'Insanity'

By: Kyoko Misami

Disclaimer: I don't own Haru or Fruits Basket

Chapter 3: The gift.

Misuru held the books to her chest as she stuck around the street post to get a closer look. Yuki was talking very slowly and Haru's eyes had this dark gleam in them. She sighed. Not once in her life would she be able to talk to him. Yuki stared in her direction and with a fast movement she ducked behind a garbage can.

'Oh my god I think Yuki saw me!'

When Yuki turned away Misuru popped her head out and saw the two walk down to the large estate. She knew that a large family lived there, the Sohma's she thought. Then she gasped. Haru and Yuki both had the last name Sohma so she thought.

'Are their parents rich or something?'

She followed close behind and Yuki had a strange feeling that they were being watched and sure enough Momiji jumped from no where landing on Misuru. Her body was smashed to the floor as she looked into Momiji's large eyes. Yuki and Hatsuharu were also next to her with serious faces. Momiji smiled and helped her up.

"Hallo Misuru what brings you here?" he asked.

"I was um...coming home from Suzume's house." Misuru still felt like she was caught and sighed. "Actually I was wondering why you two were out so late. It's already 10:00."

Yuki sweat dropped and Haru shrugged. Momiji tired to latch onto Misuru's arm but Yuki held him back.

"Momiji..."

"C'mon Yuki it's not fair. I'm allowed to hug Misuru." Momiji whined.

"Not out here in the open your not. Do you want her to get into trouble?" Haru replied.

Momiji pouted but did as he was told. For some reason Haru had the same look of confusion he did the other morning when Misuru bumped into him. He stared at Misuru carefully as if inspecting her. They walked together half the way without any word until Momiji piped up.

"Misuru! Do you want to come to my house? We have ice cream!" He said happily.

"Gomen nasai Momiji-Chan, but I'm actually late into getting home."

Misuru felt around in her pockets for her house key and noticed that something was in there as well. It was a chain she wanted to give to Haru yesterday during the last day of school.

'Misuru he is right here give him the chain.' She said to herself.

'But what if he doesn't like it?' she thought and popped it out of her pants pocket. She shoved the package in front of Haru's face and bowed.

"Um...Hatsuharu-san this is for you. I was um...supposed to give it to you yesterday, but I forgot."

Haru took it from her in confusion and opened it up. Misuru blushed furiously and slowly walked away from them. She didn't want to hear him say thank you because like Suzume said, she would never be able to have him.

She ran all the way home and her front door was locked. Neither her mother nor her father came to answer it and that meant that they had gone to gamble at a friend's house. She sat there crying because she was such a coward, and she couldn't do anything by herself. She heard footsteps and Haru stood there with the chain in his hands.

"Ha...Haru what are you doing here?"

"I wanted to say thanks." He replied "You got this for me right?"

"Oh um...your welcome I guess. I didn't really know what to get...well because I hardly talked to you at school. I should be the one thanking you for yesterday when you helped me pick up my stuff."

"This is just fine." He muttered. Misuru blushed looking up at him. He was so cute at that moment that she felt she was going to blurt it out.

"Uh...um Hatsuharu-san if you need anything I'll be happy to help." She said smiling. Yuki and Momiji were behind him telling him that they had to go back to the estate, but Yuki didn't look too happy for some reason.

"Yuki why are you so tense?" Momiji asked jumping around the place as they walked away form Misuru's large white house. Yuki turned away and Momiji sighed.

"We will not take you to see Akito if you really don't want to see him." Momiji replied. He turned his glance at Haru who put the chain around his neck.

"Misuru-kun was nice to get you that!" he said smiling.

"Hmm..." Haru muttered. "There really has something about her..."

"Huh? You mean Misuru?" Momiji asked. Haru kept quiet. When they got to the gate Hatori was there to meet them.

"Haru, Momiji you are late and your parents just called to see where you where." He replied looking smitten. He clicked a button on his keys and a beep came from his car.

"Yuki I suspect that you are coming here to see Akito." He asked "Why would that be?"

"No Haru came to Shigure's asking if I would help him with something." Yuki said.

"Indeed, Haru the police came by moments ago. They said that they need to explain something to you. What did you do this time?"

"If I have to tell them again I never did anything."

MISURU'S POV

Thank god that Haru didn't reject my gift. I was really nervous. Id' never has enough courage to tell him though it's just not something I would do. I'm a freak. Suzume lent me a couple of books that I noticed in her small apartment. One I was reading before really reminded me of my life. I sat there reading the passage page by page.

A place where she was always at wasn't enough and yet her life wasn't as happy as it seemed to be. She was afraid...afraid that she would find out something horrible. Her mother and her father were never home and her friends ignored her most of the time. She would look his way day by day wishing that she had a purpose. She had one, but didn't realize that it was there all along...

I sat reading this book at my desk getting into it as the character had a job to do. This girls name was Karachi and her life was just like mine. She had the same problems I had at the age of 13 when no one talked to me because I was different.

A/N: Alright short chapter but that's just me! The chapters will be longer once I think of something to write. Please review!