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: This is a bit on the short side, but I hope you all enjoy the new chapter. I thank all of my reviwers/readers. Thank you.

Dae-chan - -watches as you chase Kichiro around- Um... I'm staying out of this one, but thanks!

greyspell - Thank you. I usually update around the weekends. But my updating time is always random. -sweatdrops-

TatianaSaphira - Thank you. I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Nekokin - Thank you. Good luck with your stories, Nekokin.

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My thanks goes out to all of my other reviewers as well. Thank you mrs. Sorra-sparrow, Kalilmae (Yep, you're related to Tohru!), Midnight 1987, AKITO. At The Disco, ShioriRose, and Kiwadoi Seiitsu. Thank you everyone! Enjoy the story!

And to those that had reviewed upon my return here. Thank you!

Disclaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket, much less Shigure. What a cruel world . . .
" . . . " - talking

' . . . ' - thinking

Italics - dreams or flashbacks

bold - Shigure's dog instincts (Go Doggie!)

OOC - Out of Character

A/N - Shigure maybe a little OOC, but it goes well with his struggling feelings for Tohru.

2nd A/N - Since Tohru's relatives never had names, except for her parents, I decided to give them names. And I think each name suits them well, especially the name I've chosen for Tohru's Grandpa. It seems like everyone in Tohru's family (on her dad's side) has to have a name starting with "K", or at least in my story.

Chapter Twenty-four

"How could you?" He growled, his fists clenched tightly, "You took your own grandfather's life!"

Kichiro's eyes narrowed, returning Shigure's glare, "Grandfather was a fool! He was always fond of Tohru and not me! It was always 'Tohru' this and 'Tohru' that."

"It made me sick!" The male growled.

Shigure roughly grabbed Kichiro by his shirt collar, holding him close. Their faces barely touched as he spoke in a low, menacing voice.

"People like you deserve to rot in hell. Tohru has done alot of good deeds in the world and being nice to you is one of them. You pay her back by killing your grandfather." Shigure anger flared, his instincts taking over every fiber of his being.

To kill someone out of jealousy was wrong, at least in Shigure's book it was. Tohru placed a hand on his shoulder, shaking her head.

"Shigure, no." She said gently.

Shigure glanced at her, "Tohru, he c-"

His flower shook her head once more, determination in her eyes. Tears filled them as she looked at him pleadingly.

"I want Kichiro to pay by feeling guilty, not by being murdered at your hands, muchless anyone else's." She whispered.

Shigure looked from Tohru to Kichiro, before dropping her cousin onto the ground. He glared darkly at the younger male.

"Let this be a lesson to you, bastard. If you come near Tohru or anyone in my family, you'll wish you were dead." He growled before him and Tohru walked out.

Japanese Words and any other words

Kichiro - Lucky Son (the name I chose for Tohru's cousin, the one that wears glasses)

Kita - North (Name i chose for Tohru's female cousin, the one that complained about sharing a room with her at the end of volume 1)

Shii-chan - nickname given to shigure by momiji, but it's also Tohru's pet name for him now.

Kin - Golden (name I chose for Tohru's aunt)

onigiri - rice ball (Tohru is often portrayed as a rice ball for some odd reason)

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

Note - I'm not sure if Tohru's relatives were close with Kyoko, but...oh well.
Silver: I'm sorry about the...um...short chapter, but this was all I could think of. I hope you guys have enjoyed this filler chapter. I hope to see you all in the next chapter. Ja'ne.

Btw, Tohru 's going to be revealing some secrets of her own!