Genres: Drama/romance/?
Warning: contains shonen/seinen-ai. If you find this offensive, then don't read this! Plus the story is going to contain elements concerning prostitution.
Disclaimer: Fruits Basket is copyrighted to Takaya Natsuki.
A/N: Hey! Thank you to crystal, Tenshi no Ai, lizack and Ran Mouri for reviewing so far. I'm grateful for your reviews, but I desperately need more feedback, so please don't just read this without reviewing! (Actually, do whatever you want to, but I would appreciate the much-needed feedback.) Enough said. On with the story.
"Black Boudoir"
Chapter three
Two months had passed since that dentist appointment, and Kyo was sitting in the café again. He had been coming here almost every day for the past two months. The short waitress came and put his coffee down in front of him.
"Thanks Yumi." He said.
He had become friends with the shy girl. She was quite nice when she opened up. He would spend one or two hours at the café, during which she would come over to his table when there weren't any customers and talk to him. All the while he kept an eye on the people out on the street. He was of course here in hopes of meeting Shigure Sohma again.
The night after they had met, he had looked through a photo album that had belonged to his father and found an old photo. He didn't know anyone in the picture, but there were three young boys, one of them looked a lot like Shigure Sohma. He was wondering if this hadn't been a family portrait and wanted to ask Shigure Sohma himself.
He had looked in the phone book for his number, but only found someone called Akito Sohma. So, since this was the only place he could think of (he was sure that it would be a waste of time to wait at the dentist's), he came here and waited.
At five p.m. he decided to pick up Uotani from work and go home. So he said goodbye to Yumi and left the café.
Fifteen minutes later, he was at the grocery store in which Uo worked.
"Hey!"She said from behind the cash register.
"I've come to pick you up, so hurry and get going." He said somewhat gruffly.
"Sorry, but no can do, compadre. My shift is going to be a half an hour longer tonight: Mia is going to be late. You can wait in the back if you want." She said.
"Nah, I'll wait here. There aren't any customers around anyway."
He leaned against the wall behind the desk and closed his eyes. ' Great' he thought 'Now I have to wait here for an extra thirty minutes, just because some teenage girl couldn't be bothered to get here on time. He heard the bell ring. He looked at the middle-aged woman come in with her daughter. The little girl had mouse-brown hair and big black eyes. She stared up into Kyo's red ones with a mixture of surprise and then of shyness. He smiled back. A short smile, not revealing the teeth. He then settled his head back against the wall and closed his eyes.
Just before he and Uotani were about to leave, someone else came in the door. She was a short girl, with long, straight brown hair and brown eyes, her skin was pale and her cheeks were flushed from the cold. A man followed her. Kyo didn't look at his face until he noticed that this man was wearing a kimono. He looked up and recognized Shigure Sohma. He beckoned to Uo, told her to wait for a second (she heavily protested) and went up to the man and the girl.
"Hello Sohma-san." He said, bowing slightly
Shigure, slightly surprised, bowed back and answered the same. Tohru looked at them both in confusion, and then said:
"Ah! You're Sohma-san Shigure-san told me about!" then realising how rude she must seem, blushed, bowed and said:
"Gomen nasaii! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to indiscrete! Gomen!"
"It's alright Tohru-chan, I don't think that he minds. Do you, ah, I'm sorry, I don't know your given name."
"Kyo" he answered. He didn't know how to react to this man's manner, he was so used to being around Uo and Yumi, but he had trouble adjusting to strangers.
"Ah, Sohma Kyo it is, then!" Shigure said, smiling.
"I was wondering, if you might want to have a coffee someday, after all, you don't meet someone who has the same last name everyday." Kyo said.
"Sure."
"There's a nice café on the boulevard." Kyo continued.
"That one near the dentist's?"
"Exactly."
"I'll see you tomorrow around three then." Shigure said.
"Okay.Um, 'till tomorrow then." Kyo said.
"'Till tomorrow" Shigure answered.
Kyo and Uotani left. Three paces further Uo burst out laughing.
"WHAT?" Kayo said. (He hated when she laughed like that, he knew that it meant that she was laughing AT him.)
"You should have seen yourself, you looked like a shy teenager asking a girl out on their first date." She answered, still chuckling.
"Shut up." He said.
They both walked home, Uotani still making comments, but Kyo couldn't hear her, he was sure of it now. Shigure Soma had to be the boy on the photograph. And that girl was she his daughter? She must have been fifteen at least, but Shigure didn't look old enough for her to be his daughter. May be she was his girlfreind. But in that case, she would have been too young for him. Was this potential member of his family a pervert? Maybe she was his sister, or his niece? His cousin?
Kyo's mind was swirling with questions, so he almost slammed into the apartment door.
"What's wrong with you carrot top?" Uo asked
"Nothing, I was just thinking." He answered, still looking slightly dazed.
'That's funny' she thought ' I called him carrot top and he didn't even notice or call me Arisa.' She shrugged and unlocked the door.
