Sorry that this section took so long to load, but finals are coming up for
me in about two weeks so all of my teachers are demanding packets of work
and.well, you get the picture. Thank you everyone who reviewed my story.
I feel so loved that people are enjoying it! I am so excited! Yeah! Oh,
and to answer Anything, this story won't be really short, but it probably
won't turn into this huge epic hat never ends. Probably more than 10
chapters, but less than, oh say about 40? I really don't know. Just
however it turns out, it turns out. But expect to probably be about
average size-I'm talking about around 15ish, 20ish, 25ish maybe even up to
30! Yeah right. But if you keep on reading it and liking it, it can be as
long as you all like. Thanks for reading everyone!
Disclaimer: I still don't own Fruits Basket.damn.
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~~~Greeting the Cat~~~
The next morning by the time Kyou, Yuki, and Tohru had awakened, Shigure was gone. All that day during school, troubled thoughts swam through their minds. When they got home, an empty hose greeted them and the mood stayed uncertain. No one dared to say anything that might worsen the mood. Kyou seemed to be the most concerned out of everyone. Then, at last, later that afternoon, Shigure returned.
"Shigure, how was the funeral?" Tohru questioned.
"It went fine. Thank you for asking. I got see some people that I haven't seen for years."
"But, may I ask, why do you have all those suitcases?"
Before Shigure could answer, a small, carrot-top girl ran through the entrance, instantly clinging to Kyou.
"Cousin Kyou!"
Tohru expected to see the white cloud of transformation, but nothing happened.
"Guess what? I can count to ten now! See: one, two, phree, forty seven, nine, ten!"
Shigure laughed at the girl. "Kyou, she won't listen to me when I tell her she needs a few more numbers in there."
"He's right you know. How about tonight I help you with it?"
"Okay!" the mall girl exclaimed with a pair of cat ears perking up upon her head.
"Cat ears? Does that mean.?" Tohru looked at the left wrist of the young girl. Sure enough, there was a black and white Shinto beaded bracelet. "She's a cat too? But why is she here?"
"Hey, what are you looking at?"
"What? Nothing! I'm so very sorry! I shouldn't have been staring! Oh, you probably think I'm some sort of freak! I'm so sorry!" Tohru's face turned bright red and started bowing over and over again.
"Tohru, Tohru, Tohru. It's fine. She just has a sharp mouth, just like her mother." Shigure motioned to the younger girl to come over to him. He picked her up and kissed her forehead and the small girl nestled against his chest.
"I've never seen Shigure act this way before. Who is this girl? Could it be.?" Tohru thought.
"Tohru, I'd like you to meet someone very special to me. This is Mari, my daughter."
"His daughter?.It can't be." Confusion mixed across her mind.
"She also happens to be the cat, just like Kyou."
"Another cat?" A cat too? This was all too much for Tohru to handle.
"Mari, this is Tohru. She lives here with us."
"Tohru. I'm sorrwe I was rude to you."
"Oh, don't worry Mari. It's nothing. But it's very nice to meet you."
"You too."
"So her mother was the own who died." "Mari, how old are you?"
"Phree. Right dad?"
"Yes Mari. Three."
"Three? She's taking the news of death so well. I feel so stupid. Maybe something's wrong with me and I over-react over things. I'm so much older and the death of my mother hurts me so much more. something has to be wrong with me." "So you're the cat too?"
"Yep. Just like Kyou!" Mari's cat years appeared once again and she turned to Yuki. "I'm not suppose to get along with Yuki cuz he's the rat, but I like him too!"
Laughter
"Mari dear, why don't you help Tohru with dinner. I'm sure she'd love to hear more of your stories."
"'K." And with that, Mari jumped from Shigure's arms and took Tohru's offering hand shyly as the two walked off towards the kitchen.
Kyou picked up one of Mari's suitcases. "She's staying here now huh?"
"Yeah, I didn't want to send her to the main house."
Yuki also picked up a suitcase. "Where shall we put these?"
Shigure looked down the hall to see his little girl carefully place a rice ball on the tray Tohru was holding. "It's been so long since I've seen her. I promise I'll make everything up to you Mari."
"Shigure?" Yuki questioned.
Then, with a loving smile, Shigure softly said, "Place them in my room for now," without taking his eyes off his dear little daughter.
