Fruits Basket Fanfic

Fruits Basket

New Beginnings Same Endings

((Well here’s the first chapter to a continuing story. Does that make sense? I highly suggest reading Beginnings and Endings first before reading this one, but it’s your call. I’m sure it will make somewhat sense. Anyways this new story will have all the same problems roll over from the first story, except this story, as I said a million times will be told by all the Sohma’s rather then just Kyo. This first chapter will be told by Shigure since that’s what most of the reviewers suggested the most. That devil dog. This chapter is a bit on the series side inside of humor, but don’t worry things will get weird and funny fast. Anyways enjoy and sorry for the delay, I’ve been pretty sick lately.))  

Chapter 1: Shigure


Before Tohru…

“Tell me, Shigure…” Akito said as his hand dragged slowly across the wooden floor. His nails scrapped the wood, creating a light thin line in the delicate wooden floor. His eyes seemed to be focused more on what he was doing, rather then looking at the smiling Shigure, “What do you think I should do with this girl, Tohru Honda if I’m mistaken?”

“She could prove to be quiet useful,” Shigure said as he eased his smile from his face slowly. Akito lately had been keeping a closer eye on him lately. Making it difficult for him to spin his half truths. Shigure was careful in how he portrayed himself to Akito since Akito knew a lot of his tricks, but like any good magician you always keep a few more tricks up your sleeve, “Her influence is obvious on Yuki and Kyo. They would see each others as rivals and compete for her affection. Their eyes would be turned to her rather then to you Akito.”

“A bold statement, Shigure. What makes you think I want their eyes away from me?” Akito asked as he narrowed his eyes slightly.

Shigure paused a moment before he replied. He didn’t expect Akito to give him such a narrowed look and perhaps he had crossed a boundary, but Shigure decided he would risk it, “My dear Akito. Don’t you want them to come to you? Once the loser knows his place he will come to you. The winner really isn’t the winner since the curse will always be upon us. We will always be bounded to you. You are god to the twelve cursed ones.”

“Hmm…” Akito leaned back against the door that opened up to the afternoon guardian. His arm rested lazily against his knee as a few white birds dipped their slender beaks into the water. Shigure was curious on what Akito was thinking, but his face didn’t betray him as he kept such things to himself. Akito was hard for Shigure to predict sometimes, which always kept him on his toes when it came to his scheming. Akito finally stood up slowly, pulling his robes higher up on his shoulders, “I will allow this girl to stay with you, Shigure. We will see if Miss Tohru Honda can endure the Sohma curse.”

Present…

“Shigure, you have been working late tonight. Are you sick?” Tohru asked as she peeked into his room.

Shigure lifted his head slightly as he looked towards his doorway, “No, I’m quiet alright. You know Mi, she wants things done now. I thought I finish some things up early so I can play some tricks on her this week.”

“Oh, ok. I heard it was going to be cold tonight so I brought you an extra blanket, just in case,” Tohru said as she stepped inside to hand him the fluffy green blanket. She carefully stepped over scattered papers and other miscellaneous objects that were rampant throughout his room.

Shigure smiled lightly up to her as he took the blanket from her hands, “Ah, Tohru what would I do without you? I bet any man would be lucky to marry you,” Shigure winked to her playfully as Tohru waved her hands in the air as she quickly backed up.

“Oh no, you must be mistaken. I don’t think I’m anything like that.”

“Don’t be silly!” Shigure said as he stood up, “How about you and me get married? I won’t tell Yuki or Kyo.”

“What!?”

“What was that?” Kyo said as he opened the door further since he was standing on the other side of it. He didn’t trust Tohru to go into Shigure’s room alone at night so he had decided to go with her.

Shigure laughed nervously as he saw Kyo. He had to admit he loved seeing how angry Kyo could get when Tohru was involved. It had taken Shigure a long time of planning to finally get them together, but it also made Shigure feel guilty. “Kyo! I didn’t see you there. What are you doing up so late?”

“Stop playing innocent with me. No one’s marrying anybody, got it!”

“Are you saying you’re not going to marry Tohru someday?” Shigure said as he pointed an innocent figure at Kyo. Shigure could tell he had hit home with his comment as Kyo turned instantly red and stormed off upstairs before Tohru could respond, “That’s Kyo for you.”

