Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ Ushinatta Kako Atarashi Mirai ❯ The monkey's a ...guy? ( Chapter 11 )

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Ushinatta Kako Atarashi Mirai

Lost Past, New Future

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Chapter Nine:

The monkey's a…guy? *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Recap:

“You love me. Alright, fine.” She got out of her warm bed and walked over to him. His eyes traveled down to the bottom of her nightdress, and back up to her face. “Pervert.”

“That's the damn dog, not me.” He growled. She smiled at him, walking past to go to her closet.

 

Downstairs, Kyo and Alix were sitting down in the living room, cuddled up on the sofa. Suki had made Alix some breakfast and shooed them into the living room. They had decided on Blazing Saddles, because Alix refused all the movies he wanted due to scenes with car accidents. He gave in, and just pulled her close, smiling down at her as she snuggled into his chest, resting her head under his chin.

 

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The next day Kyo helped Alix pack some of her things to move to Shigure's; a small wardrobe, a bigger bed, a new dresser, some bits and bobs and most of her clothes. He helped her load it into the van Suki was driving. Yuki helped them to take them upstairs and set them up; he left to allow Alix to put her things away. Alix came downstairs into the living room where Tohru had a cup of tea waiting for her. She pulled out a check and handed it to Shigure. His eyes widened. Alix frowned.

“Is it not enough? I can make it more.”

“Alix, this is a big amount. I can't accept this.” He said giving her back the check.

Her frowned deepened. “It's not that much really. If you really want I can lower it.”

Kyo pulled Alix into his lap, stroking the back of her hand with his thumb. “Alix, how much did you offer him?”

“It's not much. But if he wants less, I can do that. I don't really mind.” She ripped the check up slowly, and grabbed her check book out of her handbag. She filled out another check and showed Shigure. He frowned but accepted it with a sigh. Alix smiled, filling out the rest of the check. She then handed it to him, and put the book back in her bag. She kissed his cheek, and sat back down in Kyo's lap.

They ended up playing a round of cards. Alix was winning, rubbing it in as well. Kyo didn't join in. He was quiet content to just hold Alix, and no one dared say anything about it. The room filled with the soft chimes of the doorbell. Tohru excused her self to answer it. She returned shortly with a tall girl with light brown hair, wearing an elegant looking kimono. Alix smiled at her. Tohru showed her to the table and asked her to sit.

“Alix, this is Ritsu Sohma. Ritsu, this is Alix Johnson.”

“Hi-ya! Nice to meet you,” Alix said smiling at Ritsu. “How are you today?”

“I'm fine thank you. It's nice to meet you too,” was the soft reply from Ritsu.

“I love your hair,” Alix said, as Ritsu played with a lock of her long light brown hair.

“It's nothing special really. It's nothing to look at.”

“No. Don't say that. Your hair is lovely. Isn't it Kyo?”

“His hair is ugly. You need to get a life, Alix.”

“Oh I am so sorry! I did not realize that my being here upset you so! Please forgive me!” Ritsu stood up abruptly and seemed to have a fit of some sort as she continued to lay apologies to Kyo and everyone else in the room, her voice getting quiet loud and whiny. It was beginning to hurt Alix's ears. Shigure however stood up, making his way over to the apologizing fit of kimono; standing with his hands held like he was holding a gun, he gently poked Ritsu in the side. Ritsu shut up immediately, and slumped to the floor. Shigure sat back down as Ritsu sat back up, her head bowed and apologized in a soft voice to Alix for getting carried away.

Alix glared at Kyo before getting out of his lap to sit beside Ritsu, placing a hand gently on the kimono clad shoulder beside her.

“Would you let me play with your hair for a bit please?” Alix asked, pleading silently with her blue eyes.

“If it would please you Miss Alix, then yes you may.”

“Thank you. Let me get my brush.” Alix bolted upstairs to get her brush, and came back down, sitting behind Ritsu to begin running her brush through the caramel colored locks. She smiled happily, continuing her actions. She played happily with Ritsu's hair for a bout an hour, before Tohru suggested some tea. Alix helped her make it and carry it out to the living room. She wasn't prepared for some one walking into her as she made her way through the door. The tray clattered to the ground with a loud crash, the delicate tea cups breaking and shattering. Alix stumbled as Ritsu entered another apologetic fit; her feet landing on the broken bits of crockery. Ritsu wouldn't stop, so Alix moved forward, ignoring the pain in her feet as the broken pieces dug further into the soles of her feet to hug Ritsu in a kind way, hoping to show her that it wasn't her fault.

