The Secret Juunishi
Or
How to Mary Sue Yourself and Your Friend into Fruits Basket
by secretjuunishi
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Fandom: Fruits Basket
Spoilers: for the anime only, although I do mention the name of a Juunishi that is mentioned in the manga
Rating: PG-13 (for now)
Pairing: Mary x Hatori, Sue x Shigure
Genre: Humor/Romance/Angst/Drama
Disclaimer: I don't own them...I'm just borrowing them. Hail to Takaya Natsuki.
Summary: Mary Smith and Sue Jones end up in the Fruits Basket universe and they have *secrets.* *spooky music* Mary/Hatori, Sue/Shigure.
Author's Note: The part where I introduce Angst. A short bit.
[Mary] Holy crap, another review and it's still not a flame.
[Sue] Hee!
[Mary] They like it...they really like it...there must be something wrong.
[Sue] WTF are you talking about? *smack*
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Chapter 5 of ?
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The light was on in Hatori's office when he came back from returning Momiji to his guardians. For a moment, he stood looking at the dim light. Only one person could be waiting for him: Akito.
Cautiously, Hatori entered the office. Akito was indeed in the room, hovering just outside the small lamp's circle of light. He was holding Kana's photograph.
"Akito-san," Hatori greeted.
Akito turned to face Hatori, a thin smile on his lips. His eyes were completely blank.
"Ahh, Hatori," Akito said. "I hear we had some interesting visitors today."
Hatori's heart froze.
"I was disappointed I didn't get a chance to meet them," Akito continued. He stroked the glass over Kana's face slowly. Hatori's skin crawled.
"It is time for your examination," Hatori said, voice cold.
Akito sniffed in amusement and strode over to a mat, kimono dragging on the floor. Hatori concentrated on logging Akito's vitals, ignoring the looks the Souma leader was giving him.
Akito's eyes traced the lines of Hatori's face. His smile widened the longer Hatori ignored him. Deliberately, he caressed the edges of the picture frame he still held, bared his teeth when Hatori faltered. A slight frown appeared when Hatori continued with the nightly examination as if nothing had happened.
"The blonde one was cute," Akito said suddenly. "What was the other one like?"
Hatori willed himself not to break the pencil lead as he wrote in the medical log.
"Is she pretty?" Akito pressed. "Is she as pretty as Kana?"
Hatori stopped writing, warning flags that had gone up the moment he saw Akito were now blaring at him with deafening sounds. But they wouldn't drown out Akito's words.
"Your vitals have stabilized," Hatori croaked.
"I've been feeling good." The words sent a chill down Hatori's spine.
Akito rose. Hatori followed suit and busied himself with returning his instruments. In his peripheral vision, he saw Akito move back to the bookshelf and replace Kana's photo.
"I think I shall retire now," Akito said, striding past Hatori toward the door.
As he passed by, Akito slowed and stretched out his hand, running a finger along Hatori's jaw.
"You know," he whispered. "I was the one who asked Kana to come and learn from you."
And then, with the soft click of the door sliding shut, Akito was gone.
Hatori expelled a breath he didn't realize he was holding and sank to the floor on one knee. Akito was scheming and Hatori knew only bad could come of it. And that last comment about Kana…
Slowly, Hatori lowered himself to the ground fully and stretched out on his back, his right hand over his eyes.
Kana.
Hatori cherished his memories of Kana, though the ending was bitter and painful. Hatori hadn't known Akito arranged for her to study under him. He'd been surprised when he was told she would be arriving.
In retrospect, Hatori realized Akito acted much like he was now. Secret smiles and looks. Innocent questions about Kana and what Hatori thought of her.
And in that instant, Hatori realized Akito had been playing with him, had always been playing with him. Hatori had always been quiet and serious, a steady man. When Kana came into his life, everything changed. It had been like being born again.
Akito had watched the whole thing, kept his thoughts to himself, content to let things be. But in the end, everything went the way Akito dictated. Hatori realized that now.
No one dared go against the word of the Souma family leader. What Akito wanted, Akito got, even if it meant sacrificing one's happiness…one's life for the family. For Akito. He was the one burdened with the severest punishment of the curse, wasn't he?
Hatori sighed and rolled to his side. Something fell out of his pocket. Frowning, he picked up the object and brought it into his vision.
Mary's card.
A sense of horror and dread began creeping through Hatori's body.
"Is she as pretty as Kana?"
Akito's words echoed through his mind and mocked him.
What was Akito planning?
