The Curses' Cold Touch
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Disclaimer: If I owned Fruits Basket, this would not be a fanfic, now would it? I didn't think so.
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Summary: It's the summer after Tohru's first year of high school and she's already been through a lot with the Sohmas. What happens when an old friend returns to reveal a similar curse? A relationship between the Sohmas and the other cursed family?
In the last chapter, we find that Tohru has been communicating and sending/receiving packages to and from an old friend in America. Kyo is out training, but is to return. Shigure has not been sleeping well! Oh no! Dun dun dunnn..!
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A short chapter this time indeed, and for that I apologize; however...I have no excuse, so I won't lie. The next chapter will be longer, that is a promise. Not like it makes up for this one, but it's just longer. Trust me on this one. ;
2.::.An Old Friend.::.2
"Shi-kuuuuun!!"
Shigure was about to look up to see from where he was called, but a girl jumped into the scene, seemingly from nowhere, and knocked him over, landing on his back. Hidden under short, light brown hair, the tanned face blushed and the girl got off of him. "Sorry 'bout that, Shi-kun!" She said as she frantically dusted the dirt off her black skirt with gloved hands. As Shigure got off the ground, the girl stood up straight, wearing a somewhat nervous smile.
Shigure looked up at her from where he was and his hurt look changed to that of surprise. The girl appeared to be his age, though she had the height and build of a high school girl. She donned black attire, uncluding her boots, stockings, pleated mini-skirt, sleeveless turtle neck, fish net sleeves, and long gloves.
The dog stood up without the disbelief falling from his eyes, "Tii-chan? Is that you?" She winked her right eye and smiled confidently, "The name's Kristi, but Tii-chan still works just as well. Haven't heard it in years, though." "What brings you back?" Kristi was about to answer, but Tohru came outside with her apron on, having heard the noise. "Kristi?" Tohru asked, still standing at the door. "My little Tohru-chan!" Kristi opened her arms and ran to hug Tohru who, in return, hugged her back. "Long time, no see, kiddo!" Kristi smiled as she pulled away from her, looking Tohru up and down, "my, how you've grown! How come you never told, me that you were living with the Sohmas?" As if practiced, both Tohru and Shigure looked at her with the same face of confusion and asked in unison, "You two know each other?" Shifting the bulging messenger bag at her side, Kristi chuckled, "Tohru-chan, remember those friends that I wrote you about? A few of them are old high school buddies that I'm gonna crash with. Those would be the Sohmas. Shi-kun, remember how I baby-sat in high school and I charged less because the little girl's mom was a good friend? That little girl would be our little Tohru-chan! Actually, now that I think about it...Long time, no see, Shi-kun!" Kristi somewhat pranced over and, before Tohru could stop her and Shigure could move away, Kristi's arms were wrapped around his neck in a childish hug. "Sh-Shigure-san...!"
Tohru was prepared to see the tired Sohma transform into a dog within the blink of an eye, but the puff of smoke never came. "Shigure-san...? You...? The...?" Confused by what had happened, Tohru stuttered before thinking to herself, 'Wait...but she's not a Sohma...and she just hugged him...' Red faced, Kristi pulled back and stepped away from Shigure, looking at her hands, then around the area. It was apparent that she was as confused as Tohru. Shigure sighed, "We'd better sit down inside for this..."