Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket. ;D I betcha didn't knoooooooooooooow!
Kyo: Thank god you do not own me... I can only imagine the things you would make me do...
Well, you don't have to imagine. read my stories! I pretty muc just make you look like a lovesick fool. Although later on in the mangas, that's pretty much what you are. :D You and Tohru should be the stars of Fools In Love. Wooh, i never saw that play... Oh, if you don't know, it was... or is, I dunno... a Broadway musical. My English teacher had a playbill for it in her room. The Enlgish teacher that shares the room with her is a big supporter of the theatre. He was once a director... But he's kinda gay XD
Kyo: Why do I need to know this?
Cuz... I'll be quizing you on this later. If you fail... I'll throw you into a pit with Kisshu and Shigure for a whole week. none of you will be able to escape... or eat. Well, you can watch Kisshu and Shigure eat. I need to keep them alive so I can torture the others who fail.
Kyo: O.O MUST STUDY! -runs of to study-
Good, he's gone. Well, read on.
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I sat, waiting to fall asleep in my big comfy chair as I watched the continuous rain pouring down the windows. It had been a week since I had learned about the Sohma curse, regained memories of Rin, Haru, and Kureno, and wished with all my heart I would meet the rest of this "Zodiac" Rin mentioned.
So, I knew who would help me. Uotani Arisa and Hanajima Saki. I had looked up their places. Coincidentally, they were roommates that shared a nice house in Obihiro, the capital of a district on another Japanese island. So, to get there I would need air time and serious motivation. I was thinking of waiting until the summer…
My train of thought, however, was interrupted by a desperate-sounding knock on my door. I got up and opened it; despite my lack of decent clothes (I was wearing a nightgown that had grown a bit too small). When I did, a near deadweight pushed open the door all the way, a grown orange-haired, tan-skinned man falling into his knees in front of me. Gasping, I knelt down beside him.
"Tohru… I know you don't really remember me but…" He trailed off as I placed my hand against his cheek affectionately, looking up at me with sullen, blood-red eyes.
"Kyo-kun?" I asked, and his eyes suddenly shone with surprise. I smiled to myself before looking him over, trying to find why he was weak. It looked like he hadn't shaved his face in a while, for he had quite a shadow of facial hair. Also, he looked rather ragged. Then, finally, I found blood on my hand from his head. "Kyo-kun, you don't look so good, let me help you with that wound."
I tried to pull him up, which I did, and along to the bathroom, but he grabbed my wrist in a tight grip, closing the door behind him with his foot. Uh oh, I didn't like the vibe that was giving me…
"Tohru, nobody can hear this, but I have to tell you something. It's urgent." He said, and I now understood. I knew him from my memories now, if just a bit. After all, I had secretly had a new memory of him every night. Guess I fooled you there, making you think that I only had a memory of someone I saw the first time I met them. Hee hee.
"Can you tell me while I take care of that head of yours?" I asked, and he gave in, nodding. I pulled him to the bathroom with no protest, after he put on the chain lock as well as the normal one and the storm bolt….
I grabbed the rubbing alcohol, a warm wet cloth, bandages, and a dry towel immediately. I knew what to do, thanks to my clumsiness. Maybe I was cut out to be a nurse like Kisa-chan!
Sitting down on the counter, Kyo started talking. "It's Akito. You might not remember him, but he sure remembers you." I nodded, signaling him to go on as I dabbed the rubbing alcohol onto his head wound. "He knows you're getting your memories back, and he wants to stop that. He thinks it's inevitable, I guess, so he's sending someone to kill you. You have to get out of here!"
I nodded, trying to hold in my fear for Kyo, as I dabbed warm water on now and wrapped the bandages around his head. He was all done.
"Kyo-kun, I don't have anywhere to go…" I said, leaning my head against his well sculpted chest. I felt him inhale sharply, and no doubt a blush was covering his face.
"What about the Yankee and the physic?" (somehow the sound of it reminds me of one of Aesop's Fables, The Tortoise and the Hare… -.-') He asked, now breathing normally. But I didn't remember any yankee or physic!
"Who?" I asked, now pulling my head from his chest and looking up into his red eyes.
"Uotani Arisa and Hanajima Saki. I know they'll let you in even if you don't remember. They were your best friends!" He said, his face growing closer to mine as he leaned in. I nodded slightly, blushing. "Wha-?" He asked, then in the middle of asking noticed how closer we were. "Ha… sorry…"
"I have their address on the computer now, but I really don't want to be a problem." I said, looking away. "After all, who would want someone in their house that can't remember who they were?" I questioned, my voice suddenly on the sad side.
