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 and Kouske (Megu's uncle), they're my characters. And Shigure has a sister in this chapter, there isn't a name for her, and she isn't mentioned in the manga or anime. So this is my temporary character. Anyway, I don't own Furuba. Wish I did. But it won't turn out as good as Takaya-sensei did it. p

Preview of the previous chapter

"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.

"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.

"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.

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.

Chapter 5--- Kosuke's Past Mistake and Time with Kyo

It's been months since Megumi had settled in Shigure's home. Megumi has her own room now. Everyone is pretty comfortable with Megumi now, even Kyo. Though, he doesn't talk to her or anything. But they don't argue. (A/N: Megu doesn't call Kyo 'Sohma-san' anymore but Kyo-san. Just an FYI) Shigure and Megumi were eating. The others were in their own room. Then, someone entered the house. The person went in the dining room. The two looked up, and saw Akito Sohma.

"Hello, Shigure and you must be Megumi Kawashima." Akito said. This was the first time Akito came to Shigure's house since Megumi came.

"Hello, Akito." Shigure said. Megumi stood up and walked to Akito.

"Hello, Akito-san." Megumi said and bowed. She smiled. "It's very nice to finally meet you."

"Oh, you're sweet, Kawashima-san. It's nice to meet you, too." Akito replied and smiled. Megumi stood back up straight and sat back down to eat.

Uncle told me about you, and you're not this kind of person. She thought.

"I've come to visit you, Shigure. It's been months since I've seen you." Akito said happily. "Will you come let me talk to you in the living room?"

Shigure stood up, and they walked to the living room. Few minutes later, Yuki came in.

"Megumi, is someone here?" Yuki asked.

"Akito-san is here, Yun-chan," Megumi said. Yuki was finally comfortable with what she called him. It took weeks, but it finally worked out.

"Oh? Why is Akito here?" Yuki said.

"To talk to Shigure-san." She replied.

"…" Megumi could tell that he was a little angry.

"Tell me, Shigure. Has Kawashima been misbehaving?" Akito asked.

"Of course not! She is such an angel. Why would she misbehave?" Shigure said.

"Because, she is a Kawashima." Akito said.

"Just because Kosuke did something horrible, doesn't mean she will do that." Shigure said.

"So, she hasn't done anything to Yuki?" She asked.

"Are you actually worried about Yuki?" Shigure asked. "No… Of course not, you want to be the only one who would ruin Yuki. It's been how you were."

Akito saw that Megumi and Yuki were watching.

"Well, Shigure… It looks like that we have company. Come in Kawashima and Yuki, since you are listening to our conversation." Akito said. There was a pause, and then the two dragged themselves into the room.

"Well, what have you heard?" Akito demanded.

"It was all me, Akito-san. Yun-chan was just stopping me." Megumi said.

"I didn't ask who was watching, I want to know what you heard!" She shouted. Yuki seemed to shiver a little, they all noticed. But Megumi did not flinch.

That's the person I've heard about. Can't pretend forever, can you? She thought.

"The part where you were asking Shigure-san if I was 'misbehaving', Akito-san." She replied.

"Well, well. And you know that Shigure said no. But from what I see right now, you just did misbehave. From what I see here, Shigure developed a liking for you. Just like Yun-chan has…" She said. She said 'Yun-chan' mockingly. "I bet you like to pretend to be an 'angel' like what Shigure says, but really you are just like your uncle."

"What was wrong with my uncle? He never did anything wrong." Megumi said. Akito laughed mockingly.

"She says he's never done anything wrong. Hah! You just don't know." Akito said.

"You know, my uncle has told me about you, and from what he told me about you, I agree with him. This is the first time I've met you, and I don't like you already." Megumi said.

"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. She didn't wait for a reply. "Well, it happened way before your time. Your uncle and Shigure were teens at this time. Shigure had a sister that was two years younger than him."

"…" Shigure looked away sadly.

