My Voice Against the Rain by disilluzional88
PG
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Fruits Basket or any of the characters!!!
My first attempt at a Fruits Basket fic, eh? Yup. I'm kinda nervous though. LoL... i have no idea why. Well, I hope you guys enjoy it!
Chapter 1- "Tears at Midnight"
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"Tohru." Yuki said seriously. The girl with light brown hair and soft brown eyes looked up at him.
"Yes?" Yuki was nervous. She could tell that he was by the way his eyes darted from one place to another and finally landed on hers. "I-I know we're sorta young but I was, uh, wondering... w-whether, umm..."
Tohru put her hand on his arm and asked, "What's the matter?" She loved it when he was like this. He had been this way ever since they had admitted feelings for each other and when she had no clue about what he was talking about. But as Yuki talked to her more and more, flattering her, and telling her jokes, she managed to return his feelings. He was nervous like this when he had first told Tohru he loved her and now she felt that he had something much more serious to talk about.
"Will you marry me?" Yuki asked with a hopeful light in eyes. Tohru was shocked. She didn't think he would ask her so early. While she was at a loss for words, he put a beautiful gold ring with a small diamond, onto her engagement finger. "I know it's small but it was all I could afford. Please say yes. I love you."
Tohru began to cry then and as Yuki embraced her tightly, she whispered, "Of course I'll marry you Yuki... I love you with all my heart." And as they cried tears of joy, what they didn't know was that it wasn't going to last very long...
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"Hey, did you guys hear? Tohru and Yuki are gonna get married!!!" Shigure exclaimed to all the people in the household. 'Hmm... too bad Kyo hasn't come home.' he thought in his head.
Kyo had left two and a half years ago and went far away to train. Within that time period, he had only called three times, but always asked whether Tohru was alright, before he asked about the others. He still had yet to learn about the engagement and Shigure was the only one who knew how Kyo felt about her. Kyo had confided in him the night he left.
Shigure sighed and wondered how Kyo would take it if he knew. He looked around at the people who were congratulating the two most happiest people in the room and possibly, in the world.
"Congratulations!" said Momiji cheerfully. Hatori just nodded and smiled one of his rare smiles.
'I wish Kyo-kun was here... it all seems to be pointless without him...' Tohru thought as her family and friends shook her hand, hugged (some in the process, transformed) and gave her advice on marriage life. She was overwhelmed with the gratitude and acceptance of their engagement. Tohru smiled and looked outside and into the sky, thinking, 'Mom, I hope you're watching. Today was almost the happiest day of my life but my wedding day will be my happiest.'
Looking around for Hanajima and Arisa, she saw them at the far end of the room. It seemed like Hanajima was talking about something serious but Arisa was shaking her head in disbelief. Tohru heard parts of the conversation like "bad feeling" and "it's all wrong." She wondered what Hanajima was referring to.
"Ahem, I want to make a toast to the two lovey dovey birds over there," Shigure started. "...may happiness fulfill both of your hearts. OH, and don't forget, SAFETY FIRST!" Tohru and Yuki both blushed a deep red and someone whacked Shigure in the head.
Ayame tapped his wine glass with a fork (a little too hard, causing the glass to shatter), and muttered a "whoopsies." "Well, uhh, I wish my brother the best and I hope that Shigure and I will finally be able to--" He was interrupted with a fist that collided with his head. Ayame rubbed his head and looked around to see who did it. Unfortunately for him, all of them were whistling except for Shigure who was mumbling, "Oh, please," with a few giggles afterward.
"Uhh... o-kayy... so where were we?" Shigure asked.
"Oh, right... I would like to make a toast to my granddaughter. To her future!!!" Tohru's grandfather boomed. Everyone clapped and Momiji started chanting, "We're gonna party like it's your birthday. Yeah, yeah, yeah!"
SoOo, the celebration of the engagement went on and everyone stayed in happy mode for the rest of the day.
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As the guests started going home, Hanajima went up to Tohru with Arisa by her side.
