Legacy of the fox
Disclaimer- I do not own fruits basket…though I would love to own it….. However, all original characters are mine.
Chapter Two-
The lump in the snow
" Its such a wonderful day!" cried Tohru as she stepped out of the grocery store, carrying plastic bags filled with groceries and vegetables. It was the first day of winter, and the sunlight was weak, but the snow made up for it. Yuki came out behind her, breathing in the crisp air. "Yeah…here, Honda. I'll take the bags." He said. "Ah! No, it okay." she protested, but watched helplessly as Yuki took the groceries. "Hey furball. A little help would be nice." He said to Kyo, who was grumbling beside him. "WELL! You were acting so gentlemanly to her, I thought you could handle it!" barked Kyo, who grabbed the bags from Yuki's hands.
"Stupid rat…. dragging me to the shop to humiliate me…" he muttered, then yelped as Yuki kicked him in the face, sending him on the ground. " You just came along, furball. I don't remember me asking you to come." Yuki answered indifferently. "Come on, Honda." He walked off, ignoring the girls that were blushing while staring at them. Tohru smiled weakly. "Always like this…" she thought, as she helped Kyo up. "Grr.. That blasted rat…." He growled, glaring at Yuki's back.
The trio walked back to Shigure's house through the backyard, Yuki and Tohru were chatting merrily while Kyo walked behind them, muttering. Suddenly, Tohru tripped over a lump of snow. "Ah.." she said, as her body lurched forward. " TOHRU!" shouted Kyo and Yuki, both grabbed her arm and steadied her. "Are you okay?" asked Yuki anxiously, while Kyo tried to hide his worry by cuffing her on her head. "Watch where you're going!" he snapped. Tohru bowed at them, apologizing furiously.
"Sorry! I tripped over the snow!" she said. "But the snow felt so hard…." She bent down to examine the lump of snow. "Tohru, its just snow.." said Kyo, shaking his head. But for once, Tohru ignored him. She stared hard at the lump of snow. "Sohma…Kyo. I think there is something under it.." Both looked at Tohru questionly, then bent down too. Tohru picked up the lump, and then slowly brushed the snow away from it, and she gasped. For the snow revealed a small brown fox, its eyes were closed and there were bruises and cuts all over it. The fox was barely breathing. Tohru hugged it tightly. "OH! Its so cold…I gotta get to the hospital right away! NO! Not the hospital. The vet!" She jumped to her feet. "Sohma, Kyo, you go to Shigure's house first!" she cried.
Yuki frowned. "Wait, Tohru." he grabbed her arm. Tohru turned around. "Huh?" Yuki pointed at the snow-covered ground. "Look at that." Kyo and Tohru stared at the clothes on the ground. A halter top that looked like something Rin Sohma would wear ,a long overcoat, leather mini skirt and high boots. All were partially covered by snow. Tohru blinked, then looked at the fox in her arms. She gasped, "Is.. this a Sohma? But..It can't be, the fox is not one of the zodiac…" Kyo was as confused as her. "Since when was there a fox!" he demanded to no one in particular. Yuki shrugged. "I don't know. I'm as confused as everyone else." He said, his violet eyes fixed on the fox. "But. We can't just abandon him here. We should bring it inside first, and maybe it will transform back, though it may not even be human. Maybe it's just a coincidence that there were clothes next to it?"
Tohru nodded. " That's the best thing to do! Lets hurry! " she dashed into the house, followed by Yuki. Kyo looked at their disappearing backs, frowning slightly. "That fox…why do I feel such a sense of gratitude to it?" he thought. The he shrugged and entered the house.
Tohru placed the fox in some blankets in the living room and stroked its back. It was still cold, but its breathing was okay. She sighed in relief. Yuki and Kyo were sitting on opposite sides of the sofa, not looking at each other. Just then, the front door opened and Shigure entered, smiling. "Hey Tohru! Back from the publisher! What's that?" he asked curiously, looking at the bundle of blankets next to Tohru. She picked up the fox and showed it to him. Shigure looked at it for a moment, the smile fading away so quickly like someone had erased it form his face.
"Where.. where did you find it?" he asked, not removing his gaze form the fox. Kyo answered, "Near the backyard. Shigure, it had clothes next to it. Don't tell me its like us? It can transform too? " Yuki's eyes boored into Shigure. "Yes, is it really like the 12 zodiacs and furball? But I don't remember a fox in it.." Shigure sighed.
"Fine..I knew it would come out sooner or later…it is the fox from the other story of the zodiac. Her name is Mitsune Sohma. The possessor of the fox spirit in the zodiac."
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Yup.. here's Chapter two…hope you enjoy it! Please review after reading, arigatou!