Disclaimer:  Fruits basket does not belong to me (boohoo)

Secret Garden

Kisa ran through the landscaping behind the Sohma complex. This was a very bad place to play however. Something she was well aware of. They could be seen. Even being seen by a friend would be bad. She veered away and broke out onto the dusty path leading into the most secluded part of the Honke..  Their secret garden conveniently hidden by the large ginko trees. 

Not too far behind was her persuitor striding lazily towards his pray. He could have caught up with her easily, his legs were longer and he was in much better shape. The chase was fun, and the conclusion forgone. 

She could feel her heart pounding against her chest, breath eratic from the chase and the tingly sensation in her legs signaling her time was up. He had won again and this time she'd have to keep her promise.  A few more steps was all she could muster before her legs give way as she collapse onto the ground.  The soft grass beneath her was a welcome respite spot for her aching body.   Unlike the majestic ferocious beast her jyunnishi animal represented, she felt like a lamb on its way to the slaughter house, except being able to be with him like this was far from unpleasant.  Their time alone were few making these games they played outdoors all the more sweeter.

"Given up so soon, tigress?" He asked with a triumphant smirk on his face.  

He hovered over her slumbering figure as he gazed upon the nervouness displayed  on her flushed face. She looked good enough to eat in a single bite he thought to himself.  Sixteen and already filling out in all the right places. She wasn't overly curvy; she'd never be as voluptuous as Rin but neither were most girls he knew.    He pushed that last mental image out of his mind concentrating on his lovely prey.  He had waited long enough for his reward and planned on getting his fill before someone came to ruin their fun. 

He knew what he could do. He could press his mouth down on hers, push his whole body on her, take her by force and have it over with. The tension that had been building in him all day, amplified by the sight of his cousin, the realization that he had had some foreknowledge of her and the feelings she would stir in him, the reality of her body pressed up against him, the touching beauty of her reluctance.  Yet, He stood unable to move, her nearness to him less of the reason than the tension that buzzed in the air all around him and the vivid way he could feel her emotions.

His brief moment of hesitance soon faded away and  he was upon her ; two bodies, shoulders heaving from breathing heavily, mouth to mouth, close enough to touch. He  was not able to foresee her sudden upward movement,
pressing her lips to his, her breath still coming hard. Kisa kissed him as if seized by a

sudden hunger, her mouth pressing against his with a need so ravenous his eyes opened wider. 

"Onii-chan…!." She said in a raspy voice before pushing him away.

Her keen tiger senses heard the gentle rustling of leaves a few seconds before her lover did.

They were not the only one in the garden.

To be continue

A/N: so who is the intruder? And can you guess who is Kisa's lover?