CHAPTER ONE: THE STRANGE CARROT TOP
HI! THIS IS ONE WEIRD STORY! I WROTE IT CAUSE I WAS REALLY BORED AND JUST WANTED TO PLEASE MYSELF FOR SOME HOURS. SO PLEASE…IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE MOOD FOR READING SOMETHING DON'T READ THIS CUASE…I DON'T WANT FLAMES : (
OK…IF YOU'RE GONNA READ THIS: THIS IS AN AU FIC! THAT MEANS ALTERNATE UNIVERSE! FORGET EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT THE FRUITS BASKET PLOT EXEPT FOR THE CHARACTERS! AND MAYBE EVEN THE CHARACTER'S PERSONALITY! JUST READ…IT EXPLAINS ITSELF. IT'S SO DAMMED OUT OF CHARACTER! AND ONCE AGAIN…NO FLAMES!
WARNING: IN THIS CHAPTER ONLY CURSES…ALTERNATE UNIVERSE! (EVERYONE OUT OF CHARACTER!)
DISCLAIMER: DON'T OWN ANYTHING I MENTION HERE…EXEPT FOR THE PLOT…BUT NOTHING ELSE…I JUST DO THIS BECAUSE IT'S FUN TO MANIPULATE EVERYONE TO MY WILL! MUAWHAHAHAHAHAH! XD
ENJOY!
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There are so many things in this universe that make us all unique. Some of us are more unique than others.
We are all born with five senses…well…six really. The six one happens to be our instinct. But most of us ignore it completely…or believe it's product of some wild fantasy world. But animals use their instinct all the time. They are still in touch with that side of nature that allows us to get a tiny feeling of what could happen.
Well in life, there are some people who go farther than just instinct. Some people who claim not only to fell what might happen…but to also see it.
Déjà vu?
Some call it that. Our brain is a very powerful thing. It could do some many things that not even in our wildest dreams we can imagine.
This is the story of a boy who was born different…who is still in touch with that side of nature…A boy who can see beyond dreams and time.
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"Look at this" Hatsaharu said grasping his best friend's small hand and pulling him toward as a shelf.
Kyo looked at the items in display confused. They were a bunch of weird colourful hats. Some wide, some small. Some had feathers, flower designs or lace.
"What about them?" he said as he tilted his head in confusion.
"WWeeeelllllllll…"haru said really slowly "I like this one" he said picking a small hat, similar to the one that little girl Madeline wore on that kid's book. Carefully he took it and placed it on top of his friends head.
Kyo removed it fast and growled "What are you doing! I'm not wearing that!"
Haru pouted and made a cute puppy face.
"Please Kyon-kichin! Wear it for me!"
"NO"
"Please!"
"NO"
"For lil poor haru!"
"NO"
"Awwww! Come on. For you best friend! What does it take to make me a little happy for 10 seconds!"
"hmmm….all right just stop pouting"
Kyo took the hat and placed it in his head. Haru examined him for a while, placing a hand on his chin, like a doctor examining a patient. Meanwhile kyo observed a very interesting spot on the floor. He felt his face heat up softly and he knew he was blushing furiously. When he felt a cold hand touch his chin he nearly jumped out of his skin, until he noticed it was Haru.
"let me get a better look at your face" Haru mumbled softly at the smaller teen, and smiled when he noticed kyo was blushing. Kyo looked really cute with that hat. Haru loved the fact that his best friend had a very pretty face. Sort of childish and girly…yet with his little hint of masculinity.
"You look very cute!" Haru said with a big smile. Kyo looked at him wide eyed. And suddenly he faced the floor again.
"You're weird" he mumbled "why do you always want me to try girl's things on?"
Haru looked at his friend and smirked.
"I don't know…you seem like right person to do so…you're small…and sort of girly"
Kyo looked up at him and gave him his best evil glare. "What do you mean girly!"
Haru began to laugh as Kyo screamed at him and removed the hat.
"I going over to the toy section" Kyo mumbled as Haru placed the hat back where it was.
"ok…I'll see you there…I just gotta get something fast"
"ok" Kyo mumbled and he walked to the toy section. He stared at them for a while. Remembering how when he was little he had always wished to own at least one little toy car. But he never did.
He passed by the doll section and made a face at all the pink stuff. But he stopped when he passed a small blond doll. 'Tohru..' He thought as he stared at the doll for a while. Wishing he had enough money to buy it for his older sister. Tohru was his age really, a few months older only. But she had always wanted a doll. Kyo didn't know why, he thought it was ugly. But after everything his sister had done for him, he was determined to buy it for her…as soon as he had enough money of course.
He keep walking, and stopped at a very dark section. They were displaying a whole bunch of toys from some cartoon named yugiooh. Kyo stooped suddenly and looked at the name on one of they toy boxes.
'Yugi…'
'yugi…' something about that name…it told him something…
"yugi" he whispered as he stared at the box and the name played itself over and over on the boy's head.
