So sorry about not posting this new chapter in a while. I made this one extra long though so it's partically why it took a while to get out. Even after all these days of not updating, Fruits Basket still doesn't belong to me. Thanks to Whtdu, Xxlelouchxx, Animeboylover, KyoxSakiFan, German Mickey, Black anime fan, KairiBlossom07 and Sonozakisisters.
Responses To Reviews...
Xxlelouchxx: Thanks so much. Hope you enjoy the chapter!
Animeboylover: Gasp! I think you've been spying on me. This chapter is something like that. Kyo can understand Shinta and the other way around though the others can't. Muahaha, fear the kitty power. Nah, you're not a freak. Sometimes, you'll need an imagination like that...like those times you're in math class and you have to make due with like an eraser and random papers someone put in the desk or something.
KyoxSakiFan: Hm, another person finds this funny. I was going to put it for the humor section but then I saw drama. I knew the humor would follow me though. Glad you liked the chapter and hope you like this one!
Black anime fan: Thanks and explosions are funny. They rock.
KairiBlossom07: Yay, thanks so much. Hm, I was hoping I got Kyo's personality down good. Isn't Shinta a nice name? Aw, that's so cute. I consider lamb plushies to be rare... it's something that I never see...yes, I have never seen a plushie lamb.
Sonozakisisters: The name was suggested to me by Kyo-Honda. I picked it since it seemed different...well, to me anyway.
Scents of a good lunch continued to travel from the kitchen and into the other rooms of the house. As it entered the main room, the two whispering Sohmas continued their private conversation. "Alright?" Yuki asked, patted his hands to his thighs. The other nodded but slowly as if unsure, "I guess. This stuff is easier said than done, you know."
Just as he finished speaking, he stood up and then continued to talk. "It smells like lunch is finished." He simply said but then paused to look down at Yuki. "And…thanks." He whispered and left to the kitchen with the silver haired Sohma behind him. As they got into the hallway, Kyo stopped and Yuki ran into him.
"What's wrong?" Yuki asked, leaning to the side to see what was in front of Kyo. He didn't say anything but pointed to something in front of him. Looking forward, he slowly nodded when he saw Shinta. The cat's body seemed slightly bigger but then it may have been from how he was posed. His bright blue eyes somehow felt threatening, even if they were a soft color. The hall was silent until Yuki picked up what sounded like a growl rippling from the cat.
Damn! It's that Shinta. Kyo began to mentally swear. The air around the three seemed to have grown tense like when he was holding the dark-fured cat. Almost instantly, Yuki looked from Kyo and then back to Shinta. "Oh, no, no, no." he said as he shook in head. Unlike Tohru who seemed oblivious to most tense moments, he knew what was going on and what would go on if nothing was done.
Without another word, he took Kyo's wrist and dragged him to the kitchen. As he past Shinta, Kyo glared into the deadly blue eyes that stared daggers at him. Taking a few steps apart, Yuki heard a hiss and then a, "Oh, fuck you, Buddy!" which made him stop in his tracks.
Sighing, Yuki let go of Kyo and looked at him with somewhat of a worried expression. "What is going on between you two? This is getting way out of hand!" he said with a slight toss of his hands. When he noticed that Kyo wasn't even paying attention to him, his shoulders dropped and just sighed again. As the redhead had a glaring match with Shinta, he pointed his middle and pointer fingers to his eyes and then pointed them to the black cat. With a smirk, he then mouthed out, "Watching you…" A groan sounded from Yuki and he grabbed Kyo by the back of the shirt with a frown. "Come on." He said as he dragged him into the kitchen area.
Upon entering the kitchen, Tohru looked at the two and smiled. "Hi." She said as she waved to them, "The food is almost finished cooking. Smells good, huh?" The two boys nodded and went to see what she was making. On the stove to see what she was making. On the oven was a pot filled with that looked like soup. Hearing a giggle, they saw Tohru who was watching them. "I said that it's almost done." She laughed when she saw how eager they were.
Not long after that, lunch was finished cooking and everyone was eating. "This soup is really good, Tohru." Shigure commented as he swirled the soup with his spoon. Beside him was Kyo who just stared into the soup with a frown. Carefully, he nudged the frowning Sohma and smirked to him. At times like these, Shigure couldn't help but rattle Kyo up. "Hey, Kyo, if she can make soup good, what else do you think she can do good?" he asked quietly, his voice un-even since he was trying not to break into laughter. All he got in return was a glare and a huff.
