Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ Fading Memories ❯ Chapter 12 ( Chapter 12 )

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Kuu: Rofl. Hello guys! Once again I am here to bring forth yet another chapter of Faded memories! -Phony sales person voice- lol. You know..I was looking at the reviews for my stories, and It's wierd, I have 228 reviews for my 10 chapters of Faded Memories as of this moment. And I have 230 reviews for my 25 chapters of No longer alone.I'm not really sure if that's good or bad.....It means people either didn't review for no longer alone or it just wasn't as good as Faded Memories is. I mean, I've got 10228 hits on No longer alone and only 3427 on Faded memories...HMMM..A mystery. Anyway..! This chapter is gonna be short, fair warning. I accidently used half of chapter 12 in chapter 11........Ehehe. So I tried to come up with a way to take up space in chapter 12 so it wouldnt be hella short, so we get to have a non-angsty-somwhat amusing moment with Haru. Merry christmas! lol.

Syit: Yeah you're right, but where would the fun be if Yuki just went out and told him what happened? It would probably result in Haru freakin' out and avoiding everyone or going black and committing bloody murder on anyone and everyone. It may sound good but it would be messy and then there would be no shmexy haruxkyo fluff. AND STOP TRYING TO TAKE UP SPACE! -points accusing finger- EHEHE EHE EHE EHEHHEHE (Takes up space) ME YOU SAY? NEVAR!!!

Kaeleer: Rofl Smart and not-trying-to-get-in-his-pants Kagura. That made me laugh. That was a wonderful discription of Kagura for that chapter, I applaud you. My plan was to get everyone to kind of put Kagura back on their good sides, ya know? I guess I owe it to Yuki and Kagura since I was so mean to them in the last fic..Hell I was mean to them in this fic too.. Well, at least I was to Yuki. Oh well, ne? Oh and thank you for the grats! -i r teh happeh- I wouldn't have even realized it if you didn't mention it. Perhaps I should write a one-shot for celebration? Waddya think? Hehe

Astria: Yeah, I was kind of skeptical about Kagura at first, but I couldn't really have Kyo getting comforted by Shigure or someone like that. And Yuki? That would just be a little akward for me. Besides, since Kagura was crushing on him for so long, she probably knew how to handle him emotions better then anyone (Other then Haru, who doesn't count) Would. And Tohru wouldn't have worked that well since you can't really have an emotional scene without hugging, and I didn't feel like having Kyo transform into a cat while he's all sad like that, ya know? Besides, Tohru is on my poo list. I may not treat her bad in my fic (other then calling her a ditz alot) But she's probably one of my least favorite characters. Its probably because she gets to be so close with everyone in the anime and I'm like some jealous fangirl or something, but what the hell. lol. But I'm not sure if Shigure doesn't want Haru to find out the truth, he seemed pretty down about it too. It may be that he doesn't want Akito to do something to anyone else for helping him out, since it's supposed to be his punishment, ya know? Yes yes, I know there were alot of typos in that chapter but I was in a hurry. I was supposed to be in bed and I didn't want to get caught at the computer otherwise I might've got it taken away for a couple of days. That would have been horrible! Thanks for the review! Sorry if this was too long.

Aquabreeze: Yeah he does, but don't blame him! He's what's keepin' this story goin! If he didn't come out, Yuki woulda told Haru and then the fic would probably get cut like 3 chapters. You wouldn't want that now would you? I feel bad for em both, Kyo for not being able to have Haru and Haru for having crap happen to him that confuses the shit out of him. lol, the poor guy.

Rebellion2Fate: NEVAR! HAHAHA

Rachel: You're not the boss of me! -gets all defensive- (That was a joke, don't take it serious) This fic will get happy soon enough, just be patient with me, okie dokie? Sorry I made you cry -guilty- Ill send you some tissues if it'll make you feel better. I have these AnimeFest tissues they gave me at A-kon last june and I haven't opened them yet. Hehe?

