Fruits Basket; Yuki Sohma/Kakeru Manabe; Epsilon
Fandom: Fruits Basket
Pairing: Yuki Sohma/Kakeru Manabe
Theme set: Epsilon
Rating: PG-13 I guess
#01 - motion
It was a very simple trick: Uo paid a random classmate to ‘accidentally’ bump into the prince as he and the vice president were walking, casing the prince to trip and end up sprawled on top of said vice president.
#02 - cool
Kakeru learned that Yuki was far from the ‘cool’ image that everyone else saw and he was, in fact, a dork.
#03 - young
“Ah,” Kakeru sighed as they passed yet another couple making-out in the hallway, “remember young love, Yun-chan; why it seems like just yesterday we-” “It was yesterday, Kakeru.”
#04 - last
They looked at the last sandwich, then at each other, eyes narrowing and the room grew silent.
#05 - wrong
Yuki was dating Machi, there shouldn’t have been anything between him and Kakeru, but there was, and it was wrong but it felt so right.
#06 - gentle
It was a little odd to see Kakeru baby-talking his older cousin - assuring him that they’ll find his home and that he shouldn’t worry - but it did kind of make sense since Shigure was a dog and Yuki hadn’t told his boyfriend about their ‘problem’.
#07 - one
Kakeru either didn’t know the meaning of ‘one’ or he disregarded it, because whenever Yuki told him ‘just one more’ it always turned into a lot more than one.
#08 - thousand
It wasn’t that he didn’t love and yearn for his boyfriend, but they had had sex three times already and he was tired and had a meeting at eight A.M., so Yuki rolled away from Kakeru, snapping, “I’ve told you a thousand times already, how many more times do I need to say ‘NO’;” Kakeru beamed, already wrapping his arms around the other man’s lithe form, “A thousand and one!” (1)
#09 - king
“Yun-Yun, if you’re the Prince… who’s the King?”
#10 - learn
It was sweet how patient Kakeru was with Yuki as he discovered what it was like to really have a friend.
#11 - blur
The beginning of their relationship was a complete blur to Yuki… (2)
#12 - wait
‘Wait for it… wait… NOW’ Kakeru thought and then pounced from his hiding spot, just as Yuki was getting out of the bath.
#13 - change
To anyone on the outside, Yuki seemed just the same as he always did, but someone who knew him would see that his smiles became a little less forced and his posture a little more relaxed; so Tohru marched up to Kakeru as he was actually doing paper work, smiled, and said “Thank you so much, Manabe-san,” much to his confusion.
#14 - command
As they awaited their signal in the trenches, Manabe grabbed Sohma by the collar and crushed their lips together and then he was gone, following out his orders. (3)
#15 - hold
“And the winner is… Manabe-san,” there was a groan of disappointment that rolled through the crowd as Kakeru made his way to the stage to collect his prize, only to find Yuki staring at him, eyes unreadable; “So what are you going to do with me now that you ‘own’ me, ‘Keru-chan?” (4)
#16 - need
He needed the comfort, and at this moment it didn’t matter who it came from - at least that what he told himself as he held Machi and wished for black hair and warm, chocolate eyes.
#17 - vision
Prince Yuki Fan Club member number one-seventy-four blinked, rubbed their eyes, but when he looked up again he still saw ‘his’ prince holding hands with the loud-mouthed vice president.
#18 - attention
Yuki was loved by everyone, but there was only one person he didn’t mind looking at him all the time.
#19 - soul
Even though Yuki didn’t believe in soul-mates, like Kakeru did, but he did have to admit that he felt a sense of completeness with the other male, like they were two halves of a whole.
#20 - picture
“Yun-Yun… Is this a picture of you in a dress,” Kakeru asked his boyfriend, barely able to contain his laughter; as Yuki looked at the picture he couldn’t help but think that he should’ve destroyed that camera when he’d had the chance. (5)
#21 - fool
Kakeru was always the clown of everything it seemed, but it was Yuki who fell head over heels, rushing into love without a second thought.
