I'm so sorry guys! I went on a definite hiatus because I had a lot of homework to make up before summer vacation. And now it's summer! So I have all the time in the world to give you lots and lots of chapters! Hope you guys don't hate me now, haha. Enjoy the story!
Kyo:What makes you think they'll enjoy this piece of crap?
Me:Shut up. -smacks Kyo in the face-
Kyo: WHAT THE HELL!
Me:Intro the chapter and do the disclaimer, or I will unleash hell with my baseball bat.
Kyo:Ok, ok, whatever just keep that damn bat away from me.She doesn't own Fruits Basket and she doesn't own me. Here's the damn story! By the way, Jess, did anyone ever made you aware that you've lost your mind?
Me:No, but I could say the same for you.
Tohru knew just where to find Kyo. She crawled up onto the roof, to find him hugging his knees, face buried in the gap between his head and his knees. "I'm sorry Kyo-kun…I should've known better than to tell you that…it's just that Yuki-kun seemed to be in shock, and I convinced him to tell me, so he could get it out of his system and so I could help him. He was, well, is, really surprised that you did something to help, because you would not have done it even if Hatori-san asked you. You don't really listen to people except Shishou-san, when they tell you to do something. So…Yuki-kun really didn't know what to say…and he won't say it to you, or admit it to anyone, even me, but I can see it in his face, that he is secretly thanking you…he's grateful in a very small way. He would, well, probably die before you knew he was thankful about something you did, and would die before he said thank you to you…that's how he put it so bluntly, I would never say that! But I really think…oh never mind about that now. We should really get inside and sleep, I'm a little tired, this day has worn me out from all the excitement and…um…that!" Although Kyo was speechless and overwhelmed by so many emotions hitting him at once, he gave a small smile, knowing what "that" meant. "Tohru…I'm gonna go to bed, you should too." Tohru nodded, knowing that Kyo had a lot to think about, and sleep would be best for him. Kyo helped her down and they walked into the house to discover Shigure had already gone to bed himself. They walked silently together up the stairs, and in the hallway.
"Good night, Kyo-kun." Tohru said softly, flashing him a small smile that shot down thru Kyo's body and made his cheeks flush at his reaction even to her smiles. "G-Good night, Tohru." He threw her a smile, practically pouring his heart out in it, and Tohru just got lost in his twinkling crimson eyes, and struggled to find something to say and regain her composure. "Tohru…I'm not mad at you, that's impossible. I'm just…really freaked out right now, k?" Tohru nodded, totally understanding…kind of. She may not totally understand what he was feeling about the whole Yuki situation, but she understood that when Kyo is in pain, and when Kyo is frustrated, she would always be there for him. And he knew that. That's why he never could get mad at Tohru. Tohru smiled as these thoughts entered in her head. "What are you smiling about?" "I'm smiling because I met someone that has made me love being alive, just like my mother. I met K-Kyo-kun." Kyo blushed and bit his lip. "I'm not as great as your mom…but I can tell you this…she knew um.. what she was doing when we met. And I'm glad I promised ah…Tohru, we've got to get to bed, before we get incredibly mushy and crap." Tohru giggled and Kyo smirked. This time, Tohru ruffled Kyo's hair. "Good night Kyo-kun…see you in the morning!" Tohru tapped his nose and went into her room, softly shutting the door. "Damn rat thanking me…Tohru ruffling my hair…stuttering…man, this is totally confusing and completely nuts," Kyo muttered as he shut his door and flopped on his bed, falling asleep once his head hit the pillow.
