I do not own fruits basket

I do not own Fruits Basket

Author's note:

No one reviewed my last chapter.

Did I lose my readers? Was it to gory? To serous?

Chapter 10 (wow, 10 already?)

When Tohru returned home, she found Yuki and Kyo at the table, Kyo brimming with tears, Yuki with his head buried in his arms.

"W-what's wrong?" Tohru asked.

"I found Ryouko." Kyo sniffed. "And Hatori had to take her to the hospital, Akito really hurt her."

Tohru dropped her school bag. "I-is she okay?"

"We don't know." Yuki's muffled voice cracked.

Suddenly Shigure burst through the door. "I have great news!" He exclaimed, but stopped dead when he caught the glares of the trio at the table. "Who died?" He asked sarcastically.

"Ryouko might be." Kyo spat at Shigure.

"Well my news will make you guys happy!" Shigure persisted.

"What is it?" Yuki's muffled voice asked.

"Because Akito felt sorry for Ryouko living all alone, he has given permission for her to live with us! Isn't that great?"

"Idiot." Kyo and Yuki said together.

"Um, Shigure, Ryouko can't live with us if she's in the hospital right now." Tohru explained.

"You don't know the real reason that he wants her here, do you?" Kyo said, annoyance hinted in his voice.

"Because Aki-"

Kyo cut him off. "No." Then tossed him the crumpled up piece of paper. "I found this, along with Ryouko's beads, on my bed. Then I found Ryouko on my balcony."

Shigure read the paper, then looked from Kyo, to the paper, to Kyo again. "Her… beads?"

"Yes, you idiot!" Yuki's head snapped up, his purple eyes flashing annoyance. He grabbed Kyo's arm pointed at Kyo's beads. "Beads! Like Kyo's, but as a necklace!"

"O-oh." Tohru muttered. "So, she is like Kyo?"

"Yes." Shigure looked thoughtful. "So that's why you guys didn't transform."

The next day.

"Tohru Honda, will Tohru Honda please come to the main office. Tohru Honda." A secretary said over the intercom.

Tohru stood up at her desk, waiting for the teacher's approval for her to leave. Her teacher nodded, and Tohru rushed out.

Tohru came back five minuets later crying with joy.

"Miss Honda, what's wrong?" The teacher asked.

"Ryouko is okay!" Tohru proclaimed.

Usagi sprang out of his seat, grabbed Tohru, and whirled her around, both of them laughing, and crying.

Kyo gave a loud whoop and smacked the top of his desk. Uo grinned and Hana smiled. Yuki laughed along with Usagi and Tohru.

Later that day (is this annoying you?)

Knock knock

"Come in." Said a weak voice.

Tohru, Uo, and Hana filed in, each bearing a gift. They were greeted by the sight of Ryouko in dark purple PJs: a dark purple and blue spaghetti-strap tank top, with dark purple satin pants. There were bandages covering her forehead, scared eye, cheeks, both hands, wrists, and her back. Her hair was pinned up in a messy bun, and her necklace was still around her neck.

She was leaning against the headboard of the bed, staring into space. Realizing they had brought gifts, she stared at them in mock horror. "You didn't."

"We did." Tohru said solemnly, placing her gift on the bed. Uo and Hana followed suit.

"You do realize that I can't open them." Ryouko held up her bandaged hands. "I recently had chunks of wood removed from my hands."

"You will recover quickly." Hana said. "Your waves are almost healthy."

"Thank you Hana." Ryouko said.

"You must open mine first!" Uo said, hands on hips.

"Then open it." Ryouko said. "I can't."

Uo tore off the wrapping paper, revealing a pair of black and red gloves. "So you can beat the crap out of Usagi as much as you want, and you won't hurt your healing hands."

"Black and red, my favorite colors!" Ryouko thanked Uo and gave her a hug.

Hana delicately opened her beautifully wrapped present. Inside was the book, Summer Colored Sigh. "You will have to rest a lot, so you might want a book to read."

