Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ The Pain of Love ❯ Chapter 1 ( Chapter 1 )
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By: Klove0511 
Anime/Manga: Fruits Basket Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Drama | Type: Divergence | Uploaded On: 12.09.2005 | Updated On: 12.09.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.0K | Visits: 814 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Fruits Basket Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Drama | Type: Divergence | Uploaded On: 12.09.2005 | Updated On: 12.09.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.0K | Visits: 814 | Status: Work In Progress
Chapter 1
“I love you?’ He loves me? How? When? Oh mom, what do I do now? Is this a dream? No, it can’t be, I heard him say it. ‘I love you,” Tohru Honda thought fretfully as she and Yuki Sohma made their way back to the summerhouse. ‘Should I have said something? What if I hurt his feelings by not saying anything? Should I have said ‘I love you,’ too? But Mom always said that you shouldn’t tell someone you love them unless you mean it. Do I love Yuki-kun? I don’t know, I’ve never really thought about it before.’
Thud! Thinking and walking tended to be a bad combination for Tohru and this time proved to be no exception as she smacked her head against a low-hanging branch. She stopped and rubbed her forehead as Yuki turned to see what had made the noise.
“Honda-san! Are you all right?” Yuki asked, concern evident in his voice as he rushed back to her side.
“I’m fine, Yuki-kun. I was just thinking and didn’t notice the branch.”
Yuki laughed and held the branch away so she could walk by it without causing herself further harm as they emerged from the trees.
The next few days of vacation were relatively uneventful. Akito continued to monopolize everyone’s time, leaving Tohru and Kyo alone together during the day. Tohru tended to remain lost in her own thoughts about Yuki’s words to her. No matter how much she thought, she couldn’t come up with an answer to her question: did she love Yuki? She knew she cared about him, but she also cared about Kyo. And, when she thought to look, Kyo seemed to act strangely around her too. Did he love her as well? If so, how did she feel about him? The more she thought, the more confused and concerned she became. Instead of finding answers to her questions Tohru only managed to think of more questions that needed answers.
As a result of this preoccupation, Tohru took up the habit of walking alone in the forest to help her focus. It didn’t help her dilemma much, but she did enjoy the beautiful forest. Kyo noticed that Tohru seemed more ditzy than normal, but kept his observations to himself. He still remembered that night in the kitchen, when he’d nearly gotten her to open up, but as soon as she knew that he saw her worries, she’d closed down even harder. Confronting her about her feelings didn’t exactly sound like the best idea to him. And so he watched her and worried silently.
Finally, one day when everyone, including Kyo for the first time this vacation, was away with Akito, she took a walk in the woods in yet another attempt to calm her thoughts and discern her feelings for Yuki and Kyo.
To her surprise, when she looked up at the path in front of her she saw Yuki, much as she had days ago, when he confessed his love for her.
“Yuki-kun! What are you doing here? I thought you were visiting Akito,” Tohru stammered in surprise.
“Well, he’s speaking with the stupid cat right now, so I decided to sneak off for a little bit. I wanted to clear my head,” Yuki replied with a smile. “Although, I must admit, I’m quite happy I had the chance to meet you in the woods again, Honda-san. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have the chance to do this.” As he spoke his voice grew progressively quieter, until his last words were barely a whisper. This had the effect of causing Tohru to lean ever closer to him so she could hear what he was saying. Their heads were so close when he stopped talking that their lips were almost touching already. Yuki’s hand gently came up and cupped Tohru’s cheek as his lips closed the short distance to hers. He pressed his mouth firmly against her virgin lips, relishing the warmth of her soft mouth. Careful to keep just enough distance between their bodies to prevent a sudden transformation into a rat, his other hand reached behind her and pulled her closer.
At that moment, there was a rustling in the woods beside them, and Yuki immediately broke the kiss and glanced, startled, in the direction of the noise. Tohru stood stock-still, knowing that if she moved the wrong way she’d trigger the curse. Besides, she was still in quite a bit of shock at being kissed so suddenly. Thoughts raced through her head, once she somewhat recovered her sense. It felt like she was in a dream as she struggled to think of something to do or say. She knew an appropriate response: “I love you.” However, she couldn’t bring herself to tell Yuki that she loved him. She was still far to unsure of her feelings for both him and Kyo to tell him anything one way or another. Then, she heard him mutter under his breath, “Great, the stupid cat had to see that.”
Kyo tore through the forest at a blinding speed. He couldn’t believe what he’d just seen, Tohru kissing Yuki. The damn rat’s arm around her; her eyes closed in bliss; the thought stabbed his heart. There had been no mistaking the look on her face during that kiss, it had been sheer joy. Not that he could blame her, really. The rat had always beaten him in everything, martial arts, ping pong, checkers, cards, and now the battle for Tohru’s heart. He plunged onward further and further into the forest, neither noticing nor caring that branches tore at his mud-covered clothes.
