Never Give Up
By Ginta and Hakakku Fangirl
Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket.
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Kyo thought back to all that had happened yesterday:
"Yes, Kyo's been behaving very well."
"Behaving?" Shimbo scoffed.
"Tohru is a very beautiful young girl," Kazuma said. "She has supported Kyo and Yuki despite the Curse of the Zodiac. And she loves Kyo."
"What did he do, tell her that he loved her?" Shimbo snapped. "As if the Cat could love! She's obviously stupid, to believe anything that he says."
"Watch your mouth about Tohru, you damned bastard!"
"What did you just say to me?"
"I said to watch what you say about Tohru, you bastard."
"I shall say what I like about that slut you knocked up, and do not disrespect me, you horrid Cat--"
"Her name is Tohru!! And she is NOT a slut!"
"What kind of respectful girl in her right mind would have sex with a monster? Did you get her drunk? Belittle her, make her think no one but you would ever accept her? Did you rape her?"
"NO!!"
"Well, if she's not a slut, then what did you do?"
"You fucking bastard!"
And then there was everything that had been said between Shimbo and his dad.
"He is my son," Kazuma said calmly. "And it would be in your best interest to admit that. And the sooner you do, the sooner we can all be happier."
"'We? You can't ever be happy with a monster for a son!"
"Kyo is not a monster. He is a young man who made a mistake, a mistake that he shares equally with a girl who loves him for what he is, for who he is--"
"Oh, I highly doubt that. I take it she's never seen his real form?"
"Yes, she has. And how you see him today is Kyo's true form: A very confused boy who is trying to do everything he can to turn his life around and keep it from going back to that Hellhole you say it should be!"
But even more confusing was Akito…
"You have denied being Kyo's father since before his mother's death. You have denied the Zodiac, and you have denied me. And now you have the nerve to come here? Get out!"
It was only at Akito's words that Shimbo had left--he may not be a part of the Zodiac, but that didn't mean he could defy the head of the Sohma family. Particularly a very violent head of the family…
But now Shimbo was gone. Tohru knew nothing of yesterday's events, Kyo had stopped vomiting, and now they had nothing to worry about. Other than one "little" thing: It was now May eighth. Graduation was tomorrow. But what was more, it was now only eight days until Tohru's due date. And while Tohru had suddenly become very calm, Kyo was beginning to freak out. Fortunately, Tohru had an appointment with Hatori in just a few hours.
'Maybe that will calm me down.'
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'Unn. I can't believe I thought that this would calm my nerves!'
Mentally, Kyo groaned. He had been wrong when he had thought that whatever Hatori would have to say would help to put his mind at ease. Instead, it had done exactly the opposite.
Hatori had just announced that Tohru's cervix had begun to dilate; her body was preparing itself to give birth.
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I am so totally dragging my feet here with these last few chapters. I don't want it to end!! Although the end of this fic does mean that I can concentrate on my other stories…