Fruits Basket
Beginnings and Endings
((Author Note: I'm throwing in something fun for the characters to do after the last couple chapter events. It may seem random, but there's a reason for it. Also the storm has stopped since I really don't mention that in the story. It's sort of assumed.))
Chapter 12
Everyone from the Sohma's was walking through the snow covered mountains. Tohru was walking side by side with Kyo on her left side while Yuki walked on her right side. Of course Akito wasn't there. He detested the snow and he had more important things to do. Kyo thought Tohru was crazy for even attempting to invite him in the first place, but Kyo had to admit it wasn't surprising. Tohru treated everyone so nicely no matter what their past deeds were. Kyo felt something in his chest tighten since he had sins in his past too that he hoped Tohru would forgive him for. As Kyo walked through the snow he wondered how he got dragged into going on this trip. He was still injured after all and the cold wasn't very pleasing to him.
Earlier in the week....
"The mountains you say?" Shigure said as he adjusted his glasses some as he looked to Tohru sitting in front of his desk.
"Yeah, do you think it would be ok to invite everyone for a day in the snow? It will be fun. I always wanted to go to the mountains and play in the snow with everyone," Tohru said as she smiled to herself.
Shigure smiled to her, "Well, it sounds like a good idea. I need a break from writing anyways." As Shigure said that the phone rang and he stood up to answer, "Hello?"
"Shigure! We need those pages this week," Shigure's editor, Mi shouted as loud as she could so the urgency of her message would get through Shigure's thick head.
"This week? Oh, I don't think I can make it. You see there's been a death in the family and I need to leave. So can you get me an extension?"
"What? No I can't-"
"Glad to know you're on top of things, bye bye."
"No wait, Shigure-!"
Shigure hung the phone up laughing lightly while Tohru watched from the doorway, "Uh...is something wrong?"
Shigure turned around with his normal grin across his face, "Oh no nothing at all, but now I can spend a lovely vacation with you Tohru in the fantasy filled mountains. Where you can serve me tea and-"
"What are you blabbing about?" Kyo said as he walked down the hallway, he was heading for the kitchen when he saw the two standing there.
"Oh, Kyo!" Tohru said as she completely ignored what Shigure was rambling about, "We're planning a trip to the mountains to see the snow. Do you want to come?"
Shigure sighed in the background, "There goes my holiday alone with Tohru."
Kyo raised an eye to Shigure before he looked down to Tohru smiling to him. He opened his mouth to say something when Yuki showed up.
"Good Morning, Miss Honda. What's everyone doing in the hallway?" Yuki said in a pleasing tone. He had been awake an hour earlier, but it took awhile before Yuki was his pleasant self in the mornings.
"I'm planning a trip to go to the mountains with everyone. Do you want to come?"
Yuki smiled and nodded his head, "Of course. I would love to."
Kyo stared at Yuki for a moment and he felt completely out spoke at the time. He snorted lightly before he walked off into the kitchen.
"Kyo..." Tohru said, but Kyo disappeared around the corner.
"Don't worry," Shigure said from behind as he picked the phone up, "He'll come around. I'll call Hari to spread the word."
"Thank you," Tohru said with a bow.
Kyo was inside the kitchen opening the fridge up to have some milk. His injuries were getting better and now they were just sore. He kept the worst one on his right arm still wrapped up and the cuts on his face were still covered with a bandage. Kyo took a sip of milk as he stood there. He felt his mind cursing at himself for how childish he acted, but the way Yuki could just give such confidant answers, made him feel almost inferior. That thought made Kyo boil with anger as he clutched his fist, "Damn rat."
Shigure tucked his glasses away in his pocket as he waited for Hatori to answer his phone.
"Hello?" Hatori said in his normal tone of voice.
"Ah, Hari. Glad you know you're awake. Tohru would like to invite everyone to the mountains for a few days."
"What's the occasion?"
"I'm not sure really, but see she seemed excited about it. She even wants Akito to come."
There was a long pause before Hatori responded again, "I will ask everyone."
