Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket. Who would 'uv guessed?
Ok, here's the 12th chappie. Wow, three chapters in one day! That's very progressive of me. Well, better not get a big head. You know, I didn't know that the plan was when I wrote the end on the last chapter. Well, I guess I sorted it out. I'd like to thank my reviewers (everyone: groan Not again) Yes, again. My reviewers are: Kitty Kyon Lover, moonflower, Aqua, Nekokazam, Redsarah, Amandazh94, Amanda, and wow, that's it... You would expect more reviewers, but these reviewers are constant reviewers, good reviewers, unlike me. You know, I will put up anyone who reviews on this list. Even when this story is finished, every once in a while, I'll put up a reviewers page with a lost of all the reviewers I get. Enough about my bribery for you to review, let's get on with the story. Here ya go, pplz.
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Chapter 12
"Ok, everybody knows what to do?" Uo-chan had brought the group together (in the room with Amaya so they wouldn't get caught and so that Amaya could hear) and told everyone her plan, which they all agreed to be a very good one. "Break!"
"You know, we're not a football team…" Amaya stared at Uotani as everyone pulled back from the awkward group huddle. The boys couldn't put their arms around any of the girls, so it was very difficult to do the correct team huddle accurately (heh, at first I said the proper team huddle properly… that's kinda redundant, don't 'cha think?).
Everyone ignored Amaya and ran to their posts. 'How polite of them, just because I can't do something doesn't mean they should pay no attention to me!'
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Tohru and Kyo ran to their job, watching for visitors, mainly Akito, outside of Kureno's gate in the bushes. They watched as Uotani went through and knocked on the door, waiting for an answer. Kureno opened the door and let Uotani in, who, before following, gave a thumb up.
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"Oh, konicchi wa, Uo-chan. I wasn't expecting you." Kureno said as he opened the door and saw who it was. She smiled kindly before speaking.
"Konicchi wa, Kureno-kun. I wanted to see you again and I decided to look you up in the address book." Uotani grinned again when Kureno smiled to himself.
"Come in!" The beckoned her in, and when he turned around, Uo-chan turned back and gave a thumb up to Rei, who had led her to the right house. She watched as Rei slinked to where Hanajima was hiding, waiting for the signal.
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Hana-chan watched from afar as Uotani walked in. Rei came back and patted her hand quietly before leaving to keep watch from farther out than Tohru and Kyo. She could tell that Kureno didn't want any visitors from his waves, so she assumed Uotani would have to do what she planned and unlock the door again in order for her to pass. A few minutes went by, and Hanajima decided it was safe to enter. She heard Uotani chatting with Kureno in the kitchen, obviously having some tea. Now was her chance.
"I'm sorry, Kureno, but I'm only here to help a friend right now, I will come back to see you another time, maybe." Kureno's eyes widened, but they closed as Hanajima sent denpai waves towards Kureno right on the signal. These waves weren't very harmful as the more extreme denpai waves Hanajima could send out, they only numbed his memory for the last few minutes, as well as having the fainting effect on him.
Hana-chan came out from her hiding and went over to Uo-chan, who was feeling guilty at the moment.
"Uo-chan, he will be fine, all we need are the keys." Hana-chan patted Uo's leg supportively, and Arisa nodded. The two of them waited for Yuki and Shigure to come, for it was their job to search Kureno for the keys. Meanwhile, just to make sure, the two girls combed the house for the keys.
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Yuki stared at Kureno's house, thinking. His thinking was interrupted short, for Shigure had caught up to him.
"Come, come, Yuki-kun!" He grabbed Yuki's arm and pulled him along. Once the two were up to the gates, they could make out two figures in the bushes that were definitely not keeping watch.
"Baka neko, he can't keep his hands off even for an important job." Yuki kicked the bush, resulting in a grumble and a rustle of leaves.
"Baka nezumi, just go do your job." The bush muttered, and some more rustling was heard. A moment later, Kyo's head popped out of the vegetation.
"You are being very conspicuous…" Yuki bopped Kyo's head hard enough to force to back down into the sea of shrubbery and walked off, dragging Shigure, who was amused by both the quarrel and the fact that Kyo and Tohru had been making out in a bush, up to the door and inside.
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"I found them!" Shigure was waving the keys through the air, creating quite a commotion. Suddenly, they heard a forest call, which meant that someone was coming. Uotani and Hanajima came rushing down to where Yuki and Shigure were.
"We'll have to put him in his bed, that way whoever the visitor is, they won't suspect anything when they see him unconscious." Uo-chan suggested. The others agreed and they all bustled to carry him up and into his bed, which took a few minutes, to say the least. Then they all hid in the closet, with Yuki and Shigure being hugged by Hanajima and Uotani to make more room.
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"Oh no, Kyo-kun, what if we're found out?" Tohru whispered to Kyo, who was hovering over Tohru, his hands and leg spread out so Tohru could fit under him without them touching, so Kyo wouldn't change. This was the only way they could fit inconspicuously in the brush covering without the visitor, Akito, seeing them.
"We won't be found out, Tohru-kun." Kyo whispered back and hushed her; they didn't want to be caught!
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As the four huddled in the closet, they heard delicate footsteps come into the room. The footsteps paused, as if someone was looking around the room for oddities. Hanajima was holding her breath, squeezing the life out of Yuki, who, as well, was trying to stifle the sound of his breath. Uotani was beyond the point of squeezing Shigure to his death; she was too weak with fright to do such a thing. Throughout the day, she had seen so many ways Akito was cruel, and she loathed him for it.
After an agonizing ten minutes, which seemed like ten centuries, they heard footsteps leaving the room. Akito had gotten what he wanted, and they were safe. Even though Akito was out for the moment, they stayed in the closet until they heard the "It's safe to come out" signal, which was a bird call made up by Tohru.
"We made it!" Shigure burst out of the closet, still in dog form, yelling out his relief.
"Hello, Shigure, what are you doing here?" Akito stepped out from the shadows, smiling evilly.
"W-who, me? I was just visiting Kureno..." The others watched from the safety of the closet as Akito walked around Shigure slowly, sounding Tohru's bird call.
"Stop lying, you've been caught, Shigure." The others tensed up as they saw Akito grab Shigure's collar. "You all have been caught." Akito's guards came in and grabbed Yuki, Hanajima, and Uotani out of the closet and held them tightly. Five more guards came in, each holding down their own prisoner, Tohru, Kyo, Amaya, Megumi, and Rei.
"Don't let them fight back; one uses her mind to harm others. Drug them all." The guards, as well as Akito, all took out needles, which they inserted in the back of their captive's neck. Immediately, everyone felt drowsy and weak.
"I'm sorry; it's my entire fault… Everything is…" Amaya looked over to Megumi, and shed one shining crystal tear before everything went dark.
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So sad... Hmm... I don't have much to run my mouth about... weird... maybe when I reply to any reviews I get I'll have something to talk about... maybe hints about the sequel I'm planning (which I started planning before the ending of this one.) I've always wanted to write a series... Hmm... I'm babbling, aren't I? I think I'm babbling. Do you think I'm babbling? Why don't you answer me? Rawr... you ppl are so uncooperative... joking! Joking, ok? Good. Sayonara until next chapter, or to those of you who review, until next review. You know, I have over 1000 hits, and I have 27 reviews! Does that mean 27 out of every 1299 people review! Ok... 27 is a lot... But I've seen people with over 100! Please review... you people never review! REVIEW! Ok, sorry, too much sugar... But still... Ok, I'll stop right... NOW!