Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ Selfish ❯ The Price of Freedom ( Chapter 3 )

The Price of Freedom

 

Chapter Three

 

“Tohru, stay out of this!” Kyou growled; panic rushing through him as he watched her drop to her knees in front of Akito.

 

“Actually, there is one thing I want from you,” Akito said, leaning over and grasping Tohru's head in his hands. “I will grant your request for his freedom, on one condition. I want you out of the Sohma family. I want you out of their lives—all of them. I want your memories of all of them—of Yuki, Shigure and even of Kyou. I will give the monster his freedom; he'll never be locked up, if you are willing to do this.”

 

Shaking his head in horror, Kyou's legs moved of their own accord taking several quick steps toward the pair before sliding the rest of the way on his knees, successfully knocking her out of Akito's grasp. “You idiot! You can't do this!” he yelled, clamping a hand firmly over her mouth before she could throw her life away on his. “I'm not gonna let you do this! I'm not worth it!”

 

Tears welled in her brown eyes, shaking her head sadly, as she stared at him. Bringing a hand across his cheek, Tohru removed the single tear he hadn't even realized had escaped. She didn't have to speak for him to understand her answer, if it would save him, she would do anything.

 

“Isn't this a beautiful sight? I think I might be sick,” Akito sneered from behind him. “No, you aren't worth it but it's not your choice, my little monster. The choice of saving you or not is in her hands right now.”

 

Kyou's blood froze, he knew he couldn't let her do this for him but knew that changing her mind would be next to impossible without revealing the secret he'd been keeping from her. Most of the Sohma family had accepted her as one of their own. They were her family and friends, something he knew she'd had very little of in her life. Asking her to give that up-for him-he couldn't do. He turned to look at Shishou, knowing the answer would be the same as he'd been telling him since the beginning. As expected, the man who had raised him gave him a quick nod of encouragement before Kyou turned back to Akito. “Gimme ten minutes with her.”

 

“Why should I give you anything?”

 

"You don't need to give me anything," Kyou growled, glaring at Akito in frustration. "I don't want her doing anything without all the facts. You'll probably get what you want either way; she'll be out of our lives..."

 

"You can say what you want right here," Akito said, smiling darkly at him.

 

"Akito," a voice broke in from the back of the room. Kyou turned to watch as Hatori pulled his keys out from his pocket. In his panic, Kyou had completely forgotten that the rest of the Jyuunishi were there watching the entire thing unfold. "They can use my office for a few minutes."

 

A wash of relief spread over the neko as his older cousin came to his defense; suddenly thankful the tatsu had refused his request. Without his memories, Kyou wouldn't have a clue about who Tohru was and what she was trying to do at the moment. Kyou's eyes switched between Akito and Hatori, anxiously waiting for an answer. Although he looked annoyed, Akito finally sighed in defeat turning away from them all. "Five minutes," Akito replied as he walked toward the window. "I will allow five minutes and not a second more. I expect them back here the moment time is up."

 

Grabbing her hand, Kyou quickly pulled a very confused Tohru to her feet. "We need to talk," he said quietly, dragging her behind him past the rest of the Jyuunishi as he followed Hatori into a nearby hallway.

 

"Kyou...I want to do this for you," Tohru whispered quietly. 

 

Without a word, Kyou squeezed her hand back in response as Hatori stopped in front of the office door. Shoving the key in the lock, the tatsu quickly flung the door open. "You have five minutes; I'll come back when time is almost up. You need to do this quick, though."

 

Hatori practically shoved the couple in the door as he switched the light on before shutting the door after them. Kyou looked around the familiar office, leading Tohru to a couch on the opposite side of the room. He wasn't sure how to begin, but knew he didn't have much time to even think about it. Restless, Kyou couldn't even let himself sit down as she waited for him to talk to her. Her brown eyes reflecting her obvious worry, Kyou sighed, "You don't need to do this..."

 

"But..."

 

"I knew who you were, that day I broke through the roof of your room," he spat out, trying to figure out the best place to start and figured starting at the end--or the middle, depending on how you looked at it--might work best. "I mean, I didn't know you...I knew who you were."

 

She looked confused, not that he was surprised. Explaining things was never a strong point of his; he hadn't expected that to change now. "What I mean is...I met your mom when I was a kid, right after I moved in with Shishou."

