Chae.Rim: I did NOT create Fruit Basket. (wishing she does)

Natsuki Takaya: Chae.Rim did not create Fruit Basket. It belongs to me.

Chae.Rim: ALERT! This fan fiction may contain spoilers.

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Summary: It's almost summer. The small leaves are quivering to live. Flowers are racing to bloom in its beautiful way. As time passes by, until fall, the young maple trees on the sidewalk will tatter. As time passes by, people will change without noticing it. Yet, their wounds are scars in their heart that will still remain; yet, there'll always be someone to heal those scars… And that someone to the Sohma family is Tohru, but who is it that will heal Tohru's wounds? KyoXTohruXYuki

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Chapter I: Busy Day

It was that day again.

" Shigure-san, can I go out this afterno-" Tohru asked as Shigure interrupted.

" Ahh! Where are the keys?" Shigure jumped all over the room, rummaging through bookshelves and tables,trying to find the keys. " I'm going to be late with Hatori-san again! Tohru, could you help me with the chores? Thanks! Here's the to-do list."

This was unlike Shigure (Or maybe he planned this). As Shigure ran out the door after he found the keys, which he found lying in his pocket, Yuki walked in the living room.

" Honda-san, I'm going to go to the student council meeting at school for the Winter Fair. You wouldn't mind being alone today, would you?" Yuki asked politely. He felt a little bit guilty, leaving Tohru alone in this house. " I could call Momiji to come over if you want."

" That's alright, Yuki-kun," Tohru said smiling.

" Honda-san, would you do me a favor also?" Yuki asked. Leaving her at home alone, and asking her to do something for him made Yuki feel a little uneasy. Yet no matter what the task he asked for, Tohru would always smile and nod. Her smiles made him feel warmer somewhere within; a tin of happiness began to expand in Yuki's heart. There was no way Yuki could ever live without Tohru and her smiles. " Would you water the garden in the wood today?"

The special place where only Yuki and Tohru know.

" Okay, sure!" Tohru replied. Why can't Tohru ever say no? Today is her mom's death anniversary, but she doesn't seem to have time to visit her mother's grave.

" Thank you, Honda-san," Yuki smiled, then reluctantly left the house. He wanted to stay home with her rather go to some stupid meetings in school discussing about the fair. (The stupid fair where they'll make Yuki wears a dress again!)

As Yuki departed, Tohru was alone, holding Shigure's to-do list in her hands. If I finish the chore early, I'll can still catch the last train to see mom, Tohru thought happily.

The door slammed. Kyo walks in.

" Hey," he said as he walked toward Tohru. " Where's everyone?"

" Hello Kyo-kun," Tohru sweetly replied with a smile on her face. " Shigure left to see Hatori-san, I think. And Yuki has a meeting at school."

" They left you alone?" Kyo said with a surprised look, as if it was such a shocking thing.

" It's no big deal," Tohru smiled as if they were no big deal. She hopes she would finish the tasks early to see her mom again.

Noticing the to-do list, Kyo yelled. " And they make you do all these things?" Kyo was outraged. Yet, she said nothing, but smile, saying: 'This is no big deal' as always. " I can't believe you stood for this."

Kyo stumbled away to his room. By Kyo's expression, Tohru thought that he was mad at her.

Ever since, Tohru lived in the Sohma family, Kyo always seemed to be the one who seemed to hating mostly everyone because he thought everyone disgusted him of his true original form. Even so, Tohru took all the ugliness out in Kyo's heart and looked underneath to who he really was. Tohru gave Kyo the warmth of having someone by his side who will face everything together that Kyo never thought he deserved. He never know how many people on this earth cares for him excepts shinshou before. The cherish moments that Tohru brought into his life wasn't something he could pay back. It's something special that tied within Tohru's and his heart.

Tohru looked sad, unmoved, until Kyo walked into the living room again after he changed.

" Need any help with that?" Kyo asked. For a glimpse there, Kyo smiled, something he would never done if Yuki was here, next to Tohru right now.

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3 hours later…

" How many 'things' did we finish?" Kyo asked, feeling a little pissed at Shigure for making Tohru doing all this stuff. Yet, Kyo was glad to spend time with Tohru… to see her smiles, see her smiles himself, alone, without anyone to bother, especially without Yuki.

" We're halfway finished," Tohru said.

" Shigure…" Kyo growled under his breath. " You should've say no to Shigure about doing his chores. His house, his responsibility to take care of these kinds of stuff."

" That's alright. I don't mind doing this," Tohru said. " It made me feel that I'm helpful around here."

Kyo chuckled as he tweaked his eye browns. Tohru was always like that. Always helping out other people and forget her self. Kyo wished he could be like that sometimes, but that was something that he knew that he could never be.

" Let me see the list," Kyo said. Looking at the list, Kyo sighed and swore to God that he would kill Shigure after this. Something caught Kyo's eyes:

' Water the garden for Yuki '

Kyo stopped reading the list and put it aside to continue drying the dishes with a towel as Tohru passed the wet spotless plates to him. Every time when anyone or whatever mentioned Yuki, the stupid damn rat, a feeling burned up within Kyo as if they were going to eat him up. (Flashback: When Kyo, as a small kid, accused Yuki.) It's all the rat's fault! (End flashback) Maybe it was the past that made up this habit of hating Yuki. Either it was really Yuki's fault or not, Kyo would never stop despising Yuki.

That damn rat.

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End Chapter 1: Busy Day.

Chae.Rim: I'm sorry if the grammar isnot exactly correct. I tried my best, so yeah…

Okay, you might have thought, " Why the freak does this Chae.Rim keep explaining about Kyo's hatred feelings toward Yuki stuff that we already know? This is off topic and a waste of time! I don't get where this is going…"

Or you might think something similarto that. Why? Because I want to include an addiction chapter about Yuki's and Kyo's feelings toward each other and how Tohru resolved them. Yes, that does relate to the morals that implies in this fan fiction, somehow. Basic introduction of the series, I thought, was necessary. ) I hope you enjoy the fan fiction. )

Next Chapter: What is Yuki thought of Kyo? What would Kyo and Yuki do when they found out that "that day" was Tohru's mom death anniversary? Do they really understand Tohru behind that smile?