Disclaimer-Yes, I do not own Fruits basket or any of its chara, Just Natori
and her doggie Heero.
Here's a shout out to all my reviewers- Glad ya all are enjoying the story, and for the one of you who asked about pairings.... So far this story is more comedy than romance, though I do have a few people in mind for a relationship (possibly) with Natori, but I haven't decided yet...you'll have to keep reading to find out ;p...he he
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"Dang that Yuki! Thinks he's soo smart. He ticks me off." Kyo ranted as he stomped along, his tail still smarting where Tohru had stepped on it. He hadn't changed back yet, which was probably a good thing, since he was quite a ways from the house. Not that he was worried. There was a cave he knew about nearby, and he always kept a change of clothes stashed in there, because you just never knew. Now all he had to do was wait to transform back to normal.
Muttering to himself, he laid down beneath the tree next the cave, resting his head on his paws, tail curled protectively at his side. He felt like yeowing from the pain...but he restrained himself. He was a martial artist...not some wimp who cried over the least little thing.
"...Dang it all!" He muttered again, as he stared out into the growing darkness.
~*~
"S...stupid dog. You're...more trouble...than you're worth!" Natori finally managed to get out between gulps of air, her hands braced on her thighs as she bent over slightly, winded from running after her dog. She couldn't see him any longer, but she guessed that was him she heard crashing through the forest. If it wasn't, she probably shouldn't have been following whatever it was, because there was bound to be problems. But people did say she didn't always show sound judgement.
"Heero! You mangy mutt! Get back here! I don't have all night to chase you through the forest! I've got things to do!" She yelled in anger. Like it was really going to make much difference, her yelling for him. He was a stubborn dog when he'd gotten the sent of a cat.
"I've half a mind to leave you out here! How'd you like that, huh? Who'd feed you then?!" She added, irritated when the dog barked from someplace nearby.
"Stupid dog. You irritate me. "She muttered, stomping off in the direction the barking had come from.
"And poor Kyo. He's going to have to deal with my irritation tomorrow." She muttered to herself.
~*~ The fur on Kyo's back stood on end when he heard the dog bark, followed by the sound of a human yelling for it. Cursing under his breath, he leapt to his feet, hurriedly climbing up into the tree as a huge brown and white dog bounded into the clearing. It froze for a moment and sniffed, then, with an excited howl, it raced for the tree, where he stopped, barking and snarling.
"Go away you stupid dog! Shoo! Get lost! Go bother Shigure! "Kyo hissed, batting at the dog's head with his paw.
The dog stopped its task of leaping up to catch him, and sat, staring up at Kyo in what almost looked like confusion, it's head tilted to the side.
"I said to go away!" Kyo hissed again, as the dog whined looking back in the direction it'd come from. It was as if he was looking or waiting for someone.
With a pop, Kyo suddenly changed back into a human, scrambling to grab ahold of the tree limb before he fell out. The thin branch bowed under his weight and snapped, hurtling Kyo to the ground with a crash. With a yelp, the dog leapt out of the way and looked at Kyo for a few minutes, before it bolted off, disappearing into the forest.
"5 more minutes. 5 MORE MINUTES before I changed back! Would that have been too much to ask?! He yelled at the sky overhead after he'd pushed himself to his feet. Disappearing into the cave, he cursed under his breath with every hurried step.
~*~
Seconds later Natori ran into the clearing, stopping as she quickly glanced around.
"Aghhh!!!! Blast it all!!! He's not here anymore either! I have half a mind to shoot that dog! "She muttered to herself, folding her arms across her chest in anger. She glanced around again, startled as she saw Kyo emerge from the cave, pulling on a black hoodie. She stared at him in speechless shock for a minute, until he glanced up, a look of horrified surprise flickering across his own face.
" M...Ms. Fujishima?!" He finally exclaimed in horror as she stared at him blankly.
"Kyo Sohma? What are you doing out here? It's getting rather late." She said finally as she peered at him in curiosity. She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but there was something...strange about this boy.
"I should be asking you that! This is Sohma property, you know!" Kyo snapped.
"Oh. I'm just out looking for my dog. He's about this high...brown and white? Have you seen him by chance? She asked, gesturing to the dog's height.
"He went that way." Kyo snapped in reply, pointing off to his left.
"Oh. You haven't by chance seen a cat anywhere near by, have you? Because that's what he's tracking..."
"Geez. What's with all the frickin' questions? Just go find your stupid dog!" Kyo thought to himself. "Yeah, but it's long gone by now. So, why don't you go get your..." He began to hiss when the dog in question came bouncing back into the clearing, eyeing Kyo warily as it trotted over to Natori, the end of it's leash in his mouth.
"There you are, Heero! Are you finished being such a bad dog now?" Natori as in irritation as she snatched the leash.
"So, you've got your dog now. I'll see ya around." Kyo replied flatly, walking off.
"Hey! Wait just a minute, Kyo Sohma! "She yelled, running after him. Heero ran along with her, and crossed over to Kyo's other side, tipping him with the leash. Slammed onto his back, Kyo had the wind knocked out of him, and he swore he could see little orange stars bouncing around his head.