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End Chapter 5
Or
How to Mary Sue Yourself and Your Friend into Fruits Basket
by secretjuunishi
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Fandom: Fruits Basket
Spoilers: for the anime only, although I do mention the name of a Juunishi that is mentioned in the manga
Rating: PG-13 (for now)
Pairing: Mary x Hatori, Sue x Shigure
Genre: Humor/Romance/Angst/Drama
Disclaimer: I don't own them...I'm just borrowing them. Hail to Takaya Natsuki.
Summary: Mary Smith and Sue Jones end up in the Fruits Basket universe and they have *secrets.* *spooky music* Mary/Hatori, Sue/Shigure.
Author's Note: The part where I introduce Angst. A short bit.
[Mary] Holy crap, another review and it's still not a flame.
[Sue] Hee!
[Mary] They like it...they really like it...there must be something wrong.
[Sue] WTF are you talking about? *smack*
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Chapter 5 of ?
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The light was on in Hatori's office when he came back from returning Momiji to his guardians. For a moment, he stood looking at the dim light. Only one person could be waiting for him: Akito.
Cautiously, Hatori entered the office. Akito was indeed in the room, hovering just outside the small lamp's circle of light. He was holding Kana's photograph.
"Akito-san," Hatori greeted.
Akito turned to face Hatori, a thin smile on his lips. His eyes were completely blank.
"Ahh, Hatori," Akito said. "I hear we had some interesting visitors today."
Hatori's heart froze.
"I was disappointed I didn't get a chance to meet them," Akito continued. He stroked the glass over Kana's face slowly. Hatori's skin crawled.
"It is time for your examination," Hatori said, voice cold.
Akito sniffed in amusement and strode over to a mat, kimono dragging on the floor. Hatori concentrated on logging Akito's vitals, ignoring the looks the Souma leader was giving him.
Akito's eyes traced the lines of Hatori's face. His smile widened the longer Hatori ignored him. Deliberately, he caressed the edges of the picture frame he still held, bared his teeth when Hatori faltered. A slight frown appeared when Hatori continued with the nightly examination as if nothing had happened.
"The blonde one was cute," Akito said suddenly. "What was the other one like?"
Hatori willed himself not to break the pencil lead as he wrote in the medical log.
"Is she pretty?" Akito pressed. "Is she as pretty as Kana?"
Hatori stopped writing, warning flags that had gone up the moment he saw Akito were now blaring at him with deafening sounds. But they wouldn't drown out Akito's words.
"Your vitals have stabilized," Hatori croaked.
"I've been feeling good." The words sent a chill down Hatori's spine.
Akito rose. Hatori followed suit and busied himself with returning his instruments. In his peripheral vision, he saw Akito move back to the bookshelf and replace Kana's photo.
"I think I shall retire now," Akito said, striding past Hatori toward the door.
As he passed by, Akito slowed and stretched out his hand, running a finger along Hatori's jaw.
"You know," he whispered. "I was the one who asked Kana to come and learn from you."
And then, with the soft click of the door sliding shut, Akito was gone.
Hatori expelled a breath he didn't realize he was holding and sank to the floor on one knee. Akito was scheming and Hatori knew only bad could come of it. And that last comment about Kana…
Slowly, Hatori lowered himself to the ground fully and stretched out on his back, his right hand over his eyes.
Kana.
Hatori cherished his memories of Kana, though the ending was bitter and painful. Hatori hadn't known Akito arranged for her to study under him. He'd been surprised when he was told she would be arriving.
In retrospect, Hatori realized Akito acted much like he was now. Secret smiles and looks. Innocent questions about Kana and what Hatori thought of her.
And in that instant, Hatori realized Akito had been playing with him, had always been playing with him. Hatori had always been quiet and serious, a steady man. When Kana came into his life, everything changed. It had been like being born again.
Akito had watched the whole thing, kept his thoughts to himself, content to let things be. But in the end, everything went the way Akito dictated. Hatori realized that now.
No one dared go against the word of the Souma family leader. What Akito wanted, Akito got, even if it meant sacrificing one's happiness…one's life for the family. For Akito. He was the one burdened with the severest punishment of the curse, wasn't he?
Hatori sighed and rolled to his side. Something fell out of his pocket. Frowning, he picked up the object and brought it into his vision.
Mary's card.
A sense of horror and dread began creeping through Hatori's body.
"Is she as pretty as Kana?"
Akito's words echoed through his mind and mocked him.
What was Akito planning?
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End Chapter 5