Fruits Basket
Beginnings and Endings
((Author Note: I know some of you are wondering why the hell that happened in the last chapter. Also some people thought it was strange, which is good because there's a reason why it was never explained. Since most of these events are told from Kyo's POV so of course you guys are going to be confused about the reason for the kiss, because Kyo didn't see or hear the rest of the conversation. Anyways, I thought I better explain myself there before people plot to kill me. I'm sure people will like this chapter better. This chapter is defiantly for the Kyo fans. To Yuki fans, well you better cover your eyes.))
Chapter 15
"Shigure!" Yuki yelled as he busted through the door.
Shigure and Ayame were both sitting at the table talking quietly when Yuki suddenly came in.
"Yuki, keep it down. People are trying to sleep," Shigure said as he waved his hand lightly.
"You look ill, my dear brother. Are you alright?" Ayame asked while Yuki quickly ran over to the two.
"Kyo...have you seen him?"
"Kyo?" Shigure said in a confused voice as he shook his head, "No I can't say that I have, but what happened?"
"Well..." Yuki lowered his head lightly as he took a seat at the table, "You see I sort of got caught up in the moment with Miss Honda..."
"You took advantage of her!" Shigure shouted while Yuki quickly pelted him with a book that was within his reach.
"No, not like that! I only kissed her, but..."
"You did what?!" Ayame and Shigure yelled.
"Would you both let me finish?"
Shigure and Ayame both nodded their heads lightly as they stared at Yuki with an intense look to their eyes.
"As I said before, I kissed her and Kyo must have been watching us."
"Ah, let me guess the rest. Kyo must have gotten the wrong idea and ran off," Shigure said with a light grin across his face as he rested his head against his arm.
Yuki nodded his head, "He didn't hear what Tohru said...."
Shigure blinked lightly as he raised his head, "Oh? What would that be?"
Yuki lowered his eyes slightly as he stared at the lines that ran down the wooden table, "She pulled away from me and told me that she cared for me...but she said it just didn't feel right...because she liked..."
"Ah, say no more," Ayame said as he patted Yuki lightly on the shoulder, "My dear brother, let me comfort you. I can heal your injured soul!" Ayame hugged Yuki tightly.
Strange as it sounded, Yuki actually felt better. A few tears rolled down his cheeks as he smiled to himself, 'Miss Honda...find him before its too late.'
Tohru was still sitting in the snow wiping away her tears with her sleeve. A thin layer of snow covered her hair as she sat there weakly. She wasn't sure if she really could find Kyo and if she did what would she say to him?
"Tohru?" Hatori said in a soft voice as he stepped closer to her, "You shouldn't be sitting in the snow like this."
Tohru glanced over her shoulder lightly as more tears ran down her rosy cheeks, "I have to find Kyo and fix things...but I don't know if I can!"
Hatori watched her cry in the snow before he bent down to her level to comfort her. He placed a gentle hand against her back as he sat with her, "Tell me what happened. I'll help you the best I can, Tohru."
Tohru nodded her head as she began to retell the entire situation. Hatori was silent the entire time as he listened to her. He occasionally would nod his head, but that was all.
"It was just a misunderstanding then. Just tell Kyo. He'll believe you," Hatori said as he looked down to her.
Tohru was staring down at the snow at her feet, "I...don't know where he went."
Hatori got up to his feet as he brushed off the snow that had built up on his shoulders. Tohru stared up to him, "Hatori?"
"Come, I'll help you find him."
Tohru was a bit taken aback by what he had said, but she smiled to him with a warm smile, "Thank you."
Hatori nodded his head as he helped her up. The two began their long track after Kyo into the woods.
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"Shigure..." Ayame whispered to him as he kept his eyes on Yuki, who was sleeping comfortably on the floor.
"Hmm?"
"Akito...he left not to long ago. Why didn't he stay to speak to Yuki?"
Shigure rubbed his forehead lightly as he tried to think of an answer, "I don't know. Akito's sights seem to be more on Kyo lately. Akito has been reluctant to tell me things, as well so I'm completely in the dark with this."
"Oh? Why is that?"
Shigure shrugged lightly with a grin across his face, "Perhaps, he knows what I've been doing or maybe he just simple doesn't trust me anymore."
"Well, I suppose it can't be helped," Ayame replied as he leaned back in his chair.
"The curse can be broken...I know it can be. We just have to wait until the right moment," Shigure said in a serious tone of voice, "Akito and Kyo will come to a moment where their choices will surely affect us all."
Ayame chuckled lightly, "Spoken like a true novelist."
Shigure gave Ayame two thumbs up, "I've been practicing. I almost felt like I should have written that down."
Meanwhile...
Kyo was sitting in the snow curled up in his true cat form. His eyes were shut as he felt the cold snow fall over his body. He wasn't sure if his body could take the freezing temperature, but his heart ached so much he hardly felt his life being stolen away from him. As he laid there against the ground he only wished he could speak to Tohru one last time. He wanted to tell her everything and even if she still didn't accept him at lest he would have known he tried, but he didn't have the courage to face her.
"I'm really am stupid...pathetic to the end," Kyo whispered to himself.
'Kyo...'
Kyo lifted his head up weakly when he heard his name being called. His eyes scanned the area, but he didn't see anyone there. He thought he was hearing things, but his ears heard another sound that caught his attention. Kyo decided to investigate what was going on since it might be Tohru.
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"Look, there's some more tracks," Tohru said as she pointed to the footprint in the snow.
Hatori nodded lightly, "He went this way. I found a few pieces of his cloths."
"Kyo might be close," Tohru stood up as she gripped Kyo's bracelet.
"He might, but we have to hurry the snow is starting to cover his trail up."
Hatori stepped forward when he suddenly stopped. Tohru almost ran into him when she followed after him, but luckily she stopped herself just in time. "Hatori?"