They both ate, and then Kyo decided to tell her about how he had met this man and why he wanted so badly to see him. Uotani hadn't asked, but this was another of their rules: never ask about strange behaviour, no matter how curious you are, until the other tells you about it.
"Show me the picture." She demanded.
" Here, see, he's the one between the black haired one and the silver haired one."
"Silver hair? Man, weird hair colors must run in your family." She said.
"I guess." He said.
The next day, Kyo got to the café and found Shigure already sitting at a table. He greeted Yumi who followed him to the table.
"The usual?" she said
"Yeah."
"And for you?" she asked Shigure
"Just some more green tea please."
Yumi left. Kyo saw her glance at Shigure like se had looked at him the first time they had met. 'She must find him attractive' he thought 'Maybe that runs in the family as well'. He looked at Shigure who looked back politely. 'He is handsome' he thought ' for a man, that is.' He corrected himself.
"I don't think that we have introduced ourselves properly." He extended a hand.
"Shigure Sohma" he said
"Kyo Sohma" Kyo answered.
Yumi brought the coffee, she must have heard because she said
"I didn't know that you were related."
"We don't know either, actually." Shigure said.
Kyo noticed that he exuded a very calm aura and discreet charm.
"Which reminds me." Kyo said.
He got out the photo album and opened it to the page with the picture of the young Sohmas. He showed it to Shigure, who took it and grinned.
"I remember when this was taken." He looked at Kyo
"It seems that we are related, since you have a picture of me. I think I know who you are, could you tell me your parent's names?"
Kyo told him. He paused and then added that they had died in a car crash five years ago. Shigure sighed.
"I'm sorry to hear that." He added " But it proves my suspicion. You and I are second cousins, twice removed."
"Oh." He paused, registering this information. He the tentatively asked
"Are you also cursed?"
"Yes. You must be the cat."
"How do you know?" Kyo said, astonished.
"It's the only Jyunishii missing. But it seems like I've found him." Shigure said.
"Are you one of the cursed ones?"
"I'm the dog." Shigure answered, calm as ever (A/N: he's starting to sound like Haru.)
Tons of questions went through Kyo's mind. He had found relative, he wanted to know so many things. He randomly asked the question:
"So, what do you do for a living?"
Shigure paled.
End of chapter three.
Heheh. Cliffie! (Sorta). It took ages to write this. My shoulders hurt. Someone asked if I was going to make this Yuki/Kyo. I assure you, I have no intention of making this anything else than a Shigure/Kyo fic. I know it's progressing slowly, but those who have read my other stuff know that I tend to develop the time before they become an item. So there! Please review. (Or not.) Hugs - Isamouton
Warning: contains shonen/seinen-ai. If you find this offensive, then don't read this! Plus the story is going to contain elements concerning prostitution.
Disclaimer: Fruits Basket is copyrighted to Takaya Natsuki.
A/N: Hey! Thank you to crystal, Tenshi no Ai, lizack and Ran Mouri for reviewing so far. I'm grateful for your reviews, but I desperately need more feedback, so please don't just read this without reviewing! (Actually, do whatever you want to, but I would appreciate the much-needed feedback.) Enough said. On with the story.
"Black Boudoir"
Chapter three
Two months had passed since that dentist appointment, and Kyo was sitting in the café again. He had been coming here almost every day for the past two months. The short waitress came and put his coffee down in front of him.
"Thanks Yumi." He said.
He had become friends with the shy girl. She was quite nice when she opened up. He would spend one or two hours at the café, during which she would come over to his table when there weren't any customers and talk to him. All the while he kept an eye on the people out on the street. He was of course here in hopes of meeting Shigure Sohma again.
The night after they had met, he had looked through a photo album that had belonged to his father and found an old photo. He didn't know anyone in the picture, but there were three young boys, one of them looked a lot like Shigure Sohma. He was wondering if this hadn't been a family portrait and wanted to ask Shigure Sohma himself.
He had looked in the phone book for his number, but only found someone called Akito Sohma. So, since this was the only place he could think of (he was sure that it would be a waste of time to wait at the dentist's), he came here and waited.
At five p.m. he decided to pick up Uotani from work and go home. So he said goodbye to Yumi and left the café.
Fifteen minutes later, he was at the grocery store in which Uo worked.
"Hey!"She said from behind the cash register.
"I've come to pick you up, so hurry and get going." He said somewhat gruffly.
"Sorry, but no can do, compadre. My shift is going to be a half an hour longer tonight: Mia is going to be late. You can wait in the back if you want." She said.
"Nah, I'll wait here. There aren't any customers around anyway."
He leaned against the wall behind the desk and closed his eyes. ' Great' he thought 'Now I have to wait here for an extra thirty minutes, just because some teenage girl couldn't be bothered to get here on time. He heard the bell ring. He looked at the middle-aged woman come in with her daughter. The little girl had mouse-brown hair and big black eyes. She stared up into Kyo's red ones with a mixture of surprise and then of shyness. He smiled back. A short smile, not revealing the teeth. He then settled his head back against the wall and closed his eyes.
