A/N: I've decid ed to start replying to some of yous guys'- (New Yorker Moment there ;) reviews in my story.
-Thanks to Aria's starfor filing me in on that tidbit that I'm not supposed to reply to your reviews in my story. (er...) I guess it would be wise for me to read through the rules tonight before I break every single one...OPPS! does this qaulify as a reply in my story? (slaps self on head)...
-BUT, Besides that little mishap, I am informing everyone that I might up the rating to "T" because I personally feel that the language content and situations in the following chapters may get a little intense. ALSO: in case it matters to anyone, the summery will probably change too, since I've diverged a little from my original story line.
Kyo: God! You're such a ditz! Can't you at least stay on the topic you are writing about?
Me: Ok, Fuzz-butt, (note- I call all cats 'fuzz-butt), why don't YOU write the story since I apperantly can't handle it?
Kyo: Hell no! I've got a life! No way am I spending my whole day in my room typing that crap!
Me: ...way to make me feel good about myself, Kyo.
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Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket or the characters in it. Any situations that seem simlar are purely coeincidental.However, The fact that I can't speel is purely my fault.
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Chapter 9: WHAT IS GOING ON?
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She didn't want to move from his side ever- she would never, ever leave this spot-as long as they could be together for always.
A raindrop fell to the ground- followed by another- and another. Soon, the distinctive, steady pitter patter of falling rain colliding with the earth echoed in her ears. She suddenly found herself sopping, drenched in muddy water.
"Let him go." She heard the voice behind her say.
Tohru shook her head, sending a spray of water droplets clinging to her hair flying. " I-I'm staying right here!" she bawled into the fabric of Kyo's drenched shirt. "
Tohru sniffed and sat up. His skin had already lost it's warmth, as the blood was flowing steadily from his open wound in his chest. So much blood…She felt her stomach turn and a wave of nausea hit her.Tohru confronted the shadowy figure standing over her. "Isn't there something I can do…? I have to bring him back!"
The darkly robed man watched her under his hooded cloak. "He's dead." he said flatly.
Tohru felt her breath catch in her throat No… There had to be something she could do…
Tohru stumbled over to him. "Please!" she cried desperately, while grabbing franticly at the foot of his robe. "Bring him back! I don't care- Whatever it takes! Just bring him back!" Tohru shouted at him. The man stood there in silence and Tohru felt herdetermination waver. She broke down and collapsed in the mud, sobbing hysterically. "Please…….just please….please….bring him back to me…."
How was she supposed to go on withouthim in her life? He was ...her everything- her whole world. She had no-one else left but him! And-and...he deserved to live...after all he had done for her…after having cared for her…and letting her love him…she felt like she could never thank him enough…
There was so much he hadn't yet gotten the chance to do in life. He was still so young…For all the pain he had known…he'd yet to be reimbursed…Kyo had once confessed to her that one of the things he looked forward to was having children of his own so they could live the life he never had.
"I want to prove that I can be a good father," he told her seriously one night. "I never…well,…I never got the chance to really be a kid …since my father banished me from the family when I was so little and all…… cast out into the world all alone…I…I remember I cried all that first night…I…I didn't understand why he didn't want me anymore…That night…I was cold and scared …so afraid….I kept wishing with all my heart that my father would suddenly turn around the corner smiling and sweep me up into his arms… in his great bear hug that was reserved just for me and carry me back home on his shoulders like he used too… and everything would be okay…I waited all night for him….But…. he never came…" His eyes glazed over as he reminisced over his long buried past. " …I had to learn to rely on myself, I couldn't trust anyone…they didn't give a damn about me anyways….I did what I had to keep myself alive…but still, ….t-the hope that he would one day come and rescue me… never was very far from my mind… That year I was four years old…." He blinked and shook his head, as if to clear it. He grinned up at her boyishly. "When I have a kid of my own someday, I'm going to spoil him so rotten that he will have the whole world groveling at his feet. He'll never have want for anything."
Tohru bit her lip. He was such a strong person…if only she could be like that. She rubbed vigorously at the wetness that had built up in her eyes and looked up with a watery smile. "I-I'm sure you'll make a wonderful father."
He laughed when he saw her blotchy face. "No need to get so emotional."
Tohru blushed and nodded. "I-I….I'm just so happy that ...you…. are my friend…" she said shyly.
He tilted his head at her thoughtfully. "Yeah? Well,….me too." He leaned over to brush a stray tear from her eye and chuckled. "Even if you are a blubbering little baby."
