Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ Sleepless in Sohma House ❯ The Nature of His Curse - Part Two ( Chapter 23 )
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By: Yuki_The_Rat 
Anime/Manga: Fruits Basket Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 12.25.2003 | Updated On: 12.25.2003 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.9K | Visits: 769 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Fruits Basket Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 12.25.2003 | Updated On: 12.25.2003 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.9K | Visits: 769 | Status: Completed
Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket or it's characters. It belongs to Takaya Nasuki. Yuki too, enough said.
Hi again. Well, as this is part two of this chapter, it is a bit on the short side, the next chapter will probably be much longer (no promises, but I think that it will be). In addition, I wanted to remind you all that this story is based on the anime, not the manga, which I have not read, as of yet. I mention this, because I take liberties with the names of Akito’s parents. Heck, everyone needs a name, right?
Thanks again for all of your support. I struggled a little bit with this part of the story, but your kind words of encouragement helped me work through it, and I hope that it turned out okay.
A GREAT BIG - BIGGER THAN THAT - HUG to my dear Wannabehobbit from whom I received the most wonderful Christmas drawing of my dear love Yuki. - You should all really see it; Yuki looks so beautiful in it. - Wannabehobbit, You are fabulous! I will treasure it always!!!!
Sleepless in Sohma House
PART TWENTY THREE - THE NATURE OF HIS CURSE (Part two)
TOHRU *
Tohru awoke late in the afternoon. Sitting up, she forced open a pair of puffy blue eyes, and rubbed the stiffness from her neck. In the bed beside her, Akito still slept. Hatori must have shown up earlier, because the I.V. had been replaced with a fresh bag, and Akito’s deep purple and black robe had been substituted with another that was the color of raspberry sherbet. ‘I slept right through that.’ she realized, feeling a little embarrassed that Hatori had seen her sleeping. ‘He’s a doctor,’ she reminded herself, ‘stop being so silly.’
A gentle rumbling in her stomach reminded her that she hadn’t eaten in over 24 hours, but she didn’t care, right now food was the last thing on her mind. Standing, she retrieved her tote bag from the floor, and leaned down to place a tiny kiss on Akito’s lips.
“I’ll be back in a little while, Akito. I promise.” She whispered, and went in search of Hatori.
HATORI *
Hatori stood on the porch outside of his office, watching the bright orange and white koi swimming lazily in their pond. Hearing footsteps he glanced up to see Tohru heading towards him.
“Tohru, I’ve been expecting you.” He told her, and turned to enter his office. “Please, come inside.”
Hatori led the quiet, tense, girl to a small sitting area. “Have a seat. Make yourself comfortable.” Hatori requested, and waited until Tohru was seated in one of the low blue chairs.
Tohru held out the velvet-encased diary to him. “I’ve read it, Hatori.” She told him, her voice barely reaching above a whisper, as she stared down at the table in front of her. “I finished it last night.”
“I see.” Hatori said, somberly. Taking the diary from her hands, he moved to his desk, where he unlocked a drawer and placed the diary inside. “So you understand now? You see why it would have been better had you never involved yourself with this family?”
“I do not regret it, Hatori, if that is what you are asking me. I have some questions, though. Is that okay?” Tohru asked, and the gentle force behind her words surprised Hatori. She turned her big blue eyes up to him, and it dawned on Hatori, she was different. She seemed stronger somehow, actually grown up. When exactly had she changed?
“Go ahead, Tohru, what is it that you would like to know?” Hatori said, taking a seat at his desk.
“This curse, Akito’s curse, if I understood the diary correctly, it would mean that Akito carries two different souls.” Stopping, she drew a deep breath, and dropped her eyes back to the table top. “And when Akito has a child, his child will inherit one of the souls, and Akito will die.”
