Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ A Life That'll Be Worth It ❯ Will I Have To Leave? ( Chapter 12 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket, but I do own the people that are not from Fruits Basket.

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I had been walking back to Hatori's after talking to Hatori on the phone. He had said that Kyo was there.

~Flashback~

"Takuma?" Hatori asked stunned on the phone.

"Hey, Hatori!" I said, I was standing in Ayame's office, with Togy only.

"How are you?"

"I'm good. I'm at Ayame's by the way."

"Oh, then are you all right? Did anything happen?" He asked caustiosouly.

"Uh...I'm alright. W-we just talked..." I said nevously.

Nothing, not a single sound came out of the phone from Hatori's side. "Oh, I apoligize. I had to put the phone on hold. What did you say?" he said truthfully.

"Oh, I said that we just discussed some things," this time with more confidence.

"Okay, when will you be coming home?"

"I'm about to leave. It'll take at least 30 minutes," I said while thinking of the distance.

"That's fine. Oh, Kyo's here right now. Do you want to talk to him?" 'Oh what should I do? I feel really guilty right now.'

"Takuma? Are you there?" Hatori said concerned.

"Yeah, I'm here. C-can you do me a favor Hatori?" I asked catiously.

"Sure, what is it?"

"Um...well can you take Kyo home?" I didn't soundv ery happy but I just wanted some time, without love-life interfering with peace.

"Sure, but you are going to have to explain this to me when I get home. Do you want me to go the long way and take more time?" He asked.

"Yes, please," I said greatfully. "Hatori..."

"Yes?"

"Thank you," I smiled and I was surprised at what he said after that.

"Anything for you," then he hung up and I was left to listen to the sound of abys through the phone.

~ End Flashback~

"Finaly," I sighed. " We've finaly made it back. Come on, Togy." We got over the wall and then walked calmly to Hatori's. When we got closer I
heard the telephone ring. So I started to run into the house. When I started into the office where the phone was, I triped. I looked back and there on the floor was someone unconsious. Someone I haven't seen before.

"Oh My God! Are you okay?! I'm so sorry! Did I hurt you?" I started to freak out.

"Ugh...I'm okay I just tripped and hit my head. I must have blacked-out." The person explained as they struggled to a sitting position. "Are you alright, Miss?" I looked at them and noticed that they were actually a girl but for some odd reason she was trying to look like a guy.

"O-oh, I'm fine. Oh, my name is Takuma Koshida. Pleased to meet you!" I said being poliet, by bowing and smiling.

Stunned the she/he replied also introducing herself, "Well, my name is AKITO Sohma. It is a pleasure to meet you, too." She stated this very oddly.

"Oh, your a Sohma?" I looked at her and she nodded. "Wow! I just keep bumping into alot of Sohma's lately!" At this comment Akito's eyes went wide. "What? Is there something wrong, Akito?"

"What do you mean by 'bumping into'?" She started to look very accusingly at me.

"Well, I didn't literly bump into them I just started meeting them." I explained, half of it was the truth.

"Oh," was all she said as she got up and started walking away.

"Wait! You shouldn't move too much after you've just blacked out!" I said a bit hasty.

"I'm fine. It happens all the time." She said in a gruff tone.

"But, ah...Are you sure you're all right?"

"Yes!" She said quit loudly and in an erritated way.

"What's going on in here?" Hatori said as he came into the front door. He walked into the room and looked at both of us. As he looked at Akito his face went into shock, fear, and sadness. "H-hello, Akito."

-------With Ayame & Meme-------

Ayame and Meme worked quietly reminising of what had happened.

--Flashback--

Meme was waiting outside the door, sweing an order she just got. She jumped at the sudden sound of the door opening. Meme got up and set the material and sweing kit down on the chair. Through the door frame came Ayame and Takuma.

Meme just looked at the couple and then saw a shade of pink appear on my cheeks. Meme looked confused until she saw a manly hand on my hip. Meme just giggled and gave Ayame a wink.

--End Flashback--

"Hey, Ayame. So what are you going to do for your date with Takuma?" Meme said getting curious.

