Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ All I Can Breathe (Iris Chain) ❯ Chapter One ( Chapter 1 )

Iris (All I Can Breathe) [Toriru]

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Forget the poll. I decided that it was too hard to let this idea go, and thanks to Koishii I'm going to write at least a part for each couple that I think fits… By the way, she beta-ed this too. *glomps*

I don't own anything related to either Fruits Basket or The Goo Goo Dolls/Iris. If you hadn't noticed, all of the sub-titles are phrases from the song.

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* Tohru*

This is horrible. I just got called to the honke, and I don't even know why. Momiji just told me I had to show up. I don't know what I did to make Akito mad. I'm still afraid of him. He may be sick a lot, but he can still pack a punch. Or throw a curveball with a vase, like he did to Hatori.

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After a few seconds of trying to figure out what that fluttery feeling in my stomach is had passed, I was no better off. Mom used to tell me about how it felt when she fell in love with Dad. But she told me it was different for everyone. This isn't what she described. It would be easier if someone could just tell me when I was or wasn't in love.

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*Hatori *

I can't believe I'm actually doing this. I told Momiji that Akito wanted a "secret" visit with Tohru. He believed me. I'm grateful. If he were asking questions, this would be much harder.

I can't believe I'm actually going through with this. I don't know what possessed me to do this. Am I melting again?

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It always seems that when you look out the window waiting for someone it takes them longer to get to you. I pulled my eyes away from the window and tried to read a book I had lying around. When I wondered why it wasn't making sense, I realized I had it upside down. How had I become so nervous? She's just a girl.

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*Tohru*

I can't think about this while I'm getting ready to visit Akito. I remembered that I had my tape player and headphones in my backpack. Thanks again, Hana and Uo! This is one of my best birthday presents. I skipped through the tape my two best friends had put together for me. I found the song I was looking for. It was the theme song from one of the animes I had watched with Kisa.

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The song ended, and I felt like I wasn't any closer to the honke. In the blank silence of switching songs, I heard the wind blowing violently and realized that it would be a good idea to keep a hand on the back of my skirt. I don't want to show anyone anything, that's not right.

Before I knew it, the song "Iris" came on. That's odd, I don't remember it being on this tape. The words struck me again and again. I never really listened to the lyrics before. Somebody must have been in love when they wrote this.

Before I got to hear the end of the song, I reached the massive front gate. I stuffed my tape player into my backpack. Momiji was waiting to greet me. He regarded me solemnly. This did not look good.

"Momiji? Do you know what's going on?"

"I don't know, Tohru. Hatori's really edgy, though. He is going to take you from his house."

Before I could say anymore, Hatori had met us halfway to Akito's room. Momiji nodded at me and left. I felt that fluttery feeling in my stomach again, but it didn't get to me like usual. I was visiting Akito.

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*Hatori*

Note to self: thank Momiji for not pestering me. Second note to self: try to remember when you first started falling for Tohru Honda. I can't even look her in the eye anymore without that lost emotion running over me again.

I tried not to let my emotion seep into my voice as I told her to follow me. That would not do. I assume she thought she was visiting Akito. She's wrong. I led her to my little house inside the Sohma "gated community," as I like to call it. She had the most adorable look of confusion gracing her features. I didn't say a word, but took her hand and led her inside.

"Tohru, do you wonder why you're here?"

She was so nervous that she was talking a million miles a minute. I tried not to smile and told her to calm down. Of course, she didn't.

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When I had finally extracted that she was worried that Akito had called for her from the mumblings and apologies, I could barely restrain myself. I don't consider myself selfish, but when I have something this important, I don't share.

"No, Tohru, I called you here."

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Notes: GASPIES! I think I wrote myself into a corner! I might actually have to do a lemon! Koishii, I need help….