Fruits Basket: High Above The Clouds

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this Fanfiction except them that you do not know.


Summery: Its been 5 years since the curse was broken, Kagura Sohma An airhostess returns back to Kaibara for the Sohma New Year as she had never been back for a while… what will happen now that she does not love Kyou anymore… but is he falling for her?

Chapter Eight

Sitting by the table, her hands controlling her fork to fumble with her food, Kagura sighed looking up to the kitchen window. Outside the sky was bright and the clouds were viewable as well as the scorching sun. She missed being in the house that she shared with Lei, with her latest trip away to America. It was amazing how different two places could be. Yet in Kagura's line of work, the amazement had begun to fade away to being expected.

"Morning, baby girl." She felt masculine hands around her neck, moving to her shoulders where they began to work their magic into massaging her. "I've got today off from work, we can spend it together, right?" Lei moved down spreading kisses on Kagura's neck, which made her giggle softly as she moved up to hit him on the forehead with the fork. She gave her trademark smile as he moved and kissed her on the forehead. Lei loved her. She was stupid to think that Kyou could come between the only things in her life that she could actually have as her own.

"Actually, I was kinda going to see Isuzu today, honey." Kagura spoke moving her head back again to view her lover's face. His hair had been brushed. His hair may seem black in colour but there were secret shades of brown hidden inside. It appeared Lei's real hair colour was actually a dark brown. She kissed him softly on the lips as she moved her leg to cross over the other. "Why don't you come with?" She knew that Isuzu would also help her come to terms with this relationship being for the best. She knew that she would have a better life all together with Lei.

Lei nodded his head to say that he would love to go with her. Kagura watched as he went back into the bedroom, more than likely to get something more on his body than just the red boxers he came through in. She smiled lovingly in his direction. Anyone else could tell that the relationship she was currently in was true love. Where as her feelings for Kyou were still nothing more than the same crush she had when she was eighteen. She looked down to her own clothing, and it appeared that all she wore was pink dressing gown. Sighing she knew she should follow Lei's example to get dressed too.

Kagura didn't go straight away to the bedroom to get into something that she could be seen in public with, what she did to was read the morning paper and waited for Lei to get finished in the bedroom first. She wanted to see what he was going to wear before she chose her own. For some reason she felt like wanting to wear clothes that matched. Whether that would seem childish or not, Kagura just didn't really care. Her eyes skimmed over the headline on the fourth page of the paper to read something about her favourite author. Well, would you say Shigure was your favourite author? When he was your cousin you were more than likely to be forced into saying that.

"What do you think?" She looked up from the paper to view Lei in a better choice of clothing, and that was without judging the fact that she liked him in his boxers also. Lei's shirt was chequered in four colours, which were red, blue, white and black. The shirt's first two buttons were undone and the bottom two to reveal the black jeans that he was wearing to cover his legs with his red and navy blue trainers on his feet. She smiled and nodded. The outfit was brilliant. "I have a surprise for you later on. I'll give it to you when we get to Isuzu's." Lei smiled broadly as he kissed Kagura on the cheek.

She sighed as she then placed her hands on the table, pushing up with her elbows to get up. Brushing against Lei softly as she moved to go to the door of their bedroom, Kagura smiled softly. Yes, when she had realised it was true love that they shared she had indeed became much happier. Her eyes scanned their beautiful bedroom. She was in much of a hurry that night when they went into the bedroom to describe the room itself. Two of the four walls were covered in black wallpaper with a pink, blue and lilac flower design, the other two contrasted with a pale pink colour. Yes it could have been noted that she had won the argument when it came to what to do with the bedroom. The carpet was a burgundy wine colour and was very soft underneath your feet.

She then turned her head to look at the bed. It was a double bed to fit both her and Lei. The sheet underneath the first duvet was yellow where the duvet cover was a burgundy with some designs– there was a single duvet over the double duvet, which was a pink with daisy design. Yes, it was strange but she liked to have a different type of bed spread. She had a third duvet rolled up to be beside the wall. She had a tendency of rolling over and banging into the wall during the night. As much as it actually hurt to do so she never learned her lesson. She loved the bed, mostly because when you lie on it, with the duvets all below you, it was very comfy. She once or twice managed to kick Lei out of bed, much to his dislike.

Walking over to the pink material-wardrobe she unzipped it to get to her clothing. She had the wardrobe and Lei had the five chests of drawers for their clothing. Well they did balance it out with the bed having drawers underneath it for any stragglers of Kagura's clothes to go into. Kagura moved a few of the clothing on the clothes hangers away before seeing what she could wear to match Lei's choice of clothes today. She smiled brightly as she brought out a blue vest; it would end around her thighs but was very loose. She then brought out a white shirt. The shirt was designed with long sleeves and it had elegant buttons down the front and on the cuffs of the sleeves. These would go perfect with the red belt she had, which meant she only needed one more colour to match Lei and that was black. He was wearing black jeans but that didn't mean that Kagura couldn't do the same.