"Good to hear Hari. I'll see you there."
Hatori frowned lightly on the other end, "How do you even know I'm coming?"
"Because, Tohru asked. You won't let her down will you? Anyways, I have to take care of a few things. Bye bye."
Shigure hung up while Hatori did the same. As Hatori stood there looking at his phone he felt himself smiling, "He's right..."
Hatori picked the phone up to call the Sohma's that he didn't see as often as some, such as Hiro, Kisa, Ritsu and Ayame. They all agreed to go as soon as he mentioned that Tohru had set the whole vacation up. Even Hiro who claimed to hate Tohru sounded excited by the trip. Hatori then moved on to ask Kagura, Momiji and Haru who were closer by.
"Oh wow count me in!" Momiji said as he bounced around the room excited.
"I'll come. It sounds like fun," Haru said as he watched Momiji jump around.
"It sounds so romantic. I can't pass that up," Kagura said as she hugged herself with excitement.
Hatori nodded his head to them as he moved on to the last person, Akito. He was resting in his room as normal watching the outside world pass him by.
"What is it?" Akito demanded as he glanced over his shoulder to Hatori who was sitting on his knee's behind him.
"Tohru...she has invited you and everyone else to the mountains."
Akito was silent for a moment as he ran his finger down the wooden floor, "I'll stay here. I want nothing to do with the mountains."
Hatori was silent as he watched Akito a little bit longer. He was expecting him to reject to the others going as well, but Akito never mentioned it. Hatori suspected that Akito had something big in stored later on, but that thought he had to keep silent or else Akito may suspect something as well.
"Leave," Akito demanded as he remained with his back turned to Hatori.
"Yes...thank you for your time," Hatori bowed his head before he got up to leave the room.
"How unusual, I wonder what he really is planning," Hatori said as he walked down the long hallways.
Meanwhile, Shigure had just finished packing his things. He wiped his forehead lightly before he trotted off to Kyo's room to see what the cat was doing now. Shigure peered into his room to see the cat packing his things, "Ah, so you're going now."
"Ahh!" Kyo said in surprise. The cloths he was packing were thrown up in the air when he was startled, "Would you stop sneaking up on me like that?"
"Did you give Tohru an answer?" Shigure asked as he leaned against Kyo's doorway.
Kyo was silent as Shigure just nodded his head, "I see. Well maybe you should say something to her."
"I'm going to..." Kyo said as he stood up, "So, stop getting into my business!"
"Now now, no need to get angry. I just want to make sure everyone's happy on this trip."
"Yeah right," Kyo said as he narrowed his eyes to the dog, "Are you planning something perverted?"
"Me? Ha, Kyo. I'm offended. I wouldn't dream of something like that."
"Yeah, right. Get out of my way now," Kyo pushed Shigure aside as he walked out of his room.
Shigure watched Kyo stomp off with a grin across his face, "Ah, now we're all going."
Kyo looked all over for Tohru until he finally found her in her room (who would have thought to look there? Hehe). She was packing her things as well and Kyo cleared his throat lightly to get her attention. Tohru turned around in hearing Kyo. Her face lit up as soon as she saw him standing there, "Kyo...umm if I said anything earlier to upset you...then I'm sorry."
Kyo watched her bow to him and he felt his teeth bit down together as his jaw tighten, "Listen stop apologizing,"
"Sorry...I mean!"
"It wasn't you ok?" Kyo said as he rubbed his face, "I don't know what's wrong with me, but I'm the one that should be saying sorry."
Tohru blinked lightly as she listened to him.
Kyo knew he was blushing again since he felt so hot all of a sudden, but he continued on with what he had to say, "And I would like to come...if that's ok."
"Of course! Nothing else would make me so happy," Tohru said happily as she leaped forward and hugged Kyo out of reaction.
"Gah!" Kyo yelled as he fell in the hallway.
"I hope no one is destroying my house," Shigure said as he walked over to make sure everyone was ok. He looked at Tohru lying on top of the orange cat in the hallway.
