Disclaimer: You think I own any of this? (dies laughing)
Note, 1: This is one of my first attempts at writing the Fruits Basket characters. Please forgive me if anyone seems too out of character. Advice is always appreciated; just don't be mean or uppity about it.
Note, 2: I don't like curse words. Nor am I certain that my parents would allow me to type them. Therefore, all swearwords will be written as follows: -CENSORED-. The strongest words I'll ever type out in this fic are: dang, shoot, and crud.
Verisimilitude
Twelve: First Day
Kyo sat slouched in his chair, listening to that… that… adult drone on and on and on…
Will she ever stop yappin'? Maybe this wasn't such a hot idea after all.
I hope Yuki's holding up okay without me… the little wimp is probably too scared to move!
He folded his arms tightly over his chest.
What a way to spend my first day at a normal school! -CENSORED- it…
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Meanwhile, Yuki was nervously waiting outside for his cousin.
"How was your day, Sohma-kun?" Tohru smiled at Yuki. She'd just walked out of the school building.
"It went very well, thank you," Yuki replied politely.
"Where's Kyo-kun?"
"Detention," sighed Yuki.
"Oh!" Tohru cried. "Poor Kyo-kun! What happened? I-I mean, not that it's my business—"
"I don't know if he'd want you to know," Yuki interrupted softly, "but you can ask him, if you'd like."
At that precise moment, Kyo came stalking out of the building. He marched straight up to Yuki and yelled, "WE'RE DROPPIN' OUT!" Turning on Tohru, he snapped, "WHAT YOU LOOKIN' AT?!"
Tohru jumped back and quickly bowed, stammering, "N-nothing, Kyo-kun!"
"I don't think you had to yell at Miss Honda, Kyo," Yuki commented, tactfully looking at Kyo in the hope of squeezing an apology out of the orange-top.
"Whatever," Kyo grumbled. "But come on! Detention just for trying to hit that -CENSORED- Arisa Uotani?!"
"Uo-chan?" Tohru gasped. "Is that the reason that she got detention, too?"
"Yeah, she kicked me in the shin! I was just tryin' to get her back," Kyo growled in his own defense.
"Maybe we should just go home," Yuki suggested.
"Yes!" Tohru agreed. "I'll see you tomorrow!"
And so the trio went their separate ways.
Hatori had given Yuki a cell phone to hold and use in case of emergency. (He didn't let Kyo hold it for fear that the cat would use it as a weapon should he get into a fight.) Now said cell phone rang.
"Hello?" Yuki asked into it.
"Yun-Yun!" a panic-ridden voice screamed. "Help!"
"Momiji? What's the matter?"
"WAAAAAAAAAAH!"
"Momiji? Are you alright?" Yuki stopped walking and Kyo followed suit.
"Whatsamatter with the little dingdong?" Kyo demanded.
"Shh, I don't know. Momiji?"
"This is Haru," the new voice on the other end of the line announced. He still sounded mostly calm, but there was somewhat of a strained tone in his voice.
"Haru, what's going on?"
"We were going for a walk with Honda-san and…"
"And what? Is everything okay?"
"What's going on?" Kyo hissed.
Haru replied to Yuki's question, "No. Honda-san… we were crossing the street and… a car…"
"Calm down, Haru," Yuki said, beginning to tremble. "Where are you right now?"
"At… the hospital…"
"Did you call Hatori?"
"No, we just dialed the first number that popped into our heads…"
"O-okay. I-I'll call Hatori."
"Why?" Kyo snapped.
"J-just stay where you are," Yuki told Haru. "We'll talk to you later." Yuki hung up on Haru and then called Hatori. "Hatori? Momiji and Haru c-c-called…"
"Yuki?" Hatori asked. "Are you okay?" Oh my God, what if Akito finally decided to do something about Yuki?
"Yuki," Hatori repeated. "Answer me!"
"H-H-Honda-s-san i-i-is…"
"Where are you? Shh… where should I be going right about now?"
"To M-Momiji and Haru."
"Where?"
"The hos… hospital."
"Alright, Yuki, calm down. You and Kyo go home; I'll call Shigure on my way to the hospital and he can stay with you two, okay?"
"O-okay." As soon as Yuki hung up…
"WHAT THE -CENSORED- IS GOIN' ON?!"
"W-we have to go ho-ome," Yuki stammered.
"I know that, -CENSORED- it! And what're you crying for?!"
Yuki quickly wiped at his eyes and said, somewhat indignantly, "I don't cry."
"Yeah, ya do! All the time! You just don't know that I can see you! What's goin' on?"
"Something may have happened to Honda-san," Yuki replied coolly.
"…I don't suppose it's a promotion from the babysittin' agency, either…"
"I don't suppose it is." Yuki began walking again.
"Hey, come on! What's it?" Kyo scowled, following Yuki.
"Honda-san was in an accident."
"She okay?"
Yuki stopped suddenly and Kyo crashed into him from behind.
"Oww… watch it!" Kyo rubbed his jaw. "Well? She's alright, ain't she?"
"How should I know?" Yuki ground out. He started forward.
Kyo stayed still. He asked, surprisingly quietly, "Is she dead?"
"Why ask me? I don't know."
"-CENSORED- it!" Kyo suddenly shouted. The orange-top spun around and sped away. Where he was running to, however, he had no clue.