Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ Feeling This ❯ Party pt.1 ( Chapter 23 )

Chapter 23

 

Sup! 4 all of u 2 know, I have a new fic posted. Its called Here's Your Letter. And it's a crossover between Harry Potter and Furuba! ^^ I don't know the sight were my friend got the translations from. But, she's the one I told u about, the one who went out of the country. And she won't b back till the first of September… damn she's lucky! - -`

So… remind me 2 ask her. I didn't read the translations though… only my friend did. She just told me about them… sometimes I wonder, what if she was lying… I'm not sure, I really can't tell you… but I promise I'll ask her. ^^ The 11th-furuba book came out. I was a little bit sad, because Kyo and Tohru aren't getting anywhere… I love Kyo, so of course I feel sad. I also like Haru! ^^ -Hugs Haru- so, back to the story.

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It was the day of Tohru's party. Yuki got up with a halfhearted sigh. He thought he loved Tohru, he had always, always seen her as more than just a girl. And yet, since the moment he had met Ichigo, he hadn't been able to get her out of his mind. And so, he had visited her every day at Ayame's shop. They got along so well together. But, he knew that he had no reason for loving her. No matter how hard he tried, he could find no reason for feeling this way about her. Very contrary to Tohru, he found so many reasons for having feelings toward her. He had lost count a long time ago. And yet, he couldn't bring himself to stop seeing Ichigo. He got up and made his bed quietly, still lost in thought. `Why didn't I stop the cat from bringing Tohru to prom?' he asked himself. He didn't know why, but he couldn't bring himself to confront the cat… “Another mystery.” He sighed. He got dressed quickly, and headed for the bathroom.

 

Meanwhile…

 

Tohru sat on a mat, by the table in the kitchen. Kyo sat next to her. They had not said a word to each other the whole morning. Finally, Tohru decided to break the silence. Shyly, she parted her lips to speak, but just as she did, Yuki came down the stairs.

“Good morning Tohru. Cat.”

He said and nodded curtly before sitting down.

“G-good morning Yuki.” She said in a tiny voice. Kyo turned and looked at her. There was a faint pick tint in her cheeks, as if she were embarrassed.

“Tohru, I was wondering whether you could accompany me to a small restaurant at around… oh say… 12:00?” he asked. The faint pink turned bright red.

“Of… course.” She whispered quickly. Kyo watched her in confusion. “Y-Yuki… have you found anyone to take to prom?” she asked. And then it hit Kyo. She was worried about Yuki. She thought he might be mad at her.

“No. But actually, since Kyo's band is going to play at the prom… would you let me accompany you too? I could dance with you while he's playing-“

“Wait, wait, wait.” Kyo quickly stopped Yuki. “Who the hell decided we were playing at the prom?” he asked.

“Well, Haru said-“

“Haru.” Mumbled Kyo menacingly under his breath. He got and started pacing. “I'll kill him.” He said. “Yeah, that's it. I'll kill him… and I'll frame it on Shigure… perfect. Kill two birds with one stone…” Kyo was awakened from his thoughts by Tohru's voice.

“Of course Yuki. I'd love you to accompany me.” She said. Kyo's jaw dropped. Yuki got up and walked past him.

“I told you, that's impolite.” He said as he snapped it shut. Kyo watched Tohru for a while. Then he to left. He headed for the restaurant to get ready. All the while thing `damn rat.' He opened the door to be greeted by Haru's arms pulling themselves around him.

“Rin.” He mumbled as he leaned his face in closer to Kyo. He could now feel Haru's warm breath on his face…

“GET THE HELL OFF ME!” bellowed Kyo.

“Hey… Rin… you sound like Kyo.”

“I AM KYO DUMBASS!” Haru opened his eyes.

“You're not Rin.”

“I know that!”

“Where's Rin?”

“How the hell would I know?!”

“You pretended to be her.”

“I did not!” Kyo picked Haru up by the collar of his shirt.

“You just wanted me to kiss you… didn't you?”

“HELL NO!”

“Yes, it all makes sense now.”

“SHUT UP!”

“Shut up!”

“FINE I WILL!”

“Fine I will!”

“STOP MIMICKING ME!”

“Stop mimicking me!

“DUMBASS!”

“Beep.”

“Uwahh.” Kyo dropped Haru and walked towards the stage. He climbed on, and took off his shoes.