#22 - mad
It was understandable for Hatori to be mad at them, they did ruin the wedding ceremony - Yuki still found it weird that his cousin had married his old teacher - but honestly, it wasn’t like Yuki had expected Kakeru to grab the tiny microphone from the priest and announce to the congregation that they would be getting married and the date was ‘to be announced at a later date’. (6)
#23 - child
Yuki blinked at the little boy staring up at him; “Kakeru, did you order a kid or something?”
#24 - now
And even though he didn’t know how they got to be what they are, he likes how they turned out. (2)
#25 - shadow
As he drained the blood of yet another victim, Yuki couldn’t help but remember the warm, friendly, chocolate eyes he’d left behind. (7)
#26 - goodbye
Ever since they had watched The Sound of Music, Kakeru had taken to singing the good-bye song, which made Yuki regret borrowing the movie from Momiji.
#27 - hide
He froze, even his heart seemed to come to a screeching halt, and waited for the footsteps to pass before he took his hand away from Kakeru’s mouth - which turned out to be a mistake, as they both tumbled out into a heap on the floor; “So you’ve finally come out of the closet, hm?”
#28 - fortune
“You will have a sudden realization of vast importance,” Kakeru read off of Yuki’s fortune-cookie paper, “what the hell kind of fortune is that,” he asked in indignation for Yuki, as the other boy just sat and smiled at his friend.
#29 - safe
“Don’t worry, Yuki, I’ve got you,” Kakeru murmured as he held the other boy close and stroked his hair, “everything’s okay now.”
#30 - ghost
“Kakeru, for the last time, there’s no such thing as-” “Look, Yuki, a ghost!”
#31 - book
Life is like a book, but Yuki knew what happened at the end of theirs and he just didn’t want this chapter to end.
#32 - eye
Kakeru saw the other people ogling Yuki and couldn’t help but bask in their jealousy as he threw an arm around the other boy and launched into a beautiful theory on why the Rubik’s cube was actually a small, multi-dimensional time/space traveling transportation unit.
#33 - never
The phrase ‘never say never’ took on a whole new meaning for Yuki Sohma after he started dating Kakeru Manabe.
#34 - sing
Yuki woke to the sound of running water and faint singing, and he couldn’t help but laugh when his boyfriend’s voice cracked trying to hit a high note.
#35 - sudden
It happened quite fast, actually: one second Yuki was reading a book, and the next he was being pinned to the chair.
#36 - stop
Most people wouldn’t think of Kakeru as someone who would stop and wonder ‘why’, and they’d be right, because if he stopped then this fragile thing he had with Yuki might fall and break.
#37 - time
The sun had set ages ago and he knew they should probably head back to the hotel their class was staying in, but he didn’t really care if they missed curfew.
#38 - wash
“Yun, you forgot to clean behind your ears,” Kakeru exclaimed as he grabbed a cloth, “here, let me help!”
#39 - torn
It was a difficult choice for Yuki to make, and as he stared at his kind bride, he couldn’t help but wonder if he’d made the right choice. (8)
#40 - history
The theme of their prom was ‘History’ - how this was passed Yuki did not know - so Kakeru went as Jack the Ripper.
#41 - power
“Yun, if you could have any super-power, which would you want,” Kakeru asked during a Student Council meeting, “cause I’d want to be able to make lasagna appear whenever and wherever I want!”
#42 - bother
Yuki wanted to spend the time with Kakeru, he really did - but he didn’t think he could sit through another hour of watching and re-watching ‘Potter Puppet Pals’. (9)
#43 - god
Akito was furious when she found out about the two of them, she screamed until she was hoarse and then she threw a vase at Kakeru, leaving a large gash from his forehead to his jaw. (10)
#44 - wall
Despite numerous attempts from his friends and family, Yuki receded into himself again after Kakeru went into a coma that, in all probability, he’d never wake up from.
#45 - naked
It amused Kakeru to no end that, regardless of how many times he saw Yuki without clothes, the other man blushed and kicked him out of the room. (11)
#46 - drive
Clutching the handle with white knuckles, Yuki swore to never get into a car with Kakeru in the driver’s seat ever again.