While they ate, Shinta came into the room, his nose in the air as he followed the smell of food. He wandered deeper into the room but then stopped when he heard the others eating. "Aw! Hi, Shinta!" Tohru cheered as she reached out to pet the cat. As her hand ran down the smooth fur, his eyes closed as if savoring the affection. "Are you hungry?" she asked as she continued to pet Shinta but then stopped with a gasp, "Oh, wait. We have no cat food!"
Leaving her bowl, she stood up to leave and get the pet food when Yuki looked up to the panicking girl. "Tohru? Aren't you going to finish eating?" he asked, moving his head to keep her in his line of sight as she rushed for the doorway. Getting there, she stopped and just looked over her shoulder. "It's alright. I'll eat it when I get back. Shinta's probably hungry!"
Not even a word later and the only female of the house left the room. "Why does she do that?!" Kyo whined once she left with his hands in the air but the others just smirked to him. They both knew that he'd complain after seeing something like that. He just ignored the two and continued his complaining. "This is all your fault!" he exclaimed with a point to Shinta, who hissed in response. "Don't hiss at me!" he said back and eventually it turned into some type of twisted argument.
Eventually, the two quieted down until another threatening hum sounded from Shinta and the argument was back on. It was then that Yuki had one of those hand-to-face moments and then pulled Kyo back from making the fight into a physical one. "No, you're not." He said as he pulled the other down. Falling down into a sitting position, he ignored the rat Sohma and glared at the black cat.
As he glared, Shinta just wandered the room and eventually left before facing Kyo and making a very slight nose twitch. "Hey! If anyone's the fucking moron, it's you!" he yelled as he pointed to the cat as he left. The other two just watched and Shigure sighed with a shake of the head, "Hah. Cats…" he whispered.
The rest of the lunch went by well and Tohru returned with a bag of cat food. Quickly, she filled up a bowl of food for Shinta and went back to eating her soup. With Shinta eating in the kitchen and everyone else in the living room, Kyo actually felt happy. It gave him time to be with Tohru and to plan some good revenge on Shinta.
"Hey, Tohru? Why…why did you get Shinta?" he asked the girl. It's been one he wondered for a while now but never bothered to ask until now. "So you could be happy. I figured that you might not like being the only cat in the house…and I thought it would make you feel better in general." She explained but then stopped. Looking at the redhead, she took her turn to ask a question. "Why? I know you and Shinta aren't exactly friendly with each other…but just give it time!"
So.. she got Shinta so I could feel better? Well isn't this ironic!
Kyo just shrugged but then smiled, "I guess." And then it was when a thought came to him. Leaning forward, he asked, "You think I can give Shinta a bath?" and Tohru thought about it. When the question was asked, Yuki and Shigure looked at each other with a question expression but then shrugged together.
"Sure. You can wash him tomorrow." Tohru finally answered with her trademark smile and stood up while gathering the plates. "Thanks for doing it." She said before leaving into the kitchen with the bowls, silverware and anything else that she took. Waiting a few seconds, Shigure finally voiced the question he and Yuki were wondering, "Why would you give Shinta a bath?"
He didn't even get an answer yet but seeing the smirk from Kyo's features was all he needed. Yuki said nothing but just sighed as Shigure questioned, "This isn't some type of revenge, is it?" and then wondered why he even asked the question. Kyo shook his head, which made the two lean closer to him in curiosity but then spoke up. "No. This isn't 'some type of revenge', it's MY revenge!"
By now, the sky was a heavy dark blue but held a glowing half moon that was partially hidden in the trees. In the house, everyone was getting their before bed duties completed. It was then that thoughts hit Kyo as he finished getting dressed from a cold shower to fight the summer heat. Our first night with Shinta with us…can't wait to give that bastard a bath. I bet that pansy hates getting wet. A bath would be perfect revenge. Mess with me and take my Tohru away.
Her name made him stop and stare sadly at the floor of the bathroom. Slowly, he pulled the shower curtain closed and opened the door to leave. The small walk helped clear his mind of the issues and back to some usual thoughts. It feels like it's going to be a warm night. Probably camp outside or on the roof or something.
