Rice-balls in a Fruits Basket
Book One: Tohru's Family
Chapter 1: Skiing for the Weekend
Tohru Honda lugged the small duffle bag down the hall. She had packed all her belongings for the trip the night before. Over the course of the week Tohru had given Shigure instructions on where all the food was that they could eat while she was away. Several months before she had been invited by her friend Hana to a ski trip. Uo was coming as well. She had been looking forward to it all week. And now it was Thursday afternoon. As she struggled with the bag, Kyo came out of his room and frowned a little.
"What the heck do you think you are doing trying to lug that thing? Hand it over!" he reached out his hand towards the bag handle.
"No it's all right" Tohru smiled, "I can handle it Kyo."
"No you can't" Kyo said snatching it from her hand, "I'll take it down to the front hall for you."
Just at that moment Yuki was coming up the stairs. He gave a small frown towards Kyo as he pushed past him, but smiled as he walked over to Tohru.
"You have everything Miss Honda?" he asked.
"Uh huh. Are Uo and Hana here yet?"
"Yes. They are waiting downstairs for you."
Tohru smiled back at him then walked down the stairs. Her two friends the mysterious Saki Hanajima and the tall leggy blond Arisa Uotani were talking with Shigure, who was sitting at the small table in the sitting area. His newspaper was lying on the table in front of him, with his glasses lying on top.
"Hey Tohru" Uo said grinning when she saw her enter the room, "You ready for a weekend of skiing?"
Both her friends were wearing their best ski outfits. Tohru herself had bought a cheaper one when Hana's family had invited her months ago.
"I suppose so" Tohru replied shrugging her shoulders, "I don't really know how to ski."
"Don't worry Tohru" Hana patted her shoulder, "Arisa and I will show you how it's done."
Uo grabbed Tohru's bag off of the floor, but not before annoying Kyo by saying the usual nickname that she called him.
"Well have a good time" Shigure stood up and walked them to the door, "And we'll see you Sunday evening."
"Thank you Shigure" Tohru bowed her head as the three Sohma men waved goodbye.
The three girls climbed into the minivan that was parked outside. Inside Hana's father, mother, and grandmother were sitting and waiting. Megumi was also in the van, in the very back seat. Tohru gave one final wave as the van door was shut.
"Well I guess this is going to be a very boring weekend" Shigure sighed.
"What are you talking about?" Yuki replied.
"With our little flower up in the mountains all week, it will be very quiet around here. Don't you think so too Kyo?" he eyed the orange-haired boy.
"Why are you asking me!" Kyo shouted turning a little red, "It's not like I care that much."
"Mhm" Shigure grinned not really believing him, "But still, I hate to have to just have you two squabbling the whole weekend" Shigure closed his eyes for a moment, then he clapped his hands together, "I know!"
"You know what?" Yuki said as they all sat down around the table once again.
"But first I have to make a few calls" Shigure stood up once more and exited the room.
The two teenage boys watched him, both with perplexed looks on their faces. What could he possibly be scheming about this time?
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The Hanajima's van arrived at their ski cabin that afternoon. Tohru breathed in the fresh mountain air as they all unloaded their bags and claimed their rooms in the cabin. Since exams had just taken place recently, the school had given them time off. The rest of the afternoon, Hana and Uo taught Tohru how to ski. She learned quite fast, and it wasn't long till she was able to go down the hill just like the rest of the family. By far out of all of them, Megumi and Hana's mom were the best skiers she had ever seen. That night she settled into her bunk bed next to Uo's, said her prayer to her mom, and fell fast asleep.
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It was awhile to Yuki and Kyo saw Shigure stroll back into the sitting room again. He had a big smiled on his face and sat down. He had his eyes closed and head bowed, but continued to smile. Kyo angrily slammed his fist onto the table.
"All right Shigure what's with the goofy grin? What have you been up to?"
"Boys" Shigure looked up finally, "Pack your bags! We're going skiing!"
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Authors Note: Hello everyone! I'm back!!!
Just like I promised here is the first chapter of my next fan- fiction. So you know, the first few stories take place sometime before the Cinderella play, the rest will take place after. In answer to your question AlphaDraconis 1, I do intend on having a lot of chapters with Hiro, Kisa, Haru, and Rin. As for the other characters I haven't decided yet. I know I have an idea for Ritsu's character, but that is later in the stories. Also I realize this chapter is so short, but the more I thought about it, a chapter in a manga story isn't that long anyways, but the other chapters will be a lot more longer, I promise. Anyway hope you enjoyed it!
