Disclaimer: I do own Fruits Basket and this is how it will end, so deal with it (If only it were true)
The Truth Comes Out
Just as I looked up she...
...She turned away from me. She was looking at the roof, and she removed her hand from my shoulder. She started crying and shaking. I wanted to hold her but the damn curse prevented me. The situation prevented me as well. Knowing what she must have been thinking, I decided to leave. I stood up and walked to the edge of the roof.
"I think you should go inside before you get sick." And then I jumped off the roof. I thought I heard my name as I landed, but it was probably just the rain.
I wanted to go to Kazuma's, but I didn't want to talk to anyone, and it would be the first place someone looked. If anyone were to look for me that is...
I knew that I couldn't go to Kazuma's, but that really didn't leave too many other options. The rain was wearing me down so I had to find a place fast. I guess my legs knew where I needed to go because just as I felt as though I couldn't go on, I noticed that I was at the cemetery where Kyoko was buried.
There was no shelter from the rain, but it was a place to rest. I sat in front of the grave and started at the writing. I used to think that people who talked to graves were irrational. They weren't going to receive any answers, but at the moment I feel compelled to say something.
"I'm sorry." I bowed before the grave. Lightening flashed above and then the thunder clapped, but the rain was becoming lighter.
"You were like a mother to me. You were more than a mother, you were a friend. Everyday I feel bad for not telling you everything, about the curse and about the family. Part of me did it because I didn't want you to get hurt, but another part of me didn't trust you with the knowledge." It had taken me forever to admit that much to myself. Those four moths in the mountains were not just for training. I was also thinking of my time with Kyoko and all the things that should have gone differently. I always kept people at a distance, but I should have let her through. I should have trusted her, especially after she trusted me to take care of the most important person in her life.
"I'm sorry for not trusting you, and I'm sorry for not keeping my promise. Sometimes I can hardly look at her without seeing you. The lies have consumed me. I can't stand it." I look up towards the head stone and make the confession that I've never made outside my head.
"Kyoko, I love her. I love your daughter more than anything. I know that she deserves better than me, but I can't help it. I don't know what to do, especially now that she knows. The clouds were dissipating and the sun was coming up. All the rain had stopped and I noticed a presence behind me. I didn't have to turn around to know who it was, I was just concerned about how much she had heard.
I still was completely sure how angry Tohru was at me, so I decided that I would leave before she said anything. I stood up and walked by her. I thought I should say something...
"I'm sorry." I passed her and was going continue walking but then I felt it. She grabbed my hand. I turned around to find her crying again. Before I could say anything she leaned towards me and rested her head on my arm.
"Kyou-kun...you were him. You were the boy that mom said would protect me if she wasn't around. I didn't realize it until now. And...and you didn't do anything wrong Kyou-kun. I couldn't be helped. It was an accident." I backed away from her.
"No! Tohru, you can't do this anymore. You need to stand up for yourself. You can't just forgive me. Get mad! Yell, hit me, anything! Don't just let it go...you can't just let it go. I won't let you." She sat down in front of her mother's grave.
"What good will it do Kyou-kun? I don't think you did anything wrong. It was an accident, and it wasn't your fault. I used to believe that my mom died because I didn't tell her to be safe that day. None of it matters, it's in the past, and even though I'm sad, I can't blame people. Mom wouldn't want me to do that and she especially wouldn't want me to be mad at you." Tohru looked up and me at smiled. The rain and all but stopped and the sun was making it's way up the horizon. A streak of light crossed over Tohru and behind her I could have sworn I saw a red butterfly. I sat down next to her.
"I'm still sorry about everything. I should have told you sooner." She took my hand once again.
"It's ok Kyou-kun. Better late than never, as they say. You really shouldn't apologize so much." We both laughed at the comment. It was just the thing we needed after an emotional night with no sleep. At least now things could go back to normal...
"Kyou-kun, did you mean what you said to mom?" My heart stopped, I didn't think she had heard that.
"GULP Um...what part?" Maybe she meant something else I had said...
"The part about...when you told her how you felt about me." Her face was slightly colored, but that could have been from her being out in the rain all night. I could only imagine how red my face was.
"Um...well. I..." I just noticed that she was still holding on to my hand, which made me even more nervous. As though she was reading my thoughts, she released my hand. And looked away from me. Was she sad?
"Tohru, I...I wouldn't say something like that if I didn't mean it." She turned towards me and her eyes lit up. I almost couldn't believe what I was seeing. Tohru was this happy because she found out I loved her.
"Oh Kyou-kun, I...I love you too!" She leaned forward in an attempt to hug me. Normally I would have objected, but now I didn't really care. If only for that millisecond, I wanted to hold her. I started preparing for the poof, but never came.
In the early morning, one of the cursed members of the Chinese Zodiac was able to hold the girl he loved without worry.
AN: Ok, I have quite a bit to say about this. First and foremost, Tohru is a HARD character for me to write with. The only female I'm really experienced writing with is Akane from Ranma ½. Akane and Tohru are basically polar opposites. Tohru avoids anger and whatnot while Akane is quick to it, and apologizes for it later. I tried my best with Tohru. I actually wrote this chapter a completely different way, but then Tohru seemed way OOC, so I changed it to dance around the subject. I hope you still enjoyed it though.
Oh yeah, the curse is lifted. I may make a sequel to this story focusing on that and the other Sohma's. They were kind of missing in this fic (as I'm sure most of you noticed). This was mostly because I wanted a lot of focus on Kyou and Tohru. But yeah, so what do you guys think? Sequel or not, the choice is yours...
Which brings me to my next point. You all have been so great and as much as I'd like to thank all of you I really can't, so one big massive thanks to each and every one of you. You've all been so supportive and it's really what kept me motivated! Oh yeah, Joflower, I'm sorry for not answering your question, please don't be angry with me! I get most of my translations from the Fruits Basket ML on yahoo. You can also just google "Fruits Basket translations" and get some really good sites as well.
Once again, thank you all so much. I hope you truly enjoyed this, my first ever Furuba fic! Thanks times a million!