Oh. I forgot to do this last time. I don't in anyway own Fruits Basket blah
blah blah don't sue me. This chapter I think starts off slow, but then gets
a little better. That's cause I just take a while to get things warmed up
usually. Enjoy! BTW, KyosKitten and SailorVeggie, for being my first
reviewers!!! It helped me get moving... :D ENJOY!!
When Tohru arrived at the Souma house it was already after seven, and the sun seemed to be hiding itself halfway on the horizon. Tohru stopped at the end of the driveway, holding the wallet close to her stomach. She had changed out of her McDonald's uniform and now wore a pair of cream khakis and a sleeveless blue cotton shirt. Her hair hung down behind her shoulders with a single clip above her right ear.
'Wow, look at this house, it's so big. He must be pretty rich. I wonder if he lives with his parents?' Tohru thought, mentally preparing herself for meeting him again.
Tohru raised her chin and began walking down the dusty sidewalk to the front door. When she reached the door she shrugged her shoulders and smoothed out her clothes to make herself presentable, and put on one of her classic gorgeous smiles.
She knocked twice and waited for Kyo to answer.
But when the door opened she found herself looking at smaller boy, wearing a traditional looking white shirt and purple pants. It wasn't his odd clothing style that she found her gazing at though, but the amazing purple eyes hidden under purplish-black hair. "Yes, may I help you?" a surprisingly feminine voice spoke from the beautiful boy.
Tohru stood with her mouth open, which caught his amusement. "Excuse me? Are you looking for someone?"
Tohru shook herself and realized what she came for. "Ah, yes. I'm here to see Kyo. This is his address right?"
"Yes. But he's gone out training. Please, come in. He should be back soon and you should make yourself at home. I'm Souma Yuki, Kyo's cousin."
"Hello. I'm Honda Tohru. Kyo left his wallet at my work and I thought I should return it to him." Tohru said as she stepped in the front door, taking in the huge messes that seemed to be lurking in the corners.
Yuki noticed her gazing at the trash heaps and said, "Um... I'm sorry about the mess... we're uh, currently in between maids. It seems my uncle, Shigure seemed to uh, intimidate some women." Yuki said, trying to excuse his messiness.
"...Oh." Tohru replied, setting down the wallet and sitting on a wooden chair that Yuki had beckoned to.
Yuki took a seat across from her and smiled. 'She's quite cute. She must be nice too, to bring a wallet for someone she doesn't even know. I'm sure if she did know Kyo she would never do something so kind for him.' Yuki snickered to himself quietly. "Would you like anything to drink?" Yuki offered, remembering his manners.
"Oh! Yes, please. But I will make it. I am the guest and I don't want to trouble you!" Tohru said, bowing ecstatically, afraid of being a burden.
"There's no need. I'll make some tea for us." Yuki answered, raising his eyebrow slightly at the odd eccentrities that this girl seemed to have in plenty.
"No. Really, I must insist. I'll do it." Tohru said firmly, getting to her feet, and checking cupboards in the kitchen for tea bags.
"In the right cupboard." Yuki informed her, relaxing slightly, happy to be taken care of once in a while.
He watched as Tohru boiled hot water and went around making the tea, surprisingly happy. He smiled, admiring how she seemed enjoy working hard to make others happy.
Tohru caught Yuki watching her and returned the smile he gave her. She finished making the tea and sat down waiting for it to sit.
"So... you said Kyo had gone out training? May I ask what he's training for?" Tohru asked timidly.
"Of course you may. He's out trying to improve his martial arts." He replied with some disdain. "We both practice martial arts, but he can't beat me. I'm superior at the arts. He tries so hard, but I know he just can't control his emotions. Seeing me beat his so badly makes him angry, so he starts to blunder."
"I see." Tohru said, a little turned off by Yuki's apparent self infatuation. She got up as she heard the timer go off for the tea and headed towards the counter. Tohru pulled out the teabag and poured two cups of tea. "How do you like your tea, Yuki?" she asked, raising her head so he could hear her.
"Milk and sugar please."
"Alright.... um. Where's your milk and sugar?" Tohru asked, raising her eyebrows.
"Oh. Right. The sugar is in the cupboard third to the right and the milk is in the fridge." Yuki answered.
