TITLE: Somewhere, The Fates Are Laughing At Me
SUMMARY:For Rika Haruko, eating a blessed fruit which leads to being cursed like the one on the Sohma family and impersonate her twin brother are the least of her worries when she has to deal with love! Oh, and did I mention she has an active conscience?
DISCLAIMER: No, I do not own anime/manga/products of Fruits Basket, so don't attempt to sue me. Thank-you.
IMPORTANT: "..." speech )...( annoying A/N interruptions
Make them 16 (Hatsuharu and Momiji) or 17 (Tohru, Kyo, Yuki, etc.), the rest, I don't remember -.-
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RECAP:
The floor felt very sorry for itself that night, because of the things (and people) that kept on falling on it, not to mention the wax, too. Poor floor.
Chapter 11: Cupids Strike: Weeks, Memories, Thugs, and Hugs !
Stomp, stomp, stomp!
Ahead of the two, a very angry and moody Kyo was stomping home, grumbling something that sounded like death ideas to a certain rat. For the last thirty minutes, he had been doing this, with Momiji laughing nervously and Rika jumping every time Kyo yelled behind him for them to hurry up.
"This…has…got to…stop!" Rika hissed at Momiji, who was presently eating yet another lollypop to calm his nerves. It didn't really work.
"Yes, Kyo's been more grumpy then usual!" Momiji agreed, trying to think of a plan.
"Grumpy! Grumpy my ass! Do YOU live with him? I DO! Every morning and night…Arg! And, the fights with Yuki have been crazy. I swear, if another wall's broken because of him, Shigure's gonna have a heart attack!" Rika complained, yet didn't shout because if she did, she'd be mauled by a very, very, very pissed off Kyo.
"I think…" Momiji began, waving his finished pop around.
"You have a plan?" Rika asked, excited.
"No…I think…I need another lollypop!" Momiji said happily, taking out another one. Unfortunately, he said it a bit too loud for Kyo. Fortunately, Rika got to eat the sour-apple flavored lollypop for the rest of the way home.
Rika's Room
"We need to know why Kyo's pissed off" Rika suggested, lying on the bed.
"Well…maybe Kyo's mad because Tohru's Yuki's girlfriend!" Momiji said with a bit of a giggle.
"Okay…then, there's no choice…time for us, the match making duo!" Rika said, jumping up with a fist in the air. Seeing that Momiji didn't fly up with the same enthusiasm, instead, he frowned.
"Huh? What's wrong, Momiji?" Rika asked, surprised that the bunny wasn't excited to resume his post of being cupid bunny again.
"Ano…I don't think there's any girl right for him…" Momiji started. 'And, there's the curse…' he mentally added.
"Yea, I guess not much people could put up with his mood swings" Rika agreed. Thinking back for a few minutes, she snapped her fingers in triumph. "How about that psycho girl, with the cat book bag?"
Momiji's head snapped up with a new interest. "You mean Kagura?" With some thought, he too snapped his fingers. "Yea! Kagura-chan is perfect for Kyo! She's the first one to accept him fully!"
"What do you mean?" Rika asked, seeing the look on the rabbit's face, she quickly hushed up. 'Maybe something to do with the curse…' she thought with a slight frown.
"Err, anyways, what's the plan of action?" Momiji said after a few minutes of silence.
"Well…Kyo's like a cat, right?" At this Momiji gave her a strange look, but she ignored it. "And, cat's like familiarity…so…how about…" and with that started to whisper in the rabbit's ear.
Main House
"Ano…I dunno, Riku-san, Momiji-kun…" Kagura said with a frown. "Kyo…won't be too happy, and I want to give him space, so, so he won't be as mad at me!" the college student defended, at bit melancholy.
"Listen, Kagura-san," Rika began, trying to convince her to agree, "How can he love you back if he doesn't see you? Maybe, you're not in his life enough! Or maybe…you don't love him enough!"
"Whaaaat! I love him too!" Jumping up, her hands curled into fists, she nodded rapidly. "Just tell me what to do to make my Kyo-kun to realize he loves me!" In the background, Momiji and Rika were doing high-fives.
Next Morning, Conveniently A Saturday
"Stu…stupid rat…" Kyo mumbled, half asleep, rolling over in his futon. Sadly for him, he forgot he was sleeping on the roof, and he was acquainted with gravity and the ground, for the tenth time this week.
"Ow…" Kyo mumbled, propping his body up with and elbow and looking around. He raised an eyebrow; usually, when he fell, Tohru would be running out, talking her head off with concern and shoving an icepack on his head. Looking around again, his frown turned to a scowl when he guessed she was off with that bastard rat. He punched the ground a bit and decided to lie on his stomach.
A bit jealous? The cat spirit murmured, with a grin.
