Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket. I own nothing cool except for this
fanfic. Bummer.
A/N: I'm going to slightly modify the format for the character's thoughts. I'm going to stop placing their thoughts in these apostrophe thingys: 'example', as I understand that it might cause some confusion as to whether the character is speaking or not. l'll also try not to change the POV so much, because that's confusing too. Thanks to the reviewers who pointed that out to me! (I thrive in constructive critizism) ^-^
*Author guiltily stares at the ground.* "Long wait before I updated? What wait?"
~Forgotten Memories~
By Burnt Rice
Chapter 6: New Fears
**POOF!!!!**
And suddenly, instead of a talking cat spazing out on the couch and a barely- breathing mouse on Tohru's lap, there were two naked little boys in Tohru's room: One spazing out on the couch and the other on Tohru's lap trying to cover up things that a 6-year old girl shouldn't have to see...........O.o
~~
"We're cursed." explained Yuki. He was now fully dressed, and lying on Tohru's bed. "Whenever a girl hugs me or Kyo, we turn into a cat and mouse. Other members of our family also have the same reaction, but it works the other way around for girls. Except that they turn into the other twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac."
Tohru glanced at Kyo, who was sulking in a chair in the corner, and furrowed her eyebrows. "But what about the cat? Wasn't the cat left out......?"
Kyo shrugged. "I dunno why I'm a cat, since the cat isn't really one of the twelve animals. All I know is....." He abruptly stopped, and stared at his bracelet. "Never mind."
Wow!, thought Tohru. I finally get to meet my favorite animal! And that's why Yuki and Kyo fight all the time! Just like that one cartoon....what was it called again?
Yuki spoke up and interrupted Tohru's train of thought. "You must think we're freaks....." His voice died down. "We.....we know someone....if you want to forget......."
Tohru stood up. "No way!" Yuki and Kyo looked at her, a confused look on their faces. She continued. "I promise I'll keep your secret." She smiled. " Besides, it's kinda neat." Yuki flashed a weak smile and nodded, reassured. He finally fell asleep, peacefully slumbering upon Tohru's bed.
Kyo grunted, and stared up at the ceiling. The girl looked his way, thinking hard about what to do. "Hey Kyo...."
A muffled "Mmph?" was the only reply. Tohru persisted. "Kyo?", she asked. Still, nothing but a mumble. Undaunted, Tohru smiled. "Okay, I guess you're not very hungry for some salmon, are you?" She started to saunter out of the bedroom, and ever- so-slightly, Kyo lifted his head.
Tohru's voice was now a band of echos as she travelled down the hallways. "And there's some Bruce Lee movies that I was gonna watch while eating......." She didn't need to utter another word. A blur of orange whooshed it's way past Tohru, and Kyo immediately sat down at the table, intently gazing at her with expectant eyes. Tohru laughed. "My mom's coming home soon. I guess that's a yes."
~~
"Wake up kiddo." Tohru's mom gently shook the six-year old girl from her slumber. Tohru blinked a couple of times, her eyes still not adjusted to the light. She asked, "Where's Yuki and Kyo?"
Her mother smiled in reply. "I drove them home. You fell asleep right after dinner."
"Oh yeah." Tohru suddenly remembered the evening's events. Soon after her Mother got home, Yuki woke up, still feeling a tad weak, but better noneheless. Both Yuki and Kyo had agreed to stay for dinner, which consisted of salmon, rice, spinach, (much to Kyo's dismay and Yuki's delight), and strawberry icecream for desert. After that, while her Mom was washing the dishes, all three children sat in front of the television and watched Bruce Lee's 'Enter the Dragon'. But Tohru couldn't remember the end of the movie as she had drifted off to sleep before the conclusion. In spite of the day's previous events, Tohru spoke. "I feel good about today."
"You should feel like that everyday. Good night, Tohru. I'm happy for you." She crept out of Tohru's room, flicking the light switch behind her.
~~
Kyo closed the gate to the Souma house. The gate hadn't been oiled in years, and as a result, it rewarded the boys with a loud creak. Kyo cringed. Yuki turned back and said, "Shh! You don't want to wake anyone up, do you?"
Wide eyed, realizing that they could wake everyone up at any minute, Kyo nodded as an apology. He and Yuki crept through the dark hallway and made their way towards their own rooms. "Almost there.", said Yuki. Little did they know that someone had impatiently awaited their arrival.
