Author's Note: Mmmm…more fic time! And review responses.

StuPidmeEh: I gave you nightmares! OO I'm sorry! I didn't think my writing was that atrocious! Just kidding! But at least you thought it was good Oh…yeah…I like sad stuff

Eni: Awww thank you! I love when people give nice comments. Yes, Tohru and Kyo are the best couple. I mean, Yuki and Tohru is okay…I just favor Kyo…cause he's adorable. Ah, I address the other stuff this chapter…well almost. The rest will be addressed later.

inu-yasha and snago luver: I love Kyo and Tohru too! Cuteness

Alanna: The 10 monopoly dollars are mine!

And yes, if you haven't checked out the first chapter again, many changes were made! I revised it. I honestly proofread these things beforehand but by the time I finish I get so anxious and just post forthwith! Much thanks to people who point out my grammar/spelling errors because well, it helps I need an editor or something…someone to keep my writing on a regular basis and someone to proof read for me.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket…nor do I own anything else besides my ideas.

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Pieces of You

Chapter Three

Smile

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"Until the day I reach eternal sleep,
That smiling face will,
Have to stay with me without fail."
-Hamasaki Ayumi, Dearest (I AM...)

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"So…you had another dream again, Tohru?" a girl with long, wavy black hair asked in concern, her grey eyes filling with worry, "I did sense odd waves emanating from you lately…"

"Oh! No, no, no! Don't look so worried over me, Hana-chan!" Tohru began, waving her hands in front of her flustered, "They're just silly dreams! I don't suppose they're anything serious. Maybe I'm not eating right?" Tohru looked up thoughtfully, she had been eating normally lately. At least, she had not changed her diet lately. Brushing her hair behind her shoulders, she leaned over the plastic coated table top at the fast food restaurant and took a sip from her soda. Arisa grinned at her smaller friend from across the table. Tohru always thought more of other's feelings, leaving her own ignored.

"Tohru…I think…you should try to forget about these dreams of yours. They seem to be troubling you a lot," Hana suggested, absent mindedly stirring her drink with her straw as she continued, "Something must have triggered all this…"

"It…it's harder than that, Hana-chan. I can't just…forget these dreams…" Tohru stated, "I've tried not to think about them a lot. But thinking about these weird dreams I've been having…I feel…I feel almost…happy."

"So, these dreams that you've been so worked up over, and acting so strange about…" Arisa started, looking completely puzzled, "Are actually, making you happy?" She raised an eyebrow.

"Um…yes!" Tohru answered, happily grinning from her seat. Hana and Arisa turned to each other, each returning the other's look of complete confusion. Tohru however, was still grinning and tossing french fries into her mouth every now and then.

"Um…Tohru…these dreams of yours. Well…I haven't seen you talking to the Sohma's lately," Hana said, glancing down at her cup of iced tea unsurely, "I was wondering…have you been having problems with them?"

"The Sohma's?" Tohru asked, her face filling with the utmost look of confusion, "Well…um…I'm sorry, Hana-chan. I…um…well…you see…I don't remember ever talking to the Sohma's. But…they're in our class, right?" Tohru laughed slightly with a smile plastered on her face. Both Arisa and Hana's mouths fell upon upon hearing this.

"Um…Tohru…how can you not remember the Sohma's!" Uo asked, not noticing she had knocked her meal clear across the table as she jumped around to look at Tohru.

"Oh! Um…I…uh…" Tohru began stuttering. The look upon her friends faces was that of utter shock. Had she said something to offend them? What had she said?

"I'm sorry!" Tohru shouted, causing the entire restaurant to turn and look at her as she bowed to her friends repeatedly, "I didn't mean to offend you!"

"Don't be sorry!" Arisa shouted back, "Its just…don't you remember living with the Sohma's for the past year?"

"No…sorry…" Tohru said, shaking her head and looking almost sad as she did so. She'd been living with her grandfather the past year. At least, she remembered living there. All the memories of the past year were there. New Year's, Valentine's Day, her grandfather's birthday, her own birthday; she simply didn't remember ever talking-let alone living with-the Sohma's. She decided her friends were playing a joke and began giggling, "OH! You guys are joking, right! Its very funny!" She nodded to add support to her statement.

"Tohru…we aren't joking…" Hana-chan replied, looking glum. She didn't bother asking if Tohru was lying or not. Tohru never lied a day in her life, and she doubted Tohru would start now. Especially over something of this matter. Suddenly feeling very upset Tohru decided she wanted to leave.

"Well, I have some homework to do! I've been really behind cause well…you know…I've been so out of it! But! I told sensei I would have it all in by tomorrow and I have a lot to do and all!" Tohru stated quickly as she scooted out of the booth they were sitting in, "I'll just go home! You two have fun here, okay? And don't worry about me!" She waved goodbye and said her farewell, then bounced out the door. She had left in such haste, neither Hana or Arisa had gotten a chance to prevent her leaving.

