DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN FRUITS BASKET IN ANYWAY SHAPE OF FORM. ionly own kiki:D
Me: So I have no life and my offer still stands, first reviewer ;D AND you get a special shout-out from any fruba character! Heck I'll even mention you as one of the classmates!
Kyo: Still desperate I see.
Me: Shut up!
Kyo: Make me! *cat ears pop up*
Me: No! I'll make you dance!
Kyo: *starts doing the cotton eye Joe with cow boy attire* wtf!
Me: mwahahahaha! OH and just so you know this is now episode 2 :D
Chapter 3
"~Yuki~ what were all those crashing noises I just heard, Kyo's not here is he?" Shigure ask from behind Tohru.
I lifted a cat (?) that was in the place of Kyo.
"I'm so sorry, I-" I started before freezing when I realized it was a cat. I looked down at the clothes and lifted the clothing around, looking for Kyo before staring back at the cat.
"OH MY GOD! I TURNED HIM INTO A CAT! Oh, I am SO sorry, I don't know how it happened but we're gunna get help for you! Don't you worry I won't let you stay like this! I'm so sorry!" I started yelling at the cat, shaking it back and forth.
"Kiki, Kiki, listen." Shigure says in the background, all dejected like.
"We have to get you to a doctor!" I say, getting up quickly, then just as quickly a board hit me on the head.
"Kiki" "Miss. Honda" "Sis" Tohru, Yuki, and Shigure all say before lunging at me, trying to catch me from falling on the floor.
Purple and pink puffs of smoke went up in the air, where Yuki and Shigure used to be.
"Huh?" I manage to get out, before coming face to face with a black dog and a gray mouse, oh did I mention this cat was orange? Tohru just fainted but not before saying 'oh my lord
"Oh man, this all must be a dream, every bodies turning into animals!" I say, wailing my arms around.
(/-.-)/ You're in the front line, everyone's watching. You know it's serious, it getting closer this isn't over (/-.-)/
"Call a vet! Call a doctor, anyone!" I yelled running down the stairs with all three animals in my arms.
"Mr. Postman! You have to help! It's terrible, you see, they're animals!" I yell, not realizing how ridiculous I must sound.
"Uh...well yes they are! Here's your mail!" he says, sticking out a hand with the mail in. The black dog takes it out of his hand with his teeth and I just stare at the dog.
"Ha-ha, I sure wish my dog was that smart. Good day!" he says leaving me. I sink to the floor dropping all the animals.
"Damn it! How am I supposed to come up with an excuse when you both changed to!" a voice says from behind me, I turn only to see it was the cat.
"Don't you dare try to blame this on me, you stupid cat!" The rat, who sounds an awful lot like Yuki says.
"Go ahead, say that again!" the cat yells.
"Stupid cat!" the rat says again, slower this time.
"Why you little-" the cat starts.
"Cut it out, both of you!" The dog says.
"I'm out of my mind..."I say before laughing/crying hysterically, shaking my head.
"Anyway, it's too late for excuses; we might as well just tell her the truth. Kiki? Kiki!" the dog yells.
"Yes Mr. Dog/Shigure."I yell franticly, and then sigh loudly.
"Yes, I'm Shigure the dog, Yuki right here is the rat. And that's Kyo over there, don't let his temper bother you, he's got a bit of a chip of his shoulder.
"So this is...normal?" I ask cautiously. I saw from the corner of my eye Tohru walking down the stairs towards us.
"Strange choice of words, but yes our family has lived with this curse for generations, we transform into the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac." Shigure explains. I notice Yuki won't look at me nor Tohru. Kyo whips his head around to glare at Shigure.
"Sorry, the 12 zodiac animals plus the cat." Shigure finishes.
The cat. I thought.
"Anyway, when ever our bodies go under a great amount of stress or when we're hugged by a member of the opposite sex, we transform. After a little while we change back, the only thing is, uh-" Shigure says before three clouds of pink, purple and red smoke go up and they transform back to human.