“Dumbass…” mumbled Kyo under his breath. All in all, his day was not going well.

“Yo, is Rin here yet?” asked Kyo grumpily. He had just finished setting up all the mikes.

“Yeah.” Mumbled Rin as she climbed onto the stage. She took off her shoes, and threw them carelessly at Kyo.

“Yo! Watch were you're throwing those stupid!” shouted Kyo as he helped Hanna onto the stage. Kyo and Haru set up the drums on a platform.

“Hey.” Said someone behind Kyo. Kyo turned and saw Sonora standing on the stage behind him. She wore a plain black, sleeveless dress. And her bright green hair was pulled up in a ponytail. She grinned at him. “Sooo…” she said mischievously. “Did you finally decide to ask Tohru out?” Haru and Hanna quickly turned their heads in the direction of the conversation.

“What?!” asked Kyo?

“So… my kitten has finally decided to ask Tohru out eh?” asked Haru.

“N-no…” mumbled Kyo, a red tint creeping onto his face.

“Well, he asked her out to prom.” Answered Sonora excitedly.

“L-look you-“

“No kidding?” asked Haru.

“Nope! ^^” She answered happily.

Kyo's blush darkened.

“Th-that doesn't mean any thing!” he argued.

“Mmhhmmnn.” Nodded Sonora sarcastically. Just then, the door to the restaurant burst open. Ayame walked in.

“Hello.” He called out to Sonora. Sonora remembered what had happened just the yesterday.

 

-Flash back-

 

“Sonora… I love you,” breathed Ayame in Sonora's ear.

“I- I love you too…” she said wrapping her arms around him. His silver hair was tangled with hers.

“Then marry me.” Said Ayame pressing his lips to hers. His tongue entered her mouth. They kissed for the first time. Nibbled on her bottom lip tenderly, before coming up for breath.

“Yes.” She responded. He placed his lips to hers again. And put a Ring around her finger. She pulled away from him to examine her Ring. It was gold, with an emerald in the center, and two diamonds on either side of it.

“I love it.” She whispered and allowed him to wrap his arms around her waist.

 

-End flashback-

 

“HALLO! ^^” Cheered Momiji happily. He carried two brown paper begs, filled with decorations. Kisa and Hiro came in behind him. They each carried a CD case. Hiro frowned when he entered the restaurant. Kisa grinned.

“Hello Kyo.” She said. He nodded back.

“This place is a dump.” Complained Hiro.

“I like it.” Smiled Kisa.

“Are you kidding it's awesome.” He answered back at Kisa. Kyo snickered behind Haru.

“Tohru'll be here in half an hour. We'd better get started.” Announced Momiji. They all nodded in agreement and went to work.

 

 

Meanwhile…

 

Yuki sat alone on the bed in his room. `I asked Tohru out to the prom… and she said yes. Maybe… I still do have a chance… but… what about Ichigo?' he asked himself. He absentmindedly stared at the clock. '11: 32' he read. He did a double take. “ 11: 32! We're going to be late!” he ran down the stairs. Tohru was standing by the door. She had on a short, red, short- sleeved dress. She turned to face Yuki and smiled.

“Oh… are you ready?” she asked sweetly.

“Y-yes.” He gasped. And nodded to himself. He knew what to do now.

They stepped out the door and Yuki held reached for Tohru's hand. She grabbed his and pulled him down towards the sidewalk.

“Which way?” she asked. He smiled and pulled her in the direction of the restaurant. They walked in silence all the way there. When they finally arrived, Yuki pulled his arms around Tohru's back and up to cover her eyes.

“No peaking,” he breathed in her ear. She could feel his hot breath on her neck. She heard the creaking of the door, as it slowly opened. Yuki removed his hands from her eyes. She opened them slowly…

“SURPRISE!” yelled everyone inside. Tohru gasped. Everyone was smiling at her.

“I-is this for me?” asked Tohru very surprised. Momiji walked towards her. He was holding a young girls hand. He nodded vigorously.

“Of course Tohru!” he announced. “Who else here… deserves this? No one but you.” he smiled at her gently. Silver tears began falling slowly down Tohru's face. She wrapped her arms around Momiji. He smiled and began crying too. He wrapped his arms around her tightly.

“T-thank you… so much.” She whispered.

 

Meanwhile…

 

Akito sat by her window. She held a dead bird in her hand. Shigure sat next to her.

