Just One Little Push
Summary: Akito pushes Rin out the window and Haru pushes Petal out the window. It takes just one little push from someone to make you fall. Rin Haru, Spoilers and an Akito spoiler.
Disclaimer: I do not own fruits basket. I only own Jakumoto Petal and her sister Jakumoto Yoruko. All is well that ends well right. So what was this story really about? This is when Yoruko give Petal a well deserved 'explanation'. Yoruko doesn't explain it that well but I think you can get the jis of what happened. Also it gives an incentive for a sequel.
The Explanation
"Petal, Petal"
"Huh, what happened?"
"We're back home"
"Yoruko?"
"Yes"
"Back home?"
"Come on we have to go, I will explain later" Yoruko helped me up. We were in the woods. She began to drag me along.
"How did we get here?" I was way confused, what the hell happened, how long had I been out for.
"I explain when we get away from here, we got back too early" okay Yoruko wasn't making any sense, where was we anyways? Yoruko kept pulling me along but didn't say anymore.
"Yoruko explain to me, what's happening! Where are we, where are we going and if we're early why are we rushing?" Yoruko didn't answer, I don't even think she heard because she was too busy mumbling to herself. We got out the woods and Yoruko continued to drag me down the street and then down another. After some time of walking we ended up at this weird looking fancy dress shop. As soon as we entered a girl in a maid's outfit and glasses bombarded us with how cute we were and soon we were wearing big frilly dresses. The style seemed familiar. "Oh my god! Are we at Yuki's brother's shop?" I asked shocked.
"Yer"
"What are we doing here?"
"It's the first place I could think of" Yoruko turned to the girl "Where's Aya-chan?" when the hell did Yoruko become so close to Aya-chan, I mean Yuki's older brother.
"He's gone out to get some flowers" she answered.
"Okay" Yoruko said inviting the girl to busy herself with what she was doing before we came. "By the way that's Mine-chan. That was close"
"What was close?" I asked confused, "Make some sense won't you".
"I got excited and thought we should leave straight away but we got here half an hour too early, that…"
"What are you talking about?" I think I was a bit rude cutting in and all but I was totally lost.
"Oh right, you don't remember, well let's start at the beginning. I'll try to explain everything I can okay?" I nodded confusedly. "Well something happened and suddenly we didn't exist."
I burst out laughing "You got to be kidding me"
"I'm not kidding. We didn't exist, our parents didn't recognise us, and they weren't even together. But for some reason we were still alive. We were given a second chance." Yoruko glance at me to make sure I understood then kept on talking. "I was given this clock by Hatori. You saw him in the main house."
I nodded "So when we where in the main house, you were given a clock"
"No, I had the clock already, that wasn't the first time I met Hatori. Hatori and I are similar so we can talk to each other even though he is dead." I fell of the sofa.
"Hatori-san is d…?" I couldn't bring myself to say the word.
"Yer, it was a long time ago. About 18 years ago."
"But we saw him" he was so sad then, but didn't let it show, being strong for everyone else now Yoruko's saying he's dead. The world is so cruel.
"We went back in time 20 years. We had to change the past to ensure a future with us. I'm the dragon just like Hatori was so he gave me a clock from his time and it allowed me to travel back to when he was alive and bring one passenger. I think it would be better if we explain later. How long have we been here?"
"About 15 minutes" what the hell is my sister a druggie? Because I swear she's been taking something.
"We can't go home yet because our other self's might be there. I think it would be easier to understand if we met mum and dad plus I want to make sure they know who we are" I just realised I didn't have a clue who mum and dad was. Yoruko and I had lived alone in that house. I don't ever remember seeing a parent about or even thinking about parents.
"Who are mum and dad?" I wanted to ask much more but all other words failed me.
"You'll see it's a surprise. But I've got to tell you something that's very important"
I looked at her incredulously "What's more important than knowing who my parents are?"
