Ack. I completely forgot to write a disclaimer for the last chapter, so this is for both chapters: I solemnly swear that I will not act as if Fruits Basket belonged to me, because if it did, I'd be rich, and right now, I'm dirt poor.
Chapter 2: Sayounara Mitchan!
(Good bye, Mitchan)
Meanwhile, Tohru was so tired, she changed and fell asleep as soon as her body touched the bed. Downstairs, in Yuki's room, a light was on next to his bed, and Yuki was sitting on his bed, reading a book he had borrowed called: A Fruit and Vegetable Garden. Just as he flipped the page he saw a page devoted to strawberries. It made him remember Honda san... "Strawberries?" she had said, "I LOVE strawberries!"... Yuki smiled slightly, and quickly skimmed through the page. He decided to read the part about about growing larger strawberries...
During that time, Kyo was sitting on his bed. He thought he was tired... But as soon as he had contact with his bed, he didn't feel remotely tired anymore. He climbed out of his room through the window, climbing the ladder that ended on the roof. He peered into Shigure's room. He was sleeping. Tohru was sound asleep too. His face softened and he felt as if an invisible hand was squeezing his heart. This feeling was new to him. What was it? He continued up the ladder. Yuki... Yuki was smiling into his book. Yuki was awake, But. Kyo thought, don't really want to talk to the damn rat... He had reached the roof. The wind made his hair ripple, and he looked over at the tree where Mie was to be sleeping, but she wasn't. As Kyo looked closely, he saw here eyes were fixed on the moon in the opposite direction. Quietly as a cat (makes sense doesn't it?) Kyo leapt from the roof to the tree. A sudden rustle made Mie look up in horror. She didn't know who it could be!
"If you are a pervert, you're going to die!" she said, getting to her feet in a martial arts position. "You can't hurt me! I'm a mighty dragon! Uh... Seahorse!" She however saw the unreal orange hair, and sat down at once. "Sorry Kyon chan... But Sensei warned me. I can't be careless. What are you doing awake anyway Kyon chan?"
"Couldn't sleep... Bored, and everyone else is sleeping so I came up here..." Kyo said in a bored voice. A long silence followed this statement. It seemed neither of them knew what to say. Five minutes dragged by, and finally, Mie spoke.
"Remember the one day four years ago, when I was playing Mozart on the grand piano? You came and sat at the edge of the piano." Kyo bit his lip.
"Yeah I remember..." Kyo said, his face turning a slight pinkish color.
"You remember what you said right?" Mie asked, and Kyo nodded. "Do you still have those feelings for me?" Kyo sat dumbstruck. His face was red now, not pink.
Kyo's face was very red.
"If you do..." Mie said, "Would you kiss me?" Kyo froze. His heart stopped beating. His lungs stopped breathing. His brain refused to think... But somehow, Kyo processed what she had asked. Then, a few seconds later, as sudden as his body stopped, Kyo's body started again. He took a few very deep breaths. His face got closer to Mie's... His heart was pounding so hard he thought Mie would hear it. They were six or so inches away... Three inches away... One inch away... But Kyo suddenly stopped. He felt something over his mouth. To his surprise it was Mie's hand.
Her hand tightened on his mouth. She then pulled her hand away, as if pulling something off of Kyo's lips. She held whatever it was in her tight fist. It was as if she had Kyo's kiss in her hand. "This kiss..." she said. "Save it for Honda san."
"What?" Kyo asked in surprise.
"I believe every kiss has a meaning and a reason for being there, Kyo. Not even a single one can be wasted. I think that if you had used it on me, it would have been wasted. This may be the only time anyone would allow to back and take a kiss back, so make sure you treat it preciously." Mie said. Kyo looked a bit confused. "Honda san is a wonderful person Kyo, and I know that you like her. Whether or not you know it yet is the question. She is one of the best people I've met in my life and I've been to many places. She is very kind and respectful."
Kyo looked mystified for a bit. "What about you, Mie chan?"
This made Mie smile at the moon. "I was made to be an independent person, Kyo. I found that out after my parents died. I was your good friend for many years, but I left to go around to other countries soon after what you told me four years ago. The truth was... I left BECAUSE of what you said four years ago. I didn't want to face you after that. I didn't want to tell you 'no'. I didn't want you to be unhappy if I said that just because I wanted to be independent and not have to lean on anyone. " Kyo understood exactly what she was talking about now. That was the strange feeling he had as he passed Tohru's room while climbing the ladder.
"Another thing..." Mie said, and Kyo looked up. "I would feel sorry for you if you were stuck with me. Like I said, I'm one who has to be alone a prefers it that way. You'd be stuck doing lots of traveling, putting up with my training, and my piano practicing. It would be just like having a cat on a leash that was five inches long, and not letting it do what it wants. Kyo, I'm sure you, as a cat, wouldn't want to be stuck on that leash."
Kyo, though happy, felt sorrow at the same time. He didn't know why. He wasn't sure what to do. Was Mie just saying that for him? For Tohru? "But..." He finally spoke, "I think Yuki will be with Tohru. He is more brave. Then, what am I supposed to do?" (He's a little bit out of character in this area. TT)
"If Tohru happens to choose Yuki before you tell her, tell her anyway. She will not change her mind, but then again, never expect that good luck will always come to you. I'm sure Yuki is uncertain about himself too. You will go to your room and cry if it's Yuki she's chosen. You can't change how Honda san's mind thinks of you, whether it's pity or whatnot... However, you can change yourself. You have to accept what she chose, for no one else could have chosen for her. You must accept and go on. You will always love Honda san, but if you do not accept and move on, your life will end right there. Though you may still be alive, you will be left like a room without doors and windows, like a library without books."