Sister! Shigure never mentioned that before! Yuki thought in shock.

"He's never mentioned it before, isn't that right, Yuki? Well, it was because he didn't want to bring up the memory again. It was too painful for him. Because of that, he didn't want to do anything outdoors anymore, he would just stay locked in his room. He never ate or anything." Akito said.

"What did my uncle do!" Megumi demanded.

"You really want to know?" Akito said and she had a wicked smile.

"Quit playing games!" She shouted.

"Well, it'll kill you to hear this, but I can live with that. I want to show you how cruel your uncle was." Akito said. "He killed her. And Shigure was there when he did it, too."

"…" There was silence. Shigure was sadly trying to not remember the scene, Yuki was silent with anger, and Megumi was too shocked to speak.

"He killed her?... My uncle killed someone?" Megumi finally managed to find her voice.

"That's right." Akito said.

"But… He told me he never told me about such…" She said.

"That right? Well, because Hatori suppressed his memory. Shigure got so mad at your uncle that he demanded Hatori to suppress his memory during his sleep." She said. "All he remembered was that he and Shigure were friends."

"…" Shigure recalled that moment.

Flashback

Shigure was studying hard for the exam the next day. There was no one in the house except his sister and him. His sister was sick and weak and was lying on her bed. Then, he heard shouting. Shigure looked out the door.

"Stop!" A man exclaimed. It was Kosuke. Shigure wondered what he was doing here.

"You can't go in there! Shigure-nii (A/N: That means big brother Shigure, for those who might not know. p) is studying! You can't bother him!" Shigure's sister shouted.

"I have to see him!" Kosuke said.

"No!" She shouted. She grabbed his arm. Then, he pushed her. She fell back and hit the wall. She slid down on the floor and didn't move.

"…" Shigure ran to her.

"She's not breathing!..." He exclaimed.

"But… I didn't know that would happen!" Kosuke said.

"She's sick, and then you just knocked her down!" Shigure shouted.

"I didn't know that she was sick." He said.

"Just leave me alone." Shigure said and walked in his room.

"…"

The next couple of days, Shigure never left his room to eat or anything. One day, the door opens. He didn't bother to look.
"Leave me alone." He said.

"Oh, Shigure, you can't just stay there and not eat." A young Akito said. "I know that your sister is dead, and I know she wouldn't want you to just stay there locked up. She would have you wanted to roam free. Or at least act upon what happened."

"…Revenge sounds good right now…" Shigure said for the first time since that day.

"That sounds good, maybe a kill for a kill?" Akito said. She had a smug look.

"…That sounds good right about now…" Shigure said quietly.
"Don't look at me, though." Akito said. She walked out of the room.

"…"

Even after his talk with Akito, Shigure still didn't leave the room. Then, the same night, the door opens once again. There was silence.

"Shigure." It was Kosuke.

"Leave." He said simply.

"Look…" Kosuke started.

"It'll be a good idea to get before I do something rash." Shigure said.

"Just listen, okay?" Kosuke said. "Suppress my memory. Ask Hatori to suppress my memory."

"What will that do!" He started to get mad. "Sure, you'll forget, but what about me? It's my sister that died."

"Yeah… I know, but it's just a burden…" Kosuke said. "I'll leave you and your family after that. I promise."

"…"

"Hatori, suppress Kosuke's memory tonight when he sleeps." Shigure said when Hatori came into the room.

"What will that do for you?" Hatori asked.

"Maybe something, maybe nothing. But its better that he doesn't remember." He replied.

"Fine, I'll do it while he sleeps." Hatori said.

It's been a week; Shigure skipped a week of school. He was excused, according to Akito. The week following the incident, Shigure decides to go ahead and go to school. Shigure enters the class. It was normal, and Kosuke went up to Shigure.

"Hey, Shigure! You missed the exams, but it's not fair that you're excused. Although, it's a good thing you are, I mean your sister dying and all." Kosuke said.

"Yeah… Hey, how did you know about…?" Shigure asked.

