Fruits Basket--- The New Kid

Summary:There's a new person that comes into the Sohma's life. Apparently, she knows about the Sohma curse! Will it be good or bad? Will it cause new relationships or rivalries? YSxMK, KSxTH

Other Stuff Thoughts will be in italics and A/N is in (parentheses) and bold. Plus, it'll be great if you can tell me if I misspelled something. Especially names. Kay? Thanks much! Oh, BTW, before I forget, this is on the manga side, not the anime side. (So, there will be the suffixes stuff. p)

Disclaimer: I own Megu, she's my character. I don't own Furuba, though. Wish I did. But it won't turn out as good as Takaya-sensei did it. p

Preview of the previous chapter

As soon as Megumi reached the door, she heard shouting.

"Oh, no… Not again… I hope it isn't as bad as last time." Megumi mumbled. She reluctantly entered the house.

"What's wrong, Megumi-san?" Shigure asked.

"I have a problem…" Megumi replied. "You see, I need a new home…"

"And you're asking me?..." Shigure asked.

"You are the only one I can go up to, except my uncle." She said.

"Yeah, so you might as well enjoy the 'moment'… You have freedom, like what you wanted, right?" Yuki said.

"Yeah…" She said. "Thanks for listening to me; I appreciate your company, Sohma-kun."

Chapter 4--- Time Together

The next day, Megumi went to the dining room. Yuki was the only one there.

"Good morning." She said.

"Good morning." He replied. "You're up early; no one is awake this early."

"Except you." Megumi said.

"This is the only time when the stupid cat won't bother me." Yuki said. She laughed.

"Do we have any breakfast?" Megumi asked.

"No, but I was planning to cook my own food." Yuki said.

"I'll help you." Megumi said. "Come on!"

Yuki was looking at the oven, clueless.

"You don't know how to cook, Sohma-kun?" Megumi asked.

"Well, it's usually Honda-san that cooks." Yuki said.

"Ok, I'll teach you, then. Let's make eggs." She said. She took out eggs, a bowl, and a frying pan. "Eggs are the easiest things to cook. Break the eggs into the bowl."

She watched as he tried to break the egg with his hand. It opened and got all over. She laughed and wiped with a towel.

"You might want to try making a small crack on the shell first. I personally think hitting it on the edge of the counter will work best." She said, took an egg, and demonstrated what she was saying. "Then use your hands to split the eggs."

Yuki closely watched as she opened the shell and the inside dropped in the bowl. He took another egg and he hit it on the counter, and it cracked too much and it spilled all over.

"Keep trying and you'll get it. And after breaking them open, we have to beat them. Then fry them."

Yuki kept working on it, and eventually got better. Then, it got silent.

"Sohma-kun, I know that you read my journal last night." She said. She wasn't looking at him.

"Huh?" He pretended to be confused.

"You put my journal back in the wrong place. And I woke up and saw you leaving the room." Megumi said. "My journal seems to only have depressing complaints and stuff doesn't it? Well, I've decided to put more 'happy' things into the journal."

Yuki was silent, and that was the last of that topic.

Everyone was awake, and they sat and started eating with them.

"This is good!" Shigure said. "Did you cook this, Megumi-san?"

"Yuki and I did." She said and smiled. Shigure started coughing. "What's wrong!"

"Yuki? Yuki cooked this? Yuki Sohma?" Shigure said in disbelief.

"Yeah." Megumi said.

"…" Yuki was silent in slight anger, but he just kept eating.

"That's amazing! I never thought Yuki could cook!" Shigure said. "He would always burn it."

"Well, I helped him, He did it by himself, and he was good at it, too." Megumi said and smiled. Yuki looked at her; she was exaggerating now.

"Really?... That's great, Yuki-kun! You should cook more often." Tohru said.

"Yeah, but Kawashima-san should be getting some credit, too. She helped me." Yuki said.

"Oh, don't be modest. You deserve all the credit." Megumi said.

"…" Yuki was silent. Why are you doing this? He thought.

"Well, I'll be in Tohru's room if anyone needs me. Later guys." She said. She walked to the kitchen, and then went in the room.

Yuki knocked on the door of Tohru and Megumi's room.

"Who's there?" Tohru asked.

"It's Yuki, Honda-san." Yuki said. She opened the door.

"Is something wrong, Yuki-kun?" Tohru asked.

"No, but is Kawashima-san there?" Yuki asked.

"No, she went outside." Tohru said. He hinted a bit of sadness in her tone.

"Do you want to go to the 'secret base' with me, Honda-san?" He asked and smiled. She smiled.

