Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ Shugure's 'High School Girl' ❯ At school ( Chapter 1 )

"High school girls, high school girls" Shigure sang as he walked into the doors of Tohru's school, He closed his eyes and hummed merrily.

"Shigure-sama…" a slow mono-toned voice called. Shigure jumped and looked around.

`Oh, Miss Hana-jima, you scared me. What is it that I can do for you?" Shigure said a bit nervously but always playful. He looked down at Hana smiling. He was a little scared at the deep purple eyes that stared back at him, but happy to see one of Tohru's friends nonetheless. She wore the school uniform with a long skirt, her hair back in the ever-present braid. She reminder Shigure of a character in one of his novels, a character he was very fond of.

"Why are you at our School, are you here for Yuki or Kyou?"

"Oh no. I just came to pick up Tohru's homework. She has been sick with a fever and she insists on coming to school. Our poor Tohru." He said sighing dramatically, and clasping Hana's hands." Always trying to do the right thing even when she isn't well." He sighed again, little hearts and bubble popping up behind him. "We should all take a lesson from her"

Hana looked at him skeptically. "Yes… So Tohru has been absent because she is sick. None of the others have said anything about it to me. I see I will have to come over right away. I will bring Arisa with me, I am sure she will be relieved to know Tohru is okay."

Shigure smiled brightly, "That's a wonderful idea, I'm sure Tohru will be very glad to see you." He bowed to Hana, "see you then", and walked past the strange beautiful girl. Halfway down the hall Shigure peeked into a classroom reveling in the sight of all the `High school girls'.

"Shigure…" a voice called. Shigure turned his head slowly a bit afraid at what he would see. Hana was still standing there with her back to him.

"Yes Miss Hana-jima?" he answered his voice wavering in nervousness.

"Shouldn't you be going after women your own age?"

Shigure paled and wondered `had she heard me singing?' "Right…" he said " I think I'; go get Tohru's things" and started backing slowly down the hall

"Good" Hana said turning radiant purple eyes on him. "We don't want Tohru to fall behind, if that were to happen…bad things may also come to pass…" Shigure laughed nervously before rushing down the hall out of sight. Hana smiled then turned to go back to class.

"Miss Hana-jima…" her teacher called poking his head out of the doorway. "You've been at the `bathroom' for an hour now, would you are to join us back in class?" motioned her to come in exasperated and sarcastic.