Tohru moved towards the fridge and opened it quickly, sticking her head in to find the milk. She pulled her head back out of the fridge quickly when her nose met with a horrible pungeant smell. 'Eckh. What do they have in here? Dead animals?' She thought to herself, scrunching up her nose and looking inside once again for the milk. After pushing aside some rather chunky looking bags of what may have once been food, she grabbed the milk pitcher and walked back to the counter.
As she poured out the milk, she wasn't actually surprised to find it coming out in thick droopy lumps. "Erhhhhh.... Yuki? Your milk isn't really in the best condition...." She said, looking apologetically over at Yuki, still sitting at the table.
"Ah.... Oh. Uhm. I'll just go without milk then." Yuki said, standing up to throw away the disgusting milk. "Sorry about that. We don't really do much shopping. I would have thought Kyo would have bought fresh milk, he seems to drink it in the gallons."
"No problem, I'll just pour you a fresh cup." Tohru said, a little worried about their living conditions. "So Kyo likes milk, does he?"
"Oh yes. But it comes with the territory." Yuki said absentmindedly, letting slip a small hint.
"Uh? Territory?" Tohru replied, eyes furrowed in confusion?
"Wha? Oh. Uh..." Yuki answered, blushing like mad and trying to find a valid excuse. "He um... loves cats. He takes in stray cats and finds them good homes. That's why you might notice some animal hair around here." Yuki said, covering up not only his slip, but also how there seems to be a lot of fur, from when they changed because of stress.
"Oooh. That's so sweet...." Tohru replied, instantly melting, when she put the tea on the table and sat back down.
"Sure." Yuki said, slipping back into his disdaining mood. "So, do you have any interests?"
"Well. I really enjoy cooking and cleaning. I find it's good to do hard work. How about you, Yu---" Tohru was cut off by a deafening crash from outside the house.
"Grrrrrr... What's that baka neko doing now?" Yuki hollared, standing up and moving swiftly to the back door.
'Stupid cat?' Tohru thought inwardly. 'Weird insult.' She followed Yuki shyly out into the backyard, where she found Kyo hugging a wounded ankle, sitting next to a broken pond statue.
Tee hee. :D That's it for now. Sorry Yuki fans, I made him a little bit of a jerk. But this is supposed to be Kyoru, and Yuki's turning out to be more charming than Kyo! I can't have that. :D Well. Please review. I know it took a while for me to right this, but it was the long weekend for me before, and now I have to go back to school. Enjoy. :D
When Tohru arrived at the Souma house it was already after seven, and the sun seemed to be hiding itself halfway on the horizon. Tohru stopped at the end of the driveway, holding the wallet close to her stomach. She had changed out of her McDonald's uniform and now wore a pair of cream khakis and a sleeveless blue cotton shirt. Her hair hung down behind her shoulders with a single clip above her right ear.
'Wow, look at this house, it's so big. He must be pretty rich. I wonder if he lives with his parents?' Tohru thought, mentally preparing herself for meeting him again.
Tohru raised her chin and began walking down the dusty sidewalk to the front door. When she reached the door she shrugged her shoulders and smoothed out her clothes to make herself presentable, and put on one of her classic gorgeous smiles.
She knocked twice and waited for Kyo to answer.
But when the door opened she found herself looking at smaller boy, wearing a traditional looking white shirt and purple pants. It wasn't his odd clothing style that she found her gazing at though, but the amazing purple eyes hidden under purplish-black hair. "Yes, may I help you?" a surprisingly feminine voice spoke from the beautiful boy.
Tohru stood with her mouth open, which caught his amusement. "Excuse me? Are you looking for someone?"
Tohru shook herself and realized what she came for. "Ah, yes. I'm here to see Kyo. This is his address right?"
"Yes. But he's gone out training. Please, come in. He should be back soon and you should make yourself at home. I'm Souma Yuki, Kyo's cousin."
"Hello. I'm Honda Tohru. Kyo left his wallet at my work and I thought I should return it to him." Tohru said as she stepped in the front door, taking in the huge messes that seemed to be lurking in the corners.
Yuki noticed her gazing at the trash heaps and said, "Um... I'm sorry about the mess... we're uh, currently in between maids. It seems my uncle, Shigure seemed to uh, intimidate some women." Yuki said, trying to excuse his messiness.
"...Oh." Tohru replied, setting down the wallet and sitting on a wooden chair that Yuki had beckoned to.