Hatori didn't say anything as his eyes stared at Akito who was dressed in all black. He wore a thick jacket to keep himself warm in the cold weather. Hatori wasn't sure why he was out there, but he had a hunch that he was looking for Kyo as well.
"Ah, Hatori and Miss Tohru...I didn't expect to see you both out here," Akito said with a calm smile across his face.
"Akito...you shouldn't be out here in the cold. You'll catch a cold in this sort of weather," Hatori said carefully as he watched Akito's expression.
"Yes, I know, but I feel fine right now. You havn't been at the main house as much as I like, Hatori. You're suppose to be taking care of me, yet you're out here with this girl," Akito's eyes began to narrow as he approached Hatori and Tohru.
"I asked your permission, even the others ask," Hatori said in his defense.
"You should stay loyal and be with me! I'm the head of this family not that stupid girl!"
Hatori quickly stepped in front of Tohru to protect her. Akito paused a brief moment as he stared at Hatori, "And now you protect her from me?"
Hatori didn't say anything as his eyes nervously stared down to him. Tohru peeked out around Hatori to see Akito's eyes suddenly turned to her. His expression was dark as he stepped forward to Hatori. As Akito moved, Hatori took a small step back and he suddenly slipped on a rock. It was impossible for him to stand up to Akito he just couldn't mentally do it. As he fell Tohru tried to catch him, but he just ended up falling on top of her. In a loud boom Hatori transformed into his seahorse form, his little fins frantically tried to move as he laid there against his side.
"Oh, no Hatori..." Tohru said as she bent down to him, "We need to get him water, Akito."
Without warning Akito slapped her across the face, knocking her on her back against the snow, "He's fine. You have business with me now."
Tohru rubbed her face lightly when she saw Akito walk towards her. "You know, everyone in this family seems to be drawn to you. Why is that?"
Tohru remained on the ground as she stared up at him, "I...I don't know."
Akito bent down to her level with his eyes still narrowed, "You don't know? What is it then?!" he yelled as he suddenly lunged at her. He pinned her under his body as he stared down at her, "What is it about you that's so different? You're just a normal girl and you're not even that good looking. Why is it, that everyone likes you so much? They like you enough to disobey me!"
Hatori watched as a seahorse, but there wasn't much he could do as he laid there. He wasn't sure what Akito was doing, but he just hoped he wouldn't harm her. Tohru was trying to get free of his grip, but surprisingly Akito was pretty strong, "I don't know!" she cried out as tears ran down her face.
Akito snorted lightly, "I see then. Tell me how does it feel to be close to someone who doesn't transform into a disgusting animal?"
Tohru blinked lightly, "What?"
Akito bent down to her face, "Unlike everyone else I don't transform into an animal. How does it feel being so close?"
Tohru wasn't sure what Akito was trying to do now, but she just wished Kyo was there with her.
"Akito!" a rumbled growl said as his voice echoed in the wilderness.
Tohru tilted her head up just enough to see Kyo standing on the snow bank in his true cat form. His true form wasn't exactly the nicest thing to see, but Tohru was glad he was there. Akito smirked lightly as he kept Tohru pinned under him, "There you are."
Kyo stepped towards Akito with his long ears pressed back against his skull, "What are you doing to her?"
"Asking her a simple question."
"What would that be?"
"If she liked to be close to someone who doesn't transform into a disgusting animal," Akito said as he tossed his hair back over his shoulders.
Kyo growled low revealing his sharp fangs, "You're the disgusting animal. Get off her!"
Akito wasn't moving as he gazed back to Kyo. Tohru glanced to the two when she realized that they were trying to stare each other down. Akito was relying on the fact that no one could ever bring themselves to hurt him, but he never expected Kyo be the first to try. Without warning Kyo lunged at Akito on his two legs. At that exact moment Akito feared that Kyo really was going to hurt him, but Kyo just knocked Akito off of Tohru with his head.
"Get out of here!" Kyo hissed as he snapped his jaws.
Akito snorted lightly as he got up to his feet, "You will pay Kyo and so will she..." Akito made a hasty retreat just as Hatori transformed back to his normal self.
Kyo let out a light sigh as he turned his head towards Tohru, "Are you ok?"
Tohru was sitting on the ground crying again. Kyo thought she was hurt at first as he took a step over towards her, but she suddenly leaped up to hug his arm, "Kyo! I'm so sorry."
Kyo settled down in the snow as she hugged his arm. He wasn't sure what she was sorry for, "Hey...I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have run away like that...the truth is..."
"Kyo...I like Kyo! When Sohma-kun kissed me I felt myself thinking about Kyo...I'm sorry I didn't mean to!" Tohru said between cries.
Kyo was shocked at what he just heard, but somehow if felt right. He took her hand gently into his and when she gazed up to him, Kyo was his normal self again. His orange hair waved gently against his head as he bent down to kiss her lightly. Kyo was never good for words and this was the only way he could express himself. He made sure he didn't get to close to her since he didn't want to ruin the moment by turning into a cat.
Hatori watched the two quietly as he leaned against one the trees. A light smile was across his face as he felt the snow brush across his cheek, "As long as their happy, but this happiness won't last with this curse upon us," Hatori stared at to the sky. 'Please don't let them be trapped in this endless circle.'
((Author Note Part 2: Hatori is being like Shigure! He's spying! Lol, sorry. I hope that makes everyone happier after the last events. What's up with Akito? Apparently he has a thing for her too, maybe? Even though Kyo is now open about his feelings he still has a major problem. There's Akito and the curse still. Well I believe the story is going to wrap up pretty soon, but I'm not sure yet. I've been playing this out by ear. None of this is planned. Well that's a lie some of it is planned, but not much. Hang tight for the next chapter.))
