Disclaimer: I d not own Fruits Basket of Fubura, nor will I ever. But if I did, there would be more episodes. Grr. Why do they only make them to the end of the 6th book! Dammit, stupid people who decided to stop it. Rawr.

This, like a few others, is a filler chapter. However, now i know where I'm getting, and how to get there, as well as how I'm going to set up for a sequel. I couldn't let a month pass is one chapter, so I had to put this in. Nearly four full pages, and yet hardly any words. Weird... Anyway... here's the 18th chappie. Wow, the numbers are getting higher... O.O I can't believe I have 18 chapters! Owo (and no, this is NOT a typo). sigh I guess I'll thank my reviewers and such. Thanks to my reviewers: mooflower, hend, Kitty Kyon Lover, Me not signed in number one, Me not signed in mumber two, me not signed in number three, Amandazh94, Amanda, nekokazam, Aqua, Kayla, redsarah, yeah, that's it. And thank you to my alert ppls: AmethystButterfly, Aqua Aneko, Crazy 109, Kitty Kyon Lover, Kyo's lil princess, hend, and ozeloton. Thank you also the my fav pplz:Amandazh94, Kitty Kyon Lover, Nogitsune-chan, Pantiffel, anime-freak-4ever92, hend, and redsarah. Thanks. And now... here's the 18th capter (everyone: FINALLY!) Grr...

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Chapter 18

Hatori was looking over the monitor that showed Amaya's vitals when he heard the constant beeping of the monitor that was keeping track of her heart beat speed up from its slow, almost nonstop, drum.

"What! She's… trying to wake up!" Hatori rushed to Amaya's side to watch her as she attempted to awake. Her eyes actually flickered, but they didn't open. It looked as if Amaya was stuck in her comma, unlike most people are. Research said that if people knew they were in a comatose state, they would be able to wake up with a little bit of endeavor (not in reality, people, it's just for the story).

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Amaya screamed in frustration, she couldn't awaken! "Dammit, stupid comma, why can't I just wake up!" Rain clouds blocked the purple sky and it started to rain again. The raindrops fell hard, soaking Amaya to the bone. Soon, her hair was wet and stuck to her face, as her clothes did.

Amaya was crying silent tears that couldn't be seen, because of the rain. She was worried about death, afraid even. Although she didn't show it, she was afraid, afraid of rejection, afraid of death, and afraid of people. That was what drove her into this situation, that and her arrogance.

"I'm so selfish; I want to live but stay in this place! I don't care about how this is hurting Hatori, I just want to stay here! I'm going to die if I don't wake up, and I can't because I stayed in here too long. This is where my selfishness gets me, in death's grip! Well, you know what; I deserve to die! I put myself before everyone else, and when you're on a serious job, that can mean the pain or death of the rest of the squad."

The rain came down harder, raining cats and dogs (not literally), and Amaya broke down crying, making up for all the grief in her cruel life she hadn't cried about before, the life she hadn't turned around. So Amaya knelt down, tears streaming down her face, to wait for her death.

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"Kyo… Amaya is going to die, isn't she?" Tohru was holding Kyo's hand, sitting on the roof with him, watching the rain clouds roll in.

"No, she won't. Amaya is strong, she's going to hold on and wake up." Tohru looked over at Kyo and smiled sadly. It was nice of him to say that, but he didn't have to fib.

"Kyo, please, you don't have to lie to me." Tohru looked away, waiting for Kyo to tell her that Amaya was going to die. Instead, she felt a weight on her shoulder. "Kyo?"

"Tohru, I was telling the truth." Tohru turned to look at Kyo's head on her shoulder. She rubbed his head softly, and then rested her head on his.

"I just hope it is… I don't think Megumi would take her death too easily…" Kyo sighed, thinking about the two that would make such a kawaii couple. It really was too bad that they hadn't worked out yet.

"Neither do I... I think he's in love with her…" Tohru smiled and kissed Kyo's cheek softly. 'He's in love with her as much as I am with Tohru…' Kyo sighed, causing Tohru to frown.

"What is it, Kyo-kun?" Kyo lifted his head off of Tohru's shoulder and looked off into the forest that surrounded Shigure's house. Tohru was worried he was offended by her brief peck at his cheek, which, of course, he wasn't.

"I can't imagine the grief Megumi is feeling right now… If you were the one in the comma… If you died so would my world." Tohru's frown turned to a gloomy smile as Kyo grabbed her hand, to make sure she was still there. A noise came from down on the ground and both Tohru and Kyo looked down. It was the Hanajima's (Saki and Megumi) and Uotani.

