Disclaimer: Fruits Basket still isn't mine. Sometimes I have to cry myself to sleep just to forget. XP.
Kairan: Deciding against posting the actual report inside the story (will be posted as a bonus chapter at the end), there will be an added plot. W00t!
Nightshade: You have no idea where you're going with this, do you?
Kairan: After this chapter, no.
"…" – talking
italics – emphasized
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Arigatou-hamsters, sugoi! I know I said they're only for the first five reviews, but it's only one more, ne?
Edakumi: Update regularly…believe me, I'm trying. About the second review: everyone, the Astronomy: story is already done. It was done as an astronomy report, so I had to downsize everything so my teacher would understand. No, Yuki and Kyo's fights aren't important to the story, but there had to be something there. So if everyone could please stop telling me about the fights, that'd be great.
Winter's Light: Happy you like the first chapter, stick around for the rest.
kiwarrier: Already have the second up and this is three. Thanks for the review!
Klove0511: The end, right… I kinda don't know where it's going now. But stick around anyway!
Dolphindreamer: I didn't originally plan for Yuki and Kyo to be like rawr! at each other the whole time, but I compacted their personalities so my science professor (Mr. Heeter, yo.) could see the distinction between them. I didn't have enough time (or patience) to explain Furuba in its entirety so I squished the possible interactions they could have and well, they like attacked. Oo. But don't worry though, this isn't a Yuki vs. Kyo spitfire-rawr fic. ;; I'm just not sure what kind it is.
and Fyrsiel: Jeez, it's like a super-review. I did a craptacular work cited page (which will accompany the bonus Astronomy: chapter) and I gave him a super-duper-ZOMG synopsis. This ends rather abruptly, hence why there's a special announcement at the end. Uh, I guess their computers had pop-ups, their clothes? I guess Shigure'd have thousands of books, but I wasn't thinking that at the time. My thoughts were more like Gods, its 11:45 and I'm still not done the fscking paper… Oh, Tohru has the problem called "ghost tripping". "Ghost trip" is a film term and explains why people running in horror films always fall over when something is chasing them. Plus I love playing with the curse. XP.
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SPECIAL MONDAY UPDATE, ZOMG!
Enjoy the ride.
Onigiri of the Zodiac
SCENE THREE: Culmination
It was after midnight. Tohru was slumped over Shigure's keyboard, the Sandman earning his keep. The screen was the only source of light in the dark room, illuminating Shigure's mess of a study and it filtered out from under the rice-paper slide door. His hand reached for the handle of the door and bumped into another one. "! Who's there?"
"Who do you think, stupid cat."
"Damn rat."
Both boys looked into the study, seeing a passed out Tohru. "I wonder if she finished her report," Yuki thought aloud.
"Well, let's take a look then," Kyo replied, stepping over Shigure's mess (Shigure can be heard saying "It looks organized to me!" in Kyo's head) and sliding down beside Tohru. "Here, move something, she needs to lie down."
Yuki kicked over some of Shigure's books ("No, not my precious novels!") and helped Kyo gently lay Tohru down. "We shouldn't be doing this, Kyo."
"You wanna see how much she has done or not?" Kyo asked. Both settled awkwardly next to each other and read the report.
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Yuki rubbed the sleep from his eyes. "Ms. Honda did a nice job, I think her paper might be finished."
"Yeah," Kyo agreed, yawning. "You damn rat, now you have me doing it."
"We should get to bed before Ms. Honda wakes up, it looks like we're spying on her." Yuki rigidly got to his feet and offered Kyo his hand. "Truce until morning, stupid cat."
Kyo grumbled as he took Yuki's hand, nearly pulling the both of them back down as he stood. "Shigure finds out about this truce and you're butt is mine."
"I think I've heard that one before." Yuki rolled his eyes as he meandered up the steps to his bedroom.
"Shut your face!"
"You shut up, people sleep at night, you stupid cat."
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"Finished!" Tohru hugged her report before putting it in her suitcase. "Shigure, we're heading off to school now!" She stood outside with Yuki and Kyo, who were, once again, at each other's throats with verbal threats (it's almost too early for physical combat, usually).
"Alright, be safe, you three," Shigure put his hands to his mouth as he shouted louder. "And don't let Kyon-Kyon and Yuki have a row at school, okay?"
"DON'T CALL ME KYON-KYON!"
Shigure laughed as the three of them left for Kaibara high (their high school). Kyo was at the right, Yuki was at the left, and in the middle as always, was sweet Tohru.
-Astronomy: owari-
Nixing the three chapter threat, this officially falls into the making it up as I go along category. Truth be told, I almost didn't post this chapter at all since it feels so awkward. Like wham, here's the end awkward. So in other words…
Nightshade: Kai-chan's asking for help.
Kairan: Hai, just a bit. I have a vague impression of what I want to do, but alas, not enough to go on. So if anyone has suggestions, leave them in a review or email me directly at miyako563(at)hotmail(dot)com.
Nightshade: Thanks for reading.
Kairan: Yus, arigatou gozaimasu! (waves)