Finding New
Chapter 7: Erase?!
By: Nikumu Chan
Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket.
A/n: I've been sick at home for two days now and I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to write this so please read, enjoy, and review!!
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Tohru was sound asleep, both physically and mentally exhausted. Muffled voices floated through her closed door, wrapping themselves around momentarily deaf ears.
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Yuki sat across from Shigure, who was sprawled half-lying on the low table, extremely lethargic. Kyou paced back and forth, listening to Yuki babble. Shigure was only half-listening but something caught his attention, Kyou's too. The inu immediately stiffened, sitting straight and completely alert again. "What did she find out?" he asked thoughtlessly.
"What do you think?" Yuki asked dryly.
"Oh nooo!!" Shigure whined childishly. He was getting too old for all of this stress!! "How??"
Yuki let out a long sigh. "She tripped," he answered wearily, leaning on the table for support. "Hn. So, what do we do about it, huh, nezumi?? Since you seem to know everything and all . . ." Kyou ridiculed, speaking for the first time.
Yuki sighed. "Kyou, that's enough, really--"
"No! That's not enough!! What the hell do you plan to do, dammit? Erase her memory?!" he accused loudly. Studying their serious faces, his eyes widened. "No! She just got here yesterday! Give the girl a break, for god's sake!! She just found out her died, dammit!!"
"It's Akito's decision," Shigure sighed helplessly.
Huffing in anger, Kyou dropped to the floor and persisted to hit his head on the table. "Bastards. You already know his answer," he growled.
Closing his eyes, Yuki sighed again, feeling terribly guilty.
"I'll talk to him," Shigure decided aloud. "Tomorrow, of course," he added, seeing their odd gazes.
Yuki rose to his feet and padded to his bedroom. He paused at Tohru's door, feeling worse. If he had just paid more attention . . .
Now, if Tohru's mind was erased, it would be all on him.
With a long exhale of breath, he continued on to his room. Closing the door softly behind him, he readied for sleep.
Kyou and Shigure left to their own rooms soon after.
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Shigure and Yuki both awoke to the smell of miso soup the next morning. Yawning and stretching, the both descended from the stairs.
Later, Kyou rubbed his eyes lazily as he woke, glancing at the clock then at the calendar hung in his room, putting two and two together, he looked at his clock again. Kyou cursed noisily. School!! He'd completely forgotten!! Bolting from the sheets, he slipped into his uniform and hurried downstairs. He glanced around the table; Shigure was reading his newspaper, Yuki was sipping tea, and Tohru was just setting down the food. It took his mind a second to register why the girl was in his house . . .
Oh, yeah . . .
Kyou tensed as Tohru walked up to him, smiling widely. Was he paranoid or what?!
"Ohayo, Kyou-kun! Hungry?" she asked brightly.
Kyou blinked in surprise then nodded.
"Good!" She let him sit down and seated a plate of food in front of him.
Kyo only blinked again. Slowly, as if expecting it to explode any second, Kyou bean to eat. Swallowing, he reasoned that it tasted pretty damned good. It was better than Yuki's cooking, of course; he shuddered at the memory.
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Rushing down the stairs in a haste to get to school, Tohru didn't see Kyou sitting on the last step. As he stood, Tohru slipped in surprise and stumbled into him. A boom erupted around them . . .
AS the smoke cleared, Tohru coughed softly, staring in surprise at the orange neko in her lap. Blinking, Tohru backed away politely. "I'm sorry, Kyou-kun; I didn't mean it--" She started, bowing her head apologetically.
Kyou bristled in anger and took back all the defending words he'd said about her the night before. "Stupid girl," he hissed. "Watch where you're going next time!! If that happens in public--" he stopped himself, trying to cool his anger.
Tohru ducked her head lower as the nearly threatening words rang through her mind. Getting up, eyes still hidden, she said, "I'd better leave before you change back. I'm sorry for your inconvenience, Kyou," She picked up her school bag and left silently, fighting back tears.
