Ok, here is the second chapter and the one where I introduce some of the Sohma's and start having some fun messing with their minds…lol
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Kagome Otome: Thanks for the compliment and your right I figured I should get off my but and write this crossover since I have had the idea running around in my head for the longest time….lol
Silverspun: Hey glad you like it so far, and I will make note of your Hatori vote my Beta thanks you since she thinks they would be an Kawaii couple. And sorry no Sesshomaru in this one, maybe the next chapter.
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Alright then now that I have done that back to the pairing results:
Shigure 1
Hatori 2
Not a whole lot of votes here people so please vote on which guy you would prefer with Kagome, and if you don't vote on Tohru and the other's I will just match them up my way…lol
OK that's should answer all questions I think so lets get this chapter started shall we?
Chapter Two
Twenty minutes later she had pulled up in front of a moderate sized house in one of the many suburbs of the city, " This is the right address…" she murmured before getting out, locking and setting the alarm before turning to walk up the path to the door to ring the bell. She rang the bell and waited for a few minutes before the door was opened by a girl who looked to be maybe a year or two older then herself with medium brown hair that fell to her shoulders. Kagome smiled at her even though from what she could read of the girls aura she was a bit of a snob and not very nice " Hello miss, may I speak with Tohru please?" she kept her voice polite and as friendly as she could.
The girl who hadn't introduced herself frowned " Tohru doesn't live here anymore, she moved in with three guys about a year and a half ago." she started to close the door but Kagome put her foot in the way, her smile still there but now a little forced.
" Well then can you please give me her new address? I would really like to speak with her." she kept her tone very even though she was irritated with the girl's poor manners and attitude. I can see why Tohru-chan moved out of this place, these people have no respect for anyone!
She turned her attention back to the now visibly irritated girl " Look miss I don't know what her new places address is so can you just leave already!?" she ended her voice slightly raised like she wanted to yell but couldn't since she didn't want to draw attention to them.
" Don't be so rude to guests Nanami!" an older voice reprimanded and the girl at the door flinched and opened to door completely to reveal a shot old man with a kinda but authorities look to him. Kagome bowed in greeting " Hello Sir, I am Kagome Higurashi and I am looking for my cousin Tohru Honda." She shot a look at the rude girl " I was told she lived here but I have been informed she moved out?" her voice was once again friendly polite to the older man.
He smiled at her " You must be her mother's sister daughter, I remember seeing you when you were just a small girl; you and Tohru used to play together all the time." she smiled and nodded " Hai, I came here to visit her and to let her know I have moved here," she paused " Would you happen to have her new address then Honda-san?" she remembered him now, he was Tohru's grandfather on her fathers side. When she would visit when she was younger they would sometimes visit him with Tohru and her mother.
He nodded " Hai just a moment and I can write down the directions and address for you, I know Tohru will be glad to see you. She was sad you couldn't attend her mother's Funeral but she understood since you were so sick at the time." he didn't notice her flinch If only he knew it wasn't cause I was sick but because I was hunting the shards in the past…
A few minute later he returned and handed her a small slip of paper to her, " These are the directions and Address for the Sohma's house were Tohru lives now" he said. She was curious and just had to ask " Why does Tohru-chan stay there with three men?" he smiled sensing her concerned curiosity
" You don't have to worry about the Sohma men, they all respect her greatly and despite some appearance's they are all gentlemen and wouldn't o anything to her." he paused for a second and shook his head " She earns her room and board by working as their housekeeper even though they would gladly let her remain there free of charge."
Kagome smiled and shook her head " That's does sound like Tohru-chan." she bowed again " Well thank you for all your help Honda-san, I will give Tohru your Hello's." having said her goodbye's she began to walk back to her parked car. Tohru's grandfather watched her walk away, What a polite young woman she is, so like Kyoko used to be…he shook his head and closed the door, going back to his reading.
Kagome sighed before looking back down at the instructions on the slip of paper, Yup this is where I am supposed to park and start walking. She got out of the car and locked it before starting up the wooded path to the house; she started to take in scenery surrounding her. The path was neatly trimmed with no debris and trimmed with wildflowers of various hues, the occasional flowering shrub here or there, all in all it was a beautiful wooded pathway. She stopped when she spotted a small vegetable garden a little ways off the path, she moved over the get a better look at it. Small strawberries and leeks, along with carrots, onions and a few other types of vegetables were lined up in neat rows in the dark soil. She kneeled down and reached a hand out to touch one of the leaves on the smallest of the strawberry plants, It just needs a bit of help to be as strong as the others…she mused and focused a little of her power into the tiny plant. Soon a pale pink glow surrounded the tiny little plant and it began to grow greener and in size till it was actually larger then some of the other plants, There we go now you're all better…she looked at the other plants Now to help out these other's. She allowed her power to flow out and heal an strengthen the other's as well, They must have been damaged by the brief cold spell we had a few weeks ago…she mused before standing up and dusting off her hands.