"It's not what you think!" Kyo yelled.
"I'm so sorry, Kyo! I forgot completely!"
"How can you forget something like that?!"
"Now, now let's not yell," Shigure said as he walked over to help Tohru up.
"Can you get off me? I can't really breathe," Kyo said as he began panting.
"I'm sorry!" Tohru quickly got up and in result she bumped into Shigure who was trying to help her up. She bumped right into his chest and in a blue smoke Shigure transformed into his dog form.
"Ah, I'm sorry!" Tohru said to Shigure now as she backed up.
"What's going on?" Yuki asked as he walked up from the stairs, but before he knew what was going on Tohru bumped into too. There was another familiar boom in that house as Yuki transformed into his rat self. He blinked lightly as he sat there on the ground. Tohru fell down to her knee's crying, "I'm sorry!"
"It's quiet alright, Miss Honda. It happens," Yuki said trying to comfort her.
"That must be a record," Kyo said as he sat there, "She got three of us within a minute."
"However you look at it, it is rather funny," Shigure said as he laughed in his dog form.
"Why are you so happy all the time?" Kyo asked Shigure as the dog kept laughing.
Present time...
Kyo felt a small smile creep across his face as he thought about that day. Maybe he was beginning to understand why Shigure was so happy all the time. Kyo felt his thoughts being interrupted when Tohru tugged on his jacket sleeve, "Look, Kyo, snow." Kyo looked to Tohru who was pointing to some snow on the ground. Kyo had to admit he hadn't seen snow in awhile and it still looked as beautiful as before among other things.
"Come on, Miss Honda. Everyone is waiting for us at the cabin."
"Ok, are you coming Kyo?" Tohru asked as she waited for him.
Kyo paused a moment before he nodded, "Yeah, I'll be following you...to the end of time."
"Hmm?" Tohru said, she didn't hear the last part of what Kyo said.
"Nothing, let's go," Kyo said as he walked past to towards the cabins with a smile spread across his face. Maybe on this trip he would find the courage to tell Tohru how he really felt about her.
Beginnings and Endings
((Author Note: I'm throwing in something fun for the characters to do after the last couple chapter events. It may seem random, but there's a reason for it. Also the storm has stopped since I really don't mention that in the story. It's sort of assumed.))
Chapter 12
Everyone from the Sohma's was walking through the snow covered mountains. Tohru was walking side by side with Kyo on her left side while Yuki walked on her right side. Of course Akito wasn't there. He detested the snow and he had more important things to do. Kyo thought Tohru was crazy for even attempting to invite him in the first place, but Kyo had to admit it wasn't surprising. Tohru treated everyone so nicely no matter what their past deeds were. Kyo felt something in his chest tighten since he had sins in his past too that he hoped Tohru would forgive him for. As Kyo walked through the snow he wondered how he got dragged into going on this trip. He was still injured after all and the cold wasn't very pleasing to him.
Earlier in the week....
"The mountains you say?" Shigure said as he adjusted his glasses some as he looked to Tohru sitting in front of his desk.
"Yeah, do you think it would be ok to invite everyone for a day in the snow? It will be fun. I always wanted to go to the mountains and play in the snow with everyone," Tohru said as she smiled to herself.
Shigure smiled to her, "Well, it sounds like a good idea. I need a break from writing anyways." As Shigure said that the phone rang and he stood up to answer, "Hello?"
"Shigure! We need those pages this week," Shigure's editor, Mi shouted as loud as she could so the urgency of her message would get through Shigure's thick head.
"This week? Oh, I don't think I can make it. You see there's been a death in the family and I need to leave. So can you get me an extension?"
"What? No I can't-"
"Glad to know you're on top of things, bye bye."
"No wait, Shigure-!"
Shigure hung the phone up laughing lightly while Tohru watched from the doorway, "Uh...is something wrong?"
Shigure turned around with his normal grin across his face, "Oh no nothing at all, but now I can spend a lovely vacation with you Tohru in the fantasy filled mountains. Where you can serve me tea and-"
"What are you blabbing about?" Kyo said as he walked down the hallway, he was heading for the kitchen when he saw the two standing there.