"Shove it. Why are YOU smiling? She's off with the rat, you could be pissed, at least" Kyo retorted. He was use to this by now, after a month or two, of course. Remembering when it first happened, he snorted.
oO...Flashback...Oo
"Stupid rat..." Kyo mumbled, throwing a kick at the punching bag in front of him. After being dragged and mostly mauled by his cousin, Kagura, he comes home to find Yuki with his arm slung over Tohru's shoulder all nice and comfy. As soon as he was about to blow, Shigure dragged him out the living room.
"Don't ruin the lovebirds' fun, now, Kyo!" Shigure teased, watching his reaction. He stepped back when Kyo started shaking at his words.
"L-l-lovebirds!" he sputtered, the orange haired teen shaking. He was about to explode, when he remembered that Tohru was just a room away.
"I'm off to the Dojo" was all he said before he stomped off. Throwing another punch at the poor bag, he stopped and almost fell to the ground in shock. Was it just him, or did he just hear a hiss at the mention of the rat?
What did that filth do this time? This time he really did fall.
"W-who's there!" Kyo shouted, looking around frantically.
Cut the dramatics, boy. And here I thought you understood me most, being shunned by the other zodiac members and all…At this, Kyo's eyes widened.
"Y-you, the-the cat…?" was all he was able to shutter out.
Well, at least you're smarter than the rat's boy…then again; who ever he inspirited was always a bit dumb, if you asked me
"Yeah, that bastard is a stupid girly boy…" Kyo said back, happy that someone finally agreed with him.
oO...End
Of Flashback...Oo
Do you think I'm not, boy? Humph, yet another thing he takes away from you, huh? Why not take off those beads of yours to teach the rat a lesson, hmmm? He said with a bit of a hiss.
"Tohru's not a thing! And hell no to the bead thing!" Kyo automatically said. As soon as he said it, he shut his mouth. Was…was he acting as if Tohru was a trophy, that he could have won, and rub it in to Yuki's face? No, surely not, but…why did it feel that way?
No, you love her, I'm sure. The cat reasoned with a bit of a yawn. He wasn't really a morning spirit.
"I do…" Kyo said back, but the feeling still didn't go away. Hearing footsteps, he thought belonged to Tohru's, he quickly turned on his back. Pushing the laughter of the cat's spirit away, he looked up.
"Oh…my…god…" he managed to gasp out, before he was left trying to get air in his crushed lungs.
"KKKYYYOOO!" Kagura screamed out, crushing him to herself. "Are you okay? Are you hurt? Speak to me, Kyooooo!" she pleaded, shaking him.
"Get…o-o-off me…woman!" Kyo wheezed out, trying to push her away. Seeing the rest of the house hold (besides Yuki, he's fast asleep in his cereal), he sighed with relief. Help, at last!
(Few minutes later of Rika tearing her off Kyo's half-mauled body)
"EEHH! K-Kyo! Who hurt you like that!" Kagura exclaimed, trying to go to him again. This caused him to back away a few feet.
"Ano…Kagura-san? YOU did it too him…" Rika replied, with a massive sweat drop.
"Oh…Hehehe…Kyo! Let me make you breakfast!" and dashed off to the kitchen. A few minutes later, she popped back to reveal a massive cat-faced pancake to the group. Seeing Kyo making no move towards it, she shoved it in his mouth.
"I doff wuff iff!" He sputtered. Yet seeing the glint in her eye, he quickly swallowed it. He swallowed a cup of warmed milk, and pointed a finger at her.
"What are you doing here, you woman!"
"Umm, Kyo?" Shigure said cheerfully (but nervously) with a hand behind his head.
"What, dog?" Kyo hissed out.
"She's staying with us. For a week or two…"
"WHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTT!"
Next Saturday Morning
"Why me?" Kyo whimpered, banging his head on the table. A hit to the head stopped this.
"Shut-up, baka-neko, some people are trying to eat." Yuki scolded, popping some more rice in his mouth. He cringed a bit and coughed.
"This…is nice, Kagura. Did you make the meal all by yourself?" The boar nodded vigorously.
"I wanted to help out, besides the laundry!"
"That explains a lot!" Shigure piped up. Looking at the warning threat from Rika, he quickly added, "I mean…err…there's no hint of my-err, Yuki's flower's love in this meal! Nor Riku's regular aura of preparation?" He sighed when he saw the sandy-haired girl nod her head in satisfaction.
Evening
"She has GOT to go!" Kyo exploded, after the twelfth night of waking up to suffocation, food thrown down his throat and all around damage to his poor, poor body.
"Kagura-chan's not that bad, Kyo!" Tohru tried to reason with him.
"Yeah, Tohru's right!" Rika said, adding her two cents. "Her cooking's...umm…better! And she really, really loves you, so just shut-up! She means well."
"No, I won't!" he said, rather pissed off. "Her cooking's terrible; she wants to kill me, and I CAN'T REALLY STAND HER!"