 

She smiled, unarming him for a moment. "You knew my mom? Why didn't you ever--"

 

"Cause...it's not really what I would call a 'happy story'," he answered, cutting off her question before she could ask it. "I was going to meet you...had finally decided that it would be okay. When I got there, you were missing...I promised her I would find you...that day."

 

Tohru's eyes widened in surprise as the pieces clicked together. "The hat...Yuki...Oh, Kyou!"

 

Kyou sighed, dragging a hand through his hair as he turned away. "I hadn't even known I'd been competing against him at the time, so losing to him..."

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"How much freedom, Akito?"

 

Turning away from the window, Akito flashed him a look of disgust before speaking. "I should have known you'd be the one to give me problems," Akito growled, looking at all of the Jyuunishi standing behind him. The instant Kyou and Tohru had stepped out of earshot; they'd all erupted in nervous chatter. "All of you! Be quiet, I can't think!"

 

"I won't let you erase her memory for nothing," Shishou continued, taking a step toward the head of Sohma house. "If she agrees to this, I won't let you go back on your word."

 

"There really isn't anything you can do if I change my mind," Akito said, turning back to look outside the window. "You may have raised him, but I am his god. If I tell him, even you won't be able to stop him from following my orders. You knew that already though, which is why you have waited until now to help him."

 

"That's not fair!" Momiji busted out, breaking away from the rest of the Jyuunishi. "She's willing to sacrifice everything for him! You can't just take everything away from her and then throw away her reasons like they don't matter."

 

“It's not his will, Akito,” Hatori said, making his way back across the room. “As much as you like to try, you can't control his heart. If she agrees to this, he'll go after her and you'll be right back here again. I am sure making her fall in love with him will be easier the second time.”

 

“Not if I forbid it!” Akito yelled, storming across the room toward Hatori. Kazuma had seen the head of the family throw several of his famous fits over the years, and he looked as if another one was forming. “He can't defy my order! It's part of the bond!”

 

“You trust the bond with Kyou that much?” Shigure asked, moving to intercept the `God'. “You think your bond is stronger than theirs?”

 

“This is entirely your fault for bringing that girl into your house! You want me to lose, don't you?” Akito screamed, turning toward the inu as he approached. “Whose side are you on?”

 

`Lose?' Kazuma would admit…he'd never seen their `God' act like this before. Watching the scene was like witnessing an accident, no matter how uncomfortable it felt, you couldn't turn away from it. The desperation and fear in Akito's eyes and voice made him appear very vulnerable, a sight that caught Kazuma off guard as the watched Akito cling to Shigure. Confused, Kazuma turned to see the other Jyuunishi taking in the scene with varying expressions. It obviously wasn't something they were used to.

 

“I want an answer, Akito-sama,” Kazuma pressed, turning back to the pair only to stop when he met Hatori's eyes. “I will remove her from here myself and have her live with me if I don't have your word.”

 

“I will cut you off if you do that,” Akito growled.

 

“I never wanted your money,” Kazuma replied simply. “Frankly, I don't need it.”

 

“Akito, their five minutes are up,” Hatori said quietly, looking at Kazuma as he spoke. “What do you want to do about Kyou?”

 

 Shoving away from Shigure, he headed back over to the window as he settled in the sill in obvious thought. "I will give him his freedom; he may do what he wants on the outside. I don't want him chasing after her though; I want both their memories of their time together. I don't want them to remember even meeting."

 

"No!" Kazuma looked up at the voice; Yuki had grabbed Kagura and was holding her back as tears flowed down her face. She struggled against him briefly before collapsing in the nezumi's arms.

 

"You think to defy me?" Akito said quietly, looking at the girl briefly before turning back to the window. He placed a hand on the glass, as if testing its temperature. "I think I am being quite giving, extremely so...considering what I could do."

 

"What if they don't agree to this?" Kazuma asked. He thought the chances of that would be small, but the possibility was definitely real.

 

"Easy, Kyou gets locked up...and for attempting to interfere I will have her memories removed." Akito turned to Hatori, getting to his feet again. "I am tired, hurry and bring them here. Let them know what I've decided, it's time to get this over with."

 

With a nod, the doctor headed out to retrieve the couple as the room turned somber and sad. Kazuma wasn't surprised by the reaction of several of the Jyuunishi, although there were a few that didn't seem to be bothered by the situation, mostly Shigure, others were taking it much harder. Anger and sadness reflected in almost everyone's expressions as they waited for the inevitable.

