Title: Worth of a Cat
Chapter: 2/?
Author: Danyella Skyler Silverfire
Website: None
Rating: R
Genre(s): Angst
Pairing(s): None this chapter. Future Haru/Kyou/Yuki. Mention of Akito/Kyou.
Summary: Everyone has their secrets, but no one ever asks the cat theirs.
Chapter Summery: Kyou has an interesting conversation.
Warnings: Major Angst ahead. I am going to be extremely mean to Kyou but bear with me. I am going somewhere with all the angst. And just so you know I am most likely to piss off all my readers. And I'm very proud of this.
Disclaimer: I don't own them though I wish I did. So Fruits Basket is not mine.
Author's Note: I'm not really sure if it's canon that the Cat gets locked up but I'm using that plot device anyway because this vicious angst bunny attacked me then morphed into a plot bunny and it wouldn't leave me alone until I wrote what it wanted. This is the result.
Chapter Word Count MSWord: 1,385
Chapter Two – Afterglow
Hatori looked up in surprise as Haru burst into his office carrying a large sheet wrapped bundle that he hurriedly sat down on the examining table. "Haru, what are...?"
"It's really bad," Haru said interrupting him pulling the sheet down to expose Kyou's sleeping face. "Akito ordered me to remove him from his room ten minutes ago, and to return him to Shigure's house to prepare."
Before they could continue or speak anymore Kyou's eyes snapped open to stare at them. "Wonderful." Kyou muttered as he sat up to take in his surroundings, "Simply wonderful. Where are my clothes?" Kyou asked holding the sheet around him.
"I need to examine you first before you get dressed, Kyou." Hatori said as he put a hand on Kyou's shoulder to keep him from standing up.
"I'm fine," Kyou snapped irritated at how Hatori and Haru were acting towards him. He wasn't an invalid. Kyou studied the two other males in a moment of cats disdain, "Look, since the two of you won't leave this be until I say anything, it wasn't rape. Anything that happened between Akito and me last night was consensual. I'm not injured beyond some light bruising and strained muscles. I'm fine. Now get me some clothes. I would like to get out of here quickly." Kyou stated in a flat, emotionless voice.
"What do you mean consensual? You hate Akito! And he despises you. How the hell can the two of you even be in the same room, let alone do that?!" Haru demanded incredulous at how blasé Kyou was being about the entire thing.
Kyou tilted his head and looked at Haru with oddly calm eyes. "Nothing is ever what it seems, especially with this family." Kyou jumped down off the table and stepped into Haru's personal space. "Besides; passion is still passion no matter what emotion is behind it. So, yes it was possible for it to happen that way. Now get me some clothes."
Haru stared at Kyou in shock. He had never expected anything like that from Kyou of all people. Yes their family was full of some rather eccentric perverts, but Kyou had always been the most innocent of their age group. Even Momji had more sexual knowledge than Kyou did. Or so Haru had thought until that moment. But it appeared that Kyou was much more experienced than he let on.
"Get Kyou something to wear, Haru." Hatori requested breaking into the staring contest the younger males were involved in.
"I'll be right back." Haru gave Kyou one last considering look before turning and leaving the room much calmer than when he entered.
Hatori looked at Kyou considering, eyeing him up and down. "Why?"
"Why what?" Kyou moved to where the table stood between the two of them.
"Why did you do it? Agree to it?" Hatori inquired morbidly curious.
"You wouldn't understand," Kyou informed Hatori staring at him with his unusually calm red eyes.
"Try me. I might surprise you." Hatori coxed.
Kyou eyed Hatori silently for several long moments considering his options before answering. "What's the worth of the Cat and it's secrets? Find the answer to those questions and you might find an answer to the why."
"What secrets?" Hatori asked confused by Kyou's cryptic response.
Kyou gave Hatoi a sad smile, "I can't answer that question."
"Why not?"
"It's not the right question." Kyou looked both sad and frustrated at the same time. "But maybe someday..."
Haru came in with a bundle of clothes interrupting further conversation. Kyou accepted the bundle before more could be said and started to dress ignoring the other two.
"Goodbye." Kyou said as he headed for the door.
"Wait Kyou, where are you going?" Haru asked stepping up to stand between Kyou and his escape. "What's going on?"
"I'm going to Shigure's and it's non of your business. Now move before I move you." Kyou growled annoyed.
"I'll give you a ride, Kyou." Hatori offered.
"Fine. Let's go." Kyou growled as he pushed Haru out of the way and exited the office.
"Looks like the afterglow's worn off." Haru muttered as he followed Kyou out.
"Indeed." Hatori said slightly amused at Haru's observation as he closed his office door behind him.
