Disclaimer: I don't own fruits baskets or any of the wonderful characters.
This is my first fic so be gentle and I haven't read all of the manga or seen any of the episodes on TV so sorry if I repeat anything.
Summary: Haru gives up on Yuki and sets his sights on Tohru.
Ch 9 What to Do!
Haru whirled around at Tohru's scream and ran out of the water. He went over to where Tohru was lying on the ground and looked around. ((Hey that rhymed!)) When he didn't see anything he looked down at Tohru a little annoyed.
"Why did you scream? Nothing is wrong." Haru looked at Tohru for some type of explanation, but received none.
Upon closer inspection he noticed that Tohru had not taken her eyes off of the tree above them. He looked up searching for what she had seen, but he didn't see anything. Haru looked a little harder and noticed a pair of eyes staring back at him. Haru was about to yell something but the pair of eyes blinked and Haru lost sight of them. He kept looking at the place where he had last seen them hoping that they would reappear.
Haru didn't notice the quiet thud and the gasp from Tohru. He turned around and said, "I think that he is gone Tohru. Let's go home"
Haru stared at the spot where Tohru had been sitting. He felt something fall onto his head and he looked up. When he looked up he noticed that a paper had fallen off his head. He bent over and read what it had written on it.
If you want to see your beloved Tohru alive then
Don't come looking for her.
She will return in due time.
Akyto
Haru felt as if all the blood in his body had left him. He went numb and just collapsed onto the ground. He sat there for a very long time and stared at the paper. He stared at it for so long that the words became blurred, not that it really mattered because he wasn't reading the letter anyway. He just sat there unable to move due to the shock that had befallen him.
'Who could have done this to someone as innocent as Tohru? And why would they do this in the first place?' These were just a few of the questions that filled Haru's head at one time.
He shook his head in hopes to rid himself of the pain that this was causing him. He woke up from the state he was in and broke down into sobs. As the pain racked through his body he pulled himself to his feet. He had to tell someone else.
'How can I keep our relationship a secret if I have to tell someone where we were when this happened? The only people that I can tell are Yuki and Shigure. Kyo will freak if he finds out that Tohru and I are together. So it's settled, I tell only Yuki and Shigure.' With the thought of saving Tohru in mind, he ran towards the Sohma household.
When Haru arrived at the door he wiped the tears from his eyes and turned the knob. He opened the door in a manner in which no normal person could hear, but then again Shigure wasn't normal, in more ways than one. He was greeted with the look of amusement and excitement on Shigure's face. He fought the urge to just give him a good hit in the face.
Shigure looked at Haru and said, "How was she?"
Haru looked at Shigure for a second and then snapped. He screamed in rage and his fist found its way to Shigure's face, sending him through the paper door. Haru fell to the ground as tears fell from his eyes in a seemingly unending stream. He laid there on the ground unaware of the figure that was moving into the room.
Yuki had heard the commotion downstairs and went to see what had happened. When he saw what had happened to Shigure he assumed that Kyo had gotten mad at the dog's comments and punched him. He went through the door, not bothering to open it due to the huge hole in it. He expected to find Kyo seething with rage, but instead he found Haru lying on the floor sobbing. Yuki made his way over to Haru carefully; after all he had seen what had happened to Shigure.
Haru looked up when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked into the face of Yuki and began a new wave of tears. Haru sat up and leaned against the wall for support. When he had almost stopped crying he looked at Yuki.
"She's gone. They took her. I don't know where they are, but I will find them, and when I do I will make them wish they had never been born." Haru was now seething with anger again at the thought of the men that had taken Tohru.
"Did they leave you any clue as to who they were or where they had taken her?" Yuki asked this as calmly as he could for he was on the verge of breaking down into tears as well.
"No, the only thing I have is this note," Haru handed over the note and looked down at his hands. "I could have protected her."
Yuki looked up from the note and waited for Haru to continue.
"I saw him in the tree and I just stood there. Then just like that I had lost him. I kept staring there hoping the eyes would return. He must have grabbed her while I was looking. I should have known not to look there. I should have known to take Tohru and run, but I didn't. I just stood there and stared. How could I have been so stupid?" Haru was once again engulfed in tears.
Yuki sat listening to this all the while pondering over the note. 'Who could have written this letter? They signed it which means they are already leaving trails for us to follow. Haru can't see it but the biggest clue is in front of us.'
Yuki was pushed out of thought when he felt something hit the back of his head. He turned around and saw a paper airplane on the ground. He picked up the plane and dropped the first note. He unfolded it, careful not to tear it. It read:
To get her back here is what you must do:
First you must not come looking for her.
Second Haru must find a different girlfriend.
Third Yuki must find a girlfriend, experience his first kiss, and lose his virginity.
And if you so not comply with these demands then you will never see the onigiri again.
Ever.
Akyto
Yuki gripped the paper tightly, hardly believing what he saw. How could this kidnapper know so much about all of them? And who the hell did he think he was ordering them around!
"Haru, I think you should see this."