 

Kazuma couldn't help the bittersweet smile that formed as Hatori led them back in the room. The whites of Kyou's eyes were red; his body obviously emotionally exhausted but there was an aura of peace that he hadn't seen on his son in a long time. As he'd expected, Tohru had forgiven him as one of her hands intertwined with Kyou's and the other wiped away the lingering tears from her cheeks.

 

"Let's not waste anymore time," Akito said, making his way toward them. "You are both in agreement, correct?"

 

Tohru stared at the floor, nodding as she clung to Kyou's arm. Kyou was glaring at Akito, obviously not liking the terms of the agreement. "Yeah," he growled, finally breaking eye contact with his 'God' to look down at Tohru.

 

"Good. Hatori, take care of everything," Akito walked past Kazuma, grabbing Kureno by the arm. "I am exhausted, let's go now. Let me know how it goes later."

 

Shigure stepped in and pulled Akito away from Kureno's grasp, escorting him out of the room, as the tori followed behind. Hatori waited until the door shut behind the three of them before turning to the younger group of Jyuunishi. "We have a lot of work to do tonight. There really isn't a point for you all to stay here. Honda-kun, is there anyplace you think you can go after this?"

 

"I...uh...I guess I could go back to my--"

 

"I know who to call," Yuki interrupted, pulling a cell phone out and flipping through the names. "I'll have them meet us at the house and help us sort everything out.”

 

“I'll come with you, Yuki,” Momiji said, coming up behind the nezumi and looking over his shoulder at the name on the phone. “Oh! Good choice!”

 

“I'll call in a minute,” Yuki replied, walking over to the pair huddled close as they spent their last minutes together. Surprisingly, Kyou didn't put up a fight when Yuki pulled Tohru away from him. However, the death glare Kyou did give the nezumi almost made Kazuma chuckle. "I made you a promise that first day you came to live with us," Yuki said, holding her hands tightly in his. "I intend to keep it, somehow I will."

 

Tears welled in Tohru's eyes as Yuki leaned forward to press a kiss to her forehead. "Thank you so much, Yuki-kun." She wiped a tear as it fell from her eye, smiling at the nezumi. "You all have been so kind to me. I have been so lucky these last few years."

 

"So have we," Yuki said softly, releasing his hold on the girl, turning away as he opened his phone again. "I've got a lot to do, I think. I should get home and start. I could use some help, if anyone is willing."

 

With that said, Yuki headed toward the door as he hit the 'send' button on his cell phone. He didn't even look back to see if anyone followed him. The room was silent as he exited the building; Tohru had found her place back with Kyou as their hands found each other again. Kazuma watched as Momiji suddenly sprinted out the door after the nezumi, yelling at him to wait for him.

 

"Removing all traces of two people's time together," Haru sighed, taking Rin's hand and pulling her along behind him. "That's a lot of work to do."

 

One by one, the remaining Jyuunishi followed Yuki until only Kazuma, Hatori, Kyou and Tohru remained. "Let's get this over with," Kyou growled turning back to Hatori.

 

"I am really sorry it had to come to this, Kyou," Kazuma said, watching as Hatori removed Tohru from the neko's grasp and had her kneel on the floor. Coming to the floor next to her, Kazuma loosely embraced the teenage girl speaking softly to her. "Thank you for everything, I am in your debt forever."

 

“Eh?...I…uh…no! Shishou-san has done so much for me,” Tohru replied, shaking her head rapidly in denial as he got back to his feet and stood beside Kyou. “Without your help, I couldn't have done all that I have.”

 

“Honda-kun, this will go real quick,” Hatori said, coming to kneel across from her.

 

Tohru nodded quietly before looking up at Kyou. When their eyes connected, Kyou broke away from Kazuma's side and moved toward her. “Wait!” Kyou cried, as Hatori placed a hand on her forehead. “No! Not yet!” Slowly, she fell to the floor as Kyou dove across to catch her before she hit the ground.

 

“Sorry Kyou, we have to get this all finished quickly. We have two lives to rearrange before you both wake up,” Kazuma said, watching as his son cradled Tohru as close as he could without transforming.

