Disclaimer: No matter how much I dream… Fruits Basket will always be a possession of Natsuki Takaya-sensei…
Important Notes: This fanfiction may refer to events that happen later in the manga and a watcher of the anime or somebody who is outdated on the latest events in the manga may be in store for some minor spoilers (but nothing too major). Also, the prologue takes place around the current time of the manga (springtime, just as Hiro is starting his first year of middle school and Kisa is starting her second), but the rest of the story takes place three years and later than that (Kisa in her second year of high school, and Hiro in his first).
Prologue: From a Distance…
As wind lightly blew the beautiful Sakura tree, rays of sunlight danced gently upon the rose-colored petals. A young boy – Hiro Sohma – watched his best friend from a distance, his eyes filled with sorrow. He could do nothing to save Kisa from the pain she was facing. He so longingly wished to help her, to relieve her of the pain and sorrows of the world.
I distanced myself from you…
…Too ashamed to show myself …
…For I was the reason…
…That came to be…
…When I told Akito…
…My true feelings for you.
Akito's image appeared in his mind. That cold, apathetic laugh, that terror he became as Hiro told him how he liked Kisa…
…And Kisa's pain as she fell to the pain and agony that was inflicted upon her – the tears that fell from her eyes, believing that she was all alone.
Was that all that life was - that despondency that was staring them both in the eyes?
Hiro watched Kisa, who was walking all alone. Her face wore an empty expression, so sorrowful and longing for somebody to care…
…And although you forgave me…
…I am still finding it hard to forgive myself.
…For I don't want you…
…To feel all alone again.
Neko's Rambling Corner Part 1! – Hi! So, it's the prologue for my very first fan fiction. Nothing much, but I needed this to set the mood of the story, right? But this prologue is really hard for even I to follow… Hmm… Well, I promise the rest of the chapters aren't going to be that difficult to understand. Anyway, when Hiro first appeared in vol. 7 of the manga, I really disliked him a lot (with obvious reasoning, seeing as he does act like a total brat in those first few chapters he appeared in), however, later on it got a bit better for me when I read the parts he was in (at least I didn't want to kill him for every single word he said). I came up with this idea while on a plane to California, where I was going to an anime convention. I got bored, so I decided, "Hey! Why not? I'll write a fanfic!" While brainstorming ideas, I came across this one I became really attached to, and I started writing like crazy. Until next time, then!