Ryouko slid the book closer to herself with her elbow and read the author. "Shigure Sohma." She read out loud. "I didn't know he was a writer. Okay, I must see yours Tohru!"

Tohru opened hers and handed Ryouko a stuffed orange cat with a red and white bead collar. "I made the collar myself, it doubles as a bracelet. I thought it would match your necklace."

"It's adorable!" Ryouko said, a smile spreading over her face.

Knock Kncok

Tohru got the door, revealing Kyo, hiding something behind his back. He blushed scarlet when he saw the girls, but they slipped out the door as soon as he blushed.

"Uh, hi." He said.

"Hi!" Ryouko crossed her legs and sat up.

Kyo noticed the stuffed cat in her lap and blushed. "The resemblance is shocking." Ryouko teased.

"Looks like you're feeling better." Kyo said. "N-nice pajamas."

Ryouko looked down at her PJs and realized how low cut the top was, blushed, and ducked her head.

"What'cha got behind your back?" Ryouko asked, curious.

"Oh this," Kyo said taking………

Thank you Sali-Hime for the suggestion!

I shall continue the chapter! Onward!

"Oh this," Kyo said, taking a book out from behind him. "I-it's a book about martial arts, I just thought, how you seem to be that kind of person..." He trailed off.

Ryouko laughed; the irony of it all hilarious to her. She calmed down and said, breaking into giggles every few words, "I'm (giggle) a black belt (giggle) in martial arts." She fell into a fit of laughter.

Kyo blushed. "O-oh, then I guess I should take it back."

"No! It's the thought that counts!" She attempted to grab the book out of Kyo's hand, but her hands couldn't take the pressure, causing her to drop it, yelping. "Ow!" Seeing Kyo fret she said. "Not your fault, I shouldn't have tried to pick it up."

"Well," Kyo said genuinely curious. "I thought you were living on your own, how did you become a black belt?"

"Well," Ryouko launched into her tail. "When I was kicked out of a school, this guy saw me loading my stuff out of my apartment, and helped me. He wanted to know if I needed somewhere to stay. I was about to say no, when a girl, about a year older then me, came and helped me with the box I was carrying.

"She told me that she would love if I would stay at Kazuma's dojo. Already liking Kagura (that's who she said she was.) I agreed."

"You know Kazuma and Kagura?" Kyo exclaimed.

"Bad cat." Ryouko said, flicking his forehead. "Don't interrupt me."

"Anyways, I lived at Kazuma's dojo. He taught me martial arts, and the other students helped me learn academically. Kagura me stories about the zodiacs, and helped me study. But after about a year, I had to leave, I was too much of a burden to Kazuma. I was 14 when I left."

"And you earned a black belt in one year?!" Kyo asked, astonished.

"Yup." Ryouko flexed her muscular arms. "I'm a fast learner."

"Wow. So you know Kazuma and Kagura?"

"Yup, Kagura and I were great friends."

"Well, Kazuma is my martial arts teacher, and Kagura." Kyo sat down on the bed and whispered in her ear. "Is the boar in the zodiac."

"I knew it!" Ryouko exclaimed. "She was always, so, so, boar like!"

The door opened a crack. "Umm, Haru told me that Akito had hurt Kyo's friend Ryouko. Um, is it the Ryouko I remember?" Kagura's concerned face appeared, framed by her brown hair. Seeing Ryouko she smiled. "It is you!"

"Kagura!"

Kagura ran into the room and hugged her tight. Breaking out of the embrace, she pulled a rolled up black belt out of her pocket. "You left this at the dojo."

"OMIGOSH, my old black belt! Thank you thank you thank you!" Ryouko and Kagur started chatting away like the best of friends.

Kyo got up and left the room, uncomfortable with both of them. Ryouko dashed after him into the hall.

Grabbing his arm she said, "Thank you." Kissed his cheek, and ran into her room.

As a blushing Kyo walked away, he could hear them giggling like school girls.

Author's note:

I thought that Kagura and Ryouko should be friends, as that's just the kind of people that they are.