The Lion
By: Yuki's Twin2
Isabelle: Hi everyone. Bouncing off walls again.
Yuki: sighs and Sweatdrops
Cass. Hi again. Looks Around. As you can see the normal craziness. And since I like craziness…allows Aaya out of the closet.
Yuki, Kyo, and Isabelle: Sweatdrops
Tohru: Wakes up
Cass: Opens bedroom door and admits Shigure. I love Craziness. Anyway, on with the story, Minion Disclaimer. Joins Zeek and Becca on game system
Minion: Yes ma'am, Cass does not own fruits basket, but she does own the random characters that make an appearance
Chapter 2: What happened?
Isabelle closed her eyes to stop the flood of tears that threatened to fall.
"Isabelle, what happened to you?" Yuki asked, looking thoroughly concerned.
"I should start at the beginning. But I'm exhausted. The written accounts are locked up in the small safe in my suitcase. I'll give you the condensed version and you can read the whole of the story when I get back from Akito's the day after tomorrow." Isabelle said. "Can I get some help, please" She said gesturing to the unfinished bandaging. Yuki nodded and stepped forward to help. "Nine years ago, two hours after I was kicked off Sohma property, Shigure pursued me three miles into the city. I was looking for somewhere to get out of the rain. He said that there were people waiting in New York for me and then gave some money and a plane ticket. Inside the small wallet was a small note that said I was to write monthly reports on how my life was.
"I stayed in a seedy motel less than a half-mile from the airport. The next morning I caught my flight to New York with no problems. Once in New York it took me only a couple of minutes to see a nice older woman holding a small 'Sohma' sign. I walked cautiously over to her and she took me to an orphanage not too far away. I made friends my age quickly and easily. They seemed to accept even me, with my tawny colored hair that nearly fell to the floor and my strange colored eyes. It seemed like they were protecting me. Within three months I was adopted by a couple that couldn't have a baby of their own and I was the youngest of the lot and exactly what they were looking for. They were Japanese, and the nicest people I'd ever met. For two years we lived in peace. Nothing bad had happened, or seemed like it would. Then 'mom' got pregnant. She changed completely. She would have her own child, and I was an unwanted person. I became their slave, I did everything possible to please them and none of it worked. Mariko, my supposed mother, began to beat on me everyday. I went to school with hidden bruises sometimes unable to even walk upright. About a year before I received the letter from Akito, Omi, my dad, died in a car accident. Mariko seemed determined to beat me to death. She'd get drunk and beat me until neither of us could stand, then she'd collapse in her chair in front of the television and pass out. Only then did Joanna come to my aide. After I received the letter from Akito I stole from Mariko so I had a suitcase, clothes, a proper haircut, and a ticket home. As soon as I landed I called Akito and set up an appointment for tomorrow. I'd had to walk here from the airport. I had three broken ribs and extensive bruising from the beating I'd got just two hours before I left for the airport.
"And the sad part was, was that they'd watch me when I wrote the monthly reports, and if I rote nothing but good things, I'd get a really nasty beating. But Joanna, dear sweat Joanna, tried to help me every way possible. I'm going to send her a plane ticket to come here. But I need to earn the money first." Her entire torso was bandaged. She turned to look at Yuki, who was crying so hard that his entire body was shaking. "Yuki…" She said softly. "I'm fine. Now out so I can rest. In the morning I'm going to need help rebandaging this." Yuki looked up at her. He looked so much like a little kid that she went into mother mode. She threw on her nightgown and sat down on the bed. She sat with him until he stopped crying and fell asleep. She fell asleep minutes later, lying next to him, their hands clasped together between them.
TBC…
Cass: Hmmm…..
Kyo: pretending to gag
Tohru: Oh, how cute.
Zeek and Becca: look up huh.