Angel: Yo! Here's the third chapter!
Ni: Are you seriously going to upload all 8 chapters today?
Angel: Well.....
Ni: That pause was too long. Stop at this one for today.
Angel: -sighs- Fine.
Ni: Good girl.
Angel: I do not own Fruits Basket. Natsuki Takaya does.
Begin Chapter 3
Joanne woke to a crash. It had come from outside and there were loud voices. -What in the…Oh. Shigure DID warn me…- Suddenly there was a loud rumble. She sighed and gave up on going to sleep. Her stomach was complaining a little to loud for her comfort. She sat up and the first thing she noticed was a human sized lump on a mat beside her. She stared at it for a while, then decided to poke it. As she leaned over it, the lump twitched and moaned slightly. Joanne froze, her finger inches from it. She fought with herself over whether or not she should poke it. Then the urge to poke it won over and she jabbed it with her finger. She scrambled backwards as the lump squeaked and started wiggling.
As Joanne watched, the lump shed the blankets covering it and revealed a girl, her shoulder length blonde streaked brown hair tousled from being under the blanket. Joanne gave a startled cry and hugged the girl, who did the same.
"Danielle! You're here too?!…OW!!!" Joanne cried, letting go of her friend and clutching her side.
"That again? Well, anyways, where are we? And why did I here someone's name that is in Furuba? And why do I know how to speak Japanese?" Danielle asked her friend. Joanne grinned.
"I think the thing you asked me came true. But, we need to pretend we don't know them. You've read those fan fics too." They were speaking in English, incase someone overheard them. Danielle stared at her, a grin slowly spreading across her face.
"This is going to be fun." Was all she said.
Suddenly, there was another crash. The friends turned towards the door, listening intently. Then, there was the sound of a doorbell ringing. After several minutes, the door to the room they were in opened and a man walked in. Both girls recognized him as Hatori, but didn't say anything. He stared at Joanne, then turned to Danielle.
"Good evening. I hope my young cousins did not wake you. I was called here to check up on you, to see if you are sick or not." Then he turned back to Joanne. "I thought I told you to sleep. That rib is not going to heal if you are constantly moving." Danielle raised an eyebrow.
Joanne sighed. "I'm sorry. Both my stomach and those loud crashing woke me. And I think I woke my friend, although that last crash probably could have woken her itself." It was Hatori's turn to raise an eyebrow.
"You two know each other? Never mind, I'll ask that later, when YOU," He pointed at Joanne, "Are able to move around." He walked to Danielle, taking out a stethoscope as he went. Seeing it, Danielle recoiled slightly. Joanne sighed again and laid back down on her mat. After a few moments, Hatori left, closing the door behind him. Danielle crawled over to Joanne and sat down next to her. There was silence for a few moments. Then Danielle opened her mouth right as a sound was made outside of their room. Joanne shushed her with a gesture and they both listened intently to the conversation coming from the next room over.
"You boys should know better. There are two girls in that room over there, one who needs to rest. The other seems fine, but I'm not entirely sure. We don't know how long she was out there." The voice belonged to Hatori. Danielle made a face as Joanne giggled silently.
"The stupid cat started it." Another voice said rebelliously.
"WHAT WAS THAT, YOU DAMN RAT?!" Danielle and Joanne grinned. That was obviously Kyo.
There was the sound of something being hit and a voice said, "Didn't you just hear Haa-san? Keep it down, Kyo-kun."
There was a moment of silence, then a girl's voice said, "U-um, I should start dinner! Hatori-san, would you like to stay for dinner?"
"No, thank you. I must be getting back." Hatori's voice was emotionless. "But would you please make something for the girls in there? One of them is hungry for sure." Joanne blushed as her stomach growled once more.
"Ah, okay!" The girl responded cheerfully. There was the sound of stocking feet walking on a wooden floor and of a door opening and closing.
"Too bad you can't stay." Shigure's voice was not a bit sad or regretful.
"Liar." Hatori accused. Joanne and Danielle stifled their giggles. "Oh, and you two, I want you to apologize to those girls. Tonight." There was the sound of retreating footsteps, then complete silence.
After a few moments, "Maybe I don't want to."
