Fruits Basket
"Jyuunishi XIV"
Written By: Andrea MacFarlane
Email: luthien_anwamane2003@yahoo.ca
Rated: 14A (Later Chapters with become R for graphic violence and sexually explicit scenes)
Teaser: There's another jyuunishi?! Ever wondered why none of the jyuunishi are birds? Ever wonder why it's always the Sohma family members that are cursed? In ancient texts it is said that Buddha called forth fourteen animals, not thirteen, while the cat was fooled by the mouse, there was another animal unable to attend the celebration. With it's beautiful song, the canary was also invited to attend, but the day before the celebration it was captured by a human and imprisoned in a gilded cage. The canary implored with the human but to no avail and missed out on the celebration. Days later the canary managed to escape and made it's way to Buddha, begging to be allowed into the zodiac. But the new year had already begun and there was nothing Buddha could do for the poor creature. So as punishment for keeping the canary in a cage, Buddha set a curse upon the family of the man who had caged the canary. A man with the name of Sohma.
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Chapter 3
It was difficult for Hattori to imagine that she was gone now too. It had been difficult to give up Kanna after Akito had blinded him. Especially now that he was beginning to realize that Akito had taken Aya from him by imprisoning her. But he didn't think he could ever blame Akito, the one before Akito had kept her to himself as well. There was nothing Hattori could do, she would always belong to the one who bore the brunt of the curse, and god only knew why because he didn't understand that. Staring at her empty cell, with it's wall broken and excess light invading the once enshrouded room, Hattori's mind began turning like it never had before.
With her gone Akito's health had begun to improve but his disposition had worsened to the point where all the Jyuunishi children and other Sohma family members had been asked to stay away from him for the time being. Everyone had begun to talk, many thinking that the reason they were being asked to stay away was because Akito was finally nearing his death bed. It wasn't the case but Hattori let the rumors fly in order to conceal the truth.
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The tension in Shigure's house only lengthened during the next three days. With the start of school looming on the horizon Tohru knew she needed to patch things up, and she could only think to start at the beginning. So she made her way quietly down the upstairs hallway towards Kyo's room.
It was odd really, usually she'd have gone straight to the roof to find him but lately it had been Yuki who sat on the shingles and contemplated things. His room being constantly occupied by Aya might have been the reason and Tohru would address that matter after she dealt with Kyo.
Her resolve hardened and she rapped determinedly on Kyo's door. A mumbled 'come in' allowed Tohru to enter Kyo's room without worry. He sat on his windowsill and stared out at the bright day. Tohru made a quick note to finish the rest of the laundry today because the breeze coming into Kyo's room from his open window told Tohru that it would only grow colder so she couldn't wait.
"Ano...Kyo-kun," Tohru spoke quietly at first as her resolve wavered, "I need you to apologize to Aya-chan."
Kyo had been sitting thinking about the very person Tohru wanted him to apologize to. He was so caught off gaurd by her name that he immediately became angry, as if he thought Tohru were implying he had left Aya in the bathroom on purpose. "IIE!" he yelled in reply before regretting his tone immediately. Tohru's shocked expression was enough for him to wish he could crawl under a rock and die.
The inexplicable urge for him to want to fight Aya warred with another urge to want to help her. It was almost as if Aya were a combination of his feelings for Tohru and Yuki. On one hand he felt like attacking her on base instinct and on another level he felt as if they were kindred somehow.
Before Kyo had even noticed Tohru had made her way in a huff back to his door and was shouting in return at him before marching out. The last thing he caught her saying was like a sharp stab in his heart.
"I guess you aren't the person I thought you were and I truly am an idiot for even trying to help."