"yuki…" he whispered and gasped as an image of a young pale boy flashed in his mind. The boy smiled at him softly…but it was a scary smile…it was cold…sad…then there was darkness…and grief.
"KYO!"
Kyo fell out of his daze and looked around startled. He gasped deeply. And felt very disoriented.
"hey…calm down" Haru whispered grabbing his friend's shoulders and shaking him lightly. When Kyo finally calmed down Haru frowned softly.
"you ok?" he asked concerned. Kyo seemed sort of shaken and Haru wasn't really sure why.
"ummm….yeah" Kyo said softly. He was beginning to be himself again and was very embarrassed at what had happened. Haru wrapped an arm around Kyo's shoulders and began to lead the boy outside.
It was already afternoon and the sun was shinning a bright orange colour as they walked in silence. Haru keep glancing at his friend every once in a while, noticing how exhausted the boy looked. And he felt a pang of guilt as he remembered his friend was always a little frail in health and how he had dragged Kyo into every store in his sight. 'Must have tired him out'
"hey…you feeling ok?" haru asked again. And Kyo looked up at Haru noticing his friend's concern. He smiled softly and stood a bit straighter.
"yeah! I don't get sick that often anymore! Tohru doesn't let me" He said with a confidence and pride that made Haru smile back.
"ok…good! I don't want you getting sick again…you gotta train with me tomorrow remember"
"Yeah…and tomorrow I'll beat you again!" Haru laughed again and ruffled Kyo's hair.
"sure you will…I wont be easy on you!" They laughed together for a while until Haru finally asked what was on his mind.
"Hey kyo?"
"yeah?"
"Who's yuki?"
Kyo looked up at Haru confused.
"I don't know…who is he?"
"I don't know…you said that name while we were on the mall"
"I did?" Kyo said frowning. He couldn't remember hearing that name before. Or saying it. "I can't remember."
"but you said it"
"Haru! I already told you I don't remember!"
"fine fine! Forget about it" Haru mumbled and stooped in front of Kyo's house. "so I guess I'll see you tomorrow ok?"
"yeah." Kyo said smiling. Haru began to walk away and waved at kyo.
"bye! Say hi to Tohru for me!"
"ok!"
"tell her if she feels like snuggling she's more that welcomed to stay at my house!"
"GO TO HELL!"
"Just being friendly!"
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"Yo! Tohru! You shouldn't be sleeping in class!" Arisa Uotani shook her friend softly. Tohru opened her eyes and smiled at Uo.
"sorry! It's just I didn't sleep much last night" Tohru said stretching a little.
"why?" Uo said softly as she began to fold a piece of bubble gum wrapper into an origami.
"I stayed up all night…baking a cake for kyo…today is his birthday" Tohru said brightly.
"oh really…today is carrot top's b-day?" Uo looked up from her masterpiece and smirked. "so little kyon kyon is finally growing up"
"yep! And I made the most delicious cake anyone could imagine! Just for him!" Tohru said happily.
"you're a very good sister Tohru" Hanajima said softly, finally joining the conversation.
"Yeah! Carrot top is very lucky to have you" Uo said once again engaging herself in folding the piece of paper.
"thank you" Tohru said blushing "but really, kyo deserves it…He's a good brother too…he's always taking care of me…and on my birthday he bought me a cake and a little present"
"yeah! But whenever he gets sick you're always taking care of him too! You're more like his mother that a sister" Uotani mumbled.
"I don't mind…I really love kyo...besides Kazuma, he's the only relative I have" Tohru said smiling and glanced at her brother's desk. He was sitting there looking out the window. 'he has no clue it's his birthday' Tohru thought smiling. Her brother never really cared about things like that, unless it involved Tohru.
"Tohru, have you ever noticed something weird about your brother" Hanajima's voice brought Tohru out of her musings.
"hmmm? What do you mean?"
"well, I know he's only your step brother…but he isn't like you at all. Can you sense it?" Hanajima asked looking at Tohru's puzzled face. Uo looked up as smirked.
"Yeah! Just look at his hair! Carrot top is freaky! Hahahaha….really Tohru you should stop covering up for him and admit he dyes his hair!"
"Uo I already told you. That's his natural hair colour" Uo snorted at this.
"Come on tohru! And you're gonna tell me that Haru doesn't dye his hair! Of course not…that hair is fake!"
"It's not. Haru does bleach his hair but kyo doesn't! I don't know why he looks like that…but it's natural" Tohru defended her brother. Uotani just smirked again and mumbled "yeah…sure"
"still….it's not only physically that kyo is different….he's different in another way…" Hanajima whispered
"what do you mean?" Tohru asked concerned.
"I'm not sure…but sort of like me and Megumi. He's different"
Tohru looked at her friend confused. Nerveless she knew what Hanajima was talking about. Ever since they were little, Kyo had always demonstrated he was different. It was like he knew things many people didn't. He always seemed to be one step ahead.
