Fruits Basket: Of Oranges, Grapes, and Pears

Chapter One!

"You can shove your good for nothing cousin up your ass!" Kyo yelled angrily at his adversary, following behind him as the rat stormed out of the living room.

"Go to hell, you fucking stupid cat!" Yuki countered as he stomped up the steps to his room.

"I'm not the fucking stupid one, you fucking stupid ass rat!" Kyo continued, still following the rat.

"Fuck You." And with that, Yuki slammed the door shut in Kyo's face, ending the fight. The cat said nothing more but huffed in frustration as he turned around and headed back downstairs.

"Hmm… That went well." Shigure commented without looking up from his book as Kyo walked by him. He had heard the entire argument even it had not seemed like it.

"And by the way, Kyo…" Shigure began. "…that good for nothing cousin of Yuki's is stopping by today to wish you a happy birthday." Shigure said, as if nothing happened.

"He can go to hell for all I care…" Kyo snapped as he stomped over to the entrance hall.

"I'm going out." The young cat said as he slipped on his shoes.

"Where are you going?" Shigure asked as he looked up and turned his head to see the orange haired boy ready to escape.

"Out…" Kyo snapped as he walked out of the house.

"Sad… This day is going to end very badly." The young novelist thought aloud before continuing to read his book.

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Kyo walked aimlessly down the streets of his neighborhood, hoping his anger would soon subside. This wasn't the first time he and Yuki's arguments had left the rat in tears and the cat to ponder in guilt. But this was one of the first arguments that actually got out of hand, on the emotional end. Kyo actually felt some sympathy towards the mouse. He didn't want to admit it but… Yuki had point. It wasn't fair for Kyo to love two people at once. Their argument had been about Kyo's relationship with Hatsuharu… and Tohru. Even though he loved them both to death and they both loved him, it's only fair to be with one person. He had to let one of them go. That's the hardest thing someone could ever do…

Both Kyo and Yuki argued for hours on end, not even Shigure was able to stop them. When they reached the topic on Hatsuharu, Yuki was almost in tears. He loved Haru to death and wouldn't want anything to happen to him. Maybe that was why Kyo felt guilty. He knew it was wrong to be with Tohru as well. Haru loved Kyo, and it would kill him if they broke up. But so would Tohru. She would hurt just as easily and painfully as Haru. Unfortunately, Kyo would have to break one of their hearts… As well as his own.

Before the feline was able to put any further thought into it, he was greeted by the one person he didn't even want to see that day. Honestly, he wasn't in a good mood to see anybody. Momiji, Kisa, and Hatsuharu were walking up the block. Kyo stopped and awaited the inevitable.

"Hello, Kyo-Kun!" Momiji greeted happily. "Happy Birthday!" Kisa added happily.

"…Thanks." The cat replied unenthusiastically.

"Alright then, catch ya later!" Momiji said before he and Kisa ran off, leaving Haru and Kyo alone.

The young cow patted Kyo on the head, then wished him a happy birthday.

"Thanks…" Kyo mumbled as he lowered his head in sadness.

"So, what are you up to?" Hatsuharu asked.

"Nothing… Just walking around. Nothing special." Kyo replied.

"Are you upset about something?"

"It's nothing to worry about. I just need some time alone." The cat said, still not looking into Haru's eyes.

"I see. Well, I'll just leave you to it then." Haru said, but before he was able to start walking, Kyo wrapped his arms around him.

"…what's the matter?" He asked, hesitant at first from confusion but returned the embrace.

Kyo only shook his head as he hugged Haru tighter. Deciding it was useless to keep asking, Haru remained silent and just held the older boy in his arms.

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"How can he so dame selfish?" Yuki yelled angrily as he threw his pillow across the room and into the door.

"Who does he think he is?" He continued as he began to grab hold of random items in his room and throwing them to the nearest wall.

"How could he do this to them? Could he be anymore damn selfish?" He went on, uncontrollably throwing things just to hear the sound of objects shattering into unfixable pieces to ease his anger. Yuki huffed in frustration before hopelessly sliding into his bedroll and pulling the covers over his fragile body, as if to hide himself from the world and it's harsh realities.

Yuki was always angry with that good for nothing cat. But the argument left Yuki angrier with Kyo than ever before. He felt the rage boiling up inside of him so that the sickening churning in his stomach burned his insides. Soon he felt the rush of sadness pounding in his chest. He just wanted to cry. He felt so hurt. So weak. Yuki hated those all too familiar feelings.

Kyo took everything from him. He stole not one but two people Yuki loved dearly. And one of them, the most precious of them all, was most likely getting their heart broken.

A soft knock at the door echoed through the room and interrupted the rats angry thoughts. The door slid open and soft footsteps began to approach him. Yuki was unable to see this person since he was hiding under his blanket. Nonetheless he had a perfectly good idea of whom it was. Soon they began tugging on his blanket to rid of it.

"Yuki." Came the low but smooth voice of the cow.

The rat refused to reply. He didn't want to face Haru. Not today. When he hadn't received an answer, Haru tugged on the sheet with a bit more force. Yuki only whimpered, unintentionally.

"What's the matter?" He asked, calm as always. Yuki hadn't replied yet again and Haru's eyebrows furrowed in exasperation before finally pulling off some of the blanket in irritation, revealing half of Yuki's defenseless body. Yuki's head remained buried deep in his pillow, not wanting to face Hatsuharu.

Haru called Yuki's name soothingly as he ran his fingers through the rat's gray hair. Moments later, Yuki changed into his zodiac. He crawled out from under his clothes and faced Haru with saddened violet eyes.

"I'm sorry, Hatsuharu-Chan." Yuki apologized so faintly.

Haru raised an eyebrow in question. He was so confused. Kyo said the same thing when he had hugged him before he reached the house. Sensei had informed him about the argument he and Kyo had earlier but never said what it was about. Seeing Yuki upset just worried him tenfold.

"What are you sorry about?" Haru asked, eyeing the mouse in question.

Yuki only shook his head before he began to cry. Haru's eyes widened slightly in shock. Okay, now he's really worried.

"Yuki…" Haru repeated. "Tell me what's wrong." Haru said, calm as ever even though in reality he was very anxious. It's been a while since he had last seen Yuki in tears. He called out to Yuki once again when he hadn't received an answer and the rat only shook his head.

"I can't tell you." Yuki sobbed. Haru's eyebrows lowered in irritation.

"Don't you tell me you can't when you're like this. What is it?" He asked firmly. Haru hated when he had to apply a bit of force to make Yuki do something.

"I can't tell you." Yuki repeated. "I have no right to say anything."

"What are you talking about?" Haru looked at Yuki in confusion.

"You can't hear it from me. I have no right to tell you." Yuki sobbed.

Haru only eyed the boy before realizing he had to ask the cat. It seemed as though he held all the information Haru needed to help Yuki.

"Was it something Kyo said?" Haru asked, wanting to conform his theory.

Yuki only nodded. Now, what could Kyo have said that could actually make Yuki feel so bad? Haru took the rat and placed him on his lap, then began to pet him softly to ease the crying.

"Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?" Haru asked softly.

"Just stay with me for a while." Yuki replied before getting comfortable on Haru lap and closing his eyes.

Hatsuharu just watched the older teen, eyes filled with concern. Before he knew it, Yuki was fast asleep on his lap.

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End of Chapter One!

A/N Yay! Another Furuba fic! I hope everyone likes this one as much as Apples! This is kind of the continuation to that one. I promise this chapter will be up soon. Enjoy!