End Notes: I've finally decided on a pairing. It'll be Haru/Kyou/Yuki eventually. But I'm going to lead up to it so it will most likely be in the sequel that I actually get them officially together.
Review Replies:
Fanfiction.net Replies:
midori: I'm glad you like that theory. See sometimes mutant plot-bunnies can give you good ideas. As for Akito being under a geas...well maybe he is and maybe he isn't. We'll just have to wait and see. But he and Kyou can talk about the... curse. They just don't 'cause they don't like each other. Please review again.
Cat: I'm glad you liked it. Please review again.
YumeTakato: I'm glad this story interests you. It interests me as well. But then again it should considering I'm writing it. And I agree, Kyou is my favorite character for this fandom. And pet your kitty for me, ne? Please review again.
plums: I'm glad you like it. And I will make the chapters longer when I revise it at some point in the future. The only reason they aren't already, is that I already had what you saw so far written down on paper and I was just getting the main plot down. So the revision when I write it should be longer and explore the other characters more. But thanks for your criticism, it makes my writing better I think. Please review again.
Fruits Basket Haven ML Replies:
Koko-chan: thanks for explaining the geas thing. And for correcting my spelling. My normal beta isn't into this fandom, though I am wearing her down, but because of that she didn't edit it for me. Please review again, even indirectly is good.
Kyuketsuki Hime Miyu: I'm glad you like my concept for the story. And yes I kinda did cut it short, but this is only the first draft, and my first drafts tend to be abrupt. And thank you for saying that I had Akito in character. I wasn't sure if I did. And thank you for your suggestions. I think I have a couple ideas, but I need to think a bit more about it. Please review again.
Kyou/Yuki ML Replies:
kaesaku-sama: I'm glad you liked it. Please review again.
Caitlin: I'm glad you liked it. As to the Akito thing, well I'll let you draw your own conclusions on just what exactly happened, though it should be pretty obvious. And yes it will be angsty. And I'm pleased that you like the fact that Kyou's a lot more mysterious than his family gives him credit for. Please review again.
crystal clear: I'm glad you like it. And I would love to have you archive it on your site. That would be incredibly cool. You're the first one to ever request to archive one of my fics. And I also think it's off to a good start, especially considering how... stilted it seems to me. And yes I did decide on the pairing, but that's in my ending notes so I won't repeat it again. Please review again.
Chapter: 2/?
Author: Danyella Skyler Silverfire
Website: None
Rating: R
Genre(s): Angst
Pairing(s): None this chapter. Future Haru/Kyou/Yuki. Mention of Akito/Kyou.
Summary: Everyone has their secrets, but no one ever asks the cat theirs.
Chapter Summery: Kyou has an interesting conversation.
Warnings: Major Angst ahead. I am going to be extremely mean to Kyou but bear with me. I am going somewhere with all the angst. And just so you know I am most likely to piss off all my readers. And I'm very proud of this.
Disclaimer: I don't own them though I wish I did. So Fruits Basket is not mine.
Author's Note: I'm not really sure if it's canon that the Cat gets locked up but I'm using that plot device anyway because this vicious angst bunny attacked me then morphed into a plot bunny and it wouldn't leave me alone until I wrote what it wanted. This is the result.
Chapter Word Count MSWord: 1,385
Chapter Two – Afterglow
Hatori looked up in surprise as Haru burst into his office carrying a large sheet wrapped bundle that he hurriedly sat down on the examining table. "Haru, what are...?"
"It's really bad," Haru said interrupting him pulling the sheet down to expose Kyou's sleeping face. "Akito ordered me to remove him from his room ten minutes ago, and to return him to Shigure's house to prepare."
Before they could continue or speak anymore Kyou's eyes snapped open to stare at them. "Wonderful." Kyou muttered as he sat up to take in his surroundings, "Simply wonderful. Where are my clothes?" Kyou asked holding the sheet around him.
"I need to examine you first before you get dressed, Kyou." Hatori said as he put a hand on Kyou's shoulder to keep him from standing up.
"I'm fine," Kyou snapped irritated at how Hatori and Haru were acting towards him. He wasn't an invalid. Kyou studied the two other males in a moment of cats disdain, "Look, since the two of you won't leave this be until I say anything, it wasn't rape. Anything that happened between Akito and me last night was consensual. I'm not injured beyond some light bruising and strained muscles. I'm fine. Now get me some clothes. I would like to get out of here quickly." Kyou stated in a flat, emotionless voice.
"What do you mean consensual? You hate Akito! And he despises you. How the hell can the two of you even be in the same room, let alone do that?!" Haru demanded incredulous at how blasé Kyou was being about the entire thing.