Tohru remembered when Kyo was brought home after his mom had died, he had always been quiet. No matter how much Tohru and her mom insisted on making him feel at home, they boy wouldn't talk.
Then suddenly the boy began to speak small conversations to Tohru. He used to say very weird things. Things about heaven, and that when people died they weren't really gone. The sort of talk you would say to someone who had recently lost a loved one. It scared Tohru. But her mom insisted it was normal since the boy had recently lost his own mother.
Then one afternoon the young boy wrapped his arms around Tohru and promised her no matter what he would always take care of her. That everything would be fine. And that afternoon, Tohru's mom died.
"Yeah….Kyo's a little different" Tohru said smiling softly. "but I still love him…no matter what I always will".
O.o
Kyo sat at his desk bored. It was a rainy day and he didn't like those much. Haru was nowhere to be found and he didn't really want to bother Tohru while she was with her friends. Kyo looked at everyone chatting happily and wished he could be part of it…but he wasn't really sociable. For some reason being around people always made him feel weird. And thus, he laid his head down on his desk and waited for the class to start.
"hey" Kyo looked up and noticed Haru was in front of him.
"hi" kyo mumbled but he secretly cheered that Haru was finally here.
"I bought you something" Haru said quietly and placed a small red box with an orange bow on his desk. Kyo looked at it confused.
"why?" he mumbled. Looking at the box curiously.
"Don't you remember?" Haru asked, clearly amused by the whole situation.
"no"
"boy, are you dump!"
"hey!"
"it's your birthday you dunce!"
Kyo stared at Haru open-mouthed. It was? He couldn't really remember, he had always had a bad memory.
"it…it is?" he asked. And haru rolled his eyes.
"Yeah!...now open your present!" Haru said smirking. Kyo smiled gratefully at Haru and began to open the gift carefully. He was really curious as to what Haru could have gotten him. And his confusion grew bigger as he pulled out the present.
"what is this?" He said looking at what looked like a fluffy headband.
"put it on" Haru said taking the object out of kyo's hands and placing it on his head. Kyo looked confused and stared at his reflection on the window. The object turned out to be a pair of really funny looking cat ears. They were really fluffy and orange. And the seemed to mach kyo's hair perfectly.
"you look perfect with them on!" Haru said exclaimed happily "I was right! You really look like a kitten!"
"ummmm…thanks" Kyo mumbled. He was already used to getting this sort of presents from Haru. Last year he had received a choker. And the year before a kitten bracelet. And before that a pair of earrings. And before that a dress. And so on and so on.
"Hey hey! Looking real cute there kyon!" Uotani said as she, Tohru and Hana walked up to the boys.
"aaaaaaaaawwww! You do look really cute!" Tohru shrieked.
"Happy Birthday Carrot top!" Uo said "Here…a present! Hope you like it!"
Kyo took Uo's present…it was a crane made out of bubble gum wrapper.
"ehhh…thanks" he mumbled.
"Happy birthday Kyo" Hanajima said bowing slightly and she handed kyo a black rose.
"Thank you" Kyo said smiling. Hanajima had always given him something black. Like haru, the year before it had been a black pen. The year before that a black feather, and so on.
"Happy birthday little brother" Tohru said launching herself at her brother and hugging him tightly. She gave him a light kiss on the check and Kyo smiled and hugged her back, ruffling her brown hair.
"I brought you this" she said taking a small cake out of a picnic basket. "your favourite vanilla!"
"je…thanks tohru…you shouldn't have bothered" he said feeling extremely happy and grateful for his sister.
"of course she will bother stupid! She's your sister" Uotani said. And Haru laughed lightly.
"We'll all eat it during lunch ok? That way we can celebrate together!" Tohru exclaimed and she placed the cake back in the basket. At that moment the teacher stepped in.
"Ok everyone sit on your seat and listen! We got a new student today and he's going to introduce himself!"
At that moment a young boy entered the classroom. As soon as he did the class erupted in whispers and shrieks from the girls over how good looking the boy was.
"QUIET EVERYONE!" The teacher screamed and the class once again turned their attention to the boy who just stood there staring silently at everyone.
"hi…It's a pleasure to meet you all. My name is Yuki Sohma"
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WHAT THE HELL WAS I SMOKING WHEN I WROTE THIS! JAJAJAJAJA….HARU SORT OF REMINDS ME OF AYAME. :P
OH WELL…I LIKE HIM THAT WAY! XD! I THINK I MADE TOHRU SOUND A LITTLE SMARTER THAT SHE USUALLY IS…BUT I LIKE HER THAT WAY….THE OTHER WAY ANOYS THE HELL OUT OF ME!
WELL. NOW THAT I'M OVER…PLEASE REVIEW AND TELL ME IF YOU'RE AS CRAZY AS ME :P! AND REMEMBER…IF YOU WANT TO DISS MY STORY PLEASE DO IT ON YOUR HEAD. (IT REALLY HURTS MY FEELINGS WHEN YOU WRITE IT DOWN ) ….NOW…REVIEW! ;) (please...)