Chapter Two:
Ok because i have no choice i have to say it sighs I do not "though i wish i could" do not own Fruits Basket, but the other characters, i.e the Tzusaki family belong to me...you want to borrow them...ask, i will not be happy if i see them on any other story i didn't give permission to X-( ROAR!
Ok back to the story...
It's been two days since Karla had came to the Sohma house and this is where it takes a turn, where a couple of her family members comes to see how she's doing while Tohru, Yuki, Kyo and Shigure went grocery shopping.
When they came back just as they got to the house they herd a huge crash and all four ran to the house and when they opened it they saw Karla in arm-to-arm combact with a guy who has short black hair with red highlights, green eyes, a fair complexion and wearing a black t-shirt and jeans.
" Come on you damn rat! why don't you just give up!" " Sorry...I'm not like you you stupid cat!" " What'd you call me!" " I called you..." then she turns around, still holding his arm and holding it over her shoulder... " Stupid..." then she lifts him over her shoulder... " Cat! " and she throws him over and right through the side door and outside.
" Oh why must you two fight every time you two are in the same room together" said by a woman with short brown hair with light brown highlights, brown eyes, wearing a grey tube top and blue jeans. Then Tohru comes in. " Uh Karla?" Both girls looked over and saw Tohru and company. Karla felt embarresed and guilty for the little tiff between her and the boy and that she accidentally broke their door. " Oh Tohru...I am so sorry i broke your door" " Its ok, its no problem, it happens" then she saw the woman who just stood up. " Oh our dear sweet Tohru, oh how you have grown...you have gotten more beautiful since we left, oh how i missed our beautiful flower who used to bring a pathway of flowers in every step of her way into our lives" they all stare, especially Shigure, he's never heard anyone other then himself and Ayame talk like that and about Tohru noneother.
" Oh wow...I've...never heard anyone speak such beautiful poetry like that..." said Shigure. they turned and saw him star gazed at the woman. " Oh...well actually she is a poet" said Tohru and the woman just chimned in. " Now a published poet and a novalist" then the boy walks in, dusting himself off " and here's comes the big head" " Well I'm just glad somebody noticed my beautiful poetry and appreciate it...My name is Tzusaki...Lore Tzusaki, its a pleasure to meet the three boys who've tooken care and won the caring heart of our dear sweet white rose of a garden of blue tulips" " Oh god...I think I'm gonna get sick" said the boy.
" Say..did you say Lore Tzusaki?" said Shigure. " Yeah, but what's the big deal about it" said Kyo. Then Shigure kind of pushed them to the side and went over to Lore and shook her hand in excitement. " I can't believe I am meeting THE Lore Tzusaki, oh its a pleasure to meet you, your work has always aspired me to write my stories" " Oh please, I'm just your average, humble innocent writer" Karla and the boy stared at them
" Ok i can agree on the average, maybe even humble...but innocent...never" said the boy " For once i actually agree with you Chase" then Kyo decided to say something " So thats what this guys name is" " Yes and the likeness is uncanny" said Karla. In that time Tohru thought to herself " Yes in so many ways they're the same".
Then after a while they sat down as Tohru went onto make dinner, giving them a chance to talk. " So how are you guys related? " said Yuki. " Were cousins, oh but don't let Chase's appearance fool you, he does care about Karla in a way" " haha very funny Lore, how about you tell them about yourself, we all know how much you and your big head wants to" said Chase sitting with his arms crossed. " Oh don't mind him..he's cranky..i guess he hasn't had his "cat nap" today...poor koneko" said Lore playfully "shut up you damn Inu!" said Chase and got up and went outside and up onto the roof.
" Sorry about that, he means well in his own way, he just hates it when Lore here starts calling him that, she only does it to annoy him" said Karla " Now my little mouse I'm hurt...I only say that because I love him and ever since i saw him as a baby i've always thought of him as my koneko" " Wow i can't believe your words are so passionate as i do may say your heart and your beauty" said Shigure. Then Lore's cell phone goes off.
When she was done she turned back to Chase and Karla. " Hey Karla, your rooms done, you can come home now" when she said that she saw the sadness in her eyes and sighs to herself. " Alright Karla you can have them stay the night and anyone else for that matter" she smiled when she saw Karla's eyes light up along with everyone else's. " Ok but how about tomorrow night, give some time there" said Karla " Fine by me, it gives you guys a chance to meet the rest of our family and hopefully we'll get to meet some of yours i know Trate would be happy to see some new and old faces" " geez, did you have to bring Him up Lore" Karla sighs at to hearing his name.