"Now, now it's a secret only I will know until the day comes that we will enjoy together and then she'll fall in love with me and Kyo will cry!" Ayame was normal alright in this one!

"Ayame?" Meme said.

"Yes, Meme."

"You have no idea what you're going to do, huh?" She said bluntly.

"NOPE!" Ayame said and then started crying.

Meme just started laughing and then said, "Don't worry we'll figure something out."

-----With Hatori, Akito, and Me-----

"Hello, Hatori. Where have you been?" Akito said with much authority. 'Wait, a minute, why would Akito have authority over Hatori? Akito lookes to be my age.' I thought.

"Uh...well I had to take Kyo back home. He wasn't feeling well." Hatori stated without much thought.

"All right, you're off the hook this time. Goodbye." Akito said as she started out of the room, but then she stopped, "Oh, and goodbye, Takuma. I hope we will have the chance to have a formal conversation, in the near future."

"Goodbye, Akito!" I said as she closed the door. "Um...H-hatori? Are you okay?"

"Are you all right? Did Akito do or say anything weird to you ?!" He asked getting frantic.

"No, nothing," Hatori still didn't look convinced. "Hatori?"

"Yes?"

"How about I cook you some dinner?" I was trying to get Hatori to forget about it.

"Sounds great," He just smiled and gave me a pat on the head.

It didn't take me long to make the food. All the while Hatori just played with Togy and set the tabel. "Dinner's ready!" Hatori was surprised at how the food tasted...not very good. ~x~ But being a gentleman, Hatori ate all that was on his plate.

"Takuma, you...ahem, can't cook very well. Can you?" Hatori asked as poliet as possible.

"I know, but that's what happens when you don't get to learn how to cook. I'm taking Home EC in school so I'm going to learn!"

"That's good, cause you need it!" (Hatori joked!) I just gave him a glare and we both started laughing.

-----At Shigure's House-----

Yuki was working on his garden thinking plesant thoughts.

"Yuki?"

Yuki turned around and saw Tohru staring at him. "Tohru, what's wrong?" She didn't say anything, didnt move, she was just frozen. But something was odd, she was standing there with a longing expression.

-Flashback-

"(Music Note)La, la, la, laa(Music Note)" Shigure was going around snopping through Kyo's and Yuki's room like he always does to tease the two. They finally learned not to put things in open places otherwise Shigure would find something embarrasing. "Oh, what do we have hear?" Shigure said to himself when he found a folded piece of paper on Yuki's desk. He carefully unfolded it and read:

Tohru,
I am questioning our relationship. I've fallen for you and I am unsure of how you think of me. If you do wish to move further please tell me. Will you go out with me? You are so very special to me. I love you.
Yours,
Yuki Sohma - ^*^

After, Shigure was done reading he folded it back up and put it back on the desk. He pulled back but then saw a calender it constantly said: Today for 28 days straight. "Ah, so you don't have the courage to give it to her. In that case..." Shigure picked the note up and said, "...I'll do it for you!"

Shigure knew that Tohru was doing the laundry and after she was done she would bring up her clothes to put into her room. Shigure walked nto the room and set the note by her mother's picture. "There you go. Good luck, Yuki!" Shigure left the room and went to have a cup of tea and watch to see what Tohru will do.

Tohru came in and Shigure said hello. Yup just like always Tohru had a basket of her clothes. Once she had passed Shigure chuckled to himself.

Tohru had just finished putting her clothes away when she looked at her mom's photograph. "Oh! What's this?" She picked it up and read it. After she was done she was in tears. She ran out of her room, down the stairs, through the house, and then she made her way to Yuki's garden.

-End Flashback-

"Yuki...' Tohru choked on her word, from being so nervous so she ended looking at the ground.

"Yes, Tohru?" Yuki asked sweetly as if to comfort her. He was smiling so when she looked up at him her heart stopped, thus making her look back at the ground.

"I-I want..." She sturted. She wanted to get the words out so bad! "Yuki, I-I want to-to!"