‘Stupid cat? What could he mean?’ Tohru gasped in realization. ‘Kyo! Oh no! He saw!’ Without another thought for the rat, she took off into the forest after Kyo, praying that she would be able to find him and convince him that the kiss had not been her choice.
“I love you?’ He loves me? How? When? Oh mom, what do I do now? Is this a dream? No, it can’t be, I heard him say it. ‘I love you,” Tohru Honda thought fretfully as she and Yuki Sohma made their way back to the summerhouse. ‘Should I have said something? What if I hurt his feelings by not saying anything? Should I have said ‘I love you,’ too? But Mom always said that you shouldn’t tell someone you love them unless you mean it. Do I love Yuki-kun? I don’t know, I’ve never really thought about it before.’
Thud! Thinking and walking tended to be a bad combination for Tohru and this time proved to be no exception as she smacked her head against a low-hanging branch. She stopped and rubbed her forehead as Yuki turned to see what had made the noise.
“Honda-san! Are you all right?” Yuki asked, concern evident in his voice as he rushed back to her side.
“I’m fine, Yuki-kun. I was just thinking and didn’t notice the branch.”
Yuki laughed and held the branch away so she could walk by it without causing herself further harm as they emerged from the trees.
The next few days of vacation were relatively uneventful. Akito continued to monopolize everyone’s time, leaving Tohru and Kyo alone together during the day. Tohru tended to remain lost in her own thoughts about Yuki’s words to her. No matter how much she thought, she couldn’t come up with an answer to her question: did she love Yuki? She knew she cared about him, but she also cared about Kyo. And, when she thought to look, Kyo seemed to act strangely around her too. Did he love her as well? If so, how did she feel about him? The more she thought, the more confused and concerned she became. Instead of finding answers to her questions Tohru only managed to think of more questions that needed answers.
As a result of this preoccupation, Tohru took up the habit of walking alone in the forest to help her focus. It didn’t help her dilemma much, but she did enjoy the beautiful forest. Kyo noticed that Tohru seemed more ditzy than normal, but kept his observations to himself. He still remembered that night in the kitchen, when he’d nearly gotten her to open up, but as soon as she knew that he saw her worries, she’d closed down even harder. Confronting her about her feelings didn’t exactly sound like the best idea to him. And so he watched her and worried silently.
Finally, one day when everyone, including Kyo for the first time this vacation, was away with Akito, she took a walk in the woods in yet another attempt to calm her thoughts and discern her feelings for Yuki and Kyo.
To her surprise, when she looked up at the path in front of her she saw Yuki, much as she had days ago, when he confessed his love for her.
“Yuki-kun! What are you doing here? I thought you were visiting Akito,” Tohru stammered in surprise.
“Well, he’s speaking with the stupid cat right now, so I decided to sneak off for a little bit. I wanted to clear my head,” Yuki replied with a smile. “Although, I must admit, I’m quite happy I had the chance to meet you in the woods again, Honda-san. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have the chance to do this.” As he spoke his voice grew progressively quieter, until his last words were barely a whisper. This had the effect of causing Tohru to lean ever closer to him so she could hear what he was saying. Their heads were so close when he stopped talking that their lips were almost touching already. Yuki’s hand gently came up and cupped Tohru’s cheek as his lips closed the short distance to hers. He pressed his mouth firmly against her virgin lips, relishing the warmth of her soft mouth. Careful to keep just enough distance between their bodies to prevent a sudden transformation into a rat, his other hand reached behind her and pulled her closer.
At that moment, there was a rustling in the woods beside them, and Yuki immediately broke the kiss and glanced, startled, in the direction of the noise. Tohru stood stock-still, knowing that if she moved the wrong way she’d trigger the curse. Besides, she was still in quite a bit of shock at being kissed so suddenly. Thoughts raced through her head, once she somewhat recovered her sense. It felt like she was in a dream as she struggled to think of something to do or say. She knew an appropriate response: “I love you.” However, she couldn’t bring herself to tell Yuki that she loved him. She was still far to unsure of her feelings for both him and Kyo to tell him anything one way or another. Then, she heard him mutter under his breath, “Great, the stupid cat had to see that.”
Kyo tore through the forest at a blinding speed. He couldn’t believe what he’d just seen, Tohru kissing Yuki. The damn rat’s arm around her; her eyes closed in bliss; the thought stabbed his heart. There had been no mistaking the look on her face during that kiss, it had been sheer joy. Not that he could blame her, really. The rat had always beaten him in everything, martial arts, ping pong, checkers, cards, and now the battle for Tohru’s heart. He plunged onward further and further into the forest, neither noticing nor caring that branches tore at his mud-covered clothes.
‘Stupid cat? What could he mean?’ Tohru gasped in realization. ‘Kyo! Oh no! He saw!’ Without another thought for the rat, she took off into the forest after Kyo, praying that she would be able to find him and convince him that the kiss had not been her choice.