Disclaimer: Fruits Basket is (c) to the great Takaya Natsuki-sama. Not KrimzenAngel...She only wishes it was.
Summary: For Tohru to realize her feelings for Shigure, he got engaged. But for Shigure, it was far worse than anyone could've ever imagined...(Shigure/Tohru)
Authors Notes: Alright, Tohru's fiancee's identity has finally been released! Ooh, shocker. But, as the summary and I have said before, this be a Shiru ficcie. The worst in it has yet to come...Also, possible future OOC-ness, especially for Tohru! Read on!
Whatever It Takes
Chapter 6- Official Announcements
'Shi-Shigure...And Kohana!' Tohru menatally shouted as she looked down. 'Since when! What happened while I was out? This is completely-! Wh-wha...?' Tohru's thoughts were quickly stopped when she lifted her eyes to look back at the couple, only to find them kissing one another.
"No...No way...!" Tohru whispered as she bolted back towards the house. 'WHAT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS OUT! SINCE WHEN IS SHIGURE IN LOVE! KAMI-SAMA, WHAT HAPPENED!'
Tohru got back to the house in no time, and when she did, quickly kicked off her shoes, ran into her room, and locked the door.
'HOW!' Tohru thought as she tried to restrain herself from pounding against the mirror she had her fists pressing agaisnt. 'When did this happen? The night Akito turned me into a Sohma, he told me that he forced the Sohma's into this...They never wanted this...But Shigure, he-! Why? Why am I crying? Why do I feel betrayed and heartbroken?' Tohru thought as she looked up into the mirror.
"What's wrong with me?" Tohru whispered to herself as she stared into her crying reflection, hoping to find an answer.
"Tohru-kun?" Yuki asked as he knocked on her door. "Is everything all right?"
'Great, he decides to check on me when I'm crying!' Tohru thought as she steadied her voice. "Everything's fine! You can go back to sleep now, Yuki-kun!"
"Are you sure?" Yuki asked. 'I know something's wrong...The way she ran up to her room and slammed it...That's a dead giveaway...'
"Yeah, positive!" Tohru replied as she wiped the tears from her eyes. She then walked over to the door and opened it. "Everything's in order, Yuki-kun, so you don't have to worry. I'm sorry if I made you think anything was wrong." She smiled.
"Tohru-kun, you're crying." Yuki replied. "What happened?"
"I went for a walk outside and I, uh...Saw something really scary..." Tohru replied. 'Yeah, Shigure and Kohana...'
"Really?" Yuki asked, seeming to belive it. "What did you see?"
"I...I..." Tohru said, trying to figure out what to say. "It must've been an animal...I guess my imagination got the best of me and made me think it was a montser...Kinda stupid, huh?"
"No, I get jumpy around things like that too sometimes." Yuki replied. "Well, good night, Tohru-kun."
"Good night, Yuki-kun." Tohru smiled, then shut her door when Yuki turned away.
'What am I gonna do?' Tohru thought as she fell onto her bed, laying on her stomach and staring out the window. 'Why do I feel this way? Was it because of...Shigure?'
"Oh, I don't know..." Tohru said as she burried her face into her pillows.
It was early when Tohru fought against her alarm clock. She hit about twenty different spots and items on her nightstand before hitting the snooze button on the alarm clock.
'Ugh...It's gonna take me weeks until I get my normal sleep pattern back...' Tohru thought as she threw off the covers and sat up. 'I feel so...Hey, wait...Aw man...'
"I fell asleep in my clothes..." Tohru groaned as she looked down at herself. "Oh well, better get up..." So Tohru got up and changed into her school clothes. Today was her first day back in five months.
As she walked into the kitchen, she spotted a figure standing in front of the stove.
"Oh, ohayo, Kohana-san!" Tohru said as brightly as she could in her tired state. She also tried not to scowl at her, due to an intense feeling of dislike towards her right now.
"Ohayo, Tohru-kun!" Kohana replied as she turned around, then saw another person enter the kitchen. "Ohayo, Kyo!"
"Mornin'." Kyo replied as he reached the fridge, then turned to see Tohru standing there. "Tohru, you look like crap. Did you sleep at all last night?"
"Oh, I fell asleep in my clothes last night..." Tohru replied. "I guess pants and a jacket aren't the best things to fall asleep in..."
"Well, duh!" Kyo replied, playfully hitting the top of her head. "That's why we have pajamas."