"Did you catch any of that?" Arisa asked, still staring wide eyed at the door Tohru had just rushed out of.

"I can't say I did."

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Tohru sighed as she walked slowly down the sidewalk, cars zooming past her in the busy streets. Fall had arrived quickly and already there was a cold chill to the air. Tohru shivered and frowned to herself as she remembered she hadn't thought to bring a jacket. She continued walking, orange and brown leaves crinkling under her brown loafers.

She frowned and sighed slightly, noticing her breathe forming in a small cloud before her face. She had panicked back there, hadn't she? But, the things they were saying just didn't make sense to her at all. She simply did not remember living with the Sohma's. The entire idea was insane. Sohma-kun was the "prince" of their high school. She had never exactly been the in-crowd, so why would someone like that even want to look in her direction? There simply wasn't room for a person like her with a person like him.

Perhaps they were just joking with her. But they had seemed so serious…and even confused when she hadn't known what they were talking about. If they were joking however, wouldn't they have told her? They weren't the type of friends who continued charades like that. She really didn't know what to think.

Maybe this explained her dreams.

'Wait-isn't Sohma-kun's first name Yuki?' she thought, stopping in her tracks as her eyes widened, 'I mentioned a Yuki in my-' Her thought was cut off as another body hit her shoulder, sending her forward onto the sidewalk.

"Ow!" she shouted upon hitting the pavement. She looked down at her knee, noticing a rather large gash across it. It wasn't anything too bad so she instantly bowed in the direction the other person's shuffling was coming from.

"I'm so sorry! I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing!" she explained, her head bowed in what appeared to be a boy of her age's direction. His back was turned to her, but he was taller than she was and kneeling on the ground as he finished picking up his books that had fallen when he'd bumped into her.

"Oh, Honda-san…I'm…" he began as he stood up and turned to face her. He suddenly froze up, his grey eyes widening as his mouth hung agape. He looked down at the ground sadly, as if thinking something over to himself, averting her now wide-eyed gaze. He quickly regained composure, "It's my fault, Honda-san. I wasn't watching where I was going." He smiled slightly and extended a hand to pull her to her feet.

"So-sohma-kun! I'm so sorry! Please forgive me!" she exclaimed, still sitting on the cold sidewalk.

Yuki grinned and politely ignored her over-apologetic nature as he grabbed her hand to pull her to her feet. Once standing, she smiled and thanked him.

"You're welcome, Honda-san. It's getting late…why don't I walk you home since I'm here?" he offered, a small smirk on his face.

"Um…uh…that would be nice…" she responded. Was Sohma-kun really walking her home? He was so handsome and polite. What was a person like this doing walking her home?

'AH! What will his fan club think!'

The two teens began walking down the street, the streetlights on now on as it was growing darker by the second. Tohru shivered again, the coldness really getting to her now. She rubbed her hands together attempting to warm them up. She suddenly felt a weight on her shoulders and looked to see Yuki's jacket on her. She looked up at him in shock as she started trying to force the jacket back into his possession.

"AH! No! I can't take your jacket!" she stated, shaking her head, "You'll be cold." He laughed a little and she lowered her arms, the jacket pressed up to her chest as she tilted her head in confusion.

"What's so funny?" she asked.

"Ah…nothing…" Yuki replied, quickly looking else where, "I'm fine though, think of the jacket as yours." He took the jacket from her and placed it back over her shoulders, "We can't have you getting sick."

'She's still the same old Tohru,' he thought happily to himself.

"Are you sure?"

"Of course," he answered, smiling slightly. Tohru was taken aback a bit. He never smiled at school. Not once could she remember him smiling at school.

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"Even if it's just a little at a time…" a boy began, his face blurred out completely, "I want to be able to get along with people." Tohru stared at him, brushing soaked hair off of her drenched and mud-covered uniform.

"Hana-chan and Uo-chan are really great people! I'm proud to have them as my friends! I think you'll be really good at it, and I know they'd welcome a challenge!" she exclaimed. She quickly realized she was talking about playing cards.

"Okay." the boy said, his face slowly coming into focus, "I won't lose!" His face became clear then, mud smeared across one of his cheeks. He smiled brightly at her, causing her to blush.

"If we don't go home and dry off…we'll catch a cold," he added, turning to look at her with a smile still plastered on his face.

'For the first time…I feel like I'm seeing his true smile. If only he could smile like that at school one day. He'd be even more popular."

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"Honda-san? Are you alright?"

Tohru jumped out of her daze, turning around and seeing Yuki standing far behind her. He smiled lightly at her and jogged to catch up to her.

