Legacy of the fox
Disclaimer- I don't own Fruits Basket, or any of its characters. I do own Mitsune…I guess that's some consolation….
Warning- this fan fiction is a 'continuation' of the original manga, so if you have not read up to Book 11 of Fruits Basket at the most, you will have a hard time understanding this fan fiction. Its best if you read up to the most recent Volume 18, but anyway, there will be spoilers, though they are mostly discrete ones.
Chapter Six- Pieces of fury and suspicion
Flashback-
Shigure looked up from his newspaper. Kyou stopped cursing and looked up, surprised. Yuki had just walked into the dining room and froze. Tohru blinked curiously. Hatori cleared his throat. " Akito knows about Mitsune-chan, and he wants her to stay here for the time being. His word is final." He added, for Kyou had opened his mouth to protest. Kyou shut his mouth. " Why?" Yuki asked. " Mitsune used to lived in the "inside" but now, I don't think Akito wants to see her." Hatori answered. " Why? He hates her or something?" Kyou asked. Shigure quickly rapped Kyou's head with the newspaper. " Stop asking stupid questions. Sure, Mitsune-chan can stay here. Tohru, is it alright if she stays in your room?" " Oh! Of course!" Tohru cried. Hatori nodded. " I'm done. See you." He walked to the door, Tohru helping him get his coat. Shigure stood up and began to sing, " Looks like Miss Foxy's gonna stay" " Shut up." Yuki and Kyou said in unison.
Meanwhile, in Tohru's room…Mitsune woke up with a splitting headache. Her mind blank, she was unable to remember anything. She felt very empty, like someone sucked everything out of her.
" What...what happened to me?"
Flashback ends-
Tohru smiled as she laid down plates of food on the table. " Dinner!" she called. Kyou walked into the dining room, frowning slightly. Yuki and Shigure both entered at the same time, Yuki smiled at Tohru as he sat down, she could see that his brow was decorated with sweat, he must have been working in his secret base, even though it was winter. Shigure pulled off his glasses. " Say, Tohru…why don't you wake up Miss Foxy? I think she should be pretty hungry, since her fever has died down." He said, reaching for a bowl of soup, only to get it snatched away by Yuki, who pushed it over to Tohru. Kyou raised his eyebrows. " And how did you know that, damn dog?" he muttered through a mouthful of rice. " Oh hohohoho…. its this instinct all us doggies have…" Shigure tittered, waving his hand nonchalantly at Kyou.
Yuki gave a loud sniff and stared at Shigure with penetrating eyes. " Oh? I saw you sneaking into Mitsune-chan's room. What were you doing in there?" he said calmly. Tohru's eyes grew wide and panicky as her head swiveled back and forth between them as though Yuki and Shigure were in a tennis match. Shigure's eyes gleamed. Wouldn't you like to know, Yuki…he cleared his throat. " I'm concerned about Miss Foxy…after all she is my cousin…" he grinned at Yuki, who rolled his eyes at him. " Aw…Yuki! You don't believe me!" Shigure started, his voice turning squeaky.
" Pervert mutt, shut up."
Everyone stopped eating and looked up. " Who said that?" Kyou wondered out loud. Yuki thumped him on the head. "Why don't you look there." He pointed at the doorway. Tohru looked at where he was pointing curiously and gasped. Mitsune was covered with her blanket, and glaring at all of them. " Oh...Mitsune-chan! Mornin'! Well…actually it's at night…!" Shigure waved at her cheerfully, but quailed away as he felt Mitsune's death-ray glare pierce right into him. She pointed at Tohru. " You, Honda. Come here." Mitsune barked. " Oh…Mitsune-chan…is there anything wrong?" Tohru asked timidly."Can you just come here and stop acting so nice to me!" Mitsune fumed.