"Oh, sorry about that. I was wondering if you could show me how to get back to the lane. Since this is Sohma property, as you snidely pointed out, I'd think you would know...assistant. "Natori said as she bent over to peer into his face.
"What have I done to deserve this?" He muttered under his breath as he pushed himself up.
"Fine! Come on! And keep that dog or yours over there!" Kyo growled, stalking towards the house.
~*~
"Wow! So this is your folks house? I'm impressed." Natori said a bit later as they came in view of the house.
"Nah, it belongs to my cousin Shigure. My dad runs a dojo. He's a really good martial artist and he taught me ...oh, what would you care? Your just asking because you're a teacher and this kinda stuff is useful to them." Kyo snapped with a scowl, his hands shoved in his pockets.
"No, I was merely asking because I was curious. I'm a person too, not just a teacher. "Natori told him, cocking an eyebrow as she looked at him.
"Whatever. Anyway, like I said, this is my cousin Shigure's house. He's a writer. My cousin Yuki lives here too. He's in your drama class too." Kyo replied in a flat voice.
"Yes, I remember. Ms. Honda lives here as well, doesn't she?"
Kyo stopped short and gapped at her in surprise.
"How do you know about that?!" He hissed, his eyes narrowing.
"Calm down. I'm a teacher, remember. I'm supposed to know these things. " Natori replied with a pert grin. "And you can relax. I'm not going to mention it to anyone. I may have only been at the school for one day, but even I know the Yuki Sohma fan girls would have a field day." She added, glancing at him sly out of the corner of her eye.
"A what?!" Kyo asked, confused.
"Sorry. It's American slang I picked up when I lived abroad. I meant that they'd have a fit. A conniption. That kind of thing."
"You've lived abroad?" Kyo asked, cocking an eyebrow in skepticism.
"Actually, yes. As I told you, I haven't always been a teacher. I've lived in many places. But anyway, if I follow this path here, I'll get back to the main road, right? "Natori asked, changing the subject.
"Yeah..." Kyo said, eyeing her in curiosity.
"Ok, then I think I can find my way from here. It's getting late, so you should go in and go to bed! There's school in the morning, and I have things for you to do. Good bye!" Natori said, hurrying off with a wave.
Kyo stood watching her leave, brooding in silence.
"She almost acted normal tonight, except for the whole talking to her dog thing. Why can't she act like that in school?" Kyo muttered to himself, turning towards the house. Suddenly the last thing she'd said registered in his head, and he stopped short.
"Things for me to do? What...kind of things? Oh God, please help me!" Kyo muttered under his breath in horror.
Here's a shout out to all my reviewers- Glad ya all are enjoying the story, and for the one of you who asked about pairings.... So far this story is more comedy than romance, though I do have a few people in mind for a relationship (possibly) with Natori, but I haven't decided yet...you'll have to keep reading to find out ;p...he he
~*~
"Dang that Yuki! Thinks he's soo smart. He ticks me off." Kyo ranted as he stomped along, his tail still smarting where Tohru had stepped on it. He hadn't changed back yet, which was probably a good thing, since he was quite a ways from the house. Not that he was worried. There was a cave he knew about nearby, and he always kept a change of clothes stashed in there, because you just never knew. Now all he had to do was wait to transform back to normal.
Muttering to himself, he laid down beneath the tree next the cave, resting his head on his paws, tail curled protectively at his side. He felt like yeowing from the pain...but he restrained himself. He was a martial artist...not some wimp who cried over the least little thing.
"...Dang it all!" He muttered again, as he stared out into the growing darkness.
~*~
"S...stupid dog. You're...more trouble...than you're worth!" Natori finally managed to get out between gulps of air, her hands braced on her thighs as she bent over slightly, winded from running after her dog. She couldn't see him any longer, but she guessed that was him she heard crashing through the forest. If it wasn't, she probably shouldn't have been following whatever it was, because there was bound to be problems. But people did say she didn't always show sound judgement.
"Heero! You mangy mutt! Get back here! I don't have all night to chase you through the forest! I've got things to do!" She yelled in anger. Like it was really going to make much difference, her yelling for him. He was a stubborn dog when he'd gotten the sent of a cat.
"I've half a mind to leave you out here! How'd you like that, huh? Who'd feed you then?!" She added, irritated when the dog barked from someplace nearby.
"Stupid dog. You irritate me. "She muttered, stomping off in the direction the barking had come from.
"And poor Kyo. He's going to have to deal with my irritation tomorrow." She muttered to herself.
~*~ The fur on Kyo's back stood on end when he heard the dog bark, followed by the sound of a human yelling for it. Cursing under his breath, he leapt to his feet, hurriedly climbing up into the tree as a huge brown and white dog bounded into the clearing. It froze for a moment and sniffed, then, with an excited howl, it raced for the tree, where he stopped, barking and snarling.
"Go away you stupid dog! Shoo! Get lost! Go bother Shigure! "Kyo hissed, batting at the dog's head with his paw.
The dog stopped its task of leaping up to catch him, and sat, staring up at Kyo in what almost looked like confusion, it's head tilted to the side.
