I Love Him, I Must Love Him Not
Disclaimer: I totally forgot this but the characters don't belong to me. They never will. Blah blah blah! Oh and I don't own Fruits Basket either. I wish I owned Kyo-kun and Ichigo-san! But I do own an OCs I make!
A/N: I'm back! After I had major short term writers block this chapter came to me. So far every chapter has started with thoughts, this chapter starts with a dream sequence and ends with one too. IMPORTANT QUESTION( not really ): When you get embarrassed blood rushes to your head. Can this make you faint? I know random but me and my friend were arguing about it. I say it can he says it can't. I love my reviewers but I want to know why so many people read my story but I only have 6 reviews. Even if the review says, 'good job' or 'update soon' it gives me motivation. You people I love ya but if this keeps up this story is going to be trashed, never mind not trashed just put on major hold as I update stories. I would never trash something I started. I feel like a quitter. But the point is REVIEW!!
Chapter 4 Confrontation 2: Momo
Momo smiled brightly as people hugged her and cheered.
"We did it Momo! We won the war!" Rangiku cheered holding onto a smiling Gin. They kissed and Momo looked away walking to the one person she really wanted to see.
"Momo! Momo!" Rukia yelled running up to her. They hugged and Rukia started pulling Momo away. "This way Momo! Let's celebrate!" Rukia said happily.
"Hinamori." The voice sent shivers down her spine. She turned around slowly only to see an all too familiar white-haired captain standing behind her. "Bed-wetter come over here."
Momo ran up to him and tackled him into a hug. "Shiro-chan! I'll be right back!" she then ran off hoping to tell her captain everything.
"Momo! Stop!" voices yelled as the crowd went unnaturally silent but Momo kept running. Something's wrong, she thought pushing her legs faster. She reached the door of her favorite captain.
"Don't go in there!" Rukia yelled from somewhere. Momo dashed inside and screamed. Everywhere there were flowers and letters.
"What's going on?" Momo asked turning around to look at her friends. "Where's Ichigo? He would want to celebrate too." Suddenly the room wasn't happy and bright and full of life. It was dark and made out pure silence. "No! No! Where is he?" she said running up stairs.
She stopped when she heard Toshiro talk, "Didn't you want us alive and happy. You said you would give up anything." Toshiro walked up to her and hugged her. "Here we are."
"No! Where's Ichigo? Captain? Captain I have g-great n-news!" she yelled struggling against Toshiro's strong grip.
"Stop it Momo he's dead. But we're here." Toshiro spoke softly into the sobbing girl's ear. Momo screamed and thrashed but Toshiro held firm.
"That's why its fatal to love. It kills Momo stop loving. Remember Aizen do you want that to happen again." Everyone spoke turning to her again. "Let's save you the pain and take your heart!" Everyone screamed lunging at Momo.
Momo woke up screaming with tears running down her face. She felt strong arms wrap around her and heard a soothing voice.
"Momo calm down. Come on it was just another nightmare. I'm not dead. I'm right here." Ichigo said softly. Momo wanted to snuggle up against him but the dream stayed fresh in her mind's eye. Every dream had Ichigo's death in it, and that scared her the most. At the expense of Ichigo did she want her dead friends back? No… no she didn't.
"You sure you want to spend a weekend alone?" Ichigo asked with a look of genuine concern in his eyes. Momo just nodded. A silent stream of tears running down her face.
"Why did you call me Momo-chan? Doesn't feel unfamiliar on your tongue?" Momo croaked calming down.
"Stop asking weird questions and get dressed Momo-chan" Ichigo said standing up.
"Gah! I hate planes!" Momo said laying back and putting a pillow over her face. She screamed as loud as she could then stood up. "I'm okay now." With that said she walked into the bathroom. "I'll start over even if it hurts to let go." Momo mumbled at her reflection. She knew it would hurt to let go but it hurt worse holding on.
She took a quick shower and dashed downstairs. "Ichigo where are the keys?" Momo yelled dashing around. She had checked all the normal places; in between pillows on the couch, in the refrigerator, on the key rack.
"I'm driving. You suck at driving." Ichigo stated walking down the stairs.
"My driving does not suck!" she huffed grabbing her suitcase. She put it in the truck and suppresses the urge to call off the trip.