Tohru gulped and followed Mitsune to the hallway, leaving three bewildered men behind. Mitsune stopped when she reached Tohru's room. Mitsune turned to face Tohru. "Alright, what is going on!" she demanded. Tohru blinked. " Huh?" she asked blankly. "Don't play a fool with me, Honda! What happened! Why am I feeling so dizzy? I can't remember what happened at all! I remember coming to this place to tell you something important, but now, there's nothing but air in my mind! This is not normal for me…what did you or that damn Hatori do to me? Tell me!" she grabbed Tohru by the collar. " I didn't do anything…Mr. Hatori did come by, but just to check your fever!" Tohru gasped. Mitsune gave a bitter laugh. " You're too naive, Honda! You actually trust that lame doctor who's a lackey to that Akito? Don't tell me you trust that mutt too! Well, do you? Tell me!" Tohru fell silent. " Mitsune-chan…I…honestly did not do anything, and I believe that Mr. Hatori did not do anything too…to me, he isn't that sort of person…as for Shigure…I do trust him…" her voice slowly drifted off as Mitsune let go of her. Mitsune stared at her blankly. How...how can she be so trusting? The way she acts…its like she'll trust them even if damn Akito did something bad to her! She stared at Tohru's cheek, where a faint scar mark was. Mitsune's eyes narrowed. I see…so that's Akito's game, eh…she cleared her throat. " Whatever. Anyway, I asked you to come here for a reason." Tohru blinked. " Y-yes, Mitsune-chan?"
Mitsune glared at her. " Just call me Mitsune." She snapped, as Tohru nodded, getting flustered. " Y-yes, Mitsune?" Tohru rectified her mistake. Mitsune put her hand on her hip, revealing pretty much everything. " Look, can you loan me some clothes, since imne are soiled? Or do you want me to tog this blanket wherever I go!" " Oh! Of course!" Tohru ran to her wardrobe and opened it. " You can choose anything you want!" Mitsune walked over and frowned distastefully as she looked through Tohru's clothes, then turned to Tohru. " Is that all?" she asked, wrinkling her nose. " Ummm…yes…" Tohru replied nervously. " No halter tops? No leather?" Mitsune asked. Leather? Halter-tops? That's what she wears? Tohru thought nervously, her head spinning. Mitsune noticed her look and frowned. " Ah, whatever. I'll just take these." She grabbed some of Tohru's clothes and pushed Tohru out, slamming the door behind her. Tohru sighed and went into the dining room. Shigure was nowhere to be seen, but Yuki and Kyou were there, both glaring at each other. Yuki noticed Tohru coming in, and brightened up, while Kyou just grunted. " Where is Shigure?" Tohru asked. " He said he had to make a call." Yuki answered. Tohru shrugged and sat down, and then started to eat, but her mind was full of thoughts. "Don't play a fool with me, Honda! What happened! Why am I feeling so dizzy? I can't remember what happened at all! I remember coming to this place to tell you something important, but now, there's nothing but air in my mind! This is not normal for me…what did you or that damn Hatori do to me? Did she really have her memories erased?
Mitsune looked at herself distastefully as she opened the door and stepped out. How can anyone wear such clothes? She wondered. Her stomach growled. " I think they were eating dinner when I appeared?" she thought. " Must as well join them…" she made to walk down the staircase.
" What did you do to Akito now, Mitsune?"
Mitsune froze and turned around. Shigure was leaning against the wall, smiling at her. "What are you talking about." She barked. Shigure tilted his head as he continued smiling. " I think you do, Mitsune-chan. What did you do to Akito, to make him that angry at you?" Mitsune's face grew pale. What is he talking about? I made Akito angry? When did I do that? I have no recollection… all I remember is that I need to tell Honda something…don't tell me…he knows? "I don't know what you're talking about." Mitsune said, trying not to display her fear and confusion. " Oh? I see. Well, Mitsune-chan, we better head down and finish up our meal. You don't want Tohru to be worried, right?" Shigure smiled knowingly, walked down the stairs. " Oh…I do have one thing to say," he said, looking back at her. Mitsune looked at him. " You look quite cute in Tohru's clothes, do you want me to buy some more for you?" he laughed, then noticing Mitsune's murderous glare, quickly disappeared into the dining room. Mitsune was left alone in the hallway.
She stared at where Shigure was a few seconds ago. That damn mutt. He knows a lot of things…I better keep an eye on him…
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A/n – I apologize if I took so long to update. Here's the new chapter.
Thanks to xxFallen Angelxx, plutobaby494 and WeiWei for reviewing, I really appreciate it.