Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket.

A/N: Yay! I'm back! My computer is back, and I'm fan fictioning again! (That's not even a word, but SHH.) In my time that I was internetless, I managed to write four new fanfics, so I've been pretty busy. Sorry, none of them are Fruits Basket. But if you like InuYasha, Digimon, or YuGiOh, you might want keep a lookout. ;)

By the way, this fan fiction has nothing to do with my other one, Together Forever, so don't think anything of it if the two don't match up. This isn't like, a prequel or something.

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Akito was giving Kureno a week off that summer. At first, he wasn't sure what to do, but then he decided he would visit the Sohma Summer Home in secret, without Akito's knowledge. He just wanted to see what was going on there, and he heard that Uotani Arisa might be there…

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A few days had passed, and things were looking good. They had a few trips to the lake. Tohru and Kyo was an excellent cooking pair, giving them delicious meals.

One morning during breakfast, Momiji came up with an idea. "Hey, lets all go for a hike in the woods!"

Chatter erupted through the dining hall, until it was silenced by a clack of the door. Kimi walked in, face pouting, and took a place next to Momiji.

"What's wrong?" Momiji asked, cocking his head to the side.

"Kimi's boyfriend was being an idiotic pervert, so Kimi had to break up with him." She crossed her arms.

"Well… we're all going for a hike today, you want to come?" Momiji asked, trying to cheer her up.

Kimi perked up. "Really? KIMI WANTS TO COME TOO! Kimi loves hikes!"

Momiji smiled. "I'm glad."

Yuki turned to Machi. "Do you want to go on the hike?" he asked.

Machi shook her head. "I don't like the forest. There are too many bugs."

Yuki laughed. "Are you scared of bugs?"

Machi blushed and scowled.

"It's okay, I don't really feel like a hike, either, so I'll stay here with you." Yuki smiled.

Machi looked up at him, her cheeks turning pink. "Thank you…" She mumbled.

Suddenly, Manabe appeared between them. "No! I won't allow this! You're not staying alone in this house together!"

"WHERE'D YOU COME FROM?"

"Don't worry." Hatori stoically sipped his tea. "I'm not going on the hike either, so I'll make sure they don't do anything vulgar."

"Oh!" Shigure bounced over. "I want to stay to watch the fun!"

"Yes! Yes! Count me in!" Ayame chimed in.

"THERE WILL BE NO FUN TO WATCH." Yuki growled.

"Sure there won't…" Shigure winked, earning a whack on the head with a newspaper.

"It was an accident." Hatori was still drinking his tea, unrolling his newspaper.

"HAA-SAN YOU'RE SO CRUEL!"

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So in the end, Kyo, Tohru, Momiji, Haru, Hiro, Kisa, Manabe, Kimi, Uotani, and Hanajima headed out for the hike, leaving Yuki, Machi, Hatori, Shigure, and Ayame at the house.

Machi was sitting outside under the shade of a tree, looking up at the sky. Soon, she noticed the presence of another and looked up. Yuki was leaning against the tree behind her watching her with soft eyes.

Machi blushed. "How long have you been there?"

"A while…" Yuki plucked a flower from the bush next to him and twirled it in his fingers.

A companionable silence followed, as the two enjoyed the beautiful scenery. After a while, Yuki knelt next to Machi. His eyes strayed from the view onto her. She looked up at him and they stared at each other for a while. Yuki looked at the flower in his hand. Red. He smiled and tucked it behind her ear. "Do you know what your feelings are yet?"

Machi blushed and looked down.

Yuki leaned forward so that their faces were inches apart. "Are you ready to find out?"

Machi's heart thudded as Yuki leaned forward, their lips almost touching, when three figures fell from behind the tree.

"You idiots, you can't even spy properly?" Hatori yelled.

"And it was just getting good! They were almost there!" Ayame said.

"I TOLD you something would happen!" Shigure smirked.

Yuki and Machi jumped apart, both blushing madly.

The other three looked up as if seeing them for the first time.

"It was all their idea." Hatori pointed at the other two.

"Yeah, but you were only too happy to join." Ayame argued.

"Ah, young love." Shigure.

Machi stood up and started walking away.

Yuki turned and called after her. "Machi, wait—!" He gave up and stopped.

"YOU THREE…" Yuki turned his face to Hatori, Ayame, and Shigure, his face screwed into a death glare.

Gulp.

The following content has been removed because of its graphic violence. I'll leave it to your imaginations.

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I think I'm going to separate this chapter and put the hike part later, because it sort of interrupts the other stuff.

Well, anyway, recently, I've been really into Yuki/Machi stuff. I had this dream with Yuki and Machi (I know weird, but I just have random, really vivid dreams about anime/manga). Then I realized that it would make a really nice AU fic. But I'm not really sure if anyone would like it, so I'll put a summary past you guys, and see what you think, okay? Summary:

Yuki has the power to save the world. Machi has the power to save him. They will come together at the Sohma Academy for Gifted Individuals, where people with magical abilities come to train. Add a rivalry with a hotheaded carrot top (Kyo) and his overly-kind girlfriend (Tohru), a few crazy teachers (including a drag queen-Ayame), an obsessive fan club, a guidance councilor who writes kinky novels (Shigure), and a whacked out headmaster who's gender is a mystery (Akito) and his trusted advisor (Kureno), and you have a story full of action, adventure, romance, and insanity.

Yay, a cheesy summary. I suck at those anyway. So tell me what you think!