"Hatori, Akito is ready for his check up." Kureno looked at Hatori's face, expressionless, cold, stony and bitter. Inside, his heart screamed in despair and swore vengeance against the person that destroyed the one thing that made his life worth living. Hatori said nothing and stood up, taking a few things from his locked cabinet and stiffly entered Akito's room. He walked over to where Akito sat. "Hello, Hatori…the usual?" Hatori gave a curt nod and withdrew and needle connect to a small tube, and filled three vials of Akito's blood. As expected, Akito didn't flinch. She was used to it, so she felt no pain when it came to needles. Hatori wrapped gauze around the needle's entry. But both Hatori and Akito knew that Akito's body was failing her, getting worse as the days went by. They knew that no medicine could bring Akito back to health, but something else…something devious, and a huge part of Akito's evil, disgusting plan. Hatori was well aware, thanks to Shigure and his incapability to keep his mouth shut. Akito was given a painkiller and a sleeping pill, due to her restless nights only a few weeks ago. The only thing that kept her alive was the curse, and if it weren't for the curse, she'd have died months ago, six feet under with no one to attend her funeral. But, though she was haunted by death's shadow, her leash wrapped around the Sohmas' held strong enough to keep them under control, and remain as inferiors to her, weaklings quivering beneath her feet. But was the leash undestructable?
Hatori walked out the room stiffly, resisting the urge to strangle that devil of a woman that caused hell for the Sohmas', that destroyed all of their hopes and passions and dreams, but he knew if he so much as clenched his fists, Akito would laugh in amusement, taking the notion as a weakness. He wanted her to die, come to know what pain was in all its fury, destroy her and send her where she was meant to be since the beginning, the deepest, fiery pits of hell. And he knew he wasn't alone.
After Arisa headed home, Hana went to her room and sat on her bed, staring at the zodiac calendar. Something was emanating from it, and seemed to draw her in, teasing her subconscious. She had a feeling that this was a clue, pointing to something she knew nothing of. She sensed it was unique, something many could not possibly fathom. She was curious. Curious indeed. It took over her mind and alerted her sixth sense, sending jolts of determination. There was no hesitation. She would take action, find the source of this mysterious, and rather exciting challenge. Her eyes closed, her mind overflowing with possibilities and plans.
Tohru woke up six o' clock in the morning, on the dot, stretching her arms and emitting a small yawn. She took a quick shower and changed into her school uniform. She crept down the hallway, and avoided the particular spots on the stairs that creaked so not to wake anyone. She put on her apron and began to prepare breakfast, taking out the necessary ingredients. She heard someone walking into the kitchen and smiled. She knew by now that Kyo woke around the same time she did, to finish off a carton of milk before getting ready for the day. She reached into the fridge and took out the carton of milk she had just bought a couple days ago when she went grocery shopping. Actually, she had bought four, knowing that Kyo pretty much chugged the whole carton every morning. She simply held it out, easily picturing the look on Kyo's face, and tried not to giggle. He saw her arm outstretched, holding the fresh cold milk carton he drank every morning. He blushed at the fact that she knew the small things about him, and that she used them to try and make him happy. Why is she so damn thoughtful when it comes to me? His blush now went from pink to red. Tohru thought about him. Was he always on her mind? No-no she had more important things to think about. Even the littlest acts of kindness she did make him feel like he was worth something.
He carefully grasped the carton from her hands, her grip soft so Kyo wouldn't have to wrench it out of her hands, though she knew he'd never do something like that. He opened the carton and quenched his thirst, and walked to the refrigerator to put the carton back on a shelf. "Uh..thanks Tohru…you didn't have to get it for me, I mean, I do have arms." Tohru turned away from the stove, letting the dashi for the miso soup she was making warm up a bit more. "Kyo-kun loves his milk every morning. Everyone knows that!" Her sparkling Tohru smile grew, happy because Kyo was happy. "You have a knack for that, ya know. Noticing the small things that makes people happy. You did that for your mom, right?" Tohru giggled, nodding. "She loved sea shells! She loved how she could hear the ocean, and how each one was different. Whenever I found something with shells, anything that had shells, I always bought them for her! She loved them and it made me so happy inside! She said it was proof that I was always thinking about her. I loved the sea shell necklaces I found everywhere, they're so beautiful!" Kyo gave a little smile. "Really? Your mom liked shells? Huh. It's pretty cool how you like the same thing your mom liked, it's like you have some of her in you." Kyo gave his awkward smile and ruffled her hair as she smiled and swallowed, trying to get rid of the lump forming in her throat when Kyo made her realize that that was another thing that would always keep her mom alive in her heart.
