I don't own the Fruits Basket characters. I love my readers! (Not that way!)
Miscellaneous thoughts from me: You know a lot of you reviewers are older then me? Just an interesting thing to think about. 13 (b-day July 9th 1992)
Class
Charlie walked into the room his whole body all black and blue. He looked like he had just survived a car crash. Barely any of his usual while skin showed through. It was anyone's guess that under his uniform the rest of his body was blue as well.
"Oh my! What happened to you Charlie? Who beat you up?" the class half asked half teased.
Charlie was too embarrassed to say anything. Yuki snickered at Charlie. His face turned a unique color when he blushed. His red cheeks blended with his black eyes. A really funny looking face. Most of the girls giggled at the sight of him which made him blush some more.
"Sit down!" ordered Mayu-chan Sensei.
Everybody took their seats and sat quietly muffling their laughs.
"Charlie what happened to you?" asked a startled Mayu-chan.
Charlie had had enough teasing and laughs.
"If you all really want to know he did this to me!" yelled Charlie angrily pointing at Yuki.
The whole class burst out laughing. "The prince beating someone up? No way!" The only people who weren't laughing were Yuki, Tohru, Hana, Uo, Kyo and Charlie.
"If you're gonna lie pick someone else!" someone shrieked in between laughs.
"So are you going to be telling everybody that I beat you up?" asked Yuki calmly.
"What!" exclaimed the class who immediately stopped laughing.
"You do realize that it only makes you look bad, right?" Yuki told Charlie.
"You really beat him up Sohma?" asked the class still not believing it.
"Yeah! Look what he did to me! Don't think that this doesn't make you look bad. Yuki Sohma beating up a child, believe it or not it's the truth!" announced Charlie almost proudly.
"You know you're older then me," replied Yuki calmly.
"Shut up! You beat me up!" screamed Charlie.
"Before you go accusing me look at what you did to Honda-san!" answered Yuki grabbing Tohru's arm.
She almost fell forward but Yuki held her tightly without hurting her.
He pushed up her sleeve, reveling a dark blue bruise around her arm.
"Was he really defending me?" wondered Tohru.
"You deserved more pain. I let you off easy because you suck at fighting," replied Yuki letting go of Tohru.
Yuki shook his head as he re-took his seat frowning. Tohru stood there for a minute dumbfounded before she embarrassedly realized she was standing and took her seat.
"What did you say? You want to have a rematch!" demanded Charlie angrily.
"You do realize that you lost, don't you?" questioned Yuki.
"How is it that Charlie is all bruised but Yuki doesn't even have a scratch?" asked a classmate as Charlie tried to punch Yuki.
Yuki tilted his head to the side easily dodging the attack like it was nothing. The student who sat behind Yuki felt the wind in his face, his bangs fluttering for a second before falling back. Charlie bit his lip angry for missing again.
"Charlie out!" ordered Mayu-chan kicking him out of class.
"Oh I see he's a fast one there isn't he?" stated another student.
"Not only fast he's strong too," mumbled Kyo.
"What did you say Kyon Kyon?" asked Uo placing her hand to her ear as if to amplify his voice.
"Nothing Yankee!" yelled Kyo crossing his arms.
"You angry now? Well why don't we fight!" threatened Uo standing up abruptly.
"No way!" cried Kyo.
"Are you chicken!" teased Uo bending her elbows to look like chicken wings.
"What did you call me!" shouted Kyo as he was about to run over there.
"Shut up! Get back to your seats!" ordered Mayu-chan returning to the room.
Kyo angrily sat down when Uo stuck her tongue out at him.
"Wow another interesting day! Why doesn't it surprise me that Sohma-kun can fight so well? What's wrong with me?" wondered Tohru as class began.
After class Tohru turned around when she felt someone tap her shoulder. She looked up into the grey orbs of Yuki.
"Honda-san, I forgot to tell you earlier but I'm sorry for grabbing you so roughly. Please forgive me," Yuki apologized.
"Oh no! You don't have to apologize! It's okay. I'm the one who should apologize. I forgot to thank you for rescuing me yesterday. You saved me!" exclaimed Tohru.
"It was nothing. Don't worry about it," responded Yuki with a smile as he walked out of the room.
"He really is mysterious," Tohru mumbled to herself.
"I guess I better get going," Tohru thought.
Yuki noticed Haru standing outside the hallway waiting for him. His eyes widened as he remembered that he had left his books in the classroom.
"Oh no I forgot my books! Wait here Haru I'll be right back," exclaimed Yuki running back to the room.
"Whatever," thought Haru as he slouched against the wall.
CRASH!
"What was that?" wondered Haru glancing down the empty hall.
Tohru saw Yuki rush in the room and then they ran into each other. Then there was a poof and Yuki was gone. She sat on the ground bewildered by the strange event.
"Yuki wear did you go!" cried Tohru frantically looking around.
"Are those his clothes?" wondered Tohru picking up the uniform.
"Yuki come on out," ordered Haru as he walked into the room.
"Hatsuharu- san!" cried Tohru.
"You mean Yuki is in here! Where? I don't see him?"
A small mouse walked out from behind the door. It made its way over to Haru and bit his leg.
"Yuki, that hurts," Haru told Yuki.
"What! That's Yuki-kun!" exclaimed Tohru shocked.
"Oh, so you don't remember yet," replied Haru calmly.
"Haru!" hissed the mouse.
"Did that mouse just speak? What do you mean remember!" asked a confused Tohru.
