Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket but Julian and Trent are mine!
Pairings: There aren't any romantic pairings in this fanfic, at least not
yet
A/N- Occasionally, in specific lines of dialogue, there will be words in
brackets. These words are simply thoughts, and are not spoken aloud.
Her wrist and leg were killing her.
"Why do these things happen to me anyway? I must have the world's worst luck or something. Things just never seemed to go my way." Julian whined with a moan, her uninjured arm thrown over her eyes as she lay on Tohru's bed. It was nice though, to be clean again. To wear clean clothes and not smell of garbage. It was wonderful. Plain wonderful. Her favorite outfit may have been ruined, but after wearing it for the past 3 days straight, she doubted she'd have wanted to wear them ever again, anyway.
"I wonder when I'll be able to get in contact with Trent again." She muttered, not daring to move her face much if she could help it. The scratch was hurting again too and even talking was nearly unbearable. Anyway though, if she added it up, 5 days here equaled ½ an hour in the real world, and it had been 11:30 p.m. when she'd first arrived here. But that had been about what, 15 days or so ago? That meant it was about 12:30 now. Trent had said he was going to bed, and wouldn't see her until 5 the next afternoon... that was still like 16 and ½ hours from now.
"Great. I'm stuck here in the Fruba world for a little over a month until I see Trent next. What am I going to DO in all that time?" She mumbled as the door opened. She moved her arm and turned her head to glance in the direction of the door, sitting up when she saw it was Hatori.
"Shigure told me you hurt your wrist. I see that's not the only thing you've injured in these past 10 days." He said dryly, walking over to her after he shut the door, an eyebrow cocked as he stared pointedly at her face.
"I tripped and fell over a cat." She said, not knowing how much more into detail she should go. She wondered if Shigure had told them about her finding out the big family secret.
"Oh? And was that before or after you hurt your wrist?" He asked as he crouched on the floor by her feet and rummaged through his medical bag.
"...It was after." She replied, feeling equally embarrassed and mortified.
"Hmm. I see. "Was all he said as he took a bottle of alcohol from his bag. He unscrewed the lid and splashed a little of it onto a tiny sponge, dabbing the scrape on her face with it, not making eye contact with her as he did so.
"Shigure tells me you remembered what hotel you'd been staying at in Kansai, but you were fruitless in your search. How disappointing for you. " Hatori informed her as he finished, pulling a roll of gauze from his bag.
"What? Oh. Oh yeah. It was very...heartbreaking. (Shigure! What the FREAK did you TELL these people?!)" She said, attempting to act upset. She wasn't sure how well she was doing in her effort.
"I see." He replied dryly as he took her wrist and examined it. "Well. You did a number on it, now didn't you. This will hurt. Try not to scream too loudly." He added after several minutes as he glanced up at her appraisingly.
"Uh, well, I'll tr...yeeoowwww!!" She screeched as he popped the bones back into place, tears of pain filling her eyes.
"I told you it would be painful." He replied flatly as he began to wrap her wrist.
Julian didn't reply as she muttered under her breath, most of her comments uncharitable thoughts toward Shigure and the 2 girl from the grocery store.
"There. Don't sure that arm for a while, and it should heal quickly. Now. Why don't you tell me where you 2 REALLY were." He said as he finished up, resting back on his heels as he watched her, waiting for her response.
"(Oh shoot. Shoot, shoot, SHOOT!') Wha...what are you talking about? I thought you said Shigure told you where we were?" Julian asked with a nervous half-smile, trying to act confused.
"Yes, he did. But Shigure's not always the most truthful of people, you understand. It comes from being a writer. "
"Oh? Well, I don't know what he would have told you that was wrong. We were on our way to the Grocery store and I mentioned something about a store I remembered in Kansai. He talked me into going there. Said I must have been staying there someplace. And that's where we were. Checking things out in Kansai." Julian replied, keeping her answer as vague as possible.
"Hmm. So I see. Well. I suppose Shigure was telling the truth for once then. More or less. "He replied as he eyed her before he stood up and Accidentally bumped her leg with his own.
"Oww! "Julian replied without thinking, biting her lip as she felt ready to cry.
"Well. You're just a walking injury. What else is wrong with you then?" He asked her, an eyebrow cocked in skepticism as he knelt before her again.
"It's nothing. Don't worry about it." Julian replied hurriedly. Geez! Where was Yuki or Tohru when she needed them! Was Hatori the only person left in this house or something?!
"No, I don't think so. Pull your skirt up so I can see your leg." He said as he gave her a hard look.
"WHAT?! She exclaimed, flushing a bright shade of red.
"I am asking you as a DOCTOR. Now, pull your skirt up." He said as he rolled his eyes.
