Yuki pulled into the driveway of his apartment. The windows where broken.
Machi had some explaining to do to.
Broken glass was shattered all over the floor. Yuki had seen many things thrown around his apartment since he'd been with Machi, but this was a first.
Yuki heard shuffling in the bathroom.
"Machi?"
No answer.
"Listen, I don't know what you heard, but -"
BAM!
Suddenly the bathroom door swept open. Yuki expected Machi to come out throwing punches. Yuki suddenly locked eyes with not Machi,
but a man. A large man. He jumped towards Yuki.
Yuki, never the type to freeze or hesistate, immediatly ran for the nearest window and swiftly jumped out, cutting his arm only a little on the broken glass.
Yuki ran down the street in sheer terror. The days with Akito did not match the fear he felt now. The adrenaline ran through his entire body. He hovered in an alley, shaking uncontrollably.
"The...what the fuck..." Yuki choked.
His car. What would the intruder do to his car?
Yuki got out his cell and called Machi. She answered.
"Machi, where are you? Don't go back to my apartment some psycho broke in!"
"I'm at school Yuki."
There was no emotion in her voice, no shock.
"Call the cops and report the man you moron."
"Fine Machi"
Yuki hung up.
Yuki called the cops they escorted him back to the apartment. The man was gone. The detective showed up soon after and collected what evidence he could.
They told Yuki not to worry. They said the man wouldn't be back. He had not done anything to his car either. They got a nearby shop to temporarily patch wooden planks over his windows.
The intruder stole what cash he could find in the apartment, which wasen't much. Some bank statements where left visible on the counter. Yuki shuddered at the thought of the intruder seeing them. Yuki would go to the bank first thing in the morning to have his account numbers changed. What was even more alarming to Yuki was that his name was platered all over his mail. This damn freak knows not only his addresss but his full name. Yuki felt a fear he never felt before.
He wasen't so sure he wanted glass windows again, but that was up to his landlord, who would of course want windows.
Yuki felt trapped. How was he suppossed to the sleep there during the day afer his night shifts now? It was hard enough sleeping during the day!
After the cops and detective left, Machi showed up.
"Cheating fuck."
"Machi, I don't know what you heard but just can it. We have a bigger problem right now. If they find this guy I'm going to get subpoenaed and might have to testify against him in court. What if he comes back?"
"That's your problem Yuki. If you had not cheated on me, I wouldn't have broken your windows."
Yuki's eyes hazed over.
"What?"
"You heard me."
Machi had made his home an easy target for the intruder.
"I can do better than her."
"Machi, just who the hell have you been talking to?"
"That rooster guy."
Kureno...
"Uh huh. I see. Well guess what Machi, Tohru belong to Kyo. She doesn't want me. I don't want you. It's over."
Machi walked over to Yuki with a blank expression.
"Oh really? Will I have to chase you around to pay child support then?"
She held out a positive pregnancy test.
"Machi, stop lying. You're on the pill and we use condoms. It's highly unlikely. I don't believe you."
Yuki felt like he had used up all of his adrenaline for the day. He felt strangely tired.
"Did you see me take that pill everyday? Did you see me poke holes in the condoms?" Machi said in monotone.
Yuki stared in disbelief. Had she really poked holes in the condoms?
Machi's eyes narrowed as she got down on her knees.
She pulled Yuki's pants down. Yuki was in a haze. He lost sense of time, everything was spinning.
"I can do better than her."
As Machi tried to go down on Yuki, he snapped back to reality and attempted to back away.
Machi bit him where it hurt. Yuki screamed and lay on the floor in agony.
"If you won't use it on me, you won't use it on her."
Machi pulled down her pants and pissed on a pregnancy test stick. Yuki lay on the floor whimpering. She waited a few minutes and showed him the result.
"I think I will go with you to the Sohma Christmas next month Yuki".
Machi walked out the door, leaving Yuki laying on the floor, vulnerable.
Yuki turned his head towards the window. Outside he saw the tips of trees blowing in the wind. He heard children laughing on the street.
How could it be so peaceful out there?
Then he remembered that he could have had condomless sex with Machi all along. For some reason, that was the only thing he could think about at that moment.
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It's been almost two years since I've last worked on this fic! I still haven't been able to watch the new Fruits Basket yet.
It seems so crazy to me...when I started this fic I thought Fruit Basket's heyday was long over! I felt like I was entering a desert of longgone fanfictions, from back when the show aired in the early 2000's. I have watched about two episodes of the new one.
I'm a little disappointed that Shigure doesn't sound quite the same. I miss his silliness. It's beautiful though, I must say.
Is anyone still reading this? Please comment, I would really like to know. Well, I hope your day is going well. Things are really hard right now for me. Stuff has happened and I'm fighting some demons right now. I feel a bit scared and I am just trying to take each day as it comes. Creative outlets are important right now.
I've been wearing alot of peach colored shirts, eating fun shaved ice, binging on McDonalds (which might be okay since I've been underwieght), and listening to quality music like Pink Floyd. It's important to give into the things you like, as long as no one gets hurt.
Of course, eat enough McDonalds and shaved ice and you will hurt yourself I suppose.