Not long afterwards, the male was outside and looked around as if inspecting the area to see if it was fit to sleep there for the night. His searching was cut short when he heard a female voice call for him. "Kyo?" it asked out in a combination of worry and curiosity. Slowly, he turned and saw Tohru in the doorway of the house. The girl didn't move but just stood there, watching him with a small frown on her delicate face.
"Where are you going?" Tohru asked when he didn't respond to her previous question.
Kyo just stared back and then took a few steps to her. "Just looking around." He said with a shrug towards the end. There was a silence that past by and then he continued, "I'm thinking about sleeping out here for the night. It's going to be a warm one."
Tohru nodded and then smiled, "Oh, okay. Hey! Why don't you sleep out here with Shinta?" She meant well and Kyo knew but the suggestion really didn't work for him and he instantly frowned. He didn't even have to say anything until she knew he disagreed with what she said. "Where is Shinta anyway?" he asked and then wondered if he'd be able to get any sleep for the night with the cat wandering around.
"He's inside." She said with a point back into the house, "Shinta's going to be sleeping in my bed. You should see him. He balls up so tight and all you see is a black ball and two blue eyes." The explanation made her giggle but Kyo fell silent once she said that. He's…SLEEPING WITH TOHRU?! NO! THAT FUCKIN-
"Kyo?"
The small voice made him flinch and look to Tohru who was now frowning. "You kind of went into a daze." She said but Kyo just waved his hand. "It's nothing." He explained vaguely but it was enough for the girl since she nodded and then went into the house after saying her farewell.
After the door was closed, Kyo stared to it as he replayed what had just happened. A few moments later, he began his mini journey to the roof of the house and stared up to the sky. I'm not letting this happen. He thought to himself with a determined shine in his eyes as he looked into the pale yellow moon.
More thinking was done until he fell asleep with the last thought of his beloved Tohru.
Feeling the warmth of the sun on his cheeks, Kyo slowly opened his eyes and stretched his arms into the air. He yawned lazily and then began to rub his eyes from his sleep while looking at the sky. It was sunny with just about no clouds that smudged the light blue color of the sky. The weather had been like that for the past few days and Kyo knew they were past due for at least a rain storm or something.
Running a tanned hand through his red hair, he felt it was as warm as his cheeks from the glowing sun. Another lazy yawn was heard and he began to slowly get off the roof. Landing onto the ground, Kyo started to the door and entered the house. Everyone else was awake but there was no smell of breakfast, though Kyo didn't mind since he wasn't really hungry.
Going into the main room, he saw it was empty but then heard footsteps that was coming towards him. Looking up, he saw Tohru enter the room in her summer pajamas.
"Hey." He greeted to her but shyly, "How are you?"
The brunette smiled and stepped closer to the redhead. "I'm fine. It's been sunny like this for so long. Don't you think it's bound to rain?"
"Yeah. That's what I was thinking." Kyo replied and took a small step from her since he began to mentally panic on how close she was to him.
Tohru nodded and then looked up so her eyes were locked to Kyo but only for seconds until he looked to the floor. "Are you hungry? Should I start on breakfast?" she asked but he just shook his head. Taking a quick look around the room, he saw how they were the only ones in the room. "So…" he started but then paused to take a deep breath, "What are we going to be doing today?"
Though the question was asked a bit quickly, the other managed to hear and understand. She just shrugged and then began to list some things, "I don't know. You wanted to give Shinta a bath, I don't think we need to go out shopping for anything… unless you want to go out somewhere for the day!" Just hearing the last few words, Kyo almost blushed though he didn't.
"Uh…well…if you want to, I guess." He said, trying not to stutter too much but say he was failing miserably. Thankfully, Tohru just giggled and then threw in a suggestion, "Oh, why don't we have a picnic?"
The idea was a very good one and the Sohma nodded with a small smile. Good. Making progress.As the two continued to talk about the idea, Yuki and Shigure came into the room and managed to catch a piece of the conversation. Quickly, Tohru twirled to the two and clapped her hands together. "Can we have a picnic?" she asked and the others said nothing as if thinking.