"We don't have a choice. Obviously we distressed them or something." Joanne grinned evilly at Danielle, who mirrored the look. Then, Joanne's stomach growled so loud, she was afraid someone in the next room could have heard it. Danielle certainly did, for she fell over from trying to stifle her giggles. Joanne kicked her, then relaxed against her pillow. -At least we'll be fed soon…-She thought gloomily.
Later, a delicious smell drifted in, making her mouth water. She heard a faint sound from Danielle, and realized it was her friend's stomach. -So I'm not the only one…- She thought evilly. Then they heard voices coming from the other room.
"Dinner's ready!" The girl's voice said cheerfully.
"Oh, here, Honda-san. I'll take that in." There was a pause.
"Come on, you stupid cat. Take the other plate." There was a growl and then the door opened. By this time, there was barely any light in the room and all the two friends saw was two figures in the door way. Then a light flipped on. Blinking against the sudden light, Joanne sat up. Danielle did the same, staring at the people in the doorway. Joanne's eyes finally got accustomed to the light and she, too, turned to look at the people. They were both male and tall. One had silver hair and looked faintly girlish. The other had orange hair and was looking away from them. They both held plates with food on them. Joanne stood up stiffly and walked to them, smiling. Danielle followed her.
"Hello. Are those for us?" Joanne asked politely, aware that the silver-haired boy was staring wide-eyed at her. She pictured herself, in a white robe decorated with cherry blossoms, her long, reddish orange hair in a ponytail reaching to her waist, and her bright green eyes.
The boy realized he was staring. "Ah, yes. We're here to apologize for the noise we made earlier." Danielle came out from behind her friend and smiled at him. She seemed very much like a child right then.
"That's okay! We don't care, right, Joanne?" Joanne shook her head.
The boy turned to the other one and said, "Well? Aren't you going to apologize?" The orange haired boy glared at him.
"They just said it was okay, didn't they? No need for me to apologize." He said grumpily.
Just then, Shigure appeared behind them and said, "Well, that's all fine and dandy. Why don't you two come out here to eat. The more the merrier!" Danielle was happy to oblige, but Joanne hesitated.
"But, he…he told me to stay in bed…" Shigure waved that aside.
"Haa-san is just over reacting. He's more worried about the cut than the broken rib." Joanne blinked at him in surprise.
"Oh. Okay then." She smiled happily and they made their way to the table. Danielle was already there, seated beside a girl with long brown hair and lovely blue eyes. She sat down next to her friend and was surprised to find the orange-haired boy beside her. She knew his name, and that of the other boy, but she was trying to pretend she didn't know them. They ate in silence for a few moments.
Then Shigure asked, "So, what are your names?" Joanne swallowed the bite she had just taken.
"My name is Joanne Alanna Wayne." She paused, glancing at Danielle. Her friend was too busy chewing.
"Her name is Danielle Jean Zaire. We're…not from here. I don't remember where, but I do know we're not from here." There was a pause in activity as she said this. Danielle stared at her, then back at her plate.
"If you don't remember where you're from, how do you remember each other?" The boy next to her asked. Joanne didn't have an answer for that.
"I don't know. We just remember each other, but not where we're from." The boy looked confused.
Danielle was silent for a moment, then she asked, "May we know your names?" Shigure hit himself on the forehead.
"But of course! How could I forget! I am Shigure Sohma. The orange over there is Kyo Sohma, the other boy Yuki Sohma. And this little flower is Tohru Honda." Kyo and Yuki both twitched as he gave Tohru's name.
"Pleased to meet you!" Tohru said, giving them a half bow.
"You too!" Joanne and Danielle said in stereo.
Suddenly, Joanne's eyes began to close. She swayed slightly. Then she fell to her right, into Kyo. There was a hushed silence throughout the room. Joanne's last conscious thought was: -He's going to transform and I'm not going to be able to see…-
End Chapter 3
Angel: Well, there's the 3rd one.
Ni: Yes, I think they know that already
Angel: -glares-
Ni: Okay, she's mad at me. Well, anyways, I'll be polite and ask you nicely to review if you liked it. Angel will probably upload some more chapters tomorrow if you want. Just let us know!
Angel: -uses puppy eyes- Pwease?