Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket, 'cause if I did, I'd make Yuki mine. ((growls))
Chapter 4:
Kana…
A female figure with her back facing him stood – hair billowing in the wind.
Kana…
She slowly turned around, brushing a loose strand out of her eyes to see who was calling her.
Kana…
She smiled at once realizing who it was.
Kana…
She held out a hand, smiling as cheerful as could be.
He reached for her hand, but instead of taking it, pushed her off.
Off…
Off…
KANA…!!!!
Hatori Sohma awoke drenched in cold sweat. He jolted up from the desk in which he had fallen asleep on while working and placed his glasses back on. He stretched a tiny bit, wiped his forehead and looked down at his desk to see what needed to be worked on.
The piece of paper lying there was lying horizontal – but what was must peculiar about it was the fact that, in bold red letters – as if written in blood – it read:
I'm sorry.
Hatori jolted from his seat and backed into the wall.
Who had written that while he was asleep?! Some sort of prank? No, he shook his head, it couldn't have been the other nurses, and he didn't think that his cousins were that sadist to do such a prank.
Maybe he was still dreaming?
He rubbed his eyes.
No, still awake. So he wasn't dreaming. He stared at the piece of paper until a sudden ring awoke him.
He reached into his pocket and pulled out his – da da da daaaa!! His handy-dandy lil' cell phone!!
(I tried, I really tried. XD)
Flipping it open, he read the caller ID as Shigure Sohma. He growled, it was still early in the morning and he was already receiving a phone call from his perverted cousin.
He knew it. It was all a prank and Shigure was finding out how he reacted.
Nevertheless, no matter how much he wanted to turn off the cell, he clicked the "accept" and placed the phone next to his ear.
"Moshi-moshi?" he answered in his usual dull voice.
"Hatori-san!!"
Okay, maybe not. Or maybe Shigure was trying to get out of this one and wanted to use Tohru.
"Honda-kun? What is it?"
"I-It's Yuki!!" she answered panicky.
"I'll be there."
There was no need to explain. If someone was hurt, he would just say that he'd be there, hang up, grab his materials and be there as soon as he could.
"Wait! He's blind!!"
Oh, an explanation… blind? That was new… A joke, no, he frowned and answered, "B-Blind? How?"
"I-I don't know! He woke up like that!"
"Strange…" he muttered, then, "I'll be there – Shigure's right?"
"Y-Yes!" she answered and both bid farewell and hung up.
He gathered the needed equipment and frowned. This case wasn't going to go like the others – they might need the hospital this time…
He just hoped that the blindness was temporary…
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Tohru slowly set down the phone and let out a sigh. She was stressed, dearly stressed!! She wiped her forehead and ran a hand through her hair.
She then felt a hand on her shoulder and surprised, turned around.
"Shigure-san!" she greeted with wide eyes.
He smiled. "What's going on? I wake up and Yuki-kun and Kyo-kun are sitting next to each not fighting and you're on the phone with Ha'ri. Did Yuki-kun and Kyo-kun get together?" he joked.
Tohru blushed and shook her head, slowly turning staring at the ground.
"What's wrong?"
"Yuki's blind; he woke up like that… We don't know how it happened…" Tohru quickly but vaguely explained.
Shigure's eyes widened in shock. "B-Blind?! How can that be?!"
Tohru only kept staring at the ground.
"Well, the wait is about a half an hour so we'll have to wait a while…" he sighed as he made his way towards the living room, "I'm going to go see how they're faring," he explained.
Tohru nodded. Deciding that the three men still need food, she went into the kitchen to make something filling.
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A figure in the darkness sat, legs curled up to his chest, arms hugging his legs together as if trying to protect himself by some outside force.
His dark plum eyes reflected sadness and he only buried his head in further.
"Oh god, what have I done?"
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Opening the car door with a click, he found himself being glomped by a very hyper blonde Sohma.
"M-Momiji?" Hatori asked, stuttering in front of the younger Sohma.
"EEeeeehhhh??" Momiji exclaimed, hearing that the calm, collected and stoic doctor of the Sohma's stutter. "Ha'ri, what are you doing? Where are you going? Is someone hurt?"
Momiji's innocent eyes widened in fear of Tohru getting hurt.
"I'm going to Shigure's. Either get in or stay out of my way. Now," Hatori simply replied as he slipped inside the driver's seat and began to start the car. "You have 5 seconds…"
Without waiting for Hatori to began, Momiji quickly slipped in the passenger's seat next to him, buckled and grinned.
Hatori let out a sigh and started the way.
"So… Who's hurt?" Momiji asked, turning on his serious mode.
"Yuki."
"EH? Is it his asthma?!!"
"No."
"…Then what?"
"Apparently, he woke up blind…"
"Like you?" Momiji was surprisingly calm.
"It may be temporary."
"Let's hope it is…" Momiji's childish voice echoed Hatori's thoughts. They sat in silence for the rest of the ride and when they finally got there, Momiji hurried after Hatori and entered.
Tohru slid the door open as soon as Hatori reached the front door and was about to knock.
"Hatori-san! Thank goodness!! Yuki-kun just started to have an asthma attack!!"
Author's Note: I am evil, I know I am. The writing is very sloppy and not as descriptive because I'm too lazy to write everything down. So, please excuse it. (Also too lazy to edit it). Plus with school and my other fics. O.O So much… Anyways, please comment and tell me what you think.
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Yes, I am now looking for a beta just to quick check my spelling, grammar and use of character's name mistakes. I need a person at least 14 years of age or older. Thank you.