“That is correct, Tohru.” Hatori informed her. “Akito was born with two souls. A normal soul, the one that he was conceived with, as well as a cursed soul, a soul that was handed down to him from his father. It is the true nature of Akito’s curse. It is the reason why he harbors so much sickness and pain. Akito bears an evil, which has been passed down for generations. Inside Akito’s fragile body he holds a thousand years worth of darkness and sins.” Hatori stopped. Her tears had started again; he had expected them. Reaching to grab a box of tissues from the bookcase behind him, he held it out to her. “Are you okay, Tohru? Should I continue?”
“I’m okay, Hatori.” She whispered, taking a tissue and blotting her eyes. “I was aware that Akito had a dark side. I‘ve seen it. I knew that it was a part of his curse. I just really didn’t understand it, not all of it.” Tohru admitted. “I suppose, I just thought that he was like Kyo.”
“Actually, he’s quiet different, or perhaps it’s more accurate to say that Akito is Kyo’s true opposite. Children of the Zodiac are born with two forms, but only one soul; Akito, however, was born with two souls, but only one form. Kyo inherited the form of the beast, and Akito inherited the tainted soul of the beast.”
Tohru thought about this for a while. Hatori turned his eyes away from her, unable to endure her sorrow. ’She’s too good.’ He decided. ‘Too pure. Perhaps she is just what Akito needs, what the family requires, but what about her? This isn’t fair to her.’
“Have you changed your mind, Tohru?” Hatori questioned. “Last night you told me that you would marry Akito, however if you would like to reconsider, it would be understandable. Other arrangements can be made.”
“Tell me about Akito’s Brother.” She requested in a soft whisper. “Hatori, please tell me about Ryo Sohma.”
“What do you want to know about him?” Hatori agreed hesitantly. “I will tell you what I can.”
TOHRU *
Tohru had not completely expected Hatori’s answer. Although the diary had mentioned an affair, as well as a child, it neither confirmed nor denied that Kosuke Sohma was the father. More then anything, Tohru’s question had materialized simply from a hunch. A feeling in her gut, one that seemed unrealistic, yet at the same time felt completely right.
“As you are aware, the children of the zodiac tend to lead a rather inconspicuous lifestyle. Outsiders are considered a threat, and up until recently it was exceptionally rare for a member of the zodiac to marry outside of the family.”
“From what I‘ve witnessed, it still is.” Tohru observed, and Hatori nodded in agreement, before continuing.
“Kosuke Sohma, Akito’s father was betrothed at birth to Mika, Akito’s mother. Mika was the daughter of our families most powerful elder, Daichi Sohma. As you have learned from the diary, Daichi, like Yuki, was born under the sign of the rat.” At this point Hatori stopped, noticing that Tohru appeared to have something that she wanted to say. The girl remained silent, so after a moment he continued.
“When Kosuke was eighteen, he fell in love. Her name was Sayuri. She was an outsider, invited into the main house in the role of Kosuke‘s music instructor. Kosuke had discovered her performing in a small theatre in the city, and had taken it upon himself to hire her to work for him. Sayuri was a sweet girl, extremely talented, and quite beautiful. Within only a few months she found herself to be pregnant.” Hatori stopped, taking a deep breath before he continued.
“Kosuke sought approval from the elders. He desired to break off his engagement with Mika, and had already proposed to Sayuri, however it was not to be. Daichi convinced Kosuke that Sayuri was unacceptable. She was an outsider, of questionable morals, and could only bring dishonor to the head of the family. Other arrangements were made. Sayuri was immediately forced into a marriage of convenience with Katsu Sohma, Kosuke’s cousin. Like Hatsuhara, Katsu was born under the sign of the cow. Katsu was Kosuke’s closest companion, and his loyalty to Kosuke made him the obvious choice.”
“Hatori,” Tohru said, and Hatori paused to give the girl a chance to speak. “So, does this mean that throughout the history of the zodiac, the head of the family has never married an outsider?”
“That is correct. Akito will be the first.” Hatori confirmed, and waited, giving Tohru time to digest all that she had learned.
“And this Ryo, Akito’s half brother. Was he like Akito, was he cursed?” Tohru asked, pulling her eyes from the tabletop and looking inquisitively towards the young doctor.
