Title: How Far
By: Author 888
Disclaimer: I do not and probably will not own Fruits Basket at any time in my life. I only can by the products that come from it.
Ms. Hildnesckon: This is my last post… I will miss you all! BYE!
Epilogue: Once A Day
I thought I never would
Forget you
For I thought then I never could
But time has taken all the pains away
Until now, I down to hurtin' once a day
Once a day
All day long
And once a night
From dusk 'til dawn
The only time
I wish you weren't gone
Is once a day
Every day
All day long
I'm so glad I'm not like a guy I knew one time
He lost the one he loved and slowly lost his mind
He sat around and cried his life away
Lucky me, I'm only crying once a day
Once a day
All day long
And once a night
From dusk 'til dawn
The only time
I wish you weren't gone
Is once a day
Every day
All day long
Once a day
Every day
All day long
Weeks passed and Yuki returned to school. He never spoke a word when anybody came up to him and spoke, not even the sensei or the Yuki Fan Club could make him speak. His mouth opened only when Akito spoke to him, hoarse and forced.
School finished for the day, and Yuki's grades were in decline. His mind was never in his schoolwork. One of the fan club girls walked up to Yuki, two other girls tailing behind.
The girl began to speak, quietly at first. "Hello… Yuki-kun… I just wanted to say how much I admire you… an-and how much I wish I could be you… and-"
Yuki grabbed her by her uniform and threw her to the ground. "You don't want to be me… I hate myself. I hate you for wanting to be me!" He then left the property, heading to the main house.
Arriving quickly, he met Akito and Kureno at the front gate. They had decided to search the mansion for clues about why Ayame went insane. They wanted search the mansion from top to bottom.
Yuki was forced to go along. He was going to search the outside grounds while the two were inside, searching the entire mansion. Akito pushed Yuki into the limousine, making Yuki fall.
"We're going now!" Akito entered with Yuki, leaving Kureno to shut the door and head up front to drive. "HURRY!"
Kureno began the drive to the manor, watching for any signs of insanity in Yuki's posture and facial features. He did not see anything wrong the entire way there and made it without incident.
At the manor, Akito gave Yuki his orders and entered the building, Kureno following soon afterwards. Yuki continued to stand, analyzing the building with dead eyes. He looked like he was dead, as if he was dead on the inside.
He walked over to bushes near the house and began to search it, digging through the leaves for anything that could have caused Ayame's lunacy. All he could think about was the manor, how evil that manor was. He put his hand in his pocket, digging for an object.
Finding a box of matches, he stared at the foyer window. The foyer where Tohru died was right through that window, hurting his heart. He grabbed the matchbox, grabbing one and lighting it. He watched the lit match, viewing the flame flicker as the match burned, growing in brightness as it kept on.
He smashed the window, shattering the glass, cutting his arm up to his elbow. Then, he threw the match into the foyer, watching the flames grow on the rug it fell on. Soon, the bloodstain left from Tohru's death was engulfed in the fire. The fire began to travel down the hallways of the first floor and up the stairs. Soon, the entire manor was covered in flame.
Yuki made his way a safe distance, continuing to watch the burning manor. He noticed flames exiting through the window Shigure jumped through, trying to escape the fate Ayame set for him. He heard Akito scream in agony and anger as he discovered the flames.
Minutes later, the manor began to collapse. Akito's screams stopped, and only flames could be heard. Yuki stepped backwards, toward the cliff Hiro fell off earlier. He noticed a small bit of Kisa's hair and Rin's grave. The old fire Ritsu burned at and boiled the miso that killed Haru still had some ashes in the pit.
He stepped back again, one step from his death. He looked at the dried bloodstain of Hatori and Uo that was still apparent in the grass. He took that last step and fell off the cliff. He felt the breath leave him as he fell. He relived all the murders again. Tears left his eyes, and he hit the ground.
For a week, nobody heard what had happened to Yuki. They all knew that another two bodies were found at the ruins where the previous murders took place, but they had no idea where Yuki was.
That night, the Yuki Fan Club watched the news as they had always since his disappearance. That night, about half way through the program, the reporter began a story about the manor.
"At the ruins of the old manor Haweshita, where two bodies were found last week in the remains of the burned building, one more body has been found. The remains of the two killed in the fire have still not been identified, but we suspect that they are members of the Sohma family that had been massacred there about a month ago. The new body found has been identified as Yuki Sohma. A funeral will be set for him in a week."
Note: That's it… Goodbye… I'll miss you!