Fruits Basket Fanfic
By Anime Onie
Disclaimer: Fruits basket and all characters are not mine. I do not own them. Takaya Natsuki is the Manga Ka, and we all love her for her work.
Oni Says: I have time on my hands. I'm going to try and get a few chapters done each time. And a BIG thank you to EVERYONE who has reviewed. I will now post a mini dictionary. I am sorry for the inconvenience to those who don't know Japanese. Please read on those, I REALLY am grateful you read the first few chapters! v
Lying on the roof, Kyou shield his eyes from the faint afternoon sun and sighs. It seemed the cow had consoled the Rat as to whatever had kept in bed the other day. Yuki had been walking around like usual, only there were… well… little signs that said otherwise. He didn't know if Tohru had noticed, but even though Yuki smiled at her like always, there seemed a faint…
"Keh"
Kyou Growls, suddenly frustrated that he couldn't name the emotion on the tip of his tongue. Turning his back to the sun, he sighs silently wondering how long before Akito found out and did… something… there was no way in hell that Akito would sit back quietly and let everyone be happy if he found out about the monster being with the other Thing.
Kyou Snarled at the thought. He despised Akito for many reasons, but if that bastard were ever to lay a hand on Tohru, he would seriously kill. As long as she was safe, he would do anything to keep it that way…
"Kyou?"
Looking over the roof, Tohru smiles finding his hiding spot.
"Were you hiding from me?"
She jokes, slowly pulling herself over the top rung of the ladder onto the roof. Kyou turned and watched her, making sure he wouldn't have to dash over there cause she slipped or whatever.
'I'd never hide from you, angel'
Kyou thinks silently, smiling awkwardly at her as she sat next to him. She pushed her hair back over her shoulders and shivered, smiling at Kyou.
"Aren't you cold up here?"
Kyou shook his head. For some reason, unless it was snowing, he could usually get away with wearing a simple t-shirt. Tohru smiled and let out a small laugh.
"You really are the cat… catching the last of the suns rays…"
Kyou stared at her, then pricked up his Neko ears.
"Ooou, and what's that mean?"
He scolded, jumping up and bristling with embarrassment. Tohru only laughed even more.
"G.. Gomen Kyou… "
Tohru attempted to stand up, wiping tears from her eyes. Kyou watched her. She was bound to trip sometime soon, and he heard her shriek slightly as she misplaced her footing. In a flash, he had grabbed her clothes, and helped her back to a steady stance.
"A…A…. Arigatou… eh heh heh"
She smiled, grabbing his hand, as he led her to the end of the roof. Spinning her around a bit too fast, she crashes into him. Quickly stepping out of the way, Kyou slips, still holding Tohru's hand, drags her down with him. Pulling her hand away from his, she slams her hands out in front of her, the impact jolting her arms.
Looking at her shocked, Kyou stutters.
"W… Why didn't you just fall? Wuh… Why Hurt your.. self… for… me?"
Pained, Tohru smiles at him.
"Why hurt you for my safety?"
Eyes wide, Kyou's heart races. How could it be… that he loved her so much… and with a simple comment could make him feel so happy…
"Kiss... ieendaiyo?"
Reaching up to touch her cheeks, he leans up to kiss her gently…
"BAKA ONNA"
Smacking the first aid kit onto the table and pointing for Tohru to sit, Kyou continues to grumble.
"Eh heh heh heh…"
Tohru laughs softly, doing as she was told. She'd scraped her hands on the roof tiles, they were only minor scratches, but Kyou was insistent on bandaging them up. She smiled watching him go through the kit. He'd grab something, look at it, decide he didn't want it then smack it on the table, getting more annoyed as he couldn't find what he needed.
"What's going on?"
Yuki asks, walking into the room. He'd been in his room, Studying with Haru. The truth was Haru had shown up and just made himself at home. Yuki hadn't minded though, if Haru were around, he would be protected.
"Ah Yuki Kun, You've been up in your room all afternoon… would you like some snacks?"
Standing up, Tohru starts to head off to the kitchen.
"Oi, get back here!"
Kyou growls. Tohru knew he felt guilty even though it wasn't his fault. Holding out her hands she looks at him.
"See? They're just scratches. I'll wash my hands and they'll be fine…"
she assures him. He nods, and slumps over leaning on his palm.
"Whatever"
She smiled, somewhat painfully, but nodded her approval. Yuki looked between them, and followed Tohru into the kitchen to make tea and snacks.
Sitting in bed later that night, Tohru sighs. She couldn't sleep, but she was still tired. She'd read a few pages of her book to try and relax but now she was too awake, having gotten to a point where she just had to read the next page. Pushing the covers back, she gets up and silently steps downstairs. The rest of the house was quiet, catching up seeing during the day it was like a mad house.
Chuckling softly at her own thoughts, Tohru turns on the kitchen light to see where she was going. Filling a glass with water, she sips it thinking. Over the past few days it had gone too fast for her to pull back and consider everything that had happened. In the past few days, she'd become Kyou's Girlfriend, yet she'd hurt two people to be so. She smiled, her feelings for Kyou sitting warm inside her, but as quickly as they came, the feelings left. She wasn't a very likable person for feeling happy while 2 suffered.
"I know that look…"
Kyou called out to her. Dropping her glass, Tohru panics and rushes to clean up the spilled water. Stepping into the dark lounge, she looks around, positive she'd heard Kyou's voice from in there.
"You worry too much… about other people…"
Tohru looked to her right, and faintly saw Kyou's shadowed figure. Kneeling beside him, she looks at him worried. Reaching up to stroke her cheek, he smiles softly.
"I know you like making others happy…. Even at the cost of your own… but… they'll move on when they see you happy… they'll understand… y'know…"
Tohru smiled as a lone tear slipped from her eye. He wasn't very good at showing his emotions but she knew what he meant. Standing up, Kyou takes a step towards the stairs, then hesitates.
"About before… I'm sorry…"
Tohru looked at him confused.
"Hai?"
"Y'know… When I …. Kissed you…"
Tohru's heart fluttered. His kisses were powerful… yet needy… lonely even… she smiled and shook her head. Kyou sighed with silent relief. She didn't hate him for practically forcing her every time…
"Ne…"
He muses, reaching the doorway. Tohru stood up also, feeling somewhat sleepy.
"On Sunday… do you want… to go … on … a… date…"
Kyou trailed off, the last word just barely audible to Tohru's ears. Her eyes widened, then smiled lovingly.
"Yes. Very Much…"
To Be Continued !