I do not own Fruits Basket or its characters
This is my first fan fiction, so I'm very excited. If you have any tips, suggestions, or questions, please review or email me. No flaming please, although constructive criticism is accepted. Yukiru. Thank you. -
All thoughts are italicized
Reviews: (thank you, thank you, thank you! lol)
Silveryuki06: OMG, I know! LOL, Yuki's shirt….HAHA! Yuki and Kyo are one pair of fighting fools, even when Yuki's ½ asleep! Yuki's no fool..haha! Thanks for reviewing! YAY!
Anime59: I'm sorry, they WILL go on a date, and YAY, can't wait to finish that one up, LOL. Actually, this chapter is more a Tohru and friends thing. As I began to write it, the small friends part I was planning on writing became a HUGE CHAPTER. LOL, but the dat will go into progress in Chapter 8! Sorry:/
Maidenofthemist89: Mwahaha! I got it up before the ninth, haha! Yuki is a HOTTI! LOL, thanks for reading!
Mist's Child: Ok, I'll make SHigure more comical/annoying, I didn't know I had him out of character. He's serious sometimes too, but I guess I can throw in some stuff, I don't want to make him too obnoxious though. Thanks for reading!
Luna Eesha: Thanks for reviewing! I agree, Kyo is cuter than Haru. I'm glad you thought it was funny, that was my goal for the chapter! And thanks for pointing out the translation thing. I will do that from now on, haha! Keep reading, thank you! -
TRANSLATIONS
Ano um or huh(hesitation)
Iie no
Sumimasen I'm sorry
Arigatou Thank you
Maaa Well, well, well
Let's Stay Together…Always
Chapter 7A Different Story
Tohru turned the knob on the side of the bath. The lukewarm, clear water began to gush out of the faucet. She only had an hour left to get ready. She had been checking the things in the fridge, when she noticed they were out of olive oil and salt. Tohru had forgotten to get it when she had been shopping with Kyo. There had been so much to purchase, it just drifted out of her mind. She had assured Yuki and Shigure that they didn't need to come, she was only going to the small place where Uo worked and was only getting two things. They agreed and she left. When she got to the store, Hana had been visiting Uo, so she chatted for a while.
They ended up going to the bakery across the street. A waitress seated them and another asked for their order. "Coffee and a powdered donut for me!" Uo replied. "I'd like some peach tea with a biscuit and a sugar-cinnamon pretzel. Please bring a selection of jams for the biscuit," Hana asserted. For being a snack-loving young lady, Hana was still fit and skinny. "And you, Miss?" the waiter asked politely. "O! Ano…a—IIE, WAIT!" Tohru exclaimed. "Ano…just an iced lemonade, arigatou." The waitress shuffled off. "What's up Tohru?" Uo asked. "Yuki! We're going on a real date today, I can't eat, I--!" She put her hands on her mouth and blushed. Her friends gawked at her, "You and the Prince are a couple?" Uo asked. Hana stared at her, a slight smile beginning to form on her lips. Tohru removed her hands from her mouth and placed them on her lap. "Yes, I love Yuki very much." Uo smiled, "Tohru beat us to it, Hana! She has a boyfriend." Tohru and Uo both looked at her. Hana was smiling and she scooted near Tohru. "His electric signals are giving off major love signs, he really loves you. And yours…are the same." She hugged Tohru.
As they parted and Uo took her turn in hugging her friend, Hana smiled, overjoyed for Tohru. Suddenly, an electric signal flashed through her mind, changing her happy mood. She gasped, and whispered softly, "Kyo…" Uo, though, heard her. "Yea, Tohru! How's Kyon?" Tohru's eyes widened, "I think he's ok with it. He's my nii-san!" She smiled as Hana and Uo looked at her. She told them as if he were happy and ok with it all, but Hana's signals told a different story. Her mind began to form the image of Kyo and his feelings expressed on the topic. A young, heart-broken teenager sat at a dojo. His skills were amazing, but his people skills weren't. In time, he had grown to love and open up to a certain bubbly brunette, who in turn, loved him back, but not in the way he expected. He was happy his secret was accepted, he was overjoyed that he would spend time with her still, and her not leave due to his…his curse. Although Hana didn't understand this part, she felt it had something to due with the Sohmas' entire family. Kyo's feelings seemed…mixed. "Here's you're order," she heard the waitress say before she zoned out into Kyo's story. He was her nii-san now. But to see her kiss another…he had to leave. He came to the dojo to stay away, to stay away as he had practiced his whole life.