" Oh its been so long since I've seen him, how is he?" said Tohru. " Lets just say he's changed" said a snickering Lore. " That's it! I'm going home, i'll see you there!" chase gets up and leaves as Karla goes onto grab her stuff. Just before Lore and karla left, she had one thing to say. " So four-thirty alright with you Tohru and company?" said Karla. " Yes that's fine, thank you" they smile towards each other and Lore and Karla leaves.
In the car ride home it was silent till Karla spoke up. " You think Shigure recognized us?" " Yes Karla, I believe so, even if he didn't say anything, he remembered" " I just hope Akito doesn't find out" " I don't blame you Karla, after last time, i truelly don't blame you" it got silent again as they approched the gates to their home.
Later that night Ayame and Hatori came over for the night so they could go over to Karla's place. While everyone was asleep Shigure, Hatori and Ayame spoke in his library. " So...Karla and her family is back?" said Hatori " Yes but many things has changed within them as far as i could tell, Karla has this aura about her that makes her seem so much stronger now then she used to be" said Shigure. "Well i think its great she came back, oh i missed her and her cousins along with her mother, oh her mother makes the most wonderful brownies" said Ayame. " You forgot didn't you?" said Hatori. They looked at him confused as he continued. " Remember what kamiko told us? she said that once the child turns 15 they are sent to live with the rest of the cousins who are part of their legend" said Hatori. " Oh that's right, ahh. that means no brownies" Ayame sighed at the thought of that. " But that's ok Karla makes her mother's brownies just as well" said Shigure with a smile on his face. " Oh i bet, maybe we could ask her to make some" said Ayama " Yeah while you hit on Trete, but for now, who's gonna tell Akito?" said Shigure. " I resent that" said Ayame. " No one" said Hatori as they turned and stared at him, but the look in his eyes told something completely different then his normal seriousness. " Akito doesn't need to know right away, all he'd do is get mad and try to come after her and chase her away again, i mean that is the reason why her and her family left in the first place...its because of what happened that day" said Hatori. " Which i think is completely Akito's fault, Karla isn't at the fault of this, it isn't her fault that she fell in love with someone else back then, he had no right in treating her the way he did back then, i mean she just turned 14 at that time,and she's what sixteen now, two years ago, who knows hows she's changed by now, by now she may fight back and who knows with two great powers will do in one room." said Ayame. " Yes, with two great powers in one room, you never know what will happen" said Hatori as he closes his eyes and thinks.
Flash back:
You must get out of here, if you don't Akito will... just as Hatori was about to finish they heard a crash in the hall way, knowing well enough Akito was coming. " Oh No! he's coming" said the girl " Quick, out the window" she jumps through the window and sneaks out as he watches. " I'm sorry, but i don't want you hurt"
End Flash back:
He opens his eyes and see's his two friends staring at him again, both seeing the sadness of truth in his eyes. What are you staring at!" " Oh nothing Hatori, lets go onto bed, we don't want to be late tomorrow" said Shigure. Then they got up and went onto bed, except for Hatori who stood by his window staring at the moon, thinking
" I'm... sorry for the past, I've promised that i would protect you and i couldn't, this time...if He finds out...this time...I will!" He then went onto bed at that same time Karla too was watching the moon.
The next day, Tohru, Yuki, Kyo, Shigure, Ayame and Hatori all headed up to the Tzusaki place, which turned out to be similar to the Sohma's except it was larger then the sohmas, like a good mile of the land vertical and horizontal belonged to the Tzusaki's. When they went in, rose bushes and different kinds of flowers everywhere, you could tell which house was growing the flowers since the flower print was on the house along with the people who live inside the house underneath and literally it was a house, sure no upstairs, but four bedrooms, two bedrooms, a porch, kitchen, living room and dinning room which were connected as one and four guest rooms in each house, so yeah it was huge, bigger then a community, almost like a small city.
Then out of nowhere a brunette headed, blue eyed little girl wearing a pair of jeans and a pink shirt, running from an angry cat who's been chasing him for the past hour; heading straight towards them.
" Hey brat! watch out!" screamed Chase as the little girl stopped and was just a few feet away from Tohru. When she saw Tohru, she smiled. " Oh Tohru, i missed you!" was about ready to hug her when Chase came up and stopped her. " What the heck were you thinking kid!" said chase in an angry matter. " Oh i was just so happy to see Tohru again that's all" " So happy that you forgot your manners kid!" the girl thought for a mere second and smiled. " Oh I'm sorry, hi my name is Ruka Tzusaki" it was strange to the sohmas that Ruka looked awfully like Momiji. Then she turned towards Chase and smiled. " Oh guess who i ran into this morning?" " What Ruka?" then a familer blonde boy with golden eyes, wearing a blue button up shirt and dark blue shorts wearing his usual hat came up behind Chase and scared him half to death.
