Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket, but I do own these crazy idea's that are in this fanfic.
As the gang walked into Ritsu's room, they all gasped in slight horror and awe. What they saw was a very busty Ritsu with a higher pitched voice than they were used to.
"Hello guys." She said.
"Uh, yeah." Yuki said
"Ri-Ri-Ritusu!" Tohru said as she gawked at her newly made friend.
"It's great to see you Ms. Tohru." She said.
"This is wrong." Kyo said, averting his gaze from Ritsu to a nice rubber plant by the window.
"Can't blame you for not wanting to." Shigure said as he wandered the room.
"I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY THAT I DIDN'T ASK YOU BEFORE I DID THIS! I'M SORRY FOR NOT THINKING ABOUT HOW THIS WOULD AFFECT OTHER PEOPLE! I'M SORRY I'M SORRY!"
"Ritsu, first of all, we didn't mean it like that, and second, breath." Hatori said, his voice even and soothing. "Now, what they all meant was that this is all new to them, and they're not used to seeing you as feminine as you are now."
"I see." She said, pulling her blanket up to her chin.
"Ritsu." Tohru said as she sat on the edge of the bed by her friend. "I think you look lovely. It's just been so long since I've seen you, and to hear that you were in the hospital!"
"Thank you Tohru." She said. She stopped and looked around the room at her family. "By the way, why are you guys here?" she asked.
"Momiji is in here getting a bone marrow transplant for a serious strain of leukemia." Hatori said, his voice turning serious.
"Oh dear, the poor kid."
"Yeah, tell me about it." Momo said quietly. Everyone in the room went silent.
TWO DAYS LATER
The gang sat outside in the waiting room, waiting for Hatori to come back from talking to the doctor. There had been no news whatsoever from the doctors, which made everyone feel uneasy about things.
After some time, Hatori came out, looking tired.
"So?" Tohru asked as she got up from her seat.
"Yeah, how is he?" Momo asked.
"His white blood cell count has slowly been increasing. That's good, but he's been running a fever, so they're treating him with antibiotics. They don't want meningitis to show up. That would basically take his life."
"What does it do?" Tohru asked quietly.
"It swells the brain up because of loose fluid. The swelling is caused by an infection, and fever and at his weakened state, there is slim possibility that he'd be able to fight it off." He said as she dragged his hand through his hair. (BTW, I don't know exactly if that's what meningitis does. I read a lot of books by Lurlene McDaniel, and they all include people with some sort of disease, so I'm really just pulling the info from memory.)
"What do you think his chances of pulling through are?" Yuki asked, afraid of what Hatori would say.
"I won't know until tomorrow. At the moment things look precarious, but I don't want to think about it." He said.
Everyone understood what Hatori meant. They all didn't want to hear that their dear friend was going to die. Momiji was one of the most optimistic and cheerful person to be around. He was nice to everyone, and didn't judge anyone until he got to know them. They all admired his attitude at life, and couldn't imagine life without him laughing by their side.
The next day, they all went up to see how Momiji was doing, including the newly gender changed Ritsu. When they saw how relaxed Hatori was, they felt even more hopeful.
"Hatori, how is he?" Tohru asked, praying with all her heart that he was going to be okay.
"He'll be fine. It'll take some time for him to build up his immune system, but he's awake and his fever is gone."
"How much longer will he be in the hospital?" Ritsu asked with her new womanly voice.
"Probably up to a month and a half." He said. "It really depends on how fast his immune system builds back up.
So as that month and a half went by, the plans for Saki's wedding to Hatori went on. They made sure that it was just family and friends. Which meant the Sohma's and Saki's brother, and parents.
"C'mon you need to wear a normal colored gown." Arisa said.
"I would be kinda nice to see you in something other than black Saki." Tohru said as she flipped through a bridal catalogue.
"I really don't want to wear white. Or red. But I won't wear all black." She said as she sketched on a piece of paper.
"Thank god." Arisa said.
"I think I know what it will be." She said at last. "I want to wear a long satin dress of midnight blue. It will have black lace straps that will cross at the back. There will be a small train of rumpled satin at the back and the hem will be scalloped." She said as she held up her sketch.
"Oh my God, it's gorgeous!" Tohru said as she gazed at the exquisite drawing.
"It's perfect for you." Arisa said as she examined the sketch.
"Now what will we wear?" Tohru asked.
"I'll leave that up to Ayame and Mine." Saki said as she brushed back a wavy strand of raven black hair. "They know better than I do." She said as she stretched.
"Well at least you and Hatori will finally be tying the knot." Arisa said with a smile.
"All that's left is for Kyo to propose to you." Tohru said with a cheeky smile.
"Just because you two have men that want to marry you doesn't mean that I want one!" she said, her face turning to a rouge.
"Well okay." Tohru said.
"Your electric waves beg to differ." Saki said plain and simple.
"Hana, shut up."
The girls were interrupted when a crashing sound came from the front door.
"What do you mean you stupid rat?" Kyo shouted, his fists ready to tear into flesh.
"I'm saying that you should think about how you feel, you stupid cat." Yuki said, already to defend.
"Excuse us?" Arisa said. "But what seems to be the problem?"
"He wants me to pop the question to you!" Kyo yelled. "I mean we have enough fights, and with 2 wedding going on, we don't need a 3rd!"
"Funny how we were just debating this a few minutes ago." Saki said.
"Kyo, you should do what feels right." Tohru said.
"Well what feels right to me is to not marry her! I'm fine with how things are." He said.
"Fine." Yuki said as he walked over to Tohru and kissed her gently on the forehead. "How has your day been?" he asked, his eyes lighting up at the sight of his true love.
"It was fine. Hatori called and said that Momiji is being released today and will be moving back home with his parents." She smiled so enthusiastically that Yuki couldn't help but kiss that sunny smile.
"Oh." She said when they parted. "What did you do?" she asked.
"Hmm… Just the normal. Taught martial arts to young eager kids." He said as he gazed down at her. He couldn't help but chuckle when her face turned rosy. He bent down and kissed her on the cheeks before whispering, "I love you."
"I love you too." She said back, her eyes bright with tears. When she had finally pulled herself together to turned to ask the guys what they wanted. "How does soba noodles sound you guys…" she asked, but her words trailed off. There was no one but her and Yuki in the kitchen.
"Guess it's soba." Yuki said as he hugged her.
"Guess so!" she said with a giggle before kissing him lovingly.
After dinner, Kyo and Arisa sat on the roof, enjoying the cool air caress over their skin.
"Do you love me?" he asked.
"Yeah, but do you love me?" she asked.
"Yeah."
"Do you wanna get married?" he asked.
She finally turned to look at him. "Yeah." She said.
"So do I. But I don't want that damned Yuki in the way." He said.
"Then let's elope." She said with an excited grin.
"Okay, let's elope." He said as he grabbed her hand and pulled her up to her feet. "Let's elope tonight." He said before kissing her hard on the mouth.
A/N: I am so sorry for not updating sooner. I've been busy and sick. Exams just ended (thank God) and I'm getting over a cold and dealing with crap ass knee problems. But good news. I will be getting the net at home soon and then will be able to update more frequently! Yay! Oh and check out my new fic, "Faith Revealed" it's an 'Imyme Strawberry Eggs' fic!
I love you! Please Read and Review!
Teri Baumer
