Title: 'Til I Can Make It On My Own
By: Author 888
Disclaimer: Yes, if you haven't already guessed it, I don't own Fruits Basket.
Ms. Hildnesckon: bored because everybody she hated died. I know! Anybody who doesn't review this chapter will die! HA HAH HA!
Chapter 12: 'Til I Can Make It On My Own
I'll need time
And I may sometimes bother you
Try to be in touch with you
Even ask too much of you
From time to time
Now and then
You know I'll need a friend
'Til I can make it on my own
I'll get by
But no matter how I try
There'll be times you'll know I'll call
Chances are my tears will fall
And I'll have no pride at all
From time to time
But they say
There'll be a brighter day
But 'til then I'll lean on you
That's all I need to do
'Til I can make it on my own
Surely someday I'll look up and see the morning sun
Without another lonely night behind me
And all my crying's done
No more hurting memories can find me
But 'til then
You know I'm gonna need a friend
'Til I can make it on my own
'Til I can make it on my own
Ritsu awoke feeling refreshed. His wounds had stopped bleeding; he might even be able to walk now. Well, here goes nothing. He stood up and began a wobbly, unstable walk towards Yuki, who was sitting on the rock on the other side of the ashes.
Yuki turned around as he got closer to him. Ritsu's up and Hiro is not back like he told me he would be. What's more astonishing is that Ritsu can walk. He saw Ritsu almost trip and realized how unbalanced he was. He moved over to the unsteady Ritsu and helped him walk to the rock.
"Yuki… Where's Hiro? Please tell me you didn't let him return to the cliff," Ritsu begged.
"I let him return to the cliff. Who could say no to letting someone who just lost the love of their life go and mope," Yuki answered.
"We have to go get him! What if Ayame tries to get him? He's right next to a cliff that falls into a canyon with many sharp rocks in it. NOOOOOOO! WE NEED TO HURRRRRRY!" Ritsu began to run towards the cliff, but instantly feel to the ground.
Yuki dashed to his aid. "Perhaps I should provide support." They began a slow run towards the cliff.
Mine finished changing into a nurse's costume. I'll give it one last try. She stood up with hope in her eyes. If he doesn't love me, I'll just give up. Ayame's figure appeared in the distance.
"Welcome back Ayame!" she greeted as he arrived.
Ayame's head was turned down, and he didn't respond. I bet that brat hurt him. She traveled over to him a put her hand on his shoulder. "Did the brat… say something to insult you?"
Ayame stayed silent for a long moment. "Y-yes he did. He called me a w-wicked old man," he replied.
"I'm sorry… Will you be okay?"
"In fact… Yes! I must admit you did it again! I feel much better again! I killed him anyway, so it doesn't matter. By the way, that outfit looks great!"
"Are you sure? The bleep and that bleep right there look like they might not match."
"Of course they do! Wait… that bleep and that bleep don't look right together though. Can you change them?"
"I love them both, but you're right. They just don't match. What if I traded the bleep for this bleep?"
"Oh, then the bleep and bleep would match, but, unfortunately, the bleep and the new bleep wouldn't match then."
"Oh, the bleep is my favorite. So… instead of the new bleep, I will wear this new bleep!"
"Yay! Now the bleep, bleep, bleep, and bleep match! It looks wonderful now!" Ayame grabbed all the weapons he hasn't used and his signature scythe and put them into a magical bag that held them all.
"What are you doing, Ayame?"
"Mine, it's time for you to go back to the shop. Ritsu is the last one to kill. Then it's just me and my brother left to bond," Ayame replied to Mine's question.
"Let me go with you! Please!"
"Okay… you can come. Just be careful and don't get in the way of my attacks."
"Gotcha!" With that, they began to walk away, towards the camp inhabited by Yuki and Ritsu.
Ritsu screamed as he looked down the cliff's edge. "HE'S DEAD! I'M SORRY! I SHOULDN'T HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP! I SHOULD HAVE BEARED THE PAIN AND STAYED AWAKE TO WATCH HIM AT ALL TIMES!" Ritsu yelled out to know one.
Yuki grabbed Ritsu, as he was about to walk off the edge accidentally. "Watch out Ritsu! Calm down!"
"R-right! I w-won't g-get anything done by p-panicking. I'll just calm down now." Ritsu calmed down with a slow, steady breath. He sat down at the same time Yuki did and looked straight in his eyes. "Answer this question honestly. Do you think that we will survive?"
Yuki didn't want to answer honestly. He didn't want to believe what his heart was telling him. There is absolutely no way he'll live, but I'll live. If I'm correct, Ayame's doing this just to bond with me which means that I'll live. "Honestly… I don't think so."