"You want to what? Come on you can tell me." Yuki said confused but not wanting to show it. All it took was a split second and Yuki was taken-a-back. His lips were touching something....something he liked and dreamed of doing. Tohru was kissing Yuki!

"What I want is you!" Tohru finally said. Yuki couldn't believe it! She's here saying she want him she wants the cursed rat!

"Why did you tell me now? How did you know I love you so much?" Yuki asked as he grabed her hands to hold them in his own. It was the only way he could be affectionate besides kissing so he didn't transform.

"Because you left this note on my desk next to my mothers photo." She answered truthfully. She pulled out the piece of paper and handed it over to him. Yuki took it and looked at it. Then opened it. He couldn't believe it! He wasn't the one that had placed it there he had left it on his desk!

"That, dog!" Yuki said as he realized it had to of been Shigure. Yuki started laughing as Tohru looked at him.

"What is it?" She asked looking at her lover.

Yuki just smiled and stated, "I wasn't the one that put it there. Shigure put it there! Yes I wrote it but I haven't been able to give you this note for almost a month!" Tohru looked surprised and they both started laughing.

"My, my. What joke did I miss?" Shigure asked as he walked up. He had been watching and he was happy to help.

Both Yuki and Tohru looked back at each other and then looked back at Shigure. At the same time both of them said, "Thank you, Shigure!" Shigure just looked at them both and smiled.

-----With Hatori and Takuma-----

We were both relaxing in the living room, each of us reading a book (I'm borowing one of Hatori's.). I looked up from my book and looked at Hatori he was really into his so I didn't say anything. 'Why am I being so shy? I mean it's not like it's going to hurt anyone! Jeeze!' Even though I told myself that I still couldn't do it. What?! You're asking me what I can't do or say? Well, it's why he hasn't asked me why I didn't want to talk to Kyo. I know that sounds stupid and that I should be grateful that I don't have to explain but the thing is....is that my stupid consious is getting in the way! "Why haven't you asked me yet?!" I asked a little loud and gruff.

"Asked you what?" Hatori asked playfully. He knew what I was talking about but it's just so much fun to see how far I could go with it on my mind. He knew that she had been displeased about it after the meal and when she was TRYING to read the book but was to distracted. "I have no idea what you are talking about."

"Yes you do!" I said pointing a finger at him. "Just ask me why!"

"Why, what?"

"Just say 'Why' in question form!"

"Why." He said refusing to say it in question form.

"NO! Your doing this to torture me! You're so mean!!!"

Hatori laughed and gave in, "Okay, why did you not want to talk to Kyo?"

"Because I felt guilty!" I said as explained. "Because I had such a wonderful time with Ayame!"

"Do you want to tell me what you and Ayame did?" Hatori asked curiously.

"Well, um....." I said as I started to blush. "....We kissed and talked and held each other. It was so nice!" I said getting redder and redder.

"Oh, well then I do not blame you for that. Did you really have alot of fun?" Hatori asked, while keeping to himself on a certain detail.

"Yes! I truelly did!" I said smiling. Hatori nodded.

-----With Ayame-----

The phone started ringing and Ayame picked it up. "Hello, Ayame's Clothing Shop. We have materials and ordiments. You may also put an order to fulfil your fantasy. May I help you? This is Ayame Sohma speaking."

"Hello, Ayame. It's Hatori."

"Oh, hello Hatori! What are you up too?"

"I was just wondering if you can come over as soon as possible. What's the earlist you can come?"

"Why? Is there something wrong?" Ayame asked getting worried.

"It's something about what happened between you and Takuma. When can you come?"

"I have 10 minutes left before we close. I'll come right over after that. Is that okay?"

"Yes that's fine. See you then."

"Okay, bye." Ayame hung up and set the phone down on the charger and wondered. 'Uh-oh, am I in trouble?'

-----With Hatori and Takuma-----

Hatori hung up the phone and proceeded into the living room where I was finally reading the book in peace. "Sorry to bother you Takuma, but I need you to run to the pet store. Togy needs a leash and some food if he's going to stay her with us until you are fully healed, okay?"

"Okay but I don't have any money with me..." I stated.