Before she knew it, Hana's eyes began to water. "What! Why…why am I crying? Am I really that emotional?" she thought. The tears weren't on the verge to spill out, but you could see them in her eyes. She turned the other way so no one would see. "I'm so pathetic! Don't look at me!" Her head hurt as she heard Kyo's voice over and over in her head. Then his scream…'DON'T LOOK AT ME!' The same words she had just spoken. It had been raining that day…that day that he… The image blacked out, but the voices of Kyo, and others, were piling up in her head, like when she was young. It pounded in her head and hurt like murder. "STOP! Go away!" she cried silently, the pain making the tears run down her face. Uo and Tohru had been conversing until Hana jerked her head away from them. She had begun to shake when Tohru spoke up. "Hana-chan?" Tohru asked, placing a hand on her friend's hand. Uo watched her, eyes filled with concern. A single crystal tear fell on Tohru's hand. Tohru gasped, about to speak again, but Hana sucked up the tears and softly brushed Tohru's hand away. "I'm fine, Tohru." She controlled her voice well, it showed no hint of pain, anger, or sorrow. Her hand shook a bit as she sipped her tea.
After moments of silence, she brushed off her thoughts and smiled. "I'm sorry Tohru, Uo. By the way…when and where is your date with Yuki?" Tohru's face lit up. "O! Well, we're going to leave the house at 11:30, and we're going to that new café by the lake!" "That one, huh?" Uo asked, "It's supposed to be super romantic there, Tohru." Uo laughed at her friend's blush. "Well Tohru, I hope you have fun, but will you have enough time to get ready?" "Ano? What do you mean, Hana-chan?" "Maaa," Hana began, "lost track of time, Tohru?" Hana smiled, then pointing to the clock on the wall, said calmly, "It's ten till ten-fifteen." Tohru went into super-shock mode. "IIE! I'll be late! SUMIMASEN, BUT I MUST LEAVE!" Before they knew it, they saw her running down the road, grocery bag and purse in hand.
"Hana, really…what happened! Are you ok now?" Uo asked worriedly. "Voices…came back, and Kyo…is saddened, but Tohru doesn't see that…" A wave of concern washed over Uo's features, for Hana, Kyo, and Tohru and Yuki's relationship. "How will this turn out…?" Uo thought as Hana and she were left in silence, sipping their drinks and eating their snacks.
Tohru sighed as she swirled her finger through the soothing warmth of the water. Hana had seemed…so enclosed. So far away… Before she turned off the faucet, she poured in bath bubbles. Then, Tohru slipped into the bath, thinking hard. The warm steam emitting from the bath water and bubbles smelled of lavender, a lavender smell that could soothe the mind, body, and soul.
Did you like it? I'm sorry, I know I promised for Yuki and Tohru to have their date in this chapter, but the next chapter will come soon. I had been writing a small story with Tohru's friends in it, to fill up time, but it ended up becoming a HUGE CHAPTER. I'm very sorry, this is officially my longest chapter though and I didn't want to make it longer so…the Yukiru fluff will be packed in the next chapter, pinky swear! By the way, I've heard of KyoxHana, KyoxArisa, and KyoxKagura stories. I thought I would reference Kyo being with someone. This chapter is more of a KyoxHana reference but tell me what you think. Should I pair Kyo up with someone, and if so who? It would only be a reference though, not a big thing, just so he wouldn't be lonely when Yuki is with Tohru, etc. Anyway, thanks for reading!