“Where is everyone else?” she asked coldly. She dropped the bird. Shigure looked at the bird pityingly, and then back at Akito. He looked at her eyes and grinned cynically. She gasped.

“No…” he nodded, stood and left. She stared at the place he had just been.

“No… ARAIDA!” she screamed, and her maid appeared by the door.

“Y-yes?” she asked.

“Find me someone, someone to drive me to that small restaurant.”

“Y-yes sir, right away.” Akito rolled her eyes. `Yes sir' thought. She dug her nails into the wall, and slid them down.

“Not today.” She said. “I won't let any of you escape me.”

 

Meanwhile…

 

 

“No. Thank you Tohru.” Whispered Momiji. He let go of her and wiped the tears from her eyes.

“C-come on. There's someone I want you to meet… this is Kahori.” He said nodding towards the silver- haired girl standing next to him.

“Hello.” Said the girl happily smiling at Tohru. `What a beautiful girl.' Thought Tohru as she shook the girl's hand. Hatori stood behind Momiji. His arm wrapped around Mayu tightly. Tohru smiled. She looked around her and saw so many happy faces and she was so, so glad that they had found happiness.

“t-Tohru.” Whispered someone behind her. Tohru turned and found Kisa. She was holding onto Hiro's hand, which was looking at Tohru. “I just wanted to say thank you.” she whispered. Tohru smiled and pulled both Kisa and Hiro into a hug. She let them go and they smiled up at her weakly. Then they walked towards the stage, hand in hand.

Yuki walked up to Tohru and pointed to the stage. Kyo and his band were standing there.

“Well, the band… what's you name?” asked Uo.

“Cat's blood.” Mumbled Haru. Kyo poked him.

“Our name is foreign blood.” Sighed Hanna dreamily.

“Right… `Foreign blood' is going to perform a song they call… seasons. Dedicated to Rin, and written by Haru.” She jumped off the stage, and the bass started playing.

 

 

 

Summer air reminds me of all the feelings of your love,
And what it was like when we were together,
Walking all along the beach, you were never far from my reach,
And you held me through the stormy weather,

[Chorus:]
And I, I want to fall in love tonight,
And I remember when you said "everything is gonna be alright"

Laying in the summer grass, you told me not to talk so fast,
As I told you how I feel,
You made me feel right at home,
You told me I was not alone and you knew just how I feel,

I know we talked about it, I just can't get around it,
I just want one more night with you,

[Chorus]

I, I want to fall in love tonight,
And I remember when you said "everything is gonna be alright"

October air reminds me of all the seasons of your love,
And what it was like when we were together
The smell of fall is everywhere and though it seems,
I just don't care, 'cause now you've gone away,

[Chorus]

I, I want to fall in love tonight,
And I remember when you said "everything is gonna be alright"


(Alright)
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…

(I wanna fall in love)
(I wanna fall in love tonight)

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…

 

They finished the song. Tohru jumped up and down, frantically clapping.

“Oh, that was wonderful!” she said. Kyo saw her clapping and smiled at her. She smiled back. Yuki saw this and reached for her hand. Haru grabbed the mike.

“And now, Kyo will sing a song he wrote. Kyo, sing it.” Said Haru.

“I don't wanna sing that one.” Mumbled Kyo.

“You have to.” Said Haru. He pulled Kyo's arm. “You know you have to.” Kyo shrugged. He looked towards the back. And took the mike out of Haru's hand. Haru walked toward his mike and whispered the name of the song to the others. They all nodded.

 

 

[Chorus:]: Kyo

Crawling in my skin

These wounds they will not heal

Fear is how I fall

Confusing what is real

 

There's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface

Consuming, confusing

This lack of self-control I fear is never ending

Controlling, I can't seem

 

[Bridge:]

To find myself again

My walls are closing in

[without a sense of confidence and I'm convinced that there's just too much pressure to take : Haru]

I've felt this way before

So insecure

 

[Chorus] Kyo

Crawling in my skin

These wounds they will not heal

Fear is how I fall

Confusing what is real

 

 

Discomfort, endlessly has pulled itself upon me

Distracting/reacting

Against my will I stand beside my own reflection

It's haunting how I can't seem...