"Don't worry I was going to give it to you now. You better get going that way you still have some time before it gets dark. I'd go with you but I have to take care of something. Are you going to be okay?" Hatori explained.

"Okay! It's alright Togy'll be with me." I said happily. "In that case, we'll be going now. Good bye, Hatori! Come on Togy!"

Hatori waved good-bye and then turned to make tea to wiat for Ayame.

~20 Minutes Pass By~

Ayame entered through the front door and took his shoes off and walked into the living room where Hatori was enjoying his third cup of tea. "Ah, tea I'll get me a cup and then we can discuss what we need to go over." Ayame said as he left to head toward the kitchen. He poured himself and another cup for Hatori. He entered the room and sat down and slid the extra cup across the table to Hatori. "Okay, now what did you need to know?" He asked as he sipped from his cup.

"Takuma said that you two had kissed, talked, and then the third thing surprised me." Hatori said sternly. "She said you held each other..." Hatori let that sink into Ayame's skull. To see if something had happened. "So what happened?" Hatori demanded an answer.

Ayame thought back and had a shocked expression on his face. "I-I didn't transform!"

"WHAT!?!?!?!?!?" Hatori screamed. 'How is that possible?' Then Hatori voiced it aloud. "How is that possible?!"

"I-I don't know I didn't even think about it. I had forgotten about the curse I just acted on my own." Ayame said as he thought. They both sat there thinking of everything. "Could it be that we fear of someone hugging us and when they do hug us we change but when we truelly want them to hug us or us hug them, and we forget about the curse for that amount of time we don't change?"

"I don't know." Hatori stated.

"Where is Takuma now? We could test it." Ayame asked.

"She's at the pet store. I sent her there incase she didn't see you transform and she wouldn't hear us talking about it. Togy's with her so she's safe." Hatori said as he saw Aya's eyes looked at him with concern.

"Oh."

-----With Yuki and Tohru-----

Tohru was making dinner and Yuki was watching with a smile on his face. 'She's all mine.' He thought happily. He didn't care about the curse right now, he just wanted to hug her. Yuki walked up behind Tohru and hugged her from behind but she turned around at the last second. Yuki forgot about the curse for the feeling of her in his arms. ThereYuki stood with Tohru in his arms hugging him right back. "I love you so much Yuki!" Tohru said from the bottem of her heart.

"I love you too, Tohru!" Yuki said, also for the bottem of his heart. After he said that they both looked at each other. Tohru was on the brink of tears but Yuki wipped them away and kissed her. Tohru kissed him back. Then the two of them broke apart for air and looked at each other longingly. A blinding light appeared from Yuki's chest in a flash! The both squinted at the light and then the blinding light dimmed into the shape of an animal. They both looked at it....It was a mouse! Yuki's Zodiac sign. The little mouse waved at them both and then vanished.

They both couldn't believe what had happened and were speechless. "Wha-What just happened?" Yuki asked. He looked at Tohru then asked, "Should we call Hatori?" She nodded and then they both rushed over to the phone.

"Hello, Hatori?" Yuki asked.

"Yes, is this Yuki?"

"Yeah, um...something has happened can we come over?!" Yuki sounded frantic and Tohru trying to calm down her lover.

"Yes, but in the mean time calm down, alright? Good-bye."

"Good-bye." Yuki hung up the phone and then went and got Shigure and Kyo who had been in his room pouting the whole time everything has been happening.

-----At Hatori's (Takuma has still not returned)-----

Hatori, Ayame, Shigure, Kyo, Yuki, and Tohru were all in the living room. Yuki was telling everyone about what had happened down to the last detail. At this Hatori and Ayame looked surprised at each other. Shigure aske why they were acting like that.

"Well Kyo isn't going to be happy about hearing this, but this is important just like Yuki and Tohru's incedent." Hatori explaned.

"Why won't I be happy?" Kyo asked and then looked at Ayame. "If you hurt her I'll kill you!" Kyo threatened. Yuki held Kyo back so that there wasn't a war while everyone else listened to the story. After everyone had heard the story. Kyo was close to tears and was about to kill Ayame for real. Yuki had to put Kyo in the next room so he could hear but he locked him in there so they could discuss this further without the threat of death to Ayame.

