Author's Note: I still DO NOT own Fruits Basket. I did use some quotes but they can be recognized in bold italic.

Chapter Two:

Kana stepped off the train with a splitting headache. Her eyes squinted in the piercing sun as she searched for her mother. It had been a week since her mother had called. It had also been a week since her first dream of Hatori...but not her last. Every night when she went to sleep, Hatori was there waiting when she closed her eyes. Her dreams were pure romance. They were always talking, laughing, sharing secrets and holding hands. Then she would reach the part where they kissed for the first time and she would wake up. Normally, a dream like that would make a girl positively giddy but not Kana. She always awoke, heartbroken somehow. Not because this had never happened with Hatori and not because of her recently ended marriage. She felt heartbroken because her mind seemed to be trying to tell her something, as if she had forgotten something important and meaningful. What could it be...?

"Kana! There you are!"

Kana turned and saw her mother fighting the crowd to reach her. They embraced and Kana felt relaxed for the first time in awhile. Her mother stepped back and gave Kana a good looking over.

"You look tired. And have you lost weight. You look too thin. Kana, I am so glad that you are home. You need someone to take care of you…at least for a little while."

"Yes mom, I'm glad to be home. However, do you think we could talk in the car? I have such a terrible headache and I think that it's due to all of the commotion here at the station."

"Yes, of course! We'll go at once."

Kana's mother grabbed her hand and led her out of the crowd, just as she used to do when Kana was a little girl.

Once back at the house, Kana went to her old room and fell asleep for several hours. The dreams did not come at first but when they did…they were different.

A hard, cold voice was shouting, but she was too frightened to comprehend the words. Kana was shock. Hatori was on the ground, obviously in pain, holding his eye. She wanted to run to him, to keep him safe but the man, the source of the voice was already there. He stood and pointed at her accusingly. "Why would I give him to you! If Hatori goes blind, it's your fault. It's your fault. It's all your fault!"

Kana woke up screaming, tears streaming down her face. Her mother rushed into the room and threw her arms around her daughter. Kana lay there sobbing for a long time. There was a throbbing at the back of her mind, as if something was fighting to free itself. There was fire in her heart, as if something was breaking.

After Kana had calmed down, she took a long shower to feel better. Once she was clean, she joined her mother in the living room and told her everything about the dreams and her feelings when she woke up afterwards. Her heart still hurt even now, after this most recent nightmare.

"Oh, Kana, I am so sorry about all of this. However, I don't know what to make of this. I wish I could say more but I am lost as to why you are having these dreams. But it clear that you are under a great deal of stress because of them. You know what? Perhaps you should go talk to Hatori about all of this. He is a doctor as well as the source of your dreams. Maybe he can help you. Darling, it is very late. You should try and get some sleep."

Kana nodded and gave her mother a hug goodnight. But long after her mother went to bed, Kana sat there…thinking.

Hatori's POV (the next day)

"I dreamed of Kana last night"

Hatori was sitting with Shigure in Hatori's office. He did not know why he had just told him about the dream. However, he also did not know why he had had the dream in the first place. Shigure looked very interested.

"Was it dirty?"

Hatori glared at him. He was not in the mood for Shigure's jokes. The dream had troubled him. Shigure saw that his friend was unhappy.

"I'm sorry. Please, tell me about it if you wish."

"There isn't much to say, it was very brief. I saw her and she looked very troubled. She was crying. Then I woke up. I felt…sad…for the first time in a long time since Kana left."

"Oh dear, I hope it doesn't mean anything. As much as I want to talk about this I am very late for a meeting with my editor and I fear she will do something drastic to herself if I don't show up soon. Do you wish me to cancel?"

"No, go on. I'm fine."

After Shigure left, Hatori lit a cigarette and stared at his slightly hidden picture of Kana. He always told everyone that he moved on and that he and Kana would never happen again. Still, Hatori missed her everyday. There was a knock on the door. Hatori put out his cigarette and turned to greet whoever it was. He gasped as the figure in the doorframe came into better light.

"Kana!"