"Accept and move along..." Kyo said, and almost started laughing. "It sounds like a hell of a lot of work."
"You are very strong, and if she does pick Yuki, I know you, of all people, can deal with it."
"What'll happen to you by the time this happens? Will you get married with someone?" Kyo asked sneering at the mere thought of it. He could not imagine Mie doing anything even related to that. The prospect of her wearing a wedding dress was laughable.
Mie began to laugh. "Preferably not, Kyon chan, but..." she added as an after thought. "If Honda san doesn't choose you, I'll think about it." she said, winking. "But I'm sure there is someone much more suitable for you somewhere; there just has to be!"
"And how am I supposed to find this person?" Kyo asked, raising his eyebrows, "I'm going to have to travel all over the world for it!"
"Kyon?" she asked, holding up her fist. "I'm giving you back your kiss. Use it wisely!" Mie extended her arm and and held out the fist. Kyo grabbed it.
He put his hands on Mie's shoulders and pulled her into a tight embrace. She smiled and hugged back. "Thank you very much, Mitchan."
"You are very welcome, Kyon chan." Mie said. And personally, the two of them thought... This is what they call, brotherly love... For the whole time, Kyo preciously kept his almost wasted kiss in his hand. As soon as Kyo disappeared to his room, Mie, no more problems to trouble her anymore, fell asleep.
Tohru woke up early as usual in the morning, and Kyo did soon after words. Shigure was working in his office, and Yuki was drowsily wandering into the kitchen. Mie woke up from the tree earlier than she would have liked because the "dumb birds" as she called them, in the tree were twittering and screeching at sunrise. Mie came down from the tree and went to where Tohru was folding clothes, Kyo was watching the news, and Yuki was sitting at the table, looking as if he wasn't really awake yet. "Have you eaten breakfast yet?" Mie asked politely, and the others shook their heads. "Since you are busy Tohru chan and you cooked some dinner for me yesterday, this may be the only time to pay you back! May I make some breakfast please?"
"Are you sure you want to?" Tohru asked, "I could make it, but if you are sure..." she said. Mie nodded and thanked Tohru very much. Mie snapped shut the kitchen door so no one could see what she was up to. She locked it. The only thing Mie could cook were pastries, and she had a secret recipe that she didn't want anyone to see. Within fifteen minutes a sweet smell of bread wafted through the kitchen. Five minutes later Mie wiped the sweat off her brow and looked at her finished pieces. One was shaped like a girl with long hair, one a cat, another a rat, and the last one, a dog. Mie had one for herself which was shaped like a fish since sea horses were way too hard to make. She washed the plates and pots she had used to cook and set them on the drying rack. She had washed them so that no one could figure out how she made the pastries. Mie then exited the kitchen. Yuki walked sleepily in to the kitchen and sat, his head buried in his arms as if he were going to fall asleep again. Tohru tapped Mie on the shoulder. And Kyo stopped to listen. Tohru opened her mouth to speak. "I could smell your cooking. Is that your own recipe?" Mie nodded. "Well, by the smells, I think I figured it out." Mie's eyes widened.
"You little-!" But then she just sighed. "Just don't tell anyone the recipe okay?" Mie said, smiling. Yuki walked and stood at the other side of Tohru. Mie was saying good bye. "Bye Yun chan! Bye Kyon chan! Say goodbye to Sensei for me! Goodbye Tohru! I'll visit again sometime!" she took a few steps away looking in the opposite direction, but then she turned back to face them.
Mie smiled at Tohru and Tohru looked back. "I'm glad it's you, Honda san." Mie said as a final word and ran off into the forest... Tohru knew from experience that many of those who were of the zodiac or knew about the zodiac were nervous about outsiders knowing. However, a few had said, such as the Okami-san from the onsen, that if an outsider were to know about the zodiac, they were glad it was Tohru, rather than someone else. Tohru waved at Mie's small running figure that was so far away now, but she didn't look back...
"I smelled some yummy stuff from my office." said Shigure and he slid the paper doors. "What's for breakfast?" The four of them went into the kitchen and saw two things. One was an envelope and the other was the plate of four pastries.
"Oh..." Tohru said, looking at the pastries. "How cute!" she picked up hers which was obviously the one that looked like a girl's head. Yuki picked up his rat head shaped one and Kyo picked up his cat head shaped one.
Yuki smiled at his. "It's a shame to have to eat them." Tohru looked misty eyed at the other boys' pastries. They were so cute. But only silence came from Shigure. They looked at him. Shigure was looking at the letter. Yuki looked at the envelope. "To Kyo Sohma" he read aloud. "From Mie Sohma." Kyo looked up in panic. Could it say about he and Tohru?
Shigure asked Kyo. "What does this mean?" Kyo snatched the letter from him. In large words that covered the entire paper were the two words: DON'T FORGET! Kyo knew exactly what it meant. It meant to to remember what she'd said the night before. But Kyo was not one to admit this. He quickly lied to Shigure.
"I have no idea what it means, Shigure." he said, and quickly got back into character in time to fake a few more words. "Damn seahorse with her crappy writing... We can never tell what she's talking about." Tohru smiled and took a bit of her pastry.
"Wow! It's good!"
OK.
That's the end of this crappy chapter. TT Kyo was out of character a lot in this chapter, but I swear, I'll do better!
Reviews are really apprechiated
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