A/N: Hi everyone, it's fantasyanimegirl283! This is the second chapter! Things are going along smoothly so far. No Writer's Block! (Hope I didn't jinx that!) Thanks for reading and enjoy! Please review!


In a Fruits Basket - Chapter 2: Out of All the Animes!

Recap:

Then, it hit me, as my heart began to race, my head throbbing from shock. My voice was barely a whisper, as I choked out, "We're in Fruits Basket."


"We're in what?" Mai asked, her jaw dropping.

I repeated, my throat dry, "I said we're in-"

I froze, as I watched the air ripple and the atmosphere around us changed. Infront of me, was no longer my sister. It was an anime girl, from those Japanese shows. She had big, deep brown eyes, and curly eyelashes. She had wavy, light brown hair that fell down to her waist. Her skin was pale, with light pink cheeks. Both of us gasped in unison. I turned my head, noticing that all of our things transformed from 3D to 2D, as if I were in an anime too.

"Who are you?" The girl yelled. She had the same voice as my sister.

I started to panic again. I looked at myself. My hands looked animated as well. I reached for my hair, and pulled it in front of me. My heart almost stopped. My hair was anime. Everything was anime. I was anime! I gasped once more. My hair was short and jet black. Okay, so not everything changed about me. Then I saw some more of my hair. A deep blue and green streak. I don't remember changing my hair colour! I trembled, seeing myself as an anime character. I almost forgot the girl was still there.

"Mai?" I asked quietly.

The girl's voice shook, "That's me... Arya?"

I nodded in reply. She slightly opened her mouth, as if to speak, then suddenly burst into screams. I reacted quick, and clapped my hand over her mouth.

I hissed, "Shut up! The Sohmas don't know we live here yet! Stay quiet!"

Her eyes widened in fear. I pulled my hand away.

"Is this real?" she whispered.

"How the heck should I know? Are you even real?" I replied, running my hands through my hair.

I lightly touched Mai's arm. It felt real, but... It wasn't. I wasn't. I was a drawing, a fictional character. I had to be. But even my motions and everything I touched felt so real.

My sister began to panic, screaming once again, but instead, in soft whispers, "What are we going to do? How do we get back?"

I slapped my forehead in frustration. Mai started to breathe heavily, tears streaming down her cheeks. It looked like rivers, as it gushed out of her eyes. Her nose disappeared and her mouth and eyes were larger. This wasn't real. No one could ever produce that many tears! But then again, this was an anime. Our tent began to flood up. The water rose up to us until we were underwater. I opened the tent door, then it washed away.

I sighed, "Calm down, will you?" I watched as my sister began to quiet down a bit, sniffling. My eyes lit up. "Mai!" I exclaimed, "You just pulled a 'chibi'!"

"A- a what?" She stuttered between her sniffles. She looked normal again.

"A chibi!" I explained, getting a bit excited, "When an anime character goes bezerk and their emotions are exaggerated! Like- like, when Kyo's cat ears appear when he's angry!"

Kyo... I can't believe we're in Fruits Basket!

Mai bit her lip, thinking it over. She broke out into a grin, "No way!"

I dried my hair, while spitting out some water, "Yes way."

"So... we're anime?" She squealed, "This is so cool!"

"Yeah," I simply replied, suddenly getting annoyed by her excitement.

"But how? And why?" She went serious.

"I'm not sure, really." I frowned, placing my hands on my lap.

"And out of all the animes... Fruits Basket!" She sighed.

I wrinkled my nose. "What's wrong with Fruits Basket?"

"Oh, I don't know..." She sighed again, "There are many better animes out there that we could've been in!"

"Hey! Just because you've never watched nor read Fruits Basket doesn't mean it's bad!" I argued.

"I know, but..." She went on, whining.

"Oh my gosh, for an older sister, you sure are whiney!" I boomed, "In the story, we're going to break the curse!"

She nervously smiled, the anime water drop symbol sliding down her head. Gosh, this really is anime!

"Arya?" She chuckled nervously, "You're going chibi too!"

I exhaled, "Seriously? How did I look?"

"You're nose was gone and you had that angry sign on your head. Then, your eyes went on fire." She began to laugh. I laughed too, for once.

"Usually the characters get scared by it."

Mai paused, tightening her fists. "So, on with it!" she demanded.

"Huh?"

"Explain the story to me!" She ordered.

"Well..." I thought for a bit, then blushed, "First thing's first... Yuki's mine."

"Okay?" She said, a bit uncertain, "How does the story start?"

"Well, we should be on our way to high school. Kaibara High School," I replied.

"Do I have any friends?"

"How should I know? Just say hi to whoever comes up to you and ask for their names. Now change into your uniform." I tossed her the outfit.

She got behind a bush and changed. I did the same. It fit me very well, and the skirt reached mid-thigh. I adjusted my tie then began to pack our bags. I stood up, and stared at the sky with my hand over to shield my eyes from the sun. I smiled to myself.

"What the heck are you doing?" Mai asked suddenly.

"Oh," I said, snapping back to reality, "That's what Tohru Honda does..."

She shook her head as she laughed at me.

"Now act natural and remember, no one knows we live here. Everyone thinks we live with our grandpa, but he thinks we're living with our friends until the renovations are finished there," I explained.

I grabbed her hand, as we walked down the trail. The trees were lush and the breeze was nice. I inhaled, feeling the cold, fresh air enter my lungs.

I sighed, "This is nice." Suddenly, I froze in my tracks.

Mai bumped into me, "Ugh, what the hell?"

A small shriek escaped my lips. I couldn't believe my eyes. In front of me was the Sohma house!