Hey everyone! Oh my gosh … I haven't updated for over a month! I am so sorry! I've had history assignments, English assignments, I've been staying after a lot, I've been doing a lot of things over the weekend, and I've had a lot of homework! I've been so busy! And pretty soon I'm starting track and I'm going to be staying after school everyday until six o'clock until February … But don't worry, I'm not going to just leave you all! I'm still going to gradually work on my story! Thank you so much for reading and reviewing the last chapter … This story is very close to one hundred reviews! I can't wait for that to happen! Probably by the end of the story I'll have that much reviews … And once this story's finished, I have plans for five more stories! Three of them are going to be based off of movies and books (I'm not sure if I'm going to do one of them though), and the other two are just stories that I thought up. The ones based off of movies and books are going to be under Fruits Basket, one of my original stories is going to be under D.N. Angel, and I'm thinking of putting my other original story under Fruits Basket. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy this chapter, and I'm really sorry about it being so late! It feels like just yesterday I started writing this story … Now we're up to the thirteenth chapter! Please review and enjoy!

Title: Unexpected
Author: Swaying Cherry Blossoms
Chapter: A Painful Visit
Summary: Tohru Honda's mother and Kyo Sohma's father have been friends for thirty years and their children have never met. But on one fateful day, the two teens meet and their lives are changed forever.
Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket or any of the song lyrics I add at the beginning of each chapter.


To her own reflection she said,

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"I will hold on"

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To her own reflection she said,

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"I will be strong"

- Without You Here by Finch

Walking hand in hand, Tohru and Kyo made their way to a nearby bus stop the next day. The hospital that Kyo was told Kazuma was at was too far for the two teens to walk, so they looked up a bus schedule online. The weather was humid and foggy and almost everything seemed to be sticky. It was one of those summer days that people didn't enjoy too much. In Kyo and Tohru's cases, it was both the weather and their situation.

Kyo still hadn't guessed why Kazuma was in the hospital. His only option was that Kazuma got into a fight, like the doctor had suggested, but it just wasn't like Kazuma to do something like that. Whatever the reason why it happened didn't really matter to Kyo now. The only thing that did was Kazuma's condition and how soon he would come home.

The bus pulled up to the stop at eleven o'clock in the morning and made a few stops before arriving to the hospital. Strangely enough, though, the bus was greatly occupied and people had to start sharing seats to make room. Tohru ended up sitting on Kyo's lap, for they had to share their seat with an elderly woman. When the bus arrived the hospital, Kyo couldn't have felt any happier to get off. Not that he didn't enjoy Tohru sitting on his lap … The bus was just too crowded, making it feel stuffy, and the rain wasn't helping either.

Kyo and Tohru, along with many other passengers who got off the bus, all walked in the pouring rain and into the hospital. The hospital lobby was flooded with people making it almost impossible to get through and onto an elevator. "What the hell's going on?" Kyo murmured in frustration. His comment was only eligible for Tohru to hear, for the lobby was also echoing from all of the talking. "Maybe they're having trouble with something?" Tohru suggested. "I guess," Kyo said. "But what?"

"The elevators, maybe?"

Sure enough, there was a stand with a sign pasted to it saying, 'Elevators down … All visitors must take stairwell.' "Great," Kyo said after he read the sign. "Just great … Who knows if we'll even be able to see Shishou today?" Kyo sighed, crossing his arms over his chest as he leaned against the nearest wall. Tohru bit her lip and then gently placed a hand on her boyfriend's shoulder, trying to comfort him. "Kyo-kun, we'll be able to see Shishou-san, don't worry," she told him. Kyo sighed again as he put his head down. "I know," he said. "But … I just don't want … me, or you … to lose anyone important to us anymore. First it was your mom, and now a few months later, Shishou? It's not fair …"

"But Kyo-kun," Tohru said, gently taking Kyo's hand into hers. Kyo looked up, suddenly finding his face growing hot, due to the tender way Tohru was looking at him. She had a gentle smile and her cheeks were a light tint of pink; the perfect image of purity and elegance. "No matter what happens," she continued, "we have each other."

Kyo smiled faintly; Tohru always knew how to make him feel better. He lifted up a hand and placed it on her head as she leaned in closer and rested her head on his shoulder.

Within time people in the lobby slowly started leaving. People were finally able to use the stairs to visit patients, and the elevators were in the process of being fixed. Two and half hours after Tohru and Kyo got to the hospital, they were on the sixth floor of the hospital, for the lines on the stairs were moving slowly. And the fact that Kazuma's room was on the last floor did make matters any easier.