"-we're naked." he finishes, I whip around so fast, I almost gave myself whip lash. I see Tohru o the same, but screaming.
(/-.-)/ Party rocking in the house tonight (/-.-)/
"Anyway, we must seem pretty strange to you both at this point." Shigure says. He and Yuki are both sitting across the table from Tohru and I, while Kyo just sits outside, sulking.
"But, it's not your fault your families cursed." Tohru says. I thought I heard a story about Yuki pushing a girl away, this must be why.
"Kiki, Tohru, didn't you both say you wanted to be in the year of the cat?" Shigure asks.
"Yeah!" Tohru says excitedly. I just nod.
"What's it like seeing the real thing?" Shigure ask while pointing to Kyo.
He was the cat, and as I did say earlier, I feel I can relate to him, but I don't think Kyo has much interest of sharing stories and really opening up to me. I can always try.
Tohru put on this super huge smile and stared at the back of Kyo's head, while Shigure went on.
"Yes, I know it's hard to believe, and I agree the term 'cat like reflexes' don't really apply to him. The way he let you fall on him like that. But he is the cat, all be it clumsier than most. Surprising really, considering the amount of martial arts training he's had. I'm sure he'd tell you the same thing himself if he wasn't too busy brooding like a child." Shigure says happily
"UGH! Will you shut up? I told you it wasn't my fault! If you want to blame somebody blame her! She shouldn't even be here!" Kyo yells getting up and pointing at me. ME! Yeah, he is definitely not on my Christmas list, just kidding, if we're still living here, I'll definitely give him like cat nip or something.
"Who we choose to allow into this house is really none of your concern. You're the one who doesn't belong here." Yuki says coldly, brushing his hair aside. Oh, that has got to hurt, below the belt man, below the belt, I thought to myself.
Kyo let out a cry of frustration and split the table in half, I pushed Tohru to the side, successfully letting her out without a scratch and making my pain double the amount.
"Huh?"Kyo says looking at me.
As the table fell down from the impact of my FACE, I started straight ahead.
"Ow..." I say quietly.
"Awe, Kiki you're bleeding." Shigure says in a sympathetic tone, while Yuki just gets up and back-hands Kyo. I gasp and touch my forehead to see I am indeed bleeding.
"I knew Kyo was reckless with his temper but to act like this." Shigure says, taking a napkin and patting the blood on my forehead away, while Tohru just stared at the two with me.
"You're still as stupid as ever, and I'm going to prove it to you, by giving you exactly what you want, only this time I won't hold back" Yuki says calmly, loosening the collar of his shirt.
"Okay sissy boy!" Kyo says before almost landing his fist, full force on Yuki's face
"No, don't fight!" Tohru says, but is ignored.
Yuki evades Kyo and it goes on like this for a while, Kyo throwing punches, while Yuki dodges gracefully.
Shigure puts a band aid on my head, which is quickly covered by my bangs.
"Shouldn't we stop them?" Tohru asks.
"No, it goes farther than just today, and it will be over in a couple seconds." Shigure says calmly.
He was proven right when Kyo threw two more punches and Yuki dodged but then Yuki got into Kyo's face and swiftly kicked Kyo. Out of the house, on to the yard, on to the rocks and breaking the door.
"I told you I wouldn't hold back, you should have listened." Yuki says, going back into regular mode.
"He sent him flying." I say apathetically.
"Yuki, try not to destroy my house okay?" Shigure says, like it's no big deal.
"I really didn't mean to put him in the yard; he should learn to keep his guard up." Yuki says, stealing a glance at Kyo's unmoving figure.
"I'm not going to lie, that kick was crazy awesome. Though I do not condone violence." I say as Yuki glances at my worriedly.
"Thank you. Miss. Honda your hurt, are you okay?" He says looking at my forehead.
"Yeah, I'm fine; I think it's Kyo you have to worry about." I say, glancing at his still unmoving figure.
"No, the only thing he's bruised is his ego." Yuki answers, while looking at Tohru for any injuries. I faintly see Kyo getting up.