Both of them turned to the stove and both Kyo and Tohru went to work on getting breakfast ready. Tohru didn't try to stop him this time, because he'd help regardless of her telling him she didn't want to trouble him, and also because he seemed to like cooking seeing as how he always cooked for Shishou. Tohru told him the little tidbits she did with seasonings and little touches of her own that she used, how to make the broth and how to tell when the soup was done. She let him cook the miso soup and she removed the rice from the rice cooker into individual bowls and got out chopsticks for everyone. Kyo got out bowls for the soup and after he filled them he set them on the kotatsu, and Tohru followed in suit with the rice and chopsticks. He also made tea for everyone and poured the steaming drink into everyone's cups. But he obviously drew the line to giving Yuki his breakfast, so Tohru put Yuki's breakfast on a tray and gave a small giggle at Kyo's refusal to even a grab a tray because, as he put it, "Who said that damn rat needed food?" while crossing arms and blowing his orange bangs away from his eyes.
Tohru quietly stepped into Yuki's room, careful not to make a sound as she set his breakfast on his bedside table. As she pulled way from the table, her eye caught the book on strawberry desserts. 'Yuki-kun is so very thoughtful!" Tohru went down the stairs and into the kitchen to find Kyo sitting in front of his meal, his meal untouched along with his chopsticks. "Um…Kyo-kun what's wrong? Aren't you hungry? Are you sick? Does your stomach hurt? I'll run to the store and get something I don't want you to get sick if you did I'd never- "Tohru, calm down, I was…er…I was…dammit, I was waiting for you." Tohru smiled. 'That was so very polite of him…wait, Kyo's polite? I hope he's not starving because he was waiting…oh no what if I spent too much time upstairs and his stomach hurts and he's hungry because of me being so slow! Aggghhhh!' Kyo could see Tohru's face crease with worry and guilt and mentally slapped himself in head. 'Should've seen that one coming…I try to be…polite and she manages to panic about it…I just want to crawl back into bed.' "No, I'm not starving Tohru, you're not slow, and if you don't start to eat your breakfast will get cold. Come on, we gotta get ready for school after this." "Thank you so very much Kyo-kun! You're too kind! Yes, we don't want to be late!" And with that, she sat next to him and they dug in. Well, Kyo at least. Tohru reached for a napkin and took a side-long glance at Kyo. What she saw just launched her into a fit of giggles she could not control at all. "Uts so uny?" Kyo looked up at Tohru, his cheeks stuffed with food, making them bulge out. "K-k-kyo- Tohru could not control it any longer. Her giggles now heightened and her body shook with laughter. Kyo saw his reflection in his tea and immediately chewed as fast as he could and swallowed. He blushed once he realized what she was laughing at, and then turned to Tohru to see tears running down her face she was laughing so hard. "Did I look that bad? Jeez, what the hell did I look like?" Tohru opened her eyes and tried to calm down, and tried to tell him between her gasps for breath. "Kyo-kun..you..you looked like…a…CHIPMUNK!" This just started her off again, her body shaking with uncontrollable laughter.
