River of Love

By: Chibi Silver Neko

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

Silver: I had go back and fix this chapter up. I realized there were spelling errors.
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

Bold - Shigure's dog instincts is speaking

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!

And there will also be swearing, because of Kyo's bad mouth. n.n

Chapter Six

He nervously sweatdropped as his two cousins stared at him and Tohru, who was blushing nervously with her eyes glued to the ground, or rather the table.

"Well?" Kyo glared at his older cousin, arms crossed, "Tells us what the hell you two were doing together? You kissed Tohru, you damn pervert!"

Yuki shook his head, "Baka Neko, let Shigure and Honda-san speak."

"Shut up,you damn Nezumi! You have no right to defend them! At least not the damn Inu anyways." The orange haired Neko growled, but before he could move or say another word, the Sohma Prince had stuffed leeks into his mouth.

Kyo twitched, staring at his much hated food in horror as Yuki calmly turned back to them.

"But you do oweusan explanation, Shigure, Honda-san." The silvery haired eighteen year old said, putting his chopsticks to his lips as he glanced at the two across from him and Kyo.

"Well, where to begin . . . " Shigure said, scratching his head once more, "Ayame had tricked, both me and Tohru, into going out on a date, at the new restaurant."

Kyo spat the leeks and angrily glared at the Novelist, "I bet you were in on the whole plan too, you fucked up pervert! You only agreed to go out on a date with her, so, that you could sleep with her!"

At hearing those words, the Inu's instincts, to defend Tohru's honor, slowly returned, building up in his body. Shigure's dog instincts screamed from inside his heart, becoming stronger as Kyo continued his rant.

Defend Tohru . . . Protect her Honor . . . The baka Neko is insulting her . . .

"What the hell made you think that you could go out on a date with Tohru! You damn dog." The fiery teen yelled, now standing, "And you!" He pointed his finger at Tohru, almost glaring at the Onigiri.

"Huh?" Tohru blinked, staring up at her friend, "W-what is, Kyo? What's wrong?" She asked as Shigure's hand tightened into fists under the table.

Stupid cat . . . How dare he . . .

"Why the hell did you even agree to the date? Why didn't you just tell the stupid Hebi 'no'! He could've set you up a date with a complete stranger and you would've been stupid enough to agree!"

Yuki's purple eyes glanced at Shigure, sensing the waves of anger coming from the older Sohma, "Kyo . . . "

"Shut up, you damn rat! I'm talking!" Kyo said, not looking at his rival, "Well, Tohru?"

"I . . . Ayame-san said that . . . A friend of his needed help . . . " Tohru whispered, trying to hold back tears.

Little Flower . . . Sad . . . Kill . . . Cat . . .

"That's no excuse!" Kyo raised his voice, almost yelling.

"Um . . . Cat, you better watch what you say . . . " Yuki said, keeping his gaze on the angry Shigure.

"Why the hell should I listen to you, damn nezumi?" The fiery teen glared at his rival.

"Because . . . Shigure . . . " The Prince replied.

"That damn Inu could go fuck himself!" Kyo replied, crossing his arms.

Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!

Before Shigure could stop himself, the Inu stood and his hand reached out, grabbing the Neko around the throat. His teeth were bared as hatred and anger flickered through his dark eyes once more.

"What . . . Did . . . I . . . Say . . . would happen if you insulted Tohru . . . AGAIN?" Shigure growled, ignoring the scared look of Kyo as the orange haired Cat scratched at his hand frantically.

Tohru's blue-green eyes widened as Shigure lifted the Neko a few inches off the ground, holding him by his throat. Her heart pounded as the Novelist's hands tightened around Kyo's neck, forcing Kyo to claw and gasp for air.

"No!" The brown haired girl threw herself at Shigure, making all three of them fall over.

Purple dust swirled everywhere as a loud 'poof' could be heard. Tears formed at her eyes as she now held a black dark against her body, burying her face into his soft fur. Kyo, now a cat, got onto his four feet, glaring at Shigure and Tohru.

"What the hell was that for! You fucking Inu and you," He hissed, glaring at Tohru, "you are so stupid and clumsy!"

Shigure bared his teeth again as a low, deadly growl came from his throat. The black Inu struggled to get out of Tohru's arms, growling at him.

Kill . . . Rip him to shreds . . . Rip the cat's heart out . . .

"You fucking cat!" Shigure snarled, still struggling, "Let's see if all that talk could back up your fighting skills!"

Kyo gulped, quickly hiding behind Yuki.

"Quit hiding!" Shigure barked, angrily trying to break away from Tohru.

"Shigure! No! Please stop!" She whispered, her tears streaming now as she held her Inu, "Don't hurt Kyo-kun, onegai . .. "

Shigure's eyes widened as Tohru's whimpering turned into a sob. He looked up at her as he smelt her tears.

"T . . . Tohru . . . " The Inu whispered, licking her face gently.

Tohru held Shigure close, "Kyo-kun didn't mean anything . . . Onegai . . . "

With a another poof and another cloud of dust, Shigure changed back. He pulled Tohru into a hug, kissing her hair.

"Tohru-kun . . . " He whispered, holding her as close as he dared, "Gomen . . .I didn't mean to scare you . . . "

Tohru wiped her tears away, looking up at him with a smile, "It's ok, Shigure-chan."

Kyo, still a cat, and Yuki exchanged looks, both shocked at the new nickname.

"Shigure-chan?" Kyo blinked, looking at Tohru, "What the hell possessed you to call him 'chan'? Whatever happened to 'san'?" The Neko squeaked, cowering from the glare that Shigure gave him, "Chan is fine . . . "

Yuki looked down at his rival, smirking, "Baka Neko, cowering from our perverted cousin. And here I thought you were the one that Shigure was scared of, but no . . . Shigure was merely acting."

"Oh, go screw yourself, damn nezumi!" Kyo hissed, from under a pillow.

Shigure stood, running a hand through his hair as he grabbed his clothes, "I think I'll go take a bath then go to bed, it's been a long day. Good night, my little flower." The Inu winked, kissing Tohru's lips gently before walking off to his room.

"Honda-san . . . are you and . . . Shigure . . .?" Yuki blinked, looking at his crush in confusion.

Honda-san and Shigure were being friendly . . . not your average friendly, but boyfriend-girlfriend 'friendly'.

Tohru nodded, smiling at her two friends, "Hai, Shigure-san and I are in love . . . "

Take me away on the river of love

I wanna go where you go

Take me away on the river of love

Just let me roll with the flow

On the river of love

Japanese Words

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

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

Gomen - sorry

Inu - dog

Neko - Cat

Hai - Yes

Onegai - Please

Nezumi - Rat

Onigiri - Riceball

-chan - used at the end of a young child's or a girl's name that is close with one (in Tohru's case, she added onto Shigure's name as a pet name for our favorite Inu)

Silver: Well, I finally got this chapter done! n.n I hope you all have enjoyed it!