Memories of the Cursed

Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket.

Chapter 8:

"Dinnertime!" Tohru shouted carrying a tray as she walked towards the table. "Honda-san, are you sure you don't need help?" Yuki asked as he rushed over to help. "Hai!" she answered setting down the tray on the table.

It was filled with a huge plate of roast beef, a couple plates of onigiri, nabe, nira tama, and other stuff. Some Japanese, American, Spanish, and Chinese food, too! Even steamed leeks! "Wow! You've out done yourself," Haru said, suddenly waking up.

"I'll go get Kyo-kun!" Tohru said as she went outside. Arisa, Saki, and Momiji were talking about bunnies. "Oh! Dinner!" Momiji yelled as he hopped into one of the seats.

(--?--)

"Kyo-kun?" Tohru asked as she reached the roof. "Oi, what is it?" he answered. "It's dinner," she said, smiling. "Okay, I'll be there," he answered.

Tohru smiled and climbed down the ladder. Kyo followed her inside. "Oh! Dinner!" they heard Momiji yell and reach out to grab a dish.

SMACK!

"Never start dinner without everyone!" Kyo said gravely after smacking him. "Wahhh! Kyo hit me!" Momiji wailed. And here I was…hoping for a quiet dinner, Yuki thought as he rolled his eyes.

"Uotani-san? Hanajima-san?" Hatori asked. "Yah?" Arisa asked. "Yes?" Saki asked monotone.

"May I speak to you two after dinner?" he asked. "Eh? Uh, sure," Arisa said. "Of course," Saki answered.

"Oh, yeah. I've been meaning to ask you this; why do you cover your left eye?" Arisa asked as she scratched her chin. Hatori didn't say anything and instead, he asked Tohru to pass the steamed leeks. Tohru, thankfully, knew what he was trying to do.

"Okay, everyone! Dinner!" Tohru repeated. Everyone, Yuki, Kyo, Arisa, Saki, Momiji, Haru, Shigure, 'that guy' Ayame, Tohru, and Hatori sat down. "Let's eat!" Tohru said and they started to eat.

"Yuck, why'd you have to go and make nira tama and leeks? That nasty stuff rots!" Kyo complained. "Yum, yum!" Momiji said as he started on a bunny-shaped onigiri. "Mmmm…" Haru said, munching on tofu.

"Yuck, why is the nabe cold?" Kyo complained again. Anger marks appeared on Yuki and Arisa's foreheads. "Yuck, why'd you have to go and make animal-shaped onigiri?" Kyo complained once again to Tohru, pointing at a dog-shaped onigiri.

Arisa, fed up with Kyo's complaints, stood up and yelled…

"WILL 'YA SHUT UP? 'YA DRIVIN' ME NUTS! AND I'M SURE SOME OTHER PEOPLE, TOO! STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT TOHRU'S COOKING!"

"YOU SHUT UP, YAH DAMN YANKEE!" Kyo screamed back.

"NO WAY! YOU TRY TO SHUT UP!" Arisa yelled back.

"Um…guys? I don't mind…" Tohru asked weakly trying to break up the shouting. Yuki, instead, also fed up with Kyo's complaints, stood up; grabbed a chopstick full of leeks, and stuck it in Kyo's mouth.

"YOU SHUT DA FU—" Kyo started, as he went pale.

"Gahhhhhhh!" Kyo said as he tried to wipe the 'nasty' vegetable taste off his tongue, "you kuso nezumi! You know I hate leeks!" "Stop your nonsense. Honda-san's cooking is NOT bad. YOU'RE the one with bad tastes," Yuki said as he sat down and started eating again.

Only Momiji and Tohru paid attention to the whole thing. Tohru had been trying to get them to stop, while Momiji was watching them as if watching a ping-pong match. "Ah! My wonderful flower! Cooking for the whole family! You'll be a wonderful wife! Oh! What a wonderful feast!" Shigure said and smiling his 'perverted' smile.

"Shut up," Yuki said, throwing a fist at Shigure's stomach. "Shut up, yah hentai inu," Kyo said at the same time, giving Shigure a punch in the…uh…'onions' or 'crutches' or whatever you call it…

"HOLY SHIT! Owowowowowowow! Kyo! That seriously hurt! Owowowowow!" Shigure howled in a serious tone as he clutched his, um, what do you call it?

"Oh my gosh, Shigure! Are you alright?" Tohru screamed as she rushed to help Shigure. Kyo, Yuki, Momiji, Arisa, Ayame, and Haru (they had turned their attention to the screaming dog) paled.

"My dear, 'Gure-san! Are you alright?" Ayame said reaching for Shigure. "What happened?" Hatori as he turned his attention back to his dinner, as Tohru helped Shigure up the stairs into his room.

"Well, baka neko, over here, was arguing with Uotani-san," Yuki started as he continued to eat. "Shut up, kuso nezumi," Kyo yelled as he continued to eat. "Anyway, hentai inu up there had to go and make a perverted comment about Tohru. So we punched him like usual, but baka neko had to hit him…right…in the…" Yuki broke off, flustering.

"Kyo-kun hit Shii-chan in the crutches!" Momiji yelled suddenly as he waved his fork. Hatori's face paled. "I shouldn't have asked," Hatori mumbled to himself, still paled.

Author's Note: Again, sorry for the short chappie...