"Don't worry about it. You should understand soon," answered Haru.
"Huh?" replied Tohru.
There was another poof and Yuki appeared completely naked. Tohru's eyes popped out slightly as she collapsed on the floor as soon as she saw Yuki.
"So do you think she fainted out of shock, embarrassment or because she's starting to remember," Haru asked with a smile.
"You idiot what were you thinking," cried Yuki as he got dressed.
"What are you scared of? Don't you want Tohru to remember?" asked Haru.
"Of course I want her to remember," replied Yuki.
"Then why are you not trying to make her remember?" questioned Haru.
"Don't think I'm not trying. But what if she doesn't remember…?" answered Yuki as a single tear rolled down his cheek.
"Yuki her memories aren't buried deep. You just have to try harder," comforted Haru.
"I know, but it's hard… Difficult to accept that I mean almost nothing to her anymore when she is the world to me…"
A strange scene played in Tohru's head.
She was in a strange place. There was a strange dog telling her about the Sohma curse. On the dogs head was the mouse from the classroom. "What's going on?" Then all of a sudden there was a poof. Then the animals all became humans. They were all naked! She shrieked and spun around covering her eyes. There was Yuki and Kyo!
"AAHHHHHHHHH!" screamed Tohru when she woke up.
"You're awake. That's good," replied Haru who had been sitting at a desk reading a magazine.
Tohru looked around from side to side, obviously confused.
"Where am I? What happened? What time is it?" asked Tohru frantically.
"You fainted, Honda-san. It's about five-o-clock," answered Yuki who was sitting beside her.
She looked at him for a moment. Yuki seemed very relieved.
"Oh! I remember now! I had a really weird dream though. You were all cursed," Tohru told them about her dream.
"See she is remembering," Haru told Yuki softly.
A small grew on Yuki's lips.
"Huh?" asked Tohru.
"Nothing. Are you okay Honda-san?" asked Yuki changing the topic.
"I'm fine," answered Tohru smiling.
"It's true you know," Haru said as he got up from his seat.
"What?" asked Tohru.
"We are cursed. You saw Yuki turn into a mouse. It wasn't a dream. It's true," Haru replied.
"What are you saying? You mean that you're cursed!" exclaimed Tohru as she jumped up.
"Yeah, I guess you can say that," answered Yuki.
"Your dream should have explained it," Haru told her.
"So Kyo Sohma-san is cursed too?" asked Tohru.
"Yep, just like in your dream! Do you remember anything else!" exclaimed Haru excitedly.
She thought he was talking about the dream.
"Oh yeah. There are ten other cursed Sohmas! Are you one of them?" asked Tohru now very curious.
"I guess you don't remember. I'm the ox," replied Haru.
"Who else is cursed?" asked Tohru.
"Remember Momiji? He's the rabbit," answered Haru.
"Really?" exclaimed Tohru.
"Yeah and remember Hiro and Kisa? Hiro is the ram and Kisa is the tiger," offered Yuki with a smile as he remembered her reaction when she first found out.
"Oh my! That's amazing!" Tohru told them.
"I don't know if you remember this but you can't tell anyone about the curse," warned Haru.
"Yes, you must keep it a secret. Don't even tell your family or your friends," Yuki told her seriously.
"I promise I will never tell anyone. I understand why you want to keep it a secret," replied Tohru.
"Don't forget," reminded Yuki.
"I won't!" reassured Tohru.
"We trust you," Haru told her.
"I guess I really should get going I'm late for work!" exclaimed Tohru.
"Okay, see you tomorrow then," Yuki told her.
"Bye!" called Haru.
They both watched the girl run out the classroom in a rush. Same old Tohru, always worried about others.
"Haru, what were you thinking?" asked Yuki.
"I wasn't. That's your problem always thinking and worrying. Try not to for once," advised Haru.
The next day in class Mayu had an assignment prepared for them.
"Okay everybody I have a new project for you," announced Mayu-chan.
Everyone started to whisper to each other wondering what the project was.
"Silence! You'll be working in groups of three to research a topic that I'll give you. The first group is Yuki Sohma, Tohru Honda and Charlie Chihiro! You'll be researching the Chinese zodiac," Mayu-chan told them.
Yuki winced at the thought of working with Charlie and the topic.
"What the f--- is wrong with this teacher? Pairing me up with the guy who just beat me up? DOES SHE HAVE PROBLEMS!" Charlie thought angrily.
"The next groups are…" She listed all the groups and their topics.
"You have the rest of the class to decide where you all will meet this weekend. This isn't an in-class project. You'll have to work very hard outside of class! This is a large portion of your grade also. So don't slack off!" advised Mayu-chan strictly.
The class gathered into their groups and began talking.
"So where do you want to meet?" Tohru asked Charlie and Yuki.
"Not at my place my parents don't allow it," Charlie told them.
"Okay, well I don't want to trouble grandpa but…" Tohru replied.
"It's okay we don't have to meet at your house Honda-san," Yuki told her.
"Where else will we meet? You house?" Charlie asked Yuki.
"What?" exclaimed Yuki.
"The place! If we can't go to my house or Tohru's then we have to meet at yours!" yelled Charlie.
"Fine, I guess it'll be okay," answered Yuki.
"Knowing Shigure… He'll most likely be happy to see Tohru instead of mad or whatever feelings he is capable of…" Yuki thought with a sweat drop.
"Okay then we'll be there tomorrow!" decided Tohru.
Yuki nodded with a smile.