BakaDen: Goodness, answering all of these reviews is killin' me! But I enjoy it too.. Most of the reviewer probably don't even read these anyway. Rofl. They always skip the crap at the top and go straight to the story. BASTARDS!! -shakes fist- anyway. Hmm. I don't know how many chapters there will be. I've got up to 18 summarized. It's gonna end with a couple of fluffy chapters, so if you have anything you wanna see go ahead and tell me. lol. I thought the whole jealous thing was a good little thing to stick in there to confused Haru a little more. I feel kinda bad since he get's confused so easily on his own. Yeah, I thought it would get ruined as well if Yuki told him. That's why I didn't do it! Hahaha Wtf. -watches as BakaDen walks away with a struggling Yuki in a bag over her shoulder- Thats..Uh...WHERES MY CAMERA. (That made me laugh -heart!- Anyway, can't wait to see your new picture! hehe

Aoi Umenokouji: You think I update fast? Yay!! Angsty..Angsty...Hmmmm. The next chapter should be angsty, not sure if it'll be as angsty as chapter 7, but I can't do my best. And SUGOI! I wrote one of the best angst thingies? YAY! -Does a happy dance- That makes me feel all cool and stuff! lol. Wooooot! I shall do my best!

Japanesenut: Rofl. Who wouldn't wanna see more Kyo? lol. Wow you're such a masochist..You like seeing Kyo suffer? Fancy that! So do I!! And Haru too! Muahaha -chokes on a peanut- Anywho. I still love them to death -smiles like a donut-

Koushi-Chan: Your sister is evil. She's really sitting beside you because she is in need of her daily yaoi fix, she just doesn't wanna admit it! -huffs stubbornly- Yes yes comfort. Comfort coming from Shigure would probably be like a grope to ones nether regions. Rofl. Imagine that. x.x; What do you mean 'The way I write'? -doesn't really get it- Do you mean the point of view or the words? rofl. You confused the poo out of me! Ehehe. You can write wonderfully, there's no need for you to want to write like me, or anyone else! You're great Koushi-chan!!! -glomps- (YAY FOR HARU AND KYO IN THIRD PERSON HEEUAHUEHAA)

selfproclaimednerd: lol. It's alright if don't update on every chapter if you don't really have anything to say, I don't blame you. And thank you! I don't know if I would call it fast updating, but I guess I update more then alot people? lol. Guess that's what happens when you have a whole day of boring school and no work to do, not to mention a terrible obsession with two anime characters.. -sigh- Rofl. The whole memory in class thing cracked me up while I was writing it. It was like -starts cackling evilly in class and gets odd stares from the class-. You know it's bad when the teacher comes and does the whole "You want to share that with the class?" Could you imagine having to read..Like...A hot yaoi scene you wrote in front of your class? But anyway, getting back to the point, don't worry. It would ruin the story if someone told Haru about his memories, that's why I didn't let it happen. So you're safe!!! Oi, top favorite eh? -squeals- you're so nice!!! Meredith_the_wolfy Ka? I seeee! Well alrighty then! I'll be sure to remember that that could be you then! Hehe

01-FAD3D: You would never annoy me with a review. Coming home and reading a review from one of my dedicated readers brightens my day immensely, so don't think you're boring me, ever!! Don't worry, Haru will remember everything on his own. I just couldn't bring myself to spoil everything with blurting it out. It would suxx0r. And don't say you aren't worthy! You're more worthy then worthy! If I am the goddess of fanfics as you say, then you are the goddess of nice reviews!! -bows respectively-!! You'll never be wasting my time, I assure yoooouuuu!

Leviah raine: Weeeeee. What does Hatori want indeed, if anything? STAY TUNES FOR NEXT WEEKS EPISODE! (zzzzz lol Just read, youll see. And thank you for the compliments!!!)

Spoon-man: Omg! Yay for spoonman! "Spoonman: So crazy it may just work." Erm. I saw the spoonman thingy at A-kon. Where they went through like fork-man, screwdriver-man ect.. I liked fork-man though! "Fork-man: Forking the badguys..?" Hehe. Uhm, yeah I'll shutup nowwwww. Hopefully the ending will be good enough to please you. -high fives-

Sam I Am: Awww, where's the fun in that??? You don't honestly want him to tell Haru, do you? Just..Just.....Don't do anything bad! Haru will remember I PROMISE! And Akito will pay the price, his bad karma is building up! lol. I was thinkin' about letting them see Haru, but then I couldn't really thing of what would happen if they did, ya know? I mean, a staring contest wouldn't have been that exciting, so I just left it out. Ahaha. Alas! I have fully converted Sam I Am To the Dark Side! Hoi!

