Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ Intertwined Felines ❯ New Years ( Chapter 2 )

*points down* Chapter Two is here! I got over my writing block, so this should be an OK one. And yes, if you're wondering, I got Yumi's last line from Moulin Rouge, or something like it. It was when Satine goes, "You're going to be bad for business, I can tell." Or sommat like that. Enjoy!

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New Years

They stumbled onto Shigure's front porch, laughing and collapsing onto the fine wood. Yumi sat up and placed her hand on her forehead, gasping for air.

"That was the greatest moment of my life, Kyou. Honestly." She faced her companion and burst into endless giggles again. Kyou couldn't help but let the smile break out on his face again. Who knew? Laughter was contagious. He clutched his sides and let his chuckles roll out in front for all to see like a carpet. The creaking of footsteps on wood made them swallow their excitement.

"Honestly. Couldn't you two be any more mature? Breaking into a grocery store in the middle of the night! Taunting and escaping police! I could have to break you out of jail right now costing hundreds of dollars! You really think I'm proud of you guys? And why the hell are you laughing?" Both teens had dissolved into smiles and laughter at Shigure's rare rage. He felt his face burn red with both embaressment and anger.

"Both of you shut up and go to your room. I have a party to get ready. It's 3 in the morning and thank god you weren't caught. I wouldn't break you out and Akito would have a fit. Go." He pointed to the stairs and watched as both guilty cats slinked to the room. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair, returning to his study.

"That was awesome! Not only did we bag treats that we didn't need to pay for, we pissed of that damn inu too!" Kyou fell onto his mattress-like bed and sighed happily. Yumi let her bag of groceries drop in the corner and bounced next to him, stifling a yawn.

"Man I'm so pooped," she murmured sleepily, turning to her side and facing Kyou, blinking up at him with large violet eyes that he'd grown to admire. He watched her for a moment before turning his gaze back to the ceiling.
"Then go to sleep. I'll wake you up later or something. Night." Yumi only yawned and curled up, her hair falling into her closed eyes. Her lashes draped over her cheeks like curtains. He sat with his head cocked to the side, just watching her. He sighed again before putting his hands behind his head and closing his eyes to fall to the dreaming world again.

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"Kyou…Kyou?" He blinked. The room had gotten larger and darker. The walls shone dark marble, glistening by a light by an unknown source. A swift dripping echo explained the faint noises he heard, which was probably water somewhere. As he walked forwards, following the weirdo voice calling his name, his shoes sounded much more louder than they should've been. He stopped where his door would've been.

After several failed attempts, he realized it wouldn't budge and just leaned against it, sliding down.

He was stuck in a dark dark room, with no door.

Or was there a door? Dammit.

The other side of the room had the door. He knew it. Damn it all. How he knew? It slid open. A kid, maybe around 12 or 13, stepped into the room, carrying a girl who looked about 7. He blinked as he adjusted to the light that seeped through. The girl was tossed onto the hard floor, and he could tell by the strange sobs that she was crying hysterically.

"You know better than to do that. I'm the head of the house," came the cool, cruel voice he had recognized as Akito's. He bit back a snarl. Even if they couldn't see him in this dream world, he felt a need to keep quiet. He blinked at the girl, squinting. As the darkness became part of him, he examined her quickly. A flock of curly violet hair…pale doll like skin, a fragile frame… He pinched his arm, refusing to lunge forwards and stop this fiend from hurting her.

"Little girls shouldn't be rude, they should be ladies. Do you want me to give you a lesson Yumi?"

"No no! Please no!" His heart broke as the pleads came from her. Kyou knew what would happen next. He closed his eyes in pain and winced as the crack of a whip followed by a scream came from the center of the floor where little Yumi sat. Her sobs grew worse, and the smell of blood came to his noses through his sensative smelling. He let out a shudder as he listened on.

"Yumi you've been a bad girl. You should be punished…" He opened one eye cautiously and watched at Akito advanced on the frail, frightened child. "And the only way I can think of is if I'm happy and you're sad." Akito crouched in front of her and ran a hand through her hair, his voice freakishly soothe and suave.

He slowly pushed the crying Yumi onto her back and reached up her small flower patterned dress. Kyou's eyes widened in shock. Dear god, and Akito was only twelve when this happened? He couldn't help but lean forward and watch in pure horror as Akito pulled the small panties down to the girls ankles. They had a flower on the front. Cute, but that wasn't the thing of importance.

Akito scrambled next to Yumi and let his hand travel down her small chubby thighs, finally resting at the spot desired that was her crotch. Her sobs were loud and she gasped in between each waterfall of tears, wishing to kick back and fight but knowing it was wrong. He knew what Akito was doing.

His finger was inside of her.

He was toying with her in such a way no child should be toyed with.