“No, Tohru. Ryo was not cursed.” Hatori informed her, understanding her curiosity.
“But why?” Tohru stammered, “I mean if he was Kosuke Sohma’s first born, shouldn’t he have been the one to inherit the curse? What happened?”
“I’m afraid that I don’t really have a definite answer to that question, Tohru.” Hatori informed her, although he was ashamed to admit it. “I do have a few theories, the most viable being that it simply wasn’t Kosuke’s time. Tradition dictates that the head of the family marry between the age of nineteen and twenty. Kosuke was eighteen when Ryo was conceived.”
“And where is Ryo now?” Tohru asked, and Hatori stood. They were drifting into territory that he would rather not discuss, still he had opened this can of worms himself, and it was only fair that Tohru knew the whole truth.
“He is alive, attending a university in America. He has no memory of being a Sohma.”
Tohru looked up at Hatori her eyes unable to hide a mild anger. “Did you do it Hatori?”
“No, Tohru. It was done, before I served the family.”
“And what of the others, Hatori? I know that Daichi passed away; his death was mentioned in the diary, but what happened to Sayuri? To Katsu?” Hatori inhaled softly, standing he walked toward Tohru and took the seat beside her. Leaning over he whispered in her ear.
“After Kosuke’s death, Mika sent a letter to Katsu informing him of his wife’s affair. Katsu, who had fallen deeply in love with his wife, immediately went black. He killed her, and then he took his own life.”
“So, Akito’s mother drove Katsu to it.” Tohru realized, thinking about what she had read in the diary. “She was obsessed.”
“It is true, Mika was single-mindedly in love with her husband, and she was mentally unstable. So much so that she blamed Akito for Kosuke’s death.” Hatori concluded.
“Poor Akito.” Tohru shivered, the sensation of Hatori’s breath against her ear, coupled with her new knowledge of the Sohma family, sent chills crawling down her spine.
A soft knock on Hatori’s office door made Tohru jump skittishly. Hatori quickly sat back in his chair as Yuki stuck his head through the doorway.
YUKI *
“Miss Honda, I hope that you don’t mind that I came here to see you, like this. I probably should have called first.” Yuki said. They stood together, on the road out front of the main house. Tohru seemed pre-occupied, Yuki noticed, and wondered if she was upset with him.
‘It was that kiss.’ He decided. ‘I should never have done that, without her permission, what was I thinking? She probably hates me now.’ Looking shyly over to Tohru, Yuki noticed that she was crying. Yuki felt his own tears immediately start to wail up from seeing her this way; he never could stand it when something made her cry.
“Miss Honda. I’m sorry, please don’t cry.” Yuki begged her, wanting to reach out and grab her, waiting to hug her and make her tears go away. Since, of course, he couldn’t instead he turned away. “I should never have came. I don’t belong here, I’m sorry, I’ll go.”
“Yuki, no.” Tohru blurted out. “Please, I would like it very much if you stayed, or actually, if you don’t mind, perhaps we could take a walk. I’ve missed you, Yuki. So much.” Lifting her head, she smiled through her tears.
‘She’s amazing.’ Yuki found himself thinking. Even after all I’ve put her through; even now she can smile at me that way. Now, Yuki really did have tears in his eyes. Quickly, so that she wouldn’t see them and blame herself, he wiped them away. Without thinking, he took her hand and they started to walk.
KYO *
Kyo sat high in a tree over the main house. He had caught up with the Yankee, after school. She had promised to walk home with him, and Kyo didn’t like people who broke promises. Uo was her normal, bitchy but clever, self, which as would be expected, had nearly led to a fight. Uo was insistent that Kyo needed to see Tohru. ‘Why in the hell did she care anyway?’ Kyo wondered. ‘Was she trying to get rid of him? Trying to get him together with Tohru? Well, that sure in the hell wasn’t going to happen.’ Kyo told Uo so.