"So, I guess your dreams about becoming a cat are pretty much shattered by now?" Shigure asks us.
"Well, I don't know. I wouldn't say that." Tohru began to say, but only got to know before Kyo ran away somewhere.
I glanced at Yuki, it's amazing, everyone at school calls him a prince but maybe he's more of a knight. I mean that was amazing, the way he came out of fighting with Kyo without a scratch, though I feel bad for Kyo.
"School! Oh no I'm late, I'm late!" Tohru says, running around getting ready, I glance weirdly at her.
"I'm not so sure you want to go in that uniform." Shigure says, as Tohru is walking out the door. Tohru glances down at her dirt stained wrinkled uniform.
"Ah suddenly she remembers her adventure in the woods." Shigure says.
"I don't know, it's not that bad, I don't think anyone will notice." Tohru says.
"They'll notice Tor, they'll notice," I say, going to stand next to Shigure.
"You're right, but I can't miss a day of school, I already missed a couple. I'll just borrow the schools washing machine. Are you coming Kiki?" Tohru asks me.
"There's 4 periods left in school, one being lunch, then gym, then free period, then bio. I'll take my chances." I say, before giving a lopsided grin to her.
"Ah chances, that reminds me, I will have to tell Akito about what happened this morning, he's the head of the family." Shigure explains. Tohru blinks while I just look at the floor.
"So I guess this Aki-to, is really important to the family then?" Tohru asks. I didn't miss Yuki's eyes getting extremely cold at the mention of his name.
"He is to us at least, and after all, we did just give away the Sohma family secret."Shigure says, and then chuckles nervously. I didn't miss this either.
"Right, but I really am late, goodbye!" Tohru says before running out the door, I watch her leave before facing Yuki and Shigure.
"I'll leave you to it, I'm going to unpack, see you." I say, before running up the stairs but not before catching what Yuki says...
"Since when have you been so talkative about our family history? Your planning on having their memories erased aren't you, just like the old days." Yuki said coldly.
I ran upstairs as quietly as I could, and then closed the door behind me. As I unpacked I could hear Yuki getting ready for school and going out of his room.
"I'll be going to school now, I'll be back later, don't let Shigure do anything to you." Yuki says sticking his head through the door. I grin at him.
"Yeah, I won't" I say turning down my iPod I had on.
"I'm serious, call if anything." Yuki says before leaving a piece of paper on my bed stand and slipping out the door. As he left I picked up the piece of paper, happy to see, it was his number.
About 10 minutes later when I have everything organized, even Tohru's stuff I walked downstairs to see Shigure writing on a laptop.
"Ah, hello Kiki" Shigure says, looking up from him laptop. I had changed from those cargo pants to my short-shorts. I also had my iPod clinked onto my pants and my earplugs in.
"I'm going out for a run, okay?" I ask him.
"Yes, go right ahead. Don't wander too far; I'm sure Kyo is still sulking around." Shigure says before going back to typing on his laptop.
I ran out the door and started to jog around a bit. I was actually trying to find Kyo, not that I'd ever tell anyone that. I felt extremely bad when he left this morning. After about 30 minutes of jogging to no avail, I came to a clear opening and started to sprint across it, it had to be at least 600 yards long and 90 yard wide. It was perfect. I sprinted to the middle then did a couple back hand springs, then did a quick back walkover, a round off and finished with a backward somersault, ending with a straddle. I pushed myself back into a handstand and slowly got back into up-right position, unaware of the person watching me, that is until I turned about and saw Kyo up in a tree, staring at me. I blushed like mad.
"Oh, hey there." I say to Kyo awkwardly, earning an 'hmp' in reply. I went to the truck of his tree and started to climb it.
"You okay?" I asked, sitting on the opposite branch as him.
"Like you care, why don't you go have Yuki teach you that 'crazy awesome' kick of his." Kyo answers sourly. Oh, I guess he did hear me.
"I don't need Yuki, to teach me that kick, though it was pretty awesome." I say to him nudging him on his shoulder. I earned a growl for that one.