#47 - harm
As Kakeru let out a loud snore, Yuki had to be physically restrained by both Haru and Kyo - with Momiji in front of him to try and deter him - so that he wouldn’t kill the boy.
#48 - precious
“You’re my precious person, Yun,” Kakeru purred as he snuggled into Yuki’s side after an episode of Naruto. (12)
#49 - hunger
“I’m still hungry, Yun,” Kakeru stated as he finished a fifth order of a one-pound stake.
#50 - believe
Yuki thought it was almost cute when Kakeru started singing a rather sad rendition of ‘I’m A Believer’, although their neighbors weren’t so quick to agree with that notion at three in the morning.
(1) - I need to stop.
(2) - Obviously a pair.
(3) - Blatant AU. But I thought it was fitting. …Actually, I couldn’t think of anything else.
(4) - If you use the thesaurus on Word you learn that ‘own’ is in one of the word lists for ‘hold’. And yes, I made up a nickname. So sue me. (Please don’t. I have no money.)
(5) - Remember when Hatori took a picture of Yuki and Kyo while Yuki was in that dress? Well, it came back to bite him in the ass.
(6) - This one took me a while, but then this idea came to me. And I couldn’t resist. And there was mention of Hatori/Mayuko, which I love.
(7) - Yuki’s a vampire. Another AU.
(8) - Yuki chose Tohru over Kakeru. Don’t ask why. I hated having to write him with Machi, so I don’t know why the muses went to Tohru.
(9) - There’s an episode of ‘Potter Puppet Pals’ in which Harry, Ron and Hermione whack Snape repeatedly and say ‘bother, bother, bother’ over and over. Obviously, that was my inspiration.
(10) - A sort of repeat of what happened to Hatori, but altered.
(11) - This was intended to be different. I swear that, as I was writing it, it changed and went in another direction. I was conscious of this and yet didn’t bother changing it.
(12) - Yep. I went there. Hey. I’ve had other anime/manga references in almost all, if not all, of the other sets. I had to keep with tradition.
Well! I'm finally done! I think I just might miss this... Might have to sign up for some more at some point. Hope you enjoyed!
P.S. - It's Kakeru in the icon! Yay for Kakeru!
Pairing: Yuki Sohma/Kakeru Manabe
Theme set: Epsilon
Rating: PG-13 I guess
#01 - motion
It was a very simple trick: Uo paid a random classmate to ‘accidentally’ bump into the prince as he and the vice president were walking, casing the prince to trip and end up sprawled on top of said vice president.
#02 - cool
Kakeru learned that Yuki was far from the ‘cool’ image that everyone else saw and he was, in fact, a dork.
#03 - young
“Ah,” Kakeru sighed as they passed yet another couple making-out in the hallway, “remember young love, Yun-chan; why it seems like just yesterday we-” “It was yesterday, Kakeru.”
#04 - last
They looked at the last sandwich, then at each other, eyes narrowing and the room grew silent.
#05 - wrong
Yuki was dating Machi, there shouldn’t have been anything between him and Kakeru, but there was, and it was wrong but it felt so right.
#06 - gentle
It was a little odd to see Kakeru baby-talking his older cousin - assuring him that they’ll find his home and that he shouldn’t worry - but it did kind of make sense since Shigure was a dog and Yuki hadn’t told his boyfriend about their ‘problem’.
#07 - one
Kakeru either didn’t know the meaning of ‘one’ or he disregarded it, because whenever Yuki told him ‘just one more’ it always turned into a lot more than one.
#08 - thousand
It wasn’t that he didn’t love and yearn for his boyfriend, but they had had sex three times already and he was tired and had a meeting at eight A.M., so Yuki rolled away from Kakeru, snapping, “I’ve told you a thousand times already, how many more times do I need to say ‘NO’;” Kakeru beamed, already wrapping his arms around the other man’s lithe form, “A thousand and one!” (1)
#09 - king
“Yun-Yun, if you’re the Prince… who’s the King?”
#10 - learn
It was sweet how patient Kakeru was with Yuki as he discovered what it was like to really have a friend.
