Memories
By: HeavenlydemonxXxo

Yo yo yo. I can't and wont own Fruits Basket.

Staring at the door she waited a few moments. Then looked around. Finally she sighed. Kyou watched her in amusement. It couldn't be that hard to just knock on the door. After around 10 more minutes, he jumped down.

"You idiot, are you too stupid to knock the door?" he said as he punched her arm, playfully.

"Ow. Don't hit me." She punched him back. "I just hate knocking on doors... there's adults in there..."

He blankly stared at her, wondering about her stupidity. Then grabbing her, he dragged her into the house. As they entered, Yuki came down the stairs.

"Aha! I did invite her! So you can't call me a fraidy cat." Kyou said proudly.

"Since when did I say that you were a fraidy cat?" Yuki replied in a tired manner. "Welcome to our house, Kumiko-chan."

Kyou hissed in annoyance. Kumiko entered the house and greeted Yuki in a formal manner. Soon, Shigure appeared.

"A guest? A beautiful guest too! Is she a, what do you call them..., a high school girl?" grinned Shigure. "Well, come in, come in." he ushered. Leading them, they sat down in the sitting room. Shigure rushed in with tea. Kumiko stood up to accept the tea and thank him, but tripped over the mat. She landed flat on her face. A silent moment passed when Shigure started laughing his head off. She looked up, with a flushed face from embarrassment, but then started laughing herself. The other two stared at them, both thinking the same thought. How can two strangers laugh together?

Still laughing, she got up and took Shigure's hand. "Ahahaha. We never were properly introduced. The name's Kumiko." She beamed. Turning to Kyou and Yuki, she moved and sat between them. She patted their heads and put her arms around them playfully.

poof

Coughing, she waved away the mist. "What the hell?" she coughed out.

The cat and mouse both tried to run away, but she happened to be sitting on their tails. The struggles they made brought attention to her. Grabbing their necks, she brought them closer to her. Shigure stuttered, "Ah, you didn't get your tea yet!"

Again, she started laughing. "My, my! They change into animals when hugged by girls!" She snuggled against them. "They're so much cuter this way!" Everyone was shocked. None of them expected this reaction. She let go of them. "Is this why these two don't get along well with each other. A cat and mouse. It's almost like that show, uhh, Tom and Jerry!" Kyou slinked away as Yuki sighed.

"You can put it like that, but there is a problem." said Yuki.

poof

Kumiko was dazed by this second wave of smoky mist.

"When they turn back, they're naked." Shigure said.

She gaped at Yuki who struggled to put his clothes back on. Kyou came walking in.

"..." as he saw her still gaping at the struggling Yuki. He walked back out.

"Well, well... seems like I'm not the only one with a dirty mind.." Shigure mocked her. Yuki was done by that time and punched him on the head.

"You have to excuse him." he sighed. Turning into a more serious mode, he said, "But you can't tell anyone about this." With a pause, he looked towards Shigure, who was obviously not paying much attention. "No one at all, please."

Kumiko bowed to them. "I had a really fun time today. Maybe I'll invite you all to my house next time." She grinned while waving and walked away.

Kyou and Yuki watched her go, still dazed over what just happened.

"Who's that?" someone asked.

They were surprised and looked around. Hatsuharu dropped down from the roof.

"Bastard, you don't sneak into someone's house and get on their roof like that!" shouted Kyou.

"Well, the door wasn't properly closed..." said Haru with a glazed look in his eyes. "How are you holding up honey?" he said as he turned to Yuki.

"...Could you stop calling me that?" he said while rubbing his face with his hand.

Skipping every other step, Kumiko smiled. The Sohma family were all truly beautiful people who she just made friends with. Her cellphone started ringing. She flipped it open and shaked back her hair, putting it to her ear.

"Moshi moshi. Yes, this is Ikemoto Kumiko. ... What? Uh-huh. Where? Ok. Thank you." Shutting the phone, she started running. Heart beating fast, every time her foot met the ground, she told herself that it was a mistake. They called the wrong person. It's not true.

She pushed open the hospital doors and ran in.

"Where are my parents? Ikemoto Yu and Talia."

"ER section," She replied. The clerk watched the girl run off. Things like this happened everyday, but it still hurt her everytime.

Kumiko raced down the hallways, not caring who she bumped into. She followed the signs directing to the ER. When she got there, she stopped a doctor and asked about her parents. He pointed to a room. Out of breath, she still power walked into the room. Crossing the floor to the two beds, she hoped that for God's sake to see strangers. The heat in the room made her even more stressed. She looked over the beds. They were both bandaged up in the face, arms, chest and legs. It made it harder for her to tell. But there were her mother's eyes, and her father's thin mouth showing in what the bandages exposed.

Her cellphone started ringing again. She answered it with a whisper. A woman was on the other line, selling women's perfume. Trembling, she dropped the phone. The perfect timing for a telemarketer. She sat in the nearest comfy chair. Mouth open, her heart finally realized what happened. Tears started welling up. One or two slid down her face, as she gulped and tried to stop from crying. A doctor walked in, holding a clipboard. Noticing Kumiko sitting there, he headed towards her.

In a friendly voice, he said, "I see you came. What a good daughter. As you know, they were found in a car accident. And, well, they were the ones responsible. Both drunk and ran the red light. Another car crashed into them, making your parents swerve and sad to say, they hit a person."

She stopped listening. They were drunk and caused this accident. Suddenly, she became furious and apologetic, yet sad.

"Who did they hit?" she slowly asked.

"Uh, well, Takenawa Aki."