"Oh, Kyo!" Tohru said as she completely ignored what Shigure was rambling about, "We're planning a trip to the mountains to see the snow. Do you want to come?"
Shigure sighed in the background, "There goes my holiday alone with Tohru."
Kyo raised an eye to Shigure before he looked down to Tohru smiling to him. He opened his mouth to say something when Yuki showed up.
"Good Morning, Miss Honda. What's everyone doing in the hallway?" Yuki said in a pleasing tone. He had been awake an hour earlier, but it took awhile before Yuki was his pleasant self in the mornings.
"I'm planning a trip to go to the mountains with everyone. Do you want to come?"
Yuki smiled and nodded his head, "Of course. I would love to."
Kyo stared at Yuki for a moment and he felt completely out spoke at the time. He snorted lightly before he walked off into the kitchen.
"Kyo..." Tohru said, but Kyo disappeared around the corner.
"Don't worry," Shigure said from behind as he picked the phone up, "He'll come around. I'll call Hari to spread the word."
"Thank you," Tohru said with a bow.
Kyo was inside the kitchen opening the fridge up to have some milk. His injuries were getting better and now they were just sore. He kept the worst one on his right arm still wrapped up and the cuts on his face were still covered with a bandage. Kyo took a sip of milk as he stood there. He felt his mind cursing at himself for how childish he acted, but the way Yuki could just give such confidant answers, made him feel almost inferior. That thought made Kyo boil with anger as he clutched his fist, "Damn rat."
Shigure tucked his glasses away in his pocket as he waited for Hatori to answer his phone.
"Hello?" Hatori said in his normal tone of voice.
"Ah, Hari. Glad you know you're awake. Tohru would like to invite everyone to the mountains for a few days."
"What's the occasion?"
"I'm not sure really, but see she seemed excited about it. She even wants Akito to come."
There was a long pause before Hatori responded again, "I will ask everyone."
"Good to hear Hari. I'll see you there."
Hatori frowned lightly on the other end, "How do you even know I'm coming?"
"Because, Tohru asked. You won't let her down will you? Anyways, I have to take care of a few things. Bye bye."
Shigure hung up while Hatori did the same. As Hatori stood there looking at his phone he felt himself smiling, "He's right..."
Hatori picked the phone up to call the Sohma's that he didn't see as often as some, such as Hiro, Kisa, Ritsu and Ayame. They all agreed to go as soon as he mentioned that Tohru had set the whole vacation up. Even Hiro who claimed to hate Tohru sounded excited by the trip. Hatori then moved on to ask Kagura, Momiji and Haru who were closer by.
"Oh wow count me in!" Momiji said as he bounced around the room excited.
"I'll come. It sounds like fun," Haru said as he watched Momiji jump around.
"It sounds so romantic. I can't pass that up," Kagura said as she hugged herself with excitement.
Hatori nodded his head to them as he moved on to the last person, Akito. He was resting in his room as normal watching the outside world pass him by.
"What is it?" Akito demanded as he glanced over his shoulder to Hatori who was sitting on his knee's behind him.
"Tohru...she has invited you and everyone else to the mountains."
Akito was silent for a moment as he ran his finger down the wooden floor, "I'll stay here. I want nothing to do with the mountains."
Hatori was silent as he watched Akito a little bit longer. He was expecting him to reject to the others going as well, but Akito never mentioned it. Hatori suspected that Akito had something big in stored later on, but that thought he had to keep silent or else Akito may suspect something as well.
"Leave," Akito demanded as he remained with his back turned to Hatori.
"Yes...thank you for your time," Hatori bowed his head before he got up to leave the room.
"How unusual, I wonder what he really is planning," Hatori said as he walked down the long hallways.
Meanwhile, Shigure had just finished packing his things. He wiped his forehead lightly before he trotted off to Kyo's room to see what the cat was doing now. Shigure peered into his room to see the cat packing his things, "Ah, so you're going now."