"I guess so..." Tohru replied as Kyo walked out, then turned to Kohana. "Do you need any help making anything?"
"Thanks, but no." Kohana replied. "I just finished, but it you want to help carry it out, you can."
"Okay." Tohru replied as she took some plates and carried them into the dining room, where Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure was waiting. And when Tohru spotted Shigure, her stomach felt all fluttery and she started to blush. 'Okay...This is strange...'
"Oh, Good morning, Tohru-kun!" Shigure said as he spotted Tohru in the doorway.
"Uh, um...G-good morning, Shigure-san!" Tohru replied, walking to the table and setting the plates down. "Um, sleep good last night?"
"Yes, best night of sleep I had!" Shigure replied, remembering how happy he was when he fell asleep. "How about you?"
"I, uh, fell asleep in my clothes, so..." Tohru replied, taking her spot at the table.
"I get the picture..." Shigure replied. "Sleeping in clothes are quite uncomfortable. I've done that many times before."
"Yeah, but that's 'cause your sleep patterns insane." Kyo replied as he came from who knows where.
"Oh, Kyo, that's just part of a writers life." Shigure replied. "Once our creative spirit takes the best of us, it's hard to stop."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever..." Kyo replied as he started taking food of the plates when Kohana walked in.
"Oh, Kohana!" Shigure said as she walked in. "How is my delicate flower on this lovely winter morning?"
"I'm doing just fine, Shigure-kun." Kohana replied as she sat down next to Shigure.
'Delicate flower...' Tohru thought, a slight frown playing across her face as she looked from Kohana and Shigure to her empty plate. 'That's what Shigure always called me...' She then felt as if her heart was being torn.
And if she was going to feel like this, then she didn't want to stay.
"You know what," Tohru said, grabbing everyone's attention, "I think I'm going to skip breakfast and just head over to the school."
"Already?" Shigure asked. "But you haven't eaten a thing, and don't you want to go with Yuki and Kyo?"
"Actually, I'm not really hungry, and I really want to see Uo-chan and Hana-chan." Tohru replied as she stood up. "So I'll see everyone later!"
"Well have a good day then, Tohru-kun!" Kohana said as Tohru walked out. She just turned around and smiled back, even though she felt pretty bad about the whole kissing situation between her and Shigure.
'Why do I feel like this?' Tohru asked herself as she made her way towards the school. 'Is it just part of the curse, or...Something else...'
"Okay everyone, remember to do your homework on chapter thirteen in your workbook." The teacher said as the bell rang, signaling that it was the end of the day.
"Hey, Tohru-kun." Uo said as she walked past Tohru, who was still in her desk, slouching forward with her arms crossed on the desktop and her head resting on them.
She didn't reply.
"Hey! Earth to Tohru-kun!" Uo said again.
"Huh? Wha?" Tohru said as she snapped out of her daze. "Oh, it's you, Uo-chan. Is...class over already?"
"It just ended." Hana replied.
"Yep. Time to go home." Uo added. "C'mon, let's get out of here." Tohru just nodded as she picked up her bag. Five minutes later, the three of them were walking down towards Tohru's house.
They remained quiet, Tohru off in her thoughts and Uo and Hana just watching her.
"Something bothering you, Tohru-kun?" Uo asked.
"Yes, I'm sensing some distressing signals coming from you." Hana said. "Is something wrong?"
"I've just had alot of things on my mind lately..." Tohru replied, looking down and stopping, her friends stopping too.
"Like what?" Hana asked. Tohru just looked up at her, her steel blue eyes glimmering with trouble and confusion.
"Hana-chan..." Tohru began, and sounding very serious about it. "How do you know if you're in love?"
"She should be here any second now, Ha'ri." Shigure said, enjoying a cigarette with his friend as they waited for Tohru on the porch. "Why did you need her for?"
"Akito wants to see her." Hatori replied, dropping some ashes in the ashtray.
"For what?" Shigure asked, a bit scared for Tohru. And why wouldn't he be? Last time she visited him, she came home with a curse.
"Probably about the New Years Banquet." Hatori replied. "And maybe..."
"And maybe what, Ha'ri?" Shigure asked.
"Their engagement..." Hatori replied, sounding like he regretted bringing it up.
"Oh yeah...That..." Shigure said, feeling his heart sink, and noticing it, too. 'What's with all these random emotion changes I get when it comes to Tohru-kun?'
"Something wrong, Shigure?" Hatori asked, noticing him thinking.