" What, you ran into him, what time in the morning?" said a very annoyed chase. " After i left to go to the park to see if it had change any, you silly" then Hatori spoke up. " So this is where you've been all day Momiji?" he just turned and smiled with all honesty. " Yes i have, i just couldn't believe that they were back, everyone's grown...even Karla, she turned out more beautiful then imagine..." Hatori's eyes gave a sadness in his eyes before Momiji interrupted. " And her brownies are just as good as here mothers" Then Shigure and Ayame pushed through with a teary eye look on their faces. " What she made brownies?" said Shigure. " Is there...any left for us?" said Ayame. Then they heard a crash coming from Karla's house, sounding like from the kitchen and the noise keeps building up and outside where a floured Karla is chasing a very annoying girl with very long silvery-purple hair tied back in a braid, purple eyes, wearing a frill apron and a pink summer dress, screaming to get away from a very angry Karla, who's chasing her with a wooden spoon.
" Damn it, Again! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU TO STAY OUT OF THE KITCHEN YOU DAMN SNAKE!" said Karla angrilly " I'm sorry, i just wanted to help!" " NOT IN MY KITCHEN, YOUR PLACE IS BEHIND A SEWING MACHINE, NOT A BAKING PAN, YOU WANT TO BAKE GO TO YOUR HOUSE AND BURN YOUR OWN BATCH OF BROWNIES" the woman sighs as she keeps running away. " And this is why mom said we should live together since you have her cooking skills and i having her sewing techniques" " HELL NO! YOUR DOING JUST FINE WHERE YOU'RE AT!" " Oh yes, living with a stubborn dragon and a hyperactive bunny is much better then living with you" said the woman sarcasticly. They kept running till the woman saw Tohru, Chase, Momiji, Ruka and the Sohmas and made a quick turn as Karla came close to catching her, making her slip and fall right in front of them.
They just stared at each other for a while till someone started laughing. " Shigure! that is very rude of you to be laughing like that" said Yuki. " Sorry...couldn't help it". then Hatori pushed through abit and lent out a hand to help her up. He couldn't help but to stare, she looked so cute with her confused look on her face and more so...covered in flour, it was just like her. She took his hand and stood up. " Thank you Hatori, no thanks to that damn idiot sister of mine" she gave a scolded look towards Trete.
" Oh Trete, i thought it was you my love" said Ayame. " Oh Ayame, you've never looked better" " Oh how long has it been since i've last looked at those...beautiful purple orbs you people call eyes?" " two long..agonizing years since i layed a gentle hand across that sweet face of yours" " Oh how i missed you...your brilliant mind, your bursting energy, your...radiant beauty, oh i've missed that half of my soul that you are to me and my heart" " and i missed you, your everything...your heart...mind...soul!...and...your body" she smiled as she said that, making both Karla and Yuki sick. " Please...get a room" both Yuki and Karla said, frightening them both.
"So...wait a minute how do you two know each other?" said Kyo? " Easy, we went from elementry to high school together, oh...she was one of the members of my council, a brilliant planner and fashion designer with energy and ideas that could make a person who see's nothing but in black and white see color, oh...i so have forgotten that energy of hers and...that ability to make any fantasy come true" they all stayed silent, till Trete spoke up. " I worked with Ayame for a few months before we moved, i made bindage clothing and leather along with a few nurses and maids dresses too" " Yes and they were the best i've ever seen back then...the stitching...the sizing...she could tell what size they were just by looking, oh...she's a true designer" said Ayamd adoringly.
" Oh please, don't give her a big enough of a head as it is" said Chase. " Well actually I am a well-known designer...in America" Ayame looked at her with eyes of a adoring fan. " Oh Trete...I knew you could do it!"
" OK, back to what i was asking, you guys knew each other that long and you too Shigure...Hatori?" said a confused Kyo. " Yes, we knew Trete, Karla, Lore and Kamiko and the rest of her family for generations" said Hatori. " We thought you and Yuki knew...that the Sohmas and the Tzusaki's have been friends since the Tzusaki's moved to Japan where they changed their last name to Tzusaki...and that's been for hundreds of years" said Shigure. Both Kyo and Yuki looked shocked, just now finding out that the Tzusaki's are a family friend. Just as they were heading back to Karla's place after Trete cleaned up, Yuki spoke up.