"I said to go away!" Kyo hissed again, as the dog whined looking back in the direction it'd come from. It was as if he was looking or waiting for someone.
With a pop, Kyo suddenly changed back into a human, scrambling to grab ahold of the tree limb before he fell out. The thin branch bowed under his weight and snapped, hurtling Kyo to the ground with a crash. With a yelp, the dog leapt out of the way and looked at Kyo for a few minutes, before it bolted off, disappearing into the forest.
"5 more minutes. 5 MORE MINUTES before I changed back! Would that have been too much to ask?! He yelled at the sky overhead after he'd pushed himself to his feet. Disappearing into the cave, he cursed under his breath with every hurried step.
~*~
Seconds later Natori ran into the clearing, stopping as she quickly glanced around.
"Aghhh!!!! Blast it all!!! He's not here anymore either! I have half a mind to shoot that dog! "She muttered to herself, folding her arms across her chest in anger. She glanced around again, startled as she saw Kyo emerge from the cave, pulling on a black hoodie. She stared at him in speechless shock for a minute, until he glanced up, a look of horrified surprise flickering across his own face.
" M...Ms. Fujishima?!" He finally exclaimed in horror as she stared at him blankly.
"Kyo Sohma? What are you doing out here? It's getting rather late." She said finally as she peered at him in curiosity. She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but there was something...strange about this boy.
"I should be asking you that! This is Sohma property, you know!" Kyo snapped.
"Oh. I'm just out looking for my dog. He's about this high...brown and white? Have you seen him by chance? She asked, gesturing to the dog's height.
"He went that way." Kyo snapped in reply, pointing off to his left.
"Oh. You haven't by chance seen a cat anywhere near by, have you? Because that's what he's tracking..."
"Geez. What's with all the frickin' questions? Just go find your stupid dog!" Kyo thought to himself. "Yeah, but it's long gone by now. So, why don't you go get your..." He began to hiss when the dog in question came bouncing back into the clearing, eyeing Kyo warily as it trotted over to Natori, the end of it's leash in his mouth.
"There you are, Heero! Are you finished being such a bad dog now?" Natori as in irritation as she snatched the leash.
"So, you've got your dog now. I'll see ya around." Kyo replied flatly, walking off.
"Hey! Wait just a minute, Kyo Sohma! "She yelled, running after him. Heero ran along with her, and crossed over to Kyo's other side, tipping him with the leash. Slammed onto his back, Kyo had the wind knocked out of him, and he swore he could see little orange stars bouncing around his head.
"Oh, sorry about that. I was wondering if you could show me how to get back to the lane. Since this is Sohma property, as you snidely pointed out, I'd think you would know...assistant. "Natori said as she bent over to peer into his face.
"What have I done to deserve this?" He muttered under his breath as he pushed himself up.
"Fine! Come on! And keep that dog or yours over there!" Kyo growled, stalking towards the house.
~*~
"Wow! So this is your folks house? I'm impressed." Natori said a bit later as they came in view of the house.
"Nah, it belongs to my cousin Shigure. My dad runs a dojo. He's a really good martial artist and he taught me ...oh, what would you care? Your just asking because you're a teacher and this kinda stuff is useful to them." Kyo snapped with a scowl, his hands shoved in his pockets.
"No, I was merely asking because I was curious. I'm a person too, not just a teacher. "Natori told him, cocking an eyebrow as she looked at him.
"Whatever. Anyway, like I said, this is my cousin Shigure's house. He's a writer. My cousin Yuki lives here too. He's in your drama class too." Kyo replied in a flat voice.
"Yes, I remember. Ms. Honda lives here as well, doesn't she?"
Kyo stopped short and gapped at her in surprise.
"How do you know about that?!" He hissed, his eyes narrowing.
"Calm down. I'm a teacher, remember. I'm supposed to know these things. " Natori replied with a pert grin. "And you can relax. I'm not going to mention it to anyone. I may have only been at the school for one day, but even I know the Yuki Sohma fan girls would have a field day." She added, glancing at him sly out of the corner of her eye.
"A what?!" Kyo asked, confused.
"Sorry. It's American slang I picked up when I lived abroad. I meant that they'd have a fit. A conniption. That kind of thing."
"You've lived abroad?" Kyo asked, cocking an eyebrow in skepticism.
"Actually, yes. As I told you, I haven't always been a teacher. I've lived in many places. But anyway, if I follow this path here, I'll get back to the main road, right? "Natori asked, changing the subject.
"Yeah..." Kyo said, eyeing her in curiosity.
"Ok, then I think I can find my way from here. It's getting late, so you should go in and go to bed! There's school in the morning, and I have things for you to do. Good bye!" Natori said, hurrying off with a wave.
Kyo stood watching her leave, brooding in silence.
"She almost acted normal tonight, except for the whole talking to her dog thing. Why can't she act like that in school?" Kyo muttered to himself, turning towards the house. Suddenly the last thing she'd said registered in his head, and he stopped short.
"Things for me to do? What...kind of things? Oh God, please help me!" Kyo muttered under his breath in horror.