Fruits Basket
Beginnings and Endings
((Author Note: Well some bad news. I was attack by a dog and my left arm is messed up so I can't type for extended periods of time. I need to lay off for a week or so to heal up but I didn't want to leave you guys hanging without some sort of fun chapter so here's a little something for you guys. I also wanted to thank you all for the 200 reviews! I wouldn't have that many if it wasn't for you guys. Thanks and hopefully I'll get chapter 24 up when my arm is better. The end of this mini chapter will have the beginning of Chapter 24))
Chapter 23 ½: What the hell is Act 2?
Shigure: Act 2? Well you see Act 2 is something top secret that I only know.
Yuki: Akito knows what it is since he said it.
Shigure: Well of course! He's the one that said it in the last chapter. You insult my intelligence, Yuki.
Yuki: You have to have intelligence in order for me to insult it.
Shigure: Gah! Yuki! Such harsh words.
Yuki: Just tell them what Act 2 is then and maybe I'll take it back.
Shigure: (Clearing throat) You see...Act 2 is really...a bunch of high school girls coming to visit me!!!
Yuki: ...
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Hiro: Act 2? Who cares what it is, we got food not to mention we got to see stupid cat dance.
Haru: Kyo did rather well. Though, Yuki was better.
Hiro: What are you talking about? Ritsu danced with him.
Haru: When Yuki danced it was so...
Hiro: Ok....
Yuki: I told you to stop talking about that Haru!
Haru --(black): Why? Afraid to show your feminine side to all the ladies? You know it drives them crazy along with a few others...
Hiro: This is getting weird. Hey! There are young kids here.
Yuki: (sigh) Why does he say the same thing every year?
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Hatori: Act 2? Who said that?
Kisa: I heard Akito did.
Ayame: Marvelously! I want to see Kyo dance around in my fabulous cloths.
Kisa: I think sissy heard it.
Hatori: Perhaps...
Ayame: Perhaps Kyo wants to do an encore!
Hatori: I doubt that. Stop talking. We're talking about Act 2.
Ayame: Act 2? Who cares! Act 1 was great.
Kisa: There's an Act 2 since we're still here.
Hatori: Act 2 is just some ploy to get people's attention.
Ayame: I bet it's something big! Hari you speak down on everything.
Hatori: Whatever.
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Ritsu: There's an Act 2!!!? I already got dressed!!! No!!!!
Kyo: Shut up!
Ritsu: But-
Kyo: Even if there's an Act 2 we're not dancing again. That was a once in a lifetime thing.
Ritsu: What about what Akito said?
Kyo: Akito can go to hell and die.
Ritsu: Kyo!
Kyo: What? Act 2 will come out soon enough.
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"Uh, Act 2?" Tohru asked softly as her fingers ran over the flowers delicate petals that Kyo had given her.
Akito kept his gaze on Kyo as he heard her. At first he didn't respond until Kyo had disappeared off the floor to change. His hands suddenly grabbed her wrist twisting them until she dropped the flower to the ground. Once she did Akito casually pushed her to the side.
Tohru fell back against a few pillows as she held her wrist close to her side. The other Sohma's failed to see what had happened, but even if they saw no one could really do anything.
Akito picked the flower up off the ground and held it in his hand as his long slender finger traced a few lines on the flower, "Act 2...is the final act Miss Tohru..."
Akito paused a moment to face her. He bent down on his knees and held the flower out towards her, "Act 2 is the day when we all came together."
His hands crushed the flower as he dropped what remained of it at Tohru's feet, "Act 2 marks his end."