"It's okay. It'll just cause more pain to the relatives of the Zodiac if some of us live. They'll think that it was not fair that you lived but not the person they remember," Ritsu pointed out.
Tears fell down Ritsu's face. I'll never find the person to eat takoyaki with. Ritsu tried the hardest to stop crying, but it wasn't working. He couldn't stop the tears from flowing freely down his face.
"I'm sorry, Yuki. There was probably some way I could have stopped this. Some way that I didn't notice, yet was obvious. Everything always goes wrong in my life. I'm so sorry," Ritsu apologized.
"Ritsu… there was nothing that could be done or said to prevent this. Ayame just went crazy, and the only ones who knew about it were Shigure and Hatori. I'm sorry. If it's anyone's fault it's mine," Yuki responded. I was the one who never would accept his attempts at bonding. "Perhaps we should return to the rocks." He helped Ritsu up and bean the trek back. I'm so sorry… Ritsu…
As they returned, they heard the fire going and a female's voice. That's strange. Who could that be? Yuki then heard what the woman was saying.
"So… Ayame… How long until the two return?"
"Probably soon. I suggest you quiet down."
"'Kay!"
It's Ayame talking to some woman. I bet it's that woman who works around the shop. What was her name again? Naomi? No… Kitsune? No… That's right. Mine. Yuki moved away from the rock they were hiding behind.
"What are you doing, Yuki?" Ritsu asked in a whisper.
"Getting their attention so you can run," Yuki whispered back.
"I can't let you do that."
"Yes you can." Yuki then yelled, "Hey, Ayame!"
Ayame looked over and saw his brother. "Hello! Brother, I thought you wouldn't come back! I missed you!"
Mine also looked over and anger poured over her face. That fucking bastard! He doesn't deserve to be Master Ayame's brother. I hate his guts! I'll kill him, murder the bastard, but that would hurt Ayame, so I guess I won't. She calmed down. "Hello."
Ritsu did what Yuki told him to do. He began to slowly move towards the direction they were running earlier. He slowly crept from behind one rock to another while Yuki distracted Ayame.
Yuki began to wonder why the fire was going again. He glanced over and saw three sledgehammers who's heads were being heated to the point of red-hot. That looks like that would hurt.
"Don't you think that would be fun?" Ayame asked Yuki.
"Umm… sure," Yuki replied unsure, he wasn't listening.
"Wait a second. What's moving over there?" Ritsu flinched, and Ayame went over to check what it was. "Ah-ha! I found Ritsu! He grabbed him by the sleeve, ripping his already bloodstained, dirty kimono. Unfortunately for Ritsu, the rip didn't rip the sleeve off, so he was still being dragged towards the sledgehammers.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! I'M SORRRRRRRRRRRRRYYY! DON'T HURT ME PPPPPPPPPPLLLLLLLLEEEEAAAAAAAASE!" Ritsu screamed.
Ayame grabbed one of the hammers and hit Ritsu on the forehead. Ritsu's skin sizzled and burned. His bone dented, and Ritsu was knocked out. Ayame grabbed for the second hammer, hitting him in the stomach, smashing the organ and releasing the dangerous acid. The acid began to painfully melt the organs and bones around the destroyed organ, reawaking Ritsu. Ayame grabbed the last one and hit him straight in the chest, breaking many ribs and puncturing the heart.
Ritsu writhed and felt the acid, damage in the brain, and punctured heart. The pain he felt made him wish he had already died. The monkey screamed as some acid reached his heart. The blood, bone fragments, organ remainders, and partially digested food sloshed around in his body as Ayame picked him up and threw him on the fire. Ritsu once again gave a shriek of pain as his vision began to blur. The pain began to lesson. His kimono began to burn away, and his skin even began to have acid drip out of it. I'm sorry! The pain… He passed away, ending the pain.
Both Yuki and Mine left for a second. The sight was that horrific.
Note on dead character: Ewwwwwwwwwwwwww! That was disgust- Ewwwwwww! Poor Rit- Ewwwwwwwwwww! Disgusting! Yuck! Eww! Excuse me while I go far away! Disgusting!
Momiji and Tohru's view of chapter:
Momiji: passed out
Tohru: same as Momiji
Haru: Trying his hardest not to pass out. Tell Author 888 your favorite chapter and not to ever write a chapter like that again. Passes out.
Rin: laughs. I liked that chapter.
Ritsu appears with some takoyaki.
Me: You're late.
Ritsu: Well… I was hungry and bought us all takoyaki.
Me: Yayz!