Finding New
Chapter 2: Making New
By: Nikumu Chan
Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket
A/n: Read, enjoy, and review please!
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The next day, Tohru woke to a verbal fight between, depending on her sluggish senses, two young men. She cracked open an eye and sat up, rubbing her eyes to fix her rather bleary vision.
She silently climbed out of the unfamiliar bed and soundlessly crept down the unknown stairs as she found them.
"What do you mean?! You brought a girl here?!" Tohru heard a gruff, obviously furious young man demand loudly.
"I mean what I say," a much calmer voice responded, seemingly simply, "she was left unconscious. Besides, I know her from school."
'Know me from school? Who is this person?' she thought, really wanting a glance into the room but not wanting to risk it. She had a perfect chance to escape his place but, for some reason, she felt comfortable and safe here.
"Well, h-how did you get her here?!" the first voice spoke, still rather rough but softer than the previous shout.
"Some one was nice enough to help me, besides she wasn't much of a problem because she was unconscious and couldn't . . . hug me,"
'Hug them? What's wrong with that? There's something wrong here!' Tohru thought.
"Ooooh, who is she?! Is she pretty!?" An older voice exclaimed.
There was a crash that made Tohru wince, followed by several shouts sounding somewhat like, 'sick bastard', 'dirty, old man', 'STOP THAT', and 'perverted dog'.
After finishing, the first voice cleared his throat to draw attention. "Well, what if we trans--" the man suddenly stopped.
There were light footsteps coming her way and Tohru panicked. She looked around and realized there were no hiding spots. She sunk to the floor in an attempt to hide herself.
The footsteps stopped near her and Tohru held her breath, waiting to be scolded, yelled at, or sent away.
"Honda-san,"
Tohru shrugged lower to the floor. "How do you know my name?" she asked softly, not looking up.
"Shouldn't I know the name of one of my classmates?" he responded.
"I--" She really could argue with that so she nodded slightly.
"Okay, then." She could tell the person was smiling, "It's settled. Why don't you stop hiding your face now, hmm?"
Tohru slowly nodded again and stood up timidly. She gasped when she saw dark hair and violet eyes. "Yuki-kun?!"
Yuki smiled slightly and nodded.
"Wh-why did you bring me here?"
"Good question!" she heard the gruff call from another room.
"Shut up, you baka neko!"
A frustrated cry came from the same room.
Yuki turned to Tohru, "Because, Honda-san, you were alone over there, and not to mention unconscious. Where was your family?"
"I don't know. My Okaa-san never returned like she promised. She was outside the last time I saw her . . . and that was before the tornado." Tohru answered, blinking back tears. She suddenly gasped. "I have to go back! I have to find my Okaa-san!"
"Calm down. We'll bring you back but I'm not going to let you stay there by yourself. It's not safe alone. So, you're welcome to stay here if you don't mind a few boys around." Yuki said, calm as ever.
Suddenly, a red-haired man stomped into the hallway making Tohru practically jump out of her skin.
"What the hell do you man 'stay here'?!" the red-head demanded.
"'Stay here' means stay here, the last time I checked. Kyou, I'm surprised at you! I honestly didn't know stupidity could come as bad as it has with you." Yuki responded coolly.
Tohru was officially surprised at Yuki.
Kyou growled.
Yuki turned back to Tohru, polite as ever. "Well, what do you say? Will you stay, Honda-san?"
Tohru blinked the shook her head repeatedly. "Oh no, no, no . . . I can't do that; I just can't! I'd just be a burden to you all! I can't do it! I won't!" Tohru declared stubbornly.
"Not at all, Honda-san, you can stay if you'd like. Ne, Shigure, Kyou?"
"Like hell," Kyou grumbled, earning a nudge in the side and a glare from Yuki. He scowled.
"Oh, yes, she can stay as long--" Shigure stopped when he saw the glares from Yuki and Kyou. "As she's pretty," he finished quietly enough so the boys could not hear.
"But, but, staying here for free wouldn't be right . . . and I don't have much money."
"That's not a problem. You w--" Yuki attempted.
"I'm not staying unless you'll let me do something to make it up to you all." She said defiantly.
"Well . . . come to think of it . . ." Shigure started, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
Yuki's glare went unseen.
"We could use a housekeeper," Shigure suggested.
Tohru's eyes lit up. "I could do that!"
Shigure grinned. "And you could wear one of those little maids' outfits Aya makes!"
Another crash . . .
Yuki looked through the hole in the wall critically. "Best one yet, I say,"
Tohru yelped worriedly. She ran to see the man. "Oh no! Um, are you okay? And, um, who are you?"
Shigure slowly sat up, rubbing his jaw, where Yuki had kicked him, gingerly. "Well, aren't you the nice one? I like--"
Yuki was beside him in a second flat. "You were saying?"
Shigure laughed nervously, sweat-dropping. "I'm Shigure!" he said quickly.
Tohru blinked, wondering what Shigure could have been trying to say. She gasped when she remembered something. "Oh!"
"What is it?" Yuki asked.
"I need to call my Ojii-san and make sure he's okay! Can I use your phone?!"
Yuki and Shigure both nodded. Tohru ran into the house.
A minute passed and you could see Tohru sticking her head out of the doorway, sweat-dropping. "Um, where is your phone?" she asked meekly.
The Sohmas sweat-dropped along with her and Yuki led her into the house. "Uh, this way."
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I tried to add a little humor in here to make up for the sappy first chapter. I hope you liked it! Please review!!