It was the strangest thing, the Yankee just laughed at him. “You’re so clueless, sometimes Kyo. It’s not that I want to get rid of you. I just want you to get rid of all that crap that you’re carrying around with you. All that baggage would never fit in my tiny apartment.” And what in the hell was that supposed to mean anyway?
Whatever, she had still given him a kiss on the cheek, and then of course she did something totally stupid, she had hugged him.
“I love this!” She had laughed when he instantly transformed into a cat. “It makes me feel so powerful.”
“Woman, are you trying to piss me off?” Kyo had yelled at her, but then, of course, he softened. “Can I come back later? After I finish my homework?”
“I suppose that it will be alright.” She had answered, “but will you at least think about going to see Tohru.”
“I’ll think about it.” He agreed, and true to his word he did. On the way home he thought a lot about Tohru, and about his past. Naturally, he ended up at the front gate of the main house. Even more naturally he didn’t have the guts to actually face Tohru. Instead, since he was still in his cat form, he climbed up into a tree and that was where he had been for the past fifteen minutes. ‘I should get out of here.’ He finally decided, ‘before I transform back and end up walking home naked.’ His clothes were left behind at Uo’s house. He was too embarrassed to do what was required, he couldn’t stand the thought of Uo seeing him running around carrying his school uniform in his mouth.
He was about to leave when he noticed Yuki and Tohru. They came out of Hatori’s office and walked towards the main house where they stood talking. A few moments later Yuki did a dumb thing, something that Akito would kill him for if he saw; Yuki took Tohru’s hand and pulled her away from the main house. It was at that exact moment that Kyo transformed.
TOHRU *
Yuki and Tohru were heading toward the main gate when something large, and orange, and naked, fell from the tree and landed directly on top of Yuki.
“Kyo?” Tohru asked and looked down at the pile of cousins. She immediately turned away, embarrassed by Kyo‘s nakedness. “Did you come to visit me too?”
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Um… so, I hope that was okay. Chapter twenty four of my seemingly never-ending story will be called “More Promises”, at least I think that it will… It should also start getting pretty romantic, maybe, so I wonder if I should do what I did with my other story and write two versions - a PG-13 for FanFiction.net and a rated R for MediaMiner.org - I have decided to let you decide. Everyone who cares at all, review and let me know, because if you just leave it up to me and Black Haru things could get pretty scary.
See you soon.
Hi again. Well, as this is part two of this chapter, it is a bit on the short side, the next chapter will probably be much longer (no promises, but I think that it will be). In addition, I wanted to remind you all that this story is based on the anime, not the manga, which I have not read, as of yet. I mention this, because I take liberties with the names of Akito’s parents. Heck, everyone needs a name, right?
Thanks again for all of your support. I struggled a little bit with this part of the story, but your kind words of encouragement helped me work through it, and I hope that it turned out okay.
A GREAT BIG - BIGGER THAN THAT - HUG to my dear Wannabehobbit from whom I received the most wonderful Christmas drawing of my dear love Yuki. - You should all really see it; Yuki looks so beautiful in it. - Wannabehobbit, You are fabulous! I will treasure it always!!!!
Sleepless in Sohma House
PART TWENTY THREE - THE NATURE OF HIS CURSE (Part two)
TOHRU *
Tohru awoke late in the afternoon. Sitting up, she forced open a pair of puffy blue eyes, and rubbed the stiffness from her neck. In the bed beside her, Akito still slept. Hatori must have shown up earlier, because the I.V. had been replaced with a fresh bag, and Akito’s deep purple and black robe had been substituted with another that was the color of raspberry sherbet. ‘I slept right through that.’ she realized, feeling a little embarrassed that Hatori had seen her sleeping. ‘He’s a doctor,’ she reminded herself, ‘stop being so silly.’
A gentle rumbling in her stomach reminded her that she hadn’t eaten in over 24 hours, but she didn’t care, right now food was the last thing on her mind. Standing, she retrieved her tote bag from the floor, and leaned down to place a tiny kiss on Akito’s lips.
“I’ll be back in a little while, Akito. I promise.” She whispered, and went in search of Hatori.