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Tohru felt her eyes fill up all over again at the memory. Kyo had to live. So that one day, he would have a little boy that looked just like him- with bright orange hair and big golden eyes that flashed red whenever he wouldn't get his way- and every night, Kyo would carry him on top of his shoulders to his bed, where he would tuck him in… And that boy would feel like the luckiest kid in the world.
Tohru looked up at the hooded figure again. The storm had picked up. The wind blew her hair around in all directions, whipping it wildly about her face. Her dirty, tear-streaked face stared up at him with incredible hope and longing. "Please." She simply said. "I'll do anything you want me to- just bring him back."
The dark figure sighed and took her by the hand to pull her upright. "If you are that passionate about this,… perhaps there might be something we still can do…"
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Tohru inhaled sharply and woke up when she heard a particularly loud crack of thunder blast nearby. She blinked. It was much, much darker then before…almost pitch black even. She waved her hand experimentally in front of her face.
What are you doing? A voice mentally asked her.
I'm trying to check how dark it is…But- I can't even see my own hand!
Well, duh! You can't see anything else for that matter, can you?
Um. No. I guess you're right.
Tohru looked around the dark cave…Not only had it gotten darker, it had gotten colder, as well. She could faintly see the outlines of dark shadows dancing in the storm outside. The wind howled soullessly and shook tree branches roughly. It blew the frigid air into their shelter made Tohru shiver with a mixture of fear and chilliness. Tohru lay back down and pressed her face against the warm rock wall…
'I think…I'm going back to sleep'. She thought anxiously.
She closed her eyes, trying to will away the scary noises, and pressed closer to the wall, hoping it would shield her from whatever monsters or bandits were lurking out in the woods.
Wait a second! Warm?
Rocks were not warm- not unless they were near a volcano or maybe a hot spring. Tohru was pretty sure that there were no volcanoes in the area and she hadn't seen any springs close to the rocks, so that had to mean that she was cuddling up against-
"KYO-KUN!" Tohru shrieked.
Kyo shot to his feet like a gossamer arrow leaving a bow in one, fluid motion. "WHAT?" He yelled back.
"I was--! …I-I Mean, …You….I……ehhh…." Tohru lamely stammered when she realized what she had done. She bowed her head in shame. "I…I'm sorry...I didn't mean to wake you up…"
"Yeah?" Kyo grumbled, rubbing his swimming head, "You sure as hell could have fooled me."
Stupid rain! Kyo cursed. It was giving him one God-awful headache. He started to sit back down but stumbled over a loose rock and lost his balance. "oof!" was all he could say before he toppled into Tohru.
A few slow seconds passed and nothing happened.
Kyo touched his face in confusion. His fingers felt flesh, not fur.
What the hell was going on? Why hadn't he turned into a cat like he usually did? His brow knit in confusion as he tried to make sense of the situation. Okay…lets see, He tripped over that rock-(which, had stubbed his toe, by the way and was throbbing at the moment), then he started to fall, and he had finally landed in Tohru's lap.
It just didn't add up.
Maybe he had somehow broken the curse, but if that was the case, why had it broken now? He hadn't done anything special… No…Kyo still instinctively felt the invisible chains linking him to the Sohma clan and its curse in the back of his mind…But if it wasn't broken, then wha-?
"….K-Kyo-kun?" He heard Tohru whisper breathlessly.
Kyo wasn't able to find his own voice at the moment. He was too wrapped up in confusion to respond.
"Y-You….Oh Kyo-kun!" Tohru joyfully squealed and wrapped her arms tightly around him. "I'm so happy! "
Kyo was engulfed by her small, warm body surrounding his. Now she definitely had his
attention. All his questions and doubts fled from his mind and all he could think about was the fact that Tohru had hugged him. Tohru. Hugged. Him.
Kyo swallowed nervously. He could feel his body reacting to the fact that her own slender figure was so close to his. Would she mind if he hugged her back? Or would she push him away in disgust…? Kyo thought for about two seconds before casting away his wonder and squeezing her closer to him. After all, he had no idea how long this weird glitch was going to last, and it wasn't like he had a real live girl holding him everyday, let alone that girl happened to be Tohru. Kyo casually shifted his head over her shoulder.
He sniffed her head.
Jasmine…..she smelled like Jasmine.
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A/N: (plops "Halloween Spooky Sounds" into the cassette player and presses the play button.)
evil laughter drifting out of boom box MUWHAHAA HAA HAA HAA HAA HAH! MUWHAHAHAHA!
