Chapter 6
Among Family
Shigure watched as Ayame took off chasing after another girl. It wasn't fair that he could be so carefree. This affected his brother too. He sighed making Hatori turn to him.
"You haven't told them yet, have you Shigure?"
"No. I was going to do it last night, but everyone was so excited for the festival that I didn't want to wreck their fun."
"And you didn't want to it anyway."
"Urrr, ummm, no. That's not it Hatori," Shigure said as he sweat dropped. Who was he kidding? Of course he didn't want to tell them.
"You have to tell them. They have a right to know."
"I know, but how do you tell them something like this? What if they react badly?"
"They're more grown up then we may think. Especially Tohru. How many girls her age do you think could handle a secret like ours for so long?"
"I don't know, I just don't know."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "Gomen nasai!" Yuki said turning away from Tohru again. What had he done? He had wrecked everything now. She would never want to speak to him again; never want to go to the garden with him or even walk home from school together. She wouldn't want to do their homework together, or let him stay in her room any longer. He surely would never be able to see her smile again. What if she wanted to move back in with her grandfather? What would he do then?
As Tohru touched his shoulder softly he expected the worse.
"Yuki-kun? Please look at me," she said quietly.
When Yuki did as he was asked he saw that she was crying. He had made her cry! This was horrible!
"Tohru, I'm—I didn't—Please don't cry, I'm sorry. I never should have told you. I thought I could keep it inside, there's no way I can make you happy. I can't even hold you," he said as he went to wipe her tears away.
Much to his surprise Tohru let him. "Please don't be sorry. I'm the one who should be sorry. You were so brave, I couldn't ever tell you, let alone myself that it was true."
"What do you mean Tohru?"
"I love you too Yuki. I have for a long time, but I couldn't admit it because I thought you didn't like me in that way and if I told you then you would want me out of the house. I don't ever want to leave the Sohmas, you're more of my family than my grandfather is."
Tohru broke into tears again and Yuki wiped them away while pulling her closer, ever mindful of the curse. "I don't ever want you to leave. Stay with me always Tohru," he whispered and then kissed her again.
Kagura grinned at the scene. She knew that those two would get things together if left alone for two seconds. The two were meant for each other, just like her and Kyo. At least that's how she saw it in her mind.
Kyo called for her, she guessed Momiji was becoming too much for him in the few minutes she had gone to check on the couple. Not wanting Kyo and Momiji to see, she called back that she was coming.
"Where did you go?"
"I dropped something. Gomen Kyo-kun."
"It's all right. I was—never mind!"
Kagura smiled, if she didn't know any better she would think that he was worried about her.
"Let's go and get Tohru and go find a spot to watch the fireworks!" Momiji piped up now.
The trio walked over to the sakura tree where Tohru and Yuki sat both looking very red and guiltily. Nether Kyo or Momiji noticed. Momiji just grabbed Tohru's hand and pulled her up saying that they needed to find seats for the fireworks.
As Tohru and Kagura laid out the blanket, Yuki went to go find Shigure, Ayame, and Hatori.
Kagura knew she was grinning happily about what had happened with Yuki and Tohru, but she hoped Tohru didn't notice. She knew the two of them would be embarrassed if someone else knew. Instead she settled for cuddling up close to Kyo.
Shockingly Kyo didn't pull away; rather he put his arm around her and closed his eyes, as if deep in thought.
When Yuki returned with the others they all sat down. Yuki sat close to Tohru and held her hand between the two of them so the others couldn't see.
Quiet oh's and ah's filled the clearing as the fireworks started. Yuki squeezed Tohru's hand tightly, never wanting to let go.
When the fireworks finished Momiji was fast asleep so Hatori had to carry him to the car. Again Yuki made sure to sit next to Tohru in the car and held her hand. He couldn't believe that she felt the same way about him that he did for her. Surely he was the luckiest person in the world.
In the front seat Shigure noticed Tohru's blushing face. How he longed to know what was going on back there. Was Yuki touching her? He giggled thinking the dirtiest of things that could be happening. Hadn't he told them to wait though, until he had found the camera?
Ayame noticed Shigure's silently giggling face and asked, "What's so funny Gure?"
"Nothing, nothing. It's nothing."
Ayame pouted for the rest of the ride home.
Shigure, Ayame, Kyo, Yuki, and Tohru got out at their house and waved goodbye to Hatori, Kagura, and the sleeping Momiji. Of course before they left Hatori had whispered to Shigure that he needed to tell them, tonight, now that the festival was over.
Shigure sighed as they entered the quiet house. After they had taken off their shoes he said that he needed to see everyone in the main room before they went to bed.
