Disclaimer: Fruits basket is not mine... so... I don't own any of the characters.
Pairings: So far, the only one I really am sure about is Yuki/Kyo; which is BoyxBoy, Shounen Ai, slashy-goodness, whatever you want to call it. If you don't like it, then good for you. I don't want to hear about it. I've been thinking about Shigure/Ayame too... Give me your opinions please.
Warnings: Knowing me, there will probably be violence, swearing, audult situations and... whatever else I feel like putting in here. For this chapter there isn't really anything you need to worry about. The future rating will range from pg-13 to nc-17 and possibly even R in later chapters. I'll tell you when.
Other Warnings: This is the first anime fanfiction I have ever written and actually posted. I will love you if you review because I live for reviews! Oh... and this is my first attempt at Fruits Basket fanfiction, ever. I just got this idea in my head and so here I am, posting it. Which means, some of the characters might be a little, or a lot, out of character. And for that, I am sorry. I try my best, really I do.
Summary: Kyo disappeared after Akito summoned him with no one seeing or hearing from him for three months unti he suddenly shows up for breakfast. Why and where did he go? Yuki starts recieving annonomus (love?) letters and feels compelled to reply to them.
Reviewers:
Kumori Tsuki - You want pie, eh? Well you're in luck, I just baked some. -hands you pie- Thank you for the reivew. I plan to stick to it and write this fanfiction to the end.
Dark-Lady-Devinity - No! Your heart can't stop! I don't know CPR! -cough- Anyway... I love the letters too. They make me smile.
Sika Kuriyama - You are right! I won't tell you. You'll just have to read and find out if he figures it out or not.
Dorayaki - What address? I don't understand... -Is clueless-
kc creation - Yes, I have thought of being cruel and making people believe one thing and have it turn out to be another... but you'll just have to find out what I choose for the ending yourself. And, yes, I hate waiting for plots to develope. Everythings just so boring without them.
Chizz-muffinChik - It all feels to soap opera-ish... Well, kind of. Will Yuki guess, though? WIll Kyo confess?
Evil Kitty of Doom - You make me laugh. I try to update as fast as I can. But... with halloween and school and... family matters... I haven't been the fastest. Though, I guess I like this chapter. It all seems a little out of character, but it works, I suppose.
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Chapter
Four:
Yuki's
POV
I'm hooked. I'm addicted. I have to write and write and write. I may not know who this person is, but I feel a definite bond growing between us. Is that bad? What if... No. I'm not going to get into all of the possible 'What ifs.' It's pointless.
Right after I finished reading the letter and the rain had stopped, Hatori had sent me off to the hospital to get a cast since he needed to stay with Kyo. He gave me a note requesting a certain doctor, a certain -male- doctor, so that there would not be any 'complications'. And here I am now, laying on the living room floor with a lime green cast running from my left hand to the middle of my arm at five in the morning.
The front door was suddenly kicked in, landing on the floor with a loud crash, causing me to sit bolt upright. Who in their right mind...? Obviously not Kyo. He's upstairs, bed ridden. Black Haru? No, he is on a school trip with Momiji. Then, who would-
"Shigure! Kyo!" Oh, lovely. Kagura.
The boar stormed in, looking mad as hell. Then she spots me.
" Yuki! Where's the dog?" Yup. Definitely pissed.
What's got her panties in a bunch now? And why is she here? Kyo's sick, he doesn't need her harassment... Wait, I'm not thinking straight... Kami... I need some sleep.
"Go away." I groan, lying back down and covering my face with my good arm.
"But I... Shigure said... Kyo's back!" Kagura fought to say.
" Thank you captain obvious," I mumble, closing my eyes. "Don't you know what time it is?"
"Just tell me where Kyo is. Please." And so the pleading begins.
"Upstairs." I say before rolling over onto my stomach, burying my face in the crook of my right arm. Yeah. I didn't last very long. I know. But you would think it would already be obvious anyway.