"I wouldn't mind as long as I knew them like I know you." He said, leaning in again, but this time on purpose. "But I don't have a house, so…" Kyo looked away, thinking, "I doubt you'd want to live with me."
"Ano, Kyo-kun, how do you know me?" I pondered to myself, but he obviously took it as a question, seeing his darkening blush.
"Ah-ah… um… well…" He stuttered, seeming as not able to say more than one word.
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"Ah-ah… um… well…" I said, hesitating. How could I answer this? She didn't really remember me, all of the times we had together, there had not been enough time for that. It would take forever if she had only one memory of me per night for her to remember completely. We shared so many moments, some good and some bad.
But there was a knock on the front door, saving me from the awkward answer. This wasn't much better, though, because just after the knock the door was completely burst down. As we both slowly poked our heads out to see the intruders, we were met with the sight of ten or so brawny men with giant AK 47's (guns).
"Holy shit… Tohru, run!" I whispered in her ear, quickly grabbing her cell phone and shoving it into her hands. "Run and once you're far enough away call the Yankee."
"No, Kyo!" She whispered back urgently. That was the first time she used my name without the suffix kun on the end. "It's dangerous and there's no way that I'm letting you stay back here and get hurt while I run like a chicken!"
"Tohru, no, I love you and I'm not letting you get hurt." I said, desperate to get her away from danger. "I don't care if you don't remember me or don't love me back. All I want is you to know and to happy and healthy." Tears rolled down her cheeks, and I wiped them away. "Don't cry; just make me happy any go. Get a ticket on the next flight to wherever they live, just get to safety."
"Hai, Kyo-kun, I want to make you happy, so I'll go." She whispered, dashing over to the window and climbing out onto the fire escape there.
"Heya, buddy. Where's the girl?" One of the burly men asked, walking into the room just as Tohru escaped. To answer, Tohru screamed. Quickly, I bashed the guy's face in and grabbed his gun to disarm him. Then, I rushed over to the window to see what was wrong.
Outside, Tohru's dangling, bare foot was caught by another man's hand. I cursed but swung the gun so I busted the man's knuckles, forcing him to let go.
"Tohru, he's going to get up soon, come back in!" I yelled, and she nodded. While she climbed in, I went on to kicking all the asses of the guys' that had filed into the bathroom.
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I climbed in through the window again and was immediately met with a sight of Kyo jump kicking a henchman into another. The two knocked over, leaving seven more with guns.
Just as I thought about guns, one of the bad men pulled up his and aimed at Kyo. "NOOOO!" I yelled, leaping from the toilet onto the man, knocking him over as he pulled the trigger, causing him to shoot down one of his comrades. "Oh my God, sorry!" I yelled to both men, especially the one whose collar bone was sticking out of his flesh, thanks to the lead bullet.
"Tohru, don't get involved!" Kyo yelled as he basked two men's heads together, knocking them out instantly, but it was too late. One of the four remaining men had grabbed my foot and was holding me upside down while the three others, and the man from fire escape, pointed their guns at me.
"Eep, I think it's too late for that…" I said as sweat dripped down my forehead, or now it would have been up, I guess… Accidentally, I dropped my pink phone on the ground. I reached down to pick it up and ended up in a hand stand I actually could pull off. But then I slipped on the slick surface of the bathroom's marble floors and fell back so I would end up on my back, pulling the henchman with me and hurling him into another guy and into the wall. Both passed out and I pulled my feet out of my captor's hands, grabbing my cell phone in the process. I think Kyo was staring at how destructive I could be on accident…
Then, Kyo leapt into action again, first attacking the guy that had his gun through the window much like a sniper. So, I decided to use my newfound skills for my safety. I got up, and what a difference that made.
Slipping as I got up, I barreled into the two men, knocking them over. They weren't out yet, though, so I took their heads like Kyo had and banged them together, kinda like coconuts. Guess what, it worked! So much for being a pacifist, huh?
"Oi, you're better at defending yourself than I remember…" Kyo's voice drifted to my ears. As I turned around to find him, I saw his silhouette sitting on the window, his hand holding the last man by the collar of his shirt, his head bleeding. "Well, are you going to call the Yankee or not?"
"Ah, hai, I am, Kyo-kun." I said, getting up and walking over to him. I cupped his cheek with my free hand and kissed his cheek lightly. "Thank you for helping me, and for telling me your feelings."
"Tohru… I can't wait to know forever. I'll have to go back eventually, so I can't wait forever." He whispered in my ear, my hand still on his cheek. "Tell me now, how do you feel about me?"
"I don't remember, Kyo-kun. All my memories come with fondness for you, but I don't really know…" I said, sighing and pulling away.