She looked down at her handy work, the once small and struggling plants were now large and a healthy green, especially the strawberries which had large deep red berries now growing from the stems. " Ok, now I had better get back to walking to the house. Otherwise I may just sit here all day tending to this little garden." She laughed a little before turning and heading back to the path to continue her trek. Ten minutes later she spotted the house, it was a fair good sized house in a mix of the traditional style and western with two stories and the traditional Japanese doors and stone pathway leading to it. This looks like a nice place, Tohru must be happy here… she walked up to the door and knocked but after a few minutes when no one answered she started to frown, Where is everyone? Tohru's grandfather assured me she would be here now that she has graduated.
Just then she heard voice's coming from the back of the house, They must be back there and couldn't hear me knocking, she smiled Well then I will just have to go to them! She turned and started to do just that and the voices became easier to hear, the two loudest (arguing) seemed to be male and the female one which broke in a few times and seemed to be trying to calm everyone down was very familiar sounding " Must be Tohru…" she whispered and picked up her pace a bit, in a hurry to see her cousin. As she did she could clearly hear the argument going on between two of the male voices…
" Shut up ya damn rat!"
" Make me you STUPID cat…"
Then came the sounds of someone throwing a punch, and Tohru's muffled gasp before…
" Yuki, Kyo stop it onegai!" Tohru's voice was laced with worry for one of the two fighters and she decided it was time to stop whatever was going on back there. She barely had time to take in Tohru standing on the side porch next to a dark haired man a few years older then herself, before she turned her attention to the two boy's fighting in front of her. The orange haired one seemed to be a fairly good marital artist, but was a little sloppy in his anger; the slimmer boy with dark silver/gray hair on the other hand was easily blocking the carrot tops wild swings and kicks.
Kagome looked over to her cousin and followed her gaze back to the orange haired youth, That must be the boy she's worried about…she mused before moving forward in a blur of speed and blocking a kick to his face from the silver haired one. " I don't know why you are fighting but you had better stop it before you make Tohru-chan cry or I will be angry." Her voice was deadly cold and she meant every word. She followed her threat with a backhand to his face before he could block and sending him flying to the ground, he just laid there for a second before getting to his feet in a defensive stance she recognized as one Sango had used a time or two before. His sensei must have been one of her and Miroku's descendants…she inwardly laughed when she noticed the stunned look on the carrot tops face at the blood trickling from his former opponents lip.
The dark haired man stood and walked towards her " Excuse me Miss but who are you and why are you here?" she turned to look at him and got the shock of her life as his aura along with the other two finally registered They have displaced youkai soul's clinging to them... she focused her powers on the one walking toward her It seems to be some kinda of curse, but what is it's trigger? She was tempted to raise a barrier but decided against it, Whatever it is seems to be ineffective against other's with youkai blood or powers so I should be ok. Seeing that everyone, including Tohru was still waiting for her answer she spoke " I am here to see Tohru-chan of course."
Her words got mixed reactions from the group, the silver haired boy relaxed a little while the orange haired boy and Tohru looked a little confused. The dark haired one though seemed to find her words amusing " And just how do you know our little flower?" he asked. She inwardly growled at his words but refrained from saying anything about it " I don't really see how's its any of your concern how I know Koneko-chan." She deliberately used her childhood nickname for Tohru in hopes of sparking her memories.
It worked " 'Gome-chan!" Tohru squealed and launched herself at her slightly older cousin, they hugged and Kagome was more then a little amused at the surprised looks on the guy's faces. As for the guys they were in shock at their timid little Tohru throwing herself into the arms of the raven haired woman who had just thrown Yuki across the yard.
" Who do you think she is?" Yuki asked Kyo and Shigure, his eyes never once left Tohru and her friend. " I don't know, maybe another friend of hers from before she met us?" Shigure mused his dark eyes looking over the newcomer.