"We were at your house…and you kept walking…"

"Ah…oh…I'm sorry, Sohma-kun-" she began and was suddenly cut off as he leaned closer to her. She immediately grew flustered, the cold brick wall behind her being pressed up against her back. She could feel her cheeks turning several shades of red. He was looking down at her, his grey eyes staring into her own intensely as the streetlight behind him , casting shadows over his face. She could feel her stomach tightening in knots as he seemed to be leaning closer. She turned her head away suddenly.

"Its Yuki. You don't need to be so formal."

"Ah…um…I…" she stammered, attempting to say something to end the awkwardness she was feeling.

"I'll see you in school, Honda-san," he said, suddenly turning away from her. Tohru moved away from the wall, watching his retreating form with a puzzled expression.

"How did you know where I live?" she shouted after him, running forward slightly with an outstretched hand. She grabbed his shoulder and he quickly whirled around, grabbing her hand. "Ah…sorry!"

He dropped her hand suddenly and just smiled half-heartedly at her. "I wouldn't worry about it, Honda-san. Good night." He turned around and walked off, leaving a shocked and confused Tohru at the door of her house. Still…that 'vision' she had just had. That boy…had been Yuki.

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Yuki returned home already exhausted, hoping no one had seen him talking to Tohru. Normally, he would have avoided the situation, but he just missed her. He needed to talk with her. He needed to know she was doing okay. However, her sudden daze had worried him slightly. She seemed like she was off in another world.

"Ah, Yuki, you're home!" Shigure greeted, walking past the entrance hall wearing glasses. Yuki noticed a pencil behind his ear and a notepad scribbled with incomprehensible handwriting on it.

"Working?" Yuki asked skeptically.

"Oh no! This is the grocery list!" Shigure laughed and glanced towards the kitchen. It had quickly fallen into disaster after Tohru had left. Shigure scratched the back of his head, quickly changing the subject, "So, where were you tonight?"

"Out."

"Oh, Gure-san! You know what that means!" a voice called from the kitchen, "It seems today is the day that Yuki, my dear brother you see before you, has finally come into his manhood! AH HA HA!" Yuki instantly recognized the voice and his expression dropped. He raised an eyebrow at all the rustling coming from their kitchen.

"What is he doing here?" Yuki asked, quickly growing angered, "Tell him to leave…now…"

"Well, you see-"

Shigure went to answer but was quickly cut off by a shout, "AH! Gure-san! I didn't know you had a pet raccoon! Oh! This is simply wonderful! Its chewing on my jacket! You must see this! Oh oh! Do you have a camera? If we had a camera we could do so many wonderful things but first we must capture this magical moment forthwith!" The voice continued rambling but was soon cut off by another.

"GAH! WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING HERE!"

"OH! Kyonkichi! Isn't this pet of yours simply wonderful!"

"No…Shigure! When the hell did we get a stupid pet?"

Shigure was now interested and began walking off towards the kitchen, "We don't have a pet, Ayaa…" Yuki knew it would be in his best interest not to follow but curiosity got the better of him and he followed Shigure into the kitchen.

"GURE! IT BIT ME!" Ayame screamed, holding his hand and looking as though he was going to burst into tears, "That vicious woodland animal almost bit my head off!"

"It barely touched you…" Yuki muttered, "What's he talking about anyways? We don't have a pet."

"Ah…I think our mess has gotten out of hand," Shigure stated, glancing around the kitchen. He wasn't paying much attention to anything else that was going on, simply making an observation.

"Gure-san! I must insist you get that animal to a vets! Why, it was foaming at the mouth!"

"And it bit you?"

"I better take Ayaa to Hatori's…"

"God…what kind of moron gets bit by a non-existent pet?"

"Didn't you see it? It was so deceiving…oh, it looks simply adorable but then it turns into a completely different animal! Gone are those innocent eyes! But alas, it has been playing tricks on you all!"

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"Hey, Shigure…why the hell is there a raccoon in the refrigerator?"

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Author's Note: CHAPTER TROIS EST FINI! Yes…so…I tried to end that on a happy note. I hope I kept Yuki in character. He was there a lot this chapter because I'd been ignoring him. Yes, I added a 'slight' amount of Yuki and Tohru…but only because I just realized how much of a closet Yuki fan I am. But I still like Kyo better! I just think Yuki needed some love is all! Ah but! Did anyone see Yuki? BUAHAHA! Next chapter look forward to: Akito being a creepy spaztard, Kyo soaking wet (AHHAHAHA), Ayame in the emergency room (he got bit by a rabid raccoon!)…The Sohma's trying to get a raccoon out of Shigure's house…and MORE! Please comment! (Ah yes, I added some humor…or attempted to…just because you were all saying it was depressing. So I made it happy!)