“Do you need anything else tonight Shigure?” Tohru asked as if nothing had happened right there in that tiny little room.

“Huh? Oh no, I’m fine. You should get some sleep. Exams tomorrow, right?”

Tohru’s face went grim as she leaned against the doorway in defeat, “Yeah…”

Shigure felt a bit bad that he had pointed out something that made her feel so upset. He walked over to her and gave her a light squeeze on the shoulder as encouragement, “You’ll do fine. Yuki tutored you, right?”

“Yeah…but”

“Ah, then you’re set!” Shigure lightly pushed her towards the stairs, since he had to be quick to stop Tohru from doubting herself, “Now off to bed.”

Tohru smiled lightly and she leaped off the stairs to give Shigure a light hug. Shigure was caught by surprise as she hugged him lightly. Her body was thin and delicate compared to his own body structure. Her hair smelled light a sweet garden full and fruit. Shigure had never felt such feelings before. His chest tightened as he felt a small blush creep upon his face.

“Thank you, Shigure,” Tohru said as she released him and ran up stairs.

Shigure was left standing at the bottom of the stairs with his jumbled feelings. He wasn’t sure where these feelings were coming from. Ever since the curse was broken or delayed as Kyo had called it, Shigure had been feeling emotions he had forgotten. It was difficult to control these new feelings, but Shigure in an odd sense sort of enjoyed them. His fingers touched his cheeks lightly to feel their warmth still laced upon his face. Once he felt his feelings beginning to relax once again, Shigure retreated back to his room to work. His eyes stared down at the blank paper, but he didn’t feel any sort of idea’s coming to him. What was plaguing his mind was what he had intended for Tohru from the beginning. Akito and himself had planned to use Tohru to corrupt Kyo and Yuki, but the more Shigure got to know Tohru, the more he felt the need to protect her. Shigure was quick to correct his plans, but there was a major flaw that Shigure had failed to seen.

“The curse cannot handle two gods…it will destroy one of them by our own doings. We will be the murders,” Shigure felt himself say as he continued to stare at his blank piece of paper. Shigure knew that the curse will use the cursed ones as its own puppets to push either Akito or Tohru out from their lives and it was Shigure’s fault.

Shigure rested his head down against his table lightly as he let the pencil from his hand roll away from his fingers. As much as Shigure hated to admit, he wished the curse would still be upon him so they could simply live out their pitiful lives. At least they would have kept Tohru safe that way. Now they were gambling with lives.

It was late in the night now and Shigure deiced he would check to make sure everyone was sleeping soundly. His head peeked into Yuki’s room first. The young prince was resting soundly with his head buried in the pillow and his arms and legs in a jumbled mess with his blankets. Shigure would have undone the rather strange Yuki knot, but Yuki was horrible in the mornings and he was about ten times horrible if someone woke him up.

“I believe I will pass,” Shigure said as he tiptoed to Kyo’s room. Kyo wasn’t any better. Kyo in fact wasn’t in his bed. He had rolled off into the ground. Shigure let a deep sigh out as he took his green blanket off his shoulders and covered Kyo. He knew Tohru would have done the same; he was simply following her example.

He went to Tohru’s room last. She was sound asleep in the large bed he had bought for her, curled up in the middle of the bed, “She’s the only normal one sleeping.” Shigure commented to himself as he stood in the doorway. His eyes drifted around the empty room. He sometimes wished Tohru would buy things for herself, but she had insisted that she didn’t need such things. She was simply happy living there with Yuki, Kyo and himself. Shigure didn’t understand how one person could be so selfless. His eyes caught the sight of her mother’s picture she kept on the bed stand. Her mother was rather attractive looking to say the lest. Shigure looked down to Tohru sadly, “You’ve been through a lot. Almost more then most of us.”

Shigure leaned over to watch Tohru sleep a little bit longer. He brushed aside a few strands of hair that rested upon her cheek, “I’m sorry for everything…please forgive me in the future, but it must be done.”

Shigure didn’t expect of response from her of course, but he knew what she would say. She would obviously forgive him, but how could anyone forgive such a creature as himself? Shigure decided he would not think of such things any further. He didn’t want anyone to know what he was planning or thinking, for now he would leave things as they were and act as if everything was ok. That was the least he could do for now, to make her smile.