Author's Note: Alright, I decided to update. However, I was 5 pages into this and word decided to be an ass and close for no god damned reason. Soooo…this is a new version I guess. And the old shall be lost forever and ever ;; I felt like crying. So I save this one every page. I need a better summary for el story. Hmmm…must think of one soon.

Thank you to all who reviewed as well

Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket. All characters and the such are property of Takaya-san.

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Pieces of You

Chapter Two

Starting Over

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"Just like connecting one point to another,

My finger draws the line,

Is the line traced where I came from, or where I go from now?"

--Utada Hikaru, Deep River

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"Tohru-chan!" a tall teenaged girl called, her blond hair bobbing up and down as she jumped slightly, waving one arm in the air to signal her friend. The girl she was calling to turned around and smiled at her, her brown hair being blown about playfully by the wind. She jogged over to her friend, her brown school bag rebounding off of her legs as she did so.

"Uo-chan, how are you?" she asked spiritedly upon reaching the other girl.

"I'm fine," she responded, a false sound of security to her voice. She had spent most of the lunch period searching for Tohru, and upon finding her she had seen her staring off into space. It was like she was searching for something in that vast blue sky. Something she knew like the back of her hand; but something that was missing at the same time. That look, it was the same look Tohru had had on her face when her mother died. Like she was forcing herself to smile for the sake of everyone else.

"But you know, Tohru," she began, deciding it would be best to get her worries out in the open, "Me and Hana-chan have been worried about you a lot lately. You haven't been with it, ya know?"

"Oh! Don't worry about me!" Tohru quickly responded, simply beaming, "I'm perfectly fine. I've just been doing a lot of thinking lately." The two girls began walking, the taller slowing down her pace so that the smaller girl could keep up with the longer strides.

"Really?" Uo asked, raising an eyebrow, "What about?"

"Oh…well…the thing is…" Tohru started, and trailed off as if trying to find a way to best put it, "I don't know really." Tohru smiled brightly again. Another one of those reassuring smiles of hers.

Uo laughed a bit, and put an arm over Tohru's shoulder, "Ah well, I'm sure it will come to you eventually! Hey! How about you eat lunch with me and Hana-chan today? We haven't seen you in a long time."

"Sure, that sounds fun!" Tohru responded happily. She had felt badly about neglecting her friends lately. But well, she knew there was something she needed to find. She knew the answer to it, but she couldn't find it. It was this nagging feeling that she was forgetting something or someone very important to her. Something that truly meant a lot to her. However, whenever she tried to remember what exactly it was she was missing, this wave of coldness swept through her body. A cold feeling that made her depressed for that instant of time. She'd feel horribly lost and sad. So sad she thought she would never smile again.

"Great!" Uo shouted, and the two headed off to their friend, neither of them noticing a small blond haired boy watching them silently from behind a tree.

"Yo, brat…" a male voice called out. The boy jumped at the sudden sound and quickly snapped around to see a taller orange haired teen behind him.

"Oh, Kyo-kun! I didn't hear you coming!" the boy nearly shouted in his happiness as he bounded over towards the glaring teen.

"You know," the teen began, glancing at something else distractedly from the corner of his eyes, "You're not supposed to be around her."

"Oh, well…I just like seeing that Tohru-kun is happy!" he countered, bouncing up and down slightly, "Even if I can't talk to her. It's nice to know that she's happy."

"It doesn't matter, Momiji…you still can't see her. If Akito finds out you'll be in trouble," the other responded, his hand brushing over a scar on his arm, "Believe me…its better that you just stay away from her."

"I don't understand," Momiji stated, a pout forming on his face, "If I miss Tohru-kun…it makes me feel better to watch her and know that she's happy. No matter how much I miss her. I like that I knew her…and even though the memories hurt sometimes…I'm still glad that I have them. Aren't you, Kyo-kun?"

Kyo's red eyes widened, and then his expression softened, "You know what? Forget I said anything."

