Lost Heart

Chapter One

Beaten Memories

By: Sousou

"Has anyone seen Tohru-san?" Yuki Sohma, asked as he entered the house. Since he had been out in his vegetable garden most of the day.

"She said she was going out with her friends," Shigure Sohma said as he lit a cigarette. "Why are you looking for her anyway?" He asked curiously glancing up at Yuki.

"I'm home!" Tohru Honda said happily as she walked in, stopping to take her shoes off.

"Well," Shigure said and looked toward the door. "There you go Yuki-kun she's home now." He said with a slight laugh.

Yuki just stared annoyed at Shigure for a few moments then walked toward the front door. "Tohru-san?" He asked confused since the door was open but Tohru was no where to be seen. He walked out the door and looked around confused. "Tohru-san?

"Yes?" Tohru asked with a happy tone as she appeared behind Yuki.

He jumped a bit then turned to look at her. "Why was the door open?" He asked confused, shutting the door as he walked back into the house.

"Oh sorry I must have been so occupied I forgot to shut it...I'm sorry." Tohru said in a slight sadness as she held a bag of groceries.

"It's okay," Yuki said and smiled. "I was wondering if you wanted to come out and help with tending the garden. But if you need to start dinner then perhaps you should do that." He said and smiled kindly at Tohru.

"Yes, I really do need to start dinner. But I can help you in the garden after dinner." Tohru said with a bright smile as she always seem to have.

"All right," Yuki said and smiled back at Tohru and then watched her go toward the kitchen. He sighed and walked back out toward his garden to finish clearing weeds. "Huh?" He said slightly shocked as he stared at a young figure lying on the ground, patched with mud.

He slowly walked toward the figure then gasped when he noticed it was a young girl. Her face was slightly scratched up and beaten. "Hello?" He asked as he kneeled down beside the girl and rolled her over so she was lying on her back. "Can you hear me?" He asked worried.

The young woman barely opened her eyes, soft pale blue orbs stared up weakly at Yuki. "He-Help..." She said weakly her voice soft and frail.

"Yuki-kun? Oh..." Tohru said slightly shocked as she ran over to Yuki and the young girl. "What happened?" She asked worried and noticed how beat up the young girl was. "Who is she?"

"I don't know...She's too weak to talk." Yuki said and looked over at Tohru then back toward the girl.

"I'll go get the others..." Tohru said in a panicked tone as she ran into the house then came back with Kyo and Shigure.

"Well this is certainly a lovely surprise." Shigure said as he too kneeled down beside the girl and looked at her. "I'll call Haa-san take her into the house..." He said and turned to go toward the house after standing.

"But I thought Hatori-kun only treated Sohma family members?" Tohru asked confused as she helped Yuki carrying the girl into the house so he wouldn't end up changing.

"He'll make an acceptation." Shigure said with a smile as he walked into the house to call Hatori.

Few Hours Later

"She should be fine she's just out done herself. Her body is too weak to go on...After some rest and food she will be fine." Hatori Sohma said as he put his instruments away then looked over at the others. "Did she see anything?" He asked curiously.

"No, I found her and she was too weak to even speak." Yuki said and crossed his arms slightly.

"Well, she will be fine in a few days. Until then be careful around her..." Hatori said and sighed as he turned to leave.

Tohru and Yuki stood and just stared at the young girl then Tohru glanced up at Yuki. "Did she say her name?" She asked curiously.

"No, all she said was help..." Yuki said then sighed as he turned and left.

Tohru smiled weakly as she watched Yuki leave then she turned back to look at the young girl and almost jumped a bit in surprise to see the girl weakly staring at her. "Hello," She said with a soft smile as she walked over to the side of the bed and looked at the girl. "My name is Tohru Honda."

The girl stared at Tohru then smiled weakly. "I'm Kage Shinto." She said weakly and then coughed a bit.

"You should be resting...Are you hungry? I'll go fix you something." Tohru said kindly as she looked at the young girl now known as Kage.

"I am a little hungry," Kage said weakly. " Where is he?" She asked a bit curiously.

"He? Oh do you mean Yuki-kun?" Tohru asked curiously and smiled. She must have seen him when he found her.