As they all sat down around the table, Kyo whined, "Why do we have to talk now? Some of us are tired."
"I understand that Kyo, but I've been putting this off for long enough now."
"What is it Shigure-san?" Tohru asked now.
"The other day I was called to the Main House to see Akito. He felt it was finally time that we knew why Tohru was allowed to stay with us."
"What? Why?"
Shigure decided the best way to explain to them was to tell them the story.
"About 20 years ago a young girl came to fall in love with a Sohma. While they cared very much for each other they were not allowed to marry because of the curse. She did come to learn of the curse and spent a great deal of her time researching the legend of the Chinese zodiac, hoping that there would be a clue as to how to end the curse of the Sohmas.
"For nearly two years she searched and found nothing. However she became pregnant at this time with a baby boy. Nine months later he was born. Everyone commented on his hair, which matched the color of his mother's. Just after he was born the girl became pregnant again, this time with a girl.
"The baby girl looked more like her father. However before the baby girl could be born the Head of the Sohmas sent her away. The couple decided that they would each keep one of the babies and marry another. So the boy was raised as a Sohma, mainly for the fact that he was cursed.
"The baby girl was taken away and never knew of her real father or of the Sohmas. She was lucky in that she wasn't born with the curse, so she could be raised as a normal child."
"What happened to the children?" Tohru asked.
"The boy grew and studied marital arts in the mountains, while the girl went through horrible times. The man she had learned to be her father died, and then her mother died. Months after this she somehow came to live with the Sohmas, and in that house also lived the boy she never knew to be her brother."
The three of them began to get very confused. Surely he wasn't talking about Tohru, was he?
"What are you trying to say Shigure?" Yuki asked.
"I'm saying that Tohru is a Sohma."
** Author's Note ** There! Are you all happy now? If you cannot figure it out, Tohru's brother is Kyo. Remember when Kyo first came to school and Uo-chan commented on his hair being the same color as Tohru's mother? Ahh, bet most of you didn't catch that, did you? Muwhahaha. Anyway, next chapter will be up soon I hope. I also hope that you all enjoyed this chapter. ^_^ Please review! I love seeing what you all think. Also, I invite you to check out my website (you can find a link on my info page) because I have quite a few Fruits Basket wallpapers that I made that I think you will like. Thanks again!
Shigure watched as Ayame took off chasing after another girl. It wasn't fair that he could be so carefree. This affected his brother too. He sighed making Hatori turn to him.
"You haven't told them yet, have you Shigure?"
"No. I was going to do it last night, but everyone was so excited for the festival that I didn't want to wreck their fun."
"And you didn't want to it anyway."
"Urrr, ummm, no. That's not it Hatori," Shigure said as he sweat dropped. Who was he kidding? Of course he didn't want to tell them.
"You have to tell them. They have a right to know."
"I know, but how do you tell them something like this? What if they react badly?"
"They're more grown up then we may think. Especially Tohru. How many girls her age do you think could handle a secret like ours for so long?"
"I don't know, I just don't know."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "Gomen nasai!" Yuki said turning away from Tohru again. What had he done? He had wrecked everything now. She would never want to speak to him again; never want to go to the garden with him or even walk home from school together. She wouldn't want to do their homework together, or let him stay in her room any longer. He surely would never be able to see her smile again. What if she wanted to move back in with her grandfather? What would he do then?
As Tohru touched his shoulder softly he expected the worse.
"Yuki-kun? Please look at me," she said quietly.
When Yuki did as he was asked he saw that she was crying. He had made her cry! This was horrible!
"Tohru, I'm—I didn't—Please don't cry, I'm sorry. I never should have told you. I thought I could keep it inside, there's no way I can make you happy. I can't even hold you," he said as he went to wipe her tears away.
Much to his surprise Tohru let him. "Please don't be sorry. I'm the one who should be sorry. You were so brave, I couldn't ever tell you, let alone myself that it was true."
"What do you mean Tohru?"
"I love you too Yuki. I have for a long time, but I couldn't admit it because I thought you didn't like me in that way and if I told you then you would want me out of the house. I don't ever want to leave the Sohmas, you're more of my family than my grandfather is."
Tohru broke into tears again and Yuki wiped them away while pulling her closer, ever mindful of the curse. "I don't ever want you to leave. Stay with me always Tohru," he whispered and then kissed her again.
Kagura grinned at the scene. She knew that those two would get things together if left alone for two seconds. The two were meant for each other, just like her and Kyo. At least that's how she saw it in her mind.
