Disclaimer: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I don't own Fruits Basket.

A/N: Okay, you know the little preview you got in the last chapter? Well, to put it bluntly, I lied! Yeah, that stuff will come in chapter 10. I just remembered two fillers that I had forgotten about. So enjoy!

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I had a dream. A dream where we walked hand in hand, like brother and sister. I dream where we went to see a movie, a dream where you took me to a carnival and bought me ice cream. I wish it would come true. I wish you were my big brother, Momiji.

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"Is Momiji-chan going to be here?" Momo asked her violin teacher hopefully.

"No, I'm sorry. He quit just recently. Now, have a nice week and don't forget to practice!" The teacher waved Momo out the door.

Momo sighed and walked to the park. Daddy was at work, and she told Mommy that she would walk home by herself today. She sat on a bench, put her violin case next to her, and closed her eyes. I want my dream to come true…

Suddenly, she sat up and decided she would take a detour on her way home. She picked up her violin case and ran down the street and slipped through the crack in the wall of the Sohma house. She carefully maneuvered around until Momiji's room came into view. Momiji was sitting in a chair with his eyes closed.

Momo assumed he was sleeping, so she crept up right near the glass sliding door. She pressed her hands on to the glass. "Hello, Onichan. Today, I went to violin lessons. My teacher says that I'm getting really good. I was hoping I could see you, but you weren't there. I wish you would be. I wish you were my real Onichan…"

Momiji slowly opened his eyes. "You came all the way here just to see me?"

"AH! MOMIJI-CHAN! YOU'RE AWAKE!" She got up quickly. "I… I'm sorry I thought you were asleep."

Momiji shook his head. "It's okay. Um… nobody else knows you're here?"

Momo shook her head.

"Um… do you… do you want to come in?" Momiji opened the slid the door open.

Momo nodded vigorously and stepped inside smiling. "WAH! You're room is so cute!" Momo picked up a stuffed bunny and hugged it.

Momiji giggled. "So are you…"

"What?" Momo looked up.

"Nothing! Um, you want to watch a movie or something?" Momiji shrugged. He was trying his hardest to get her to stay longer.

"YES!" Momo sat down on Momiji's bed, still holding the bunny.

"Well, lets see, I don't have many…" Momiji shuffled through his things "Well, here's a western cartoon. It's called Cinderella. Do you want to see that?" He picked up the tape and showed it to Momo.

"Sure!" Momo replied gleefully. The truth was, she didn't care what movie they watched, as long as she could stay here with him.

The two of them sat together on the bed, leaning on the wall behind it. At some point in the movie, they had moved closer to each other, and soon, Momo was leaning on Momiji's shoulder. By the time the movie ended, Momo was curled up on Momiji's bed sleeping, with her head on his lap.

Momiji sighed happily and stroked her hair. I wish we could stay like this forever.

Momo opened her eyes and blinked. "Onichan!" She sat up. "Oh, I mean, Momiji-chan…"

"Y-You should probably be getting home now. Won't mother—your mother…" Momiji corrected himself quickly. "…Worry?"

"Yeah…" Momo stood up reluctantly. Momiji stood up too. Momo hugged Momiji quickly and picked up her violin case to head for the door. Before she left she looked back one last time. "Bye… Onichan…" With that she slipped away.

"Bye… Momo…" He whispered after her.

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When Momo went home, Mommy yelled at her for being so late. She kept saying how worried she was and how she had almost called her father. Momo didn't care though. Her head was full of happy thoughts about Momiji.

After dinner she retired to her room and lay on her bed. After a moment's thought, she stood up and picked up her violin.

That song… from Cinderella… Can I play it? I want to play it… Momo started to play her violin. At first, she failed, but she kept trying, until finally, she got the notes right.

A dream is a wish your heart makes
When you're fast asleep
In dreams you lose your heartaches
Whatever you wish for, you keep

Have faith in your dreams and someday
Your rainbow will come smiling through
No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
The dream that you wish will come true

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Well, one filler chapter down, one more to go! And THEN you can get super-intense thing that I previewed. What's up next chapter? A little bit o' Arisa and Kureno!

Arisa: The next time I see him… I'LL PUNCH HIM, AND KISS—I MEAN KICK HIM!

(hint hint)

Momiji: Momo is soooo cute!

Neko-chan: MOMIJI-CHAAAN! You're the cute one, YOU'RE THE CUTE ONE! (Hugs him)

POOF!

Momiji: KYA HA HA! I transformed!

Neko-chan: AND NOW YOU'RE EVEN CUTEEERRR!

Momiji: And so ends chapter 8. SEE YOU ALL IN THE NEXT CHAPPY!