DISCLAIMER: I do not own Fruits Basket. Nope, not at all.

A/N: Here's the next chapter. There will be one more after this one so... anyway... I have a writer's block for my Gundam Wing fic but I've got some ideas about how to finish this one off. Hope you liked it.

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It's the Thoughts that Count

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Chapter Ten: The Funeral

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"Welcome.... Welcome.... Welcome...." Momiji greeted everyone at they walked outside to the edge of the forest where Akito would be buried. He grinned and waved as he saw Yuki and Tohru. "Hey Yuki! Hi Tohru!"

"Hello Momiji," Tohru grinned as she and Yuki walked up to the little blonde.

"Will you stand by me Tohru when it starts," Momiji asked giving the cutest puppy eyes Tohru had ever seen.

"Of course," she smiled.

"Yay! Well, you better go out there. I still have more people to greet," Momiji smiled pushing Tohru out the door and Yuki followed chuckling to himself. "Welcome.... Welcome..."

"This day should be a sad day... but we all know that Akito Sohma is in a better place," Hatori said in a sarcastic voice about 30 minutes lates.

"Any place that's not here is better," Yuki mumbled in Tohru's.

"Does anyone have any kind words to say to our dear cousin?" Hatori asked looking at the faces of the formerly cursed Sohma relatives.

"I...d..." but Kyo's hand was over Momiji's mouth before anything could come out.

"Shut up kid," Kyo growled under his breath. "OW! Dammit! You stupid little brat!"

"Kyo," Kagura hissed glaring at Kyo who was holding his hand and Momiji who had a smug smile on his face.

"Dammit! He bit me," Kyo whined quietly.

"Serves you right," Momiji grinned.

"Anyone at all," Hatori asked looking out at the faces in the crowd, none of whom seemed sad. "Alright then. Let us say farewell to Akito Sohma. Shigure.... Ayame... Hatsuharu... will you please help me lower the casket?"

"It'd be my pleasure," Shigure grinned as they stepped out of the crowd. They walked over to a rope on each corner and lowered the coffin slowly into the whole. The crowd cheered as they let the ropes drop onto the top of the coffin.

"Now, I'm sure some of you would like to drop something into the whole," Hatori offered pulling a small dragon statue from his pocket. He dropped it into the whole and stepped back. Shigure and Ayame each pulled a figurine of their animal out and dropped it in too. One by one, each member stepped forward and dropped a figurine of their animal into the whole. Yuki was the last to go up.

"Akito... I just want you to know that I hate you more than anything else in the world and I hope you rot in hell," Yuki said this only audible to those who were standing close to him. He dropped a small rat statue in and turned away looking very bitter. He walked back over and stood next to Tohru.

"Yuki..." she whispered taking his hand hoping to calm him down. She felt him soften immediately.

"Now that, that's done, let us go to the private room and feast," Shigure announced happily. The crowd agreed and they all headed back into the main house leaving the open grave of Akito until someone found time to cover it.

"You mean.... I finally get to go in too," Kyo whispered as he and Kagura stood outside the doors to the private hall.

"I think that from now on, these doors will remain open to anyone who wishes to enter them," Kagura smiled.

"Let's go in," Kyo sighed.

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"Tohru... everything is perfect now... I don't have anything to fear anymore," Yuki smiled as they sat at his garden later that day while everyone was still feasting.

"You said Kyo broke the curse.... what did he do," Tohru asked quietly.

"Well, some people thought it could never be broken but there were some that thought that it could be broken if the cat forgave the rat... Kyo told me it wasn't my fault that things were this way. He forgave me and I guess that's when it was broken," Yuki smiled. "Now there will be no more fights with that damn cat."

"Yes, but you're still Prince Yuki," Tohru smiled.

"I...am..." Yuki blushed a little. "I was hoping that would go away too."

"We'll see tomorrow at school, anyway.. You'll be my Prince no matter what," Tohru smiled.

"So... life is perfect now... what comes next..... what is ahead for us? Well, whatever it is it doesn't matter because right now is the future. Another moment just went by and another and so many more as we sit here. I don't want to waste any more moments worrying about the future." Yuki smiled looking up at the sky. "I love you Tohru."

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A/N: I hit a writer's block here on his chapter. Next one will be up soon. The last one. I'll try and make it longer and better than this chappie. R&R! I get to go dye 2000 Easter eggs today so will work on the next chapter until I have to leave. Anyway... hope you liked this one.