So tired. No sleep at all last night. Or the night before. Damn letters keeping me up all night. And the letter that never came. The last letter I got was three days ago, when Kyo fell ill to whatever it is that he has. Hatori hasn't been able to do anything for him. Maybe he's right. Maybe it is all in his head. Maybe Kyo's doing this to himself.
Tohru's back to walking like a zombie, hovering around Kyo like a mother hen. It hurts to see her like this. But, surprisingly, it hurts even more not to get any more neon orange envelopes. I want to write more to them. I want to confess all of my fears and all of my dreams. I want to tell them about my day. How I feel empty inside and confused about life. But nothing has come. I don't understand. I sent a reply. It was pretty lengthy too, explaining everything that was happening with Kyo and how I felt conflicted about what was happening. Could the mail service have lost it? Could... whoever was sending me these letters have gotten bored? Did they stop? That would be so cruel. So mean. But it's not like I can do anything... Not really...
"Oh, my love, what has happened to you? What have they done?" Damn Kagura, yelling loudly with her irritating voice.
I sighed to myself, trying to ignore the many crashes coming from above. Some one was running down the stairs, make that two someones. Kyo and Kagura. I should have known.
"My love, I-" Kagura began.
"Shut up!" Then he was running off, more than likely into the woods.
He really should not have been, though. His normally tan skin was pale and rather flushed. There were dark bags under his eyes and his clothes seemed to just hand right off of him. This was the first I had seen him out of bed except for to use the bathroom for three days. Scary. What... What exactly is going on with him?
"Good morning. Mind filling me in on why my house is broken?" Shigure asks, coming up behind Kagura, who's standing crestfallen.
Grumbling, I force myself to stand and walk out the door, slipping on a pair of boots on the way. If I were a stupid cat, where would I go? If I were a stupid cat, where would I go? I choose a random direction, which happens to be straight into the woods, and walk. The sun is just beginning to rise, casting an orange glow on everything. Actually, it looks rather peaceful. Everything is so quiet... except for the loud snapping of twigs and crunching of leaves up ahead. At least I know I'm going in the right direction.
I don't know exactly how long we walked. Maybe half an hour? We went at about the same pace. I never gained ground on him and he didn't get farther away from me, and neither of us tried to change that fact either. Kyo was just barely in my line of sight, which was lucky, saying he fell down. I quickly ran over to him to check if he was alright. His chest was rapidly rising and falling so fast that I feared hyperventilation. Sweat beaded down his face.
"Kyo," I tried speaking to him, then a little louder. "Kyo!"
No use. He had passed out. He looked like he had been running, even when he was really only walking. Maybe... Maybe he really had been running, in a hypothetical sense. But, from what?
Shaking my head, I moved to pick him up. It was probably best to get him home instead of contemplating why all of this was happening to him. His eyes fluttered open briefly, meeting my own. The sun was still casting that orange-ish hew, and it seemed to outline him. My breath hitched as I stared down at him. Kyo's face was looked so..., so scared.
"Please. Please no," He whispered, braking the silence that surrounded us. " Akito, I... Don't make me go in there."
Akito! I felt my heart skip a beat. Did he mean me? Did he think I was Akito? I look nothing like him! I don't even act like Akito at all! Right? No! I don't! And... Why is Kyo afraid of him? Sure the God of the Sohmas has never been nice to him, but he hasn't actually done anything to him, has he? Is Akito trying to force him into something? Was that what Kyo was referring to? A place he didn't want to be? Then it dawned on me. The cage.
"Shh..." I soothe gently, kneeling down and brushing his bangs tenderly out of his face, wincing at the temperature of his forehead. I have no doubt that he's running a fever.
I think I can understand Kyo a little better than before. At least, we share something in common. Our fear of Akito, the damn bastard.
"Shh... It's alright Kyo. Akito's not here. He's not coming. You're safe." I murmur to him, gently pulling him into my lap to rock him.