 

[Bridge] To find myself again

My walls are closing in

[without a sense of confidence and I'm convinced that there's just too much pressure to take : Haru]

I've felt this way before

So insecure

 

 

[Chorus]: Kyo

Crawling in my skin

These wounds they will not heal

Fear is how I fall

Confusing what is real

 

 

[Chorus]: Kyo

Crawling in my skin

These wounds they will not heal

Fear is how I fall

Confusing what is real

 

 

Kyo finished the song. He looked at Tohru. She was looking at him sadly. He turned around to ask Haru what song to sing next, but Haru was staring at the door. Kyo looked at the others, they too, were staring at the door. Kyo turned around slowly…

There standing next to the door was Akito. She wore a white yukata. Everyone gasped.

“Why, hello.” She said. “My, my… is this party really for you… Tohru Honda?” she asked turning to face Tohru. He stepped forward slowly.

“Tell Me,” she whispered. “How is it that you managed to round up my entire juujinshi?” she stepped forward again. This time she was a few feet feet away from Tohru.

“Tell me… because I am sure that they did not come here on there own will… “ She looked from Kureno to Hatori. And stepped forward again. Yuki pulled Tohru back and stood in front of her.

“Y-you can't hurt her,” he whispered.

“My, my… Yuki dear…” she placed a hand on his chest and slid it up, to cup his chin tenderly. “… Aren't you the gentleman? Protecting Tohru Honda… that horrible little bitch.” Spat out bitterly. “Yuki… I won't have this oh no, no, no. you are mine. Only mine. So step out of the way befo-“

“No!” said Kyo angrily. Haru grabbed his arm and pulled him back.

“No Kyo. There are other ways to settle this.”

“How?!” asked Kyo. Akito watched them struggle.

“Yes Haru… how? You cannot do anything to hurt your god.” Haru frowned.

“Dammit Haru! Let me go!” yelled Kyo.

“Yes Haru, let him go. There is no reasoning with a monster.” Kyo struggled against Haru's grip.

“After all, he killed his own mother…”

“No… stop.”

“Oh, but you did. He's a monster… he killed his own mother, and then he denies it. How can he sing and smile and be happy after killing his own mother?”

“Please.” Tohru saw Kyo sinking to his knees and covering his face with his hands. “Please stop.” She pleaded. “What will you gain from this? From torturing their souls… and acting this way-“

“Their respect.” Snapped Akito.

“No. Not respect… fear. They can't respect you… they fear yo-“

“Shut up!” screamed Akito. “Shut up! Who are you to say that?! You aren't even part of this famil-“

“No. I may not be part of this family… but I recognize that they are more than just the zodiac…” cried Tohru. “They are so much more than that to me… and they deserve more than that too.” She whispered. “You deserve more than that.” Akito looked at Tohru. He looked into her eyes.

“No…” she whispered. “NO! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!” she reached for Tohru's arm, but Kyo jumped off the stage. Haru was distraught because of everything that was happening. He grabbed Akito's arm. She kicked and screamed. But he grabbed her other arm and wrestled her to the ground.

“…I don't belong to this family… anymore. The curse is broken.” He whispered in her ear.

“NO!” she screamed. “NO! NO! I WON'T LET YOU GO! I WON'T!” Hatori came quickly and grabbed Akito's flailing arms. Kyo got off of Akito and turned. From the corner of his eye Kyo saw Shigure watching from afar. He saw the sad, regretful look on his face. And he saw, a single tear trickle down Shigure's face. Tohru turned towards Kyo and grabbed his hand tenderly.

“I-I…” she began.

“It's ok. You don't have to say anything.” Whispered Kyo as he leaned in, and captured her lips in his. Kyo knew that everyone was watching them, but he didn't care. The only thing he cared about now was the feeling of his lips on hers. She kissed him back. When he slowly parted his lips from hers, he looked around. Yuki stood with his mouth slightly ajar. Ayame was holding Sonora's hand. Hiro and Kisa also held hands. Hanna and Uo stared blankly at Kyo. The glass that Kureno had been holding was broken. Hatori who had been struggling with Akito had stopped. And Akito was lying limply with her eyes shut.

Tohru leaned in and grabbed Kyo's shirt.

“I love you Kyo.” She whispered. As she pressed her face against his chest. Kyo wrapped his arms around Tohru.

“I love you too.” He whispered. He rest his chin on her head. The moment seemed to last a very long time. To Kyo it seemed like several minutes, or maybe even a few days. As far as he was concerned, the moment could have lasted forever. But it had to end when Hatori spoke those few words.

“Akito's not breathing.” He whispered.