Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket, but I do own Saya.
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Your Curse, My Cure
Chapter Four
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Hana sat up and yawned, realizing she was alone in the bed and slipping out of it. Her black nightgown swayed about her thighs and she walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. She saw Saya sitting in the counter eating toast as Tohru finished breakfast, humming happily. She walked into the eating room and sat down, Saya plopping down next to her with her toast in hand. "Good morning," she said to everyone in the room who greeted in return.
"How'd you sleep, Hana-chan?" Tohru asked while placing the food down on the table.
"I slept well," she replied and began to eat her.
"She kept sayin' daddy's name in her sleep," Saya said with a grin. "'Hatowi, Hatowi' she said."
Hana blushed and gave Saya a stern look that she returned with a giggle. She placed a piece of fish in her mouth and choked when Saya began making kissing noises while pointing to her and Hatori. "Saya, stop," she said softly and took a sip of her coffee to calm her down.
"Mommy's blushin'," she said with a grin and ate her own breakfast.
"Saya, do you want to go shopping today for clothes?" Hana asked, hoping to change the subject.
"Yes, can daddy goes to?" she asked.
Hana looked at him and watch as he nodded, letting a sigh escape her lips. This'll be a long day, she thought to herself and stood with Saya, walking to their room. She had cleaned Saya's dirty sundress earlier that day and handed it to her for her to put, pulling some clothes on herself. They walked out to the doorway and slipped their shoes on, walking to the car with Hatori. "Buckle up, Saya," Hana said as she slid into the front seat and buckled her seatbelt.
"Okay, mommy!" she said with her large grin and buckled her seatbelt, yelping when her finger got jammed. She sucked gently on her finger, while staring ahead at the road. "Where's we goin'?" she asked, trying her best to lean forward.
"The mall," Hatori said as they pulled into the mall parking lot and turned off the engine. He held out his hand to Saya and she grabbed it along with Hana's, humming as they walked. They attracted many stares as they walked through the mall, decided upon a brightly lit store that caught Saya's attention.
"I likes this," Saya said while picking up a light-blue ruffle skirt and holding it out in front of her. She grabbed a few more things and handed them to Hatori before looking at the store's selection of shoes. She giggled while watching Hana pick out things for her, then they dropped them on the counter when they were done. "This was funner then any day I hads before!"
Hana smiled at her poor grammar and rubbed her head affectionately. "I'm glad you had fun," she said and grabbed the bags after Hatori paid for the clothes. "Thank you for paying for the clothes," she said to Hatori.
"I might as well, I partially taking care of her too," he said with a small smile. "I am her 'daddy'."
"Yeps you are," Saya chimed, grabbing hold of his hand again. She giggled when her stomach growled loudly and looked up at Hana.
"Somebody's hungry," Hatori said.
"I would think so, we've been here for two hours," Hana replied and turned towards the food court. She stood in line while rocking back in forth on her heels, listening to Saya giggle as she did the same. "What do you want, Saya?"
"Ice cream!" she yelled with her everlasting grin.
"No, you can have that when we get home," Hana said as they moved up to the counter. "What else?"
"Um…a hot dog!" she yelled.
"Three hotdogs and two cokes," Hatori said to the girl behind the counter, who nodded with starstruck eyes. "Thank you."
"You are so lucky to have him, he's gorgeous," the girl said to Hana when Hatori took Saya off to a table, "and your daughter is so cute!"
"Thank you," Hana replied and paid then grabbed their tray of food, walking over to the table. She placed the food down and sat down next to Saya, putting ketchup on her hotdog. She took a large bite and wiped away the ketchup from her chin, chewing slowly.
"What did that girl say to you?" Hatori asked and handed her a napkin, smiling.
"She just told me I was lucky to have you," Hana replied and wiped her chin, looking down at Saya. She watched the girl eat her hotdog while humming and rocking side-to-side in her seat. "She also said I had a cute daughter."
Hatori chuckled. "And you didn't deny it, did you?" he asked.