" Feh, does it really matter who she is. What I wanna know is how she beat Yuki like she wasn't even trying!" Kyo muttered, his ruby gaze locked on the slightly taller girl still hugging Tohru. They all watched as the two broke apart and they all got their first good look at the newcomer. Long raven hair hanging loose past her waist, bright deep blue eyes with small flecks of silver and pale pink lips set on a stunning face. She was a little taller then Tohru, maybe around five and a half feet give or take and was dressed in black pants and a dark purple button-up sleeveless shirt with the top two buttons left undone. Shigure couldn't help but think that she was one of the most beautiful women he had ever seen in his 26 years…
Kyo broke the silence " So Tohru who is that?" his voice was gruff but still soft; you could tell he cared about her. Kagome smiled, He reminds me of Inu Yasha… She smiled and extended her hand to him
" Hi there, my name is Kagome Higurashi and I am Tohru-chan's cousin." She watched their jaws drop and couldn't help but laugh, " Ha ha ha, you guys look like you thought koneko-chan didn't have any family besides those jerks on her father's side of the family."
Yuki blinked " So you are Miss Honda's cousin from her mother's side of the family? " Tohru smiled
" Yes, Kagome-chan and I used to play together a lot when we were younger, till her father died and they moved to Tokyo to live in the Shrine." The guys blinked The Shrine? They all thought.
Kagome laughed at the sweat drops forming on their heads and decided to explain " My family has taken care of the Sunset Shrine in Tokyo for the last 500 years, my grandfather is the current owner and priest there and it's where me and my mother and brother moved to after my fathers death when I was ten." She turned back to Tohru " You really haven't explained anything about your mother's side of the family have you?" she questioned and Tohru blushed and shook her head.
Shigure decided to take pity on the poor girl " Why don't we go inside and have some tea while you girls catch up," he paused and his tone became suggestive (think Miroku) " and you can tell us all about what our little flower was like as a little girl." Kagome smirked, she knew just how to throw the little puppy off for that was the spirit clinging to him, an inu youkai.
" Alright puppy lead the way, I could use a nice cup of tea."
Tohru and the Sohma's froze at her use of the term puppy and sent her odd looks, " Why did you call Shigure-san a puppy Kagome-chan" Tohru questioned slightly panicky. So she does know about the curse, good this could be fun…" Because he reminds me of a playful puppy when he acts like that, well that and that hentai Miroku" she flashed them a quick wink " But at least he hasn't groped me or asked me to bear his child yet" she laughed at the shocked looks on their faces.
Kyo sputtering, " Someone actually asked you to bear his child!? " his red eyes were wide open and shocked. She laughed again " Yeah, more then once actually. I got used to it though I mean he did ask EVERY pretty girl he saw the same question and he is one of my best friends, though I think he really mellowed after he married Sango-chan" she paused and placed her finger to her lips " Though that could have been because of all the blunt force trauma caused by Sango and me when he groped us…" she let her voice trail off and watched the sweat drops grow back on both Tohru's and the guys heads.
Tohru relaxed and didn't seem to catch the violent undertones to her words " It sounds like you have very interesting friends Kagome-chan, I cant wait to hear all about them!" she began to lead Kagome into the house and the guy's followed.
After they were all seated and had their own cups of tea and a tray of snacks, which Tohru brought out, Tohru asked, " So what have you been up to Kagome-chan?"
Kagome took a sip of her tea before answering, " Well after we moved I started at a new school and made three new friends Yuka, Ari, and Ayumi. We were close until my second year of high school and I started get to sick a lot, " she paused " After that we just kinda grew apart but I made new friends who visited me a lot and helped me out with everything from my schoolwork to just keeping my spirits up. That's basically all that happened for the next two years till I graduated second in my class last year thanks to all my friends help, I decided not to go to college and took a part time job as a friends consultant but I spend 80% of my time just painting, I seem to be pretty popular and my painting are selling quite rapidly."
" If I may ask, what name are your paintings under Miss Higurashi?" Yuki asked curious. " Hai, you may ask Yuki-kun. I use the name Destiny…" she watched Shigure and Yuki's jaws drop " You mean you painted Shadowed Love?!" he gasped, his pretty purple eyes wide with shock. " Oi, what's so special about her name rat!" Kyo barked folding his arms.
Shigure turned to him " Destiny happiness to be the name of the top artist in the world at the moment,
her paintings are legendary for the feelings they capture and in inspire in others. I think Akito bought one a few months ago and it cost him a couple thousand…" he paused and sent each other the boys a look " He said it was very soothing…"
Kagome leaned forward " Really, which one did this Akito buy? " she was genuinely curious about which painting of hers had brought peace to a man they so obviously feared. Shigure " Well I believe it was called Truth in the Moonlight…" Kagome sighed and nodded " Hai I remember that painting, it was inspired by a friend of mine when he was going through a very rough time trying to come to terms with himself after something he had done that he deeply regretted. She thought back to the image of that particular painting, a shadowed figure standing in the only spot of Moonlight in a black velvet night. His very posture screaming his pain but he wasn't alone…he was held in the arms of a figure who's face was turned to the side so you could only see her profile as she comforted his tortured form. She brushed the image away and focused back on Tohru.