"Knowing ABOUT our parents and our family" I tried to butt in "Now let me talk. Our family is cursed with the different animals of the zodiac. I'm the dragon and can erase memories. Which I did to yours so you could carry out the task without…"
"You erased my memories" I stood up. This just was not fair she had no right. "You had no right"
"Just let me explain you're not being easy t…"
"Explain why you erased my…"
My voice was drowned out although I was shouting "Yoruko, Petal, so nice to see you in my shop and those dresses so exquisite!" the appearance momentary made me forgot that that I was angry but then it came back in full swing.
"SHE erased my memories" Ayame looked shock. Oh no what if he didn't know that she could do something like that?
"Yoru-chan, why did you do that?" Or maybe not.
"I was trying to explain."
"Well explain Yoru-chan" Ayame sat down next to me and put on a listening face.
"Well you shouldn't change the past if you have knowledge of the future. The first rule of going back in time is: Don't try and alter the future."
"But we went back in time to alter the future"
"But you didn't know you were altering the future. That's why I couldn't help you that much because I knew. It was hard not to..."
"This don't make any sense"
"Let's go home I'll explain to you later"
"I agree whole heartily. I want to see mum and dad"
"Anyways before we go you are the rooster. You can't hug boys or you'll turn into it."
"I hugged Yuki"
"He is the Rat. It doesn't matter if they are part of the zodiac." I got up and began to leave the shop.
"Well come on then. I don't know where we live. And don't think I'm not angry anymore I'm just anxious to see our parents. Bye Ayame."
"Bye. Come back to the shop some other time." Was Ayame even listening? He said nothing about the time travel. We walked along in silence. I didn't want to talk and I suspected that Yoruko was trying to stay out of my bad books although she already landed herself in them.
We walked into the Souma compound. "What are we doing here?"
"We're Souma not Jakumoto that's just a made up name" we walked around for ages. I was beginning to think that Yoruko was lost until we stopped at a house and went inside. "Mum, Dad?" Yoruko called uncertainly as we entered.
Rin came into view but she was a lot older and her hair was short. It was a total surprise. "Where have you to been. Haru and I have been worried." I burst into tears and rushed into Rin's arms. I was speechless. Rin and Haru were our parents. That was such a shock.
"Where's dad?" Yoruko asked.
"He's out looking for you two. You two have been missing for three days, where have you been?"
I turned to Yoruko "I thought we were early" she shrugged guiltily. I turned back to Rin; it seemed strange to call her mum. "Mum, Yoruko erased my memories"
Rin looked shocked then it turned into anger. "I thought that when Akito died all this nonsense would stop. Yoruko you are grounded for as long as I say. No TV, Music, Phone, whatever. Go to your room." Yoruko stamped up the stairs and Rin led me into the front room. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, just angry" at that moment Haru walked in, when he saw me relief swept all over his face. "They're fine, I punished Yoruko, I think I over reacted a little bit because of the shock, I should go and talk to her." Mum turned back to me. "Talk to daddy for a while, K" then she strode out the room and upstairs.
"Daddy!" I ran to Haru and gave him big hug.
"So you were at Ayame's store. Didn't think to look there" the last bit was directed more to himself.
"What do you mean?" why does nothing make sense anymore?!
"Well, why are you wearing THAT!" I looked down at myself. Oh my god, I walked around in one of Ayame's crazy creations.
"I'm going up stairs to get dress." Had to get out of hideous clothes right now! Wait I don't know where my room is.
"Are you okay? You look a bit baffled." Before I could answer, Rin, I mean mum and Yoruko came down the stairs.
"We have to talk, Yoruko has just explained to me where you were and I want to hear your input too." Rin had become a stern mother who wanted to get to the bottom of things before anyone could get hurt. Just like her, she was still stubborn but now she would let people get closer, she wasn't an outsider anymore.
"I have no idea what happened before we travelled back in time. But I remember you two younger."
"I think I remember you. You were the girl who had the fancy dress party; you even managed to get Rin to co-operate." Haru said laughing lightly.