"Is he the one who found me?" She asked softly then looked toward the door when she saw someone.

"Oh, Yuki-kun. This is Kage Shinto, Shinto-san this is Yuki Sohma." Tohru explained and smiled as she introduced the two.

"You're the one who helped me..." Kage said and sat up a bit in the bed, her long black hair falling over her shoulders as she did. "Thank you." She said weakly.

"You're welcome." Yuki said and smiled kindly. "If you do not mind me asking how did you come to find your way to our back yard?" He asked curiously.

Kage's expression changed quickly from slightly happy to unbearably sad. "I'd...I'd rather not talk about it...If you don't mind." She said softly.

"Get some rest..." Yuki said softly and motioned for Tohru to come out of the room with him.

"Yes, you need rest Shinto-san." Tohru said and smiled at Kage as she started to turn and walk out of the room.

"You can call me Kage..." Kage said softly as she laid back down softly.

Tohru and Yuki looked at each other then Tohru looked back at Kage and smiled. "All right, get some rest...I'll bring you something to eat later on...Kage-san." Tohru sighed as she walked toward the main room. "She seems so saddened by what ever happened to her." She said softly, sitting down at the table.

"Go home!" Kyo Sohma yelled as he barged into the house a happy Kagura right behind him.

"But Kyo-kun..." Kagura said sadly, putting her hand up to her chin sadly while staring at Kyo's retreating back. "KYO-KUN!" She yelled and grabbed his arm and slung him to the floor. "I said stop running!" She snarled and pinned him to the floor.

"He-Help...Me..." Kyo barely got out as he reached up toward the others.

Yuki and Tohru just stared on as normal then they turned their attention to a door behind them opening.

"Kage-san..." Tohru said shocked that she was up walking. "You shouldn't be up..." She said and walked over to her worried.

"I'm sorry but I cannot stay here...I must be leaving..." Kage said weakly, almost falling to the floor as she stepped forward.

Tohru run up to Kage and helped her stand, looking at her with worry. "No, you need rest Kage-san..."

Kage looked at Tohru then sighed. "My Otou-san will be looking for me..." She said softly her gaze stuck to the floor.

"Your Otou-san..." Tohru said lowly. "Well you can call him and tell him where you are if you want, Kage-san."

She looked over at Tohru then over at Shigure and the others. "No...I'd rather just go..." Kage said as if afraid of the thought of her father.

"Kage-san you should get some rest...Then we can worry about calling your Otou-san and informing him of where you are." Shigure said and smiled at Kage kindly trying his best to ignore Kagura and Kyo not to far from him.

"Um...All right..." Kage said weakly and looked at Kyo curiously then Kagura.

"Oh Kage-san this is Kyo Sohma and Kagura Sohma..." Tohru introduced happily and smiled when Kagura stopped abusing Kyo long enough to walk over to Kage.

"Hello, it's nice to meet you Kage-san!" Kagura said politely and smiled kindly at her.

"It is nice to meet you too Sohma-san." Kage said politely.

"Oh no, call me Kagura." She said and laughed as she waved her hands jokingly.

"Okay, Kage-san you need to get back to bed..." Tohru said and turned and helped her back toward her room.

Kagura turned and looked at the others curiuosly. "Does she know?" She asked curiously while walking over to sit down.

"No," Shigure said and sighed as he moved a bit where he was sitting.

"And hopefully we are going to keep it that way..." Yuki said softly as he sat down and leaned against the table.

Tohru shut the door as she walked back into the room then over to the table and sat down as well. "She's asleep...I wonder what could make her past so bad that she doesn't even want to talk about it?" She asked curiously.

"Who knows...It could be any number of things." Shigure said as he propped his hand up to his face. "But I guess you'll have to watch after her closely Tohru...Because it is really to much of a risk as weak as she seemed she could fall or trip and...Well..." He explained and shrugged.

"Yes, I understand..." Tohru said lightly and stared down at her hands as if thinking deeply.

Author Note: Hey, I hope you like this story so far I've been wanting to write a Fruits Basket fan fiction for some time now. If you have any questions about the story line or Kage Shinto's character or if you have any suggestions on this story please feel free to email me at All ideas are welcomed