" Well anyway as I was saying I have basically spent the last year and a half painting and helping out where I am need and well I decided to take a break and set up a home…" she winked " I cant keep living with my family forever no matter how great they think that idea would be."
Tohru smiled " So you have rented an apartment then Kagome-chan?" Kagome shook her head " No Tohru I bought a house here, just a small drive away from here actually." she paused and watched their reactions. Tohru and Kyo both looked shocked and Yuki and Shigure each looked mildly surprised but not as bad as the other two since they had an idea of just how much money she made from her work.
" So you have decided to set up house here then Miss Higurashi?" Yuki inquired.
" Hai, I thought I would be nice to live near Tohru-chan since she and I were so close when we were younger," she paused and sighed " I always felt guilty that I couldn't be there for Kyoko-san's funeral…" she let her head drop and Tohru moved over and placed a comforting arm around her shoulders " Don't worry Kagome-chan I am sure okaa-san knew you wanted to be there…"
All was silent for a few moments as the two girls took a moment to remember their lost family, it was Kagome who ended up breaking the silence " Tohru-chan I have to head out now but I was wondering if you and your friends" she paused to gesture to the Sohma's " Would like to come over a visit me at my home for awhile? " Tohru clapped her hands in excitement " We would love to!" she turned to the guys who looked reluctant " Wouldn't we guy's. It will be fun to see Kagome-chan's home." her face was so bright and hopeful not a one of them could say no.
" Feh, alright but only cause I wanna see what kinda place she lives in…" Kyo muttered looking more then a little sullen. Yuki was a bit more polite with his acceptance " I would be honored to accompany you Miss Honda." he sent her a soft smile she didt seem to notice as she turned to the final member of the group.
" I would never turn down an invitation to a beautiful womans home, you can count me in my little flower." Shigure chirped, either unaware of his two younger cousin's suddenly dark battle aura's or choosing to ignore it.
Tohru clapped her hands and turned back to a smiling Kagome " It's all settled then we will be over tomorrow afternoon around noon for a visit!" Kagome nodded and stood, brushed out the wrinkles in her slacks, " Well I had better get going soon, I promised my mother I would be home in time to catch her call." Tohru and two younger Sohma's stood as well " We will walk you to your car Kagome-chan" Tohru chirped.
It was a quite and peaceful walk back to her car until she paused near the spot she remembered the small garden being, she turned to Yuki " You have a wonderful garden Yuki-san, it is very well tended and healthy." Kyo shot her a suspicious look " Oi, how did you know it was the rat's garden!?" she smothered a laugh " Because Tohru wouldn't have the free time to tend it and nether you or Shigure look like the gardening type Kyo-kun." she did giggle at the blush that spread over his face at her sound logic.
Yuki smirked as well " Next time use your brain baka neko," he turned to her " I am sorry to say my garden isn't actually looking it's best right now I am afraid though it was kind of you to say so Miss Higurashi." Kagome frowned " Call me Kagome or Kagome-chan, Higurashi just sounds to old, like my mother…" she laughed and Yuki smiled " Alright then, Kagome-san."
" I don't agree with you at all Yuki-kun I saw your garden earlier and it seemed to be flourishing quite nicely." she pointed though the break in the woods to where his garden lay. All three of her companions gaped at the sigh in front of them, Yuki's once struggling garden looked literally like a completely different one. Gone where the small struggling plants and in their place were strong healthy looking vegetables fit for first place in a fair.
Yuki " What-How-When?!" he stuttered, his violet eyes wide with shock along with Tohru and Kyo's. " I guess they must have recovered from that cold snap we had a little while ago," she flashed them a quick wink " isn't it wonderful what plants can do?" she turned and continued walking, forcing them to follow or get left behind. Tohru and Kyo were the first to follow, it took Yuki a moment or two longer to tear his gaze away from his transformed garden.
Ten minutes of silence later they arrived at her car, and with a quick hug and an exchange of address and number's Tohru and Kagome said goodbye till the next day when they would see where SHE lived…
End Chapter Two
Ok, there you guys have it, chapter two and the first of the Fruits Basket gang. Hope you all enjoyed and remember the more reviews I get the faster I will get these out cause they inspire me to write I will post more when I get 10 reviews for this chapter.
My count now is 9 so when I hit 19 I will post again.