A taunting voice came from the shadows. "And where do you think you're going?" Both boys gasped, and found themselves face to face with none other than Akito. Yuki spoke first.
"Um, hi Akito. We were, uh, just going to bed, and...."
Akito interrupted Yuki. "So. What's this I hear about some girl named Honda Tohru?"
"Um....she's this girl at school.", replied Kyo. He avoided looking into Akito's eyes.
"She's just this girl at school....", Akito mocked. "I don't want you guys to associate with someone
like her."
"WHY NOT?", cried Kyo. He stopped. Kyo realized his mistake as soon as he had made it.
Akito glared at the boy. "Don't- you- dare do that again...." He raised his hand, prepared to
hit Kyo. Kyo knew what was coming and covered himself with his arms.
"STOP!!!" Yuki suddenly flung himself in front of Kyo, ready to take Akito's hit.
*SLAP*
By the force of Akito's arm, Yuki crashed into the shelves against the wall. A trail of blood trickled down the side of his temple. Kyo rushed to Yuki's side, tears in his eyes. Akito stepped towards the two boys, ready to give a second blow, this time to Kyo. Once more he swung his arm up, but stopped. Kyo was looking at him, full in the face, eye to eye. It was the first time in Akito's memory that Kyo had ever done that before. Kyo looked furious, ready to take anything on, his eyes just daring Akito to make a move. And, for the first time, Akito was the first one to avert his gaze. He lowered his arm, and sneered. "You're a waste of my time, got it? You're nothing, empty space. You don't deserve to be here. "
Akito took a few steps forward, until he could touch Kyo's bracelet. "I know what you are. Without this bracelet, no one would ever love you." He paused. "No, even with it, no one would love you." He turned his attention to Yuki, who lay on the floor, only half-conscious. "Now, tomorrow I want you to stay away from this Honda girl. If not, you'll soon regret it." And at that, Akito silently molded into the shadows, leaving both boys feeling more alone than they had their entire lives.
~~End Ch. 6
*Sigh* This depresses me. Does this depress anyone else? Anyway, I promise that I'll try to update sooner. I'll honestly try to crank out the next chapter in the next week or so............REVIEW!!!!!!
A/N: I'm going to slightly modify the format for the character's thoughts. I'm going to stop placing their thoughts in these apostrophe thingys: 'example', as I understand that it might cause some confusion as to whether the character is speaking or not. l'll also try not to change the POV so much, because that's confusing too. Thanks to the reviewers who pointed that out to me! (I thrive in constructive critizism) ^-^
*Author guiltily stares at the ground.* "Long wait before I updated? What wait?"
~Forgotten Memories~
By Burnt Rice
Chapter 6: New Fears
**POOF!!!!**
And suddenly, instead of a talking cat spazing out on the couch and a barely- breathing mouse on Tohru's lap, there were two naked little boys in Tohru's room: One spazing out on the couch and the other on Tohru's lap trying to cover up things that a 6-year old girl shouldn't have to see...........O.o
~~
"We're cursed." explained Yuki. He was now fully dressed, and lying on Tohru's bed. "Whenever a girl hugs me or Kyo, we turn into a cat and mouse. Other members of our family also have the same reaction, but it works the other way around for girls. Except that they turn into the other twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac."
Tohru glanced at Kyo, who was sulking in a chair in the corner, and furrowed her eyebrows. "But what about the cat? Wasn't the cat left out......?"
Kyo shrugged. "I dunno why I'm a cat, since the cat isn't really one of the twelve animals. All I know is....." He abruptly stopped, and stared at his bracelet. "Never mind."
Wow!, thought Tohru. I finally get to meet my favorite animal! And that's why Yuki and Kyo fight all the time! Just like that one cartoon....what was it called again?
Yuki spoke up and interrupted Tohru's train of thought. "You must think we're freaks....." His voice died down. "We.....we know someone....if you want to forget......."
Tohru stood up. "No way!" Yuki and Kyo looked at her, a confused look on their faces. She continued. "I promise I'll keep your secret." She smiled. " Besides, it's kinda neat." Yuki flashed a weak smile and nodded, reassured. He finally fell asleep, peacefully slumbering upon Tohru's bed.
Kyo grunted, and stared up at the ceiling. The girl looked his way, thinking hard about what to do. "Hey Kyo...."