He felt his anger explode over the edge as he launched himself at Akito, yelling with rage and disgust. His fist flew at the younger head of the family and gasped as it faded through him. He snarled and spun around as the figure of Akito fingering Yumi faded away in a misty smoke, her cries smothering away as if sand blown away in the wind.

"What do you mean gone?!?" Kyou regained his vision. He was now seated at the table, surrounded by all zodiac members. He noted that the three oldest, Shigure, Hatori and Ayame, were seated side by side. Hatori sat in stoney silence, like he always did, and had his eyes set on the smaller Akito, who was having a fit of rage, not much different from Kyou's

Ayame stood with his hands to his mouth, his eyes narrowed and filling with tears that refused to fall to land on the white kimono he sported. Shigure only ran his hand on Aya's back to calm him.

"Yumi has run away," Hatori said again. He gasped and jumped out of the way just as a vase pummled his way.

"Find her! Find her dammit! FIND HER!"

Those last words of the preteen Akito rang in Kyou's ears. He clapped his hands to the side of his head and winced, squeezing his eyes shut. He fell to his side with a dull thud and lay curled up, his ears on fire. The room faded around him.

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"Kyou? Kyou?" Yumi lightly pushed his shoulder. His eyes flew open as he gasped for air. Yumi sat next to him, looking down at him with worry. He bolted up suddenly, accidently knocking Yumi in the face, a cold sweat decorating his brow.

"Ow! Dammit!" Yumi fell backwards, one hand on her now red and bruised forehead, the other thrown out to support her as she fell back. She sighed angrily and rubbed the spot before removing her hand to watch Kyou worridly.

"You sounded restless. Like you had a bad dream. Are you ok?" She sat up Indian Style and placed her hands in her lap, her eyes never leaving his. He felt a faint blush run up his cheeks as he looked from her face and cheeks to her slender neck, to the plump curves that were her breasts, to the slim stomach and finally reaching a spot that would've made him uncontrollable. He quickly returned his gaze to her eyes, trying to his his embaressment.

"Erm, yea, I, ah, I'm ok! Yea yea I'm ok. Just fine. Just a weirdo dream that's all." He ran a hand through his hair. He'd ask her about it later. Much much later. He returned to reality to see a smile on her lips.

"That's good then. Don't worry me like that kid. You just about killed me. You threw out a punch. Some dream huh? What was it about?" So much for `much later'. He blinked at her almost stupidly, as if he expected her to suddenly know. She just stared back.

"What? Can't you tell me? Or is it that embaressing? It can't be embaressing if you threw a freakin' punch and nearly knocked my lights out." Sighing unhappily, he lay back down and rubbed the prespiration from his forehead. As she fell next to him, her eyes locked on his muscular, lean and tanned figure, he told her his dream.

She didn't talk. Not for a long while. She was just lying down on her stomach, her arms crossed, her chin resting in her arms, staring forwards at the wall. Her legs didn't even swing in the air like they used to. Her eyes had lost their sparkle and were now just dulled stones thrown into dirt.

He didn't take his eyes from her. "Yumi?"

"It all happened. It's all true."

Kyou didn't say anything after that, just lay back, propped up on his elbows so he could see all of her. He wasn't as embaressed any more to realize her was watching her legs and her butt with a little lust mixed in with amazement.

"Kyou? Yumi?" Both turned to face the door as it slid open. Shigure had a devilish grin on his face. "I hope I'm not…walking in on anything, but everyone is going to be here in just a few minutes. If you're going to be here, best get a little dressed up."

As Shigure walked away, sliding the door behind him, Yumi made a face and turned onto her back, in the same propped up position Kyou was in.

"Blegh. I don't feel like being preached by all those relatives who thought I was gone. Geez. I say we head up to the roof now."

"Here." She lugged up the small card table without legs.

"Where the hell did you get that?"

"Found it." Yumi's face showed pride as she placed it on the flat part of the roof, where the two inclines met. She picked up the bag and opened it up.

"Lets see what our feast has in store for us…" she grinned, "Sparkling Grape juice, in a wine bottle. Crackers, chips, salsa, cheese," she winked, "You can't live without cheese." Kyou secretly agreed as she pulled out more food.

"And lastly two glasses so we can drink like the big folks." She handed one wine glass to Kyou, leaving the other one at her end of the table. The bugs whistled loudly around them as the party went on inside. There were calls, laughter, arguments and shouts from below.

"Here here!" Kyou laughed, popping the bottle open and pouring himself some and filling Yumi's glass as well, "I call attention. We are in need of celebration for…"

"New Years!" Yumi cried out, getting awfully excited, "To us! The best of the Sohmas!"

"To us." Both teens smiled and clinked their glasses together before downing the glass and slamming it onto the table.

"I beat you. I drank it all first."

"Nuh-uh."

"Oh yea? Well I'll drink you under the table."

"Yumi it's grape juice." She exploded with helpless giggled. Kyou couldn't help but notice how her chest bounced just lightly as she covered her mouth.

