I do NOT own Fruits Basket or the song in Any way. I am not going to write that again, so remember it. Enjoy! By Jessica, Again!
Tohru - Concrete Angel
Tohru woke up early that morning. She made breakfast and then went upstairs to get ready for school. She was doing things a little backwards today. Tohru brushed her hair, and then set the brush down. Silent tears fell from her eyes and onto the table she sat at.
"Tohru? You about ready? We've gotta get going or we'll be late for school." came Kyo's voice from her bedroom door.
"Alright. I'll be right there." Tohru wiped her eyes, put on her smiling face, and opened the door. "Well? Let's eat our breakfast, grab our lunch and then head out." she smiled.
Kyo thought something was wrong but didn't say anything. And the 'prince' with all his wisdom, didn't notice anything strange at all. Soon they headed out for school, Kyo was trying to ignore the bad feeling in the pit of his stomach.
She walks to school with the lunch she packed
Nobody knows what she's holdin' back
Wearin' the same dress she wore yesterday
She hides the bruises with linen and lace
Tohru met Uo and Hana soon after entering school.
"Morning Tohru!" Uo called, waving as her and Hana walked over. Hana gave Tohru a sad and knowing look.
"Oh, good morning Uo, Hana." Tohru greeted.
"Yes...Morning...but is it good?" she said in her mystic vagueness. Uo and Tohru gave her blank looks. "Nothing..." she turned her head to look at the new waves approaching.
Three girls whimpered and ran off from their spying point at the corner. Tohru, Uo, and Hana headed off to class. Kyo looked around the corner, opposite the one the fan girls used, and saw them walk off. He put his hands in his pockets and followed them to class.
The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask
It's hard to see the pain behind the mask
Bearing the burden of a secret storm
Sometimes she wishes she was never born
Tohru left school with Kyo only. Yuki had a student council meeting and would have to stay late.
"Kyo." Tohru asked shyly.
"Hm?" Kyo asked. He had forgotten his suspicions until she said his name, then the feeling in his stomach came back. "What is it?"
"I'll....meet you at the house, ok?" she said, stopping.
"What?" Kyo stopped, turning around to look at her.
"I need to take care of something okay? Can I meet you later at the house?" she said, looking down. Before Kyo could reply, Tohru ran off.
"Tohru!" he called after her. But she didn't here him.
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel
Tohru ran, tears slowly falling from her eyes. She didn't stop until she reached the graveyard. She ran to her mom's grave and collapsed in front of it.
"Oh mom..." she said with difficulty. "I've tried so hard to stay strong since you died....it seems that lately, it's been harder to smile. I don't think I can keep this up..." The tears kept coming.
The graveyard was silent as a boy with orange hair stood a few rows away, listening.
"Mom, help me please. I...I need someone to...to help me..." she cried.
A few soft footsteps were heard as Kyo walked up behind her. Her head snapped up, and she turned around. Kyo stood there, looking sad.
"K-Kyo...I" she wiped her tears away. "I thought you were at home..."
Somebody cries in the middle of the night
The neighbors hear, but they turn out the lights
A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate
When morning comes it'll be too late
Kyo stood there, as she wiped her face, the feeling in his stomach becoming a pain in his heart.
"It's ok...to cry." he said softly. Tohru stopped drying her tears.
"Huh?" she asked, staring at him.
"I didn't...cry at all after my mom died. Not because she died anyway...So...if you feel any sadness, go ahead and let it out." he said, bending down and then sitting next to the grave.
"Kyo..." Tohru said softly. Kyo set a hand on Kyoko Honda's grave and looked at it sadly.
"You should be proud Kyoko Honda." he spoke to it. Tohru was quiet. "You have...the most wonderful daughter that...anyone could ever ask for." he turned his head to look at Tohru.
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel
Tohru stared at Kyo. He stared back, a smile on his face. Tohru instantly began crying again and flung herself forward at Kyo. She held onto the front of his shirt and cried. Kyo didn't transform, because Tohru wasn't actually hugging him.
"Right..." Kyo blushed. As long as no one saw this, he was fine. "Just...cry it out...."
Tohru cried for a while, until all her tears were spent. She sat up straight and looked at Kyo as she dried her face. "I'm sorry..."
"For what?" Kyo asked, looking at his shirt. "You can't keep yourself happy all the time if all you do is make others happy. It's ok to cry sometimes. And my shirt'll dry..." he smirked sarcastically.
"Kyo..." Tohru muttered. Kyo looked up from his shirt. "Thanks..." she said, standing up. Kyo stood up too.
A statue stands in a shaded place
An angel girl with an upturned face
A name is written on a polished rock
A broken heart that the world forgot
They stood there, looking at the grave that held Tohru's mom. Tohru remembered asking her mom for help. She laughed once and it had no funny in it.
"I asked my mother for help..." she said after a look from Kyo. "I'm not sure whether it was her or not...but you came Kyo. I needed to cry." she held her hands clasped and to her chest. Her face was raised to the sky.
Kyo smiled. Then he regained his leftover pride and turned away from her towards the exit. "Ah well, don't expect it to often alright? Only once in a while, like....once a year. Or better yet, once every two years." he began walking off, a large blush on his face.
Tohru smiled. 'Kyo really is someone special. Just like Yuki is. But, they each have their own special traits, and each one shows kindness in their own way. I'm glad I met them.' she followed Kyo out.
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel
"Who knows...maybe it was you, mom, who lead me to Shigure's house that day. I think it might have been you, in even the smallest way. Thanks mom, for letting me meet all the wonderful Sohma's. I love them with all my heart. And I'll keep trying, no matter what."