 

“I changed my mind! I wanted to say goodbye…oh god…it didn't hurt her did it?” Brushing her hair away from her cheeks, Kyou pressed a kiss to her cheek as tears swelled in his eyes. “I'm sorry, Tohru. I am so sorry for getting you in the middle of this. This shouldn't have ever happened. I'm so sorry.”

 

Kyou continued to rain kisses over her face as he repeatedly mumbled apologies to her. “It didn't hurt her at all,” Hatori commented; getting to his feet as Kyou wiped tears away from his face. The neko's grip on Tohru never loosened, still occasionally pressing his lips to her forehead as he focused on the tatsu. “She's just sleeping, in the morning she'll be settled in her new life. In order to do this, I had to remove everyone with the name Sohma…it will be like you never met. I've never had to remove someone so deeply intertwined with us before, so I had to make it so we don't exist to her. Even though you went to school together, were in the same class, and even lived together—it will be as if you weren't ever there to her. I've never done this to another Jyuunishi though…”

 

Reaching in his yukata, Kazuma pulled out three envelopes from within before walking to Kyou's side and dropping them at his feet. “Pick one.” Kyou just looked at him in confusion. “It's your future, Kyou. I always hoped you would somehow get your freedom, so I planned for it. Three schools…three scholarships…between your grades and athletic ability you don't even have to take Sohma money to do it.”

 

Kyou's face turned red, his rage quickly swelling to the surface. “Now?” he sputtered, staring back at Kazuma “You want me to do this now? Shishou! It's not like I'll remember any of it anyway, just ask me tomorrow.”

 

“Nope, we have to have this done now,” Hatori answered. “Pick a school, Kyou. We have two lives to rewrite tonight. We start with giving you a choice.”

 

“A choice? The only choice I ever wanted, I can't have!” Kyou screamed, tears swelling in his eyes again. “What's so important about picking a school? Where's Tohru gonna go? Where's she going to have `been' these years you've erased? What if…last night…I…she…we…” he shook his head; face paling as he slowly brushed the hair out of her face. His hands shook as he whispered, “Oh god…what have I done?”

 

“We'll keep an eye on her Kyou,” Kazuma answered. “We won't just leave her to fend for herself. If we come to that bridge, we'll cross it.”

 

“How the hell will you do that? She's gonna think it's a friggen immaculate conception, Shishou!” Kyou yelled back. “How are you gonna explain that it's not? Would you really let me go through my life not letting me help raise my own kid?”

 

“Well…it hasn't even been twenty-four hours yet,” Hatori commented, picking up the letters and holding them out to the neko. “There are things we can give her…”

 

“No!” Kyou growled, hunching over her protectively as he blocked her from the tatsu. “She'd never want that…I couldn't let you do that…”

 

“Then trust us when we say we will handle that if it comes up,” Hatori answered, shoving the letters directly in the neko's face as he knelt down next to the teens. “Pick one!”

 

“You would both be great parents, Kyou,” Kazuma answered, coming to stand next to him. “You're getting ahead of yourself though. Pick a school and we can get started rebuilding your life.”

 

With a sigh, Kyou grabbed the envelopes from Hatori and pulled the papers out one by one. Lifting a brow in surprise at the contents; “Physical Education Major and a Business minor?”

 

“Well, you can change those if you want…” Kazuma chuckled.

 

“No, I just never thought about what I wanted to do beyond being with Tohru…” Kyou replied looking at her carefully before handing one of the envelopes back to him. “That's the one.”

 

“Hmm…I was right, close to home,” he said, handing the envelope to Hatori. “We knew she'd come for you…trust our judgment. If Jyuunishi are breaking the bond, we intend to put as much strain on yours until it snaps as well.”

 

“Wha?”

 

“Akito said you were not to remember meeting Honda-kun,” Hatori commented, putting his hand on Kyou's forehead. “You won't remember meeting her, but Akito doesn't know your history. If you meet her in the future, she won't know who you are and you won't remember your time together.”

 

Kyou's eyes widened in shock, “I'll know--”

 

“Exactly,” Hatori interrupted. “So don't mess it up the second time around.”

