I hope you enjoy this one, I'm having a lot of fun writing it. I'd like a
lot of fan input! Oh yes, and I do not own Fruits Basket, but I did get
this story idea from another ficcy, Bubble Gum Kisses.
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Tohru looks out the window at the falling leaves. She's thinking about them again. What are they doing? Have they been doing their homework? Eating properly? She sighs. Everything happened so fast after Grandfather died and- no. She didn't want to think about that. Class is dismissed and she gathers her books.
Outside, she walks alone. She looks up and shades her eyes from the sun. "It's such a lovely day." Her smile falters. Yuki... Kyou. They would have gone for a stroll on a day like this. "Honda-san?"
Tohru stops. A gentle breeze blows her hair to one side. She turns around. Yuki. They stand there, silent, as if they haven't seen each other in years. Yuki smiles. "I thought that was you." They talk for a while, but it's different. They don't live in the same house, go to the same school anymore. They've lost the bond they once had. Yuki looks at the ground as Tohru chatters. He didn't want things to change. Why did things have to be thing way? He remembers when she first heard about her Grandfather's death, when she had to say goodbye to them. She held a smile, but inside she was crying. He wanted to hold her, tell her everything would be all right... but he couldn't. He had always regretted being a Souma, then more than ever. Why did he have to have this curse?
They say goodbye, and Tohru is alone again. She misses them. All of them. The Soumas. They made her life interesting, made her forget all of her problems. She wants to go back but... "Where have you been?" Tohru's cousin doesn't look up from her magazine. Tohru quickly takes off her shoes and bows. "I'm sorry, I ran into an old friend and I-" Her cousin licks her finger and turns the page. "No time for excuses, just get to work." Tohru sighs and begins on the laundry.
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"I saw Honda-san today," The sudden noise startles Kyou. He opens his mouth to say something, but closes it. "How is she?" Shigure asks, his voice full of concern. "She said she was alright, just like when she left." Shigure laughs. "That's Tohru." Kyou, who had been staring silently at his Miso, pounds his fist on the table. "Dammit, we have to do something; she's miserable!" "Yes, well," Shigure rubs his chin. Yuki and Kyou get sweatdrops as Shigure looks at them, grinning.
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What does Shigure have up his sleeve now? Not more smutty manga, I hope. Don't worry, the next chapters will contain more humor. I hate to start off so serious and descriptive, people read it and think the whole thing will be written that way ;.; But it seems to be the only way I can really ease in to a story without getting too into character personalities.
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Tohru looks out the window at the falling leaves. She's thinking about them again. What are they doing? Have they been doing their homework? Eating properly? She sighs. Everything happened so fast after Grandfather died and- no. She didn't want to think about that. Class is dismissed and she gathers her books.
Outside, she walks alone. She looks up and shades her eyes from the sun. "It's such a lovely day." Her smile falters. Yuki... Kyou. They would have gone for a stroll on a day like this. "Honda-san?"
Tohru stops. A gentle breeze blows her hair to one side. She turns around. Yuki. They stand there, silent, as if they haven't seen each other in years. Yuki smiles. "I thought that was you." They talk for a while, but it's different. They don't live in the same house, go to the same school anymore. They've lost the bond they once had. Yuki looks at the ground as Tohru chatters. He didn't want things to change. Why did things have to be thing way? He remembers when she first heard about her Grandfather's death, when she had to say goodbye to them. She held a smile, but inside she was crying. He wanted to hold her, tell her everything would be all right... but he couldn't. He had always regretted being a Souma, then more than ever. Why did he have to have this curse?
They say goodbye, and Tohru is alone again. She misses them. All of them. The Soumas. They made her life interesting, made her forget all of her problems. She wants to go back but... "Where have you been?" Tohru's cousin doesn't look up from her magazine. Tohru quickly takes off her shoes and bows. "I'm sorry, I ran into an old friend and I-" Her cousin licks her finger and turns the page. "No time for excuses, just get to work." Tohru sighs and begins on the laundry.
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"I saw Honda-san today," The sudden noise startles Kyou. He opens his mouth to say something, but closes it. "How is she?" Shigure asks, his voice full of concern. "She said she was alright, just like when she left." Shigure laughs. "That's Tohru." Kyou, who had been staring silently at his Miso, pounds his fist on the table. "Dammit, we have to do something; she's miserable!" "Yes, well," Shigure rubs his chin. Yuki and Kyou get sweatdrops as Shigure looks at them, grinning.
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What does Shigure have up his sleeve now? Not more smutty manga, I hope. Don't worry, the next chapters will contain more humor. I hate to start off so serious and descriptive, people read it and think the whole thing will be written that way ;.; But it seems to be the only way I can really ease in to a story without getting too into character personalities.