"The teacher told us. Strange." He said.

So, he doesn't remember, that's good. Shigure thought. And throughout the days, Shigure gradually went back to his old life.

End of Flashback

"If it wasn't for your uncle, Shigure would have had a better life." Akito said.

"It doesn't matter, Akito. I forgave and forgot." Shigure said. His face wore no expression. They looked at him.

"I know you're mad, Shigure, you don't have to play tough guy." Akito said.

"I'm not playing tough guy. I really did forgive him. I understood it was an accident, he didn't know she was sick. It was partly her fault, too. Not blaming her for any reason, but she knew she was supposed to stay in bed." Shigure said.

"Are you defending Kosuke?" Akito asked.

"I don't really think you should call him that, you don't know him. You're 'destroying' a good person. Also, I think it's time for your check up with Hatori. I see his car right there." Shigure said.

"…" Akito couldn't think of anything to say. She gave in. "Fine, I'll see you later, Shigure. Be careful, Yuki, Kawashima, you better not let me catch you with anything."

She walked away.

"I'll be in my room…" Yuki said, and he walked away. It was just the two of them.

"Shigure-san, about my uncle…" Megumi started.

"Don't worry about it. Like I told Akito, I forgave him. It's not like he did that on purpose." Shigure said.

"Okay." She said.

"Seriously, don't trouble yourself. I can't let you get distracted for work tonight." He said and smiled.

"Okay." She said and smiled, too. She walked to her room.

Megumi knocked on Yuki's door.

"Yun-chan, it is Megumi. Do you mind if I talk to you for a sec?" Megumi said.

"Come in." He said. She went in.

"Something wrong?" Yuki asked.

"Nah, I just want to ask you a favor." Megumi replied.

"…A favor?" Yuki repeated.

"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. "…"

"Yeah, so I'm asking if you can maybe go with her somewhere. Maybe the secret base, or a restaurant." Megumi said.

"Okay, I'll do that." Yuki said.

"Thanks." She said and smiled. She turned to the door.

"No, thank you." Yuki said. She turned to him and smiled. Then, she silently walked out the door.

The four teens are eating lunch. It seemed silent.

"Honda-san, do you want to do something today?" Yuki asked. Kyo looked up.

"Really!" She said excited.

"Yeah, maybe a movie or…" Yuki started.

"Can we go to a restaurant I've wanted to go to!" Tohru asked.

"Okay." He said and smiled. She smiled back.

"Hey, I thought we were going to swim." Kyo said.

"Well, I'll do it for Tohru-san, Kyo-san." Megumi said.

"You?" Kyo asked.

"Yeah, just tell me what Tohru-san has taught you so far, and we'll continue from there." Megumi said.

"That will be great, thank you, Megu-san." Tohru said happily.

"She's the only one who teaches me! I'm not letting you teach me!" Kyo exclaimed.

"…"

"You hate me?..." She said. That made Kyo snap.

"No- I didn't mean it that-" Kyo stammered.

"Stupid cat." Yuki interrupted.

"SHUT UP!" Kyo shouted. He mumbled, "Damn rat..."

"…" It got silent again.

Yuki and Tohru already left, and Shigure went somewhere again. Megumi wasn't ready and Kyo was heading out the door.

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

"Sure, whatever." Kyo said.

"Are you going ahead?" Megumi asked.

"Yeah, I want to go alone for now." Kyo said. "I'm still waiting for you to come out and stuff…"

He meant that he wanted her to teach him. It was kind of like an apology of sort. Megumi understood.

"Okay, see ya there." She said and smiled. She went in her room.

Megumi got on her blue bikini. She walked out like that bringing only her towel. She reached to the Sohma's pool, and there was Kyo only. He was already wearing his swim suit. He was sitting on the edge of the deep end (10 ft) of the pool. Megumi snuck up on him, and pushed him in the pool. He screamed as he went in. There were bubbles, and then he came up and was thrashing his hands everywhere.

