Title: Perfect Happiness

Haru has gone through severe times. But now they're are over and he's in love. Eventually the others find about everything. What will happen when they do? Rated T: M M relationship, and some other things, please read alot better than summary.

Disclaimer: I don't own fruits basket. Closest to owning it I've ever gotten is owning a copy of volume 8. Of course it'd be 8 (Haru's).

Chapter 7- Droppin' Plates

Haru had barely sat down before the bell rang.

'Thank god,' Haru thought as it rang. 'If I was late again the teacher would throw another fit.'

Momiji stole a sideways glance at the cow, wondering where he went again last night. 'Haru really does stay out all night. I wonder where he goes.'

"Sohma Momiji," the teacher yelled at him impatiently. The rabbit in question snapped to attention, "what so interesting that's making you not pay attention!"

"Nothing Sensei," Momiji said hurriedly, "sorry, I just zoned out, that's all."

"See that it doesn't happen again," She sighed and turned back to her giggling class.

By the time lunchtime rolled around, Haru knew that his early predictions had been true: Today was a very bad day. In first period he realized he'd forgotten his homework. And before the next period had even rolled around he had received a threat by some idiot that he didn't even know. The old Black Haru would have beaten him senseless for it, but this Haru knew better: He knew there was a time and place for that sort of thing, and it wasn't now. Haru had simply waited until everyone had left before telling the idiot that if he wanted to take up with him than they could do after school, off school grounds, and with no around. Said idiot felt safe enough and agreed. Said idiot was one the dumbest people in the world and he had no idea what he was getting into. By the time school got out, Haru knew he would be in an even worse mood. More fun to take it out on some unsuspecting fool at least.

Haru opened the door to the roof and sat down next Momiji and Kyo.

"Hey, Haru?" Uo asked, snapping her fingers in front of his face to get his attention.

The cow glance up at her wearily, 'what does she possibly want?'

"You know the dance is coming up, right?" she asked impatiently. Haru nodded. "So, why don't you take Hana to the dance?"

Hana gave Uo a sharp look of anger.

Haru politely declined.

"What? you really wanna spend the rest of your life brooding over the prince!" she asked in surprise.

"I am here you know," Yuki spoke up politely.

"Yeah, we know," she said in a 'what about it' attitude and turned back to Haru, "well, am I wrong!"

Haru stared at her with his standard blank stare, but what he really wanted to do was yell at the bitch and kick her ass a bit. To tell her he has someone else. But that would never happen. Too many questions that he didn't want to answer. He liked them not knowing what he did; in fact, he preferred it.

"No, I'll wait," he finally said slowly and went back to eating, 'god, this day really is the worst. Well, at least I'll have a dumbass to torture later. That is if he doesn't chicken out…'

"You can wait all you want. Yuki will never like you like that," Kyo sighed, "dumb brat."

Haru mentally slapped him, but physically he didn't even flinch.

Yuki glared at Kyo again.

"Stop trying to make him turn Black," Yuki hissed, trying to keep fighting with Kyo minimal since Uo and Hana were around.

"Who says I was," Kyo yelled back, anger flaring.

"You always do..." Yuki began.

Haru zoned them out once more. Those two fighting was an utter snore-fest by now. A while ago, he couldn't beat even Kyo. But now Haru was pretty sure that if it came down to it, Kyo would get his ass kicked.

"Haru!" Yuki yelled at him, gaining the cow's attention. "Can you really just zone out like that?"

Haru looked at him with no emotion showing at all.

"You really are a dumb cow aren't you?" Kyo teased harshly.

"Whatever," Haru said flatly and went back to zoning out the conversation, eating his lunch.

Kyo rolled his eyes, annoyed.

"You should be more like Haru," Uo told him, "and not worry what others say about you."

"You don't want Kyo to be like Haru-san," Hana said, gazing at the cow. "There's no good left in him."

The whole group—except Hana and Haru—paled at her words.

"What do you mean 'no good left in him'?" Uo asked, getting over the shock first.

"I can't tell you," Hana sighed plainly, "you'll find out soon enough. And when you finally find the whole truth, you'll wish you hadn't."

"That bad?" Uo asked, turning to look at Haru—who was finishing off his sandwich.

"Probably. For I do not know the whole extent, nor do I wish to delve deeper," Hana told them mysteriously.

"That bad." Uo affirmed, not taking her eyes off the cow. The others followed suit.

Haru sensed eyes upon him and glanced up to find them all staring. He inwardly wondered if he'd let something slip.

"What?" he asked calmly.

"Nothing," Yuki said quickly, cutting off the others before they could say anything.

"Hey, Haru…" Momiji asked, "what you been up to lately?"

"What do you mean?" Haru asked, trying to discover the game being played.

"Well… you've been gone a lot, that's all," Momiji commented, trying not let anyone figure out why he was asking.

"Not anymore than usual…I get lost, you know," Haru reminded, "I am the cow."

"Still…" Momiji trailed off, feeling defeated, 'he's going the 'dumb lost cow' route.'

Haru's day went even more horribly than predicted: He had to wait an entire hour after school for the idiot to show up and fight. Early thoughts were right: the dumb-ass chickened out… Guess he wasn't so dumb after all. Haru felt defeated even though he hadn't fought. He went home itching for some fun—something to alleviate the stress the day had wracked up.

Upon entering the main house, he ran into Akito. Haru had always wanted to get that bastard, but there was no way it was going to happen. He guessed that if he blamed it on his no-longer-in-existence Black half, no one would know better. Would he still be punished? No, Hatori would never buy it. Black was never that sadistic, calculated or cold as he was now.

Haru's final thought was not to risk it as he skittered by the head of the family. Akito eyed him coldly as he passed and for a split second, Haru thought the slightly elder man would stop him. If he did, Haru was definitely not going to pass up the opportunity to let him have it. But if his day would give him one sort of twisted saving grace, it was that Akito did not stop him.

End of chapter 7-

Yes, I know Akito is really a girl.

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