POOF

A large cloud obscured her vision as always, as Alix held on to what she knew was the zodiac form of a Sohma. It was furry, and sleek, and when the cloud cleared she was happy to see a small monkey sitting in her arms.

“Oh, kawaii! A monkey! Aren't you so pretty with your little tail and your ears.” Alix squealed as she touched the offending appendages.

Kyo grumbled form his spot on the floor, flopping onto his back. “Stupid bitch, fascinated by stupid animals.”

“You didn't seem to mind the other day when it was you I was holding,” Alix smirked as he blushed slightly and turned his head away.

The monkey Ritsu hopped from her arms to the floor, where the inevitable change back took place.

POOF

The second cloud cleared. And Alix was presented with a view of all that was Ritsu.

“Ohmigod he's a guy!” Alix yelped, covering her face with her hands quickly. “The monkey's a…guy? How come he wears girly clothes then?”

“Ritsu prefers women's clothing Alix. How about we tend to your feet?” Shigure said, helping her to walk over to the table as Ritsu pulled his kimono back on. She sat down beside Kyo, pulling her feet into her lap so she could see the pieces of porcelain poking out of the bottom of her feet.

“Ouchies. It hurts. So much blood.” Shigure came back with a medical kit and began to gently wipe the blood from her feet.

“Stupid girl. That's what you get for being nice.” Kyo said from beside her. He sighed and took the tweezers off Shigure, sitting up and pulling Alix's foot into his lap, where he began to slowly and gently remove all traces of the broken cups from her foot. She smiled at him when he wiped her foot clean, put gauze on it, and then repeated the process on the other foot. Once he finished and put the pieces into the waste basket Tohru was holding for him, Alix lent forward and captured his lips in a kiss. Shigure started muttering perverted comments, and Yuki just sighed. Instead of pulling away like she usually did, she forced her tongue past his lips into his mouth, moving so she was straddling his lap. Ritsu and Tohru blushed, turning away. Yuki sighed louder this time, and Shigure laughed happily. Kyo pulled away finally, glaring softly at her.

“Do you have to do that?”

“Do what, kiss you in public?” He nodded. “Yep! I have to show every one that I love you.” She smiled at him, kissing his lips gently before sliding off his lap, and standing up. Her feet hurt, but not as much now that nothing was poking into her flesh. She winced slightly, but ignored the pain. She went over o the mess at the door way and began to clean it up, by putting the broken cups and their pieces onto the tray. Tohru helped, by mopping up the spilt tea and the drops of Alix's blood. Ritsu apologized again, and said that it was time for him to leave. Alix didn't want him to leave just yet.

“Ritsu, please don't leave. Stay for some tea, please?” she asked from her spot in the door way.

“No. I'm afraid I must leave. I've done enough damage.”

Alix frowned, but took the tray into the kitchen. She busied her self with putting the broken stuff into the bin, and getting out new cups and pouring the tea again. She took her time doing the job, and when she came back out, she wasn't surprised to Ritsu not there. She sat down at the table beside Shigure after pouring the tea.

“Alix, don't be upset, that's just how Ritsu is. You'll get to now him better; I think he likes you, so he might be around a lot.”

“Another Sohma that likes me, that makes it four now.” She shook her head softly. She looked over at Kyo, who seemed to be watching her intently. She stuck her tongue out at him, and smiled when he stuck his back out at her.

 

That morning went by fast. Just after lunch the room filled again with the sound of the doorbell chimes. Alix sighed from her spot in Kyo's embrace. They were sitting up against the wall with Alix in Kyo's lap and her laptop in hers. Kyo was resting his chin on her shoulder as he versed her in a game. Yuki went to answer it this time. Alix could care less who it was this time. When Yuki came back in, he was accompanied by Kagura and Hatori. Alix's head snapped up hen she heard Hatori's voice, and she found out who else was there. She whispered it to Kyo, who looked up as well. He groaned.

“We'll just see what happens. I won't let her hurt you again.” He whispered back. Alix said nothing, but turned her attention back to the game. She didn't want to see Kagura again, because she didn't want to know what else she would say about her. Or her family.

“Hello Hari,” Shigure said from his spot at the table.

“Hello, Shigure,” he replied sitting down at the table beside his cousin. He looked over at his cousin and his charge, quiet happy with each other's company. He smiled softly. “Kagura come sit down.”

Kagura glared at Alix before sitting down at the table with her cousins.

“What brings you two here?” asked Shigure as Tohru disappeared to make some more tea.

“I think Alix and Kagura need to talk.”

“Not happening,” Kyo said.

“You have no say in this Kyo. This is between Kagura and Alix.”

“Damn I do have a say in this. Alix is my girlfriend. I'm not letting her near Kagura.”

