You Don't Belong in a Fruits Basket
(I hate last chapter…)
Marco?
(And you all say…?)
"Hey Tohru, did you get one?" Uo asked, holding up a blue and pink envelope. Tohru held up hers also. As did Hana and Roku.
"Yeah, it seems that they're throwing it early this year. I wonder why." Roku questioned, and Tohru looked up with a smile. "Well, we'll be able to see everyone early this year. When is it anyway?" Tohru said, not bothering to unravel hers.
"The party is tomorrow, and I haven't even picked up a dress." Hana said with a heaved sigh. Tohru flashed her a smile. "Then we better get started. Aku already sent me the dress me and Roku are to wear."
"Don't you think it's a bit sudden? He most probably knows that Kyo is near you. Do you think he's trying to erase his memories again, or even yours?" Hana said, shuffling through her papers to find something. "Ah, here it is. My homework."
She pulled out a crumpled sheet of paper from the massive stack of papers. "See Roku? I did do my homework." She answered in a monotone voice.
"WELL, I DID MINE TO!" he yelled, and brought out a clean sheet of paper, full of science problems on it.
"That's only because science is your favorite class Roku." Uo said. Kyo and Yuki decided to walk in on that moment, striking a conversation with them.
"So, what's going on?" Kyo asked, sitting down on a desk near them.
"Well, we're talking about a gigantic Christmas Party that we're all attending. We're also comparing Roku and Hana's homework, and-"
Tohru had begun looking out the window, her mind going into deep thought once again. Suddenly, she had a very painful 'ting' on her face, and her pale hand caressed her now swollen cheek.
"I slapped you five times. You zoned out pretty long." Roku whispered so the rest of the class won't listen in on their conversation. "Yes, is something bothering you Ms. Honda?" Yuki asked, bringing a seat for him to sit down in.
She shook her head, a smile plastered on her face. "Oh no, no, I was just thinking about how nice it would be to see old family and friends-"
"Tsa'u does ke pxel nga…" (That hate you…) Almost immediately, he got a hard jab in his stomach, crotch, shoulder, etc.
Tohru glared hard daggers at her one day older brother. Then, she smiled and turned towards the Sohmas again. "And all of the beautiful dancing, and delicious food…and my favorite part, the dancing." She said with a smile.
"Well, if that's your favorite part, what's your least favorite part?" Kyo asked, his red eyes staring intently at her own.
She didn't even have to hesitate to answer. "The Christmas Ritual. It isn't as bad as it sounds though."
Hana, Roku, and Uo didn't dare say a word. They knew this was all a façade, that would drop the moment they got to the party. "Well, class is almost starting, so we better get to our seats before Mr. Tech gives us an earful about our science projects." Roku said, changing the subject completely.
The next day, it was utter chaos in the Sohma household.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU GOT ONE TO?!" the twins yelled at the same time, grabbing Yuki and Kyo's invitations tightly. "W-What if…" Roku started. "Y-Yeah…" Tohru finished, staring at the invitation, and clutching it so tightly that her knuckles were white. "THE BASTARD IS DOING IT AT THE LAST MINUTE! GOSH, NOW I NEED TO…UGH! HOW LONG DO WE H-"
"6 hours."
Roku groaned and grabbed his coat. "DON'T. DO. ANYTHING. TOHRU, GO WHERE THE DRESS. YUKI, KYO, DON'T CHANGE TILL I COME BACK!" and he slammed the door, his footsteps were heard beating the hard ground outside. Tohru was in the kitchen, cooking, cleaning, and doing lots of things at the same time.
"Why would he give YOU GUS AN INVATATION?!" she yelled, while bringing out the lightly burned chicken. "UUUGGGHHH!" she screamed in frustration. She turned her hard eyes towards the two boys. "IF YOU GUYS AREN'T HELPING, YOUR JUST TAKING UP MUCH NEEDED SPACE! OUT! BOTH OF YOU!" she yelled like a maniac, pissed as hell. "What's going on? Why are they coming to the party?" she thought over, and over again. She suddenly hissed as she had touched the hot part of the pan with her finger. "ACK! PXASIK!" she cursed in her native language. Putting her middle finger in her mouth, she ran around like a chicken without a head, running this way and that, making and burning food.