HATORI *
Hatori stood on the porch outside of his office, watching the bright orange and white koi swimming lazily in their pond. Hearing footsteps he glanced up to see Tohru heading towards him.
“Tohru, I’ve been expecting you.” He told her, and turned to enter his office. “Please, come inside.”
Hatori led the quiet, tense, girl to a small sitting area. “Have a seat. Make yourself comfortable.” Hatori requested, and waited until Tohru was seated in one of the low blue chairs.
Tohru held out the velvet-encased diary to him. “I’ve read it, Hatori.” She told him, her voice barely reaching above a whisper, as she stared down at the table in front of her. “I finished it last night.”
“I see.” Hatori said, somberly. Taking the diary from her hands, he moved to his desk, where he unlocked a drawer and placed the diary inside. “So you understand now? You see why it would have been better had you never involved yourself with this family?”
“I do not regret it, Hatori, if that is what you are asking me. I have some questions, though. Is that okay?” Tohru asked, and the gentle force behind her words surprised Hatori. She turned her big blue eyes up to him, and it dawned on Hatori, she was different. She seemed stronger somehow, actually grown up. When exactly had she changed?
“Go ahead, Tohru, what is it that you would like to know?” Hatori said, taking a seat at his desk.
“This curse, Akito’s curse, if I understood the diary correctly, it would mean that Akito carries two different souls.” Stopping, she drew a deep breath, and dropped her eyes back to the table top. “And when Akito has a child, his child will inherit one of the souls, and Akito will die.”
“That is correct, Tohru.” Hatori informed her. “Akito was born with two souls. A normal soul, the one that he was conceived with, as well as a cursed soul, a soul that was handed down to him from his father. It is the true nature of Akito’s curse. It is the reason why he harbors so much sickness and pain. Akito bears an evil, which has been passed down for generations. Inside Akito’s fragile body he holds a thousand years worth of darkness and sins.” Hatori stopped. Her tears had started again; he had expected them. Reaching to grab a box of tissues from the bookcase behind him, he held it out to her. “Are you okay, Tohru? Should I continue?”
“I’m okay, Hatori.” She whispered, taking a tissue and blotting her eyes. “I was aware that Akito had a dark side. I‘ve seen it. I knew that it was a part of his curse. I just really didn’t understand it, not all of it.” Tohru admitted. “I suppose, I just thought that he was like Kyo.”
“Actually, he’s quiet different, or perhaps it’s more accurate to say that Akito is Kyo’s true opposite. Children of the Zodiac are born with two forms, but only one soul; Akito, however, was born with two souls, but only one form. Kyo inherited the form of the beast, and Akito inherited the tainted soul of the beast.”
Tohru thought about this for a while. Hatori turned his eyes away from her, unable to endure her sorrow. ’She’s too good.’ He decided. ‘Too pure. Perhaps she is just what Akito needs, what the family requires, but what about her? This isn’t fair to her.’
“Have you changed your mind, Tohru?” Hatori questioned. “Last night you told me that you would marry Akito, however if you would like to reconsider, it would be understandable. Other arrangements can be made.”
“Tell me about Akito’s Brother.” She requested in a soft whisper. “Hatori, please tell me about Ryo Sohma.”
“What do you want to know about him?” Hatori agreed hesitantly. “I will tell you what I can.”
TOHRU *
Tohru had not completely expected Hatori’s answer. Although the diary had mentioned an affair, as well as a child, it neither confirmed nor denied that Kosuke Sohma was the father. More then anything, Tohru’s question had materialized simply from a hunch. A feeling in her gut, one that seemed unrealistic, yet at the same time felt completely right.
“As you are aware, the children of the zodiac tend to lead a rather inconspicuous lifestyle. Outsiders are considered a threat, and up until recently it was exceptionally rare for a member of the zodiac to marry outside of the family.”
“From what I‘ve witnessed, it still is.” Tohru observed, and Hatori nodded in agreement, before continuing.