***
Aya sat in front of Tohru's closet upon the cheery girl's insistence she was to choose a dress or two in order to go shopping later to buy her own clothing. But ever stitch of clothing in Tohru's closet seemed to shout happiness, and as soon as she was about to give up and just ask to borrow more of Yuki's clothes she spotted something in the back of the closet. She pulled out a simple black dress that Aya assumed the girl had worn to the funeral of her mother. The mood around the dress didn't seem death like, even the black of the dress seemed warm. But it would have to do, Aya refused to wear any of the bright hues.
After she'd slipped on the dress and found a pair of matching shoes Aya glanced at herself in the mirror apprehensively. Her cheeks were not full and they lacked colour. Her eyes reflected her melancholy state and it could only be expected that he small and thin frame didn't fit the contours of Tohru's much healthier and fuller body.
It didn't even occur to her that the person in the mirror crying was her until she reached up and felt the tears coming from her own eyes. It would do no good staying here, her hair was too long to let it fly freely so Aya looked around Tohru's room and quickly spotted a yellow ribbon hanging from her mirror. Quickly she brought her mass of golden hair around in front of her and tied the ribbon at just about her shoulders. This way her hair was not pulled away from her fac too much and she could hide her ugly appearence from onlookers.
With a heavy sigh she picked up Tohru's black shoes, waited until she'd just managed to reach the front hall and then slipped them on before slipping out the sliding door.
The cold air of autumn was entirely different from the cold drafts she'd gotten in her prison, this cold was almost liberating and she welcomed the tiny shivers her body made at the loss of a warm house. Moving quickly on her still unreliable legs she walked as best she could away from Shigure's house. It was strange that Akito had not come looking for her, perhaps he didn't know that she'd been staying in that house but Aya knew she could not risk another day. By now the signs would be showing and the loss of his strangle hold on the Sohma family would become evident at least to Hattori. Akito would not wait anymore to come looking for her so Aya knew she had to leave. If only not to cause them all trouble, she had to save herself.
***
For the past few days Yuki had made the roof of Shigure's almost like a second home for himself, the chilling weather was not helping him health wise and he knew that sooner or later his weak bronchi would either give him an asthma attack or something worse. But the idea of returning to face Aya seemed the worse fate at this juncture.
So when he spotted her leaving the house without so much as a by your leave, his irritation shot up several notches to the point where he found himself moving back through the house, down and out the door after her without a second thought.
***
Shigure had been writing a chapter in his novel dealing with robbery leading to seduction and then escape when suddenly his memory seemed to recover some of the pertinent information he'd been trying to remember for the past few days.
When he was much much younger and still living at the Main House Shigure could remember Hattori trying to break into one of the loacked and unused rooms. The dragon cursed boy kept yanking at the door, trying to break the padlock with rocks as a small Shigure watched in fascination.
After several minutes and several failed attempts Hattori had slumped back against the door and began to cry. On instinct to protect what he loved Shigure moved to sit beside his cousin and rub his back.
"It'll be okay Ha-chan, there's nothing to cry about, I'm sure whatever you left in there can be gotten when the room is opened up again. We can go find one of the grown ups to open it for you." Shigure had suggested in an attempt to cheer Hattori.
"Iie. I didn't leave anything in there Shi-chan." Hattori began before growing quiet again.
Several minutes past without speech and just as Shigure was about to inquire further Hattori hugged his younger cousin and began to cry again. "They took her away Shi-chan, I'm not even allowed to see her, not even momma or papa can see her anymore, and she's still tiny, only the Sohma doctor is allowed! Why Shi-chan?! Why are they doing this to my sister?!"
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End Note: AHA! Now you understand Hattori's side right? Sorry for the shortness of this chapter, but I was so excited to get to that revealing ending that I had to make it short. The next one will be longer I swear! So what does Shigure do with this new found information? How is it possible that something so important had slipped his recollection until now? Where is Aya headed and how will Yuki react when she sees he's following her. How will she react? And how will they both react when they're interrupted by none other then Hanajima! Kyo has retaken his position on the roof and spots something interesting from his vantage point, but what will it lead to? The answers and more in the next installment!