Momiji only stared at him in confusion as he giggled to himself. 'Kyo-kun is very weird sometimes…but I know… he misses Tohru-kun more than anyone else…'

Kyo began walking away from the smaller boy and stopped suddenly, catching something out of the corner of his eye. Tohru was sitting under a tree with her friends, smiling and laughing as if the world was perfect in her eyes. Kyo smiled to himself. Yes, it was better like this. She would be happy like this. She would be happy forgetting them all; not knowing what they all had to live through and worrying for them.

"I'm glad you're happy, Tohru…" he spoke to himself, barely above a whisper, the wind blowing as he did so and sending his orange hair flying. He brought his hand to his forehead to keep his bangs from his eyes as he sincerely smiled at her. He may be suffering…but she was happy. And that made him happy.

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She was standing on a balcony outside of her room, the wind softly blowing cool night air through the clothes she was hanging up to dry. She finished hanging up the clothing and sighed, "I knew there was something…I forgot to dry my uniform." She rubbed her eyes tiredly and went to go back inside for some sleep. She had school tomorrow. Just as she was about to open the door to her room, a loud clunk sounded from the roof.

She jumped slightly, looking up at the roof with a confused expression on her face. 'Someone's on the roof?' she thought to herself worriedly. Noticing the ladder, she slowly and cautiously began climbing. She began peering over roof's edge, her eyes squinting in the dark. And then she saw him.

He was laying on his back, eyes staring out at the stars above him, looking lost in thought. She smiled slightly, but was confused as to why he was up there nonetheless. She continued watching him for the longest time, noting how calm he looked when he wasn't be harassed by everyone.

"Um…uh…Kyo-kun?" she started, causing him to scream and jump quickly to face her, "What are you doing up there?" Suddenly realization hit her and she gasped, instantly feeling guilty.

"Oh yeah, you don't have a room…! Did I take your room?!" she asked, quickly growing flustered about imposing. This was his home first.

"That's not it," he replied coolly, closing his eyes, "I always slept in the living room. Kagura's down there tonight…"

"Is it that bad that she's here?" she asked, raising one eyebrow slightly.

"OF COURSE ITS BAD!" he shouted, clenching his fists, "I'll never get any peace as long as she's around!" He was sitting cross legged now, looking down at the ground (or roof) angrily, trying to contain his anger.

"I don't understand her," he added, running a hand through orange hair, "Marriage or whatever…its insane. It doesn't make any sense!"

"I think it's amazing that she can love someone so much," she replied, her eyes sparkling, "Besides…getting married is a girl's greatest dream!"

"Hnnn? Really?" he asked, looking at her like the whole idea was preposterous, "Why?"

"Isn't it your dream to beat Sohma-kun?" she questioned, looking at him from the side. His gaze was still off somewhere else, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking. "I mean, you even ran away to train for it."

"Yeah. Shigure told you?"

"Was it hard?" she asked, "Being all by yourself?"

"I wasn't by myself," he told her, beginning to look excited, "Master was with me!"

"Master…san?" she asked, wondering if the title was alright. He didn't mind, so she continued, "He must be strong." She smiled at him as he turned to her.

"Pah! Of course!" he answered, as though it was obvious, "Even that damn Yuki would be torn apart by Master! Master is a Sohma too, but one who understands how I feel. Master trained me since I was little! Training in the mountains is hard but…I got excited just thinking about it! I always looked forward to the next day…wondering what I would learn…how much stronger I'd become…" He jumped to his feet suddenly, and she smiled. He was acting just like a little kid. She knew, this was all more than just beating Sohma-kun…he really did love martial arts.

"Suddenly I want to fight!" he shouted, then he glanced at her from the corner of his eye and quickly sat back down looking embarrassed, "This must be boring for a girl to listen to."

"Huh?!" she shouted, becoming flustered again, "That…that's not true! I don't know much about martial arts but I'm not bored!"

"Really?"