 

In a cloud of smoke, Kyou collapsed on Tohru as Hatori moved away from the pair. Kazuma watched Hatori pull a pack of cigarette's and a cell phone out of his pocket. Scrolling through the names in the phone, Hatori finally found the one he was looking for and hit the send button. Pulling out a cigarette, the doctor lit it as he waited for the person on the other line to answer. “Mayuko? Yeah, it went smoothly…he picked the one we thought he would…”

 

Kazuma watched as Tohru wrapped her arms around the orange cat, holding him tightly to her as the neko relaxed in her grasp. They hadn't had much time to prepare, it was only hours ago that he'd gotten the phone call from Hatori once Kyou had left the office. Things had unfolded better than expected; he only hoped everything else went as smooth.

 

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Yuki flung the door open, smiling at the pair on the other side. “I knew something was wrong,” Saki said, stepping past him without waiting to be invited inside. She paused just past the threshold before turning to him with an expression of suspicion on her face. “The house is filled with those strange Sohma waves, is there a family reunion? Why is Tohru-kun not here?”

 

“Wha? Tohru's not even here?” Arisa asked, looking past him to see Momiji balancing a large pile of clothing. “Oi! Whattya doing with Tohru's clothes? What the hell is going on in here?”

 

“Yuki! You will never guess what I found in Kyonkichi's room!”

 

Taking a deep breath, Yuki turned to his brother before patiently replying, “I gave you a simple job, Nii-san.”

 

“Yes, Yuki you did. But as the best brother in the world I was working hard and just hit the jackpot!” Slinking an arm around his shoulders, Ayame shoved a large leather book in his hands. “I just found Kyonkichi's love poem diary.”

 

“Are you serious?” Arisa laughed, snatching it away from Yuki's hands before he could even look to see what it was.

 

“Well…it's not really a love poem diary,” Ayame went on moving his attention to Tohru's friends. “It's probably the closest thing that we will find to one though. I must admit I am surprised that this is the only thing I have found in his room so far. Anyway, back to work with me!”

 

Arisa shook her head in surprise as the hebi scampered away, quickly flipping through the pages one at a time. “Hell…this is borderline obsessive…” she laughed, closing the book and handing it to Yuki. “Every picture in there is of Tohru in some way. We knew he liked her but this is hilarious.”

 

“Sohma Kyou is not here either…” Saki commented, walking further into the house. “There is a strong aura of sadness in the house. Why was he not at graduation today? Where are Tohru-kun and Sohma Kyou right now?”

 

“Yun-chan?” Kagura yelled from the stairs. “What are we going to do with Tohru-kun's bed?”

 

“What the hell is going on here?” Arisa demanded, obviously hearing something break upstairs that was followed by Ritsu's sudden apologies to the world for his existence.

 

“I don't understand why that stupid cat couldn't just bring in his own sheets tomorrow morning,” Hiro growled, carrying a basket of clothing that Tohru had washed earlier that day and put on the line. “Why are they making us do it? This is just stupid.”

 

“Some of the clothing is Onee-chan's, Hiro-chan,” Kisa replied, following behind him as the pair walked past them and headed up the stairs to meet the others.

 

“This might take awhile,” Yuki placed the book on the end table near the door, leading them further into the house as he thought about the best way to explain things.

 

“Yun-chan! The bed?” Kagura yelled again.

 

“Don't worry about it right now, Kagura,” he screamed back, as the door slid open down the hall. Surprised, he turned to see Hatori holding the door open as wide as it would go. “Okay…maybe the explanations won't be so hard,” He muttered, watching as Shihan carried Tohru into the house as she cuddled an orange cat.

 

“Tohru-kun?” Saki whispered as her and Arisa followed Kazuma into the living room.

 

Yuki followed behind them, meeting two pairs of feet as they reached the landing. “Is she alright?” Haru asked as Rin ran into the living room leaving them in the hallway. “Rin's so angry at everyone right now; she kicked everyone out of Honda-san's room. Said she'd do it all by herself, that they didn't know what they were looking for.”

 

Yuki turned to look in the living room, where Arisa, Saki and Rin huddled around Kazuma as Hatori created a makeshift bed for the pair to rest. “I still have some explaining to do; I haven't had a chance to do any yet. Can you make sure everyone keeps working while I do this?”

 

“Sure,” Haru replied. “You're handling this well, Yuki.”

 

“It's either this or a nervous breakdown…” he replied, heading into the living room.

 

“What the hell happened to her?” Arisa demanded, as Kazuma settled Tohru on the blankets Hatori had set out. “What's with the cat? She won't let go of it!”