Canis Lupis: Mouuu, don't think of yourselves as "Lowly readers".. You're more then that! you're like......I dont know what words to use so uh..You just are. Ehehe? Hahaha but anyway your review made me laugh. It reminded be of Aya so much. Here let's let everyone read it! HEHE:
"oh, i'm just SO incredibly hilarious. everyone, LOVE ME!" - Canis Lupis' review
M.T. Dog: Wooo! Calm down! No hospitals please, I don't like needles..Besides it smells funneh. -whimpers- We'll punish Akito indirectly. -shoots glares at the evil bastard- Anywho, thankies for revewing!
Amberblood: Aw, there's nothin' wrong with being obsessed with fruits basket, is there? Don't be spiteful toward anyone though, it just wouldn't have been so great if Yuki told him. Ahaha and yes, I meant the dorkfish thing because he is..Uh..A fish kinda? Rofl. Yes yes, love my corny sense of humor, all of you! -poses-
Nikkler: Yay for Kagura! Even though what she did didn't really help all the much..Maybe if she used her evil boar powers and knocked Haru's memories back into place..Then we'de be getting somewhere, ne? Hehe. It doesn't really matter how fast you update (as long as it's not like months at a time) It's about the quality of your chapters! And your chapters are good! Muaahaha.
Nikai: You think the rating should be higher? Why do you say that? I mean other then the angst there's not really a whole lot of bad things in this fic, and if there is anything that's slightly indecent I give a fair warning.
Does anyone else think I should change the rating to this story? If you do tell me in your review, and if enough people believe I should then I will set the rating a bit higher.

"Take a deep breath." The doctor commanded as he held his stethoscope against the younger mans chest. The head complied boredly as he ran his hands over the brace on his right hand with an angry scowl. His hand had healed, yeah, but it was still weak and hurt like hell from time to time..

Ignoring the pain, he clenched it into a fist and dropped it into his lap.

"Where've you been the last couple of days?" He questioned in a cold tone. Hatori paused for a moment before continuing to put his things together.

"I was at Shigure's." He answered simply, refusing to give him any more details.

"I see. How is the dog doing anyway? I haven't seen him since last new year's." He wondered thoughtfully.

"He's fine." Came the curt reply, making it obvious that he was more interested in getting out of there instead of stopping to have a conversation with him.

"I'll be back tomorrow or the day after for your next check up. Try not to strain yourself." He told him as he walked toward the door.

"Oh and Hatori?" The dark haired teen called from across the room. Hatori winced at his tone, he could practically hear the smirk in his voice without even turning around. He sighed in defeat and paused to listen to what the man had to say. He had actually been hoping he would just let him leave without making things even more complicated..

'Figures.'

"What is it?" He asked, his mouth set in a grim line, vaguely hiding his irritation and anxiety. Akito leaned back a bit to get comfortable and traced patterns on the floor boredly, not bothering to look at the older man.

"How's that cow doing? I'de like to see him." He drawled nonchalantly. "Bring him to me." He demanded venomously, sending the dragon a malicious grin. Hatori furrowed his brows. What could Akito possibly want with Haru now? Whatever it was, it couldn't be good..

"I'm not going to hurt him if that's what you're thinking." He stated with a scowl, noticing the quizzical expression on the dragons face. "Not that I have to explain myself to you, I just want to make sure everything is as it should be."

Hatori did his best to hide his unease, but of course he was skeptical. He definately did not trust a word that left the dark haired teens mouth. Akito was the type to hold grudges, even if the person didn't even remember...

He would just have to be sure he was around, to make sure nothing serious happened.

"I'll get him." He stated quietly and left the room before the man could say anything else.

-Meanwhile, At the dogs house..-

Shigure waited quietly as the ox shuffled past him and into the house before he looked back at the rat.

"What was that all about?" He asked, noticing the menacing glare the younger boy shot the rat before he left. Sadly, Yuki was just as confused. He didn't really understand what Haru had meant.

And he'd been about to explain everything to him without even hesitating before the inu gracefully interrupted. Should he tell Shigure..?

No..

Even if he did, Shigure probably wouldn't know anything about it..And it wasn't that he didn't trust the dog..It just seemed like he never actually chose whose side he was on..If he knew too much, there was a chance he could go blabbing to someone about it. He tended to do that without realizing it....

"I don't know." He lied. "I found him wandering around in the woods on my way home, he's probably mad he got lost and had to have me lead him home." He explained nonchalantly with a shrug and walked past the dog and into the house. Shigure sighed in disappointment.

"You're no fun Yukiiiii." He whined and followed the boy into the house then made his way to his study to get some word done before Mit-chan did something drastic like jump off a cliff due to stress.