"Jyuunishi XIV"
Written By: Andrea MacFarlane
Email: luthien_anwamane2003@yahoo.ca
Rated: 14A (Later Chapters with become R for graphic violence and sexually explicit scenes)
Teaser: There's another jyuunishi?! Ever wondered why none of the jyuunishi are birds? Ever wonder why it's always the Sohma family members that are cursed? In ancient texts it is said that Buddha called forth fourteen animals, not thirteen, while the cat was fooled by the mouse, there was another animal unable to attend the celebration. With it's beautiful song, the canary was also invited to attend, but the day before the celebration it was captured by a human and imprisoned in a gilded cage. The canary implored with the human but to no avail and missed out on the celebration. Days later the canary managed to escape and made it's way to Buddha, begging to be allowed into the zodiac. But the new year had already begun and there was nothing Buddha could do for the poor creature. So as punishment for keeping the canary in a cage, Buddha set a curse upon the family of the man who had caged the canary. A man with the name of Sohma.
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Chapter 3
It was difficult for Hattori to imagine that she was gone now too. It had been difficult to give up Kanna after Akito had blinded him. Especially now that he was beginning to realize that Akito had taken Aya from him by imprisoning her. But he didn't think he could ever blame Akito, the one before Akito had kept her to himself as well. There was nothing Hattori could do, she would always belong to the one who bore the brunt of the curse, and god only knew why because he didn't understand that. Staring at her empty cell, with it's wall broken and excess light invading the once enshrouded room, Hattori's mind began turning like it never had before.
With her gone Akito's health had begun to improve but his disposition had worsened to the point where all the Jyuunishi children and other Sohma family members had been asked to stay away from him for the time being. Everyone had begun to talk, many thinking that the reason they were being asked to stay away was because Akito was finally nearing his death bed. It wasn't the case but Hattori let the rumors fly in order to conceal the truth.
***
The tension in Shigure's house only lengthened during the next three days. With the start of school looming on the horizon Tohru knew she needed to patch things up, and she could only think to start at the beginning. So she made her way quietly down the upstairs hallway towards Kyo's room.
It was odd really, usually she'd have gone straight to the roof to find him but lately it had been Yuki who sat on the shingles and contemplated things. His room being constantly occupied by Aya might have been the reason and Tohru would address that matter after she dealt with Kyo.
Her resolve hardened and she rapped determinedly on Kyo's door. A mumbled 'come in' allowed Tohru to enter Kyo's room without worry. He sat on his windowsill and stared out at the bright day. Tohru made a quick note to finish the rest of the laundry today because the breeze coming into Kyo's room from his open window told Tohru that it would only grow colder so she couldn't wait.
"Ano...Kyo-kun," Tohru spoke quietly at first as her resolve wavered, "I need you to apologize to Aya-chan."
Kyo had been sitting thinking about the very person Tohru wanted him to apologize to. He was so caught off gaurd by her name that he immediately became angry, as if he thought Tohru were implying he had left Aya in the bathroom on purpose. "IIE!" he yelled in reply before regretting his tone immediately. Tohru's shocked expression was enough for him to wish he could crawl under a rock and die.
The inexplicable urge for him to want to fight Aya warred with another urge to want to help her. It was almost as if Aya were a combination of his feelings for Tohru and Yuki. On one hand he felt like attacking her on base instinct and on another level he felt as if they were kindred somehow.
Before Kyo had even noticed Tohru had made her way in a huff back to his door and was shouting in return at him before marching out. The last thing he caught her saying was like a sharp stab in his heart.
"I guess you aren't the person I thought you were and I truly am an idiot for even trying to help."
