Title: Tohru's Task
Summary: Tohru made a pact with a god to save haru's soul, but what consequence does the onigiri have to pay? Sequel to Demon Days, the adventures of the afterlife abound, but somehow she has to keep up with a normal life. What's a messenger of the dead to do?
Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket, but I do think I own the idea of Tohru becoming a reaper! Just think about her ushering souls into the afterlife! Oh and Remi and almost any reaper in the future...
Chapter 20-
"Okay, well any information Maison found out is in here," Hatori sighed, slapping down the file on the table.
"Did he find anything?" Yuki asked as he Kyo, and Shigure were all sitting on the couch across from Hatori.
"I- haven't looked yet," Hatori sighed.
"Better a surprise for all of us," Shigure cheered.
"Oh, shut up, you stupid dog," Kyo snorted angrily.
"Let's just get on with this, please," Yuki sighed, shifting in his seat.
Hatori nodded and withdrew the first little packet. He thumbed through it with a frown.
"What does it say?" Kyo asked.
"It says there's no information on anyone named Lulu Houston with that description," Hatori said frowning, "there are several other Lulu's in here, but none match your girl."
"All right, next one," Yuki said, but held out hoping to find something.
They'd gone through almost every packet and they only had one left.
"Hmmm," Hatori sighed looking at the last packet reading the information, "nothing here either."
As he put the file on the table, a picture slid off the top onto the table. Yuki reached down and picked it up.
"What about this one?" Yuki said curiously, "this is Saki."
Hatori stared at him for a moment while Yuki showed the picture to Kyo and Shigure, they both agreed that the picture was indeed the insane blonde.
"I'm sorry but you must be mistaken," Hatori sighed, "I don't even know why Maison put that one in here."
"I don't understand, that is Saki," Yuki claimed, pointing to the photo.
"It does say that his name's Saki," Hatori tried to explain, "But you see the Saki in that picture is dead."
"Dead?" Kyo asked in surprise, staring back at the snapshot.
Hatori nodded, "Saki Edema Jiho-"
Hatori stopped suddenly and blinked several times before continuing, "Saki Edema Jiho- SOHMA, died about twenty years ago. He was seventeen."
"This Saki was a Sohma?" Yuki asked in surprise staring at the picture.
"That's what the name infers," Hatori sighed scanning the record over again.
"So, even if he was alive today he'd be about thirty seven?" Shigure asked.
Hatori nodded again, "and yes, he did die, he was hit by a speeding truck."
"Speeding truck?" Yuki asked.
"Says he did it to save a little girl from having that fate," Hatori sighed.
"So he was a hero then?" Shigure asked.
"Enough, this Saki is obviously not the same one, it can't be," Yuki said annoyed, slapping the file shut.
"It can't be, there's no explanation for it," Kyo snorted agreeing with the rat.
"So, we're back at zero," Yuki sighed covering his forehead with his hand.
Just then the front door opened, "Hello, everyone!" Tohru announced.
Hatori quickly hid the papers as she took off her shoes.
"Ah, Hatori, are you staying for dinner?" she asked, eyeing the doctor.
"If you don't mind," he said as he got up.
She nodded and smiled, "that'd be great!"
"Good, than I will," Hatori said with a little smile back.
"Hey, I'm sorry about the other day, when my friends were over," Tohru began, "we got a little carried away."
"Carried away, Tohru?" Yuki asked.
"Oh yes, we were getting a little carried away... We were quoting lines from the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' both one and two. We love those movies!" Tohru told them happily. "Johnny Depp is so awesome! He's been in a lot of movies!"
"Really?" Kyo asked enthused.
"Oh yes, he's in 'Fear and Loathing in Los Vegas', 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', 'Secret Window', and... Oh 'Sleepy Hollow'!" Tohru smiled, "'Secret Window' and 'Sleepy Hollow' are REALLY scary..."
"A movie called 'Secret Window' is scary!" Kyo asked scoffing.