By three-thirty they were at the tenth floor, which was halfway to the twentieth floor, the floor Kazuma's room was on.

"Can this take any longer?" Kyo groaned as he leaned his head against the wall of the stairwell. "We'll get to him soon, Kyo-kun!" Tohru said with delight in her voice. That was Tohru for you, always optimistic.

Finally, an hour later, Tohru and Kyo reached the twentieth floor of the hospital. At the reception desk in the lobby, they were told that Kazuma was in room one ninety-two, so they went down the hall until they reached the room. Outside the door there was a little sign and in semi-neat handwriting, the words 'Sohma, Kazuma' were written down.

"Do you want to be alone with Shishou-san for a little bit, Kyo-kun?" Tohru asked when Kyo placed a hand on the doorknob. "If you want, I can go sit in the waiting room." Kyo shook his head and turned away from the door. "No," he started. "No … I-I need you to help me through this …"

In all of her time knowing Kyo, Tohru had never seen him like this. She nodded slowly and placed her own hand on the doorknob so that it lay on Kyo's, and together they both cautiously opened the door.

The hospital room was all white, but today held a gloomy atmosphere due to the rain. Kazuma's bed was on the opposite side of the room, right next to the large glass window, and next to his bed were IVs where clear bags of blood and other liquids hung from. There were tubes in Kazuma's nose, obviously to assist him in breathing, and his skin was pale. By his bedside was a tray with food on it, untouched, along with several bottles of water, also untouched. There was also a nightstand.

Kyo held his breath; it was hard for him to see Kazuma in this state. But he wasn't going to break down … He had to stay strong for Tohru's sake. Slowly he started for Kazuma's bed, Tohru following him, and he kneeled down by Kazuma's bedside. He gently began to tap Kazuma on the shoulder. "Shishou?" he said softly. "Shishou, are you up? It's Kyo and Tohru. We're here to see how you're feeling." Please wake up

Tohru then knelt by Kyo's side and tenderly took Kazuma's pale, icy cold hand. "Shishou-san," she said in a hoarse whisper, her voice inaudible. Kyo could tell that it was very hard for her to see Kazuma in this state as well. "Shishou-san, Kyo-kun and I are here to see you … Are you okay? We were very worried about you." Kyo looked over to Tohru, for she spoke as if there was a lump in her throat. Her eyes glistened under the dim lights of the hospital room, and she was biting her lip. Kyo put an arm around her and leaned his head on hers. "It's okay," he whispered to her as tears streamed down her cheeks. "He'll be fine …"

Behind them, Tohru and Kyo heard the door open and gently close. They both turned their heads to see a man standing by the door, holding a clipboard and wearing a white coat that stopped a little before his knees. He had silky black hair that was combed to the side and small glasses that sat on the bridge of his nose. He looked professional and sophisticated.

"Good afternoon," he said kindly. A small smile appeared on his face. "My name is Ichiro Tsutsumi. I'm Sohma-san's doctor. Are you both his children?"

"No," Kyo said, standing up. Tohru stood up with him. "Well, I'm his son. She's my girlfriend, but she lives with us because of something that … happened." Ichiro Tsutsumi nodded. "Is Shishou-san going to be okay, Tsutsumi-san?" Tohru asked politely. She dabbed her wet eyes with the sleeve of her shirt. The doctor nodded and walked over to Kazuma's bed, taking off the stethoscope that lay around his neck. He inserted the eartips into his ears and placed the chestpiece gently on Kazuma's chest. After a few seconds of silence, the doctor nodded to himself and turned to Kyo and Tohru. "You're the family member of his I spoke to on the phone, I'm assuming," he told Kyo. Kyo nodded and took a step closer to the bed. "What happened to him?" he asked. His voice was hesitant, for he wasn't too sure if he wanted to know exactly what happened.

Ichiro Tsutsumi looked at his clipboard. "Apparently Sohma-san was involved in a fight," he started. "I wasn't told all of the details by the paramedics, but they did tell me it was very gruesome. He's lost a lot of blood, so I'm guessing there were weapons involved. That's all I was told."

"Where'd this happen?" Kyo asked, feeling his hands ball into fists.

"I believe it happened at a martial arts dojo."

"Was there anyone there named Kunimitsu Tomoda who was with him?"

"Is he a friend of Sohma-san?"

"Yeah …"

"I'll check with the receptionists and see if anyone was checked in under that name."

"Thank you very much, Tsutsumi-san!" Tohru said.