"Come on." Kyo jumped off the roof, landing on his feet. The three visitors stared at him as he caught Tohru when she hopped down. He set Tohru back on her feet and they both walked over to greet their (staring) company. "What, it's faster."

"Did you hear about Amaya?" Tohru and Kyo looked at each other and nodded slowly and sadly. Megumi's head hang in heartache. Hanajima placed her hand on her younger brother's shoulder supportively and the five walked into the house.

As they walked in, Yuki was sitting at the kitchen table, on the phone, talking. "Yes, of course, Machi-chan. I'll go get ready right now." Yuki put down the phone, but as he rushed out of the room, he spotted Tohru coming in. "Oh, Honda-san, I won't be home for dinner, Machi's parents are considering letting her go out with me, but I have to go over there for dinner. I hope you understand."

Tohru nodded, while Kyo thought about his (rather short) tête-à-tête (I love unusual words n.n) with Yuki up on the roof. "Good luck, rat." Kyo shouted up to Yuki, causing everyone to stare at him. Had the cat just… wished the cat fortuity!

Tohru smiled at Kyo and jumped to hug him. "My Kyo is changing." She and Kyo blushed as everyone smiled at them, but Uotani made a play face, confusing everyone.

"Your Kyo! So you two are together!" Uotani laughed and rustled Kyo's hair, afterward hugging Tohru. She looked around, and saw everyone smiling. Everyone, except Megumi. "Oh…" The mood of the room darkened when Megumi's sad and lonely face.

"Megumi… Amaya will wake up." Saki hugged her brother, who didn't reply in anyway (his head still hung). She let go, noting Megumi's mood as just plain cold.

"I am sure she will." Megumi didn't dare look at anyone when he spoke this, because if he did, they would be able to see the doubt in his eyes. "Let us not think about her now, though. This visit was meant to be happy, and the memory of her condition shall not defeat the purpose."

"Megumi, I haven't heard you once say Amaya's name." Megumi turned around to stare at Kyo. "Does she shame you?" Megumi dropped his gaze to the floor, thinking.

"No… She could never shame me, although her name brings me mourning…" Everybody stared at Megumi, wondering what he meant. "Her name brings up so much grief, I can't let go of that. It wasn't that she upset me, but when I heard she died… And then when she was in bed for days, avoiding me… And now… I can't take it. I wish I could forget her, but I can't. She's going to die and abandon me here. I can't live without her, but I have…"

Tohru's eyes welled up with tears, which were hid by Kyo's shoulder. Saki put her hand on Megumi's head, wordlessly comforting him. Uotani put her hand on Megumi's shoulder, trying to look as if she wasn't close to tears.

"Amaya will wake up. She won't die, and she won't abandon you here. I have a feeling, even if Amaya died; she would haunt you, rather than leave you." Uotani laughed. From what she had seen and heard of Amaya, she wasn't one to give up on anything or anyone. She would haunt Megumi if she had a choice; even kill to be his guardian angel.

"It's about dinnertime… What would you like to eat, Megumi?" Tohru walked over to the stove, putting her apron on over her head, though she needed some assistance from Kyo to tie the bow in the back (after he had helped her in getting the head loop out of her hair).

"I would like… leeks." Megumi smirked as Kyo's jaw dropped and his eye twitched is disgust (for leeks).

"I don't eat leeks, but I'm sure Tohru will make something special for me." Everyone looked like eye popping squeaky toys (like this: O.O the period is the mouth, not the nose) as they heard the articulation on special. Kyo, to tie it all together, started trailing kisses down Tohru's neck until he reached the top of her shirt (which, since she was wearing one of those cleavage showing, more like undershirt, tops, was pretty low…). That was when Uotani picked up a pan and banged him over the head, knocking him out cold.

As you can imagine, dinner was quite an event. Food was flying, heads were banging pans, voices were lifted, and ex-dogs were called perverts (Gee, I wonder who that is… -.-'). Everyone forgot their worries and had a great time. So, Yuki missed out on quite a bit (though he saw the whole "special" thing from the hallway, where he muttered hatai neko quite a few times).

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Aww, how happy. Meanwhile Amaya is dying alone in a comma with comatose rain soaking her to the cataleptic bone. -.-' How very thoughtful and nice. Don't worry, nobody is foretting her, except maybe Akito (that bastard). I wish somebody would review the last chapter... When i ask everybody to, they don't. but if I don't they do. Reverse phsycology is annoying. So... don't reply! (no, I don't mean it! review, REVIEW!) :'( Wah... Oh well:D Sayonara until next chapter (unless any of you pplz review...)