"But the best movie is 'the Grudge'! It was really scary!" Tohru said happily. "The was the scene where the scary girl gets the woman in her bed."
"Is THAT why you wouldn't sleep in your own bed for a week!" Kyo asked angrily.
Tohru looked at him blankly for a moment before nodding, "She came up under the covers and grabbed the girl and the girl disappeared and was NEVER seen again... and there was another part where the guy was leaving and another girl..."
"That's all we need to know," Yuki said quickly.
"Hey, Tohru, do you know Saki's middle name?" Shigure asked curiously changing the subject and lazily eyeing Tohru.
Tohru stopped, thinking to herself, "Oh, I know it! He told me once… What was it? E-Eh- EDEMA! I think that was it!"
All four males look at her in shock.
"Are you sure?" Yuki asked, getting over the shock first.
"Yep, Saki- Edema- Jiho So..." she was about to say, "Sohma," right along with it but stopped herself. She knew that wasn't the smartest idea.
Even though she hadn't finished they all realized she was going to say their last name. Now they knew they had a weird slash big problem on their hands. How was it that they met someone who died twenty years ago?
The question plagued them all week.
"Hey, Tohru, we were wondering if it was possible for Saki to come over again," Yuki asked.
"You want to talk to Saki?" She asked as if they were the crazy ones.
Kyo and Yuki nodded.
"If he doesn't mind coming over," Yuki added.
"Oh please, give Saki more time to astound you with his insaneness," Tohru shorted, "Why wouldn't he mind that."
"So, you'll ask him the next time you see him?" Kyo asked her.
She nodded, "Sure, if that's what you want."
It'd been several more days until she talked to Saki. But of course the crazy blonde had said yes, although not in that same way and with some other things mixed in.
Remi snorted when he heard, something just didn't feel right here and he'd insisted on coming too.
"Hello!" Saki shouted as he popped up on an unsuspecting Kyo.
The cat sprang back shocked and hissed. "Would you mind not doing that!"
"No," Saki mused, and hummed to himself.
"Well, I brought him back just like you asked," Tohru said as Yuki came out of the house.
"What's he doing here!" Kyo demanded angrily, and pointed at Remi.
"What's the fucking matter! Someone don't fucking like me!" Remi teased, glancing back at Kyo.
"Remi, wanted to come too," Tohru said smiling happily.
"Yeah well, we need Saki to answer some questions for us," Yuki told them quickly.
"Okay," Tohru said staring at the blonde who was now very involved with playing with his fingers.
"SAKI!" Remi growled, the blonde snapped to attention for a second before returning his gaze to Tohru and frowned.
"Saki, when were you born?" Yuki asked, not wanting to wait any longer.
Saki starred at him for a moment and then chanted happily, "in the spring time!"
"What year!" Kyo asked impatiently.
"Nineteen si-" Saki started to answer but was cut off.
"Eighty nine," Remi snorted answering for the blonde.
Saki stared at Remi for a moment, then as if his mind clicked he nodded, "Why don't you ever let me tell them something different!"
"Answer them honestly, damnit!" Remi snorted clearly annoyed.
"But I don't wanna, that's boorrrinnng!" Saki whined.
"But they don't want to hear answer that you make up!" Remi growled impatiently at the blonde. "They wouldn't be asking if they wanted to hear made up answers."
Saki pouted crossing his arms,. "Fine. Next question."
"Is your last name Jiho- Sohma?" Yuki asked.
Saki nodded slowly.
"Great, we are related wonderful," Kyo said sarcastically.
"All right then," Yuki said but was cut off.
"Is your hair actually blonde?" Shigure asked.
Saki nodded.
"And do you like to annoy people?" Shigure asked.
Saki nodded again.
"Do you like cheese?" he continued.
Saki nodded again.
"And what about cheeseburgers?" he asked.
Saki nodded again, getting bored quickly.
"Did you know Yenma Sohma?" Shigure asked.
Saki nodded before he could stop himself.
End of chapter 20-
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