“Kosuke Sohma, Akito’s father was betrothed at birth to Mika, Akito’s mother. Mika was the daughter of our families most powerful elder, Daichi Sohma. As you have learned from the diary, Daichi, like Yuki, was born under the sign of the rat.” At this point Hatori stopped, noticing that Tohru appeared to have something that she wanted to say. The girl remained silent, so after a moment he continued.
“When Kosuke was eighteen, he fell in love. Her name was Sayuri. She was an outsider, invited into the main house in the role of Kosuke‘s music instructor. Kosuke had discovered her performing in a small theatre in the city, and had taken it upon himself to hire her to work for him. Sayuri was a sweet girl, extremely talented, and quite beautiful. Within only a few months she found herself to be pregnant.” Hatori stopped, taking a deep breath before he continued.
“Kosuke sought approval from the elders. He desired to break off his engagement with Mika, and had already proposed to Sayuri, however it was not to be. Daichi convinced Kosuke that Sayuri was unacceptable. She was an outsider, of questionable morals, and could only bring dishonor to the head of the family. Other arrangements were made. Sayuri was immediately forced into a marriage of convenience with Katsu Sohma, Kosuke’s cousin. Like Hatsuhara, Katsu was born under the sign of the cow. Katsu was Kosuke’s closest companion, and his loyalty to Kosuke made him the obvious choice.”
“Hatori,” Tohru said, and Hatori paused to give the girl a chance to speak. “So, does this mean that throughout the history of the zodiac, the head of the family has never married an outsider?”
“That is correct. Akito will be the first.” Hatori confirmed, and waited, giving Tohru time to digest all that she had learned.
“And this Ryo, Akito’s half brother. Was he like Akito, was he cursed?” Tohru asked, pulling her eyes from the tabletop and looking inquisitively towards the young doctor.
“No, Tohru. Ryo was not cursed.” Hatori informed her, understanding her curiosity.
“But why?” Tohru stammered, “I mean if he was Kosuke Sohma’s first born, shouldn’t he have been the one to inherit the curse? What happened?”
“I’m afraid that I don’t really have a definite answer to that question, Tohru.” Hatori informed her, although he was ashamed to admit it. “I do have a few theories, the most viable being that it simply wasn’t Kosuke’s time. Tradition dictates that the head of the family marry between the age of nineteen and twenty. Kosuke was eighteen when Ryo was conceived.”
“And where is Ryo now?” Tohru asked, and Hatori stood. They were drifting into territory that he would rather not discuss, still he had opened this can of worms himself, and it was only fair that Tohru knew the whole truth.
“He is alive, attending a university in America. He has no memory of being a Sohma.”
Tohru looked up at Hatori her eyes unable to hide a mild anger. “Did you do it Hatori?”
“No, Tohru. It was done, before I served the family.”
“And what of the others, Hatori? I know that Daichi passed away; his death was mentioned in the diary, but what happened to Sayuri? To Katsu?” Hatori inhaled softly, standing he walked toward Tohru and took the seat beside her. Leaning over he whispered in her ear.
“After Kosuke’s death, Mika sent a letter to Katsu informing him of his wife’s affair. Katsu, who had fallen deeply in love with his wife, immediately went black. He killed her, and then he took his own life.”
“So, Akito’s mother drove Katsu to it.” Tohru realized, thinking about what she had read in the diary. “She was obsessed.”
“It is true, Mika was single-mindedly in love with her husband, and she was mentally unstable. So much so that she blamed Akito for Kosuke’s death.” Hatori concluded.
“Poor Akito.” Tohru shivered, the sensation of Hatori’s breath against her ear, coupled with her new knowledge of the Sohma family, sent chills crawling down her spine.
A soft knock on Hatori’s office door made Tohru jump skittishly. Hatori quickly sat back in his chair as Yuki stuck his head through the doorway.
YUKI *
“Miss Honda, I hope that you don’t mind that I came here to see you, like this. I probably should have called first.” Yuki said. They stood together, on the road out front of the main house. Tohru seemed pre-occupied, Yuki noticed, and wondered if she was upset with him.