Roku had gotten a black tuxedo for the two, even though Yuki and Kyo both refused it, until Tohru had burst into the room, half naked, running around for her dress. She then started yelling at the two boys for not putting on their clothes, and literally FORCED them into it.
"ROKU, WHY THE HELL HAVEN'T YOU GOTTEN READY?!" she yelled, and dragged him into her room. Kyo and Yuki saluted him as he walked out of the room. "Brave man he is." Kyo said, fake tears in his eyes. "Very brave." Yuki agreed with Kyo for the first time.
"WHAT TIME IS IT?!" Tohru yelled, jumping over five steps, her long blue dress sparkling with beauty. "IT'S TIME TO GO! COME ON, KIT SHOULD BE OUTSIDE!" Roku yelled, hurrying Yuki and Kyo outside. "WAIT, I NEED TO GO GET MY STUFF!" Tohru yelled, and ran into the basement.
Roku turned towards the two boys with hard eyes. "Rules for tonight. Do NOT be disrespectful to ANYONE there. Those are highly important people that you wouldn't understand how high they were." Roku said, straightening his tie up. "Next, do not EVER, and I mean EVER let your food or drink out of your line of sight for a SECOND."
"Third, at midnight, you WILL feel VERY uncomfortable with the Christmas Ritual. Do NOT disturb the ritual."
" Do not say Tohru's name during the party at all. You might get a gazillion enemies on your side. Is that clear?" he said, and he actually sounded serious.
The two boys nodded, and just then, Tohru walked out with a blue purse. "I found it." She said with a smile, and walked up the hill that led towards the row.
"BE CAREFUL YOU GUYS!" Shigure yelled from the home below. "WE WIL!" they shouted back.
After much hugging and fake kisses, they had gotten in the car with the driver named 'Kit.'
"Ah, I'm growing so old. Just yesterday you were the tiny little fox. Now, you're a mama fox!" he laughed, and Tohru blushed horribly. After a few minutes of silence, he spoke once again.
"Tohru, you gonna be able to handle this year? Last year you barely made it."
Tohru nodded. "It's my duty. And I have to fulfill it. As-"
"OH LOOK, WE'RE HERE!" Roku yelled obnoxiously, cutting off the conversation completely, and this was getting the Sohmas more curious then they already were.
Getting out of the car, Tohru walked out, Kyo holding out his hand like a gentlemen.
Well.
As much as a gentlemen Kyo can be.
Once inside, Kyo and Yuki were immediately amazed. It was extravagant. Lights shined from each corner of the room, and life was bursting with flavor.
Everything stopped the moment Tohru stepped a foot in. All music stopped playing, people stopped dancing, and the lights stopped sparkling.
Then…
The whispers.
She held her head high, as she walked into the room with a dominant gaze upon everyone. People snickered and laughed at this. Laughing at her hair style, her dress, her face, everything they could find wrong with her.
"Oh my gosh, that's Roku's sister?"
"They look so alike! But…she's much more…uglier."
"I know right! No way a cool guy like Roku could have a bland, stupid looking sister like that!"
"Well, we better believe it…hey, who's the whore with now?"
"Well, they're really cute. Let's go ask them for a dance."
"No, not while that slut is near them."
"I like the way you think."
Tohru didn't dare show any emotion. For others, this was nothing new. But to Yuki, and especially Kyo, it was quite a surprise. Usually, there would be some kind of emotion.
But there was none.
And it was scary.
The way she looked so regal in her outfit, her hair packed in a tight bun.
Just then, someone dropped a plate, and the music started again. Everyone seemed to start to ignore Tohru as she walked over to the far end of the room, to their reserved table.
"RRRROOOOKKKUUUUUUU!" a loud voice screeched, nearly blocked by the laughter of the guests.
"Ah shizz, I'll see you later." He said, and flashed a hard look at Tohru.
A click was heard in her brain, as he turned around.
"I'm really sorry Tohru. I swear."
Tohru smiled, and turned off the mesh. Suddenly, a girl wrapped her arms around Roku. "YOU BAKA, I MISSED YOU SO FREAKING MUCH, AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN GIVE ME ANY CALLS, AND I DIDN'T FIND YOUR HUMAN HOUSE NUMBER, SO-" Roku silenced her with a kiss, and Tohru playfully gagged.