"Actually Yoruko got Rin to co-operate. Rin and I didn't get off to a good start when we met."
"I remember the party, but I don't remember ever seeing you two after that." Rin added bemusedly.
"Hatori erased your memories after we left." Yoruko stated matter-of-factly. "He must have just left the party ones because he thought it wouldn't hurt. Just be like a dream that everyone seemed to have"
I yawned loudly, "I feel a bit tired"
"Come on darling let's get you to bed" Rin cooed so un-Rin like.
"Rin you love to molly-coddle Petal too much" Haru joked. Rin took me to my room and after many insistences that I was fine she left. I lay down on my bed still wearing Ayame's creation, maybe it was growing on me.
It was nice to be back on my own bed. I never noticed it before because I had forgotten but somewhere deep down I missed my own bed. All this was sooo strange, I had just got to know Haru and Rin as my age and now finding them as parents was really weird and wonderful. Haru, I mean dad. I wonder if they'll get insulted if I forget to call them mum and dad once in a while. Anyway dad was so was so calm and always smiling, he had a calming presence, it was crazy. Before he had been laid back but there was always an element of sadness, he has lost the things that used to haunt him. And mum had changed a lot she is happier, not so isolated. What she used to be is now shadows.
I rose from my bed, I had to talk Yoruko, for some reason I wasn't angry anymore I just wanted to know what my childhood had been like. Before it was like I fell out a tree, I'll remember in my own time, I wasn't much bothered; I was too busy concentrating on Rin. Now I wanted to know everything.
I tipped my head passed Yoruko's door it was the one adjacent to mine. "Yoruko" she looked up and motioned me to come in. "Is there anyway, that I could remember?"
"I don't know I'm sorry I don't think so. Dragons can only erase memories nothing else." I was afraid she was going to say this. "I could do my best to tell you all the things that happened. I'm so sorry it was the only option, if we wanted to exist."
"It's okay." When the hell did I become so forgiving? "Just tell me about mum and dad. About all the thing's that happened."
"Okay. Well there was this one time when you…"
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When Rin came back downstairs Yoruko made her excuses and went to her room. Rin glanced at Haru and sighed. Was it really true that those two had gone back in time? She did see them at the party but she couldn't really remember them. Haru seeming to read her mind said comfortingly "Don't worry, they're both all right, let's just let them off this once" he grinned wickedly "I think you need something to sooth your nerves" he pulled her down on the sofa and began to kiss her passionately. He wrapped his arms round her waist and pulled her close.
Pushing away slightly Rin whispered "What if they see us?"
"They're not gonna come down for a while, its okay" he reassured before pressing he's lips to hers and silencing her before she could reply. He wove his fingers through her short hair remembering a time that it had been so long. After Akito cut it, she never let it grow again. It was a shame, her hair used to be so beautiful, now it was just normal all ferocity lost. Rin began to relax and leaned back on the sofa, Haru leaned down on top of her kissing a trail down her neck. It was so good not to worry about the kid's now they were back, just to let go, just to… "Mum, Dad"
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Yoruko remembering something rushed into a box and pulled out something wrapped in ornate material. "We have to give this to mum and dad, it's they're anniversary today." We rushed downstairs. I couldn't believe that mum and dad forgot about their anniversary, probably worrying about us too much. All these thoughts couldn't have prepared me for the site that greeted us as we got to the front room. It was not something that anyone wanted to see their parents doing. Yoruko drop the thing she was holding while I gasped out "Mum, Dad" horrified.
Rin and Haru looked up guiltily.
Owari
End Note: I had a great idea for the ending kind of. I just thought of it a few chapters back because I got lost and was trying to find out where the story was going. Kinda like back to the future really, oh well not exactly the same. Never got that title how can you go backwards into the future and they only went to the future once, I think. It's so sad to say bye to my first fanfic. Thanks sooo much to RinHaru4ever. She was very supportive of my first fanfic and gave me the courage to keep writing until the story was finished. Sobs "Ja Nee!" The sequal is called The Cat House