He chuckled at the thought of the overly enthusiastic woman. Ha. And people called him dramatic..Or was that a pervert.?

'Oh the drama!' He thought amusedly with a smirk.

Haru looked around the laundry room for something to wear since that's where he'd been going to find clean clothes for the last three days.

"Honestly, the least they should do is tell me where all of my stuff is.." He muttered under his breath in irritation. His day just seemed to be getting worse and worse. He was in a bad mood already, and now he has to go and see that damn doctor again?

...Not to mention the fact that he still wanted some clean clothes damn it!!

So, trying to make as much noise as possible just to let everyone know how frustrated he was, Haru stormed through the living room and began making his way upstairs.

'Stupid..ignorant..little..' He thought vehemently before stopping in the middle of the staircase with a thoughtful look. Hadn't Tohru said he and Kyo shared a room?

That would mean he slept in there wouldn't it?
Which meant he probably got dressed in there too..
Which also meant his clothes were probably in there!!!

'Score:1 For the cow!!' He mentally congratulated himself, happy that at least one good thing could happen to him today.

'Now, if I can find the room on the first try, I'll be on a role..' He thought determinedly. He paused at the top of the stairs and stared down the hallway with an earnest look on his face. He crossed his arms over his chest and contemplated.

There were 5 doors in the hall. And he had no idea which was which.... He frowned slightly.

"That means there's a 20 percent chance that I would guess the right room.." He murmured to himself while scratching his chin thoughtfully. He shook his head and crossed his arms again to study the doors.

One door was open and he could see the edge of the tile floor, indicating it was the bathroom.

That was easy.

Also, Tohru's door was marked with a little sign, signifying it was her room. (Probably because of how many times he'd walked in, not knowing where he was..)

'Okay, two down, three to go. That brings my success rate to 35 percent..' He thought, furrowing his brows.

But he couldn't just rely on a simple guess. This was important! He'd figure it out and show them he wasn't as stupid as they all thought.

"Okay..So the only rooms left are Yuki's room, The guest room and lastly, Kyo's room..." He said to get his mind back on track. He studied the door furthest away for a while and finally decided that by the lack of light coming from the crack beneath the door, it was the guest room.

That left two doors.

He furrowed his brows in concentration. This was getting harder..But he was so close to his goal he could taste it! His beloved clothes were awaiting his return..!

The two doors were identical to each other and both closed. But, unlike the other, one of the doors looked somewhat damaged. Almost as if it had been slammed one too many times..

Haru felt a smile tugging at his lips. There was only one person who had a temper bad enough to take out their anger on a poor innocent door..It practically screamed 'This is Kyo's room!!'

'This means that door I'm looking for is-'

"You're looking for the second door on the right." Yuki cut in boredly, assuming the cow was lost again. He didn't stop walking as he spoke and passed through one of the two closed doors the white haired teen had been studying.

Haru visably deflated and glared at the rats door as it closed.

"I'm just gonna pretend that didn't happen.." He mumbled under his breath as he walked into his would-be room.

'At least I had the right door in my mind before stupid Yuki came and decided to ruin it..' He pouted to himself. He glanced around the room for a moment, waiting for his eyes to adjust ti the lighting. He would have looked for a light switch, but the light coming through the curtains was enough. He relaxed a bit, something about this room made him comfortable..Kyo's scent was all around him. He ignored the fact that it was probably kind of creepy that someones smell comforted him...

He sighed and sat down in the middle of the floor, right in front of a small stack of untouched clothes. They were all dark, so he assumed they were probably his.

"Well waddya' know, they are." He deadpanned as he picked though the pile with a bored expression. He glanced up curiously when he heard the door creak open, and watched as a tired looking Kyo shuffled into the room and fell onto the bed without a word.

Haru stood up and watched the redhead for a moment. Kyo was laying on his side with his back toward him, hugging a pillow to his chest. Haru frowned. Should he say something..?

Kyo fidgetted. Why did he feel like someone was watching him..? He'd been so out of it, he hadn't even taken the time to notice the ox sitting in the middle of his room.

"You alright, Kyo?" Haru asked, remembering the scene he'd seen not even an hour before. It was probably best not to let him know about that though..