Glowering at the wall as he turned human, Kyou huffed, irritated. He dressed swiftly and nearly ran out the door; he'd be late if he didn't hasten. 'Damned girl,' he reflected, 'it's all her fault,'
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Yuki stole a worried look at the girl walking beside him. She was silent again. Ignoring the fan girls as they entered the school yard, Yuki tapped Tohru on the shoulder, earning a surprised jolt from the girl. He smiled secretly. "Honda-san," he started.
Cerulean eyes whipped to her side to gaze into violet; she couldn't look away. "Yes, Yuki-kun?" she asked. Finally averting her gaze, she glowed scarlet.
"What's wrong?"
Tohru sighed. "It's nothing. I just-- I don't think Kyou-kun likes me much,"
Yuki smiled politely. "Is that all? Kyou doesn't warm up to people right away; don't let him get you down, Honda-san,"
Tohru nodded slightly. Taking his advice, she averted her thoughts and smiled brilliantly.
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Shigure kneeled before Akito, head bowed respectfully.
"What is it you bother me for, Shigure?" Akito drawled lazily.
"She knows," he explained abruptly, looking up.
Akito stiffened slightly. "Since when?" he demanded. Akito had known about the girl staying with them. Shigure had contacted him the moment Yuki returned with her.
"An accident yesterday afternoon, she'd tripped."
"Fine. I'll have Hatori era--"
"Akito, no . . . don't. Give her a chance!"
The Sohma clan head glared pointedly. "Why should I?"
Shigure bowed his head to escape the look. "Because it's good for them to know that someone still sees them as human. Did I tell you? She accepted it easily,"
"You didn't but that doesn't make a difference,"
Shigure shot him a pleading look.
Sighing with defeat, Akito looked away. "Whatever. But if there is one mishap, she's gone. You hear me? Without question, she's gone."
Shigure nodded gravely. "Thank you, Akito," He was answered with an indifferent huff. Grinning, Shigure stood and left, bouncing happily.
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Review please!
Chapter 7: Erase?!
By: Nikumu Chan
Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket.
A/n: I've been sick at home for two days now and I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to write this so please read, enjoy, and review!!
~
Tohru was sound asleep, both physically and mentally exhausted. Muffled voices floated through her closed door, wrapping themselves around momentarily deaf ears.
~
Yuki sat across from Shigure, who was sprawled half-lying on the low table, extremely lethargic. Kyou paced back and forth, listening to Yuki babble. Shigure was only half-listening but something caught his attention, Kyou's too. The inu immediately stiffened, sitting straight and completely alert again. "What did she find out?" he asked thoughtlessly.
"What do you think?" Yuki asked dryly.
"Oh nooo!!" Shigure whined childishly. He was getting too old for all of this stress!! "How??"
Yuki let out a long sigh. "She tripped," he answered wearily, leaning on the table for support. "Hn. So, what do we do about it, huh, nezumi?? Since you seem to know everything and all . . ." Kyou ridiculed, speaking for the first time.
Yuki sighed. "Kyou, that's enough, really--"
"No! That's not enough!! What the hell do you plan to do, dammit? Erase her memory?!" he accused loudly. Studying their serious faces, his eyes widened. "No! She just got here yesterday! Give the girl a break, for god's sake!! She just found out her died, dammit!!"
"It's Akito's decision," Shigure sighed helplessly.
Huffing in anger, Kyou dropped to the floor and persisted to hit his head on the table. "Bastards. You already know his answer," he growled.
Closing his eyes, Yuki sighed again, feeling terribly guilty.
"I'll talk to him," Shigure decided aloud. "Tomorrow, of course," he added, seeing their odd gazes.
Yuki rose to his feet and padded to his bedroom. He paused at Tohru's door, feeling worse. If he had just paid more attention . . .
Now, if Tohru's mind was erased, it would be all on him.
With a long exhale of breath, he continued on to his room. Closing the door softly behind him, he readied for sleep.
