Angel: Here's chapter 2! Hope you don't hate me for the terrible quality. I think the storyline is good at least...
Ni: Yeah, its okay
Angel: You loved it when we were in 6th grade!
Ni: Yeah, but you've gotten better. You could have at least re-written it or something...
Angel: . To much effort...Besides, I'm working on, like, 3 stories right now. 4 including the one that's not the fanfiction.
Ni: ...lazy author
Angel: I do not own Fruits basket. Natsuki Takaya does.
Begin Chapter 2
After Joanne had left, Danielle had gotten bored. She had grabbed her sketch book and drawn Yuki in women's clothing. Now, she stared at the picture gloomily.
-Darn. It looks normal. I wanted to tease Joanne with an abnormal drawing of him…..- With a sudden change of mood, she grabbed one of her Fruits Basket books and flipped through the pages. The book she grabbed had Kyo on the cover. -Maybe…if…I find…a reference…picture…I can…-Danielle thought as she drifted to sleep.
When she woke, her book was gone, but that wasn't all. Her bed, her room, everything was gone, replaced by trees. And darkness.
"Whoa! Where the heck am I?" She said out loud. Her voice sounded strangely eerie in the night's silence. She sat up, hugging her knees to keep herself warm. After a while, she decided to wait for someone to find her, and leaned against a nearby tree. As she drifted to sleep, a thought drifted across her mind. -Does this mean I don't have to go to school?-
Joanne woke with a start and realized she was warm. -That must mean that someone found me…- She thought. Her side felt funny and it took her a while to realize it had been bandaged. -Why? Was I bleeding or something?- Then another thought occurred to her. -If I have a bandage on, then who put it there? And why does it seem like I'm not wearing my jeans?- After all, she had fallen asleep without changing, so she should still be wearing her dark red tank top and blue jeans.
Then she noticed her hair was down. Who had done that without her permission? She never let anyone see her hair down. Joanne could hear voices floating into the room she was in…where ever that was. Cautiously, she opened her eyes and saw a Japanese style ceiling above her. She turned her head and saw a door, also in the Japanese style. It was ajar and the voices were issuing from beyond it. Then it occurred to her that those voices weren't speaking English, but she could understand the bits and pieces she heard. Suddenly becoming curious, she threw off her blankets and stood up, only to almost fall over again.
-When was the last time I ate?- She asked herself. The dizzy spell over, she straightened and noticed that she wore a robe, the kind Japanese people wore.
-We're not in California anymore, Toto- She thought jokingly as she tied up her hair. Then she looked around for her clothes, but didn't find them. Becoming cross, she limped over to the door (Even though her side was bandaged, it still hurt).
She slid the door open and said, "Who was the pervert who changed me, and what'd he do with my clothes?" After she realized what she'd said, she gasped and her hand flew to her mouth. She never spoke like that before! Or at least, never aloud. Then she realized that she had not spoken English.
-What in the world?- She thought, confused. There was a cough and she looked up. Kneeling at a table were two men, both with black hair. One of them was wearing a tux, and the other was wearing a man's Japanese robe. The man in the tux had longer hair than the other, with bangs covering his left eye. His eyes were a yellowish brown. The other man had gray eyes that seemed to be dancing. The two men stared at Joanne for a few moments. Then the gray-eyed man started laughing, startling her. The other man glance at his companion and sighed. Suddenly, Joanne recognized the two.
-What the heck?! Why am I seeing Hatori and Shigure Sohma?!- Joanne's green eyes widened. -Has it happened? Have I been brought to the world of Fruits Basket? Hmmm….- Joanne thought for a split second then grinned inwardly. -I'll pretend I don't know who they are. I've read plenty of fan fictions of this happening, and if I show that I know them, they'll freak.- Joanne raised an eyebrow at Shigure, who was rolling around laughing. Hatori stood up.
"You shouldn't be up. You have a cracked rib and a very nasty scratch on top of that." Joanne was startled. -How'd that happen?- Hatori continued, "Anyways, I should be going. But before that, I want you to lay down and stay there. I'll come by later to see how she's doing." He directed the last statement at Shigure, who had just finished laughing.
Shigure nodded and said, "I'll see to it that she sleeps."
Joanne twitched. -What are they, my babysitters?- Hatori nodded, glanced in her direction, then left. Shigure came over and shooed her back to her bed.
"C'mon, it's doctor's orders. Oh, and if you hear any fighting, just ignore it." Joanne, in the process of laying down, turned and stared at him. He just smiled weirdly and closed the door. Joanne glanced at her watch, which she was still wearing. It was just after one. With a small shrug, she laid down and was instantly asleep.
Danielle woke suddenly to the sound of a girl laughing. She kept still, her eyes closed. The bark of the tree she was leaning against was uncomfortable and she wanted to reposition herself, but she dare not move. As she listened, the laughter came closer, punctuated by talk. Danielle frowned, realizing the speaker was not talking in English, yet she understood it. Suddenly, there was the sound of a twig breaking and the voices, (there had been three people talking) stopped.
Then, a girl's voice said, "Oh, look! There's something over there!"
Danielle twitched. -What does she mean 'something'?- There were the sounds of footsteps crunching on the fallen leaves, then Danielle became aware of a shadow looming over her.
Then a voice said, "It's a girl…Where'd she come from?" Danielle kept still, though she fought the urge to jump up and do something random.
A voice answered the one above her, "Leave 'er! We have enough trouble as it is!"
Then the girl's voice sounded again, "No, you mustn't! We should help her! If she stays out here, she'll get sick!" There was a pause.
"Alright, Honda-san. Could you help me?"
-Wait a minute…Honda?!- Another pair of feet came crunching through the leaves and Danielle felt herself being lifted.
"Oh, wow, she's not heavy!" The girl exclaimed.
-No duh…- Danielle thought evilly. The people holding her started walking, and Danielle realized she wasn't being give a piggy-back ride, or being carried bridal style. Her feet dragged on the ground and her arms lay over two people's shoulders, one shorter that the other. After a few moments, there was a growl of disgust and her feet were lifted. The girl giggled. Now Danielle felt like she was a litter, her middle not being held or any thing.
-If they put a body or something on top of me, I'd probably actually become a living litter….- During the entire walk, Danielle kept herself limp. When they stopped at last, she was lowered onto a soft surface, probably one of the Japanese floor beds. Many minutes passed, maybe ten or so. She was beginning to drift to sleep when she felt someone stripping her. She was so tired, she didn't even protest. When she fell asleep, she dreamt of running around naked.
End Chapter 2
Angel: Okay, I know I asked you this once already, but please tell me what you think!
Ni: She's having a nervous breakdown
Angel: I am not! I'm just curious
Ni: That's what she said
Angel: You know what? The only thing that's going to break right now is-
Ni: Now, now, not infront of your readers!
Angel: -coughs- Right. Sorry.
Ni: -snickers-
Angel: Please read and review!