The doctor flipped through the papers on his clipboard, took one last look at Kazuma, and then proceeded to the door. "That's all for now," he said. "If you need anything, you can just push that button—" he pointed to a button that was on a wire connected to the wall that sat next to Kazuma's hand "—and one of the nurses will help you. I'll also look in on that person you asked me about." Ichiro Tsutsumi took out a pen from the pocket of his coat. "What was his name again?"

"Kunimitsu Tomoda," Kyo answered. The doctor scribbled on a piece of paper. "Right. You two have a good day."

"You too! Thank you very much, Tsutsumi-san!" Tohru called to him as he walked out of the room. Kyo pulled up the only two chairs in the room closer to Kazuma's bed and he and Tohru both sat down. The chairs were closer enough for Kyo to take Tohru's hand and gently hold it as they both stared at Kazuma's stagnant body. "Do you think Kunimitsu-san is here?" Tohru finally questioned. Kyo shrugged. "I don't know … But I hope is he," he said. "If he's awake and feels okay, maybe he can tell us what happened. I'm sure he was there. He's usually everywhere with Shishou when it comes to martial arts …" Kyo paused.

"Why do you think they were at the dojo?" Tohru inquired. "Beats me," Kyo said. "It must've been really important, or Shishou wouldn't have run out like that on us." Tohru nodded in agreement.

The two teens were silent for several minutes, both staring at their guardians unconscious form. There was then a knock on the door and Tohru and Kyo both turned their heads to see Ichiro Tsutsumi slowly opening the door. He stepped into the room and closed the door behind him with a gentle click. He looked at his clipboard with a satisfied grin on his face.

"There is, in fact, a man named Kunimitsu Tomoda-san who was checked in the same time as Kazuma Sohma-san was."

Kyo and Tohru both looked at each other, hope gleaming in their eyes.

"He's on the sixteenth floor, and he's in stable condition," the doctor continued. "Here's his room number—" he handed Kyo a small piece of paper with the numbers sixteen and one thirty-five written on it "—I'll have the nurses keep an eye on Sohma-san while you two drop Tomoda-san a visit."

"Thank you so much!" Tohru said gratefully. Kyo could tell that she was much happier in knowing that at least Kunimitsu was alright.

Kyo got up and helped Tohru out of her chair. "Come on," he said to her. They started for the door, the doctor following them, then left the room and started down the hallway to the elevators. Apparently they were working now, so Kyo and Tohru were able to get to the sixteenth floor in a record-time of seven minutes.

The sixteenth floor was an exact replica of the twentieth. Everything was in precisely the same spot, making it a cinch for Kyo and Tohru to find Kunimitsu's room. Outside of room one thirty-five, the name 'Tomoda, Kunimitsu' was written on a little sign. Before walking in, Kyo knocked to let Kunimitsu know he had visitors.

"Ah, Kyo!" Kunimitsu said happily when Kyo and Tohru entered the room. "Tohru-san! What a surprise!"

"Hello, Kunimitsu-san!" Tohru greeted happily. "How are you feeling?" Kunimitsu returned Tohru's smile. "I'm good," he answered. "How's Kazuma-san? I've been really worried about him … He got right in the middle of the fight and—"

"That's what we're here to talk about," Kyo interrupted. "What happened to him? And you, too. Why the hell did you both get into a fight?"

"We didn't get into a fight, Kyo," Kunimitsu corrected. "We were trying to break up one."

"And Shishou ended up getting hurt?"

Kunimitsu nodded.

Kyo sighed and sank into a chair. "Great," he said. "If he didn't try to break up that fight, he wouldn't be in this condition."

"Kyo, remember, he was only trying to help."

"Yeah, by helping he got himself put in the hospital. And you, too! Why the hell did you interfere? Are you crazy?"

"Kyo, keep your voice down, this is a hospital you know, I—"

"You two should've just minded your own business and let who was ever fighting, fight."

"But the two men who were fighting could have seriously injured themselves and—"

"And what? Shishou getting hurt is better? Would you rather be in the hospital with Shishou, or see those two guys you don't even know in your place?"

"Kyo, we—"

"Forget it! Come on Tohru."

"But … Kyo-kun … !"

Before Tohru could finish, Kyo got up and made his way out of Kunimitsu's room. Tohru quickly said goodbye to Kunimitsu, wished him good health, and hurried after Kyo as he made his way down the hall towards the elevators to go back upstairs to Kazuma's room.


I hope you all liked this chapter! The ending was a little strange, but I wanted to get it done with so I could update. The next part of this chapter will be up eventually! Please review, and thank you so much for reading! I'll see you all soon!

xoxo Swaying Cherry Blossoms