Kyo froze when he heard the cow speak. Was he hearing things..? He heard Haru fidgetting behind him. What the hell was Haru doing in his room..And when had he gotten there?? Had he really missed Haru sitting in his room when he got back? He mentally cursed himself for being so oblivious. He couldn't talk to Haru, it would only make things harder on him and possibly Haru too. His head hurt and he just wasn't to sleep away the pain..

He couldn't just act like himself right now..His mask had cracked and he didn't have the strength to rebuild it..

Haru saw the cat start a bit when he spoke and frowned, his irritation seeping back into his body. The least he could do is acknowledge the fact that he was worried about him. Hell, acknowledging that fact that he was even there would have sufficed.

Kyo however was struggling to keep his composure. Why did Haru have to be there now? Didn't that stupid cow get that he couldn't stand being around him like this..? He clenched his eyes shut and ignored him, hoping maybe he'd go away without anymore questions. He couldn't stand Haru looked at him with his usual uncaring and oblivious eyes..

He didn't want to be constantly reminded of what he lost, not that he could ever forget. It was almost like Haru was rubbing his loss in his face without even realizing it..

"Won't you at least say something?" The ox finally asked, tired of tense silence that had spread throughout the room.

"Yeah. Get out, how's that?" The redhead asked in a shaky quiet voice, still facing away from the boy and missing the extremely hurt look that drifted briefly over the cows features.

Haru winced and narrowed his eyes. Why did Kyo's words hurt him so much..? It was like they cut directly to the bone. Why was the redhead having so many different effects on him lately? And why was Kyo trying to get away from him? Was it so bad that he wanted to understand?

"Fine.." He murmured coldly and stalked out of the room, being sure to slam the door shut behind him. He didn't like how he was feeling..He felt..Rejected..

Wasn't he used to that? Yuki had rejected him for years. When Kyo did it though, it was like he was driving a nail through his heart. All of this 'not knowing what's going on' stuff was really starting to tick him off.


Kyo winced when the door slammed shut and listened as footsteps disappeared down the hall before pressing his face into his pillow and waiting for sleep to take him.

'He sounded worried..Why would he be worried about me?' He thought to himself, deciding it wasn't important. Getting himself hopeful for something impossible was rather pointless, anyway. He tried to ignore the thoughts running through his head until he finally fell into a restless slumber.

When they finally arrived at the main house, Haru remained silent since he wasn't in the mood to socialize with anyone. He didn't even want to be there, family or not. He quirked a brow curiously though, when Hatori led him to a different part of the main house.

"Uh. Why did you say you wanted to see me again..?" He asked uneasily.

"Akito wants to see you." He explained. Haru however, stopped dead in his tracks, giving the doctor a look of disbelief that said something along the lines of: 'WHAT? ARE YOU STUPID??'

"Haru?" He asked, noticing the younger boys hesitance.

Haru felt unease crawling up his spine. Why was he so nervous..? This should be no problem. He'd never done anything to seriously piss off the family head, so there was nothing for him to worry about, right?

'No..' He mentally answered himself. For some reason he didn't believe that.. There was definately something here he was forgetting. But, what was it? Whatever it was, It would probably explain why he was getting so mad at the mention of him too.. Yeah, he'd ruined everything he had with Rin once, but he'd never really felt this way towards the man.. Sure he was pissed and all, but now..He felt and intense dislike swelling in his chest. Why would he have such deep hatred for Akito?

"Why didn't you tell me that in the first place, then I would have told you to piss off instead of wasting my time coming over here." He growled angrily, glaring at the dragon. Hatori blinked at the boy for a moment, oblivious to the warning signs that were practically waving in front of his face.

"Let's go." He ordered and turned to walk away but paused when Haru didn't move.

"Fuck that, I'm not going to see that bastard." He stated. He didn't know why he didn't, but he didn't want to think about it either. Hatori arched a brow.

"Why?" He asked.

"I..Just don't want to, okay?" He stated stubbornly. Hatori rolled his eyes, not knowing what the ox was so mad about.

"We're already here, and Akito wont be satisfied until you visit with him." He stated seriously. "I'll be nearby, alright?" he said, trying to reason with the cow. Haru took a deep breath in a vague attempt to suppress his anger that appeared seemingly out of no where.

"Fine.." He sighed and let the doctor lead him in dismay. He had a bad feeling about seeing the dark haired man face to face..

To be continued.

Okay sorry guys, but I had to add alot of extra crap into the chapter so it wouldn't be really short. The whole top half I just randomly thought up, rofl. Sorry if it's boring!! please forgive me?