"…" Megumi sweat dropped. He wasn't staying afloat or keeping calm. He kept thrashing everywhere. Then, he went down underwater. There was a long pause. There were bubbles, signaling he was exhaling, but he didn't go up. Megumi threw her towel on the seat and dove in underwater. There was Kyo at the bottom of the pool. She swam down and wrapped her arm around him and pulled him up the water. Kyo coughed as soon as they got up. They went out of the pool.

"What was that for! I haven't reached the deep part yet!" Kyo exclaimed.

"Oh, sorry. My mistake. I didn't know that, if Tohru-san was here that wouldn't have done that." Megumi said. She was kind of referring to what happened during lunch.

"It's alright; it's not entirely your fault. I should have told you." Kyo said.

"So, let's do it." Megumi said.

"Yeah." He said.

"Hey, that's right!" Megumi said in excitement as Kyo did freestyle for several feet. Kyo stood up and walked to her.

"That was right?" Kyo asked.

"Yeah." She said and smiled.

"I just have a problem with the breathing…" Kyo said. "I can't hold my breath for long."

"Well, you have to do this…" Megumi started explaining, and he listened quietly.

He listens to me intently and picks things up quickly. He doesn't seem like the cat… Megumi thought.

Kyo and Megumi were done, and they are just sitting on the lying seats and gazing up at the stars. They were silent.

"Hey, why do you like that Yuki so much?" Kyo asked without looking at her.

"Heh, he's a good guy." She said simply.

"Is that why they like him better?" He asked and looked at her. They was referred to Tohru.

"Oh, Tohru-san doesn't like him better." Megumi said.

"I wasn't talking about her," He said and blushed.

"Oh, come on. You are." She said. "But anyways, she likes you better. If you've noticed."

"…" He didn't reply.

"Hey." She said. He turned.

"Yeah?" 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.

"…I know that." Kyo said. "But… is she going to share the same feelings?"

"Yeah." Megumi said simply.

"You sound so sure." Kyo said.

"It's because I am." She said.

"You sound confident, too." He commented.

"Oh, really?" She asked. "It just showing that I'm sure with it. I'm sticking to the fact that she is. I'm standing tall to my comment."

"Huh…" He just said. "That's cool."

"Don't hear that often from someone like you." Megumi said and smiled.

"Yeah, but it's the truth. Thanks." He said.

"No problem." Megumi said. She stood up. "Well, we should be heading back."

"Hey, I might as well tell you this." Kyo sat up. Megumi turned around. "I think you should tell Yuki how you feel, too. Before it's too late. Because… Tragedy might strike. Because he is the rat, and you aren't a member of the Zodiac..."

He used her words.

"Hmm, maybe I should." She said and turned around.

That concludes chapter 5 (after a long pause)! I'm trying to get each chapter longer and longer, and the previews are getting longer, too. p

Anyway, hoped you liked. And the usual stuff. 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 Previews for the next chap, now. Ritsante, out. (Always wanted to copy Seacrest. lol)

Preview of the next chapter

"What!" They all exclaimed as she told them.

"I have to, my parents separated, and I'm going with my dad and brother." She said.

Couple of minutes later, Megumi was at the door with her stuff packed up. They were all there watching her, except Yuki, who was nowhere to be seen.

"Well, I want to thank you, Shigure-san and everyone, for your hospitality. You all have been great friends to me.

"…Well, best of luck…" Shigure said. "Will you be willing to give a goodbye kiss just to ease my pain?"

"Idiot." Kyo said and punched his head.

"Thanks, Kyo-san. Oh, and remember what I told you yesterday." She said.

"…It's not like you're my mom. You don't have to remind me." Kyo said and looked away, frowning. Megumi smiled.

"Well, see ya." She said and walked away.

"I can't let you. Don't go in." Yuki said.

"I have to. It's not an option." Megumi said.

"But…" He said and held her hands.

Ritsante