"Oh come on, you can't be mad at me. I anything I should be mad at you! You made me bleed!" I say teasingly while pointing at my bandaged forehead.
"Yeah, I wanted to say s-sor-"Kyo started, but was having a hard time.
"Apology accepted, just be glad you didn't hurt Tohru, I wouldn't forgive you." I say.
"What are you guys, cousins?" Kyo asks, looking away from me.
"Nope, twins." I say popping the p. I look at the time on my iPod, it was 1 already. I took a deep breath in and let myself fall back, landing on a crouching position and then standing up. Kyo looks at me with wide eyes.
"I'm going to go back to the house and try to make lunch, you coming?" I ask, laughing slightly at his facial expression.
"Yeah, I guess. Hey, where did you learn that stuff you did out there?" He asks, pointing towards the field.
"Well, I used to do gymnastics that stuff is pretty simple though, if you want to see real moves, you'd have to go to my competition." I say, giddy. He jumps down from the tree and we walk home together, discussing his trip to the mountains and my gymnastic skills.
(/-.-)/ Who says? Who says you're not perfect? (/-.-)/
I opened the kitchen door to see all the garbage bags and shit thrown everywhere and stumbled back. Momentarily forgetting Kyo was behind me. I saw a puff of red smoke before a hiss. When we came home the house was empty, so I could only guess that Shigure went out.
"I'm sorry Kyo!" I say before turning to face the orange cat that Kyo is now.
"It's alright. Just what are you looking a-?" Kyo starts before looking at the mess inside the kitchen.
"Yeah I'm waiting until Tohru gets home." I say before closing the kitchen doors. I picked him up, with complaints from him of course and settled on the floor watching TV with his head on my lap.
"I don't know if I'd hate the curse that much, in a way, it's kind of cool." I say, as we're on the topic of the zodiac curse.
"You'd never be able to get close to anyone without changing into an animal though."Kyo argued. I shrugged.
"Never really got that close anyway, so what's the difference?" I say and then laugh nervously.
"Yeah."
"I'm surprised you haven't changed back yet!" I say, changing the subject.
"yeah me t-" Kyo says before a puff of red smoke went up and I suddenly felt way more weight on my lap then before, then all of it gone as I yelp in surprise and he goes to change into clothes.
"Yeah, but I guess that part of the curse, coming back naked that is, kind of sucks."I say.
(/-.-)/ We go together like whamalamalama dip pity dip de do (/-.-)/
I hear Tohru and Yuki come in as I come out of the bathroom (I had to throw away some debris) from helping Kyo fix the ceiling in our room. I heard Tohru enter.
"Don't freak out, it's only temporary. You can call someone to do it better, but this will keep the rain out until then." Kyo says harshly, looking at me once as I stand near the down. I make than 'smmmooothh' motion with my hand before having him glare at me, Tohru didn't seem to notice.
"Yes, thank you!" Tohru says, Kyo who is still facing the wall says quiet for a couple seconds before I throw a piece of paper at him.
"HEY!" Kyo yells.
"I'm here!" Tohru yells back, not knowing it was me he was yelling at.
"I'm not very good at controlling my temper, when I get angry, I don't know. I just can't stand losing to the damn Yuki. So about this morning, I'm sorr-!" Kyo almost finishes but is interrupted by the sing song voice of Shigure.
"I'm home, Kiki, Yuki, and Tohru. Kyo, I hope you're not doing anything reckless to ruin my house again."
I smirk as I hear him.
"Oh forget it!" Kyo says and storms out the house. I grab his arm and give him a look saying 'don't go' but if he saw it, he ignored it and ripped his arm free of my hand and walked out.
"No worries he'll come back, where else is he suppose to go? Never mind him; can you come here for a second?" Shigure asks, as he stepping into the hallway before motioning us to the living room. I follow him into the living room where Yuki was already sitting.
"I talked to Akito today, and he said if you can keep our secret, you may keep your memories."
"So then there's no...Punishment?" Tohru asks, shocked.
"Punishment?" Shigure asks, confused.