#11 - blur
The beginning of their relationship was a complete blur to Yuki… (2)
#12 - wait
‘Wait for it… wait… NOW’ Kakeru thought and then pounced from his hiding spot, just as Yuki was getting out of the bath.
#13 - change
To anyone on the outside, Yuki seemed just the same as he always did, but someone who knew him would see that his smiles became a little less forced and his posture a little more relaxed; so Tohru marched up to Kakeru as he was actually doing paper work, smiled, and said “Thank you so much, Manabe-san,” much to his confusion.
#14 - command
As they awaited their signal in the trenches, Manabe grabbed Sohma by the collar and crushed their lips together and then he was gone, following out his orders. (3)
#15 - hold
“And the winner is… Manabe-san,” there was a groan of disappointment that rolled through the crowd as Kakeru made his way to the stage to collect his prize, only to find Yuki staring at him, eyes unreadable; “So what are you going to do with me now that you ‘own’ me, ‘Keru-chan?” (4)
#16 - need
He needed the comfort, and at this moment it didn’t matter who it came from - at least that what he told himself as he held Machi and wished for black hair and warm, chocolate eyes.
#17 - vision
Prince Yuki Fan Club member number one-seventy-four blinked, rubbed their eyes, but when he looked up again he still saw ‘his’ prince holding hands with the loud-mouthed vice president.
#18 - attention
Yuki was loved by everyone, but there was only one person he didn’t mind looking at him all the time.
#19 - soul
Even though Yuki didn’t believe in soul-mates, like Kakeru did, but he did have to admit that he felt a sense of completeness with the other male, like they were two halves of a whole.
#20 - picture
“Yun-Yun… Is this a picture of you in a dress,” Kakeru asked his boyfriend, barely able to contain his laughter; as Yuki looked at the picture he couldn’t help but think that he should’ve destroyed that camera when he’d had the chance. (5)
#21 - fool
Kakeru was always the clown of everything it seemed, but it was Yuki who fell head over heels, rushing into love without a second thought.
#22 - mad
It was understandable for Hatori to be mad at them, they did ruin the wedding ceremony - Yuki still found it weird that his cousin had married his old teacher - but honestly, it wasn’t like Yuki had expected Kakeru to grab the tiny microphone from the priest and announce to the congregation that they would be getting married and the date was ‘to be announced at a later date’. (6)
#23 - child
Yuki blinked at the little boy staring up at him; “Kakeru, did you order a kid or something?”
#24 - now
And even though he didn’t know how they got to be what they are, he likes how they turned out. (2)
#25 - shadow
As he drained the blood of yet another victim, Yuki couldn’t help but remember the warm, friendly, chocolate eyes he’d left behind. (7)
#26 - goodbye
Ever since they had watched The Sound of Music, Kakeru had taken to singing the good-bye song, which made Yuki regret borrowing the movie from Momiji.
#27 - hide
He froze, even his heart seemed to come to a screeching halt, and waited for the footsteps to pass before he took his hand away from Kakeru’s mouth - which turned out to be a mistake, as they both tumbled out into a heap on the floor; “So you’ve finally come out of the closet, hm?”
#28 - fortune
“You will have a sudden realization of vast importance,” Kakeru read off of Yuki’s fortune-cookie paper, “what the hell kind of fortune is that,” he asked in indignation for Yuki, as the other boy just sat and smiled at his friend.
#29 - safe
“Don’t worry, Yuki, I’ve got you,” Kakeru murmured as he held the other boy close and stroked his hair, “everything’s okay now.”
#30 - ghost
“Kakeru, for the last time, there’s no such thing as-” “Look, Yuki, a ghost!”
#31 - book
Life is like a book, but Yuki knew what happened at the end of theirs and he just didn’t want this chapter to end.
#32 - eye
Kakeru saw the other people ogling Yuki and couldn’t help but bask in their jealousy as he threw an arm around the other boy and launched into a beautiful theory on why the Rubik’s cube was actually a small, multi-dimensional time/space traveling transportation unit.
#33 - never
The phrase ‘never say never’ took on a whole new meaning for Yuki Sohma after he started dating Kakeru Manabe.