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So that was the second part. One of my friends told me to make the chapters longer, but the story just doesn't seem right if I throw it all together in a big block. So for now, it will stay in this little chunks. Plus, it makes it easier to write and separate emotions and situations. Arigato everyone and I'll add the next section soon. Oh, and I tired to make Mari sound like a three year old girl by messing with the spelling. I'm sorry if that caused any confusion.
Disclaimer: I still don't own Fruits Basket.damn.
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~~~Greeting the Cat~~~
The next morning by the time Kyou, Yuki, and Tohru had awakened, Shigure was gone. All that day during school, troubled thoughts swam through their minds. When they got home, an empty hose greeted them and the mood stayed uncertain. No one dared to say anything that might worsen the mood. Kyou seemed to be the most concerned out of everyone. Then, at last, later that afternoon, Shigure returned.
"Shigure, how was the funeral?" Tohru questioned.
"It went fine. Thank you for asking. I got see some people that I haven't seen for years."
"But, may I ask, why do you have all those suitcases?"
Before Shigure could answer, a small, carrot-top girl ran through the entrance, instantly clinging to Kyou.
"Cousin Kyou!"
Tohru expected to see the white cloud of transformation, but nothing happened.
"Guess what? I can count to ten now! See: one, two, phree, forty seven, nine, ten!"
Shigure laughed at the girl. "Kyou, she won't listen to me when I tell her she needs a few more numbers in there."
"He's right you know. How about tonight I help you with it?"
"Okay!" the mall girl exclaimed with a pair of cat ears perking up upon her head.
"Cat ears? Does that mean.?" Tohru looked at the left wrist of the young girl. Sure enough, there was a black and white Shinto beaded bracelet. "She's a cat too? But why is she here?"
"Hey, what are you looking at?"
"What? Nothing! I'm so very sorry! I shouldn't have been staring! Oh, you probably think I'm some sort of freak! I'm so sorry!" Tohru's face turned bright red and started bowing over and over again.
"Tohru, Tohru, Tohru. It's fine. She just has a sharp mouth, just like her mother." Shigure motioned to the younger girl to come over to him. He picked her up and kissed her forehead and the small girl nestled against his chest.
"I've never seen Shigure act this way before. Who is this girl? Could it be.?" Tohru thought.
"Tohru, I'd like you to meet someone very special to me. This is Mari, my daughter."
"His daughter?.It can't be." Confusion mixed across her mind.
"She also happens to be the cat, just like Kyou."
"Another cat?" A cat too? This was all too much for Tohru to handle.
"Mari, this is Tohru. She lives here with us."
"Tohru. I'm sorrwe I was rude to you."
"Oh, don't worry Mari. It's nothing. But it's very nice to meet you."
"You too."
"So her mother was the own who died." "Mari, how old are you?"
"Phree. Right dad?"
"Yes Mari. Three."
"Three? She's taking the news of death so well. I feel so stupid. Maybe something's wrong with me and I over-react over things. I'm so much older and the death of my mother hurts me so much more. something has to be wrong with me." "So you're the cat too?"
"Yep. Just like Kyou!" Mari's cat years appeared once again and she turned to Yuki. "I'm not suppose to get along with Yuki cuz he's the rat, but I like him too!"
Laughter
"Mari dear, why don't you help Tohru with dinner. I'm sure she'd love to hear more of your stories."
"'K." And with that, Mari jumped from Shigure's arms and took Tohru's offering hand shyly as the two walked off towards the kitchen.
Kyou picked up one of Mari's suitcases. "She's staying here now huh?"
"Yeah, I didn't want to send her to the main house."
Yuki also picked up a suitcase. "Where shall we put these?"
Shigure looked down the hall to see his little girl carefully place a rice ball on the tray Tohru was holding. "It's been so long since I've seen her. I promise I'll make everything up to you Mari."
"Shigure?" Yuki questioned.
Then, with a loving smile, Shigure softly said, "Place them in my room for now," without taking his eyes off his dear little daughter.
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So that was the second part. One of my friends told me to make the chapters longer, but the story just doesn't seem right if I throw it all together in a big block. So for now, it will stay in this little chunks. Plus, it makes it easier to write and separate emotions and situations. Arigato everyone and I'll add the next section soon. Oh, and I tired to make Mari sound like a three year old girl by messing with the spelling. I'm sorry if that caused any confusion.