"So wait, just for an example, if Takuma and Kyo were to hug and both of them wanted it and Kyo forgot about his curse would it work for them too? Or is it have to be true love and they're ment for each other deal?" Yuki asked seeing what the trick of the curse was. "Because the way the curse broke for me it happened because we both truelly loved each other. But how it seemed for Ayame and Takuma it just seems that you could hug her with out transforming. Or is it the fact that we pronounced our love and that is what it needs to break." Yuki said as he had grabbed Tohru and put her in his lap and hugged her freelly.

"Those are all good possiblities." Hatori stated while ignoring the reactions from both Ayame and Kyo. Then they both got louder and harder to ignore. "DAMN IT! I DON'T SEE WHY SHE WOULD BE INTO WHINY LITTLE BABIES THAT CAN'T HANDLE THEORIES THAT COULD BE FALSE FACTS!!!!" Hatori yelled at the two. Everyone else in the room just kept quiet. They understood Hatori's point of veiw but they also understood Kyo and Ayame's, too.

"Hey!" I said as I entered the room with Togy. "Wow, why is everyone here?" I asked looking at everyone. Then I heard someone in the next room. "Who's in here?"

"Takuma?! Hey, it's Kyo! Let me out, please. Yuki locked me in here!" He said on the other side of the door.

"Okay." I said cheerfully. I felt everyone look at me. Before I unlocked the door, I turned back and asked, "What?"

Yuki told Tohru to get off, polietly, and walked over to me and whispered, "Well, we got Kyo in there so he won't kill Ayame."

"Wait, why would he want to?" I asked aloud. All Yuki did was look at me. It dawned on me and I got depressed. "So you all know huh?" I asked sadly. Yuki replied with a yes and that was it. I turned back to the door. Kyo had ceased his pleading and was quiet now. "Kyo, I'm coming in."

I saw Ayame get up and start towards me I turned my head towards him and gave him the most smile i could at the moment. I could see on his face that it was a painful smile. 'Why is this so painful? I know all these people they've all helped me. So why does it bother me?' I walked into the room and closed the door behind me. Kyo wasn't looking at me. "K-Kyo, I'm so sorry." I said as tears started welling up in my eyes. He didn't even bother to look at me. "I-I'll leave. I-I don't want to hurt anyone anymore! Please, please....." Was all I managed as I crumbled and fell to the floor crying. 'It's happened again! I've hurt more people! Why, why can't I find my home?!' I got up and turned around. "I'm going to leave I don't want to hurt anyone more than I already have. I'm not going to ask for your forgiveness. I'll transfer to another school. I'll leave Shigure's. I'll disappear completely from your life. I know I'm just hurting you more by telling you this but, Kyo, I really do like you." I looked at him. "Bye."

I walked out of the room and everyone was sad and looked at me pleadingly. "Are you really leaving?" Tohru asked. Here voice peirced through my heart. I nodded and she started crying.

I looked at her and said painfully, "Don't worry you'll forget me with time. It'll hurt less than me staying and causing long term pain." I looked plankly at Hatori. He looked like he was in denial. A tear slipped down my cheek. 'It's going to be hard to get over Hatori.' Shigure was looking out to the yard and was crying I could see it. Again my heart was peirced. Puncture holes so far = 4. Yuki was comforting Tohru. I smiled. "Your lucky. I wish you luck!" No one expected me to say something so happily. Yuki looked at me but he also had a painfuly expression on his face. Puncture holes = 5. Ayame....he was so hard to look at. He also had a deep conection with me and tearing away from him hurt the same as tearing away from Kyo.

I had been replaying all the time I had with Ayame. I didn't notice him get up and walk over to me. He had my head cradled in his right hand. I wasn't even there. I was like a lifeless doll. I woke up when I heard everyone gasp. I could feel arms around me. But it was strange they were different sizes. There was a chin on my shoulder and a chin ontop of my head. Both chins had something wet falling from each. Soaking both my left shoulder and my hair.

