** Author's Note ** Konnichiwa! Greetings to everyone! I would like to
thank you for checking out my second Fruits Basket fanfic. The idea for
this story came from a discussion with some of my friends that I have
recently gotten into Fruits Basket. While it is not a Kyo x Tohru story,
there is a nice sort of side story about them. I hope you enjoy this story
as much as I do writing it, and I'll try not to copy my other Fruits Basket
story, Once Again, No Regrets 2, which is the sequel to No Regrets by
Chisan1. Enjoy!
Chapter 1 Summer Lunch
Summer came slowly that year. The spring that had shown Tohru the true form of the cat had lingered until June.
Kyo lay on the roof like he did most days. He sighed as the clouds lazily drifted by. He opened his eyes to bring him out of his memory of what had happened when he had changed. Although Tohru was still friendly with him, she rarely did so alone. In fact she had been spending most of her time with that damn rat, Yuki.
However, the more time that passed the less Kyo minded it.
"Kyo-kun! Lunch is ready!" Tohru called out the backdoor.
She turned back to the table where Yuki sat. Smiling brightly at him she said, "Let me go get the rice and we can start eating."
"I'll get it Honda-san. You've already worked so hard to make us this wonderful meal."
As she began to babble on that she couldn't let, and she didn't mind, Yuki stood up and went to get the rice anyway, making Tohru blush.
Kyo had climbed off the roof and was entering the backdoor looking no more annoyed than usual. "What are you grinning at Rat Boy?"
"Nothing you would understand you Baka Neko."
Tohru looked between them, wondering if she should stop them or say something. She decided not to, because the insults came off half- heartedly.
The three of them began to eat the lunch that Tohru had made. "Where's Shigure?" Kyo asked.
"Yes, I haven't seen him around all day," Tohru commented.
Yuki looked up from the tea he was sipping. "He went over to Ayame's about something or other. He should be back this evening."
"Oh! All right. I wonder if Ayame is coming over for dinner then. I might have to go to market for more miso then," Tohru began to wonder.
"I'll go with you if you like," Yuki offered with a mysterious grin that Tohru missed.
"All right! Do you want to come too Kyo?"
"Go out in public with that dumb rat? I'll pass."
"Oh. All right then." Tohru sounded slightly hurt, but didn't press the matter.
Kyo felt kind of bad, like he had hurt her feelings. "Umm... The yakizakana is really good Tohru."
Tohru completely brighten up at this. "Really? It's not too salty?"
"It's fine."
Tohru smiled to herself, and Yuki laughed slightly to himself.
"What are you laughing at Rat Boy?"
"I wasn't laughing at you, Baka Neko. I just merely thought that Honda-san is quite cute today."
Tohru blushed again.
Kyo wasn't sure how this was going to turn out, but something didn't feel too good. He stood up. "Excuse me."
"Where are you going? We're not finished eating," Yuki stated quietly.
"I'm going..." Kyo paused for a moment. Where was he going? "I'm going to call Kagura. I haven't talked to her in a while." With that he left the room.
Tohru and Yuki stared at each other for a moment.
"Kagura? Why is he calling her? I thought he hated her!"
Tohru smiled, "I think it's sweet. Maybe he's starting to have the same feelings for her that she has for him."
"Or maybe he's making some evil plan."
"We can only give him the benefit of the doubt."
"I suppose. Would you like some help cleaning up? Then we can go to the market."
"Sure! Thanks Sohma-kun."
As they cleared the table Yuki thought it seemed quite strange. The two of them had been living in the same house and become such close friends, but they still called each other Honda-son and Sohma-kun. Maybe at school he could understand, but by now everyone knew the general story.
He watched her as she washed the dishes, while he dried them. "Honda..." He paused a moment, considering. "Tohru-kun?"
Tohru paused then turned to Yuki, "Hai Sohma-kun?"
He could tell she was trying to get flustered, but her cheeks were slightly pink.
"I was just thinking how silly it is. We live together, we're such close friends, and you call everyone else by their first name." He sighed, "I wouldn't mind if you, you know, called me Yuki."
Tohru looked like she was going to cry, "Really Yuki-kun?" He nodded and she jumped on him to hug him. Water splashed everywhere while a puff of smoke engulfed the two.
Tohru couldn't help but giggle as she picked up the small rat. "I'm sorry Yuki-kun. I'm just very happy. I thought that you didn't want me to call you Yuki."
Yuki smiled at her, "I'm happy with whatever you call me."
Another puff of smoke made Tohru jump to cover her eyes. "Gomen nasai!"
"It's all right Tohru-kun. I'm dressed now."
She smiled at him as she opened her eyes. However, along with her wonderful prince, she also saw the mess they had just made of the kitchen.
"Oh no! I'm going to have to clean now before we go. You don't mind waiting, do you Yuki-kun?"
"Of course not. I'll get out of your way, all right?"
"Hai!"
As Yuki left the kitchen he whispered to himself, "I would wait forever for you, Tohru-kun."
Yuki passed by Kyo on his way upstairs. He didn't want to get into that Baka Neko's business, but he did notice that he WAS on the phone with Kagura!
