Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket. I want some Ramen… (I don't own ramen either)

A/N: Yay, chapter two! Yep, my quick-updating skills will forever reign superior! MWAHAHAHA! But lets not get too comfortable; school starts in just a month! I won't be able to update nearly as quick then. Anyway, lets get on to the story. And I really do want some ramen…


Monday morning started off bright and early. Shigure's house bustled with activity, as the four of them did their last minute packing and preparations. Tohru made onigiri for the ride, and Kyo was doing some morning training. Yuki was doing last minute packing, and checking his watch every five minutes. God knows what Shigure was doing.

Hatori, Ayame, and Shigure we taking one car, in which they were taking Kisa and Hiro. After finally getting his driver's license, Yuki was going to drive a minivan they had rented. This one would hold Tohru and her friends, as well as Manabe, Machi, and Kimi. Momiji and Haru were going to meet them at the house. Each had gotten their own transportation.

When Hatori and Ayame arrived, the six split into threes and loaded into their own cars. Hatori, Ayame, and Shigure were going off to pick up Hiro and Kisa, while the other three had their own stops to make.

First was Hanajima's house, at which Uotani had slept over, so they both came in at once. The two piled in the seats furthest back, because Tohru was a bit anxious about sitting up front, because it always made her nervous, and Kyo had refused to sit next to Yuki the whole ride, and the two fully occupied the middle seats.

Then they went to pick up Machi, Kimi, and Manabe, who had all met up at Manabe's house that morning. When they opened the doors to the car, there was an obvious problem they had overlooked. Space. Even with the minivan, there wasn't enough space.

"I WANNA DRIVE!" That was the first thing that came out of Manabe's mouth.

"No! You'll kill us all!" Yuki protested.

"Come on, please? I have a permit! And you have a license! It's perfect! Pretty please? Just halfway?" Manabe begged, giving Yuki puppy eyes.

"Fine! Fine! But only halfway! This still doesn't solve our problem, though." Now it was Yuki, Kimi, and Machi, who were standing outside.

"KIMI WANTS THE FRONT SEAT!" Kimi burst out suddenly, and she climbed up front.

"H-Hey! I was going to sit there!" Yuki was getting exasperated.

The other four in the car were just staring and sweat dropping at the situation. Who knew Yuki had such strange friends?

"Fine." Yuki admitted defeat and he and Machi now stared at the almost full minivan.

"Looks like someone's going to have to sit on a lap…" Uotani said, sighing.

"F-fine. Come on Tohru…" Kyo turned red, and moved his arms from where they were on his lap.

"W-what?" It took a minute for Tohru to catch on. "O-Oh! Um… if it's okay with you…" She got up and shifted positions to sit on Kyo's lap.

They were both extremely red and quiet until Kyo whispered into Tohru's ear. "We have to be careful, okay? It would be bad if I transformed…" Tohru nodded.

"What's this? Two lovers sharing secret conversations?" Manabe chuckled from the front seat.

"N-NO!" Kyo turned red and turned angrily to the boy. "Who the hell ARE you anyway?"

"Manabe Kekeru, nice to meet you! You must be the famous Kyo Sohma, and this must be your girlfriend, the lovely Honda Tohru-san!" Manabe grinned.

"SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!" Kyo burst, both his and Tohru's faces the color of beets.

"Really, then how come she's sitting on your lap? Oh, I see how it is? Neither of you have had the guts to confess your feelings yet?"

It's funny how Manabe hit the bull's-eye straight out.

"YOU CREEP! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" Kyo was steaming at this point.

"Ah! Um!" Tohru was now frantic, and the whole care was filled with chaos, Hanajima teasing Manabe with her waves and Kyo yelling.

("What is wrong with these people?" Uotani muttered as she sank deeper into her seat.)

"WOULD YOU ALL JUST SHUT UP?" the car went silent as Yuki spoke, his voice echoing through the small space.

"Kyo, be careful, and you know what I mean." Yuki said briefly, and only Tohru knew what he had meant as Kyo nodded in agreement (for once).

Machi climbed in back next to Hanajima, and Yuki took his place next to Tohru and Kyo. He slid the door closed and gave out one last sigh. "Looks like we're ready to go. Hey Manabe, I'll give you directions as we go, okay?"

Manabe nodded and started the car. For the first few minutes it was quiet, except for the sound of the radio, and Kimi and Manabe's constant bickering.

"Hey… we never had a proper introduction, did we?" Manabe said after a moment. The realization dawned on the rest of them. "Well, as you might have heard earlier, I'm Manabe Kekeru. And the one in the back with brown hair is Kuragi Machi." Manabe started things out.

"Oh! And I'm Toudou Kimi!" Kimi turned around and waved.

"I'm Honda Tohru." Tohru smiled at the others.

"Yeah, and I'm Sohma Kyo." Kyo grunted, tense from the presence of Tohru on his lap, which was not only due to the fact that he might transform, but also for other reasons.

"I'm Hanajima Saki." Hanajima said darkly. Machi stared at her, and Manabe and Kimi shivered.

"I'm Uotani Arisa, and I'm hungry. Who wants to stop for ramen? I thought I saw a sign a little while ago." Uotani offered up.

"That's a great idea! I'm pretty hungry too! Plus it's almost lunch time!" Manabe turned around and talked animatedly to the people in the back.

"KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD!"


Well, there goes chapter two, at super-speed update time! Yay! Gotta love Manabe! (Laugh).

Next chapter will finish off the car ride! And we'll finally actually get to the summer home in chapter four, so see you around!

Look! I discovered the dividing line thingy! (Took me long enough!)

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