Chapter 2: Making New
By: Nikumu Chan
Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket
A/n: Read, enjoy, and review please!
~
The next day, Tohru woke to a verbal fight between, depending on her sluggish senses, two young men. She cracked open an eye and sat up, rubbing her eyes to fix her rather bleary vision.
She silently climbed out of the unfamiliar bed and soundlessly crept down the unknown stairs as she found them.
"What do you mean?! You brought a girl here?!" Tohru heard a gruff, obviously furious young man demand loudly.
"I mean what I say," a much calmer voice responded, seemingly simply, "she was left unconscious. Besides, I know her from school."
'Know me from school? Who is this person?' she thought, really wanting a glance into the room but not wanting to risk it. She had a perfect chance to escape his place but, for some reason, she felt comfortable and safe here.
"Well, h-how did you get her here?!" the first voice spoke, still rather rough but softer than the previous shout.
"Some one was nice enough to help me, besides she wasn't much of a problem because she was unconscious and couldn't . . . hug me,"
'Hug them? What's wrong with that? There's something wrong here!' Tohru thought.
"Ooooh, who is she?! Is she pretty!?" An older voice exclaimed.
There was a crash that made Tohru wince, followed by several shouts sounding somewhat like, 'sick bastard', 'dirty, old man', 'STOP THAT', and 'perverted dog'.
After finishing, the first voice cleared his throat to draw attention. "Well, what if we trans--" the man suddenly stopped.
There were light footsteps coming her way and Tohru panicked. She looked around and realized there were no hiding spots. She sunk to the floor in an attempt to hide herself.
The footsteps stopped near her and Tohru held her breath, waiting to be scolded, yelled at, or sent away.
"Honda-san,"
Tohru shrugged lower to the floor. "How do you know my name?" she asked softly, not looking up.
"Shouldn't I know the name of one of my classmates?" he responded.
"I--" She really could argue with that so she nodded slightly.
"Okay, then." She could tell the person was smiling, "It's settled. Why don't you stop hiding your face now, hmm?"
Tohru slowly nodded again and stood up timidly. She gasped when she saw dark hair and violet eyes. "Yuki-kun?!"
Yuki smiled slightly and nodded.
"Wh-why did you bring me here?"
"Good question!" she heard the gruff call from another room.
"Shut up, you baka neko!"
A frustrated cry came from the same room.
Yuki turned to Tohru, "Because, Honda-san, you were alone over there, and not to mention unconscious. Where was your family?"
"I don't know. My Okaa-san never returned like she promised. She was outside the last time I saw her . . . and that was before the tornado." Tohru answered, blinking back tears. She suddenly gasped. "I have to go back! I have to find my Okaa-san!"
"Calm down. We'll bring you back but I'm not going to let you stay there by yourself. It's not safe alone. So, you're welcome to stay here if you don't mind a few boys around." Yuki said, calm as ever.
Suddenly, a red-haired man stomped into the hallway making Tohru practically jump out of her skin.
"What the hell do you man 'stay here'?!" the red-head demanded.
"'Stay here' means stay here, the last time I checked. Kyou, I'm surprised at you! I honestly didn't know stupidity could come as bad as it has with you." Yuki responded coolly.
Tohru was officially surprised at Yuki.
Kyou growled.
Yuki turned back to Tohru, polite as ever. "Well, what do you say? Will you stay, Honda-san?"
Tohru blinked the shook her head repeatedly. "Oh no, no, no . . . I can't do that; I just can't! I'd just be a burden to you all! I can't do it! I won't!" Tohru declared stubbornly.
"Not at all, Honda-san, you can stay if you'd like. Ne, Shigure, Kyou?"
"Like hell," Kyou grumbled, earning a nudge in the side and a glare from Yuki. He scowled.
"Oh, yes, she can stay as long--" Shigure stopped when he saw the glares from Yuki and Kyou. "As she's pretty," he finished quietly enough so the boys could not hear.
"But, but, staying here for free wouldn't be right . . . and I don't have much money."
"That's not a problem. You w--" Yuki attempted.
"I'm not staying unless you'll let me do something to make it up to you all." She said defiantly.
"Well . . . come to think of it . . ." Shigure started, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
Yuki's glare went unseen.
"We could use a housekeeper," Shigure suggested.
Tohru's eyes lit up. "I could do that!"
Shigure grinned. "And you could wear one of those little maids' outfits Aya makes!"
Another crash . . .
Yuki looked through the hole in the wall critically. "Best one yet, I say,"
Tohru yelped worriedly. She ran to see the man. "Oh no! Um, are you okay? And, um, who are you?"
Shigure slowly sat up, rubbing his jaw, where Yuki had kicked him, gingerly. "Well, aren't you the nice one? I like--"
Yuki was beside him in a second flat. "You were saying?"
Shigure laughed nervously, sweat-dropping. "I'm Shigure!" he said quickly.
Tohru blinked, wondering what Shigure could have been trying to say. She gasped when she remembered something. "Oh!"
"What is it?" Yuki asked.
"I need to call my Ojii-san and make sure he's okay! Can I use your phone?!"
Yuki and Shigure both nodded. Tohru ran into the house.
A minute passed and you could see Tohru sticking her head out of the doorway, sweat-dropping. "Um, where is your phone?" she asked meekly.
The Sohmas sweat-dropped along with her and Yuki led her into the house. "Uh, this way."
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I tried to add a little humor in here to make up for the sappy first chapter. I hope you liked it! Please review!!