#34 - sing
Yuki woke to the sound of running water and faint singing, and he couldn’t help but laugh when his boyfriend’s voice cracked trying to hit a high note.
#35 - sudden
It happened quite fast, actually: one second Yuki was reading a book, and the next he was being pinned to the chair.
#36 - stop
Most people wouldn’t think of Kakeru as someone who would stop and wonder ‘why’, and they’d be right, because if he stopped then this fragile thing he had with Yuki might fall and break.
#37 - time
The sun had set ages ago and he knew they should probably head back to the hotel their class was staying in, but he didn’t really care if they missed curfew.
#38 - wash
“Yun, you forgot to clean behind your ears,” Kakeru exclaimed as he grabbed a cloth, “here, let me help!”
#39 - torn
It was a difficult choice for Yuki to make, and as he stared at his kind bride, he couldn’t help but wonder if he’d made the right choice. (8)
#40 - history
The theme of their prom was ‘History’ - how this was passed Yuki did not know - so Kakeru went as Jack the Ripper.
#41 - power
“Yun, if you could have any super-power, which would you want,” Kakeru asked during a Student Council meeting, “cause I’d want to be able to make lasagna appear whenever and wherever I want!”
#42 - bother
Yuki wanted to spend the time with Kakeru, he really did - but he didn’t think he could sit through another hour of watching and re-watching ‘Potter Puppet Pals’. (9)
#43 - god
Akito was furious when she found out about the two of them, she screamed until she was hoarse and then she threw a vase at Kakeru, leaving a large gash from his forehead to his jaw. (10)
#44 - wall
Despite numerous attempts from his friends and family, Yuki receded into himself again after Kakeru went into a coma that, in all probability, he’d never wake up from.
#45 - naked
It amused Kakeru to no end that, regardless of how many times he saw Yuki without clothes, the other man blushed and kicked him out of the room. (11)
#46 - drive
Clutching the handle with white knuckles, Yuki swore to never get into a car with Kakeru in the driver’s seat ever again.
#47 - harm
As Kakeru let out a loud snore, Yuki had to be physically restrained by both Haru and Kyo - with Momiji in front of him to try and deter him - so that he wouldn’t kill the boy.
#48 - precious
“You’re my precious person, Yun,” Kakeru purred as he snuggled into Yuki’s side after an episode of Naruto. (12)
#49 - hunger
“I’m still hungry, Yun,” Kakeru stated as he finished a fifth order of a one-pound stake.
#50 - believe
Yuki thought it was almost cute when Kakeru started singing a rather sad rendition of ‘I’m A Believer’, although their neighbors weren’t so quick to agree with that notion at three in the morning.
(1) - I need to stop.
(2) - Obviously a pair.
(3) - Blatant AU. But I thought it was fitting. …Actually, I couldn’t think of anything else.
(4) - If you use the thesaurus on Word you learn that ‘own’ is in one of the word lists for ‘hold’. And yes, I made up a nickname. So sue me. (Please don’t. I have no money.)
(5) - Remember when Hatori took a picture of Yuki and Kyo while Yuki was in that dress? Well, it came back to bite him in the ass.
(6) - This one took me a while, but then this idea came to me. And I couldn’t resist. And there was mention of Hatori/Mayuko, which I love.
(7) - Yuki’s a vampire. Another AU.
(8) - Yuki chose Tohru over Kakeru. Don’t ask why. I hated having to write him with Machi, so I don’t know why the muses went to Tohru.
(9) - There’s an episode of ‘Potter Puppet Pals’ in which Harry, Ron and Hermione whack Snape repeatedly and say ‘bother, bother, bother’ over and over. Obviously, that was my inspiration.
(10) - A sort of repeat of what happened to Hatori, but altered.
(11) - This was intended to be different. I swear that, as I was writing it, it changed and went in another direction. I was conscious of this and yet didn’t bother changing it.
(12) - Yep. I went there. Hey. I’ve had other anime/manga references in almost all, if not all, of the other sets. I had to keep with tradition.
Well! I'm finally done! I think I just might miss this... Might have to sign up for some more at some point. Hope you enjoyed!
P.S. - It's Kakeru in the icon! Yay for Kakeru!