"We need to talk to you in private."
Following Tohru to her room, Hanajima said, "You can't marry him."
Tohru was in shock. Calmly but nervously, she replied, "I don't know what you're talking about Hanajima, but I'm marrying Yuki."
"But I have bad vibes and there's this feeling that won't leave me alone. You've got to listen to me!" her friend raised her voice.
Tohru shook her head. "I'm sorry, but I will marry Yuki. I love him!!!"
Hanajima started at her for a second and left.
Arisa looked at Tohru and said, "I don't want to believe it but when is she ever wrong?" She opened the door and closed it behind her. Tohru was close to tears as she wondered what she should do.
After a few minutes, she heard knocking at her door.
"Come in..." she managed to say. It was Yuki. He was alarmed to find her on the floor with her knees pulled up to her chest and feeling sad.
"What's wrong?!" He rushed to her side and he held her. Tohru didn't know what to say so she said nothing and gripped Yuki tighter.
Soon, Tohru felt better and as she looked up at Yuki, she wondered why Hanajima would say that. 'No. This is right. Nothing will happen to us because there's no doubt attached to our love.
"Tohru." The same serious voice again and she wondered what he wanted to talk about this time. "I have to leave tonight but I'll come home in about a week. I've got to take care of something in Hokkaido."
She frowned. "Aww, you're going away? Do you have to leave me now?"
Yuki ran his hand through her hair and said, "I have to go. It's very important. But I will come back."
Tohru was afraid for some reason. She looked into his eyes and saw that he meant it. That made her relax a little but only a tiny bit.
"You promise Yuki...?" she asked with a sad smile. "Promise me you'll come back to me. I just want to hear you say it..."
He smiled and kissed the top of her head. "I promise."
But even as he said those words and Tohru was wrapped up in his arms, we all know that somehow, some promises are broken.
Tohru watched from a distance when Yuki had to leave. He went into the taxi, waved, and then drove off into the night. Something didn't feel right. She didn't feel right. And she felt as if Hanajima's instincts were right about the whole thing. Sighing, she walked back inside and waited for the day he would return. What she didn't know was that she would have to wait an eternity for Yuki to come back home.
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:::the next day:::
Shigure was watching TV in the morning when suddenly the news popped up on the screen.
"Man, I was watching that too." He whined, glaring at the TV.
Behind him, Tohru was making breakfast. Pancakes and bacon and all the stuff needed to feed a family.
"BREAKING NEWS!!! Last night, a truck crashed into car. A black taxi cab containing two people."
Tohru turned around and said, "Aww, how sad. Those poor people. I hope they're alright."
"The driver, Hitoshi Akamatsu, and his passenger were killed."
With a sad voice, Tohru said, "How terrible! I wonder how their family is going to make it without them. I'm sure they were both loved very much."
"The passenger that was killed instantly along with Akamatsu, was a local resident--Yuki Sohma."
Tohru froze. The plate in her hand started to shake. "No..." she whispered. She denied what the reporter was saying. She didn't want to hear it but she looked up and at the TV screen. There it showed a picture of the the driver and then of... Yuki. She dropped the plate, making it shatter to pieces. Shigure shot up. There were tears in his eyes as he looked at Tohru who was in shock.
Shigure went over and tried to embrace her, to comfort her, but she struggled out of his grasp.
"NO!!!" Tohru screamed with her face in her hands. "YUKI!!!" she yelled and ran through the house, outside into the pouring rain, and kneeled down in the mud, her long hair dripping wet, tears flowing nonstop as she called out his name into the depth of the world, knowing that he would never answer her ever again.
"Yuki..." she whispered with a sob. "You promised me..."
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A/N: I am FINISHED!!! YES!!! Well, this is the first sad fic I've written. So yeah... to me it's pretty sad. Sorry to all you Yuki fans out there but this is how it has gotta be. Well, I hope you enjoyed and I'll try and update soon! REVIEW please!