I do not own Fruit's Basket.
Author's note:
Okay Sali-Hime, I shall take you up on that suggestion you make a while ago.
It's another round of…
Ryouko!!VS.CowMan!!
Oh the drama!
Chapter 18! (Fight!)
When Ryouko and Kyo arrived home from the dojo, the person Ryouko least wanted to see was there: Haru.
He winked at Ryouko as she passed him to go upstairs. She stomped on his foot. Once upstairs, Ryouko brushed the tangles out of her long black and red hair.
Dang Ryouko thought, looking at her hands. They had healed almost completely; there would be no more need for bandages. But her face on the other hand, her scar was swollen and red, and her bruises where turning strange shades of green. She would need bandages there for a while longer.
Ryouko shed her clothes and hopped into the shower. The warm water soothed her bruised and battered skin, especially the scars on her back that throbbed with pain constantly. She was scrubbing her scalp with shampoo when suddenly, the water went freezing cold.
She shrieked.
Wearing only a towel, Ryouko stormed, dripping wet, shampoo still in her hair, to the top of the stairs.
"HARU!" She yelled, outraged.
Shigure appeared at the base of the steps, about to say something, but stopped, seeing her towel clad glory.
Before he could say something pervy, Ryouko said, trying to keep her voice down. "Where is Haru?"
"Take a bath using my bathroom, why do you ask?"
Ryouko's eye blazed with fury, her fists clenching and unclenching. She stormed to Shigure's bathroom, not having a care in the world if she was being rude.
Throwing the door open, she found Haru taking a steaming hot bath, using up all the hot water, and the tap was still on.
He was taken aback by her sudden appearance, eye's wide with surprise.
"Ryouko, what are you doing here?" He asked cautiously.
Ryouko growled and shut off the tap. "That's it. That is the last time that you will ever piss me off. I will see you after school tomorrow, and bring some bandages, you'll need them." With that said, she stormed out of the bathroom, slamming the door behind her, leaving Haru sulking.
She stomped back to her shower, where the water was warm again, this calmed the furious Ryouko.
Later, after school.
Rumors had spread, and a crowd had gathered to see an almost legendary fight, Haru Vs. Ryouko. Ryouko!!VS.CowMan!!
Ryouko and Haru stood about 5 feet away from each other. Ryouko cracked her fingers and neck. Haru just stood there.
"3…" Kyo called with a megaphone. "2… 1… Fight!"
Ryouko and Haru lunged for each other, Ryouko landing the first blow, leaving a bruise on Haru's arm.
"Isn't the little sissy going to fight back?" Ryouko taunted, hoping to bring out black Haru. "Or is he just going to lay down a die, so I can win?"
That last remark made Haru snap.
Cue black Haru.
He lunged for Ryouko, his fist barely grazing her arm.
"Is that all you can do?" Ryouko sneered.
Haru lunged again, this time for Ryouko's leg. He grabbed it, and made her skid across the lawn.
Ryouko flipped over in her flight, and put her legs down, leaving marks on the ground. This was going to be interesting.
She ran at him, gaining speed, and therefore force. She tackled Haru, her head butting into his stomach, winding him.
Now she had him pinned down with her legs. She threw rapid-fire punches at him, but he wiggled and managed to dodge most of them. He got one of his arms free and managed to grab Ryouko's arm.
He flipped her over, so he was pinning down her. He sneered. "Now who's the sissy?"
As he punched her, she got her mouth in the way, and bit down on his fist, drawing blood. He recoiled, giving Ryouko a chance to wriggle free of his grasp.
She got to her feet and kicked him. "Get up, I'm not done with you."
Haru got up, and lunged at her, but she caught his arm as he did, and twisted it.
"I'm no fragile girl," She sneered. "Don't underestimate me."
She threw Haru over her shoulder. He crashed into dirt, and got up slowly, spitting.
"Are you dead yet?" Ryouko asked, her voice dripping sarcasm.
Haru's white hair was covered in dirt, tinting it light brown.
While he wiped dirt from his eyes, Haru snarled. "Who the hell do you think you are, not just anyone can beat up me and get away alive." He lunged, catching Ryouko in the collar bone, ripping her uniform. She responded by grabbing his hair and using the other arm to punch him like a punching bag.
Her final punch sent him flying.
She wiped her hands on her skirt. "I finally knocked some sense into that bitch. Never mess with Ryouko."
And she walked away with a crowd applauding, Haru laying in the dirt, and her pride, restored.
Author's note:
I love that last sentence.