Summary: After graduation, Akito dies (yay!) and Yuki lets Kyo out of the neko cage so Tohru will be happy.
Disclaimer: I do not have any rights to nor make any money from the characters in this story.
Introduction: I have only read up to Chapter 93, but I know what happens later. This story is mostly consistent with everything except the last bit with Akito, because I don't want her to be sympathetic. Also, I think Yuki still thinks she is a guy, and this is from his perspective, so Akito is a guy in this story. Some things I might have overgeneralized or even pulled from thin air, so please tell me if I made any mistakes, in character or story.
Author's Note: This story is dedicated to my wonderful roommate Heather, who is my anime-senpai! Before I met her, I'd never even heard of manga! Oh, how deprived I was! Thank you, I could never have written any fan fiction without you.
Nishi Shousetsu
a Fruits Basket Fan Fiction
by Down Iris
Chapter 1: The One Not Chosen
Yuki breathed the first fresh air in several days. As Akito grew weaker, he grew ever more dependent upon Yuki's presence. He was finally sleeping soundly, and Yuki had grabbed this chance to escape for a moment.
He wound about the Sohma estate aimlessly, dreading his imminent return to that horrible room. He longed for the days when he had lived in Shigure's house, away from the poisonous Sohma estate. But he could never truly escape the Sohmas. Even if Akito died, as Yuki scarcely dared to hope he would, the curse would still bind him.
A familiar voice pulled him out of his reverie. Yuki realized he was close to the neko cage. He turned a corner to see Tohru facing away from him, clinging to the bars of the window. Inside, Kyo was hidden in shadows. Yuki hung back, reluctant to make his presence known, but too concerned to leave. If Tohru was discovered sneaking onto the estate, there might be problems.
Yuki knew that Tohru was still heartbroken over Kyo's imprisonment, and his rejection of her. Tohru must have been desperate to see Kyo to have risked Akito's wrath by sneaking onto the property to see him. Yuki listened to Tohru's anguished voice pleading with Kyo to even answer her. As Yuki expected, Kyo's only reply was to repeat a gruff command for her to stay away. His past year in the neko cage had only caused him to become more withdrawn and sullen, dwelling with his guilt.
Yuki sighed as Tohru finally ran away in tears. That stupid cat could not do anything right. He wished for the umpteenth time that he could be the one to comfort Tohru, but she had chosen Kyo. Kyo, who tortured her by letting his past, and future, come between them. Yuki was only glad that he wasn't the one making her cry.