the 'peach' right out of her hands. "WHAT!?" Tohru screamed, stumbling backwards.
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Back in the house, Tohru and Shigure were sitting at a table, opposite each other, with Yuki (the peach) in a glass bowl that was conveniently sitting in the middle of the table. "So. . .the Sohmas are under a curse?" Tohru asked the older man, half confused. "Yes," he replied, nodding his head while slowly rubbing his chin. "And not too many people outside the family know about it. You see, whenever someone of the opposite sex embraces one of the Sohmas, they transform. It's quite a shame, really. Not being able to hold the ones you hold most dear in your arms. . ."
"So that's why Sohma-kun's never really been close to anyone," Tohru whispered under her breath. "It's because. . .he can't. . ." Tears began to fill up in her eyes. Then, all of a sudden. . .
POOF~!
Yuki had changed back and the schoolgirl jumped right into him. "Sohma- kun!! I feel so sorry for you!!!" she said, tears flying into the air. She suddenly remembered the curse and pulled away. The second before he transformed, Tohru got a good glimpse of him and. . .
"EEEEEK!!!"
POOF~!
Yuki was a peach again, Tohru had fallen back and fainted, right there beside the table, and Shigure sheepishly said, "Oh yes. I forgot to tell you that when we change back. . .Well, we're not exactly wearing clothes."
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An hour later, Tohru awoke only to find herself lying on a small futon. She could feel a cold, damp cloth on her forehead, but didn't bother taking it off. The teenager was much too tired and the cloth felt quite relaxing, actually. Tohru barely turned her head and out of the corner of her eye she saw Shigure sitting there, smiling. "You okay?" he asked, putting on a more serious face.
"G-Gomen nasai," she whispered. "Huh?"
"I've put you through so much trouble, already."
"Really, it's alright," Shigure said, smiling once again.
"No, it's not!" Tohru shouted, and sat up in an instant. "You see, my mother. . ." She looked down at her lap with a sad expression. "She died in a terrible car accident. . .The night before, I had been studying hard, preparing to go to collage like okaa-san had wanted me to do. . .The next day, I was so exhausted that I slept in. . .Okaa-san left to go to work. . .If it had been any other day, I would've been standing by the door, waving, and saying "Come back soon". . .But I was just too lazy to get up. . .And because of it, Okaa-san never did come back. . ." she finished, tears rolling down her cheeks and onto the blanket. Shigure stared at her, slowly taking in every word. The crying girl sniffed and blinked away a few tears. Then, she continued. "Sometimes. . .I think to myself, "If I would've just gotten up and said 'Come back soon', then none of this would've ever happened. . .I would still be at home, living with my mother. . . and not bothering other people. . .you two. . ." Tohru blinked away all the rest of the tears, then looked over to Shigure. . .and smiled. He smiled back, wiping a tear away, and said, "Amazing. . .how you can go through all that and still continue going to school. . ."
"SCHOOL!!!" Tohru frantically ran around the room. "I GOTTA GO TO SCHOOL!!! I COMPLETELY FORGOT!!!"
"I'll walk you to school, if you don't mind."
"Huh?" Tohru turned around and saw Yuki standing by the stairs. "A-Alright. B-But I can walk alone if it's too much trouble."
"Not at all. Your things are upstairs. Why don't you go get them?" he said with a warm smile.
"Hai." Tohru bowed, and headed up the stairs.
To be continued. . .*Barney Song plays* Stupid record player! *flips record over and freaky twilight music plays*