Reliving the Past
By: CallxMexSenseixSenpaixSama

Yes, another long wait for the fourth chapter. Be sad. Ahaha.

I don't own Fruits Basket. But I might buy Kyon-kichi... :)

Oh my God. I was rereading Fruits Basket and I got to the part where Yuki first meets Kyou. They were so cute. Yuki was cuter though. Aaah. Too cute.

Just thought you should know, Tohru and Kyou live far away from the rest of them, so Yuki, Haru and Akito literally drove all the way to visit. And coincidentally at the same time :)

Tohru sighed in exhaustion after waving Yuki off. The trouble that she had to go through to prevent Yuki from knowing the truth... For she, like Haru, wanted to keep it a secret... the return of the curse...

Tears slid off her cheek. Ah, why am I crying? She wiped them off with her hands, but it didn't stop. She had worked so hard to free them from the curse and so did Rin... Why did it have to come back? Going back inside, she headed over to her baby. She was cooing. Tohru immediately reached out and cuddled her. Thank you that its a girl! she found herself thinking. What she took as selfishness from the thought hit her. So selfish. Truthfully, she wanted the curse to be released so that Kyou wouldn't have to be taken away from her. Now that it's come back, will it take him away? Like her father did with her mother? She kept telling herself, please. No.

I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I couldn't protect you... It's all my fault!

"Hattori-kun, wake up." His eyes opened. A mug of coffee was laid before him. "You said you would help me at the bookstore today but you're sleeping on the job?"

"Ah, I'm sorry, Mayu-chan." He didn't dream that dream ever since that day with Tohru... Shigure and Ayame often told him that he has to move on. But they're idiots, so they shouldn't be trusted with. So what made him dream of Kana again? Mayu-chan stood next to him while sipping from her cup of coffee. She had her suspicions that this was another attempt in putting her and Hattori-kun together. Should she hate Shigure more or thank him... Staring out the store window, she recognized Uotani Arisa, her former student. She read in magazines about her and her modeling career. Becoming quite popular. However, there was this one distinct feature. Her eyes. Mayu glanced at Hattori. Their eyes were alike... appearing so lonely...

But... she smiled softly... the snow was melting away slowly in Hattori. That alone is enough for her.

Yuki rested on the armchair, next to the window. He watched the rain splash onto the ground. A hand touched him on the shoulder. Turning around, he smiled. Bringing Machi's head to him, he kissed her.

"Good morning." He softly murmured.

"What were you thinking about?" she asked, sitting on his lap.

He didn't want to tell her about the thoughts troubling his mind. About the isolation that Kyou's family seems to have taken. And the same as Haru and Rin...

"Nothing. Just watching the rain."

It wasn't like they were secluding themselves from the world. But they were as if hiding something from everyone else.

Sorry.

This word suddenly vibrated through his mind.

I thought I could understand the cat's words. But to be alone for so long...

Yuki sat up straight.

I apologize again...

Tears brimming, Yuki turned his face away. Why God?