"K-Kyo! How could you be so-so heartless!" Kagura burst out, slamming a cup of milk down hard on the table. She started to sniffle and tear when Rika went toward her to try and comfort the older girl.
"Kyo, you should apologize" she warned, mad. His answer was stomping to the roof. With a sniff, Kagura went upstairs.
Morning
"Hmmm…what! Damn it, I'm sleeping, go away Kagura!" Kyo burst out, throwing out his arms to fend off the boar's predicted attack. When all that touched his cheek was a slight breeze, he opened an eye. The girl was no where in sight. Instead, Rika was in her place, tapping an impatient foot.
"What'd you want?" Kyo grumbled, blushing a bit at his foolishness.
"Want to know why Kagura isn't here?" she asked.
"Not really. She must've gone home" he replied, still blushing and grumbling.
"Gone, yes. Home, no" Rika said with her brows together. Kyo frowned at this.
"What do you mean?" Kyo asked suspiciously with a frown.
"Her mom called a bit earlier, she never came home went she stormed out yesterday night" She looked at him, as if expecting something.
"What? It's not my fault" Kyo grumbled out, looking to the side. Sensing her unwavering gaze, he shouted out, "What! What do you want me to do, look for the woman!"
Rika still didn't say anything. With a huff, he stood up.
"Where are you going?" she asked suddenly.
"A walk" was the gruff retort. He was about to walk past Rika, when she stopped him.
"Now what?" he snapped.
"Just remember this on you 'walk': Tohru wasn't the first to accept you, Kagura was." With a glare, Kyo stepped back and jumped off the roof. Rika sighed.
"What a stupid cat you are, Kyo," she said, hoping he found her in time.
Park
"Stupid…Kyo" Kagura sniffed a bit, wiping her eyes. "Stupid…stupid me, I, I should've known better, this plan would work!"
A few yards away, a trio of guys spotted her.
"She's kinda cute…" the first one noted.
"I agree" another said.
"Let's cure her troubles, boys." The last one said, as he stepped toward her.
With Kyo
"First to accept me? What is he talking about!" Kyo wondered out loud, stomping down a random path. A few early birds (no pun attended) stepped away from the cat.
oO...Flashback...Oo
"A-Ano! The cat is my favorite!" a flustered Tohru said, looking up to a surprised Kyo.
oO...End
Of Flashback...Oo
"He has no idea what he's talking about, stupid Riku…" Kyo said. Glancing at two kids, a girl and a boy playing in the street, he hurried on, remembering something.
oO...Flashback...Oo
A young orange-haired boy waved a stick madly at a rock.
"Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiyyya! And the monsta dead!" the boy shouted happily, running to a girl in a summer dress.
"No, Kyo! Dwagon, the DWAGON'S dead!" she corrected.
"Heh, sworry, nee-chan!" Kyo chirped, scratching his head in embarrassment. Glancing at the sky, he indicated that he had to go. She nodded in agreement.
"Let's hold hands, nee-chan!" he happily said, holding out his hand. Without a second's hesitation, she grabbed his hand, and off they went.
oO...End
Of Flashback...Oo
…Kagura was…
…Kagura was…
…Kagura…
He increased his pace.
"Kagura…" he murmured, starting to run.
Park
"Hey pretty thing…" glancing up, Kagura's eyes widened at the trio of boys surrounding her.
'Eep!' she mentally squeaked out.
With Kyo
"What the…" Kyo said, squinting ahead of him. Three guys clustering around a bench didn't bother him.
It was three guys clustering around a bench with Kagura on it was what bothered him.
"Hey, get away from her, bastards!" Kyo shouted out, rushing to her rescue. Seeing that they weren't moving any time soon, the cat aimed a kick at one of them.
"Watch it, kid…" a blond boy said, cracking his knuckles. He went spiraling twenty yards back, with a little nudge from Kyo, of course.
"K-Kyo…" Kagura stammered out, when her long time love took her by the wrist and started to drag her away from the little heap of beaten guys.
"What? Why, why did you do that?" Kagura questioned. All he did was grunt in return.
After awhile of walking in silence, he stopped suddenly, causing the boar to bump into him. She would have fallen, if it wasn't for his hold on her wrist.
"Kyo, I…" but the rest died down when he whirled around. 'No way…' Kagura's eyes widened when she felt arms go around her. 'A-a hug' she thought in a daze, sure she was imagining it.
"Don't…don't do that again" Kyo said gruffly, before giving her a quick, if not awkward, kiss on the forehead. Realizing what he meant, she hugged him back, tearing a bit in the eyes.
"O-oh K-Kyo…" Kagura started, feeling hull of happiness, "I-I LOOOOOOOOVVVEEE YOU TOOOOOOOOOO!" and proceeded to shake him and acquaint him to the lovely sandbox in back of them, fifty meters away.
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Hitaru: Hehehe, a little twist in the end!
Mini-Waffle: 9 pages, MY GOSH!
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