Kagura frowned, but didn't say anything.

“Kyo, I don't think Hari will leave them unsupervised. We all know what happened last time. I don't think we want a repeat.”

“Hari, why do I have to do this?” Alix asked finally. “You know how it affects me. You of all people should understand that I don't want to bring it up.”

“You do not have to bring up the accident Alix; I would just like you two to work this argument out.”

“I don't want anything to do with her. She said shit about my family. If she says anything more, I will kill her.”

“I don't really want to talk to you either, but that's my Kyo you're snuggling with.”

“Well why is he over with me then? Shouldn't he be keeping you comfy?”

“Shut it bitch. Hatori I'm leaving.”

“Sit down Kagura.” Hatori answered, taking the cup of tea from Tohru. “I want you upstairs in Kyo's room in ten minutes. All three of you.”

“What ever Hari,” Alix replied. She sighed loudly. “Why don't we just do it here then?” She stood up and walked over to the table. She sat down next to Shigure, and across from Kagura.

“I don't think it wise to do this here.”

“Shut it Hari. Okay bitch face, why do you hate me so much?”

“You are getting friendly with my Kyo.”

“Okay let me explain this to you. You are cousins. Can you saw ew? It is wrong to date your cousin. It is wrong to be fixated on him. It is also wrong to tell him that his last love interest was fucking another guy.”

Shigure and Hatori looked at Kagura. “What is she talking about Kagura?”

“I told Kyo that Kira was sleeping with another guy that was why she left us.”

Alix frowned mentally. She knew she shouldn't have brought it up, as Kyo would now admit he was wrong about hating Kira. She knew he would go back to moping about her. She kicked her self hard.

Kyo stood up. “You lied to me? You told me she was fucking another guy, because you wanted me to forget her? I can't believe you.”

“She didn't deserve you, Kyo. I loved you.”

Now Alix smirked. She and Kagura were a lot alike. Both of them disliked Kira.

Kagura caught her smirk. “What are you smirking about?”

“Just how much we both hate Kira. You didn't like her when she was around, and I hate her now that she has left. Doesn't look like she will win. I agree with you on the whole not liking Kira, but he is my boyfriend, and your cousin. He's mine. You're just going to have to get over it.”

Kagura seemed to think. “You aren't her. But you had your memory erased.”

“No I lost it in a car accident, and I lost my family in the next one. I'm not talking about it.”

Kagura stayed silent for a long time. Finally she spoke. “I guess I was wrong about you. I'm sorry, for what I said about your family.”

“Apology accepted. And I apologize for my behavior too…So. Seeing as how I know Kyo will go and sulk about Kira, want some cheesecake?”

“Sure.” Kagura stood up and followed Alix into the kitchen.

Kyo looked angry. “I can't believe she lied to me.”

“I know. But how is this going to change things between you and Alix?”

“It won't. She still left us. I hate her for it.”

“So how about you go make sure that Alix knows that. I know for a fact that she will be thinking that you will go sulking over Kira.”

“They can have their stupid girl time. I'll talk to her later.” He walked out of the room and upstairs. A giggling Alix and Kagura stumbled out of the kitchen, with a tray of plates filled with cheesecake. They managed to set it on the table, before falling in a heap of giggles.

Shigure raised an eyebrow at the two teens. “Are you okay?”

“Just peachy. Kags was telling me about Kyo as a child. He sounds so cute. Too bad I didn't know him back then. I am so going to give him shit over it, providing he's talking to me. I may just end up sleeping in Shigure's room tonight.”

“I don't think that will happen.”

“Are you kidding, he will so sulk over Kira. I'm not that stupid. I've seen the picture in his wallet.”

“He keeps a picture of her in his wallet?” Kagura asked.

“Yes, and it's so scary how I look so much like her. But my eyes are blue. He doesn't know that I know about it. I found it by accident a couple of weeks ago. It's nice to know he doesn't keep one of me in it.”

“I will have words to him, about where his priorities lie.”

“I know where they lie. With Kira. I'm not that stupid. I know he doesn't love me. It's okay. I'm fine with it.”

“Alix, how can you be okay with it?” Shigure asked.

“He doesn't bring her up around me and he doesn't compare us any more, so I don't care.”

“Alix, he doesn't deserve you. You are way too nice to him.”

“I know that. But I love him.”

“You know, I think you are as dumb as I thought you were.” Kagura said. “He is obviously still moaning over Kira. You should dump him.”

“No. I won't. I know he cares for me. I will never forget the look in his eyes, after he scared me. He may not love me, but he cares for me. I won't ask for anything more.” She groaned. “Now we are all serious again. I like being silly.” She gave Hatori and ix,