"No, just a strange feeling, that's all." Shigure replied, looking out across the yard.
"Is it nerves?" Hatori asked, burning out the last of his cigarette.
"Ha'ri, what do I have to be nervous about?" Shigure asked playfully.
"Your engagement." Hatori replied. "Aren't you making it official at the banquet?"
"Sure am." Shigure replied.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Hatori asked, making sure Shigure knew what he was getting himself into.
"I'm sure." Shigure replied. "I care about Kohana, and I know she cares about me too. So this seems to us like the right thing to do."
"Okay then." Hatori replied, glancing down the road. "Isn't that Tohru-kun?"
"Yes, and I belive she has company, too." Shigure replied as he waved towards the small group.
"Hello Shigure-san, Hatori-san!" Tohru said as she and her friends approached them.
"How are you feeling?" Hatori asked.
"Oh, I'm just fine." Tohru replied with a small smile.
"Tohru-kun, I'm afraid your friends can't stay." Shigure said. "You have to go over to the main house with Ha'ri."
"That's quite alright." Hana replied.
"Yeah, we just wanted to walk her home." Uo replied. "So it's no big deal. See you later, Tohru-kun!"
"Yes, see you tomorrow." Hana said as she and Uo waved and walked home.
"Bye you two!" Tohru waved back. She then turned to Hatori.
"Are you ready to go?" Hatori asked as he got up and pulled his car keys out of his pocket.
"Yeah, just let me put my bag in the house." Tohru replied.
"No, I got it." Shigure said as he stood up.
"Are you sure?" Tohru asked.
"Of course." Shigure replied. "I'm going in anyway."
"Well, thank you, then." Tohru replied as Shigure took her back. "Bye."
"You're welcome." Shigure smiled. "I'll see you later."
So Tohru and Hatori climbed into the car and made their way to the main house.
"I'm so glad you could come, Tohru-kun." Said a voice, hiding in the dark corners of the cold room.
"You wanted me here, so, here I am, Akito-san." Tohru replied as Akito came and sat down in front of her.
"And do you know why you're here?" Akito asked. Tohru shook her head 'no', but had a feeling that she knew. Akito smirked slightly. "You do remember we're engaged, right?"
"Yes..." Tohru replied hesitantly.
"That's why you're here." Akito replied. "At the banquet next week, we're making it official." Tohru's face was plastered with surprise.
"O-official?" Tohru asked.
"Yes, official." Akito replied, running his fingers through a few strands of her silver brown hair. "Meaning you and I will be married. So...You will be there with me when I announce it, won't you? It's always better if the bride-to-be is by her groom when it's announced." The smirk still on his face as his teal eyes bore into her blue ones.
"Yes..." Tohru replied. 'I don't have a choice...'
"Very good." Akito replied, his hand how resting on her cheek. "And don't forget to buy something pretty to wear at the banquet next week. You can go now."
"Yes, Akito-san." Tohru replied as she stood up, feeling Akito's warm fingers slide off her cold face. She turned to leave, but was stopped by Akito's voice.
"Don't call me that." Akito said.
"Call you what?" Tohru asked as she turned around.
"Akito-san." Akito replied. "I don't want you calling me that anymore."
"Okay then...Akito..." Tohru replied.
"Good." Akito said, his eyes glittering with some unreadable emotion as he stood up and walked towards her. "As my fiancee, you are not allowed to call me anything but my name." He got closer and grabbed her chin, and bringing it close to his face. She could feel his hot breath on her lips. They so close that he was able to kiss her."Am I clear?"
"Y-yes, Akito..." Tohru replied, feeling very nervous at his closeness and near close encounter with his lips.
"Very good." Akito said as he backed away a bit. "I'll see you soon?"
"Wh-whenever you w-want me..." Tohru replied.
"Very well then." Akito said, dropping his hand. "Now go, before I change my mind and make you stay here." Tohru nodded as she walked out and shut the door, and when it was shut, she ran away as fast as she could. As fast and as far from Akito as she could get.
'Akito...' Tohru thought as she lay in her bed. 'He really is serious about this! All of this! But I don't want any of this! I don't want him...I want...I want...Somebody else...' Her thoughts then drifted back to what Hana had told her earlier.
End of chap. 6! Hmm...I saw what could've been and Akito/Tohru moment...Grr, writing this chap. made me wanna make an Akito/Tohru fic! Darn inspiration...