" So...does that mean your also friends with Akito? Chase, Karla and Ruka stopped. Karla turned pale instantly at the name. Shigure, Hatori and Ayame knew better and stepped back, pulling Tohru and Kyo back. She closed her eyes and spoke kindly, but not softly. " No!...I...persay am not friends with him..." then she turns around, opening her eyes and only Tohru and Hatori could tell that that look on her face; the way her face paled and her eyes dull; like death is in her eyes. " Nor will i ever be friend with him...do you understand me!" neither of them could speak, they just nodded, then...she smiled and the color of her face came back and the dull death of her eyes brightened back up again. " Good now lets go in and i'll bake a fresh batch of brownies" they walk up to the door as Trete smiles " Good then i get to..." but before saying another word, Karla hit Trete on the head with her wooden spoon. " Not a chance" as they got seated in, Karla went onto the kitchen as they were all talking somewhat quiet; enough where Karla couldn't hear.
" So what was up with that?" said Kyo. " Please understand..." started Trete as they stared at her. " her and...Akito aren't at great terms, not for the past two or three years" said Trete " And to think that they were close friends at the start" said Lore as she was walking in " Friends? how's that possible?" said Kyo. " We don't really know but as they got older they just seperated and now...Karla can't stand hearing his own name" said Kamiko; with her long black hair, her silvery-blue eyes, wearing her nurses white shirt and skirt, as she now walks into the room. " Hey, glad you could join the party Kamiko" said Lore " Yes... they let me go off early today for one reason or another, oh, Hi Shigure, Ayame and Hatori" " Well i see that you haven't changed" said Hatori. she smiled quite nicely and blushed. " Oh, but i have changed...my last name anyway" the three boys stared at her for a moment " Aww, i see, you got married!" said Ayame. She blushed more and held out her hand to show off her wedding ring. " Well i knew that sooner or later someone would of swept you away into their arms and whisk you away from your loving family" said Shigure " Yes you would think that, but...actually both me and my husband live here in the Tzusaki land" " Yes and if it isn't hard enough trying to get through breakfast without wanting to puke, but then i have to listen to their music of the night" said Trete
" I wouldn't be talking Trete, atleast it blocks out the sound of your music of the night while calling Ayame's name...that's not a thing that someone wants to dream...except for you of course" said Kamiko. Then Ayame puts his arms around Trete and smiles one of his brilliant 100k gold smiles. (ok just to let you know, here comes the drama) " Oh Trete you've been dreaming of me...well lets make those dreams of yours come true" " But Ayame, we can't, what if my poor little sister walks in here and hears us making the music of the night?" "don't worry we'll wait till nightfall when eveyone's alseep and then well make as much music of the night as you please" then Shigure stepped up with his teary eyes " But...Ayame...you said you would never cheat on me" " Oh poor Shigure, did you forget someone? im sure they'd prefer some lovely music from you, i've heard it many times, it time to give someone else a chance to listen to your music" then Lore stepped in. " Oh...i see, so you've been listening to the music of the night while I...have been deaf to the sweet music for over two years, oh...it breaks my heart...to think that you have been playing your music for someone else" " Oh Lore, I must apoligize, i didn't know you were deaf for two years, here.." he takes her hand and has her stand up. " Let me take away the deafness in your ears and have you listen to my music of the night, lets go" he starts pulling on her abit and she starts to lead him towards the hall way to her room.
They all gave sour faces to that scene, but then snapped back. " Hey wait a minute, your not going to go do that! right now are you?" said Chase. " Oh yes Chase, i must go and listen to the music of the night or else...i'll be deaf for all eternity" they start walking towards her room and closes the door. Mean while back in the dinning room where everyone is just trying to get over what just happened. " Ok...I'm gonna get sick" said Kyo " Man i wish i was deaf, so i didn't have to hear those two" said Chase. Tohru sat there confused this entire time. " I didn't know Shigure knew how to play an instrument" they all looked at her and got confused. " Well they did mention music, right? so i thought that they were just going to play music or something" they all pretty much collapsed at Tohru who obviously was clueless about the "actualy" subject. During the time, Karla heard the whole drama and felt sick to her own stomach, but came in with her brownies and glasses of milk on a tray, sat it down and patted Tohru on the head. " Its ok Tohru, if i were to explain all of what just happened you would actually lose some IQ" then thinking to herself " Yeah as if she needs that" she sighs but smiles at Tohru. "But that's one of the best parts that i love about my little Tohru...such an innocent heart and caring soul, what could you not love about her". In one union they all smiled and nodded, especially Yuki and Kyo...what couldn't they Love about her...nothing.
Ok so how'd you like it, i hope you do, please reveiw and even though i had this one out really fast, it'll take some time for the third chapter and don't worry for those who are reading this and are waiting for the well the " Music of the Night" part between Shigure and Lore, don't worry it'll probably bring it in sometime into the third chapter of some sorts, but please be patient, i appreciate your coroperation and please...review!