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 14- Dare
It was about fifteen minutes after four now.
"I suppose they really wouldn't show up anyway," Yuki sighed and started to go up to his room only stopped by a knock on the door.
"They really showed?" Kyo asked curiously.
"Maybe it's someone selling something," Yuki sighed but went back to join them anyway.
Tohru went to get the door. She opened the door to see Haru and the same individual she'd seen just days ago with the pretty black haired girl.
"Hey, Tohru," Haru replied stepping in. The other followed suit staring at her intently.
"You're Knox?" Tohru asked completely confused.
"No, I'm the replacement," Knox taunted a little too maliciously.
"Knox, at least be nice to Tohru. I told you, you didn't have to come," Haru told him sternly.
Knox crinkled his nose and said nothing, choosing to instead wrap his arms around Haru and bury his head into the crook of Haru's neck.
They followed Tohru as she led them into the kitchen.
The look on Kyo and Yuki's faces was utterly priceless, their mouths hung open and their eyes widened.
"You were the guy from the other day," Kyo hissed, "with the girl."
"There was no girl," Knox sneered back as he and Haru sat down at the two remaining spots. "That was Haru."
"I thought you were going to make something up," Haru told him agitatedly; Knox could tell if they weren't here he would've been smacked- hard.
"I couldn't think of anything," Knox said slowly, raising his arms slightly and tilting his head to one side for a second before straightening back up.
"I told you it was a bad idea," Haru said annoyed.
"Your hair is green," Momiji observing him out loud. It had obviously been too dark from him differentiate black from dark green when he'd been spying on them.
"So?" Knox said slowly staring down the rabbit.
"And you're eyes are purple," Momiji went on pointing out.
"Again, so?" Knox said slowly.
"And there's red splatters on your coat," Momiji went on.
Knox's nose wrinkled, "I was painting the bar."
"That bar?" Kyo asked thinking about the bar he'd stumbled into. That bar was a red color.
Knox nodded, remembering a conversation that he'd had with Haru about the cat's visit.
"Why?" Shigure asked curiously.
"I didn't like the color," Knox told him.
"And they let you?" Shigure asked.
"It's my bar. I can do to it what I want thank you," Knox replied, a little annoyed.
"You own it?" Kyo said incredulously, no wonder that bouncer guy was worried about his boss getting mad.
Knox nodded again, "You had a little visit a while ago, right?"
"It was raining," Kyo said quickly.
Knox turned his attention back to the bunny, "Why'd you ask about my coat anyway?"
"There's red splotches on it," Momiji said.
"And you thought that was…" Knox asked curiously.
"Blood," Momiji sighed not looking in Knox's direction.
"You're aware that dried blood is brown, right?" Knox asked, "And why would I have blood on my coat?"
"Why do you keep a coat with red paint splattered on it?" Kyo asked.
"Well, isn't this just the Inquisition," Knox teased, and then went on to explain, "It was my uncle's coat. He was a doctor; before he died he gave it to me. So, I wouldn't get rid of it for the world."
"Oh," Kyo said flatly his face reddened; clearly feeling embarrassed.
"Anything else?" Knox sighed, turning to look at Hatori.
"Why are you looking at me?" Hatori asked.
"No reason in particular," Knox said nonchalantly and rested his head in his hands. His eyes strayed back to the rabbit across the table.
Momiji suddenly felt very glad there was a table between them even if Knox wasn't acting evil or anything.
Several minutes went by.
"What no more questions?" Knox sighed, glancing at them all quickly, finally settling on Yuki. "What a let down."
"How did you meet Haru?" Tohru asked quickly.
Knox turned to her and then Haru, "Should I tell them?"
"I'd rather you didn't," Haru snorted annoyed.
"Please, I'd like to know," Tohru pleaded.
"Fine, whatever, tell 'em," Haru sighed obviously unhappy.
"I found him and took him home with me," Knox said simply.
The others gawked at him.
"You had to say it that way," Haru said annoyed, staring at his lover.
"It's true," Knox said staring back at the cow.
"Found him where?" Kyo asked assumingly.
"Out in the rain; freezing to death," Knox sighed with a smile.
"Freezing to death?" Momiji asked, then turned to Haru, "Knox saved you?"
Haru nodded.
"Is that when you were…" Momiji let his question trail off, a sad look on his face.
"Of course," Haru snorted eyeing the rabbit.
"And you brought a stranger into your home?" Hatori asked.
Knox looked at Hatori angrily and spat out, "What was I supposed to do, let him die?"
"Someone's angry," Shigure said with a small smile.
Haru laughed amused at Shigure even thinking Knox was pissed, "He's not angry."
"Thanks for the chat, but I've got to get the bar ready to open," Knox said impatiently getting up. Haru followed suit.
"Actually I'd like you to go back to the main house; Akito wants to talk to you," Hatori sighed.
Haru looked at him impatiently and a little annoyed.
"I'm a busy person; tell him to reschedule," Knox said turning to leave.
"That wasn't a request," Hatori sighed trying to prevent Knox from leaving.
"Well, he's not in charge of me is he?" Knox said calmly and slid past the doctor followed by Haru.
"Well, at least now I know where that attitude comes from," Hatori sighed, after the two were gone.
"He didn't seem that bad, and he saved Haru's life," Tohru pointed out. "And that does explain why they were always at the bar, Knox owns it."
"If he was telling the truth," Kyo snorted.
"Why would he lie?" Tohru asked.
End of chapter 14-
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