Book One: Tohru's Family
Chapter 1: Skiing for the Weekend
Tohru Honda lugged the small duffle bag down the hall. She had packed all her belongings for the trip the night before. Over the course of the week Tohru had given Shigure instructions on where all the food was that they could eat while she was away. Several months before she had been invited by her friend Hana to a ski trip. Uo was coming as well. She had been looking forward to it all week. And now it was Thursday afternoon. As she struggled with the bag, Kyo came out of his room and frowned a little.
"What the heck do you think you are doing trying to lug that thing? Hand it over!" he reached out his hand towards the bag handle.
"No it's all right" Tohru smiled, "I can handle it Kyo."
"No you can't" Kyo said snatching it from her hand, "I'll take it down to the front hall for you."
Just at that moment Yuki was coming up the stairs. He gave a small frown towards Kyo as he pushed past him, but smiled as he walked over to Tohru.
"You have everything Miss Honda?" he asked.
"Uh huh. Are Uo and Hana here yet?"
"Yes. They are waiting downstairs for you."
Tohru smiled back at him then walked down the stairs. Her two friends the mysterious Saki Hanajima and the tall leggy blond Arisa Uotani were talking with Shigure, who was sitting at the small table in the sitting area. His newspaper was lying on the table in front of him, with his glasses lying on top.
"Hey Tohru" Uo said grinning when she saw her enter the room, "You ready for a weekend of skiing?"
Both her friends were wearing their best ski outfits. Tohru herself had bought a cheaper one when Hana's family had invited her months ago.
"I suppose so" Tohru replied shrugging her shoulders, "I don't really know how to ski."
"Don't worry Tohru" Hana patted her shoulder, "Arisa and I will show you how it's done."
Uo grabbed Tohru's bag off of the floor, but not before annoying Kyo by saying the usual nickname that she called him.
"Well have a good time" Shigure stood up and walked them to the door, "And we'll see you Sunday evening."
"Thank you Shigure" Tohru bowed her head as the three Sohma men waved goodbye.
The three girls climbed into the minivan that was parked outside. Inside Hana's father, mother, and grandmother were sitting and waiting. Megumi was also in the van, in the very back seat. Tohru gave one final wave as the van door was shut.
"Well I guess this is going to be a very boring weekend" Shigure sighed.
"What are you talking about?" Yuki replied.
"With our little flower up in the mountains all week, it will be very quiet around here. Don't you think so too Kyo?" he eyed the orange-haired boy.
"Why are you asking me!" Kyo shouted turning a little red, "It's not like I care that much."
"Mhm" Shigure grinned not really believing him, "But still, I hate to have to just have you two squabbling the whole weekend" Shigure closed his eyes for a moment, then he clapped his hands together, "I know!"
"You know what?" Yuki said as they all sat down around the table once again.
"But first I have to make a few calls" Shigure stood up once more and exited the room.
The two teenage boys watched him, both with perplexed looks on their faces. What could he possibly be scheming about this time?
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The Hanajima's van arrived at their ski cabin that afternoon. Tohru breathed in the fresh mountain air as they all unloaded their bags and claimed their rooms in the cabin. Since exams had just taken place recently, the school had given them time off. The rest of the afternoon, Hana and Uo taught Tohru how to ski. She learned quite fast, and it wasn't long till she was able to go down the hill just like the rest of the family. By far out of all of them, Megumi and Hana's mom were the best skiers she had ever seen. That night she settled into her bunk bed next to Uo's, said her prayer to her mom, and fell fast asleep.
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It was awhile to Yuki and Kyo saw Shigure stroll back into the sitting room again. He had a big smiled on his face and sat down. He had his eyes closed and head bowed, but continued to smile. Kyo angrily slammed his fist onto the table.
"All right Shigure what's with the goofy grin? What have you been up to?"
"Boys" Shigure looked up finally, "Pack your bags! We're going skiing!"
**********************************************************
Authors Note: Hello everyone! I'm back!!!
Just like I promised here is the first chapter of my next fan- fiction. So you know, the first few stories take place sometime before the Cinderella play, the rest will take place after. In answer to your question AlphaDraconis 1, I do intend on having a lot of chapters with Hiro, Kisa, Haru, and Rin. As for the other characters I haven't decided yet. I know I have an idea for Ritsu's character, but that is later in the stories. Also I realize this chapter is so short, but the more I thought about it, a chapter in a manga story isn't that long anyways, but the other chapters will be a lot more longer, I promise. Anyway hope you enjoyed it!