"I would love to, Yuki-kun. But I promised Kyo-kun that I would teach him to swim." Tohru replied. (A/N: He doesn't like water, he is the cat. But yet, he takes a shower... He gets wet in the shower… Would he lick himself?... (picturing scene) Weird… oO)

"Oh, I understand." Yuki said and smiled. He walked away. Tohru watched him as he walked away.

"…"

Yuki goes outside, and looks around. Then, he hears singing. It was a girl's voice. He followed the voice. It got louder and louder, and the trees got thicker. Finally, there was a sea, and sitting on a rock was Megumi singing.

"Your singing is very good!" Yuki said.

"Oh, Sohma-kun, you're here." Megumi said in slight surprise.

"Yeah…" He said. He sounded quite upset.

"Something wrong?..." She asked.

"I don't have a companion…:" He said.

"Huh?..." She said.

"Honda-san doesn't pay much attention to me anymore. She spends her time with Kyo now…" Yuki said. He got kind of sad, "It kind of… depresses me…"

"If you want a companion, I'll be your companion! Don't be gloomy, there's no use to be! You should always enjoy yourself!" Megumi said.

You're always saying such positive things…Yuki thought. It's been encouraging me... And I'm one who needs encouragement…

"Don't get all gloomy! Come on!" She said happily. She stood up, grabbed his hand, and pulled him. Yuki was being dragged, and then she walked in the same pace as him.

"Do you want to go to my secret base?" Yuki asked.

"'Secret base'?" Megumi asked.

"Yeah, it's where Honda-san and I go." He replied.

"You go there as some sort of date?" She asked.

"No!" He exclaimed. Then, his expression softened. "…"

Megumi smiled and let him be. She knew he was thinking about Tohru. During the whole walk, they were holding hands.

They went to the secret base.

"Wow, what are you planting at this time!" Megumi asked. She grew excited.

"Strawberries, leeks, stuff like that." Yuki said.

"Doesn't Sohma-san hate leeks?" She asked.

"Yes, that's why I plant them. It's kind of a way to annoy the stupid cat." Yuki explained. She laughed. Then he got silent again, and looked at the strawberries. "…"

Heh, he's thinking about Tohru-san again. Megumi thought. "Tohru-san loves strawberries, doesn't she?"

"Yeah…" He said.

"I love strawberries, too… This is the perfect time to go grow them. For summer, I think its fun to grow corn and tomatoes. For fall, sweet potatoes are the best. It's just me. Growing stuff is just something I like to do for my spare time. And especially if the weather is perfect to go out, like today." Megumi said.

"Yeah, me, too, I like growing things. It's my favorite hobby, because you experience the outdoors." Yuki said.

"When I grow something, I feel like I'm creating new life. When I think about it that way, it just increases my interest. I feel inspired to create new life, but then I feel like I destroy it, because I eat it…" She said. "Oh, look at me talking, I talk too much…"

"Not at all." Yuki said.

"Have you thought of growing flowers, and not just vegetables?" She said.

"I have, but I don't know what to grow." Yuki said.

"How about roses? Or maybe the flowers that are the color of your hair, purple. I forgot what it's called, though." Megumi said.

"Roses sound good. I should plant those; I'll buy the seeds tomorrow." He said. "But I've never heard of the purple flowers you're talking about."

"Oh, never mind then." She said and smiled. "Here, I'll help you with that…"

They harvested the strawberries in silence.

I should buy those flowers; I just hope the store has it. I should give it for his birthday or something. Heh… Megumi thought as she worked.

"Well, we're done." He said a few minutes later and stood up. He wiped his forehead. She stood up, too. Yuki looked at the pile of harvested strawberries. "The question is, where are we going to put all this?"

Megumi searched her pocket and took out a bag. "This should be good for all that." She said.

"Yeah, looks like it." Yuki said.

They were walking back from the base. They were holding hands again. Yuki had dragged her because she didn't want to leave. He promised that they would go back together. She finally let it go, and walked with him. Apparently, neither of them removed their hand from the other. So, they walked hand in hand in silence, once again.

"Shigure told me about this Sohma girl who is two years older than us, and wanted to marry Sohma-san." Megumi said.

"Oh, yeah, she's Kagura Sohma." Yuki said.

"Is she another cousin?" Megumi asked.

"Yeah." He replied.

"And she wants to marry Kyon Kyon?" She asked and laughed.

"Well, because they are both members of the Zodiac, so they won't transform if hugged. And for some reason, she seemed 'leaned on' to him. " He said.

"I heard she was the boar." Megumi said.

"Yeah." Yuki said. "So, she gets violent and thrashes the cat around, but doesn't realize it was her that hurt him."

"It sounds fun for him." She said and laughed.

