The Curses' Cold Touch
Disclaimer: If I owned Fruits Basket, this would not be a fanfic, now would it? I didn't think so.
Summary: It's one of the breaks during Tohru's second 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, Hatori and Shigure discuss matters over Kristi while she is in Shigure's room eating chocolate and raising her blood sugar. Turns out that Hatori had once supressed her memories, but since Kristi is cursed as well, the effect is wearing off. Shigure is none too fond of the discussion's path, so he gets up and leaves to join Kristi. Her school-girl personality, however, may prove to be just the right touch in this bit of romance we could possibly see?
14.:.If Only You Knew.:.14
Shi...Shi-kun?
"Shigure."
The door slid open, but not before Kristi could pull herself away from the dog and slop off the bed with a squeak. Kristi stood up and the two looked over to the door to see Hatori in the door way with his bag at his side, "Since Kristi is well enough to stand, I'm going back to the main house. Call me if you need anything, Kristi. Shigure, don't do anything stupid. And to let you know, Yuki and the others are back from school." "Oh!" Kristi exclaimed, just remembering, "I got you a few gifts from America! They're lying on the counter. Yours are the ones wrapped in dark grey!" By this time, though, Hatori had already started towards the front door, so Shigure got up and smiled once again. "I'll make sure that he gets them. You need anything?" "Ah, no, I'm fine, thank you!" With that, Shigure left the room as well. Kristi watched the door close for a few moments before her eyes narrowed. "So, that's how you got into the house before."
With a puff of black and red smoke, Alexis appeared in front of Kristi, displaying two of the differences between the two curses: they always return to their original forms dressed as how they were before and, on top of when in direct physical contact with a member of the opposite sex, they can transform at will. "At least Kyo distances himself." "What's that supposed to mean?" Alexis sighed, "Kristi, you aren't the right person for this spot in the Zodiac." "Tell me you didn't come all this way to give me your pity," Kristi said, crossing her arms over her chest. Alexis could only smile, "Good answer. In any case, Hatori told me that you were unconscious, so I came over to check on you, make sure everything was alright. Remember what happened last time?" "Ugh," the Gemini shuddered a bit, "Don't remind me. I still have nightmares over that." "That poor paramedic," Alexis chuckled, "Anyway, someone's coming. I can feel Tohru's aura getting closer. Also, Kelly was really worried about you. I'll tell her everything's fine. I'm out." With another puff of smoke, a red scorpion crawled away and out a window as the door slid open once again. Sure enough, there was Tohru with that worried expression on her face.
"K-chan, you should be in bed...!" Not wanting to argue with the girl, she sat down, leaning her back against the headboard, and pulled the covers up to her lap. "You not hurt, are you? How are you feeling? Are you okay?" Kristi smiled at Tohru's barracade of questions, "Tohru-chan, my blood sugar was low, that's all. Despite what Shi-kun must have told you, I'm fine. You know how that silly dog likes to blow things out of proportion. What, did he say that I was dying or something?" "No, it's just that..." "How are you feeling, Kristi-san?" The two girls looked over to see Yuki who had just come into the room. "I'm just fine. Thank you, you two, for worrying about me." Within but a moment, Kristi's arms were wrapped playfully around Tohru's head while something of a squeak escaped her throat, "Kyaa, I feel so special!" Tohru laughed a bit ( which cause Yuki to smile ) with the happy and somehow blank-minded expression on her face.
Meanwhile, outside the hotel room, the black sedan parked and the cloaked Alexis stepped out. At the closing of the door, Kelly came out and met her in front of the door. "¿Cómo está mi hermana?" Kelly asked in Spanish so that Leigh would have no idea of what they were speaking about if she were to hear them. "Está bien. Fui solomente el nivel de azucár en su sangre, no más. Hatori estaba allí y se ayudó, pero ha dicho que ella está comenzando recocordar sus memorias," Alexis explained, gathering thegist that it was merely her blood sugar; however, Kristi was starting to remember everything. "¡Pero borrada las memorias!" Kelly said, forgetting about her volume as her face took on an expression of fear and concern. "No," Alexis sharply cut, giving Kelly the feeling that she had just been stabbed, "Él ha suprimido las memorias solomente y no más. Recuerde, su abilidades no son ésa bueno."
Author's Notes: I know, haven't written in a while. You all know how writer's block goes. ... If you don't, then I despise you with the bottom-most depths of my heart except not really. Anyway, as far as the Spanish goes, keep in mind that I have only taken Spanish for four years and I'm not that good at it ( four years of classes, one year of skill figures. ), so as far as this goes, here's what it means.
Kelly: How is my sister?
Alexis: She is well. It was only the level of the sugar in her blood, nothing more. Hatori was there and he helped her, but he'd said that she was starting to remember her memories.
Kelly: But he erased her memories!
Alexis: No. He only suppressed the memories, no more. Remember, his abilities are not that good.
So there goes. I've probably desecrated the language as well as all the characters in writing this story, but oh well. x.x Now, onto the next chapter...