Shiguri And The Witch
By: Kinomi Shadow
Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket.
Notes: Italics are Shiguri's thoughts. The italics that also have stars before and after are Rin's thoughts. Sorry I didn't make it clear earlier.
Shiguri was half asleep on the porch when from the nearby bushes he heard the faint snapping of twigs. Alarmed, he rose his head and began to sniff the air. The familiar feminine smell of someone he once knew filled his nostrals.
Rin? Is that you Rin?
Puzzled by such a familiar scent, Shiguri left the porch for a closer examination.
Rin? You know you shouldn't scare me. You know that turns me on.
A long brown snout poked through the bushes and then the eyes and ears were visable. A horse!
Get a grip, Guri-san
Shiguri's jaw dropped.
It is you Rin! What happened to you?
Rin, the horse, snorted.
You did, you perverted jerk! I'm a horse because of you and that witch!
Shiguri averted his eyes sadly.
Well you gotta admit you and Kagura are the sexiest girls around. That's saying alot, since you're a horse now!
Rin neighed angrily.
Why you two-timing mutt! I'll stomp you to death! Thanks to you, I'll never see Haru again!
Rin raised herself upward, nostrals flaring.
Then Shiguri had a thought. Maybe it was Rin he must help to fall in love.
No. It's not...
Shiguri looked down, waiting for the hooves to bash his head in when Tohru emurged from the house. Seeing the horse about to harm her dog, Tohru stepped in front.
"No Horse-san!" Tohru said, blocking Rin off. "Please don't hurt Guri-san! I-I have oats and pancakes I can give you!"
Rin did not faulter. She waved her hooves wildly, about to strike down on both Tohru and Shiguri.
Shiguri, feeling his animal heroics kicking in, growled viciously and took Tohru skirt in his jaws and jerked poor Tohru down to the side.
When Rin came down at that moment, she had missed both Tohru and Shiguri.
Rin, frustrated, came back up for another attack when a rope shot from the bushes and found its way around Rin's neck. The rope yanked back causing Rin to fall backwards to the ground.
Akito appeared from the shadows with the rope in his hand, smiling at Tohru.
"My, you're a cute one," Akito said, tying Rin up.
Shiguri did not like Akito's scent. He growled deep in his throat.
"Gee thanks!" Tohru said brightly. "My name's Tohru. This is Shiguri, my dog. Say hi Guri!"
"Grrrrrowl," Shiguri barked low.
You creep me out, ugly!
Akito laughed.
"Well Tohru," Akito said, pulling the rope to draw Rin close to him. "I'm Akito. It was a pleasure meeting you. Had I not, I would have never found such a lovely horse. We will meet again."
With that, Akito brandished out his treasured whip and lashed out at Rin. Then, mounting the poor distressed horse, he rode away.
"You shouldn't have called him ugly," Tohru finally said to Shiguri. "He saved us after all."
Tohru headed inside, leaving Shiguri alone and confused once more.
She... She understood me?