Hana looked at him, her eyes widening. For the first time she had actually seen Hatori look happy, his eyes were cold but filled with warmth. She smiled and replied, "No, I didn't deny it, not even the fact that you were my boyfriend."
Hatori's smile fell and he blinked, trying to hide the soft blush on his cheeks. "Well," he said and finished off his hotdog, handing Saya his coke so she could take a sip.
"I thinks daddy really likes mommy," Saya said and looked up at Hatori the looked to Hana, "and mommy really likes daddy."
Hana coughed slightly and rubbed her arm, staring at the ground uncomfortably. "I do like Hatori, but he's just my friend," she said and looked at Saya with a small smile.
"Yes, mommy and I are just friends," Hatori added while placing his large hand on her tiny shoulder.
"Oh, okay," she said and looked down at the ground, sadly. "I understand."
"Good, now let's go home," Hana said.
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It was March 25, Hana's twentieth birthday and it was raining. She sighed and stared out of the window of her bedroom, she had gone home to be with her family on her birthday. She instantly regretted that, missing her new friends at the Souma house and her little Saya. It had been a month since she had practically moved in with them and she hadn't felt more welcome anywhere else. "Man, it just has to rain to make me feel even worse," she said and turned to see her door open.
"Saki, you have a few visitors downstairs," her mother said.
"Okay," she said and walked down stairs with her mother by her side, stopping in the hallway. Her mouth fell open as she saw the Souma's, Tohru, and Saya standing their with brightly wrapped presents. She smiled and felt tears well up in her eyes, her happiness overwhelmed her.
"Hana-chan, why are you crying?" Tohru asked and set Saya on the ground.
"I'm just so happy you all came to see me," she replied and wiped the tears from her cheeks. "I'm sorry I got so emotional, I just felt so lonely and seeing you all made me so happy."
"We glad to make mommy happy!" Saya said and ran to her with a tiny black box in her hand. "Here's, my gift goes with daddy's."
"Thank you," she said and took the little box from her had, pulling the cover off and gasping as she saw to little black rose earrings sitting in the foam. She pulled Saya to her in a gentle embrace and smiled. "They're beautiful, thank you," she whispered into the little girls' ear.
"Yous welcome, mommy," she replied and wrapped her small arms around the bigger girls' neck. "Yous welcome."
She opened the rest of her gifts and stared at the last one, Hatori's gift. She picked it up and ran her finger down the long, velvet box, taking the cover off. She took the black, lace choker out and stroked the black rose of the center. "I love it, thank you," she whispered softly, tears stinging her eyes once again. "I haven't been this emotional since that one time at school, remember Tohru-chan?"
"Yeah, I remember," she replied. "Uo-chan would've been here but she had to go out of town."
"That's okay, I still have you guys here," she replied.
"You have two more visitors, Saki," her mother said.
"Who?" she asked.
"Me," a voice replied and Megumi walked into the room, a small smile on his lips.
"And me," her grandmother said and walked in behind him.
"Oh, Megumi, grandma," she called and pulled them into a tight embrace. "I'm so sorry I hurt you, I'm so sorry. You don't have to be scared anymore though, my powers haven't acted up at all!"
"I was never afraid of you, Saki, you're my sister," he replied and hugged her back. "I'll never be afraid you."
"I'm just glad to be home," her grandmother said and patted her back. "I'm just glad to be home."
"About that, honey," her mother said. "Since Megumi's fine and your powers aren't acting up, you can come home now."
Hana's smile fell and she looked over to her mom, then over to her friends. "I guess I can come home now, can't I," she said and looked to the floor, sadly. "I just have to get my things," she said and sighed.
"No!" Saya screamed and fell to the floor, tears spilling over her cheeks. "I don't want mommy to leave!"
"You can come stay with me," Hana said and pulled the little girl in her arms.
"Then daddy won't be here no more," she said while bawling into Hana's shoulder.
"I'm sorry, Saya," she replied and wiped the little girls tears. "I'm sorry."