"I'm sorry I haven't called you in so long, but would you like to go out somewhere?" Kyo asked into the phone.
Kagura thought that maybe this was a trick, but she didn't care so long as she got to spend time with her Kyo!
"Of course Kyo-kun! I'll be right over!"
Chapter 1 Summer Lunch
Summer came slowly that year. The spring that had shown Tohru the true form of the cat had lingered until June.
Kyo lay on the roof like he did most days. He sighed as the clouds lazily drifted by. He opened his eyes to bring him out of his memory of what had happened when he had changed. Although Tohru was still friendly with him, she rarely did so alone. In fact she had been spending most of her time with that damn rat, Yuki.
However, the more time that passed the less Kyo minded it.
"Kyo-kun! Lunch is ready!" Tohru called out the backdoor.
She turned back to the table where Yuki sat. Smiling brightly at him she said, "Let me go get the rice and we can start eating."
"I'll get it Honda-san. You've already worked so hard to make us this wonderful meal."
As she began to babble on that she couldn't let, and she didn't mind, Yuki stood up and went to get the rice anyway, making Tohru blush.
Kyo had climbed off the roof and was entering the backdoor looking no more annoyed than usual. "What are you grinning at Rat Boy?"
"Nothing you would understand you Baka Neko."
Tohru looked between them, wondering if she should stop them or say something. She decided not to, because the insults came off half- heartedly.
The three of them began to eat the lunch that Tohru had made. "Where's Shigure?" Kyo asked.
"Yes, I haven't seen him around all day," Tohru commented.
Yuki looked up from the tea he was sipping. "He went over to Ayame's about something or other. He should be back this evening."
"Oh! All right. I wonder if Ayame is coming over for dinner then. I might have to go to market for more miso then," Tohru began to wonder.
"I'll go with you if you like," Yuki offered with a mysterious grin that Tohru missed.
"All right! Do you want to come too Kyo?"
"Go out in public with that dumb rat? I'll pass."
"Oh. All right then." Tohru sounded slightly hurt, but didn't press the matter.
Kyo felt kind of bad, like he had hurt her feelings. "Umm... The yakizakana is really good Tohru."
Tohru completely brighten up at this. "Really? It's not too salty?"
"It's fine."
Tohru smiled to herself, and Yuki laughed slightly to himself.
"What are you laughing at Rat Boy?"
"I wasn't laughing at you, Baka Neko. I just merely thought that Honda-san is quite cute today."
Tohru blushed again.
Kyo wasn't sure how this was going to turn out, but something didn't feel too good. He stood up. "Excuse me."
"Where are you going? We're not finished eating," Yuki stated quietly.
"I'm going..." Kyo paused for a moment. Where was he going? "I'm going to call Kagura. I haven't talked to her in a while." With that he left the room.
Tohru and Yuki stared at each other for a moment.
"Kagura? Why is he calling her? I thought he hated her!"
Tohru smiled, "I think it's sweet. Maybe he's starting to have the same feelings for her that she has for him."
"Or maybe he's making some evil plan."
"We can only give him the benefit of the doubt."
"I suppose. Would you like some help cleaning up? Then we can go to the market."
"Sure! Thanks Sohma-kun."
As they cleared the table Yuki thought it seemed quite strange. The two of them had been living in the same house and become such close friends, but they still called each other Honda-son and Sohma-kun. Maybe at school he could understand, but by now everyone knew the general story.
He watched her as she washed the dishes, while he dried them. "Honda..." He paused a moment, considering. "Tohru-kun?"
Tohru paused then turned to Yuki, "Hai Sohma-kun?"
He could tell she was trying to get flustered, but her cheeks were slightly pink.
"I was just thinking how silly it is. We live together, we're such close friends, and you call everyone else by their first name." He sighed, "I wouldn't mind if you, you know, called me Yuki."
Tohru looked like she was going to cry, "Really Yuki-kun?" He nodded and she jumped on him to hug him. Water splashed everywhere while a puff of smoke engulfed the two.
Tohru couldn't help but giggle as she picked up the small rat. "I'm sorry Yuki-kun. I'm just very happy. I thought that you didn't want me to call you Yuki."
Yuki smiled at her, "I'm happy with whatever you call me."
Another puff of smoke made Tohru jump to cover her eyes. "Gomen nasai!"
"It's all right Tohru-kun. I'm dressed now."
She smiled at him as she opened her eyes. However, along with her wonderful prince, she also saw the mess they had just made of the kitchen.
"Oh no! I'm going to have to clean now before we go. You don't mind waiting, do you Yuki-kun?"
"Of course not. I'll get out of your way, all right?"
"Hai!"
As Yuki left the kitchen he whispered to himself, "I would wait forever for you, Tohru-kun."
Yuki passed by Kyo on his way upstairs. He didn't want to get into that Baka Neko's business, but he did notice that he WAS on the phone with Kagura!
"I'm sorry I haven't called you in so long, but would you like to go out somewhere?" Kyo asked into the phone.
Kagura thought that maybe this was a trick, but she didn't care so long as she got to spend time with her Kyo!
"Of course Kyo-kun! I'll be right over!"