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Fruits Basket and Characters are owned by the most wonderful person: Natsuki Takaya!!!

CLAIMER

This story is mine, though :3

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okinami

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When the colored smoke cloud cleared, there lay poor Hatori in his seahorse form.

"AH!!" She cried, "Hatori! I.. I didn't mean to..!" Her eyes were as round as saucers as she stared down at him with distress.

"No need to worry, Tohru-san, but can I ask you one favor?"

"Anything!" She replied eagerly.

"Could you cover me up? There is a bit of a draft down here.

You will find some blankets in that cupboard to the right."

Her eyes immediately found it and she started to dig out some blankets.

"Two should do." She thought to herself.

As she turned away a small box caught her attention.

It was tucked far back on the bottom shelf of the cabinet and may at once been covered by some books, but in her haste to help Hatori, she had pushed them aside.

Tohru picked up the curious object and examined it briefly, but then she decided to ask Hatori about it rather than being rude and opening it.



She went back to where he lay and tucked him into the makeshift bed of blankets.

"Eh..Hatori...?"

"Mmmm?"

"What's this?" She lifted the box from her side to be in the direct line of his vision. For a couple of seconds Hatori looked at the thing while Tohru waited for a response.

"That is-..." The seahorse choked on his words, "That is..that is the ring I was going to give...Kana."

The last word came in a whisper. Tohru took the liberty and slowly opened the tiny box. Inside lay a simple, yet beautiful ring.

Something that looked like it was picked out by Hatori... Silent tears glided down Tohru's cheeks and dripped off her chin.

Her sniff broke the silence. She leaned down and placed a small kiss on the transformed Hatori.

"Ne.. No need to cry Tohru-san. She has found a better life."

"But it's so sad what happened to Hatori-san." She kept sniffling and vainly wiping the tears away.

"Toh-" Hatori transformed and the smoke cleared away.

"..ru." His hands reached up to her face as she wept and brushed away the tears with his long slender fingers.

"Please don't cry.." He tilted her face up towards him and covered her mouth with his, sealing his words.

The kiss, so innocent, stirred old emotions in Hatori. He deepened the kiss, tenderly running his tongue around the edge of her lips.

"Hatori.." She said into his mouth. His stomach lurched to hear her say his name. He burned for her.

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"What is going on???" Tohru asked herself. She stayed very still while Hatori cupped her face and continued to kiss her.

His hands started to push through her hair and stroke the long silken strands. This had never happened to her before, a new feeling warmed her stomach.

She desperately fought the urge to put her arms around him. So she kissed back. At first shy to return it, she stretched out her neck more.

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Hatori's eyes flew open from the returning pressure, "What am I doing!!?" he thought to himself. He slid his hands down to her shoulders and gently pulled her away.

A deep blush ran across Tohru's face, her lips were slightly puffy from the kiss. She lifted her gaze to him; so trusting and pure.

"Hatori..?" She said