"I think that would be nice." Yuki spoke up and then Shigure nodded in agreement. "It would. Uh…how about this afternoon at the park? We can have a picnic there for lunch." The silver haired Sohma suggested and got approvals from the rest.
Seeing how the plans for the picnic would become reality in just a few hours, Kyo mentally cheered. Alright! A picnic with Tohru and no stupid Shinta. During the picnic, I'll put Yuki's advice to work. Just watch, Tohru, you'll see how much I love you.
When the planning was done, Tohru left the room to get started on cooking breakfast. Taking the time to their advantage, Yuki and Shigure began to talk with Kyo. They were now in their usual positions on the cushions and talked. "How are things going?" Yuki asked and the redhead already knew what he meant. Sighing, he put his chin into his palm as his elbow rested on the table, "I guess its okay. During the picnic, I'll take another step."
The dog Sohma glanced at Yuki and then tilted his head but with a smirk. "Wow. So Yuki knows, too? Be careful, Kyo. Anymore and then it'll be on the news." He teased with a shaking finger to him. He just glared and ignored the wagging finger while crossing his arms. "Just be quiet. I'll get this issue solved." He said confidently.
He would have said more but then Tohru's voice stretched into the room. "Breakfast is finished. I just made pancakes, eggs and toast. I hope its okay." Hearing that, Shigure laughing to himself, "Wow. Tohru's such a nice girl…wouldn't you say?" in a teasing tone. In return, he just got a warning glare and growl from Kyo and then laughed some more.
Everyone went into the kitchen to get their food and then returned to the main room to eat. Talk went around of the picnic and then Kyo got reminded of something. Running his fork across his plate to take up some eggs, he asked, "Hey. After this, I'll wash Shinta." And the only female of the house nodded her head. "It's great that you want to wash him so much. I bet you two will get along great." She said to him. Not bothering to join in, Shigure and Yuki looked to each other with a bit of a frown since she only knew half the story.
The small breakfast was finished and Tohru left to wash the dishes. With her out of the room, Kyo smirked to himself but heard Yuki speak to him. "Are you honestly going to do this?" he asked but then he said nothing, which was all Yuki needed for an answer. Sighing, he shook his head.
"I'll be fine. Just going to teach him a lesson." Kyo explained and left to find Shinta.
Searching had been done but no sign of the black cat. Minutes later and more searching did nothing to help and then he figured that Shinta would somewhere he hadn't looked and probably never would. Maybe in Tohru's room.
Slowly, Kyo got to the door of her bedroom and stared at it. He knew she wasn't there but for some reason, he felt like knocking. It may have been since he had never been in her room and because of his huge crush on the girl, he felt awkward even looking at the door. She's not there so it's alright. I'll just take a peek in and look around real quick.
Pulling the door open just a bit, his bright eyes peeked into the room and saw how bright and decorated the bedroom was. The door was moved some more until it was fully open and he jumped inside. Turning around in a full circle to look around, Kyo took in the appearance of the room.
The bed had a thin white blanket in the corner of the room and the top half of the bed was covered with plushies and even a few pillows that matched the blanket. The walls were painted a pale pink that went with the pink lamp that was on the other side of the room. Near the lamp was a wooden dresser but on top of it was what really caught his attention. Littering the top of the dresser were pictures in various frames. Somewhere of Tohru, her friends and even them together. Getting closer to the pictures, he took a closer look at them and smiled when he saw one of himself and Tohru. Suddenly, he had the urge to just pick up the frame and just hold it for hours. Kyo just turned from the dresser as if it would help fight the urge and saw her desk. There were more pictures where but also books, writing supplies and other things. Near the wall was a litter box for Shinta with the scooper leaving in the corner of it.
It then hit Kyo that he was spending more time in the bedroom then he planned and having Tohru walk in on him was something he really didn't want. Getting back to what he was there for, he began to search for Shinta and found him by the door. He seemed frozen on the spot and glaring at Kyo as if waiting for him to leave.
"There you are!" he said as he starts towards him. The closer that he got, the more Shinta tried to get away from him. Eventually, there was no place for the cat to go and Kyo swiped him up from the wooden floor. The two was quiet until Shinta's growls and hums began to sound as he twitched every once in a while to break the hold the Sohma had on him.