"I'll come visit you, Saya," Hatori said and crouched down near the two, wiping away one of her tears. "I promise."
"I want to live with mommy and daddy," she whimpered.
"Saya-" Hana began.
"No!" she screamed and sent Hana and Hatori flying backwards, her eyes widening. "I sowwy, I sowwy!"
Hana stared at the little girl in shock, her mouth hanging open and her eyes wide. "You have dempa power?" she asked out loud. "Saya, hug daddy."
"O-okay," she said and latched onto Hatori's middle before anyone could react, sobbing into his chest. "I sowwy."
"It's okay," he said when he didn't transform a large smile on his lips. "It's okay."
"Mom, I think it's time I moved out," Hana said while looking at her mother. "And not into the Souma house but into an apartment of my own."
"Are you sure?" her mother asked.
"I'm positive," she replied. "Saya needs my help with her powers and I wouldn't want to put you guys in any more danger, so I've decided to do this."
"No going back?" Megumi said.
"No going back," she repeated and stood up, picking Saya up as well. "I'll have to find a job and get a babysitter for Saya while I'm working, but I can do this."
"I need an assistant, can you type?" Hatori asked.
"I wouldn't want to burden you more then I already have, Hato-kun," she said.
"You're not a burden at all, Saki-chan," he said with a shake of his head. "I really need an assistant anyhow."
"Well, then, yes I can type," she said with a small smile. "Thank you for everything you've done for me."
"It's no problem," he replied.
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Hana sighed and raked threw the newspaper, looking for a good deal on an apartment. She had started working for Hatori a week ago and had been saving up what ever money she received. She rubbed her temples thinking about everything she'd need, an apartment, furniture, and a car. "This is so difficult," she muttered while taking a sip of her coffee and putting the paper down, looking at her watch. "Damn, my break is cover."
"Mommy," Saya whispered from her seat on the floor, looking up at the woman. "I'm hungry."
"Hatori will be back from his break soon and he said he'd bring you something to eat, okay?" she said and smiled at her. She pulled her large stack of file in front of her and began typing the information onto the computer next to her. She turned to look at Hatori when he walked in the room, hanging his keys on the hook. "I'm almost done with these files, anything else?"
"No," he replied and placed a paper bag in front of Saya, smiling at her. "How's the apartment hunting going?"
"Not well," she replied and swiveled around in her chair, crossing her right leg over her left and running a hand threw her long hair. "I haven't found any good offers and all the ones that I've looked at are terrible and disgusting," she said, taking another sip of her coffee. "I have all my things packed but no place to take them to."
"You'll find something, how about I take Saya this weekend to give you a break?" he asked and sat at his desk.
"That'll be nice, thank you," she replied then let out a soft laugh. "We're acting like separated parents, who's going to take her when and what not."
Hatori chuckled as well. "Yeah, I guess you're right, but we've also been acting like actual parents," he replied. "Taking her places and doing things together, we've all been inseparable since she came with us."
"True," she agreed. "It wasn't that long ago she came, it seems like forever but it was only a little over a month."
"It does seem a lot longer," he replied and went to work on some papers.
It hasn't been that long and I've already fallen in love with you, she thought to herself while staring at his profile. She sighed and turned around, leaning her cheek on her palm and looking over the files in front of her. She sat and squared her shoulders, placing her hands on the keys and typing the information in quickly. She looked over her work and corrected the few errors she made, then picked up the stack and put them in alphabetical order in the filing cabinet.
"Saki-chan?" Hatori said.
"Yes," she replied and turned to him, holding onto the cabinet.
"Would you like to come to dinner with me tonight?" he asked, standing.
"Oh, sure, Saya and I will be ready at seven sharp," she said with a smile.
"No, just you and I," he said with a small smile. "Tohru can watch Saya and we can go to this new restaurant."
Hana blushed. "S-sure, Hato-kun," she said and bit her lip, he asked me out on a…date.
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Hope you enjoyed. I realize they were out of character but I can never really get into their characters, so please review and tell me what you think. Okay?
Yoko Touma