Purple Skies
by Akira
Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket
Chapter 3: Machiko's Story
Crystle-- Thanks for the tip on the summary, now that I read it through again I see that you're right. I changed it but I have a feeling that I just made it worse, tell me if you like it better or if it still has that connotation. You're my first review so thanks again. About the thing with Yuki yelling at Tohru is that after seeing the other girl he doesn't like Tohru anymore. I want to keep this fic short so I put that in the first chapter. Was it too abrupt? Was it hard to understand that Yuki yelled at her because he now loves somebody else? I love your feedback thank you!
On with the story.
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Yuki lead Machiko into a large field not too far away from their school. "Who are you exactly," he asked turning to look at her once more. Machiko was usually cautious and crafty at lieing to outsiders who questioned her (so that she could get what she wanted) but she could not lie to those peircing eyes. Avoiding Yuki's gaze she told her tale.
"My name is Sato Machiko. But I hated my family so I like to be referred to as Machiko, just Machiko. I went to elementary and middle school and started my freshman year of highschool when my parents died in a car accident. Shortly after that I got pregnant and was expelled from my school. Having nowhere to go, I took to stealing food and sleeping under the church's steps. Then one day I got caught stealing and was put in jail. I escaped from their and decided to get a job so that I wouldn't be caught again. I sweep the floors in a bakery and I get two rolls a day, but no salary. It's the price to pay for being an escaped convict," she spat bitterly.
'Wow,' thought Yuki. 'Maybe my family isnt the only cursed one!'
"Why don't you sleep inside the church?" asekd Yuki.
Machiko bit her lip. She'd spoken too much already. Suddenly she grew dizzy. She gasped for breath.
Yuki saw her slowly start to lose balance. Without thinking he outstreched his arms to catch her.
Machiko felt herself falling, slowly slowly slowly. Suddenly she was in the strangers arms and *poof*
Machiko sat up on her hind legs and thought, 'Hey this is the first time I turned into a cat!' Suddenly realizing what happened, terrified, she looked around for the stranger. She saw large purple eyes looking up at her. A mouse! Kawaii! "You're a Junishi? Wait you're a cat like that baka-neko Kyo!" exclaimed Yuki.
"Wait you turned into a mouse? You're a Souma. One of the Souma!" said Machiko with a look of unparalelled terror in her eyes.
Yuki suddenly realized what must've happened.
"Your daughter's father was a Souma right?" Yuki accused as he looked at Machiko's daughter who was running around picking the flowers on the field.
'What is this, fucking Judgement Day?' thought Machiko bitterly.
"Yes. Souma Akito is her father if you must know!" she suddenly shouted.
*poof*
They both changed back into their human form. Turning around they both slipped back into their clothes quickly. When Yuki turned around he saw Machiko crying. Then suddenly what she had said set in. 'Akito? Her lover? Holy shit! I thought Akito would have more self-restraint than to take the chances of passing on the curse like that!' Then he realized 'When two Junishi hug theyre not supposed to transform, right? So then she can't really be a Junishi.'
"I know what you're thinking, I am not a normal Junishi. I take a different form everytime I transform. And Akito has always been different with me until the day he found out I got pregnant and threw me out to the street after whipping me. If only he knew what I could do maybe hed still love me," Machiko said wistfully in between sobs. Yuki knelt next to her and gently touched her arm.
by Akira
Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket
Chapter 3: Machiko's Story
Crystle-- Thanks for the tip on the summary, now that I read it through again I see that you're right. I changed it but I have a feeling that I just made it worse, tell me if you like it better or if it still has that connotation. You're my first review so thanks again. About the thing with Yuki yelling at Tohru is that after seeing the other girl he doesn't like Tohru anymore. I want to keep this fic short so I put that in the first chapter. Was it too abrupt? Was it hard to understand that Yuki yelled at her because he now loves somebody else? I love your feedback thank you!
On with the story.
-*-*-
Yuki lead Machiko into a large field not too far away from their school. "Who are you exactly," he asked turning to look at her once more. Machiko was usually cautious and crafty at lieing to outsiders who questioned her (so that she could get what she wanted) but she could not lie to those peircing eyes. Avoiding Yuki's gaze she told her tale.
"My name is Sato Machiko. But I hated my family so I like to be referred to as Machiko, just Machiko. I went to elementary and middle school and started my freshman year of highschool when my parents died in a car accident. Shortly after that I got pregnant and was expelled from my school. Having nowhere to go, I took to stealing food and sleeping under the church's steps. Then one day I got caught stealing and was put in jail. I escaped from their and decided to get a job so that I wouldn't be caught again. I sweep the floors in a bakery and I get two rolls a day, but no salary. It's the price to pay for being an escaped convict," she spat bitterly.
'Wow,' thought Yuki. 'Maybe my family isnt the only cursed one!'
"Why don't you sleep inside the church?" asekd Yuki.
Machiko bit her lip. She'd spoken too much already. Suddenly she grew dizzy. She gasped for breath.
Yuki saw her slowly start to lose balance. Without thinking he outstreched his arms to catch her.
Machiko felt herself falling, slowly slowly slowly. Suddenly she was in the strangers arms and *poof*
Machiko sat up on her hind legs and thought, 'Hey this is the first time I turned into a cat!' Suddenly realizing what happened, terrified, she looked around for the stranger. She saw large purple eyes looking up at her. A mouse! Kawaii! "You're a Junishi? Wait you're a cat like that baka-neko Kyo!" exclaimed Yuki.
"Wait you turned into a mouse? You're a Souma. One of the Souma!" said Machiko with a look of unparalelled terror in her eyes.
Yuki suddenly realized what must've happened.
"Your daughter's father was a Souma right?" Yuki accused as he looked at Machiko's daughter who was running around picking the flowers on the field.
'What is this, fucking Judgement Day?' thought Machiko bitterly.
"Yes. Souma Akito is her father if you must know!" she suddenly shouted.
*poof*
They both changed back into their human form. Turning around they both slipped back into their clothes quickly. When Yuki turned around he saw Machiko crying. Then suddenly what she had said set in. 'Akito? Her lover? Holy shit! I thought Akito would have more self-restraint than to take the chances of passing on the curse like that!' Then he realized 'When two Junishi hug theyre not supposed to transform, right? So then she can't really be a Junishi.'
"I know what you're thinking, I am not a normal Junishi. I take a different form everytime I transform. And Akito has always been different with me until the day he found out I got pregnant and threw me out to the street after whipping me. If only he knew what I could do maybe hed still love me," Machiko said wistfully in between sobs. Yuki knelt next to her and gently touched her arm.