Yuki took a seat across from her and smiled. 'She's quite cute. She must be nice too, to bring a wallet for someone she doesn't even know. I'm sure if she did know Kyo she would never do something so kind for him.' Yuki snickered to himself quietly. "Would you like anything to drink?" Yuki offered, remembering his manners.
"Oh! Yes, please. But I will make it. I am the guest and I don't want to trouble you!" Tohru said, bowing ecstatically, afraid of being a burden.
"There's no need. I'll make some tea for us." Yuki answered, raising his eyebrow slightly at the odd eccentrities that this girl seemed to have in plenty.
"No. Really, I must insist. I'll do it." Tohru said firmly, getting to her feet, and checking cupboards in the kitchen for tea bags.
"In the right cupboard." Yuki informed her, relaxing slightly, happy to be taken care of once in a while.
He watched as Tohru boiled hot water and went around making the tea, surprisingly happy. He smiled, admiring how she seemed enjoy working hard to make others happy.
Tohru caught Yuki watching her and returned the smile he gave her. She finished making the tea and sat down waiting for it to sit.
"So... you said Kyo had gone out training? May I ask what he's training for?" Tohru asked timidly.
"Of course you may. He's out trying to improve his martial arts." He replied with some disdain. "We both practice martial arts, but he can't beat me. I'm superior at the arts. He tries so hard, but I know he just can't control his emotions. Seeing me beat his so badly makes him angry, so he starts to blunder."
"I see." Tohru said, a little turned off by Yuki's apparent self infatuation. She got up as she heard the timer go off for the tea and headed towards the counter. Tohru pulled out the teabag and poured two cups of tea. "How do you like your tea, Yuki?" she asked, raising her head so he could hear her.
"Milk and sugar please."
"Alright.... um. Where's your milk and sugar?" Tohru asked, raising her eyebrows.
"Oh. Right. The sugar is in the cupboard third to the right and the milk is in the fridge." Yuki answered.
Tohru moved towards the fridge and opened it quickly, sticking her head in to find the milk. She pulled her head back out of the fridge quickly when her nose met with a horrible pungeant smell. 'Eckh. What do they have in here? Dead animals?' She thought to herself, scrunching up her nose and looking inside once again for the milk. After pushing aside some rather chunky looking bags of what may have once been food, she grabbed the milk pitcher and walked back to the counter.
As she poured out the milk, she wasn't actually surprised to find it coming out in thick droopy lumps. "Erhhhhh.... Yuki? Your milk isn't really in the best condition...." She said, looking apologetically over at Yuki, still sitting at the table.
"Ah.... Oh. Uhm. I'll just go without milk then." Yuki said, standing up to throw away the disgusting milk. "Sorry about that. We don't really do much shopping. I would have thought Kyo would have bought fresh milk, he seems to drink it in the gallons."
"No problem, I'll just pour you a fresh cup." Tohru said, a little worried about their living conditions. "So Kyo likes milk, does he?"
"Oh yes. But it comes with the territory." Yuki said absentmindedly, letting slip a small hint.
"Uh? Territory?" Tohru replied, eyes furrowed in confusion?
"Wha? Oh. Uh..." Yuki answered, blushing like mad and trying to find a valid excuse. "He um... loves cats. He takes in stray cats and finds them good homes. That's why you might notice some animal hair around here." Yuki said, covering up not only his slip, but also how there seems to be a lot of fur, from when they changed because of stress.
"Oooh. That's so sweet...." Tohru replied, instantly melting, when she put the tea on the table and sat back down.
"Sure." Yuki said, slipping back into his disdaining mood. "So, do you have any interests?"
"Well. I really enjoy cooking and cleaning. I find it's good to do hard work. How about you, Yu---" Tohru was cut off by a deafening crash from outside the house.
"Grrrrrr... What's that baka neko doing now?" Yuki hollared, standing up and moving swiftly to the back door.
'Stupid cat?' Tohru thought inwardly. 'Weird insult.' She followed Yuki shyly out into the backyard, where she found Kyo hugging a wounded ankle, sitting next to a broken pond statue.
Tee hee. :D That's it for now. Sorry Yuki fans, I made him a little bit of a jerk. But this is supposed to be Kyoru, and Yuki's turning out to be more charming than Kyo! I can't have that. :D Well. Please review. I know it took a while for me to right this, but it was the long weekend for me before, and now I have to go back to school. Enjoy. :D