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 22-
The next three weeks played out rather eerily. Whenever Tohru went to her reaping job Yuki and Kyo would watch her as she left. They told Hatori and Haru what they'd learned and Haru was rather mad at himself.
"It's all my fault," Haru had sighed wearily.
And the others had quickly told him that it wasn't. But he knew that if he hadn't been the way he was that Tohru wouldn't be doing reaper duty. So, it was pointless to try and tell him otherwise.
"How many more weeks do you have left?" Yuki asked she left.
"Three," she stated and bid him goodbye.
Jullen wasn't too happy about Remi telling them. But he decided that no harm was done. He let Remi and Saki go with a simple reprimand.
'That ol' god's such a softie' Remi thought.
Regardless, even Tohru's tasks seemed to lighten up. Or was it just because she was just used to it now? It was probably just that.
She still hung out with Remi and his friends after work. In fact, that action seemed to increase; though her tardiness in class declined.
Even the next three weeks passed in a blur. Tohru sought to learn all she could about the reapers but she didn't learn anything she didn't already know. She was however reminded that reapers were those that died young. Tohru knew she'd probably never be one once she left. She had a very slim chance of dying in the next couple of years.
Her final day was both liberating and emotional. She latched onto Remi crying. He really didn't want to let her go either they were great friends.
Through everything fate had something else in store for her.
She went to Jullen's office. What would most likely be her final time.
"Tohru, you're a good girl," he said, "and I like you so I'm going to tell you something. This something is very important. What I'm going to tell you know is how to break the Sohma curse…"
And with that Tohru had returned home. She knew how to break the curse. If she decided that's what she wanted to do, it would be the hardest thing of her life. Should she do it?
Yuki and Kyo noticed how distracted she was. They weren't bothered by it; thinking that she was just upset she'd never see her reaper friends again.
Suddenly Tohru glanced up staring at Yuki, "You know how much I love you, right?"
"Of course," Yuki said stunned by her abrupt statement, "Are you okay?"
Tohru shook her head sadly, "I know what to do."
"Okay," Yuki said confused.
"I know what to do," she repeated hollowly.
"What do you mean?" Yuki asked trying to get her tell him.
She only responded by telling him again that she knew what to do, before retiring to her room for the night. She only had a couple more days before she had to decide; to do it or not to. What she was thinking about was the Sohma's only salvation; she had to be willing.
The days went by and suddenly it was the day before 'the day.' She had to decide now. Even with all her nervousness her resolve had never left. This is what needed to be done, so that those in the zodiac would be free. So that no one else had to suffer that same fate, it was too important. She couldn't be selfish.
end of chapter
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