"Pl-Please don't leave us, Takuma. How can we live without you?" Two voice at the same time said. All I could do was cry uncontrollably. All of the arms got tighter and we all cried.

"Th-Thank you, so m-much!" I cried. I could barrelly see out of my water filled eyes but I could see Tohru and Yuki looking at me while holding each other. I had to shift my head position to see Hatori and Shigure. Shigure was smiling gooffiling. While, Hatori smiled and gave me a wink. My arms were pinned at my sides but I felt a head of short wirery hair at the finger tips. I looked down and Togy was there comforting me along with the pair attached to me.

I looked ahead and saw silver hair going down the back of the person with his chin on my head. I looked to my left and saw orange hair that belonged to the chin on my sholder. "Thank you, both of you!" 'I don't want to say their names just incase the order of their names would affect the meaning of my appriciasion. Kyo and Ayame. Ayame and Kyo.

"Will you stay with us longer?" Kyo asked. Still not moving.

"Yes, Kyo, I will."

"You're not mad at me, are you?" Ayame asked. Also not moving.

"No. I'm not, Ayame."

"Takuma....I love you." Then both whispered into an ear. Kyo has left and Ayame has right. I gasped. (If you don't know why Takuma gasped it is because when someone whispers into your ear or from behind it tickles your skin and most the time it feels good.) My body shook at the tingle but regained it's strength.

"Is it wrong to love two people?" I asked scared of anyone's answer.

"As long as the two that love the one are fine with it, it is fine." Hatori stated.

"I'm fine with it." Kyo whispered into my ear but loud enough for Ayame to hear, too. I again gasped getting weaker each time .

"I'm fine with it, also." Ayame also whispered into my ear but loud enough for Kyo to hear, too. For a third time I gasped and got weaker even more.

Everyone waited for my answer, but I was trying to gain my composior together to say it. "I-I love you both!"

"Say our names..." Ayame whispered.

"...Please, Takuma." Kyo whispered. I started whimpering. It was too much I couldn't handle it anymore. But they were waiting. Each time they said something I got weaker and weaker I have to say it now before I can't even stand.

"I love you, Kyo and Ayame!" All of a sudden a blinding light from both sides of me were found protruding from each Kyo and Ayame's chests. Ayame's light went into the form of a snake and Kyo's into the shape of a cat. Both of them accended up to the ceiling and disappeard. Then both Ayame and Kyo became limp and put their weight against me unconsiously and fell ontop of me.

I heard everyone burst into laughter. "I'm glad all of you think this is funny but it's getting hard to breath!" Hatori and Shigure both got up and picked each of them up and Tohru and Yuki helped me to my feet. "Thank-you." Shigure was holding Kyo up and Hatori had Ayame both asleep. "Let's put them in here. I said as we went to the room that Kyo had been locked into. They laid them both down gently and then left to make tea for everyone to relax. After that event. I waited in the room, with both of my men, for them to awaken.

(This is not the end. I just got into the story and couldn't stop typing. Lol. I'll have the next one up so don't lose faith in me. I'd like to see how i'm doing so please leave some reviews!)

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Author's Notes: Hey guys. Sorry I know I'm a dick. But I wanted to say the dog Togy in this story is in memory of my one dog I've had. The only difference of him in this story and the real one is that Togy is really a Border Collie. The reason he is a Shiba Inu in the story is because the Shiba Inu is a native dog of Japan. But his personality is just like the one in the story. He's saved my life and been there with me through everything. He does understand people very easly and he knows all of my secretes. Togy is not dead that I know of but he is not with me anymore. Togy ran away and I know where he is. He is with an old couple that live maybe 5 to 10 miles away from us but I can go visit him anytime I want I haven't visited him since Jan. 11, 2006, which is his birthday. I just wanted every one to know this. He's truelly my dearist friend and right now he his helping those old people with whatever they need. I love him so much! Oh another thing is that I have finished the drawing of Takuma and Togy (in Shiba Inu form) and I posted it here's the link: http://www.mediaminer.org/fanart/view.php/189443 Enjoy!