Kyo: No time for us anime characters.
Lina: Not true! heh, okay, here it is, last chappie!
Fruits Basket Past Part 15
Ritsu sat on the roof of the Sohma house, where Kyo usually sat. He sighed. Shigure came out and saw him up there.
"What are you doing? Why don't you come down and have lunch?" He asked, smiling. Ritsu sighed again. He did not know why he missed Kyo so much, he did not even like him. Ritsu jumped down from the roof and followed Shigure inside. Konako was on his shoulder again, and purred when Ritsu pet her. "She's been happy ever since Kyo left, it's kind of sad that she does not like him more," Shigure said, quietly. They ate in silence, the meal was prepared by Tohru ahead of time, of course.
"Yuki! Come here, Yuki, you brat!" Akito's voice rang out. Yuki was young, about seven, Akito was also much younger. He had a whip in his hand. He struck it against the frightened Yuki, who was huddling in a corner of the room. Tears fell down his face instantly as the whip kept hitting his arms and legs. Blood ran down all of them.
"Stop… please…" Yuki pleaded.
"You dare ask me? You're supposed to obey me!" Akito yelled. Yuki covered his ears and cried out as he kept getting whipped.
"Sohma! Sohma, what's wrong?" Manabe asked. Yuki woke up from his daydream, cringing.
"Yeah, I'm fine. What were we talking about again?" He asked. Manabe sighed.
"There's a rumor going around that Kyo left, are you mopey because of that?" He asked. Yuki slammed a fist on the desk.
"No! I would never be sad that he's gone! Never!" Yuki cried and stormed out. He walked down the empty school. It was after school was already over, but there was Tohru, around the corner. She had tears in her eyes. "Tohru… what's wrong?" Yuki asked, hesitant because she was still mad at him.
"I… miss Kyo. I won't get to walk home with him today. I know I still see him during school, but it's not enough," she said, sobbing. Yuki, on impluse, pulled Tohru close, but he did not poof. His eyes widened and so did her's. "Why… aren't you turning into a rat?" She asked, almost laughing.
"I, I don't know. I think, you broke the spell. On me anyways," Yuki said, still surprised. They both started laughing as Yuki hugged her tighter. The two walked home together, hand in hand.
When they arrived, Shigure greeted them, Konako now on his head. She meowed. Ritsu and Aaya were gone already, and Kisa ran up to them and hugged Tohru. Yuki smiled, remembering the hug that he had shared with Tohru. It had felt so good, to finally be able to hug her without turning into an animal. He was finally able to embrace the one he loved. Then suddenly, the scars on his arms and legs started to throb. He screamed and bent over.
"Yuki!" Tohru cried. She knelt down in front of him. Shigure also did the same, and lifted his sleeves, blood ran down his arms, which made both Shigure and Tohru gasp. "What's… going on?" Tohru asked. Shigure went to call Hatori right away and then came back to them.
"This is the work of Akito. He had a sick, twisted personality, it made him hurt Yuki, and all members of the Sohma house. Nothing satisfied him…" Shigure started. Yuki cut him off.
"Don't tell her this! Stop!" He screamed, surprising Tohru. She had never seen him this scared before. His whole body was shaking.
"She's in this anyways, don't you think she would have found out eventually?" Shigure asked. Tohru took a hold of Yuki, which made Shigure surprised. Tears instantly started to fall down Yuki's cheeks. He winced as the blood kept dripping down his arms and legs. Hatori finally arrived, also shocked to see Tohru, not a member of the zodiac, hugging the rat. He looked at Shigure, who shrugged. Hatori made the bleeding stop, but the scars still kept hurting. Yuki was able to sit up, and he explained what happened to Tohru, who could not keep from crying. It was the one she loved, after all. Shigure and Hatori left the two alone, Tohru sat by his side, making sure not to touch his wounds.
"I'm sorry for not telling you all this. It's hard…" Yuki stated. Tohru shook her head.
"It's okay, I understand. It was hard for me to talk about my mom without crying for awhile, but then I got used to it. Your's is a completely different situation though," Tohru said. She leaned on Yuki's shoulder gently. He lifted up her chin, and leaned in so that their lips touched. Tohru's eyes widened, and then closed. The sun set over the horizon, and Shigure and Hatori were peering in through the door from outside. They smiled at eachother and then closed it. The day did not seem so bad now. Everything was going to be all right. Everything was normal.
The End
Lina: I hope you liked it! I know I liked writing it. hehe. Well, off to do the next fic, which will be even better! More angsty stuff! And it may have different hookups this time.
Kyo: More of me next time!
Lina: Okay okay, lol well, for now, this is goodbye! Syonara!