"Get a room you lover birds." Tohru said, laughing at the double meaning. They stopped their make out session and the girl with long blonde hair looked at her. "T-Tohru? T-That's you?"
She smiled. "The one and only."
Suddenly she was enveloped in a hard hug. "OH TOHRU, IF THERE WAS SOMEWAY I COULD STOP ALL THIS, I WOULD, OH TOHRU, I'M SORRY OUT ANCESTORS WERE SO STUPID! TOHRU! YOU NEED TO RUN OR SOMETHING, YOU BARELY MADE IT LAST YEA-"
"I'll be fine Mitukei. Don't worry." She said, and patted her blonde head. Mitukei had tears in her eyes. "Oh Tohru, you'd be the best sister-in-law ever." She sniffled, and hugged her tightly with abnormal strength, before returning to Roku, who took her to dance.
Then, there was one.
Why one if Yuki and Kyo were with Tohru?
Well, the girls that had been talking about Tohru earlier had dragged them onto the dance floor by force. By the time they were in the middle, they couldn't run anymore, and they just decided to dance.
She knew that people were staring at her in pity/disgust. She nearly let out a laugh. People pitied her? Disgusted of her?
She was confused.
She must be stupid for not understanding her own feelings.
Guess that means she just needs to dive deeper into her mind.
She sighed once again as people gave her the evil eye, or looks of sadness. She couldn't take it anymore. She stood up, and went into the back doors.
This was
After all
Her home.
(ENDING IT HE- *has to go do project* C-COMING MOMMY! *RUNS TO DO PROJECT*)
FINALLY!
He had gotten away from the pack of wolves.
It's a miracle he hadn't gotten hugged.
…
Would Tohru wanna dance with him…?
Wait.
Where was Tohru?
He was about to call out her name when he remembered Roku's rules. He scrunched his face up, and decided to go look for her. Knowing she wouldn't be anywhere in the middle. So maybe she was on the sides…?
Nope.
He checked everywhere in that damned ballroom.
Still nothing.
Kyo sighed and flopped on his chair, but the moment he did, he noticed an open door that led from the kitchen, to somewhere else. He cocked an eyebrow, and decided to investigate it.
BWAHAHAHA, YUKI CAN USE HIS MAGICAL POWERS TO FEND OFF THE SHE-WOLVES. BWAHHAHAHA. Back to my favorite couple. CAMERA 1, YOUR O- WTF DO YOU MEAN 'TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES?!'
Camera 1 man: …
YOUR GONNA HAVE SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH YOUR FACE SOON IF YOU DON'T FIX THAT DAMN CAMERA RIGHT NOW! *rubs temples* WHAT THE HELL?! IS MY MONEY NOT ENOUGH?! THIS IS AMERICA. YOU AIN'T GONNA FIND A BETTER JOB WITH BETTER PAY THAN THIS SHIZZ I GOT RIGHT HERE.
Camera 4: Ma'am, you only pay us 25 cents, and even then, the 25 cents are Chucky Cheese coins.
WHAT. THE FLUFF. EVER!
Ugh…Camera 3…zoom in on Yuki…
(Yesh, I made my own numbers for everyone, plus, the author has to have her/his moment to ya know. xD)
Roku had been dancing with the girl that chatted every three seconds. She stopped when he brought her over to the dance floor, and she flashed him a smile, and stopped talking, stepping on his foot once in a while.
"Hey, you know that no matter what she says, she ain't gonna make it." She whispered, her head in his chest.
"You know Tohru. She's a freaking princess. You know this is her duty as one
"She barely made it last time!" she said, looking at him with fiery eyes. "I remember that her mom had told me, that Tohru always had wanted to be a princess. But she didn't know that she already was one. When Tohru was announced princess, and had to do the special ritual, I think Tohru was scarred for life. Yet…" she trailed off, looking off to the side, accidently stepping on Roku's foot. Again.
"Yet…she can still put on…a real smile." She said, smiling softly. "I'm glad Tohru still smiles. It's absolutely beautiful." Mitukei said, and gasped as she looked at the clock. "Roku, it's 11: 47. Come on, we have to go get into our formations."
Roku sighed and looked at the side. "Right…"
*STRANGLING CAMERA 3*
Best Friend: GOT IT! Some idiot spilled coffee on it!
