Author's Note: Sorry for making you guys wait so long! Well, it wasn't that long, but a bit longer than usual! School started up and I can't get on the computer as often so bear with me! Also, don't think too much of Madoka. I'll make her pop back in a few times later on...maybe. I'm thinking about making the story end soon, I was going to end it last chapter, but then even I wanted to know what happened, so I wrote this. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket. And Madoka is just a figment of my imagination
Tohru opened her eyes and saw herself in a peaceful meadow. Her wounds were all healed, so she stood up and looked around. The nearby waterfall attracted her attention and she walked over and leaned down, looking at all the fish. She got down on her stomach and looked at the water, humming a kind little tune as she spun her finger in the water.
"Hi little fishies, this place is very kind," Tohru said to the fish happily. She turned over onto her back and looked at the partly cloudy sky, smiling at the sunny rays that warmed her face. She closed her eyes for a few minutes and drifted off.
"Tohru Honda?" A girl asked, poking Tohru's arm. Tohru opened her eyes to see a beautiful angel. Her skin was like cream, her hair was a trailing blonde, and she was tall and slender. Tohru jumped up and yelled, "Am I dead! Is this heaven?" The angel smiled and said, "No, this is the point where some near-death souls come to rest. You were in a terrible accident with Akito Sohma, am I right?" Tohru nodded.
"What's your name?" Tohru asked cautiously.
"My name is Madoka. Heaven sent me, I was supposed to be here when you arrived, but I got held back for a moment," Madoka smiled.
"Am I going to die?" Tohru asked, looking down at the ground. Madoka looked at the sky and said, "We're giving you a choice. To come to heaven where you can happy and free forever, or go back to Earth and suffer for the rest of your life," Tohru flopped on the ground as Madoka gracefully sat down next to her.
"I think you should come to heaven and be someone's guardian angel, you would make a fine angel," Madoka said. Tohru shook her head.
"If I don't go back to Earth, I won't know what it's like to grow up. I would choose Earth over living in the great beyond," Tohru said, "I want to try living once, even if it hurts me more than anything in the world," Madoka gave Tohru a funny look and said, "Most people would rather go up to heaven then back to their lives, are you sure?" Tohru nodded. Madoka sighed and said, "You're procedures have been finished, you'll wake up in the hospital after I send you back," Tohru nodded and Madoka snapped her fingers.
"Tohru? Hey Kyo-chan, I think she's waking up!" Shigure said happily as Tohru opened her eyes. Kyo came into the room and sighed in relief when he saw Tohru. Shigure left and Kyo sat in the chair where he was.
"Tohru? What happened to you? No one is telling me anything, are you all right?" Kyo asked. Tohru didn't answer for a few moments, looking herself over and saw lots of stitches, a few casts, and her foot wrapped up. Tohru looked at Kyo and said weakly, "It was….Akito-san," Kyo clenched his fist, "Was it about us?" He said through his teeth. Tohru shook her head and slowly said, "It was about…someone else." Kyo looked confused as her eyes started to fill with tears and said, "It was about Hatori-san," Kyo leaned back in his chair, silently staring at the door.
"So I guess risking my life to come back to Japan to see you wasn't real smart," Kyo said through his teeth getting up and leaving the room, and then leaving the hospital. Tohru choked back tears and sniffled as a nurse came into the room with trailing blonde hair, who actually looked a lot like the angel.
"Hi Honda-san, I'm Madoka Watanabe," Madoka said noticing Tohru's red face. She sat down on the bed and said, "Oh sweetie, what's wrong? Was that your boyfriend out there?" Tohru shook her head and asked, "Are you the angel?" Madoka looked around and nodded, "I take human form as a nurse to help save the souls who want to stay alive," She stood up and wrote something on Tohru's chart and said, "Your pain is only going to get worse as time goes by, are you sure you don't want to be an angel? I can make it so you die quickly and quietly and the autopsy will show it as your brain bleeding out," She got ready to snap her fingers when Tohru said, "No, I don't want to die. I told you in that place, and I'm telling you here," Madoka sighed and said, "Well, whatever. That's your choice. Picking this world over the life everlasting like I did."
"What do you mean? Why didn't you stay human?" Tohru asked, now curious. Madoka smoothed Tohru's sheets and said, "Well, it all started out when I was still Madoka Sohma. I was the rabbit eighty five years ago. I committed suicide because I hated the life I had so much and I think it's the best thing I ever did. Then, when I became a part human again, I chose the name of Madoka Watanabe so if I ever treated a Sohma or someone who knew of the curse, they wouldn't ask about it." Tohru looked down as Madoka opened the door.
"Is she all right?" Rin asked barging into the room. Rin sighed and said, "I thought you would be smart enough to know not to visit Akito. Guess I was wrong, and I guess I got my expectations too high." Madoka smiled and nodded at Tohru as she left the room and Rin waved for someone to come in. Hatori came in and Tohru blushed and looked away. Rin rolled her eyes.
"I'm sorry Tohru, I should've gotten hurt," Hatori said sitting in the chair. Rin sighed and left the room slamming the door behind her. Tohru ignored Hatori and said, "I think it would've been better if I had never liked you." Hatori looked away and said, "I'm sorry Akito found out, and I'm sorry I got you involved. I didn't mean for you to feel like it would've been better for me to have never liked you," Tohru looked back at Hatori and smiled.
"I'm sorry. I just don't want him to hurt you next," Tohru coughed weakly as Hatori put his hand on her face.
"I don't care, you're here. Alive. That's all that matters, I don't care what Akito does to me, I love you, Tohru," Hatori said. Tohru said, "I love you to Hatori-sa-…Hatori," She said. The two smiled at each other before Rin cleared her throat.
"Hey, Hatori, I need to talk with Tohru, so if you could leave that'd be great, thanks," Hatori left and Rin sat down in a chair. She watched the door shut and turned to Tohru.
"So now what are you going to do? Keep seeing him so Akito will get even more pissed at you? You're taking a wrong path, you know," Rin lectured looking out the window. Tohru gazed out the window and said, "I'm sorry for seeming so selfish, it's just that I have never wanted anything this bad in my life. I don't care what Akito does. I'm going to prove to Madoka-san that I'm making the right choice!"
"Madoka?" Rin asked, confused. Tohru shook her head and said, "She's this…girl I met. I don't want to seem rude but I'm trying to prove her wrong. And I will! Isuzu-san, I swear now that I will prove her wrong!"