"She calls me Yun-chan… It doesn't really match me. It sounds too… cute." Yuki said.

"Oh, it's cute, alright! I like that… Yun-chan… I think it seems to describe you. Can I call you that?" Megumi asked. She was growing excited.

"You think it describes me?…" Yuki asked.

"A little bit better than 'Sohma-kun', especially since there are at least, I dunno, twenty Sohma family members?" She said.

"I guess you're right." He said and smiled.

"So, can I call you Yun-chan then!" Megumi asked, she sounded excited.

"Only if you let me call you Megumi." Yuki said and smiled.

"It's a deal!" She said happily. He returned her laugh with his own. "Hey, that's the actual first time I've heard you laugh! I like that, Yun-chan!"

Yun-chan …

"It has, hasn't it? It's not really my style to laugh." Yuki said.

It doesn't really match me … It sounds too… cute …

"Well, I think you should laugh more often, and it's not just you. I think we all should laugh more. It's better than crying or being sad." She said and smiled.

Oh, it's cute, alright! … I think it seems to describe you …

"That's true." Yuki said and smiled.

What are you trying to say? …

They entered the house. "Hey, Shigure, we're back!" Yuki called out as they entered. It was silent.

"Tohru-san? Sohma-san?" She called. Still was silent. She went in the dining room; on the table was a note. Megumi read it:

Megumi-san and Yuki,

I am at the main house visiting Hatori and Akito. Tohru-kun is out teaching the cat, Kyo, how to swim. We'll be back by dinner. Yuki, I would love to try more of your excellent cooking! I told your brother about it. He is babbling on how you got that trait from him. He would love to try it, too. I bet Hatori would, too. Can't wait to try the oden tonight!

XOXO,

Shigure

There was a horrible drawing of a head of a winking dog.

"Oden!..." Yuki repeated.

"Hee hee… Shigure-san is a terrible artist." Megumi said and giggled.

"Yeah." He said. He seemed disturbed about the oden. "Megumi, do you know how to cook oden?"

"Yes! Oden is my specialty!" She said.

"That's great. I have no clue how to cook oden. You just taught me the eggs, and that's all I know!" Yuki said.

"I'll help you!" She said.

"Please, just say that you cooked it." Yuki said.

"That ruins the fun!" She said. "Well, can I just say it's your cooking, just for today?"

"…"

"Do you know how risky that is, Shigure? You already know that Akito doesn't like Tohru. What makes you think she would like this Megumi?" Hatori asked.

"I don't think she would, but I think she'll let her stay. She's going to use the girl for her own plan to ruin Yuki, as she is using Tohru." Shigure said. He lit his cigarette. "Now that Tohru seems to be losing her connection with Yuki, and is giving more attention to Kyo, Akito is using her to ruin Kyo now."

"So, you're letting Yuki suffer?" Hatori asked.

"No, Haa-san. Just helping Megumi. She needs a home." Shigure said.

"Why doesn't she go to his uncle's?" Hatori asked.

"Kosuke is having problems with his niece right now. I don't want to be a bother to him." Shigure said.

Kosuke, huh? Hatori thought. "It's something else, isn't it?" He said.

"Say what?..." Shigure said. "I don't know what you're talking about…"

"You need Kawashima for some other reason, don't you?" Hatori said."You never liked that Kosuke Kawashima."

Never liked that Kosuke Kawashima, huh? He thought."Well…" Shigure said. "Fine, yeah, I need her."

I knew it… He thought.

"She's my editor and gives me ideas on my novels." Shigure said. He took out a book. "This is the latest one; Megumi helped me on this one. And she only worked for me for two days!"

Hatori took his book. "My Boyfriend or My Husband? Part 1: Forbidden Love." Hatori read the title. He opened the book and flipped the pages. "You're joking… This high school girl turned what was a pervert book to a tragic romance?"

"Yeah, but come on! My stories are good!" Shigure exclaimed. "I just can never come up with such suspense, agony, sadness, and passion as she did, though."

You're right, you can't. All your stories are the different kind of passion, and sadly, you have awful grammar and spelling… You should take lessons from this girl. He thought. "This book is actually interesting; the story actually is making sense." He said.

"Sure, but you have to pay for it!" Shigure said happily.

Idiot. He thought. Hatori tossed the book at his face. He stood up, and started walking away.

"Hey, I was just joking! It's free, Haa-san!" Shigure exclaimed.

Shigure entered Akito's room.

"Hey, it's me." Shigure said.

"Shigure, I've missed you. How long has it been? 2 months? 2 years? It's hard to tell, when all the days seemed intertwined while you wait for the one you love." Akito said. "You've come here to give more news, haven't you?"

"Gee, Akito, how did you know?" He said.