"I'd be bored if someone was talking about something I'm not interested in!" she added, quickly trying to make sure she sounded sincere, "I mean, if someone was talking about physics or something, I'd get sleepy. But its not as if I have no interest in martial arts! I'm no expert but I know a few techniques! Uh…um…um…" She stammered, trying to think of what to do.

Suddenly, she turned towards him and sent a weak punch in his direction, hitting him on the arm.

"Right straight!"

There was silence.

And then he turned towards her, smiling awkwardly as he began to say something. It was awkward…but a smile nonetheless. His real smile. And seeing it, made her happier than anything. His mouth was moving now but no sound coming out as he made a comment. She was confused as the world began to fade slowly into white.

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"Tohru! Get up! You have to get to school!"

Tohru threw the covers off of herself the second she saw her clock. It was 7:00 am, leaving her only half an hour to get dressed, gather her things, and get to school. She scrambled from the bed and headed for the shower. Once inside, she relaxed, the warm water pouring down her back seeming very comforting.

Her thoughts soon trailed back to her dream the night before. It was oddly familiar, but she was almost positive that she hadn't a clue as to who that boy was. Nor any of the other names mentioned. But still, there was some comforting familiarity in his face, his mannerisms, that awkward smile. It was that seem feeling she'd be having a lot lately. As though she was forgetting something important; something that she shouldn't be forgetting. Something she didn't want to forget. She closed her eyes and sighed as she massaged the shampoo into her hair. It would be better not to dwell on this.

She quickly dressed and headed out the door for school. Maybe Uo-chan or Hana-chan would be able to help her sort this mess out.

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"I saw you…" a slender, grey haired teen stated to another across the table. The other teen looked up, crimson eyes glaring daggers through the milk pitcher and straight at the grey haired boy, who was looking quite pleased with himself.

"Saw me doing what?" he grunted, his glare deepening.

"I saw you watching her," he replied casually, then took a sip of his orange juice before continuing, "If you knew what was good for you, you stupid cat, you would stop dwelling on this and move on with your life." The boy seemed less than 100 as if he believed the words he was spewing out of his own mouth. He hadn't moved on. He still missed her everyday of his life. But it would be better for them all if they just tried to forget and moved on.

He waited for an answer but received none. The other teen simply stood up, grabbed his bag and headed out the door without saying a word.

"Yuki…you really shouldn't say things like that to him…" an older male voice added from the doorway. He walked into the room and sat down at the table wearing old fashioned clothing as usual. He grinned half heartedly, "We all miss her…its not just you."

Yuki quickly averted his gaze from the other man. "I know that…but…" he trailed off, unsure of what he was going to say, "Well, I need to get to school." He got up, grabbed his things and headed out yawning. He never was a morning person and he supposed that's the reason he even bothered to try and give that moronic cat some advice.

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"You seem fine now, Akito…" Hatori stated, removing the tongue depressor from the man's mouth, "Back to normal I suppose." Hatori turned away, tossed the depressor in the garbage can and then sat down at his desk. He glanced around his office, the room feeling very bland all of the sudden. He'd never noticed it before. Maybe he would have to consider allowing Ayame to come in and redecorate.

Wait…no…bad idea.

"None of them have tried seeing that ugly girl, have they?" he asked, hatred dripping from his voice.

"No…" Hatori replied in monotone, "No one has seen her." He couldn't help but feel an extreme amount of hatred for the person in the room with him. She really had been good for this family. She'd made them happy. And Akito had ripped it all away from him.

No, wrong. He had ripped it all away, it was him who had cleared her memories of them all. He had allowed himself to answer to Akito's every whim and call; and all it had brought them was pain. He truly hated himself for that. Maybe even more than what he had done to Kana.

"If any of them dare go to her…" Akito began, his voice lowering into a soft breathless sound, "I will see to it they never see the light of day again."

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Author's Note: Slightly happier right? I tried to end this chapter on a good note. Erm…yes, the flashback was taken out of the manga…cause the first time I read it, I remembered that scene being very cute and going, "Awww…I hope she ends up with Kyo" I promise this is going somewhere…I think…yes. It is!

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