"I'll be in the Soul Society until Tuesday. You can stay with Mayuko until then." he stated backing up.
"I don't need a babysitter." she said angrily with a hint of sadness. Maybe this was just a brother/ sister relationship. She sighed and stared out the window watching the city pass by.
"Sometimes I wish life wasn't like these buildings we pass." Ichigo said without shifting his eyes to Momo.
"Huh?" she muttered tearing her eyes away from the road.
"The buildings we pass by them so quickly. It's like life sometime we pass by it too quickly. Kami, What I'm saying is… Momo take life a little slower. You miss them. All of them you don't need to forget or make yourself sick. There's a middle option somewhere. Just be happy." he said stopping the car.
"Ichigo-kun…" she said surprised. She then surprised herself (and Ichigo for that matter) when she through her arms around him. "Thank you! I'll see you soon." She hopped out the car and sped off. Honking made her turn around.
"Luggage Momo." Ichigo said pulling up. Momo blushed and resisted the urge to smack herself in the forehead.
"Right." she said going to the trunk and grabbing her stuff. She stayed rooted in the spot as Ichigo drove off. "Bye…" she mumbled. She was going on a new journey. This one would be filled with happiness and maybe some strawberries too. She giggled and looked up to the shining sun. "A new start…"
xoDxo
Momo looked around the small cabin. How was she supposed to have a whole weekend to herself then go to Mayuko's for two days? "Might as well make the best of it…" she said out loud as if to make it come true. On the inside she was sulking. The cabin had one floor and looked pretty comfortable. There was an open fireplace and a well equipped kitchen. Not to mention the comfy looking bed in the next room over. She gasped when she got to the bathroom. If you opened up the curtains you saw a hot spring outside. Well I am on Kyushu, Momo thought.
"Shiro-chan. Rukia, I'm happy now and I think Ichigo is too. Please help us both on our journey to becoming whole again. Shiro-chan give me the strength to overcome. Rukia give me your strong-will to help Ichigo smile. I'll talk to you later. Bye." Momo said staring at the star streaked sky. A single tear fell down her face but she wiped it away quickly. She felt a strong blast of cool air that made her think of winter. She smiled and walked inside.
"I think I'll use the hot spring then head to bed." Momo mused to herself going through her suit case. She grabbed her towel and pajamas and walked off. She dipped her toe in the water to test it then sunk completely in. "This feels good." she said closing her eyes. Cold winds swirled through her hair but Momo didn't mind. She got out of the hot spring feeling completely rejuvenated.
She crawled into the queen sized bed with a big smile on her face. "Goodnight, Histugaya-kun. Goodnight Kuchiki-san." she said rolling over. A cold rush of air caressed her face while she slept. Momo thought it was their way of saying goodnight.
Momo woke up from a nightmare but this one wasn't so scary and she didn't remember most of it. She decided to make leeks and rice, nothing fancy.
Bring!!
"Moshi Moshi"
"Hey its Ichigo. You okay?"
"I'm fine. How are you?"
"Yeah just great."
"You sound angry not fine. What's going on is our division out of control again?"
"Pretty much. You know our third seat Moniji? Turns out he hasn't exactly been taking care of our division. I have a lot of paperwork to do and new recruits and he just told me I need to teach 6th level sparring at the Shinigami Academy. I don't think I'll be back by Tuesday. Scratch that. I definitely won't be there by Tuesday. Can you handle a few more days with Mayuko-san?"
"I told you I don't need a babysitter."
"It's not a babysitter, its Mayuko!"
"Can't I just go home or better yet help you in the Soul Society!"
"You have tests. Not going to happen. Mayuko is picking you up from the airport. NO! Moniji you spilled tea on the paper- Stop! Don't clean it up with that! Dumb ass! STOP! Momo I got to go Bye."
"Uh.. Bye." Momo stated but he was already gone. She let out a small sigh before going back to cooking. Her favorite anime character hated leeks. "Hmm, I haven't seen Fruits Basket in a while." she said thinking about all the shows she watched when she first moved in with Ichigo.
xoFLASHBACKxo
"Momo please stop flipping through the channels." Ichigo said in a bored tone.
"Oo! What's this?" Momo asked pointing at the TV. On the screen was a girl admiring someone's Zodiac collection.