"That's the only reason you come to visit me nowadays, to tell me some news about the two and that Tohru Honda." Akito said.

"Now, that's not true. I visit you often. It's because you are the most important to me." Shigure said.

"Well, what do you want?" She said.

"Well, you were right, I've come with news." He explained. "This time, it's about a girl named Megumi Kawashima."

"Kawashima? I'm listening." She said. …

Tohru and Kyo came home before Shigure did. The two were still in the kitchen, cooking. Tohru went in.

"Hello! Oh, you're cooking!" Tohru said happily.

"Yes, Shigure-san wanted more of Yuki's cooking!" Megumi said. "This time, it's oden!"

"Oden!" She repeated happily. "May I have a look?"

"I think it would be better if we make it a surprise, Tohru-san!" She replied.

"Okay." Tohru said. She left the kitchen.

Moments later, Shigure came home. The oden was served.

"It smells delicious, Yuki-kun!" Shigure exclaimed.

"It does! It was especially aromatic in the kitchen." Megumi said. They all tasted.

"Delicious cooking, Yuki-kun!" Tohru said.

"It is! I'm once again impressed, Yuki-kun!" Shigure said.

"Yun-chan was working so hard in the kitchen!" Megumi said happily.

"…" Yuki was silent during the whole thing. He didn't like the fact that it was said that it was his cooking when it really wasn't. He just let Megumi have her fun. He watched Kyo, and he had a slight smile in his face. He seems to like it, too.

After fifths by Shigure, dinner was finally done.

"Since Yuki-kun did such well done oden, I've decided to wash the dishes tonight!" Shigure announced.

"That's fabulous, Shigure-san!" Tohru said.

"And since Kyo-kun loved it, too, he will help." Shigure added.

"You're freaking joking! I never said that I liked it!" Kyo exclaimed angrily.

"No one else noticed this except me. You took thirds! That's the first time that I've seen you take that much." Shigure said.

"Well, I was just so hungry from all the swimming I did!" He defended.

"Right…" He said, he grabbed him by the shirt and dragged him into the kitchen.
"NO! I DON'T WANT TO DO THE DISHES!" He exclaimed.

"So, how was swimming, Tohru-san?" Megumi asked.

"It was great! I got Kyo-kun into the water without him being afraid! I got him to stay underwater for several seconds! We didn't get too far, but it is progress! Progress is progress, no matter how little or how big it is!" Tohru said.

"That's true!" Megumi replied.

I've progressed since, but you barely seem to notice, Honda-san… Yuki thought.

Flashback

"But every time I seem to make such great progress or something, no one is there to compliment me or anything… As if no one is noticing…" Yuki said sadly.

"You may think your met goals and progressions are never noticed, but I know there is someone out there who notices. And I know they're rooting on you to go on." Tohru said.

You're the one who roots me on, and that's the reason I'm progressing. He thought.

Flashback ended

But it doesn't really seem like it, though… Kyo has darker problems than me, and that's why you pay more attention to him, isn't that right? He thought.

"I have an announcement, guys!" Shigure said. They all looked at him. "I talked to Akito, and she is letting Megumi-san stay!"

Tohru and Megumi celebrated. Kyo gave a slight smile, and Yuki just smiled. He was truly happy.

That's great. I'm happy. He thought. But his face darkened. If Akito is letting Megumi stay, there must be a deeper meaning to why Megumi is staying…

Thus, chapter 4 has ended! It was as long as the previous! Yay! LOL

I hoped you liked it! Please R&R, and like the first one and the others, if you think something is weird, go ahead and tell me, but don't flame, please!

Now time for the previews! Ciao for now!

Preview of the next chapter

"Hold your tongue. I think you should be more grateful of me. I am letting you stay here, without getting anything back from you." Akito told Megumi icily.

"Well, you don't have to be such a bitch about my uncle, though!" Megumi shouted angrily. They all stared at her. Akito grew mad.

"I'll tell you who the bitch is here, Kawashima. Did you know about your uncle and what he did to Shigure's sister?" Akito said.

"I think you should spend more time with Tohru-san, Yun-chan. You seem upset that you're not spending much time with her, and she's upset that you're not spending much time with you!" Megumi said.

"Really?..." Yuki said in shock. "…"

"Looks like it's just you and me, Kyo Sohma-san." Megumi said. "We're just going to do it from were Tohru-san left off, kay?"

"Sure, whatever." Kyo said.

"Ok, here's the deal, tell Tohru-san how you feel." Megumi said.

"Why!" Kyo demanded.

"Because… Tragedy might strike. Because you are the cat, and she isn't a member of the Zodiac..." She replied, looking up at the stars.

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