"I'll take that as a no… If you don't know, it's definitely a no." He said, looking away with crystalline tears in his eyes. I opened my mouth to try and prove this point wrong, but I knew nothing to do so. He was right, I didn't love him… I just broke his heart… I wish I loved him, I really do. "Call the damn Yankee so you can get to safety already."
"You still want to protect me?" I asked, awed at his selflessness. Even if I didn't return his love, he was still willing to help me.
"Yeah, Tohru. After all, I love you, and nothing could change that. You're too good for me, anyway." He said, looking away. Tears welled up in my eyes like they had in his brilliant ruby ones, causing my vision to go blurry. "Now stop crying and call." Kyo wiped the tears from my eyes and handed me the phone, which I dialed quickly and put on speaker.
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I watched her as she dialed that damn Yankee's number, her silky brown hair spilling over her shoulders as she gazed down, her glossy, tear-filled brown eyes attentively staring at each individual button as she pressed it, her soft pink lips in a puppy dog pout. The more I watched her, the more my love grew for her, the more that giant crack in my heart she had made in mere seconds with few words growing longer and branching out as well until my already bruised heart just split into millions of little pieces, the shreds drifting apart slowly.
But even as this happened, I didn't cry, not a single tear. I was stronger than this, I had to be. For her, the one who ripped my heart to bits. She was in danger, serious danger, and I needed to be strong to protect her. I needed to stay strong for her, for myself. If she went down, then I know I would go crazy. My selfishness was utterly disgusting, but I had to bear it. Right now there was no time for puking from self-hatred, I had to be strong.
"Oi, who's calling?" the Yankee's voice said, interrupting my thoughts.
"I-It's Honda Tohru… I need help." Tohru said, and there was a squeal on the other end of the phone.
"Tohru!?! Hana, Hana, come here!" She yelled, and there were many hurried footsteps. I growled, my rejection leading to anger.
"Oi, just stop screaming and arguing already! We're in hot water here!" There was another gasp and squeal and the adjusting of the phone.
"Orangey!?! You and Tohru are together now, at this time of night? Oooh, what've you been doing? Are you two married or something?" the Yankee asked, her voice suspicious.
"Shuddup, damn Yankee. We're not married, we're not doing anything, and this is serious! Someone wants to kill Tohru!" I nearly screamed into the phone, immediately stopping all the giddiness.
"What can we do for Tohru-kun?" A creepier voice asked, most likely belonging to the physic.
"She needs somewhere far away to stay, and we're in Tokyo, so you're pretty far away." Tohru nodded in agreement, the frown still on her face.
"If it doesn't cause trouble, I was wondering of you would let me stay with you." She said, still polite as I remember she was.
"Of course, Tohru-kun, we'd never turn you away. Come as soon as possible, just let us know." Hana said again, her voice kind yet cold. That was her alright.
"There's a flight tomorrow, so expect me then. Thank you very much." Tohru said, then hung up. She looked to me curiously. "Kyo-kun, where are you staying?" Grr, I hadn't thought about that…
"I was thinking of staying here, to make sure no one attacks again." I said, but then noticed the bodies of the men were still lying scattered over the floor.
"I'll call security..." Tohru said, rushing off to get the phone hooked up to the main desk on the first floor. I watched her go, suddenly caught by a blush when I noticed how short her nightdress was.
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Ah, Kyo's perverted! Haha, he's going to have so much fun with the other perverts down in that pit! Hee hee, review please!
Kyo: Why are you so damn happy, friggin woman!?! You're practically killing me!
That may be true, but you'll survive anyway. I mean, you're a cartoon hero! -breaks into Cartoon Heroes by Aqua, which I do not own-
Kyo: Stop singing, kuzo inu.
No! We are the cartoon heroes! Oh oh oh! We are the ones who gonna last forever! We came out of a crazy mind! Oh oh oh! All you cartoon heroes, dance!
Hatori: Oh no... -is made to do the Charlie Brown (ya know, the stupid dance they have in the Charlie Brown movies where the guy with the yellow shirt and mroe hair than charlie brown jumps up and down and moves his head from side to side) by some invisible force-
Haha, Ha'ri, you look funny!
Kyo: SHIT! -starts breakdancing-
Ritsu: -dances the funky monkey across screen- I'M SO SORRY FOR MAKING YOU MAD, KYO!
Heh heh, this is fun... Ja' ne! -does the backwards worm until is off screen-
Kyo: NOOOO! STOP ME FROM DANCING! -is in the middle of a windmill-
Tohru: -waltzes into view- Hi, Kyo-kun! I have to do the waltz for some reason, but its jard with no partner...
Kyo: -switches to walzing- Well I have to waltz, too, so lets dance together!
Tohru: OK! -grabs Kyo and watzles away again-