Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters contained in this story. They were all created by the makers if Fruits Basket.
AN: Thank you to all the people who were so kind as to leave me reviews of the last chapter.
She gasped aloud when, suddenly, she felt a rock catch the bottom of her shoe. She stumbled and almost lost control of one of the bags in her arms. She noticed the big gash in the side of the brown bag and watched a lone apple rolling down the path before her. Panicked, Tohru chased after it, gaining speed as the hill grew steeper. "No wait! Apple-san I'm sorry I dropped you! Don't run away, come back!" She panted. Just as she grew closer to the subject of her chase, a blaring horn sounded all around her and her heart froze as a caught sight of the monstrous truck barraging towards her, growing ever closer. She stood still, iced to the spot. Not knowing what to do. When did she even get into the middle of the road? She closed her eyes as the noise of the truck grew louder. Oh no! I don't want to die! There's so much I haven't done yet! And I never gave the others their breakfast! Tohru thought in an alarm. 3…2…1… She cringed waiting for the steel monster to hit her, but instead all she felt was cold hard ground slamming against her and a heavy weight atop of her holding her tight to the spot, a set of arms wrapped tightly around her waist.
Tohru slowly raised her head to see a pair of red eyes looking back at her in panic. "K-Kyo?"
"Tohru, are you okay? Are you hurt?" He replied panting, his eyes checking her body frenziedly for injuries.
"N-no. I…don't think so." She replied breathlessly.
"Good." He sighed, giving her a relieved smile.
"B-but… what happened? How is its your holding me?"
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Chapter 2
Obliviously it rolled. Shining green swaying over the gravelled tarmac repeatedly; disregarding its surroundings in its peaceful bid for freedom.
Tohru watched the apple with a disconnected gaze and with blatant disregard of the panting boy next to her. Slowly, carefully, she released herself from his grip and stumbled to her feet before hurtling after the stray fruit, calling to it as she went.
"Come back! Please! I'm sorry!"
Kyo sighed, shaking his head at the girl before him. With a nervous smile on his face he got up from the grey road and began walking after her.
"Tohru, will you stop that. You'll get yourself killed." He called after the girl, his voice uncharacteristically void of consciousness.
Ignoring him calls, Tohru hastily began picking up the items of her fall, examining each one blindly as she went. She kneeled on the ground to pick up a fallen bag of rice, when suddenly she could not hold it in anymore. Silent tears rolled down her thin face as Kyo approached her small, shaking frame. He bent down beside Tohru.
"Now what are you crying about?" He mumbled in her ear. She shook her head furiously in place of reply, not trusting herself to open her mouth. Another tear dripped down her face and hit the unforgiving ground below. Cautiously, Kyo put his arms around her back and pulled her to his chest. They sat in silence for several minutes, Tohru both glad of the support and confused by the situation.
Suddenly, her mind collected once more, Tohru pulled away.
"It feels so strange…hugging you." She whispered. Tohru looked at him and sighed. "But I just don't understand. How? How…"
Overcome with confusion she banged her fists against the tarmac, giving a bewildered cry.
"Tohru!" Kyo growled, shaken slightly by Tohru's sudden attitude change. "Look. Listen to me. I don't know what's going on either and I am a little worried." He sighed once more as he took hold of her fragile wrists and whispered to her once more, "But if you ask me, whatever.. is going on is a good thing, NOT a bad one. Besides…" He smiled with false cheer, "I bet it'll be a lot easier at school."
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AN: Thank you again soul for all the help you have given me.
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