Just before he and Uotani were about to leave, someone else came in the door. She was a short girl, with long, straight brown hair and brown eyes, her skin was pale and her cheeks were flushed from the cold. A man followed her. Kyo didn't look at his face until he noticed that this man was wearing a kimono. He looked up and recognized Shigure Sohma. He beckoned to Uo, told her to wait for a second (she heavily protested) and went up to the man and the girl.
"Hello Sohma-san." He said, bowing slightly
Shigure, slightly surprised, bowed back and answered the same. Tohru looked at them both in confusion, and then said:
"Ah! You're Sohma-san Shigure-san told me about!" then realising how rude she must seem, blushed, bowed and said:
"Gomen nasaii! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to indiscrete! Gomen!"
"It's alright Tohru-chan, I don't think that he minds. Do you, ah, I'm sorry, I don't know your given name."
"Kyo" he answered. He didn't know how to react to this man's manner, he was so used to being around Uo and Yumi, but he had trouble adjusting to strangers.
"Ah, Sohma Kyo it is, then!" Shigure said, smiling.
"I was wondering, if you might want to have a coffee someday, after all, you don't meet someone who has the same last name everyday." Kyo said.
"Sure."
"There's a nice café on the boulevard." Kyo continued.
"That one near the dentist's?"
"Exactly."
"I'll see you tomorrow around three then." Shigure said.
"Okay.Um, 'till tomorrow then." Kyo said.
"'Till tomorrow" Shigure answered.
Kyo and Uotani left. Three paces further Uo burst out laughing.
"WHAT?" Kayo said. (He hated when she laughed like that, he knew that it meant that she was laughing AT him.)
"You should have seen yourself, you looked like a shy teenager asking a girl out on their first date." She answered, still chuckling.
"Shut up." He said.
They both walked home, Uotani still making comments, but Kyo couldn't hear her, he was sure of it now. Shigure Soma had to be the boy on the photograph. And that girl was she his daughter? She must have been fifteen at least, but Shigure didn't look old enough for her to be his daughter. May be she was his girlfreind. But in that case, she would have been too young for him. Was this potential member of his family a pervert? Maybe she was his sister, or his niece? His cousin?
Kyo's mind was swirling with questions, so he almost slammed into the apartment door.
"What's wrong with you carrot top?" Uo asked
"Nothing, I was just thinking." He answered, still looking slightly dazed.
'That's funny' she thought ' I called him carrot top and he didn't even notice or call me Arisa.' She shrugged and unlocked the door.
They both ate, and then Kyo decided to tell her about how he had met this man and why he wanted so badly to see him. Uotani hadn't asked, but this was another of their rules: never ask about strange behaviour, no matter how curious you are, until the other tells you about it.
"Show me the picture." She demanded.
" Here, see, he's the one between the black haired one and the silver haired one."
"Silver hair? Man, weird hair colors must run in your family." She said.
"I guess." He said.
The next day, Kyo got to the café and found Shigure already sitting at a table. He greeted Yumi who followed him to the table.
"The usual?" she said
"Yeah."
"And for you?" she asked Shigure
"Just some more green tea please."
Yumi left. Kyo saw her glance at Shigure like se had looked at him the first time they had met. 'She must find him attractive' he thought 'Maybe that runs in the family as well'. He looked at Shigure who looked back politely. 'He is handsome' he thought ' for a man, that is.' He corrected himself.
"I don't think that we have introduced ourselves properly." He extended a hand.
"Shigure Sohma" he said
"Kyo Sohma" Kyo answered.
Yumi brought the coffee, she must have heard because she said
"I didn't know that you were related."
"We don't know either, actually." Shigure said.
Kyo noticed that he exuded a very calm aura and discreet charm.
"Which reminds me." Kyo said.
He got out the photo album and opened it to the page with the picture of the young Sohmas. He showed it to Shigure, who took it and grinned.
"I remember when this was taken." He looked at Kyo
"It seems that we are related, since you have a picture of me. I think I know who you are, could you tell me your parent's names?"
Kyo told him. He paused and then added that they had died in a car crash five years ago. Shigure sighed.
"I'm sorry to hear that." He added " But it proves my suspicion. You and I are second cousins, twice removed."
"Oh." He paused, registering this information. He the tentatively asked
"Are you also cursed?"
"Yes. You must be the cat."
"How do you know?" Kyo said, astonished.
"It's the only Jyunishii missing. But it seems like I've found him." Shigure said.
"Are you one of the cursed ones?"
"I'm the dog." Shigure answered, calm as ever (A/N: he's starting to sound like Haru.)
Tons of questions went through Kyo's mind. He had found relative, he wanted to know so many things. He randomly asked the question:
"So, what do you do for a living?"
Shigure paled.
End of chapter three.
Heheh. Cliffie! (Sorta). It took ages to write this. My shoulders hurt. Someone asked if I was going to make this Yuki/Kyo. I assure you, I have no intention of making this anything else than a Shigure/Kyo fic. I know it's progressing slowly, but those who have read my other stuff know that I tend to develop the time before they become an item. So there! Please review. (Or not.) Hugs - Isamouton