Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket, but I wish I did!
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"Hari, There's a letter here, but it's written in English. What does it say?" Momiji went into Hatori's study, a letter in his hand. "I think it's for you anyway." He held it out for Hatori to see. "Hurry up!"
Hatori looked up from his work to read the letter Momiji was so insistent about. He opened the envelope and scanned the letter quickly. He looked up at Momiji when he finished. "She's coming."
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"We're all going to miss you Ame." The old lady beamed. "You must be awfully excited, going all the way to Japan, and meeting your extended family."
Ame Sohma looked up from her letter. It had been a while since she read Japanese, but she still remembered how to do it. Her teacher sent a letter to her family in Japan, telling them that Ame had to go back home. She received one from her cousin Momiji saying they'd be glad to meet her at the airport in Tokyo. Even reading the letter over and over didn't change her feelings about this trip.
"No, I'm not excited Mrs Jameson." Ame said. "I'm scared." *THAT'S an understatement* she thought, frowning at the fat old cow. The smile on her teacher's face faltered for a second, but she plastered it back on.
"I'm sure that's not true." Mrs Jameson bustled around Ame's suitcases, making sure everything was ready. "OK, the plane will be boarding anytime now." A voice crackled over the loud speaker. "There you go, just as I said." Ame stood up and trudged over to the smiling attendant. She gave her the boarding pass and started walking down the corridor, and onto the plane.
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The worries came halfway through the flight. Thoughts always came to her halfway to somewhere. Ame looked at her Japanese phrasebook to calm her nerves, but it made her worries worse. *I don't have any gifts!* she thought.
The passengers either side of her stared as she rummaged through her backpack for supplies. While finding paper, coloured pens and scissors, Ame found the photo that was with Momiji's letter. It was of him and another cousin of theirs, Hatori.
She decided to make some origami rabbits for Momiji. *He looks like he'd like rabbits* Ame thought. After those, she looked at the picture again. "What should I make for Hatori?" She mumbled. The lady on her right heard what she said and felt sorry for her. *She looks so worried!* the lady thought
"Those are pretty rabbits," the lady said. "I could teach you something else you can do with origami, if you like." Ame looked gratefully at her, and nodded. "Yes please!" So the lady, Mrs Ayanami, taught Ame how to make a dragon. After she perfected it, Ame found a piece of gold paper in her bag. She made the best dragon she could, and put it with the rabbits safely in her bag. Finally she relaxed and went to sleep.
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Ame looked around at the crowd, and then looked at the picture in her hand. All of a sudden, she recognised two people in the crowd. She walked over to them nervously. "M-Momiji?" Ame stuttered, trying to remember what to do.
"Hi! Your Ame-san, right?" Momiji was almost buzzing with excitement. Ame nodded, and bowed to the pair.
"Hello, I'm Ame. Are you Hatori?" Ame asked the older man standing next to Momjji. He nodded curtly and went to pick up her bag. "It's ok, I've got that. Could you get my suitcase though please?" Ame picked up her bag carefully, and followed Hatori to the luggage conveyor.
After all that, the three of them got into the car. "How was the trip over?" Momiji asked. Ame was amazed at how different he looked to all the other people she saw. His brown eyes where normal enough, but his hair made him look so out of the ordinary. If he were almost anywhere else, he would've fit in easily, but not there.
"Ame?" She was brought out of her daydream suddenly. She shook her head and concentrated. "Are you alright? I asked you a question, but you didn't seem to hear me." Momiji looked so concerned that Ame smiled.
"I'm sorry, I was daydreaming. What was your question?" Momiji repeated what he asked. "Oh, yeah it was fine. I made a friend, Mrs Ayanami. She visiting her family in Tokyo, and I have her number. She said we should meet up while she's still here. The plane trip was a bit boring at first, but - " Ame stopped abruptly. "Sorry, I was babbling."
"Here we are." Hatori stated as they drove up the driveway. He took Ame's suitcase into the house they were out the front of. Ame followed nervously, almost forgetting to take off her shoes at the doorway. She followed him upstairs and into a room. "If you would like to have a drink or something to eat, come down whenever you're ready." *He seems nervous!* she thought. *Like he's never done this before. Well, I guess I've never done it either.* "OK, I'll be down soon. I just have to get some things ready." Ame smiled. Hatori walked downstairs, while Ame opened her bag. She took out her presents, plus a few pictures of animals that she set on her desk. "Home sweet home." She murmured.
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"Thanks for the food, it was delicious. Did you cook it Momiji-kun?" Ame stifled a yawn. "I think I'll go to bed. It must be jetlag or something." She started walking up to her room, but stopped. "I just have this one question. Why aren't I staying with my Mother? I mean, it's not like I don't want to stay here, but I thought I would be with her." Hatori sighed, while Momiji squirmed in his spot. "Well, -" Momiji started, but Hatori interrupted. "After you were sent off to boarding school, she found someone else. And did you know that your father was the Sohma member? Well when he died, your mother left you in the Sohma family's custody. So she left, and you're to stay here." Ame looked back stunned.
"Oh, so do you even know where she is?" Both the males shook their heads. "OK then." Ame turned to go out the doorway when she tripped and fell over. Momiji went to catch her and ran into the corner of the low table, falling over as well. He waited for the inevitable ~POOF~ but it didn't come. He opened his eyes to see Ame looking crossly at him. "Will you please get off me?"
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A.N: I hope you like the first chapter of my fanfic. Please review so I know what you think.