A muffled "Mmph?" was the only reply. Tohru persisted. "Kyo?", she asked. Still, nothing but a mumble. Undaunted, Tohru smiled. "Okay, I guess you're not very hungry for some salmon, are you?" She started to saunter out of the bedroom, and ever- so-slightly, Kyo lifted his head.
Tohru's voice was now a band of echos as she travelled down the hallways. "And there's some Bruce Lee movies that I was gonna watch while eating......." She didn't need to utter another word. A blur of orange whooshed it's way past Tohru, and Kyo immediately sat down at the table, intently gazing at her with expectant eyes. Tohru laughed. "My mom's coming home soon. I guess that's a yes."
~~
"Wake up kiddo." Tohru's mom gently shook the six-year old girl from her slumber. Tohru blinked a couple of times, her eyes still not adjusted to the light. She asked, "Where's Yuki and Kyo?"
Her mother smiled in reply. "I drove them home. You fell asleep right after dinner."
"Oh yeah." Tohru suddenly remembered the evening's events. Soon after her Mother got home, Yuki woke up, still feeling a tad weak, but better noneheless. Both Yuki and Kyo had agreed to stay for dinner, which consisted of salmon, rice, spinach, (much to Kyo's dismay and Yuki's delight), and strawberry icecream for desert. After that, while her Mom was washing the dishes, all three children sat in front of the television and watched Bruce Lee's 'Enter the Dragon'. But Tohru couldn't remember the end of the movie as she had drifted off to sleep before the conclusion. In spite of the day's previous events, Tohru spoke. "I feel good about today."
"You should feel like that everyday. Good night, Tohru. I'm happy for you." She crept out of Tohru's room, flicking the light switch behind her.
~~
Kyo closed the gate to the Souma house. The gate hadn't been oiled in years, and as a result, it rewarded the boys with a loud creak. Kyo cringed. Yuki turned back and said, "Shh! You don't want to wake anyone up, do you?"
Wide eyed, realizing that they could wake everyone up at any minute, Kyo nodded as an apology. He and Yuki crept through the dark hallway and made their way towards their own rooms. "Almost there.", said Yuki. Little did they know that someone had impatiently awaited their arrival.
A taunting voice came from the shadows. "And where do you think you're going?" Both boys gasped, and found themselves face to face with none other than Akito. Yuki spoke first.
"Um, hi Akito. We were, uh, just going to bed, and...."
Akito interrupted Yuki. "So. What's this I hear about some girl named Honda Tohru?"
"Um....she's this girl at school.", replied Kyo. He avoided looking into Akito's eyes.
"She's just this girl at school....", Akito mocked. "I don't want you guys to associate with someone
like her."
"WHY NOT?", cried Kyo. He stopped. Kyo realized his mistake as soon as he had made it.
Akito glared at the boy. "Don't- you- dare do that again...." He raised his hand, prepared to
hit Kyo. Kyo knew what was coming and covered himself with his arms.
"STOP!!!" Yuki suddenly flung himself in front of Kyo, ready to take Akito's hit.
*SLAP*
By the force of Akito's arm, Yuki crashed into the shelves against the wall. A trail of blood trickled down the side of his temple. Kyo rushed to Yuki's side, tears in his eyes. Akito stepped towards the two boys, ready to give a second blow, this time to Kyo. Once more he swung his arm up, but stopped. Kyo was looking at him, full in the face, eye to eye. It was the first time in Akito's memory that Kyo had ever done that before. Kyo looked furious, ready to take anything on, his eyes just daring Akito to make a move. And, for the first time, Akito was the first one to avert his gaze. He lowered his arm, and sneered. "You're a waste of my time, got it? You're nothing, empty space. You don't deserve to be here. "
Akito took a few steps forward, until he could touch Kyo's bracelet. "I know what you are. Without this bracelet, no one would ever love you." He paused. "No, even with it, no one would love you." He turned his attention to Yuki, who lay on the floor, only half-conscious. "Now, tomorrow I want you to stay away from this Honda girl. If not, you'll soon regret it." And at that, Akito silently molded into the shadows, leaving both boys feeling more alone than they had their entire lives.
~~End Ch. 6
*Sigh* This depresses me. Does this depress anyone else? Anyway, I promise that I'll try to update sooner. I'll honestly try to crank out the next chapter in the next week or so............REVIEW!!!!!!