"Fruits Basket. It is so lame my sister, Yuzu, loves it. All she talks about is…" Ichigo trailed off noticing Momo's eyes glued to the TV. Ichigo sighed and started watching the show too.
"Fruits basket full manga volumes sold now." A voice said over the TV.
"Ichigo please! Please! Please! I must have it. Kyo sounds amazing!" Momo begged.
"Momo-"
"Please!"
"Momo-"
"Pretty Please!"
"Fine!"
"Yeah!"
xoFLASHBACKENDxo
She finished breakfast and went upstairs to look through her suitcase. "Ah ha!" she said hugging the last volume of Fruit Basket to her chest. "Rukia, I think you would like this a lot. Kyo-kun is sort of like Ichigo. They even have the same hair. I'll read it to you sometime okay?" She said staring out the window. She saw the wind rustle tree branches and smiled. She sat down on the bed and started flipping through the manga.
Once she was done she had tears threatening to spill. She loved he ending so much she could read it again and again. She sighed as she looked at the time. She had only taken up another hour of her day and she had to admit she was feeling sort of better.
She decided to explore the surrounding woods and maybe check out the sand baths. "Shiro-chan, these woods look like the ones that we used to play in. I won't get lost this time." she said grabbing some hiking sneakers.
She went through the woods admiring nature when she felt an intense spiritual pressure. Either it was a strong Hollow or a weak Arrancar. Damn, she thought noticing she forgot here soul candy. She did the only thing she could do. She ran… fast. She stopped when she saw a cliff. Die from a cliff or a hollow, she thought bitterly.
Roar!!
Cliff, she thought sprinting over the side of the cliff. The feeling of free wall was so strong Momo completely forgot the feeling of landing. All that mattered is she was flying and she had never felt so alive.
"Did you push her?" Shigure asked.
"No! N-no… N-no I don't know but the cliff suddenly crumbled!" Akito sobbed. Momo remembered this part of the manga so clearly she couldn't help but smile as she felt the ground approaching. She never thought herself as Tohru, Momo always thought herself a lot more well different. Now, she couldn't help but feel the irony of the situation. She was in love with someone and when she is finally able to admit it she falls off a cliff.
"Ichigo…" she whispered as she crashed into the ground. Without even a scream escaping her lips everything went black.
Momo looked around but she could see nothing in the blank room. Her mind was blank too she just remembered her name anything else wasn't important anymore. Suddenly she heard a drip. It sounded again and she stuck out her hand as if to catch a rain drop. She caught something and the sight of it in her hand confused her. It was…
Bright red. Death. It was blood.
Drip. Drip. Drip. Momo stared around confused as blood poured into the room. She screamed as she felt a pain so sharp she thought she was being torn in half. She fell onto the ground panting. Where did the blood come from? What's going on? So many questions ran through her head. She screamed as a pain of being stabbed flew through her body.
Drip. She put her hand to her chest only to feel nothing. "Stop…" she croaked. She screamed as a pain that was so powerful she curled up into a ball screaming. She cried and cursed at the same time begging the pain to stop even if only for a second. Her breath was ragged and her screams were hoarse but nothing would stop.
"PLEASE! AHH!" she yelled holding onto her head. Momo only had one clear thought and that was, "ICHIGO!" She took a moment of clarity to find where the pain was. On her backside she hurt all over but her head hurt the most. Then it came back to her she had fallen off a cliff. I must of turned backwards before hit the ground, she thought.
The pain would make any normal human want to die, but Hinamori Momo was not normal and not exactly human. If I die Ichigo-kun will be sad, I will live through this and confess my feelings to my Captain. One day he may even love me back. Momo thought before another round of screams burst through her lips. Momo didn't want to die especially not alone.
The pain left leaving Momo lying on the ground to weak to move. She wouldn't give up even when the hurt was unbearable.
xoDxo
Ichigo closed his phone and growled. "Momo always answer when I call. Damn it. You better be okay." Ichigo thought out loud. He then grabbed his captain's haori and left. He had a really bad feeling about his peachy friend.
A/N: Sorry it took so long! I had a completely different ending plan that totally sucked. This one I have to say is very interesting and I love Fruits Basket. If you are reading Fruits Basket I hope I didn't spoil anything. Please Review. ILY
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