Kyou and Shigure left to their own rooms soon after.
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Shigure and Yuki both awoke to the smell of miso soup the next morning. Yawning and stretching, the both descended from the stairs.
Later, Kyou rubbed his eyes lazily as he woke, glancing at the clock then at the calendar hung in his room, putting two and two together, he looked at his clock again. Kyou cursed noisily. School!! He'd completely forgotten!! Bolting from the sheets, he slipped into his uniform and hurried downstairs. He glanced around the table; Shigure was reading his newspaper, Yuki was sipping tea, and Tohru was just setting down the food. It took his mind a second to register why the girl was in his house . . .
Oh, yeah . . .
Kyou tensed as Tohru walked up to him, smiling widely. Was he paranoid or what?!
"Ohayo, Kyou-kun! Hungry?" she asked brightly.
Kyou blinked in surprise then nodded.
"Good!" She let him sit down and seated a plate of food in front of him.
Kyo only blinked again. Slowly, as if expecting it to explode any second, Kyou bean to eat. Swallowing, he reasoned that it tasted pretty damned good. It was better than Yuki's cooking, of course; he shuddered at the memory.
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Rushing down the stairs in a haste to get to school, Tohru didn't see Kyou sitting on the last step. As he stood, Tohru slipped in surprise and stumbled into him. A boom erupted around them . . .
AS the smoke cleared, Tohru coughed softly, staring in surprise at the orange neko in her lap. Blinking, Tohru backed away politely. "I'm sorry, Kyou-kun; I didn't mean it--" She started, bowing her head apologetically.
Kyou bristled in anger and took back all the defending words he'd said about her the night before. "Stupid girl," he hissed. "Watch where you're going next time!! If that happens in public--" he stopped himself, trying to cool his anger.
Tohru ducked her head lower as the nearly threatening words rang through her mind. Getting up, eyes still hidden, she said, "I'd better leave before you change back. I'm sorry for your inconvenience, Kyou," She picked up her school bag and left silently, fighting back tears.
Glowering at the wall as he turned human, Kyou huffed, irritated. He dressed swiftly and nearly ran out the door; he'd be late if he didn't hasten. 'Damned girl,' he reflected, 'it's all her fault,'
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Yuki stole a worried look at the girl walking beside him. She was silent again. Ignoring the fan girls as they entered the school yard, Yuki tapped Tohru on the shoulder, earning a surprised jolt from the girl. He smiled secretly. "Honda-san," he started.
Cerulean eyes whipped to her side to gaze into violet; she couldn't look away. "Yes, Yuki-kun?" she asked. Finally averting her gaze, she glowed scarlet.
"What's wrong?"
Tohru sighed. "It's nothing. I just-- I don't think Kyou-kun likes me much,"
Yuki smiled politely. "Is that all? Kyou doesn't warm up to people right away; don't let him get you down, Honda-san,"
Tohru nodded slightly. Taking his advice, she averted her thoughts and smiled brilliantly.
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Shigure kneeled before Akito, head bowed respectfully.
"What is it you bother me for, Shigure?" Akito drawled lazily.
"She knows," he explained abruptly, looking up.
Akito stiffened slightly. "Since when?" he demanded. Akito had known about the girl staying with them. Shigure had contacted him the moment Yuki returned with her.
"An accident yesterday afternoon, she'd tripped."
"Fine. I'll have Hatori era--"
"Akito, no . . . don't. Give her a chance!"
The Sohma clan head glared pointedly. "Why should I?"
Shigure bowed his head to escape the look. "Because it's good for them to know that someone still sees them as human. Did I tell you? She accepted it easily,"
"You didn't but that doesn't make a difference,"
Shigure shot him a pleading look.
Sighing with defeat, Akito looked away. "Whatever. But if there is one mishap, she's gone. You hear me? Without question, she's gone."
Shigure nodded gravely. "Thank you, Akito," He was answered with an indifferent huff. Grinning, Shigure stood and left, bouncing happily.
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