"Hari, There's a letter here, but it's written in English. What does it say?" Momiji went into Hatori's study, a letter in his hand. "I think it's for you anyway." He held it out for Hatori to see. "Hurry up!"
Hatori looked up from his work to read the letter Momiji was so insistent about. He opened the envelope and scanned the letter quickly. He looked up at Momiji when he finished. "She's coming."
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"We're all going to miss you Ame." The old lady beamed. "You must be awfully excited, going all the way to Japan, and meeting your extended family."
Ame Sohma looked up from her letter. It had been a while since she read Japanese, but she still remembered how to do it. Her teacher sent a letter to her family in Japan, telling them that Ame had to go back home. She received one from her cousin Momiji saying they'd be glad to meet her at the airport in Tokyo. Even reading the letter over and over didn't change her feelings about this trip.
"No, I'm not excited Mrs Jameson." Ame said. "I'm scared." *THAT'S an understatement* she thought, frowning at the fat old cow. The smile on her teacher's face faltered for a second, but she plastered it back on.
"I'm sure that's not true." Mrs Jameson bustled around Ame's suitcases, making sure everything was ready. "OK, the plane will be boarding anytime now." A voice crackled over the loud speaker. "There you go, just as I said." Ame stood up and trudged over to the smiling attendant. She gave her the boarding pass and started walking down the corridor, and onto the plane.
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The worries came halfway through the flight. Thoughts always came to her halfway to somewhere. Ame looked at her Japanese phrasebook to calm her nerves, but it made her worries worse. *I don't have any gifts!* she thought.
The passengers either side of her stared as she rummaged through her backpack for supplies. While finding paper, coloured pens and scissors, Ame found the photo that was with Momiji's letter. It was of him and another cousin of theirs, Hatori.
She decided to make some origami rabbits for Momiji. *He looks like he'd like rabbits* Ame thought. After those, she looked at the picture again. "What should I make for Hatori?" She mumbled. The lady on her right heard what she said and felt sorry for her. *She looks so worried!* the lady thought
"Those are pretty rabbits," the lady said. "I could teach you something else you can do with origami, if you like." Ame looked gratefully at her, and nodded. "Yes please!" So the lady, Mrs Ayanami, taught Ame how to make a dragon. After she perfected it, Ame found a piece of gold paper in her bag. She made the best dragon she could, and put it with the rabbits safely in her bag. Finally she relaxed and went to sleep.
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Ame looked around at the crowd, and then looked at the picture in her hand. All of a sudden, she recognised two people in the crowd. She walked over to them nervously. "M-Momiji?" Ame stuttered, trying to remember what to do.
"Hi! Your Ame-san, right?" Momiji was almost buzzing with excitement. Ame nodded, and bowed to the pair.
"Hello, I'm Ame. Are you Hatori?" Ame asked the older man standing next to Momjji. He nodded curtly and went to pick up her bag. "It's ok, I've got that. Could you get my suitcase though please?" Ame picked up her bag carefully, and followed Hatori to the luggage conveyor.
After all that, the three of them got into the car. "How was the trip over?" Momiji asked. Ame was amazed at how different he looked to all the other people she saw. His brown eyes where normal enough, but his hair made him look so out of the ordinary. If he were almost anywhere else, he would've fit in easily, but not there.
"Ame?" She was brought out of her daydream suddenly. She shook her head and concentrated. "Are you alright? I asked you a question, but you didn't seem to hear me." Momiji looked so concerned that Ame smiled.
"I'm sorry, I was daydreaming. What was your question?" Momiji repeated what he asked. "Oh, yeah it was fine. I made a friend, Mrs Ayanami. She visiting her family in Tokyo, and I have her number. She said we should meet up while she's still here. The plane trip was a bit boring at first, but - " Ame stopped abruptly. "Sorry, I was babbling."
"Here we are." Hatori stated as they drove up the driveway. He took Ame's suitcase into the house they were out the front of. Ame followed nervously, almost forgetting to take off her shoes at the doorway. She followed him upstairs and into a room. "If you would like to have a drink or something to eat, come down whenever you're ready." *He seems nervous!* she thought. *Like he's never done this before. Well, I guess I've never done it either.* "OK, I'll be down soon. I just have to get some things ready." Ame smiled. Hatori walked downstairs, while Ame opened her bag. She took out her presents, plus a few pictures of animals that she set on her desk. "Home sweet home." She murmured.
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"Thanks for the food, it was delicious. Did you cook it Momiji-kun?" Ame stifled a yawn. "I think I'll go to bed. It must be jetlag or something." She started walking up to her room, but stopped. "I just have this one question. Why aren't I staying with my Mother? I mean, it's not like I don't want to stay here, but I thought I would be with her." Hatori sighed, while Momiji squirmed in his spot. "Well, -" Momiji started, but Hatori interrupted. "After you were sent off to boarding school, she found someone else. And did you know that your father was the Sohma member? Well when he died, your mother left you in the Sohma family's custody. So she left, and you're to stay here." Ame looked back stunned.
"Oh, so do you even know where she is?" Both the males shook their heads. "OK then." Ame turned to go out the doorway when she tripped and fell over. Momiji went to catch her and ran into the corner of the low table, falling over as well. He waited for the inevitable ~POOF~ but it didn't come. He opened his eyes to see Ame looking crossly at him. "Will you please get off me?"
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A.N: I hope you like the first chapter of my fanfic. Please review so I know what you think.