Kyo called for her, she guessed Momiji was becoming too much for him in the few minutes she had gone to check on the couple. Not wanting Kyo and Momiji to see, she called back that she was coming.
"Where did you go?"
"I dropped something. Gomen Kyo-kun."
"It's all right. I was—never mind!"
Kagura smiled, if she didn't know any better she would think that he was worried about her.
"Let's go and get Tohru and go find a spot to watch the fireworks!" Momiji piped up now.
The trio walked over to the sakura tree where Tohru and Yuki sat both looking very red and guiltily. Nether Kyo or Momiji noticed. Momiji just grabbed Tohru's hand and pulled her up saying that they needed to find seats for the fireworks.
As Tohru and Kagura laid out the blanket, Yuki went to go find Shigure, Ayame, and Hatori.
Kagura knew she was grinning happily about what had happened with Yuki and Tohru, but she hoped Tohru didn't notice. She knew the two of them would be embarrassed if someone else knew. Instead she settled for cuddling up close to Kyo.
Shockingly Kyo didn't pull away; rather he put his arm around her and closed his eyes, as if deep in thought.
When Yuki returned with the others they all sat down. Yuki sat close to Tohru and held her hand between the two of them so the others couldn't see.
Quiet oh's and ah's filled the clearing as the fireworks started. Yuki squeezed Tohru's hand tightly, never wanting to let go.
When the fireworks finished Momiji was fast asleep so Hatori had to carry him to the car. Again Yuki made sure to sit next to Tohru in the car and held her hand. He couldn't believe that she felt the same way about him that he did for her. Surely he was the luckiest person in the world.
In the front seat Shigure noticed Tohru's blushing face. How he longed to know what was going on back there. Was Yuki touching her? He giggled thinking the dirtiest of things that could be happening. Hadn't he told them to wait though, until he had found the camera?
Ayame noticed Shigure's silently giggling face and asked, "What's so funny Gure?"
"Nothing, nothing. It's nothing."
Ayame pouted for the rest of the ride home.
Shigure, Ayame, Kyo, Yuki, and Tohru got out at their house and waved goodbye to Hatori, Kagura, and the sleeping Momiji. Of course before they left Hatori had whispered to Shigure that he needed to tell them, tonight, now that the festival was over.
Shigure sighed as they entered the quiet house. After they had taken off their shoes he said that he needed to see everyone in the main room before they went to bed.
As they all sat down around the table, Kyo whined, "Why do we have to talk now? Some of us are tired."
"I understand that Kyo, but I've been putting this off for long enough now."
"What is it Shigure-san?" Tohru asked now.
"The other day I was called to the Main House to see Akito. He felt it was finally time that we knew why Tohru was allowed to stay with us."
"What? Why?"
Shigure decided the best way to explain to them was to tell them the story.
"About 20 years ago a young girl came to fall in love with a Sohma. While they cared very much for each other they were not allowed to marry because of the curse. She did come to learn of the curse and spent a great deal of her time researching the legend of the Chinese zodiac, hoping that there would be a clue as to how to end the curse of the Sohmas.
"For nearly two years she searched and found nothing. However she became pregnant at this time with a baby boy. Nine months later he was born. Everyone commented on his hair, which matched the color of his mother's. Just after he was born the girl became pregnant again, this time with a girl.
"The baby girl looked more like her father. However before the baby girl could be born the Head of the Sohmas sent her away. The couple decided that they would each keep one of the babies and marry another. So the boy was raised as a Sohma, mainly for the fact that he was cursed.
"The baby girl was taken away and never knew of her real father or of the Sohmas. She was lucky in that she wasn't born with the curse, so she could be raised as a normal child."
"What happened to the children?" Tohru asked.
"The boy grew and studied marital arts in the mountains, while the girl went through horrible times. The man she had learned to be her father died, and then her mother died. Months after this she somehow came to live with the Sohmas, and in that house also lived the boy she never knew to be her brother."
The three of them began to get very confused. Surely he wasn't talking about Tohru, was he?
"What are you trying to say Shigure?" Yuki asked.
"I'm saying that Tohru is a Sohma."
** Author's Note ** There! Are you all happy now? If you cannot figure it out, Tohru's brother is Kyo. Remember when Kyo first came to school and Uo-chan commented on his hair being the same color as Tohru's mother? Ahh, bet most of you didn't catch that, did you? Muwhahaha. Anyway, next chapter will be up soon I hope. I also hope that you all enjoyed this chapter. ^_^ Please review! I love seeing what you all think. Also, I invite you to check out my website (you can find a link on my info page) because I have quite a few Fruits Basket wallpapers that I made that I think you will like. Thanks again!