"Why do these things happen to me?" She thought as she pulled the section of her skirt covering her right thigh up, holding the skirt down so all he saw was her leg and nothing else.
"Is that a dog bite?" he asked as he eyed the wound, for once sounding surprised.
"Yes." She snapped, the hand holding her skirt tightening into a fist. This was embarrassing.
"Let me get this straight. You broke your wrist, was scratched by a cat AND bitten by a dog, ALL on the same day?!" He questioned her as he bandaged her leg.
"Is that so hard to believe? I had a bad day, ok?! First I was knocked over and I broke my wrist! Then the dog chased me, and I tripped over the cat, which scratched me right before the dog caught up with me and bit me! I really don't want to talk about it!!" Julian snapped, feeling close to tears again.
Hatori stared at her in silence for a minute, before a crocked smile flickered across his face
"Would you like a sleeping tonic? It may help. You sound a bit stressed out." He said as he closed his bag again, though he didn't move.
"...Oh, shut up." Julian replied sullenly as Hatori pulled her skirt down.
"How'd you know it was my leg, anyway?" Julian asked him as she glanced at him, unnerved to find him staring at her with this smirk on his face.
"Simple. The wound was seeping blood on your skirt. See?" He replied, fingering the spots of blood, his fingers brushing against her bare leg as he did so.
"Oh." Julian squeaked, figuring she was probably as red as a beet again, his touch making her shiver.
"What are you THINKING?! "She screamed at herself in silence, feeling mortified. What WAS she thinking?! He was just an anime character, after all. He wasn't even real! Maybe she should have her head examined while he was still here as well...
He he he. Maybe a hint of romance? Guess you'll have to wait and see.
Thanks to all of you who reviewed. Sinfulpurgatory – Yeah, I was working the angle of the gross out factor. But if you've ever noticed, in a lot of anime's, the characters always wear the same clothes a lot of time...he he
Myu Higurashi – Well, I guess you didn't need to wait long for chapter 15, he he. I don't know when chapter 16 will be up, though. I have a few other stories I'm working on – a ranma ½ fan fic, an Imadoki fanfic, and my orginal story, so I keep pretty busy.
foxgrl991- Well, yeah. Gotta love the randomness. It's the only way to go.
Kamuki Tanairi- Glad you like it! Thanks for reading!! It makes me happy..he he
KonekoCat-chan- Ah! Oh no! My very own Mei!! Lol!! But lookie lookie...I'm typing...your message...it got to me right here ( pats spot on chest where heart would be) No wait...that's heartburn. Sorry... he he he
Her wrist and leg were killing her.
"Why do these things happen to me anyway? I must have the world's worst luck or something. Things just never seemed to go my way." Julian whined with a moan, her uninjured arm thrown over her eyes as she lay on Tohru's bed. It was nice though, to be clean again. To wear clean clothes and not smell of garbage. It was wonderful. Plain wonderful. Her favorite outfit may have been ruined, but after wearing it for the past 3 days straight, she doubted she'd have wanted to wear them ever again, anyway.
"I wonder when I'll be able to get in contact with Trent again." She muttered, not daring to move her face much if she could help it. The scratch was hurting again too and even talking was nearly unbearable. Anyway though, if she added it up, 5 days here equaled ½ an hour in the real world, and it had been 11:30 p.m. when she'd first arrived here. But that had been about what, 15 days or so ago? That meant it was about 12:30 now. Trent had said he was going to bed, and wouldn't see her until 5 the next afternoon... that was still like 16 and ½ hours from now.
"Great. I'm stuck here in the Fruba world for a little over a month until I see Trent next. What am I going to DO in all that time?" She mumbled as the door opened. She moved her arm and turned her head to glance in the direction of the door, sitting up when she saw it was Hatori.
"Shigure told me you hurt your wrist. I see that's not the only thing you've injured in these past 10 days." He said dryly, walking over to her after he shut the door, an eyebrow cocked as he stared pointedly at her face.
"I tripped and fell over a cat." She said, not knowing how much more into detail she should go. She wondered if Shigure had told them about her finding out the big family secret.
"Oh? And was that before or after you hurt your wrist?" He asked as he crouched on the floor by her feet and rummaged through his medical bag.
"...It was after." She replied, feeling equally embarrassed and mortified.
"Hmm. I see. "Was all he said as he took a bottle of alcohol from his bag. He unscrewed the lid and splashed a little of it onto a tiny sponge, dabbing the scrape on her face with it, not making eye contact with her as he did so.
"Shigure tells me you remembered what hotel you'd been staying at in Kansai, but you were fruitless in your search. How disappointing for you. " Hatori informed her as he finished, pulling a roll of gauze from his bag.
"What? Oh. Oh yeah. It was very...heartbreaking. (Shigure! What the FREAK did you TELL these people?!)" She said, attempting to act upset. She wasn't sure how well she was doing in her effort.
