River of Love

By: Chibi Silver Neko

Summary: First attempt at Shigure x Tohru. Shigure has always been fond ofTohru, whom he calls his 'little flower'. But what happens when his brotherly instincts slowly turn into love? Shigure x Tohru fluff.

Silver: Wow, this story is definitely getting popular! n.n Thanks goes out to those that read and reviewed this story! Thank you!

Sango92 - Thank you! I think that pairing is cute. My mind is tugging me to continue this story and explore this pairing. O.o; But I shall check out your story! I hope you continue enjoying this story!

Hamtaro123312 - You love Hamtaro, don't you? LOL. Thank you though! n.n It is cute of our favorite dog to be inlove with his little flower, ne?

Cherry Blossom Artist - Ok, calm down. It didn't offend me and I don't think of it as a flame. Lol. I'm glad you're enjoying the story though. I see your point about the whole Shigure/Tohru romance though. It is kind of hard to imagine their relationship working out, but that's what makes me want to write. Exploring new pairings gives me something to do. n.n

Moon in Pisces - It is a little OOC for Shigure-san, isn't it? Well, he's in love with her, without fully understanding why. But I just need him to be OOC a little. And it is kinda true, about the Shigure x Akito romance. Akito and Shigure are in love with each other. In one of the later volumes (maybe vol. 12?), Akito thinks no one likes her and Shigure gives her a flower, saying how much she means to him. And it seems shigure is a little jealous that Akito's current favorite is Kureno. o.o; I find it . . . odd, but intriguing. Maybe I should expplore Shigure and Akitio's romance as well. -thinks- You just gave another idea! -falls over- Thanks for youur review though!

Midnight 1987 - LOL. Yes, Shi-chan is the type to mess with people's heads and I think he also tries pushing Hatori into having a relationship with Tohru. But Shi-chan can't help being a goofy perverted dog! It's in his nature, it's who he is! n.n And god I love him to hell! I love him best, out of the Madubachi trio. Hatori is second on my list. Great . . . Another story idea.

You peoples are giving me ideas! LOL. Thanks for reviewing! I hope you all continue to support me! Ja'ne!

Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket or the song, River of Love. River of Love belongs to LeAnn Rimes. Fruits Basket belongs to Natsuki Takuya-sama! No suing.
" . . . " - talking

' . . . ' - thinking

italics - song

Bold and Italics - a flashback or a dream

A/N - Just in case, I'm warning you all now: there maybe spoilers from the anime and manga! And Shigure may seem a little OOC. But it goes well with his struggling feelings for Tohru!

Chapter Three

Shigure sighed, laying his head in his arms as he held a cigarette between his teeth, "I don't get what's wrong with me, Ha'ri." The dark haired Inu replied, sucking on the tobacco filled stick before exhaling a few moments later.

Hatori rolled his eyes, writing on a patient slip, "You're an idiot, Shigure . . . " He calmly said to the crying Sohma.

After lunch, Shigure had immediately came over to his house, practically entering without knocking and crying dramatically. The middle aged Novelist pouted, crossing his arms.

"Haaaaaaaaaa-saaaaannnn, you're meeeeeeeeeaaaaannnnn . . . " Shigure's voice whined, making the dragon grit his teeth and restrain from thumping him across his head.

(A/N - We all know Hatori wants to slap him:P)

"Now, now, Gure-san!" The silvery haired man, that had been sitting beside Shigure, put his arms around the Inu, "I, Sohma Ayame, will help you with all of your problems!" Ayame said, dramatically hugging his dog friend.

'Oh, great . . . And I put up with these two why?' Ha'ri rested his head on his desk, wanting to kick himself for letting his two cousins in.

Shigure sighed happily, his eyes becoming happy once more, "Oh, Aaya, I know you'll always be there for me!" He replied, hugging the flamboyant snake back, both of them now crying dramatically.

The green haired Sohma's eyebrow twitched in annoyance and he immediately thumped his two cousins over the head, with a book, "You two are idiots!"

Both Ayame and Shigure rubbed their heads, still crying, "Haaaaa-saaaannn is meeeaaaannnn . . . "

Hatori sighed in frustration, shaking his head, 'Why me . . . '

"So, you say you scared, Kyo-kyo?" Ayame blinked, his green golden eyes staring at his friend in astonishment while he held a cup of his home made tea.

Shigure sighed, slumping more onto the table, "Kyo-kun was being his usual grumpy self, but for some reason, when he said those things about my little flower, I felt angry. The need to protect and defend little Tohru tugged at me and it pushed me to threaten him . . . "

Hatori bit on his lip, holding a cigarette between his index finger and middle finger while thinking, "That isn't normal, even for you."

"Ha-san, don't be mean . . . " Cried the novelist again, almost whining.

Ayame played with a lock of his long hair, thinking as well, until . . . His face lit up and one of his ever dazzling smiles played on his lips.

"Gure-san, you are falling in love with sweet Tohru-chan!" The slender manjoked, happily putting his hands together.

"I already know that." Shigure said, not laughing.

Hatori's green eyes widened as he dropped his unlit cigarette and Ayame gasped, putting his hand over his mouth.

"You can't be serious, Shigure . . . " The dragon replied, not taking notice of his cigarette on the floor as he stared at his hentai novelist of a cousin.

Shigure sighed, running his hand through his black hair, "I thought it was just me being a little overprotective, as an older brother, but now that I think about it. . . I do love Tohru-kun."

Ayame tilted his head, "Gure-san?" He stared at his friend's face, taking in his confusion.

"We also shared a kiss a few days ago . . . " He added.

"Jesus . . . " Hatori growled inwardly, burying his face into his hands, "You are such an idiot, it's not even legal . . . "

Ayame chuckled, standing. He wagged a finger at the Dragon.

"Ah, but you're missing the point, Tori-san, Tohru-chan is eighteen now and Gure-san is in love with her. Age difference doesn't matter at all in this romance." The snake chuckled as many ideas filled his head, "And I bet Tohru-chan even enjoyed the kiss as well."

Shigure groaned, "Not . . . Helping . . . Aaya . . . "

Ayame blinked in confusion, staring at his two friends.

Hatori sighed, rubbing his temples, "Well, Shigure, I guess . . . it couldn't be helped. You might as well tell her your true feelings and see how she feels."

"Already did." Shigure replied, not looking at any of them.

"Oh gods!" Hatori groaned once more.

All this was adding onto the burden that Hatori and Shigure already had, but Ayame, however, was already forming plan on getting them together.

Japanese Words

Gure-san - Ayame's nickname for Shigure

inu - dog

Ha-san - nickname for Hatori

Tori-san - another nickname for Hatori

-san- used at the end of one's name in politeness

-chan - used at the end of a child or girl's name that is close with one.

Aaya - Shigure's nickname for ayame

-kun - used at the end of a boy's name

Ha'ri - In the English dub of the Anime, this is Shigure's nickname for Hatori. Instead of calling Hatori, 'Ha-san', he calls him, 'Ha'ri'.

Silver: I'm so glad I got this done. Hatori soo wants to kill them! LOL. I hope you all enjoyed it! Ja'ne!
July 21, 2006 - I've been fixing up all of the chapters.