As he did this, Kyo hurried into the bathroom and once he got there, he threw the cat into the bathtub before he could lose his temper. "I got you now." He whispered as he closed the door. Turning away from it, he saw Shinta staring at him from the bathtub. Kyo's scratches had healed from before and all that were left were scabs but he was carefully not to get scratched like that again. Slowly, he reached to turn on the water to the bathtub without taking his eyes from Shinta.
Having the water running made the cat seem even more annoyed and it showed it though even more menacing hums. "Shut up and take the stupid bath." Kyo whined back as he looked for something to wash the cat with. He looked through the soap that they had and then through the random shampoos there. Shrugging to himself, he took up a random bottle and turned to Shinta. As he set it on the counter, he began to talk to the cat. "Heh. I'll be damned if you take a bath using my shampoo so you'll have to settle for this… not that I'd care what you think." He said with a smirk towards the end.
Eventually, the white bathtub got filled to a shallow amount and Shinta began to shake his soaked paws. The act of discomfort was enough for Kyo to watch with sadistic enjoyment. "Get over here." He ordered as he grabbed the fidgeting cat so he could rinse the black animal. It hissed back and then backed away from him. Sighing, Kyo began to tug off his shirt, "Alright. Time to get serious then." When he was finished, he balled up the thin summer shirt and let it drop to his feet on the floor.
"I said to get over here." Kyo repeated as he swiftly picked up the cat and held it under the running water to get its fur wet. As soon as the water made contact with the fur, Shinta monstrously growled out but it didn't stop the determined Sohma. Once that part was done, he let go off the cat and watched it run to the door but have no luck in leaving since it was closed.
If anything, this was going to be the hard part since Kyo would have to get a hold on Shinta and put the shampoo on him. Sighing, he opened the bottle and put a wad of the vanilla scented shampoo into the palm of his hand and then closed it again. Not even saying a word, he went up to the shivering cat and then ran his palm across his fur, the shampoo brushing off onto it. Having his coat heavy with the shampoo, baby blue eyes widened as he made a dash to get away from Kyo though he followed.
"Rahhh, get back herrrrre!" he ordered as he followed the cat back towards the bathtub. Quickly, he leaned forward and grabbed Shinta with one hand and worked the shampoo into the fur with the other. The motion only made it work as he tried to twist from his grasp and succeeded but only for a few moments until Kyo clumsily but quickly pulled the cat to him. All of this caused the two to fall into the bathtub that was now filled with even more water.
Falling under the water, Kyo coughed when he couldn't breathe and sat up. As he broke the surface of the water, he gasped and continued to cough while Shinta made a break to get out of the bathtub. "No you don't!" he yelled, grabbing the cat again and dragging him into the water.
Out in the hallway Tohru past the bathroom door and heard the commotion. Knocking, she put her hear to the door. "Kyo? Are you okay?" she asked, her eyebrows bent into a worried expression. She waited for a good amount of time until opening the door and gasping in shock.
"I don't give a damn if you think the shampoo smells ba-" Kyo whined but then stopped when he noticed Tohru was in the doorway staring.
The bathroom had water all over the floor, Kyo's soaked shirt was balled up on it with an open bottle of shampoo that was tipped over beside it. The water for the bathtub was still running and in it was a shirtless Kyo holding a soaked Shinta. The Sohma's hair was dark with water and shampoo that ran down his neck and back. A thin trail even ran down his forehead and to his nose. His dark pants were even darker and clung to his legs with splattered shampoo like bubbles. Shinta looked like a mess, his black fur sticking to his body, dripping with water and bubbles from the vanilla shampoo.
"To-Tohru!"
"K-Kyo!"
The names were shouted at the same type and awkward silence fell over the bathroom. "OhmygoodnessI'msosorry!" Tohru said quickly as if it was all one word and rushed out of the bathroom. Did...did that really just happen? Kyo wondered as he stared at the doorway even though the brunette girl was gone. Taking advantage, Shinta twisted from the redhead's hold and fell into the water. In seconds, the cat was out of the room, water being left behind like a trail.
I was trying not to laugh when I was typing the little part about Tohru walking in on Kyo and Shinta. For some reason, I find it funny when I try to imagine it...I think it's because I watch too much T.V./soap operas. The next chapter should be up soon. Hugs to all!