He should sleep. It would make it better for the both of us.
"Then who... are you?" Kyo strains himself to ask.
"I'm only Yuki." I tell him softly.
"Oh," He sighs out in obvious relief. "Yuki."
The smallest of smiles graces his face as he visibly relaxes into my arms. His breathing slowed down to almost the normal rate. I sit there, still rocking him, for a little while more, making sure the cat's in a deep sleep. Then, and only then, do I raise with him bridal style and take him home. He's not exactly light, though I have the nagging suspicion that he was lighter than he should have been, so it was rather challenging to carry him so far, but I managed well enough.
When I got there I walked straight in and up the stairs, ignoring Kagura's squeals of protest and Shigure's protests, towards his room. I nudge open his slightly ajar door with my toe, stepping inside to find Tohru curled around Kyo's pillow on his bed. I softly smile, almost sadly. She must have woken and come in here to check on Kyo only to find him gone.
"Miss Honda. Miss Honda, you need to get up." Her eyes blinked open, heavy with sleep that instantly cleared as she spotted me, holding Kyo close to my chest.
She shot out of Kyo's bed, mouthing a silent 'sorry'. I only nod and gently place him on top of the mattress. Tohru begins to take off his shoes and then his shirt, just as her mother used to for her when she as a child. When she begins to cover him, I walk out of his room and to the bathroom, pulling a washcloth from the cupboard. I run the cloth under cool water and wring it out a little. Then I walk back and kneel next to his bed.
I brush his bangs out of his face and softly cool it down before letting the washcloth rest on his forehead.
"You'll watch over him, won't you Miss Honda? I have some business I need to attend to." I say quietly, not wanting to wake him.
She nods her head in the affirmative, rather enthusiastically I might add, so I walk out of the room and back downstairs.
"Now you listen to me. You will -not- go into his room. You will -not- yell or disturb him in any way, shape, or form. You -both- will remain downstairs and quiet. You -will- wait for him to wake up and give you -permission- to enter his room." I tell Shigure and Kagura bluntly, eyes narrowed.
"Oh, you're so cruel. And all this time I thought you loved me! I think I'll go call Aya-"
"Don't. You. Dare." I bite out harshly, keeping my tone low, but dangerous.
"Fine." Shigure stalks off, walking into his office, most likely to call my brother anyway.
"Is Kyo alright? Is it because of me? Is it because of something I did?" Kagura asks softly, almost as if she is ashamed.
"No, just... Just let him rest." I don't have enough patience for this. I need some sleep. Now.
Rubbing my eyes with the palms of my hands, I walk back upstairs. All I can focus on is my bed. So much for school... and today was supposed to be my exam make-ups. Damn. I guess that's life, right? Relief floods my every pore as I collapse onto my bed, burrowing under the covers. My eyes close and I expectantly wait for sleep. I am happy to say that I did not wait for it in vain.
I awoke to the muffled sound of my door closing. As my eyes open I'm met by the sight my wall. When I roll over, whoever was in my room is already gone. Groaning, I look over at the clock. 6 pm. I had slept nearly twelve hours. Wow. I was out all day. Wow. Then I notice what was sitting in front of my clock: A stack of neon orange envelopes. My pulse rate quickened and I a goofy grin formed on my face.
I sit up, flipping on my bedside table light. Then I grab my letters and lay them out on top of my covers. There were seven in all, each marked with a number. I suppose to label with one is supposed to be read first. I open them one by one to find that they all have one to two flashcards in side, each with a different word:
Envelope One: Scintilla – A spark
Envelope Two: Affection – A fond or tender feeling
Envelope Three: Amour – A love affair, especially a secret one
Envelope Four: Cuddle – To hold lovingly
Envelope Five: Caustic – That can burn or eat away
Need – Something that one must have
Envelope Six: Desperate – Reckless because one has lost hope
Catamount – A wild cat
Envelope Seven: Dire – Dreadful
Desire – To wish or long for
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