 

“Arisa, the cat is Sohma Kyou,” Saki replied, stopping Yuki in his tracks several steps away from them.

 

“Wha? That's not even funny, Hanajima!”

 

“It's the truth,” Yuki said, coming up behind them. “Kyou transforms into a cat when he's embraced. He'll change back sometime soon after we separate them, but I'd rather just leave them like that.”

 

“Shit…you're serious…” Arisa said, leaning over to get a closer look at Kyou. “It's got his exact hair color…”

 

“Eyes too, you would be able to tell if you could see,” Kazuma added.

 

“Do you all transform into cats?” Saki asked, before looking at Kazuma. “Your waves have always been different from the other Sohma's I have met.”

 

“No, I don't transform,” Kazuma answered, chuckling.

 

“No…” Rin answered, getting to her knees to inspect Tohru closer. “The rest of us are zodiac animals. He's the rat.”

 

“There's no cat in the zodiac,” Arisa said.

 

“Which would be why he's the outcast,” Hatori answered. “We don't have much time and a lot to get done. We have to have Honda-kun settled into her new life by morning. That means; we have to figure out where she's been these last few years and where she is going from here.”

 

“Wait!” Arisa said, looking at Yuki in confusion. “What the hell happened tonight?”

 

“Well…like Hatori said…we don't have much time…” Yuki said; backing away a little as both of Tohru's friends glared at him. “But to make a long story short, which I will explain in full detail in the next few days…Tohru bargained to save Kyou's life. In the process she got her memories erased by Hatori.”

 

“What memories were erased?” Saki asked, pulling her black hair over her shoulder as she leaned down to brush Tohru's hair from her face.

 

“Kyou…Yuki…any knowledge of the Sohma family,” Hatori answered. “I had to remove Kyou's memories of Honda-kun as well. He will remember going to school with the two of you, but not her.”

 

“Do you know what you've done?” Arisa yelled, tears forming in her eyes. “She adores these idiots! All of them, especially that idiot!” She pointed to Kyou as the tears slid down her cheeks. “You can't just take that away from her!”

 

“I did it!” A breathless voice said from the doorway. “I don't know how…but I did.”

 

Yuki looked up in shock, watching as Shiraki-sensai walked across the room and handed a large yellow envelope to Hatori. “Did you run the whole way here, Mayuko?” Hatori said, smiling as he stared at the envelope.

 

“Sensei?” Arisa and Saki said in surprise, looking at Yuki for answers. He could only shrug; he had no idea why their teacher was there.

 

“Hello, girls,” she answered before turning back to Hatori. “You owe me for this, but I got it all done. Every bit of it! Not that the sizable donation you dropped didn't help…”

 

“I figured it might help,” Hatori chuckled, as she turned to the pair on the floor. She leaned forward and petted the top of Kyou's head quickly. “He'd probably have your hand if he was awake, you know that right?”

 

“Yes, he's never been too fond of me,” she laughed. “He makes a cute cat though. I always liked watching Honda and him…it's a shame it had to come to this.”

 

His head was spinning, watching their teacher fuss over his cousin and Tohru. He had no idea how she knew Hatori or what she was even doing there. Apparently, she knew something about the curse but he didn't know how or why. Yuki just stared at the scene in front of him, speechless.

 

“Mayu-chan! Mayu-chan! I thought I heard the voice of Hatori's Mayu-chan!” Ayame yelled, running into the room.

 

That was the final straw for the nezumi, “What the hell is going on? How do you even know her?”

 

Ayame stopped in front of him, placing a finger over his mouth. “We don't have time to tell you that now,” he answered. “She's been our friend long before she was ever your teacher, leave it at that.”

 

“But why is she here?” he demanded, clenching his fists tightly as he suddenly felt out of the loop of whatever was happening.

 

“I'm not sure,” Ayame answered, turning toward the trio in the corner flipping through papers from the envelope. “Mayu-chan, why are you here?”

 

“Simple,” Hatori answered, showing something in one of the papers to Kazuma. “She's planning Honda-kun's future.”

 

 

 

I do not own Fruits Basket or the characters affiliated with the Manga and Anime. They are the property of Natsuki Takaya…I am just `borrowing' them for my own nefarious deeds. I own nothing, suing me won't help anyone.

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