Kyou tilted his head and looked at Haru with oddly calm eyes. "Nothing is ever what it seems, especially with this family." Kyou jumped down off the table and stepped into Haru's personal space. "Besides; passion is still passion no matter what emotion is behind it. So, yes it was possible for it to happen that way. Now get me some clothes."
Haru stared at Kyou in shock. He had never expected anything like that from Kyou of all people. Yes their family was full of some rather eccentric perverts, but Kyou had always been the most innocent of their age group. Even Momji had more sexual knowledge than Kyou did. Or so Haru had thought until that moment. But it appeared that Kyou was much more experienced than he let on.
"Get Kyou something to wear, Haru." Hatori requested breaking into the staring contest the younger males were involved in.
"I'll be right back." Haru gave Kyou one last considering look before turning and leaving the room much calmer than when he entered.
Hatori looked at Kyou considering, eyeing him up and down. "Why?"
"Why what?" Kyou moved to where the table stood between the two of them.
"Why did you do it? Agree to it?" Hatori inquired morbidly curious.
"You wouldn't understand," Kyou informed Hatori staring at him with his unusually calm red eyes.
"Try me. I might surprise you." Hatori coxed.
Kyou eyed Hatori silently for several long moments considering his options before answering. "What's the worth of the Cat and it's secrets? Find the answer to those questions and you might find an answer to the why."
"What secrets?" Hatori asked confused by Kyou's cryptic response.
Kyou gave Hatoi a sad smile, "I can't answer that question."
"Why not?"
"It's not the right question." Kyou looked both sad and frustrated at the same time. "But maybe someday..."
Haru came in with a bundle of clothes interrupting further conversation. Kyou accepted the bundle before more could be said and started to dress ignoring the other two.
"Goodbye." Kyou said as he headed for the door.
"Wait Kyou, where are you going?" Haru asked stepping up to stand between Kyou and his escape. "What's going on?"
"I'm going to Shigure's and it's non of your business. Now move before I move you." Kyou growled annoyed.
"I'll give you a ride, Kyou." Hatori offered.
"Fine. Let's go." Kyou growled as he pushed Haru out of the way and exited the office.
"Looks like the afterglow's worn off." Haru muttered as he followed Kyou out.
"Indeed." Hatori said slightly amused at Haru's observation as he closed his office door behind him.
End Notes: I've finally decided on a pairing. It'll be Haru/Kyou/Yuki eventually. But I'm going to lead up to it so it will most likely be in the sequel that I actually get them officially together.
Review Replies:
Fanfiction.net Replies:
midori: I'm glad you like that theory. See sometimes mutant plot-bunnies can give you good ideas. As for Akito being under a geas...well maybe he is and maybe he isn't. We'll just have to wait and see. But he and Kyou can talk about the... curse. They just don't 'cause they don't like each other. Please review again.
Cat: I'm glad you liked it. Please review again.
YumeTakato: I'm glad this story interests you. It interests me as well. But then again it should considering I'm writing it. And I agree, Kyou is my favorite character for this fandom. And pet your kitty for me, ne? Please review again.
plums: I'm glad you like it. And I will make the chapters longer when I revise it at some point in the future. The only reason they aren't already, is that I already had what you saw so far written down on paper and I was just getting the main plot down. So the revision when I write it should be longer and explore the other characters more. But thanks for your criticism, it makes my writing better I think. Please review again.
Fruits Basket Haven ML Replies:
Koko-chan: thanks for explaining the geas thing. And for correcting my spelling. My normal beta isn't into this fandom, though I am wearing her down, but because of that she didn't edit it for me. Please review again, even indirectly is good.
Kyuketsuki Hime Miyu: I'm glad you like my concept for the story. And yes I kinda did cut it short, but this is only the first draft, and my first drafts tend to be abrupt. And thank you for saying that I had Akito in character. I wasn't sure if I did. And thank you for your suggestions. I think I have a couple ideas, but I need to think a bit more about it. Please review again.
Kyou/Yuki ML Replies:
kaesaku-sama: I'm glad you liked it. Please review again.
Caitlin: I'm glad you liked it. As to the Akito thing, well I'll let you draw your own conclusions on just what exactly happened, though it should be pretty obvious. And yes it will be angsty. And I'm pleased that you like the fact that Kyou's a lot more mysterious than his family gives him credit for. Please review again.
crystal clear: I'm glad you like it. And I would love to have you archive it on your site. That would be incredibly cool. You're the first one to ever request to archive one of my fics. And I also think it's off to a good start, especially considering how... stilted it seems to me. And yes I did decide on the pairing, but that's in my ending notes so I won't repeat it again. Please review again.