***
Aya sat in front of Tohru's closet upon the cheery girl's insistence she was to choose a dress or two in order to go shopping later to buy her own clothing. But ever stitch of clothing in Tohru's closet seemed to shout happiness, and as soon as she was about to give up and just ask to borrow more of Yuki's clothes she spotted something in the back of the closet. She pulled out a simple black dress that Aya assumed the girl had worn to the funeral of her mother. The mood around the dress didn't seem death like, even the black of the dress seemed warm. But it would have to do, Aya refused to wear any of the bright hues.
After she'd slipped on the dress and found a pair of matching shoes Aya glanced at herself in the mirror apprehensively. Her cheeks were not full and they lacked colour. Her eyes reflected her melancholy state and it could only be expected that he small and thin frame didn't fit the contours of Tohru's much healthier and fuller body.
It didn't even occur to her that the person in the mirror crying was her until she reached up and felt the tears coming from her own eyes. It would do no good staying here, her hair was too long to let it fly freely so Aya looked around Tohru's room and quickly spotted a yellow ribbon hanging from her mirror. Quickly she brought her mass of golden hair around in front of her and tied the ribbon at just about her shoulders. This way her hair was not pulled away from her fac too much and she could hide her ugly appearence from onlookers.
With a heavy sigh she picked up Tohru's black shoes, waited until she'd just managed to reach the front hall and then slipped them on before slipping out the sliding door.
The cold air of autumn was entirely different from the cold drafts she'd gotten in her prison, this cold was almost liberating and she welcomed the tiny shivers her body made at the loss of a warm house. Moving quickly on her still unreliable legs she walked as best she could away from Shigure's house. It was strange that Akito had not come looking for her, perhaps he didn't know that she'd been staying in that house but Aya knew she could not risk another day. By now the signs would be showing and the loss of his strangle hold on the Sohma family would become evident at least to Hattori. Akito would not wait anymore to come looking for her so Aya knew she had to leave. If only not to cause them all trouble, she had to save herself.
***
For the past few days Yuki had made the roof of Shigure's almost like a second home for himself, the chilling weather was not helping him health wise and he knew that sooner or later his weak bronchi would either give him an asthma attack or something worse. But the idea of returning to face Aya seemed the worse fate at this juncture.
So when he spotted her leaving the house without so much as a by your leave, his irritation shot up several notches to the point where he found himself moving back through the house, down and out the door after her without a second thought.
***
Shigure had been writing a chapter in his novel dealing with robbery leading to seduction and then escape when suddenly his memory seemed to recover some of the pertinent information he'd been trying to remember for the past few days.
When he was much much younger and still living at the Main House Shigure could remember Hattori trying to break into one of the loacked and unused rooms. The dragon cursed boy kept yanking at the door, trying to break the padlock with rocks as a small Shigure watched in fascination.
After several minutes and several failed attempts Hattori had slumped back against the door and began to cry. On instinct to protect what he loved Shigure moved to sit beside his cousin and rub his back.
"It'll be okay Ha-chan, there's nothing to cry about, I'm sure whatever you left in there can be gotten when the room is opened up again. We can go find one of the grown ups to open it for you." Shigure had suggested in an attempt to cheer Hattori.
"Iie. I didn't leave anything in there Shi-chan." Hattori began before growing quiet again.
Several minutes past without speech and just as Shigure was about to inquire further Hattori hugged his younger cousin and began to cry again. "They took her away Shi-chan, I'm not even allowed to see her, not even momma or papa can see her anymore, and she's still tiny, only the Sohma doctor is allowed! Why Shi-chan?! Why are they doing this to my sister?!"
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End Note: AHA! Now you understand Hattori's side right? Sorry for the shortness of this chapter, but I was so excited to get to that revealing ending that I had to make it short. The next one will be longer I swear! So what does Shigure do with this new found information? How is it possible that something so important had slipped his recollection until now? Where is Aya headed and how will Yuki react when she sees he's following her. How will she react? And how will they both react when they're interrupted by none other then Hanajima! Kyo has retaken his position on the roof and spots something interesting from his vantage point, but what will it lead to? The answers and more in the next installment!