A/N: Hey! I'm back in FB fandom! This fanfic is a joint project with my co-webmistress SatanCAT. The deal? I write all odd numbered chapters and leave the even chapters to her. ^_^ Since she doesn't have/is too lazy to make an account on fanfiction.net, this fanfic will be posted under my name but credit goes to her too!
On another note, no worries since I have just scaled my Mt. Everest writer's block for A Heart of Ice so expect a chapter soon! ^_^
Fruits Basket Forever: Chaos in Vegas
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Chapter 1: We are going to Sin City?!
By: Stardust Angel
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Our story starts in a not-so-little house in the middle of nowhere on the outskirts of a Japanese city.
In this not-so-little house reside a dog, a cat, a mouse, and a rice ball; metaphorically speaking that is.
On this fateful day, the inhabitants of this particular household is in a few moments, going to get a quite surprising visit from a snake, a sea horse, and a boar; also metaphorically speaking.
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"I'm bored out of my skull" whined Shigure while draped over the low living room table. The slightly lanky romance novel writer was, as stated before: bored. "Tooru-kun, could you spare some time to entertain this poor old man?"
Tooru, a cheerful teenager who was always overly caring, was currently reading a book on gardening looked up and the drooping figure and was about to answer the man when she was quickly and effectively interrupted by to voices.
"NO!" Yuki and Kyou simultaneously answer for her in near-screeching voices that gave away their paranoia.
"Keep away from her you pervert!" Snarled Kyou as he trained in the backyard, his bright orange hair glistened in the sun. The wall/door separating the backyard and the living room was of course pushed aside at the moment.
"Mo~u, Yuki and Kyou are so~o mea~n" Shigure continued whining, "Plus, I wasn't really going to do anything to her!"
"Right" Yuki spat out the word and laced it full of sarcasm.
"You should go do something useful instead of moping around all day."
Yuki, true to his words, was doing something useful; he was reading a nice thick hardcover book that looked like it could induce painful headaches at will. The book's power had absolutely no effect whatsoever on the pale purple-haired youth however seeing that he was still very aware of his surroundings and not rubbing his temples.
"Wah~!… I wish Aya was here; then things would be so much more interesting."
At that moment, it seemed like the Gods above had finally showed pity on the poor man and granted his wish for it was that precise moment which the front door got violently pushed open to reveal Ayame, Hatori, and Kagura.
"HELLO MY FRIENDS!" bellowed the slim silver haired man. Which was quickly followed by Kagura's welcome.
"Hello! WAHH~!!! KYOU-KUN!!!! I MISSED YOU SOOOO MUCH OVER THE PAST WEEK!!! DID YOU MISS ME TOO??!" Then as destiny dictates, Kyou gets glomped by the over enthusiastic girl with shoulder length brown hair.
"Ack!" Was all the fiery boy could muster before he could no longer breathe.
"Kagura-san….Kyou-kun is turning blue…."
"Oh my GOD! You poor thing!" Kagura wailed "Who did this to you?!"
Needless to say, all the occupants currently residing in the room were rendered speechless. If one was to look closely, there would be a sweat drop hanging from each and every one of their heads, Kagura excluded.
Ayame was the first to recover, for he had brought with him the most wonderful of news.
"HO HO HO!! You guys would never believe what great luck I had today!"
"Oh?" Shigure was very interested in what Ayame had to say, after all, every time he opened his mouth, something interesting would always follow.
Ayame straightened up and struck an important-looking pose, then delivered his equally important news:
"Upon waking up today, I went outside to check to see if any mail has been delivered yet since I didn't check yesterday. When I opened my mailbox, lo and behold! The was a cream envelope waiting to be opened from the English sewing contest I entered three months ago. The letter proclaimed of the greatness of my sewing, I sewed the most ravishing wedding dress for this contest. Upon winning the contest, tickets for a trip for seven to the world's largest city of gambling and entertainment, Las Vegas, was enclosed. A pre-paid trip for a week with meals included!! Aren't I GREAT?!"
It was now Ayame's turn to be stared and gawked at.
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Three weeks later Ayame, Shigure, Hatori, Yuki, Kyou, Kagura, and Tooru are standing inside a plane terminal a few miles away from the outskirts of the city of Sins: Las Vegas. They then took a car which was awaiting them upon arrival to their designated hotel; they were to be staying in the Luxor. They enter the city at approx. six PM.
"Wow!!! It's soo big!!" Tooru gushed at the various hotels.
"All the lights are soo pretty!!" Kagura added.
Kyou was silently impressed with all the lighting and architecture but he would never admit it out loud or goggle as the girls were doing, never. He nodded his head to himself as a silent confirmation.
"All the buildings are so unique, each and every one as a different set theme." Yuki mused; he was impressed at this little city in the middle of nowhere but was yet so very popular.
Their driver was a pessimistic and sullen person who was gloomed by the fact that he will be driving people to and fro hotels for the rest of his life. The said driver was quietly cursing his dwindling luck, the Souma group was obviously a little too loud and cheerful for his likes; especially the girls. In his futile battle with an impending headache, he drove even faster: speed limits? What speed limits?
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Upon arriving at the Luxor, the boys/men/males proceeded to help unload and carry the numerous pieces of luggage up to their rooms while the two girls goggle at the looming black pyramid.
When the two hyper/cheerful/excited females finally manage to drag themselves into the hotel and through the main lobby, it was seven already. They immediately found their group by ear for all five males were still standing in the hallway with their luggage scattered around them.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE ONLY HAVE TWO ROOMS?" Kyou shouted at the still ever smiling Ayame and the calm looking Hatori.
"Kyou we have been through this part of the conversation already" Hatori stated firmly. "We only got two rooms so Yuki, Kagura, Tooru, and you have to share one as I have to share the other with Shigure and Ayame, unless of course you would rather trade and stay in a room with me?"
Kyou gave Hatori a glare, weighed his priorities and his urges to be sound of mind when this trip was over and was rendering into silence.
"Much better" Hatori said with a slight smile. "Go settle in, we are going to go eat dinner at a buffet tonight, be out in fifteen minutes.
And so they each went through their assigned doors with much sqabble.
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End chapter one.
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