Moving once more back to her bed, she got down on her knees and pulled out a pair of skinny black jeans from in the drawer. Smiling softly she quickly got dressed as she decided what to do with her hair for this day. She would probably just do what she usually done with her hair and put it up slightly with a hair band. The perfect colour for her to use would be red to go with the belt. So she went over towards the small bedside table, which were nowhere next to the bed but right next to her dressing table. She opened the first drawer and rummaged through her many colours of hair bands before settling on the red one with the white specks. She then put her hair up before she then looked for shoes. Her brown eyes dodged around as she soon found what she was looking for. Her trainers were white with navy blue stripes. These were just what she needed to finish off her outfit.

She looked herself in the mirror above her dressing table. Her mirror was up next to a small set of shelves, which had a bit of everything on it. She was glad to have such a spacious room. It was about the best that she would get under the circumstances that she shared it with such a businessman who brought home a lot of paperwork that was usually scattered about. Yet, as she had already figured out, that same businessman actually cleaned up around the house and the bedroom was near to spotless. In fact, she could have said the bedroom was as clean as the day they first moved on together. She appeared to look quite good. She smiled softly to herself as she then moved to grab her bag. The bag was a shoulder bag and was black leather with a red star on the cover.

"You look amazing." Was the first thing to be heard when she found her way back to the living room where she found Lei waiting for her with his black jacket on. She smiled softly as she looked to the ground wondering what to say. A simple thank you was too clichéd. Running her hand to her neck, touching the short strands of her hair she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before she made her way to the front door, to get out to where the car was. "No really, you do." She nodded her head to tell him that she knew he meant it. "Is there a high possibility to Isuzu may end up going into labour?" She was then asked. Yes, there was a high possibility as she was really near to her due date. Kagura informed Lei of this before she started to make her way down the stairs to the garden. Turning back now and again to see what Lei was doing. When she turned back this time he was in the middle of locking the door.

Using the keys to the car, she pressed the button so that it became locked. She really couldn't wait to see Isuzu and Hatsuharu again. It was obvious from when they were younger that Isuzu and Hatsuharu were going to be a couple, get married and have children. Kagura knew that one day she'd end up doing the same but she didn't know if she would end up marrying and having Lei's children. For, with her mind all jumbled her heart was shooting off in a different direction. Not into Kyou's direction but a completely different direction all-together. Just… somewhere were she could hide from all that was happening. She was really disliking the fact that Kyou was back in her life and making her choose. Yet she was angered at the orange haired male for saying that she probably didn't love Lei. Well what happened between Lei and herself last night should have proved that she did love him. More than she even knew…

She sat in the passenger seat, to allow Lei the privilege to drive them to where Hatsuharu and Isuzu lived. Kagura could say one thing though. She was very happy that all the Sohma family didn't live near the same place any longer. The fact that Akito was so close to them was scary. Kagura never had a bad encounter with Akito –not like Isuzu, Kisa, Hatsuharu or even Yuki had. She may have been the only one who didn't have a bad connection with Akito, which may have seemed really strange. Yet she didn't dander on that. Because if she did she would have most probably have seen that the fact that Kyou had a bad connection with Akito would have meant she would have had to dislike to head of the house because of her crush. Kagura kept her eyes on the CD player in the car wondering what CD to play as Lei got into the drivers seat, waiting a few minutes before he started to car and they were soon on their way to see their friends.

It really wasn't that long a car trip. Around ten minutes travelling time in total and then they were there in front of the house where their future godchild would be living alongside two of their best friends. Lei and Hatsuharu had become good friends in their childhood and Kagura was cousins to both Isuzu and Hatsuharu so that was an obvious factor that they would like each other, that and Isuzu did live with Kagura for quite some time before that particular incident. Lei moved his hand to touch Kagura's knee when he had realised that she was staring off into space.

"Here we are…." He smiled kissing her cheek. "Let's hurry, its getting a little nippy." She gave a simple nod of he head before she exited the car not soon after Lei had. Moving to lean back against the door she looked up to the white gravelled house. She saw Isuzu staring out of the window, so that their surprise was obviously already seen to have been coming. Then Kagura remembered something. Lei had said something about a surprise from her. Yet she didn't know what it would be. She wanted to find out so badly. The best thing for Kagura to do right now would be to go into Isuzu's house and wait it out until the surprise would come to her. It may even be a very good surprise. Like another date, she missed it when Lei took her to the movies or to a restaurant. It always did make her feel special.

"Come on, sweetie." She spoke to Lei before taking his hand. It was then that they made their way up to the door of the house. Kagura smiled at Isuzu and waved softly. She knew she wouldn't get a wave back so she expected it when that happened. Her eyes fluttered to the door as she and Lei walked closer. Her hand was placed on the doorknob softly. "I can't wait for my surprise." She spoke to him as he kissed her on the cheek as she then opened the door walking in with him as Isuzu welcomed them. Hatsuharu was in the living room but didn't seem to make any effort to welcome them until they got in there too. She looked back when Lei moved his lips towards her ear. She smiled softly wondering if he would tell her his surprise for her right at that moment – but found no such luck when all he whispered was a:-

"Wait and see."