"I see." He replied dryly as he took her wrist and examined it. "Well. You did a number on it, now didn't you. This will hurt. Try not to scream too loudly." He added after several minutes as he glanced up at her appraisingly.
"Uh, well, I'll tr...yeeoowwww!!" She screeched as he popped the bones back into place, tears of pain filling her eyes.
"I told you it would be painful." He replied flatly as he began to wrap her wrist.
Julian didn't reply as she muttered under her breath, most of her comments uncharitable thoughts toward Shigure and the 2 girl from the grocery store.
"There. Don't sure that arm for a while, and it should heal quickly. Now. Why don't you tell me where you 2 REALLY were." He said as he finished up, resting back on his heels as he watched her, waiting for her response.
"(Oh shoot. Shoot, shoot, SHOOT!') Wha...what are you talking about? I thought you said Shigure told you where we were?" Julian asked with a nervous half-smile, trying to act confused.
"Yes, he did. But Shigure's not always the most truthful of people, you understand. It comes from being a writer. "
"Oh? Well, I don't know what he would have told you that was wrong. We were on our way to the Grocery store and I mentioned something about a store I remembered in Kansai. He talked me into going there. Said I must have been staying there someplace. And that's where we were. Checking things out in Kansai." Julian replied, keeping her answer as vague as possible.
"Hmm. So I see. Well. I suppose Shigure was telling the truth for once then. More or less. "He replied as he eyed her before he stood up and Accidentally bumped her leg with his own.
"Oww! "Julian replied without thinking, biting her lip as she felt ready to cry.
"Well. You're just a walking injury. What else is wrong with you then?" He asked her, an eyebrow cocked in skepticism as he knelt before her again.
"It's nothing. Don't worry about it." Julian replied hurriedly. Geez! Where was Yuki or Tohru when she needed them! Was Hatori the only person left in this house or something?!
"No, I don't think so. Pull your skirt up so I can see your leg." He said as he gave her a hard look.
"WHAT?! She exclaimed, flushing a bright shade of red.
"I am asking you as a DOCTOR. Now, pull your skirt up." He said as he rolled his eyes.
"Why do these things happen to me?" She thought as she pulled the section of her skirt covering her right thigh up, holding the skirt down so all he saw was her leg and nothing else.
"Is that a dog bite?" he asked as he eyed the wound, for once sounding surprised.
"Yes." She snapped, the hand holding her skirt tightening into a fist. This was embarrassing.
"Let me get this straight. You broke your wrist, was scratched by a cat AND bitten by a dog, ALL on the same day?!" He questioned her as he bandaged her leg.
"Is that so hard to believe? I had a bad day, ok?! First I was knocked over and I broke my wrist! Then the dog chased me, and I tripped over the cat, which scratched me right before the dog caught up with me and bit me! I really don't want to talk about it!!" Julian snapped, feeling close to tears again.
Hatori stared at her in silence for a minute, before a crocked smile flickered across his face
"Would you like a sleeping tonic? It may help. You sound a bit stressed out." He said as he closed his bag again, though he didn't move.
"...Oh, shut up." Julian replied sullenly as Hatori pulled her skirt down.
"How'd you know it was my leg, anyway?" Julian asked him as she glanced at him, unnerved to find him staring at her with this smirk on his face.
"Simple. The wound was seeping blood on your skirt. See?" He replied, fingering the spots of blood, his fingers brushing against her bare leg as he did so.
"Oh." Julian squeaked, figuring she was probably as red as a beet again, his touch making her shiver.
"What are you THINKING?! "She screamed at herself in silence, feeling mortified. What WAS she thinking?! He was just an anime character, after all. He wasn't even real! Maybe she should have her head examined while he was still here as well...
He he he. Maybe a hint of romance? Guess you'll have to wait and see.
Thanks to all of you who reviewed. Sinfulpurgatory – Yeah, I was working the angle of the gross out factor. But if you've ever noticed, in a lot of anime's, the characters always wear the same clothes a lot of time...he he
Myu Higurashi – Well, I guess you didn't need to wait long for chapter 15, he he. I don't know when chapter 16 will be up, though. I have a few other stories I'm working on – a ranma ½ fan fic, an Imadoki fanfic, and my orginal story, so I keep pretty busy.
foxgrl991- Well, yeah. Gotta love the randomness. It's the only way to go.
Kamuki Tanairi- Glad you like it! Thanks for reading!! It makes me happy..he he
KonekoCat-chan- Ah! Oh no! My very own Mei!! Lol!! But lookie lookie...I'm typing...your message...it got to me right here ( pats spot on chest where heart would be) No wait...that's heartburn. Sorry... he he he