Well… So you wished it, here it is, the sequel to 'When In Rat'. This is the first chapter to 'Three Blind Mice'. Umm… I don't own Fruits Basket no matter how many pennies or shooting stars I wish on, it just doesn't happen… Well… Of course, I start off with a recap.
Chapter 1- A Lot Can Happen In 11 Years
Tohru was washing dishes as her mind pulled on over on her and she drifted off on to the past. Seventeen years ago she got married. Sixteen years ago Yuki died. And yet it all seemed like yesterday.
She had a son, his name was Kazuma; named after her husband's father. He'd be 16 now. She hadn't seen him in 11 years. After he'd been taken she'd shunned Kyo, treating him as an outcast. Who'd've thought she would bare him another child eight months and two weeks after her only son was snatched from under her grasp. Her daughter Yuki, would be 11 in three days time. Yuki's name, had a malicious meaning behind it. On the day of her birth Tohru was still bearing ill will towards her husband for having sold off her first born, so in return to spite him, she named the child after his largest rival, Yuki, the previous rat, as a constant reminder to his mistake.
A lot happened in eleven years.
Hiro returned to the jyuunishi bearing a college degree in medicine. He returned in time to attend the first birthday of Momiji and Kisa's oldest son. Momiji named the child Itchigo because when he was born he resembled a strawberry. Itchigo looked almost exactly like Kisa except he bore Momiji's eyes and personality. Itchigo had a little brother who went by the name of Sakura. Sakura was in every way much more suited to be a girl bearing all of Momiji's charm with Kisa's demeanor. Itchigo had turned 11 a few months back and Sakura would be 9 in a couple months. Sakura's name had an interesting story behind it. For he was born while the rest of the Sohmas had been enjoying the cherry blossoms fall.
Hiro lived in an apartment with Rin and Hastuharu. Yes, Haru, they decided to giver their cradle/grave robbing relationship a second try and it succeeded with a marriage but bearing no offspring.
Hatori and Ayame had a daughter, not biologically of course. An unmarried teen-aged Sohma mother carelessly handed her four year old daughter over to the bachelor doctor saying to either keep the child or throw it in a dumpster because she no longer wanted the burden. Hatori kept the girl, Choji and presented her to Ayame who recovered from his traumatic mental state, just a tad. Seeing Choji as the reincarnation of his departed brother he poured all his energy into properly raising the now 14 year old Choji.
Shigure tended to but in every now and then spoiling the girl with treats, mostly books written by him, which were of course approved by Hatori beforehand. Shigure still enjoyed tormenting his editor Minechan, who was once again involved with Ritsu, but one of them had yet to pop the question.
Hana married a mailman or something in that line of work. She had a six year old daughter named Kaisei and a two year old son named Lemon. Uo, unmarried, was a youth group consoler for troubled teens. She hadn't seen Kureno in years, he moved after the incident. Kagura also married having only a daughter, four, named Christy after her American husband's mother. She moved abroad after the incident.
What was this infamous incident?; the funeral of Akito Sohma and the rise of a new head. Akito passed away of her illness two years back leaving the role of the head of the Sohma family up in the air. Many people said it should go to Hatori, but he politely declined stating Akito had left a predecessor. Kazuma Sohma, but not the Kazuma everyone would've hoped for. No, it was Tohru's son.
After Akito's death, Kazuma began living with his grandfather; not bothering to come see Tohru, he and his grandfather became extremely close and---
A knock at the door pulled Tohru out of her thoughts. "KYO GET THE DOOR," she yelled from the sink. Another knock, he must've been out. "Yuki, sweety, would you get the door please?" Yuki rose from the floor pushing her chin length red-brown hair behind her ears.
"Yes?" she asked creaking the door open slightly. Almond eyes gazed down at her. "Hello, you must be Yuki. I'm your big brother, Kazuma."