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: XdearestX, lilhazelnutta, midnight 1987, Dae-chan, AngelsWithSnipers, and KillMexIfYouCare, thank you for reviewing! Sorry, about updating in awhile. I've been trying to think up another idea for this story. n.n;

I am planning on having Shigure's dog instincts kick in some more. If you don't see anything in bold, just ignore that note. n.n; Thanks for reviewing everyone!

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

2nd A/N - Since I'm going to bring a female Akito in here, and there's a strong sexual attraction between her and Shigure, I'm going to warn you all now, there is going to be sexual content intended in this chapter. And maybe for the rest of the story. I'm still unsure of later chapters though. Please do not be offended if you don't like this stuff. Just skip through it for your sake.

Chapter Eight

Shigure growled, sighing in frustration as guilt wracked his heart. He had nearly let Akito trick him into comforting her. That would mean going behind Tohru's back and sleeping with the Sohma Leader. The Inu rested his forehead on his hands, slumping onto his desk.

'I resisted Akito, but now . . . She's angry and she'll be planning something to tear me away from Tohru-kun . . . ' He thought, closing his eyes, 'But why do I feel so . . . guilty . . . ?

You resisted God . . .

And were almost seduced . . .

By God . . .

' . . . ' Shigure sighed once more before lifting his head, 'That still doesn't explain this damn guilt . . . '

You could have let God seduce you . . .

You would have slept with God . . .

Shigure gripped his hair as the dog spirit, that possessed his soul, flared from within him, screaming inside his heart.

Go . . . Tohru . . . Be with Tohru . . . Mate . . .

'What the . . . What the hell is going on with me . . . ?' The Novelist thought as his whole body grew warm.

His heart thumped wildly in his chest, threatening to burst out as his instincts screamed more, slowly taking him over.

Claim her . . . Your mate . . . Tohru . . . Claim her completely . . .

Shigure abruptly stood, his hands fisting at his sides, 'Tohru . . . '

Tohru . . . Love . . . Mate . . .

The Inu breathed heavily as the need for Tohru grew. He quickly walked out, in search of his little flower.

Tohru let out a startled yelp as the bathroom door swung open. Her turquoise eyes widened, her cheeks flushing darkly as Shigure stood in the doorway. An odd look was on his face as her Inu huffed, as if he were struggling to breathe.

"Shigure? Is there something, wrong?" She asked, feeling his heated gaze on her body, which was only covered by a blue towel.

Shigure swiftly walked over to her, his hand reaching out and grabbing her arm. Tohru blushed furiously as she was drawn to the Novelist. Shigure leaned in closer, their faces only inches apart. The Inu's lips brushed over the Onigiri's, capturing her mouth ina lustful kiss as his arm slipped around her waist. Tohru's hands rested on Shigure's chest as her Inu's kisses slowly moved from her mouth to her jaw.

"S-shigure, Shigure. . . " She cried out as she felt the dark haired Sohma's slipping into her towel, "Stop . . . Onegai . . . Shigure-chan . . . "

The Inu continued to work on getting her towel off, not hearing her plea to stop as he still held Tohru close. Tohru let out a small whimper as her guardian's teeth now nipped at her collar bone, his lips brushing lightly over her creamy skin. Before his hand could pull her towel off, Tohru's hand had met with his cheek, breaking the lust spell that was driving the Inu to scare Tohru. Her heart pounded as she looked up at Shigure, who suddenly regained his senses.

"T-tohru . . . I . . . " Shigure looked away, clenching his fists, feeling angry at himself for what he did to his little flower.

"Shigure-chan, it's ok!" The Onigiri whispered, placing a hand on his cheek, carressingher guardian's cheek.

Shigure shook his head, putting his own hand over hers, "It's not ok, Tohru-kun. I could've done inappropriatethings to you . . . . like . . . rape you . . . "

"But you didn't . . .It wasn't you doing those things, Shigure-san . . . or at least you didn't mean to try, did you?" His flower asked, looking up at him.

The dark haired Sohma looked at her before shaking his head, "No . . . I've been feeling guilty ever since the meeting with Akito . . . "

Tohru's eyes widened and she gasped, "You were summoned by Akito-san?"

Shigure nodded, his dark eyes looking away, "She called me in yesterday to . . . comfort her. When I say comfort, I mean . . . " He grew silent, earning an "oh!" from Tohru as she realized his literal meaning.

"But Shigure . . . You don't need to feel guilty . . . " Tohru whispered, kissing his cheek, "Shigure-chan . . . "

"Tohru. . . " Shigure pulled his orphaned flower closer, without making enough contact to trigger the curse, burying his face into the crook of her neck, "Tohru-kun . . . Gomen nasai . . . I almost let Akito seduce me . . . Gomen . . . " He whispered into her skin.

'Shigure . . . ' Tohru's face softened and the brown haired eighteen year old the top of Shigure's head, running her fingers through his hair, "It's ok, Shigure-chan . . . "

The Inu lifted his head, standing straight as he looked down at his beloved Onigiri, "Tohru-kun . . . " He whispered, inching closer once more.

"Hai?" Tohru looked up at him as his face came closer.

"Aishiteru, my little flower . . . Aishiteru . . . " Were Shigure's words before brushed his lips over hers once more, putting his arm around her wait again.

Now I don't worry 'bout what's round the bends

As long as you're by my side

My destination is right where I am

I'm just enjoyin' the ride

When I needed your love

It rained down from above me

Now I'm over my head

And i can feel it set me free

Japanese Words

Inu - dog

Onigiri - rice ball

Gomen nasai - I'm very sorry

Aishiteru - I love you

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

Shigure-chan - Tohru's pet name for Shigure.

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

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

Note - About Tohru being called, 'Tohru-kun'. We all know that Tohru her self is a girl and not a boy, but the name Tohru is a guy's name in Japan. And in the manga, people often added -kun to Tohru's name, because of that purpose. Even Shigure calls her Tohru-kun.

Silver: Sorry about making you all wait for the update. I finally got it done and I hope you all have enjoyed it! Ja'ne and leave a review on your way out! See you in chapter nine! Thanks also goes out to Cucumber Lady for her reviews! Thank you!