*lets go of* GREAT! Wait…CAMERA 3, I SAID YUKI, NOT ROKU- UGH, JUST ZOOM IN ON KYO, NOT TOHRU! I SAY KYO YOU IDIOTS!
Kyo had begun walking in a strange corridor, it was dark, and nearly close to midnight. "Tohru?" he whispered, and when he got no answer back, he continued to walk down the creepy corridors. "Tohru?" he said again.
But what he was answered with was not a voice.
But a piano.
"By myself, all alone, in a room void of sound. I am here, on my own, there is no one around." A voice sang, breaking through the lonely darkness of the cool night. "Tohru?" he whispered again, trying to find the sound of the beautiful piano and singing. "In this dark, to no one, I will endlessly speak.
By the light of the sun everything appears bleak" she sang, reaching a particular high note that cracked her voice a bit. But even so, she continued to sing anyway. "I prefer not to see a thing.
I don't need help from anybody.
Disrespect me, there's nothing I can do or say
Just leave me and go away."
She cried, and he could hear her sobs of pain as the piano continued to play. 'Finally' he thought to himself. He had reached the room of which the piano was coming from.
He slowly opened the door, and was very surprised when he saw Tohru playing the piano. 'T-Tohru? Why is she singing such a song?" he thought to himself, shutting the door so he could see through the keyhole.
"When I walk there is nobody there at my side
Growing up, feeling lost and I just want to hide
Struck by love, I begin weaving thick webs of lies
I can't look at the truth without hurting my eyes"
She sobbed, and he could hear the tear drops drop on the keys softly, but not loud enough to make a sound. "The only time I've seen her cry is out of happiness. Why is she crying?' he thought to himself, still looking through the keyhole.
"I prefer not to see a thing
It's not because of anybody
It is all my fault, I'm the only one to blame
Just leave me alone, please go away."
After that sentence, it repeated itself. But he was surprised as it played with even more intensity than before.
"I prefer not to see a thing
I don't need help from anybody
Disrespect me, there's nothing I can do or say"
She missed a note, and cursed in her ancient language. She started again.
"Just leave me and go away
Don't bother coming in
There's nothing inside
Of me"
She paused and stopped her tears for a moment, before starting again, but she was interrupted, VERY rudely.
"Tohru. It's time." Although he couldn't hear the voice, it sounded evil and sinister. "Y-Yes…"
That voice…
It sounded so familiar…
"Master…"
*looks around for any UFO (UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT. )trying to be projected at my head.* Alright. We're ending it hear folks- *DUCKS EPICLY AS A ROCK IS BEING THROWN* BWAHAHAHAHAHA. YOU AIN'T MAKING ME CONTINUE THIS. I'M GONNA HAVE MY READERS HANGING OFF THEIR FREAKING SEAT!
Wait…
Who the hell keeps throwing ufos at me anyway?
Camera people: *Whistles*
*SMILE* ALRIGHTY! WORD COUNT!
Word Count: 3, 021
Yeah, yeah, I'm sorry, you didn't find out their secret this chapter, BUUTTT, THERE'S A GOOD REASON, S-S-SO DON'T WORRY! *dodges flame throwers*
The song: No More: Miku Hatsune. Translyrics. DOES NOT OWN.
Anyway, I really am sorry, but I wanted to leave you guys on a cliff hanger. *hugs myself* I love myself to. ^-^
ANYWAY, ALL OF YOUR ANSWERS WERE DEAD WRON-
Best Friend: *pushes off the computer* Don't worry. She's just angry that you guys were alarmingly accurate with your predictions.
*PUSHES* WELL, ANYWAY, LET'S SAY THE NEW QUESTION! NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWERS!
What do you think will happen in the Christmas Ritual?
THE PERSON THAT CAME ALARMINGLY CLOSE WAS:
Mew-Star-Mew
YOU ALREADY KNOW ME TO WELL. DX (Dun read her review. IT'LL MAKE YOU KNOW WHAT I ISH GONNA DO. DX)
Ah, well, I've been so excited, that I started the next chapter already. OH, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO READ 'Oh Boy' THE CHAPTER MAY BE UP LATER TODAY. MAYBE!
Anyway, I hoped you enjoyed your spring break, your severe allergies, and your Easter bunny chocolate!
Chow!
~Strawberry ish out!