Kyo's eyebrows went up at Tohru's reaction and couldn't help laughing himself. "Chipmunk huh? Tohru you kinda look like you're having a seizure…try breathing." Tohru wiped her eyes and gasped for air, her laughter dying down to a few giggles here and there. She turned to face Kyo and smiled. "Um…I'm sorry I called you a chipmunk if you're mad at me I understand I'm so sorry I didn't mean to insult I couldn't help laughing…I'm so sorry Kyo it's just…" She gave a little giggle and Kyo just couldn't help but laugh at her reaction. "No, I really did look like a chipmunk, so stop apologizing, sheesh. It's alright for you to laugh it's not against the law or anything. I've never seen you laugh this much though, hehe." He gave her a little smile and she smiled in return. "You just make me really happy Kyo-kun! It feels so good to laugh!" Kyo shook his head and gave her a playful punch in the arm. "We got to get ready for school, I hate being late all the time. Damn teacher." Tohru jumped up and gasped. "Oh no! We can't be late! I'll be ready in seconds I promise! Oh we musn't be late!" Tohru dashed off to her room and he heard her run around in her room, causing her floor to squeak below. Kyo sighed and finished his tea before taking the dishes to the sink. "Oh my! What's this I see! Why, Kyo I never imagined you actually cleaning! Oh do please remember to wear an apron next time, it'll suit you so well Kyon-kyon!" Kyo walked over to Shigure and punched him in the face, before shoving him to the ground. "I'll wring your neck with a friggin' apron if you don't shut the hell up!" "Oh but Kyo, I could get Aaya to color coordinate the apron with your clothes! It would be fantastic!" Kyo's ears were practically steaming, and he raised his fist ready to introduce Shigure's face to the kotatsu when he heard a knock on the door. Shigure jumped up and took off running to the door. "HARI'! SAVE ME!" Shigure sobbed like a child, and he tried to cling to his arm when Hatori just stood a step ahead, causing Shigure to land on the floor. "I suggest you stop acting like a child for once and tell me if Yuki's up." Shigure got up, holding his right arm that he landed on, and sniffed. "I suppose so…I'm not sure…I don't know." Hatori shook his head. "I'll wait a few minutes in case he's still asleep." Shigure's face lit up. "YAY! Would you like some tea, Haa-san!" "If it'll make you shut up, then yes," Hatori replied, rolling his eyes at Shigure's retreating figure, bounding to the kitchen.
Tohru had quickly dressed into her uniform, ran a brush through her hair, and flung the door open. She was about to sprint towards the stairs when she stopped, hearing someone grunting and cursing under their breath. She stepped into the hallway and saw someone struggling with their shirt. She walked over to the person, she knew it was Kyo but she wanted to ask him anyway to get his attention. "Kyo?" Kyo whipped around, and his arms fell down at his sides, his head hidden underneath his shirt, his orange hair sticking out. "Oh hell! I can't even get dressed anymore Tohru! This damn shirt must've shrunk or something because I cannot get this thing on to save my life!" Tohru held back a giggle. "I'll help you!" Kyo was about to protest but he knew he wasn't getting anywhere with trying to put it on, so he could use all the help he could get. "Ok…let's see…can you raise your shirt up a little please? Then I can get your head through first, and then your arms." Kyo did as she asked, not even bothering to say something, anything. "Now…put your head down a little…that's it…" Tohru took the collar and gently slid it over his head, giving room for Kyo to get his face out when she got half of his head out. "There you go! Is the collar too loose? Oh Kyo I messed up your hair!"
Kyo's eyes widened as she reached forward and gently combed his hair to get his bangs in order a little so they fell in the right place over his forehead. She left the rest of his hair messy, just like it always his. She smiled. "Ok, can you put your arms in your sleeves or do you need help with that too?" Kyo already felt more of an idiot, but he also couldn't help the warm tingling her touch left when she fixed his hair. "Yeah yeah I can get that. I feel like a kid now. Mondays really are the worst!" He got his arms out and almost jumped when Tohru leaned forward and straightened his collar, and making sure his shirt was open enough since he never liked ties, they seemed to choke him almost. "There, all done! Now let's hurry, we can't afford anymore time! I'd let mother down if I'm late! I'll never forgive myself!" She bent down to pick up her bag but Kyo beat her to it. "I got the bags, just go already." Tohru smiled in thanks and hurried down the stairs, Kyo doing the same. "I'msorryHatoriwe'regoingtobelatehelpyourselftobreakfastIknowit'sterriblyrudeofmetorunbut-Tohru broke off, gulping for air after saying her apology in one breath. Before she could say anything else Kyo took her by the hand and pulled her out the door and away from the house.
"Did you understand a word of what she just said?" Shigure's face looked shocked and questioning.
"I think she was apologizing. Now excuse I need to see Yuki." Hatori got up and left before Shigure could say anything about Tohru's 'apology' 'Can't wait to hear about Tohru's day at school today. Something tells me it will be quite exciting! Excellent! I'll have something to tease Kyo about!" With that, Shigure gleefully helped himself to breakfast leftovers as if it was energy he needed for his teasing when Kyo came home. "Mmmm…I love food!"