The mini party went on, with story telling, secrets, jokes and confessions.

"I confess," Yumi stated, faking a slur as a result from the grapejuice, which was completely gone, "That I have never been in love." Kyou laughed.

"Are you serious? It's not that hard. To fall in love." Yumi sighed and lay on her back on the incline, gazing up at the stars.

"Nobody's tripped me and even if they did, no one would catch me when I fell." She looked up at him and got an idea.

"Spin the bottle!" She cried out, jumping to her feet and scrambling back up to where Kyou and the card table sat. "It'll be fun."

"Yumi," Kyou pointed out, almost embaressed that she didn't see they were the only two, "There's only us two."

"Nope. See there's Hakkai and Jenso and George," she pointed out three more imaginary girls for Kyou and smiled. "Use your imagination. Get creative." She grabbed the empty bottle and placed it on the table. "I'll go first."

She spun the bottle and watch it spin. Kyou watched her. Her eyes regained the shine they'd lost at the dream. He could tell she already forgot it. He released his breath when he saw it land just to the right of him.

"Jenso! Come here you dog!" With that, she made a fist and kissed the spot where her index finger curled, pretending to really get into it. Kyou's howls only edged her on.

"There. You're turn Kyou!" He spun the bottle and watched it land on `Jenso' as well. He paused.

"Erm. Jenso and Mary switched spots magically. Mary!" Yumi laughed and hid a snort. She was really really hyper now. Kyou made the same fist and only kissed it lightly.

This same procedure went on with several more imaginary people. Yumi wiped her hand on her jeans and smiled at Kyou.

"Your turn again. This is more fun than I thought." Kyou wiped the tears of laughter from his eyes and placed his hand on the bottle, spinning it with ease. He watched it swirl around, so much like a clock, or time itself. When it started to slow, it seems the passage of time stopped completely.

It landed on Yumi.

Both sat in silence, not sure what to do. Yumi only blinked at the bottle, trying to figure how Kyou would pull this one off. He exchanged glances with the bottle, then Yumi, then the bottle again.

"Well? Are you going to kiss me?" She looked up at him. He felt his face turn red. Was he going to? I guess so, he thought as Yumi shifted in her seat.

"Won't be very easy with the table in the way."

"Here, I'll move then." She shuffled around the table so she sat behind Kyou. He turned to face her, glad it was dark so she couldn't see the blush. They sat, their legs on opposite inclines of the roof, turned to look at each other.

"Well? A-," she was cut off with Kyou's lips against her. She blinked before realized it completely and closing her eyes, falling in love with the feeling immediately.

Kyou, taken aback by the softness of her lips, was still figuring out how he managed to do it. The two lingered, lips connected with lips, until finally Kyou broke the spell and pulled away slowly. He only watched Yumi with amazement. Forget Tohru now.

Her heart was thumping in her throat. Why the hell was she feeling like this? Is this love? Who knew? She swallowed and looked out ahead of her, giving Kyou a profile view. She bit her lip and looked down, wishing so badly he'd do it once again. She felt his hand rest on top of hers lightly.

"Yumi…I…" He sighed unhappily, "What did I do? Did I do something wrong? I'm sorry. Really I am." She turned to face him, her eyes showing something new. She flipped her hand so she could hold Kyou's, feeling a lump form in her throat and butterflies attack the side of her stomach. It was like some sort of hunger she couldn't satisfy. She looked at the top of his hand and smiled weakly.

"The hands are probably jealous now."

"The hands got a deeper kiss."

"Do you want to make them jealous?" Both moved at the same time, surprised that they landed together at all. The minute Kyou felt the softness of her lips and the small parting, he let his tongue sweep in, shocked at the sweet taste of inside her mouth. Her own tongue danced against his, in a small duel as the kiss deepened.

Yumi felt his arm wrap around her waist to pull her closer. She scooted with him so her hip was next to his. Unintentionally, Kyou started to lean forwards, and she fell back with him until finally he was on top of her, the kiss not missing a beat once.

Finally they pulled away, gasping for air. Kyou sat by her side, bent over her. He'd felt quite a new sensation, with her breasts pressed against him. They could do nothing but stare into each other's eyes, amazed, confused and with lust. Kyou's arms wrapped behind her, supporting her back.

"Kyou this is unexpected…"

"I know."

She smiled a bit and let out a laugh, "You're gonna be a bad thing to me, what with Yuki behind my back. I can tell." She leaned up again and captured his lips, lost in the passion that was love.


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Ooooooooooh *goes to tell on Yumi and Kyou* Kyou and Yumi sitting on the roof, K-i-s-s-i-n-g. Ok yea that really didn't work. Anywho, if you like it, review. If you don't like it, review anyway and tell me. There's more to come, and this gets much much more dirtier later *evil snicker*