‘It was that kiss.’ He decided. ‘I should never have done that, without her permission, what was I thinking? She probably hates me now.’ Looking shyly over to Tohru, Yuki noticed that she was crying. Yuki felt his own tears immediately start to wail up from seeing her this way; he never could stand it when something made her cry.
“Miss Honda. I’m sorry, please don’t cry.” Yuki begged her, wanting to reach out and grab her, waiting to hug her and make her tears go away. Since, of course, he couldn’t instead he turned away. “I should never have came. I don’t belong here, I’m sorry, I’ll go.”
“Yuki, no.” Tohru blurted out. “Please, I would like it very much if you stayed, or actually, if you don’t mind, perhaps we could take a walk. I’ve missed you, Yuki. So much.” Lifting her head, she smiled through her tears.
‘She’s amazing.’ Yuki found himself thinking. Even after all I’ve put her through; even now she can smile at me that way. Now, Yuki really did have tears in his eyes. Quickly, so that she wouldn’t see them and blame herself, he wiped them away. Without thinking, he took her hand and they started to walk.
KYO *
Kyo sat high in a tree over the main house. He had caught up with the Yankee, after school. She had promised to walk home with him, and Kyo didn’t like people who broke promises. Uo was her normal, bitchy but clever, self, which as would be expected, had nearly led to a fight. Uo was insistent that Kyo needed to see Tohru. ‘Why in the hell did she care anyway?’ Kyo wondered. ‘Was she trying to get rid of him? Trying to get him together with Tohru? Well, that sure in the hell wasn’t going to happen.’ Kyo told Uo so.
It was the strangest thing, the Yankee just laughed at him. “You’re so clueless, sometimes Kyo. It’s not that I want to get rid of you. I just want you to get rid of all that crap that you’re carrying around with you. All that baggage would never fit in my tiny apartment.” And what in the hell was that supposed to mean anyway?
Whatever, she had still given him a kiss on the cheek, and then of course she did something totally stupid, she had hugged him.
“I love this!” She had laughed when he instantly transformed into a cat. “It makes me feel so powerful.”
“Woman, are you trying to piss me off?” Kyo had yelled at her, but then, of course, he softened. “Can I come back later? After I finish my homework?”
“I suppose that it will be alright.” She had answered, “but will you at least think about going to see Tohru.”
“I’ll think about it.” He agreed, and true to his word he did. On the way home he thought a lot about Tohru, and about his past. Naturally, he ended up at the front gate of the main house. Even more naturally he didn’t have the guts to actually face Tohru. Instead, since he was still in his cat form, he climbed up into a tree and that was where he had been for the past fifteen minutes. ‘I should get out of here.’ He finally decided, ‘before I transform back and end up walking home naked.’ His clothes were left behind at Uo’s house. He was too embarrassed to do what was required, he couldn’t stand the thought of Uo seeing him running around carrying his school uniform in his mouth.
He was about to leave when he noticed Yuki and Tohru. They came out of Hatori’s office and walked towards the main house where they stood talking. A few moments later Yuki did a dumb thing, something that Akito would kill him for if he saw; Yuki took Tohru’s hand and pulled her away from the main house. It was at that exact moment that Kyo transformed.
TOHRU *
Yuki and Tohru were heading toward the main gate when something large, and orange, and naked, fell from the tree and landed directly on top of Yuki.
“Kyo?” Tohru asked and looked down at the pile of cousins. She immediately turned away, embarrassed by Kyo‘s nakedness. “Did you come to visit me too?”
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Um… so, I hope that was okay. Chapter twenty four of my seemingly never-ending story will be called “More Promises”, at least I think that it will… It should also start getting pretty romantic, maybe, so I wonder if I should do what I did with my other story and write two versions - a PG-13 for FanFiction.net and a rated R for MediaMiner.org - I have decided to let you decide. Everyone who cares at all, review and let me know, because if you just leave it up to me and Black Haru things could get pretty scary.
See you soon.