"Ahh!" Kyo said in surprise. The cloths he was packing were thrown up in the air when he was startled, "Would you stop sneaking up on me like that?"
"Did you give Tohru an answer?" Shigure asked as he leaned against Kyo's doorway.
Kyo was silent as Shigure just nodded his head, "I see. Well maybe you should say something to her."
"I'm going to..." Kyo said as he stood up, "So, stop getting into my business!"
"Now now, no need to get angry. I just want to make sure everyone's happy on this trip."
"Yeah right," Kyo said as he narrowed his eyes to the dog, "Are you planning something perverted?"
"Me? Ha, Kyo. I'm offended. I wouldn't dream of something like that."
"Yeah, right. Get out of my way now," Kyo pushed Shigure aside as he walked out of his room.
Shigure watched Kyo stomp off with a grin across his face, "Ah, now we're all going."
Kyo looked all over for Tohru until he finally found her in her room (who would have thought to look there? Hehe). She was packing her things as well and Kyo cleared his throat lightly to get her attention. Tohru turned around in hearing Kyo. Her face lit up as soon as she saw him standing there, "Kyo...umm if I said anything earlier to upset you...then I'm sorry."
Kyo watched her bow to him and he felt his teeth bit down together as his jaw tighten, "Listen stop apologizing,"
"Sorry...I mean!"
"It wasn't you ok?" Kyo said as he rubbed his face, "I don't know what's wrong with me, but I'm the one that should be saying sorry."
Tohru blinked lightly as she listened to him.
Kyo knew he was blushing again since he felt so hot all of a sudden, but he continued on with what he had to say, "And I would like to come...if that's ok."
"Of course! Nothing else would make me so happy," Tohru said happily as she leaped forward and hugged Kyo out of reaction.
"Gah!" Kyo yelled as he fell in the hallway.
"I hope no one is destroying my house," Shigure said as he walked over to make sure everyone was ok. He looked at Tohru lying on top of the orange cat in the hallway.
"It's not what you think!" Kyo yelled.
"I'm so sorry, Kyo! I forgot completely!"
"How can you forget something like that?!"
"Now, now let's not yell," Shigure said as he walked over to help Tohru up.
"Can you get off me? I can't really breathe," Kyo said as he began panting.
"I'm sorry!" Tohru quickly got up and in result she bumped into Shigure who was trying to help her up. She bumped right into his chest and in a blue smoke Shigure transformed into his dog form.
"Ah, I'm sorry!" Tohru said to Shigure now as she backed up.
"What's going on?" Yuki asked as he walked up from the stairs, but before he knew what was going on Tohru bumped into too. There was another familiar boom in that house as Yuki transformed into his rat self. He blinked lightly as he sat there on the ground. Tohru fell down to her knee's crying, "I'm sorry!"
"It's quiet alright, Miss Honda. It happens," Yuki said trying to comfort her.
"That must be a record," Kyo said as he sat there, "She got three of us within a minute."
"However you look at it, it is rather funny," Shigure said as he laughed in his dog form.
"Why are you so happy all the time?" Kyo asked Shigure as the dog kept laughing.
Present time...
Kyo felt a small smile creep across his face as he thought about that day. Maybe he was beginning to understand why Shigure was so happy all the time. Kyo felt his thoughts being interrupted when Tohru tugged on his jacket sleeve, "Look, Kyo, snow." Kyo looked to Tohru who was pointing to some snow on the ground. Kyo had to admit he hadn't seen snow in awhile and it still looked as beautiful as before among other things.
"Come on, Miss Honda. Everyone is waiting for us at the cabin."
"Ok, are you coming Kyo?" Tohru asked as she waited for him.
Kyo paused a moment before he nodded, "Yeah, I'll be following you...to the end of time."
"Hmm?" Tohru said, she didn't hear the last part of what Kyo said.
"Nothing, let's go," Kyo said as he walked past to towards the cabins with a smile spread across his face. Maybe on this trip he would find the courage to tell Tohru how he really felt about her.
